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1 Recording 1 Listen to a podcast and write 4 Find the mistake in each sentence and rewrite
true (T), false (F) or no information (NI). the sentences.
1 The speaker finds the stories her grandmother 1 The film was finishing at about 10.30 yesterday.
told her useful now she is older. T The film finished at about 10.30 yesterday.
2 The speaker lives in Canada. 2 Who Sonya told the event was cancelled?
3 In the story, the villagers didn’t like the man ______________________________________
because he was wealthy. 3 When we were kids we often use to play outside.
4 The man sold his house to build a water ______________________________________
system for his crops. 4 Tell me could you what time the next train is?
5 The man tried using different chemicals to ______________________________________
make his crops grow. 5 He keeps to try to beat me, but he never will!
6 The man was finally satisfied with his life. ______________________________________
/5 6 Which school do your kids to go?
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2 Recording 2 Listen to five people talking
about strangers they have met. Match the /5
places with the speakers. 5 Choose the correct answer, a, b or c to
1 Stefan e , a town square complete the sentences.
2 Carolina b city centre 1 I’d like to b the favour sometime.
3 Michael c park a give b return c do
4 Petra d café 2 Remember to _ calm during the interview.
5 Anna e mountain a remain b make c take
f hospital 3 As a kid she _ kick a football around for hours
/5 in the garden.
3 Recording 2 Listen again and tick () the a would to b used c would
correct answer, a, b or c. 4 Does the email from Toni make _ to you at all?
1 Stefan a sense b reason c clear
a went hiking with Pem. 5 I kept _ the number, but no one ever
b visited the highest mountain in the area. answered.
c still communicates with Pem. a to call b to calling c calling
2 Stefan 6 Do you often _ your opinion in important
a met Pem’s family. meetings?
b visited Pem in hospital. a tell b voice c speak
c fell and broke his arm. /5
3 The person Carolina met
6 Choose the correct alternatives.
a was the first female train driver in the country. 1 He must be exhausting / exhausted after running
b used to be a bus driver. a marathon in that heat.
c was sitting on the bus. 2 I haven’t seen / haven’t been seeing that film you
4 Michael recommended yet.
a met a couple from Wales. 3 Recently, we’ve tried / ’ve been trying to book a
b likes cycling. holiday, but still haven’t chosen one.
c works in a bike shop. 4 Lots of people get sent / send junk mail from
5 Petra companies they don’t know.
a spoke to a man on his wedding anniversary. 5 Don’t worry, the problem with the computer
b saw a man and his wife feeding ducks. system is dealing with / being dealt with by IT.
c met two children. 6 They’ve been / been going to almost every
6 Anna national park in the country.
a was painting her house. 7 To be honest, my first day in the new job was a
b left her bike in the town centre. little bit overwhelming / overwhelmed.
c was given information about an area. 8 The question we’re asking is whether the spread
/5 of the disease can control / be controlled.
9 I don’t think Diana was totally convincing /
convinced by our presentation.
10 She’s saved / ’s been saving up to buy a guitar
ever since she went to her first rock concert.
11 What’s wrong with Carl? He looks very irritated /
irritating.
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ROADMAP™ B2 Achievement test 1 (Units 1–2)
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ROADMAP™ B2 Achievement test 1 (Units 1–2)
Writing
13 Match the descriptions 1–6 with the correct
categories a–f.
1 As the unstoppable hands of the clock
crawled around … f
2 The fireworks looked like stars exploding in
different colours.
3 There was the scent of roasted corn in the
air.
4 I believe a new year brings the promise of
positive change.
5 My friends and I felt a strong connection
between us.
6 The crowd was moving slowly, but excitedly,
along the street.
a start with a theme
b what you can see, hear or smell
c an action or movement
d a reaction or feeling
e comparing things
f using interesting verbs and adjectives
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14 Write a one-paragraph description about a
time when you recently enjoyed yourself with
friends. Add interest to your paragraph by
thinking about points a–f in Exercise 13.
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