Fashionmatters
Vocabulary
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with these.
1 ClothesShowLiveis a hugefashionexhibitionthat
takesplaceeveryDecemberin Birmingham.Read
this extractfrom the catalogueproofs.Checkthe
spellingbeforeit goesto print!Anexampleis given.
Thereareten moreerrorsto correct.
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Itlas impossible,tofind a oair in my size..
I'IOTlt was imposibte to find a pair in my size.
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EliteP mierM
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Fora career
;nmsdelif,g:
Youcouldbecome
the
nextsupermodel!
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2 Correctthe spellingerrorsin thesesentences
written
by examcandidates.
ll
til
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
You can immagine how excitedI was.
There is a beautifull view from up there.
The concertwas briliant
This was only the beggining.
According to the writter, it is expensive.
They did not appologisefor this.
I hope you werent dissapointed.
Hapinessis the most important thing.
Express
Phrasal
verbs
Getsome
freeadvice
0nyourhairstile.
Make-up
demonstrations
too.
3 Completethe followingsentences
with phrasalverbs
from the box in an appropriateform.
Cool Accessories
Thebrightest
andmostoutragous
designer
bags!
Fantastic
headgear
too,including
stylish
capsandhats.
lGeminif
Gemini
makes
beautifuljewelery
fromcrystals
and
gemstones,
including
braclets,
earings
andpendants.
Andit'slessexpensiv
thanyoumight
think!
dressup get awaywith keep up with
pull on put together smarten up stand out
I go to at leastten big fashion showsa yeat just
to .......................
the latestdesigns.
...........
foan askedme to paint the flat with her, so I
an old sweatshirtand
my tattiestpair of jeans.
c Henry could
wearingjeansin his lastjob, but now he has
had to
$imilyleather
Anexiting
range
ofleather
clothing,
fromcasual
jackets
tothesmartest
suites.
Watches,
belts,
bagsand
sunglasses
alsoavailable.
.....himself
Nigel...............
for the
party, but when he arrived, he really
.....,as everyoneelsewas
wearing casualclothes.
I
I LoveBomb
Unisex
clubwear
forthereally
fashion-conscius,
printsthatglowinthedarkl
withdiferent
abstract
Alice has
.....an amazing
outfit using recycledclothing and glassbeads.
Reading
4 Lookat the photo of a pair of jeans.How old do you think they are?Read
the text quicklyto find out.
for a tatty
$25,000may sound excessive
this
picture
in
pair of ieans,but the ones
are
They
Levi's.
arenot an ordinarypair of
pairs
left.
saidto be one of the two oldest
Theyarecertainlythe mostexpensive!
Discoveredlast year in an old coal
mine in Colorado, they were initially
sold for $10,000and then sold on again
at a higherprice.ThenSethWeisserpaid
evenmore for them.Co-ownerof a store
appropriatelycalledWhat ComesAround
Goa Around,he decidedto contactLevi's
'l
in SanFrancisco. sentthem picturesof
the jeansand they were delighted.They
I think!'
would havepaid$40,000,
Levit has its own museum and LYnn
Downey, the comPanYhistorian, said:
'I
knew this would be a treasure that
everyonein the companywould want us
to have,so Levi'sagreedto pay one of the
highestsumseverfor a pair of old jeansl
Apartfrom a holein theleft pocketand
frayededgesat the bottom, the jeans are
in remarkably good condition for their
age.Ms DowneYwas ableto datethem
Ui tit.it leatherpatch,which was added
il il;, ;J the singleback pocket.A
secondpocket was added in 1902.She
the most importantreason
said:'Perhaps
wtry Lwit boughtthesejeansis that the
companylost everythingin the 1906San
Francisco earthquake and the first 50
yearsofour historywasdestroyedl
Now readthese
statementsabout the
text and saywhether
they aretrue or false.
a There are no other
jeansas old as
these.
b SethWeisserpaid
$10,000for the
jeans.
c Lynn Downey is an
employeeof Levi's.
d The jeansare made
completely of one material.
e The jeans have fewer pockets than ones made
after 1902.
f The Levi'scompanyis more than 100yearsold'
6
formsin the text.
Underlinethe four superlative
7
Findwordsin the text that meanthe sameasa-f.
a too much
b common
c suitably
d pleased
e worn out
f surprisingly
Grammar
Comparison
usinga comparativeadjectiveand
Makesentences
any other wordsneeded.An exampleis given.
a Cotton shirts/cheap/woollenones.
Cottonshirtsare cheaperthan woollenones.
ones.
b Flat shoes/comfortable/high-heeled
c |eans/casual/trousers.
d Supermodels/thin/otherpeople.
e Lily Cole/young/KateMoss.
f New York/big/SanFrancisco.
g |ogging/dangerous/bungee-jumping.
h Clubbing/tiring/studying.
usingthe structure
Rewritethe followingsentences
notas... asand the word in bold.
a Last year the prices in this shop were lower.
CHEAP
'n:':i:
:n:::"::l":nTlT.;;:
I think this exerciseis easy.
DIFFICULT
.........'....I
This exerciseis ....................
thought.
Ben won the racebut Georgecamesecond.
FAST
Georgewas..................
Ben.
"..............
FASHION MATTERS
Thevirtualworld
Listening
1 *lillE Youwill hearfive short extractsin which people
aretalkingabout computergames.Forquestionsr-5,
choosefrom the list (A-H)the job of eachperson.
Usethe lettersonly once.Therearethreeextraletters
whichyou do not needto use.
A soldier
Speaker1
B software developer
Speaker2
C salesmanager
Speaker3
D psychologist
Speaker4
E graphic artist
Speaker5
flffiE
Tlm,-Tl
r]mgt
T_TW
I-TffiI
F sportsperson
G teacher
H nanny*
* someonewhose job is to look after a family's children
while their parents are at work
Reading
2 Skimthis text about two children,Harryand George.
Do they prefercomputergamesor boardgames?
3 Scanthe text for wordsor phrasesthat meanthe
sameasa-h.
a company
b enjoy
c breakingoff .....................
d finding solutions
e luck
f restrict
c
D
h
enthusiastic
toworkhard.at
andVickySabotowskitry
Richard
with
aswellasspend.time
business,
tneiiOesign
lovers.themselves'
Asgames
sons.
ifreirtwovoung
awayt0 makethemostof
it r .ouprunavetounO
'We
playing
appreciate
theirtimeathome. always
an
brieflyintenupting
saidVicky,
il;.; asafamily,'
M*! !-,U
e-of
glo':'
rr.itingbuttensesam
-'-t-T
such
- really
likegames
9
- Hany,
5,andGeorge,
involve
4and6uessWho?,w.hich
as Coinect
- of
aregames
these
Because
.
;;td; outproblems'
win- and
people
don'talways
tntt.a, thecleverest
us!'
lovebeating
thechildren
b.utVicky
gam-es'
bothhavecomputer
Thechildren
'We
morefun' tryto
games
theyfindboard
believes
because
limithowoftentheyplayonthecomputer
theydtWhen
if,rrr't n0socialinteraction'
!9y
a gameof
butif wesuggest
in.}lg.t boredeasily,
keen'
theyarealways
.otntiningli(eConnect4
cop-out
games
area bitofa
Tome,computer
yourchildinfrontofwhileyou
,otrif,ingio plont<
else''
goanddosomething
'With
games'ou
O'uYnu.n
agreed. computer
George
Ir
boring'
get
really
they
in* oniort o*n and
games"
board
prefer
Playing
Grammar
Reviewof presenttenses
4 Matchthe sentencehalvesa-e and r-5' Thenfill each
gap with a suitableverb in the presentsimpleor
presentcontinuous.
a A report published this week
.....that manY
b Parents
board games
c According to a lot of parents,children
.....too much time in
front of the TV
d More and more Parents
their children from
going outside to PlaY
.'...to be
e Board games
particularly attractive,
educationaland social
...........
I .......................
children'
benefits to their
....'the whole
2 as they
family in an enjoyableindoor activity'
3 instead of playing outdoors, which
that they are lessfit
nowadays.
it is
4 becausethey .....................
dangerous.
5 that salesof board games
at present.
Completethe emailwith verbsfrom the box in
an appropriateform.Sometimesa verb canbe
usedmorethan once.Thereis an exampleat the
beginning(0).
forget hate keeP know like realise
sound supPose understand wish
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: Dear Maya
How areyou?I (0) ...fl4ffiAe... you'reworking hard for your
...I aml Although
examsat the moment' t (1)
...to do nothing in the evenings'
I normaily (2)
this week the books are out every nightl lt's not easyto study'
though.My little brother|ames(3) ...'.'.'..............
I haveto studybut he
annoyingme.ffe (4) ...........................'....
to be quiet.I (6) '.....'..........
(5) ................................
it most when he playswith his computergames'
to turn up the volumeand it
fre (7) ................................
(8) ................................
appallinglWhen I askhim to turn it down
I
why.Honestly'sometimes
he never(9) ................................
brother!
mY
he
wasnt
(
l0)
...
ahost
Vocabulary
6 Completethis puzzleof wordsto do with games
usingthe cluesbelow.Thecorrectnumberof letters
is givento helpyou.Whatword appearsvertically?
1 Computer gameslook great now becausethey
than five
have much better
yearsago.
J, An exact coPYof something.
is when you do
3 An....................
something exciting.
4 Who you plaY against.
t Companiesoften bring out a newer
of the samegame.
6 You use thesewhen you are fighting'
7 To work otttaPtzzle or Problem.
8 Gamesusually havevery good soirnd
I
)
3
4
J
6
7
Choosethe right adjectiveto describethe peoplein
a-e. Thereis one extra adjectivethat you do not need
to use.
aggressive anti-social demanding
messy mindless soPhisticated
Brian turns up the volume on his sound system
at2 amand refusesto turn it down when the
neighbours comPlain.
Kenny has piles of papers on the floor and leaves
old coffeecups and chocolatewrappers on his
desk for days.
Victoria is four yearsold and keepsasking her
parentsto play with her, even when they are
trying to work.
d Judy often gets angry and her boyfriend saysshe
can be violent.
e Claude wears Armani suits and goesto the best
nightclubs in town.
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T H E V I R T U A LW O R L D
Goingplaces
Vocabulary
Travelquiz
with
1 Completethe followingsentences
a suitableword.Thecorrectnumberof
lettersis givento helpyou.
a I'd really like to go on a
round the Greek islands.
b The historic town centre was full of
- - carrying guidebooksand cameras.
from Dover to Calais
We took the - -
instead of the train through the tunnel.
The -
- we borrowed on holiday had
red sails and enough spacefor two people.
e I think
are more comfortable than campsites.
f There were quite a fewboats shelteringin the
making
I dont always.....:.........................
dinner in the evening so I often get
g On a ship, you sleepin a - h The
- - made all the arrangements
for our holiday.
i Tomastook the early -
are
3 Decidewhetherthe3esentdnces
formalor informal.lf they are informal,
completethem with a phrasalverb
from z.lf they areformal,complete
them with an ordinaryverb or
expressionfrom z. Makeany other
changesneeded.
a takeaway.
Coaches
- - and landed in Paris
...Manchester
every hour, on a daily basis.
I dont know why you................................
your boyfriend - he behaveslike an
around 10.00am.
verbs
Phrasal
idiot.
2 lnformalphrasalverbsoften havea moreformalequivalent.Match
phrasalverbsin r-8 with the moreformalalternativeverbsa-h.
Steve
Dorlt forget to................................
to remind him to bring some
1 to come across a person
a to be in the mood for
glassesto the party.
2 to get over an illness
b to tolerate
We were informed that the company
3 to put up with a situation
c to manageto see(a person
or a place but not clearly)
chairmanwas................................
influenza,and was thereforeunable
4 to ring up a person
d to leave/departfor
to attendthe meeting.
5 to keep on doing something
e to telephone
6 to feel like doing something
f to recover from
7 to make out a person/thing
g to meet accidentally
8 to set offfor a place
h to continue
...to park your
car outside my house,I'll have to
If you
consider taking legal action.
Decidewhich of the followingarewritten and
which arespokenformsof English,and whether
they areformalor informal.
of location
Prepositions
6 Completethe blog with suitableprepositions.
Lookat this examplefrom the Student'sBook:
Youdon't have to socialiseif you don't want to'
ANswER:Informal, sPokenEnglish.
a This compartment is reservedfor
non-smokers.........................
b |ohn rang. Pleasering him back sometime
tonight. Steve............-.
c We would be delighted if You could
attend our son'swedding on 16th June.
I wonder if you'd mind verY much if I
openedthe window?..........................
e You must be joking!
t Can I help you, sir?
g Out of order.........................
h Pleasegive my love to your family. Best
wishes,Liz ....................
Can you give me a hand with mY things?
i OK,I'll be with you in a second.
My favourite Place
a coralisland
Thishasgot to be Sipadan,
(1) ........................................
the eastcoastof Borneo.I stayed
a little roomwith just a bed and a
(2) ........................................
(3)
nothing ..................... the wallsor
wardrobe,
floors.lt wasverysimple- everyoneatetogether
(/t\
the terraceat the front ofthe
the roadfromthe hotel
(5)
. ....................
Just .................
building.
isthe beach,whichis beautiful.Youcanwalk
(6)
the islandin abouthalfan hour
.....,.........................
althoughthereareverystrictrulesaboutwalkingj'
certainpartsof the beachat
0)
. .....,.................
the turtleslaytheire99sin the sand.
nightbecause
hassomeof the mostamazingdiving
Sipadan
(R)
the world.Youcanwalkout to sea
you
come(9) .....................
metres
andafter200
a coralwallwhichdropsa kilometrestraightdown
oceanfloor,
(10)........................................the
Grammar
and permission
necessity
Obligation,
with verbs
5 Completethe followingsentences
form.
suitable
in
a
box
from the
haveto
let
must
need Permit
drive on the left'
n In Britain you................................
21 in
b In somecountriesyou................................be
order to drink in a bar.
Im going to stay in bed tomorrow morning
go to work.
as I ................................
'I
you
...to get Your
think
really
hair cut,' said Elizabeth'smother.
me borrow her
My sisterdidnt............
teenagers.
were
clotheswhen we
...get the bus home last
f Peter
night as the trains were on strike.
g You
...have bought me a new
watch for my birthday. My old one works
perfectly well.
...in government offices
h Smoking
any more.
GOINGPTACES
Endangered
Reading
1 Youaregoing to readan article
about a zoo in the UnitedStates.
Readthe articlequicklyto get an
ideaof what it is about and then
answerthesequestions.Don't
worry too muchabout any words
that you don't know.
a Where do northern white
rhinos normally live?
b Where is the ScrippsResearch
Institute?
c Which animal has the
researchteam had a success
with?
d How many deep-freezetanks
are at the FrozenZoo?
e How many northern white
rhinos are still living?
Guessing
unknownwords
2 In linesr4-r7 of the articleit says:
They would be living specimens
of one of the most endangered
specieson Earth, who after a few
months would be trotting into
wildlifeparks ...
Youmight neverhaveseen
trotting before,but you can
probablymakea guessasto its
meaningif you think aboutwhat
otherwordsmight alsofit there
- for example,walking,moving,
going, running, etc,
U N I T4
The inside of a metal box fllled vrnthIiqrud Scrippsteam of which Ben-Nunis a part.
rutrogenand frozento -173'c (-280"F)is 'This is the tust time that therehas been
hardly the ideal habitat for a largeAfrican something that we can do. If we could
mammal.But,as a testtu^beis takenout of use animalsthat were"aheadydead to
the containeramida cloudof white gas,a generatespermandeggs,thenwe canuse
notewntten on its sidecan be seen.'This thoseindividualsto ffeate greatergenettc
is a northemwhite rhino,' saysresearch diversity,'l,oringsays.
scientistInbar Ben-Nunas she readsout Loring'slab at Scnppsholdssamplesfiom ss
the ]abe].
the northem white rhino and the drill
Ben-Nunis holdingno ordinaryscientific monkey,but the realFrozenZoo,headedby
sample.Forthefrozencellsin that testtube Dr OliverRyder,just a few milesaway,is on
couid one day give rise to baby northem a much largerscale.Housedin a building
white rhinos and help save the species. insideSanDiegfoZoo,its freezerscontain
They would be livtng specimensof one samplesfrom 8,400animals,representing
75 of the most endangered
specieson Earth, morethan 800species.TheyincludeGobi
who after a few monthswould be fiotting bears,endangeredcattle breedssuch as
into wildlife parks,and maybe,just maybe, gaurs and bantengs, mountain gorillas,
helpingrepopulatetheir kind on theAfrican pandas, a Califomia Wey whale and os
grasslands.No wonder that the place condors.
Theentiregiganticcollectionis in
where the samplecameftom is ca_lIed
the fow deep-freeze
tanks.
FrozenZoo.
I/y'henit comesto speciesstill on the brink,
The FrozenZoo was foundedn 1972at Ryderis insistentthat we havea duty to
SanDego Zoo'sInstitutefor Conservation save them and that the Frozen Zoo can
Researchas a place to keen samolesof play al important role Especially close
zr skin from rare and endanglredspecies. to Ryder'sheartis one of the speciesthat
At the time tlat the fust sampleswere Loring u working on: the northem white
collectedand put into deepfreezeit was rhino. There are just eight of the animals
not reallylcror.mhow they would be used left a-liveon Earth. To put it bluntly: the z5
and genetlctechnologywas in its nfancy. norlhemwhite rhino'sgenepool is more
But therewas a sensethat one day some acflrratelya rapidlydryrng-upgenepuddle.
unlinorarnscientific advancemight male But, i{ Loring'swork succeedsin creating
use of them.Now thanksto a team at the northem white rhino stem cells and then
nearbyScnppsResearch
hstitute,that day tumlng them into sperm and eggs,that
genepoolcanbe deepened
has comea lot closer.
agaln.
gs Geneticscientistsat Scripps,working fiom Rydermakesno seffet of how emotionally
a businesspark in San Diego'snorthem attachedhe is to savingthe northemwhite
subwbs,havesucceeded
in takrrgsamples rhino while there are still iiving animals,
of sklncellsfromthe FrozenZooandturning ratherthan just revivingsomelaterentirely as
theminto a cultureof specialcellsknownas froma test tu-beHe recallswrbressingthe
stemcellsandthesecouldbe usedto bring birth of a femalenorthemwhite rhino more
to lifelong-deadanimalswhosespeciesare than 20 years ago and watching it being
almost extinct. The breakttrough, so far, inuoducedto its herd.'l saw her meetthe
has comewlth qeating stem cellsfor the rest of the rhino herd. There was a clear
silver-maneddnll monkey,AJrica's most senseof how to meet the babv If we walt
as endangeredmonkey.
until thereareno white rhinosandthen one
'The
ftozen Zoo was a wonderfirlidea,' is createdftom a test tube,to whom arewe
saysDr JeanneLoring who is leadrngthe goingto infioduceit?' he says.
need
Decidewhat thesewordsfrom the articlemean'Youdon't
aresome
to know exactly- just get an ideaof the meaning'There
cluesin bracketsto helPYou.
a to repopulate(what is population?)(line 18) """"""" ""'
b infancy (what is an infant?) (line 29)
c extinct (line 42)
d breakthrough (think of the word as break and through)
(line 42)
e to generate(line 52) .........-.-........
f housed(fromhouse) (line 59) ..................
g tanks (what do you put il a petrol tank?) (line 67)
(linti eg)
h brink (what is thebrink of destruction?)
is a
i puddle (the word it is comparedwith is pool what
Grammar
as and like
5 Decidewhether to useos or like in the
followingsentences.
a He cant ride a horse
well
I can.
holidays
activity
prefers
b Susanna
sailing or
walking.
c Your sister looks
you'
d i cameto schoolthe samewaYtodaY
.I did lastweek.
a
He dressedup .........................................
the
for
policeman
PartY.
Sheused to work at the universitY
a zoology
pool?)(line77)
(line 86)
j witnessing(whatis a witness?')
Listening
talking
4 Sifu Vo, will heara zoo keepercalledHelenaTomkins,
with
sentences
about her work. Forquestionsr-ro, completethe
a word or short Phrase.
Working in a zoo
Helena was alwayskeen on looking at (1) """""""'
Compoundadjectives
when shewas Young.
6 Matchthe adjectivesin the first column
with thosein the secondcolumn'
The subjectHelena studied at university was
(2) ....................
Helena currently looks after the (3)
her zoo.
"""""""""'at
Helena doesnt enjoy working in the (4) """" """""
Helena'sjob in the morning is to preparethe
/5)
\v,
......'........'..............""'
for the animals'
In summer, Helena gives (6)
twice a week
Helena once had her (7)
'
to the visitors
bitten bY an
animal.
dutYcrosslongabsenthandfirstsecondselfright-
catering
free
handed
minded
distance
made
hand
class
eYed
7 Whichof the comPoundadjectives
abovecollocatewith the following
a
..'......'...............-..."'
Helena sometimesfinds that some (9)
who visit the zoo can be quite annoying'
Helena is hoping to visit (10) ..........""""
near future.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
nouns?
Helena saysthat keepersneed to catry a
(R\
with them at work'
\v,
lecturer.
g I enjoygoingcamPingwhenit's
in fulY'
warm,
' in the
leather bag
journey
car
b
c
Person
d
bottle of
e a/an .............................
perfume
ticket
...................
f alan
holidaY
g alan
ENDANGERED
Mixedemotions
Dew Sv,
tU
and" I,taok an Ocenn C*uwe VtoUdaar^lth gou ta,:L montlt;
:e
whLchw*s
(f) ........
..... . I arn thetelore wri/iing
"
Lo ask lor (2)
.. ....
Vocabulary
1 Completethe letter of complaintwith
wordsfrom the box.Therearethree
extra words you do not need to use.
compensation conditions
delighted disaster dreadful
earlier impossible meant
next opposite refund spend
stiff surprised thought worse
worried unhelpful
FvstL4, the lood. was (3) ...............
. tn +^r*, rn1
h. a"U a{k-r we s?h cft. We beilave thb wo,s
W
:e
Y
bectttse ol the break{asL she haA, ea-l*x on board.
(4) .. ............
wlaL daU. He* heaJle*'t
goL
(5) -.*..;,:
dw4g the t:r4 buhthi ;h,rp'e dac-Lol
uw (6) ..'...........'.
I was qui}i'','|' ,""',.,,,,:
,,:,1,'
\r
(7)
............
and. thLs ruixv)" the vtl for me.
Seronil4, our cnbtn was tn an ex*emel4 noLsgpart ol lhe shh,
*s lL was (8) ......... ...
the dLsa. As ng wt(e lay
sirk rx bed,, she was (9) ... .....
more lhan onc*,
by dxunken d.anccrs nrho (10)
our cabol
was lhe nearesb Lod*),. ln Urle exd,, mU wrfe Loc*d"'the daor. .fhb
(11) .... ..... .
.. th6L I auti. no| ge*,rnto mg oNyr
cAbtxt l.^*e one evexing 6r'd. h6-d"to (12)
the niAhLtx *te bat.
Grammar
Reviewof pasttenses
2 Completethis table of pasttenseforms.
It includesboth regularand irregularverbs.
blow
find
grab
hold
keep
realise
shake
sink
try
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in full, adding
dictionary.Writeout the final sentences
suitablewordsof your own.
a cliff was getting nearer and nearer/threw himself out
of window/car went over cliff
b swervedinto field on left/noticed largestpile of hay
ever/droveinto haystack/survived
c went to pieces/screamingand shouting/carwent over
cliffllanded 200 metresbelow/burst into flames/Harry?
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E M O T I ON 5
What if?
oo
Listening
t
*ISEEYouwill hearpeopletalking in sixdifferent
situations.Forquestionsr-6, choosethe bestanswer
(A,B or C).
I You hear a man telling a woman about a new
musical. What impressedhim most?
A the main performers
B the storyline
C the music
You hear a woman talking about a hotel.
What disappointedher about it?
A the prices that are chargedthere
B the reality that only celebritiesstay there
C the fact that something was not genuine there
You hear a girl and a boy talking about being
famous.What doesthe girl think would be
difficult?
A having too much money
B being followed everywhere
C treating friends differently
You hear an interview about swimwear.Where
is the interview taking place?
A in a clothes shop
B at an exhibition
C on a beach
You hear a woman talking on the phone. What
sort ofperson is she?
A unhappy
B impractical
C disloyal
6 You overheara man calling a hotel. He wants to
A alter a room reservation.
B cancela booking for dinner.
C enquire about a specialoffer.
Grammar
with if andunless
Conditionals
with
2 Completethe followingconditiorialsentences
the correctform ofthe verb in brackets.
..(buy) a lottery ticket
that morning, his life wouldnt have changed.
If he.................
(claim) the
Unlesssomeone
prizeby 11 pm, the money will be put into the
good causesfund.
Would you talk to the pressif they
(offer) you f 10,000?
(phone), say I'll be
If anyone
back at ten thirty.
Would you mind if we just
(grab) a sandwich for lunch?
Ifyou
(be) so hard on het
she wouldn't have burst into tears like that.
g I'd suggestmeeting up with Danny tonight if he
(be) so unreliable.
h I wouldnt be surprisedif we
(end up) in a ditch, the way you're driving!
put theseadverbsof frequencyin the correctplacein eachsentence.
a Lottery winners find it difficult to sleepafter they have heard
b
c
d
e
f
the news. (usuallY)
I have time to read long novels thesedays' (rarely)
Peopleare telling me to stoPworking so hard' (always)
Before the storm, I worried about those trees near the house'
(never)
Now if it's windy,I'm worried that they'll fall on us' (often)
What's happenedto |ohn? He'shere by this time' (normally)
completethe secondsentenceso that it hasa similarmeaningto
the first sentence,usingthe word given.Do not changethe word
given.Youmust usebetweentwo and five words,includingthe
word given.
I Unlessyou leavenow, you ll miss the train'
IF
You ll miss the train
""' now'
If I'd known about the music competition, I'd have requestedan
audition.
IMPOSSIBLE
.....anaudition, as I didnt know
It was
about the music comPetition.
Give me your address,as I might visit Barcelona'
CASE
visit Barcelona.
I always watch the late-night news on TV.
the late-night news on TV
Georgedidn't get much sleeplast night as usual'
HARDLY
""' as usual'
Last night, George
Her parentswere travelling in the desert so they couldnl follow
the news.
KEEP
Her parentswere travelling in the desert so they werent
the news.
The teensuperstarstill seemsthrilled with her celebritystatus.
ENJOY
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still seems
Theteensuperstar
celebrity.
of global
because
wildlife abovethe Arctic circle is endangered
warming.
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globalwarming.
Vocabulary
5 Lookat thesesetsof words.Which is
the odd one out and whY?SaYwhat
part of speecheachset is.
a celebritY fame talent star
b give win gain receive
c shock misunderstanding
delight Panic
d anxious tense irritated
nervous
e deal with look after
work out keeP awaY
f generally rarelY usuallY
normallv
Writing
6 Thewords in thesesentencesare
jumbled.Putthem in the correct
orderand add Punctuation.
Sometimesthereis morethan one
correctanswer. ,
theatre I go often there isnt to
town one my dont the verY in
because
b use I phone could Your Please
c lovely dressbought her a silk
yesterdayblue I
d be keen never to Alan on
swimming used
e members few were a of students
quite the audience
f I eat Italian in would New York
food I when lived
g quietly watched Pulled theY down
old cinema as crowd the the
h askedmoney him the if man he
give him somecould
i does not also bananasAlison
only like she keen aPPleson is
j been horrified life never I so mY
in have
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WHAT IF?
Life'stoo short
Reading
1 Youaregoing to reada newspaperarticleabout a
manwho went diving in an ice-covered
lake.
Sixsentenceshavebeenremovedfrom the article.
Choosefrom the sentences
A-G the one whichfits
eachgap (r-6).Thereis one extrasentencewhichyou
do not needto use.
IceDivin
Nicholas Roe has a go at ice diving in the French Pyrenees.
Right up to the moment when I plunge through the
ice into the freezing waters of a mountain lake high in
the French Pyreneesmy day has been quite normal. I
enjoyed breakfast at my hotel in the little ski resort of
Saint-Lary. Then came a fine walk in the snow. What
exactlymade me book an ice-dive?
Driving to nearby Piau-Engalyalong winding roads,I
strugglefor an answe! climbing eventuallyonto a snowmobile for the final five-minutebounce acrossthe ski
slopes to the meeting place. f{*J----l
Except for my
guide, Nicolas Chapelle,who asksme if I really want to
do this. Against my better judgement, I say,oYes'.
I pick up a big iron bar and help him make a hole in
the ice. I=T---]
Deep in my stomach a bitter cotd
e*pands?1G sfiht oi that irowing two-merre hole.
Chapelle asks me to take off all my clotheg except for
my underwear, and put on a big rubber suit. I feel a bit
concerned.In theory anyonecan do this - divers,nondivers,evennon-swimmers.Yet standingby that ice hole,
it seemssuddenlylesseasy.
I squeezeinto the rubber gear like meat into a thickskinned sausage,then put on the air tank, glancing
over at ski runs full of bright figures rushing past. It's
minus five out here, the water only sevendegreesmore.
A The lake surface slowly breaks up into chunks big
enough to fill a world-beating cold drink, the rim of
black water growing with each smash.
B I find myself now sitting on the ice,staring in disbelief
at my flippered feet hanging in the lake water.
c
This turns out to be my own breath collecting in
mobile puddles,trapped, as I am trapped.
D I pause occasionally on the way to watch the skiers
go past the lake.
Oh heavens.trffi;J----l Chapelle says: 'Relax, but stay
strong. You'll be fine.' Yes,but .. . oh, he's gone in.
Masked up and ready, his goggled-eyedface looking out
abovethe lake surface,he signalsme to folto*. lffif__-l
Water cold enough to kill if not for my suit. And it feels
... ah, this curious sensation.I am not cold, not warm.
I hover in the water,staring at the blue sunlight shining
through the ice.lighting up the water.
Above me. the unbelievableroof of ite, marked now
with a strange black fluid. Fffiil-_--l But I feel free;
amazed,too. I am contained by water, coveredby thick
ice in a clear spacewith fish swimming - I see them,
they re right here - while in the distance a mountain
stream runs into the farthest end of the lake. I feel as
if I'm in space;as if I'm swimming in a huge building.
Chapellewon'tlet goof myairtank. [ffi*J---lHowever,
it leavesme with a senseof annoyancebecauseI want to
twist and turn andenjoythis strangeenvironment.Perhaps
it's aswell, then,that he steersmegentlyhere,whereI follow
the fish for minutes; and herg where I stare back up at
our escapehole and wonderat the bluenessof the world.
Now we are heading back towards the light, breaking
the surfacewheresomeonepulls me out. I am standing
on ice, staring back into the water,barely able to believe
that this is whereI havebeen.And I can think about this
for years.Which is, I now realise,why I came.
E There I find a fenced lake, a metal hut and nothing
e1se.
F This is irritating but possibly safer.
G I'm afraid of looking afraid, so I plunge head-first,
almost bashing Chapellein the face,and together we
sink, the water taking us down, down.
Grammar
Writing
t
andinfinitives
Gerunds
4
Readthis report and add the necessarypunctuation.
full stops (.),
You will need to put in CAPITALLETTERS,
commas (,)and apostrophes(').You must also decide
arecorrect.lf not,
2 Decideif the followingsentences
changes.
makethe necessary
how many paragraphsand headingsare needed.
a |enny suggestedto go to the party in a taxi.
b I look forward to hear from you in the near
future.
report on the regional collegefootball
competition held on 3rd may venue thrs year
the competition was held at highworth college
this was an excellent choice of venue as there
are six football pitches available all in excellent
condition the competition all the teams in .
the competition were very experienced and
played to a good level this provided excellent
entertainment for the spectatorsthe matches
got offto a slow start mainly becauseof the
6ad weather it rained heavily throughout the
morning but this cleared up after lunch then
there were a few incidents where the referees
decision was questioned but generally the
matches were all played in a positive way with
good team spirit the result the two finalists were
ih"db,tty *uttot college and fulbrook high the
final score was 2-0 to chedbury and it was a
sood win for them their striktr was particularly
impressiue and could perhaps even be considered
foia professionalclub if he wanted to take that
route all In ill" ut verv eood daYssport
c I dont mind to do it.
d I'm interestedlearn Spanish.
e My brother wants to go to lapan.
f I'll help you with your homework when I finish
to write my letter.
g I am usedto do the washing-up.
h Let me make the tea.
i The children were made to get out of bed.
j I'm going to town for buy a new jumper.
k I object to pay to park my car.
I I cant afford to lending you any more money.
m My sister'stoo small to be a police officer.
Vocabulary
3 Completethe followingsentencesby choosingthe
correctword.
a I dont think my team will ever win / beot the
- they are completely
nationalchampionships
useless.
b The score at the end of the first half of the
football match was 3- zero I nil.
c Somefootballplayersthink the
refereeI umpireis an idiot.
d The basketballteam hasiust had a new
pitchlcourt built.
e I got my father a new set of golf clubsI rockets
for his birthday.
f Most professionaltennis playersgive/ toke up
the sport when they reachtheir mid-thirties.
g The FormulaI driver completed30
IengthsI lopsof the track before he had to
retire with enginetrouble.
thisemailfromKim,an English5 Youhavereceived
speakingfriend,who is comingto studyat your
college.
.
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.
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+
I start studyingat your collegenext term. Could you give me any adviceabout
the sportsfacilities,both at the collegeand in the town? I'm really interestedin
swimming and I'd like to do a team sport aswell. Is there anythingelseabout
sport at the collegeI shouldknow?
Thanks,
Kim
Write your email in 140-190 words in an
appropriate style.
Things to think about
o Do you need any specialvocabulary?
o Which facilities are you going to talk about - in
generaland in particular?
o What team sportsareyou going to mention?
o What are the instructors like?
o An1'thing extra you should add?
o Rememberto punctuateyour email!
LIFE'S
Listening
t
-q|9UYouwill hearfive short extractsin which people
aretalkingabout the job they wantedto do when
they wereyoung.Forquestionsr-5, choosefrom the
list (A-H)what eachspeakersays.Usethe lettersonly
once.Therearethreeextraletterswhichyou do not
needto use.
A chef
Speaker
1
l---Tm
Adverb*adjective
collocations
B teacher
Speaker
2
[-m
C singer
Speaker
3
[--TmH
3 In the Readingtext on page54 of the Studentt Book
the writer describesher houseasa'perfectlyhideous
pink colourlWhichof the adverbsin A collocatewith
D detective
Speaker
4
llm
E zoo keeper
Speaker
s
|-lm
F novelist
in B?
theadjectives
A
highly
deeply
G astronaut
B
H psychologist
praised
amusing
disappointed
serious
reasonable
Completethe followingsentences
usingthe correct
collocationfrom above.
Vocabulary
Verbcollocations
2 Completethe followingsentences
with the correct
form ofthe verbsfrom the box.Someverbscanbe
usedmorethan once.
break do
happy
ashamed
perfectly
have keep spend taste
.....when he
|ohn was
failed to win the motorbike race.
Somepeople find his jokes
Unfortunately
I dont.
Although my hotel was rather
My new car....................
25 km to the
expensive,I decided that the prices were
litre.
a bit funny -
This cheese
when did you buy it?
.....,consideringthe
excellentserviceI received.
I found it hard to believe,but my sisterwas
Peoplealwaysseemto
when she told me she
a fortune when they go on holiday.
was going to join the navy.
I .......................... loadsof campingholidays
His latest play has been
when I was young.
by the critics.
I usedto enjoy....-..
time at my
...........
local zoo.
His speechwas so boring it was all I could do to
awake.
promise.
U N I T8
his
...................
of my behaviour
last night and am writing to you to apologise.
I dont know why the baby started crying - he
seemed
My father said he would lend me his car at
the weekend,but he
I am................
him to bed.
when I put
.....
Definitions
4 Matchthesewordsfrom the Readingtext in the Studentt Bookwith the definitionsbelow.
broom
t
b
c
d
e
t
g
D
critical
decent feast hideous landmark
sensible
A largeamount of deliciousfood. ...............
Something that tells you where you are.
Used to describecomments which are negative
Good, worthy.
Usedto describesomeonewho showsgood judgement.
Used to describesomeoneor something which is very ugly.
Somethingyou useto cleanwith. ...............
Grammar
usedfo and would
5 Readthroughthe followingarticleand decidewhich of the followingwould be suitableusedto,wouldor the pastsimple.Thereis sometimesmorethan one possibility.
New research shows that the introductionof laboursavinggadgetshas meantthat men and
womentake a thindless exercisetodaythan
they (1)
[doJa genenation
(2)
ago. Scientists .................
..[find]that
pnactically
everysphere of life has been influenced
by the developmentof labour-savingdevices
which haveied to us puttingon weight.They
(3)...................... [discover]thatusinga
cordlessphoneat home cut down walkingin the
home by ten milesa year.Other companative
indicators(4)...................... [includeJthe
amount of energyused in makinga bed with
a duvetand one with blanketsand sheets.
A housewifein the 195Os (s)
[spend]abouttwo hoursa weekand
(6)......................
{useJup 3OOcaloriesmore
than a persondoes nowadays.
ErnestShaw,69, (7)......................
[confirm]
how hard it (s) .................
^.[be]to run a
'Thejobs (9)
home in rhe 195Os,
......................
ftakeJmuch more effott. The neanestshops
(10)...................
[beJa quantenof a mile away
and my wife (rl)
...................
[walk]
bags.
with
heavy
down
laden
and
back,
there
fbel no suoermankets.
I here (12)
You(r3)
[visitJthegreengrocen
scientists
- ' _ - the
- - butcher'.'The
the dairv
, and
(14)...................
[estimateJthata shopperin
the 195Os would havespent aboutten hounsand
2,3OO caloriesa weekwalkingfrom shop to shop.
GROWING
Thehardsell
Reading
1 Readthe articlebelow,ignoringthe missing
How is the food industryfailingshoppers?
sentences.
t1
1\....
What do they really mear.?
ood manufacturersand retailershave been
letting shoppersdown. This is the view of the
CWS*,whose report looks at the languageof
hides the fact that it contains 10% fal, which is above
'free from
recommendedlevels.Phrasessuch as
preservatives'make a virtue out of a normal attribute
food packaging.
of tooa.
According to the report, shoppersbelieve food labels
becausethey think there are strict regulations in place.
So the food industry can get away with all
f t]--l
Iil, or..rn'tlttg strategiesto make products look bigger
Labelshave a wide variety of text sizeson them' You
sometimesneeda magnif-vingglassto read the small
and sound betterthan they are.
print.lll-l
I
Another deliberatetype of misinformationlies in the
image.Many pictureson packetsusesmall platesto
make the product look biqser.l-5T---l
The report has identified the different ways in which
Descriptionson
shoooersare misled. ftT---l
i*-.*rate in an attemPt to
pu.t ugir',gur" ro-"tiili
oversell the product. One example given in the report is
'haddock fillets', used for a product that
the phrase
is in fact cut from big blocksof fish ratherthan
llowever, misleading messageson packaging could
soon be a thing of the past. The CWS recently produced
a code**which, if used,would end the current
The minister for
inaccuraciesand half tt"tt'tt. I OT--l
very serious
receive
consumer affairs saysthe code'will
individual filtets.
consideration'.
'traditional','wholesome'
Ig {
lTheseinclude
'pr.""ri"",'. The claim that a brand is '90"hfat-free'
"t
* Co-operativeWholesaleSocietY
** a setof rules
A-G the one whichfits eachgap (t-6).
Choosefrom the sentences
Thereis one extrasentencewhichyou do not needto use.
A Meaninglessadjectivesare often used to give a
D
emphasis.
positivemessage.
It has called on the government to support it, as
a way of improving food standards.
c
This verdict has not pleasedthe food industry.
By contrast, the hard sell information is given
E
F
The rules are, in reality, very weak at present.
Photographs are sometimes retouched to achieve the
G
same effect.
The most coilunon of these is poor labelling.
A-G.
Findthesewordsin the gappedarticleand sentences
b three phrasal verbs
a four nouns to do with law
;
i
Grammar
anddeduction
Speculation
4 Completethe following sentenceswith must,might
or could(both are possible),con'tor couldn't(both are
sometimespossible).
a This
PossiblYbe the new
Coca-Cola advert, though why on earth are they
using polar bears?
The ad for the Pentiumchip ...............
be the best of the year.The way they manage
to make a comPuter chip appearinteresting is
inspired!
Here'san ad that showsa picture of 30 different
puddings.I1........................ just be
advertising desserts,surelY?
d Do you remember that ad for a fizzy drink? It
havebeen very successful,as
they had to withdraw it almost immediately.
....bevery
Thoseadsfor iPads......'....'.'.
the
hits
on
many
successful.They've had so
internet!
Product placement on TV shows
be more effectivethan actual
commercials.It dependson how many people
are watching at the time, I suPPose.
5 Completethe secondsentencesothat it hasa similar
meaningto the first sentence,usingthe word given.
Do not changethis word. Youmust usebetweentwo
and five words,includingthe word given.
I I'm not sure,but I think a friend of mine did
that voice-over for chewing gum.
MIGHT
That voice-over for chewing gum
a friend of mine, but
I'm not sure.
Adam cant wait to go snowboarding next week.
FORWARD
Adam'sreally ..............
snowboarding next week.
What is your unclet job?
FOR
a living?
What
Before we start to plan the film shoot, we must
agreethe budget.
DOWN
.....the film
Before we get
budget.
the
agree
shoot, we must
I'm sure RafaelNadal earned a lot for that car
advert.
BEEN
.....a lot for
RafaelNadal
advert.
that car
Their last commercial failed to convince viewers
about the brand.
MESSAGE
Their last commercialdidnt succeed
acrossto uewers
about the brand.
The candidatecouldnt register for the election
becausehe missedthe deadline.
ABLE
If the candidatehadnt missedthe deadline,he
.....registerfor the election.
I was really impressedby the imagesin the
advert.
MADE
The imagesin the advert reallY
Vocabulary
Collocations
6 With which of the followingwordsand phrasescan
you usethe adjectivebroad?Whichadjectivesgo
Whenyou
with the remainingwordsand phrases?
different
the
study
to
dictionary
a
havedecided,use
usesof theseadjectivesand broad.
a range of beliefs
e smile of welcome
b shoulders
f feeling of guilt
c sigh
g variety ofproducts
d Scottish accent
h breath
Completethe followingdefinitionswith wordsabout
advertising.
is a short song or
.................
a A .................
tune used in TV commercials.
is a short phrase
.................
b A . ..........
about a product that is easyto remember.
for a Projectis the
.....
c The
amount of money availablefor it.
d A.........................
is a type of product
made by a particular comPany.
THE HARDSELL
Thefinal frontier
Vocabulary
1 Forquestionsr-8, readthe articlebelowand decidewhich answer(A,4 C or D) bestfits eachgap.
Thereis an exampleat the beginning(0).
Example:
0 A predicting
Answer: A
B imagining
C believing
D intending
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$200,000,fromthebillionoire
whoseVirginGolocticcomponyhosbig plonsfor its
six-possenger
spocecroft.
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o growing(f) ..................
of other
business
peopleore ioiningthespoceroce,
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for thefirsttimethottheremightoctuolly
be somemoneyto be mode.VirginGoloctichos
from
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oround$45m in deposits
peoplewontingto hovelintosub-orbitol
spoce.Why
to do this?One commonreosongivenis thotpeoplewontto feelthe (7) ..................
ore theyso (6) ...................
of
zerogrovity,ond monyolsosoythottheywouldliketo (8) . . ......
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advised
taken
causes
view
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mere
sum
influenced
kept
impatient
events
look
C
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bare
figure
convinced
borne
irritated
issues
gaze
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drive
pale
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impressed
held
impossible
effects
watch
Forma phrasewith at to completesentences
a-f.
I wasnt very interestedin sciencefiction, but now I love it.
................................:...............
in this film - the role is perfectfor him.
GeorgeClooneyis ................................................
If you'rein need of help, dont hesitateto call me................................................,
OK?
she saysshe does!
Jessieknows a lot about spaceexploration
The two countrieshavebeen................
attend peacetalks.
f Heavy rain over the last two dayshas raised the river level and puts the village
seriousflooding.
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b
c
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Listening
Grammar
s i$i,fu Youwill hear an interview with a science-fiction
writer calledJedStevens.Forquestionsr-z choose
the best answer(AuB or C).
Reviewof futuretenses
I According to |ed, the best period of your life to
start writing sciencefiction is
A in your teenageyears.
B when retired from work.
C as a young adult.
2 How did Ied becomeinterestedin sciencefiction?
A by reading comics
B by watching television
C by listening to radio broadcasts
3 What has proved especiallyuseful to Jed's
writing career?
A his background in computer programming
4 Makepredictionsabout the future usingthesenotes.
Usethe rangeof future structurescoveredin Unit ro.
An exampleis given.
near future/scientists/work on moon.
In the nearfuture, scientistswill be working on the
moon.
a 20 yearslmannedspacecraft/landon Mars.
22nd century/launch starships/destination/other
galaxies.
Soon/peopletravel to low orbit/Europe to New
Zealand only an hour.
Nowwrite threemorepredictionsof your own.
B his experienceof living in different places
C his contactsin the scientific communitv
4 Jed'sfirst published work was
A a novel.
B an article.
C a set ofshort stories.
5 What is the main attraction of writing sciencefiction for Jednow?
A the ability to make a good living
B the opportunity to work on film versions
C the chanceto explore new ideasabout society
6 According to |ed, how has science-fiction
writing changedin the last 30 years?
A It has increasedsignificantly in quality.
'
B Novels have been reduced in length.
C It is now basedmore on technology.
7 |ed predicts that in 50 years'time,
A manned spacecraftwill have travelled beyond
the solar system.
B governmentswill have stopped investing in
exploration.
C people will have been forced to find water
Writing
5 Readthe advertbelow.Writea paragraphon this
forthcomingevent,usingsuitablefuture tensesand
otherwordsfrom this unit.
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at ElwoodCollegeof Technology,
Conference
Australia
Melbourne,
2020
10-12 January
Guest speakers:
o science-fiction
writerJohnT.Price
o leadingscientist
PaulRhodes
Professor
include:
Topicsfor discussion
. beam-up
technology
. moonsettlements
o howto contactaliens
elsewhere.
T H E F I N A LF R O N T I E R
Likemother likedaughter
Vocabulary
Wordformation
1 Readthe shortarticlebelow.Usethe word given in capitalsat the end of someof the linesto
form a word that fits in the gap in the sameline.Thereis an exampleat the beginning(0).
How to fitrJ a partner
'simply put, opposites
don't attract.but similartypesdo,'saysDr Robin
Russellof London University,who hasspenta decadestudyingpatterns
the more similaryou areto your partner
. 'On average,
of (0).-4TTRA-C-T-IAN...
unAobscurephysiolojicalfactorslike elbow
in *.ry *rt, ft"t" (l) ...................
amazingasit may seemthe more you
shape.to attitudesand (2).........................
to geton.'
are(3)
ATTRACT
PERSON
APPEAR
LIKE
(4)........................
haveany numberof theorieswhy.Early life might programme
you to seek(s)
with peoplewho look like your parents- and
but
thereforelook like you.Or you maymakea random(6)........................,
network.
of your local(7)........................
within the environment
SCIENCE
RELATION
CHOOSE
SOCIETY
That said,there'sa morethan (8)
who look like you.
REASON
chanceyou will choosepeople
2 Puttheseadjectivesinto orderof strength.lf you think somearethe samestrength,put them together.
irritated
angry
EXAMeLE:(weak)upset
furious (strong)
a uneasy
afraid
terrified
nervous
d interested obsessed fascinated eager
b thrilled
delighted
overjoyed
pleased
e speechless surprised
astonished shocked
unhappy
f beautiful
stunning
c depressed disappointed miserable
attractive
lovely
6 Lookat thesephotos.A is a photo of your old
neighboursand B is a photo of the peoplewho
havejust movedin next door.
English
American
ln the Listeningsectionin the Student'sBook there is
an interviewwith an AmericancalledHannah.Sheuses
thesewordsand phraseswhich areAmericanEnglish:
on thesubway...
...
shegot real embarrassed
Howwould an Englishpersonsaythe phrasesabovein
BritishEnglish?
Lookat theseother examplesof AmericanEnglishand
matchthem with the BritishEnglishequivalents.
American English
I first floor
2 fall
3 cookie
4 trunk
5 vacation
6 freeway
7 gasoline
8 apartment
9 Scotchtape
10 elevator
1r bill
British English
a sellotape
b motorway
c lift
d bank note
e petrol
f autumn
g ground floor
h flat
i boot (ofa car)
j holiday
k biscuit
Writing
5 Readthroughthe followingletterto a friend and correct
it. Thereare20 grammaticalor spellingerrors.
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friendtelling him/herabout the new neighbours.
Comparethem with the neighboursyou usedto
haveand saywhich onesyou prefer.Youdo not
needto includepostaladdresses.
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L I K E M O T H E R ,L I K E D A U G H T E R
A greatidea
Reading
Forquestionsr-6, choosethe answer(A,4 C or D)
whichyou think fits bestaccordingto the text.
Theaircraft
tookoff smoothly
enough,
butanyfeelings
that
I andtheyoung
scientists
hadthatwewereonanything
likea
passenger
scheduled
service
werequickly
dismissed
whenthe
justlikeanother
It looked
aircraftfromtheoutside.
Thepilottold pilotputtheplane
into
a
4S-degree
climb
which
lasted
around
20
hisyoungpassengers
thatit wasbuiltin 1964,a Boeing
KC- seconds.
Thentheengines
cutoutandwe became
weightless.
135refuelling
tanker,
based
onthe707.Butappearances
were Everything
became
confused,
andleftor right,upor downno
deceptive,
andthe13students
fromEurope
andtheUSAwho longer
hadanymeaning.
Aftertenseconds
offree-fall
descent
the
boarded
theaircraft
wereinfortheflightoftheirtives.
pilotpulled
theaircraft
outof itsnosedive.
Thereturn
of gravity
Inside,
theareathatnormally
hadseats
hadbecome
a longwhite waslessimmediate
thanitsloss,butwasstillsudden
enough
t0
padded
tunnel.
Heavily
fromfloorto ceiling,
it tooked
a bitlikea ensure
thatsome
students
came
downwitha bump.
lunatic
asylum.
There
werealmost
nowindows,
butlightsalong Each
timethepilotcuttheengines
andwebecame
weightless,
a
thepadded
wallseerily
illuminated
it.Mostoftheseats
hadbeen newteamconducted
itsexperiment.
First
it
was
the
Dutch,
who
takenout,apartfromafewattheback,wheretheyoung
scientists wanted
todiscover
whycatsalways
landontheirfeet.Then
itwas
quickly
tooktheirplaces
witha lookofapprehension.
theGerman
team,
whoconducted
a successful
experiment
ona
For12 months,
science
students
fromacross
the continents traditional
building
method
to seeif it cbuldbeusedforbuitding
hadcompeted
to wina placeontheflightat theinvitation
of a future
space
station.
TheAmericans
hadanideatocreate
solar
theEuropean
Space
Agency.
Thechallenge
hadbeento suggest sailsthatcouldbeusedbysatellites.
imaginative
experiments
tobeconducted
inweighfless
conditions.Aftertwo hoursof goingup and
downin the planedoing
Forthe nexttwo hoursthe Boeing's
flightresembled
thatof experiments,
the predominant
feeling
wasoneof exhilaration
anenormous
birdwhichhadlostitsreason,
shooting
upwards ratherthannausea.
Mostof the students
thoughtit wasan ss
towards
theheavens
before
hurtling
towards
Eartn.
fni intention unforgettable
experience
andonetheywouldbekeentorepeat.
wastoachieve
weightlessness
fora fewseconds.
What does the writer sayabout the plane?
A It had no seats.
B The inside was painted white.
C It had no windows.
D The outside was misleading.
According to the writer, how did the young
scientistsfeel at the beginning of the flight?
A sick B nervous C keen D impatient
3 What did the pilot do with the plane?
A He quickly climbed and then stopped the
engines.
B He climbed and then made the plane fall
slowly.
C He took off normally and then cut the
enginesfor 20 seconds.
D He climbed and then made the planeturn over.
What was the point of being weightless?
A To seewhat conditions are like in space.
B To prepare the young scientistsfor future
work in space.
C To show the judges of the competition what
they could do.
D To allow the teamsto try out their ideas.
What does'it'in line 39 referto?
A the exhilaration
B the trip
C the plane
D the opportunity
Why was this text written?
A To encourageyoungpeopleto take up science.
B To show scientistswhat young people can do.
C To report on a new scientific technique.
D To describethe outcome of a scientific
competition.
Grammar
Thepassive
2 The CambridgeEnglishCorpusshowsus that exam
candidatesoften makemistakeswith the passive.
Correctthesesentences.
a I had to been train bY the manager.
b Usually cuckoo clocks make out of wood.
c The scienceexhibition will be visit by many
people.
d My camerastolen on the bus.
e He was stolen his bike.
f It has been prove that water freezesat 0 degreesC.
g One speaksFrench here.
h Many designshave make for new planes.
i The house is painting at the moment.
j The car cleanednow.
k Maria born in APril'
I A jet flies by Hamid everYdaY.
m They were asking to a PartY.
n Today'smeeting has cancelled.
o My house was building last Year.
p I hurt in a road accident'
Listening
4 'ti$EZyou will heara womantalking about a man
calledWilliam,who built a windmillin hisvillagein
Africa.Forquestions1-1o,completethe sentences
with a word or short Phrase.
William's family didnt have the ,
(1) ..$.............
neededfor him to stayat
school.
William alwayswanted to get a job as a
Vocabulary
(2) .....................
verbswith comeandtake
Phrasal
William was able to spend some time in the
(3) ..................... near his village.
3 Lookat the contextof the followingphrasalverbs
, and decideon their meaning.Trynot to usea
dictionaryuntil you havefinishedthe exercise.
William was keen to have electricity in his house so
that he could havean electric(4) .....................
a He came into a lot of moneYwhen his
grandfather died.
b Shecertainly takes after her mother - she'sso tall.
c He took up golf when he retired.
d It took him two hours to come round after the
blow to his head.
e I'll be taking over the businesswhen my father
retires.
f It was a problem we rarely come up against.
g I didnt take to him at first, but now he'sone of
my best friends.
h The Prime Minister didnt come up with any
new ideasfor tackling crime'
The information was too much to take in at first.
I came across an old letter in the attic the other
duy.
Her new job meansthat shewill be taking on
more responsibility.
in his room.
Williams family wanted electricity so they could
more easilY.
get (5)
...........
William's (6)..................... was the personwho
helped him build a windmill.
The basic structure of the windmill was made from
an unwanted(7) ................
The bladesof the windmill were made of
(8) .....................
In Williams village there is a (9)
which the villagers all have accessto.
William's family is now able to grow
aswell as maize.
(10) ..................
A G R E A TI D E A
Educationfor life
Reading
I
Youaregoing to readan articleabout a teachercalledChrisSearle.Readthe first paragraphto
for the moment'
find out moreabouthim.Thenskimthe text,ignoringthe missingsentences
of colleagueq k;naida, thejoumalistscamealongtoo.
attitudes
thenegative
Despite
walk-outby
Searlecontinuedto focus on poetry. Therewasalsoa sympathy
made
theirfeelings
ladieg
who
cleaning
the
Ron
He persuadeda photograPher,
sack
wipe
the'Dont
to
McCormick,to bringhisportraitsof East knownbyrefusing
off theschoolwalls
Londoninto classandwith thesevisual Searle'graffti
got
better.
poems
better
and
the
rnages
Other schoolsjoined in and the next
who day there was a march to Trafalgar
The schoolgovernors.
E I--l
'gloomy',
thoughtth.t. poemsweretoo
Squarq in the centre of London.
go
with
not
to
ahead
Searle
had
ordered
Searlestayedaway,not wanting to
Searle had only just qualified but
1971,
Slepney
March
but
by
be seenas their leader.but he did
certain progressive ideas about thecollection,
and
paid
Searle
for
by
out,
was
Words
not
let the matter rest from then
educationwere already settling in
pnnted
in
the
even
parcnts
were
Extracts
o
n
.
l H e a l s of o u g hht i s
lol
Some of the
his head.F-n
newspaper.
Saz
throughthe union.In May
dismissal
governors
uial.*-tt.tt wereex-army
(hisownwor$ nowmade 19'73,the government'seducation
or had a churchbackground;gowns Searle's'enemies'
lunchtimein late May, secretary,Margaret Thatcher,ruled
One
were worn and caneswere usedto their move.
at the
punish trouble-makersif necessary. the headcalledSearlein and fired him, that Searleshouldbe reinstated
other
ignored
by
wasa poorareaandtherestof instructinghim not to comein afterthe school. However,
Stepney
Zcnuda staff anddenieda classof his own,he
thestalfsawno hopefor theirpupils. end of the month.l?-J--_l
girl decidedto leavethe schoolfor goodin
16-year-old
Cruz,
a
strong-willed
theseunder- dela
Howeveqto ChrisSearle,
'We
'sons
and fromGibraltartookcharge; ananged J,ily 1974.Searlecontinuedto teach,
werethe
teenagers
achieving
andworkedin manydifferent
of thepoetRosenberg'andfor peopleto tell eachclass.Immediately, howeveq
daughters
countriesaroundthe world. He has
wantedto takeaction.'
poetrywasthekeythatwouldunlock everyone
hisownpoetry.
theirpotential.
Whenaskedrecentlywhy they had all alsopublished
-*-**--*-j
theywrote takensucha stronglineon the
I Theshortverses
Iz I
'It just
Lock up, unlock
weresadandoftenbitteqwith the East sackingsheexplained:
That's me iob for now
Lock up in the morning
End shownas a placeof no hope.To didnt seemfair that a teacher
Unlock at the end ol day
Searle's everyoneliked was being
some
of thestaffatSirJohnCass,
It's an easy life
This iob is
approachwas alarming.Herewas a thrownout.' Sheremembers
Just unlock in the morning
teacherin his earlytwentiesusingthe walkinginto the officesof a
Enjoy meself all day
after school
But at night, me back
forradicaltheories local newspaper
schoolasalaboratory
It starts hurting
going
was
what
them
to
tell
pupils
to
encouraging
and
of education,
I can't bend
And turn that key
walked
Searle
wasnoisyand on.l sT---l
speakout.Hisclassroom
This job at night
to the schoolthe
on him.He nervously
lotsof thegirlshadcrushes
It's not for me
In the daytime itb alright
sawpupilsafterschooltoo, ashe ran a nextmomingandloundsome
But it's hard to turn
outside
standing
children
800
in
lived
Stepney,
and
film club
haif-price
The key at nightChristineGarratt
unlike most of his fellow teachers, the gatesin the rain. where
who fled eachnight to the suburbs. theystayedall day.Thanksto
at Sir John
ChrisSearlestarteilteaching
East
Schoolin Stepney,
CassSecondary
London,in 19?0.Thisparticulariob harl
heknew
to himpartlybecause
appealed
had
done
he
thearea.Moreimportantly,
thesison an Eastf,nd
his postgraduate
andsawthispart
poet,IsaacRosenberg,
place'.
as'alerypoetical
of London
A-G the one whichfits eachgap (l-6)'
Now choosefrom sentences
Thereis one extrasentencewhichyou do not needto use'
Theseviews were not sharedby the school' which,
althoughquitenew,wasrun verytraditionally.
A His classheardthenewsthe sameafternoon.
B However,many pupils had seentheir own parentson
Although banned from the school, he managedto
thatyear'
publisha secondStepneyWordslater
strikepicketlines,sotheYdid.
c
Searlecontacteda local printer to anange for their
publication.
G So he madethem readit and write it, believingthat in
D They calledthe national presgwhich transformedthe
protestinto a major event.
Grammar
Reporting
3 Herearesomequotesfrom Chris
Searleand his PuPils,who were
featuredin a radio Programme
Words.Rewritethem
about SfePneY
as reported speech.Thefirst one is
startedfor you.
a I went to the local PaPerand told
them our plans. TheY askedme
some questionsto check me out,
but in the end theY Promised
to run the story. (Zeinaida)
Zeinaida said that shehad gone to
the localPaPer.'.
That morning I went in through
the side entrance.The school
secretarywas handing out the
registersas normal, but there
cant have been more than 20 or
30 kids in the whole building.
(Chris Searle)
While we were outside the gates,
teacherscame acrossand talked
to us. Somewere sYmPathetic,
though they weren't able to admit
it. Somewere aggressiveand
threw gym shoesat us! (a PuPil)
d Those children were made to feel
that being ordinary meant failure.
But it is the ordinarY PeoPleand
their daily work that make a
country. (Chris Searle)
this way,his pupilswould makesenseof their livesand
their sunoundings.
Vocabulary
do?Therearethreeother expressions
4 what do trouble-makers
with makein the article.Findthem and look up their meaningsin
and two from the box in the
a dictionary.Thenusethe expressions
correctform to completethis shorttext about ChrisSearle'
make a start
make a good impression make use of
useeithera form of
written by examcandidates,
In thesesentences
makeor anotherverb collocationto completethe sentences'
improvements
............
a Our schoolis going 1o......................
to its recePtionarea.
a very bad experiencewith tents
b I. .......
.......
while I was camPinglast Year.
.....uP his mind to ProPose
c Paul
marriage to MarY.
.....me a favour?
d Finally, could you
....my life easier'
e Technologyhas
a diet or spendmoney
.--..
f I dont needto
in a gym.
the
.....'.'....'........""""""'
g I beh; that all parentsshould
.....their children awareof
first step to
the problems.
h Cycling is one of the bestwaysto .............'.'......
exercise.
i I really....
j Sayrnggoodbyealways
mYselfat home'
'....me cry'
E D U C A T I O NF O R L I F E
Careermoves
Vocabulary
Wordformation
1 Readthe text below.Usethe word givenin capitalsat the end of someof the
linesto form a word that fits in the gap in the sameline.Thereis an example
at the beginning(0).
SURROUND
a tropical
inyourbath(o) ..eurr-q!/!.&d...ny
relaxing
ustimagine
a wondedul
alongside
inthekitchen
0rworking
beach
scene.
(1) .. ...........
These
arejusttwo SELECT
fruits.
ofhand-painted
Bany
Jan
and
wall
tiles
that
individually
designed
of
the
examples
SPECIAT
(2)
their
company,
in.Theystarted
Harmer . . . ........
gap
...................MASS
theyfelttherewasa (3)
Art,because
Tile
AVAITABLE
(4)
...................
of
waslimited
inthemarket.'There
arevery
good-quality
Barry.
Theirdesigns
English
tiles,'explains
IMAGINE
totake0nsome
(5) ..............
andtheyarewilling
.....
witha' EXPECT
up(6)..... .
Onemanturned
unusual
orders.
seat
pictureofa JCBdigger,
wanting
a muralof himselfinthedriver's
oBvtous
(7) .....................
TheHarmers
baby.
holding
hisnew-born
no
have
say
they
fromhome
and
theirsmallbusiness
running
enjoy
EXPAND
plans
.
for(8) ............
t
l
l
t
l
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Listening
2 teifE Youwill hearpeopletalking in five differentsituations.Forquestions1-5,
choosethe bestanswer(A,B or C).
I You hear a man talking about his working life.
What is his job now?
A a journalist
B a chef
C a lawyer
You hear two people at work discussinga
colleague.The woman describesher colleagueas
A impatient.
B irresponsible.
C disorganised.
2 You hear a conversationabout getting a further
qualification. What does the man say?
A He wisheshe could do his coursepart-time.
B He believeshe can support himself financially'
C He hopeshe will be ableto get his old job back.
You hear a man talking about the skills needed
for a new position in his department.'Whatis the
most important requirementfor the job?
A to have knowledge of a languageother than
English
B to have experienceof telephoneselling
C to have a qualification in maths
3 You hear a woman talking about her career.The
woman choseher careerin order to
A travel to unusual places.
B earn a decent salary.
C work regular hours.
Now read the sample answer,choosing the right word
or phrase in r-7.
Writing
3 Readthis newsreportabout a young millionaire.
Thenusethe informationto giveyou an ideafor the
essayin 4 below.
Tee 64esvcr&s;
ThLsessa4 cnns'rAx'rswhelhet expei*.nceof the
business worlA b nexAri' rn ordxx Lo sucr*x)".
'tL
Ls true thal
(1) Thqe'{oro t Nthatgh
t*xxa4ers who ara sti|L at schooL may noL h*ve
much o,ware-nessol wo*ing tt(e, the4 can geL
aA,vir,etron *l,u'ks. (2) So / becanso tvsbho'nd. knowkA4e Ls noL essexl)ol.
Nick D'Aloisio's'ridiculous'life (his
word) is dueto the immensepopularity
of the iPhone app he created.Called
Summly, it allows you to Process
newsmore easily on a mobile device.
Essentially,it pulls in news from a
variety of sourcesand usesa computer
algorithmto reduceit to a coupleof
with userschoosingthe Nick D'Aloisio,
key sentences,
Britain's 17-year-old
subiectsmost relevantto them.
app developer
Nick setup a companyto develoPthe
app, though at 16 he was too young to be a director and
so his mother had to take on that role. The companyhas
just been bought by Yahoo for an estimatedf,l8 million,
changingNick's life for good. Although he still plans to
apply to university,his studiesfor schoolexamswill now
be reservedfor evenings,as he has a new day job as a
Yahoo employee,working out of their London offices.
Take the exanplz of Ni.k D'Atoi;ir, who stn'rt*d.
hls ouoncrmPdllu 0*, 16. ]uy'nlLwas irrrporb'an!
(3) i" arngcaso / n his case was LhaL he
saN 0- qood,busness iAxn and. haA. exwgh
undsstnnilng of nobil*- t*rhnol'ogg Lo dzvdnp lL.
(4) ln ang case, / ln *tab case, hLs mothex Ls
a. ilx<rtor rn hls cnmpangso probabtghd-Pei" hw.
He doesn'tappearto feelunderpressurefrom his overnight
'the new
success,eventhough the media refer to him as
Mark Zuckerberg' and therefore expect him to be a
billionaireby his early20s.He doeshoweveradmit to being
inspired by the Facebookbiopic The SocialNetwork and
believesthere is no upper limit to possiblefuture success.
and I got
"I wasas low asyou go, a kid with no experience,
good
concept's
If
the
to this positionjustthroughan idea.
work."
it
will
enoughthen
Grammar
Readthe examquestionand add your own ideato
the notes.
In your English classyou have been talking about
starting a business.Now your Englishteacherhas
askedyou to write an essay.
allandthewhale
which containan expression
6 Completethesesentences,
thewhole.
with dtlor
Write an essayusing all the notes and give reasons
for your point of view.
'
:
.
"
:
:
:
.
:
.
:
I
!
i
.
;
:
;
:
.
:
Teenagerscannot succeed in businessuntil they
gain some exPerience.Do Youagree?
Notes
Write about:
1. why teenagersstart companles
2. how studYingmight be afiected
(yourown idea)
3. .....................
(5) Orr l*'te uv hot:d', / On tJr'e ol/r'el- hat'd', th
c.annoLbe ensg tn ape nijl'r a buslness whrJ*-aL
schooL.lt mag be nernssatg to pu-t stt+d4ixg on
holA.. (6) Agoin, / Senrlld)1, in D'ALols:n'scnse,
he chose Lo sfud.4
- tn the evening to ke*p hLs
|
opinns opex.
'r'L
(7) To sum rp, / ln rarn*rrsb, se*ms petkrll4
possihlt tor t*r'na4exs b sucrxxl- ',( *tq ho-ve *
soltA, cnnc*4Lto tuork witln. lt should be
remenbereA irr6-b I't\a.rk Zuc*exbexg,the {pundr;of Far*hook, becnme a" bil).onwxe tn hi'l eaig
Z-os and. othus ho.ue arAwveA' sin'J,ar svcc;<-tl.
!
a Thebest.................. aboutmy newjob isthat I
don'thaveto driveinto workanymore.
next
b l'llbe awayfrommy deskfor the ......................................
week,but youcanemailme if anythingcomesup.
c On...............
, I reallylovewherelwork,
aresonice.
my colleagues
because
but above
arereasonable
d Thesalaryandconditions
that
it'sthetravelopportunities
...........,
me to applyfor this post.
havepersuaded
my computermostlunchtimes'
at
sitting
ld
been
e
too busyto leavethe office,when
sudden,I decidedto quit.
Write your essayin 14o-19owords.
C A R E E RM O V E S
Toomanypeople?
Vocabulary
1 Readthe followingarticleaboutthe environmentalgroup Greenpeace
and decidewhich
answer(A,B,C or D) bestfits eachgap.Thereis an exampleat the beginning(0).
Example:
0 Aprotect
Answer: A
Bcare
C look
D tend
Greenpeace
Greenpeaceis an independentorganisation
that campaignsto (0) ........
the environment.lt hasapproximately
4.5 millionmembersworldwide
in 158countries,
300,000of thesein the UnitedKingdom.(1) ........
in
NorthAmericain 1971, it has sinceopenedofficesroundthe world.
(2) ........,
As wellas its campaigning
it alsohasa charitable
trustwhich
(3) ......scientific
researchand undertakeseducationalprojectson
environmental
issues.Greenpeace(4) ........
in non-violentdirectaction.
Activistsdraw publicattentionto seriousthreatsto the environment.
(5) . issueson whichthe organisation
is campaigning
includethe
atmosphere(globalwarming),the (6) ........
of the rainforestsand toxic
wastebeingemittedfrom factories.Greenpeaceis committedto the
principles
of politicalindependence
and internationalism.
By exposing
(7) ......to the environment
and in workingto (S) ........
solutions,
Greenpeaceis reallyhelpingto savethe planet.
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
A
A
A
A
A
Built
work
pays
accepts
Instant
ruin
7 A warnings
8Afind
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Formed
job
funds
depends
Current
extinction
threats
make
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
Invented
occupation
rewards
holds
Immediate
destruction
promises
set
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
Produced
position
earns
believes
Next
downfall
difficulties
sort
Completethe sentences
with wordsyou haveusedin the Student'sBook.
Thecorrectnumberof lettersis givento help you.
a Peopleput used glassand paper in separate
containersso they can be
b I hate people who drop c I cant afford a new car. I'll have to get
a__
___one.
Lastyeartherewas
a-_
--because
there wasnt enough water.
This year there are
becausethere
has been too much rain.
u N r T1 5
f A-
- of lightning lit up the sky, and
then came the thunder.
g We got caught in a heavy
- - - and
didnt have an umbrella with us.
h Chemicalsand exhaustfumes are
all---ofourplanet.
i Coal and oil are known as- -
Dear
Writing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i . . . . . . . i i . . . i . ' . . "' . - '
,,'
7t was qreat to hear fror'n 4ou tast week and to qet all gour
news. \Ne're all fne here and look'rg forward to the sut'r'an"er
Lvl,dags. L thought rn thrs letter tl'at I'd tell you a l'ttle b;t
about Dwlochrg-,where I live.
3 Youhaverecentlyhad a letterfrom
tellingYou
Susan,
your penfriend,
aboutthe areawhereshelivesin
Scotland.Completethe letterwith
wordsfrom the box below.
although as as a result
because besides desPite
furthermore so though
when
Nowwrite your rePlYto Susan.
to useyour English-English
Remember
dictionaryif necessarY.
Thinkabout:
o Location: in the north of, to the
south of
town, a
o Size:an average-sized
small village, the caPitalcitY
o Climate:damP,humid, troPical,
temperate,arid
I Landscape:mountainous,flat,
hilly, forested,built-uP
o Population activity: agricultural,
industrial, academic,fishing
gaa krcw,7 lite in a' t'/ergguiet area"of
(1) .. ........
3cotlar'd, aiaich is t/erg cllse to the sea ard con"Tletelgfree
(2) . .'.
" a sn"a'llToVulationaf
fror'.^
'onlg pollution
especialtyin the
i5
h'tsg,
350 penpte,n g v)tla4e qufte
atl the tourists caMe'
surv\her, (3)
the ferrg to the isfatds' there is alsa
(4)
...
the castle bg the loch(l,ke a take),uh'ch ts PzFularwith v'sitors'
-ost peoplehere
a-5glu u"t4 m^a4ir'e'
(5) .
work far the fercg urfuIu! or in l'ptels ar'd saut/er'irsLops'
y is quite far r'orth' rt lms a
Dunlocht
(6) . .. ..
of the Gulf Stren'nn'Or'e
nnild'clinnate(7) . . ..
of r,agneiql,bourselen has a palt tree in his qarden! The
ur'd
landscapets /er! Mou;r,ta-tnlus
there is very l'ttle fat lard awilahle
(S) . .
carried' out here for
ry 3heep far,^;rg l'v.s been
ir i;atd ;s qu'!n,f:#!ln
centur,es (9)
'#1,
,T'm;'
;,;,;;t;ih;;,;""
;,:ffWT:r:::
f
k:"",::n :;,Y;I'".8r
krcw
'^e
Best wisl,es,
3usan
Grammar
Qny,na, every
SAmeo
5
any,no andeverycancombinewiththing,
Some,
bodyloneandwhereto form a compound'Complete
usingan appropriateform'
the followingsentences
Haveyou got....................
read on the way home?
Believeme, he really does live five kilometres
from ................
Ministers usuallYdont have
to saywhen theY
I can
.'..'.'.'.....
are askedwhat they are doing to help the
environment.
Peterleft without telling
I know is a non-
where he was going.
smoker,so I dont need anYashtraYs'
i The policemantold us that
we said would be
c She'sreally well travelled. She'sbeen
;"; ;; ;;; - ;;; ;*11;ili"'|he'[rains taken down and could be usedin evidence
Surelywe can do ................'....
make our streetssafer.
.""""""to
againstus.
PEOPLE?
',
Eatto live
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ti!il:
Reading
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1 Youaregoing to readabout four womenwho are
vegetarian.Forquestions1-1o,choosefrom the
women(A-D).Thewomenmaybe chosenmore
thanonce.
Which woman
was influencedby someone?
m---l
is awarethat she might not be
eating a healthy diet?
IEI-_I
hasjoined an organisationto find
out more?
trJ-__l
has enjoyed cooking for a long time?
llll-_-l
checkedwith a specialistthat being
a vegetarianis healthy?
HI-_-l
dislikessomevegetarianfood?
[6!t-_l
is vegetarianfor moral reasons?
m----l
suffersphysically after eating meat?
tFt----l
ITT-_I
liveswith someonewho doesnt
completely agreewith her?
lT.d.I-__l
had someproblemsat first?
,':. "..;l
--
Luisa has been a vegetarian
for four and a half years.
'l've
never really
She says.
liked meat, and throughout
mv teensate lessand lessof
it. Then, I went abroad on
holiday one year and when I
came back I decidedto give up meat for good. I'm more
interestedin lood and cooking now than I usedto be. My
husband and I love food and we spend hours experimenting
with different recipes- there'sso much you can do with
vegetarianfood. Our favouritefoods are mainly Italian
and Indian. We probablyeat too much lat in our diet and
are aware that we need to cut down. We're not that keen on
brown rice and lentils.I also hate things that try to imitate
meat. I study labels carefully but we don't worry too much
when we eat out.'
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Rachel has been a vegetarian for
'lt
was my New
four months.
Year'sresolution,'she says.'lt's
been a real eye-opener.I didn't
realisethat a lot of things I eat like sauces- have meat products
in them. I becamea member of
the VegetarianSociety to get more
inlormation.It'smademerealisehow muchgoesinto
know I eatlots
our foodandhow littleweconsumers
theyareso cheapand easy
of pastaand lentilsbecause
of
to prepare.At first I put on a loi of weight-because
..: .. all ihe cheeseI was eating.Now I'm much berterat
rnew
rw
xpgrlmcDttllE
cooking
vvNrrrE
rrr E
enjoying
enjoying
r r J U J I r r t s vcooking
I'm
with
w l L I l food
food
luuu
and
d
and
l l u rI'm
.. :, ', gexperimenting
':'
things. I'm now trying to convince the other people in
.t,'
Listening
Z ,#l$bdyou will hearfive short extractsin which people are talking about food. For
questionsr-5, choosefrom the list (A-H)what eachwriter says.Usethe lettersonly
once.Thereare three extra letterswhich you do not need to use'
SpeakerI
A I like to have a big breaKast.
B I seefood as an important theme in my books.
C I like to eat while I'm writing.
Speaker2
r--ffi
r--ffi
Speaker3
D I seefood as a reward'
E I m quite careful about what I sayabout food in my books'
F I m trying to cut down on what I eat.
Speaker4
t---ffi
Speaker5
r--ffi
G I prefer simple food.
H I put recipesinto mY novels.
Grammar
Thearticle
with o an, the
3 Fillthe gapsin the followingsentences
or - (whenno articleis needed).
meal at .......................
We went out for ........................
restaurantwhere we first met.
so popular with
Why are........................potatoes
British?
........................
Oceanby
We flew across........................AtIantic
United States.
Concordeto ........................
......................
in
e I worked as........................waitress
universif.
summer beforeI went to ........................
best drink
coffeeis ........................
I think ........................
world.
in ........................
party at
Susanwas invited to ........................dinner
last week.
........................
Jane's
h When we go abroad we alwaysbring back some
that we
and........................drink
of ........................food
enjoyed.
chef
4 Thearticlebelowis about the American-Chinese
which
word
of
the
think
questions
1-8,
KenHom.For
bestfits eachgap.Useonly one word in eachgap.
Thereis an exampleat the beginning(0).
l(enHom
I startedcookingin mYuncle's
the age
restaurant(0) ..4.T..
Chinese
the
of 11.At first,I justwashed
andslicedthe
thenchopped
dishes,
But assoon(l)
. vegetables.
the chefswentout of the kitchenI'd
try to copythe dishesI'd seenthem
to
first dishI attemPted
cook.The
(2)
It's
rice.
makewasfried
can
difficultto messuPthat anyone
cookit.
I was15 I wasfed (4)............"'.with
Bythe (3)
Sq I (5) ...............
workingL}-hourdaysin the restaurant.
to studyhistoryof art
up my mindto goto university
to get
in (6) ................
again
cooking
andonlystarted
someextramoney.
people
alwaysbeento encourage
My mission(7) .............
Kids
vegetables.
more
,,r.. to eat lessfat and meatand
buttheyusuallyhaven't
saytheydon'teatvegetables,
thistheyare
Cooked(8) '.............
hadthemstir-fried.
fun.
and
healthy
delicious,
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EAT TO tIVE
Collectorsand creators
Vocabulary
Wordformation
1 Readthisshortarticleaboutunusualhobbies.
Usethe word givenin capitalsat the end of
someof the linesto form a word that fits in
the gap in the sameline.Thereisan example
at the beginning(0).
SFBI€OE
PURSUITS
that
Associations
andyou'llfindabout7,000groups
of British
theDirectory
Gothrough
(0)..IM-P-QBTAI{SF.
swells
.Thatnumber
to beof national
large
enough
areconsidered
gardening
film
club,
local
ofevery
.,.
150,000
withthe(r) .
to around
people.
place
providing
group,
for
like-minded
a
meeting
interest most
andspecial
society
,*ro*roffi
be
theremustquiteliterally
.....
available,
choice
Withsuchan(2)..............
which
supervises
Association,
Haggis*
Hurling
kick
off
with
the
Let's
foreveryone.
something
(current
record
fora 680gramhaggis:
event
Book
of Records
a Guinness
whathasbecome
*:
(3)
forgoodcauses.
to raise
money
andorganises
55metres)
1958.
Mostpeople
since
hashadanofficialassociation
which
tiddlyrruinks,
Then
there's
'for
perhaps
mostofthe
because
butthentheygethooked,
tiddlywinks a joke',
startplaying
(4) .
isdoneinthepub.
post-match
..
of pubsigns
study
youastoo(5)
strikes
lf tiddlywinks
, theleisurely
theirtime
whospend
has400members
yourcupoftea.TheInnSignSociety
might
bemore
pub
(6)
used
Their
founder
....
signs.
...............
of
country
in
search
the
travelling
pub
photos
of
20,000
(7)
as
well
as
signs,
of 300actual
..;........:_._...............
to have
I
;..
going
backto the1930s.
signs,
whynotvisityourlocallibrary?
andothers,
ofthese
clubs
Togettheaddresses
You're
bound
to findsomething
(SI
theinternet.
trysearching
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* A haggis
andiseatenin Scotland.
roundsausage
is likea large,
2 Findwordsand phrasesin the articlein r that meanthe sameasa-f.
a grows
b start
c best distance e becomeaddicted
f certain
d charities
ANALYSE
ENERGY
uSuAt
COLLECT
ALTERNATE
The article refersto like-mindedpeople,meaning
peoplewith similarviews.How manywordswith like
Theyhaveall appeared
in the box do you recognise?
usingeach
in previousunits.Completethe sentences
one once.
like
likeable likeness liking
Grammar
5 Forquestionsr-8, readthe text belowand think of
the word which bestfits eachgap.Useonly one word
in eachgap.Thereis an exampleat the beginning(0)'
unlikely
Goat-driving seemsa very
hobby to me, but there'san official club listed
here!
Dressingup in old clothes and fighting battles
isnt to my.. .. .
My nephew goesbeach-combingfor shells,
unusual pebblesand things
re-enactrnent"societies..
.'."' :.
that.
d Once the full make-up has been put on, he
.....'.'.'.........1o
showsan amazing
Captain Kirk.
...'......'........75-year-old,
e Gerry is a very
dancing to old
than
who enjoys nothing more
rock music.
Writing
4 Writea paragraphon haggishurling,usingthe
rulesbelow.Tryto userelativeclausesto makeyour
longer.ForexamPle:
sentences
The HaggisHurling Association,which wasfounded
peopleto
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SN D C R E A T O R S
What'sin a book?
Reading
1 Youaregoing to reada magazinearticleabout the writer Daphnedu Maurier.Six
havebeenremovedfrom the article.Choosefrom the sentences
A-G the one
sentences
whichfits eachgap (r-o).Thereis one extrasentencewhich you do not needto use.
Daphne du Maurier
Often seen only as a uriter of popular romctnces, Da.phne
du Maurier's utork is mucb more complex than tbat.
To m.ark tbe centenary of her birtb tbis month, Patrick
McGratb relisbes tbe dark side of ber sbort stories .. .
marriage,
whose
wifeMidge
suddenly
Daohne
duMaurier
wasbornintoa famous unhappy
Bizarrely,
hestarts
to hatea particular
London
theatrical
family,
butlived
inCornwall dies.
treeinhisgarden,
ashesees
init his
formostofherlife,ina large
romantic
house apple
deadwife'smostirritating
characteristics,
near
theseacalled
Menabilly,
Although
she
Hedecides
never
owned
it,sheadored
living
there
andit
to getridof it once
andforall.
There
Eventually
thetreedestroys
him,andwe
waswhere
sheraised
herfamily,
canbe
nodoubt
thatMenabilly
anditssunoundings understand
thatit isthrough
hisownbad
insoired
several
ofhernovels
andshort
stories. feelings
towards
Midge
thathehasbrought
DuMaurier
enjoyed
early
success
asa writer thisenduoonhimself.
a widereadershio
Nature
induMaurier's
stories
rarely
hasa
andcontinued
to have
effect
onhumans,
throughout
hercareer,
withbestsellers
such
as favourable
other
thanin
thecoming-of-age
lhePool,
lamaicalnn,TheHouse
on
and,ot
storycalled
--ltheStrand
place
taletakes
inthemiddle
course,
Rebecca
Healsoadapted Thisbeautiful
lffTherspine-chilling
ofsummer
intheEnglish
countryside.
Bya
shortstoryTheBirds,
'secret
pool,
rather woodland
notunlike
a girlfindsa
world'-a nature,
choosing
to setit innorthern
California
ina manner
thatofthe
place
Hemingway
hunting
storylheShort
strange
underwater
withfantastic
beings.Ernest
thaninitsoriginally
wildCornish
location.
Macomber.liffil-_--l
asit isexperiencedHappyLifeof Francis
Apparently,
Daphne
duMaurier
hated
this
[ffiI1---lt'is isnature
It istheactions
ofthewoman
thatare
bya child:
magical,
enchanting
andunreal.
adaptation.
just
With
the
end
of
childhood,
her
world
especially
surprising
in
du
Maurier's
tale,
secret
is
Before
writing
hercollection
ofshortstories
out
of
reach
for
ever.
as
they
are
in
the
Hemingway
one.
The
Applelree,towhichTheBirds
belonged,
plots,
duMaurier
hadbeen
known
forherromantic Ina powerful
duMaurier
wrote
exciting
and
storycalled
TheChamois,we Daphne
fiction.
Shehadmade
hermark
inparticular follow
washighly
skilled
atcreating
suspense.
a husband
andwifeastheygoupa
innorthern
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withhistorical
novels
suchasFrenchman's mountain
in herlifetime
she
Greece.
more
thanthree
dozen
works
of
arequickly
established,
asis
/nn.However.
TheBirdswas inthemarriage
oublished
CreekandJamaica
history
andbiography.
A newedition
of
obsession
withhunting
thatelusive fiction,
notinspi
redbythepast.
fffi,ilJ----l Arguably, theman's
pointforanentire
genre
hasbeen
animal,
thechamois.
Having
reached
thetopof Don'tLookNowand)therStories
it wasthestarting
pass,
bytheFolio
Society.
devoted
to narratives
aboutnatural
disaster. a mountain
thecouple
aretaken
intothe published
highregions
bya shepherd.
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in
The
Applelreecollection
waspublished
in
thestoryreveals
thetruthof eachcharacter's
lt isabout
a maninan
1952.
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of TheBirds,
thereare
Whilethetitlestorylacks
thetension
inthetreatment
of nature.
similarities
originality.
B Notonlythis,shewasalsoa writeroffearless
isthepower
of herown
c Whatsheinfactdiscovers
imagination.
D Alfred
Hitchcock
turned
thiswonderful
taleintoa
memorable
filmofthesame
name.
Thebandages
and,to thewoman's
areremoved
astonishment
andhorror,
everyone
sheseeshastheheadof
a na n i m a l .
It seemed
instead
to lookahead
to majorenvironmental
catastrophe
in thenearfuture.
involves
a guide,
a beastand
of hisstorysimilarly
G Theclimax
a qun.
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2 Find14morewordsto do with books
Wordscan be
and writing in this wordsearch.
horizontalor vertical.
5 $!fu Youwill heara radiointerviewwith a womanwho has
done a surveyon attitudesto ebooks.Forquestionsr-7,
choosethe bestanswer(A,B or C).
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ebooks
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s
ebooks
C that middle-aged people complain about the cost of
ebooks
3 Anna believesthat the main benefit people attach to
ebooksis
A the flexibility of being able to searchthrough them.
B their availability to those living in remote locations.
C the capacity of the hardware to store so many
ebooks.
,
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enough,too,very,so,such
3 Correctthe followingsentences.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
I havenever read a such long book asthis one.
The story was very complicated that I gaveup.
Hardback books are too much expensive.
Enough books weren't ordered.
I was too sadto hear of the novelist'sdeath'
It was a such exciting plot.
The print in this paperbackisnt enoughbig.
Charactersas theseare quite unusual.
What doesAnna believewill happen in book publishing?
A Ebooks will eventually replacehardback publications.
B Paperbacksaleswill be the most affectedby ebooks.
C Publisherswill take over the selling of downloads.
Anna saysthat the only disadvantageof ebooksto
consumersis
A the fact that there may be a hidden extra cost
involved.
4 Completethe reviewwith so, such,too,veryor
B the issueof having to pay for additional unwanted
enough.
features.
C the new threat to health through lack of physical
is
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to put J 6 What is Anna'sview on the changing position of
compelling
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either.
youlearnthattheold
firstpage,
down.On the(a).............
i
authors in relation to ebooks?
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copying.
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the wrinkles '
describedas old - characteristics
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on his neck and the many scarson his hands.Interestingly ;:
to succeed.
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Few authors will require the servicesof an agent in
C
'undefeated'.
:'
This makesyou
old; they are'cheerful'and
the future.
enonnoussympathyfor the old man.You
feel(S).............
soon.before
want him to bring homeanotherfish (9) ..........'..
old to go out to sea.
he becomes(10).............
popularis
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simplestorythat is timeless
that it tellsa (12)-...........
(r3).....:....:..to
appealto peopleof all agesand backsrounds.
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Reading
1 Youaregoingto reada newspaperarticleabout how dancingcanbe good for your health.For
questionsr-6, choosethe answer(& B,C or D)whichyou thinkfits bestaccordingto the text.
have
repofted
back
school
teachers
tofocus
on.'Several
introduced
t0anyone
whoisinterestedsomething
Dance
isincreasingly
being
havebecome
children
difficult
anddisruptive
Lottery
is to methatnormally
reasons.
TheNational
forbothhealth
andrecreational
they
Ithinkit isbecause
ofthelessons.
manageable
because
andregional more
asarelocalauthorities
funding
courses
andtraining,
them
thattheyexcelat,making
at school
dance havefoundsomething
Inaddition,
familydoctors
areprescribing
artsassociations.
oftheir
themmoreaware
Thelessons
alsomake
and moreconfident.
footballers
arelearning
aboutrhythm
t0 patients,
andyoung
work.'
andhowthey
isbarely
hip-hop
lessons,
There
ahallinthecountry bodies
balance
through
week. ForFlo,whoalready
feetevery
withthesound
ofstamping
thatdoesnotshudder
herweekly
dance
keeps
fit bydoing
aerobics,
playa more
0f
roleinherlife.'lt'sthetogetherness
social
Dove,
the lessons
runsFlo'sclasses,
Simon
TheYorkshire
Dance
Centre
getyousoinvolved
Akeep
fitclass
doesn't
thatisthebest.
has dancing
andpromoter,
saysthatattendance
dance
centre's
organiser
fromthelessons
years.
I seepeople
When
I gooutshopping
Heattributes
this withothers.
inthelastthree
doubled
youfeelyouarepart0facommunity.' 34
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andeasier
access.
to morechoice
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lessons Dance
choice
thereislThere
are35different
is
Education
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theHealth
isoneofthefiveactivities
- everything
to promoting
fromArabic
dancing
week
every
forLifecampaign,
andthissummer
initscunent
Active
African sawoneofthefirsthealth
American
tap,Asian
andSouth
Egyptian,
intheUK,John
conferences
anddance
'Aerobics
regimes Dunbar,
andfitness
Township
dance.
level,
dance
saysthatona fitness
oneofthespeakers,
'There
wayof canbejustaseffective
andsolitary
canbe an introspective
programme:
going
running
on
a
as
'People
likecoming weretestsdoneintheUSwhere
fit,'Simon
keeping
explains.
30-yeartwopreviously
sedentary
you
herebecause
it helps stayfit andengagesoldswereputonfitness
programmes,
theother
oneusingdance,
yourmind,
youtointeract
withothers,' running,
enabling
People
arefarmorelikely
werethesame.
andtheresults
programme,
s0inthat
rather
thana running
the
28,is oneof company'st0 keepupdancing
Steve
Johnson,
suitable.'
andintroduceswayitcanbemore
teachers.
Hegoesintoschools
He So,if you're
kidsto jaz, streetdanceandhip-hop.
you
classes
nearwhere
to have
dance
lucky
enough
it gives
them live,myadvice
thinks
thatforthelessacademic,
ago!
betohave
toyouwould
I The dance classesare being paid for by
A the participants themselves.
B a variety of public bodies.
C family health centres.
D local sports centres.
2 What does Simon say about the dance classesin
the secondparagraph?
A Sorrieare more popular than others.
B They are the quickestway to make friends.
C They are a very sociableway to exercise.
D There is no limit to the number you can take.
3 Steve|ohnson believesthat dance
A is suitable for the lessactive type of child.
B has grown in popularity in lessacademic
schools.
C can be taught by ordinary school teachers.
D helps children who have low self-esteem.
4 Flo enjoys going to dance classesbecause
A they make her feel more relaxed than other
classes.
B they provide her with a senseof belonging.
C they allow her to meet people from outside
the area.
D they have enabledher to get over her shyness.
'It'
5 What does refer to in line 34?
A dancing
B a community
C keeping fit
D the social role
6 According to |ohn Dunbar, dancing
A is much better for you than running.
B needsto be done regularly to be effective.
C has most effect on the health of older people.
D motivates people more than running.
3 Headvisedmetodosomeweighttraining.
WERE
'If
do some
......................
weight trainingi he said.
'Why
4
dont we go for a walk next weekend?'
Anne said.
SUGGESTED
VOCabUIafy
2 Makethe changeindicatedto the words below and
then readthrough the text in r to checkyou are
correct'
Forexample:
region (adjective) = regional
the following weekend'
b choose(noun)
c fit (noun)
d disrupt (adjective)
5 Your teeth need checking regularly.
HAVE
e manage
f confidence(adjective)=........................
g week (adjective)
h society (adjective)
i effect (adjective)
regularly'
6 I would strongly adviseyou to get your blood
Pressurechecked.
TIME
j
pressurechecked'
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wordsearch.Somewords are parts of the body and
othersareconnectedwith doctorsand hospitals.
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healthand fitness.Now your Englishteacherhas
askedyou to write an essay.
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meaningto the first sentence,usingthe word given.
Do not changethe word given.Youmust usebetween
two and five words,includingthe word given.
I You really should try to stop smoking.
HIGH
smoking.
It's .....................
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ADVISE
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7 It's not a good idea to sit in the sun for too long'
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A N A P P L EA D A Y . . .
No placeto hide
Listening
1 t4fl Youwill heara studentcalledDantalking about
the famousdetectiveSherlockHolmes,who was
createdby the writer SirArthur ConanDoyle.For
with a word
questionsr-ro, completethe sentences
or short phrase.
Dan saysConan Doyle studied (1)
at the University of Edinburgh.
Conan Doyle basedSherlock Holmes on a
(2) ..................... he had met when he was a
student.
Conan Doyle was particularly impressedby wax
modelsofwell-known(3).....................which
he saw on a visit to London.
Conan Doyle'sfirst story about SherlockHolmes
waspublishedin a (4)..................... in 1887.
Dan saysthat, in the stories,SherlockHolmes
seemsto know a lot about the subiectof
(s).....................
SherlockHolmes used forensic medicine, especially
to find criminals.
things like (6)
...........
Dan is surprised that Sherlock Holmes had a
(7) ..................... which he usedto look for
evidence.
Dan saysthat some fans of SherlockHolmes
find it strangethat they no longer find
(S)..................... in London.
Later in his life, Conan Doyle wanted to
concentrateonwriting(9).....................fiction.
Dan saysthat the Sherlock Holmes Museum is
is
interestingbut that the (f 0)
...........
wrong for the period.
Vocabulary
Writing
Grammar
3 Forquestionsr-8, readthe text belowand think of
the word which bestfits eachgap.Useonly one word
in eachgap.Thereis an exampleat the beginning(0).
.
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experrence
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you know, I'm a memberof the city choir and we
meeteveryWednesdayto practise.Well, two weeks
ago I went to the rehearsalasusual.However,on the
way to the bus stop a young woman stoppedme and
askedme for directionsto a local park. I thought it
wasrather strangeas it wasalreadydark and the
...........
definitelybe closed.
park (4)
Anyway,asI wastelling her shepushedme over and
ran off with my handbag.I was (5)
shockedI didn't know what to do. A few minutes
...................
a few
later,althoughit felt (6) ...
hours,someonecamealong the streetand sawme
(7) . ........
theground.Theywerevery
the local policestation.I told
me
to
helpfuland took
the policewhat had happenedbut they think there's
...........
chanceof my gettingmy
very (S)
bag back, unfortunately.
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r:1qa.,es0la*r
So ,"u&&e"n
Thank you (0).LQB. the photosyou sentme of
our holiday together.It wasgreatto remember
(l)
a goodtimewe had,
.
especiallyas I've not had a very happy time
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it. Therearerz spellingerrors.
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2
or infinitives
Gerunds
wherenecessary.
4 Correctthe followingsentences
He suggestedto buy a detectivenovel.
I look forward to hear the resultsof the case.
I enjoy watching American cop programmes.
The burglar alarm needslook at.
Let me giving you a description of the mugger.
The prisonerswere made to sewmail bags.
I cant afford taking a taxi all the time just to
avoid the underground.
The tourist was accustomedto drive his car
faster in his country.
You are not allowed dropping litter on the street.
I
Id like reporting a burglary.
k She'stoo young to drive a car.
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b
c
d
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of handwriting in order
t
l,analysis
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to asess the writer's personality.
In crime detection, graphology is used
to determine the authenticify of a
signature or docuement, such as a will
or a manuscript, witout concern for the
writer's personality. Graphologists need
at least a full-page ink specimen, writen
spontaneously under normal phisical
conditions,by a person able to write with
ease. Before the analysis, the graphologist
must know the writer's age, sex and
nationality, none of wich is revealed by
the writing itself. Handwriting consits
of measureable elements, such as slant
and size, and of descriptive elements,
such as letter form and tendencies to
the right and left. Howeveq allthough
the results of handwriting analysis
sometimes correspond impresively with
experimental evidence, graphology has
still not been fully acepted as a legitimate
branch of phsychology.
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N O P L A C ET O H I D E
Urbandecay,suburbanhell
Reading
1 Readthisarticlequickly,ignoringthe missingsentences.
Decidewhichof the descriptions
belowbestsummarises
its content.
a A guide to amenitiesin the modern city
b The changing patterns in city lifestyles
c Opening hours for shoppingin somecities
Time and
the city
In modern cities, it is now time as much as space that
separatesurban functions.as people'slives are lived not only
to different timetables,but also at wildly different rates.The
masstimetableof the industrial city, with its factory sirensfor
the men at dawn and dusk, 9-5 officehours for the women and
silent Sundays. has gone. In its place is flexltime, part-time
working, Sunday shopping and the 24-hourcity.
European cities are responding to these changes perhaps
faster than British cities.In at leasthall a dozencitiesin ltaly.
for example, you will find the ffici Tempi - the Offices of
Time. What itrey ao is try to reorganisetime more flexibly
in the city, in order to meet new needs.I-]---l
Usually
located in the Mayor's offlce, the Uffici Tempi bnng together
transport providers, shop-owners,employers.trade unions
the police and other servicesto see how their efforts might
be bitter harmonised. The main aim in all this is to incr;se
the efficiency and productivity of the city. This can mean
staggering the starting times in schools, offices and factories
to avoid rush hours, or having shops opening later in the day
but closing later too. fdl---_l
ln a number of German cities, people have been debating
whether the timetable of the future city should be 6 x 6 or
4 x 9 - working hourg that ir. l,E[--l
This would give
employeesmore time in the aftern66iiTo b-ewith children or
to get the shopping.
In Britain, public leisure provision was one of the earliest
sectors to respond
-lThe to the need to adapt to changing time
patterns.f4.l
Oasisleisurecenirein Swindon,from
which the rock band took its name,has operateda 20-hour
day. sevendays a week,for at leasta decade.
After all. who likes working eveningsor Sundays?
l=l---_l
NGrt-hetess. many city centresur. nt* op.n fo, shopping
seven days a week, and a number of them now promote
themselvesas '24-hour cities', where those with money can
drink, eat, danceand evenshop the whole night.
Time is flexible,but buildings aren't. [6T--l
Adaptability
has become the key skill. We are slowly abandoning the
terminologyof dormitory suburbsand industrialdistricts,in
favourof mixed-useareas.out-of-rownretailingand working
from home. There is no doubt that planning theory is being
challengedby the changingnature of time ln ttre moAerncity.
Now choosefrom the sentences
A-G the one whichfits eachgap (1-6).
Thereis one extra sentencewhich you do not need.
One further benefit is that there can be more police
about in the evening, patrolling the streets when
peoplemost needthem.
Apparently male workers favour a four-day week,
while women workers, on the other hand, favour
six shorter working days.
The need for public services to adapt to our
changing lifestyles has been quite difficult for
some of the staff involved.
These time shifts aren't always beneficial and can
lead to conflict betweenhouseholds.
It is interesting how often in modern consumer
societies it is this industry which seems to
anticipate or forecast social change.
The mismatch between the fabric of the city and
its uses, over time, is a serious architectural and
planning problem.
This is particularly relevant for Italian women, an
increasing number of whom have to balance two
timetables:work and home.
3 Findwordsin the articleto completethis table.
Vocabulary
Wordformation
5 Forquestionsr-8, readthe text below.Usethe word
givenin capitalsat the end of someof the linesto
form a word that fits in the gap in the sameline.
Thereis an exampleat the beginning(0).
KEEPING CITY
CENTRESALTVE
Citycentres
aredynamic
andchange
is
(0)._\IN_4_Y..9IP_AP-!_8.,
Thisis
Grammar
Mixedconditionals
4 Matchthe two halvesof thesesentences
and then
saywhich onesare mixedconditionals.
I
2
3
4
5
6
If Carmen wasnt so rude,
If I had more spacein this flat,
If you hadnt grabbedthat waiter,
If we had booked the flight earlier,
Ifthe council had gone ahead,
If they lived closer to us,
a
b
c
d
e
f
we would still be waiting to order.
I would havevisited them.
I would buy a grand piano.
severalpeople would be out of a job.
I would have gone to her party.
we would have got a good reduction.
particularly
truenowadays,
whennewoutof-town
complexes
arethreatening
the
(l) ... .........
.............
ofold,established EXIST
(2) ................................
shops.
Acentral
is
LOCATE
n0longer
asattractive
tothepublic,
dueto
trafficproblems
andparking
restrictions,
(3) ................................
Themost
citycentres SUCGESS
aretheonesthatevolve
tomeetthenew
(4)............................
oftheir
users.
REOUIRE
private
A local
council
mayneed
toseek
(5). . . .......
. . . ............
inorder
t0payforthe FUND
(6) . .......................
complete
ofthecity GENERATE
centre.
Government
helpis,atthemoment,
(7)..... . ..................
tobeavailable,
LIKE
although
thispolicy
maywellbe
(8)...........................
inthefuture.
CONSIDER
U R B A N D E C A Y ,S U B U R B A NH E L L
A worldof music
Vocabulary
1 Forquestionsr-8, readthe text belowand decidewhich answer(A,B,C or D) bestfits
eachgap.Thereis an exampleat the beginning(0).
Example:
0 Acrammed
Answer: A
Bfilled
C pressed
D placed
(0)
lmagine
having
a fullorchestra
intoyourhouse.
Fora start,withsomanypeople,
it wouldgetverystuffyindeed.
(f
Thepatience
of tn. ) .............
would,oon*.rr, ,hin.Rlro,yo,
wouldneedearplugs
forthepercusion,
andthebrass
section
wouldprobably
drinkeverything
inyowfridge.
An'acceptable
(2)
piece
alternative
is .....-......
bythesampler,
a
of equipment
that
records,
ediuandmixes
a widevariety
of sounds
electronically
themusical
equiva.lent
of a wordprocessor.
Thesampler
canalterthelength
of sounds;
forexample,
it can
(3) . ... . downthehuman
voice
to create
something
very
unusual.
Another
feature
isthattherecorded
sound
canbe
u:rlll pitch thewoofof a smalldogcanbe
lTk
::l
(5)
.........
intoa Barkprelude
andfugue!
'synth-pop'
(6) .............
1980s
extensive
useof thesampler.'lt
was
'stabs':
customary
to include
orchestral
a single,
short(7) . , .
fromanentiresymphony
orchestra
inside
a tinbox.Then
hip-hop
(8)
music .............
andpeople
started
using
thesatnpler
forrhythrir,
stealing
fourbarsof drumming
offanoldrecord
to provide
the
backbeat
fora wholesong.lt couldbesaidthatthesampler.is
every
gives
instrument
andnone,
butit certainly
endless.possibi{ities
t0
musicians
everywhere.
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) A handled
3 A cut
4 A carried
5 A got
6 A did
7 A note
8 A caused
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
governor
offered
hold
gone
turned
put
key
became
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
C
driver
shown
slow
played
exchanged
drew
sign
happened
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
D
conductor
suggested
keep
run
set
made
remark
produced
Findthe odd word out in eachof the setsa-h, giving
reasonsfor your answers.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
cello harp performance oboe
violinist pianist flautist conductor
gig rehearsal concert show
piece ky
sonata symphony
improvise compose perform play
duo soloist quartet orchestra
venue hall room stage
wind strings cello percussion
Writing
put
3 Readthe followingarticleabout liveconcerts.Then
(r-6)
gaps
clausesA-G into the correct
in the article.Thereis
one extraclause,whichyou do not needto use.
There'ssomething
very specioloboutgoing to q live
concert.AlthoughCDsorewonderful,
ollowingyou to
listento your fovouritebond in thecomfortof your own
home,theyconnotcreotethetrueotmosphere
of o live
(1) ... .. or bookedthemonlinemonths
performonce.
before,you get thesomefeelingof excitement
whenyou
finollymokeit intotheconcertvenue.(2) .............
, you
eventuolly
seethe rood crew leovethestoge.(3) .............
,
witheveryone
oroundyouyellingond screoming,
os the
musicions
comeon stoge?(4) ........ , you soongetcorried
owoy by the rhythmond powerof the music.(5) ............
,
theoudienceoroundyou rocksond swoysto the beotof
eochsong.(6) ........., you stompyourfeetond shoutfor
more,ond ore rewordedot lostby thesightof the bond
runningbockon stogefor thotfinol encore.Give me live
musiceverytimel
n:d!35$!$p3:s,
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
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i
How con you keepstillofterthot
Evenif it is notyourfovouritebond
Whetheryou hovequeuedup for tickets
And when it seemsto be over
Stonding
with thousonds
of otherfons
Likepowerfulwovesoul ot seo
Thisis doublytrueihen
Listening
4 {l$E you witl hearpeopletalking in six
differentsituations.Forquestionsr-6, choose
the bestanswer(A,B or C).
I You hear a professionalmusician talking
about his work. What type of music does
he play?
A rock
B jazz
C classical
You hear a man and a woman talking
about a band. What does the woman say
about their latest album?
A Sherecognisesa lot ofthe tunes.
B Shefinds the words of the songs
interesting.
C Shethinks the album is better than
their last one.
You hear a boy and a girl talking about
their guitar lessons.What is the boys
problem?
,
A He feelshe isnt improving enough.
B He believesthe lessonsarent long
enough.
C He wonders whether he is doing
enough practice.
You hear part of a radio interview with
a female singer.Where do most of her
current earningscome from?
A her solo albums
B her advertising work
C her concert performances
You hear a composertalking about his
latestwork. The biggestinfluence on this
piece of music was
A the soundsofcitystreets.
B the ideas of his students.
C the countryside of his youth.
You hear a man and a woman talking
about an open-mic night. Who was the
best performer at this week'sevent?
A a violinist
B a bassguitarist
C a keyboard player
A W O R T DO F M U S I C
Unexpectedevents
Vocabulary
1 Findnine morewordsto do with weatherin
Wordscan be horizontalor
this wordsearch.
vertical.
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C
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with the
Now completethesesentences
pluralforms
if
wordsyou havefound.Use
necessary.
Beforeyou readthe text on page49,think about the following
questionsand decidewhetherthey aretrue or false.
a There is a fair chanceyou will be struck by lightning.
b Many forest fires are started by lightning.
c You must keep awayfrom trees if there is a chanceof
lightning striking.
d If you are caught in a storm, you should crouch down as
low as possibleon the ground.
Now skimthe text quicklyto seeif you canfind the answersto
the questionsabove.
Forquestions1-1o,choosefrom the sections(A-F).Thesections
t
may be chosenmorethan once.
are given men and
a Many
women'snames.
Which section
talks about a gadget?
ffi----l
came down so heavilY
b The
my
car was completely
last night that
buried.
in the
of .......................'
c Liz sawa........................
sky abovethe mountain.
mentions a person who only seemed
unharmed on the outside?
ffi-l
is
d On the radio it saidthat a....................'...
you.
likely so I wouldnt go out if I were
e I was woken up by the sound of small
hitting my window.
are
f Takean umbrella - ....................'...
later.
expected
g Their brother alwayshides under
the bed when he hearsthe sound of
h Can we alwavs relv on the weather
water level didnt
After the ........................the
go down for a few weeks.
mentions victims being in an
enclosedspace?
mentions a myth?
ffi-l
Effi----l
describeshow someonefelt when
they were struck?
ffi-_l
mentions possiblewarning signs of
a lightning strike?
$ffi-l
blameslightning for certain
natural disasters?
ffi.---l
recommendsthe best Position to
get into?
ffi-l
mentions keeping souvenirsof
being hit?
ffi----l
mentions someonewho made a
discovery about lightning?
ffi--l
f^'',rslt',,Vo5l
struck
tripwhenlightning
wasona camping
AnneBriqht
LynMiller's ) Lizzie
all butdestroyed
'Thefeeling
A Threeyearsagoa boltof lightning
I
'There
sitting'
was
she
where
to
travelled
then
and
a
tree
a
was
inside'
housein Aberdeenwithhertwo children
ground'
'My
I
the
above
rising
I feltasif I was
ootis hardto explain.
experience'
thetenifying
shesays,recalling
huqerainstorm,'
I
was
bums'
had
and
hurt
really
shoulder
iouldn'tmoveandmy
workingto stopfloodwater
desperately
andI wereoutside
bro:ther
that
I waswearing
forfivedays.I stillkeeptheclothes
inhospital
I wasthrownto theground
Suddenly
fromcominqin the house'
and
my
trousers
in
it
and
hole
jacket
black
large
a
has
My
day.
the
roof
and
bang.WhenI pickedmyselfup,the
bv an enorfious
justmelted.'
socks
Thedoorwas
hadbeendemolished.
ofthehouse
storey
upper
entire
was
USA,
Carolina,
fromSouth
the
children'
found
electrician
in
and
way
a retired
our
forced
E
Harold
Deal,
we
but
bvrubble,
blocked
but
unhurt,
26yearsago.Hewasapparently
LaterI wastoldthatbeingstruckbylightning
struckbylightning
unharmed.
thankfullv
part
oraln
0l
ile
the
in
at onechance
thatthestrikehaddamaged
ln fact,it'scalculated
it lateremerged
in a million.'
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of temperature'
anorganisation whichcontrols
the sensation
so,DrMarkKeysofAERTechnology,
Even
600.000.
since
Harold,
bothered
haven't
you
sensible'
be
winters
should
Carolina
thinks
South
lightning,
freezing
of
theeffects
thatmonitors
'l wouldn't
person''
to feelthecold.
unable
gooutin a storm- butthenI'mquitea careful
heiscompletely
ina stormt0
to becaught
enough
whoisunlucky
ofcowsandsheep
anvone
Headvises
too.Hundreds
oflightning
arevictims
F Animals
yourself
as
making
ball,
andcurlupintoa
trees'InEast
getdownontheground
theygounder
year,
because
largely
arekilledevery
bythe
smallasPossible.
Anoliain 1918,504sheepwerekilledinstantaneously
through
ground
travelled
and
sheer
of
displays
thathitthe
mostawesome
saireboltof lightning
is one of nature's
B Liohtnino
more
forstarting
father
is alsoresponsible
it wasZeus,
thought
Greeks
pi*.t fttowonder
theentireflock.Lightning
theancient
years.ago,
year
world-wide.
250
fires
each
in
anger.
forest
around
10,000
gods,
than
thunderbolts
throwing
of the
proved
maI
andstatesman,
scientist
theAmerican
Franklin,
Beniamin
a
stilllack complete
butscientists
is a formof electricity,
lighining
of howit works'
understanding
maystrike.Positive
trat lightning
areindications
there
0ccasionally
c
may
spires
tromtreesorchurch
upwards
streaming
charqes
electical
And
end'
people's
on
stand
hair
can
qlowandmake
and
a buzingnoise,
USA
in
the
company
glad
that
a
know
you'll
to
you
be
fearlightning,
i
it up
whichcandetect
detector
lightning
a hand-held
hasmanufactured
sbrm'sappmach'
toneandmonitortfre
awaming
sound
to70kmaway,
Findwordsin the text which arethe oppositeof
thesewords.Theyareall in the orderyou readthem'
a outside
b forgetting
c tiny
d lower
e irresponsible
f fortunate
g partial
h frequently
i negative
j boiling
Grammar
I wish/ lf only
if necessary'
7 Correctthe followingsentences,
a I hope I would seeYou soon.
b I wish I would go to visit You.
c Mary said shewished shehad been able to come
to your party last weekend'
d I hope your family are well'
e If only you manageto give up smoking, just
think of the money You'dsave.
f I hope the weather would stay nice for you'
g I wish my sisterwould come and seeme
sometime.
I wish I havent seenthat film about earthquakes
- I cant sleePat night now.
I wish to inform you of my move to a new job'
I
about earthquakes'
, Dave wisheshe knows more
U N E X P E C T EE
DV E N T S
Anythingfor a laugh
Vocabulary
Wordformation
1
For questions r-8, read the text below. Use the word in capitals at
the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the
same line.Thereis an example at the beginning (0).
RED NOSE DAY
RedNoseDay is one of Britain'smost (0),'$g--qpJ$$.fpl:.events,raisingmoney
for good causes.lt is organised,b'y,the
chat'ityComjc,Reliefand takes pladeirr
March.Manywell-known(l)
take part,as well as actors,
p-ersonalities
rnusicians,
TV
the singerJessieJ
and oth€rc€l€brities.
One,year,
.....
sum of moneyby
all her hair and raiseda (2) ............
:li":1,:_T
oorng
rnar.
ru*tto
COMEDY
SUBIrANCE
ENTERTAIN
In additionto a greatevening's(3).........,.,..
on TV on the day itself,
there are many proqramms56nd.l'iveeventsin the weeksleadingup to RedNose
Day.At schoolsand colleges,
studentsdo sillythingsfor cash,like sittingin a
SAIIIE :
orcanise,(4)
-.-.-.,-...r...,..........-............
bath fullof cold bakedbeanslMa,py,wolkp,faces
sell the famousr.ednoses ,
stuntsand ddnatemoney:Shopsand su.permarkets
,'
,,
PRODUC€
and other (5) .....,..................................:.......such
as red hair dye and badges.
Throughshort documentaryfi]ms,TV,{6},:::,,.
. ............-.-.............
learhhow the I :
money raisedin previousy€a{shas helped,Comic Reliefto makea real
(7)..-........
t o p e o p l ei n n e e d ,b o t hi n B r i t a i n
a n d i n A f r i c aS
. ome
positive
of the storiesshownare shocking,but the:message
one ,
is atwaysa
andtherearemanyhappy(8)...''..''..'.
a greatdealby makingpeoplelaugh.
2 Fillin the missingwordsin thesejokesto do with crime.
a Dont you know that crime doesnt
- I know but the hours are good.
I
b Order. order in the
- Thankyou, fudge.I'll havea ham and cheeseon
rye bread.
He went to jail for somethinghe didnt do - he didnt
...........his
taxes!
Are you guilty or
...........gui1ty?
- That seemsa rather personal question, |udge!
vtEw
DIFFERENT
Et'lD
Listening
f
{+1fuYouwill hearan interviewwith a comedian
calledKateGordon.Forquestionsr-7, choosethe
bestanswer(& B or C).
I Kate'srecent award is for
A her TV writing.
B her live comedy act.
C her part in a radio show.
2 As a female comedian, Kate
A believesthat it is important to find the right
venue.
B finds it hard to combine her work with her
family.
C acceptsthat it is still an unequal profession.
3 What does Kate say about writing new material?
A It needsto be revised following its first
performance.
B It can be good to basejokes around a
particular audience.
C It shouldnt take her as much time to develop
as it does.
How does Kate find her best ideasfor jokes?
A by searchingon the internet
B by asking her friends things
C by watching people carefully
Grammar
4 Completethe secondsentenceso that it hasa
similarmeaningto the first sentence,usingthe word
given.Do not changethe word given.Youmust use
betweentwo and five words,including the word
given.
I How can you stand thesetastelessjokes?
PUT
How can you..................
thesetastelessjokes?
2 I prefer to seelive comedy instead of watching
TV recordings of it.
THAN
I would
.....................watch
TV recordings of it.
3 The flight attendant told us to shut down our
computers in preparation for landing.
OFF
We were told by the flight attepdant to
the plane was
preparing to land.
4 The customsofficer demandedto know what
was in his suitcase.
INSISTED
What is Kate'sattitude to a possiblecareerin
film?
A Shewould prefer to work with an experienced
director.
B Shehas concernsabout the quality of many
film scripts.
C Shefeelsunsure whether such a large team
would be fun.
The customsofficer
of his suitcase.
His bosstold him he was fired and ordered him
to leaveimmediately.
GOT
His boss told him he
and said he
Kate getsmost nervous when performing
A in a small club.
B at her local theatre.
C in the open air.
lVhat advice would Kate give about starting
in comedy?
A watch a lot of comedy shows
B practiseyour material at home
C get in front of an audienceearly on
should leaveimmediately.
I'd prefer to get going now, before it gets dark.
RATHER
I ..........................
........................
until it gets
going
dark, so I'll get
now
A N Y T H I N GF O R A L A U G H
Answersand recordingscripts
Unit 2
Listening
untt I
Vocabulary
Spellcheck
I l D
I hairstyle;outrageous;jewellery (or jewelry'in US English);
bracelets;earrings;expensive;exciting;suits;
fashion-conscious;different
2 a
b
c
d
imagine
beautiful
brilliant
beginning
e
f
g
h
writer
apologise
disappointed
Happiness
2 G
3 H
4 E
5 B
Recording script igi{till
Youwill hearfive short extractsin whichpeopleare talking
aboutcomputergames.For questions1-5, choose
from the
lkt (A-H) thejob of eachperson.IJsethe lettersonly once.
Thereare threeextraletterswhichyou do not needto use.
Younow have30 seconds
to lookat thequations.
Phrasalverbs
Speaker1
3 a
b
c
d
e
The trend in societyis to labelcomputergamesasmindless
and anti-social,but I dont sharethat view.Many of the
problemteenagers
ft
need
to developrelationshipsand improvetheir socialskills.
Introducing computergamesin an earllrsessionoften
allowsme to getthrough to thesekids and to win their
confidence.I alsofind that playingthesegamesoften
makesthem feelbetterabout themselves,
and that is so
important.
I
keep up with
pulled on
get awaywith; smarten... up
dressedup; stood out
put together
Reading
4 They datefrom 1886.
5 a False- there is one other pair, accordingto the
b
c
d
e
f
text
False- he paid evenmore for them
True - the companyhistorian
False- theyhave a leatherpatch
Tiue
True
6 oldest;the most expensive;the highest;the most important
7 a excessive bordinary
d delighted e frayed
cappropriately
f remarkably
Grammar
Comparison
8 b
c
d
e
f
g
h
Flat shoesare more comfortablethan high-heeledones.
Ieansare more casualthan trousers.
Supermodelsare thinner than other people.
Lily Cole is youngerthan KateMoss.
New York is biggerthan SanFrancisco.
foggingis lessdangerousthan bungee-jumping.
Clubbingis more/lesstiring than studying.
9 a not as cheapas
b not as difficult as
c not asfast as
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N G
SCRIPTS
Speaker2
Somegamesarevery violent and have extremelygraphic
content- lots ofblood and gunfire.I worry aboutwhat
that might be doing to a youngpersonwho alreadyhas
emotionalissuesof somekind. I know the evidenceisrlt
conclusive,but someofthe problemcasesI haveto deal
with in my classroomreally makeme think that therecould
be a link betweenviolent gamesand aggressive
behaviour.
j
Speaker
I neverplayedcomputergamesmuch myselfwhen I was
young.The kids I look after areonly eight and ten, and
I feelit's not good for them to be exposedto so much
violence.But their mum and dad let them pla)'with this
stuff at the weekends.so I'm in a rather tricky position.It's
alwayseasierwhen the weather'sgood and we can get out
to the park to play football,but on a rainy afternoon,I find
it hard to sayno sometimes.
Speaker4
My job'sgreat!I ve alwaysbeeninto Mangaand cartoons,
so working on the visual sideof all thesefantasticnew
gameswele developingis pure fun! We often work late
to finish a projectand it can take agesgettinga particular
imageright, but it's greatwhen you finally succeed.I'd like
to move into animationwork in the future and they may be
willing to sendme on a training coursefor that someday.
Speaker5
Im a bit of a nerd, I guess.I taughtmyselfprogramming
languagewhen I was barely into my teensand did computer
scienceat uni. Steveand I startedthe companytwo
yearsago and now there are five ofus: Debra is our sales
managerand we havetwo anazingguys for the graphics,
who work hard to guaranteeour gameslook better than the
rest. Stevegeneratesmost of the creativeideas,I come up
with all the proerammine solutions and then the art team
doesthe business!
2 board games
3 a business bappreciate cinterrupting
d working out problems e chance f limit
g keen h plonk
Grammar
Reviewof presenttenses
4 Suggested
verbs
a5 says;are rising
bl believq offer
c3 are spending;means
d4 arc stopping;think
e2 seem;involve
know 2like
3keeps 4realises/knows
5 forgets/hates 6 hate 7 likes
8 sounds 9 understands l0 wish
Vocabulary
6 Verticalword: internet
I graphics
2 clone
4 opponent 5 version
7 solve
8 effects
3 adventure
6 weapons
7 a anti-social bmessy
cdemanding
d aggressive e sophisticated
Unit 3
Vocabulary
I a cruise btourists cferry
d yacht e hotels f harbour
g cabin h travel agent i flight
Phr'asalverbs
2 f
6 a
3 a feel like
d ring up
4 a
b
c
d
e
haveto / must
haveto / must
dont have to
need
e
f
g
h
let
had to
neednt
isnt permitted
Prepositions
of location
6 I off 2in
3on
4 on
5 across/over
6 round/around 7 on
8in
10to
9to
3 b
7 c
4 e
8 d
b depart for
c put up with
e recovering from
f continue
Formal, written
Informal, written
Formal,written
Formal,spoken
Informal, spoken
I a Africa
b SanDiego
c the silver-maneddrill monkey
d four
e eight
Guessing
unknownwords
3 a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
to restart/ start againwith a new population of animals
beginning
no longer on Earth
a discovery/ significantdevelopment
to make/grow
stored/kept
metal containers
edge
I
a small pool of water
seeing
Listening
4 I insects 2 biology 3 pandas 4 rain/wet (weather)
5 food 6 talks 7 finger 8 radio 9 teachers
10 China
Recordingscript S!ffi
Youwill hear a zoo keepercalledHelena Tomkins,talking
abouther work.For questions1-10, completethesentences
with a word or shortphrase.
Younow have45 secondsto look at the questions.
Travelquiz
2 L g
5 h
5 a
b
c
d
Unit 4
Reading
Reading
5l
Grammar
Obligation,
necessity
andpermission
f
g
h
i
j
Formal, spoken
Formal, written
Informal/semi-formal,written
Informal, spoken
Informal, spoken
Helena: Hello. Thank you for inviting me here to talk to
you today. I ve wanted to work with animals ever since
I wasfour or five yearsold. What really interestedme
wasnot looking after catsor dogslike other children,
but lying in the long grasswatchinginsects.That interest
in nature stayedwith me throughout my childhood and
when fairly young,I decidedto becomea zoo keeper.
In order to achievemy aim I had to work hard to get
into university. I did biology, though for my job you can
do a variety of different degreesaslong as they have
someconnectionwith animals- things like zoology
obviously, and psychology and animal scienceare
fine too.
When you'reappointedasa zoo keeper,you generally
work with just one speciesof animal.I worked with the
sealions for a couple of yearsbut for the last few months
Ive beenin chargeof the p11das,which is particularly
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N GS C R I P T S
excitingasthey'rean endangeredspeciesand we havea
specialbreedingprogrammein place.
There aresomedownsidesto being a zoo keeper.We
sometimeshaveto work quite long hours,sometimesall
night, especiallyin the hospitalwhen an animal'ssick,
but I dont really mind that asit's part of the job. What
doesget me, however,is the rain. It's quite hard to make
yourselfgo outsidewhen it's wet. Eventhe animalsdont
like it!
My typical day usuallystartsaround sevenotlock.
I guessthe main task I havein the morning is getting
the food ready,I don't cleanout the enclosures.Someone
elseis responsiblefor that. Then, in the afternoon,
I write up health reportsor assistwith any medical
procedures.On Saturdaysand WednesdaysI also do
talks,but that'sonly in the summerwhen we havea lot
of visitors. In the winter it's obviously much quieter and
I can get more involvedin researchprojects.
The animalsI look after can be dangerousso you need
to take carewhen you're around them. Early on in my
career,a monkey bit my finger but I only neededa few
stitches.SomeoneelseI worked with had his arm bitten
by a tigea so I ve beenlucky! That sort of thing doesnt
happenvery often though, I'm pleasedto say!
I dont haveto carry a stick or anythingto protect
myself, but what you do haveto havewith you is a
radio and if we get on that, someone'llcomerunning
immediately. It's alwaysgood to know that there are
other peoplearound to give you a hand ifthings get
difficult with an animal.
The visitors are usuallygreat,especiallythe children.
The peoplewho do irritate me though are sometimes
the teacherswho bring their classto the zoo. They
often dont spendenoughtime talking to their pupils,
explainingabout eachanimal. I think they seeit as a
day out really. It's a pity as it's a missed opportunity
I alwaysthink.
As to the future, you do get attachedto the animals
youre looking after,so it would be hard for me to
leavethem at the moment. Howeve! there are a couple
of things I might do in the future. I've beenoffered
the chanceto go to China next spring to seehow my
animalsbehavein the wild. There'salsoa possibilityof
going to the USA to work on a breedingproject,but
that'snot going to happenfor a few yearsyet.
I do hopewhat I've told you hasgivenyou someinsight
into what I do. I can definitelyrecommendbeing a
zoo keeper!
6 a duty-free bcross-eyed clong-distance
d absent-minded e hand-made f first-class
o
second-class/second-hand h self-catering/self-made
D
I
right-handediright-hand/right-minded
/ a hand-made/second-hand blong-distance
c second-hand
d cross-eyed/absent-minded/right-handed
e duty-free ffirst-class/second-class gself-catering
Unit 5
Vocabulary
l
l
4
7
l0
13
disaster
earlier
worried
thought
conditions
3 dreadful
6 unhelpful
9 surprised
12 spend
15 refund
2compensation
5 worse
8 opposite
11 meant
14 stiff
Grammar
of pasttenses
Review
blow
blew
blown
find
found
found
grab
grabbed
grabbed
held
I
hold
held
keep
kept
kept
realise
realised
realised
shake
shook
shaken
sink
sank
sunk
try
tried
tried
wave
waved
waved
3 I saw
5 happened
2 knew
6 went
3 had taken
7 realised
4 tried
8 had interfered
endings
Suggested
a The cliff wasgettingnearerand nearer,so Harry threw
himself out of the window and landed on the ground,
unharmed.The car went over the cliff.
b He swervedinto a field on his left and noticedthe largest
pile of hay he had everseen.He thought quickly.He
drove into the haystackand thankfully survived.
c Harry went to piecesand screamedand shoutedasthe
car went over the cliff. It landed200 metresbelow and
burst into flames,with Harry inside.
Reading
4 1 F
9 F
2 E 3 B
T O D
4 A
5 F
4 B
5 C
6 B
Unit 6
Listening
Grammar
as andlike
5 a as (well) as b like
glike
e as fas
Compoundadjectives
c like
d as
SCRIPTS
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N G
I I A
2 C
3 B
6 C
7 C
8 D
Recording script si$M
Youwill hearpeopletalkingin sk dffirent situations.For
questions1-6, choosethe bestanswer(A, B or C).
Question1
Youheara man tellinga womanabout a new musical.
Man: I've just beento seethat new musicalthat everyone's
talking about.
Woman: Oh really,and is the plot as good aspeoplesay?I
think the writer haswon awardsfor his earlierwork.
Man: Yeah,and it's not bad at all, althoughthere are one or
two bits that didnt work, which I got rather irritated by.
For me, what stood out wasthe peopleplaying the two
Ieadineroles.They were excellent,which is more than
can be said for the songs.I found them unimpressivefor
the most part, just one clich6after another.
Woman: Well, it soundsas if I should go and seeit
sometime,anyway.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question2
Youheara womantalkingabouta hotel.
Woman: This five-star hotel may not be affordablefor
most of us, but it's frequently chosenby the rich and
famous,who love to be photographedthere. The hotel
hasbeenredevelopedby one of the world'smost talented
designers,and everyroom showsevidenceofhis style
and flair. I was taken to the library for tea where I spent
ageslooking at the hugecollectionofleather-bound
booksdisplayedfloor to ceilingon the longestwalls.
But when I tried to take one down, I realisedthat they
were all fake! A library with unreadablebooks seemsa
departure from good tasteto me, and I would personally
knock a starofffor it!
[The recordingis repeated.]
Questionj
Youheara girl and a boy talkingabout beingfamous.
GirL So what would you find hard about your life if you
becamea superstarone day,a big footballermaybe?I
hope you'dstill treat me the sameway!
Boy: Of courseI would, fackie,friendshipsdont change.I
dunno, arethere any drawbacks?You could basicallyhave
whateveryou wanted . . . a nice car,a big house. .. You'd
haveplenty of money coming in and everyonewould
make a big fussof you, wouldnt they?
Girt I supposeyou re right but you canhavetoo much
attention,you know.And what aboutthe publicity?Itl hate
that sideof it. lmaeineqoineout to the shopsand havine
photographersfollowing you down the street.What a hassle!
Boy: Thatil be fun! I'm sureyou'dget usedto it, an).way.
It's part of the lifestyle.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question4
Youhearan interviewaboutswimwear.
Interviewer: I m with Liam O Neill, and we'resurrounded
by his latestrangeof swimwearthat'scauseda real
sensationhere atthe ClothesShow.Liam, why do you
thinkyouve doneso well this year?
Liam: It's unbelievable,isn t it? . . . I dunno, it's kind of
strange.The new storeshavecreateda lot of interest
throughout the country and I guesspeoplewantedto
comeand seefor themselves.
Interviewer: Liam, your displayis most impressive- how
did you move all that sand?
Liam: We had three lorries driving through the night to
get here - it just wouldnt be right to launch swimwear
without the beach!
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question5
Youheara wornantalkingon thephone.
Woman: Hello, is that the newsdeskof the Daily Times?Yes,
I m ringing with someinformation . . . you see,I'm a close
friend of HeatherWoods... lastweeksjac\pot winner,
that'srisht. I know shedoesnt want anv publiciw but if
the price is right. I'm willing to give you a story.I mean it's
ridiculous, all that money and she'ssitting there miserably!
I could visit your office tomorrow . .. or gmail you
somethingif you prefer.... OK, that soundsinteresting,
my number's0208...
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question6
Youoverheara man callinga hotel.
Man: Good afternoon.It's fack White again- I calledyou
this morning and made a booking for three nights next
week,a double room with bath?Well, Ive checkedwith
my wife and the room booking is fine so no changes
there,but I'd like to checksomething.You told me the
room rate would include breakfastbut not dinner, yet the
advertisementon Lour websiteclaimsthat IS included for
all bookin$-made in March. Soit must apply to us. surely?
... OK, I'll hold for the manager,thank you . . .
[The recordingis repeated.]
Grammar
withif andunless
Conditionals
2 ahadntbought bclaims coffered dphones
e grabbed f hadntbeen g wasnl/werent h endedup
3 a Lottery winners usually find it difficult to sleepafter they
haveheardthe news.
b I rarely havetime to readlong novelsthesedays.
c Peoplearealwaystelling me to stop working so hard.
d Beforethe storm, I never worried about thosetreesnear
the house.
e Now if its windy, I'm often woried that they'll fall on us.
f What'shappenedto John?He'snormally hereby this time.
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N GS C R I P T S
hardlygot/hadanysleep Writing
ableto keepup with
4 Punctuatedreport
enjoybeing
Report on the regionalcollegefootball competitionheld on
in dangerdue/owing
3rd May
Venue
Vocabulary
This year the competitionwasheld at Highworth College.
5 a talent (not necessarilyto do with being famous);nouns
This was an excellentchoiceofvenue asthere are six
b give (not receiving);verbs
football pitchesavailable,all in excellentcondition.
c delight (positivefeeling);nouns
The competition
d irritated (differentemotion); adjectives
All the teamsin the competitionwerevery experienced
e keepaway(not to do with solving problems);phrasalverbs
and playedto a good level.This provided excellent
f rarely (oppositemeaning);adverbs
entertainmentfor the spectators.The matchesgot off to a
Writing
slow start,mainly becauseof the bad weather- it rained
6 a I dont go to the theatrevery often becausethere
heavilythroughout the morning but this clearedup after
isnt one in my town.
lunch. Then, therewere a few incidentswherethe referee's
b (Please)could I useyour phone (please)?
decisionwas questioned,but generallythe matcheswere all
c (Yesterday)I bought her a lovely blue silk dress(yesterday).
playedin a positiveway with good team spirit.
d Alan neverusedto be keen on swimming.
The result
e Quite a few membersof the audiencewere students.
The two finalistswere ChedburyManor Collegeand
f I would eatItalian food when I lived in New York.
Fulbrook High. The final scorewas 2-0 to Chedburyand
g The crowd watchedquietly asthey pulled down the old
it was a good win for them. Their striker wasparticularly
cinema.
impressiveand could perhapsevenbe consideredfor a
h The man askedhim if he could give him somemoney.
professionalclub if he wantedto take that route.All in all'
sheis also
i Not only doesAlison like bananas/apples,
a very good day'ssport.
keen on apples/bananas.
answer
5 Suggested
j I haveneverbeenso horrified in my life.
Hi Kim
I
It wasgreatto hear from you and I'm really looking forward
Unlt 7
to you coming to my college.It's a greatplaceand pretty
Reading
well-known for sport. For swimming, it's necessaryto go
2 A
3 B 4 G 5 C 6 F
1 l E
into the town as our collegedoesnt havea swimming pool'
Grammar
There'sa really good one there and studentsget a discount.
It's open everyeveningand at the weekend.I'm not sure
1
andinfinitives
Gerunds
about swimming competitionsthough.
2 a lenny suggestedgoing to the partyin a taxi.
We havea football team,which I'm on. I know you are a
b I look forward to hearing from you in the near future.
goal-keeperso I'm suretherewould be spacefor you!
great
c I dont mind doing it.
There
are four pitchesat the collegeand matchestake place
d I'm interestedin learning Spanish.
different collegeseveryweekendduring the season.
between
e. Correct
you
arrive,go and seethe coach,Mr Andrews - he
When
f I'll help you with your homeworkwhen I finish wtiting
usedto play football professionallybeforehe becamethe
my letter.
coachat our college.
g I am usedto doing the washing-up.
We
alsohavebadminton and alsohockey.You might alsobe
h Correct
to know that therdsa gym which hassomevery
interested
i Correct
equipment.I go there in my lunch hour to work
up-to-date
j Im going to town to buy a new jumper.
popular so you haveto put your name on the
It's
out.
very
k I objectto paying to park my car.
before.
list
the
week
I I cant afford to lend you any more money.
for you to arrive!
Cant
wait
m Correct
4l
5
ifyoudontleave
6
2 impossibleto request
7
3 (just)incasel
4 never miss/ never fail to watch 8
Vocabulary
3 a win
e clubs
bnil
f give
c referee
g laps
d court
SCRIPTS
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N G
Unit I
Listening
1 1 H
2 F
3 C
4 E
5 A
Recording script *!38
Youwill hearfive short extractsin whichpeopleare talking
about thejob they wantedto do when theywereyoung.
For questions1-5, choose
from the list (A to H) what each
speakersays.Usethe lettersonly once.Thereare threeextra
Ietterswhichyou do not needto use,
Younow have30 seconds
to lookat theauestions.
Speaker1
My dad usedto own a restaurantand everyweekendI had
a job helping out in the kitchen.I guesshe wantedme to
be a chef or somethinglike him. But I usedto spendmy
time lookine at the customersinstead.I wasfascinatedbv
how thev behaved- whetherthev would tip the waiters
and whv thines like that. I readlots ofbooks on both
animal and human behaviourtoo and endedup doing
zoologyat universityand then becominga university
lecturer on that subject- a bit different from looking into
people'sminds. which is what I was keen on in my younger
&ys.
Speaker2
I guesseveryonewantsto do somethingreally cool when
theyre young, dont they,like being a pop singeror flying
to the moon on a spacerocket.I neverdid really.I used
to readlots of crime bookswhen I wasyoungerand try
and copy the style.I think I sawm)'selfasanotherAgatha
Christie.producineloadsof paperbacks.It's funnv reallv as
my sisterjoined a band and becamequite famous.I ended
up working in a zoo,looking after the elephants.I love it
and cant imaginedoing anythingelsenow.
Speaker3
I wasnt very good at school- only at music and drama.
My teachersput me in all the stageproductionswe had.
I would spendageslearnine the words of the tunestill I
wasword perfect.I loved evervthineabout it. from the
costumesto standinson staeewith the audienceclapoine
- it was all I everwantedto do. Anyway,things didnt
turn out that way as I didnt get into drama school. Now I
seereal-lifedrama on the streets,investigatingcrime. I'm
what they call a criminal psychologist.I still get to perform
though - but usuallyin court, giving evidence.
Speaker4
What was I like when I was young?Well, I loved helping
my mum do the cooking and I was alwaysreadingscience
fiction. I neversawtheseasmy future careersthough. It
was alwavsanimalsfor me. I suess.Nothine huee.More
snidersand lizards.I could seemvselfsDendinemv life
takins careof them. Teachinethe public about them too.
My mum thought I was mad and spenther time trying to
convinceme to do enoughschoolworkto go into sciencemaybeevenbe an astronaut!
Speaker5
My brother wantedto be a famousdetective.He even
bought a magnifying glassand a notebookwherehe'd
write down what the neighbours were doing. I think
they mustve thought he was a bit weird. I alwaysdid. He
thought I was weird too, I guess.He'd make fun of me
spending all my time in the kitchen following different
recipes.He didn't mind eatinethe results.thoueh. So,I
reckonI must'vedone somethingright. And, I actually
fulfilled my childhood ambition as I'm beginningto get
quite well known now. He, on the other hand, is more
normal and endedup asa teacherat our local college,
teachingcreativewriting.
Vocabulary
Verbcollocations
2 a does
e spending
btastes
f keep
c spend
g broke
d had
Adverb-adjective
collocations
3 highly praised,amusing
deeplydisappointed,ashamed
perfectlyhappy,reasonable,
serious
a
b
c
d
deeplydisappointed
highly amusing
perfectlyreasonable
perfectlyserious
e highly praised
f deeplyashamed
g perfectlyhappy
Definitions
4 afeast
e sensible
blandmark
f hideous
c critical
g broom
d decent
Grammar
usedto andwould
5 I
4
6
8
l0
12
l4
usedto do / did
2 found 3 discovered
included 5 usedto spend/ would spend
would use/ used 7 confirmed
usedto be / was 9 usedto take / would take / took
usedto be / were ll usedto walk / would walk
usedto be / were 13 usedto visit / would visit
estimated
Unit I
Reading
I It is giving them misleadinginformation on product
packaging.
2 I E
2 G
3 A
4 D
5 F
6 B
3 a regulations;rules;code;verdict
b letting . .. down; get awaywith; call on
Grammar
Speculation
anddeduction
4 acould/might
e must
5 I
2
3
4
ccant
bmust
f couldimight
might havebeendoneby
looking forward to going
doesyour uncle do for
down to planning
5
6
7
8
dcant/couldnt
must havebeenpaid
in getting the/their message
would havebeenableto
madean impressionon
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N GS C R I P T S
Vocabulary
Collocations
6 c, f, gand h do not collocatewith broad;deepcouldbe used
with c, f and h, and wide*ith g.
7 a jingle
b slogan cbudget
dbrand
U n i t1 0
Vocabulary
I T C
5 A
2 8
6 B
3 D
7 D
4 C
8 A
b at his best c at once
2 a At first
e at war; at (long) last f at risk
d at least
Listening
3 l c
2 L
3 B
4 B
s C
6 A
7 C
Recording script *iffi
writer
Youwill hearan interviewwith a science-fiction
For questions1-7, choosethe bestanswer
calledled Stevens.
(A, B or C).
Younow haveone minute to look at the questions.
Interviewer: JedStevens,welcometo the studio.Now,
you'vebeenwriting successfulsciencefiction for almost
three decades,but at what agewould you recommend
othersto start writing it?
|ed: That'sa good question.I playedaround with ideas
right through my teens,which is fine for your own
amusement,but you just dont havethe knowledge
or scopeto take it on seriouslyuntil you'reout in the
world. In your twentiesis about right. Thereare a few
writers who haveturned to sciencefiction much later,in
retirement,though I seethat as risky commercially.
Interviewer: So what led you to sciencefiction in the first
place?
fed: Well, it would be convenientto sayit wasweeklydoses
of Star Trek,which wason televisionwhen I wasa kid,
but in actualfact, I couldnt standit! My elderbrother
loved it and he listenedto stuff on the radio too, but that
didnt work for me - I wantedvisual imagesto stimulate
my imagination,and I found them in a colourful comic
strip that I consumedever)'weekwithout fail.
Interviewer: And as a writer, is there an1'thingin
particular that hasbeenhelpful to you?
|ed: To createmy stories,do you mean?I guessI've got
a lot from locationswhereI've spentsometime - I've
neverlived in one placefor more than five years,and
unusualenvironmentsinspire me. My earlywork as a
programmerwasthe opposite,no help at all, so I left in
the end to follow my dream.Living whereI do now I'm
in touch with a lot of scientists,but they'regenerallytoo
focusedon reality to be usefulto my brand of fantasy!
Interestingpeoplethough.
lnterviewer: You'vewritten 25 novels,but what was the
very first publicationof yours to comeout?
SCRIPTS
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N G
fed: It washard at the start,you know ..' I desperately
wantedto get publishedand I rememberI tried with
a short story, but everyonesaid they'd only consider
a whole collection,so that wasout. Then I decidedto
enter a competitionfor first novelsbut I missedthe
deadline.(Im still polishing that novel 30 yearslater!)
No, it was a modestpiecein a magazineabout life in
other galaxies... from smallbeginnings,eh?
Interviewer: Well, you obviously found the magic
ingredient!And what'sthe attractionnow? I'm sureyou
dont really needthe money.
|ed: It's alwaysbeenthe samethrill. Sciencefiction allows
you to find fresh angleson how peoplelive and interact.
You mentioned earnings,but they were really only
necessarywhile my kids weregrowing up. TodayI get by
on next to nothing.I know I could makea lot more if I
accepteda role in the filming of my stories,but I m just
not into that sideof the business.
Interviewer: |ed, ifyou look back over your 30 yearsin
the business,asyou put it, what haschangedin science
fiction writing?
fed: Strangelyenough,given all the technologicalprogress
weVeseensincethe 80s,it's not the storylinesthemselves
that have altered,but the storytelling itself - that's
improvedhugelFin my view.The other aspectthat
somepeoplecommenton is that the novelshavebecome
shorterover the years,but I dont think there'sany
evidencefor that . .. not in my case,anyway!
Interviewer: OK, and what do you seehappeningto the
human racein the future, say50 yearsfrom now?
Jed:Well I dont havea crystalball but my thoughtsare
that governmentfunding for spaceexplorationwill
than everdue to a lack of
becomemore necessar)'
resourceson Earth. I dont think peoplewill be able
to get beyondour solarsystem,but I'm certainthat
unmannedvehicleswill be sentthat far, with fascinating
results.I alsobelievethat we'll havestartedexploiting
distant placesfor water by then, on an icy moon of
|upiter maybe.
Interviewer: Who knows?Jed,it's been really good to talk
to you today,thank you.
)ed: My pleasure.
Grammar
Reviewof futuretenses
4 Suggested
answers
a Within 20 years,a mannedspacecraftwill havelanded
on Mars.
b In ttre 22nd century,it may be possibleto launch
starships,whosedestinationwould be other galaxies.
c Soon,peoplewill be ableto travel to low orbit and the
journey time betweenEuropeand New Zealandwill be
only an hour.
new job in New York and they moved out last week.They
were quite fun, but a bit noisy. They often usedto have large
family parties and the young children would run around
shouting.Their parentsand their grandpaand grandma
werenice though.
Writing
answer
5 Suggested
Betweenl0 and 12 fanuary,2020,Elwood Collegeof
Technologyis hosting a conferenceon future developments
in space.The guestspeakerswill include,science-fiction
writer |ohn T. Price and the leadingscientistProfessorPaul
Rhodes,who will be speakingabout his latestresearch.The
discussionswill covertopics suchasbeam-uptechnology,
moon settlementsand how to contactaliens.
The new neighbours are a family with identical twin girls,
aged 15. They're very pretty and, so far, seemquite friendly.
I hope I'll be ableto tell them apart.Their dad cameover
yesterdayto sayhello and wdre going to havethem over for
a barbequenext weekend.I'll write and let you know if my
first impressionof them was right!
Unit 'l1
Vocabulary
Thatb all my news for now. Hope you're keeping well.
Wordformation
I I
4
7
2 a
b
c
d
e
f
Love,
personality 2 appearance 3 likely
Scientists 5 relationships 5 choice
social 8 reasonable
nervous/uneasy afraid terrified
pleased delighted/thrilled overjoyed
disappointed unhappy miserable/depressed
interested fascinated eager obsessed
surprised astonished shocked speechless
stunning
attractive lovely beautiful
English
American
3 on the underground
shegot/becamereally embarrassed
4 L g
7 e
2 f
8 h
3 k
9a
s j 6 b
4 i
10c ffd
Writing
5 Dear |ody,
Thanks for your letter; it was good to hear from you. You'll
be pleasedto know that I've found someoneto share the flat
with. She'scalled Elena Richmann and she'san actressfrom
Canada.I interviewed about 20 peoplebefore I saw her.
She'svery nice and we really get on well together.Let me tell
you a bit abouther. Shet about lm 50cm in height and has
short, blach curly hair; in fact shelooks a bit like your sister!
She'sincredibly lively so she should be fun to havearound.
Were both interestedin the sametype of films and we seem
to havesimilar tastesin music. Shehatescooking so I wont
haveto worry about having a messykitchen!
One drawback is that, when she is making a movie, she
needsto get up really early,about 4.30in the morning, to
'
go to the setto get her make-upand costumesortedout.
Shesaysshe'll be really quiet, so we'll haveto see.Anyway,
I havent noticed any bad habitsyet! You must meet her why dont you come over to the flat next Saturday and we
can havea meal together?Drop me a line to let me know.
Love,
Tanya
answer
6 Suggested
Unit 'l2
Reading
l
I D
2 B
3 A
4 D
5 B
6 D
Grammar
Thepassive
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I had to be trained by the manager.
Usuallycuckooclocksare made out of wood.
The scienceexhibition will be visited by many people.
My camerawas stolenon the bus.
He had his bike stolen.
.
It hasbeenproved that water freezesat 0 degreesC.
Frenchis spokenhere.
Many designshavebeen made for new planes.
The houseis being painted at the moment.
The car is being cleanednow.
Maria was born in April.
A jet is flown by Hamid every day.
They wereaskedto aparty.
Todaysmeetingis cancelled/ hasbeen cancelled.
My housewas built last year.
I was hurt in a road accident.
Vocabulary
verbswithcomeandtake
Phrasal
3 a inherited b resembles c started(a new hobby)
f facelmeet
d regainconsciousness e running
g like
h produce i understand/absorb
j found/discovered(by chance) k accepting/getting
Listening
4 I 80
2 mechanic 3 library
8 plastic
6 cousin 7 bicycle
4 light
9 TV
5 water
10 potatoes
Recording script 4$iM
Youwill heara woman talkingabouta man calledWilliam,
who built a windmill in his vilhge in Africa. For questions
with a word or shortphrase.
1-10, completethesentences
Dear Lynne,
Younow have45 secondsto look at the questions.
I thought I'd write and tell you all my latest news.We've
got new neighbours.You rememberI told you that we had
a large family living next door? Well, the father has got a
Woman: On my radio show today,Im going to be telling
you the amazingstory of William. William was born and
grew up in a smallvillagein Malawi in Africa. He wasnt
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N GS C R I P T S
naturally academicat schooland, in fact, he had to leave
schoolat the ageof 14becausehis family couldnt afford
to pay the $80 tuition fees.
His family werefarmersand they wantedWilliam to
becomeone too but William had ambitionsto be a
mechanic.This looked doubtful becausethe family had
no money and so William had to help out in the fields.
He still had somefree time though so he would spend
it in the local library. Therehe found two textbooks
- Explaining Physicsand UsingEnergy- and from
them, William found out all about how you could get
electricityfrom windmills.
William'svillagewasvery poor but it did havea lot of
wind. He could seethat electricitywould solvea number
of problemsfor his family and,best of all, he would be
ableto havea light in his room so he could readat night.
William could seethat having a windmill to make
electricitywould mean freedomfor himself and his family.
The electricitywould be ableto quickly pump water to
his family'sfields of maize,which would allow them to
grow more food.
b Chris Searlesaidthat that morning he had gonein through
the side entrance.The schoolsecretarywas/ had been
handing out the registersasnormal, but there couldnt have
beenmore than 20 or 30 kids in the whole building.
c A pupil saidthat while they were/ had beenoutsidethe
gates,teachershad come acrossand (had) talked to
them. Somewerei had beensympathetic,though they
werent / hadnl beenableto admit it. Somewere/ had
beenaggressive
and had thrown gym shoesat them.
d Chris Searlesaidthat thosechildrenwere/ had beenmade
to feel that being ordinary meant failure. He arguedthat
it is the ordinary peopleand their daily work that make a
country.(Presenttenseis usedasthis is an ongoingtruth.)
Vocabulary
4 I made a good impression 2 make senseof
4 made their move
3 made useof
5 madetheir feelingsknown
5 a make
b had
c made
ddo
e made
f go on / start
g take ... make
h take
He decidedto build a windmill near his house.His
father wastoo busy so he askedhis cousinto help him
and they spentsometime trying to find the necessary
parts.Luckily,they managedto get hold of a bic)'cle
someonehad thrown awayand which they usedto form
the basisof the windmill. They mainly usedthe chain
and the dynamo.For the windmill bladesthey usedan
old plaslle pipe which they cut in two and heatedover
hot coalsto make flat. This all took a long time but the
result wasworth it.
Unit'!4
Vocabulary
The windmill was a greatsuccessand currently the
village hasthree ofthem and the villagerscan all go to
watch TV aswell asenjoy all the other benefitselectricity
hasbrought. William is now older and is keento build
windmills acrossthe whole of his country.William's
family can now harvestother cropsbesidesmaizesuch
aspelatocs.The peoplein the village aremuch healthier
and happierthan they werebeforeand other children are
beginning to study scienceasthey can now seehow usefrrl
it is to their lives.
2 I B
U n i t1 3
Reading
2 L E
2 G
3 C
4 A
5 D
6 F
Grammar
Reporting
3 a Zeinaidasaidthat shehad goneto the local paperand
had told them their plans.They (had) askedher some
questionsto checkher out, but in the end they (had)
promisedto run the story.
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N G
SCRIPTS
Word formation
llselection
2 specialise
3 massive
4 availability
i make/made
j makes/made
I
5imaginative
6 unexpectedly
7 obviously
8 expansion
Listening
2 B
3 A
4 C
5 C
Recording script e!$@
Youwill hearpeopletalking in five dffirent situations.For
questions1-5, choosethe bestanswer(A, B or C).
Question1
Youheara man talkingabout his workinglife.
Man: I havent alwaysbeeninvolvedin the catering
industry. In fact, I trained asa lawyer,althoughI've
neveractuallyworked for a law firm. I spenta few
yearswriting articlesfor a law magazine,which I
quite enjoyed,but I alwaysknew this waswhat I really
wantedto do - the kitchen is my true home! I turned
professionallast year,after I won a TV competitionto
find the best amateurin the country.Sincethen, I've
neverlooked back.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question2
aboutgettingafurther qualification.
Youheara conversation
Woman: So I hear you're going back to studyrngfor a while?
Man: That'sright, its a full-time coursein marketing.My
company'sgoing to pay half the feesand I've agreedto
work for them for at leasta year afterwardsin return,
though in a differentjob, obviously.
Woman: I'm surprisedyou didnt decideto do something
part-time to keepyour salarycoming in!
Man: I thought about it but I'd rather concentrateon the
course,to be honest.I've manaeedto savequite a bit, so
I shouldbe OK.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question3
Youheara wornantalkingabout her career,
Woman: I've been involved in fashion photographyfor
more than ten yearsnow. Peopleare often quite envious
of what I do, but it's hard worh with very long days
sometimes.It's getting more and more competitive too, so
it's hard to make a good living nowadays.Not that it was
the money that attractedme in the first place!I suppose
I was drawn bv the opportunitv to visit someexotic
locations - that was certainly more important to me than
the famouspeopleI'd get the chanceto work with.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question4
Youhear twopeopleat work discussing
a colleague.
Woman: Mark, can I have a word with you? I m getting
very impatientwith Becky.
Man: Why's that? I ve alwaysfound her very easyto get on
with.
Woman: Well, that'snot the problem.She'sa lovely person,
but wheneverI askher for something,sheneverseems
to know whereto look and takesagesto find what I
need.Now sheseemsto havemislaid a really important
file that I gaveher last week.
Man: OK. Look, I m responsiblefor her so I'll havea quiet
word - I know she'sbeen a bit overworked recently,but
it soundslike sheneedsto sort herselfout a bit.
Woman: Thanks Mark, I appreciateit.
Man: No problem.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question5
Youheara man talkingabout the skilk neededfora new
positionin his department.
Man: This is a new role in the salesand marketing
department,to assistin the launch of our latestproduct
range.The post is initially for two yearsand this help
is neededimmediately,so we'reencouraginginternal
people to apply.The successfulapplicant will be given
someresponsibilityfor checkingcostsand updating sales
budgets,so althoughwe'renot askingfor a mathsdegree,
a school-levelcertificatein that subjectis essential.The
job will require an elementof direct sellingby phone,all
carried out in English- anotherlanguagemight be an
advantage,but we're not demanding that. And we can
provide basictraining in telephonesellingtoo. Please
contactHuman Resourcesif you are interested,as soon
aspossible.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Writing
TTosumup
4 Inanycase
5 On the other hand
6 Again
5lAlthough
2 So
3 in his case
Grammar
allandthewhole
b wholeof
6 a thingsof all
e allofa
c thewhole
d all
U n i t1 5
Vocabulary
I
I B
5 B
2 A
6 C
3 B
7 B
4 D
8 A
2 a recycled blitter
d drought e floods
g shower
h pollutants
csecond-hand
f flash
i fossilfuels
Writing
31As
2Despite 3when 4Besides
5 So 6 Although
7 because/ as a result
l0 Furthermore
8 asa result 9 though
Grammar
some,any,no,every
5 aanything/something
b anyone/anybody
c everywhere
d No one / Nobody
e something
f anywhele
g arything
h Everyone/Everybody
i anything
U n i t1 6
Reading
1 l c
6 A
2 L
7 C
3 8
8 B
4 D
9D
5 C
TOB
3 D
4 G
5 F
Listening
2 I B
2 E
Recording
script i$iro
Youwill hearfive short extractsin whichpeopleare talking
aboutfood. For questions1-5, choosefromthe list (A-H)
what eachwriter says.Usethe lettersonly once.Thereare
threeextra letterswhichyou do not needto use.
to lookat thequestions.
Younow havei0 seconds
Speaker1
I tend not to believepeoplewho saythey write for eight
hours a day.I write for about three hours after breakfast.
It's then that my mind is least cluttered. I never eat at my
desk.It's messyenoughas it is. But food is important to
my writing. You can learn aboutthe charactersthrough
their attitudeto food. Food provokespowerful feelings- a
senseof family, for example,when everyonesits down to
eattogether,or hate,ifyou take food awayfrom someone,
especiallya child. In fact, I often write so much about food
that my editor hasto cut largebits out when shereadsit.
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N GS C R I P T S
Speaker2
I work a long morning - that'swhen I can be at my most
creative.I keepgoing until I cant do any more' By about
two o'clockI realiseI m really hungry and could eatthe
entire contentsof the fridge. One of the greatpleasuresof
working at home is that you can be selfishabout eating.
I think you haveto watch out for food in fictionr it's vital
that it doesrftjust becomesomesort of recipebook' I
know somewriters who just fill the pageswith food - their
charactersseemto eat all the time. I cant do that.
Speakerj
I wasborn in New York and my grandparentshad a
restaurant.I really loved their Italian dishes.Ravioli was
my favouriteand still is. One of the cooksthere made great
American food too and I usedto go back to her home
frequentlyfor mealswith her family. I basedone of my
novelson that family - it centresround a detectivewho
hasa difficult job but a greathappyfamily. If I m happy
with what I've written in a da)'.I give myself chocolate'Not
too much though asI dont want to pile on the pounds.
Speaker4
I'm not easilydistractedby food and I dont seeit as
somethingyou should haveasa reward.For me, it's
somethingthat you needto live. As I love writing I spenda
lot of time at my desk.I like to start around 9.30and then
work until one.I dont like fancy recipesthat take agesto
prepare.Somethinglike toastor soup is fine by me. After
lunch I havea quick nap and then go shoppingor to the
library. I then work until sevenand watch the news'Later I
go out to eatin one of the greatrestaurantsin my area.
Wordformation
1 I
2
3
4
When I'm writing, my main character,a detective,takes
me over completely.After I get up' I go to the caf6on the
corner and havea coffee.and I usedto havea pastr)''but
not now I'm dieting. Then I sit down and write until about
three,not stoppingfor lunch. Onceyou start a novel,you
dont switch off, so you needpausesto think about what
you'regoing to write next. I usedto fill thosepauseswith
chocolatebarsbut I've managedto stop that now. My
characterwouldnt cook at all, but I can do a really good
beef stew.
c record
d good causes
e get hooked
f bound
3 a unlikely
b liking
c Iike
d likeness
e likeable
Writing
answer
4 Suggested
The haggis,which must be preparedaccordingto the
traditional recipe,shouldbe cooledat the time of hurling.
The haggis,which will be inspectedfor illegalfirming
agents,must not breakon landing.A haggishurler who has
the misfortuneto seehis haggissplit will be disqualified.
For the junior and middle-weightevents,wherethe haggis
shouldweigh approximately500grams,the haggisshouldbe
no longer than22 cm with a maximum diameterof 18 cm.
Grammar
3
2so
4 l as
7
5 made 6 order
4up
8 like
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N GS C R I P T S
3be 4a
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7 where/when
2to
6 no
5 lit/this
5 whose
8 which
U n i t1 8
Reading
2 F
4 C
3 A
6 B
5 G
Vocabulary
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energetic
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collection
Alternatively
2 a swells
b kick off
W E
Grammar
Thearticle
)
6
7
8
inclusion
endless
competitions
analysis
I I D
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b -, the
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U n i t1 7
Vocabulary
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Grammar
enough,toolvery,so,such
3 a
b
c
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f
g
h
I haveneverread such a long book asthis one.
The story was so complicatedthat I gaveup.
Hardbackbooksare (much) too expensive.
Not enoughbookswereordered'
I wasso/very sadto hear of the novelist'sdeath.
It was such an exciting Plot.
The print in this paperbackisrlt big enough.
Characterssuch astheseare quite unusual.
3too
2too
4Lvery
6 such 7 enough 8 such
13 enough
12 very
ll so
4 very
9 very
14 such
5 so
10 too
15 too
Listening
s l c
2 B
3 C
4 L
5 A
6 B
7 C
Recordingscript {flfu
Youwill heara radio interviewwith a womanwho hasdone
For questions1-7, choose
a surveyon attitudesto eboolcs.
the bestanswer(A, B or C).
Younow haveoneminute to look at the questions.
Interviewer: Here with me today is Anna Sinclair. Now
Anna, you've recently carried out an investigation into
people'sreadinghabitsand current attitudesto the
downloadingof ebooks.Whose idea wasthis?
Anna: It was somethi(rgI wanted to do at university, but
my tutor advisedme not to due to the work involved.
When I graduated,I approacheda small market research
company,who were interestedbut saidthey couldnt
financeit immediately.So I appliedfor a bank loan and
sold the resultsback to the companysix months later.
Interviewer: Did anything surpriseyou in your survey
findings?
Anna: Yes.I had expectedthat peopleof my agewould be
the strongestgroup in favour ofebooks, but in fact, they
had rather mixed feelings,mainly due to cost issueson the
hardwareneeded.Adults in their 40sand 50swith spare
income seemto havewelcomedthe developmentand it
is only the non-computer-literatewho refuseto consider
ebooks,not surprisinglY.
Interviewer: And what do peopleout there seeasthe
biggestadvantageof ebooks?
Anna: There are so many benefitsto ebooks'including easy
accessto information online no matter where you live and
the way you can alter the appearanceofthe text to suit
you. The thing that comesup in the surveyaboveall is
volume, the fact that you can carry a whole library around
on a pieceof hardwarethat will slip into your pocket.
Interviewer: Interesting.Turning to the commercial
aspectin all this, how do book publishersview ebooks
Anna: I've interviewedseveralpeoplein the industry, who
wereunderstandablynervousto begin with, seeingeboolrs
asa threat to their traditional business.But in fact,just as
music downloadshaveaddedto album sales,ebookshave
provided publisherswith a totally new market.I think it's
unlikely that paperbackswill disappearbut with rising
papercostsand transport on top, heavierhardbackbooks
look setto die out - evenlibraries are switchingto digital
downloadsof these,it seems'
Interviewer: I see.And what about us, the consumers?Are
there no disadvantages?
Anna: I wouldnt saythat. I dont agreewith the argument
that readingebooksis bad for you - somepeopleclaim
that it leadsto weight gain,but doesnt readinga book
also involve sitting still? For those people who dislike
readingon screen,therewill be the addedexPenseof
pItIrtiDS and even then, you end up with a pile of paper
ratherthan a solid physicalbook. But that'sabout it!
Think of the multi-media featuresthat someebooks
include for the samemoney - audio and photographs'
for example.
Interviewer: Anna, how do you seeebookschangingthe
livesof authors- the peoplewho producethem in the
first place?
Anna: I think it's good newsfor them, and for their agents,
who still havea role to play in relatiorito the media.
And ebooksprovideundiscoveredwriters with the
chanceto deliver their work to the public, rather than
waiting for a willing publisher. As with many electronic
products,there areof courseopportunitiesfor illegal
activity, where the author earns nothing, but it wont
impact on their earningsany more than the invention of
the photocopierhas done alreadY.
Interviewer: Yesindeed.Fina\r Anna, wherewill this
researchtakeyou next in terms ofyour career?
Anna: Well, I've got no plans to do anything elseon
ebooksat the moment, but the whole areaof market
researchis fascinating, and I want to take it further'
maybe even having my own company one day.It's a
very competitivefield but Ive learnt a lot from this
experienceand I believeI can offer comPaniesa solid
service.working in PartnershiPwith them.
with it all.
Interviewer: OK, well I wish you every success
Manv thanks, Anna Sinclair.
nowadays?
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N GS C R I P T S
Unit 20
Listening
U n i t1 9
Reading
r 1 B
2 C
5 A
4 B
3 D
6 D
Vocabulary
2 a
b
c
d
e
f confident
g weekly
h social
i effective
j suitable
attendance
choice
fitness
disruptive
manageable
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Grammar
a I
2
3
4
5
6
7
high time you stoPPed
do/would you adviseme to
I wereyou, I would
that we/they (should)go
suggestedgoing / suggested
to haveyour teeth checked
(high) time you had/gotYour
had better not sit
Writing
answer
5 Suggested
I think that there hasneverbeena better time to be fit and
healthy.For a start, supermarketsmake a point of including
caloriecountson all their food so that you know exactly
how much salt,sugarand fat you are eating.Ifyou believe
that being a vegetarianis healthierthan eatingmeatthen
you will haveno problem finding readymealsor restaurants
which suit your stYleof eating.
More and more peoplearejoining gyms or going running
There really is no excusefor not
or doing pilatesclasses.
being ableto keepfit as everytown hasits own gym or
' sportscentreor swimming pool, and theseplacesareoften
reasonablypriced'
If you dont fancy keepingfit with other people,then get a
bike and go out riding. I do this quite a bit - I alwayscycle
to college.I neverget the bus becauseit is very expensive
and I would haveto wait a long time for one to come
along.In the past,it may havebeendifficult to keepfit and
healthy,but certainly not nowadays.
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N GS C R I P T S
1 I
2
3
4
5
medicine
professor
murderers
magazine
chemistry
6
7
8
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10
footprints
microscoPe
fog
historical
furniture
Recording scriPt ${lm
Youwill heara studentcalledDan talkingabout thefamous
detectiveSherlockHolmes,who wascreatedby the writer
SirArthur ConanDoyle.For questions1-10, completethe
with a word or shortphrase.
sentences
to look at thequestions.
Younow have45 seconds
Dan: OK, for my presentationon crime, I want to talk
about Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his characterthe
detectiveSherlockHolmes,who I really like reading
about.Conan Doyle wasborn in 1859in Edinburgh,
Scotland,and wasgreatlyinfluencedby his mother'slove
of storytelling. However,rather than studying literature,
from 1876to 1881he did medicineat the Universityof
Edinburgh.
Although Conan Doyle beganwriting short stories
during his time at university,it wasnt until he had
graduatedand setup a medicalpracticein London
that he beganto write seriously.This wasbecausehe
wasrlt a particularly successfuldoctor and had very
few patients.His main inspirationfor the characterof
SherlockHolmes was a plgfessQrwho had taught him at
Edinburgh.
Another inspirationfor his writing was a visit Conan
Doyle had madeat the ageof 15 to a wax museumin
London. Therewerewax modelsof well-known actors
and singersthere,but it wasthe modelsof famous
murderersthat had the greatestimpact on him.
The characterSherlockHolmesfirst appearedin 1887'not
in a novelbut asa short story calledA Studyin Scarletin
a magazine.Holmeswasa private detectivewho ran an
agencyfrom his aparfinent at22lB BakerStreetin London
and sharedmost of his work with his friend Dr Watson'
From the books Conan Doyle wrote, I've learnt that
Holmeshad an expertknowledgeof chemistry,but wasnt
quite so good at biologY.
SherlockHolmeswas one of the first detectivesin fiction
to make useof forensicmedicine.He was particularly
good at identifying footprints at a crime scene'These
techniqueswerefairly new when Conan Doyle was
writing, but they later formed a key part of actual
detectivework.
I alwaysknew Holmes useda magnifring glassfor finding
small piecesof evidencesuchashair or ash,but what
amazedmewasthat he also useda microscope'What he
didnt usewasphotography,which was commonly usedat
the time by the police to record accidentscenesand the
facesof criminals - its strangethat Conan Doyle doesnt
mention it at all in the stories.
Conan Doyle usedLondon as a settingfor many of his
SherlockHolmesstories,and the way he describesthe
city at that time is fantastic.Many modern-dayreaders
of his storiesfind it odd that there'sno fog nowadays!
This wasa real problem for Londonersuntil the 1950s
when the burning of coal was forbidden.
Writing
5 I
2
3
4
assess
document
without
written
5
6
7
8
So,anyquestions?...
5conventional
6 increasing
7 equality
8 regardless
Grammar
3lwhat
2 since
3As
4 would
5
6
7
8
so
like
o n
little
2
Gerundsor infinitives
4 a
b
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c
d
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f
g
although
impressively
accepted
psychology
r b
2 I D
2 A
3 B
4 F
5 C
6 G
Grammar
Mixedconditionals
a f (third conditional)
5 dtmixed conditional)
6 b (mixed conditional)
4 L e (mixedconditional)
2 c (secondconditiond)
3 a (mixed conditional)
Vocabulary
Wordformation
Vocabulary
Wordformation
2lpopularity
2 differences
3 burglary
4 relatively
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Unit 21
Reading
Conan Doyle wrote his first set of storiesabout Holmes
over a ten-yearperiod. After this, he becamemore
interestedin writing historicalnovelsrather than
detectivefiction and so he killed off SherlockHolmes
in a book publishedin 1893.But, in 1901,Conan Doyle
gavein to public pressureand wrote somemore books
about Holmes.
If you re a fan of SherlockHolmes,then you can visit
an interestingmuseumin London dedicatedto him. It
is situated at 239 Baker Street.It tries hard to recreate
the apartmentthat Holmesand Watsonlived in but,
althoughsomedetailslike the violin caseand pipe are
accurate,the museumhasbeencriticisedfor displaying
the wrong type of furniture. You can also find a small
exhibition hall and a gift shopthere.
physical
which
consists
measurable
buymg a detectivenovel.
He suggested
I look forward to hearing the resultsof the case.
Correct
The burglar alarm needslooking at.
Let me give you a descriptionof the mugger.
Correct
I cant afford to take a taxi all the time just to avoid the
underground.
h The tourist was accustomedto driving his car fasterin
his country.
i You arenot allowedto drop litter on the street.
j I'd like to report a burglary.
k Correct
5 I
2
3
4
existence
location
successful
requirements
5
6
7
8
funding
regeneration
unlikely
reconsidered
Unit 22
Vocabulary
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D
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2 a
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performance- not a musicalinstrument
conductor- not playing an instrument
rehearsal- not the final performance
key - not somethingthat is composed
compose- not part of a live performance
orchestra- much larger group than the others
stage- somethingwithin a physicalspace
cello - one instrument as opposedto an orchestra
section
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B
D
A
C
Writing
3 1 C
2 E
3 A
4 8
5 F
6 D
3 A
4 8
5 A
6 C
Listening
4 L C
2 B
SCRIPTS
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N G
Recording script Sifi
Youwill hearpeopletalking in sixdffirent situations.For
questions1-6, choosethe bestanswer(A, B or C).
Question1
Youheara professionalmusiciantalkingabouthis work.
Man: I've beena memberof this orchestrafor the last six
years- I play the doublebass.In my studentdaysI was
a bassguitarist in a band that did coversof all the top
songs,but I dont get the chanceto do that any more. Our
pretty tough becausewe do a lot of concerts
schedule's
abroad.When I m not touring, I try to get to a fewjazz
gigs,just to seehow my instrumentis being played.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question2
Youheara man and e t4)omantalkingabouta band.
Woman: That was a greatconcertwe went to on Saturday.
I ve just downloadedtheir new album,by the way.
Man: Haveyou?And is it asgood asthe last one?
Woman: Not sureyet - it's very different.There'snothing
familiar from their concerteither! The lyrics contain
somereallv powerful imasesthoueh, worth listenineto
properly.
Man: Soundslike it will take a bit of time to get into it.
Can I borrow it sometime?
Woman: Yeah,OK.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question3
Youheara boyand a girl talkingabout theirguitar lessons.
Boy: How areyou gettingon with your guitar classesthis
term?
Girl Itt fun. We'vegot a new book and the piecesare a lot
longer than before,so I'm having to do more practice.
How aboutyou?
Boy: Not too good.There aretoo many in our classnow
- it usedto be just four, but now, with eight of us, I
dorit feelI'm makins asmuch prosresssomehoweven
though I do loadsofpractice.
GirL Well you should askto move to our class.You'refree
on Wednesdayevenings,arent you?
Boy: I am, that'sa good idea,thanks.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question4
'Youhearpart of a radio interviewwith afemalesinger.
Man: So you'reableto make a good living from your
music,which is fantastic.What part of your work earns
you the most, would you say?
Woman: Well it usedto be the casethat my recordings
brought in a lot, especiallythe onesI did without my
backingband,but with so much downloadingand file
sharing,that sidehasdroppeda bit.
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N GS C R I P T S
with the band
Man: And how about your live appearances
- you play somevery big venues,dont you?
Woman: Yes,but when we tour there'snevermuch profit
from the ticket salesonceall our expenseshavebeen
paid. Where I ve beenreally lucky recentlyis being
approachedto record a coupleof my own things for TV
commercials.and they bring in an absolutefortune! fust
singing solo,which I love best.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question5
Youheara composertalkingabouthis latestwork.
Man: Itt beena challengeto get the piecefinishedbut I m
happy with how it has turned out. I hope it will influence
the next generationof composers- I seein my own
studentsthat they needto think outsidethe box ifthey
areto delivertruly modern music.The pieceis going
to be performed for the first time next month in New
Yorh which is appropriate,asit was the daily noise of
the traffic and the crowdstherethat provedto be sucha
major contribution to the mood of the piece.The whole
useofpercussionand brasscomesfrom that experience,
so different from the peacefulfarm where I grew up.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Question6
Youheara man and a woman talkingapout an open-mic
ntght.
Woman: Hi, Chris.I missedthe open-micnight this week
- how was it?
Man: Great.The houseband wasgood,althoughtheir bass
guitaristwasrit up to his usualhigh standard.I think he
may havebeenill.
Woman: Oh dear.And did that Scottishgirl with the
electricviolin play again?Herswasthe bestperformance
by far last time.
Man: Sadlynot - she doesnt live in the village, you know.
The real hishlisht wasthis teenasekid who broueht his
keyboardalong.He wasa bit nervousso he just played
with the band to begin with, but then they let him do two
of his own songs.He'sgot a future in music,I'd say.
Woman: There'reso many talentedmusiciansaround here.
Man: Yeah.Were very lucky.
[The recordingis repeated.]
Listening
Unit 23
Vocabulary
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2 a hurricanes
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b snow
c flash... lightning f showers
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h forecast
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flood(s)
Reading
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inside
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unlucky
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I hope I will seeyou soon./ I hope to seeyou soon.
I wish I could go to visit you.
Correct
Correct
If only you managedto give up smoking,just think of
the money you'd save.
I hope the weather stays / will stay nice for you.
Correct
I wish I hadn't seenthat film about earthquakes- I cant
sleepat night now
Correct
Davewisheshe knew more about earthquakes.
Unit 24
Vocabulary
Wordformation
llcomedians
2 substantial
3 entertainment
4 similar
2rpay
5Products
6 viewers
7 difference
8 endings
2 C
3 A
4 C
5 B
6 A
7 C
Recording script ffffi
Youwitl hearan interviewwith a comediancalledKate
Gordon.Forquestions1-7, choosethe bestanswer(A, B
or C).
Younow haveoneminute to look at the questions.
Interviewer: Here with me now is Kate Gordon, who has
just won a comedy award at a major festival. Kate, what
was the award for exactly?
Kate: My one-womanstand-upshow!I m delightedasI've
neverbeensureI could do it, but the festivalaudiences
thought otherwise.Up till now, I've usuallybeenpart of
something bigger - the radio show was with six talented
comedians,and my earlierwork asa TV script-writer
alsoinvolveda largeteam.
Interviewer: And is there anything particularly
challengingaboutbeing a femalecomedian?
Kate: Well, there are far more guys out there doing shows.
which could put somewomen off, I suppose,but its
neverstoppedme! New venuesareopeningup, too, so
it's becominga bit easierto get regularbookingsaround
the country. Having said that, it wouldnt be a very
attractive lifesryle touring or, -y o*ri if and when I have
kids!
Interviewer: You write most of your own material.Does
that sidecome easilyto You?
Kate: Definitely not. It involves a lot of time and effort. It's
not possibleto developa seriesof new jokes overnight,
and evenwhen I ve written somethingthat'shalf OK' I'll
still needto try it out in front of an audiencea couPle
of times beforeit's really right. And actually'sometimes
I'm quite surprisedby the weird senseof humour that
peoplehave.They'remore extremethan I am!
Interviewer: And where do your bestideascomefrom?
Kate: For my jokes?They comefrom me, of course!
I guessmy recipefor successis to be very nosy - I
observeeveryoneI come into contact with, apart from
my friends, that is, who would never allow me to get
materialfrom their lives!I neverfind stuff on the
internet either - it has to come from daily things that are
happeningaround me, and I dont miss much!
Interviewer: Severalcomedianshavefound successin the
cinema.Would that everinterestyou?
Kate: Maybe.I'd enjoy the teamworkfor sure,being part
of somethingbig. It would haveto be the right project
though - too many comediansseemto end up with
second-ratescripts.which doesrfthelp your career
in the long run. I think I'd want to havesomecontrol
over the writing, evenif I couldnt do it myself.And
I'd be looking for a young director willing to try things
differently.
bcourt cPaY dnot
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Interviewer: Do you everget nervousin front ofan
audience?
Kate: I'd be lying if I said no! I think it's quite natural to
experiencesomeanxiety,but for me, the strangething
is that I feelmuch more securein front of a really big
audience,evenif it's a massiveone outdoors.While if
therere only 40 or so in a tiny club.it's easyto loseyour
confidenceif vou catchsomeone's
eveat the wrong
moment. I supposethe easiestplacefor me is the theatre
down the road, wheremost peopleknow me.
Interviewer: Finaily Kate,how would you advisepeopleto
get going in comedy?
Kate: Well, dont makethe mistakeof just looking at others
doins their shows- vouve sot to find out prettvearlv
on whethervou canhandledoins a live act,so the wav
forwardis to trv an open-micnieht,wherevou set
the chanceto do a short performancefor real people.
You won't do brilliantly to begin with but if you keep
practising,you'll either improve or realisethat it's not
for you.
Interviewer: OK, well thanksvery much Kate.
Kate:No worries,it wasfun.
A N S W E R SA N D R E C O R D I N G
SCRIPTS
Grammar
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2
3
4
5
6
put up with
rather seelive comedythan
turn/switch off our computersas/because
insistedon knowing the contents
had got the sack
would rather not stay/wait
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