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Vocabulary 3 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases

1 Choose the correct alternative.
1 Here’s a photo of me as a child/baby. I was just a
few days old.
2 This is me as a toddler/teenager learning to walk.
3 Here’s me at 16. I had lots of fun as a teenager/
senior citizen.
4 When I was a young toddler/adult, I got my first job
in London.
5 When I’m a senior citizen/middle-aged man of 70, I
can stop working.
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2 Complete the sentences with the male or female
form of the words in bold.
1 I still live at home with my mother and
____________.
2 I don’t like John’s brother, but his ____________ is
really nice.
in the box.
divorced extended one-parent only child twin
1 I haven’t got any brothers or sisters, but I quite like
being an ____________.
2 My cousin’s marriage ended, so she’s
____________ now and wants to stay single.
3 My dad died when I was three, so I grew up in a
____________ family with my mum.
4 Marie is my ____________ sister – but I’m 45
minutes older than her.
5 Most of my ____________ family – my aunts,
cousins and brother in law – live in New Zealand.
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4 Write the noun form of the words below.
1 improve ____________
2 connect ____________
3 enjoy ____________

3 Our nephews and ____________ are going to come 4 confident ____________

to us for Christmas. 5 explain ____________
4 I’m going to stay with my uncle and ____________ Score __/5
this weekend.
5 Mum’s friend Jane has got two sons and two
____________.
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Grammar
5 Complete the sentences using the present simple
form of the verbs given.
1 When I have a problem with my bike, my dad usually
____________ it. (fix)
2 My sister ____________ to school in London. (go)
3 Jack sits in his room and just ____________ TV all
day. (watch)
4 My aunt’s at your school – she ____________
French and Italian. (teach)
5 Excuse me, ____________ English? (you/speak)
6 Can I have an apple? I ____________ ice cream.
(not/like)
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6 Read the dialogue. Choose the correct alternative.
Peter: Hi, Ms Jackson, is Dan in?
Ms Jackson: Hi Peter. No, I’m afraid he’s not here. He
(a) plays/is playing football.
Peter: Oh yes, of course – (b) he goes/he is going to
football practice every Saturday, doesn’t
he?
Ms Jackson: Yes, but he usually (c) gets/is getting
back at about 12. You can wait if you like.
Peter: Mmm, I haven’t really got the time – but is Amelia
here?
Ms Jackson: Yes, she’s in her room. She (d) does/is
doing her homework. I think she (e)
finishes/is finishing a geography project
for tomorrow. But is there a problem? Is
something wrong?
Peter: Oh no. I just (f) want/am wanting to ask them
both to my party next week.
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7 Complete the sentences with the verbs given. Put
one verb in the present simple and the other verb in
the present continuous.
1 I’m really sorry, but I ____________ (not
understand) what you ____________ (say). Can
you speak a bit more slowly?
2 Oh look – it ____________ (snow)! I ____________
(love) it when it’s cold like this.
3 I ____________ (know) John’s on holiday because
he phoned me yesterday. He ____________ (have)
a lovely time.
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8 Choose the correct alternative.
1 Our teacher went to Buckingham Palace and met
Queen/the Queen.
2 Sue’s a vegetarian, and she doesn’t even eat
fish/the fish.
3 My dad’s engineer/an engineer. What does your
dad do?
4 Jane gave me some milk to drink, but I dropped it
and
a glass/the glass broke.
5 Have you got a/an iPhone?
6 Would you like to go out for a coffee/the coffee
sometime?
7 I don’t really like oranges/the oranges, or any kind
of fruit, really.
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Use of English Listening

9 Read the text and decide which answer (A, B, C or D)
best fits each gap.
Are you the oldest child in your family, or the
middle child or the youngest? Or maybe you are
an 1 ____________ child with no brothers and
sisters. The interesting question is this – is there a
2 ____________ between your position in the
family and your personality? Some people
3 ____________ strongly that there is, and say,
for example, that oldest children are more serious
than their younger brothers and sisters. And it
may also be true that youngest children are more
independent, because as they are growing 4
____________, they often get less attention from
their parents.
Of course, no two children are the same – there
are always 5 ____________ between them, even
10 Listen to a girl giving a talk to her class. Choose
the best alternative.
1 The island of Anuta is closest to Australia/Tikopia.
2 The population of Anuta is about 100/300 people.
3 Some of their boats/trees are more than 100 years
old.
4 All the adults look after the old people/children.
5 They go to school in Anuta until they are adults/12.
6 Some younger Anutans leave the island
to study/to travel round the world.
Score __/6
11 Listen to the talk again. Decide if the sentences are
True (T) or False (F)?
1 Anuta is in the Pacific Ocean. T / F
2 Anutans have no kind of money. T / F
3 When Anutans receive something, they must give
something back. T / F

if they are identical 6 ____________ born on the 4 Anutan children do not always live with their mother.
T/F
same day. But there are other things that are just
as important – for example, whether you grow up 5 There is a school in Anuta. T / F

in a one – 7 ____________ family or with both 6 Most young people in Anuta want to get jobs abroad.
T/F
your mother and father. Your relationships with
Score __/6
your immediate and extended family are also
important. Your personality is
8 ____________ complicated thing, and many
different things make you the way you are.

1 A single B one C only D alone

2 A reason B difference C connection
D solution
3 A believe B care C think D know
4 A in B on C out D up
5 A differences B arguments C improvements
D explanations
6 A children B twins C toddlers
D babies
7 A adult B relation C parent
D partner
8 Aa B the C some D any
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Reading
AN ACT OF KINDNESS
Two weeks ago, schoolgirl Lily Mason was taking her dog
for a walk down the back streets of Salford, Manchester,
when she passed a small house with a hand-written note
in the window. She walked past, but something made her
stop and go back. She read the note: ‘My name is Stan
Baker and I am 72. My wife died last year, and I am all
alone. I have no friends and family. Please help if you
can.’
As soon as she saw the note, Lily wanted to help. She took
a photo of the note and knocked on the door.
Stan says he was surprised – even shocked – when he
opened the door to find Lily standing there with her dog.
‘Life’s very different when you’re old,’ says Stan. ‘Don’t
get me wrong now, I’m not complaining. People are
always polite to me, you know, they chat about the
weather, they’re nice like that. But they don’t really want
to know you, they don’t want to be friends.’
But Lily was different. She wanted to hear the old man’s
story.
He is an only child and his father was in the army, so the
family moved to different countries every few years. He
went to lots of different schools, so never really had a
place to call home. As an adult, he worked abroad, like
his father, and then retired to England with his wife
Polly. She was the love of his life, and they did everything
together. When he lost her, he had nobody.
Lily saw that he had an old laptop and could use the
Internet, so she posted the note from his window on
social media. ‘It was amazing,’ says Lily. ‘In the next few
days, it was seen by more than 11 million people and we
had 240,000 likes. Stan got messages of support from all
over the world, hundreds of emails, letters from children,
photos of pets and people offering to phone for a chat or
call for a visit. Of course, things will get quieter in a few
weeks, but I’m sure he will stay friends with some of
these new people, and he will always have someone to
talk to.’
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12 Read the article. In what order did these things
happen?
A Stan received thousands of messages.
____________
B Stan’s wife died. ____________
C Lily put a photo onto the Internet. ____________
D Stan talked to Lily about his life. ____________
E Stan put a message in his window. ____________
F Lily knocked on Stan’s door. ____________
Score __/6
13 Read the article again. Correct the following
sentences. Write complete sentences.
1 Lily noticed Stan’s message on the door.
_________________________________________
2 Stan says people like getting to know old people.
_________________________________________
3 Stan has brothers and sisters.
_________________________________________
4 Stan worked in England most of his life.
_________________________________________
5 Stan doesn’t know about the Internet.
_________________________________________
6 There are now only a few people Stan can chat
with.
_________________________________________
Score __/6
14 Think of three things that can make life difficult or
sad for old people. Give a reason for each.
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
Score __/3
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Writing Checklist – phrases you can use

15 Sam is a student you have met as part of a school
exchange. You have had an email telling you all
about Sam’s school. Now Sam wants to know all
about yours. Write an email to Sam thanking him for
the email and saying what your school is like.
Choose THREE of the following:
 where your school is, what sort of school it is and
how big it is.
 what people study at your school and what subjects
you can choose to do
You can begin by thanking Sam: Thanks so much for
your email. It was great to hear …
You begin your different paragraphs like this:
Anyway, let me tell you a bit about my place. It’s …
My school’s quite like yours, but there are a few
differences. For example, we …
I guess one of the things I like best about my school is …
Finish your email in a suitable way:
Well, that’s all for now. I’ve got to go and …
Hope to hear from you again soon. / All the best, …

 what time you start and finish, how many lessons

you have, etc.
 what you like doing apart from lessons – sports,
clubs, excursions, etc.
 who your friends are and what they are like
 what your favourite lessons are and which teachers
you like
Write an email of 80–100 words.
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________

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Speaking
16 Work in pairs to act out a role-play.
Student A:
You work for the school magazine. Student B is a new
student at your school. You want to write an article
about Student B, so you want to get lots of personal
information.
Start by explaining that you want to interview them for
the school magazine. Then ask these questions.
Remember you can ask extra questions to keep the
conversation going.
 Could you tell me a bit about yourself and your
immediate family?
 Do you have an extended family?
 What are your favourite subjects at school?
 What do you like to do in your free time? Are there
any clubs you want to join or sports you want to do?
 How do you feel about the school so far? Is there
anything you like or dislike?
Student B:
You are a new student at Student A’s school. Student A
is doing an interview with you for the school magazine.
Answer their questions, giving lots of details.
When you have finished, exchange roles and repeat.

Score __/10

Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/25
Use of English __/8
Listening __/12
Reading __/15
Writing __/10
Speaking __/10

TOTAL __/100

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