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2 Circle the correct option.
Grammar
0 I’ve known / I’ve been knowing Frida all my life.
1 Complete with one word in each gap.
1 They’re exhausted. They’ve run / They’ve been
running for hours.
How to survive ... at the airport
2 Hurry up and get out of the bathroom! I’ve
waited / I’ve been waiting out here for ages!
It’s happened to us all. You get to the airport,
that
and you immediately see the words 0__________
ruin your day: FLIGHT DELAYED. So, what
do you do then? Here are our top tips for airport
survival from the people 1__________ know:
travel journalists.
3 The kids have got wet hair because they’ve
just swum / they’ve just been swimming.
4 You’ve sent / You’ve been sending me fifty text
messages today!
5 He’s won / He’s been winning the competition
twice before.
3 Rewrite the sentences using the word in bold.
0 This letter could be from the bank.
might
letter might be from the bank.
This
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1 Sandra’s flying to Nepal next week. There are many airports 4__________ have a small
museum. I remember a day 5__________ I had to
wait in Amsterdam airport for over three hours,
and I really enjoyed seeing their exhibition of
artwork from the National Museum. It was the
best part of my trip!
going
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2 If you don’t tell Barry about this problem, he’ll
be angry. otherwise
____________________________________________
3 You’re not allowed to park here if you don’t
have a ticket. unless
We all know the prices 6__________ they charge
in the airport are higher than usual, but you
can still go window shopping. If they have free
samples, try on some perfume for free.
____________________________________________
4 When he gets home, he immediately makes a
cup of tea. soon
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Chat to the person 7__________ is waiting next
to you. Go on! Don’t be shy! It might also be a
good opportunity to practise your English. And
maybe you’ll feel better if you meet someone
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__________ trip has been even worse than yours!
5 Take an umbrella. It might rain. case
____________________________________________
Score [____/5]
Vocabulary
Find a quiet place 9__________ you can do
something interesting like write a description of
your trip. You’ll be amazed how quickly time
can go! But don’t miss your flight. You need
to keep an eye on the time 10__________ your
plane is departing though – remember, this can
quickly change.
Score [____/10]
Score [____/5]
Don’t be the person 2__________ kids are crying
in the middle of the airport. If you’re travelling
with your family, always bring some games
3
__________your kids love – and make your delay
time, play time.
4 Complete with one word from the box. There’s
one word you don’t need.
drought
shortage
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0 There’s no water at all. The country is in a
drought
terrible __________.
1 Recycling of ____________ like cans, bottles
and milk cartons is very important.
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2 We all want to reduce ____________ warming.
4 There’s a big show in the main stadium and
thousands of people assist / attend.
3 We live by the sea so most of our energy
comes from ____________ farms.
4 A lot of the country’s energy is produced in
this enormous ____________.
5 You can only drive your car on three days a
week because of the fuel ____________.
Score [____/5]
5 Two options are correct. Cross out the
incorrect one.
5 And for carnival we usually wear special
masks and costumes / dress.
Score [____/5]
Reading
8 The people 1–6 all want to go out in London
tonight. On the page below there are eight
events. Decide which one would be most
appropriate for the following people.
0 We made some posters out of cloth / glass /
paper and hung them on the walls.
0 Eleanor loves musicals.
1 The tent is a kind of clay / cloth / plastic.
1 Francesco has a young family.
2 I bought these clay / cloth / plastic cups in San
Francisco.
____________________________________________
3 We cooked the steaks on our metal / stone /
wooden barbeque.
____________________________________________
Miserables.
Les
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2 Herman wants to laugh and have a good time.
4 Do you want glass / plastic / stone walls in the
house?
3 Anya is a cinema addict.
5 We bought a really nice metal / stone / wooden
bed for the children.
4 Lola loves electronic and dance music.
____________________________________________
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Score [____/5]
5 José loves serious theatre, but not music.
6 What is it or they?
____________________________________________
0 It is the place in an airport that planes leave
epartures
from.
d______________.
1 It is the place between the seats on a plane.
a______________.
2 They’re bags that you take on the plane with
you.
h______________ l______________.
3 It is where people look at your passport and
inside your bags when you arrive in a new
country.
c______________.
4 It’s a place inside the plane where you can put
your bags. o______________ l______________.
5 They are things you can put in your ears and
use to listen to music.
h______________.
Score [____/5]
7 Circle the correct option.
0 We always celebrate / play New Year at home.
1 They sell tradition / traditional crafts at the
market.
2 Carnival always takes place / position in
February.
3 During Carnival, the celebrations usually go on /
through for over a week.
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Score [____/6]
8 things to do in London this weekend
Henry Derbyshire
A new revival of Samuel Beckett’s plays is on
in North London. He is the master of strange,
philosophical stories. A warning though: most
of the tickets have already been sold.
Another popular show for culture vultures is
the Dutch Screen Season at the Central Movie
Theatre.
Billy Barry is the UK’s top up-and-coming
comedian. See him at the Palace theatre on
Friday for his only London show.
Crufts is the world’s most famous dog show
and people from all over the world will be
coming to see prime poodles and gorgeous
greyhounds. I’m going along with my fourpage
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legged friend – maybe he can meet some
members of his family!
Philly hip-hop at the Arena. This isn’t my sort of
thing, but everyone is talking about this show
from the States.
Your kids will love the dinosaurs at the Natural
History Museum. They move and make noises –
it’s great fun!
The stars of the NFL will be in London giving us
a demonstration of American Football. It’s one
of the UK’s most popular sports on TV, and now
you can see the stars for real.
Finally, if you don’t know what else to see, why
not go to Les Miserables? I’ve seen it twenty
times, at two different theatres, and I know the
words to all the songs! I love it!
8 Their TV is a present from Alessandra’s
_________.
Score [____/8]
Speaking
11In pairs, get a card from your teacher.
Role-play the conversations.
OK, which one are we going to talk
about first?
Score [____/10]
Writing
12Imagine you went to a gig and you saw two
bands. Write a review of the gig. Write about
70 words. Use this information to help you.
•The first band = L
•The second band = your favourite band J
•Where? = big football stadium K
•Good point = your favourite song
•Bad point = sound (difficult to hear)
9 Read the text again. True or False?
J
Score [____/10]
0 All of the events are from the UK.
False
_________
1 You have to buy tickets quickly for
the Beckett play.
_________
________________________________________________
2 One of the events is from Holland. _________
________________________________________________
3 Billy Barry is in London for a month. _________
4 Henry Derbyshire has a pet.
_________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
5 The animals at the Natural History
Museum are alive. _________
6 Henry Derbyshire loves all kinds
of music. _________
________________________________________________
Score [____/6]
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Listening
________________________________________________
10 4.3 Listen to a conversation between two
people. Complete the sentences.
________________________________________________
0 Alessandra and Gordon are reading
a
catalogue .
_______________
1 They are going to decorate the __________ first.
2 They are going to have a _________ floor.
3 They want to paint the walls _________.
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
4 The table is made of _________.
________________________________________________
5 Gordon saw _________ in the shops.
________________________________________________
6 They are going to go furniture shopping
_________.
_______________________________________
7 They are going to spend _________ on
furniture.
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