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Vocabulary

1 Choose the correct words to complete the dialogue.

Etienne Kamala, I don’t want to 1 make / take a fuss, but why is there paper all over the floor?
Kamala Sorry, I didn’t 2 mean / want to do it. The wind blew the papers from the table.
Etienne Usually, I 3 point / turn a blind eye to your things being everywhere, but you are getting
very messy.
Kamala OK, there’s no need to 4 over act / overreact to this. I’ll clean the apartment later.
Etienne You never help with the yardwork either. It would be nice if you 5 put / lent a helping
hand sometimes.
Kamala Fine, I’ll clean the apartment now, then help you in the yard this weekend.

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2 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 Ben’s friends ___ him of breaking the window, but he says he didn’t do it.
a arrested b accused c charged
2 Police think that Brian Baines has ___ hundreds of crimes over the last few years.
a committed b made c enhanced
3 I used to walk home through the park at night but I don’t now because someone was ___ with a knife there
last week.
a shown b threatened c vulnerable
4 The police have ___ charges against Mark Smith after another man admitted he took the money.
a lost b taken c dropped
5 I have never ___ the law. I think it is important to follow the rules.
a taken b broken c lost
6 The police had to ___ when people watching the march became violent.
a intervene b arrest c detain

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3 Write the ending of the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the words in
parentheses and any other words you may need.
1 Nick took the money, but nobody knew about it. (get away with)
Nick took the money, but he _____________________________________________________________.
2 The men were put in prison after using weapons to take money from a bank. (hold)
The men were put in prison after __________________________________________________________.
3 Someone stole my wallet at the market because I wasn’t being careful. (attention)
Someone stole my wallet at the market because I wasn’t _______________________________________.
4 In case you lose your money when you are abroad, it’s important to prepare what you will do
afterwards. (back-up)
If you lose your money when you are abroad, it’s important to ___________________________________.
5 The police kept the men at the police station after the fight. (detain)
The police _______________________________________________________________________.
6 I try not to get into fights or arguments at all times. (confrontation)
I try to ______________________________________________________________________________.

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4 Answer the questions with your own ideas. Write full sentences.
1 Do you ever get distracted when you are doing something? What do you do when you are distracted?
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2 Do you think people should be arrested when they drive too quickly? Why? / Why not?
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3 When do you think someone might feel vulnerable? Why?
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Grammar
1 Match the sentence halves.
1 If I hadn’t gone to Mexico for a year,
2 We would have gone swimming in the ocean
3 I would be very rich by now
4 What would you do about the video call tonight
5 If he hadn’t hurt his leg,
6 David would be at Harvard University
a if I had gotten that job in Kuwait.
b if you had lost your phone earlier?
c if he had done better in high school.
d he would play soccer with us.
e I wouldn’t know how to speak Spanish.
f if the weather was better.

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in parentheses. Use a mixed conditional form.
1 If I didn’t speak Arabic, I ____________________ (understand) any of the menu at the restaurant
last Thursday.
2 If you had remembered Mom’s birthday, you ____________________ (not feel) terrible today!
3 Adam wouldn’t have been arrested if he ____________________ (stop) at the red traffic lights more often.
4 You would have come to the theater with us to watch the play if you ____________________ (not have to)
work so much!
5 If Max didn’t know math so well, he ____________________ (be able to) solve that problem in
yesterday’s class.
6 If I ____________________ (know) there was fish on the menu, I would be eating it now instead of beef!

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3 Find the error in the sentences and rewrite them correctly. Use a mixed conditional form.
1 I wouldn’t be walking through this part of town if I known it was so dangerous.
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2 If you told me the plane ticket was so cheap, I wouldn’t be on the train.
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3 Do you think Mark would have gotten the job if he doesn’t know the manager’s son?
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4 The team would be winning the game if they have had all their best players.
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5 If the woman was secretly writing a book, her husband would had noticed.
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4 Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use mixed conditionals in your answers.
1 How would your life have been different now if you lived in a different country?
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2 How would your life have been different if you lived in a space colony?
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3 How would your life have been different if you lived 100 years ago?
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Listening
1 3.14 Listen to a discussion about staying safe while traveling. Check () the three pieces of advice the
speaker gives to the students. There are two pieces of advice you do not need.
a You should run away if someone tries to take your money. ☐
b You should think about buying a money belt. ☐
c You could buy a cover for your backpack. ☐
d You should get your own room if you take an overnight train. ☐
e If you are on an overnight train, you should try to sleep on the top bunk. ☐

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2 3.14 Listen again. Answer the questions.

1 What might have happened if the speaker had run from the men?
a They might have escaped the criminals.
b The men may have caught them.
c They might have had a knife or other weapon.

2 What would have happened if the man had shouted for help?
a The police would have arrested the criminals.
b The man doesn’t know what would have happened.
c The criminals would have attacked them.

3 What advice does the man give the student about money?
a She should carry all her money in a zipped pocket.
b She should only use cards and not any money.
c She should carry little money and use a card.

4 Why is a cover a good idea for a backpack?

a Criminals will not know that it is a backpack.
b It will help keep your money dry.
c It will be harder for thieves to open the backpack.

5 The student’s friend who lost her valuables on the train would have locked the door if … .
a she had known there were criminals on the train
b she had had her own carriage to sleep in
c she had not slept on the top bunk
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6 Which of the following is true, according to the speaker?

a You should travel with friends on an overnight train.
b It is safest to keep your money inside your sleeping bag.
c You should never lock the door on an overnight train.

7 Who is the talk aimed at?

a students planning a gap year
b students thinking about taking a gap year
c experienced travelers

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Reading
1 Read the text. Answer the questions.
1 What type of text is it? Choose the correct answer.
a serious scientific article
b an opinion piece
c instructions on how to use a drone
d an email to a magazine
2 Evaluate the author’s arguments. Do you think their argument is flawed? Why? / Why not? (2 points)
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Deadly drones
There is something very satisfying about making an object fly, whether it is a paper plane or a children’s kite.
There is a certain charm found in these innocent pastimes. However, in recent years, a much more troublesome
flying object has made headlines around the world: drones. These are not purely toys, but are now being used in
concerning and even dangerous ways by a variety of groups that encompass many people from governments to
criminals.

There are more than 1,500 different types of drone that you can buy, and the laws surrounding them are
struggling to keep pace. Some drones are smaller than a soccer ball, others are almost as big as a small plane.
Some are very popular as children’s toys. More expensive ones have cameras on them. That means the people
can – and do – fly them over people’s houses. This is terrible for privacy – imagine relaxing in your yard and then
finding that you are being spied on by a drone. The law is still unclear about what to do in these situations. In the
USA, someone even shot down a drone because it was flying over their land. The person who shot down the
drone was acquitted because there was no law against it.

In most places, anyone can buy a drone: you don’t need a license, like you do for cars or firearms. But how safe
are they? In the city of Seattle in the USA in 2016, a drone hit a building and then fell onto a woman, badly
injuring her. And not only this, but drones can be very dangerous when they get too close planes. Every year,
pilots report incidents of drones flying too close to them, putting hundreds of lives at risk. In 2019, one of Britain’s
largest airports, Gatwick, had to divert multiple flights after people reported seeing drones flying near the airport.
It is now illegal to fly a drone within 5km of the airport and all drones should fly below 120 meters in height. Still,
it can be very hard to convict people who break these rules.

Drones are also used by criminals. They can use drones to look at buildings to find the vulnerable places to break
into them. They can also use drones to look out for approaching police during a criminal activity, or even to set off
alarms in neighboring buildings so police officers are distracted by the noise. In England, it was reported that
friends of criminals in jail were using drones to deliver weapons, cell phones, and other goods to their prisons. To
combat drone crime, many police forces are now training specialists to track drones used for criminal activity, but
at the moment, it is very hard to know who is flying the drones. Any technology that records who the pilot is can
easily be changed or deleted, so people who use drones to commit a crime often get away with it.

Some countries are now also using drones as weapons. The pilots can use the drone camera to locate the enemy
before they shoot. That is a frightening thought. If we can be threatened like this, we have to wonder why we
allow such technology.
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In the future, we’ll have a lot more drones, too. In the USA, you can even study for a degree in flying a drone. As
drones get more sophisticated, we will be forced to accept that they will be used for more and more things. Some
companies are already delivering parcels using drones, a number of which can carry up to 15 kilos. But imagine a
city with hundreds of drones carrying these weights over your head.

Some people argue that drones do many good things. For example, they can be used to look for people who
might be lost on a mountain, or to take medicine to a remote location. However, for me, these advantages are
small compared to the disadvantages.

Every year, new laws are passed to try to stop drones from being used for dangerous or criminal activities, but it
seems that these laws are challenging to enforce. If I were in control of drone technology, I would have made it
impossible for drone users to hide their identity years ago. Until this happens, drones for me are not toys, but
potentially lethal weapons and we should not turn a blind eye to their dangers.

2 Read the texts again. Are the statements T (true) or F (false)?

1 The writer thinks that drones are just toys. T/F
2 There is a law that stops drones from flying over private land. T/F
3 The writer uses evidence to prove that drones are a problem for planes. T/F
4 People in prison have received things from drones. T/F
5 Few criminals who use drones are charged for their crimes. T/F
6 The writer tries to provoke an emotional response when they talk about drones
delivering parcels. T/F
7 If the writer could control drone technology, they would allow everyone to use drones. T/F

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Writing
TASK You are going to write a cause-and-effect essay about the statement: Some governments are now
using biometric data (such as facial recognition, retinal scans, or fingerprint recognition) as part of
national security measures.

1 First decide if you think this is a good or a bad thing and identify your reasons. Think about the aim of your
essay. Make notes and write your thesis statement.

2 Use your notes to write your first draft. Write 220260 words.

3 Read through your first draft. Check it and revise it if necessary. Then write your final draft.

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