UNIT 1: FEELINGS

Tom: Hi, Zak. Do you fancy going into town?

Zak: I'm sorry, Tom, I can't. I need to do some ____________________.
Tom: Revision? For what?
Zak: The exams next month.
Tom: But they're six weeks away!
Zak: I know. That's only two weeks for each subject. Look, I'm making a plan. This week, it's
maths. Next week…
Tom: OK, OK. Calm down!
Zak: I can't! I always do__________in exams. I want these ones to go well. I need to study ...
See you later.
Tom: Hang on. Why do you do badly in exams? You always study a lot.
Zak: I don't know. I __________________, I __________________.
Tom: Exactly! You panic. You need to stay ______________. Take a break from revision.
Come with me into town. Then you can get back to your revision tomorrow.
Zak: Well, I don't know... Maybe you're right, Tom.
Tom: Great! Come on, then.
Zak: But actually... I really want to finish this revision plan. Let's go out tomorrow.
Tom: I'm _______________ tomorrow.
Zak: Well, maybe at the weekend.
Tom: I really think you should stop working for a bit.
Zak: I'm sorry. Look, let's speak soon.
Tom: OK. It's your _________________.

UNIT 2: ADVENTURE
Interviewer: Good afternoon, and welcome to the _________________. Today, I'm talking to
BASE jumper Tanya Marks. Tanya, thanks for joining us.
Tanya: My __________________.
Interviewer: Now, Tanya, my first question to you is basically... why? Why choose a sport with
so many __________________? Why not something nice and safe, like table tennis?
Tanya: _________________ sports aren't safe! That's precisely why I enjoy them so much. I'm
the kind of person who loves to feel that __________ of risk and _____________. I like
skydiving and hang-gliding too. But BASE jumping is my new sport - and my
_______________! I'm totally _________________________.
Interviewer: How did you first get into it?
Tanya: One of my skydiving friends ____________________ it. He had the equipment and
invited me to join him. My first jump was ________________________ - but I loved it!
Interviewer: What's your favourite place for BASE jumping?
Tanya: Well, I'm always looking for somewhere new. But at the moment, I love the
_______________ in Tonsai, in Thailand. Though it isn't an ideal as there are no hospitals
nearby!
Interviewer: So, is danger always in your mind when you're jumping?
Tanya: Oh yes. But that's not just me, that's all BASE jumpers. We know the dangers.
Interviewer: Do you think that's why there aren't many women who do BASE jumping? Do the
___________________ put them off?
Tanya: I'm not sure ... I don't really agree. More women are joining the sport every year. There's
Roberta Mancino for example, she is the new star of BASE jumping. The media love her
because of the way she looks, but she's also _______________ at her sports. She's a great
______________________________ and, hopefully, she'll ____________________ more girls
to take up extreme sports.
Interviewer: Tanya Marks, thank you.

UNIT 3: ON SCREEN
Examiner: So, which film shall we see? I quite fancy the _____________________. They're
usually very funny and I think it'll be easy to follow.
Student: Sorry, but I'm not a big fan of romantic comedies. The stories are always so
__________________! I'd prefer the ____________________ film. As you can see in the
poster, someone is trying to _______________________ and it looks really exciting.
E Oh, I don't agree. I'm not keen on scary films.
S Oh, OK. What about the __________________________-?
E Yes, I quite like them.
S Shall we _____________________that, then? It starts at seven. What time shall we meet up?
I can come to your house at six, if you like, and we can take the bus into town.
E I’ll already be in town, so I'd rather meet at the cinema. Let's meet there at 6.15
S 6.15 is a bit too early. What about 6.30?
E Ok. 6.30.
S That's agreed then. Shall we ____________ anyone else? I think Donna likes period drama.
E To be honest, I don't ______________ very well with Donna. Can we invite someone else?
S How about Ton?
E Yes, that's a great idea. I'll text him and see if he wants to come.

UNIT 4: OUR PLANET

1. Journalist: Can you tell me what happened?
Man: It was __________________. It was in the middle of the night, so we were in bed.
Everything started to _________________.
A few moments later, the back of the house __________________. We all rushed outside and
stood in the street. Luckily, no one was injured.
Journalist: And this place is now your home?
Man: Yes, we came here yesterday. The church has been very _______________. We have
food and water and a ___________________ over our heads. But we've lost everything.

2. There's been virtually no rain in the ________________ for the past two years. Normally it's
very rainy at this time of year, but the last rain was two months ago. My _____________ raises
money from ________________. My job is to spend it on food and drinking water, but we
________________ need more. The government here provides some food and water, but it isn't
enough. ____________________ make a lot of promises, but they often break them.

3. Boy: Did you see that fire on the news last night in California?
Girl: No. Was anyone killed?
Boy: I don't think so. But it __________________ a lot of houses. The pictures were shocking.
The fire moved so fast!
Girl: How did it start?
Boy: Somebody __________________________ in the forest.
Girl: So it wasn't an accident?
Boy: Well, it was, actually. They were going to have a barbecue.
Girl: That was a bit stupid, in the middle of a _______________! Did they find the people who
started it?
Boy: Yes, they were the ones who phoned the _______________________ services.

4. Scientists said last year that it was going to ______________. Well, it finally erupted a
couple of days ago and lava ___________________ the mountain. It destroyed a village and
sadly a number of people lost their _____________. You can still see lava coming out of the
ground high up on the mountain, and clouds of smoke are still pouring from the top. But it isn't
as bad as it was yesterday.

Complete the following sentences using the present simple, present continuous, past simple,
past continuous forms of the verbs in brackets.
Question 1: Angela usually________________(leave) for work at 8:00 A.M.
Question 2: When I_____________(get) home last night, I_____________(be) very tired, so
I______________(go) straight to the bed.
Question 3: This time last year I_______________________(live) in Brazil.
Question 4 : In the summer, John often________________________(play) tennis once or twice
a week.
Question 5 : When I______________________(be) small, I often___________________(play)
with a doll.
Question 6 : Of course, you are Lisa, aren’t you? I____________________(recognize) you
now.
Question 7 : Matt burned his hand while he________________________(cook) lunch.
Question 8 : The earth__________________________________(go) around the sun.
Question 9 : It___________________________(be) very hot last summer.
Question 10 : Jane__________________________(wait) for me when I arrived.
Question 11: It ____________________ (rain) heavily now.
Question 12: He is late again. He is always _______________________ (come) to class late.
Question 13: Look! It __________________ (get) dark. Hurry up! It ____________________
(rain) in a few minutes.
Question 14: What ________you________________(do) at 10:00 last night?
Question 15: I __________________ (read) an interesting book at the moment. I will lend it to
you when I’ve finished it.
Question 16: Tom __________________ (look) for Ann. Do you know where she is?
Question 17 : When Beth arrived, we____________________(have) dinner.
Question 18: It is time we turned on the central heating. It ___________________ (get) colder
every day.
Question 19 : I_________________________(enjoy) the party, but Chris wanted to go home.
Question 20: People______________________(build) this school in 2001.
Question 21 : Why didn’t you listen to me while I (talk)_______________________with you?
Question 22: When I came home, my mother_____________________(prepare) the meal.
Question 23:Sam and I ________________ (play) tennis yesterday. He was much better than I
was, so he _____________ (win) easily.
Question 24 : Yesterday evening, while my mother________________(cook) in the kitchen,
my father__________________________(watch) the news on TV.
Question 25 : Michiko couldn’t come to the phone when the director called her because
she_________________________(work) in the factory.
Complete the second sentence so that the meaning stays the same. Using comparative,
superlative, (not) as … as
Question 1: I usually get up earlier than my wife.
↳ My wife _________________________________________________________(late)
Question 2: Few books are more popular than Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield’.
↳ Dickens’ ‘David Copperfield’ ______________________________________. (popular)
Question 3: Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
↳ No mountain ___________________________________________. (high)
Question 4: This computer works better than that one.
↳ That computer ________________________________________. (bad)
↳ That computer ________________________________________. (good)
Question 5: Gmail accounts are generally better than other email services.
↳ Other email services ____________________________________. (good)
Question 6: Her old house is bigger than her new one.
↳ Her new house __________________________________________. (big)
Question 7: The course wasn’t as easy as I’d expected.
↳ The course ________________________________________________. (difficult)
Question 8: People say there are no other castles as luxurious as this one in Europe.
↳ People say that this is _________________________________________. (luxurious)
Question 9: This flower is the most beautiful one in this garden.
↳ No other flowers in this garden ____________________________________. (beautiful)
Question 10: Playing video games is not as good as exercising.
↳ Exercising _______________________________________________. (good)