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CONTENTS
Unit

Title

Subject

The BIG question

Functions,
Language Banks

Grammar

Do we need danger?

1 Talking about permanent

situations and repeated
actions
2 Talking about the past and
sequencing events

The past simple/

present simple,
sequencing words

Why are we celebrating?

3 Giving advice (should)

4 Describing frequency and
manner

Adverbs of frequency
and manner

Adrenalin
rush

Hobbies and
sports, holidays

Carnival
atmosphere

Festivals and music

Lifestyle
choices

Work, job satisfaction

What kind of job is

best for you?

5 Comparing two things,

more than two things

Comparatives,
superlatives of
adjectives

Stranger
than fiction

Entertainment

Are reality shows

good TV?

6 Expressing likes and dislikes

7 Talking about future plans
and intentions

Going to future

Shopaholics

Shops and
shopping

Do shops rip you off?

8 Complaining
9 Quantifying

Adverbials of
quantity

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CONTENTS

CLIL
Pages
(Content and Language
Integrated Learning)

Reading

Listening

Speaking

Writing

Interviews with
people who do
extreme sports:
BMX, inline skating, skydiving,
surfing

The experience
of free-fall and
skydiving

ROLE PLAY: Persuading people that

extreme sports are good idea
CONVERSATION: Describing a dangerous situation
YOUR TOPIC: Presenting the dangers
and attractions of a sport you like

Email to a
friend about a
sporting
experience

FIRST AID:
Sports injuries and
advice for
emergency
treatment

Censorship and
protest at the Rio
de Janeiro
Carnival

Radio report
from Londons
Notting Hill
Carnival

ROLE PLAY: Giving advice about

going to a big event like a carnival
CONVERSATION: What do you do to
celebrate with family and friends?
YOUR TOPIC: Presenting a local
celebration

A profile of a
favourite band
or singer; an
article about a
festival

MUSIC TECHNOLOGY:
DJ mixing

Three people talk

about their ideal
jobs; career
changes and job
satisfaction

Office job, or outdoor job?

Two interviews

ROLE PLAY: Discussing a job with a

career adviser
CONVERSATION: Listing the most
important things for you in finding the
right job
YOUR TOPIC: Presenting your ideal job

A letter asking
for information
about a job

BUSINESS STUDIES:
Meetings, different
kinds and how they
work

Unit 3
16- 21

Rewiews of reality
TV shows

Contrasting views
of reality
TV shows
Pronunciation:
consonants

ROLE PLAY: Persuading a friend to go

on a reality TV show
CONVERSATION: Discussing which
reality shows to watch
YOUR TOPIC: Presenting a popular
show and what happens on it

A review of a
movie

MEDIA STUDIES:
How film continuity
works and
continuity mistakes

Unit 4
22- 27

Image magazine
letters about
shopping and
sales staff

Telephoning
customer services
about a wrong
order

ROLE PLAY: Complaining in a shop

about something you bought
CONVERSATION: Comparing shopping
habits with a partner
YOUR TOPIC: Presenting your best and
worst buys

Email of complaint to an
online shopping site

CONSUMER RIGHTS:
Tips for online
shoppers; safety and
security online

Unit 5
28- 33

Pronunciation:
vowels

Unit 1
4- 9

Unit 2
10- 15

Pearson Test of English - Level 2 B1 Practice Tests

SPEAKING TESTS: 1- 4

Page 35

PRACTICE TEST 1

Page 49

PRACTICE TEST 2

Page 65

PRACTICE TEST 3

Page 81

PRACTICE TEST 4

Page 97

Pearson Tests of English General - Revised Format 2010

PTE General is a suite of six tests at different levels (A1, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) designed to assess and accredit general English language proficiency. These tests are provided in partnership with EDEXCEL Limited, the largest UK
awarding body for academic and vocational qualifications. Edexcel Limited is the official awarding body for PTE
General. The tests are recognized globally and are accepted by universities, employers and national education
authorities in many countries as evidence of a required standard of English.

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Adrenalin rush

Unit 1

Whats new ?
Subject:

Functions: Talking about permanent

situations or repeated actions;
talking about the past and
sequencing events

The BIG question:

Language: The past simple and present

simple; sequencing words

DO WE NEED DANGER?
FACT:

Hobbies and sports

Every year in the USA, over 700,000 young people go to hospital because of
sporting injuries. Most injuries are from traditional sports like football.

FOCUS ON ...

Words
A

Put the words

and phrases
below into one
of these
categories.
(a) Traditional sports . (b) Extreme sports .

baseball
BMX biking
skydiving
football (UK) / soccer (US)
inline skating
surfing
cuts and bruises
swimming
sprained wrist/knee
broken bone
basketball
cracked rib
bungee jumping
tennis
2

Can you add other words? Use a dictionary.

B Match each sentence with its opposite meaning.

1
2
3
4
5

Its safe.
Its boring.
I avoided injuries.
I hated it.
Im worried.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Im relaxed.
I loved it.
It gives me an adrenalin rush.
Its dangerous.
I got hurt.

These sentences are in the interviews on the page opposite.

Which sentences are about:
I cracked a rib.
1 a reason for doing an extreme sport?
I want to show that girls can do anything.
2 a problem in an extreme sport?
I love the adrenalin rush.

Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions.

1 Which sports are dangerous?
2 Why do people do extreme sports?
3 Do you like danger? Why or why not?

Ideas
Discuss these statements with a partner:
A Parents must stop their children doing an extreme sport.
B I admire people who do dangerous sports.
4

(c) Sporting injuries

.

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A

READING
Read the interviews quickly. Match each interview to a picture.

1 I started racing BMX bikes at five. My parents

hated it so, at 16, I did other sports like tennis and
football. But I loved danger. I finally went back to
biking at 20. When I started, I had lots of injuries. I
had broken bones, cuts and bruises and I cracked
a rib. Then I learnt how to fall and how to avoid
injury. I love the adrenalin rush theres nothing like
that feeling.
2 First, my parents gave me a pair of roller skates.
Then they saved up to buy me inline skates. At 16,
I started competing. I just loved the sport. I hate it
when guys say girls cant do things thats what
pushes me to be better. I want to show that girls
can do anything they want to. But then I got a
sprained knee. That injury usually takes about six
weeks to get better.

a) Paula Carrera, surfer

10

15

b) Gary Lansdowne,
BMX biker

3 I started at 20, four years ago. Its really the sport for me. The
thrill of danger stops time and makes every colour seem
brighter. In the air, I really feel alive! The adrenalin rush is so
exciting, you just dont know until you try. It stays with you for
life. Im lucky, I never get any injuries. My mom doesnt like it at
all. She comes to shows but she never watches me jump.
4 I first tried surfing in Australia, when I was 15. My parents were
worried. They thought surfing was dangerous. For me, danger
was thrilling! When I got home, I started riding waves every day
at a beach near my house. My parents finally agreed that
surfing was OK for girls. Now they find it exciting, too. Everyone
growing up wants to do things. If you do something you love,
thats when youre a happy person.

B Read the interviews again.

1 Answer the questions for each person.
a) When did you start your sport?
b) What do your parents think of it?
c) Do you ever get sports injuries?
d) Why do you do it?
2 What did Gary Lansdowne do when he
was: a) 5
b) 16
c) 20?
3 Write four sentences about Gary, using:
a) First
b) Then
c) Finally
4 Write sentences like the sentences in 3
for another athlete.
C Compare your ideas with a partner.
1 Which interview did you find most
interesting? Why?
2 Which sport do you think is most
difficult? Which is most dangerous?
3 What other questions would you like to
ask the athletes?

c) Francine
OReilly,
inline skater
20

d) Juan
Julia, skydiver

25

LANGUAGE

A Look at the verbs in these sentences.

I started at 20, four years ago.

I got a sprained knee.
It stays with you for life.
She comes to shows but she never watches
me jump.

Which
1
2
3
4

verb describes something that:

is permanent, is there all the time?
happened at a specific time in the past?
happens (or doesnt happen) many
times, like a routine?
happened at one specific time, but
the time is not mentioned?

B Read the interviews again and find the past

forms of these irregular verbs.

be

get

give

think

learn

WORKBOOK UNIT 1: THE PRESENT SIMPLE AND PAST SIMPLE - PAGE 8

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First jump: the student and

instructor jump together

LISTEN IN

A Before you listen, answer the questions.

1 What kinds of injuries do sports players
have?
2 What can you do to protect yourself
from injury when you play sports?
B Listen to two young people talking about
sports. What sport does each one like?
1 Alicia likes ..
2 Tim likes ..

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

D Work with a partner. Listen again. Write

arguments AGAINST extreme sports and
AGAINST traditional sports.
6

Conversation
Use Language Bank 2 p. 34. Work with a
partner. Tell her / him about a time when
you, or someone you know, was in danger
or injured.
1 What happened first? Then what
happened? Finally, what was the result?
2 What was the reaction of others, for
example parents or friends?
3 What lessons did you, or the person you
know, learn from the event?

What Tim says

about traditional
sports

It gives you a great feeling.

Youre scared, but you do it anyway.
You work with others in a team.
You do things by yourself.
Its good exercise.
The danger is thrilling.
Youre with friends.
Its safe.

Role play
Use the ideas in 5C and 5D and Language
Bank 1 p. 34. Choose an extreme sport.
Take turns to be the student and the teacher.
The student persuades the teacher that its a
good idea for the school to give lessons in
the extreme sport.

C Put the arguments in the correct column.

What Alicia says
about extreme
sports

YOUR TURN TO SPEAK

YOUR TOPIC

Choose a sport that you like. Make notes about:

Good things about it

Possible dangers
Things you have to learn to do it well
Things you do or wear to be safe

Tell your group or the class about your sport.

Answer their questions. Use Language Bank 1
p. 34 to help you.

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FIRST AID

+ in English
Why not quiz the coach? The coach gives great advice!

Dear Coach,
I went skateboarding
and fell on my knee. It
really hurts. What can I
do?
Boardster, 18

Hi Coach,
I was inline skating with
my friend when she fell
and sprained her ankle
really badly. Please tell
me what to do if it ever
happens again.
Lynn, 17

Dear Boardster,
,
Most injuries happen because the athletes wore NO protection! So, don t forget
your knee pads and wrist guards! For now, R.I.C.E. is the answer.
R - REST. Stay off the knee as much as possible.
I - ICE. Put ice around the knee to stop it swelling up.
C - COMPRESS. Put a bandage around the knee to support it.
E - ELEVATE. Lie down, put your leg high up on a cushion.

Dear Lynn,
,
First, don t panic. Here are some
First Aid tips for sports injuries:
1 Help your friend to sit down.
2 Remember R.I.C.E.
3 Use your mobile phone
to ring Emergency
Services.
4 Say where you are and
what the problem is.
Ask for an ambulance.
5 Keep your friend warm.

Sprained ankle

A Find words and phrases in the text which mean:

1 something that protects your wrist
2 dont stand on it
3 something cold to put on an injury
4 something soft to put under your leg
5 a car that takes you to hospital
6 a number to ring if theres an accident
B Read the letters again. Put 4 for things to
do and 6 for things to avoid if someone has
an injury.
1 panic
2 ring for an ambulance
3 put ice on a sprained knee
4 keep an injured person warm
5 walk with a sprained knee
6 bandage an injured leg

PORTFOLIO WRITING

Write an email to a friend (7080 words). Tell him

or her about a sport experience that you had. Did
you enjoy it? Why or why not? Was it dangerous?
Did you get injured?

10 Your answer: DO WE NEED

DANGER?
Are extreme sports thrilling or just scary? Are
traditional sports boring? Are all sports dangerous?
SEE WORKBOOK UNIT 1 - PAGE 8

Last word:
Can you use all the language items below?
Write Yes, No, or Almost against each.
Functions: Talking about
permanent situations or
repeated actions; talking about
the past and sequencing
Language: The present simple, the
past simple, and sequencing
words
Vocabulary: Extreme sports;
injuries; first aid
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Workbook

Language: the present simple and past simple

Use the present simple to talk about:
Things that are permanent and dont
change:

Things that happen many times, a

routine:

My memories stay with me all the

I always wear a helmet when I go

time.

skateboarding.

Use the past simple to talk about events that happened at one specific time in
the past:

I first tried surfing in 1999. (The time is mentioned.)

My friend gave me a surfboard. (One specific event. No time is mentioned.)
We form the past simple of regular verbs with -ed. Somtimes the spelling of the
verb changes.

I tried inline skating yesterday.

I injured my knee.

I stopped skating.

We form simple present negatives and questions with do. In the same way, we
form simple past negatives and questions with did.

When did she start surfing?

She didnt enjoy surfing.

A Read the questions. Complete the + positive and - negative answers.

Example: Did your Mum worry? + Yes, she worried at first. - No, she didnt worry at all.
1 Did she think it was dangerous? a) Yes, she .. it was.

b) No, she .. .. it was.

2 When did you start skating?

a) I .. at five.

b) I .. .. until I was 10.

3 Did you get scared?

a) I .. scared at first.

b) Later, I .. scared at all.

4 Did you wear your helmet?

a) Yes, I always .. it.

b) No, I .. .. it.

5 Did you have fun?

a) Yes, I .. a lot of fun.

b) I .. .. any fun at all!

B Jane interviews Helga Holt, motocross rider. Put the verbs in the right tense.

Jane
Helga

Jane
Helga
Jane
Helga
Jane
Helga
C
1
2
3
4

Hi Helga. How did you get into riding motocross bikes?

A friend of mine suggested I try it. So I ( 1 buy) .. a motocross bike and
( 2 start) .. riding. I ( 3 try) .. jumping because my friend ( 4 say) .. there
were no girls doing it.
Do you get scared when youre flying off a big jump?
I ( 5 be) .. scared, when I first started. But Im not scared now. I always ( 6 feel)
.. really excited.
What was your worst injury?
Once I ( 7 crack) .. my ribs, and I ( 8 sprain) .. my wrist.
Why do you do it?
Its cool. I ( 9 love) .. the adrenalin rush. And can you believe it? Now
somebody ( 10 pay) .. me to ride my bike. Im lucky.

Answer these interview questions about you.

What sport do you do? .
When did you start doing it? .
Do you ever get sports injuries? .
Why do you do it? .

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2

Vocabulary

A Find two more words for each list.

basketball

Sports that
use balls

swimming

Sports that are

in water

cuts

Sports injuries

4
Put the sentences in the right order.
Use the sequencing words to complete
them.

First
Then
The next minute

Next
Finally

1 The coach gives advice!

2 My parents definitely think the sports
.
3 Keep an injured leg .
4 Wrap a around the knee to
support it.
5 Im when Im flying off a big jump.

protective

sport

sprain

thrilling

relaxation

dangerous

injury

Use of English

5 Dont let your injured friend get cold.

Keep your injured friend .

Complete the sentences with the

correct words from the box.

e) scared

4 Dont stand on your sprained ankle.

your sprained ankle.

... I stood at the open door, feeling scared.

d) dangerous

3 I hated the sport.

I like the sport.

... I landed safely.

c) elevated

tradition

2 Its danger that makes this sport so

thrilling.
This sport is thrilling because its

... we got into the plane and took off.

b) great

Adjectives

1 Football isnt interesting.

Football is .

... I was out in the air, flying.

a) bandage

Nouns

A Complete the second sentence so that

it means the same as the first.

First we put on our protective suits,

helmet and goggles.

Complete the table. All the missing

words are in Unit 1.

biking

Sports that
need wheels

Word Building

Portfolio Writing

A Your friend sends you an email to say she

wants to go motocross riding. Write her a
reply and say why this is a good or a bad
idea (7080 words).
B Write an article for your school or sports
club magazine about first aid for sports
injuries (120150 words).
C Write a letter to your local newspaper to
explain why you think its a good (or a
bad) idea to do traditional sports rather
than extreme sports (120150 words).