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Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B

GRAMMAR

1 Underline the correct word(s).

Example: I’m about to go / going to the post office. Do you need me to post anything for
you?
1 The presentation is due to / due start at two o’clock.
2 Dave’s going getting / to get an electric car next year, isn’t he?
3 It has been announced that the President going / is to visit next month.
4 Alice and Michal are move / move into their new flat next week.
5 I’m to / about to go for a coffee. Would you like to join me?
6 Hurry up! Our train leaves / to leaves in five minutes!
7 Will / Are we be meeting outside the restaurant?

2 Is the sentence right or wrong? Write C (correct) or I (incorrect).

Correct the incorrect sentences by writing them below.
Example: I see Melanie after class tonight. I
I’m seeing Melanie after class tonight.

1 Will we be eating lunch at the usual time? Your brother wants to know. ______

_________________________________________________________________

2 We’re to be make sure she’s there on time because she’s usually late. ______

_________________________________________________________________

3 My sister-in-law is about to have a baby, so my brother is very nervous. ______

_________________________________________________________________

4 It is believed that the company director is on the point of to resign. ______

_________________________________________________________________

5 The Prime Minister is open the new shopping centre here on Friday. ______

_________________________________________________________________

3 Complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive form of the verb in
brackets.
Example: Claire didn’t know what to do (do) so she called her dad to ask his advice.
1 We don’t have to go to the departure gate for a while so there’s plenty of time
________ (eat).
2 The headlights on our car aren’t working – they need ________ (be) repaired.
3 We’ll just have to wait and see what happens. It’s no use ________ (worry).
4 I hope ________ (have) visited all of the world’s continents by the time I’m 40.

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5 I’d love ________ (be) sitting in a café in Bologna right now.
6 I thanked Johannes for ________ (have) helped me when I was struggling with my
assignment.
7 I’ve been standing here for hours! I’m tired of ________ (be) told to wait in the queue.
8 I would rather ________ (have) gone to the Canary Islands for Christmas. It’s much
warmer there!

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VOCABULARY

4 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: The meal was incredible. In fact, it was sheer perfection!
1 Martina and I can’t agree on our next holiday; she just wants to lie on the beach but I
want adventure in br________ scenery!
2 I didn’t mind that the hostel was a bit r________-down because it was in such a great
location.
3 In my opinion, the city is vastly o________ as a tourist destination.
4 We love to get off the beaten t________ at the weekends.
5 Unfortunately, the tour was a big l________-down – the activities they arranged were
very dull.
6 I’m going to w________ round the market and see if I can find some interesting
souvenirs.
7 To be honest, I was a bit u________ by the Mermaid statue in Copenhagen. It was so
much smaller than I had imagined!
8 We’re going to Scotland on holiday this year because we want to take photos of
p________ scenery.

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5 Complete the sentences with one word.
Example: You turned as white as a sheet just before you fainted.
1 This new machine was definitely worth the money. It works like a _________!
2 Jacques might be nearly 90 but he’s still as fit as a _________!
3 I startled a huge deer in the woods but quick as a _________ it was gone!
4 Melanie really needs her glasses– she’s as _________ as a bat without them!
5 My grandfather is as _________ as a post – you’ll need to shout when you speak to
him.
6 I can never convince Steve of anything once he’s made up his mind. He can be as
stubborn as a _________ sometimes!
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6 Underline the odd word(s) out.

Example: specialist bruise rash blister
1 tacky run-down jaw-dropping unimposing
2 food poisoning a cold flu sprain
3 delay put off postpone cancel
4 mule post fiddle rake
5 iconic soulless overcrowded spoilt
6 treat take vaccinate placebo

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PRONUNCIATION

7 UNDERLINE THE STRESSED SYLLABLE.

EXAMPLE: DIS|A|POINT|MENT

1 IM|PO|SING

2 UN|DER|TAK|EN

3 UN|DER|ES|TI|MATE

4 VAC|CI|NATE

5 COUN|SE|LLOR

8 MATCH THE WORDS TO THE SAME SOUND.

UNIMPOSING SURGEON S THROAT BOOTS BLOOD SYMPTOM

EXAMPLE: STROKE THROAT

1 REDUCE ________

2 STUBBORN ________, ________

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3 PLACEBO ________, ________

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READING

READ THE ARTICLE ABOUT DETOX PRODUCTS AND ADVERTISING. TICK ()
A, B, OR C.
DETOXING THROUGH THE CENTURIES
IF YOU USE SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU’LL BE VERY AWARE OF THE VAST ARRAY OF
PRODUCTS OUT THERE WHICH CLAIM TO HEAL US IN ALL SORTS OF WAYS
THROUGH DETOXIFICATION. YOU JUST CAN’T AVOID THOSE POP-UPS OFFERING
RELAXING TEAS, DIET PILLS, INSOMNIA CURES, AND REVITALIZING FACE MASKS.
READ TOO MANY OF THESE ADVERTS AND YOU MIGHT JUST END UP FEELING
UNHEALTHY, OVERWEIGHT, AND LACKING ENERGY AND VITALITY, EVEN IF YOU’RE
ACTUALLY FIGHTING FIT. THE WIDESPREAD PROMOTION OF SUCH PRODUCTS IN
RECENT YEARS HAS BECOME A CONCERN TO MEDICAL EXPERTS, ESPECIALLY AS
THE ACCURACY OF CLAIMS THAT THEY MAKE IN THEIR ADVERTISING IS DIFFICULT
TO MONITOR. MANY HAVE CALLED FOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO TAKE
DOWN POSTS WHICH ADVERTISE THEM DUE TO THEIR POTENTIALLY DAMAGING
IMPACT ON PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. BUT WHILE SOME INTERNET
PLATFORM OPERATORS HAVE TAKEN THIS INTO CONSIDERATION AND MADE AN
EFFORT TO REMOVE POSTS WHICH MAKE UNPROVEN OR MIRACULOUS CLAIMS –
ABOUT DIET AND WEIGHT LOSS PRODUCTS IN PARTICULAR – IT SEEMS
IMPOSSIBLE TO ELIMINATE SUCH ADVERTISING ALTOGETHER.
WHILE WE MIGHT THINK OF THE PROMOTION OF DIET AND DETOX PRODUCTS AS
BEING A MODERN PHENOMENON, IT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN GOING ON FOR
HUNDREDS OF YEARS. INDEED, IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES, DETOX
PRODUCTS WERE READILY AVAILABLE TO BUY. THEY CONTAINED NOT ONLY
NATURAL INGREDIENTS LIKE PEPPERMINT, GINGER, AND COD-LIVER (FISH) OIL,
BUT ALSO CHEMICAL INGREDIENTS SUCH AS SOAP POWDER AND PETROL.
ADVERTISING CLAIMS RANGED FROM IMPROVEMENT OF THE SKIN, TO BOOSTING
MOOD AND PURIFYING THE BLOOD. IN 1938, JUST LIKE THE MEDICAL EXPERTS OF
TODAY, LEADING PHYSICIAN LORD HORDER PROTESTED THAT THE PUBLIC WAS
SPENDING BETWEEN £25–30 MILLION EACH YEAR ON POTENTIALLY HARMFUL
DETOX AND HEALTH PRODUCTS. IT IS DOUBTFUL THAT THOSE WHO PURCHASED
THE PRODUCTS KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE CONSUMING AS BEFORE 1941
THERE WAS NO LEGAL REQUIREMENT TO LIST A PRODUCT’S INGREDIENTS ON ITS
PACKAGING. HOWEVER, DESPITE BEING CONTROVERSIAL, THESE PRODUCTS
WERE ENORMOUSLY POPULAR.
TESTIMONIAL ADVERTISING BECAME POPULAR IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES.
THE IDEA WAS THAT HAVING ANOTHER ‘CUSTOMER’ RECOMMEND A PRODUCT
MADE IT APPEAR MORE TRUSTWORTHY. THESE TESTIMONIALS WERE PROBABLY
BASED ON GENUINE CUSTOMER FEEDBACK. HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO
GUARANTEES THAT THEY HADN’T BEEN EDITED OR SELECTED IN FAVOUR OF THE

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PRODUCT. TODAY, ONLINE TESTIMONIAL ADVERTISING HAS TRANSFORMED
MODERN MARKETING. BRANDS USE SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS – A NEW STYLE
OF ‘EXPERT’ – TO QUICKLY AND EFFECTIVELY PROMOTE A BRAND’S PRODUCTS
TO THEIR FOLLOWERS WHETHER THERE IS ANY TRUTH TO THE HEALTH CLAIMS
OR NOT. AS WITH THE TESTIMONIALS OF THE PAST, IT’S EQUALLY DIFFICULT TO
DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH RECOMMENDATIONS ARE GENUINE OR IF THE
INFLUENCER IS SIMPLY MOTIVATED BY THE MONEY THEY CAN ACHIEVE THROUGH
SPONSORSHIP. YET, DESPITE THIS POTENTIAL FOR DOUBT, STUDIES SHOW THAT
APPROXIMATELY 37% OF PEOPLE AGED 18–34 ARE MORE LIKELY TO BUY BRANDS
AFTER THEIR FAVOURITE INFLUENCERS HAVE POSTED SPONSORED
RECOMMENDATIONS.
SOME INFLUENCERS HAVE BEEN CRITICIZED BY THE ADVERTISING STANDARDS
AUTHORITIES FOR FAILING TO NOTIFY PEOPLE WHEN THEIR POSTS INCLUDE
CONTENT THAT HAS BEEN SPONSORED BY A COMPANY. EXPERTS ARE
CONCERNED THAT COMPETITIVE BRANDS ARE USING INCREASINGLY
SOPHISTICATED WAYS OF ATTRACTING CUSTOMERS. THERE’S A GROWING
AWARENESS THAT PEOPLE ARE HOOKED ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ARE MOTIVATED
BY THE FEELING OF BEING ‘CONNECTED’ TO OTHERS. THE RECOMMENDATIONS
CAN SEEM VERY GENUINE – TAKING ADVANTAGE OF FOLLOWERS’ TRUST WHEN IN
FACT THE PRODUCT IS BEING RECOMMENDED BECAUSE THE INFLUENCERS ARE
BEING PAID BY THE COMPANY TO DO SO.
SO, ARE THEY DELIBERATELY MISLEADING CONSUMERS? IT’S HARD TO SAY AS
EACH INFLUENCER WILL HAVE INDIVIDUAL MOTIVATIONS. CONCERN REGARDING
THE WELL-BEING OF THEIR FOLLOWERS HAS LED SOME CONSCIENTIOUS
INFLUENCERS TO FIGHT BACK AGAINST MISLEADING HEALTH ADVERTISING BY
CREATING PODCASTS, POSTS, AND MINI DOCUMENTARIES WHICH AIM TO
DISCOURAGE PEOPLE FROM FALLING FOR EXAGGERATED CLAIMS OF SO-CALLED
HEALTH PRODUCTS AND CURES. THIS TYPE OF BACKLASH ALSO HAPPENED IN
THE EARLY 1900S WHEN THE BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (BMA) BEGAN
TESTING THE INGREDIENTS OF OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICINES IN ORDER TO
‘EXPOSE’ ANY HARMFUL CONTENTS OR FALSE CLAIMS. BUT WHILE THE BMA’S
INTENTION WAS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, THE APPROACH WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.
BECAUSE IN DOING SO, IT ALSO SEEMED TO SUGGEST THAT THE PUBLIC WAS
SOMEHOW WEAK AND IRRATIONAL – IT CAME ACROSS AS AN INSULT RATHER
THAN AN ACT OF KINDNESS. SO, NOW WHEN PODCASTS AND ARTICLES EXPOSE
SUCH HEALTH CLAIMS AS ‘NONSENSE’ PERHAPS THEY TOO APPEAR DISMISSIVE
OF THE PUBLIC, AND PERHAPS THEY ALSO DEMONSTRATE A LACK OF
UNDERSTANDING AS TO WHY THESE PRODUCTS ARE SO POPULAR IN THE FIRST
PLACE. AFTER ALL, THERE’S LITTLE HISTORICAL EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST
ANYTHING EXPERTS SAY WILL PREVENT PEOPLE FROM BUYING THEM.

1 THE MAIN INTENTION OF THE WRITER OF THE TEXT IS TO ________.

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A COMPARE CURRENT AND PAST METHODS OF PROMOTION FOR DETOX
AND HEALTH PRODUCTS

B HIGHLIGHT THE POTENTIAL DANGERS OF USING DETOX PRODUCTS

C CRITICIZE THE WAY BRANDS USE SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS TO SELL

DETOX PRODUCTS

2 IN PARAGRAPH 1 THE WRITER SAYS THATHEALTH AND DETOX

PRODUCT ADVERTISING ________.

A ONLY APPEALS TO PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOW SELF-ESTEEM

B IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL

C SHOULD BE BANNED

3 ACCORDING TO THE WRITER, INTERNET PLATFORM OPERATORS

________.

A ARE UNABLE TO REMOVE ADVERTS ONCE THEY HAVE BEEN POSTED

B ARE NOT INTERESTED IN PREVENTING MISLEADING ADVERTISING

C HAVE BEEN TRYING TO DEAL WITH MISLEADING ADVERTISING

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4 IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES, DETOX AND HEALTH PRODUCTS
________.

A CONTAINED ONLY NATURAL INGREDIENTS

B WERE EASY TO PURCHASE

C WERE ONLY AVAILABLE FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS

5 IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO LIST A PRODUCT’S INGREDIENTS ON ITS

PACKAGING ________.

A UNTIL LORD HORDER’S PROTESTS OF 1938

B UNLESS IT WAS CONSIDERED POTENTIALLY HARMFUL

C UNTIL THE 1940S

6 IN ADVERTISING, THE IDEA OF HAVING A CUSTOMER RECOMMEND A

PRODUCT STARTED ________.

A WHEN EXPERTS REFUSED TO RECOMMEND PRODUCTS WHICH COULD

BE HARMFUL

B BECAUSE BRANDS THOUGHT PEOPLE WERE MORE LIKELY TO BELIEVE

ANOTHER CUSTOMER

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C WHEN SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS BECAME POPULAR

7 WHAT DO THE WRITER SUGGEST ABOUT THE PRODUCT

RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS?

A THEY ARE OFTEN MORE RELIABLE THAN SCEPTICS MIGHT EXPECT.

B THEY COULD SOMETIMES BE MADE FOR FINANCIAL GAIN.

C THEY ARE DELIBERATELY DESIGNED TO MISLEAD CUSTOMERS.

8 ACCORDING TO THE WRITER, SOCIAL MEDIA USERS ________.

A CAN BE TRICKED INTO BELIEVING THAT AN INFLUENCER’S

RECOMMENDATIONS ARE PERSONAL

B DON’T TEND TO FALL FOR FALSE ADVERTISING ANYMORE

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C ARE MORE LIKELY TO BECOME ADDICTED TO DETOX AND HEALTH
PRODUCTS

9 WHY HAVE SOME SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS HAVE STARTED A

BACKLASH AGAINST FALSE HEALTH CLAIMS?

A BECAUSE THEY ARE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR FOLLOWERS BUYING

HEALTH PRODUCTS ONLINE

B BECAUSE THEY CAN MAKE MORE MONEY FROM BLOGGING ABOUT

CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES

C BECAUSE THEY HAVE FALLEN FOR MISLEADING ADVERTS THEMSELVES

10 THE WRITER SUGGESTS THAT PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO

ATTEMPT TO EXPOSE FALSE HEALTH CLAIMS IN ADVERTISING ________.

A SHOULD EXAMINE HISTORICAL EVIDENCE

B SHOULD BE GIVEN GREATER PUBLICITY

C ARE IGNORING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO BUY THE PRODUCTS

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WRITING

CHOOSE ONE OF THE STATEMENTS BELOW AND WRITE A DISCURSIVE

ESSAY IN APPROXIMATELY 250 WORDS:

1 COMPANIES OFFERING EXPENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND

THERAPIES TAKE ADVANTAGE OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE.

2 THE BENEFITS THAT TOURISM BRINGS OUTWEIGH THE PROBLEMS IT

CAN CAUSE.

3 NOWADAYS IT IS NOT ESSENTIAL TO TRAVEL TO OTHER COUNTRIES

TO EXPERIENCE OTHER CULTURES.

INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

 AN INTRODUCTION TO THE TOPIC

 PRESENT A BALANCED VIEW OF THE TOPIC (INCLUDE REASONS AND

SUPPORTING EVIDENCE)

 WRITE A CONCLUSION SAYING WHICH VIEW YOU MOST SUPPORT.

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LISTENING

1 LISTEN TO FIVE PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THERAPIES OR

TREATMENTS THEY HAVE TRIED. MATCH THE SPEAKERS (1–5) TO THE TYPE
THEY DESCRIBE (A–H).

SPEAKER 1

SPEAKER 2

SPEAKER 3

SPEAKER 4

SPEAKER 5

A HYPNOTHERAPY

B COUNSELLING

C GARDENING

D SOCIAL PRESCRIBING

E OSTEOPATHY

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F ACUPUNCTURE

G CHIROPRACTIC

H AROMATHERAPY

2 LISTEN TO AN INTERVIEW WITH A MAN WHO WORKS IN THE

SUSTAINABLE TOURISM INDUSTRY. TICK () A, B, OR C.

1 JAVIER AND THE INTERVIEWER AGREE THAT ________.

A CONSIDERATE TOURISM CHOICES CAN LEAD TO POSITIVE RESULTS

B TOURIST ORGANIZATIONS DO NOT WANT TO OPERATE SUSTAINABLE

BUSINESSES

C TRAVEL SHOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES

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2 IN JAVIER’S OPINION, STOPPING INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
ALTOGETHER WOULD ________.

A BOOST NATIONAL TOURISM INDUSTRIES BASED ON STAYCATIONS

B HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE GLOBAL ECONOMY AND GLOBAL

EMPLOYMENT

C REDUCE OVERCROWDING IN CITIES

3 WHAT DOES JAVIER SAY ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF OVERTOURISM

AND HOLIDAY RENTALS?

A IT LIMITS THE CHANCES FOR LOCAL PEOPLE TO RENT OR BUY

HOMES IN THEIR AREA.

B IT PUSHES UP THE PRICES OF HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION.

C IT REDUCES TOURISTS’ ENJOYMENT OF A CITY DESTINATION.

4 ACCORDING TO JAVIER, A SERIOUS PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH

VOLUNTOURISM IS THAT ________.

A ORGANISATIONS DO NOT ALWAYS LOOK AFTER VOLUNTEERS

PROPERLY

B THE JOB PROSPECTS OF PEOPLE IN THE TARGET AREA CAN BE LIMITED

BY IT

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C VOLUNTEERS OFTEN DON’T COMPLETE PROJECTS TO THE DESIRED
STANDARD

5 WHAT DOES JAVIER WARN TRAVELLERS TO BE AWARE OF?

A TRAVELLING IN REMOTE AREAS.

B THE FACT THAT THEY WILL NEED TO HAVE A FULL HEALTH CHECK
BEFORE LEAVING THEIR OWN COUNTRY.

C THE POSSIBILITY THAT THEY COULD PASS ILLNESSES TO LOCALS.

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SPEAKING

1 ASK YOUR PARTNER THESE QUESTIONS.

1 WHICH PART OF THE WORLD WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO VISIT?

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2 CAN YOU DESCRIBE A LOCAL TOURIST ATTRACTION? WHY IS IT
POPULAR?

3 HAVE YOU EVER USED ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE? IF SO, HOW

EFFECTIVE WAS IT? IF NOT, WOULD YOU CONSIDER USING IT?

4 HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR LIFESTYLE? COULD YOU IMPROVE IT?

5 HAVE YOU EVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSPORT OR CONNECTION

ON A JOURNEY? WHAT HAPPENED? WHY?

2 NOW ANSWER YOUR PARTNER’S QUESTIONS.

3 TALK ABOUT ONE OF THESE STATEMENTS, SAYING IF YOU AGREE

OR DISAGREE. GIVE REASONS.

1 ‘IT’S AS INTERESTING TO TRAVEL IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY AS IT IS TO

TRAVEL ABROAD.’

2 ‘I WOULD USE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE IF MODERN MEDICINE DIDN’T

WORK.’

3 ‘TOURISM DOES MORE HARM THAN GOOD TO COMMUNITIES AND THE

ENVIRONMENT.’

4 NOW LISTEN TO YOUR PARTNER. DO YOU AGREE WITH HIM / HER?

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LISTENING AND 30
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