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a U nd erlin e th e corre ct words to complete th e sentences.
1 My new la ptop is more light than / lighter than / lighter th a tyours.
2 I think smartphones are more us eful/ useful/er/ useful more
th a n tablets.
G ary’s e—reader is big er/ more big/ bigger th a n this on e .
O ur camera is he avier/ more he avy/he avyerthan th eirs.
In my opinion tablets are difficu/ter/ more difficult/ difficult to
use th a n computers.
6 The camera on my new phone is gooder/ more good / better
th a n my old digital camera!
7 It’s e asier/ more e a sy/ e asyer to use your satnav th a n a m a p
wh e n you’re driving.
The traffic in London is worser/ worse/ badder th a n th e traffic
in P aris.

b Look at the information about the two TVs and complete

the sentences. Use the comparative forms of the
a dj e ctiv e s i n th e box.

Television _ HiWkW FIcXTV

‘1 W eight 1 8 kilos ‘- 1 6 kilos
E V O C ABULARY IT collocations
2 Scre en siz e 42 inch e s 40 inch e s a M a t c h 1—5 w i t h a—e to m a k e s e nt e nc e s.
3 Picture qu ality **** ***** 1 Click on
2 El E nter your us ern a m e a nd password to log on to
4 Sound qu ality **** ***
3 E] Click here to download
5 E asy to use? *** ***** 4 El He forgot to save
6 Appe arance ** *** 5 E] F or more information about our products visit
our website or c all this numb er.
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7 F irst sold D e c e mb er 2 0 1 3 F ebruary 2 0 1 4

b th e docum e nt before closing down th e P C .
8 Price $550 $495 c this link to watch our new video clip.
d powerful a ntivirus software. K e ep your computer safe.
e th e computers in this library.

b U nd erlin e th e correct words to comple t e th e sentences.

1 N o, you c a n’t download/ log on to my computer. It’s
private!
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You c a n use m y la ptop to ch e ck/ visit your emails.

When you s a v e / visittheir website, they give a dollar to
h elp poor people.
a ttra ctiv e new good e asy expensive I
It's better to check / save your docum e nt every 1 5
he avy cle ar b ig
minute s.
1 The HiT ek T V ls_|1 a a ll. ar_ th a n th e PicX T V. You c a n listen to her new song if you click on this link/
2 The HiT ek T V is th a n the PicX T V. computer.
3 The picture o n th e PicX T V is th a n on th e Ple ase don’t download any unsafe websites/ files to m y
HiT ek TV. computer.
4 The sound is o n th e HiT ek T V th a n o n th e I lik e surfing/ clicking on th e Intern et a n d w atching videos
onlin e .
PicX TV.
5 The PicX T V is to use th a n th e HiT ek TV.
6 The PicX T V is th a n th e HiT ek T V.
7 The PicX T V is th a n th e HiT ek T V.
8 The HiT ek T V is th a n the PicX T V.

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a und erlin e th e corre ct words to complete th e sentences. Tick (J) th e corre ct words.
1 They say th a t Arabic is one of the more difficult/ 1 7,500
the most difficult/ the difficultest languages of the world / a El seven hundred and fifty
than the world / in the world. b seven thousand five hundred
2 Spanish is one of the most popular/ most popular/ c [I seven million five hundre d thous a nd
the popularest languages for le arn / to le arn / for le arning. 2 812
3 In 2012, the goodest/ the b e st/ the most good te nnis a El eight hundred twelve
player was Novak Djokovic. b E] eight thous a nd a nd twelve
4 I work in on e of the noisyest/ the most noisy/ the noisiest c El eight hundred and twelve
are as in the city/ of the city/ on the city. 3 2,500,000
5 I think Xhosa is the more strange / the strangest/ a El two million five hundre d thous a nd
the most strange language! I he ard people spe aking it in b El two thous a nd five hundre d
South Africa. c E] twenty-five hundred thousand
6 I think Italy is the interestingest/mostinteresting/ 4 1,299
the most interesting country to visit in E urope / of E urope / a El twelve hundred ninety-nine
by E urope. b El one thousand, two hundred and ninety-nine
7 The Intern et is one of the more us eful/ the most us eful/ c E] one million two hundred and ninety-nine thousand
the usefulest inventions of th e 20th century. 5 2001
8 H e’s one of the most famous / the famousest/ a I] two thousand and one
the more famous actors in Hollywood. b [I two thousand one
c D two hundred and one
b P ut th e words i n t h e corre ct ord er to m a k e s e nt e nc e s.
1 funnie st / on e / of th e / on T V / h e ’ s / people . b ( E lm Listen and check.
H e ’s o n e o f T h e f u n n i e s t p e o p l e o n T V
2 in th e world l t h e / a n i m a l / th e ch e e t a h l f a s t e s t / is . W rit e th e numb ers i n words.
85,000,000 e io htv—fiv e millio n
3 th e / S am / b e s t/ in our class / stud e nt / i s . 379
8,162
4 was / th e / day / wettest / last Tuesday / of th e ye ar . 450,000
2009
5 one o f / be autiful l t h e / she’s / women / m o s t/ in th e world . 7,299,612

6 is l t h e / w h i c h / c i t y / bigg e stl in th e world ?

PRONUNCIATION Main stress
7 we l last ye ar / the / had lwint er / since 1986 l coldest .
a @ 1521 List e n a nd d e cid e where t h e m a in stress is i n
8 Japanese / language / is / hardest / to le arn l t h e . e ach sentence. Tick (I) the correct stress marking.
1 a I] E nglish is t h e m popular language in th e world.
b E nglish is th e most popular language in th e world.
2 a E] S an M arino is one of th e m aje st countries in th e
world.
b E] San Marino is one of the smalle_st countries in the
world.
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a E] This is one of the most dangerous cities in the world.

b [:I This is one of t h e m dangerous cities in the world.
a I] Bra zil is th e bigge_s_t country in Latin America.
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b El Bra zil is th e .b_iggest country in Latin America.

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a El Spanish is one of the most p m languages in the world.

b [I Spanish is one of the m useful languages in the world.
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a El This is t h e m expensive hotel in th e city.

b [:I This is the most expensive hotel in the city.
a E] This is one of th e w e s t films ever.
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a D This is the heavifit tablet in the shop.
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mod a l verb (c a n, could, mind) or on th e m a i n verb?
showing n o t a t a l l l i k e t h i s right eou+d Tick (I) th e stressed word i n e a ch s e nte nc e .

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1 C an you h e lp m e with something?
a I] can
A 1414121— you help me with something?
b [2] help
B Yes, 2 — . What is it?
A I don’t know how to record programmes on m y new TV. 2 Would you mind showing m e how to do it?
B Right, that’s 3 . a El showing
A Would you mind 4 — me? b I] mind
B No, 5 . So, what you do is this. First you go 3 C ould you explain th a t again, ple ase?
to th e programme m e nu, th e n you find th e programme a [I could
you w a nt a n d finally you press ‘R e cord’. b [I explain
A O K, that 6 easy. Now let me try. 4 Do you mind h elping m e with my shopping?
7 | go to th e programme menu? a [:I h elping
Y es, that’s right. b [I mind
A T h e n I find th e progra mm e I w a nt with these arrows,
8 — ?
C orrect.
A A nd l j u s t press th e ‘R e cord’ button. Is th a t
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I) m Listen and check.

0 U nd erlin e th e correct words to complete th e sentences.

1 A C ould you helping/ to help Ali/g me with my homework?
B Y es, of course / off course / course.
C an you explain me / that to me / that me?
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A Would you mind help / helping/ to help me?

B No, not a t all / not all / no a t all.
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A Do you mind s h o w/ to s h o w/ showing m e how to take

photos with my phone?
B Not prob/em / No problem / Without a problem.
b (a m Listen to the questions. Put a tick (I) to show
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At first/First place / S o first | click on this link?

N ext I put in my password, like this / as this / like these? if the tone goes up 7' or down 8 at the end.
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A nd th e n I press this button. Is th a t in right/right/

on the right?
D E CID E D

How do I ch e ck my email?
C an you show m e how to log on?
(I m Listen and check. What’s th e problem with your computer?
Would you mind sp e a king more slowly, ple ase?
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Do you mind showing m e how to take photos?
How often d o you ch e ck your emails?
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a O n comparetheweb. com you can compare different
websites. R e ad people’s opinions about two social
n e tworking sit e s, Int erfri e nds a n d M a t e List. Who
thinks these things? Use the names in the box.
Joe K E nuff! H e lp m e 2 Li z z i e 39
1 I use the site to help me with my studies. M
2 My friends a n d I enjoy photography.
3 The Intern et isn’t th e best place to talk to people.
4 It’s the best site to make plans with friends.
I] R e ad the opinions again. Are the sentences true or
false?
1 Joe K is quiet a nd doesn’t lik e sp e nding tim e with his
frie nds.
E nuff! is a bad language stud e nt a n d never studies.
H elpm e 2 doesn’t use th e Intern et very often.
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Liz zie39 thinks social networking sites are a bad ide a.
More people prefer Interfrie nds to MateList.
E WRITIN G SKILLS Linking ide as with
also, too a nd a s well
a R e writ e t h e s e nt e nc e s. A d d t h e words i n bra ck e ts
i n th e corre ct pla c e s.
1 H e spe aks C hinese perfectly a nd h e spe aks a little
Japanese. (too)
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Japanese too
2 My new ta blet is smaller th a n my old la ptop. It's lighter, so
it’s e asier to carry. (also)
3 P ut in your username a nd e nter your password. (as well)
4 I c a n take gre at photos with my new phone a n d I c a n surf
th e net. (also)
5 H e’s got a new tablet a nd a new smartphone. (too)
6 My uncl e gave m e a la ptop a n d he bought m e a n MP 3
player. (as w ell)
F or m e Interfriends is better th a n MateList.
You c a n put lots of pictures on Interfriends
and m a k e bigg er albums of photos. Most of
my friends use Interfriends a s well, so it’s
e a sier to talk to th e m. W e like to plan events
and p artie s in group ch a ts.
MateList is th e most f a mous website in my
country, so of cours e it’s th e b e st. You c a n
do more things on it, too. It’s also a good site
because you c a n use different apps on it. F or
example, my frie nds and I us e a language
le arning app and study E nglish together.
I use Interfriends a lmost every day. It's quick er
to swap photos with frie nds th a n on MateList
and I love ta king picture s.
H elpme2
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talk to my frie nds or show th e m photos I c a n
go to their house. My re a l frie nds are better
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a T hin k of two w e bsite s you use t h a t are simil ar. Writ e
a post comparing them on comparetheweb.com. Look
at Joe K’s post to help you. R emember to:
0 say why you lik e on e more th a n th e oth er
0 say wh at you use th e better site for a nd why
0 use also, too a nd as well.
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a R e ad th e t e xt. C ompl e t e e a ch
s e nte nc e w it h t h e corre ct t i p numb er.
1 T l p i talks a bout doing som ething for
th e first tim e .
2 T Ip _ talks a bout k e e ping yourself
he althy.
3 T Ip _ talks a bout sp e nding less time in
front of a comput er scre en. — - -

4 T Ip _ talks a bout re m e mb ering to talk

to th e people who are importa nt to you.
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5 T i p _ talks a bout b eing friendly.

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a—h t o m a k e s e nte nc e s.

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1 El C hecking emails often takes
2 D G etting fit c a n h e lp
3 [:I Doing exercise is
4 [:I It’s important not to forget
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It’s a good ide a to F e el like you could be
happie r?
7 El When you are nice to other people,
8 El H elping oth er people
a a lot of tim e surfing th e W eb.
b a bout your fa mily a nd frie nds.
c c a n be good for you.
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do new a nd differe nt things sometimes.
good for your brain.
If th at’s you, re a d our top fiv e tips
f they are usually nic e to you. for a b e tt er lif e .
g too much of our tim e .
h you to fe el happier.
D o some exercise. Most people fe el h a ppier wh e n th e y’re
c W h a t oth er thin g s d o y o u t h i n k a r e fit. A nd did you know th at going for a w alk is b etter for your
import a nt for a h a ppy life ? Writ e some brain th a n pla ying chess or doing puz zles? A stronger body
more tips. R e m e mb er t o say: me ans a stronger brain too!
0 wh at th e tip is C all a frie nd! When w e ’re busy, w e c a n sometimes forg et
0 how often som e on e s h o uld d o this about our fa mily a nd friends. B ut th e y’re th e most importa nt
0 how it will m a k e th e m fe el better. people to us. T hink of someone you don't talk to enough,
th e n pick up your phone a nd make a c all — right now!

G et a w a y from your computer! C heck your e m ail once a day

— twic e if you re ally must — but not tw e nty tim e s! A nd think
about how much tim e you spend surfing th e W eb — if you’re
lik e most people, it’s far too much.
G et up a nd find something more intere sting to do.

D o something for other people! W e know th at people who

h elp other people are he althier and happier th a n those who
don’t. A nd remember: people will b e frie ndlier and nicer to
you if you’re frie ndly a nd nice to th em! Smile a t the bus driv er
or the shop assistant, and w atch th e m smile back a t you.

Try something n e w! Did you e v er think of le arning a

language, doing a n e w sport, pla ying th e pia no or b eing
in a pop group? W ell, don’t just think about it — do it! It’s
probably e asier th a n you think.

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II GRAMM AR
C orre ct t h e s e nt e nc e s.
1 My new computer is more fast th a n my old on e .
M y n e w c o m p ut e r i s f a s t e r t h a n m y o l d on e .
T ablets are usually lighter th a t laptops.
London is th e most big city in th e U K .
This hotel is ch e a pp er th a n th e Hotel Classic.
H e’s th e more expensive footballer in th e world.
Italian is more e asy to le arn th a n Russian.
E nglish is th e most useful language of th e world.
I’m not very good a t m aths, b ut Ian is b a dd er th a n m e .

E LISTENING VO CABULARY
a m Listen to the documentary report. TIck (I) the
C orre ct t h e s e nt e nc e s.
best description of what the person says.
1 There was nothing good on TV, so I surfed on th e W eb after
1 |:| P eople in all parts of the U K live longer now, and they
dinner.
are usually very h a ppy a nd he althy.
There was nothing good on TV, so I surf e d t h e W eb
2 El P eople in th e U K live longer a nd are he althier now.
a f t e r dinn er.
P eople in th e South usually live to 100, but people in
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I use my sm artphon e to do c alls to my fa mily a n d friends.

the North don’t.
I ch e ck th e we ather every day on Intern et.
3 El Many people live longer now but they are not always
To visit our website, click this link.
he althy, a n d people in some are as of th e U K live longer
You ne ed m y password to log to my computer.
th a n others.
Press ‘ C ontrol’ a nd ‘8’ when you w a nt to safe your docum e nt.
It’s t a king a long tim e to inload th e file from this website.
h C omplete th e s e nte nc e s a bout th e docum e ntary
report. Use numb ers (e .g. 300) not words (e.g. thre e
hundred).
1 At the moment, there are just over 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
people living in th e U K . C hoose the correct words to complete the sentences.
2 This is over more t h a n th ere were a 1 I felt ill yesterday, so I was in bed most d a y/
hundre d ye ars ago. most of the day/ most of day.
3 In 2012, there were people over th e 2 They love w a tching all kinds of sport, but they lik e te nnis
age o f a hundre d in th e U K . most of all / most all / most everything.
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In 1911, there were only 3 Most friends mine / Most my friends / Most of my friends
O nly one out of thre e -ye ar-olds is live in Manchester.
he althy. 4 I think most people / most the people / most of people lik e
6 The he althiest place to live in E ngland is E ast Dorset, listening to music.
where m e n live to ne arly , a n d wom e n 5 Most the students / Most of the students / Most of students
to over in my class spe ak excellent E nglish.
6 W e visit my gra ndp are nts most o f Sundays/
c m Liste n to th e docum e nt ary report a g a in. Are ' most of the Sundays / most Sundays.
th e s e nte nc e s tru e or false?
1 The numb er of people living in th e U K is bigger th a n it was
100 ye ars ago.
2 In 2002, there were six 100-ye ar—old women for every
100-ye ar-old m a n.
3 More food and better doctors are re asons that people in lzook. How well c a n you do these things now?
the U K live longer. = very well 2 = well 1 = not so well

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Old people never fe el lonely in th e U K .

P eople in the North of the U K live longer than people in
th e South. _ ompare and talk about things I have
D E E D

6 The U K has th e highest numb er of old people in the world. a lk about languages

(I Use th e Int ern e t to fin d some f a cts a bout p e ople i n sk for help
a noth er country. Write a short text a bout these p e ople . Trite a post expressing an opinion.

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