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ROADMAP™ C1 Tests key
Exercise 2
UNIT TEST 1 2 to have come
Language focus 3 we’ll/will stay
Exercise 1 4 certain to be
2 ’d/had seen 5 residents were informed
3 won’t have had 6 will want
4 ’ll/will have been living 7 to have been
5 ’s/has been asking
6 hasn’t spoken Exercise 3
7 ’d/had been walking 2 What 3 It 4 All 5 is 6 being 7 It’s
8 ’ll/will have finished 8 to organise
Exercise 2 Vocabulary
2 to be
Exercise 4
3 to have tried
2h 3a 4f 5d 6g 7e 8c
4 you have to complete
5 to have been asked
Exercise 5
6 to be hiding
2 be willing 3 be at odds 4 be open
7 he was walking
5 get on board 6 be loath
7 come up against
Exercise 3
2 put 3 be 4 add 5 make 6 give 7 say 8 cut Exercise 6
2 lively 3 affordable 4 challenging 5 firm
6 group 7 issue 8 vintage
Vocabulary
Exercise 4
2 go on 3 take 4 go for 5 have 6 get 7 make
Function
8 give 9 hold Exercise 7
2 Hang 3 way 4 cheek 5 on 6 hear 7 on
Exercise 5 8 back 9 getting 10 move 11 better
2 bottle 3 perspective 4 scene 5 skin 6 face
7 step
UNIT TEST 3
Exercise 6 Language focus
2 consuming ambition 3 flimsy toys Exercise 1
4 nutritious snacks 5 doting parents 2 So you mean you haven’t phoned Barbara?
6 lukewarm recommendations 3 Could it be argued that life is better today?
7 meagre sums of money 4 You left it where?
5 What was it that you just said?
Function 6 Let’s pack up now, shall we?
7 I wonder if you could close the window?
Exercise 7
8 Isn’t she just trying to help him?
2 c 3 j 4 a 5 e 6 k 7 d 8 b 9 f 10 i 11 g
Exercise 2
UNIT TEST 2 2 that 3 having 4 for 5 At 6 as 7 Since
8 Seeing
Language focus
Exercise 1 Exercise 3
2 has been looking into 2 utterly 3 bitterly 4 extremely 5 quite
3 is increasing 6 perfectly 7 somewhat
4 to be making
5 Have you been doing
6 to be sleeping/to have been sleeping Vocabulary
7 are being demanded Exercise 4
8 will be using 2 dawned 3 brainwave 4 occurs 5 bright
6 bounce 7 springs 8 passing
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Exercise 5
2 intuitive 3 befuddled 4 root causes
UNIT TEST 5
5 go round in circles 6 underestimate Language focus
7 take stock 8 misinterpreted Exercise 1
2 Given 3 regardless of 4 let alone
Exercise 6 5 not to mention 6 Provided 7 Granted
2a 3a 4b 5c 6a 7b 8 nonetheless
Function Exercise 2
Exercise 7 2 You’d be 3 arrived 4 might 5 have done
2 b 3 e 4 j 5 k 6 g 7 c 8 h 9 d 10 i 11 f 6 we’d have 7 crashed 8 to offer
Exercise 3
2 wouldn’t speak 3 could do 4 didn’t have to
UNIT TEST 4
5 didn’t mention 6 told 7 ’d never used
Language focus
Exercise 1
Vocabulary
2 will probably be asking
3 won’t you put Exercise 4
4 ’ll/will (probably) be 2 peripheral 3 futile 4 overrated 5 noteworthy
5 ’d/would play 6 negligible 7 ground-breaking
6 wouldn’t open
7 won’t have seen Exercise 5
8 won’t eat 2 battle 3 wind 4 flat 5 pick 6 drawing
7 losses 8 safe 9 comfort
Exercise 2
2 won’t 3 will find 4 ’ll give 5 ’d 6 springs Exercise 6
7 won’t 8 didn’t 2a 3b 4c 5c 6b 7a
Exercise 3 Function
2 smallish 3 something 4 almost 5 somewhat Exercise 7
6 how 7 verging 2 see 3 ask 4 love 5 pressure 6 my best
7 favour 8 kind 9 afraid 10 mean 11 question
Vocabulary
Exercise 4 UNIT TEST 6
2 sweat 3 debilitating 4 buzz 5 daunting
Language focus
6 churn 7 rush
Exercise 1
Exercise 5 2 hasn’t/has not been spotted
2 regular basis 3 strong sense 3 have been angered
4 household chores 5 exorbitant rent 4 were arrested
6 prior work experience 7 transformational impact 5 have been commented on
8 mutual support 6 was given to
7 won’t have been informed
Exercise 6 8 are being looked into
2 musty 3 succulent 4 blurry 5 muted
6 resonant 7 aroma 8 crisp Exercise 2
2 Come what may, he always comes to work.
3 It is essential he postpone his travel plans.
Function 4 Our proposal is that staff work fewer hours.
Exercise 7 5 I’d suggest you come up with a plan.
2 c 3 a 4 k 5 e 6 g 7 b 8 j 9 f 10 i 11 d 6 Suffice to say, she was very upset after failing her
exams.
7 I demand that the post be deleted.
Exercise 3
2 patch 3 nothing 4 persuasively 5 rather
6 league 7 to 8 bear
2
Vocabulary Function
2c 3a 4h 5e 6b 7d 8f 2 motion 3 audience 4 further 5 allotted
6 present 7 experienced 8 Secondly
Exercise 5 9 point 10 sum 11 firmly
2 freeze 3 penalties 4 curb 5 comply
6 face 7 evasion
UNIT TEST 8
Exercise 6 Language focus
2 novel 3 bland 4 surreal 5 fitting 6 catchy
Exercise 1
7 witty 8 clumsy
2 tidying up 3 biting 4 to make 5 calling
6 promising 7 deal with
Function
2 As 3 Correct 4 wrong 5 back 6 repercussions 2 We were all set to leave when we received the
7 mention 8 saying 9 want 10 word 11 build call.
3 Our manager was due to make an announcement
later that week.
UNIT TEST 7 4 The biologists were on the verge of making an
important discovery.
Language focus 5 The two sides were on the threshold of coming to
Exercise 1 an agreement.
2 little 3 every 4 the 5 next few 6 quite a 6 I was about to apologise when you interrupted
7 something 8 Another three me.
7 The students were expected to hand in their work
Exercise 2 the next day.
2 at which 3 about which 4 to whom 8 They were pleased because they were on course
5 after which 6 for whom 7 of which to win the tournament.
8 in which
Exercise 3
Exercise 3 2 Whatever 3 how 4 whatsoever 5 Wherever
2 I was unhappy with the compensation awarded to 6 Under no circumstances 7 However 8 who
me by the company.
3 There’s a lot to do before the party this evening.
Vocabulary
4 Anyone suggesting we can finish this project
today is being unrealistic. Exercise 4
5 They auctioned a painting valued at £100,000. 2 fool 3 moon 4 arms 5 red 6 stitches
6 What’s that song about a spaceman by Elton 7 swallow 8 butterflies
John?
7 This is a wonderful novel packed with historical Exercise 5
facts. 2 agonised 3 torn 4 reflection 5 stopped short
6 weighed 7 quandary
Vocabulary Exercise 6
Exercise 4 2b 3h 4g 5a 6c 7f 8d
2 gut 3 nowhere 4 outdoors 5 away 6 bearings
7 herd 8 route
Function
2 streetwise 3 gullible 4 purported 5 preyed 2 that 3 keep 4 Was 5 lost 6 hold 7 away
6 taken in 7 bogus 8 luring 8 expect 9 see 10 get 11 fault
Exercise 6
2 innate 3 basics 4 all-rounder 5 depth
6 rusty 7 natural
3
UNIT TEST 9 Exercise 2

2 I think she's got a lovely voice, that singer.
Language focus
3 Carmel and Gemma, they're hoping to come and
Exercise 1 visit us.
2 sat down 3 do 4 were looking 4 Go out with my mates, that's what I do on a Friday
5 He’d been sleeping 6 I’m looking evening.
7 was due to 5 These books, they were lent to me by my sister.
6 They're difficult to get hold of, these headphones.
Exercise 2 7 These keys, are they the ones you were looking
2 ’d/would give me for?
3 were not/weren’t going
4 she doesn’t Exercise 3
5 was mentioned 2 While 3 Despite 4 Even 5 However
6 it would be 6 In spite 7 All the same 8 Even
7 ’d /had been retracing
8 to have been
Vocabulary
2 Constructed / Having been constructed 2 pave the way 3 catch on 4 spearheading
3 Not wanting 5 dawn 6 exploit 7 frontiers 8 pioneering
4 Having said
5 throwing / having thrown Exercise 5
6 Having run 2 turns 3 face down 4 ultimate 5 shuffle
7 told 6 roll 7 deal 8 score
8 making
Exercise 6
2 valid 3 sound 4 compelling 5 gimmicks
Vocabulary
6 lacking 7 outwardly
Exercise 4
2 dramatically 3 politely 4 uncontrollably
5 clearly 6 continually 7 competently
Function
Exercise 7
Exercise 5 2 attainable 3 solid 4 long term 5 boost
2 a little bird 3 wildfire 4 two and two 6 track record 7 work 8 use
5 between the lines 6 juicy 9 leaps and bounds 10 some way
7 a pinch of salt 8 the grapevine 11 foreseeable
Exercise 6
ACHIEVEMENT TEST 1
2a 3c 4a 5c 6b 7a 8b
Listening
Function Exercise 1
2b 3c 4a 5b 6c
Exercise 7
2 experience 3 penny 4 Eventually
Exercise 2
5 running away 6 hunch 7 approached
2T 3T 4F 5F 6T
8 went on 9 experiment 10 offered
11 deep breath
Exercise 3
2 (certain) channels 3 archaic 4 public transport
UNIT TEST 10 5 resemble 6 Coverage
Language focus
Exercise 1
Language focus
2b 3a 4d 5h 6c 7f 8e Exercise 4
2 hasn’t/has not got
3 are choosing
4 have been talking
5 ’d/had been working / was working
6 to have been dropping
7 ’ll/will have been living
8 are being replaced
4
Exercise 5 After an eternity, we were nearing the campsite and

2 What we did was to organise an online workshop. that’s when I got a sinking feeling in my stomach.
3 He appears to have been stealing money from his Something was missing. Surely I couldn’t have left
the tent behind! When I realised what I’d done, my
boss. heart practically stopped. Where were we going to
4 It turns out that my mother has won some money sleep? And what was my wife going to say?
on the lottery. Noticing that I was now driving slower than a
5 What I can't stand is people talking loudly in tortoise, my wife asked me what was up. I broke out
public. in a sweat as I told her what had happened. She
6 I happened to be passing by your office anyway. was going to kill me. Except she didn’t. She looked
at me, shook her head and told me to keep going to
7 All he wants is for you to call him from time to
the campsite. Arriving at the reception she told me
time. to wait in the car while she spoke to the campsite
owner. Within five minutes she came back and told
Exercise 6 us that we were going to be staying in one of the
2 highly 3 insult to injury 4 matters 5 unlikely cottages on the campsite.
6 a few 7 begin 8 perfectly honest It turned out to be the most beautiful little cottage
I’ve ever seen, with views across the valley below.
And the best part was that we would be getting to
Vocabulary sleep in a real bed. There’s absolutely nothing
better than sleeping in a bed when you’d been
Exercise 7 expecting to sleep on the floor.
2a 3b 4c 5b 6a 7b [298 words]
Exercise 8 Guide for marking

2b 3a 4h 5c 6g 7d 8f Grade the response according to the following
criteria. Assign zero points per criterion if the
Exercise 9 response is poor, one point for average to above
2 doting 3 charming 4 flimsy 5 mob average, and two points for good:
6 bite-size 7 phenomenal 8 lively • accurate spelling and punctuation
• accurate use of grammar
• coherence and cohesion
Function
• overall task completion
Exercise 10 • overall accuracy and naturalness.
2 as 3 unlucky 4 reminds 5 Do 6 far 7 peace
8 on 9 cheek 10 Hang 11 brings 12 interrupt
13 back 14 pick 15 move 16 nice ACHIEVEMENT TEST 2
Listening
Reading Exercise 1
Exercise 11 1c 2a 3b 4b 5c 6a
2a 3f 4b 5d 6e
Exercise 2
Exercise 12 1F 2F 3T 4T 5T 6F
2T 3F 4F 5T 6T 7F 8T 9T
10 F 11 F Exercise 3
2 business plan 3 (giant glass) jars 4 loan
5 service 6 household name
Writing
Exercise 13
2e 3f 4a 5c 6d Language focus
Exercise 4
Exercise 14 2 I can see something resembling a factory.
Sample answer 3 I don't know how, but I managed to finish the
A couple of years ago, my wife and I decided to go marathon.
camping in the mountains. Our city gets so hot and 4 Doesn’t she know that it’s rude to ignore people?
oppressive in summer that you’re literally melting.
5 She isn’t going to be annoyed with me, is she?
The mountains are a breath of fresh air after the city
so we couldn’t wait to get away. 6 I ate what could only be described as an insect.
We packed the car with a ton of camping gear and 7 So you’re saying I can’t borrow your motorbike?
left just enough space to squeeze the kids in. We 8 It was like a mouse, or that kind of thing.
were so overloaded that I didn’t think we’d be able
to set off. But we managed it and we were soon
trundling towards the mountains.
5
Exercise 5 select the most promising acts from the performing

2 wouldn’t tell arts with the aim of producing the most magical
3 ’ll/will find event this town has ever seen.
The location
4 won’t you stop Green Meadows is a piece of wasteland on the
5 ’d/would get edge of town which has been abandoned for many
6 won’t have seen years. Despite its potential use for recreation, the
7’ll/will tell site is worsening by the day. We would propose that
8 wouldn’t mind our volunteers clean up the site and prepare it for
use for the festival. The site has multiple access
points and there would be enough space for an
Exercise 6
event on this scale. At the end of the festival, we
2 for fear of 3 seriously 4 Seeing as would ensure that the site could be used for future
5 At the risk of 6 absolutely 7 explaining events.
The benefits
Vocabulary Apart from the stated intention of bringing the
Exercise 7 community together, we feel that the festival would
2 passing 3 root 4 brainwave 5 intuitive bring further benefits, in particular the creation of
6 round 7 mull many new jobs. We also believe that it would lead
to a surge of interest in the town as well as give it a
much-needed financial boost.
Exercise 8 Summary
2 unsubstantiated claims 3 panic attack In summary, there is an undeniable need for new
4 publicity stunt 5 cold sweat energy to be injected into the town and our arts
6 bending the truth 7 fake footage festival would be the perfect solution. Other towns
8 daunting prospect have flourished after holding similar events and we
strongly believe that our town could flourish, too.
[299 words]
Exercise 9
2c 3c 4b 5a 6c 7a 8a Guide for marking
Grade the response according to the following
Function criteria. Assign zero points per criterion if the
2 have, a 3 work, f 4 back, b average, and two points for good:
5 afraid, g 6 can’t, e 7 gist, I • accurate spelling and punctuation
8 nutshell, d 9 see, h • accurate use of grammar
Reading • overall accuracy and naturalness.
Exercise 11
2g 3b 4e 5a 6d 7h 8f
ACHIEVEMENT TEST 3
Exercise 12
2b 3a 4a 5b 6a 7a 8b 9b Listening
Exercise 1
2a 3c 4b 5b 6a
Writing
2 confident 3 dire 4 worsening 2 on land
5 flourished 6 beneficial 3 kept in the centre for treatment
4 a team of volunteers
Exercise 14 5 incredibly expensive
Sample answer
6 research with institutions
Introduction
The purpose of this proposal is to highlight the dire
need for an event to bring our community together. Exercise 3
The state of arts and culture in the town has been 2 (fishing) nets 3 operations 4 mid-90s
worsening for some time and something must be 5 aquarium 6 underwater
done to improve this situation.
The plan
The solution we would like to propose is a Language focus
community arts festival that takes place over a Exercise 4
weekend. We would bring together a range of acts
2 stay 3 regardless of 4 nonetheless 5 be
showcasing local talent and covering a range of
genres so as to appeal to all age groups. We would 6 Suffice 7 not to mention 8 Now
6
Exercise 5 many ways in which carbon emissions can be

2 would/’d 3 had/’d 4 have 5 rather reduced.
6 only 7 hadn’t 8 didn’t One proposal is to focus on using digital technology
to do this, while another is to encourage individuals
to change their lifestyles and habits. In this essay, I
Exercise 6 will argue that focusing our attention on digital
2 were given to technology will have a greater impact in the long
3 nowhere near as expensive term.
4 was awarded to Based on recent figures, digital technology is
5 is beyond comparison responsible for approximately 2 percent of carbon
emissions. Nevertheless, it has been argued that
6 are delighted by
the sector could actually have a much more
7 n’t/not a patch on significant impact on reducing the amount of carbon
produced in industry. For instance, through
Vocabulary increasing the efficiency of sectors such as
construction, agriculture or transport. One example
Exercise 7 is the potential benefit of developing autonomous
2b 3a 4c 5b 6c 7a commercial vehicles. It is estimated that innovations
such as these could contribute to up to a 15 percent
Exercise 8 decrease in carbon emissions globally.
2 disinfect 3 underlying 4 immaculate While overall figures for the carbon contributions of
individuals vary, it is clear that making changes to
5 explore 6 debris 7 spruce up 8 mirror our lives can have an impact on the environment.
For example, reducing the number of flights we take
Exercise 9 would result in a saving of 1.6 tonnes of carbon
2 quirky 3 corny 4 comply 5 evasion dioxide. Nevertheless, the impact is negligible
6 witty 7 restrict 8 novel compared with that of harnessing digital technology
and depends on the willpower of individuals.
It is essential that we make decisions now to reduce
Function the effects of carbon emissions on the environment.
Exercise 10 On balance, it seems that focusing on developing
digital technologies would be the most effective way
2 snowed 3 pressure 4 see 5 grateful
to achieve that.
6 possibly 7 kind 8 question 9 back 10 Correct [273 words]
11 what 12 repercussions 13 mean 14 as
15 want 16 implying Guide for marking
Reading criteria. Assign zero points per criterion if the
response is poor, one point for average to above
Exercise 11
average, and two points for good:
2A 3E 4C 5D
• accurate spelling and punctuation
Exercise 12
2 T 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 T 7 F 8 F 9 T 10 F 11 T
• overall accuracy and naturalness.
Writing
Exercise 13
2 It is claimed that digital technology is responsible ACHIEVEMENT TEST 4
for 2 percent of carbon emissions.
3 The concept of reducing our carbon footprint has Listening
significant public support. Exercise 1
4 Currently we are failing to meet our targets on 2b 3a 4b 5c 6a
carbon emissions.
5 Scientists are concerned that individuals are not Exercise 2
concentrating on the right areas. 2F 3T 4T 5F 6F
6 It is evident that attention needs to be paid to
Exercise 3
climate change.
2 (around) 600 kilometres 3 (yellow) arrows
4 stories 5 swimming trunks 6 (scallop) shell
Exercise 14
Sample answer
We are seeing worrying increases in average global
temperatures. Despite ambitious plans to reduce
global carbon emissions by 2050, many countries
are struggling to achieve their targets, yet there are
7
Language focus day, it’s all about making a difference rather than
changing the whole world.
Exercise 4 B
2 about 3 previous 4 according to whom I’m sorry you couldn’t follow it. I’ll try to simplify it for
5 such 6 at which point 7 three of whom you. Basically, technology is replacing the jobs that
8 exactly people used to do. We don’t know which jobs
humans will be expected to do in the future. For that
Exercise 5 reason, we need to be prepared to reskill and adapt
to the changing job market. If you can’t do that, you
2 learning 3 telling 4 sent 5 drinking might not be able to find work further down the line.
6 to do 7 appearing 8 to clean C
Thanks for your comments. As you’ve asked for my
Exercise 6 suggestions, this is what I think. You say that
people should be able to consume what they want,
2 was about to
but the problem is that when faced with a choice,
3 was envisaged that people often go for high sugar, high fat foods. I
4 However disappointed you are would introduce taxes on those foods to encourage
5 matter what he says people not to eat them.
6 on the verge of completing D
7 On no account should you I don’t think being compassionate is a good reason
for you to call me names. There are many people in
the world who need help. I was just making the
Vocabulary point that if we all did something to help, the world
Exercise 7 would be a better place. It’s all too easy to talk
about the problems we face without doing anything
2 gullible 3 duped 4 retrace 5 ferry about them.
6 board 7 ripped 8 beyond [261 words]
Exercise 8 Guide for marking

2h 3a 4f 5g 6c 7e 8b Grade the response according to the following
2 hindsight 3 clear 4 it safe 5 weigh up average, and two points for good:
6 step 7 short of • accurate spelling and punctuation
Function • coherence and cohesion
Exercise 10
2 motion 3 audience 4 ado 5 allotted
6 present 7 drawing 8 firmly
Exercise 11
2 cutting 3 fault 4 something 5 question
6 see 7 against 8 Hang 9 get
Reading
Exercise 12
2f 3a 4e 5b 6c
Exercise 13
2 a 3 b 4 b 5 a 6 b 7 b 8 b 9 b 10 a 11 a
Writing
Exercise 14
2a 3f 4b 5e 6c
Exercise 15
Sample answer
A
I agree that it might not convince everyone, but I
think it’s worth a try. After all, we need to clean up
the environment for future generations. If we can
give enough people a nudge in the right direction, it
could have a significant impact. At the end of the
8
ACHIEVEMENT TEST 5
Exercise 11
Listening
2 leaps and bounds 3 made 4 work 5 intend
Exercise 1 6 boost 7 attainable 8 practice 9 ultimate
2d 3a 4e 5f 6c
Exercise 2
Reading
Getting help from households 5 Exercise 12
A species facing uncertainty 2 2A 3B 4D 5C 6B 7A 8C 9A
Physical characteristics 1
Protecting the countryside 3 Exercise 13
Supporting research 6 2T 3F 4T 5F 6T 7T 8F
Impact on other animal species 4
Writing
2T 3T 4F 5F 6T 2 mumbled 3 deliriously 4 hostile
5 sparkling 6 vast
Language focus
Sample answer
2 misunderstood
Selina opened her eyes slowly and began to take in
3 ’d/had met her surroundings. She thought back to the hours
4 ’d/had been working before she had drifted off.
5 ’d/would make / was going to make She had been strolling with Noel along the shore of
6 were playing the lake, taking in the peace and tranquillity that
7 knowing surrounded them. It was a million miles from the city
they had left behind, so crowded and hostile; the
8 Having said / Saying
pushing and shoving on the underground, the
gloomy, miserable office they worked in and the
Exercise 5 permanently overcast skies.
2 My cooking just gets better and better! Here, though, things were different. It finally felt like
3 Who doesn’t want to win the lottery? they could breathe. The landscape was an
4 If necessary, you can borrow my bike. inspiration, formed from green mountains, white-
5 This does put a new perspective on things. tipped at the tops, while the blue sky, like the lake,
spread out before them with no end in sight.
6 Instead of staying indoors, you should go for a
Meanwhile the odd passer-by nodded a polite
walk. greeting, but there was little to bother them. The
7 Not knowing what to do, I called James. only sounds were the melodic chirp of a bird or the
8 Nobody likes it if you’re rude … nobody. faint splash of a fish coming up to the surface of the
lake. The muted sounds perfectly complemented
Exercise 6 the serenity of the place.
Coming to a lawned area under the shade of a
2 However 3 even 4 this 5 While
willow tree, they stopped to rest. Selina slipped off
6 In spite 7 it her sandals and ran her toes through the cool
grass. She struggled to remember the last time she
Vocabulary had felt something so vividly but her mind was
blank. Lying down, she closed her eyes and allowed
Exercise 7 herself to savour the moment.
2h 3b 4a 5f 6c 7g 8e After some time, Selina stirred from her reverie.
Looking around, a familiar sense of nothingness
Exercise 8 began to creep back in. There was no sense of
2 pinch 3 rectify 4 hinder/hamper 5 grapevine relief at recognising her true surroundings – the
same monochrome reality she had known all her
6 exacerbate 7 wildfire life.
[271 words]
Exercise 9
2 down 3 score points 4 cheap
5 badly thought through 6 superficially
7 shuffle 8 ultimate goal
Function
Exercise 10
2 approach 3 whether 4 breath 5 dramatic
6 went on 7 experience 8 confront
9
Guide for marking Exercise 9

Grade the response according to the following 2 put a brave face on things 3 durable
criteria. Assign zero points per criterion if the 4 milestone 5 affordable 6 passing thought
response is poor, one point for average to above 7 shrill
• accurate spelling and punctuation Function
Exercise 10
2 brings 3 brains 4 cheek 5 more 6 points
7 former 8 stick 9 harsh 10 suppose
11 get 12 mean
MID-COURSE TEST Exercise 11

2d 3c 4e 5a
Listening
Exercise 1 Reading
2a 3f 4d 5b 6e
Exercise 12
2B 3A 4D 5D 6A 7C 8B
Exercise 2
An inspirational figure 2
Exercise 13
Going forward 5
2T 3F 4F 5T 6T 7F 8T 9T
Setting out guidelines 3
Advice for marathon runners 6
The highs and lows of the challenge 4 Writing
The nature of the challenge 1 Exercise 14
Exercise 3 2 focused 3 value 4 instrumental
2c 3a 4c 5c 6b 5 understanding 6 up to date
Exercise 15
Sample answer
Language focus I would like to apply for the role of e-learning
Exercise 4 specialist that is listed on konnectid.com. I believe
2 have/’ve been working that my academic achievements and extra-
3 to have changed curricular experience make me the ideal candidate
4 are being demanded for this exciting opportunity.
During my four years at Donford University, I’ve
5 ’ve/have ever tried
completed a great deal of coursework related to e-
6 ’d/would have seen
learning, including designing learning management
7 didn’t mention systems, creating content and retaining students. I
know these areas of e-learning are a component of
Exercise 5 the advertised role so I’m confident that I can help
2b 3c 4b 5a 6c 7b 8a your company achieve its goals in this area. In
addition, much of my coursework has focused on
Exercise 6 the role of e-learning in higher education, so I
2 seems to have been believe I have a good understanding of your target
3 is it (that) market for your products.
4 ’ll/will be wondering Last summer, I spent my summer holiday
5 could almost have been volunteering with a well-known charity where I was
instrumental in setting up an e-learning platform.
6 let alone help
Being up to date on the latest web tools, I was able
7 regardless of their
to improve their user interface and kick-start a more
8 wish I’d/had read
engaging experience for users.
While I search for a full-time position, I am working
Vocabulary part-time in a call centre, which has taught me the
value of good communication skills.
Exercise 7
I believe that I would fit in well in your organisation
2h 3a 4f 5b 6c 7g 8e
and could make a valuable contribution to the
company. I look forward to hearing from you at your
Exercise 8 earliest convenience.
2 intuitive 3 credible 4 debilitating 5 untapped Thank you for your consideration.
6 futile 7 pungent 8 pristine Yours sincerely,
[230 words]
10
Guide for marking Exercise 8

Grade the response according to the following 2 affordable 3 impartial 4 overrated 5 evoke
criteria. Assign zero points per criterion if the 6 out of my depth 7 weigh up 8 exacerbate
average, and two points for good: Exercise 9
• accurate spelling and punctuation 2 dawned 3 drawing 4 bland 5 clear 6 pave
• accurate use of grammar 7 thought
• overall task completion Function
Exercise 10
2 make a move, f 3 have you know, a
END-OF-COURSE TEST 4 my temper, c 5 a big ask, h
6 Correct me, I 7 allotted, g
Listening
8 hold, e 9 solid progress, b
Exercise 1
2a 3c 4b 5c 6a
Reading
2F 3F 4F 5T 6T 2a 3f 4c 5e 6b
2 blame 3 shame and embarrassment 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 6 T 7 F 8 T 9 F 10 F 11 F
4 failure journal 5 (personal) goals
6 moral support Writing
Exercise 13
Language focus 2f 3a 4b 5c 6e
Exercise 4
1 ’ve eaten Exercise 14
2 to have forgotten Sample answer
3 to have been walking Music-on-the-go was revolutionised by the invention
of the Walkman™ way back in the 1970s. That
4 appearing
ground-breaking gadget allowed us to listen to
5 didn’t need
recorded music anywhere, any time. Portable music
6 was mentioned devices then underwent several transformations
7 hoping before bringing us wireless, digital music. Armed
8 talking with just a phone and wireless speaker, you can
9 don’t tell blast out your favourite tunes wherever you like.
When I recently decided to invest in a new wireless
Exercise 5 speaker, I headed down to the shop in town to
2 Almost all our neighbours are on holiday at the check out the latest models. I was like a kid in a
moment. sweet shop – there were so many speakers to
3 I was on the verge of calling the doctor. choose from. However, there was one that leapt up
4 So he’s saying I can’t borrow his book? of its own volition and said, ‘pick me’! It was the nu-
Wave 364.
5 Instead of going swimming, why don’t we play
The nu-Wave is a reasonably priced speaker,
tennis?
costing around 65 euros. It’s neither at the bottom
6 This update does make my computer run more
or top end of the price range. Nevertheless, it
slowly. doesn’t lack in power and it should be loud enough
7 However difficult, you must try to answer the to rock any small party. It’s a piece of cake to
question. / However difficult the question, you connect the speaker via Bluetooth to other devices
must try to answer. such as phones or tablets and you can even
connect it to other speakers if you really want to
Exercise 6 pump up the volume.
2b 3b 4a 5c 6b 7c On the downside, the nu-Wave is nowhere near as
fast as other speakers when it comes to charging.
Although it comes with a special USB charger, it’s
Vocabulary about as useful as a chocolate teapot. It must have
taken eight hours to get to full charge. That aside,
Exercise 7
it’s hard to find any other faults in this device.
2 zero in on 3 unauthorised 4 lure 5 up in arms
Would I recommend the nu-Wave? Absolutely! I’ve
6 watch your step 7 spread like wildfire 8 shuffle seen many other wireless speakers but none of
them have the crispness of sound, power and
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portability of the nu-Wave. It’s like a ray of light in

an otherwise dismal day!
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