1.- WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS.

(30 )
- “Do you like traditional Polish food?” “I don’t know. I …1… (never /taste) it”
- “They’re such a nice couple. How long …2… (they/be) together?” “They …3… (meet) a year ago
and started dating a month later.
- “…4… (the doctor/see) a patient right now?” “I’m afraid he’s not here. He …5… (just/leave).
Let’s set up an appointment”
- She left the party so early because she …6… (promise) her parents to return the car by midnight.
- I sent her three e-mails. I hope I …7… (receive) a message from her by the end of the day.
- Next month, we …8… (know) each other for over ten years.
- “What …9… (she/wear) when you …10… (see) her at the party last night?” “I …11…
(not/remember). I think jeans and a white T-shirt.
- At this time tomorrow, we …12… (enjoy) the warm weather in California.
- My son didn’t speak with the guests last night because by the time they arrived, he …13...
(already/go) to sleep.
- I missed my bus this morning. The lesson …14… (start) by the time I arrived.
- Emily …15… (go) mountain biking at weekends when the weather …16… (be) good.
- She discovered she had a twin sister. They …17… (not/know) about each other until yesterday.
- We …18… (not/speak) for ages . I wonder how she’s doing.
- I bought this dress last month, but I …19… (not/wear) it yet . I …20…(wait) for the right occasion.
- By next summer, we …21… (finish) secondary school and no longer be students here.
- I’m so excited. At this time tomorrow, I …22… (visit) my friends in New York City.
- Ladies and gentlemen, the film …23… (start) in a few minutes.
- Move out of the way! The car …24… (hit) you!
- At this time tomorrow, I …25… (fly) to Tuscany. My parents gave me a six-day cookery course
holiday as a birthday gift.
- This weather is horrible! It …26…(rain) for the last five hours. When …27…(it/stop)?
- Saul …28…(hike) for three hours when he realized that he …29…(not/take) any water with him.
- “There’s someone at the door!” “I…30…(open) it!”

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12 27
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2.- Vocabulary (20 ).

Somehow: Gafas de protección:

Pavement: Gorro de natación:
A clover: Rodeada/o:
A device: Compartir:
To get rid of: Tarea:
To worship: Un/a abusón/a:
Sibling: Equipaje:
Dull: Posar:
Randomly: Innecesario:
What are you into? Billete de ida y vuelta:

3.- Define in English (10 )

- A spoilt child:……….……………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

- A cold spell: ………………………………………………………………………………………….

- Daft:……………….…………………………………………………………………………………

- A stranger:…. ……………………………………………………………………………………….

- Illegal: ………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4.- Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning (10 ).

1. They laughed a lot while they were talking. (during)

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. Lily met John five years ago. (for)

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. This test finishes at 12.10. (By 12.20)

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. When did Paul buy that computer? (How long)

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. I’ve been a lawyer for the last 20 years. (ago)

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
5.- Reading.

A Village of Tightrope Walkers

In the mountains of Dagestan, Russia’s southern region, lies a remote village called Tsovkra. Several
hours’ drive along dirt roads from the region’s capital, the village suffers from the same problems as all
the others in the area – unemployment, migration of young people to the cities and political unrest. But
there’s one tradition that makes Tsovkra unique: nearly every man, woman and child can walk the
tightrope.
This ability made Tsovkra famous back in the days of the Soviet Union. For decades, tightrope walkers
from the village appeared in Russian circuses, entertaining crowds all over the world and winning prizes
at international competitions. But with the collapse of the USSR over 20 years ago, funds dried up,
leading to the decline of the famous art and of the village itself. There were 3,000 residents there in 1980;
now there are only 400.
No one is quite sure how the tightrope-walking tradition started. According to popular legend, young men
courting the women in a village on a neighbouring mountain grew tired of trekking for days to get there.
They came up with the idea of stringing a rope across the valley and the more daring ones learned to walk
it, using this skill as an opportunity to show off their courage and manliness.
The circus work has ended, but the tightrope-walking tradition has been kept alive and every one of the
village’s schoolchildren does it. This is mainly due to the efforts of Ramazan Gadzhiyev, who reopened
the tightrope-walking school in 1999 in an attempt to breathe life back into the village and to create a new
generation of tightrope walkers.
Neither goal will be easy to achieve. As he searches for desperately needed funding, young people
continue to desert the village in search of jobs in the city. But Gadzhiyev feels they’ve got something
special that will survive even in the face of these obstacles. “I hope that one day they will be great again,”
he says. “That Tsovkra’s tightrope walkers will once again perform in America, Britain and Japan.”

a) Find words or expressions in the text that mean the same as: (5 ).

1. tension …………………........... 4. bravery………………………….

2. financial support ……………………... 5. leave……………………….

3. thought of …………………………

b) Answer the questions trying to use your own words (15 )

1. Why did Tsovkra’s tightrope walking decline?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. How did the young men of Tsovkra show off their courage?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. What effect does Gadzhiyev want his school to have on the village?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
6.- Answer the following questions as fully as possible (10 ).

- What do you think about the ball pit experience described in the Starter Unit? Would you take part
in it if you had the chance? Why (not)?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

- What does “When in Rome do as the Romans do” mean? Do you agree with the saying?
Why (not)?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 SUGGESTED ANSWERS

1.- WRITE THE CORRECT FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS. (30 )

- “Do you like traditional Polish food?” “I don’t know. I …1… (never /taste) it”
- “They’re such a nice couple. How long …2… (they/be) together?” “They …3… (meet) a year ago
and started dating a month later.
- “…4… (the doctor/see) a patient right now?” “I’m afraid he’s not here. He …5… (just/leave).
Let’s set up an appointment”
- She left the party so early because she …6… (promise) her parents to return the car by midnight.
- I sent her three e-mails. I hope I …7… (receive) a message from her by the end of the day.
- Next month, we …8… (know) each other for over ten years.
- “What …9… (she/wear) when you …10… (see) her at the party last night?” “I …11…
(not/remember). I think jeans and a white T-shirt.
- At this time tomorrow, we …12… (enjoy) the warm weather in California.
- My son didn’t speak with the guests last night because by the time they arrived, he …13...
(already/go) to sleep.
- I missed my bus this morning. The lesson …14… (start) by the time I arrived.
- Emily …15… (go) mountain biking at weekends when the weather …16… (be) good.
- She discovered she had a twin sister. They …17… (not/know) about each other until yesterday.
- We …18… (not/speak) for ages . I wonder how she’s doing.
- I bought this dress last month, but I …19… (not/wear) it yet . I …20…(wait) for the right occasion.
- By next summer, we …21… (finish) secondary school and no longer be students here.
- I’m so excited. At this time tomorrow, I …22… (visit) my friends in New York City.
- Ladies and gentlemen, the film …23… (start) in a few minutes.
- Move out of the way! The car …24… (hit) you!
- At this time tomorrow, I …25… (fly) to Tuscany. My parents gave me a six-day cookery course
holiday as a birthday gift.
- This weather is horrible! It …26…(rain) for the last five hours. When …27…(it/stop)?
- Saul …28…(hike) for three hours when he realized that he …29…(not/take) any water with him.
- “There’s someone at the door!” “I…30…(open) it!”

1 HAVE NEVER TASTED 16 IS

2 HAVE THEY BEEN 17 HADN’T KNOWN
3 MET 18 HAVEN’T SPOKEN
4 IS THE DOCTOR SEEING 19 HAVEN’T WORN
5 HAS JUST LEFT 20 AM WAITING
6 HAD PROMISED 21 WILL HAVE FINISHED
7 WILL HAVE RECEIVED 22 WILL BE VISITING
8 WILL HAVE KNOWN 23 WILL START
9 WAS SHE WEARING 24 IS GOING TO HIT
10 SAW 25 WILL BE FLYING
11 DON’T REMEMBER 26 HAS BEEN RAINING
12 WILL BE ENJOYING 27 WILL IT STOP
13 HAD ALREADY GONE 28 HAD BEEN HIKING
14 HAD STARTED 29 HAD NOT TAKEN
15 GOES 30 WILL OPEN
2.- Vocabulary (20 ).

Somehow: DE ALGUNA MANERA Gafas de protección: GOGGLES

Pavement: ACERA Gorro de natación: SWIMMING CAP
A clover: UN TRÉBOL Rodeada/o: SURROUNDED
A device: UN DISPOSITIVO Compartir: TO SHARE
To get rid of: LIBRARSE DE Tarea: TASK
To worship: ADORAR Un/a abusón/a: A BULLY
Sibling: HERMANO/A Equipaje: LUGGAGE
Dull: SOSO, ABURRIDO Posar: TO POSE
Randomly: AL AZAR Innecesario: UNNECESSARY
What are you into? Billete de ida y vuelta:
¿QUÉ TE GUSTA HACER? A RETURN TICKET

3.- Define in English (10 )

- A spoilt child:…A RUDE AND BADLY BEHAVED CHILD WHO IS GIVEN EVERYTHING
THEY ASK FOR, AND NOT ENOUGH DISCIPLINE.

- A cold spell: …A PERIOD OF COLD WEATHER

- Daft:…STUPID, SILLY

- A stranger:….A PERSON THAT YOU DON’T KNOW

- Illegal: ……PROHIBITED / BANNED / NOT ALLOWED BY LAW

4.- Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning (10 ).

1. They laughed a lot while they were talking. (during)

……THEY LAUGHED A LOT DURING THEIR CONVERSATION

2. Lily met John five years ago. (for)

……LILY HAS KNOWN JOHN FOR FIVE YEARS

3. This test finishes at 12.10. (By 12.20)

……BY 12.20, THIS TEST WILL HAVE FINISHED

4. When did Paul buy that computer? (How long)

……HOW LONG HAS PAUL HAD THAT COMPUTER?

5. I’ve been a lawyer for the last 20 years. (ago)

……I BECAME A LAWYER 20 YEARS AGO.

5.- Reading.

A Village of Tightrope Walkers

In the mountains of Dagestan, Russia’s southern region, lies a remote village called Tsovkra. Several
hours’ drive along dirt roads from the region’s capital, the village suffers from the same problems as all
the others in the area – unemployment, migration of young people to the cities and political unrest. But
there’s one tradition that makes Tsovkra unique: nearly every man, woman and child can walk the
tightrope.
This ability made Tsovkra famous back in the days of the Soviet Union. For decades, tightrope walkers
from the village appeared in Russian circuses, entertaining crowds all over the world and winning prizes
at international competitions. But with the collapse of the USSR over 20 years ago, funds dried up,
leading to the decline of the famous art and of the village itself. There were 3,000 residents there in 1980;
now there are only 400.
No one is quite sure how the tightrope-walking tradition started. According to popular legend, young men
courting the women in a village on a neighbouring mountain grew tired of trekking for days to get there.
They came up with the idea of stringing a rope across the valley and the more daring ones learned to walk
it, using this skill as an opportunity to show off their courage and manliness.
The circus work has ended, but the tightrope-walking tradition has been kept alive and every one of the
village’s schoolchildren does it. This is mainly due to the efforts of Ramazan Gadzhiyev, who reopened
the tightrope-walking school in 1999 in an attempt to breathe life back into the village and to create a new
generation of tightrope walkers.
Neither goal will be easy to achieve. As he searches for desperately needed funding, young people
continue to desert the village in search of jobs in the city. But Gadzhiyev feels they’ve got something
special that will survive even in the face of these obstacles. “I hope that one day they will be great again,”
he says. “That Tsovkra’s tightrope walkers will once again perform in America, Britain and Japan.”

a) Find words or expressions in the text that mean the same as: (5 ).

1. tension ……UNREST 4. bravery…COURAGE

2. financial support …FUNDS / FUNDING 5. leave……DESERT

3. thought of ……CAME UP WITH

b) Answer the questions trying to use your own words (15 )

1. Why did Tsovkra’s tightrope walking decline?

IT DECLINED BECAUSE WHEN THE USSR DISAPPEARED, THERE WERE NO MORE

FUNDS FOR TIGHTROPE WALKERS.

2. How did the young men of Tsovkra show off their courage?

THEY SHOWED OFF THEIR BRAVERY BY TIGHTROPE WALKING ACROSS THE VALLEY
(TO VISIT THE WOMEN THEY WERE COURTING IN A VILLAGE ON A NEIGHBOURING MOUNTAIN)

3. What effect does Gadzhiyev want his school to have on the village?

HE WANTS HIS SCHOOL TO BRING PEOPLE BACK TO THE VILLAGE, AND TO

PRODUCE A NEW GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO CAN WALK THE TIGHTROPE.
6.- Answer the following questions as fully as possible (10 ).

- What do you think about the ball pit experience described in the Starter Unit? Would you take part
in it if you had the chance? Why (not)?

(Described on page 4 of the Student’s Book)

I THINK IT IS A FUN WAY TO MEET PEOPLE AND MAKE NEW FRIENDS. HOWEVER, I
WOULDN’T TAKE PART IN IT BECAUSE I AM REALLY SHY, SO I WOULDN’T FEEL
COMFORTABLE SITTING THERE WITH A STRANGER.

- What does “When in Rome do as the Romans do” mean? Do you agree with the saying?
Why (not)?

(Page 9 of the Student’s Book)

IT MEANS THAT WHEN YOU ARE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY, YOU SHOULD BEHAVE IN
THE WAY PEOPLE BEHAVE THERE.
I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH IT, SINCE IT IS THE BEST WAY TO GET TO KNOW A
DIFFERENT CULTURE AND ITS PEOPLE.