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Hilary Maxwell-Hyslop
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Class:
Reading
Vocabulary
1 Read the following text and match headings a–g with
2 Complete the sentences using one of the following verbs
paragraphs 1–6. There is one heading you do not need.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
World interest in Esperanto
Easy to learn – and plenty to read!
Will it survive or disappear?
Problems for a language with no home
What is Esperanto trying to do?
A school project
One person’s idea
Esperanto
1
The language ‘Esperanto’ is about 120 years old. It doesn’t
come from any country. People call it a ‘planned’ language,
because someone created it – a Pole, Dr L. L. Zamenhof.
2
The word ‘Esperanto’ means ‘someone who hopes’. The idea
is for Esperanto to be a language for international
communication. Everyone learns it as a foreign language,
rather than learning a language from one particular country,
like French or English.
3
Esperanto isn’t a difficult language. The rules are simple,
and every word is easy to pronounce and to spell. There are
Esperanto textbooks and dictionaries, as well as other books,
and translations into Esperanto from other languages. There
are 30,000 books in the British Esperanto library.
4
There are other ‘planned languages’, but Esperanto is the
biggest. Many countries have their own Esperanto societies.
There are over half a million Esperanto Internet sites, and
you can even learn it by email! There are also some very
famous Esperanto speakers – for example, six Nobel Prize
winners.
5
Sadly, the fact that Esperanto doesn’t have its own country
or culture also causes some problems. For example, no
country uses Esperanto in schools, and no people learn it as
their own language. Its speakers come from all over the
world, but they also have their own languages.
6
Although Esperanto speakers care very much about its
future, it’s not always easy to make other people speak it or
teach it to their children. The future of Esperanto depends
on new people learning it, but at the moment there are only
around two million speakers of Esperanto in the world. But
more than 700 million speakers of English!
6
2
Name:
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in the correct form.
• tell • speak • talk • say
1 Do you
Spanish?
2 My mother
that she enjoys reading English
magazines.
3
me what you think about my idea.
4 I usually
to my close friends about my problems.
4
3 Circle the correct words in these sentences.
1 For our homework we have to change / translate a text
from English into our own language.
2 People are worried that the Cornish language will
disappear / survive.
3 I care / fear about what’s happening to smaller languages.
4 It’s difficult to say how many smaller languages will study
/ survive.
5 Sorry – I can’t come to the cinema this evening. I want to
check / revise for my test tomorrow.
6 If you can’t understand what your English friend says, ask
her to repeat / practise it.
6
4 Complete the table with the missing nouns and verbs.
Verb
Noun
memorise
1
repeat
2
revise
3
4
student
5
practice
5
Grammar
5 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or
present continuous.
1 I own a mobile phone but I rarely
(use) it.
2 Lara
(send) her boyfriend a text
message every day.
3 What
(you / look) at?
4 We
(study) Ancient Egypt in history this
term.
5 Maria can’t come to my party tonight. She
(have) a bad cold.
6
(Lucy / walk) to school with you?
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7 I
(get) more and more worried about
my dog. He isn’t eating.
8 I
(not / know) what most of the
symbols on my mobile phone mean.
9 They
(spend) a lot of money at the
moment on their new house.
10 John often
(watch) English films on
satellite TV.
11 I
(not / understand) my new computer
program.
11
6 Complete the sentences using can, can’t or (not) be
able to.
1 Some people think that in the year 2050 computers will
have conversations with us.
2 My little brother
ride a bicycle, so he
wants me to teach him.
3 If I ever have children, I won’t
to sleep
until lunchtime any more!
4 James
speak English, but he can’t
speak Welsh.
5 I want to
drive a car before I get my
first job.
6 I don’t understand.
you repeat the
question, please?
7 I’m pleased because Milly might
come
to my party after all.
8
you recommend a good book for me
to take on holiday?
9 I’m sorry. I won’t
babysit tonight.
10 My parents
understand why I like
playing very loud music.
10
Speaking
Exchanging information
Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs.
Read the roles below. You have about 2 minutes for your
conversation.
Student A
You are on holiday in Oxford. You want some directions, so
you stop someone (Student B) in the street. Ask him / her:
• where the nearest Post Office is.
• to spell the street name.
• how to get there.
You speak first.
Student B
You are walking down the street when a tourist (Student A)
stops you. Answer his / her questions giving the following
information:
• the name of the street that the Post Office is on.
• the spelling of the name of the street.
• directions on how to get to the Post Office.
Wait for your partner to speak first.
Functions
7 Match the following questions with their answers.
1 Do you like learning
history?
2 How many brothers
have you got?
3 Where do you live?
4 How often do you play
sport?
5 How old are you?
6 How tall are you?
7 What languages do you
speak?
8 What do you do at the
weekends?
a German and English.
b 1.55 m.
c 15.
d Yes, I do.
e I go out with my friends.
f Oxford.
g Twice a week.
h Just one.
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Test 2
Class:
Reading
3 Complete these sentences using the correct form of the
1 Read the article and decide whether statements 1–5 are
true or false. Write T or F in each box.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Mozart first wrote music when he was six.
Mozart performed all over Europe in his childhood.
Mozart’s father wanted him to move to Vienna.
Four of Mozart’s children died when they were babies.
The Emperor paid for clothes for Mozart’s family.
Mozart continued to perform in public until he died.
Mozart was always poor in his lifetime.
A child star
The composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in
Salzburg, Austria in 1756, with an extraordinary musical
talent. The son of a musician, at the age of three he started
to play notes on the clavier (an early kind of piano). He
composed his first piece of music when he was five years
old, and he first performed in public at the age of six. The
boy travelled around Europe with his father and sister,
performing in many countries; when he was 13 he went to
Rome, where the Pope praised his wonderful talent.
Wherever he performed as a child, he was a great success.
He started work at the age of 15, as head of the Archbishop
of Salzburg’s Orchestra. But he didn’t like the Archbishop,
and so he left Salzburg and went to Vienna – even though
his father didn’t want him to.
He married Constanze Weber when he was 25. They had six
children, but only two of them survived beyond babyhood.
For a time, Mozart worked for Emperor Joseph of Austria,
but the Emperor didn’t pay him very well. However, when
Mozart performed in public, the Emperor gave him fine
clothes and jewellery to wear. The family had very little
money, and it was difficult to buy food and clothes for the
children.
Mozart was very hard-working. He composed an enormous
amount of music. But some people in his world didn’t like
his talent, and towards the end of his life, he stopped public
performances and earned money teaching. Also, his friends
gave him money. He was only 35 when he died, and he was
never rich in his lifetime. But nearly 250 years later,
recordings of his music make millions of dollars each year.
7
word in brackets.
1 It’s true to say that not all
people are
happy. (success)
2 To achieve things in your life, you need plenty of
. (determined)
3 My sister is very
– she wants to be a
champion runner. (ambition)
4 Many people who get to the top say they have been
. (luck)
5 You must have natural
and you must
be able to work hard if you want to become a dancer.
(talented)
6 You have to be very
if you want to be
a top tennis player. (discipline)
6
4 Choose the best answer, a, b or c, to complete the text.
Simona always wanted to be a ballet dancer, from a young
age. She started lessons when she was only five years old.
to get to the top. She knew that
She was 1
to achieve her dream, she needed to be very 2
,
eat properly and get enough sleep. Her parents were very
3
of their daughter and her talent. But
problems started when she was 12. Although she was
4
as a small child, she quickly grew taller.
Soon the worst happened: she became too tall for classical
ballet. She was very sad about this, but her teacher told her
to be 5
and suggested that she take up
Modern Dance. Simona followed her advice, and became a
very successful dance teacher. She tells all her pupils that
however hard you work, some things are a question of
6
!
1
2
3
4
5
6
a
a
a
a
a
a
determined
well built
proud
weak
lucky
discipline
b
b
b
b
b
b
disciplined
negative
ambitious
tiny
different
luck
Vocabulary
c
c
c
c
c
c
strong
hard-working
successful
skinny
positive
talent
6
2 Match these words to their opposites.
1
2
3
4
5
6
skinny
positive
proud
rich
different
enormous
a
b
c
d
e
f
poor
similar
negative
tiny
well built
ashamed
6
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Test 2
Grammar
Functions
5 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or past
7 Complete these notes using the following words.
continuous to complete the text.
• on • how • make • fancy • don’t • at • thanks
• hope
An embarrassing moment
Last Friday my friend Sam gave me one of his books to help
with a project I was doing. On Saturday afternoon, I
1
(be) at home alone. I 2
(do) my project and looking after our new puppy, when the
phone 3
(ring). It was Sam – he
4
(have) tickets for a pop concert that
5
evening and he
(invite) me to go with
him. He also asked me to bring his book as he needed it for
his project. I 6
(finish) my work, and went
upstairs to take a shower. I 7
(leave) the
8
puppy in my bedroom, as she
(sleep).
9
When I finished my shower, I
(go) back
into my bedroom and 10
(not can) believe
my eyes! My beautiful project was lying all over the floor,
and the puppy 11
(play) with pens and
eating bits of paper. Worst of all, the paper was from Sam’s
book! When I told Sam about it, he 12
(not
be) very pleased with the puppy …
12
Maria
Do you 1
coming to my birthday
party next weekend? It’s 2
Saturday, and it starts 3
7.30.
4
you can come. Let me know asa
p.
Ella
Ella
for the invitation – I’m really sorry, but
it. My grandparents are coming
I can’t 6
ow. Why
for the weekend. Hope the party goes well, anyh
7
I take you for a birthday lunch next week
about Tuesday, at 12.30?
instead? 8
Maria
5
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6 Read the conversation and correct the five mistakes
with articles.
Speaking
Emma:
Luca:
Negotiating and reaching a decision
Emma:
Luca:
Emma:
Luca:
So, how many languages do you speak, Luca?
Two – no, three, I suppose. The French, German
and Italian.
And English, too!
But not very well. We lived in the England when I
was child, but now I can’t remember much of it.
I have the English penfriend, though. And I
watch lots of an English films on satellite TV.
Are there many British films on TV in your
country?
No, sorry – most are from United States!
5
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Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs.
Read the roles below. You have about 2 minutes for your
conversation.
Student A
You are planning to go to the cinema this Saturday with
your friend (Student B).
• Suggest going to see the latest James Bond film.
• Agree with your friend’s idea and suggest having a pizza
before the film.
• Tell your friend you would prefer to meet earlier and
suggest a different time.
You speak first.
Student B
You are planning to go to the cinema this Saturday with
your friend (Student A).
• Tell your friend you would prefer to see a comedy.
• Agree with your friend’s idea and suggest a time and
place to meet.
• Agree with your friend and end the conversation.
Wait for your partner to speak first.
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Test 3
Class:
Reading
3 Complete the following text using the correct form of
1 Complete the text using sentences a–g. There is one
get or make.
sentence you do not need.
a
b
c
d
e
Sadly, things didn’t go well for him.
We’re good at different things.
In fact, it’s a family business.
He ran up the stairs so fast, he fell over!
We go to see them together, because none of our friends
like them!
f But Robbie was different.
g I don’t like working with him.
Family Fashion
Zara and Robbie both work in a fashion boutique in
London. But they are more than just colleagues – they are
. Their parents own
brother and sister. 1
the shop.
Zara on Robbie: ‘We weren’t very close when we were young.
I was eight years older than my brother and we used to
argue a lot. Then I went to college and did a degree in
fashion, and started working for my father.
2
. When he left college, he said he never
wanted to work with his family. He tried to go his own way.
3
. So about two years ago he joined me in
the family shop after all!
Actually, it’s worked out brilliantly. 4
.
Robbie is interested in display and the look of the shop, but
I decide what clothes we sell. We get on much better now,
and even see each other outside of work! Our business
talents are different, but we both like the same music, and
love James Bond movies. 5
.
And we have fun at work, too. Once Robbie was in the
basement, and I phoned down and said Madonna was in
the shop looking at trousers. Of course she wasn’t, but
. He was really
Robbie believed me. 6
angry with me at first, but then he saw the funny side of it!’
6
Our camping holiday last summer didn’t start very well. I
1
a terrible cold the day before we left.
2
Dad
a mistake when he wrote down the
directions, so we arrived very late – and we 3
into trouble with the campsite manager. Then it took ages to
order supper because my little brother was so tired that he
couldn’t 4
his mind up which pizza he
wanted. In the end, we decided for him! But things
improved after the first night, thank goodness. I
5
better quite quickly and 6
some friends on the campsite. And when it was time to go,
Dad 7
sure he knew the way home! He
said that if he ever 8
a lot of money, he’ll
get a driver to do all the driving …
8
4 Match the underlined words in 1–4 to their meaning, a
or b.
1 I missed my dentist’s appointment yesterday and they
made me pay £25!
a didn’t go to
b felt sad about
2 Tim worked hard all year – and he got 99% in his exam!
a thought about something difficult
b did a lot of work
3 Barnaby and Helen are very close, and people think
they’re brother and sister!
a near
b have a strong relationship
4 Could you stay on tonight? I really need your help.
a go into a higher class at school
b stay late
Vocabulary
4
2 Match the beginning and the end of the following
Grammar
sentences.
1
2
3
4
5
6
My mother told me off
My older sister looks after
My mother was brought up
My parents moved to the country
Everyone says I take after
My father says he won’t put up with
a
b
c
d
e
f
in the United States.
my father, because we’re both good at music.
because I went out before finishing my homework.
our little brother when Mum is busy.
any of us answering the phone during mealtimes.
so that we could grow up breathing clean air.
5 Rewrite the sentences using not as … as.
Example
My suitcase is lighter than yours.
Your suitcase isn’t as light as mine.
1 Your garden is bigger than mine.
2 The train is more relaxing than the car.
3 The bus is more practical than the car.
6
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4 The car is slower than the train.
5 The campsite is quieter than the hotel.
KITTENS NOW READY
Five
6 I think swimming is better than jogging.
4
kittens free to good home.
Parents very friendly cats, and good mousers.
Tel: Andy Bacon, Hexworth 872973
(farm, lovely, black-and-white)
7 Having a barbecue at home is cheaper than eating in a
restaurant.
WINTER WOOLLENS TO ORDER
8 Going to a live concert is more exciting than watching
bands on TV.
Keep the cold at bay! Choose from
5
my large selection of
hats, gloves and scarves, or
buy your own wool and I knit for you.
Very reasonable
prices. Call me, Ann Morgan, on 8725
90 or
email ann.morgan@netwiz.co.uk.
(hand-knitted, woollen, beautiful)
9 Being late is worse than being early.
10 A mobile is more convenient than a public phone.
10
6 Circle the correct answers, 1–6, in the following text.
Jean’s uncle lives in San Francisco, 1 who / which is in
California, USA. He writes detective stories 2 that / who are
shown on TV. The stories feature a female detective 3 which /
who is only 18. Jean’s aunt, 4 which / who is from Wales,
doesn’t like living in the USA. She says the apartment 5 who /
which they live in is too noisy, and she misses her parents,
6 that / who live in London.
6
7 Complete these adverts by putting the adjectives in
brackets in the correct order.
?
DO YOU NEED A GARDENER
I am a 1
your garden, in exchange
student. I can help you with
se call Janusz on 557931.
for English conversation. Plea
(Polish, hard-working, young)
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Speaking
Negotiating and reaching a decision
Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs.
Read the roles below. You have about 2 minutes for your
conversation.
Student A
You saw a bike advertised for sale and you would like to
see the bike. You are phoning the bike’s owner (Student B).
• Explain why you are phoning. Ask if you can see the bike
and suggest a day and time to see it.
• Agree and suggest meeting somewhere in the town
centre.
• Agree and ask for directions to his / her home from the
bus station.
You speak first.
CAKES FOR SALE
2
Student B
cakes, made to order. Price range to suit.
Contact: Jane Forbes, Hexworth 872471
(home-made, lemon, delicious)
You want to sell your bike and have advertised it.
Somebody is ringing you to arrange a time to see it.
• Tell him / her that they can’t see it then and suggest a
different day and time.
• Tell him / her you would prefer to meet at your home.
• Give him / her directions to your home from the bus
station.
Wait for your partner to speak first.
L3OST!
supermarket
purse recently lost in the
d.
car park. Reward offere
after 6pm.
Please call 01427 872987
(leather, red, small)
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Test 4
Reading
1 Read the following text and match headings a–f with
paragraphs 1–5. There is one heading you do not need.
a
b
c
d
e
f
Who added the wheels?
Our modern rollercoasters
The terrifying coaster that stopped
How old is the rollercoaster?
Rollercoasters of the future
Coasters in France and the USA
Name:
Class:
5
For the next generation of rollercoasters, people are talking
about Arrow Dynamics’ ‘Pipeline’ prototype. The cars run
between rails which are at the same height as the riders’
stomachs. Not good to ride on if you’ve just eaten! So far,
the high price of this coaster means it’s still at the design
stage, but we’ll probably be able to ride on the Pipeline one
day in the future. People are always looking for new thrills –
and perhaps Charles Lindbergh was right when he said ‘a
certain amount of danger is essential to the quality of life.’
A history of the rollercoaster
1
You probably think that we invented rollercoasters in the
20th century, but they’ve been around for a lot longer than
that! Rollercoaster historians believe the first rollercoasters
were actually Russian ‘ice-slides’, popular in St. Petersburg in
the 16th century. Riders used to climb up the steps at the
back of the ice-slide, and then speed down a wooden slope
covered in slippery ice.
2
However, the 16th century ice-slides didn’t use the wheeled
cars that our rollercoasters have today. Historians can’t quite
agree who first added wheels and created a true ‘rolling
coaster’. Some think the Russians did this in 1784 when they
made little carriages which went over hills on a kind of tiny
railway track. Other historians say it was the French who
started using wheeled carriages on the top of long slides.
3
A French coaster did have the first loop, though. In 1846, in
Paris, they opened a 13-metre high rollercoaster ride with a
four-metre loop in it. The layout was simple: people rode
down a gentle slope in a little carriage and went through a
small metal circle. And then in 1884, LaMarcus Thompson
created the first rollercoaster in the United States – with a
top speed of six miles per hour. The rollercoaster industry
was born!
4
During the 20th century, the rollercoaster really took off. In
1999, thrill-seekers saw the opening of nearly 120 new or
rebuilt rollercoasters around the world. The number of
coasters on the planet now stands at just under 900 rides.
The world’s tallest rollercoaster is called ‘Superman, The
Escape’, and is in California. The train races up to a height of
125 metres, then falls backwards at 100 miles per hour! And
there are record-breaking continuous-circuit coasters in
Japan, which can cost as much as $15 million to build.
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Vocabulary
2 Replace the words in brackets with one of the following
words.
• enormous • fascinated • astonished • terrifying
• tiny • terrible • exhausted • freezing
A day to remember
Last summer I went climbing with some friends in Scotland.
We took an experienced mountain guide with us, and we
were all very excited because it was our first time climbing a
Scottish mountain. The mountain wasn’t really very high,
but from the bottom it looked 1
(big)!
The walk was lovely at first – the path was quite easy, the
sun was shining and we were 2
(interested)
by how many different wild flowers our guide pointed out to
us. Later on, however, the climbing got more difficult, and it
started to get colder. I couldn’t keep warm, and my feet
were 3
(cold). It got very windy and started
to rain. Our guide decided we should go back, but the
journey down was 4
(frightening) because
it was much harder to go back down. And we only had one
5
(small) bar of chocolate left between us
all, so we were very hungry. Then it started to get dark. I
thought we were never going to get home!
I was 6
(surprised) when we finally
reached the bottom – at nine o’clock at night! We were
7
(tired). I went straight to bed, and the
next day I woke up with a 8
(bad) cold. But
I’m still going climbing next weekend – this time it’s a Welsh
mountain!
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Test 4
3 Complete these sentences using the correct form of the
adjectives.
past simple.
• boring • terrified • bored • exhausting • terrifying
• exhausted
1 The film about asteroids was
–I
couldn’t sleep for a week afterwards!
2 I don’t like the news at all and I find watching it on TV
really
.
3 I was so
yesterday that I fell asleep in
front of the TV.
4 Ann was
when we watched the horror
film – she shut her eyes for most of it!
5 Mario was very
in class, so he listened
to his MP3 player.
6 The tourists said the trip to Machu Picchu was
, as they had to get up at sunrise and
climb for hours – but it was worth it!
6
4 Match the meanings a–f with their underlined synonyms
in sentences 1–5. There is one meaning you do not
need.
a
b
c
d
e
f
6 Complete the sentences using the present perfect or the
think about
frighten
continue
vanish
bored
unhappy
A 1
(you / ever / ride) a horse?
B Yes, when I 2
(stay) with my cousins last
summer.
A Did you like it?
B The first time I tried, I 3
(be) frightened.
But I 4
(start) lessons now, and I’m
learning really quickly. I 5
(decided) to
go on a riding holiday next summer. Can you ride?
A I6
(try) once, but I 7
(fall) off after just five minutes. I 8
(not
be) near a horse since then!
8
Writing
7 Mia has written a card to her friend. Put the following
sentences in the right order.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
It was great, and I really enjoyed it.
I’ll ring soon.
Thanks for a lovely party on Saturday.
Flat 6, 118 Maple Street, Woodstock
Lots of love, Mia
Here are some photos – don’t I look funny!
Dear George,
28th April
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Speaking
Negotiating and reaching a decision
1 My brother always disappears when it’s time to do the
2
3
4
5
washing-up.
Don’t be sad – I’m sure you’ll get a Valentine’s card next
year!
I sometimes wonder whether an asteroid will hit the
Earth.
My sister keeps on taking her driving test, but she never
passes.
That barking dog scared the little boy.
5
Grammar
Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs.
Read the roles below. You have about 2 minutes for your
conversation.
Student A
You are planning to go to a restaurant with your friend
(Student B).
• Suggest a kind of restaurant you would like to go to.
• Disagree with his / her suggestion and say why.
• Agree with his / her suggestion and suggest a time to
meet.
You speak first.
5 Use these notes to make sentences using the present
perfect.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Student B
How many times / you / listen / to that CD this morning?
I / never / ride / a horse.
My parents / visit / my sister in Australia / twice.
Paul / made / friends / at his new school.
The local team / not / win / a match this year.
your friend / find / her purse / yet?
I / start / the new horror story / you gave me – it’s scary.
We / eat / too much chocolate – let’s go for a walk!
Our teacher / give / us / a lot of homework / today.
you / ever / be / to the zoo?
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You are planning to go to a restaurant with your friend
(Student A).
• Disagree with his / her suggestion and suggest a
different type of restaurant.
• Suggest having a meal at home and say why you think it
would be a better idea.
• Agree with his / her suggestion.
Wait for your partner to speak first.
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Reading
1 Read the following text and match headings a–g with
paragraphs 1–6. There is one heading you do not need.
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
Intelligent help around the house
An end to shopping as we know it?
Computers in Space
Managing our planet’s water
Time for everyone?
The electronic stars of tomorrow
Exploring other worlds
How life is changing
1
The threat of a global water shortage by 2050 is now very
real, which will mean that perhaps half the planet’s
population won’t have enough water to live. It’s essential to
plan now how we are going to manage our water supply in
the future, and scientists already have several ideas. These
include transporting fresh water between countries in huge
nylon bags, moving icebergs, and even controlling the rain,
using a technique called ‘cloud-seeding’.
2
Shopping in the future will also change. We won’t just go to
the shops to buy things – we’ll go for a day out! More and
more huge shopping malls will appear, with many different
attractions: cinemas, restaurants, gyms and concerts – even
the air will be specially ‘fresh’, thanks to machines
controlling the mall’s environment. And this has already
started – the largest shopping centre in Europe opened in
London in 1999: 30 million ‘guests’ visit it each year.
3
Over the past few years, computers have had an enormous
effect on the way we create music. Without today’s
electronic music programs, the sounds of techno, big beat
and garage music would not be here. And computer
technology is also going to change what we see on our TV
screens. By 2010, around one in four TV presenters won’t be
human – they’ll be computer-generated TV stars who can
walk, talk and tell jokes. And they’ll never grow old!
4
And the technology of the future will come into our homes,
as well. Many household appliances will become much more
‘intelligent’. In the kitchen, the fridge will tell us when the
milk is not fresh. The cooker will be able to ‘talk’ to the
fridge. The bath will let us know when it’s full (and it’ll
make sure the water temperature is just how you like it!).
But will someone invent a self-cleaning house? They’re
probably trying to!
5
How often and where we take our holidays is also going to
change – and, most importantly, how much we have to pay
for it. We’ll not only be able get around the world more
quickly, but cheaper air travel will mean that more and
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more of us will have the chance to travel abroad. And when
you’ve seen everywhere in the world – well, there’s always
Space! In 2001, the first ‘Space tourist’, a 60-year-old
American, paid $14 million to stay on a Space station for ten
days.
6
Some people say that ‘time is the new money’, and certainly
many of these innovations will help us to save time. But
what will we do with all this time? Perhaps we’ll spend some
of it helping people whose only wish for the future is clean
water and enough food for their families.
6
Vocabulary
2 Complete this weather forecast using the following
words.
• rain • heavy • cool • widespread • weather
• pressure • foggy • strong
‘It’s going to be a lovely May day here in London. Make sure
you’ve got your sunscreen, though, because the sun will be
1
in the afternoon. But I’m afraid the good
isn’t going to last: an area of low
3
is coming in across the Atlantic, and in
the evening there’ll be a 4
breeze and
5
some light
. Tomorrow morning will be
6
, with 7
rain in many
parts, which will continue throughout the day. As we go into
the weekend, there’s more of the same, and I’m afraid
there’s also a risk of 8
flooding in lowlying areas.’
8
2
3 Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.
1 I hope the climate / weather will be good this weekend –
we’re going sailing.
2 Skye is an environment / island off the west coast of
Scotland.
3 Tim’s parents have decided to leave England and retire to
a warmer climate / weather.
4 Scientists are trying to develop plants that don’t need
much water, so they can be grown in countries which
suffer from drought / flooding.
5 Katya’s always wanted to live at the top of a hill / forest
because a good view is very important to her.
6 The competition prize is to sail across the Atlantic Ocean /
Sea from London to New York.
7 We must take care of the environment / atmosphere, or
our cities and countryside will become even more
polluted.
8 My brother is going camping with his class in the hill /
forest and studying all the different trees there.
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9 It’s important not to build new houses too close to the
river, as there are often bad floods / atmospheres in
winter.
10 My grandmother goes for a swim in the sea / ocean at six
o’clock every morning.
10
Grammar
4 Complete the sentences using the verb in brackets in
one of the following future forms.
• will • going to • present continuous
1 This year, I
(eat) less chocolate!
2 Chris says he can’t come swimming after school tomorrow
because he
(meet) his cousin at 5pm.
3 I hope the new football stadium
(be)
ready in time for the World Cup.
4 Don’t throw those old clothes away – I
(wear) them for doing the painting!
5 Sorry, but I can’t come out tonight – my parents are going
out so I
(babysit) my little brother all
evening.
6 Our neighbours
(fly) to Australia next
week, to visit their daughter.
7 Sally says she
(join) a gym this year –
but she said that last year!
8 It’s my birthday next Friday, so this time next week I
(be) 21!
9 I’m
(have) my hair cut on Thursday at
eleven.
10 Don’t ask me about it anymore – I
(not
/ change) my mind.
10
5 Complete this letter using the correct form of the
Writing
6 Stefan is on holiday with his family. Choose the best
answer, a, b, or c, to complete the sentences in his
postcard to a friend.
Hi, 1
!
, and
Well, here we are by the sea. The weather is 2
I’ve swum every morning. We’re living on fish – they catch it
. Yesterday we
fresh each day, and it’s absolutely 3
my parents wanted
took a boat to the nearest town 4
to meet up with some friends who are also on holiday here.
I have to say I didn’t like the town centre at all - the best
, and the
restaurant we could find was dark and 5
. Even the weather was 7
waiters were really 6
- we had the only rain we’ve had so far! And my poor old
all day, because she still hasn’t heard
sister was 8
from her boyfriend. I was very pleased to get back to our
village, I can tell you. The others want to go to a different
after yesterday, I’m going to stay
town tomorrow, 9
here on the beach!!
.
See you 1o
Love
Stefan
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
then
brilliant
delicious
and
smelly
perfect
terrible
aggressive
because
before
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
you
delicious
perfect
so
aggressive
rude
strong
miserable
but
quickly
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
there
strong
heavy
because
rude
stressful
dark
awful
so
soon
following.
10
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• must • mustn’t • have to • be not allowed to
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Dear Ed
I can’t wait for you to get here! There are so many things I want
visit Buckingham Palace
to show you. We 1
and go on the London Eye! And there’s a great youth club near
go into night clubs
us (but I’m afraid we 2
be over 18). You
because you 3
4
meet all my friends, too. They’re really
looking forward to seeing you. On Friday I 5
go to the dentist in the morning, but apart from that, we can do
what we like!
And you 6
worry about leaving your dog! I’m
sure he’ll be fine without you for a week.
See you soon!
Lots of love
Cara xxx
Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs.
Read the roles below. You have about 2 minutes for your
conversation.
Student A
You are planning a party with your friend (Student B).
• Suggest having the party at a club in the town centre.
• Agree with his / her idea. Ask him / her who to invite.
• Say you only want to invite your friends and explain why.
You speak first.
Student B
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P H OTO C O P I A B L E
You are planning a party with your friend (Student A).
• Disagree with your partner and say you want to have it at home.
• Suggest inviting friends and family.
• Agree with him / her.
Wait for your partner to speak first.
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test 1
Name:
Class:
Reading
Vocabulary
1 Read the following text and match headings a–f with
2 Choose the best answer, a, b or c, to complete the
paragraphs 1–5. There is one heading you do not need.
sentences.
a
b
c
d
e
f
1 Last week my teacher
harder at my maths.
a said
b told
Living life through books
The hard work of writing
Writing about my own life
A famous writer?
Something better than sport!
Unhappy endings
2 John’s father has
Czech.
a changed
me that I needed to work
c spoke
a history book from French into
b revised
c translated
For the love of books
1
When I was a child I loved reading, and I read anything I
could find. But I detested sport, and even hated going for
walks, so I spent most of my time with my nose in a book. I
was the only girl in a family of five brothers, and I was quite
quiet – but in the world of my books, I was strong, and
beautiful – the lovely princess with the handsome prince,
the girl who fights enormous monsters, the star …
2
As I grew older, books became my life. I didn’t need to go
out, or watch TV – I lived the highs and lows of my
characters in their fight for success – I worried about the
dancer who broke her leg, I cried when the rider’s favourite
horse died and I was so happy when the doctor got through
floods and thunderstorms to save the life of a sick child!
3
Of course, after time, I started to write my own stories. And
of course, at first, I wasn’t very good at it! I found it easier to
write about sad things, so my first stories were full of
disasters, accidents and deaths. My father read one story
and couldn’t quite understand why three characters died, a
dog had an accident and a house burned down – and that
was all before the end of the fourth page!
3 We
about the environment, so we try and save
water in the home.
a care
b change
c practise
4 Marco has been
a talking
hard for his exams this week.
b translating
c revising
5 Sally is very
about getting enough sleep – she
only comes out with us on Saturday nights.
a ambitious
b disciplined
c hard-working
6 Paolo’s business is very
money.
a successful
b lucky
and he’s made a lot of
c talented
7 My friends are
a bringing up
my dog when I go on holiday.
b looking after
c growing up
8 Jamie has
school.
a got
a terrible cold, so he’s not coming to
9 It’s easy to
a make
a mistake if you do things too quickly.
b do
c get
10 The teacher
a brought up
b made
c found
the pupils who were late for school.
b told off
c took after
10
4
Then one day my aunt said I should write about my own
life. I was in bed with a broken arm, and even I got bored of
books after a while. My aunt came to visit and brought me
some paper and a pen. ‘Go on,’ she said, ‘write about your
life with five brothers. Tell it like it is.’ And so I did. (Luckily,
my right arm wasn’t broken, so I could still write!)
5
Ten years later, my first story was published. And I used
those early childhood memories. The main character is a
writer. And guess what? She breaks her arm falling out of a
tree, and her aunt comes to visit – and then she becomes a
very famous writer! And me? Well, I’m still waiting …
5
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3 Match the words in A with their meanings in B.
A
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
very cold
very bad
very interested
very tired
very frightening
very small
very big
very surprised
B
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
6 Complete the sentences using the comparative or
superlative form of the word in brackets.
exhausted
tiny
astonished
enormous
freezing
fascinated
terrifying
terrible
8
4 Complete these sentences using the correct form of the
1 I think Budapest is one of the
cities in
the world. (beautiful)
2 Rory says that learning Spanish is
than
learning Greek. (easy)
3 Our holiday this year was
than last
year, because it didn’t rain all the time! (good)
4 In London, travelling by underground is the
way to get around. (convenient)
5 That was the
birthday party I’ve ever
been to. (nice)
5
word in brackets.
1 We are studying the local
as a project
this term. (environmental)
2 Scientist are worried that ice is
at the
North Pole. (melt)
3 Many people think that global
will get
worse, not better. (warm)
4 In Britain, the winters are warmer but there is more
than a hundred years ago. (raining)
4
Grammar
5 Find the mistake in each of the following sentences, and
correct it.
1 Mobile phones become more and more common these
days.
7 Match the beginning and the end of the following
sentences.
1 I’ve lived in London
2 Lisa says she is going
3 My sister has never
seen
4 No thank you, no more
cake
5 My parents are
having
6 John has been in the
team
7 Our school
a will close on May 1st.
b for three years.
c a party tomorrow.
d since I was seven.
e to give up chocolate.
f the flat where I am
living now.
g – I’ve already eaten
two pieces!
7
Total
46
2 What book do you read at the moment?
3 Every week I am spending a lot of money on travel to
college.
4 ‘Don’t ring Adam now, he studies for his exam tomorrow.’
5 My parents travelled in the USA when there was a terrible
hurricane.
6 When the fire was starting, the family were watching
television.
7 Lotty was being on holiday in Los Angeles when she met
Edwin.
7
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Name:
Test 6
1
Class:
Reading
1 Read this email from Tess, an English girl travelling
round South America with her friend Helen. Decide
whether statements 1–6 are true or false. Write T or F in
each box.
1 Helen has been having Spanish classes in Mexico.
2 Tess and Helen have found somewhere
inexpensive to stay.
3 Tess’s luggage is too heavy to carry.
4 They are going to see Helen’s family in Honduras.
5 Tess has taken lots of photos of children.
6 Tess doesn’t miss the British weather.
6 The number of people using email is
each year.
7 We must hurry up and buy our tickets for that concert
week – they’ve nearly all gone.
8 The number of wild birds in Britain is
each year.
9 It’s now quite
to see foxes in London
gardens.
10 Sorry, I don’t feel like coming out tonight – I’d prefer to
stay
.
10
3 Choose the best answer, a, b, or c, to complete the
sentences.
1 I have decided to apply for the
a work
b place
Hi everyone!
in the café.
c job
Well, here I am in Mexico!! I’ve arrived! I’m slowly getting used to the fact
that after ages working in that boring office, I’ve finally got three months to
do what I like! I met up with Helen OK – she’s been working as a volunteer
in a children’s orphanage and now her Spanish is really good. She’s just
learned by talking to people – but I’m glad I had those lessons before I left.
2 John wants to
a take part
Mexico City was very hot and the pollution was terrible, so we moved on
quickly and travelled by overnight bus to Oaxaca, which is beautiful. We’ve
found a room in a very cheap hostel, and yesterday we went to the market,
which was fascinating. It’s completely different to anywhere I’ve ever been
– and full of smells, some are wonderful, and others not! So far I’m
managing to carry everything on my back – but I mustn’t buy too much!
4 We are
a summer house by a lake – it’s
exhausting!
a building up
b building
c making
golf next year.
b take away
c take up
3 I’ve lost my sunglasses, can you help me
them?
a look up
b look for
c look after
5 Sarah’s parents have
all the food for the end-ofterm party.
a provided
b protected
c placed
5
We’ve joined up with some other people who are travelling, and we might
go with them as far as Honduras. One of them has parents who are working
there and perhaps we’ll go and see them, if there’s time.
4 Match the following words 1–5 with their meanings a–f.
The children here are lovely, and so friendly. They let me take loads of
photos of them yesterday. I’ll try to send some pictures by email.
There is one meaning you do not need.
1
2
3
4
5
Anyhow, I’ll be in contact again when we find another Internet café – email
is an amazing way to stay in touch, isn’t it? I do miss you all – but don’t
worry, I’m having a fantastic time. Can’t say I miss the English rain, though!
Lots of love
earn
apply
employers
reference
salary
TessXXX
6
Vocabulary
2 Complete the sentences using the following words.
• rising • at home • loads of • unique • last
• abroad • common • few • falling • next
1 I’ve got
homework this weekend, so
I’m going to start doing it early on Saturday.
2 You are
– there’s only one of you in
the whole world!
3 Thank goodness I’ve only got a
Christmas cards left to write.
4 John lived
for six months after college
– he said it was great to live in another country for a
while, but he missed his friends.
5 Can you believe it?
summer it rained
nearly every day.
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a to write asking for a job
b monthly or annual amount of money paid weekly for
work done
c helping somebody to make money
d the people you work for
e to work to make money
f a letter describing a person’s character and ability
5
Grammar
5 Complete this dialogue using the verbs in brackets in
the present perfect simple or present perfect
continuous.
Simon:
You look exhausted, Sasha! What
1
(you / do)?
Sasha:
I’ve 2
3
And I 4
breakfast!
(working) since 7 a.m.! I
(not / finish) my project yet.
(not / have) any
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Simon:
I’ll buy you a coffee! How much more do you
have to do?
Sasha:
About another two hours. I 5
nearly
(finish) it.
Simon:
Why didn’t you do it yesterday?
Sasha:
My cousin came to see me. I 6
(not / see) him for ages, so we went out dancing
– and then I was too tired. 7
(you / do) your project yet?
Simon:
Yes, sorry – I finished it last week.
Sasha:
So what 8
Nothing? You lucky thing!
(you / do) this week?
4
I am a keen swimmer and have
in life
saving and swimming instruction. I enclose my CV, which gives
5
further details. My work
includes two
summers at a swimming pool in Edinburgh. I am starting a course
at college in sports administration in October.
Please contact me if you require any further
to hearing from you.
6
.
7
Yours
8
Fiona Simpson
Fiona Simpson
9
Simon:
Er, no, actually. This week I
(study) for our end of term exams.
Sasha:
Oh, I hate you, Simon! I 10
(not / start) to revise for them yet!
8
Total
10
6 Complete sentences 1–6 using one of the following
prepositions and the verb in brackets in the correct
form.
• to • in • at • on • of • with
1 I’m not very keen
(watch) tennis on
the TV.
2 My mum’s really tired
(ask) us to tidy
our rooms.
3 Martin’s looking forward
(go) on
holiday.
4 I’m so fed up
(hear) about lottery
winners – when am I going to win?
5 You have to be very good
(listen) if you
want to be a doctor.
6 Are you interested _______________ (come) to see new
film with me tonight?
6
Writing
7 A swimming pool needs helpers at weekends. Complete
the letter with the following words and phrases.
• I look forward • Dear • sincerely • experience
• qualifications • position • 3 April 2002 • information
50
Speaking
Exchanging information
Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs.
Read the roles below. You have about 2 minutes for your
conversation.
Student A
You want a summer job and you have seen an
advertisement for a job at a music shop. You are asking
the shop assistant (Student B) about it.
• Tell him / her you’re interested in the job and ask for
some information about it.
• Ask what the wages are and if you need any experience.
• Ask him / her to send you an application form.
You speak first.
Student B
You work in a music shop. Somebody (Student A) is asking
you about a summer job at the shop.
• Tell him / her about the hours he / she would work.
• Tell him / her how much the pay is and that you’ll train
the new person.
• Ask him / her for their address and tell him / her that
you will send an application form.
Wait for your partner to speak first.
76 Castle Drive
Stirling FK6 4JG
Scotland
1
Benjamin Lethbridge
Stirling Leisure Centre
Stirling FK8 3JR
Scotland
2
Mr Lethbridge,
I saw your advertisement in the paper, and I would like to apply
3
of weekend swimming pool helper.
for the
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Test 7
Class:
Reading
1 Read the text and match the questions 1–8 with their
answers a–h.
1 How old is Lucy?
2 What ranking does Lucy
have?
3 What ranking does Lucy’s
boyfriend have?
4 How long before the European
Championships did Lucy
have exams?
5 How long before a race does
Lucy like to arrive?
6 How long did Lucy live in
Greece?
7 By what age was Lucy competing
regularly?
8 In the male race, where did
Lucy finish?
2 Read the following text and choose the best answer, a, b
or c, to complete the sentences.
a 2nd
b 2 days
c 13
d 5th in the UK
e 2 years
f 2nd in the world
g 1 week
h 20
A Windsurfer’s Story
‘My idea of a nightmare is to be 40 miles from the sea. I
couldn’t stand living without it,’ says Lucy Horwood. It’s
certainly essential for her chosen sport of windsurfing, and
she’s already been very successful. Lucy is not yet 21, but her
current ranking is second in the world.
Just to make life more interesting, her boyfriend is another
windsurfing champion, Dan Ellis, who currently ranks fifth
in the UK. ‘Things can get difficult if one person does well in
an event and the other has had a bad day,’ she says. ‘But
most of the time we support each other, and we enjoy
training together.’
Lucy also finds time to study sport at university, when she’s
not taking part in competitions around the world. In fact,
she only just made it to the European Championships in
Poland, as she had an exam two days before the event
started! ‘It isn’t ideal,’ she says. ‘I like to have a week before
the race to get used to the place …’ says Lucy. ‘Conditions
are unique in each individual location.’
Lucy’s love affair with salt water began in Greece. ‘I spent
the first couple of years of my life there and I was in the sea
all the time.’ she says. Her love for windsurfing was inherited
from her father, Philip. By the age of 13, she was competing
regularly, and winning. ‘Once I realised I could be very good,
I abandoned the other sports I enjoyed like horse riding and
hockey,’ she smiles.
Lucy is a top name in women’s windsurfing, but she has
competed in some male events, too. ‘I finished second in an
amateur male race,’ she remembers. ‘Men hate being beaten
by women, so it was a great moment,’ she laughs. Suddenly
you can see how she’s got where she has.
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Tennis is a popular 1
in Britain and for
two weeks in the summer, many people sit for hours in front
of their television sets 2
the Lawn Tennis
Championships at Wimbledon.
It’s every tennis player’s dream to 3
Wimbledon. The competition first started in 1877, with only
a few hundred 4
, but now over 450,000
people attend. Top tennis players from more than sixty
countries 5
the two-week long Wimbledon
6
tournament, and
of the tennis stars wait
all night for tickets!
After Wimbledon has finished, you see people on tennis
courts all over the country 7
tennis shots.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
sport
viewing
win
viewers
come in
watchers
training
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
match
watching
beat
watchers
join in
viewers
practising
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
game
seeing
score
spectators
take part in
fans
playing
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3 Complete the compound nouns in sentences 1–6 using
words a–g below. There is one word you do not need.
a men b work c boarding
f coaster g skiing
d style
e cart
1 I’ve got too much home
to do. It’s not fair!
2 A healthy life
is very important if you want to live
for a long time.
3 Jan adores jet, but he falls in the sea all the time
– it’s lucky he can swim!
4 A lot of business
take the early train to work.
5 I’ve never been on a roller
– I’m too scared!
6 Snow
is even more dangerous than skiing, so my
mum doesn’t like my brother doing it.
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4 Complete the following sentences with the correct form
of the words in brackets.
1 The skiers came down the mountain
(spectacular)
fast.
2 Phillip was
(slight) embarrassed when he came
last in the race.
3 My friends were pretty
(worrying) when their
daughter took up sky diving.
4 Sue found the football match a bit
(bored).
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5 Many people find scuba diving
(extreme) exciting.
6 If you try and teach yourself, skiing can seem rather
(difficulty).
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5 Complete the text using the verbs in brackets in the past
Dear Stuart
a I had so much fun that I’m going to have scuba-diving lessons
at home now. How about you? Would you like to learn as well?
You’d love it, I’m sure!
b Bye for now. Hope to see you soon.
c Before I went down on my own, I had to do a short course,
because you have to learn about the equipment and some very
important safety rules. Then you have to take a short test, and
your first dive is with an instructor.
simple or past perfect.
One day, it was very cold and I really 1
(not want) to go to my sports lesson. So I 2
(say) that I 3
(fall) down the stairs, and
that I couldn’t walk properly.
The teacher called the doctor. When he arrived, everyone
else 4
(leave) for the sports ground already.
The doctor looked at my foot, and 5
(ask)
me about my family. Then he told me to stand up and jump
in the air, which I did. The doctor smiled. I 6
(forget) that my foot was ‘hurt’!
When the teacher 7
(find out) that I
(not hurt) my foot, she was very angry.
She sent me to the sports ground straight away. When I
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9
(get) there, I found that everyone else
(go) home for tea – but I had to run
around the sports ground for two hours!
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10
6 Complete the following sentences with the modal verbs
in brackets.
d I first discovered scuba diving when we were on holiday in
Spain. The sea is so beautifully clear there, and they have
wonderful fish.
e Swimming underwater is spectacular, you feel like you’re a
fish! And there’s so much to see. The other great thing about
it is that with a wet suit on, you don’t get cold (very important
if you ever go in the English sea!!).
f
My first dive was amazing. I was pretty nervous to start with,
but soon I was so fascinated by the underwater world that I
forgot to be scared.
g Hi! How are you? I haven’t seen you for ages, because we’ve
been away on holiday in Spain. We had a really fantastic
time.
h I must tell you about the wonderful new sport I’ve taken up scuba diving! I’m sending you some photos, too, so you can
see how amazing it is.
Love,
Eloise xxx
1 In the summer, I have more time for sport. (will)
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Total
2 I start to run every day, to get fit. (may)
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Exchanging information
3 It be very difficult at first. (could)
Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs.
4 But if I keep doing it, I become very fit. (will)
Read the roles below. You have about 2 minutes for your
conversation. When you have finished, change roles.
5 Who knows, I even enjoy it! (might)
Student A
5
Writing
7 You are writing to a friend about a new sport you’ve
taken up. Put paragraphs a–h in the correct order, using
the following plan to help you.
Student B
PLAN
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Open your letter.
Say why you are writing and mention your photos.
Talk about how you found out about the sport.
Talk about any training you did.
Talk about your first experience of the sport.
Talk about why you love the sport.
Say how your friend could start doing the sport.
Finish your letter.
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• Ask what your partner’s favourite free-time activity is.
• Ask how often your partner does it and for how long.
• Find out what your partner enjoys about it.
• Say whether you do / would like to do it, and why.
You speak first.
P H OTO C O P I A B L E
•
•
•
•
Tell your partner what your favourite free-time activity is.
Talk about how often and for how long you do it.
Explain why you enjoy doing it.
Say what you think about your partner’s opinion of your
favourite activity.
Wait for your partner to speak first.
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Reading
1 Look at 1–8, and read Part A and Part B. Decide where
the notes in 1–8 come from – Part A or Part B. One of
the notes is in both texts.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
a royal wife whose life ended horribly
no need to wait in the dark nowadays
how to make people believe you’re not lying
ghost hunting on the Internet
feeling something strange
the first ghost hunt in the Tower
one way of talking to a ghost
night is like day for these cameras
Help! I’ve seen a ghost!
Part A: Who lives in the Tower of London?
Do you believe in ghosts? Some people do. They’re
absolutely certain that they’ve seen or felt something
strange. They report feeling cold, not being able to move,
and, above all, a terrible feeling of fear. But it’s very hard to
prove you really have seen a ghost. Without a photo, how
can your friends and family believe you?
If you ever want to meet a ghost, the Tower of London is a
good place to start. It’s nearly 1,000 years old, and many
terrifying things have happened there. Nearly 500 years ago,
Queen Anne Boleyn, the wife of King Henry VIII (eighth), had
her head cut off there. Perhaps it’s not a surprise, then, that
people say they’ve seen her ghost walking through the
Tower gardens.
Another famous ghost of the Tower is Sir Walter Raleigh. He
was an explorer who lived in the 16th century, and Queen
Elizabeth I (first) put him in prison in the Tower. Many
people say his ghost haunts the Tower on moonlit nights.
If you work or live in the Tower, you have to be good with
ghosts! In 1976, one of the guard’s wives was alone in her
apartment in the Tower when she felt an ice-cold hand on
her back. She knew it wasn’t her husband, but she didn’t
scream – she just said, quietly, ‘Oh, go away, Raleigh.’
Part B: Looking for signs
Of course, ghost hunters can now use technology to help
them prove a ghost has visited. If they don’t want to wait for
hours in a dark, empty building, they can just set up a
camera to do it for them, and take a picture! One group of
ghost hunters did manage to get photos of some strange
lights. About 90% of what was in the photos was easy to
explain, but 10% wasn’t …
In 2001, the same group decided to hunt for ghosts in the
Tower of London, which had never been done before. They
used equipment that could tell if the air got colder or hotter,
and they also set up special cameras which could see in the
dark.
They linked their cameras to a website, and over two days,
you could watch some of their film on your computer, sitting
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in your warm home. Although you were safe, it was still
frightening, as you were watching a ‘real’ film. But at least if
you got a strange feeling, you could turn the computer off!
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Vocabulary
2 Choose the best answer, a or b, to complete these
sentences.
1 The drivers on the motorway slowed down because of the
.
a missed
b mist
2 I’ve been
found it.
a haunting
for my mobile all day, but I still haven’t
b hunting
3 I
how we’re going to spend the weekend.
a wonder
b wander
4 I agree – you’re
a quiet
5 The postman
by knocking!
a disturbed
right about Mary.
b quite
me this morning – he woke me up
b puzzled
6 The tourists were happily
to see how little the
meal cost.
a surprised
b shocked
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3 Match the following negative prefixes to adjectives a–j,
then complete sentences 1–10 using the negative
adjectives.
• un- • il- • ir- • in- • im- • disa
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
selfish
correct
tidy
responsible
regular
legal
happy
possible
like
practical
1 Bob is a very
person – he’s always
doing things for others.
2 My best friend is a bit
at the moment
as he’s just split up with his girlfriend.
3 It’s totally
of you to ride your bike
without a safety helmet.
4 Liz’s desk at school is always
I don’t
know how she finds anything!
5 I’m afraid it’s quite
to get tickets for
the Madonna concert now – they’ve all gone.
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6 In Britain, it’s
to drink alcohol in a pub
under the age of 18.
7 I
the way you’re talking about my
friend. Please stop it.
8 No, sorry, that’s
– the bill should be £5,
not £500!
9 Your payments into the bank have been very
Madam, so I’m afraid we’ve closed your account.
10 That idea sounds good, but it won’t work – it’s completely
.
10
Grammar
4 Match the beginning and the end of the following
sentences.
1 If you want to pass your
driving test,
2 If I won the lottery,
a I’ll pay you!
3 If you were two years older,
4 If they listened to the guide,
5 You look so tired – if I
were you,
6 If we had more time for
the project,
7 If it stops raining tomorrow,
8 If Ben trained hard,
9 If they arrive in the next
ten minutes,
10 If you wash the car for me,
b I’d stay at home
this evening.
c we’ll go for a long
walk.
d they won’t be late
for the concert.
e you could go to
the new night club.
f he’d have a good
chance of winning.
g you’ll need some
driving lessons.
h they’d learn more
about the museum.
i I’d never need to
work again.
j we could do it
better.
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Writing
6 Put the events in this short story in order.
a One day, my friends decided to play a trick on me.
b When my alarm went off, I got up and rushed to the
lecture hall.
c These days I always wake up early, but it wasn’t
always like that.
d A few days later, it was my turn to laugh when
my friends forgot that the clocks were changing
for summer time.
e They changed the time on my clock so it was an
hour fast.
f It was locked, and I had to wait outside for
an hour.
g Many years ago, I was always oversleeping and
missing classes at university.
h I didn’t tell them, and they missed breakfast!
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Total
Speaking
Reporting
Preparation time: 2 minutes. Work in pairs.
Read the situations below. You are going to tell each other
about something that happened to you recently. You should
try to talk for about half a minute. You can ask your partner
questions.
Student A
You missed an important exam at school. Tell your partner:
• why you missed the exam.
• what happened when you got to school.
• what will happen now.
You speak first.
or shouldn’t.
Now listen to your partner talk about his / her winning
lottery ticket which he / she lost. You can ask questions.
Andrew:
Student B
5 Complete the following dialogue using should, ought to,
Yvette:
Andrew:
Yvette:
Andrew:
Yvette:
Andrew:
Yvette:
Andrew:
I feel really terrible. I keep falling asleep in
lessons.
You 1
go to bed earlier. And you
2
read so late.
The problem is that I’m wide awake at 11 p.m. I
can’t get to sleep!
Well, you 3
do more exercise.
And you 4
eat later than 7 p.m.
I know.
And you certainly 5
stay up
watching late-night films.
Oh, OK, OK. And maybe you 6
stop telling me what to do all the time!
Well, I am your big sister, so you 7
do as I tell you!
And we 8
argue – sorry. You’re
right, as always…
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Listen to your partner talk about an important exam
he / she missed today. You can ask questions.
Now tell him / her about a winning lottery ticket that you
had, but then lost. Tell your partner:
• how you felt when you knew you had the winning ticket.
• how you lost the ticket.
• what you have done to try and get the money and how
you feel now.
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Reading
1 Read the article below and find the following
information.
1 The century when railways were first built under London.
Name:
Class:
parties. Aldwych is just one of 40 ‘ghost stations’. Another is
a station called ‘British Museum’, which some people say
was closed because an Egyptian mummy had escaped from
the nearby museum and was haunting the station!
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2 The place where the Roman High Street was discovered.
3 The river that was once the city’s water source.
4 The number of tunnels under the Thames.
Vocabulary
2 Rewrite these sentences using one of these verbs or
phrases in the correct form.
• grin • face • set off • manufacture • make (your) way
1 Stand in front of the camera and smile!
5 The engineer who built the first tunnel under the Thames.
2 We started our journey in the middle of the night.
6 The year work started on the first tunnel under the
Thames.
3 Alice was smiling from ear to ear – she’d won first prize!
7 The year work finished on this tunnel.
4 Old Mrs Robbins found it hard to walk along the icy road.
8 The number of ‘ghost’ underground stations.
5 China makes a lot of toys.
9 The name of the station that people say is haunted.
5
3 Complete these sentences using the following words.
The Underground City
There has been no space for new buildings in Central
London for many years now. In fact this was a problem
faced by city planners as long ago as the 19th century. They
decided that the only way to build was down. So they dug.
Railways, roads, footpaths, sewers – they even buried rivers
underneath the streets of London including the Walbrook
which once supplied the city with water. Recent building
work in the heart of London has uncovered even more of
London’s underground past, finding a hidden world from as
far back as Roman times.
One recent development, at a building called ‘Number 1,
Poultry’, unearthed the ‘Via Decumana’ – the old High Street
of Roman London, which follows exactly the line of today’s
main roads through the City of London.
There are even secrets under the River Thames which has
around 30 tunnels beneath it. The first of these was built
by Marc Brunel back in the 19th century. He began work in
1825 – it was a very difficult job, and took him and his men
15 years. But the tunnel finally opened in 1840 and was a
great success. Some years later it was closed to people and
used for a railway line.
One of the biggest underground networks in London is, of
course, the underground railway – known as ‘the Tube’.
Some Tube lines are more than a hundred years’ old, and
several have recently closed. For example, the tiny line to
Aldwych, the heart of London’s theatreland, was closed in
the 1990s. The empty station is now hired out for films and
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There is one word you do not need.
• drive • package • catch • travel • flight • miss
• sightseeing • tour • ride
1 Our teacher’s going on a
of Egypt and
the Pyramids.
2 Why don’t we
our bikes down to the
beach?
3 If you don’t hurry up, you’ll
your train.
4 It’s often cheaper to get a
holiday.
5 My boyfriend and I always do loads of
when we’re on holiday.
6 That’s lucky – we can
the bus from
right outside our hotel.
7 How old do you have to be to
a car in
Australia?
8 Jeremy isn’t back yet – his
was late
taking off.
8
4 Circle the correct answers, 1–5, in the following text.
1 Journey
/ Travel in England is very expensive if you use the
trains, but really quite cheap if you’re happy to go by bus.
This weekend we’re going on a 2 trip / travel to Cambridge,
travelling by bus. The 3 journey / trip from London to
Cambridge takes about an hour. It’s usually rather a nice
4 travel / journey, and very easy. And Cambridge is so
beautiful – it’s well worth a 5 travel / trip.
5
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Grammar
Writing
5 Rewrite sentences 1–10 in reported speech.
7 You’re writing to a local hotel about hiring a room for
1 ‘I want to choose my own birthday presents,’ Isabella told
her parents.
Isabella told her parents
2 ‘I bought Dad’s birthday present yesterday,’ Donald told
his sister.
Donald told his sister
3 ‘Is Jamie coming to the Christmas party?’ Katy asked Ben.
Katy asked Ben
4 ‘What do you want for Christmas?’ I asked my parents.
I asked my parents
5 ‘We’ve bought you a CD for your birthday!’ my little
brothers told me.
My little brothers told me
your sister’s wedding. Complete the letter using phrases
a–i. There is one phrase you do not need.
a
b
c
d
e
reference
sincerely
forward
Mr Woodford
comment
f
g
h
i
enclosing
enquire
Thank you
grateful
The White Hart Hotel
Chipping Norton
Oxon OX3 4HG
Dear
1
,
2
for sending me details of your rooms for
hire. I am writing to 3
if the Blue Room is
free on Saturday 16 June. My sister is getting married then, and
we’re looking for a room for the wedding reception.
With
4
to cost, I would be
if you could let me know how much you
charge for weddings. We’d like drinks and dinner as well as the
room, and there will be around 75 guests.
5
6 ‘I’m still thinking about what I want for my birthday,’ said
Tom.
Tom said
7 ‘Mum’s doing the Christmas shopping today,’ my dad told
me.
My dad told me
I am 6
details of the menu my sister and her
fiancé would like. Please could you let me know if it would be
possible to have this menu, or something similar?
Many thanks. I look
Yours
7
8
to hearing from you.
,
Bertie Edwards
8
8 ‘Can you help me choose a present for Dad?’ my mum
asked me.
My mum asked me
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9 ‘I’ve opened ten presents this morning!’ Robin told
Daniel.
Robin told Daniel
Exchanging information
Preparation time: 1 minute. Work in pairs.
10 ‘Would you like to come to the Christmas party with me?’
Jamie asked Katy.
Jamie asked Katy
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6 Match the beginning and the end of the following
sentences.
1
2
3
4
5
Tomorrow I’m on holiday so
You don’t have to bring your guidebook
When you’re in London, you have to go on
If you want to visit Buckingham Palace, say now
Come on, we don’t need to take the car
a
b
c
d
e
because Maria knows all about the cathedral.
– it’s healthier to walk!
because we’ll need to book in advance.
the London Eye. The views are wonderful!
I don’t have to get up early.
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Student A
You want to go to the theatre to see a new play. You are
phoning the ticket seller (Student B) at the theatre.
• Explain why you are calling and tell him / her you want
to book five tickets for the play.
• Tell him / her that you would like to see it next Thursday
and ask how much tickets cost.
• Ask if there are tickets for Friday and to pay by credit card.
You speak first.
Student B
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conversation.
You work at the local theatre in the box office. Someone
(Student A) is ringing you about tickets for a play.
• Ask when he / she wants to see the play.
• Tell him / her that tickets are £5, but that Thursday is
sold out. Ask if they can go another day.
• Tell him / her that there are tickets available for Friday, that
the total cost is £25 and that they can pay by credit card.
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Test 10
Class:
Reading
1 Read the article and decide whether statements 1–6 are
true or false. Write T or F in each box.
Vocabulary
2 Complete sentences 1–5 with one of the following
phrasal verbs in the correct form.
1 Some people didn’t agree with changing the
calendar in the 16th century.
2 The programme said spaghetti grew on trees.
3 The programme explained why all the bits of
spaghetti were the same length.
4 The programme said that frost in the last two
weeks of March might destroy the year’s spaghetti.
5 The BBC told people how to cook their spaghetti.
6 Spaghetti was a very well-known and popular dish in
Britain when the film was shown.
• come up with • make up • find out • take up
• come down
April Fool’s Day
The origin of ‘April Fool’s Day’ is actually 16th century
France. At that time, the start of the new year was April 1st,
but in 1562 the Pope introduced a new calendar for the
Christian World: New Year’s day was now January 1st.
However, communication wasn’t always perfect in 1562, and
some people didn’t realise that the date had changed, so
they continued to celebrate New Year’s Day on April 1st.
Other people played tricks on them and called them ‘April
Fools’ – as a fool is someone who is silly or stupid.
One of the most famous April fool hoaxes was on April 1st,
1957, on BBC television. The programme ‘Panorama’, a
serious news programme still running today, showed a short
film about a family of Swiss spaghetti farmers who grew
spaghetti on trees. The TV audience watched the Swiss
family pulling pasta off the ‘spaghetti trees’ and putting it
into baskets. The programme said there was lots of spaghetti
in Switzerland that year, because it had been a warm winter
and hadn’t snowed very much, so the spaghetti had grown
very well. Almost as well as in Italy, in fact.
The programme also tried to answer questions that viewers
might have. For example, why are all the bits of spaghetti in
a packet always the same length? The answer was that this
came from many years of hard work and careful farming, to
produce spaghetti of all the same length.
1 Simon
a story about catching an
enormous fish, and almost everyone believed him!
2 I wanted to meet new people so I
ballroom dancing.
3 My friend has been thinking all morning, but she can’t
a solution to the problem.
4 The number of people using public phones
since the 1990s.
5 Yesterday, John
that he’d passed his
exam.
5
3 Find the mistake in each of these sentences, and correct
it.
1 I went sightseeing twice at my week in London.
2 John says he’ll be at home during 10 o’clock, then he’s
leaving for the airport.
3 We must collect the tickets on 5 o’clock, because the
ticket office closes then.
4 Margaret learned the piano during five years.
5 Our teacher is getting married at August.
6 I’m handing in my project in Friday.
7 In the meal, my mobile phone rang three times.
8 I’ll stay during my friend arrives.
But viewers also learned that the life of a spaghetti farmer
wasn’t free of worries: there was a risk of frost in late March,
which might destroy the year’s spaghetti.
Surprisingly, many viewers believed the programme! The
BBC was flooded with calls, and when curious viewers asked
how they could grow their own spaghetti trees, the BBC
reportedly replied that they should ‘place a sprig of
spaghetti in a tin of tomato sauce and hope for the best.’
One reason that people believed it is that spaghetti was not
a common food in Britain in the 1950s and was considered
by many to be foreign and very exotic.
6
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Grammar
4 Change these sentences from active to passive.
1 Someone sent me a strange email this morning.
I
2 People often use microwaves for heating up cold cups of
coffee.
Microwaves
3 A very young writer won the poetry competition.
The competition
4 They took all my jewellery when I was burgled.
All my jewellery
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5 People say that eating carrots helps you see in the dark.
It
6 They grow a lot of rice in China.
A lot
7 A man discovered some Roman treasure in a field near
London.
Some Roman treasure
8 They sent out 10,000 emails to advertise the new dog
food.
10,000 emails
9 People buy a lot of chocolate eggs at Easter.
A lot
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5 Match the beginning and the end of the following
sentences.
1
2
3
4
5
The cat did a lot of damage
I don’t like people shouting
John is very worried
I enjoy all the advantages
James likes listening
a
b
c
d
e
about his exam.
to loud rock music
of living in a city.
at me.
to my computer.
5
Functions
Brown. Put the words and phrases in the right order.
• Give me a ring. • Can you come skating on Saturday?
• Joe • Hi, how are you? • joe.brown@clara.co.uk
• alex.morland@telecom.com • Alex • Skating
1
To:
2
Subject:
3
Reporting
Preparation time: 2 minutes. Work in pairs.
Read the instructions below. You are going to tell each
other about your memories of a special or important
event. You should try to talk for about half a minute.
You can ask your partner questions.
Student A
Tell your partner about your memories of one of the
following:
• A holiday
• A difficult situation
• An exam
• A sporting event
You speak first.
Now listen to your partner talk about his / her memory.
You can ask questions.
Student B
Listen to your partner talk about a memory. You can ask
questions.
6 Alex Morland is writing an email to her friend, Joe
From:
Speaking
Now tell him / her about one of the following:
• A party
• A family celebration
• A difficult situation
• Your first day at school
4
5
6
7
8
8
Total
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Achievement
test 2
Reading
1 Look at 1–8, and read Part A and Part B. Decide where
the notes in 1–8 come from – Part A or Part B. One of
the notes is in both texts.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
the word for a cat lover
how fast cats can run
showing sadness when a cat died
how good cats are at hunting
helping people relax
too many rats in Europe
more cats than dogs
when cats were hunted themselves
‘As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat’. (E P
Berkeley)
A The first cats
About 40 million years ago, members of the cat family first
appeared. As early as 3500 B.C., Egyptians were keeping
African wildcats. They taught these wildcats to live alongside
people in their homes, and the cats stopped being wild, and
became much-loved pets. They were wonderful cats, and
there are many Egyptian paintings showing how good they
were at hunting and killing snakes, rats and mice. Around
1500 B.C. cats were actually so loved by the Egyptians, that if
a person killed a cat, they were killed themselves. When a
pet cat died, the Egyptians used to cut off their own
eyebrows to show how sad they felt.
Pet cats came to Europe around 1000 B.C., but during the
12th and 14th centuries people thought that cats were bad
animals who belonged to the Devil. Hundreds of thousands
of cats were hunted and killed because of this fear. The
destruction of so many cats meant that there were less cats
to hunt the rats, and so in turn there were more rats. These
rats carried a terrible disease called ‘Bubonic Plague’ or ‘The
Black Death’. Almost a quarter of the people in Europe died
from the Black Death – maybe it hadn’t been such a good
idea to kill all those cats after all!
B The cat today
Over time, people grew to love cats again. Now in the UK
and USA there are more cats than dogs. About 37% of
American homes today have at least one cat, and we still
love them for their talent at hunting, and need them to
keep our mice away.
Name:
Class:
It has been scientifically shown that owning a cat is good for
our health – the feel of a happy cat sitting on your knee will
always make you feel good. And luckily, human beings are
also good for cats! We feed and look after them, and today’s
cats live nearly twice as long as they did 50 years ago. Oh,
and if you love your cat, there’s a special name for you.
You’re an ailurophile!
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Vocabulary
2 Choose the best answer, a, b or c, to complete the
sentences.
1 Global warming is causing the Earth’s temperature to
.
a rise
b grow
c heighten
2 Yesterday evening it poured with rain, and only
people went to the firework display.
a little
b a little
c a few
3 I want to travel
people live.
a away
and see how other
b abroad
4 John said he found learning Latin
boring.
a a part
b a piece
c along
c a bit
5 The dog was barking at 3 a.m. last night – something
must have
him.
a shocked
b disturbed
c puzzled
6 Our teacher will be very cross that we’re late – we’d
better
a good story!
a make up
b find out
c set up
7 I was so tired, I fell asleep
a until
b during
the film.
c at
8 Bella is coming round to listen to my new CD
half an hour.
a on
b at
c in
9 Ellie overslept, so she
a lost
b missed
10 Next summer we’re going on a
Scottish Highlands.
a travel
b ride
her flight.
c dropped
of the
c tour
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And there are many interesting facts about cats. For
instance, did you know that a domestic cat can run as fast as
30 mph? That it has more bones than a human being? That
a cat’s hearing is much more sensitive than that of people or
dogs? And that they can see six times better in the dark and
at night than us? And though cats are excellent hunters, they
spend about 16 hours of their day asleep.
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3 Complete these sentences using the word in brackets.
5 Circle the correct answers in these sentences.
Sometimes you need to add a prefix or change the form of
the word.
Examples
Daisy didn’t like Physics – she found it really boring. (bored)
At school, we got into trouble if our rooms were untidy.(tidy)
1 Cathy is
keen on riding. (extreme)
2 I found the ending of the book very
.
(puzzle)
3 Damian did well in the test – he only had two
(correct) answers.
4 I don’t mind the rain, but I really
the
wind. (like)
5 Please could you play your music more
?
It’s too loud. (quiet)
6 Luckily, my brother was only
hurt in the
car accident. (slight)
6
Grammar
1 If the train is on time, I’ll pick you up / I’d pick you up
from the station.
2 If I were you, I’ll ring / I’d ring your mother now.
3 What will you do about the dog when you go / will go
away on holiday?
4 I’d help you with your homework if I know / knew more
about geography.
5 I’ll go on holiday with my parents if they’d decided / they
decide to go in August.
6 We could always go to the cinema if we finish / finished
our homework in time.
7 I will / would be so pleased if they accept my invitation.
7
6 Match the beginning and the end of the following
sentences.
1 Our carpets were damaged
2 London’s Millennium Bridge
4 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense: past
simple, past perfect, present perfect continuous or
present perfect simple.
1 My uncle
(build) his house by the lake
five years ago.
2 I
(work) in the garden since 9 a.m. this
morning, but I still
(not do) it all.
3 Dad
(not finish) finding out about our
family history yet; he’s still looking it all up on the Internet.
4 I
(learn) so much while I was revising
yesterday.
5 How long
(you / be) living in London?
6 I went to school yesterday – I forgot the teacher
(tell) us that it would be closed!
7 When I
(arrive) at my friend’s house last
night, she
(leave) for the station already.
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3 Jim says his family’s video
collection
4 My brother says he met some great
people
5 I learned after the storm that
6 Dan told me the record shop
7 My grandparents’ house
8 My handbag was stolen
a was built in
1908.
b was built up by
his brother.
c had been opened
by a pop star.
d all the city had
been flooded.
e when the house
was flooded.
f when he travelled
round India.
g while I was
waiting for the
bus.
h was opened in
2000.
8
Total
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Answer
Test 1
Speaking
1 1 g 2 e 3 b 4 a 5 d 6 c
2 1 speak 2 says 3 Tell 4 talk
3 1 translate 2 disappear 3 care 4 survive 5 revise
Assessment guidelines
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
profile description according to his / her participation in the
role-play.
6 repeat
4 1 memory 2 repetition 3 revision 4 study
5 practise
5 1 use 2 sends 3 are you looking 4 are studying
5 has 6 Does Lucy walk 7 am getting 8 don’t know
9 are spending 10 watches 11 don’t understand
6 1 be able to 2 can’t 3 be able to 4 can 5 be able to
6 Can 7 be able to
8 Can 9 be able to
10 can’t
7 1 d 2 h 3 f 4 g 5 c 6 b 7 a 8 e
Speaking
Assessment guidelines
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
profile description according to his / her participation in the
role-play. Teachers can use their judgement in deciding which
of the good (4–5) and inadequate (1–2) marks students should
be awarded.
Good: 4–5
participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering
questions appropriately and confidently. Use of grammatical
structures is mostly accurate.
Adequate: 3
participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play by asking and
answering questions. Some errors in the use of grammatical
structures occur.
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the role-play and asking and
answering questions. The use of grammatical structures is
frequently inaccurate.
Test 2
1 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 T 5 F 6 F 7 T
2 1 e 2 c 3 f 4 a 5 b 6 d
3 1 successful 2 determination 3 ambitious 4 lucky
5 talent
6 disciplined
4 1 a 2 c 3 a 4 b 5 c 6 b
5 1 was 2 was doing 3 rang 4 had 5 invited
6 finished 7 left 8 was sleeping 9 went
10 could not / couldn’t 11 was playing
12 was not / wasn’t
6 1 Line 2 ‘French’ 2 Line 5 ‘England’
3 Line 7 ‘English’ 4 Line 8 ‘English films’
5 Line 11 ‘the United States’
7 1 fancy 2 on 3 at 4 Hope 5 Thanks 6 make
7 don’t
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Good: 4–5
participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering
questions, expressing preferences and making suggestions
appropriately and confidently. Use of grammatical structures is
mostly accurate.
Adequate: 3
participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play by asking and
answering questions, expressing preferences and making
suggestions. Some errors in the use of grammatical structures
occur.
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the role-play, asking and
answering questions, expressing preferences and making
suggestions. The use of grammatical structures is frequently
inaccurate.
Test 3
1 1 c 2 f 3 a 4 b 5 e 6 d
2 1 c 2 d 3 a 4 f 5 b 6 e
3 1 got 2 made 3 got 4 make 5 got 6 made
7 made 8 makes
4 1 a 2 b 3 b 4 b
5 1 Your garden is not as small as mine.
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
The car is not as relaxing as the train.
The car is not as practical as the bus.
The train is not as slow as the car.
The hotel is not as quiet as the campsite.
I think jogging is not as good as swimming.
A restaurant meal is not as cheap as a barbecue.
Watching bands on TV is not as exciting as going to a live
concert.
9 Being late is not as good as being early.
10 A public phone is not as convenient as a mobile.
6 1 which 2 that 3 who 4 who 5 which 6 who
7 1 young, hardworking, Polish
2
3
4
5
Delicious, home-made, lemon
small, red, leather
lovely, black-and-white, farm
beautiful, hand-knitted, woollen
Speaking
Assessment guidelines
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
profile description according to his / her participation in the
role-play.
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Good: 4–5
participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering
questions, expressing preferences and making suggestions
appropriately and confidently. Use of grammatical structures is
mostly accurate.
Adequate: 3
participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play by asking and
answering questions, expressing preferences and making
suggestions. Some errors in the use of grammatical structures
occur.
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the role-play, asking and
answering questions, expressing preferences and making
suggestions. The use of grammatical structures is frequently
inaccurate.
1 1 d 2 a 3 f 4 b 5 e
2 1 enormous 2 fascinated 3 freezing 4 terrifying
6 astonished
7 exhausted
8 terrible
3 1 terrifying 2 boring 3 exhausted 4 terrified
5 bored
6 exhausting
4 1 d 2 f 3 a 4 c 5 b
5 1 … have you listened … 2 … have never ridden …
3
5
7
9
1 1 d 2 b 3 f 4 a 5 g 6 e
2 1 strong 2 weather 3 pressure 4 cool 5 rain
6 foggy
7 heavy 8 widespread
3 1 weather 2 island 3 climate 4 drought 5 hill
6 Ocean
7 environment
8 forest 9 floods
10 sea
4 1 am / ’m going to eat 2 is / ’s meeting 3 will be
4 ’ll / will wear 5 ’m babysitting 6 are flying
7 is going to join 8 will be 9 having
10 ’m / am not going to change
5 1 must / have to 2 are / ’re not allowed to
3 must / have to
6 mustn’t
4 have to / must
5 have to
6 1 c 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 a 6 b 7 a 8 b 9 b 10 c
Speaking
Test 4
5 tiny
Test 5
… have visited … 4 … has made …
… has not won … 6 Has your friend found …?
… have / ’ve started … 8 … have / ’ve eaten
… has given us … 10 Have you even been …?
6 1 Have you ever ridden …? 2 … stayed … 3 … was …
4 … have started / ’ve 5 … have decided
7 … fell 8 … have not / haven’t been
6 … tried
7 1 d 2 h 3 g 4 c 5 a 6 f 7 b 8 e
Speaking
Assessment guidelines
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
profile description according to his / her participation in the
role-play.
Good: 4–5
participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering
questions, expressing preferences and making suggestions
appropriately and confidently. Use of grammatical structures is
mostly accurate.
Adequate: 3
participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play by asking and
answering questions, expressing preferences and making
suggestions. Some errors in the use of grammatical structures
occur.
Assessment guidelines
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
profile description according to his / her participation in the
role-play.
Good: 4–5
participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering
questions, expressing preferences and making suggestions
appropriately and confidently. Use of grammatical structures is
mostly accurate.
Adequate: 3
participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play by asking and
answering questions, expressing preferences and making
suggestions. Some errors in the use of grammatical structures
occur.
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the role-play, asking and
answering questions, expressing preferences and making
suggestions. The use of grammatical structures is frequently
inaccurate.
Achievement test 1
1
2
3
4
5
1 e
2 a 3 f 4 c
5 d
1 b
2 c
5 b
1 e
2 h 3 f 4 a 5 g
3 a 4 c
1 environment
2 melting
6 a 7 b
8 a 9 a 10 b
6 b
8 c
7 d
3 warming 4 rain
1 are becoming 2 are you reading 3 spend
4 is / ’s studying 5 were travelling 6 started
7 was
6 1 most beautiful 2 easier 3 better 4 most convenient
5 best
7 1 d 2 e 3 f 4 g 5 c 6 b 7 a
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the role-play, asking and
answering questions, expressing preferences and making
suggestions. The use of grammatical structures is frequently
inaccurate.
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Test 6
Speaking
1 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T
2 1 loads of 2 unique 3 few 4 abroad 5 Last
Assessment guidelines
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
profile description according to his / her participation in the
interview.
6 rising
7 next
8 falling
9 common 10 at home
3 1 c 2 c 3 b 4 b 5 a
4 1 e 2 a 3 d 4 f 5 b
5 1 have you been doing 2 have / ’ve been working
3
5
7
9
have not / haven’t finished 4 have not / haven’t had
have / ’ve [nearly] finished 6 hadn’t / had not
Have you done 8 have / ’ve you been doing
’ve / have been studying 10 haven’t / have not started
6 1 on watching 2 of asking 3 to going 4 with hearing
5 at listening
6 in coming
7 1 3 April 2002 2 Dear 3 position 4 qualifications
5 experience
8 sincerely
6 information 7 look forward
Speaking
Assessment guidelines
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
profile description according to his / her participation in the
role-play.
Good: 4–5
participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering
questions regarding an enquiry about a job appropriately and
confidently. Use of grammatical structures is mostly accurate.
Adequate: 3
participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play, asking and
answering questions regarding an enquiry about a job. Some
errors in the use of grammatical structures occur.
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the role-play, and asking and
answering questions regarding an enquiry about a job. The use
of grammatical structures is frequently inaccurate
Test 7
1
2
3
4
1 h 2 f 3 d
4 b
5 g
6 e
7 c
1 a 2 b
3 a 4 c
5 c
6 c
7 b
1 b
3 g
2 d
8 a
4 a 5 f 6 c
1 spectacularly 2 slightly
5 extremely 6 difficult
3 worried
4 boring
5 1 didn’t want 2 said 3 had / ’d fallen 4 had / ’d left
5 asked 6 had forgotten 7 found out
8 had not / hadn’t hurt 9 got 10 had gone
Good: 4–5
participates effectively in the interview, exchanging information
confidently. Use of grammatical structures and vocabulary is
mostly accurate and appropriate.
Adequate: 3
participates satisfactorily in most of the interview when
exchanging information. Some errors in the use of grammatical
structures and vocabulary occur.
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the interview, and exchanging
information. The use of grammatical structures and vocabulary
is frequently inaccurate or inappropriate.
Test 8
1 1 A 2 B 3 A 4 B 5 A and B 6 B 7 A 8 B
2 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 a
3 1 unselfish 2 unhappy 3 irresponsible 4 untidy
5 impossible 6 illegal 7 dislike
9 irregular 10 impractical
8 incorrect
4 1 g 2 i 3 e 4 h 5 b 6 j 7 c 8 f 9 d 10 a
5 1 ought to / should 2 shouldn’t 3 should / ought to
4 shouldn’t 5 shouldn’t 6 should / ought to
7 should / ought to 8 shouldn’t
6 1 c 2 g 3 a 4 e 5 b 6 f 7 d 8 h
Speaking
Assessment guidelines
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
profile description according to his / her ability to report an
event.
Good: 4–5
reports effectively. Use of grammatical structures and
vocabulary is mostly accurate and appropriate.
Adequate: 3
reports satisfactorily. Some errors in the use of grammatical
structures and vocabulary occur.
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty reporting. The use of grammatical structures and
vocabulary is frequently inaccurate or inappropriate.
6 1 … will have more time … 2 I may start …
3 It could … 4 … I will / ’ll come …
5 … I might even …
7 1 g 2 h 3 d 4 c 5 f 6 e 7 a 8 b
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4 1 I was sent … 2 … are often used …
Test 9
1 1 The 19th century 2 Number 1, The Poultry
3 The River Walbrook 4 Around 30 5 Marc Brunel
6 1825 7 1840 8 40 9 British Museum
2 1 Face the camera and smile!
2 We set off in the middle of the night.
3 Alice was grinning from ear to ear…
4 Old Mrs. Robbins found it hard to make her way along
the icy road.
5 China manufactures a lot of toys.
3 1 tour 2 ride 3 miss 4 package 5 sightseeing
6 catch 7 drive
8 flight
4 1 Travel 2 trip 3 journey 4 journey 5 trip
5 1 Isabella told her parents that she wanted ...
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Donald told his sister that he had bought …
Katy asked Ben whether / if Jamie was coming …
I asked my parents what they wanted …
My little brothers told me that they had bought …
Tom said that he was still thinking about what he
wanted …
My dad told me that Mum was doing …
My mum asked me if I could help her choose …
Robin told Daniel that he had opened …
Jamie asked Katy if she would like to go …
6 1 e 2 a 3 d 4 c 5 b
7 1 d 2 h 3 g 4 a 5 i 6 f 7 c 8 b
Speaking
Assessment guidelines
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
profile description according to his / her participation in the
role-play.
Good: 4–5
participates effectively in the role-play, asking and answering
questions regarding booking tickets appropriately and
confidently. Use of grammatical structures is mostly accurate.
Adequate: 3
participates satisfactorily in most of the role-play, asking and
answering questions regarding booking tickets. Some errors in
the use of grammatical structures occur.
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the role-play, and asking and
answering questions regarding booking tickets. The use of
grammatical structures is frequently inaccurate.
3
5
7
9
… was won by … 4 … was taken …
… is said that … 6 … of rice is grown …
… was discovered … 8 … were sent …
… of chocolate eggs are bought
5 1 e 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 b
6 1 alex.morland@telecom.com 2 joe.brown@clara.co.uk
3 Skating 4 Joe 5 Hi, how are you?
6 Can you come skating on Saturday?
7 Give me a ring. 8 Alex
Speaking
Assessment guidelines
Suggested rating: 1–5. Each student is awarded the following
profile description according to his / her participation in the
information exchange.
Good: 4–5
participates effectively in the information exchange, talking
about memories for about a minute, and answering and asking
questions correctly and confidently. Use of grammatical
structures and vocabulary is mostly accurate and appropriate.
Adequate: 3
participates satisfactorily in most of the information exchange,
talking about memories, and answering and asking questions.
May talk for less than a minute. Some errors in the use of
grammatical structures and vocabulary occur.
Inadequate: 1–2
has difficulty participating in the information exchange, talking
about memories, and answering and asking questions. May talk
for considerably less than a minute. The use of grammatical
structures and vocabulary is frequently inaccurate or
inappropriate.
Achievement test 2
1 1 B 2 B 3 A 4 A&B 5 B 6 A 7 B 8 A
2 1 a 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 b 6 a 7 b 8 c 9 b 10 c
3 1 extremely 2 puzzling 3 incorrect 4 dislike
5 quietly
6 slightly
4 1 built 2 have been working / haven’t done
3 has not / hasn’t finished 4 learned
6 had told 7 arrived … had left
5 have you been
5 1 I’ll pick you up 2 I’d ring 3 go 4 I knew
5 they decide
6 finish 7 will
6 1 e 2 h 3 b 4 f 5 d 6 c 7 a 8 g
Test 10
1 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 T 5 F 6 F
2 1 made up 2 took up 3 come up with
4 has come down
5 found out
3 1 (atX) during 2 (duringX) until 3 (onX) by
4 (duringX) for 5 (atX) in 6 (inX) on
8 (duringX) until
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