UNLOCK 3 REVISION 3-4 Starting off Listening | Part 2 Work in pairs 1 Workin groups. You are going to hear a games 11 Which ofthe actiitas in the photos have you done? developer talking about his life and work, Before you Ace aeR listen, complete the advantages and disadvantages of video or computer games by writing a word from the bor in the gaps A the mest enjoyable? B the cheapest? C the healthiest? D the most relaxing? concentrate contribute develop distract E the laa active? encourage make require solve waste F the best one to do with friends? G the most popular among young people? Advantages 3 Which would you ke to try? Why? 1 They people to be more creative 2 They can yeu from your problems. 3 People lean to ‘on complicated tale 4 They many skils, such as hand and eye coordination 5 They teach people how to. problems. Disadvantages 6 People: litle imagination to play 7 They people less sociable, 8 They. welance in society 9 People time doing something which isnot very use 2 Which sentences do you agree with? Why? {= In Listening Part 2, you hear a tak or lecture by one speaker. You * listen and complete ten sentences with between one and theee words * write words you actualy hear and try to spell them correctly * hear the recording twice. your ability to pick out and write down information and opinions. A S8LIVEWORKSHEETS3 Work in pairs. Read this text. What type of information do you need to complete each sentence? Games Developer ‘Asa child, Mike's main interests were playing video ames and reading (1). His original ambition was to become a @.- not a games developer. When he was at schoo! he formed a games @) = with other students. He worked in his summer holidays in order to get @. One thing he enjoys s doing (5) to find solutions for games. Hehe woking wth peopl wh have both 9. that are unlike his. He thinks games developing is a(7) not something to do alone. He has worked on many successful games and one is now 2 (8) Lange games need (9) to develop, so he prefers working on smaller ones. Inthe future, he intends to stata (20). na 2 (0s Now tsten tothe ak and complete the seuences in Haercne 3 witha word or dort phrase, ‘Work in groups, 41 Which video garmes do you find ‘© most entertaining? + est for passing the time or taking a break? ‘+ most educational or informative? 2. Are there any video games you would recommend? 3 Mike talked about how he made his hobby into his career. Is this something you would ike to do? Iso, what hobby would you like to make into a career? UNLOCK 3 Grammar Making comparisons Circle the correct phrase in italics in these extracts from Listening Part 2, Then listen again to check your 1 My aims when I was at school were a bit more /some more realistic! think I thought that would be a more safer / much safer career where I'd make far more / much money than developing ‘games. ‘Acthe time, it was the most / more exciting thing in my le ‘And then I had this opportunity which was even best / better | worked mech harder/ more hardly than |ever worked at school 2 Games development isthe more / most creative thing you can imagine (One of the very big /biagest thrills for me was when one cof my games, The Snake Quest, was made into a fl. I don't want to spend as many / so much time on things ? 1 pase 169 Language reference: Moleng comparizons Candidates often make mistakes with comparisons. Correct the mistakes in these sentences, 1 There are lots of ways to keep it, but I think the heat of allie subs, Playing chess is more cheaper than playing video games, ‘Team games are more sociable that biking because you meet and speak to alot of people When you play chess, you have to think more hardly than when you'e playing video games. | don't go window shopping as often than | used to. For me, parachute jumping is the more risky of all sports Speaking for myself, find team sports theless Mountain biking is more good for getting exercise than moat sports Complete these sentences with your own ideas. 1 It’s becoming more and more 2 Learning to de a bicycle isnot as 2 Inteam games, the most 4m much better at 55 My friends are far 6 Computer games are not nearly S8LIVEWORKSHEETSUNLOCK 3 Vocabulary 2 Complete these sentences by welling a Pia Verb Picaaal outta or expression from Exercise in the corect formin the gaps 1 @ Match these phrasal verbs and expressions from 1 Id never do something like ky-clving because | don't {he extract (1-8) wit their definitions ere ones 1 tatevpine a descrbethe mporanaets 2 Hom wouldyou aD her AB 2 emup iced cr charset about junta tov 3 gethaidet ine 27) something or sonore 23 Han lotr m= a Oh sien band 4 have nge bb dowhatyou vad you woud now | wan roger one rye fines 36-37 * 4 Sonata wel rv home aif aa 5 tlerake ine 54) c aayoreite something wich * de a Dal A 6 makeup ines 8-54" isnot ue Siege Fig 2B ayer cestions 7 laepapromiae data doing sparc jobor gn etn dap nal bain neigh Rear rucied fine 50 aetty Rt mt 8 nothave ace @ becompletty unable to te oie smmtegee de tine 60) guess understand ordeal) 7{lnseeiaoetmbteeaerc8e 3m thcking of wh combing | die Ges, { tyto do someting 8 wdeidBly iSbuhsnsotermoon can 3 dosomething even though something bad might happen because of it h obtain something and bol ‘The words in the box are from the text below. s the text about ajourney by tain car, plane, bus or underground? en Now read the text and complete it with the words inthe box. First ofall dont forget to check that your(1) _passport_is up to date and to find out whether younnced a (@)___ forthe country you are visting. Also if you are travelling fom a large airport, make sure you soto the right (3)_ as theres sometimes more than one, When you ative a the checkin desk, your bags willbe weighed and you wll be given a boarding (4) _with your seat number. ifyou havent already checked in online. You then proceed tothe departure lounge after going through passport 6 and undergoing a (6) check. Look a the departure (7) inthe ‘lounge so you know which (8)__ number you must go to when it's time to board. The cabin (9) _wil direct you vo your seat on the plane, and you have to fasten your seat bec before take-off ‘You willbe served refreshments and most companies provide an entertainment system with a(10) z 3S) Listen to four descriptions ofjourmeys. What form of transport is each person describing? a 2 ae 4 E92) iscen again and underine the words below as you hear them. Then lok atthe words you didnt hear What frm of transport are they associated with? saLIVEWORKSHEETS[AE] Use these words to complete the sentences below. UNLOCK 3 41 There’ no need to take lot of _ luggage 2 There’ plenty of. You need take quite alot of 4 Youdon't need tohavea lot of. for the trolley at the airport. 5 Irealsed that © ound hat public available in Paris and we found a really nice fon a camping holiday, like a ‘was impossible on the street s0| drove intoa Jn Barcelona was excellent, so never needed a ~ you should be able to packall your clothes into one neara metro station. anda seepingbag with you when you travel, but make sure you've got a as soon as | saw one. to get around. BEL Check your answers for 2.1 and then decide whether the wordsin the box are countable or ‘uncountable, Mark them C or U in the box. EIEL complete the sentence wth travel, journey oF trp. A ImAugustfm goingona _trip_to Mexico City with ‘my brother. 2 They set off on the difficult before dawn, and ‘hey didnt arive until after dark 2 Wewent ona three-hour boat round the island. 4 HeSaway on a business all ext week, but sive him the message when he returrs. 5 tknow rl takes longer than going by plane, but really enjoy ie © trmreally looking forward to my toNew Zealand. Whave lots to talk about when I ge back. 7 My parents have always said that ‘more independent, 8 Howlongis your makes you tocollege each morning? ‘Travel can be a verb or a noun, When itis a noun itis uncountable and describes the acuity of traveling: Air travel is becoming increasingly popular, ‘We use journey to describe going from one _placeto another. Isis a countable noun, Feary fmaneb wrtaka two ‘We use trip to describe a short journey somewhere when you go for hort ume and then come back. tis a countable noun, ‘My fiend ardt went ona weekend trp to ‘Amaterdem ‘We goon a trip or a journey. We also make journey and take a tp, EME (846) Listen toa woman and a boy talking about the kind of holidays they like. Write the answers they would give to the questions below. Woman: 1 Boy: 1 3 3 1. Howdo you usually travel when you go on holiday? A. byroad B bytrain 2 Where do you usually go for a holiday? A toaquiet spot nearhome B toaresortin my own country © by boat © somewhere abroadUNLOCK 3 3 What kind of holiday do you usually take? ‘A anactivity holiday B a seaside holiday © asightseeing holiday 4 What do you like doing on holiday? A. visiting museums and sites B_gettingfitand doingexercise relaxing and having fun 5 Where do you stay on holiday? A. inahotel or guesthouse 1B atarelative or friend’shome © _atacampsite © Whats the best thingabout having a holiday? ‘A. gettingto know new places. —B_gettingaway from routine © getting together with family EID) How would you answer the questions in 3.17 Write a paragraph about what kind of holiday you usually take, which activities you enjay doing and why. LIVEWORKSHEETS