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6 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   B Intermediate Plus

GRAMMAR 5 After a long wait, the journalist ________________

speak to the director.
1 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).
6 We ________________ to get to the bank before it
Example: You mustn’t use bleach to whiten your teeth! closed. It was too late.
It’s a terrible idea.
7 I’m afraid you ________________ see the doctor
mustn’t needn’t today. He’s fully booked.
1 I live on my own, so I often ________ do small 8 Ask at the information desk. They should
repairs myself. ________________ help you.
have to need 9 Stefan ________________ play football brilliantly
2 We’ve just painted our house. We when he was six.
________________ to do it again for a long time. 10 I’m not sure I ________________ finish the report
mustn’t won’t need today.
3 George ________ to eat healthier food like fruit and 10
vegetables.
should ought Grammar total 20
4 Did they really ________ cut down that beautiful
tree? It was fine! VOCABULARY
need to must
3 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each
5 There are enough screws in the toolbox. We gap. They are all related to DIY and repairs.
________ get any more.
Example: String won’t be strong enough. I’ll buy some
haven’t needn’t
nylon rope.
6 It’s a holiday tomorrow, so we don’t ________ to get
1 A I bought some nails so we can hang the pictures
up early.
now.
must have
B Yes, but where’s the h________? It isn’t with the
7 ________ I buy a new drill? This one’s very old now. other tools.
Should Ought
2 The hot t________ is dripping. I think it needs a new
8 You ________________ leave late if you want to get washer.
the train.
3 I never go up l________ any more. I fell off one last
mustn’t don’t have to year.
9 Carmen ________ to take the jacket back to the 4 Don’t use b________ in digital radios as they don’t
shop. The size was wrong. last long.
should had
5 If you want shelves to stay up for a long time, use
10 If you like good design, you really ________ visit scr________, not glue.
Sweden.
6 I’ve found some beautiful t________ to go on the
need must
walls of my new bathroom.
10
7 What’s happened to the door h________? It keeps
sticking.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 7
can, could, be able to, or managed to.
Example: I hope I’ll be able to find some good bargains
in the sales.
1 Don’t you think ________________ to buy
everything on the internet these days is great?
2 That ________________ be the real price! It usually
costs a lot more.
3 ________________ I borrow your phone to make
a quick call? I’ve left mine at home.
4 Kristen ________________ use her credit card on
holiday. It was out of date.

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6 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   B Intermediate Plus

4 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each PRONUNCIATION

gap. They are all related to restaurants.
6 Write the words.
Example: Hello. I’d like to book a table for six for this
evening, please. Example: bred ən ˈbʌtə bread and butter

1 A I’d open the wine, but I can’t find the c________. 1 naɪf ən ˈfɔːk ___________________
B It’s over there – next to the other bottle. 2 kʌp ən ˈsɔːsə ___________________
2 They brought us our coffee, but didn’t give us 3 ɔɪl ən ˈvɪnɪɡə ___________________
t________spoons for the sugar. 4 fɪʃ ən ˈtʃɪps ___________________
3 I need a n________ to wipe my hands. Waiter? 5 sɒlt ən ˈpepə ___________________
4 Could we have a j________ of water – enough for
5
four people, please?
5 A Which dish would you r________?
B The spaghetti alle vongole is particularly good
7 Underline the stressed syllable.
today, madam. Example: bu|cket
6 The meal was excellent, but the s________ wasn’t 1 a|ssem|ble
good. The waiter was too slow.
2 paint|brush
7 You can put more soup in those b________ – they’re
3 screw|dri|ver
big enough.
4 de|scribe
8 Don’t take things out one at a time. Carry them on
a tr________. 5 e|lec|tri|cian
5
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Pronunciation total 10
5 Match the words to make phrases.
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
Example: serve f
1 send ___
2 pour ___
3 needle ___
4 put up ___
5 ask for ___

a shelves
b and thread
c the bill
d a drink
e something back
f a table
5

Vocabulary total 20

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6 Reading and Writing   B Intermediate Plus

READING
Read the article about doing DIY. Five sentences have been removed. Choose
from the sentences A–G the one which fits each gap (1–5). There is one extra
sentence which you do not need to use.

‘Do It Yourself’? Why bother?

Why pay an electrician for a five-minute task when you can brushing hundreds of small pieces of glass out of his hair.
do it yourself? 0 G Well, that’s how I used to think about Luckily, he hadn’t been hurt. 3 And it was at that point,
DIY, but not anymore. as I stood watching him, that I realized the dangers involved
Last year, I bought a new light fitting for one of our when someone doesn’t really know what they’re doing.
bedrooms. I knew that it wasn’t going to be easy to put up, so As so often in DIY, the problem turned out to be not that we
I called my friend Paul. 1 Then, with my screwdriver in had made a complete mess of the job – although my wife
my hand, I would fix it to the ceiling. And all that would take would not agree – but that we had missed a tiny detail. A
the same length of time that a professional would need to do piece of metal in the part that connects the light fitting to
the job alone. the ceiling should have been covered with a special kind of
Paul waited upstairs while I switched off the electrical power tape. 4 With the tape, the light fitting would have
in the box downstairs. If I’m honest, I can’t remember when I been an attractive addition to the room. Without it, however,
first realized that something was wrong. It might have been it was like a bomb.
his scream. Or perhaps the bang and flash of light coming My wife was used to my making a mess of things and paying
from the box in front of me. It could even have been the smell twice as much to get them fixed as it would have cost to get
of smoke. Whatever it was, I quickly turned off the power in a professional to do it in the first place. That day taught us all
the whole house. That alone meant that I would have to a lesson, though. I was not prepared to injure my friends just
reset every timer on every piece of electrical equipment in to save some money. 5 In just two years, the number
the house. It didn’t matter, though. 2 What had I done of people aged 45 to 54 doing DIY has fallen by half,
to him? I went upstairs to inspect the damage. according to a report published this week.
The light fitting was completely destroyed. There was a huge
black mark on the ceiling where it had been burned, and the
smell in the room was awful. Paul was standing there

A And it appears that I’m not alone in giving up DIY. WRITING

B All that was on my mind just then was my poor friend.
C In fact, I’ve never really liked DIY or been very Write an email to the manager of a shop / restaurant
interested in it. you have recently visited, telling him / her about the
D All he had to do was hold it in place.
bad service you received (140–180 words). Include
the following information:
E Well, that’s what I was told by the electrician who
sorted it all out. • say when you visited the shop / restaurant
F He had been very near to it, however. • describe what happened while you were in the shop /
restaurant
G It’s a shame to waste money on getting such a simple
job done. • explain what you would like the manager to do now
Reading total 15 Writing total 10

Reading and Writing total 25

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6 Listening and Speaking   B Intermediate Plus

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to a woman interviewing a man who has 1 Make questions and ask your partner.
won a prize for the customer service he provided 1 When something / break / your house / you repair /
in his local area. Choose the correct answer. yourself? Why / Why not?
1 The first Postman of the Year competition took 2 / you like do / housework? Why / Why not?
place ___
3 What / you think about / service / restaurants / your
A before Paul began his job.
country?
B at the same time Paul began his job.
4 What kind / companies / your country provide bad
C after Paul began his job.
service / customers?
2 To select a winner, people should ___
5 In your country who / people tip? Why?
A drop something in a postbox.
B visit the post office. Now answer your partner’s questions.
C go online.
2 Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree
3 Paul says his family are ___ he’s won the award. or disagree. Give reasons.
A delighted
‘People who do not provide good service should not get
B nervous a tip.’
C surprised
4 People voted for Paul mainly because ___ 3 Listen to your partner talking about good service.
A they enjoy chatting to him. Do you agree with him / her?
B he always looks happy and relaxed. Speaking total 15
C he’s never late with their mail.
5 Paul thinks the most important thing for a successful Listening and Speaking total 25
postman is ___
A to like waking up early.
B to like their job.
C to like working with other people.
5

2 Listen to five people giving some useful household

tips. Why does each person say their tip is useful?
A Its colour will be brighter as a result.
B It means that you can keep something for longer.
C The effects can be seen for a long time.
D It cleans something very well.
E It’s helpful for the environment.
F It can make something look brand new.
Speaker 1 ■
Speaker 2 ■
Speaker 3 ■
Speaker 4 ■
Speaker 5 ■
5

Listening total 10

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