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Your support ofthe ‘author's and publisher’ rights is appreciated Second Eaitlon ISBN 978-.986-88938-49 ‘Acknowledgments, ‘John Ross, Paul Derbyshire, Davi Clarkson, Gordon Beckman, Lz Bangs-Jones, Alice Osman, David Smith, Chen Kuo-shu, Gary O'Connor, Mel Susana Huang, Greg Tackett, Jessica Yokster LUoences for photos and ilustrations used in this book were obtained from bigstockphoto.com, wiki ‘commons and cartoonstock.com complying wth permitted usage. ‘Adational photographs by Chen Kuoshu.CONTENTS 4 10 18 26 34 42 Introduction Introduction to the Advanced Exam (), Improving your Eris (5), British English vs. American English (6-7, Classroom Language (8), Getting to Know your Classmates (9) Unit 1: Off the Beaten Track Vocabulary and Discussion (Tourist Attractions) (10), Corrections (11), Reading ~ Britain vs. the UK (12), Saying Numbers (13), Listening Practice (London Attractions) (14-15), Listening ~ Section L1 (16), Dos and DON'Ts in England (17) Unit 2: Home Sweet home Vocabulary and Discussion (Lie’s Important Events) (18), Speaking — Part One (18), Surnames (20), Section RS (21), Essay Question Types (22), Transition Words (23), Essay “Who do you admire the most” (24), Essay Terms and Brainstorming (25) Unit 3: Killing Time Vocebulary and Discussion (Hobbies) (26), Phrasal Verbs (27),~ing /-ed Adjectives (2), Sports News (28), Section W (20), Regrets (31), Listening — Section L1 (92) Seetion RS (33) Uni An Apple a Day Vocabulary and Discussion (Foods around the World) (24), Dictation and Corrections (35), Speaking ~ Task 3 (38), Useful Phrases (31), Section W2 Writing Letters (38-39), Writing @ Complaint Letter (40), Writing an Informal Letter (41) Unit 5: Leave Only Footprints Vocabulary and Discussion (Environmental Problems) (42), Reading ~ Solar- Powered Cars (43), Writing a Discussion Essay (44-45), Giving Both Sides of an Argument (48), Speaking ~ Task 2 (47), Weather Vocabulary (48), Listening “Section L2: Weather Forecasts (48)50 58 66 74 82 90 93 Unit 6 her's P Vocabulary and Discussion (School and University Subjeets) (50), Speaking Task 3 (51), Corrections (62), Listening ~ Section L3 (63), Writing a Formal Letter (54-55), Writing an Informal Letter (56), Section R5(57) Unit 7: Law and Order Vocabulary and Discussion (Crime) (58-69), Listening ~ Section L2 (60), Section R3 (60), Section R2 (61-82), Prefixes (62), Section RS (63), Spe Military Service (63), Reading ~ Section R1 (64-65) Unit 8: The Written Word Vocabulary and Discussion (Parts of a Newspaper) (68), Speaking ~ Novels (67), Writing a Discussion Essay (68), Writing a Narrative Essay (68), Section a (70-71), Section RB (72), Section W3 (73) Unit 9: Nine to Five Vocabulary and Discussion (Jobs) (74), Describing Jobs (5), Spe Task 2 ~ Presentations (76-77), Section WS (78), Corrections (78), Section 3usiness News (80-81) Unit 10: Life in the Fast Lane Vocabulary (City Transportation) (82), Listening ~ Section L3 (83), Street Names (84), Section R2 (85), Speaking ~ Task 3 (86), Describing your Neighbourhood (87), Section R3 (87), Writing a Descriptive Essay (88-89), Transcripts Speaking - Task’, Unit 4, pg. 36 Transcript (90), Speoking ~ Task 2, Unit 8, pg. 77 Transcript (1) Anglia Sample Paper _ Listening Paper (94), Reading & Writing Paper (99), Speaking Test (111)Introduction Introduction to the Angia’s Advanced Exam includes wrting, grammar, vocabulary, reading, and listening sections. (The exam doesn't have a speaking part, but there is @ ‘separate speaking test) You have three hours to finish the exam. The parts are Anglia Advanced Exam as follows: Section wa. Section W2. Section R1. Section R2 Section RS Section Wa Section RA Section RS (25 marks) rite an essay of 200-250 works. You have a choice of ‘our topics. (45 marks) Wit letter and an emai. You wll have to write a {ormal letter and an informal ema (43 marks) Reading comprehension: you read an article of '340:260 words and answer ten questions, (7marks) Reading comprehension: Read fhe short news articles ‘and match them to the seven questions. (20 marks) Grammar: 10 multiple choice questions testing gamma (20 marks) Sentence transformation: remit ve sentences s0 ‘that they have the same meaning as the ofglnals. (40 marks) Gap fil: you have to write the mssing words Inthe gaps. (40 marks) Word transformation: you ae gen @ word, for ‘example ‘manage’, which you need to charge (or instance, to ‘management’ to complete a sentence. Listening Examination: There are three parts and you hear each part twice. Section Lt Section L2 (40 marks, 10 questions) Listening for infomation. One dialogue. Complete the notes. (20 marks, 10 questions) True/False/Doesr't Say statements ‘elated tothe news, (20 marks, 10 questions) Listen to five monologues. Answer 10 ‘three-option multiple choice questions. ‘SCORING: Your final score comes from combining the Rand W Sections (66.6%) and the Listening Exam (33.3%). You wll be given a Refer (<50%),a Pass (50-64%), a Merlt (65-79%) ora Dietinetion (20%+).i Improving your English os. Introduction Read the following advice and guess the missing words. Compare with a partner, and thon listen to check your answers. Learn phrases, not individual words. Don't focus on (1), words. Learn phrases and pay attention (2) _combinations of words. For example, if you learn the word fascinated (which means ‘extremely Interested’, you should note ‘that its usually used with "by’: AS a boy, Einstein was fascinated by @ compass. ‘A good way to help you remember phrases is to personalise the language. Write tive sentences (3) yourself, eg. Ive been fascinated by history since was very young. Real for pleasure. Reading for pleasure ls one ofthe Keys to Improving your English, However, i's Important to find reading material that is atthe right level [Amistake that most students make is choosing books and magazines that are 100 (4) {Go to your local brary and see if they tave any graded readers, Graded readers are books specifialy writen for English learners. These books use simple (5) ‘and vocabulary, and have leels ranging from beginner to advanced. As well as choosing reading material at the right level t's Important to choose material that you (6) _ interesting. Dont ead ‘something just because itis in English. You'l learn muct more i you have @ real Interest inthe material. Listen tothe BBC. Most students don't get (7)__Iistening practice ‘The BAC Learning English website dic c0.uk/worlservcs/eeringenlsh has a Jot of excellent reading and listening material A section called ‘Words inthe News’ looks at recent news stores. A section (8) "The Flatmates’ has lalogues which contain more informal language. ‘writing: Practice makes perfect. ‘Student: “My writings realy poor. How can Improve my writing?* ‘Teacher: “Well, how often do you writen English?” Student “Almost (9). ; “The English saying. Practice makes perfect, means thet you need to practise & lotif you want to be (10) at something, The more you practise \itng letters and essays, the easier the writing part ofthe exam wil be for you. Visit the Angila wobsite. The Anglia website van. org has practice tests {or each level. You can download the tests (including MPS files forthe listening part).Introduction British English vs. ‘American English Mary students who have studied American English (AmE) worry that they won't be able to understand British English (BrE). Fortunately, they have no reason to ‘worry. There are not many dferences between American and British English, nd Itdoesn't take long to get used to these differences. Furthermore, you can use "American English in Angia exams. The important thing isto be consistent; don't ‘write an essay wit both forms. Here are SOME (but not all) differences. Pronunclation Differences Of course, there is not one Briish accent, nor one American accent. However, we can make some generalisations about the differences between ‘standard’ AME and Bre, ‘+ AME stresses "atthe end of words, butis often dropped in BYE, eg, cay, ootor ‘+ Many British people pronounce ‘a /a/ n words that Americans often| pronounce /e/, eg. can't, dance, castle ‘Spelling Differences :L. Many verbs end in ize in AME, but ~ise in BE. realte realise In Brlsh Engish the final is often doubled. traveling travelling “The ending -og in AME is sometimes ogue in BE. dialog dialogue ‘Some words that end with -orin AmE end with -ourin BrE. color colour ‘Some words thet end with -fer In AmE end with -trein BrE. center centre Diferences in nual words Ame & BE 7 Tr Jewely Jewelery 3 progam proganine|S, epedaty spec | 2 ean te ye A eheck cheme 8. ense toons | Which words n the following palrs are BYE? 1. theatre theater 3. honor honour 5, legalise legalize ] 2. catalog catalogue 4. levelled leveled _|6, labor labour| = | Grammar | Differences nd Vocabulary we | Differences Introduction ‘+ In BrE the present perfects often used to describe ecent actions whereas. ‘Americans often use the past simple. B/E He has just gone nome, AmE He Just went home. + British often use “Have you go.” whereas Americans ask ‘Do you have..?” + In BYE the past participle of gets got in AME tis getten. Bre sve got ost several times. AmE I've gotten lost several times. Circle the words that are used In British English 4. I went to football / soccer match atthe weekend I took the subway / ‘underground tothe stacium, Unfortunately, had to spend twenty minutes in the tne / queue to buy a ticket to the game so I nissed the kick of ‘After the game, | visited Tom's new apartment / flat It's on the sith foor but there's no lift / elevator. The neighbourhood isa litle run-down. | ‘saw @ lot of trash / rubbish on the sidewalks / pavement. There's an offilcence / liquor store next door to his bulldng end a cinema / movie ‘theater nearby. There's @ newsagent’s on the frst lor / ground floor. 2, {really need to lose weight. None of my pants / trousers ft me any more. shouldn't eat so mary erlsps / potato chips and bscults / cookles. | sso need to cut down on eandy / sweets and chips / French fies. 3. About two weeks / a fortnight ago my father was traveling / travelling between Manchester and London on a eoach / (long-distance) bus when cone ofthe tres / tyres burst. The bus driver pulled over tothe side of the motorway / freeway and changed it, then we conthued on our way. After ‘nether twenty minutes the bus engine suddenty stopped. The bus driver rang / called a mechanic to come and have a lookat it. Luckly, 8 passing truck / lorry dtver stopped to help them. He founc the problem: the coach had run out of gasoline) / petrol! As you can imagine, my father and the ‘other passengers were realy mad / angry.Introduction Classroom Unscramble the sentences to mak useful classroom phrases. a E.g. this word? / do you / How / pronounce Haw do you pronounce this word? 1. please? / again / that/ Can you/ say 2. do/spell..2/you/ How 3. mean? / does... / What 4 What /on? /we / page / are 5. partner? / you, got/ Have 6. What's / B2/ difference / Aand / the / between With ..2/ you / Can / sentence / make a ‘example? / us / Can you / another / give ‘gain? / confused. / Can you/ a bit/ Sorry, /'m/ it/ explain 10, teacher./ask/ Let's /the 11, number 22, get/ What / for / did you 12, the/ What's /to/ number 3? / answer 13, me? this essay /for / Can you / correct 4d, late. /1/ Sorry / missed / 'm / my bus.Fr Introtion Getting to Know Find someone who... Your Classmates Stand up and move around the classroom, asking questons to complete the sentences. When a classmate answers "Yes to @ questcn, write his/her name in, the blank space. You can only write down the same person's name twice. Don't ‘rite anything f your classmate answers ‘No’. Remember to ask some follow-up questions and take notes. Find someone who... NAME, MORE INFORMATION E.g._Siman plays. musical instrument. guitar, played since 13, classical 1 sa bookworm. has 8 parttime job. 3__spends too much time online. has travelled overseas. Isa student, has recently Bought a digital camera, 2 wasn't born here, Is into outdoor activites. would ke to get married in the next few years. Follow-up: Tol the class about two of your classmates.Off the Beaten Path Unit 1 Off the Beaten Track HI Vocabulary ~ Tourist Attractions castle 200 water park ‘amusement park temple safari park ski resort street market cathedral aquarium waterfall art museum Bi Diccussion \Winet tourist attractions are shown in the plotures? Wich of these places would you mast ike / least ike to visit on a holiday? Which ones have you been to? ‘Are there any ofthese places in or near your home town?‘speaking ‘Which of the statements are true for you? Corrections [Ef Atter checking your corrections, discuss sentences 1-5 with a classmate, Discuss 1-8 with a classmate, 4. rather travel wth friends than with my family 2, Travel is a waste of money ts better to spend your savings on something that youcan keep. I prefer beaches to mountains. 4. ve been ta overseas afew times, but | havent travelled much in my own country. 2. | want ogo 12K too tne master's degree. 3. One ofthe benefits travel overseas that itmekes you snoreciting the 008 things about your own country. 4. My favour holiday activity is got shopping. 5. You can lean a lot more about a foreign culture by touching it frstnand than you ‘an learn about it from books. 6. Visitors to the US are aise to get healthy insurance. ‘we boon tothe America last year. was 8 wonderful Lael 18, The travel writer talked tothe reporter that his latest book had been transfered Into three languages. 9. The top in ll prices is a good news for travelers. 410.Sarch and Michael went to Cyprus for thre honeymoon, aUnit 1 Section Ri of Angla's Advanced Examination isan article of about 350 words (double the length ofthe text below) with 10 questions. ED. Britain ve. the UK Great Britin (often shortened to Britain) means the island containing England, Wales, and Scotland, The United Kingcom (often abbreviated to “the UK’) is apolitical erm and refers to Britain plus Northern Ireland, In fact, the fll name isthe United Kingdom of Great Briain and Northern feland. The British Isles isthe geographical same for England, Wales, ‘Scotland, Ireland and all the small islands round the British mainland However, in everyday conversation Britain is used inthe same way as the UK, ie refer to England, Wales, Scotland and Norther Ireland. These four prt are sometimes described as separate countries, but this isnot entirely accurate; they are separate parts of union, ‘There isa noun, Briton, to describe people in Britain, but itis seldom used. Tis erm jis most commonly sen in newspaper headlines; for example, Two Britons De in Plane Cash Instead, the adjective British can be used: "He's Brits’, or ‘the British’. Most, commonly, people refer to themselves and each other as English, Scottish, Welsh or Tish Ed True or False? 4. The UK consists of three parts: England, Scotland and Weles. 2, Although the names Britain and the United Kingdom are diferent, in practice theyee 2 ee a 1 Saying Numbers In British English ‘and’ used to separate the numbers befor the last one or two figures. 320 BYE Three hundred and twenty. AME Three hundred twenty 70,231 Seventy thousand, two hundred and thityone. Seventy thousand, two hundred thirty-one. ‘a’ and ‘one’ are oth used to describe ‘t's tle less formal). ‘Can | borrow a hundred pounds? He borrowed one thousanc pounds from the bank Telephone numbers (can be ‘oh or ‘zero, but ‘oh’ Is more common. 22 can be “wo wo" or ‘double two’. 555 can be ‘triple ive". Prices: In Brtaln, the currency is divided into pounds (£) and pence (p.In informal English ‘pence’ Is pronounced ‘pee’. When saying prices that have peunds, we usually rop the pence, £5.65 five pounds siytve Listen and write the numbers, telephone numbers, end prices. ec 4a 7 a 8 8 3. 6 a Fy Website and E-mail Addresses ear dot underscore / (forward) stash Js lowercase 's'/ smalls" 38 uppercase Ys" / capital's" [Bi Listen and correct the following wobsite and e-mail addresses: 41. _john_llams@yahoo.com.au 2. NZ33@angl.com 3. wwwangl.org index.php 4 wiv motherinfo/neantOff the Boston Path Unit 4 Hi London Landmarks Which of these English landmarks do you know? Which ones are in London? What do you know about them?r }istening Unit 2 Listen tothe rato programme, ‘London Atractions in Summer’, and fil a th inthe gaps, London Attractions in Summer Buckingham Open Aug & Sept, Adults: £1650 Visors should Palace (main Mondeo Sundey Under 27: ook n advance, residence ofthe 9.90 eennnnf) nwo (2) TA(O20) Queen) Under $52 | (8) The Tower of MonSati9.00am = Adu: Enna (6) Phone booking: London, builtin 6.00pm Chideen:£9.45 0844 tee) SUR el) — 0 century 6.00pm London Eye, Summerhours: Adults: £1700 The word's began operating in. 10.00am ~ Chien: tallest Fertis (8) rmaanes(O |B (10) wheel until May vw (4) For more information on Lonéon’s attractions goto the offiel London tourism (a2) website, ww.vistlondon.com or call 08701 . Ei Dates In Amesloan English the month is eid before the day, Le. May 24. However, In rich English the day generally comes fst, 24st May the 21st of Nay). Isten ta your teacher and write the dates. Bi Now write the datas from 1-9 next to the following specs days. ‘A Boxing Day New Year's Day B.St. Patrick's Day . Christmas Day ©. Guy Fawkes Night F Valentine's Day BB What do you know about these days? 15Unit Listening ‘There are ten questions in this section. The recording is usually a dialogue between Section L1 ‘two speakers. You have to fil in a form with names, addresses ete. Before listening to the dialogue, try to previct wht kindof word the answer will be. ‘Number one willbe a day ofthe week. ‘Number two will probably be .. Listen and fill in the gaps. ‘York Bed & Breakfast Booking Form Day(s) and date(s) of stay (4) 23rd Nevember ‘ype of room: (2)___with (3) Price: £35 "Name: Robert (4). Tel (6) home:__work: 01752 660391, mall address: (6). CCheckcin time: 2.00-4.00 pm Check-out time: 9.00 am Special requirements: (7) allergy, remove, (@)___breanrest 16Unit 1 1 [pos and —_ Complete the following sentences with prepasitions frorr the box. DON'Ts In England (off foro2) by into. «as to) nom (x2) with vil “4. Don'task personal questions such How much do you earn?” 2. When you meet someone__ the frst time, shake his/her right hand with your right hand, 3. Ws okay __women to drink beer 4 Take yur hat when you go indoors. 5. Students usuelly address teachers _thelr rstnames. 6. Cover your mouth _ your hand when you yawn or cough. 7. Friends kiss each other _the cheek when they meet. — 8, Unless you are lefchanded, you should eat with @ fork ___your right hhand and a knife in your left hand, 9, you are imited___ someone's house for lurch or dinner, i's pote ‘warrve twenty minutes late 410. It's impolite to rest your elbows, ‘the tablewhile you ae eating 114. English people frequently apologise, even when they haven't done arything ‘wrong. fyou bump ___a person, he might say sorry’ even though it wasn’t his faut. 42, When talking people that you don't know wel, t's best to avoia discussing polities or religion. FI. De you think the above statements are true or false? ‘Mark T or F next to each sentence then compare with a partner. aUnit 2 king Vocabulary ~ Life's Important Events Geta parttime job Have a baby Buy 9 car / motoraycle Graduate Move house Get engaged Goto university Get divorced Get marries Leave home Travel overseas Bet a boytriend gitriena Geta fulltime job Change jobs Do military service Geta credit card Retire Bet a driving licence 41. Which of these events are shown inthe pitures? 2, Which ones have you experienced? Which ones will you do In the next few years? Eg, ‘Ive had lots of parttime jobs. | got my frst ane when | was about 25. | delvered newspapers.” Eg. “Tim going to graduate next year. How about you?"| a ) speaking me nd Unit 2 Task 1 ‘The speaking testis done with an examiner and another student. There are three 1s Tn the first par (which lasts about three minutes) the examiner will ask you to Introduce yourself, You'll also have to as the other student questions about hisher hobbies, ambitions and so on, and, likewise, answer ishherqustions. Guess the Questions Read the following answers and guess the questions. ‘Sure, 'm 24 years old 'm originally from Wuhan but I've lived in Bejing forthe ‘ast three years. 'm studying medicine at Peking University. Not that much to be honest. Because I study so hard from Monday to Saturday, | ‘tend to take it easy on Sunday. | usually just chat with friends, go window shopping, ‘and catch up with my homework. = te got a couple of young kids so | don't have any ree timel | weren't so busy, "6 like to read more ive reading, especially detective stories and romances. I'ma secretary fora large manufacturing compary. | work inthe sales department ‘and have to handle our foreign cents. 6. Study plans? Well, hoping to go back to university next year and do a master’s egree. 4. Can you tink of folow-up questions for 1-5? 2. "Now. in pais, ask the questions, and give your own answers. Remember to give long answers and ask folow-up questions. 19Spelling (One ofthe keys to doing wel in te listening section is spelling. For Anglia's Advanced Exam, listening Section L1 requires you to write down what you hear. In most cases, you will have to spell the answer corectl to get full marks, For Section L1 you should bbe able to spell days of the week, months, common personal rames, surnames, and street names, Unusual street names and sumames are spelt ou Te most common family name in Britain is Smith. A smith ia person who works with ‘metal. Other surnames that come from occupations include Butcher and Carpenter Sore family names have their origins in geograpiy (Woods, Rivers) and piace names (Manchester, London). As Britain becomes increasingly multcultural, foreign surnames such as Pate! and Singh are becoming more common, Many sumames come from the fathers fst name. Johnson means ‘son of John’ and Robertson means ‘son of Rober. A shorter form comes from adding an’, giving us surnames such as Johns and Roberts. The prefies ‘Mac’ and Mc’ are Scottish Gaelic, ‘or ‘son’. MeDoneld, for example, means ‘son of Donald’. CCurrenty some of the most popular frst names in Britain are Male: Jack, Joshua, Michael, Chris, Thomas, James, Daniel, Oliver, Wiliam Female: Emly Jessica, Soph, Chloe, Lucy, Lily, Emma, Amy, Katie Bi Questions for Discussion ‘Do you know the ariging and meaning of your surname? How aid you get your given name? Which ofthe given names above co you tke / asthe? What are the likely origins ofthe folowing surnames? 2.Wiliamson, b. MeMilan, ¢. Goldsmith, d, Eastwood Potter, f Hil, elandF unit ©. Teyneed 70 mare runs to win E, Three players got sever and ve others gatyéliow carss) The fnl score was three-two to Liverpool F. Histime, 2.05.45, fa recors forthe a X By What sports are they? (Footbal ——ricket terms rug athletics ae. Ey Sports News = You will hear twa news étbfieg abbut sports. Are these statements true or false? - — 1 tye tame 2 Rall aati play nd Roden the ol storyTwo: _3>—MichaetWoods sored the winning g08F ie 4, Manchester United i top ofthe premiership table. 29Test Practice Section WS In Section W3 you have to reword fve sentences. It is worth 10 marks. Rewrite the sentences to give the same meaning as the original, Exampl He nad never played so wel. Never had he played so well, 1. Youreally should fre him. I's high time 2. *Steve, how are you getting tothe party?" asked Penny. Penny asked Stove | regret breaking up with Heather wish 4. Its impossible that Lily passed the exam without cheating. Ly couldn't 5. She was late to work because she missed the bus. If she hadn't missed the bus, Grammar Focus: It's high time ‘The phrase ‘t's high time’ means you should do something, and that you should have done itbefore. t's about time... has the same meaning. ‘t's tne... can also be used (although itis lite weaker in meaning). After these phrases we use the past tense ‘even though we are talking about the present. i these sentences using: I's high time / about time Jack should clean his room. Joe needs to get a haircut. really should study harder.Fr used) Unit 3 What do the folowing people regret? Jonathon | regret studying dance and drama at university. My parents vanted me to be a ‘teacher. That sounded too boring so | cid follow their advice. My dream was to be 2 famous actor. Now, 'm unemployed. | should ve listened to ny parents. I should've ‘thought more about my future and chosen a practical subject, Tina | regret not going to university | should have studied harder when | was in high schoo. ‘Ten | could have gota good education and well paid job. Oh wel, hindsight is 20-20. Perhaps my biggest regrets that | didn't marry my exboyriend. He wanted to get marred but | wasn't ready. wish | had accepted his mariage proposal Connie "1 could turn back the clock, there are a couple of things that! would do dierenty. | should have taken part in more extra-curricular activites ding my high schoo! and University years. | shouldn't have worked so hard. In ation, | wish | hadn't bought iy car. Tshoule've listened to my parents | should have taken part in more. | shouldn't have worked so hard, regret studying dance and dram Tregret not golngto university. | wish t had accepied his proposal. wish tad’ bought my car My biggest regrets that didn’t. ‘Write four true sentences about your regrets 4 ae 3 4 Now. in pairs, take turns reading your sentences aloud, and discuss them. BtListening Listen end fill in the gaps. Section Li. ‘Smooth Ride Rentals | Day(s) and date(s of rental (4) Make & model of car:(3) Colour (4) Price: £40 (includes insurence) Surname: (6) First name: (6) Tel: home phone (7) 0178 Email address: (8) Special requests/requirements: (8) Pick-up time: 9.00.am Method of payment: (10)FF ‘est Practice Unit ‘Section RS (Choose the correct answer in each sentence and write t on the line, The rector rang me WHEL nnn 8 SHOW. A have BL washaving —C. take D. took 2. eon't very well with my iniaws. A. puton, B. seton ©. takeon D. geton 3. The worst thing about my job is that | to wear an orange uniform. A. should Bean . have D. must 4. Veould never. to working nights. A use B.getused —C. used D. was used 5, ound the food abit strange at ist, but used toItnow. A got Bewas cam . had — 6 The photocopier isn't property. Cen you check it? A works B work working DL woke = 7. The damaged cars tw local recycling compar. A.wassold —B. weresold —C. wasselling_D. sold ‘As fares 'm concerned, sportsmen ‘too much these days A.arepaid §—B. paid ©. pay . were paid 9, She called the manager: about me, |. complained B. complains €. complain. tocomplain 10, People often blame problems like unemployment vv Immigrants. A about B. on ©. by D. trom Write true sentences about yourself using the patterns in sentences 2-5, Eg. Icon get on very wel with my father. y 33Speaking EH Vocabulary - Foods from around the world fish and chips cottage ple paella Peking duck. kien sashim| ebabs goulash tom yam Spain Thailand Hungary Japan ‘Turkey Italy ‘What: foods are shown in the pictures? Say what you know about them, and whether you have tried {ar would like ta try) them. [Ei] Motch the descriptions to the dishes above 1 "It's a spiey and sour soup usually made with seafood or chicken." Br "They're sticks with pleces of meat and vegetables that are grilled.” Cc: “Itconsits ofa layer of mashed potato on top ofa layer of minced meat.” D: “Irs. ace dh usually made with seafood.” E: Tey a cold dish consisting of lies of rw fish.” : “This isa thick soup or stew which i usually made with beef.”Unit 4 speaking Dictation Your teacher will read some questions. Listen and write the questions but not the answers). Then disouse the questions with a friend. 1. Dueto peopl lead less active ifesyies, obese has become a serious problem In most developed country 2. Some people think that there shouldbe a banned on acvertsing for unk food. | ‘tonal dieses tis propose [Always | drink lt of warm wator when im having a ool Women hain fewer bables nonadays because ginw un ciliren is very expensive, 5. Almost women have a sweet tooth wherees men usuall prefer savoury fods. 6. enjoy very much Asian cuisine. Esnecialy | keto try Jenanese and Chinese dishes. 7. Healthy care at private hospitals is better than at pudlicnospitas. ‘8. though enjoy eating epey food, bu! cant eat it too cften because it upsets sy stomach, ‘8. Remember taking.a warm clothes or you might io catch a col. 10. Mask to my mother forthe recipe [i After checking your corrections, discuss sentences 1-8 with a classmate, :Unit 4 Speaking Task 3 In the third part ofthe Speaking Test, you are required to an the importance of ite ona list wth a partner ‘A Successful Restaurant :L, What do you think ae the Keys to a successful restaurant? 2. What are the mast important / least important things in the lst below? Why? [—A-agoodlecation =| _ Fe ow prices —B.nlce décor — 6.2 wide varity of dishes —0.comfortable and spacious seating |__H. experiences ches —D. pleasant music —leflendly waiters and waitresses, 4. E. delicious food —selean tolets Bi What are the people taking about? Write the letters AX! next to the relevant quotes. :L, know what you mean; i's an important factor in terms o enjoying your meal but {does it help make a restaurant more successful? The proalem ls that customers ill stn your restaurant too long. So, you'll get fewer customers. —_ Personally | think I's better to have a smal menu. Justdo a few main dishes b {do them well. People ae always looking for good value for money. —_ W's good if a restaurant has some nice artwork, but t's prety unimportant com ‘pared tothe food. _ Yes, that’s right. l's good to be near public transport - customers don’t need to worry about parking, or drinking and driving. —_ ‘Absolutely! never retum to restaurants that have rude staff, —_ sto the ten items. TheFr speaking om nt but bul tant factor. | believe Aand B are Its difficult to generalise but. ‘Agreeing / Disagreeing Absolutely (es) that’s right (Yes) | agree. | suppose you're right | agree toa certain extent. Yes, but dot forget that. ‘Well, | agree up toa point. Yes, that’s right in some cases, but in general. Really? Personally | think. | (ves) | know what you mean but Sorry, | can't agree with that. Tthink Ais / are much more Important than B. In my opinion As the... most important / second most important / least impor- | would rank A as more important than B. squall important / essential / vital / necessary. | would say that A and B are of similar Importance. |r beteve. {Giving opinions think would say that. As faras rm concerned. ‘Saying you (don't) understand Okay. I see what you mean, rm afraid I dont quite follow you. In my opinion, | rm not sure | getyour point iLetter Writing Section W2 In Section W2 you have two writing tasks: @ formal etter (80-100 words) and an Informal email of about 50 words. (Note: In the old test there was @ choice of an informal letter and a formal letter but now you have to do both). ‘You will have to do any of the following. ‘ask fr Information or advice + complain + ve information + invite someone + thank someone ‘+ refuse/accept an invitation + congratulate someone + apologise Examples of formal letter questions | Write a letter. | i i ‘+ toa newspaper complaining about a proposed airport / heavy traffic / crime in your town. ‘+ to a hotel complaining about your room. ‘+ to. language schoo! in England asking for information aoout summer courses, ‘+ to your favourite author asking for advice on the best way to become a successful writer. Examples of informal letters Wirte an emal + 10.2 good friend congratulating him/her about his/her forthcoming wedding (and apologising for not being able to attend), + to. relative thanking him/her for @ present or for helping you overcome a problem. * inviting @ good friend to go on an overseas trip with you. to friend apologising for behaving badly at his/her party.Letter Writing Formal or Informal? n Do the folowing quidalines apply to farmal letters ar informal letters? Write F or | Use contractions (', He's, They're ete. Use slang (That's cool What's up? Use ‘1am wrting to thank / request / complain. Use indirect requests and questions () would be very grateful you could send mea catalogue). Use idioms (was bored st, Use look forwar to hearing rom you’ uu Use exetamation mari! Use question tags t's tebe, sn) Use phrasal vers (show up, takeoff, give up et). Wirte as fyou are speaking. Don't use contractions (Jam, He set.) End the letter with “ours sincerely’ or Yours faithfully’. BEB Sex ee ‘Note: If you use ‘Dear Sir/Madam, end the letter with "Yours faithfully’. you use a nam: ‘such as Mr Brown, frish with ‘Yours sincerelyUnit 4 Letter Writing Writing a Formal Complaint Letter Have @ quick look at the letter. What do you think the writing task was? Write it below. Write a letter to — oe Now, circle the correct (Le. mare formal) words for 1-7. 32 Albert Aven Yo | The Pasta House | 12 vietora Street York ‘4 November 2010 Dear Sir/Madem, | (4) am wrting/want to complain about the poor service | (2 got/received at your restaurant last Tuesday night. | went to your restaurant with my wife to celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary ‘When we (8) turned up/arrved atthe restaurant it was not busy but we had to wat ‘teen minutes fora water to come to our table, During this ime, one waiter was having a loud personal (4) conversation/chat on the phone and anther was playing video games. ook forward to your (6) rephy/ideas about this. Yours (6) sincerety/aithtuly, (1) John witisms/JohnUnit Letter Writing Writing an Informal Email “Write an email to @ good friend congratulating him/her on his/her forthcoming wedding and apologising for not being able to attend.” Hi Motch the collocations then use them to completa the letter 1. congratulations §— | A. for 2. thanks Boon nue) 3. perfect news on | 4 gveyou Daring 5 great 5 off 6 head F match | 010) = Dear Hamish, a i. ee your upcoming, wedding! t's (@)_ You and ait Alice area 3). ‘and '™m sure you'l be very happy together, ing. ()__the invitation o your ‘wedding. 'm really sory, but Susen and | won't be able t attend. We'l be on holiday n Australia then. Lr @ before we Ci All the best, a : cay Fy aSpeaking Vocabulary ~ Environmental Problems species extinction urtan spraw sol erosion overpopulation ‘global warming eforestation overfishing esertitation air pollution What environmental problems are shown in the pictures? Where do they occur? 3. What causes these problems? What are some possible solutions? |. What environmental problems are there In your country?Solar-powered Cars _Every few years a strange collection of low black vehicles gather inthe far north of ‘Australia for the World Solar Challenge. Ths sa solar-powered car race covering 3,020 kilometres across Australia from Darwin to Adelaide. The ears are powered by ‘solar cells that conver solar energy into electricity. The World Solar Challenge usually ‘tracts about a dozen teams ftom around the world, most of which ae sponsored by ‘universities and companies. A Dutch team from Deft University has been the most “sucessful tam in the past dade. Another team, comprised of Hawaiian high school students, was the subjeet ofa 1996 American film featuring Halle Bery, Race the Su, “The World Solar Challenge goes through the Outback, the remcte and arid areas in | the centre ofthe country, and takes four days. The solar-powered cas are allowed to Arve fom 0800 to 1700, and they average over 9m. The furpose of the race is to promote the development of solar-powered racing cas. Thisaim has been more than realised; solar technology has improved so much since thefist race in 1987 that the cars can now go wel over the egal sped limits. Infact, new rules have been introduced to reduce speeds ‘The next challenge for solar-powered vehicle makers isto develop cars that are lager and more comfortable than the racing models. Some progres has been made towards this aim. In December 2008, Swiss teacher Louis Palmer competed a 17-month, 52,000km trip around the word ina ‘solr taxi His three-whesled car pulled a irailer ‘with solar cells and batteries, Palmer's solar car can travel 300m on a single charge, and reach speeds of Skmv/hy. The prototype was expensive buthe hopes that, ifmass produced, it could sll for around 10,000 Euros. \Wnen was the fist World Solar Challenge held? What isthe purpose ofthe race? How long ad Louis Palmer's journey take? ‘What isthe starting point forthe World Solar Challenge? A. Austalla B. Adelaide ©. Darwin Race the Sun. ‘A. was alrected by Halle Berry B. is based on a true stor». won the race.Unit Writing 44 Writing @ Discussion Essay Essay question: ‘t's wrong to keep wild animals In 00s.” Discuss. EI Write the topic sentences in the correct paragraphs. |. Furthermore, z00s provide a safe place for endangered erimals Il. Zoos have an important role in educating the public about animal conservation. Il In some cases, ths s tue, but most z00s provide a nice Iving environment for ‘the animals. In recent times animal rights have become an important Issue. Some people think tat we should not keep wild ‘nim in zoos, but strony disagree with this. A ‘We can eae about animals or watah them di television, but eeing them In real ie ‘0 mich better People can see what the animals look like and how they behave. As Fesult, they may develop an interest in protecting animals and the environment. Mary abimals are unable to lve in the wild because of threats sud {88 poaching and habitat loss. If these animals become extinct in Wild, the species will not completely ale out because we have them ‘our 200s. In fact, many 200s have breeding programmes which nvo returning animals back into thelr natural habiat. ‘Some people Sy that keeping wild animals in 2008 is ewuel and unnatural. g ‘They ive the animals good medical care, provide good food, and have large cages. As ‘result, animals in zoos usually live longer than ones in tne wild. ‘To sum up, | support keeping wild animals in 200s because they help educate the publ ‘and save animals from becoming extinct. Rather than elosingzt0s, we naedto pit rod Ceffort into improving them.writing 1 Which of these things would improve the essay? Give some examples (e.g. examples of animals). Make the essay longer, It's too short. Replace overused words such as 200s" and ‘animals’ with synonyms. ‘Make the Introduction and conclusion longer. ‘Synonyms for animals: |widife, wild creatures, feuna, predators, carnivores | | ston hep = ‘Synonyms for 200s: | savari park, wildlife refuge, wilde park (There are very few common synonyms for'z00" so we could use “expressions such 2s ‘keep In ceptvity’, ‘cages’ or ‘behind bare’ ‘pandes, tigers, rhinos, gorllas et. (Try and use more |aiticut words if you can spell them correctly: for |example, orangutans would be better than los.) ‘Examples of animals: [CHOOSING SYNONYMS - use your dictionary to find synonyms but be careful Btudontsofton choose very rare words and onos that have very limited usage. The Golden Rule is: f you have never heard or ead the word before, don't use I [Giving examples We can give examples using these words: such as, lke, for example, for instance | enjoy playing teom sports such as football and volleyball He sults bright colours lke red. We can reduce our impact on the environment by fr example, driving smaller cars. ‘The students dd very badly on the test. Jl, for example, scored only 33%. Itis much easier to use for example’ and for instance! atthe start ofa sentence rather than Inthe mile, ‘Tere are many ways to reduce aur Impact on the envionment. For example, we can drive smalier cars. ‘The students cid very badly on the test. For example, il scored only 33%. 45Units Writing EJ Giving Both Sides of an Argument E ‘Some people say that keeping wild animals in 00s is cruel and unnaturel. In some cases, this Is true, but most zoos provide a nice living environment for the animals. Giving the other side Some / Many people say that. Opponents / Cites of say / argue /elaim (that. Supporters / Proponents of —__say/ gue /laim. Concession and rebuttal, In some cases this is true, but. j This may be part true, but. | Straight rebuttal ' | beieve this. wrong / @ fauty argument. relevant. | Infact. this is incorrect. / the opposes tue. | Matet 4. Opponents of nuclear power claim that it is dangerous. 2. Proponents of compulsory retirement say that It creates jobs for young people. 3. Critics of globalisation argue that its increasing povertyin developing countries. ‘4, Some people say that the Internet causes serious problems such as addition to online games. 5. Many educators and parents say that students spend toc much time on non- ‘academic subjects like musie and art. |A. Infact, the opposite is true. It has lifted many people outof poverty. B, This may be true, but itis obviously unfalr. (C. This might have been true in the past, but modern nuclear power plants are 46speaking Task 2 Giving a Presentation ‘Task Two takes 8-10 minutes in total. Two students take turns giving a 2-S-minute pre- prepared presentation. After the presentation, the other student comments and asks ‘questions. Remember: Students cannot take notes into the Speaking Test. Hl Conplete the guidelines for making presertaons by using the words in the box. (fires ‘oma | questions | — passion “The Part Two presentation is similar toa discussion essay but there are some differences. 4. The language ina presentation is less. 2. Because you have time to prepare the presentation, you can do some research and find some facts and. However, be carefulnot to overuse these. 3. You show more______; It's important that the people believe what you ‘are saying. Ty to be confident and show your feelings. 4, You can use humour 5. Ask rhetorical. (@ metorical question is ons where an answer is ot expected). They help make listeners feel volved in the presentation. 6. While you should avoid In essays, itis enimportant speaking {vice to stress your points. Mary speakers like to repeat the stat of sentences in ‘threes, ‘What points are these examples of? We need to stop consuming so much... We need to stop using coal. We need to stop. Global warming might not seem lke a serious problem for someone living in ebilly England, but. ‘Should we only test medicines and medical techniques on people? In the United States alone, over three milion dogs are put to sleep every year. [El Choose one of the following topics. Prepare a two-minute presentation, 1. It's wrong to keep enimals as pets. Do you agree? Tying to save endangered animals is 8 waste of money. Do you agree? We shouldn't use animals for medical research. Do you agree? Global warming is not a serious problem. Do you agree? Technology is the key to saving the environment. Do youagree? a7Listening Weather Vocabulary Section L2 ther: Match the wards with the definition. very light rain very cold alight wind 2 briet period of rain (or snow) lightning, thunder and heavy rain ‘a severe snow storm with heavy winds become fine after rainy / loudy weather P™ mop p> 7. troazing ‘Complete these common weather descriptions with the folowing words. Glearup wintry scattered chance high east _ snowfall 1. cold front wit xing___ weather 2. willbe cloudy inthe morning bt wil by midday. 3. Tomorow wll be cooler with strong winds coming from the 4. The temperature wil esch 0f 22 deyees centiarade, 5. Heaw “siti Is expected in the north of Scotand. 6. There is afony percent of rain. 2 shower ae forecast or the south of he county. 8. Overnight temperatures wil drop toa_ of minus ve degrees. 8. Early fog wll bur off by. Describing temperatures ‘An older word cenigrade (which has the same meaning as Celsius) is sometimes sil se | sed. Americans usually use the Farenheit scale. ‘We often leave outCelsus, e.g. 11's relly hot. must be 30 degrees. ‘We use minus for temperatures below zero. —5°C = minus 5 degreesListening Practice: Weather Forecasts ED True o False? Listen to the foracasts and write T/F nest to the statements. Forecast 1 1. Iewillbe hot tomorrow morning 2. The weather will improve later in Forecast 2 3. twill snow in some parts ofthe country. 4, Temperatures willbe lower than average. Forecast 3 5. _Ikwillbe sunny in the afternoon, 6 willbe warmer tomorrow. London has a serious smog problem (smog = smoke anc fos). HW] Now reat tne passage end a London has a temperate climate. July Is the hottest month ofthe year with an ‘average high of 23°C and an average low of 14°C. January's the coldest month (2-8°0).It usually only snows a few times a year. ‘though there are quite afew dys with rain (between 11 and 415 days per month) the rains often justa brief shower. In fact, London's total annual rainfall Is only 883 milimetres. London was once infamous for its smog, but in the 1950s the government took action to reduce air pollution caused by the burning of coal Although pollution ‘rom traffic sometimes causes st aris ruch cleaner than it was @ hundred years ago.spe Speaking Vocabulary Secondary school subjects chemistry computing biology pysics-—«Engish history PE. (ptysical education) mathematics artand design geography University subjects ‘anthropology law botany ‘business management psychology | engineering accounting policalscience ancient history architecture Discussion 4. Which subjects are shown in the pictures? 2. What are/were your favourite and least favourite school sutjects? 3 What jobs could be done by greduates ofthe university subjects listed above? 4. Have you been to university? (If nat, would you like 102) | |speaking ks ‘AGood Secondary School Which of thase factors do you think are the mast important / least important for students choosing 2 secondary schoo!? 1 good teachers 7. modern essrooms 2. being within ying distance «8. good reputation 3. good sports fecities, 9. many extr-curicular activities 4. alange library 10. good students 5. arangeof foreign languages 11. anice school uniform 6 smallclass sizes 12, beautiful gounds Which factors ae these statements refering to? 1. This was very important inthe past, but so much informaton can be found on the Interet these days that students can get by without ne, 2. Asfaras im concerned, I's the key ingrelent. Nt ony can you learn more, But ‘theyre inspiring: they make you take more intrest in youretasses '3, Tiss important for getting nt atop university ofr finding good Job an employer has never heard of your school, you're ata disaeventage. 4, t's wally not that essential, Modem ones look better but don't think they affect ‘the quality of education. —__ 5. hate taking publi transport so ths is important forme. t'you have to commute a tong way to schoo, it means you have to getup realy earl, Now, in pairs, say whether you agree with these statemants, mses etSpeaking [| Corrections 4. Many people say go to a boarding schoo! helps students to become mo independance. This may be true, but would have homesick if | were aboard 2. Ive always hating maths. Because I'm not very good at tn fact. my marks a ary terrible 3. Nowadays, studying English is become more and more popular. The benefit ‘speaking English goad i that you can travel around the word 4. Because mast af students have very few opportunities to practise speaking, English they azelak af the confidence to speak to foreigners. '5. Some headmasters think that install ideo camera in classrooms isa ood way sts that student behave wel 16. always try my the best, even | dontke a subject ora teacher. From my experience, | would say thet female teachers have more patent male. '& A dood way for parents to encouraging their children to study harder is giving th rewards for good exam results. Such as money ora comeuter. 9. My schoo's sports facts ae verymorasing. 10. | suggested ta him to get some work experience before going to university ‘ter checking your corrections, discuss sentances 1-8 with o classmateon) re a Listening section L3 Unit I You ore going to hear three speakers (the real test section has five). Listen and choose the correct answer, A, B or 0, for 1-6: Speaker 2. You will hear a man talking about @ problem with his computer. 4. What caused the computer problem? Reavis — B.the powersupply C9 fauly herd drive 2. What surprised him about the rewritten work? Atwastinished quick. B. twas beter. C.itwasn't penalised for being late. ‘Speaker 2. You will hear a woman talking about an interview. 3. What doos she consider her greatest weakness as a student? Abeingtoo dligent —B.beinglazy being anti-social 4, How does she plan to pay for her studies? ‘A. with savings from a previous ob_B. with money from her parents . wth earnings from a part-time job ‘Speaker 3. You wil hear a man talking about an evening class he is taking. 5. What does he think ofthe new instructor? Achelseasygoing —B.heisthorough _C. he ls bad-‘empered 6. What kind of class is he attending? Apolating .fomer arranging ©. phowgrapty Doing Well in the L3 Section For most ofthe questions in L3 you wil nt hear the answer word. Nor will the answer usualy match with ust one synonym. Usually there are severe! Keywords and phrases; ‘ofthe answer is “swimming poo!” you might hear “heated water... swimsult.. cp. ‘aren't allowed to dive into it." Now match the words in ‘A with the keywords in B a 5 1. policemen ‘8. gate, fight, checkin courter, passport 2. airport . aisle, cashier, shelves, cart 3. fiend (&._eray, emergency room, ambulance 4. hospital net, grass, clay, cour, seve 5. tennis le. uniform, offcer, station tall 6. hotel ticket, platform, ca, statin tela J& reception, room service, double, 2. painting h. window seat, lancing, smooth, tray }2. aeroplane i. high school, pa, things in eommon 10._supermaret Jj. brushes, oll, watercolours landscape. 53Writing Writing a Formal Letter “Write 0 @ language schoo! in England asking for information about thelr sume courses.” [Complete the letter by writing the missing word in each gap. In some cases, more then one answer is possible. 118 Roxas Blvd Malate Manila city Philippines Excel English School 17 Bridge Street Reading 15 April 2010 Dear Sir/Madam, | am waiting (4) __ enquire about summer courses at your language school. | am a nineteen42). -0l6 student from Manila, and | hope to (3)_____ fulrtime business English course at your sthoo! in July. have reed te information 4), your watsite, but | am stl confused about tw things. Fatt (5 I take a four course for jut th weeks, wil the tution be 75% of te ull course? Secondly, (6) Ist able to get ceria for completing the course? Hook forward to your reply ‘ours fatuly oa) Chiedec— Ecard Lee ED Things to remember when writing both informal and formal letters |. Write the sender's inthe top-ight comer. [2 Puctne __ under th sender's address. 3. Choose a block layout or an indented layout, but don't use together. 4, Write the addressees address (ie. the address ofthe person you are waiting 0) on | | the sie. LS. Pur ‘the bottom, then print a full name underneath | Bet asWriting Indirect Questions er In formal letters we often use indirect questions and statements tecause they sound ‘more polite. Here are some examples: “How much does the course cost? Could you tell me how much the course costs? Where's the nearest wderground station? {would also lke to know where the nearest underground station i, ‘When wil the project be completed? Could you please rll me when the project willbe completed? Indirect YeslNo Questions Do I have to atend the orientation? Could you tell me whether Ihave to attend the orientation? change these questions into indirect questions. 4. When i the final exam? 2, Do need to take placement test? 3. What time will you arrive? 4. Can | geta refund? ‘5. When does the term end?Writing an Informal Emai ‘Question: “Wea fetter toa friend inviting him/her to visit you during summer. What is wrong with the three underlined phrases? Charge them to make the fit the letter. From: Susan Subject: Summer Hols Message: HiMaria, How are the things? Please accent my sincere apologies for nt writing sooner but been really busy with work. Have you made plans for your summer? We're going to stay at sur holiday home in Mali {or the last two weeks of July. I'd be great if you could go with us. Please say yes! We have @ bal. Look forward to your reals, Lots of fove, ‘Ms Susan Jones [i Now reed the reply ta this email It is full of mistakes ard is much too informal Correct these problems, Susan, Sounds GR6! Malta Is totes amaze, thanks for thinking of me.I love to go but summe Is gonna be crazy atthe shop. Let me talk to my boss. | dunno what hel say fhe s no, | mightJust quit. Lol get Back to you tonite or 2moro, euler ™ Now write an email to a friend inviting him/her to visi yeuTest Practice a ‘Section RS (Complete the sentences with the correct form of the werds in brackets: Example ‘The Island Is named after a sixtoonth-contury explorer... (explore) She got. Ina hurry. (dress) After much hey reached an agreement. (ciscuss) sleepin on Sundays. (usual) Most ofthe residents are. -to the new road. (oppose) He MAS 2 Wd earns « (imagine) speaking, they are very good. (genera) Despite beingin her 506, she's Stil VErY nena « (fashion) He fet very his son's success. (price) v1 was unable to attend the party, (fetunate) ‘She leads such an vn» lfestyle t's a wonder she's ave. (heath) 57nr ). Law and Order ; Unit 7 HI Vocabulary - Crime rat arson shoplifting robbery car thett drug dealing ‘murder vandalism smugating plokpocketing burglary fraud B Discussion 4. Which crimes are shown inthe pitures? 2. What are some crimes that have been in the news recently? 3, What kinds of erime are becoming more common? 4, In general, do you think that prison sentences in your country are too light, too heavy, or reasonable? 5. Do you enjoy watching programmes and news about crime? Law and OrderEi More Crime Vocabulary 41. community service ‘A. (alse capital punishment) punishment of criminals by death 2, (the) death penalty _ 8. work people do to hap others fr free, || often used as a punishment for young, offenders 3, ransom __ . a large amount of money demanded In exchange for a person who Is held captive 4. parole D. (a) crime that isnot considered very 5. petty crime _ early release of prisoner Do you agree with these statements? 1. Young people who commit petty erlmes should be given community service Instead of prison sentences. 2, The death penalty deters crime. 3. Releasing prisoners on parole is @ good way for governments to save money. 4. | would never pay a ransom to kidnappers. 'éjust contactthe police and let them handle it EIA Bank Robbery Put the following in the correct order, 2-8, __The police arrested the robber. | There was.a bank robbery. __ He was sentenced to seven years in prison. ‘After four years, he wes released on parole. He went to court _—He was found gulty ofrobbery. __He was charged with burglary. He reoffend ‘and was sent back to prison.Unit 7 Test Practice 60. Listening Section L2 Crime News Listen to the crime news staries. Are the folowing statements true or false?’ Story One 11. __ The number of robberies involving knives increasedslight. 2. Burglaries increased by four percent. Story Two 3. lan Smith was in prison for eleven years. 4, Jennifer Hudson was released on parole. Story Three 5. Atwonager was stabbed with a knife. 6: The teenager died In hospital. ‘Section RS Choose the correct anwar in each sentance and write it on the line 4. Ws rather hot. Do you mind itt su the window? ‘A.opening Bamopening C.toopen —D. open. wish 1 bought these boots. | never wear them. Ac hadn't B.wouldn’t Cdl’. D. haven't les important fora teacher patience, A.tobe 8. to have having D. being What nena YOU doing tomorrow after dass? A.goingto —-B.aredoing Care. wil rm my keys. Have you seen them? A.looking for B. finding C.searching —_D. seeing to Hm not sure where Re IS. HE anne stlbe atthe office, Als B. might ean D. maybe Ihe hadn't been injured, Ne nese Pla In the fil A. would B. nad C.would not. would have Let's 9 nn ‘Susan's place on our way back. Acoff Bon Cty Dito was . snsnnnnnnens UB at about Ave BY my Cat Awake 8. woke. C. woken D.waking lee snus when, Suddenly, my cat jumped on my face. ‘A.was sleeping 8. slept C.sleeping had siept.section R2 Read the five short news stories below. Choose from the articles (A to E] and Vehicles in Trouble ‘complete the answer grid. The articles may be chosen more than once. One hhas been dane for you as an example. [A.A S2,year Im, i=, all have the meaning of not’. The ‘most common of these fs un-.f you are unsure which reffxto choose, use un. ‘The prefix im- is used before some adjectives that begin withthe letter ‘mor. Impatient impossible impolite impractical immature LUkewise, = Is used before some adjectives that begin with". Ititerate iogicat legal ‘ri used with some adjectives starting with Irrelevant lrrational irresponsible ‘You should try to remember the examples given above and the exceptions given below. Unlucky unlikely unpopular unprofitable unpleasant unreasonable unreliable| Unit 7 Test Practice [Scccion RS ‘Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in brackets. Exampl ‘The city of Florence Is famous for its beautiful architecture. cchitect) | need to lose some . (weigh) ‘trying to charge his mind. (point) He's so stubborn. I's. His sumsnne 18 VORY POOF. (PrOnoUnCe) ‘The forecast is for warm and weather. (cloud) There's very litle between the two. (differ) v-when | was a teenager. (mature) | was really Don’t eat those mushrooms! They might be ‘the exam because | only got 40% the frst time. (st) (poison) had to The on ‘sector is expected to shrine. (agriculture) 10, Growing rie is no longer. (oro) Speaking El Describing Military Service (the itary consists ofthe amy, the navy, th ar fore, and the marines) Phrases describing military service 1 fished my miliary service last year. ve done my military service. Iwas in the airforce. ‘My brother was inthe navy for six years. [served inthe army fortwo years Tm against compulsory miliary service. Discuss 4. Does your country have mandatory military service? . What are the benefits and drawbacks of compusory mit service? If men have to sore in the miltry, should women also hav to seve? Would you rather serve inthe army airforce, nawy or the marines? |. Do you think your government spends too much on militarydefence? 63Test Practice | Section RA ae ‘The reading text is about 350 words in length, and may be either fiction or non-fiction, ‘There are 10 questions, and they are worth 13 marks. ‘The Security Camera Kingdom sich as missile bases, Today, however, these surveillance cameras ae commonplace in ents, stations, carparks, and shops, Noone knows exactly how many cameras there are, ‘ntmates stat om one million, Supporters of CCTV say tha it deters crime and asthe police in caching criminals. The evidence for this isnot very compelling. There have ben afew high-profile murders where fotage fo security cameras has helped solve the eases, Unfortunately, these sucess ae rare Staes shown hat estan 9% of rims are solved by CCTV. Likewise, withthe exception of er parks security cameras sem tobe an ineetve deere Part ofthe problem is that CCTV cameras were erginally installed t prevent erime so it ‘ought was given to ow tous images to convit criminals in cour. The police require ‘on how to efficiently handle this digital evidence. There i also a nad for improved nd atonal database of images. Another suggestion for improving conviction ates i images of suspects on the Internets that the publi an identify them | ‘The explosion of seurty camerasin public area around the United Kingsom has raised cont shout privacy, Many people fel uncomforable being constantly watched, photographed fled. Tere are also concen that the images could be misused; for example, an emt ‘moment caught on fim coud be wed for blak, or fora TV show. Despite fears about the loss of privacy, the spread of CCTV i unlike to be reverse, Ble surveillance technology is becoming more sophisticated and reliable hit will make insti security cameras more cost-effective than hiring pice officer., Test Practice Reading For full marks for questions 1-3 you must answer in completa sentences. 41. Inwhat places were the frst CCTV cameras used? 2. Where are they most commonly used today? 3. According its proponents, what are the benefits of CCTY use? For questions 4-8 tick the correct box 44, There are one milion security cameras in the UK? Otwe Dreise 5. Studies have shown that CCTV isnot very effective. Ore Oratse 6. What possible means of improving conviction rates is NOT mentioned? Da training De. improved softwere Lc. New laws 7. Where has CCTV been most effective in deterring crime? DA car parks D8. shops Oc. outsice pubs. 8. Inthe future, there will probably be... securty cameras athe same numberof 18. more De. fewer ‘Synonyms and Antonyms ‘9. Find the word or phrase in the passage which means the SAME 2s: fight (p0r06FPP 1) oun 1 PeIDS (88, 8) nnn 410.Find the word or phrase In the passage which means the OPPOSITE of: ‘encourages (pars. 3) low-tech para. 6)Speaking J Vocabulary ~ Parts of a Newspa ‘weather forecast crossword business news ecitoriat classified a sports news comic strips International news entertainment news horoscopes national news ‘Sutoka (puzzle) Iranian nuclear chief resigns: gov't “he hat t's ear l i z i 2D ® 7 1 if & ff |. Which sections of a newspaper are shown inthe pictures? 2. How often do you read newspapers? What are your favour sections? ‘3. Doyou think thatthe Internets growing popuiarty wil eac to the disappearance newspapers? 4, Which of the following o you read? suidebooks ‘manuals conic books non-fiction Poetry ‘cookbooks fiction (romance novels, magazines ccdren's books detective stories,et.) picture books textbooksyy Unit 8 speaking Which of thase statements are true for you? Discuss with @ partner | would lve tobe a successful writer 1 2. like to read more, but 'm too busy. 3. My parents read bedtime stores to me when was lit 4. 5. | often doze off when | am reading. | would much rather watch a film than read a book. Adjectives: Motch 1-5 with AE What do the highlighted adjectives mean? tsa real page-turner. T 1 dislike most classics Love Tin Tin comic books. They woul vay leary wine ep me opel the this orig. butte pot is it too predictable “The bok is wal written ‘They reso benifuly Mastrated, | _Wssuch a dll textbook Ie’ cure for insomnia! Ei Some Best-selling Novels ‘Which of these books and authors are you familar with? Have you seen film or television adaptations of these books? FORRES ‘Gone withthe Wind Margaret Michel ‘The Da Vine! Code Da Brown The Lord ofthe Rings AR. Tikion Jaws Peter Benchiey Carle andthe Chocolate Factory Roald Dah Tale ofTwo Cities Charles Dickens | | The onthe With & the Warkobe CS. Laws HanyPoer JX Rowing | | ‘The Little Prince Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen ia orUnit 8 Writing a Discussion Essay Books will disappear becouse of computers and the Internet. Do you agree? even though Furthermore disadvantages believe for instance jnmy opinion however unlikely ‘ith people spendingan incressingamountof te reading online, I hasbeen predk that books will eventually disappear. (1) that books have u characterises that wil always appeal to readers and that they will never beco obsolete. @ “Touch fs an important sense and holding a book and tuming a page by hand feels m the best thing about books is that they are more enjoyable tor better than staring ata screen. Itis also easier to read printed material than fickeri images on a sereen. | can read a book for hours but when H comes to reading on computer Ihave trouble concentrating after about twenty minutes. 8 you go: you can read them on the beach, in bed, or on public transport as you comm ‘to work. Moreover, there's no need to turn anything on or worry about battery books are more convenient to use. They can be taken anyaer ‘One ofthe apparent(4)___of books that they take spa lotof storage sf “The Intermet has almost unlimited storage and an electronic book can contain scores. = provide safer long-term storage. Technology char nic storage can no longer be used: (6)Writing a Narrative Essay Write a story, ‘A Narrow Escape’. Complete the story by adding the following words. erly suddenly after now when (x2) normal day later ‘Sunday Sth June 2008 started out ike @ (1) Iwas @ warm end ‘sunny summer morning and | decided to go fishing. Little did | know that this fishing trip would change my life. | drove up into the mountains (2)_ ‘inthe meming. (3) parking my car, started hiking along a ver tomy fovourte ishing spot. Ban (4)___,ana without any waning, the ound began shaking: twas 9 powerful earthquake! I fell tothe ground. The next momehit felt terrible pain. A large rock hed fllen down the river bankand was ontop of my lft eg: The pain was untearsble.1 pushed nd pusid the rock, butt Was too Heavy to move. | shouted re OO no cons, A Hour) __ started esing A ‘tzzy/ ah the | passed out. (6) _1 woke up, it was late afternoon. twas raining heavily and | felt very cold. My leg was still trapped under the rock |} thinking that | would die from cols during the night (7) out ‘of the blue, I heard a voice, “Hello therel Aré you okay?" It was a park ranger. | |was savedl He pushed the rock off my leg, carried me back| 10 a hospital. Dic tertoie experience chaUnits | Test Practice ‘Section RA Section R4 consists ofa gap fil of 8 short factual text (In 2011 this short passage will be replaced by ten separate sentences), The missing words are mostly grammatical words such as pronouns (he, his et.) propositions (0, from, by te), and auxiliary verbs (was, could, et). There are ten missing words and this section is worth ten marks Rapunzel. In this fairy tale, Rapunze'’s parents __are forced to hand their young gf, ‘over to an ev witch. She is shut away n a tower in the middle _() 2 forest. The tower has neither stairs (2) door, and there isonly one room and one window. Whenever the witch vst, Repunzel lowers her long har so thatthe witeh can climb (3). One day, a prince riding through te forest hears Rapunzel singing from the tower. He asks Rapunzel tolower__(4)hairso he can climb up. They fall in ove and age _(5) marry. ‘The witeh fnds out {6) Rapunzel’ planned escape: she cuts off Rapunzel’s alr and banishes her toa wilderness to fexd for herself. When the prince next visits, he nds the witch instead __(7' Rapunzel; he leaps {rom the tower in despair and {8) blinded by the thorns below. After much searching, the prince rally finds Rapunzel. When ___(9) embrace ‘each other, her tears restore his sight. The prince then takes his beloved to his kingdom __(10) they ive happily ever after7, Test Practice Section R4 an Fleming - the Man behind 007 Jan Fleming, best known as _ the author _(1) the fcional secret agent, James Bond, was born __(2) a wealthy uppers famiyin London in 1908, Fleming hada privileged upbringing, attending the best schods and traveling Widely He worked (3) jouralist__(4 the Reuters news agency, and later, unsuccessfully 25a stockbroker. was Werld War Two that made him. Working in naval inteligence,he had fray found something that suited __(6) interests and ablties. Fleming put his imagination to work planning sexet operations for spe- cial commando units. His frst novel, Casino Royale, wes published in 1953, and his (6 followed by eleven more Bond books. Fleming, a heavy smoker and drinker most of his adult fe, dled of@ heart attack in 1964 atthe age ___(7) 56. Reflexive Pronouns | rete pronouns are wed with any verbs tat efecto action of th vero beckio te sje. | Coe Shoot teach blame help pinch Complete the sentences with varbs fram the box. For some sentences, youll need to add a reflexive pranaun (i. myself, himself etc.) 1 Mymother. hersef on being.a good cook. 2 Doyou thinkt’s possible to yoursetfhow to pay the guitar? 3. Parents commonly themselves for treir children's flings. 4. After years ofiness and deep depression, he eventualy __himset. 5. Sheaccidentaly while she was cooking dinner. 6 Don'the sty, Steve. Please ______ tothe food. 7. eouldn'tbelleve what he was saying. thadto__ mse. nmUnit 8 | Test Practice avvept v polluter invent employer ‘Section RS Complete the sentences with the correct: form of the words in brackets, Example at est you dont .sucoeed., try again, (success) The vvvennnnnnnns has boon tured of, (let) His bad behaviour is completely (aceapt) "etove thatthe ridge is ho greatest nvennnnnnnnsnnn fale, (vent) The lm was 2 tle predictable, Dut WS YE nneennnnnes(@ntrain) The nnnenssnnnnnne as fllonto e percent. (employ) Dogs have 8 igh ovssnnnnnnnn SON68 Of smell. (erlop) “The cyfoes fori. (oat Theres desperate nd 6 MOF nncnnnnnnnnes MOREE. (ROWE) “The governments planing ne marjuare. (ga) wish my dogs were more (obey) unacceptable pollutant ‘invention employee acceptance pollute inventor employ electrify poled inventive employment elecre innovative entertaining unemployed electrical innovation coterainment obedient electricity innovator entertainer obedience polltion innovate entertain obeyTest Practice [Sccuon wa In Section WS you have to reword fve sentences. It is worth 30 marks. Rewrite the sentences to give the same meaning as the original Example: “I want to see a manager,” she sald. ‘She insisted on seeing the manager. or She insisted that she see the manager. John would ike tobe taller and mare muscul Cin yan === ewes ean eT TT Iwas wrong to copy that DVD. Aaa ees SEIN a iced 3, I don't want to play tennis. tre ee a 4, "Don't rive so fas,” sald Michael othe tax driver. Mitel ee eek Des See “Keep an eye on the children J,” said Sue. ——————_———— BW Using tne sentence pattorns in the answers 1-6, write a sentence for each one.Unit Speaking Vocabulary ~ Jobs | [Add the suffixes -er, “or, ~ant, Ist, or an to complete the obs 114 below. 41. petrol station attend... 8. fight attend, 48.vet (veterinarian) | 2. plum... 9. haircress.. a6. architect | 3. music. 10. joumal, 17. masseuse / masseur | | 4, professional football... 11. for. 18. mechanic 5. fashion design. 12. politi... s9.chet 6. scent. 13. doet, 20. surgeon 7._interpret. 14, érving instruct 2A. real estate agent ‘Which jobs are shown inthe pictures? Which ofthese jobs would you most ke / least ke to do? What is your idea job? 1 2. 3 4, ‘What are your work plans for the next few years? Describe your work experience (both fultime and part-time jobs), : UUnit 9 Speaking Describing Jobs ‘Try to think of a job for each statement. Then compare wth a classmate 1. People doing this job get to wear great uniform. ‘The hours ate terrible but the pay is very good. ‘This ob is quite popular a the moment. Only small percentage of people who do this job are successful and make a lot of money. | 5. This ob is exciting buta litle dangerous. {6 In general, women are better at doing this jo. 1. This job suits people who are outgoing and sociable. 8 9. ‘The public ha alow opinion of this profession. 14 like my daughter to marry someone who does his. 10. This job involves alt of shift work. about unemployment 7 - ‘When a company’s business is good, it often hires new workers However, when business i bad, companies usally lay off some employees. Ifyou are lai off, you can escribe yourself as being unemployed or out of work, | ‘Good employees may get a pay rise ora promotion, Bad workers ae usually fred (also get/given the sack). Ifyou dislike your jb, you might qut your jb (or resign rom i, ‘When workers or unions take industrial ation, it means that they go on strike (i. | stop work fora period of time). ba Ei Lése the highlighted words/phrases above to complete these sentences. 1 Sally. ‘rom the bank because she wanted to find something more Interesting. 2. tf Lwon the lottery, would __my jb. 3, He was gen the___for stealing company propery. 4, Sales were very poor ast year. AS a result thirty employees were 5. atthe moment. Hopeful, find something soon. 6. The union has called fo nationwide industrial action. Train and bus drivers are ‘expected to go ‘this Thursday. 7. Wel, the good news is that | gota ''m now the deputy manager. The bad news is that | clit get 2 75Speaking Presentations Task 2 Discussion Topics 41. There ae some jobs that women can't do very wel. 2. Working forthe government is beter than working fora private company. 3, We need more male teachers in primary schools 4, its beter to bea manager than a boss. 5. There shouldbe compulsory retirement for workers aged 65. 6. Inthe future, most offce workers wil work fom Rome 7. Reademic degrees are too common. I's better to do vocational training. Discuss these topics in pairs or groups of three. Which topic interests you the most and is easiest for you to talk about for two minuter? AaB Ado Bi You're going to hear a presentation for Topic 7. First, match these words ard pases with the definitions academic ‘A. a person who works fora skilled person or a certain period of time to learn that person's skils the highest university degree (aso known as a doctoral egree) . (informal, oisepproving) makingsomething easier so people will understand it 2. apprentice (3 BA 4, dumb down —_D. a Bachelor of Arts, the first university degree for subjects in the arts and sotal sciences. 5. MAL E. a Master of Arts, an advanced university degree which Is ‘done after completing a BA. 6. Pho. F._stucying and thinking not connested with practical skis ‘academic subjects 7. vocational . providing skis and educstion thet prepare you fora job ‘a vocational school / course 6Unit 9 | Speaking ff] Listen to the presentation and take notes (the first paragraph is given below) | Remember: Students cannot take notes into the Speaking Tet ‘Then tick the items on this checklist. ‘The presentation / speaker. has metorical questions looks at both sides uses repetition relates a personal story uses quotes uses humour has some facts and figures Oooooo0o00 Is passionate (seems to believe what he Is saying) ‘Topic: Academie degrees are too common. It's better to do vocational training. Study hard, go to university, study hard, go to university, and you'll get a good job ‘That's what most parents tell their children, It sounds good but the reality is dierent ‘The problem is that too many people are going to university and getting academic degrees. How many people with a B.A. does a country need? How many history PhDs does a country need? The answer is not many. A generation ago, an academic degree had much more value than ic does vou, Nowa it mahe more sense 10 study a vocational subject at university or goto a vocational college. Bi] Compore notes with a partner. Do you agree with the speaker? 7Unit 9 Test Practice | rewrite the sentences to give the same meaning 0s the origina, Example: twas wrong to copy your classmate's homework. ‘You shouln't have copied your lassmate's homework, Someone repaired Donna's antique wateh. Deon hid OSs We cies ROO Onn 2. She plays the piano and she also sings lke an angel. Notonydosssne 3. Please open the window a tte. ‘Mould youn et eee eines pee eee ee 4, The weather was terble so they stayed inide, Bacay S222 Se RAS eS a 5. He was expelled from school because he was caught cheating in the exam, the hart 22° Ieee ope aa een ree Grammar gy Using the sentence patterns in the answers 1-5, write a sentence for each Example: Jane had her house pated. 4. 2. se 3 4Unit 9 Grammar Corrections 4. _ The unemployment rate is raising. The main reason for ths Is thatthe economic 's bad. Hopeful, the sitvation will improvement next year. 2. ve ever been to about seven job interviews. Unfortunate, I only got one of them. | cause the Job markets very competition, so It's hard > find a work these days. | 3. My computer skis are rather limited, | should de @ course af computing. 4, believe tht itis okay to surf Internet and write personal e-malls during work hours, As long 2s you have fnished everything you need to do. 5. When | was a young kd, | want to be 8 policema 6. woud rahernave a sais ob wit lw salary than # orn oad a0. 7. Myideas about choosing careers very iferet rom ay parents, They want me to work forthe ovement, but want to do someting ee Iterstd, | 6, | sometimes needa speak Engshin work. For example sometins need to | contact wt fori supa | ©. How muza tines hae you wack overtime this month? | 410. I hope he to gets the promotion. He deserves it certainly. [Aiver checking your corrections, discuss sentences 1-8 with a classmate, . SUNDAY, St PTEMBER 17, 3g ct Support 5 pe a i 79Listening Section L2 ‘an extra payment, often glven atthe end ofthe year unable to pay off debts (Le. pay the money you owe) the offcil money of a country or area (eg. the US dollar) ‘2 period when the economy is very bad \when two oF more companies join gether ‘loan from a bank to buy a house ‘the percentage (i. ) amount a bank charges borrowers the! increase in prices em moe pe BU Business news is often about the rise and fall of things (profits, sales, interest rates, stock markets, exchange rates etc.). Which of these wands describe falls / rises? plunge aise increase decrease decline climb cut drop grow ‘Time Words ] cee ‘The company has just released ts anual report. | | ‘His annual salary is rumoured to be more than a milion pounds ‘quarter = 2 3-month period (i.e. 1/4 of a year) the firs/secondthird fourth quarter Unemployment fll inthe third quarter (ofthe year). {ta quarterly magazine. tis published every quarter., | itening You torres rm vs ach tha i ees bo, (Obama ortlses Wall St. bonuses Spain's economy enters recession Weak pound helps Scottish exporters, Ol climbs to $60 a barrel ‘Supermarket chains announce merger Ford reports record yeary loss Euro infation hits twoyear low pamge p> Listen a second time and take notes. Compare with a classmate, and guess what. the ether stories might be about ‘True or Falee? ‘You are going to hear three more business news stores. There are two true/false ‘questions for each story. Story Four 1. Subway is going to open 300 new stores. 2. The number of Subway stores has increased Story Five 3, Musie Box has closed ten stores. 4, Almost 200 employees are expected to lose Story Six 5. The European Central Bank has cut 6 Thenewrateis 15%.Life in the Fast Lane Unit 40 Life in the Fast Lane Hl Vocabulary - City Transportation the underground roundabout car park speed bump parking space perking meter bicyete lane traticjam fountain tax stand pavement ferry shown in the pictures? Bi Listen to your teacher and write the questions, 1 bus stop tow truck speed camera vam crossroadsy | Listening Section L3 Unit 10 You are going to hear people talking in five different situations. For questions 1 to 10, choose the correct answer, A, B or C. ‘Speaker 1. You wil hear a woman talking about something she bought. 4. What does she regret buying? ‘A.a desktop computer B.asmartphone C. a notebook computer 2. What's the biggest problem with i? ‘Aitgetstoo hot B. the screen is too small C. typing is dffeutt ‘Speaker 2. You wil hear a man talking about his job ina shop. 3. Where fs the shop located? Alinaz0o B.inamuseum C. inahotel 4 Wat dhe enjoy about it? Agetting generous bonuses 8. improving is language sklls C.ravelling overseas ‘Speaker 3. You will hear @ businesswoman talking about sales trends. 5. What product is she talking about? A.chocolate —B. bread C,candy 6. What i the biggest threat to proftabiliy inthe next quarter Acreduced demand Bu takinereases ©, higher ingredient costs ‘Speaker 4. You wll hear a man talking about shopping in Japan. “7 Where was the man shopping? A.sshoestore Ba departmentstore _C. a supermarket ‘8, What ad he think ofthe service? Aperfect —B.friendly but slow C. overtyattentive ‘Speaker 5. You wil hear @ woman talking about shopping. 8. What did she buy? Acawoollen jumper 8. aleatherjacket ¢. ask start 410. What does she think the other shoppers will do with their ourchases? Avresellthem 8, glvethemaway —C. keepthem‘Street Names High Street i the most common street name in Britain. It is also often used to refer to ‘town's most important shopping street o retailing in general Because churches wero ‘once the focal point of communities, names such as Church Road and Church Street are found in most towns, Likewise, Station Road and Park Road are among the five ‘most common names, Many names reflect the importance of tie British Royalty inthe nation’s history thus we have Queens Road, Queen Street, Kings Road, and King Stee. ‘Often a monarch’s name is used, the most common examples ofthis being Victoria Road, and Victoria Steet which are named after Queen Victoria, Alber StreevRoad comes fom Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's beloved husband. [ ware tan attire hom aaa? | Avenue — a wide road (usually with trees or tall buildings on both sides). Lane = nano 0 or ene oun ry act ced laa ener lig cn eer a (oe als eaten fom nat ces an te comirie) Questions 44. What isthe most common steet name in Britain? 2. Where do the names Albert Road and Victoria Street come from? 2. What's the difference between a street and a lane? A oad anda strect? Bl Listen and write the addresses, | Section R2 Attracting People ueetions for Discussion 4. How do restaurants and shops in your local are attract customers? 2. How cana city attract more vistors? 3, What are some ways a country can attract foreign tourists? Bisection Read the five short news stories below. Choose from the articles (A to) end Complete the answer grid. The articles may be chosen more then onee. One has been done for you as an example. |A.The Spanish vilags of Olmeda de la Cuosta is ealing diecountedpots of land ina desperate attempt to etract new residents. Te vilage current has 35 residents (and hal of ‘these are weakenders). With an average age of 75, the vilage is IRly to gradually csappear Ir it dpesn' bringin new people. Land pots start at €200 for 60 s9.metres (645 9.) Buyers are required tabula house of busines onthe land withina certain period 8B, Authorties inthe Indian ety of Det are looking to atvact more bursts. Numbers have een nin recent years by safety concems ans the flue of anspor’ and notes to Keep up ‘wth neighboring countries, The cy hopes promation ofits storied sites wil be boosted by feclration ofthe national capital ae a UNESCO World Hertage She. Acton easing sa Tegulatons fs expacted ta bringin more vistors, The Indian government has announced that 40 more counties wil be lige fer visas on aval. ©. Holywood fimmakers have been flocking o London In recent esr, atwacted by accoss ‘0 wellequipped stucios, professional lm crews, abundant sctng alent, and arch variety of architecture. Foreign fmmalrs uted o be deterred by buresucay and the high cos ‘Te turnaround was no acident. The ey authorities became mocefm frendly ana the goverment offered tax breaks for companies deciding to fm in the UK. Now, wth now tax Breaks for television production, London may see a repeat of the eae success. '.A tour report issued yesterday shows Brains doing 2 rlatvy poor job of enticing (Chinese tures. Although arrivals om China were up by 8% ast ea, this was half he global ‘average of 17% Indust insiders sy thet visa policies (the time and cst iscourage tourists ‘rom tagging the UK on to thelr European tps. The slver ning inthe reports that Chinese ‘uri tay longer in Britain than in European counties and spene mo A study by researchers at Southampton Unversity has found that British High Streets ave having some success in luring beck shoppers. There's anew wee of convenience hopping - consumers wantingto Buy grocers to top up what they buy once @ week tlre Supermariets. igh treet shops ae also exploiting the online woré by connecting 0 lcs! ‘communis with social media and becoming pickup points for goats (many shoppers prefer calleting online goods rather than risking missed home doveris} Which article, A, B, CD, oF Ex. mentions the possibity of a pestgous ternational listing or 6 ey. Gesoribes adapting o modern trends mentions atracting ntrational companies with fnandlal neeries. talks abou apace threatened wth extinction mentions the need for bet feiities and infrastructure tks about very low price that comes with arequrement mentions making more money pr visor. describes a skilful workforce. BP ERPS RE