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stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any KID, TEEN © ELI magazines.
means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or Unit 1 - Festival fun! Kid Year XXI – No.6 pp. 4-5 Festival Fun; Kid
otherwise, without the prior written permission of ELI. Year XX – No.5 Insert entitled World Party!; Kid Year XXI – No.3 pp.
4-5 Festival Fun.
Unit 2 - Reading time! Kid Year XXIII – No.2 pp. 4-5 Manga Time;
This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way Kid Year XXI – No.4 p. 3 Celebrity Authors; Kid Year XX – No.5 p. 3
of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise Books for girls.
circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of Unit 3 - Are you a good sport? Kid Year XXII – No.6 pp. 4-5
binding or cover than that in which it is published and without a Teenage Sports Phenomeno.
similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Kid Year XXI – No.2 pp. 4-5 Basketball is best!
Unit 4 - Are you receiving me? Kid Year XXI – No.5 pp. 4-5 Are
All websites referred to in PET Buster are in public domain and mobile phones safe?; Kid Year XXII – No.5 pp. 6-11 Internet the
worldwide web
whilst every effort has been made to check that the websites were
Unit 5 - Healthy eating? Kid Year XXI – No.3 p. 11 Have you got a
current at the time of going to press Eli s.r.l disclaims sweet tooth?; Tapescript adapted from article in Kid Year XXII –
responsibility for their content and/or possible changes. No.4 pp. 4-5 School Dinners
Unit 6 - Famous faces Kid Year XXII – No.1 pag. 16 Will Smith; Kid
While every effort has been made to trace all the copyright Year XXI – No.1 pag. 16 Beyoncé Knowles.
holders, if any have been inadvertently overlooked the publisher Unit 7 - The world we live in Kid Year XXIII – No.4 pp. 6-7 Paradise
will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first Lost; Kid Year XX – No.3 pp. 4-5 Don’t waste Christmas!; Exam
opportunity. Buster E-waste in Europe
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071115113338.htm
Unit 8 - Peaceful people Kid Year XXI – No.3 pp. 12-13 Bob Geldof;
Printed by Tecnostampa 08.83.076.0 Kid Year XXI – No.4 pp. 12-13 Princess Diana; Exam Buster
http://www.oxfam.org; http://wwwdoctorswithoutborders.org
ISBN 978-88-536-1269-4 Self Study Edition with Answer Unit 9 - Fashion Kid Year XXIII – No.1 pp.4-5 The Price of Fashion;
Key + 2 Audio CDs Kid Year XXIII – No.3 pp. 10-11 BlackSpot: no global shoes; Exam
ISBN 978-88-536-1268-7 Student’s Book without Answer Buster http://www.fashion-era.com; http://www.metmuseum.org/
Key + 2 Audio CDs http://www.apparelsearch.com/; Teen Year XXIII – No.5, April 2007.
Unit 10 - Music for your ears! Kid Year XXIII – No.4 pp.10-11
ISBN 978-88-536-1271-7 Teacher’s Book
Listening to Music: Freedom or Piracy?; Kid Year XXIII – No.5 Insert
ISBN 978-88-536-1270-0 PET Practice Tests + 2 Audio CDs on music genres.
Unit 11 - All ready and packed! Kid Year XXI – No.6 pp. 6-7 Where
am I?
Unit 12 - The perfect place! Kid XXII – No.2 pp. 12-13 Jamaica; Kid
Year XXII – pp. 12-13 Vancouver; Exam Buster Sunrise at
Stonehenge http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/ceremony.htm
Unit 13 - School life Kid Year XXIII – No.5 pp. 4-5 Bullying; Kid Year
XX – No.6 pp. 12-13 Exam anxiety!
Unit 14 - Forever friends Kid XXII – No.1 pp. 6-7 Friendship; Kid
Year XXI No.4 pp. 6-7 Love, love, love.
Unit 15 - What’s on tonight? Kid Year XXII – No.2 pp. 4-5 Reality
Bites; Exam Buster Turn Off TV Week http://www.tvturnoff.org
http://www.truceteachers.org/ http://www.screentime.org/
Kid Year XXIII No.6, July 2007; Teen Year XXVIII No.1, September
2006 MTV Global Music
Unit 16 - Spend! Spend! Spend! Kid Year XXII – No.3 pp. 6-7
Shopping Centres; Teen Year XXVII – No.2 pp. 12-13 Winning the
Lottery.

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 Summary of PET

There are three Papers in the Cambridge ESOL PET examination: Paper 1: Reading and Writing, Paper 2: Listening and
Paper 3: Speaking. Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking are each worth 25% of the total marks. These are added
together to determine the final grade: Pass with Merit, Pass, Narrow Fail and Fail.

PAPER 1 READING & WRITING 90 minutes

Part Task Number of questions
Answering multiple-choice questions about notices, postcards, labels,
1 5
messages, e-mails, etc.
Matching descriptions of people to short texts describing accommodation,
2 5
books, holidays, etc.

3 Answering true/false statements about an authentic adapted long text. 10

Answering multiple-choice questions about opinion, attitude, purpose and

4 5
general meaning of an authentic adapted long text.

5 Choosing multiple-choice words to fill spaces in a short text. 10

Part Task Number of questions

Transforming sentences by adding one to three words to gap without altering
1 5
the meaning of the sentence above.
Writing a short communicative message (35-45 words) including three
2 1
specified pieces of information.

3 Writing either a letter or a story (approx. 100 words) on a given theme. 1

PAPER 2 LISTENING 30 minutes*

Part Task Number of questions
1 Answering multiple-choice picture questions about seven short recordings. 7

Answering multiple-choice questions about a monologue or interview with

2 6
one main speaker.
Listening to one speaker giving an informational monologue and completing
3 6
gaps in a sheet of notes or a form.
Answering true/false statements about an informal dialogue between two
4 6
speakers.
* + 6 minutes to transfer answers to answer sheet

PAPER 3 SPEAKING 10-12 minutes per pair

Part Task Time
1 Responding to Examiner’s questions on personal information. 2-3 minutes

2 Discuss a situation in pairs on the basis of a picture provided by the Examiner. 2-3 minutes

3 Describing a colour photograph. 3 minutes

4 Discussing a topic related to Part 3 with your partner. 3 minutes

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 Contents map

Grammar / Reading / Listening /

Topic Pronunciation Exam Buster
Use of English Writing Speaking

Festivals Adverbs of Frequency Summer Festivals True / False /i/ /i/ /ai/ Speaking Part 1
Unit 1 Present Simple (Comprehension Describing an
Festival Fun! Imperatives questions) event
8 - 13 A note

Unit 2 Reading Habits Present Continuous Manga Time Multiple choice /n/ /m/ /ŋ/ Speaking Part 3
Comics and Books Present Simple v Present Continuous (True / False) Describing
Reading Time ! E-mail characters
14 - 19

Unit 3 Sports Activities Can / Can't (Ability / Possibility) Teenage Sports Gap filling // /ə/ /ɑ/ Listening Part 1
Can / Can't (Permission) Phenomena Negotiating
Are you a good (Comprehension
sport? questions)
20 - 25 Letter

Unit 4 Communication Must / Have to Are mobile True / False /hv/ Reading Part 1
and Technology Mustn’t / Don't have to phones safe? Negotiating /hftə/
Are you receiving (Comprehension
me? questions)
26 - 31 E-mail

Review Units 1 - 4
32 - 33

Food and Comparatives / Superlatives Fast Food v Slow Gap filling Word Stress Reading Part 2
Unit 5
Nutrition Food Negotiating
Healthy Eating? (True / False)
34 - 39 Letter

Unit 6 Fame and Success Past Simple Will Smith Gap filling /id/ /t/ /d/ Writing Part 2
(Comprehension Describing a
Famous Faces Questions) photograph
40 - 45 Fact File

Unit 7 Environmental Present Perfect Paradise Lost Matching / Gap /bin/ Reading Part 3
Matters Past Simple v Present Perfect (True / False) filling /bin/
The world we live in E-mail Describing a
46 - 51 photograph

Unit 8 Social Interaction Used to Sir Bob Multiple choice /justə/ Writing Part 1
(Multiple-choice Negotiating
Peaceful People cloze)
52 - 57 Story

Review Units 5 - 8
58 - 59

Unit 9 Clothes Past Continuous The Price of Sentence /ə/ Listening Part 2
Past Simple v Fashion completion
Fashion Past Continuous (Comprehension Describing a
60 - 65 questions) photograph
Story

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 Contents map

Grammar / Reading / Listening /

Topic Pronunciation Exam Buster
Use of English Writing Speaking

Unit 10 Music and Past Perfect Listening to Matching / /ei/ /e/ Speaking Part 4
Technology Past Perfect v Past Simple Music: Freedom comprehension
Music for your ears! Review of Tenses or Piracy? questions
66 - 71 (Multiple-choice Negotiating
cloze)
Story

Travel and Present Continuous and Where on Earth Matching / Pronounced ‘r’ Reading Part 4
Unit 11
Holidays Present Simple for the Future am I? comprehension Silent ‘r’
All ready and (Comprehension questions
packed! questions) Negotiating
72 - 77 E-mail

Unit 12 Destinations Future Tenses: Going to and Will Let’s take a trip to Multiple choice /waυnt/ Listening Part 3
Let's and Shall Jamaica, shall we? Decribing a /wɒnt/
The Perfect Place! (True / False) photograph
78 - 83 Letter

Review Units 9 - 12
84 - 85

Unit 13 Education Imperatives Bullying Gap filling /ju/ /

/ Listening Part 4
Make and Let (Comprehension Decribing a
School life Infinitives and Gerunds questions) photograph
86 - 91 Letter

Unit 14 Relations with Modal Verbs: would / could / should / Friendship Multiple choice /t/ /f/ Speaking Part 2
other people may / might (Multiple-choice Negotiating
Forever Friends Question Tags cloze)
92 - 97 So / Neither Note
Reported Speech

Unit 15 Entertainment The Passive Reality Bites True / False /d / // Reading Part 5
and Media The Causative (Comprehension Decribing a
What’s on tonight? questions) photograph
98 - 103 Note

Shopping Zero, First and Second Conditional Shopping Centres Multiple choice ‘ll – ‘d Writing Part 3
Unit 16
(True / False) Negotiating
Spend! Spend! Letter
Spend!
104 - 109

Review Units 13 - 16
110 - 111

PET Practice Test 112 - 131

Grammar Reference 132 - 138

Phrasal Verbs 139 - 140

Visuals 141 - 143

Irregular Verbs 144

Answer Key and Audio Transcripts 145 - 176

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 Introduction

How PET Buster works Unit 1

Unit 1
Festival Fun!
Warm-up Warm-up
1 Alll thesee photoss weree taken
n att a festivall inn Britain.
Can n you
u guesss which h festivall itt is?? Whatt aree the
peoplee inn thee photoss during?? How w doo youu thinkk they
feel?? Describee thee photoo you
u likee mostt too yourr
partner.

Each unit offers a warm-up to introduce the theme

1

of the unit with brightly coloured photographs to

promote conversation on the topic portrayed.
2

This is then followed by personalised questions

offering the students the opportunity to talk about 4

2
their own experiences in pairs or small groups. Now
a
b
w answerr thesee questions.. Telll yourr partner.
Do you have a similar festival in your country?
When do you celebrate this festival?
What do you do?
c Do you dress up or eat special food?
d Is there usually a fireworks display at night, too?

8 5

Reading Reading
Unit 8

Pre-reading questions give the

3 Lookk att thee photoss andd givee yourr opinionn onn charityy events.
Comprehension activities such as
students the chance to anticipate
Sirr Bob
Bob Geldof (5th October, 1951) is the Irish singer, songwriter,
actor and political activist who organized the Live Aid concert.
and discuss the topic dealt with in
He used to 1________ notorious for his wild lifestyle whereas
today he is known as ‘Saint Bob’ because of his compassion
and humanitarian efforts. the article.
Moved by images of young children in Africa dying 2______

questions and true / false statements starvation, Bob Geldof organized with Midge Ure Band Aid, a
"supergroup" of British musicians and singers which recorded
the single "Do They Know It's Christmas". The single was
released just before Christmas 1984 and it became the

verify whether the students have 3_________ selling single in UK history and raised over £8
million worldwide in funds for emergency aid to Ethiopia.
But Bob wanted to do more and in the summer of 1985 he

grasped the general and specific and Ure organized a 4______ charity concert: Live Aid. Many
stars agreed to take part in the concert and two shows were
staged live on 13th July at Wembley Stadium in London and

meaning of the text.

John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia.
Nearly half the people in Britain
watched the concert. In total,
Live Aid raised 5______ $100 million for
Attractive magazine articles give
famine relief. Geldof was subsequently
knighted, at the age of 34, for his 6_______.
On the 31 March 2005, Geldof and Ure announced the
the students a meaningful
Live 8 project with the aim to put pressure on the G8 and
raise awareness of the poverty in Africa. He believes that the only
7_____ to help Africa is to cancel the continent’s huge debt. “Africa is
the only continent that has grown poorer over the past 25 years and we
reason to read.
are helping it to stay poor,” he says. Ten simultaneous concerts were
held on 2nd July in different countries and one on 6th July.
On 7th July the G8 leaders pledged to increase aid to Africa by US$25

Students are offered a Reading Tip billion 8_____ the year 2010.

4 Readd thee articlee andd choosee thee correctt wordd for 5 Lookk throughh thee articlee andd underlinee thee words
8

which they can put into practice each

h space.
1 A is B are C be D being
which
h match
h thee followingg definitions.
a sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings of
others.

while carrying out the activity. 2 A of

3 A slower
B to
B faster
C from
C slowest
D at
D fastest
b concerned with or seeking to promote human
welfare. Matching activities introduce
4 A wide B huge C big D grand c suffer or die from hunger.
5 A over B up
6 A strengths B efforts
C more
C tries
D much
D helps
d a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous
situation requiring immediate action.
e an organization set up to provide help and raise
and revise lexis.
7 A habit B manner C way D action money for those in need.
8 A from B of C enter D by f extreme scarcity of food.
8

Reading Tip If you don’t know which option to choose, try saying each word out loud to see if it sounds
right in the gap.
53

Speaking
Unit 6

Speaking
Grammar
6 Workk inn pairs.. Telll yourr partnerr whatt youu cann seee inn yourr photograph..
8

Students are invited to describe The grammar offered is that covered

photos or carry out problem- Grammar
by the PET syllabus. Revision through
solving activities such as those Past Simple

7 Cann youu rememberr thee pastt simplee off thesee verbs?? Iff you’ree nott sure,, checkk thee articlee aboutt Willl Smiithh onn pagee 41!
practical activities is provided and
found in the PET examination. start
get
be
started
____________
____________
____________
form ____________
become ____________
have ____________
find
win
prefer
____________
____________
____________
the students are given the possibility
called
add
____________
____________
record
lose
____________
____________
come
make
____________
____________ to read up on the rules in the
8 Lookk att thee comicc andd writee a captionn forr eachh picture.. 9 Completee thee sentencess withh thee correctt formm off the
1 2
verbb in
a
n brackets.
Din ask
____you______(ask) him for his autograph?
Grammar Reference if they should
b
c
Mr and Mrs Black _______(go) to the film premier.
John __________(not put) his camera away and it
was confiscated.
feel the need to do so.
One morning, Tom looked d She _____(win) an Oscar at the academy awards.

Students are offered a Speaking Tip out of his bedroom window

and saw the snow. So he
decided to phone Jenny.
e

f
I _______(not read) the manuscript before the
rehearsal.
____James ______(get) the role he auditioned for?

which they can put into practice

3 4
g I ________(think) she was an exceptional actress.

10 Makee sentencess inn thee pastt simplee withh thee promptss below..
while carrying out the activity. 5 6
a you / go / concert / on / Saturday ?
Did you go to the concert on saturday?
_______________________________________
b I / not / know / she / be / so / famous.
c How much / tickets / cost ?
d We / sit / in / front / row / under / stage.
e He / not / have / very / good / part / in / film.
8

Speaking Tip Use the following words to describe different areas of the picture: in the bottom right-hand corner,
top left-hand corner, background, foreground, middle of the picture.
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 Introduction

Listening Pronunciation

Unit 14

The students are introduced to the Listening Each listening activity is followed by
11 Howw doo youu thinkk attitudess too lovee andd marriagee havee changedd overr thee ages?? Discusss yourr ideass withh a partner.
topic dealt within the listening T2.38
12 Noww listenn too ann extractt fromm a radioo programmee entitledd A historyy off love.. Forr eachh question,, putt a tickk ()) inn an activity on pronunciation which
thee correctt box.

activity via a pre-listening task.

8
1 Thee conceptt off courtlyy lovee wass developedd by:
aims to improve the students’
A h knights and muses.
B
C
h noblemen and poets.
h acts of strength and bravery.
intonation and fluency at PET level.
2 Whatt wass marriagee basedd onn duringg thee Renaissance?

The listening texts are made up of A

B
C
h Love.
h Money.
h Age.
authentic adapted material and are 3 Whatt weree thee Puritanss like?
A h Realistic and not very romantic
B h They didn’t believe in marriage.
of the same level and length as C h They believed in love and marriage.
4 Duringg thee Agee off Reasonn peoplee hadd to

those found in the PET examination. A

B
C
h hide their feelings.
h show their feelings.
h pretend not to have any feelings.
5 Whyy didd romanticc lovee returnn duringg Victoriann times? 6 Whatt happenedd inn thee twentiethh century?
h Because of the Industrial Revolution. h People gave less importance to romantic love.
Writing
A A
B h Because more time was spent together at work. B h Equality was woman’s only goal.
C h Because people had more money to spend. C h People started dating more.
Most of the activities follow the Pronunciation T2.38 c Pronunciationn Practicee Tryy thiss tonguee twister!

format of the PET examination, thus T2.38

13 a Listenn andd repeat..
I might go out with John on Saturday.
You shouldn’t laugh at people. Writing
They thought they caught a cough.

providing the students with liberal T2.38 b Writee thee wordss inn thee correctt column..
Thenn listenn andd check..
14 Youu havee fallenn outt withh a friendd off yours..
Writee a notee too yourr friend.. Each unit ends on a writing task in
thought - enough - fight - tough - caught In your note, you should

examination practice. rough - height - cough

laugh /f/ might /t/

• apologise for falling out.
• invite your friend to the cinema.
which the students are asked to write
• arrange a time and place to meet.
.............. ..............
.............. ..............
.............. ..............
.............. .............. a text comprising the structures and
lexis featured within the unit. The
8

Listening Tip If the three options confuse you, consider how you would answer the question in your own
words and choose the option which best matches your own answer.

The students are provided with a 95

style of each task strictly adheres to

Listening Tip to put into practice
the PET writing format.
while carrying out the activity.

Exam Buster Exam Buster 3 Exam Buster 3

You can
learn a lot by
listening!
4 Readd thee questionn andd describee thee differencess inn the
pictures.

1 Which sport is the girl good at?

T2.38
Let’ss have
e a try!

Questionss 1-7
Listening
g Partt 1
In Let’s have a try! the
There are seven questions in this part. For each question there are three pictures and a short recording.
Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it.
students are then given the
Each unit is followed by an Paper 2 Listening: Part 1 A I
1 What can they rent at the sports shop?

opportunity to put all the

Exam Buster which focuses
Theree aree fourr partss too Paperr 2 Listening.. Partt 1
assessess yourr abilityy too identifyy specificc information.. A I B I C I

Pointer 1 Listenn too thee instructions.

I
2 What does the man want to do this evening?
strategies together and try
on an individual Part of
It is always important to know exactly what to do. B

T2.38 1 Listenn too thee instructionss andd filll inn thee gaps..

In Part 1 of the Listening test, there are 1 ________

A I B I C I
them out on a realistic Part
each Paper.
3 When does the basketball match start?
questions. For each question there are 2 ________
pictures and a short recording. You 3 ______ each
I
recording 4 _______. Choose the correct 5 _______
and put a 6 _______ I in the box below it. At the
end of the test, you have 7 ______ minutes to copy
C

a In picture A the girl _____________________.

your 8 __________ on to the answer sheet.
2 Answerr thee questions.
a How many questions are there in Part 1? ____
b How many pictures are there for each question? ____
b In picture B the girl _____________________.
A I B I C I
of a PET Paper!
4 How much are tickets to the concert selling for?
c In picture C the girl _______________________.
Pointer 4 Listenn carefullyy too thee text.
Listen attentively, especially to the verb tenses, adverbs of

The Pointer indicates the c How many times do you hear each recording? ____

Pointer 2 Readd thee question..

Before listening to the recording, read the question.
T2.38
frequency, numbers, dates, etc.

5 Listenn too thesee numbers,, dates,, pricess andd times..

Putt them
m inn thee orderr youu hearr them.
A I
5 Which comic books does the boy receive?
B I C I

The students are then

strategy the students need It tells you what to listen for.

3 Readd thee questionn andd tickk I

recordingg iss about.
 whatt you
u thinkk the
a I 10/06

e I 11.40
b I 20/12 c I 2,012 d I 1066

f I £212 g I £22

Pointer 5 Listenn againn andd putt a tickk I

 in
h I 6.10

n boxx A,, B,
A I
6 What’s the date of the girl’s birthday party?
B I C I
provided with an activity in
to apply in order to succeed a When is the basketball match?
1 where the basketball is
2 the time the basketball match starts
I
I T2.38
orr C..

6 Listenn too thee recordingg forr Ex.. 4.. Choosee thee correct
picturee andd putt a tickk inn boxx A,, B,, orr C..
A I B I C I order to put that strategy
b What does the boy do in his free time?

in that particular Part. 1 what the boy’s doing now

2 what the boy’s hobbies are

Pointer 3 Lookk att thee pictures..

I
I
Pointer 6 Markk yourr answerr sheett carefully..
After the last recording, you have 6 minutes to transfer
your answers to your answer sheet and shade the correct
lozenge carefully.
7 How are they getting to school?

into practice.
After reading the question, look at the three pictures
and note the differences. Answer: 0 A B C
A I B I C I

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Review PET Practice Test

At the end of every four units the students can check their At the end of the book there is a PET
progress by completing the vocabulary, grammar, reading, Practice Test for the students to do in order
listening, writing and speaking activities provided in the two page to see if they are ready for the exam!
Review.
Review Units 1-4 Practice Tests

Vocabulary 4 Rearrangee thee wordss inn thee rightt order.. Thee firstt word 3
iss in bold too helpp you..
1 Completee thee sentencess withh thee wordss inn thee box. Complete the second sentence so that it means the Partt 3
a She / the / wear / parade / for / Carnival / same as the first. Use no more than three words. T2.38

festival hosts Thanksgiving charity colourful / some / clothes / can

Easter floats relatives
Thanksgiving ?
a How do you celebrate ____________
Oh, our family always gather together and I have
a big dinner with my ________!
b ______ Sunday doesn’t have a precise date.
It usually falls in March or April, though.
c Our local kite _______ for children takes place on
the first Saturday in June.
d What I like most about Carnival is watching the
______ in the streets.
e This musical event ______ the best artists from a
lot of different countries.
f Join our festival! You can help support our ______.
2 Completee thee sentencess withh thee missingg words..
Theree aree letterss too helpp you.
erformance at 9 tonight.
a The rock band is giving a p__________
b All the events in a film or a novel form a
s__________e .
c Who is your favourite sports s_____r ?
d How much t_______g is necessary to become a
champion?
e Can you t_____t or call me soon? I need an answer!
f My mobile phone battery is flat. Can you c_____e
it up for me, please?
g You’re always t_______g on the phone!
Grammar
3 Completee thee textt withh thee correctt form
m (Present
Simplee orr Presentt Continuous)) off thee followingg verbbs.
learn spend play need send
come go listen do
Paco is my best friend. His father is American but his
comes
mother 1_________ from Mexico, so he can speak
Spanish very well. We 2_________ to the same
school but he isn’t in my class. He usually
3_________ his free time with me; we watch DVDs,
4_________ to pop music and play football together.
This Saturday our football team 5_________ a very
important match! At the moment I 6_________ him
an sms message because I 7_________ his help.
I 8_________ my Spanish homework!
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She can wear some colourful clothes for
_______________________________________ a Questionss 14-19
the Carnival parade.
_______________________________________ A
You will hear a woman talking to a tour group.
b You / school / mobile / use / at / phone / your / mustn’t B
b For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
_______________________________________ C
_______________________________________
c Do / books / you / to / Italian / for / many / course /
4 c
read / the / have
_______________________________________
_______________________________________ d A Day in San Francisco
d You / aren’t / competition / part / if / the / in /
e
you / can’t / take / fit
_______________________________________ A
_______________________________________ B
e This / than / skirt / cost / ten / can’t / euros / more C
_______________________________________
_______________________________________ 5 Work with a partner. In turns, ask and answer
f The / February / 23rd / festival / on / place / takes questions about the photograph.
_______________________________________ Use the prompts below.
_______________________________________
g Yvonne / train / to / doesn’t / to / doesn’t / have /
she / want / today / if
_______________________________________ A
_______________________________________
B
C
Reading
5 Lookk att thee textt inn eachh question.. Whatt doess itt say?
Markk thee correctt letterr A,, B orr C. T2.38
You will hear a trainer in a sports centre talking to
Be sure to bring or buy warm (14) .........................................
1 some young people about courses. For each question,
SEATS IN THE fill in the missing information in the numbered space.
FRONT ROW Things to do during the day:
RESERVED FOR OLYMPIA SPORTS CENTRE
ELDERLY PEOPLE • (15) ............................... shopping at Fisherman’s Wharf
1 • Tours to Alcatraz Island: Adult tickets cost (16) $ ...............................
A If you are young, you mustn’t sit in the front.
2 • Chinatown: Lunch at House of Nanking
B You don’t have to sit in the front.
C Old people can’t sit in the front. • The Mission District: Take a walk down (17) ............................... Street
3
2
BREAK GLASS Things to do at night:
4
ONLY IN CASE • South of Market for (18) ...............................
OF DANGER • North Beach: famous for (19) ............................... restaurants and bars
5
A You may be in danger if you break the glass.
B You can break the glass only for emergency use. 6
C You mustn’t panic if the glass breaks.
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Unit 1
Festival Fun!
Warm-up

1 All these photos were taken at a festival in Britain.

Can you guess which festival it is? What are the
people in the photos doing? How do you think they
feel? Describe the photo you like most to your
partner.

2 Now answer these questions. Tell your partner.

a Do you have a similar festival in your country?
b When do you celebrate this festival?
What do you do?
c Do you dress up or eat special food?
d Is there usually a fireworks display at night, too?

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Reading

3 Look at the headings. Have you heard of any of these festivals?

Summer time is a time for festivals in Britain.

Join us as we go to three fab festivals!
Notting Hill Carnival
The Notting Hill Carnival takes place in the Notting Hill
area of London on the last weekend in August. It is a
huge multicultural arts festival and is the largest street
festival in Europe. Groups come from all over the world
to take part. There’s music, dancing, street theatre and
decorated floats. Up to 1.5 million people come to the
festival and there’s something for everyone to see and do.

Glastonbury Festival
In June Glastonbury hosts a huge contemporary music
event. Glastonbury Festival is the largest ‘greenfield’
festival in the world (past performers have included
Coldplay, Radiohead, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Franz
Ferdinand). As well as having some of the best
contemporary pop, rock, folk and jazz music, Glastonbury
also supports charities such as Oxfam, Fairtrade, WaterAid
and Greenpeace. There are also talks on alternative
medicine and displays of environmentally friendly
products and techniques.

Eisteddfod
Eisteddfod, a celebration of Welsh music and poetry, is the
biggest cultural event in Wales and it takes place in the
first week of August. There are competitions for all the
best singers, choirs and poets. The Gorsedd of the Bards,
an association of the best poets, writers, musicians and
artists in Wales, selects the winners. The members of the
Gorsedd are called druids and they wear long colourful
robes. All the events are in Welsh, but there are
headphones with English-language translations for anyone
who doesn’t understand Welsh!

4 Read the article and answer the following 5 Read the article again and match the words below
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questions. to their definitions.

a When does the Notting Hill Carnival take place? 1 choir a fabulous ■
b How many people usually attend this festival? 2 display b long clothes ■
c When does Glastonbury host its music event? 3 druid c group of singers (usually in a church) ■
d Which charities does this festival support? 4 floats d a table showing different things ■
e What is Eisteddfod? 5 greenfield e pagan priest ■
f Are the events at Eisteddfod in English? 6 robes f decorated lorries in parades ■
7 fab g in the open countryside ■
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Reading Tip If you can’t find an answer, leave it and come back to it later. You may find it when you’re
reading the text (scanning) for a different answer.
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Speaking 9 Read about the Festival of the Tuareg in Libya.

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6 Work in pairs. Describe the festivals on page 9. Fill the gaps with a word in the box using the
Present Simple.
A: It’s an arts festival and it takes place in London.
sing take place put wear play go dance
It’s the largest in Europe with up to 1.5 million
people taking part.
takes place
The Festival of the Tuareg 1______________in
B: I know! It’s Notting Hill Carnival! Ghadames, in the Libyan desert, every October.
It is a three day long festival full of music, dance and
traditions. The men 2__________ traditional turbans
Grammar
around their heads and faces with only their eyes free.
Adverbs of Frequency
The women 3__________ on bright, colourful clothes
See Grammar Reference page 132
of purple, blue, green or silver. They 4_________
7 Read each sentence and insert the adverbs of traditional songs, 5______ and 6________ the imzad, a
frequency in the correct place. type of violin, or drums. On the last day of the festival
everyone 7_________to the Great Dune to see a parade
a always takes place in
The Notting Hill Carnival ________
of decorated white camels.
August. (always)
b Up to 1.5 million people come to the festival.
(sometimes)
c There are talks on alternative medicines at
Glastonbury Festival. (often)
d The events at Eisteddfod are in English. (never)
e The competitors don’t wear long colourful robes.
(usually)

Present Simple
See Grammar Reference page 132

8 Read the article again and write the verbs in

brackets in the correct form of the Present Simple.

a hosts (host) some of the

Glastonbury Festival ______
best contemporary pop music. Imperatives
See Grammar Reference page 132
b Groups ________ (come) from all over the world
to take part in this carnival. 10 Complete the sentences with the imperative form of
c The Notting Hill Carnival _________ (take place) the words in brackets.
in June. It’s in August.
Don’t park (no park) your car on the grass!
a ___________
d What ________ the druids at Eisteddfod
b ___________ (book) your tickets early!
_____ (wear)?
c ___________ (bring) an umbrella just in case it rains!
e What kind of competitions ______ (be) there?
d ___________ (no stare)! It’s rude!
f It ________(be) a huge multicultural arts
festival. e ___________ (queue) here for free drinks!

g f ___________ (close) the gate after you!

An association in Wales ______(select) the
winners. g ___________ (throw) your litter in the bin!
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Speaking Tip Give your partner as much information as you can, eg: type of festival, where it takes place, when, etc.

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Listening 12 Listen again and decide if the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
CD 1
1 11 Listen to three teenagers talking about different
celebrations. Number the photos according to the Kwanzaa T F
information you hear and write the name of the A Kwanzaa is an Afro-American festival. ■ ■
corresponding festival:
B It starts on 25th December. ■ ■
Kwanzaa
Chinese New Year C It means ‘first fruits’ and celebrates ■ ■
Hanukkah harvest.
D People reflect on the past and future. ■ ■
Chinese New Year
A Chinese New Year is always in January. ■ ■
B People paint their doors and windows ■ ■
red for good luck.
C On New Year’s Day they set off ■ ■
fireworks and firecrackers.
D They give their neighbours presents. ■ ■
Hanukkah
A Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights. ■ ■
B It lasts for a week. ■ ■
a ................................................................................................................... ■
C People light a candle every morning. ■ ■
D The Menorah is a special candlestick ■ ■
with nine candles.

Pronunciation - /i/ /i/ /ai/

CD 1
2 13 a Listen and repeat the examples.
/i/ /i/ /ai/
live free light

.......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ...........

.......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ...........
b ................................................................................................................... ■ .......... .......... ..........

CD 1
3 b Write these words in the correct column in the
chart above. Then listen and check.
with - people - might - hill - buy - street - time
mean - million - think - I - week - typical - my - see

Writing

14 Write a note to a friend telling him or her about

one of the festivals in this unit.
Say • when and where the festival is
• what people do at the festival
c ................................................................................................................... ■ • why you would like to go there.
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Listening Tip Read the sentences carefully before you listen! First listening: listen for general meaning and decide
if the statements are true or false. Second listening: listen for more detailed meaning and check
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Paper 3 Speaking: Part 1

There are four parts to Paper 3 Speaking.
PET is easy! Stay
Part 1 assesses your ability to interact in a simple cool and follow the
conversation. (Time 2-3 minutes.) exam pointers!
C
Pointer 1 Know yourself.
In Part 1 the Examiner asks you questions about
your personal life, your school / profession, your
likes and dislikes, etc. Remember, don’t give one
word answers; try to add some extra information!

2 Underline the extra information in Carlotta’s

responses to the Examiner’s question in Ex. 1.

Pointer 2 Know the English alphabet.

The Examiner asks you how to spell your name or surname.
It is important you know how to say the letters of the
English alphabet.

CD 1
4 1 Complete the conversation between the Examiner 3 Answer the following questions.
and Carlotta. Listen and check your answers.
a How many letters are there in the English alphabet?
a what / name? ________________________________________
what’s your name?
A: Now, ____________________________
b How many letters are there in the alphabet of your
B: It’s Carlotta.
language?
b and / surname? ________________________________________
A: _________________________________
B: It’s Lopez CD 1
5 4 Complete the alphabet with the missing letters.
c where / come from? Listen, check and repeat.
A: _________________________________
__ B __ D __ F G __ I __ K L M N __ P __ R S T __ V W __ Y __
B: I’m from Madrid, the capital city of Spain.

d what / do? CD 1
6 5 Listen and fill in the gaps.
A: _________________________________
B: I’m a student. I study music at university. a How do you ________ your name?

e ever / go / to any music festivals? __ __ __ __ __ __

A: _________________________________
B: Yes, I do. I usually to the Benicassim b ______ do you write your ________ name?
Festival. It takes place in a small town on __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
the east coast of Spain in July. It’s ...er…
similar to the Glastonbury Festival.

f what kind / like? 6 Think of a famous English pop singer. Spell his / her
A: _________________________________ name and ask your partner to write it down.
B: I love contemporary pop and jazz music. ___________________ ____________________

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Pointer 3 Always listen carefully.
It is important to listen carefully to the Examiner’s
questions. When you don’t understand something, ask
the examiner to repeat it.

CD 1
7 7 Fill in the gaps. Listen and check.

a ____ us about the type of music you listen to.

b Sorry, I _____ understand. Could ____ repeat

that, _______?

c Yes. _____ kind __music do you ______ to?

8 In pairs, ask and give personal answers for all the

questions in Ex. 1 and 5.

L e t ’s have a try!

Speaking Part 1

Work with your partner and do Part 1 of the Speaking test; one is the Examiner and one is the Candidate.
Ask questions and give personal answers. Change roles.

Good morning / afternoon.

1 What’s your first name? 8 Where do you go to school?

2 How do you spell it? 9 How do you get to school?

3 What’s your family name? 10 Tell us something about your favourite subject.

4 How do you spell it? 11 What kind of music do you like?

5 Where do you come from? 12 Tell us about your favourite sport.

6 Where do you live? 13 Have you got any pets?

7 Do you work or are you a student? 14 What do you do in your spare time?

Thank you.

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Unit 2
Reading Time!
Warm-up

1 Look at the pictures. Do you recognise these comic characters?

What do they look like? Which do you like and why?

1
2

3 4

2 Now answer these questions. Tell your partner.

a Do you enjoy reading?
b What do you usually read?
c Are you reading anything at the moment? If so, what?
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Reading

3 What do you know about Manga? Read the article and find out.

MANGA TIME
What is Manga?
Manga is the Japanese word for comics or print
cartoons, but outside Japan it usually refers to
comics only. The storylines cover every genre:
romance, comedy, gothic, horror and historic
fiction. Most Manga are in black and white,
although there are exceptions, for example, the
cover or first few pages might be in colour. The
word Manga means ‘random pictures’. Animated
cartoons such as Full Metal Alchemist, on the
other hand, are known as ‘anime’.

Its origins the West is Astro Boy, which tells the dramatic
Manga took its current form shortly after World War story of a grieving scientist who is trying to
II when Japanese artists were increasingly exposed to recreate a copy of his dead son. It was Osamu
western art. However, as far back as the 12th century Tezuka who introduced characters with large eyes.
Japanese art often used simple graphics
– and artists are still using this The facts
technique today. It is a common • The Japanese language does not have
feature of today’s Manga. singular or plural nouns so Manga can refer
to just one comic or to many comics.
Osamu Tezuka • Weekly sales of comics in Japan are
Osamu Tezuka, who increasing day by day. They are now greater
originally trained as a than the complete annual output of the
doctor, is widely American comic industry.
considered to be the • More and more people are going to Manga
founder of modern cafés where you buy a drink and read Manga.
Manga. His most • Japanese readers can read a 300 page Manga
famous Manga in in about 20 minutes.
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4 Now decide if the following statements are True (T)
or False (F).
a Manga comics are only in black and white.
b A common feature of manga is simple
graphics.
c Osamu Tezuka, the founder of manga,
was also a doctor.
d Japanese comics are more popular in the
United States.
e It takes a Japanese person about 20
minutes to read a 300 page manga.
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5 Read the definitions below.
Can you find the words in the article?
T F a a style or category of art, music or literature
■ ■ (paragraph 1)
■ ■ b things that don’t follow a rule (paragraph 1)
c an illustrated story (paragraph 1)
■ ■ d happening now, at present (paragraph 2)
e a distinctive characteristic (paragraph 2)
■ ■ f a person who establishes something (paragraph 3)
g tragic (paragraph 3)
■ ■
h every week (paragraph 4)
i becoming bigger in amount (paragraph 4)

Reading Tip Read the sentences and underline any keywords. Find similar words in the text and read the
information. Then decide if the statements are true or false.
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Speaking Present Continuous v Present Simple

See Grammar Reference page 132
6 Describe one of the comic characters on pages 14
8

and 15. Can your partner guess who it is? 9 Read the article below and write the verbs in brackets
in the correct form of the Present Continuous or
A: She has got a yellow face and funny blond hair.
Present Simple.
She’s wearing an orange dress.
B: I know! It’s Lisa Simpson! Celebrity Authors
Writing children’s books
is becoming
1_______________(become)
Grammar
more and more fashionable.
Present Continuous Nowadays everyone
See Grammar Reference page 132
writes (write) books
2___________

7 Write the verbs in brackets in the correct form of for younger readers: from
the Present Continuous. Then check your answers actors to directors and artists to
in the article. singers. One famous author 3______(be) Madonna.

a Astro Boy is the story of a scientist who
is trying
___________(try) to create a copy of his
dead son.
b Weekly sales of comics in Japan
______________(increase) day by day.
c More and more people _________(go) to
Manga cafés to buy a drink and read Manga.
d The mainstream Manga style _________
(influence) many international artists.
Madonna has published five children’s books already,
including Mr Peabody’s Apples, which 4_______ (retell)
the story of a Ukrainian folk tale. The only problem is the
kids she 5_____________ (create) her stories for
6_________(not know) that the author is famous. So our
celebrity author 7_________(have to) rely on her writing
talents to make it in the world of children’s literature. She
8__________(work) on a new short story at the moment.

e Artists _________(use) simple graphics even

today. 10 Read what Paul says
about Celebrity
Authors and fill the
8 Use the prompts below to make question in the Present gaps with a word from
Continuous.
the box in the correct
a what / you / read / at the moment? form of the Present
Simple or Present
What are you reading at the moment?
_______________________________________ Continuous.
b why / you / not / do / your homework?
_______________________________________ put write know
have need
c you / listen / to / me?
_______________________________________ “Writing is an art. You must have a decent story and
d your brother / watch / cartoons on TV now? know how to tell it.
1________
_______________________________________ Madonna 2____________ quite a lot of success
e your sister / train / to become a journalist? with her children’s books. I really admire these
celebrities who 3___________ themselves to the
_______________________________________
test all the time.
f John / not / come / to the cinema tonight?
It isn’t easy; you 4________ lots of imagination!
_______________________________________ I wonder what she 5___________ now.
g what time / leave / we / on Saturday? It might be a bestseller!”
_______________________________________ Paul, Switzerland
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Speaking Tip Try and describe the characters as fully as possible. Say what they look like, what they are wearing
and what they are doing.
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Listening

11 What is the connection between the photos?

1
8

12 Listen to a reporter interviewing two girls about

CD 1 The Women’s Library and for each question put
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a tick (✓) in the correct box.
2
1 The Women’s Library is a
A book shop. ■
Pronunciation - /n/ /m/ /ŋ/
B cultural centre. ■
C history museum. ■ CD 1
9 13 a Listen and repeat the examples.
2 The Library has over /n/ /m/ /ŋ/
A 600,000 books. ■ London material taking
B 60,000 books. ■
C 6,000 books. ■ ...................... ...................... ......................
....................... ....................... .......................
3 The Library hosts ....................... ....................... .......................
A famous artists. ■ ........................ ........................ ........................
B large parties. ■ ........................ ........................ ........................
C various exhibitions. ■
CD 1
10 b Write these words in the correct column in the
4 An award-winning journalist is
chart above. Then listen and check.
A giving a talk there. ■
centre - documents - hosting - theme - exhibition -
B attending a talk there. ■ visiting - influential - dumb - anything - Britain -
C reporting on a talk there. ■ enjoying - most - giving - journalist - come

5 Lisa approves of the Library because

A women today are underestimated.
B it’s easy for her to get to.
C she gets on well with the staff.
6 Joanna thinks the Women’s Library
A is a sign of today’s equality.
B goes against equality.
C is in a small building.
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■ Writing
■
■ 14 Write an e-mail to a friend telling him or her
about the things you read.
Say
■ • what you read and how often
■ • if you are reading anything at the moment and what
■ • who your favourite character is and why.

Listening Tip Read the options before you listen. First listening: tick the boxes in pencil.
Second listening: confirm your ideas.
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Paper 3 Speaking: Part 3

In Part 3 the Examiner shows you a photograph, tells A picture is worth
you what the people are doing and asks you to describe
a 1000 words !!!
it. This part assesses your range of vocabulary and your
ability to organise language. (Time 2-3 minutes.)

Pointer 1 Expand your vocabulary.

A good way to expand your vocabulary is to make mind
maps or spidergrammes.

1 Complete the spidergrammes.

sunny 3 Look at the photograph and write as many words as

you can to describe it.
weather

dress

clothes

children
a at a train station / on the platform
place: ______________________________________
b time of day / season: __________________________
people
c weather: ___________________________________
d people: ____________________________________
e clothes / shoes / accessories: ____________________
___________________________________________
f activity: ____________________________________
at home

places Pointer 2 Describe what you don’t know.

When you don’t know how to say a word in English, try to
describe what it means.

4 Write the English word / expression for:

writing
a my mother’s mother
activities __________________________________________
b not in colour
__________________________________________
c a person who writes for a newspaper
__________________________________________
d posters that advertise a product
2 Compare your spidergramme with your partner’s. __________________________________________

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5 Describe in a few words the following objects / people:
a paperback book ___________________________
________________________________________
b author ___________________________________
________________________________________
c folktale __________________________________
________________________________________
d library __________________________________
________________________________________
Pointer 3 Know how to say where things are.
It is important to identify where things are when you are
describing your photo.
6 Look at the photo in Ex. 3 and match the people /
objects to where they are in the photo.
a a train 1 in the foreground
b a young woman 2 in the right hand
reading corner
c train tracks 3 in the background
Pointer 4 Include facts and opinions.
Don’t only talk about what you see. Include your personal
opinions and ideas, and use: perhaps, probably, may, might,
could, etc.
7 Look at the photo in Ex. 3. Discuss in class your
opinions and ideas about why the young woman is at
the train station.
I think she’s at the train station
because she’s going on holiday.
Yes, and her
train might be
late, so that’s
why she’s
reading.
Exam Buster 2
Pointer 5 Get organised.
Good communication is always clear and logical.
Before you describe your photograph, take a few
seconds to organise your ideas and information.
CD 1
11 8 The description below of the photo in Ex. 3 is not
organised very well. Put the sentences in logical
order. Then listen to Carlotta and check.
a Sorry, but I don’t know the word in English for a
book with… er…with a soft cover. ■
b And it’s definitely not winter because she’s wearing
a sleeveless top, a black skirt and low heeled
sandals without stockings. The weather looks quite
warm and sunny so perhaps it’s spring or even
summer. ■
■
■ c The young woman is at a train station because on
the right side of the photo I can see train tracks
■ and in the background there is a train. There aren’t
any other people in the photo so it’s definitely not
rush hour…. It could be midday or early afternoon.
■
d In this picture I can see a young woman in her
twenties and she is reading a book … er … not a
book with a hard cover but…. ■
e I don’t think she looks very angry that her train is
late. In fact, she seems very interested in what she
is reading. ■
f I think the young woman is probably going on
holiday as she has a suitcase. And maybe she
is sitting on it and reading because the train
is late. ■
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L e t ’s have a try!

Speaking Part 3

Work in pairs. Go to page 142.

Student A describe photo 1A for about one minute. Student B describe photo 1B.

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