i, CAMBRIDGE a UNIVERSITY of CAMBRIDGE TNT Rgo Seba oLeos) ESOL Examinations Cambridge English oa E T Student’s Book DIRECT _—_ Sue Ireland and Joanna Kosta Cie eeu Cm ella ete lL PETES inca usicimss (ap)Joanna Kosta CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSoe Let's celebrate! How do you feel? The best days of your life Tove meeting new people Keeping in touch Ho's the youngest brother Such a messy room Ttused to be different ‘The street is lined with trees Shall we have a party? ‘You'll be given a lot to eat! Is terribly painful Exercise needn't be boring ‘The wind was blowing hard Into the rainforest I could easily swim further He has just won first prize Students don't have to study! Ajob that you enjoy ‘We will have robots Unless we act now ... visited your country... Ds can be bought online My great new leather jacket ve had my hair cut Td never seen a film before | My agent asked me to work eee + Reading Part + Speaking Part 1 + Reading Part 5 “Writing Part 2 + Reading Part 4 “+ Writing Part 1 | «Listening Part 1 + Listening Part 4. + Speaking Parts 3.6 4 + Reading Part 3 + Writing Part 3 letter) + Speaking Part 2 + Reading Part 2 + Listening Part 1 + Reading Part 5 + Reading Part 3 + Listening Part 2 + Writing Part 3 (story) + Reading Part 2 + Listening Part 3 + Writing Bart 2 + Reading Part 1 + Listening Part 2 + Reading Part 3 + Listening Part 3 + Speaking Part 2 + Listening Part 4 + Reading Part 4 + Reading Part 2 + Listening Part 1 + Writing Part 1 + Reading Part! + Listening Part 3 peaking Parts 3 6 4 + Writing Part 3 (story) Reading Part 4eed peer pee + hobbies and interests + communication and technology + family, ages, describing people + furniture and furnishings + daily fife ‘in the city + food and special occasions + food and restaurant adjectives + going to the doctor + compound adjectives + travel and transport + the natural world + sport + feelings and opinions + school and study +jobs + computers and technology + weather holidays + music and festivals = clothes + money ‘cinema reporting verbs s Vocabulary list + verbs of like and dislike + present tenses + comparative and superlative adjectives +50/such .. that and too / enough .. to + past simple and used to + passive and active + agreeing, disagreeing and suggesting quantifiers + adverbs and adverbial phrases +-ing and -ed adjectives + past continuous and past simple + conjunctions + comparative and superlative adverbs + present perfect and past simple + obligation, prohibition and permission + relative pronouns + predicting the future “first conditional and unless + second conéitional + modal passives + agjective order + have / get something done + past perfect + reported speech + be keen on, be good at and be interested in extreme adjectives sowing to/ due to +may/ might / could ~ + should / ought to + despite /in spite of + for and since + past obligation and permission + going to sf were you . + ike and just lke + reported questions ex®Hi, I'm Zita and | love making new friends. | ike books, fashion and playing the guitar. | hate Mondays and | can't stand going to the gym but | enjoy sports, | especially athletics, | want to be a journalist and write about famous people. Listening @cz @ Listen to two students, Corey and Miki, talking together on their first day at college. Match the speakers to their pictures above. © Listen again and complete Corey's online profile. ; Hi, I'm Corey and I'm from (1) In the winter | play ice (2) In the summer I like mountain (3) ‘and playing (4) i 3 enjoy playing (5) games but | hate (6) _ __. Ifyou want to look at my MySpace page, type in (7) = | Vocabulary: hobbies and interests @ Read the profiles again and put the words connected to interests and free-time activities into the table. feshion ‘making new friends Gero be keen on, be good at) Language focus: verbs of like and dislike aoa soa @ Read the sentences. Draw @O, ©, ©, @ or @E next to each one These aclecih es to show the meaning. preposition phrases are also followed by a noun or 0 | hate Mondays. 3 J enjoy playing computer games. ing form. 1 I can't stand going to the gym. 4 We love going shopping. act icenoncommtten 2 I quite fike playing tennis. 5 I don't mind music stores. games. ‘Are you good at winter @ complete the rule with two of the phrases from the box. ? oie the infinitive without fo the -ing form a noun I'm interested in acting. © After verbs of like and dislike we usually use orat atime as they are not connected to each other. ++ Think about the purpose of the message. Is it an invitation, a request or a suggestion? ‘= Think about who is "writing to whom. Vt just answer with word ~ give reasons examples. to avoid long silences. things like well while are thinking. @ How do you feel about these activities? Make sentences. chat online play computer games with friends play sports meet new people at parties spend time on the computer talk about myself wear fashionable clothes | love playing sports, especially volleyball Exam practice: Reading Part 1 © Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Circle the correct letter A, B or C. Mare wants to change A the film they see. B the cinema they go to. © the day they see the film: What should Dan do? A ask Mel to come back from college to fix the computer B explain the situation to Mel when she arrives home € deal with Mum's emails, before he goes out A Luke is thinking of becoming a member of Izzie Green's Gym. You enjoy keeping ft don't you? My | B Luke's sister has free gym sister's got two tickets for a free session | tickets for Luke and Izzie. at Green’s Gym, I've joined already, are | © Lyke wants Izzie to go to Pe eae ate neos Green's Gym with his sister. Exam practice: Speaking Part 1 @ inthe first part of the speaking test the examiner will ask you some questions about your daily life and your likes and dislikes. Ask your partner questions to complete the profile. eae fees Pea cni Poe @ Write an online profile for your partner's webpage based on the formation from Activity 9.Keeping in touch E Reading Pa Writing Part 2 | V communication ané tec Vocabulary: communication and technology @ How are these people keeping in touch? Match the words to the pictures. email___ landline ___ mobile (phone) postcard _text (message) _ @ Ask and answer the questions with a partner, | (I think fextor Give reasons for your answers. mails bast. Which is the best way to because it’s easy © tell your friends a funny joke you've just heard? | tp sennd the-joke to 1 find your friends at a crowded concert? several people. 2 tell all your friends about an interesting website? \__ 3 warn your friends you're gaing to be late? \ 4 tell your friends you're having a great holiday? 5 find out all your friends’ news when you come back? © Replace the underlined words with the correct forms of these verbs. click crash delete save surf 1 Ben's computer suddenly stopped working during the thunderstorm. 2 As soon as I've read my emails | remove them from the mailbox. 3 If you don't store the changes you make to a document you will lose them. 4 To start the program press on the mouse here, 5 You can spend hours looking at different websites on the internet. Exam practice: Reading Part 5 @ Look at the article on page 9. Read the title and the text quickly but don't worry about the spaces. Who is Kimberley Brown and what is. [Link]? @ Read the article again and circle the correct word for each space. 0G communicate) 8 contact Cc write D exchange GD v. 1 A Lot B Many © Much D More Seen eee eer 2 A delete B email © surf D copy your answer read the whole sentence again to ae B was ¢ has pie check it makes sense. 4A work B rent € employ —_D apply Try the other options 5 A form B create ¢ think D imagine er cece Uy Ney 6A prize B hit € success D win ‘are wrong. 7 A last Ball € least D first 8 A local B near © close D convenient 9 A need B ought © must D may 10A among B for € like D withGE > Today thousands of young people (0) communicate with each other on social oO es so Lu Websites such as MySpace and Bebo. (1)__of them have web pages > @ with background designs by Kimberley Brown. Anyone can (2) _ ecoe Lag these unusual and attractive designs from Kimberley's website, [Link], a which (3) quickly becoming one of the most popular sites on oO es Ss © ~ theinternet Le ©& 17-year-old Kimberley already earns enough to (4) _ her mother @H Ss 2 as her financial manager, and she is also training three former classmates to Ro eo designs for her. Kimberley’s parents and teachers are proud of @ eS oO Q~ rere although they were shocked at (7) when she ZH 82V¢ wp high school to concentrate on [Link]. lu Now however, Kimberley is studying for a degree at her (B)_ college. === {5 She always refuses invitations to appear on radio or TV. 1 (9) bea oe oO a ‘Successful businesswoman,” she says, ‘but at the moment | want to enjoy my free time with my friends, (10) _ any other teenager’ P Language focus: present tenses @ Read the examples. Are the underlined verbs in present simple or SE OB Hiosiownchetn present continuous? 1a (spend) | 1 Kimberley already earns enough ... bout 25 hours @monthon -»—«=— She is training three former classmates to help her. the internet. Chat rooms 3 She always refuses invitations to appear on TV. ‘1 really popular but | (2) | 4 Atthe moment | want to enjoy my free time. (hot understand) winy. The conversations people @ Match the verbs in Activity 6 to the uses of the present tenses. g iy cra) i pes A present continuous for an activity happening now 3 ly real Uaioe inly | B present simple for something that is generally true € present simple for something that happens repeatedly D present simple for a verb not usually used in continuous form, e.g. hate, have (got), hear, know, like, remember, see, understand. ‘etemet for games. | (5) (ley) @ fantastic game at the moment, called Free Rider, 16)__ try) very hard ‘© reach the next level Posted by: Ben Hilton | @ Complete the web-post with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Exam practice: Writing Part 2 @ atch the verbs to the sentences they describe. Gap v. Aremind B apologise C suggest Doffer Eexplain F invite __ * Underline the verbs ‘that introduce the 1 Sorry | forgot to text you last night. three paints to help you 2 You can borrow my old laptop until yours is mended if you like. __ decide what to write. 3 I can't talk with you now because I'm finishing an essay. = + You only need to write 4 Don't forget to switch off the computer when you've finished, 45 words so don’t ‘5 Would you like to come to the internet café with me? — include unnecessary 6 Why not join a social network like MySpace if you want to chat, ‘information. ® You have a new computer. Write an email to your English friend, Alex. In your email, you should * explain why you like the new computer * invite Alex to come to your house ‘* suggest what you can do together on the computer. Write 35-45 words. C uniter)He’s the youngest brother L comparative and superiative 3 ages, describ E Reading Part 41 V fami Vocabulary: family, ages, describing people @ Look at the word box and answer the questions. bald abeard cheerful confident curly hair elderly fairhair glasses a grandparent handsome inhis/her thirties kind lazy ‘moustache pretty shy slim tall atwin 1. Which words can we use to describe people's: Apersonality Bage Clooks D relationship? 2 Which words do we use with the verb to be and which with to have? 3 Describe one of the people in the pictures. Can your partner guess who it is? Listening 02 @ You will hear a man called Chris talking about his brothers, Steve and Tim. What are the three brothers’ jobs? @ Are these sentences correct (A) or incorrect (B)? AYES B: © Chris is more hard-working than Steve. oO 1 Steve is the happiest of the three brothers. Oo oO 2 Chris isn't as tall as Tim. O © 3 Chris is less good-looking than Tim o oa 4 Timis already the most successful brother. oO Oo 2 Language focus: comparative and superlative adjectives extreme adjectives Some adjectives already mean very .. $0 we use absolutely to make them stronger. @ complete the table and the rules. Rae ee | Adjective Comparative Superlative both normal and ° one syllable extreme adjectives. He's an absolutely brilliant two syllables ending in -y y.t-ier + two or more syllables + + @ Read the sentences in Activity 3. Write C by the ones that compare ‘two people and S by those that compare more than two people. artist and his drawings are really amazing. 2 3. We use as... as to say two things are the same / different. 4 Weuse not as... as to say two things are the same / different. @ Write sentences giving your opinion. 1 teenagers / elderly people / friendly 1 think teenagers are friendlier than elderly people because... 2 men / women / hard-working 3 shy people / confident people / attractivee=p -. _* Some questions test attitude and opinion and some test specific detail, so read the question carefully. IITs Oe) cte being 6 twin When people hear that 'm 2 twin, their first question is always Can you and Paula read each others thoughts?’ Being 2 twin means always having a best fiend and never being lonely. From a very early age my sister and | both knew what other was thinking and feeling. I've watched videos of us as young children, playing happily side by side, not needing to say thing, Sometimes even | can’t tll which twin is which The teenage years are a dificult enough time for anyone, but they were even worse for us. At school | joined the basketbell team, listened to hip hop music and dressed in sporty clothes, 2nd Paula didn’t want to know me. If wore trousers, she wore 2 skirt, Her blonde hair was long and loose, while mine was dark and very short. Sometimes we had arguments, though they were quickly forgotten. Luckily we never liked the same kind of boyfriend! At 18, we went to different universities and didn’t see each other for six months, When we met up again she seemed ike a stranger. Now we are both in our twenties and live 500 kilometres apart, ugh we speak or email most days. Our fiends see us as. dividuals not twins, People who know us both say we're as ferent as night and day Paula is shy and kind, and always forgetting things. | am more confident than she is and I've never forgotten a friend's birthday! Yet we both love painting, running and dancing and hate people who are rude or unkind! Underneath we are just as close as ever. Writing Exam practice: Reading Part 4 Read the text and questions below. For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D. 1 In this text Marie Davies is ‘A advising parents how to bring up twins. B describing her relationship with her sister. © explaining why she dislikes being a twin. D complaining about her friends’ attitudes. 2 In films of their early childhood, Marie and Paula A play separate games, B behave in different ways. € communicate without speaking. D sometimes fight with each other. 3 What did Marie and Paula do at school? A They refused to copy each other's style. B They had long-lasting disagreements. € They liked to borrow each other’s clothes. D They went out with the same boyfriend. 4 Marie thinks that she A has a better memory than Paula. B has more hobbies than Paula, ¢ is more ready to trust people than Paula. D is less friendly than Paula. 5 What would the twins say about their lives? We were very close as children but we've never been as close since that time. Welle tollve nearer to each other ~ we've lost contact because ourhomes are so far apart. We had a lot of fun at secondary school - we looked 60 sinilar that the ‘teachers often got our names wrong. Even though we lead separate lives now, there is stil a very strong connection between us, @ complete the sentences about yourself and someone else in the class. 1 This personis... 2 I'mmore / less... 3 We both... @ Read your sentences to the class. Can anyone guess who the other student is? c=® |= = @ ff * & & ff f ff ff eeee2e22eaexe4e32a454ontkeat ~ Such a messy room nishings [Ls hat & 00 / enough Lv tornity Vocabulary: furniture and furnishings @ Look at the pictures. Which things can you see in each bedroom? armchair blinds carpet ceiling cupboard curtains cushion desk drawers duvet fan mirror pillow photos posters rubbish bin shelf Which room is most similar to your room? How are these rooms. different from yours? © Read the sentences. Which picture is each one about? 1. You can't relax here because the colours are so bright. 2 There are enough drawers to put things in, 3 There are so many posters that you can't see the wall 4 The desk isn’t big enough to do your homework on 5 The ceiling is much too low to put up posters. 6 It’s impossible to find anything in such a messy room. 2 Language focus: so / such ... that and too / enough ... to @ match the rules to the sentences in Activity 3. A We use so much or so many with nouns. 3 B We use so with an adjective on its own, € We use such (a) with an adjective plus noun. D We put too before an adjective or adverb. E We can put enough after an adjective or adverb. F We can put enough before a noun.i [ exen tip } Mn Exam practice: Writing Part 1 | «inthis part your G Here are some sentences about Akemi's new room. For each | spelling should be question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same | correct. Check your as the first. Use no more than three words. answers carefully. 0 Akemi’s family decided to move because their old house was too small Their old house wasn't big enough so Akemi's family decided to move. 1 Akemi’s new room is bigger than her old one. ‘Akemi’s new room isn't __her old one. 2 Ithad such dark walls that Akemi decided to paint them. The walls were __ dark that Akemi decided to paint them 3. Akemi was too short to paint the ceiling herself. Akemi wasn't tall paint the ceiling herself. 4 The curtains were so ugly that Akemi threw them aay. They were curtains that Akemi threw them away. 5 As there is plenty of space, Akemi's friends can stay the night. There is space for Akem's friends to stay the night. Speaking @ Tell your partner which room in your house you like best, and which you like least. Give your reasons. ‘My least favourite room is the kitchen because it’s so dark. bout all the pictures but only one will be ‘the right answer. @°* §@ For each question there are three pictures and a short recording. Choose the correct picture and put a tick (v) in the box below it. Exam practice: Listening Part 1 1 Where would the boy like to live? 2 What will the boy do on Saturday evening? iN 4 all B | 3 Which computer desk does theboy have inhisroom? 4 Which poster does the boy want? “ “ —— ae ] a | Pra a al 8 cl A 8 c Speaking @ raw a plan of your room but don’t draw any furniture in it. Give your plan to your partner. Student A: Describe your room. Student B: Draw the things in A’s room, Change over.eae It used to be different E Listening Part 4+ Speaking Parts 36 6 |V cally ife|L simple ang used to @ Look at the pictures and answer these questions. 1. What are these people doing? 2 How do we do these things today? Vocabulary: daily life @ Match the verbs with the nouns by putting a tick (V) in the box. house bed dinner dishes floor housework shopping table washing washing up clean v v do lay the make wash Talk to your partner. Who usually does these jobs in your family? Who did these things yesterday? How similar are your families? Gap. = Read the instructions Exam practice: Listening Part 4 and questions to get an - idea of the topic and the “4° GQ) You will hear a conversation between a boy, Carl, and a girl, Jennie, speakers’ opinions, talking about writing an essay on life a hundred years ago. Decide if each sentence is correct (A) or incorrect (B). AYES 6 1 Carl found writing the essay difficult. 2 Jennie thinks that people had a healthier diet a hundred years ago. 3 Jennie is shocked to learn about the clothes young boys wore. 4 Jennie admires the way people entertained themselves. 5 Carl and Jennie agree that children were more respecttul in the past. 6 Jennie is grateful to Carl for helping her with the essay. QoO0000 Oo00000the popular TV show Jin the Past returns to our with the Willensdale ‘who willbe ‘living’ in the ‘Century for a month. How survive life in the past? ‘the Hatters can give e tips. series, the Hatter family for a month exactly used to do in 1900. they said about the ‘who the people are, they are and what ey are doing. Don't ‘ist everything you see. to your partner, examiner. Take ‘ask questions act to what your 2 Language focus: past simple and used to ig in the Past | G Read the examples and complete the rules about the past. | finished my essay last night. Did everybody use to eat like that? Little boys used to wear dresses. They didn’t have washing machines or vacuum cleaners, 1 We use past simple for single events that are finished / still going on. 2 We use used to for a past habit / single event that no longer exists. 3 Used to is followed by past simple / the infinitive. 4 To form past simple of regular verbs, add -(e)d / -ing to the infinitive. 5 We form negatives with not / did not and the infinitive, 6 We form questions with do / did plus the infinitive. @ complete the article with verbs from the box, using used to or past simple. If both are possible, use used to. get up have to 4ive- look play take wash watch wear Mrs Hatter (aged 45): It was terribly hard work. All month, | (1) before everyone else to light the fire and heat the water. In 1900 people @ all their clothes by hand, which took at least a whole day. The first time Itried, it (3) __me three days! Mr Hatter (aged 47): | (4) wear old-fashioned clothes all the time lke the ones they (5) _ in 1900.1 (6) really odd and People stared at me on the bus when | went to work! Mark Hatter (aged 14): Before | went on the programme, | (7) lots of TV but they didn’t even have electricity in 1900. People (8) ‘card games or read by cil lamp, so that's what we did too. It was fun, actually! Exam practice: Speaking Parts 3 and 4 @ The examiner will give you and your partner each a photograph to talk about for around a minute. Look at the photographs on page 62 and take turns to listen to each other. @ next, the examiner will ask you to talk together about a topic connected with your photographs. For example: { Your photograph showed families doing things together. Now, I'd like you to talk together about the things you do with your family now, and the things you used to do with them when you were younger. Listen to two students, Dimitri and Elena, talking about the topic. Which of these things do they do with their families now? Which did they use to do? do homework do housework eat meals goon holiday play sport watch sport @ How do they start the conversation? Does one of them say more than the other? How do they involve each other?The street is lined with trees E Reading Part 3 Vin I passive and active Vocabulary: in the city @ natch the photos to the cities. Moscow _ New York _ Paris London _ @ complete the words. How many of the places are in the pictures? 0 Sports events and concerts are held here. stadium 1 This is where ships are loaded and unloaded. 2 This tall building may stand alone or be part of another building. t 3 Markets or events are often held in this open space, 4 Cars and motorbikes are not allowed here. 5 This electric train network runs under area some cities. ul 6 This model of an important person is usually placed where everyone will see it. s Gp wv: Exam practice: Reading Part 3 * The questions will be in © Look quickly at the text on page 17. Is it from an encyclopedia, a travel the same order as the guide or a school geography book? How do you know? information in the text. @ Look at the sentences below about Montreal. Read the article to decide if each sentence is correct (A) or incorrect (B). Visitors can enjoy free entertainment on the streets of the old city centre. Its possible to visit the Old Port by car. Mount Royal Park is situated on the edge of the city. Some of the trees in the park were planted in 1998, Sporting events are held in the Olympic Stadium all year round. Visitors to the Biodome will discover the natural history of four different areas. Some people have homes in the Underground City. Lunchtime is 2 good time to look around the Underground City. You will find The illuminated Crowd on the ground floor of the BNP tower. Festivals take place throughout the year in Montreal. Soorvousune O000000000 OO00000000What to see in Montreal There are plenty of things to do in French-speaking Montreal, Canada’s second largest city! id city centre and port rrow streets ofthe historic city centre are lined with eums and restaurants, There are also lively squares artists, musicians and other performers. Major 8 include the City Hall, the Old Customs House end ort, which has become a year-round playground for SSerssts and local people, with ice-skating and ice-sculpture ions. Most people come by underground, owing to the smount of parking available ‘Mount Royal Park entre of this enormous park is the mountain that gives sy ts name. It’s easy to forget you are in the heart of when walking across one of its well-signposted There's a small fake, an exhibition centre and a forest. he trees had to be replaced owing to storm damage The park is open from sunrise to sunset. ‘Gpepic Stadium and Biodome stadium was built for the 1978 Olympic Games, ecture was considered extraordinary. These days mm is mainly used for concerts and conferences, sional football matches during winter months. The yeling track is now the Biodome, a science centre and miniz00. Four different environments, including the nd the Arctic, are recreated here and visitors can e the climate, wildlife and plantife of thase regions. Underground City Due to the city’s extreme temperatures, Montrealers have developed the world’s largest underground pedestrian network. Citizens are protected fram both the heat of summer and the freezing winter ‘temperatures by five underground train stations linked by over 30 kilometres of walkways with 1,600 shops, 200 restaurants, 54 cinemas and 1,800 apartments. The best time to visit in order to avoid the crowds is between 9 and 11 am. and 2 and 4 p.m, BNP tower and The illuminated Crowd ‘This striking glass office tower is best known for the amusing statue, The lluminated Grawd, utside its entrance. A life-size {group of adults and children are shown, all painting in amazement at something passers-by cannot see. This curious artwork is photographed by thousands of tourists every week. Festivals Whatever your interest = jazz, comedy, cinema, theatre, sport ~ Montreal has a festival for it. And with over 162 festivals on the calender, there's 2 good chance there will be one going on no matter when you choose tovisit J Language focus: passive and active @ Look at the examples and complete the rules by choosing the correct word in the sentences below. ipwring to / due to Passe words have a similar searing to because of. They 2°¢ followed by a noun. Bacto the extreme Active: People use the stadium for concerts. Passive: The stadium is used for concerts (by people). 1 We use passive / active sentences when we do not know or it is not important to say who does the action, 2 To make passive sentences we use do / be in the correct tense and the infinitive / past participle of the verb. 3 If we need to say who does the action, we use by / of. eeerctures, Montrealers Bere developed an und network. ple come by Bec=axound owing to the amount of parking. @ complete the sentences about Montreal. Use the active or passive in the correct tense. 1 In 1852, much of the city / destroy / a large fire, 2 In the 1960s and 70s many old buildings / repair. 3 Old Montreal / declare / a historic district in 1964, 4 In 1998 an ice-storm / cause / $1 billion worth of damage to the city. 5 Many famous films / make / in Montreal 6 66% of Montrealers / speak / French as their first language. Speaking You each have some information about the history of London. Ask your partner the questions to complete the information. Student A, look at page 64. Student B, look at page 66. aE®6 Review 1 @ Unscramble the underlined letters in the first half of this article to make words for members of the family. An ancient tennis ball Nobody knew that there was a tennis ball on the roof of Lincoln Cathedral except the family of the boy who put it there. Almost 100 years ago Gilbert Bell and_ his, (0) brethto brother used to play outside the cathedral, near their (1) frahet's bread shop. One day the ball landed on the cathedral roof and was never seen again. The story became part of the Bell family history: Gilbert's 78-year-old (2) neweph David told his (3) crihined and (4) drangerihined about it. Whenever they visited Lincoln they used to check to see if the ball was still there, When David's (5) nso, Christopher, ‘got married he even took his new (6) fiew to see it. @ Put the verbs in the second half of the article in the active or passive form of present or past simple. Then one day Christopher (0) visited (visit) the Christmas Market in Lincoln and (1) (Gee) workers repairing the roof, As a joke, he @ (rite) a letter to the cathedral staff and (3) (ask) to have the ball back. ‘If it @ (ind) you can have it, they replied. So far, however, there has been no sign of it. The ball (5) (believe) to be one of the oldest in the UK. The earliest tennis ball in the London Tennis Museum (6) _ (make) in 1916, so Gilbert Bell’ is probably even older. @ Match the nouns to the verbs. bath thebed breakfast achat the cooking the dinner fun your homework the housework amess a mistake the shopping the washing-up es yen ee 3 ee a bath @ when you were ten years old, which of these did you use to do? Which do you do now? buy comics eata lot of sweets go on holiday with your friends have a mobile phone _ have your own bedroom play computer games support a football team Compare your answers with your partner's. A: Did you use to buy comics, Wikfor? B: Yes, I did. | used to buy one every week. A: Do you still buy comics? B: No, I don't. Now I buy football magazines. Make six sentences about yourself and your partner. Wiktor used to buy comics but now he buys football magazines. I didn'tuse to butnow | ; Za» Read this information posted on the internet Complete these mini conversations using by Li Chen and choose the correct word. so, such, too or enough, 00 1. Have you tidied your room yet? Sorry, I've been _f70 _ busy. = : Well, will you do it tomorrow? ger Siiker won't have time tomorrow either. ‘and | (0) am living / 2 It's___lovely weather. Shall we have live in Beijing. Beling lunch in the garden? is the capital of China | don't think it's warm _ yet to eat ‘ond it () changes / outside. is changing all the 3 I didn't know it was far to the old mer Wiestiny tnctien town, Shall we get a taxi? It’s expensive, the bus is cheaper. was young, everyone (2) travelled / travels around by bicycle, and Ive got 4 like your new room. | didn’t know you had many posters. __many really. There isn’t there was far (3) less / space on the walls for them all. little traffic. Now the traffic is very (4) heavier / heavy. Also, people used to (5) live / living in single-storey houses but most of these (6) are / were pulled down and replaced by (7) absolutely / very enormous ‘partment blocks, office buildings, and department stores. This city (8) grows / is growing very fast, but there are still (9) many / more historic places to visit, such as the Forbidden City, and the Temple of Heaven. | think living in Beijing is (10) absolutely / very exciting. On target? How well can you do these things? use grammar and vocabulary knowledge to complete a text write a short communicative message find and understand information in a text listen for key information describe a photograph and discuss a connected topic talk about myself, my family and my home use the present simple and present continuous tenses use comparative and superlative adjectives use the simple past tense and used to understand and use the passive voice = Exam skills V Vocabulary skills L Language skillsShall we have a party? E Writing Part 3 (letter) » Speaking Part 2| V food a Vocabulary: food and special occasions @ Match the pictures to these words. breadroll__ chocolate cake _ fried fish ___ green salad __ lemon tart roast chicken spinach omelette __ strawberries and cream @ Discuss these questions with your partner. 1. What's your favourite food? How often do you eat it? 2 What kind of food do you usually have: ata birthday party at a picnic ina restaurant on New Year's Eve 2 Language focus: agreeing, disagreeing and suggesting 7 & You will hear three short conversations. Write the number of the conversation next to the correct description. Choosing a present Deciding how to celebrate _ @ Read the phrases from the conversations above. Do we use them to agree (A), to disagree (D) or to suggest (S)? Add ideas of your own. Let's s Yes, you're right. That's a good / the best idea How / What about. Well,’ not sure .. What a good idea! | don't think that’s a good idea. Why don't we I think we should — or @ complete the second conversation with the phrases. may / might / could we should shall we let's Idon’t think you're right Use these modal verbs to talk about possibility. I might get him a A:lt's Mum and Dad's wedding anniversary next month, isn’t it? () _ organise a party for them? computer game. B:0h, (2) that's a good idea. Dad hates parties. And anyway, He couid already have thaven't got time. I need to study for my exams. recone: A:Hm.(3)__. It's too much work. (4) just take them out to a restaurant. B: Yes, that's the best idea. (5) book it soon! ee @ Listen again and check your answers.Exam practice: Writing Part 3 (letter) e=p.: '* Begin with Dear or Hi @ Read the exam question and the answer to it. Does the answer: and the person's name. 1 have a suitable beginning and ending? * End with a phrase like 2 answer all the questions in Philip's letter? Beara soon, rake care: 3 have enough words? ‘or Best wishes. 4 include only important information? © write your own answer to the question. + This is part of an email you receive from your friend Philip. HiPhilp, Thanks for your email.| went to a great party last right. It was my frend Sam's 18" birthday. The food was fantastic and there was a band playing too. For your parent's party. | think you should booka table ata restaurant. Invite lot of guests and make sure they are all there when you arrive with your parents. | don't think fe is. good idea to have the party at-home. want to organise a party for my parents’ 20" wedding anniversary. Would a surprise party be best, or is that a bad idea? Should | book a table a0 restaurant or have the party at home? Wnat, would you do? + Now write an email, answering your friend's questions. = Write your email in about 100 words. Exam practice: Speaking Part 2 “@ @ Listen to two people doing this exam task and answer these questions. 1. How many of the pictures do they talk about? 2 Does one person talk more than the other? 3 Do they just give their opinion or do they give reasons as well? {A friend of yours is organising an end of year party for her class. Talk together about the different ideas, and decide which one is the best. Here is a picture with some ideas to help you. @® Read the exam question again and try the task with your partner. a= G@You’ u be given a lot to eat! restaurant adjectives | L quantifiers Vocabulary: food and restaurant adjectives @ Which of the adjectives can describe these things: food, service, atmosphere and restaurant? You can use words more than once. bitter creamy delicious disgusting excellent fashionable lively modern relaxed salty simple slow smart stylish traditional _unfriendly Listening @ what's most important to you in a restaurant: fast service; tasty food; low prices; great atmosphere? “&e Listen to vanessa telling Kath about a visit to a restaurant called Charlie's. Are these sentences true (A) or false (B)? 1. Kath went to Charlie's once last year. 2 The restaurant was very quiet when Vanessa went there. 3 Vanessa enjoyed her main course, but not the starter or dessert, 4 There were very few waiters in the restaurant. 5 Vanessa complained to the manager about her meal. O0O000 OOoO00 2 Language focus: quantifiers &° @ complete the sentences from the listening with the correct quantifier from this list. Listen again to check your answers. acoupleof afew agreatdealof allof few little alot of many most much no noneof plenty of several some 1 | went there times last year. 2 Lalways had _ fun. 3 I saw famous people 4 There was atmosphere at all. 5 There were ___waiters. 6 ___them wanted to serve us. @ wich quantifiers are used with countable nouns, which with uncountable nouns, and which can be used with both? @ Put the quantity expressions in order from least to most. few 0% 100% little @ Talk in groups about restaurants where you live. 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Whose experience was worse?It’s terribly painful Part 11 V going to the dactor | L adverbs and adver Vocabulary: going to the doctor @® who says what? Mark statements 1-9 patient (P) or doctor (D).. _P_ 1 hope | haven't broken my ankle. 6 I've cut myself It's still Its terribly painful, bleeding ahold oughta ___ 2 I've gota really sore throat anda —_7 I've got stomachrache a iain nasty cough. and | feel sick. jase sould apd. ___ 3 Open wide and I'l have a look ___ 8 I've got earache and a ‘ought to when we are ‘ 4 I'llgive you a prescription for temperature, You should have an X-ray. vou ctght io sonoma Oe tabfe tices tines acy \ fea on ‘andine dae __ 5 You ought to go home and lie 0. You should have down, and you shouldn't eat an X-ray. anything for 24 hours, @ Match the statements to the people in the pictures. There is one statement you won't need. © You and your partner both have health problems. Give each other * Read the question advice. Student A, look at page 64. Student B, look at page 66. carefully and look at the pictures before you . listen. Think about the Exam practice: Listening Part 1 words you might hear. “&* Q For each question there are three pictures and a short recording. Choose the correct picture and put a tick (7) in the box below it. 1. What has the tennis player injured today? 2 What should the girl stop doing? “CT Cw vw 4 * Jot Ve $ i eer e aoe és aaa ae er a B ect a4 B c 3 Where will Rosie go tomorrow? 4 What happened to Molly on holiday this year? / olingiacvice "some painkillers. You should take 9 I'll put a bandage on it (aReading G Look at the headline and the photo. What do you think happened? Read the text. Were you right? Shark attacks boy in his bedroom A shark attack in a bedroom miles from the sea may sound unbelievable, but that is ‘hat happened to 14-year-old Sam Hawthorne. Mrs Hawthorne was woken SU@dEBI9 by loud screams frit SaifiSrOOm inithe MdGIe'OE the ight and thought Sam was, having a bad dream. When she fig#VOUSIY went to check, she found the shark’s teeth had stuck finily ifSAHRSCHEEK and there was blood on his pyjamas from the wound, Sam had GidAllY sleepwalked into the jaws of a long-dead souvenir shark that was hanging on his bedroom wall. Luckily the teeth did not go fR€@ISIEVE, but he is likely to have a scar. Sam needed a day off schoo! aft@hiaa to recover from his accident. “Most students say the dog has eaten their homework. My excuse was I have been bitten bya shark.” The school Bffigillf recorded the reason for his absence as ‘shark attack’. @ Are these sentences correct (A) or incorrect (B)? Oo 1. The Hawthorne family live on the coast. O 2. Mrs Hawthorne woke up when Sam sleepwalked into her room.) L] 3 Sam didn't go to school on the day after the accident. { earl } 2 Language focus: adverbs and adverbial phrases @ Divide the hightighted words and phrases from the article into: 1. Adverbs of manner (tell us how) 2 Adverbs of time (tell us when) 3 Adverbs of place (tell us where) @ complete the rules. 1. Adverbs of manner usually go before / after the verb. 2 If there is more than one adverb the order is usually >) 2 @ Add the words on the right to Mrs Hawthorne's letter to Sam's, teacher. There may be more than one correct place for some words. Dear Mr Kemp Tam sorry Sam wasn't at school ¢> yesterday very He was bitlen. inhis room during the night by a shark The doctor said Sam ought to rest¢> at home quietly for 24 hours Yours sincerely S Hawthorne @ Make adverbs from the adjectives. angry happy noisy polite quick quiet rude slow @ Talk about one of the topics in the manner of one of the adverbs above. Your partner must guess which adverb you chose. my pet anaccident the internet my town TV stars my family a=)Exam practice: Reading Part 5 @ Read the article quickly and match the pictures to the correct steps. Step 1: Ty to eat a wide variety (0) _A __ different foods. You can do this easily by increasing the (). of fruit, vegetables, whole grains and freshly-squeezed juice in your diet. These foods will (2), you against disease and ageing. Step 2: (3) ‘the quantity of sugary and high-fat food in your diet. Because this Remember, kind of food (4)__ so good, its easy fo eat too much of (5)_ for long-lasting benefits, you should make these changes permanent. Step 3: (6) more exercise. Exercise needn't be boring. (7). yourself {0 a five-kilometre run or fo learn an unusual sport. Don't worry (8), you can't afford to join a gym ~ (9) are plenty of low-cost options, such as jogging, and you'll feel relaxed afterwards. Step 4: Be kind to yourself! Don't get too tired and make sure you (10) enough sleep. This is the key to a healthy, stress-free life. le again and circle the correct word for each space. Gap wv. 8 tor cy Do * Read the whole text A B amount C size D total once before you try to 2 A save B hold C protect D support ‘ansiver, the questions. 3A Sink B Fall Drop D Reduce Sg eoceunlan cones 4 A tries B eats C tastes D pleases De eee, " 5 A them B it ¢ theirs D yours era EA Moke ——-B Parform Practise Do z 7 A Challenge B Test C Force D Push BA if B although C whether D since 9 A those B these C here D there 10 A fall B take C have D go ind out which of the four steps your classmates already do. Who has the healthiest lifestyle? Vocabulary: compound adjectives @ compound adjective v. an adjective made with two or more words joined together with a hyphen. Which word in the title of the article is a compound adjective? Underline six more compound adjectives in the article.@ Match the pictures to the descriptions. a 1 a low-fat cake a . A 2 a star-shaped cake - i 3 a chocolate-covered cake ¢.70 4 a half-eaten cake — ae G Use one word from box A and one from box B to make compound > ~ adjectives. Complete the phrases below in as many ways as you can. A: badly highly long low Bz broken cost fat kilometre recently two well lasting opened qualified run la ankle 3 a diet 5 staff 2 changes 4 a sports centre 6 a_ race 2» Language focus: -ing and -ed adjectives Look at the examples from Activity 1 and complete the rules with -ing or -ed. Exercise needn't be boring. You'll fee! really relaxed afterwards. Don't get too tired. 1 adjectives describe people or situations. 2 adjectives describe how they make you feel, @ complete the text with an adjective form of the word in brackets. How often have you started an exercise programme but stopped after a few weeks because you got (1)__ (bore)? At Active Fitness we offer a wide range of sport and fitness facilities, so there's always something to keep you (2) (interest). Our highly-qualified staff know how to design (3), (excite) programmes that will keep you (4) (satisfy) week after week. After a session with us you'll feel (5)_ (relax) and ready to face the world. And we have a final promise - if you join and find our facilities ©), (disappoint) in any way, we'll give you your money back, So call today for a free trial — you won't regret it Speaking @ Role-play joining a health club. Student A, look at page 64. Student B, look at page 66.The wind was blowing hard Vocabulary: travel and transport @ Match the words to pictures A-G. (aero)plane bicycle boat bus car dog sled train__ @ Match each group of words to one of the ways of travelling. | 0 to sail / cabin / deck / voyage boat 1 to take off / check-in / flight / baggage ' 2 tocycle / seat / brakes / helmet 3 to board / carriage / platform / announcement 4 to pull / snow / ice / luggage 5 to catch / traffic / passenger / route 6 to overtake / seat belt / windscreen / fuel Exam practice: Reading Part 3 © Read the title of the article about two young men who travelled from the North to the South Pole. Look at the map of their route and read the first sentence. What means of transport do you think they used on their journey? From Pole to Pole - Manpowere In May 2008, a the age of 20, Rob Gauntlet and James Hooper became the first people to from the North Pole to the South Pole without engines or motors, using only natural power. an Qaanaaq in Greenland on April 8th pe ee cd ae ade le ty Sos eer See eine aed Speen Con oe ee Sooo eee ae ee - water, hitting his head as he fell. He lay i | epv. tcecomni mermaids penguin Gams Now ok Te they began a 17,000-kilometre bike ride. vessorrarsbeie eo CUSeS gn Gr et Sou ea Pat eer ie eae pea ra nooo a eter 2800 i eee eee ee te ney text again. Make sure bute Iie ed CORRE kilometres a day, which was tiring, but every they say the same thing. After their three-month trek on foot across night when we stopped, people met us with Saabs Rano nested eM oes slat * Underline the important words in the sentences and text as you read.Soorovawne ‘2 huge storm almost into the sea. ‘I was the deck while Rob was ‘below. The wind was |2bout 100 koh and the ‘ising 25 metres into the 2 huge wave crashed wrapped my arms ‘and held it tightly. The ‘over onits side, but ‘came back up agzin | "We don’t have plans ‘expedition just yet, but will one day, I's just a O Rob and James changed to dog sleds in order to improve their speed. oO Rob's accident in the Arctic happened because he fell off the dog sled. oO Rob managed to climb out of the water alone. Oo Rob and James had to wait for several hours before help arrived. UO The boys’ parents persuaded them to continue with their journey. oO People in South America were very friendly to Rob and James. a Both Rob and James were on deck when the storm hit their boat. _] James was knocked off the boat during the storm. oO Rob and James are confident that they will go on another journey together. [_) 2 Language focus: past continuous and past simple @ Read the text to decide if each sentence is correct (A) or incorrect (B). Many travellers have completed thi journey without powered transport. OOOO00O00 @ Look at the diagram. Which verb is in past continuous and which is in past simple? <— They were racing over the ice ..—» ‘A... when Rob dropped his glove. @ complete the rules with past continuous or past simple. A We use to talk about completed actions in the past. B Weuse __to talk about activities in progress at a particular point in the past. We often link two activities with while C Weuse __ to talk about a longer activity interrupted by a shorter action. We use for the shorter action. Find four more examples of past continuous in the article. Do they match rule B or rule C? @ complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Last week I (0) iad _ (have) anasty accident. | (1) __ (ride) my bike when | (2) (hit) a stone and (3)_ (fall off). Luckily | co) (wear) a helmet. |(5)__ (try) to stand up but my leg © (hurt) too much. A young man (7)__(clean) his car nearby and he (8) (see) the accident. He (9)___(go) inside to call an ambulance. While we (10)__(wait)he(11)_ (make) me a cup of tea. We (12) __ (start) chatting and (13) (find out) that we used to go to the same school. We (14) (still talk) when the ambulance (15) (arrive) half an hour later. Speaking @ Tell your partner a story. It can be true or invented. Choose a title. Anasty accident An exciting adventure A terrible journey + Use past continuous to set the scene and give background details. Who were the people in your story? What were they doing? + Use past simple to tell the main events of the story. What did the people do? What happened in the end? Your partner must guess if the story is true or made up.Vocabul. ep. * The questions will be GB Match the plant and wildlife words to the picture. branch bush __ butterfly ___cat___ crocodile ___ flower _ giraffe insect leaf___ monkey __ parrot ___ polar bear snake tree whale zebra @ which of the animals don't belong in the rainforest? Where do they live? ©} Which of these places have you visited? Ask your partner about his / in the same order as the information in the recording. Read the questions before you listen so that you know what kind of information you are going to hear. acave a mountain acliff her experiences. a desert a rainforest aforest a lake a waterfall Exam practice: Listening Part 2 2 @ You will hear a radio interview with an explorer, Sally Brendle. For each question, put a tick (7) in the correct box. 1. Onher last trip, Sally A found a new kind of snake. B saw a rare crocodile, € discovered an unknown river. 2 When Sally was a child she ‘A enjoyed going to the zoo. B worried about the environment. kept wild animals at home. 3 What work did Sally do when she went to Africa? A She helped to build a school. B She studied animals in the forest. € She recorded the numbers of certain animals. Go) 0600 oF56F ooO 4 Sally was invited to join the Amazon expedition because A she knew a lot about medicine. B one of the original team members was injured € she was a well-known plant expert. 5 What does Sally say about the rainforest? A It’s a dangerous place. B It's very calm. C It's easy to get lost. 6 Sally's new TV programme is about A some less well-known animals. B the ways people can protect wildlife. C her experiences in the rainforest.2 Language focus: conjunctions @ Read the sentences and put the underlined words into the table. When Sally was a child she kept wild animals at home. Sally was invited to join the Amazon expedition because / since / as she knew a lot about medicine. Even though / Although the snake was tiny, it was still very exciting. ‘Many animals will disappear unless they are protected. when SS @ Find sentences with these conjunctions in the transcript of Sally's interview on page 116, and put the conjunctions into the table. fe / in spite of use despite / in spite of to introduce two eee easy @ complete the spaces in the blog with these linking words. pite the heat and the diife, it’s quite safe. although although asseenas as soon as because before but sothat until when while although as soonas but if (inorder) to since so while 2 © © F preps myoiog com sHends and| set of on our tip tothe waterfall (Q)_as soon as Wehad fantastic fun (6), the water vas freezing cold light. We cycled for an hour (1) we reached Then we had our picnic. (7) we were eating we sav 22 ofthe forest. We locked our bikes (2) noone some beautiful butterflies among the trees. Soon it was time to go. ‘ake them and continued on foot. (3) itwasvery (8) ve left we picked up all our ubbish. were all wearing long trousers (4) ___there were——_—it was geting dark (9). we finaly arved home. We insects. (5) \we reached the waterfal we put were very tred (10) _ itwas a great day. swimming things and jumped in Exam practice: Writing Part 3 (story) efore you start, plan @ Look at the exam task and plan your story. Think about: story carefully. ‘conjunctions to 1. where the story is set 2 what the discovery is ~ a plant, an animal, a building, something else ect the ideas. sure it comes to 3 who the characters are in the story sstural end. 4 what happens at the beginning, middle and end of your story. + Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. + Your story must have the following title An amazing discovery + Write your story in about 100 words. @ write your story. ® Read your story to your group. Whose is the most exciting / original? c=)@ Match each of the words in the box to one of the lists below. car diet flight main course rainforest restaurant taste unwell wound © atmosphere _servvice menu price restaurant 1 sweet sour delicious fruity 2 baked potato roast chicken fried fish spinach omelette 3 bandage blood cut pain 4 earache temperature sore throat cough 5 sugary high-fat healthy meat-free 6 announcement board baggage check-in 7 traffic windscreen overtake -—_seat belt 8 insects waterfall trees monkey @ Read the restaurant review and circle the correct adjectives. Ustad anesteny entrained (Guang) The mop eretar ves ee rh 4 ‘evening at Kenji, the new Teppanyaki restaurant on Felfbury sit. At the front, i's very lively and noisy. But there are a couple of High Street. eppanyaki isa traditional Japanese way of tables atthe back where you can have a quiet meal ‘cooking, in which the chef prepares and cooks the food right | do have one or two small complaints. Some of the people in our there in front of you. party were vegetarians and they were a bit (4) disappointed / The chefs are very sklled and it's (1) amazed /amazingto disappointing to find there were so few dishes on the menu for watch them work. They make a real show of it~ ours even _ them, Also, athough the service was friendly, there weren't really started juggling with his knives, which was abt (2) frightened / enough waiters. We had to wait ages to get our drinks. But none frightening. One or two ofthe chefs are also comedians. Ours of us complained as we were feeling so (6) relaxed / relaxing kept us (3) amused / amusing all evening, The food was very and happy. | can highly recommend a visit to Ken's ~ youl have fresh and beautifully cooked. an evening to remember. @ Read the review again and choose the correct quantifier for the sentences below. © The writer(fad a lot of didn’t have much fun at Keni 1 All/ Some of the chefs at Kenji are very funny. 2 There are a few / a lot of quiet tables in the restaurant. 3 The writer has no /a couple of complaints about Keni 4 There's not much / a great deal of vegetarian food on the menu. 5 There are plenty of / aren't many waiters in the restaurant. @ complete the mini-conversations by putting the verbs into past simple or past continuous. 1. A:How /be / your journey? Hoi was your journey? B: Terrible! They / repair / the roads and the traffic was awful. 2 Ail//eat / a meal in a restaurant the other day when I / find / an insect in my soup! hat's disgusting! What / you / do? Ail/ scream / and / call / for the waiter! 3. AtI/try / to call you last night but you / not answer / your phone. What / you do? B:1 /jog. 'm trying to get fit. 4 A:How / hurt / your leg? B:1// not look / where |/ go / so |/ fall / into a hole in the pavement.Here are some things an explorer said in a TV interview. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. although as soon as because if inorderto so 0 ‘I'm here in this African forest 1 order to try and save the wildlife of the region.” 1 ‘_____the conditions are difficult, it’s very enjoyable work. = _we arrived we set up our equipment and began our research.’ 3 ‘Time is running out for some of these animals we need to hurry.” 4 ‘It's difficult work __the forest is very thick and there are few roads.’ 5 ___we are lucky, we may discover a new species.” GB complete the conversation. What does David say to Sally? Sally: Look! We've received an invitation to my old schoo! ‘A: Oh, | don’t think that's a good idea. friend’s wedding in France! I'd love to see her again. ‘You know I get car sick on long Shall we go? journeys. ©) _D_ We don't have to fly. We could drive. That way we'll be B: Shall | book the able to see more of the country. LO. C: That's not a bad idea, but it’s still a I'd forgotten. How about taking the train? lot of money for just one day's trip. : (2) Why don’t we take a day or two off work then? We could have a little holiday while we're there. ERC eee Oh, I love Paris. It'll be beautiful at that time of year. (4) Yes. can't wait! ets then? D: Well, I'm not sure. Can we afford to fly to France? E: What a good ideal It's ages since we last went away. What about going to Paris? On target? How well can you do these things? w yew | were E write a longer text E find important information in several short texts listen for key information scan a text for specific information talk about food and healthy living talk about travel and the natural world L_ make suggestions and agree and disagree with other people use adverbs and adverbial phrases correctly use past continuous when telling a story join ideas with appropriate linking words L Language skills E=e®) © Exam skills V Vocabulary skillsI could easily swim further eading Part 2 | V sport | Lcomp a Vocabulary: sport @ match the sports to the pictures. athletics cycling fencing _football___ golf __ hockey horse-riding karate __rock-climbing running __ shooting _ snowboarding swimming __tennis___ windsurfing 2 @ You will hear an interview with Kirsty Muir, an athlete, about training for the modern pentathlon. Which sports does she talk about? B Listen again and complete Kirsty’s training timetable. 930 1030 ©1200«S«130« 800380630 7.30 lunch exercises Put the sports from Activity 1 in the correct column. go... play... do. swimming co Language focus: comparative and superlative adverbs B Read the sentences and choose the correct ending to the rule. | could easily swim further. Shooting’s the sport I enjoy the least. We use comparative and superlative adverbs to compare people or things / the way people do things. © Look at the triathlon results table and complete the sentences using comparative or superlative forms. Cycling Swimming Running Total Kirsty 2points 2points 3points 7 = Gold Ludmila 1point 3points 2 points 6 = Silver Helene 3points 1point —1point_ 5 = Bronze 1 Kirsty ran (well) than she usually does but she didn't swim (fast) 2 Ludmila cycled __ (badly) than Kirsty and Helene but she did the well) in swimming, 3 Helene ran___(slow) than the other two but she tried (hard),oor three texts ook like possible rs soread ind the Claire would like to try climbing but is nervous about heights. She doesn't want to spend much money to start with. ‘Swindale Beach 39 10 take up water spots, -xcting i-hour adventure, you wil climb over cls and os jump am them into the sea. You can explore sea caves see a variety of birds and ater creatures. A professional responsible forthe safety ofthe six group members ata 1. Juan wants to spend half a day learning a water sport that he can do when the waves are not big enough for surfing, He dislikes being part of a group. = session. Basic life-saving and sea safety techniques are 23, making itan excelent introduction for anyone of 14 or over Exam practice: Reading Part 2 @ The people below all want to learn a new outdoor sport. Underneath, there are eight descriptions of short courses in outdoor sports. Decide which course would be the most suitable for the following people. 8B Portloebar ‘spect forthe sea by booking a place on this two-hour ocean When the seas too rough for saling, try land yachting. na taster __ session lasting three hours you wil first learn to stop and tun by using the sail: land yachts have no brakes or steering wheel and can reach __50 kph! This beach sport is fast and fun and requires litte fitness. D Carliport Island Sports courses) 3 Marie is a non-swimmer who has not done any exercise for a long time, She loves speed and wants to try a new activity for half a day. Lech, Monika and their twelve- year-old daughter are all confident swimmers. They'd like to learn a new water sport on a half-day course. Peter and his eighteen-year-old son Dan want to spend a day together doing a range of outdoor activities that they will find challenging. They also hope to see some wildlife. On this one-day sea outing with qualified instructors, you fist lear the basis of how to control your boat. You wil then sail round the istand, stopping for a picnic lunch atone ofthe island's many hidden beaches. Doiohins and seals are often saen, one-day introductory courses to this challenging rock: 2 civ. is cone without safety ropes, just afew metres of < and sos suitable for children. Oly cimbing shoes are = ashelmets and a tick landing mat are provided. Lake Joke I the ideal venue for beginners ofall ages to lea to = fate our four-hour taster lesson you are unable to sal 4, we wll ve you back your money! Teaching groups are 9 to age and ability wth a maximum of six members. F Lasham H Whitesands Speaking Lea the absolute basics of tracitional rock-cimbing in a dy on this fun course. No experience is required but you must be prepared to ‘work hard to reach the top. We recommend you wear cimbing shoes ‘and waterproot trousers and jacket. Groups wl be kept smal In this brand new activity from the US, you stand on a six-metre long board and use a large paddle. This allows you to ride waves, | when the sea's too calm to use your regular surf board. You'll need strength, surfing experience and good balance for one of _ our individual two-hour lessons. © Wake questions from the prompts and talk to your partner about the sports in the texts above. 1 You/ ever / try / any of these activities? 2 Which / ike / do / most? Why? 3 Which / like / do / least? Why? =He has just won first prize E Listening Part 3 Writing Part 2 V feelings and opinions | L present perfect and past simple Rahul wins National Spelling Bee For the past ive years the Hathwar family have travelled to Washington DC to watch theit children in the top US spelling competition, the National Spelling Bee, Their elder daughter, Gayathri, has taken part since she was nine years old, and her younger brother Rahul has just won the first prize of $40,000 at his first attempt. Rahul and Gayathri studied hard to reach the final, which was shown on television all over the US. Mr Hathwar helped his children beforehand by making lists of words and Reading checking their meanings. He was confident they would do well. Rahul even stopped playing computer games and doing his other hobbies to concentrate on learning spellings. “dont regret it” he says. ‘The Spelling Bee has taught me to work hard. I didn't expect to come fist so I was amazed atthe result. I was so anxious when I arrived at the Television Centre I couldn't stop shaking.” Gayathri admits she is a little disappointed that she has never won a prize but she is very proud of her brother's success. @ How do you think the boy is feeling? What do you think he has done to win this cup? Read the newspaper article and check. B Are these sentences true (A) or false (B)? 1. Gayathri and Rahul have each been in the Spelling Bee the same number of times. 2 Rahul is sorry he gave up his hobbies for the Spelling Bee. 3 Rahul was very nervous before he went on television. 4 Gayathri feels jealous because her brother has won the prize. Vocabulary: feelings and opinions @ Find words in the article that are used to mean: upset surprised certain nervous pleased Use each new word in a sentence about yourself. 1 was disappointed when our team didn't win the football last week. oo) Language focus: present perfect and past simple @ match the sentences to the rules. 1. Gayathri has taken part since she was nine ‘A We use past simple for something that happened at a years old, definite time in the past. B We use present perfect (often with just) for someth that happened in the recent past. C We use present perfect (often with yet, already, never or ever) for something that happened at an indefinite time in the past. D We use present perfect (often with for or since) for something that started in the past and is unfinished. 2 Rahul has just won the first prize. 3. Mr Hathwar helped his children beforehand. 4 She has never won a prize.Sr d since use for with a period the past five years .. don't hear the r the first time, 90, o the next question, \ihear the ording twice. ‘to spell your Fs correctly. write more than ure to include the points but don't any unnecessary @ complete the sentences with either past simple or present perfect of the verb in brackets. ~ 1 After the final of the Spelling Bee, the family __ (go) toa restaurant to celebrate. 2 As soon as Rahul (arrive) home he (switch) on his computer and (start) playing computer games. 3 Rahul's head teacher display) the cup in the schoo! entrance hall so everyone can admire it. 4 Rahul (not decide) yet how to spend the prize money. Exam practice: Listening Part 3 @ You will hear some information about a competition. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. Name of book: (1) Judges: Jacquie Cooper and her (2) . Suzie Wilson Design the cover: by computer or by hand do not use (3) Size: 20x 13 centimetres : Include: small (4) «title and author's name First prize: cS) ~ with Jacquie Cooper Closing date: Wednesday (6) @B in pairs, decide what the most important part of this competition is: Aanoriginalidea Ba beautiful image _C following the instructions. Exam practic 2 Writing Part 2 @ Read the exam task and one student's answer. Which point is not included? Which piece of information is not necessary? Correct the six spelling errors in the answer. You have won two tickets for a sports event. || HiGeorae Imwritting to tell you some good news, Ive got two tikete for the Write @ note to an English friend of yours. In your note, you should match between Liverpool and + explain how you got the tickets Everton on Wedensday. Do you + tell your friend what the event is want to come whit me? | think we + invite your friend to go with you. | willenoit. ve got an intresting new computer game. Write 35~45 words. Sam © write your own answer to the question. Speaking @ Pian a spelling competition for your classmates. am@Students don’t have to study! E Reading Part 1| V school and study IL obligation, prohiition and permission Vocabulary: school and study @ Work in pairs to match the groups of words to their headings. Can you add any more words to each group? 1 punishment / rule / permission A places in a school 2 corridor / classroom / laboratory _B qualifications 3 essay / project / homework € schoo! curriculum 4 degree / certificate / diploma D places to study 5 university / college / school E tests and exams 6 take / pass / fail F school subjects 7 lessons / timetable / subjects G controlling students’ behaviour 8 Biology / Geography / Science H school work @ Read the article about an unusual school. Student A, look at page 65. Student B, look at page 67. Complete the text by giving each other clues for the missing words. Are these sentences about the school correct (A) or incorrect (B)? A: YES B:NO) 1. Students don't have to do any homework. 2 Students needn't study at al. | 3 Students have to decide for themselves how they spend their time. | 4 Students can go shopping during the day. 5 Students must do three chores every day. 6 Students mustn't miss the school meetings. 7 Students from this school can’t go to university. OOO0000 DODOODO @ Work in pairs to write down as many advantages and disadvantages: of this kind of education as you can think of, | past obligation and ae ea _ oo) Language focus: obligation, prohibition and permission hee i is eee i G complete the rules with the underlined words from Activity 3 nee 1 Wsnot necessary: and needn't The past of canis could. 2 It'smecessary; = __and : I could do it in my 3 It's forbidde and own time. 4 It’s allowed:@ Rewrite the school rules so that all sentences start with We. ‘Sometimes there will be more than one right answer. © All students must wear full school uniform at all times. We have to wear full school uniform atall times. 1 Don't drop litter in the playground, 2 All mobile phones must be switched off. 3 t's not necessary to call school when you are il, Send a letter the next day. 4 Don't bring MP3 players into school. Think about what kind ‘of text it is, and what ‘the main message is. ‘Don't choose an answer because it has the @ Work in pairs to write three rules for your ideal school, Compare your list with another pair. Did you have the same ideas? Exam practice: Reading Part 1 © Look at the text in each question. What does it say? correct letter A, B or C. 1 The purpose of this notice is to ‘A ask students to check their classrooms for items of lost property B tell students where to go to collect items of lost property. © warn students to collect their lost property soon, Saar ae 2 This message is telling students Se een HSER, | wnat they need to bring with them onthe trip ee what time they must arrive at school on the day Tees of the trip. i C how much they have to pay for the trip. a 3A. Jane should order some tickets as soon as possible. ickets for my parents Hicks fot ny Poe B If Jane wants to see the show she needs to book thew aeons ea IC a ticket you want yours to come © Jane needn't get any tickets because Sophie has you'd better hurry! enough Sophie Students from Year 12 are free to use the library ‘computers at any time. 4 What does this notice say about Year 12 students? A. They needn't pay to use the library computers. B They don't have to get permission to use the computers. © They must check whether the computers are free before they use them, Speaking @ biscuss the sentences below with your partner. Write A beside the sentence if you agree with your partner and D if you disagree. 1. Nothing is more important in life than a good education. 2 You don't have to make a child learn. Children want to learn, 3 You don't need a degree to do well in life. 4 School uniforms are a bad idea. 5 Most schools have far too many rules. 6 Homework is more important than school work. Ge ®A job that you enjoy Qe GED. * You have 45 seconds to read the questions before you listen. © The correct answer will have the same meaning as the recording but may use different words. @s @ Listen to Sandy and answer the questions. 1. What did Sandy Duffy want to be when she was at school? A a journalist B amusician C a basketball player 2 What did Sandy study at university? ‘A Maths and Physics B Film-making ¢ art 3. How did Sandy get her first job as a video game writer? A She answered a job advertisement. B She met someone at a conference. € She sent some information about herself to @ company. eo. ff & 2 ea2oeaeaec2eeaeae0@@ Vocabulary: jobs @ Match the jobs to the pictures. actor __ basketball player __ chef football coach journalist__ musician __ scientist @ which of the jobs is the most interesting / exciting / dangerous / stressful? Which is the best / worst paid? What qualifications, training or experience might you need to do each job? Exam practice: Listening Part 2 © Look at the exam task. Read questions 1-6 and all the options. What is Sandy's job? You will hear a woman called Sandy talking to a group of students about her job. For each question, put a tick (/) in the correct box. 4 What does Sandy like best about being flight attendant _ a video game writer? A the prizes she has won 8 the high salary C the people she works with What does Sandy dislike about being a video game writer? A She has to travel alot. B She has to work long hours. € She often has to change her job Sandy says that people who want to be video game writers should A write stories from an early age. B try and get a job as soon as they leave school. © make sure they get a good education= Language focus: relative pronouns @ Look at these examples from the listening, 1 Thad an accident when | was playing basketball 2 I went to film school, where I’studied lighting and special effects. 3 [had a friend whose job was organising conferences, 4 She met a man who owned a company. 5 He owned a company that made video games. @ inwhich sentence does the relative pronoun refer to Aathing S_ that / which B atime € a possession D aplace E aperson @B what kind of job do you think this advert is for? Read and check. Then fill each space with a relative pronoun. Sometimes there is more than one possible answer. 2 you interested in science? Do you love working with children? , you want a part-time job (0) #/:2% / which you will enjoy and have fun doing? If so, read on! n| Science is a company (1) aim isto give young people a er idea of what science is all about. We provide fun, entertaining activities are aged between 4 and 11 ‘will be an instructor and your role will be to give exciting science onstrations in schools, clubs, and at special events such as parties s will be able to choose (3) you work — evenings, weekends or g the day. We will try to find you work close to (4) you live eed people (5) _ personal qualities suit this kind of experience is not necessary as full training will be given. us a CV and letter of application today! Writing @ in pairs, write a job advertisement for one of the following jobs. dog-walker sports instructor waiter babysitter shop assistant © Read other students’ job adverts. Which one would you apply for? Speaking ®@ Role-play a job interview. in pairs, choose one of the jobs from Activity 8. Student A, interview Student B for the job. Student A: Would you employ Student B? Student B: Would you take the job? Change roles. ax)“We will have robots le future E Read ers and technology | Lore Vocabulary: computers and technology @ complete the questions with the words in the box. chips digital interactive network program remote control. software 1 Do you have a_ camera? 2 Do you know how to write a computer 2 3 Have you got anti-virus ___on your computer? 4 Do you know how to connect two or more computers to make a 5 Do you know what all the __in your computer do? 6 Who is usually in charge of the TV __ in your family? 7 Do you enjoy going to museums with _____ exhibits? @ Ask and answer the questions with your partner. | i Exam practice: Reading Part 3 | | = Don't try to guess the Look at the picture and describe it with a partner. Which things co. answer from your own: you think we will all have in our homes in 20 years’ time? Read the knowledge. Always find article once to check. ‘the answer in the text. @ Read the sentences below about the house of the future. Read th= text again to decide if each sentence is correct (A) or incorrect (5 A:YES B: 1 Experts believe that objects will have a very different appearance in the future. oO 2. Inthe house of the future the heating will come on after a single instruction. 3. The pictures on the walls might change as people go in and out of rooms. 4 One simple action will be enough to prepare the living room for watching a film. 5 It might be possible to use furniture to display photographs. 6 The fridge will inform the home-owner when it’s time to replace a broken part. 7 The fridge will suggest recipes based on what ingredients are inside it. 8 The computer chips needed to make the system work are cheap. 9 The chip in your shirt will tell you when the shirt needs to be washed. 40 The bedroom mirror will tell you if the clothes you are wearing suit you. OOOooOoooo!In the living room, pressing a single button on the remote contro! will lower the lights, close the curtains, and switch off the music as the system realises that a movie is about to start. New touch-screen technology built into the furniture means that the diningroom table could become a computer screen. You might be able to place @ mobile phone on a table and see digital pictures in its glass surface that were taken with the phone at ‘school ar work. In the kitchen, the refrigerator could be ‘connected to the internet. It would ‘alk’ to the ‘supplier, andorder replacement parts without you ever knowing something was wrong. This fridge will be able to tell you what's inside it, making the job of creating a shopping list much easier. And, as you remove the food Se eos Se eee mes Pecan ey Tio) around us Cre ace mL ee products we use will defintely cu) ce where we are likely to see big esis in the home. Developments fare and software will make living simple and easy. When into @ room, the lights and will come on automatically favourite music will start to you having to do or say lt may even be possible to ‘the ystem to display artwork ‘individual family members’ taste ‘they go id the cee that would make your life easier? {@ Language focus: predicting the future from the fridge, and place it on the counter top, anather computer there will recognise what it is and begin to suggest recipes. This is all possible because tiny, inexaensive computer chips will be attached to every product in the house, including your clothes. So,thewashingmachine will now how tawash ‘your favourite linen shirt and your wardrobe will be able to tell you which clothes are at the dry-cleaner's and when they are due back. An interactive mirror in the bedroom may allow you to see how you look in different clothes ‘without the need to try them on. Unfortunately, one thing we are-unlikely to see in the next few years is a human-like household robot. We will have to wait a bit longer for that! @ Which of the ideas in the article will most improve our lives and which are a waste of time? Why? Can you think of any other things @ complete the sentences according to what is said in the article, using the words and phrases in the box. could likely may might probablywon't unlikely will definitely 0 The future probably won't look like the set of a science fiction film. 1 The products of the future ___be better than today's. 2 Weare to see big changes in the home. 3 The dining room table become a camputer screen. be able to see photographs in a table top. 4 We 5 Aninteractive mirror let you see yourself in different clothes. 6 itis that human-like household robots will be available. Choose the correct words to complete these rules. 1. Will, could, may and might are followed by infinitive with / without to. 2 Likely and unlikely are used with the verb to be in the future / present. 3 Adverbs like probably and definitely go before / after will and before / after won't. Speaking he future, cars © work in groups to make predictions about these things. will probably use Wess petrol than Prey do now. clothes entertainment food transport health space travel ea Present your ideas from Activity 8 to the rest of the class. Which ‘group's ideas do you think are most likely to come true? c= ©Vocabulary GD which words can go with which pictures? alack of rain astorm drought __ floods __heavy rain _ high temperatures hot summers ice ___ lightning __ low temperatures _ mild winters__ snow __ thunder __wildfires @) what kind of weather do these places have? Australia Canada Great Britain Greenland Mexico Thailand ©) vescribe the climate where you live. Have you noticed any changes in the weather over the past few years? 1g some information about an Qn, fill in the missing ‘Use thetime before 1 EB You will hear a radio presenter gi the listening starts to exhibition on global warming. For each quest read the question paper. information in the numbered space. * Easy words like days and months must be New exhibition on global warming at the Science Museum — spelt correctly. ‘A Changing World ‘The exhibition begins on (1) The exhibition floor ie covered with (2) Display about the Arctic includes -allarge block of ice ~ several (3) The exhibition posters were written by Famous (4) Short films ~ stories from peopl living in Australia, Brazil Greenland and (5 At the end of the exhibition you can send a message to a poltician or a © B do you think this exhibition will make people change their behavReading @ Work with a partner. Cor 2 30% 10 Temperatures are rising around the world, porticulorly in the Arctic. In the past (1)____ years, (2)____ square kilometres of ice have disoppecred, Rising sec levels mean that mony countries are going to lose part of their coastline. Unless we take action, some countries will completely disoppeor. Scientists think that if temperatures continue to increase, we will see hotter summers, milder winters and more tropical storms, which might to act? 650,000 mplete the article with these numbers. 1990 5 30 if global temperatures rise by just (3)_ degrees, (4)___ of all Jandliving creatures may become extinct. The (5)___ hottest years ever recorded have ail been since (6)___. Scientists say thot unless we educe the amount of pollution we are creatting, temperatures could be (7)__ degrees higher by ‘the end of the century. If we take action now, we can moke a big become more dangerous, They also say that difference. What are you going to do? @ Language focus: first conditional and unless Underline five conditional sentences in the text above. Then choose ‘use going to when we the correct words to complete the rules. see evidence of what sing to happen. g sea levels mean that countries are going to part of their coastline. 121so use going to to end talk about plans intentions. tere you going to do? 1 In first conditional sentences, the if clause is in present simple / future ‘wil 2 The modal verb will / may / might / can / could can't be used in the main clause. 3 Unless means if... not / when. © complete the leaflet about ways to help the environment. Fill each space with if or unless. eS LL How can I help? There are lots of ways you can help cut pollution and prevent global warming. They are simple things, but (0)_if _we all do them, they can make a big difference. * Don’t turn the heating on (1) you really need it. +2) you are choosing between two different products, choose the one with the least packaging, + Switch off the TV and DVD player (3), them. +4) you go to school by car, take a friend with you. + Use the microwave instead of the cooker (5)__you want to heat something small. +6) your clothes are very dirty, wash them in cold water. someone is using @ Which of the things in the leaflet do you already do? Which are you going to do in the future? worry if you Exam practice: Speaking Part 2 agree with your er. Give your own @ Work in pairs. Look at the picture on page 63. Your friend wants to help the environment. Talk together about the things he can do, and decide which are the most important. and explain you disagree.o Review 3 @ Which word is the odd one out in each group, and why? OGovelist) pianist violinist guitarist 5 track racket pitch court ‘novelist’ because the others are all musicians 6 certificate homework essay project 1 proud disappointed nervous jealous 7 chip program network digital 2 helmet trainers gloves goal 8 classroom timetable corridor laboratory 3 snow rain thunder ice 9 storm mild hot heavy 4 Geography Biology Maths university 10 scientist journalist student chef @ Make predictions about the year 2100 using the prompts given. Change word forms where necessary. 0 We / probably / able / travel / quick / than today. We will probably be able to travel more quickly than today. 1 Robots / able / do housework / well / than today. 2 Cars / go / far / on / one litre of petrol / than today. 3 We/ able / heat houses / cheap / than today 4 We /likely / use / cash / less / than today. 5 We / probably / not live / healthy / then today @ in pairs, say whether you agree or disagree with the predictions in Activity 2. @ Read the information about the competition and complete the sentences with the words in the box. can doesn'thave to haveto if must unless ; SR UR RSC ee Os 0 You /12V0.'2. be between 1b and 21 years of age to ent Co78 “semen YOU photo arrives after 31 October it won't b * The deadline is 31 Octo included in the competition.” OTe ee ecg 2 Each perso send in up to three photos.” * Send a short title or explanation (maximum ¢amam include a short explanation with each pich 60 words) with each pictu * No photos will be accepted without the Your photo won't be accepted you use the off | Cre ea entey form. eM CURR cena 5 Your photo ...... be in colour, it can be in black andComplete this text by choosing @ Make questions in the present perfect using one of the the correct pronoun. words in the box. argue fail have lose meet travel owitr © Have you ever von a competition? ______ a famous person? ina plane? a mobile phone? with a friend? an exam? a job interview? or (OXWwhd / whose cares for . This has been my dream ce | was ite. It all started where | when | had a babysitter 2) which I who wanted to be a pctor. She got me interested in ij @ Ask a partner the questions in Activity 6, and write sentences about them. If your partner answers yes to any questions, ask for details. Samantha has never meta famous person, butshe has travelled by plane. She went fo Florida on holiday last year. ‘goal. My Biology teacher, ») whose / Which father is a petor, has always encouraged ‘This year she arranged for me ‘eke a special class (4) where / ch you choose something who / that you are interested in do a project on it. | worked in a al for three weeks, (6) when / @ | saw for myself exactly what e2ediatrician does. Now | am pre determined than ever to @ choose the best option to complete the sentences. © I think I'l get the job if unless)! say something silly in the job interview. 1 I'l be really disappointed if | don’t / won't get the job, 2 IF/ Unless | feel anxious, | might ask my best friend to help me calm down, 3 If/ Unless | am confident in the interview, | won't get the job. 4 My mum is / will be proud of me if | get the job. 5 I'll be amazed if / unless | don't get the job! 6 If | want to own my own business one day, | have to / will have to work really hard. oR Ce td well can you do these things? we yw | were = read for detailed understanding read for the main message talk about sports and competitions talk about education and work talk about computers and technology use comparative and superlative adverbs use present perfect for general experience and recent past t2)k about obligation, prohibition and permission talk about future probability and use first conditional, Exam skills V Vocabulary skills L Language skillsIf I visited your country... ays L ing Part 4 | Viol Vocabulary: holidays @ Match the reasons that people go on holiday to the pictures. | todo something challenging __to enjoy beautiful scenery _ tolearn about new places___—_—to learn a new skill to look at famous buildings torelax * If you don’t know the Exam practice: Listening Part 4 answer toaquestion, make a guess because it @'7 Q You will hear a conversation between a woman, Shona, and her might be correct. husband, Jim, about where to go on holiday. Decide if each senten ‘Never leave a blank on is correct (A) or incorrect (B). your answer sheet. ALYES B:NO) 1 Shona would like to have the same holiday as the previous year. [_] 2 Shona thinks there would be problems if they went on the cruise. [_] 3 Jim and Shona would both enjoy a week relaxing on a beach. a 4 Jim suggests learning a new skill on holiday. oO 5 Shona persuades Jim to do a diving course with her. QO 6 Shona and Jim decide to go to a travel agent to book. oO 2 Language focus: second conditional Match the sentence halves from the conversation. Ex 1. Would we enjoy it as much A if we spent a week lying on the 2 fit rained all the time, B we could explore underwater. oar Yoel 3 We'd be bored we wouldn't see the scenery. We often use if! were you, 4 if we learned to dive, D if we went there again? to give advice. If] were you, I'd book a @ choose the correct words to complete the rules. hotel on the internet. 1. We use second conditional for situations which are real / imagines 2 The if clause always comes first / can come first or second, 3 We use would in the if / main clause, 4 We can use could or might instead of would in the if / main clu:3 answer, start by ating answers you are wrong, Then d the text again. tourists think that the first thing they should en they visit a new place is go and see ‘museums and monuments? There are many about travelling, but queuing up to buy ‘Sekets then having your vsit ruined by noisy is not one of them. The things that make ‘al are all around the famous buildings, not ‘rp to India is a good example of this. ‘most interesting pat of it was getting to = bicycle-tax drivers, policemen riding and children trying to eam some money by oes. It was all so amazing that | didn’t need “proper sightseeing. “antastic memories of Florence. twas a cay and the queve to the art gallry was slometre long. Instead of joining it sat in a 2, ae a delicious pizza and lstened to a man songs to only a few listeners. II had stuck plan | would have missed this experience Dest things about travelling is creating to bring back. When I got back home from Jn Malaysia, | made some ofthe dishes I'd © food market. Maybe my results weren't the real thing, but they reminded me of the ‘the people 'd met —far better than anything ir shop. Speaking complete the questions using second conditional. If you could go anywhere for a holiday, where would vow go (you / go)? 1 Ifyou 2 Ifyou (win) a holiday for two people, who would you invite? (can learn) a new skill on holiday, what would it be? (you / be bored) if you went on a cruise? @ with a partner, ask and answer the questions above. Do you have lar ideas about holidays? Exam practice: Reading Part 4 Read the text and questions below. For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D. What is Josh trying to do in this article? A. explain what he likes to do on holiday B recommend places for tourists to visit complain about the way tourists behave D describe his favourite holiday destination In India, Josh enjoyed A. going round famous buildings. B riding on an elephant. € talking to different people. D playing with children. On his trip to Florence, Josh ‘A. got away from the crowds. B went to the opera, C visited the art gallery. D walked around in the sunshine, The Malaysian food that Josh made at home A was difficult to prepare. B was better than the market food. © didn’t taste very good. D brought back happy memories. Which postcard would Josh write to his friend? c A wont rourd this museum of local history with a. group ard the quide gare us lots of interesting information Tve dene the catrectal, ‘tre castle and the art galery ara I'm locking Feeuaee to the, muses BT haven'trisited ary of the important sights but Te learnt lot about his interesting eourthy is is a fantastic place ~ lots of souvenir shops with very veasorable prices. @ 11 Josh simms came to your country, what would he enjoy doing? Plan @ weekend holiday in your country for Josh. Think about these thin Where could he go? What would you show him? How would he travel? Where could he stay? xep. * Don't choose an answer just because it contains the same words as the question. Read the texts carefully to check the } The people below all want to go to a music festival. Underneath, meaning is correct. there are eight descriptions of music festivals. 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Glass bottles mist not be brought onto the festival site. ee mustn't bring glass Bertes onto the festival site. © choose the correct words to complete the rules. 1 We form the modal passive with a modal verb + be + infinitive / past participle. 2 We often use the modal passive for official notices / talking to friends. © write these festival rules. Lockers / can / rent / Zor storing valuable items. Lockers can be rented for storing valuable items. shrooms / mst / leave / clean after use. Mobile phones / can / rescharge / at the festival office. Toilets and Pets / should / not bring / to the festival. All belongings / mst / remove / on leaving the campsite. Writing @ Work in groups to design your own festival. Think about these things: Where will it be? What kind of music will you have? How long will it be? What festival rules will you have? B write a paragraph about your festival. © Read about all of the festivals your class has designed. Decide which one you would most like to go to, Whose festival will be the busiest? @~My great new leather jacket Listening Part 1 Writing Part 1| V clothes | L adjective order Vocabulary: clothes GB Match the words to the things in the pictures. belt boots___ coat___dress__ handbag __ highheels jeans ___skirt___ sweater / jumper _ top T-shirt____ trousers _ * You will hear each dialogue twice. Use the second listening to check, and to answer Exam practice: Listening Part 1 any questions you missed the first time. s@1e @B For each question there are three pictures and a short recording. Choose the correct picture and put a tick (V) in the box below it. @ Which of the two places would you prefer to shop in? Why? 1. Which shop do they decide to meet in later? 2 Onwhich floor can you get a free gift?etre and just like = similar to ed on a bright yellow slike yours. ‘ike = the same as st ike ordering one. ‘the sentences will be the same topic. ch sentence will test a vent grammar point. P Language focus: adjective order Look at the example and write the categories of adjective in the correct order. Buy one of our exciting new stripy woollen jumpers. material _ opinion ‘opinion > > > colour / pattern size / age / shape B Use the words in the box to describe the clothes in the pictures. blue bright brown cotton denim leather orange pale patterned plastic pretty red short silk sporty trendy ugly white In the first picture, there's a sporty pale blue cotton T-shirt Exam practice: Writing Part 1 G tere are some sentences about shopping habits. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more than three words. © Boys’ shopping habits are just like girls’. Boys have _te sarné_shopping habits as girls. 1 Boys usually buy cheaper clothes than girls. Girls usually buy clothes than boys. 2 Boys only go shopping if they need a particular item. Boys don't go shopping need a particular item. 3 Boys often look on the internet before they spend their money. Boys often don't spend their money until _ __ on the internet. 4 Shopping with friends is gils' favourite social activity. Shopping with friends is the social activity _ Reading the most. B 10 you think the sentences in Activity 6 are true or false? o fF 12 38 @ eas this article and check your answers. iris spend more time shopping and @ boysoften check out the thing they want buy more, according to. YOU! Our TEEN! survey asked over a thousand young people about their shopping habits, The results showed that: @boys tend to save their money for fone expensive item, such a5 a palr of designer Jeans or trainers. Girls, on the ‘other hand, buy several cheaper items, which they can mix and match with their other clothes. to buy in magazines or on the intemet, and only go to a shop once they have decided exactly what they want. For most gis, however, shopping Is very enjoyable. Many ais seid that their favourite actiity was a weekly shopping trip with their friends, even if they didn't buy anything. What do YOU think? Email your comments to shopping@[Link]. No, | don’t. I prefer. Speaking @ Look at the article again and write the questions that the researchers asked. Ask and answer them with a partner. ax@Gipay) I’ve had my hair cut Reading Part 1+ Listening Part 3 V Money | L have/ get something done Exam practice: Reading Part 1 GD Look at the photos and discuss the questions. 1. What are these places? 2 Why would you go to each one? B match the notices to four of the places above. Free gift Clothes left in these changing rooms will ee eee eer wrapping service om any item of £10 eee cece ©} Look at the text in each notice. What does it say? Circle the cor SED Ves letter A, Bor C. * Some options will look 1A We will not keep any clathes here for longer than three months. similar to the notice, and B You can collect clothes from the changing rooms after three may use the same words. € Clothes thrown away here can be collected in three months’ ti + Read all three options 2 A You can weigh your fruit yourself at the checkout slowly and carefully B The checkout assistant will weigh your fruit for you. before you choose. © When you have weighed your fruit take it to the checkout. 3 A You cannot wear the bowling alley's shoes if you don’t have soa B If you want to bowl, you have to hire socks. € tis not essential to hire bowling shoes unless you wear socks. 4A It costs £10 to use our gift wrapping service. B If you spend £10 on a gift there is no charge for wrapping it. You get a free gift worth £10 if you have your gift wrapped at Vocabulary: money © complete the sentences with the words in the box. Do you cash credit card discount receipt tip 1 [never throw away a in case | have to take some to the shop. 2 I think that students should get a in every sh don’t have enough money to pay full price. 3 It's important to leave a of at least 12% i 4 I don’t like usinga____because it's easy to spe can afford. I'd rather pay by.sm Language focus: have / get something done © Look at the list. Write M next to the things you do yourself. Write $ by the ones that somebody else does for you. 1 brush your hair 5 mend your clothes 2 cut your hair - 6 do your homework __ 3 check your teeth 7 fix your bicycle 4 clean your teeth 8 test your eyes © To talk about a job that somebody else does for us, we use: have / get + noun + past participle. Make sentences about the things from Activity 5 that someone else does for you. Thave ray hair cut by the hairdresser. Exam practice: Listenin ° g Part 3 Sore listening, think out what kinds of words ‘answers will be. @ You will hear a tour guide talking to a group of young people about a trip to a shopping centre. Listen and circle the places that she mentions. will hear the exact art studios bank beauty salon cinema dry cleaner's ds you need, you don't information desk internet café pet shop post office restaurant to change them. ©) Listen again. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. He 64s Hoe es Hooese Grolden Covet Shopping Centre Leaving time: (0) __4__ pm Monexs change foreign money on the (1) ______ oor Cinema: check film ends before (2) _____ Pm. ; Painting where: near the main entrance cost: around (3) €__i time: th hows Phones: use the special service in the (4) —____ s Lunch: show Travel Tours badge to get a (5) —_____ from Pronto Pizzas go to the (6) ___ Speaking © Work with a partner to plan a new shopping centre. What unusual facilities will you include to make your shopping centre different?I’d never seen a film before ‘Speaking Parts 3 & 4 Writing Part 3 (story) | V cinema |L past per Vocabulary: nema @D Put the words below into one of three categories: A Describing a film B Atthecinema C Types of film action = fantasy == science fiction _ adventure historical drama screen advertisement __ musical a seat animation __ performance _ special effects audience - Popcorn star character __ romance _ thriller comedy _ row ticket curtain scene Exam practice: rts 3 and 4 Speaking Part 3 * Talk to the examiner, B You are each going to describe a photograph that shows someone not your partner. watching a film. Work in pairs, taking it in turns to be the examiner * The examiner will let and the student. Student A: describe photograph 1. you speak for about Student B: describe photograph 2. ‘one minute. Try to keep talking until you are €J Your photos both showed people watching films. Talk together eeedta stop: about the different kinds of films you like watching, and say wher= and when you like to watch them. Gap. Listening Speaking Part 4 @B viscuss the questions with your partner. e the examiner will tet 1. What can you remember about the first time you went to the c Pyoultalk for about two, 2 How much TV did you watch before you were five? or three minutes. ‘+ Keep the conversation going by asking your partner questions. 3 What did you enjoy about going to the cinema when you were 4 How are films different now from how they were when you were = 5 What was the name of the first film you ever saw in the cine: 0 B Listen to a retired film director talking about his first visit to cinema. How would he answer the questions in Activity 47 aD2 Language focus: past perfect @ Read the example and write yes or no beside the sentences below. If you wrote no, correct the sentence. My father felt guilty because he had left me with a babysitter the night before. 1. The actions in this sentence happened at different times in the past. __ 2 The first verb is in past perfect. The second is in past simple. _ 3 We use past perfect for the action which happened first. —_ 4 We form past perfect with had + infinitive. _ 5 We often use past perfect when we are telling a story. _ @ Read the story. Put the verbs in brackets into past simple or past perfect. Dn NO oe OA INN OO eNO A strange coincidence One evening when I was about 16, my younger sister Daniela and I (1) was an incredibly popular film at that time and we were olivia Newton John. I ‘the only people in cur school who (2) (not see) = About an hour after the film had started, the fire alarm (3)___(go off) and we all had to leave the cinena. I got separated from my sister. Of course nebile phones (4) (not exist) then 90 I couldn't just call her and ask her where she vas. when T (5) (get) hone, the first thing ny Dad said vas ‘Where's Daniela?” 1 (6) (never see) my father get angry before, but that time he did. A short tine later, my sister arrived hone. she (7)____(eatch) the wrong bus and had got terribly lost. Luckily she had met a kind lady who (8) (bring) her hone. Several years later we were invited to a wedding. The bride was a friend of ny sister’s and when we were introduced to her aunt, we (9) (recognise) her as the iady who (10) (hep) ny sister all those years before! fez Exam practice: Writing Part 3 (story) events of Read the exam task. will be in 8 ple. if you refer atime before ‘events, use fect. tory doesn’t lly from the pe sve. Plan your story with a partner. Think about these questions: + Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. + Your story must begin with this sentence: Just as the film began, I received a text message on my mobile phone. + Write your story in about 100 words, 1. Who were you with? 4 What had happened? 2 What kind of film were you going to see? 5 What did you do? 3 Who sent you the message? © write your story. When you have finished, read the checklist on page 63 and make changes if you need to. ® Work with a partner. Read each other's stories. Say two positive things and make one suggestion for improvement.My agent asked me to work ER ing Part 4 | V reporting verbs | L So, you think you'd lke tobe a film extra? Well, read this description of Chris Maitlanc’s, last job and then decide! When my phone rang last Thursday, I recognised the number immediately as my agent Caroline's. ‘She asked if | wanted to work the next day on @ fim called Day of Disaster. My dary was fll that \week, but said I would cance! my plans forthe nextday. was worried that turned her down ow, she would never offer me work again. Also, | needed the money. | artved at the fim set on time, at § a.m. stil half asleep. The assistant rector told me to go tothe costume department, where they put ls of nasty, sticky make-up on me to make it ook lke {had been in an accident. Then, forthe next few hours, we just had to wait. Exam practice: Reading Part 4 @ Read the article and questions. For each question, circle the correct letter A, B, C or D. 1 What is the writer doing in the text? ‘A. giving advice on how to become a film extra B explaining why he wanted to become a film extra Most of us had forgotten to bring anyting to © giving an accurate description of the work of film extras read and we were too far away to watch the D complaining about the conditions in which film extras work fiming, so we passed the morning taking and What does Chris say about Caroline's offer of work? joking together Finally the assistant director A He felt he had to accept it, even though he had something else ccame over. He told me | was going to play a blind B He was a bit disappointed with the kind of work she offered. man and put a bandage over my eyes. During ©. He was excited because he thought the film sounded interes the fing, the other extras had to ook afte me. D He was surprised at the amount of money she offered. Some time efter lunch, took off my bandage Chris spent his time in the waiting area ‘and thre it away. The assistant director asked A chatting to the other extras. me what had done witht, but | ok him B. putting his make-up and costume on. accidentally lst that afternoon. Luckily he C reading the book he had brought with him, believed mel D watching the stars of the film performing. ‘ALT pm. the director said we could go and Why did the other extras have to help Chris? have our make-up removed. Iwas so Keen fo get A. He got injured during filming home | got straight into my car stl covered in B He couldn't see what he was doing. blood and dirt. | don't know what the garage staff C He had never done this kind of work before. thought when | stoped ofl up wth pel D_He had thrown away part of his costume. 5 What would Chris say about his day as a film extra? I felt lively at the beginning of the 8 has held up in tro Vi day, but by the end | was really tired the morning but on aw Vv and couldn't wait to get home. there | enjoyed o- * Read all the options a, dressed up in my c carefully and think about the meaning. c D penichensetentection Most of the people there were it was a long day, elth just because it contains very friendly but I didn’t get on didn’t do that much a word or idea from with the assistant director -| finished late so the text. had an argument with him. behind to get cleane — —‘egent asked me ‘Do you to work tomorrow?" ‘scent asked if | wanted ork the next day. question: eked me, ‘What you done with your e290?" ssked me what | had with my bandage. f@ Language focus: reported speech @ Look at the examples from the text and choose the correct words to complete the rules. ‘Til cancel my plans for tomorrow." > | said | would cancel my plans for the next day. “You're going to play a blind man.” > He told me I was going to play a blind man. ‘Jaccidentally lost it this afternoon.” > | told him | had accidentally lost it that afternoon. ‘You can go and have your make-up removed." > The director said we could go and have our make-up removed. 1 In reported speech the tense usually moves back / forward. 2 Time expressions like tomorrow usually change / stay the same. 3 Both say and tell are used in reported speech. Say / Tell needs an object (me, him, her, etc). © Write what the person actually said, or report what they said. 0 I told my friends | couldn't go out with them the next day. I said, “_I.can’t go out with you tomorrow’ 1 asked my agent how much | would get paid. | asked my agent, ‘How much get paid?” 2 I said, ‘What me to do?" | asked the director what he wanted me to do. 3 The director said we had to pretend to be in pain. The director said, ‘You pretend to be in pain.” 4 | said, ‘lam too tired to get my make-up removed. I told him too tired to get my make-up removed. Vocabulary: reporting verbs @ complete the text with the correct form of the verbs below. There may be more than one right answer. explain persuade promise say suggest tell -warr- knew from a very early age that | wanted to be an actor. My parents (0) warned me that it would be @ hard lite and (1) that | train as an accountant instead, but | (2) them | ‘would not be happy. | (3) why | wanted to be an actor, and fhally (4)__them to send me to stage school. 1(5)__ to work hard, and | did. While | was there, one of my teachers (6) agency and started working as an extra. That's how my career began. it would be good for me to get some experience, so | signed up with an G Tell your partner about the advice you were given. Talk together to Speaking B Pair work. You and your friend are going to work as film extras for the first time. Your agents have given both of you different advice. Student A: turn to page 65. Student B: turn to page 67. decide which pieces of advice were good and which were bad. When you have decided, turn to page 63 to check.@ ~ Review 4 @ which adjectives can go with which nouns? eee fim | handbag | souvenirs Cactior packed? chesp action-packed cultural documentary | fashionable handsome interesting leather plastic red short talented ugly young Complete each sentence with a noun and @ Look at the pictures and prompts, and write three adjectives from Activity 1 sentences in second conditional. 1. Before the main movie, we watched an 0 [win lottery / buy boat} IfLwon the lottery, Pdbuyaboat 2 Colin Attwell is a with a huge fan club. 3 That costs more than most people earn ina week. 4 | didn’t bring anything back from my holiday because the shops only sold _ 1. [buy boat / sail to South Africa] @ complete the store visitor guide with these words and phrases, and put the words in brackets into passive voice. Backpacks doorways and fire escapes Eating and drinking Large items _ photos “Motoreyetehetmets staff and managers 2 [sail to South Afric go on safari) Harrods Department Store isitor guide * (O) Motorcycle helmets should be removed. (shoud remove when entering te sto «To pevent damage ocslays or inure to other customer, mM, (should carry) by hand. (cana in at ne Left Luggage office by Door 3. * (3). (permit in the restaurant areas ony + For security reasons (4), (may not tak) the jewelery or antique furiture departments, +a), (should kee) cea. The 6) of Harods Department Stare wish you IS a pleasant visit 3 [go on safari /se= elephants and gir 4 [see elephants == giraffes / take io photos]@ Read the pairs of sentences and @ Read the newspaper article about fashion designer underline the one that happened Evan Rapier and complete the conversation. first. Join the sentences using , Evan Rapier told me that he'd loved clothes ever siceip una bona since he was a child, and had designed his first Casale ole collection of clothesat the age of 15. Tasked why he © Holly was very excited. She won mixed so many patterns and bright colours together teats tee tesiten becatce) and he replied that he believed that fshion should Holl be fun, He suggested I come to his show, which was el ee Hehe cieineioey going to be very exciting. He even offered me a free fae Ss ticket. Unfortunately I couldn't go thet evening but 1 Her friends Rachel and Jess I promised that I wouldn't miss hs next show. went the year before. They told her what to take. (so) reporter: How long (0) ave you been (you be) interested in 2 She left the tent poles at home. clothes? Holly tried to put her tent up. evan: 1). (love) clothes, ever since | (but) 2) (be) a child. 3 Luckily there was space in her 12). (design) my first collection of friends’ tent. Holly remembered clothes at the age of fifteen to bring her sleeping bag. (and) reporter: Why (4) (you mix) so many patterns 4 They unpacked their bags. They and bright colours together? went to explore the festival. evan: 1 (5), (believe) fashion should be fun. (after) How about (6) (come) to my show? 5 They reached the main stage. it (be) very exciting. The band already started e), _____ (you like) a free ticket?" plying and they missed thejfirst reporter: Unfortunately | (9), (can not) come two songs. (by the time) this evening. | (10). (not miss) your 6 They finally went to bed. They next one. saw lots of different acts and spent some time in the dance tent. (when) @ wat can you have done in these places? beautician’s optician’s doctor's dentist's You can have your nails painted at the beautician’ On target? ‘How well can you do these things? isten for detailed meaning and speaker opinion read for key information and writer opinion rephrase information using different set structures describe a photograph and manage a conversation talk about holidays, festivals and films talk about clothes, money and services use the second conditional recognise and understand the modal passive use the past perfect to tell a story understand and use reported speech Exam skills V Vocabulary skills L Language skills,i = & & f fe & & = & = ba anennenneee0 8 )) Pairwork activities Unit 3 Lesson 1: Student A Unit 3 Lesson 1: Student B@) Unit 9 Lesson 2 Your friend wants to help the environment. Talk together about the things he can do, and decide which are the most important. it 12 Lesson 1 Writing Part 3 checklist The story has about 100 words. There is a beginning, 2 middle and an end. The story leads on logically from the opening sentence. There are two or three paragraphs. The story happens in the past. A variety of tenses are used. Capital letters and other punctuation are used correctly. Sentences start with a variety of different words. Conjunctions such as after that and finally are used correctly. here are no spelling mistakes. OO00000000 at 12 Lesson 2 =e No ‘1 Neverarrivelate. 2 Don't speak to the stars. 3 Take a book or crossword with you. _ 4 Don'tbring friends or pets with you. 5. Ask what kind of clothes you should wear. 6 Don't bring a camera. 7 Fill in your form and hand it in at the end of the day.Unit 3 Lesson 2: Student A @ 45k your partner questions to complete the sentences. 1. The Romans built a city where London now stands. They called it (What?) What did the Romans call London? 2 The Tower of London was built in the 3 In the 15* century, houses in London were made of (What). 4 In the 16” century, ships were sent from London to (Why?), 5 A theatre called The Globe was built in London during this time. Plays by (Who?) were performed here. 6 In 1666, a fire started (Where?). 80% of the city of London was destroyed. 7 Queen Victoria ruled from 1837 to 1901. (What?) were built during this time. 8 (What?) was constructed to celebrate the end of the 20" century. (When?) by King William. Unit 5 Lesson 1: Student A @ Tell your partner your health problems, and give him / her advice about his / her problems. 1 Your dog has bitten my 2 I've got an awful cold 3 I fell off my bicycle and now my 4 I'm tired and stressed all the time. is hurting badly. . A: Your dog has bitten my B: Oh no! You should wash Fath away, Unit 5 Lesson 2: Student A @ parts 1. You are a health club trainer. ‘Ask your partner questions to complete this form. Part 2 3 Read your role card. You want to join a health club. Answer Student B's questions. You are Jo Lovejoy. You are 24 and you are a hairdresser. You eat a healthy diet, but you do very little exercise. You have a stressful life and only get about six hours’ sleep a night. 2 Give your partner two pieces of advice about how he / she can live more healthily. 4 Do you agree with the advice your partner gave you?© selp your partner complete the article by explaining the words in green. Your partner will help you fill your spaces by giving you clues. BIRKS L 181° dale melo femmes Magine a school where there are no (1) classrooms, no There is a ‘law book’ which contains ail curriculum, no (2) __andrno principal. There the school rules about (12) behaviour, are no (3) __to send home to parents, no safely, and using school equipment. homework and no (4) tesis to take at the end of term, (13) Punishments for those who have At this school, students don't have to study unlessthey (14) the rules are decided ‘want o. Sounds impossible? Well, his isthe really for _in the weekly school meetings. ‘around 50 students who (5)___the Harrisburg Some people question whethera ‘school like this can provide a good (15)__ But many of the school’s students go on to get (16) degrees from colleges and Universities all over the country, and abroad. Others go directly into the ‘world of work. One ex-student who ow runs a (17) successful Tshirt company said “At this school | had to Circle School in Pennsylvania, USA. Here, students cre responsible for organising their own time and the teachers don't give (6) lessons unless students request them. So, if someone feels like learning French, (7) biology, or (8) __, they can. Ifnot, they can read a book, play a video game, cook, play the guitar or just hang out with friends. They can go outside whenever they want, although they can't leave the school grounds without (9) Students do have responsibilities, however. In the work things out for myself, and | could (10) morning every student has to sign up foratask, —_—_do it in my own time and in my own. such as cleaning the fioor, which they must do bythe way. That (18) __me how to end of the day. Also, everyone has to attend the weekly get what | want from life’ What more school meetings, where all the (11)_____ about _can you ask from a schoo? running the school are made, 2: Student A Pead the advice and then prepare to report it to your partner using verbs like sald, warned, suggested, explained. Don't worry fF you get held up and arrive a bit late, fim sets are qute relaxed places. Don't speak to the stars ues they speak to yoo first, cthenise you could ger fired. Take. @ book or a crossword because there wll be a lot of watting around and yoo wil get bored. Make swe ypu fil in you form and hana it in before you leave, or You won't get paid.Unit 3 Lesson 2: Student B @ Ask your partner questions to complete the sentences. 1 (Who?) built a city where London now stands. They called it Londinium. Who built city where London now stands? 2 The Tower of London was built in the 11 century by (Who?) 3_ (When?), houses in London were made of wood. 4 (When?), ships were sent from London to explore the world. 5 A theatre called performed here. 6 In 1666, a fire started in a bread shop. (What?) was built in London during this time. Plays by Shakespeare were (How much?) of the city of London was destroyed. (When?). The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben 7 Queen Victoria ruled from to were built during this time. 8 The London Eye was constructed to celebrate (why?).. Unit 5 Lesson 1: Student B @ Tell your partner your health problems, and give him / her advice about his / her problems. 1 Your dog has bitten my - 2 I'm having a nose-bleed. 3 I can't sleep at night. 4 Ahorse has kicked my A: Your dog has bitten my finger. B: Oh no! You should wash it straight away. Unit 5 Lesson 2: Student B @ part 1 1. Read your role card. You want to join a health club. Answer Student A’s questions. You are Alex Fanshawe. You are 32 and you are a firefighter. You love sport and _ do a lot of exercise. You have avery busy social life and do not enjoy cooking. You often eat fast food. 2 Do you agree with the advice your partner gave you? Part 2 3 You are a health club trainer. ‘Ask your partner questions to complete this form. (Ee FTENESS x-ses amon are) your partner two pieces of advice about how he / she can live more healHelp your partner complete this text by explaining the words in green. Your partner will help you fill your spaces by giving you clues. reaking the Rute Imagine a school where there are no (1) , __ Theteis a law book,, which contains 1no curriculum, no (2) timetables and no principal all the school rules about ‘There ore no (3) reporis to send home to parents,no (12) _ , safety, and using homework and no (4) to take at the end of school equipment. (13) for term, At this school, students don't have to study unless those who have (14) broken the rules they want fo. Sounds impossible? Well thisis the reality are decided in the weekly school for around 50 students who (5) attend the Harrisburg meetings. Circle School in Pennsylvania, USA. Here, students are responsible for organising their own time and the ‘Some people question whether a school lke this can provide a good teachers don't give (6)___unless students FO eRe eb request them So, if someone fels ike learning French, choot students go on to get om ‘or (8) mathematics, they [Link], gy ign cucecal they can read a book, play a video game, cook. PIOY ——_aiversties al over the country, and. the guitar or ust hang out with frends. They can go Gace Gina Go eat it outside whenever they wont, atfhough they can‘tleave ong of work, One excstudent who the school grounds without (9) permission. Fete GAS een Students do have responsibilities, however. n the company said ‘At this school | had to (10) every student has to sign up for a work things out for myself, and | could task, such as cleaning the floor, which they must do do it in my own time and in my own by the end of the day. Also, everyone has to attend the way. That (18) taught me how to get weekly school meetings, where all he (11) decisions what I want from life" What more can ‘about running the school are made. you ask from a school? ‘Sead the advice and then prepare to report it to your partner using verbs like said, warned, seagested, explained. Dring Your friend or your pet with yoo. They, may be needed in the scene and iF not they can Keep yoo company while yoo are. warting to be called onto the set. Before yoo go, find cut what kind of clothes yoo shoud wear. Bring a camera ~ you mignt get some good pictues of the stars.Exam Guide / General Tips When you do PET, you will get a question paper and an answer sheet. This is a question paper: This is an answer sheet: PRELIMINARY ENGLISH TEST PAPER 1 Reading and Writing TIME thour 30 minutes You can make notes on the question paper. For example, you can make notes while you listen, or you can underline parts of the reading texts. ‘You must write your answers in pencil on the answer sheet, so make sure you leave enough time to do this. At the end of the Listening paper you will have six minutes to transfer your answers to the answer sheets, but there is no extra time for the Reading and Writing paper. For some questions, you need to put a mark below a letter, like this: ABC + Fill in your answers carefully and rub out any mistakes. a + Only choose one answer. For some questions, you need to write a word, like t! 0 monday 2 + Write your answers clearly, so the examiner can easily read them, + There may be some words that you are not expected to know in the reading or listening texts. However, you will not be tested on these words. + Check your spelling. Reading « Part 1 What do | have to do? How do | do it? + You have to read five very short ‘First read the instructions and look at the = texts and choose the correct example. answer, A,BorC, foreach one. + Read the first text and think about where ees + The texts may be signs, labels, you would see it. The appearance of the text = notices, messages, notes, may help with this. For example, it may be = : postcards, emails, or text sign on a shop window, a text message on = bees messages. mobile phone, or a nate on a kitchen table. + The texts are all separate and + Think about the meaning of the text and try st each one is on a different topic. to work out what the main message is. + Read all three options carefully and dec’ which one matches the text best, + When you have done this for all five texts check your answers and then carefully transfer them to your answer sheet.Over to you Questions 16 Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Mark the correct etter A, B, or G on your answer sheet. Jo's singing class ‘A willbe a day eater than normal B will not bein the evening this week. : © will no longer be on Wednesday. In bad weather, table {tennis will take place the clubhouse instea eee een Sere Peng ikea similar one f myself. Tamara 1T'm going camping with Eddie next weekend. Do you want to join us? If you do, we'll need to use your big tent, Call me this evening 45 mins - $1.00 4thours or more - $5.00 Hi kath, T climbed this mountain yesterday. It was hard work but the clouds lifted when I got to the top soit was worth it in the end! Helen If itrains, a different activity will be available. ‘The next tennis lesson has been cancelled due to bad weather. ‘Tennis lessons may take place indoors or ‘outdoors, depending on the weather. 3 Tamara wants to know ‘A. when James will wear his new T-shirt B. which Tshirt James bought yesterday. : © where James bought his T-shirt. ‘Why did Simon write this email? A. to tell Tim about a change of plan B _toiinvite Tim on a camping trip © toask Tim to lend him a tent ‘There is a maximum charge of $5.00 to use the internet. 2 You can use the internet for upto four hours at a time. If you wish to use the internet for more than : 45 minutes speak to Ziggy. ‘A Holen regrats her decision to climb the mountain. Helen enjoyed climbing the mountain but couldn't ‘see anything from the top. Although it was difficult, Helen was pleased she had climbed the mountainReading « Part 2 What do | have to do? + You have to read five short descriptions of people (6-10), and eight short texts (A-H). + You have to match each person to the correct text. There will be three extra texts. + The texts will be about things like books, courses, holidays, museums, websites. + There may be some words that you are not expected to know in the texts. However, you will not be tested on these words. How do | do it? F + Read the instructions to find the topic of the texts. } + Look at the descriptions of the people and underline the important information. + Read the texts and find information that matches the descriptions of the people. = + The correct text will contain the same information as the description but in different ~ words. It will meet all the requirements in the description, not just one or two of them. Over to you Questions 6-40 ‘The people below all want to visita museum. ‘On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight museums. Decide which museum would be the most suitable forthe folowing people, For questions 6-40 , mark the correct letter (A+H) on your answer sheet. 6 John and Amana ae art lovers and wate spend the whale day ata museum E ‘They ke to nave lunch there as wel e 4 7 Sandra anc Paulo want o take thelr wo young chilsen 1 @ museum. The children are intrested in nature and enjoy having things to do while they are in = museum Joachim is interested in learning how people used to lve in the countryside. He 8 doesn't want to pay too much to visit a museum and prefers places that aren't very crowded 9 Gail wants to visit an old house that has exhibitions of furniture from the recent f past. She woul also lke to spend some time outdoors and would enjoy seeing @ ‘concert or show. 10 ‘Sebastian is an artist and would like the opportunity to improve his skills. He isnt keen on traditional museums but loves very old buildings and being outside,Museums and Days Out Bernley Museum This museum shows how life was lived in Bernley when the village was one of the region's most important ports. There are lots of interesting objects and paintings, as well as art workshops and story-telling for children, It's best to go early as the museum is quite popular. Paul Roseby Museum This museum houses the collection of Pierre Roseau, a 19% century traveller and scientist. It examines the way plants and animals have developed over the lifetime of the planet. There are workshops for younger visitors and experiments for them to try as they go around. Handier Abbey ‘The ruins of this ancient abbey are open every day and entrance is £5.00 per person. There are nature walks, literature talks and workshops on painting and drawing — but be warmed that these are not suitable for beginners. ‘The grounds are beautiful and the atmosphere is very peaceful ‘The Musical Farm Thisis one of the most surprising and ‘unusual museums in the region. Located in the heart of the countryside, it houses «collection of musical instruments, Children can try the drums and adults will enjoy watching the experts at work, making and repairing the instruments, B Granville Lodge The Granville family lived here from 1635 until 1989, so this museum still {els like a family home. The living and bedrooms are just as they were when the family moved out and the grounds are ‘wonderful in spring and summer. Local ‘musie groups often play in the evenings. Flanton Castle The grounds of this castle are free of charge but i's expensive to go inside It’s big enough to keep you busy all day, however, and there isa very nice restaurant ‘There are interesting exhibitions of clothes and furniture, but the quality of the artworks is little disappointing. City Museum. This museum is best known for its wonderful 17* and 18 century paintings and its sculptures. It will take you at least six hours to see everything so leave plenty of time, A new restaurant has just opened on the top floor, with great views of the city Careford Museum This museum isn’t well-known, so never gets terribly busy Its 2,000 objects, including furniture, clothing and farm tools, create a picture of the traditional farming life of the region. There ate regular performances of folk music. The entrance fee is reasonable and there's @ restaurant serving delicious local food.Reading « Part 3 What do | have to do? + You have to read a longer, factual text and ten sentences (11-20). + You have to decide if each sentence is correct (A) or incorrect (B). + The sentences will came before the text and will be in the same order as the information in the text. How do | do it? + First read the instructions to find the topic of the text. + Read the ten sentences so you know what information you have to look for. + Read the text through quickly once. + Look at the first sentence and underline the words in the text where you can find that information. e + Read that part of the text very carefully to decide if the sentence is correct or incorrect. + The text and the sentence may contain the same information but in different words. Over to you Questions 11-20 Look at the sentences below about a garden gnome. Read the text on the opposite page to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. correct, mark A on your answer sheet not correct, mark B on your answer sheet. 11. Mis Stuart-Kelso was upset about the theft of the gnome from her garden. 412 The contents of the parcel proved that the gnome had been to several continents. 413. In the letter, Murphy said that he came back because he was tired of traveling. 14 Mrs Stuart-Kelso asked a newspaper reporter to find out who had taken the gnome. 415. Simon's university friends had suggested taking the gnome. 46 There were a number of suitable gnomes for Simon to choose from. 47 Simon felt guilty about taking Mrs Stuart-Kelso's gnome. 48. Simon had problems at the borders of some countries he visited. 419 The Stuart-Kelsos considered reporting Simon to the police. ‘Simon has offered to repaint the gnome for Mrs Stuart-Keiso.The Travelling Gnome The story began when a garden gnome disappeared from the garden of Mrs Eve Stuart-Kelso. She noticed that it had gone ‘and thought that someone had probably stolen it, Then she forgot all about it Seven months later however, she opened her front door ‘and found the gnome, who she had named Murphy. on the doorstep. Beside him was a tightly wrapped parcel. Inside Mrs Stuart-Kelso found a beautiful photo album showing Murphy doing various exciting activities at locations all over the word, There were pictues of the guome moutain- 20. Claire distkes having arguments with he father 21 Claire feels that her father has acted reasonably 22 Claire has refused to do what her father wants, 23 Steve thnks that lots of people will see Care's room online. 24 Stove suggests Claire should stop living at home. 25 Steve warns Ciaire that she might not lke his sister oooaaa OoO0o0non0 O88The Speaking Test | About the Speaking Test + The Speaking Test takes between ten and twelve minutes. + You do the test with a partner, or occasionally in a group of three. + There are two examiners. One will ask questions, the other will just listen. What do | do if | don't understand? If you don't understand a question, you can ask for help. Look at these phrases. 1 {Can you say that again, please? 2 {What does (that word) mean? 3 (Could you repeat that please? l 4 {Can you speak louder please? 5 {Could you say that more slowly? Which questions should you ask if: ‘A you can't hear what someone said? B you do not understand a word? © someone is speaking too quickly?Speaking + Part 1 ; What do | have to do? + You have to answer the examiner's questions + The questions are about your life - your daily life, your family, hobbies, likes and dislikes. + You will have to spell your name or a word from your address for one of the questions. + In this part you talk to the examiner, not your partner. + The examiner also asks your partner some questions. + This part of the test takes 2~3 minutes. How do | do it? + Listen carefully, because the examiner will not ask you the same questions as your partner. + Speak clearly so the examiners and your partner can hear you. + If you don’t understand a question, ask the examiner to repeat it, + Try to give full answers and add some extra information to make your answers interesting. I like doing sports. | play basketball once a week, and tennis twice a week ‘het do you enjoy doing our free time? {ike playing sports. silane iSpeaking + Part 2 What do | have to do? + In this part you talk to your partner, not the examiner. + The examiner will describe a situation to you. You have to discuss the possibilities and reach a decision, You should be able to make suggestions, agree and disagree. + The examiner will give you a sheet of paper with some pictures to help you. + You will hear the instructions twice. + This part will take about 2-3 minutes. How do | do it? + Make sure you understand what you have to do. Check with the examiner if you are not sure. + Take turns to talk about each picture with your partner. Listen to what your partner says and agree or disagree with it. + Make sure you talk about all of the pictures, and don’t forget to ask your partner questions. + Try not to reach a decision too quickly - you need to show the examiner that you can make suggestions, agree and disagree. Discussing options What about... ? That's 2 good idea but 1 think this would be good because... What do you think about ... ? 3 {I'm not sure about... wok Which of these phrases could you use to: ‘A make a suggestion? B ask your partner's opinion? € react to your partner's opinion?How does it work? ‘=m going to describe a situation ‘2 you. A classmate of yours ses moved to another town and secnts to make some new friends. Talk about the different things see" friend could do to meet ‘sew friends, and decide which Dould be best. Here is a picture with ‘some ideas to help you. 1] say that again. A classmate of yoursSpeaking « Part 3 : What do | have to do? + In this part you talk to the examiner, not your partner. + The examiner will give you a photograph of an everyday situation and ask you to talk about it. + After about one minute, the examiner will take your photograph back and ask your partner to describe a different picture, on the same topic. + This part will take about three minutes. How do | do it? + Think for a few seconds before you start to talk about the picture. + The examiner wants to see how much vocabulary you know and how well you can. express yourself, so describe the picture as fully as you can. + Imagine you're describing the photograph to someone who can't see it. Talk about all of the people and activities you see. Add details about clothes, the weather, colours, objects ete. + Don't worry if you don't know the word for something in the picture - try to explain it using phrases like You use it to (+ infinitive), It’s used for (+ -ing), It looks as if The thing you use when .. + Try to keep talking until the examiner stops you. + Listen when itis your partner’s turn to talk. How does it work? Candidate A, here is your photograph. Please show it to Candidate 8, but 'd like you to talk about it. Candidate B, you just listen. I'l give you your photograph in a moment. Candidate A, please tell us what you can see in your photograph. Now, I'd like each of you to talk on your own about something. I’m going to give each of you a photograph of people packing. Now, Candidate 8, here is your photograph. It also shows people packing. Please show ® to Candidate A and tell us whee you can see in the photogrspmCandidate ASpeaking + Part 4 Whatdo | have to do? + In this part, you have a conversation with your partner. + The examiner will tell you what to talk about but will not take part in the conversation. + The topic will be the same as the theme of the photographs in Part 3. + You should talk together until the examiner stops you. + This part will take about three minutes. How do | do it? + Make sure that you both take an equal part in the conversation. + Talk about your interests and opinions, and give reasons for them. + Don't talk for too long and ask questions to give your partner a chance to speak. + Listen to what your partner says and show that you are interested. How does it work? Your pictures showed people packing. Now, I'd like you to talk together about the different times when you hrave had to do packing, and the different kinds of things you packed. Thank you. That's the end of the test.Coney: Mac Coney: Moc: Corey: Mix Coney: Coney: Unit 1 Lesson 1, Activities 2 and 3 Transcripts Hi, 'm Corey. Hi, 'm Miki, nice to meet you. Where are you from Corey? I'm from Canada, I've just moved here. Canada! Are you good at winter sports then? Well | love playing ice hockey. And in summer | enjoy tennis and mountain biking, Wow! That's quite dangerous isn't i. Not really. Not if you're careful. What do you do in your free time? | quite lke playing tennis too, and I love playing football. But 'm also very interested in acting and | really love the theatre ~I want tobe an actress fone day. Have you got any other hobbies? Um, | guess | enjoy playing online computer games ‘and meeting new people there. How about you? Do you spend much time online? ‘Well 'm not keen on computer games. But I've got ‘a MySpace page and | ke chatting online there ‘or on other social websites. But I really prefer chatting face to face with my friends. Especially at weekends. What kind of things do you do with them? We love going shopping, even if we don't buy anything. Really? | hate it! Although | suppose | don't mind music stores. | realy like dance music. What kind of music do you like? Pop mostly - but you should have a look at my MySpace page sometime just search for Mikaela. Is that MICHAEL A? NoMIKAELA. OK, | will. Mine's Coldfield How do you spell that? COLDFIELD Great, Il check it out. Anyway it's time for registration - and after that I'llintroduce you to some of my friends. got two brothers, and we're al pretty creative. My brother Steve is the most hard-working of us three ers. He's @ producer and makes documentary films ing, but he works until very at night, and is always tired. I'm 2 musician and | times write background music for Steve's films. it, 've got the best job in the world. Steve and | went to university but I didn't spend as much time ing as he did, | was always too busy playing my ‘Tim's the youngest in the family, though he’s actually taller than either Steve or me. And we're certainly not as good-looking as he is. He was the most popular boy in the school. He never seemed to work very hard but he’s not as lazy as Iwas. He's at art college now, and works as a waiter in his spare time, He's an absolutely brilliant artist and his drawings are really amazing. | think he'll be more successful than either of usin the future. Lesson 2, Activity 7 1 | really liked our apartment in the city centre, but Dad ‘ound living there too noisy so we moved here. He loves the beautiful views and the peace and quiet, but | have a long bus journey to school every day and! miss my friends. Mum's seen a nice house in town that would be much more convenient and | could still have my own room. | know the garden's not as big as this one but it's much bigger than the balcony we had in the apartment, 2 Girt: Shall we go clubbing on Saturday night? Bov: I can’t. | have to write an essay on Sunday - and ‘anyway, | haven't got much money. Why don’t ‘you come round and watch a DVD with a pizza or something? Grau: Oh, come on! Your sister will be back from University for the weekend. She'll want to go clubbing, Boy: Yeah, OK. I'm sure she'll end me some money. Ill try and finish my essay tonight. Like that computer desk Tom. Is it new? Yeah. wanted something a bit more modern. You know, metal legs, a glass top and shelves on top, ‘but Mum thought it might get broken. She wanted ‘me to get a plain wooden one. | saw a really nice ‘one, but it only had one drawer and I need at least three for all my stuff. Anyway, we were just leaving when | saw this one =| know it’s painted but it's got the right number of drawers and I ike the light colour. Boy: Gini: Hey, what about this poster. That's your favourite band, right? They were, but I'm not so keen on them any more. This one’s better ~ Lewis Hamilton winning the Formula One championship. Really? Cars are so boring! Wow! Look at these whales! They're great, and at least this poster would be relaxing. Hm. 'd rather have a picture of someone I really admire, It makes me want to succeed too. EG==@ Gm: Boy:Unit 3 Lesson 1, Activity 4 Can: Jews cam: Jen Cane: evn: Cant: JENN: Cam: Jeno: Hi Jennie. Have you written your essay yet? ‘The one about life being better 100 years ago? Not yet. I can't decide what to write. Really? | finished my essay last night. No cars, no electricity, no central heating, no television. It's obvious life was much worse. ‘Yes, but I think there were stil some good points. Food for example. There were no ready meals or fast food, so people grew their ovn fruit and vegetables. Surely that was better for them than a lot of what we eat today? Well, maybe, but did everybody use to eat like that? | don’t think so, And what about clothes? Did you know that boys used to wear dresses and have long hair until they were about five years old? How embarrassing! | know, but I find that funny. And there were some beautiful clothes for women, Anyway, you said there was no television. That meant people made music or performed plays in the evenings. That has to be better than sitting in front of the box. Well 'd rather watch TV than play the piano. I think it's a great skill to have. And I definitely think children had more respect for adults @ hundred years ago. True. But that was because the kids were afraic cof being punished - and we'd find some of those punishments quite cruel nowadays. Not to mention all the terrible diseases and the foo because of the coal fires and the hard work ~ | could goon and on .. n yes, 1know. Can you imagine - the poor housewife used to clean the house and wash the clothes by hand every week, People didn't have ‘washing machines or vacuum cleaners. That's why they needed servants. Aren't you glad you live in the 21st century? Yes, | suppose | am. OK, well, thanks Carl you've given me some useful ideas. Now all | need to do is write them up as an essay! Lesson 1, Activities 8 and 9 Dima What sort of things do you do with your family Buena: Diarra Lena: Elena? Well I'm 2 college student now so | live with friends and don't spend so much time at home. But | aluays have dinner with my family on 2 Sunday, sometimes at home or sometimes in a restaurant. What about you Dimitri Live at home so my family eat together every day. ‘And | play football with my brothers, and | go to football matches with my dad at weekends. Erm. Do you go on holiday with your family? used to, It was fun when | was little and we all did things together but now everyone wants different things. Now | prefer to go with my friends. Diwrrmz That's interesting. it's the same for me. We don't 0 on holiday as a family now. | think it's much ‘more fun with friends! Me too, definitely! ‘What else...? My parents used to help me with my homework when | was younger - with things like Maths and Science. Etena: You were lucky. |had to do my homework on ry own, And | couldn't watch television until finished. Diwra Wow! would hate that! Did you also have to help your parents in the house? Etena: Just little things lke laying the table and doing the washing up. What about you? ‘Sometimes my parents gave me extra pocket ‘money if | helped them with the housework ~ did the shopping or washed the dishes maybe. But rnow |just do my own things. | make my bed and sometimes clean my room. Evens: Really? have to do all my own housework - there are lots of advantages to living at home! Unit 4 Lesson 1, Activity 3 1 Srevext What kind of food shall | have at my party, Mum? Mux: Well 'm not sure, What about pizza? Srevex: Again? Ihad that last year! Can't you make your special fried chicken? Must What a good idea! And wy don't we make a big green salad to go with it? 2 Sisrex;_ I's Mum and Dad's wedding anniversary next month, isn't it? Shall we organise a party for them? Bromus: Oh, | don’t think that’s a good idea. Dad hates parties. And anyway, I haven't got time. | need t= study for my exams. Hm. You're right. It's too much work. Let's just take them out to a restaurant. ‘Brorien: Yes, that's the best idea, We should book it s Sister: Git: Have you bought anything for Pablo's birthday yet? Bor: No, not yet. | might get him a computer game, That's not 2 bad idea. But they're pretty expensive. Gir: Bow: | know, why don’t we buy him one together? Girt: Great idea! Do you think he would like Empire Battles? Bor: Probably, but he could already have that one I think we should ask his brother which one R= wants. Gm: OK.Lesson 1, Activity 6 ‘Sisren: It's Mum and Dad's wedding anniversary next month, isn't it? Shall we organise a party for them? Jh, I don’t think that's a good idea. Dad hates parties. And anyway, I haven't got time, | need to study for my exams, Hm. You're right. Its too much work. Let's just take them out to a restaurant. Brotuen: Yes, that's the best idea. We should book it soon! Brorier: Sister: Lesson 1, Activity 9 What do you think about this idea going for a picnic? Well, I'm not sure. I think it's a bit boring. | think @ barbecue on the beach would be more fun. Yes, | agree, but it’s quite a lot of work. Someone has to stand there and cook all night. And it might raint | think they should go to a restaurant instead. They could have a really nice meal, roast chicken, steak... ‘That's true, but it's quite expensive to goto a restaurant. Some people may not have enough money. Well, what about having a DVD party at someone's house? They could order a pizza or just have some snacks. That wouldn't be expensive and it would be easy for everyone, They could throw all the rubbish away afterwards, so there's no washing up! | suppose so. But it’s not very exciting i it? | think a fency dress party is a good idea. They could have 2 competition and decide who is wearing the best Costume. And for food, everyone could bring a different dish. That way they can share the work, Yes, you're right. | think that's the best idea too. Gm: Bow: Gu: Bov: Gra: Ga: Lesson 2, Activities 2 and 4 Hi Vanessa. Did you have a good time at Charlie's last night? Vanessa: Oh hi, Kath. No, it was terrible! 'm never going to, that restaurant again! Really? I'm surprised! | went there several times last year, and | always had a lot of fun. I saw a couple of famous people there last time! Waxessa: Yeah, | know. | thought it was going to be really stylish and fashionable, but | was so disappointed! We were the only people there. Can you believe it? There was no atmosphere at al Kane And what about the food? "Wanessa: Well, the soup was too salty and the chocolate dessert was bitter. And the fish was covered in a really horrible sauce. Banc Ohdear! “Yenessas Yeah, it was disgusting! And the service was terrible too. There were plenty of waiters but ‘none of them wanted to serve us. They were really Unfriendly and the food took hours to arrive. sv: Oh dear. Plenty of things to complain about then? jaxessu: Yeah, | talked to the manager before we left, but he didn’t seem to care at all Kerw Kem Unit 5 Lesson 1, Activity 4 1 More problems for star tennis player Justin Brown, who only returned to first class tennis a few weeks ago. He was absent from the game for several months last year because of an operation on his arm. In today’s match against Fernando Garcia of Spain he slipped and fell heavily on the grass court, hurting his ankle, He was taken straight to hospital for X-rays. Doctors say the injury is not serious and fortunately there is no damage to his knee. 2 Pari So, what can I do so that my shoulder gets better quickly? Docror: Well, some exercise will definitely help. Swimming Is very good because the water supports your” arms. But playing the violin has caused your problem so you should avoid that for at least a fortnight. You really ought to stop practising for awhile, Parienr: Right, I'lldo that. What about using the computer? Docror: That's OK, but you should make sure you take @ break every half hour. 3 Gia. t: What's the matter, Rosie? | thought you were going to the hairdresser’s today. Gi 2: I've put it off until next week. I've had earache and toothache all day so | saw the college doctor at lunchtime. He said my ear was OK but he gave me ‘some painkillers and said | ought to see my dentist, 8 soon as possible. His earliest appointment is tomorrow morning, Girut: Poor you, How are you feeling now? Girt 2: Not great. Earache’s bad enough but toothache's, even worsel 4 Wouan: How was your holiday - no accidents this year | hope? Well, actually Molly hurt her finger playing tennis ‘and had to have it X-rayed. Fortunately it wasn’t broken, but she had a big bandage on it for the rest of the holiday. At least it wasn't as bad as last year when Tom fell off his bike and broke his arm Wouan: You are unlucky! The worst problem we've ever hhad on holiday is insect bites. ‘Man: Ah well, we still had a great time. That's the main thing,