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Personality
VOCABULARY
Match the adjectives describing personality (1-8)
Appearance w ith their opposites (a-h).
1 friendly a shy
1 Complete the table w ith words from the box.
2 quiet ' ___ b aggressive
Some words may fit into more than one category.
3 hard-working ___ c mean
slfrrt taW handsome moustache brown wrinkles 4 confident ___ d talkative
in his/her early/mid/late twenties tattoo curly plump
5 generous e unfriendly
long shirt medium-height medium-built wavy
overweight skirt blond elderly expressive straight 6 polite ___ f lazy
young pretty short middle-aged blue beautiful 7 clever g stupid
thin good-looking T-shirt scar dark attractive 8 gentle ___ h rude
green freckles beard trousers fair bald shoes
Complete the table w ith the opposites o f the
Build slim adjectives from the box.
Height tall
tidy honest kind selfish reliable patient polite
Hair ambitious secure mature responsible tolerant
Eyes loyal realistic
Age
Looks un- in- dis- im- ir-

Clothing 1 untidy
Distinguishing
features Feelings and emotions
Match the adjectives (1- ■8) w ith their similar
2 Add tw o more words to each category.
meanings (a-h).

3 Work in pairs. Student A: Choose and describe 1 upset scared

one o f the people in the pictures (1-5). Student B: 2 distressed ___ angry
Guess the person. Swap roles and repeat. 3 ashamed ___ worried
4 astonished ___ happy
Q This person is medium-built. He/She's
5 terrified embarrassed
w earing.. .
6 annoyed ___ nervous
7 envious jealous
O Is i t . . . ?
8 pleased ___ surprised
 Read the situations (1-6). Which adjective from 10 What are the answers for the same questions
exercise 6 would you use to describe someone's about Ukraine? Discuss in pairs.
feelings in each situation? Some adjectives can be
used more than once. Match the words in bold in the sentences (1 -4)
1 getting 100% in your English exam w ith their definitions (a-d).
2 giving a speech to 50 people 1 Does your school or college ever raise money
3 losing your new mobile phone for charity? What do they do? ___
4 missing the last episode o f a series you've been 2 Do you think celebrities should donate more
watching on TV money to charity? Why?/Why not? ___
5 telling somebody your best friend's biggest secret 3 Would you ever be a relief worker?
6 winning a.holiday to the Caribbean Why?/Why not? ___
4 How much aid do you think governments
Society and politics should send to countries that have had
8 Match the words from the box w ith their natural disasters? ___
definitions (1-5).
a money, food, etc. sent to a country or to people to
anthem border citizen nation population help them
b to collect money for a particular purpose
1 A person who is a member of a c a person that helps people who are in trouble or
particular country. difficulty, e.g. during a natural disaster
2 The line that divides tw o countries. d to give money or goods to a person or organization
3 A country or all the people in a country.
4 The official song of a country. 12 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions from
5 The total number of people in a country. exercise 11.

Complete the questions (1-8) w ith words from the 13 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
box.
O How important do you think physical
political parties general elections vote appearance is?
population head Prime Minister currency
© What should an ideal friend be like?
Members of Parliament (MPs)
0 What annoys you about other people?

«* X
O When was the last time you were really worried
or happy? Why were you like this?
Do you know your politics? O What do you think the minimum voting age
should be? Why?
What are the largest. in O Describe a charity event you took part in or
the US Congress? have heard of.
The Democratic Party and the Republican
Party.

2 Who is th e _________ of state in

the USA? 6 How old do you have to be to
The President. _________________ in the UK and
the USA?
3 Where does th e ____ of the
Over 18.
UK live?
At 10 Downing Street. 7 What is the name of the
in the UK?
4 How m a n y_________ are there in
Pound sterling.
the British Parliament?
650. 8 What is t h e ________________ of the USA?
Approximately 314 million.
How often are ____ held in
the UK?
Every five years.

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 READING

Matching (general)
1 Work in pairs. Choose a person in the pictures (1-4)
and discuss what you think their personality is like.

*" \ think this person is probably hard-working and ''j

clever. J

2 Work in pairs. Describe yourself to each other and

mention two o f your strengths and tw o o f your
weaknesses.

I'm quite a patient person because I don't get

annoyed when I have to wait for people. I'm probably
a bit lazy. I don't like working too hard.

COLOURFUL I
У цьому завданні необхідно знайти відповідність між
заголовками та текстами. PERSONALITIES
Заголовок підсумовує основний зміст тексту.
Уважно прочитайте кожний текст і спробуйте
передати його основний зміст своїми словами. Colours say a lot about your personality.
Подивіться на заголовки, наведені в екзаменаційному Find out what your favourite colour says
завданні, та перевірте, чи співпадають вони з вашими about you.
ідеями. Це допоможе вам вибрати правильні відповіді.
1 Red is the colour of power and
Read the exam strategy. Then read the texts in vitality. People who like red don’t
exercise 4. How would you summarize the type of always think about other people’s
personality described in each o f the texts? feelings and tend to blam e others
for their problems. They enjoy giving
4 Read the texts. Match choices (A-H) to orders and expect everyone to listen
(1 -5). There are three choices you do not need to use.
to them .
A Tolerant and caring ___
B Romantic and shy ___ 2 Pink symbolizes love and beauty.
C Demanding and unfair ___ People who prefer pink are very
D Strong and bossy ___ sensitive and often have an
E Cheerful and creative ___ unrealistic outlook on the world.
F Fair and helpful ___ They tend to behave in a reserved
G Ambitious and private ___
way when they m eet new people.
H Focused and hard-working ___
They can be very gentle and loving
5 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. and they w ant others to treat them
in the sam e way.
"^What's your favourite colour? Is the article right ^
about your personality? I
 Words in context
6 Write the nouns for each o f the adjectives (1-8).
You can find some o f the words in the texts.
1 simple _________ 5 honest ________
2 strong _________ 6 kind
3 happy _________ 7 relaxed ________
4 true _________ 8 b o r i n g ________

7 Find the verb blame in the texts. What preposition

do we use after blame ? Write the appropriate
preposition for each verb (1-6).

j in for (x2) from on (x2)

1 blame _________ 4 insist

2 d e p e n d _________ . 5 succeed ________
3 p r o t e c t _________ 6 forgive ________

8 Complete the sentences (1 -6) w ith the verbs w ith

prepositions from exercise 7. Use the correct verb
forms.
1 The main role of parents is t o _________ their children
_________ harm.
2 If you are ambitious and hard-working, you will
reaching your goal.
3 You can always___________________Julie if you need
help with your problems.
If you like green best, it m eans th at you 4 I hope you w ill_________ m e __________criticizing
admire truth and honesty. You have a your work. I was only trying to help.
good sense of w hat is right and w hat 5 Why do y o u ___________________ leaving for the
is wrong. You are sociable, gentle and airport now? Their flight doesn't arrive for three hours.
kind, too. Som etim es this m eans th at 6 She always_________ other people__________her
other people take advantage of you - problems, even when they're obviously her fault.
they will ask for your help because they
Adjectives ending in -ing or -ed
know you won't say no.
9 Choose the correct adjective to complete the
4 People who prefer black enjoy sentences (1-6).
appearing mysterious, but they also like 1 Kids can be a bit annoyed/annoying when they ask
to be in control. They often have big the same question again and again.
dreams and set them selves challenging 2 He looks so much more relaxed/relaxing now that he
goals to achieve, but they like to keep has a less stressful job.
them secret - they don't like sharing 3 That film was really bored/boring. I don't think I've
their thoughts with other people. ever been so bored/boring in my life!
4 Her parents were very excited/exciting when they
Yellow is the colour of happiness and heard she was going to study in England.
im agination. People who choose yellow 5 I'm sorry you didn't see your friends. That's really
are good-natured and joyful. They disappointed/disappointing.
6 It's interested/interesting that people who like the
love to laugh and have a good sense
colour red nearly always have strong personalities.
of humour. They enjoy challenges and
need to learn new things because they 10 Use five adjectives from exercise 9 to w rite true
tend to get bored very quickly. sentences about yourself. Compare your sentences
w ith a partner's. Did you have any similar ideas?
 LISTENING

Multiple-choice (listening for specific information) 3 What type of snack would a shy person choose?

A B _ C

4 Which sport has the boy decided to take up?

A hockey B tennis C football
5 According to the speaker, the best way to get
Work in pairs. Describe the clothes in the pictures
around London is ...
(A-C). In what ways are they different?
A by underground. B by bus. C by taxi.
Listen to tw o people discussing the 6 The speaker thinks that the best way to honour the
clothes from exercise 1. Answer the questions. mayor is ...
A to build a statue to her.
1 What is Susan trying to decide?
B to change the name of a street.
2 Which top does she choose? Why?
C to name a library after her.
Listen again. Why did Susan decide to
Match the phrases (1-6) that the speakers used in
keep the other tw o items?
exercise 5 to the definitions (a-f).
XAM STRATEGY 1 pickup ___
• У цьому завданні потрібно знайти конкретну 2 passionate ___
інформацію в аудіозаписахта вибрати правильну 3 drive someone mad ___
відповідь із трьох варіантів. Деякі варіанти 4 reveal
пропонуються у вигляді картинок. 5 take up ___
• Перед прослуховуванням прочитайте запитання, щоб 6 cramped
зрозуміти, яку саме інформацію ви маєте почути.
a uncomfortably small
• Опишіть картинки (для себе): назвіть предмети, які ви
b show something which was not obvious before
бачите, і знайдіть між ними відмінності.
c meet someone who is arriving from elsewhere
d showing strong emotions or feelings
Read the exam strategy and the exam task in e make someone angry and upset
exercise 5. Describe the options (A-C). What words f decide to start a new activity
do you expect to hear about each o f them?
Replace the underlined parts o f the sentences
Listen to the speakers. (1-6) w ith the correct forms o f the phrases from
For questions (1-6) choose the correct answer exercise 6.
(A, В or C). 1 She is a very enthusiastic supporter of equal rights
1 Which picture shows Stella? for women.
2 They showed for the first time the plans for the
new city hall last week.
3 All of these interruptions are making me really
angry! I need to find a quieter place to work.
4 My brother wants to start playing squash. He really
needs to get fit.
5 Our MP's office is so small and crowded that only
2 Which item does the boy say he can't live without? tw o people can meet with him at a time.
6 I'd better leave now - 1need to meet Paul at the
station at seven o'clock.
 USE OF E N G L I S H

LANGUAGE REVIEW 3 L4ÜJAHM» Read the text below. For questions

(1-10) choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D).
prepositions of time and place

Complete the sentences (1-8) w ith the correct

prepositions.
I ionable moves
When we think o f fashion, we usually think o f
1 I have music lessons with Mr Jones_________
clothes, shoes and hairstyles. However, other
Room 106_________ Friday mornings.
I've arranged to meet J im _________ the school things can come in and go 1___o f fashion just as
café_________ noon. quickly as the things we wear.
The last tim e I saw Peter w a s________ a For a w h ile ,2___everyone in the sports world was
football m a tch _________May. doing a move called the Dab.The Dab is when
I will call y o u _________ the evening and we'll you put your head into the curve o f one arm
have a chat. w hile throw ing the other arm out behind you. It
He finished the project. _____tw o weeks.
originated in the Atlanta hip hop scene, but was
Are you going hom e__ .Christmas?
3 popular by Cam Newton, an American football
Can you hear me? I'm _ _th e train now.
star w ho used the move during his most
I should be in Glasgow __half past ten.
4 season.Then, in Europe, French footballer Paul
. 5 years' time, students will be using
tablets __ school instead o f textbooks. Pogba did i t 5___the pitch each tim e he scored a
goal. Soon enough everyone was Dabbing.
Grammar reference page 130
But now it's over, or very nearly. Newton and

Lexical multiple-choice cloze Pogba officially announced that they would no

longer do the Dab when they scored, and now it
Ш - ^М Л А Н Ш Н сУ ! is 6___a little embarrassing to perform the move.
• Уважно прочитайте речення з пропусками. Зверніть Arthur Malone, an expert on social crazes, says that
увагу на деталі, оскільки вони пояснюють значення this is the typical progression.'When a craze starts
фрази, яку потрібно доповнити. Пропущене слово out, it is cool and everyone wants to 7___in, but
вибирайте, зважаючи на контекст. when you see older people like newsreaders and
college football coaches doing it, it starts to
2 Read the exam strategy. Then read the pairs of become less8____It's exactly the same w ith
sentences (1-5) and choose the correct answer fashion or music.' In other words, w hat was cool is
to complete them. You need a different word to sudden ly9___, and if you see your grandpa doing
complete each sentence. the Dab on the g o lf course when he takes a good
1 I often go jogging _ _the morning. shot, you know it's tim e to 10___on to the next cool
I usually get up late. _ Friday mornings. trend.
A on В in C out D off

I am meeting h im ___half an hour.

We are m eeting___half past ten. 1 A out B on C up Dfrom
A on В at C in 2 A closely B barely C nearly D hardly
D over
3 A done B turned C become D made
I w as___the train when you called me. 4 A strong B successful C noticeable D great
He g o t___the train and walked towards the exit. 5 A at B of Cin D on
A in B on C out D off 6 A considered B said C thought D described
Paul decided t o ___up guitar lessons and start a 7 A turn Bjoin C take D be
band. 8 Atypical B interested C appealing D confusing
A lot of his friends wanted t o ___in when Paul 9 A tiring B boring C flat D negative
decided to form a rock band. 10 A drive Bturn C move D change
A join B do C make D take

The main character___the book is a special agent

called Rick Smith.
Mark tripped and spilled his ju ic e ___my English
coursebook.
A on B at C out D in
 LISTENING
I USE OF E N G L I S H

T r u e /fa ls e
LANGUAGE REVIEW
Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
a rtic le s
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O What problems do you think people have Choose the correct option to complete the
when they visit a foreign country? sentences (1-5).
0 Do you have any friends or relatives living
abroad? 1 There was -/a woman sitting opposite me with a
book in her hand. A/The book she was reading was
a thriller.
2 TheTown Hall is the/- tallest building in ourtown.
Work in pairs. What problems could you have with 3 The/- happiness means different things to different
the following when you visit the UK? Why? people.
4 The/- sky is getting very dark. It's going to rain.
language water taps crossing the road food weather 5 He has lived in the/a United States for many years,
but he is still a /- British at heart.
You are going to listen to someone talking about Grammar reference pages 130-131
living in the UK. Read the statements in exercise 4
and underline the key words that tell you what Grammatical m ultiple-choice cloze
information to listen for.
2 m m » Read the text below.
Listen to the text. For For questions (1-10) choose the correct answer
statements (1 -5) choose T if the statement is true (A, B, C or D).
according to the text, F if it is false.
fashion bloggers
The speaker was hit by a car once. if you want to be a successful fashion blogger, the first thing
He thinks that English people you ha ve1___ is write. That sounds really obvious, but so
speak very fast. many people claim they’d like to b e 2___ blogger while not
He faced an unexpected problem actually writing a single word! So, first of all, read everything
with taking a shower. you can find about your chosen topic, s tu d y 3___ blogs, and
He quite likes British food. then practise writing until you feel comfortable with your tone
and style.
One of his favourite dishes looks
unattractive. Above all, be yourself. Don’t try to copy other people because
you 4___ sound natural and convincing. If you want your blog
Complete the sentences (1-6) w ith the words the to stand out, decide on 5___ unique ‘voice’ and message and
speaker used in exercise 4. then stick to it.
Think long and hard about the visuals you feature in your blog.
run over dumb terms tough disgusting opposite 6___ the words you write are important, people are just as
interested in seeing pictures of the styles you are describing.
1 I know it looks but it's actually really
Also remember th a t7___ photos are protected by copyright, so
tasty. Just try it. you may need to ask for permission to use them.
2 It took me six months to come t o _________ with
Finally, keep blogging. There are far too many intriguing blogs
living in a different country.
that have been forgotten 3___ only a few posts. Maybe the
3 We don't meet often because we live o n _________ blogger lost interest, or perhaps they didn’t get many visits on
sides of the city. 9___ blog and simply ran out of enthusiasm. It takes a long time
4 It may sound__________but how do you use these to build up an audience, so don’t give up after a few posts. Just
water taps? keep on 10___ and you may become a star blogger too!
5 You need to look right and left when you cross the
road, otherwise you may g e t__________ 1 A do B doing C done D to do
6 Chinese is a _________ language to learn. 2 Aa B an Cthe D one
3 A other B another C every D neither
Work in pairs. Choose tw o o f the topics below and
4 A don't B didn't C won't D haven't
discuss how foreigners m ight have difficulties
5 Aa B an Cthe D one
getting used to the way things are in Ukraine.
6 A While B However C Moreover D Despite
Then compare your ideas w ith another pair.
7 A many B much Cfew D a lot
language crossing the road food weather 8 A before B after C since D for
9 A theirs B their Cthey D this
10 A to write B writing C written D write
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Forum post: m aking a comment
Уважно прочитайте екзаменаційне завдання.
Спробуйте своїми словами виразити ідеї
екзаменаційного завдання.
Переконайтеся, що ви не повторюєте речення
екзаменаційного завдання дослівно. По можливості
використовуйте свої власні ідеї.
Не забудьте розкрити всі пункти екзаменаційного
завдання.

Read the exam strategy. Then read the exam task in

exercise 4 and answer the questions (1 -5).
1 Who is the author of the post you're responding to?
2 What do you know about him/her?
3 Why did he/she write the post?
4 What advice or suggestions would you give him/her?
5 What information do you need to include in your
text?

Do the exam task.

You have seen the following post on an Internet forum.
Write a post with your comment, in which you:
► express your opinion about Niki's situation,
► describe similar experiences you have had,
► say what you think Niki should do.
Write a forum post of at (east 100 words. Start your post
in an appropriate way.

Leaving se condary school and taking the final exam s

is a really big deal. O ur parents often celebrate it by
giving us cool presents. M y parents said they w ould
buy m e a new ta b le t it I got into university. S o ,lv e
1 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
been w orkin g really hard fo r the past tw o years! Then
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i p How do students in Ukraine celebrate passing the som e kids in our school started a cam paign. They
final exams at secondary school? w a n t to persuade parents that instead o f buying us
W How do you feel about these traditions? Are there expensive school-leaving presents, they should donate
any that you would like to change? Why? How? the m oney to charities. Is it fair that I should give up on
I§l Do you know of any similar traditions in other m y w ell-earned rew ard? W ill I ju s t seem selfish if I say
countries? What are they? anything?

Use the words from the box to complete the

Writing bank page 173
phrases (1-6) that you can use to express your
opinion and to give advice.
Check your work.
§ ask better feeling honest ought view □ Have you written about all three points in the task?
1________________________________
□ Have you made your opinion clear?
__ is t h a t...
□ Have you used appropriate language for giving
If y o u . _____me, I think t h a t ... advice?
In my _____/o p in io n ,... □ If you used any ideas or words from Niki's post, did
To be (perfectly)_________/ frank, you make sure not to copy things word for word?
I believe y o u . . (not) to □ Have you written at least 100 words?
You had____ □ Have you checked your work for grammar,
vocabulary and spelling mistakes?

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 SPEAKING
Charity 1
What it does:
Conversation
It gives homeless people food
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions about and medicine. It also finds
people and society. accommodation for them.
Why it needs to do this:
1 Do you have any friends who are much older or
There are more homeless
younger than you? Why?/Why not?
people now and local
2 Describe an elderly person that you know. What
authorities cannot help them all.
does he/she do? What's he/she like? What does he/
Where it works:
she look like?
In Ukraine.
3 'Young people shouldn't become Members of
Parliament.' Do you agree? Why?/Why not?
4 Do you feel you belong to your city, town or Charity 2
village? What makes you feel this way? What it does:
5 'Going to live in another country is always very It provides clean drinking water
difficult.' Do you agree? Why?/Why not? for people.
6 Do you plan to vote in the next general election? Why it needs to do this:
Why?/Why not? Millions of people do not have
access to clean drinking water.
Role-play Many, especially children,
become ill and die.
Work in pairs. Read the inform ation about the Where it works:
charities (1-4) and do the role-play task. In different countries in Africa
and Asia.
The situation
Charity 3
Your school has decided to raise money for a charity
What it does:
and has asked each class to vote for one of the
It provides guide dogs for
charities.
blind people.
The task Why it needs to do this:
Choose a charity that you want your classmates to Guide dogs help blind people
support. Discuss the reasons for your choice and what have more independence.
you will say to your classmates to persuade them. A guide dog can keep you
safe in a busy street.
Picture description Where it works:
In Ukraine.
Work in pairs. Look at the pictures (A-B) which
show people who help others in their jobs. Take Charity 4
turns to compare and contrast the pictures.
What it does:
Include these points:
It sends low-income families on
► how each person helps other people in his/her job, short holidays.
► what each person might enjoy in his/her job, Why it needs to do this:
► what qualities each person needs for his/her job. Many families get stressed by not
having the money to go on holiday.
If they can have a holiday together,
this gives them a break and helps
them cope with other problems in life.
Where it works:
In Ukraine.
1 Choose the correct word in each sentence (1-5). 4 Tina wouldn't like to be a politician even though
she is interested in political issues, (but)
1 Maggie is keen in/on/about sailing; she spends all
Tina is interested in
her holidays on a boat.
2 A true friend will always be loyal/secure/reliable
to be a politician.
to you.
3 Do you mind/stand/annoy getting up early in the # Complete both sentences (a-b) in each pair (1-3)
morning? w ith the same missing word.
4 I hate talking to people I don't know well. I'm too
1 a We're going to organize a charity event and
astonished/envious/shy.
_________ money for homeless people.
5 Little Jimmy is mad of/about/with football. He
b If you want to say something, please_________
wants to become another Messi.
your hand.
2 In each o f the dialogue sets (A-C), match the 2 a There was no bell so I _________ on the door
questions (1-3) w ith the correct responses (a-c). and waited for someone to open it.
b The driver w h o _________ down a cyclist a few
A
days ago will appear in court today.
1 Could you help me? ___
3 a Mike says he wants to study law to become a
2 Did you send out the invitations? ___
judge, but I w ouldn't_________ him seriously.
3 Did you have to tell him the truth? ___
b I'm not going t o _________ part in anything that
a Sorry, I couldn't.
is against the law.
b That couldn't be helped,
c I could probably try. i Read the article about a prison. Choose the best
B answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap (1-8).
1 And what does he do? ___
2 What's he doing this summer? ___ A group of citizens from the city of Blainsville has
3 How does he like it? ___
1__ complained to the local government about
a He enjoys living in a big city.
b He's coming to visit us. the treatment of prisoners a t 2__ local prison. The
c He works as a translator. group believes th a t3__ is the key responsibility
C of the prison system to educate and help inmates
1 Are you going to Florida this summer? ___
to find their place in society. They claim there
2 Can you see that monument in the square? ___
3 This sign is too far away. I can't read it. ___ 4 be no justice when prisoners are treated
a No, the bus is blocking my way. ____ 5 The debate has drawn supporters and
b Yes, I'm looking forward to it. opponents on both sides. Local resident Michael
c Neither can I. Let's go over and see what it says.
Payne says, 'When you6__ do time for a crime
3 For each o f the sentences (1-4), use the word in you’ve committed, it isn’t supposed to be a paid
brackets to complete the second sentence so that vacation! It’s supposed to be your well-deserved
it has the same meaning as the first one. Do not
7___ I agree that it is important that prisoners
change the words in brackets.
should learn their lesson well - but not enjoy8__
1 My son behaved badly so I had to punish him.
(behaviour) it too much.’ It is certainly not an easy question to
I had to decide - what do you think?

2 A policeman stopped her in the street. She was 1 A currently B presently C recently D actually
crossing when the light was red. (while) 2 A they're B their C theirs D there's
A policeman stopped her 3 A it B there C what D which
4 A can B should C couldn't D won't
when the light was red. 5 A bad B badly C worse D worst
6 A have been B are having C to have D have to
3 Grace has the right to vote, but she doesn't take 7 A punish B punishing C punished
part in elections, (even) D punishment
Grace doesn't take part in elections 8 A learn B to learn C learning D learnt

to vote.