CAE-Book. Advanced Trainer. Six Practice Test

CAE-Book "Advanced Trainer.
Six practice test
Test 1 Training PAPER 1 Reading (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1
Task information
• In Part 1 you have toread three short texts, • The questions may ask about any aspec:
related by theme, and answer two multiple choice text - detail, main idea, purpose, writers-
questions on each text. implication (i.e. what is suggested rather -·
• The texts can come from a variety of sources - di rectly stated) or features of text organ --
newspaper and magazine articles, fiction, non- as the use of examples or referenoe w or:._
fiction and advertisements, for example. • The multiple choice questions can be ei---
• So me questions are on general aspects of the text sentences to complete or questions to a:-.:
while others focus on details.
Different types of text

In this part of the test you have to deal with different types of text. CTip! ldentifying the kind o=
What type of text is each of the following? How do you know? reading will help you _
the content of the tex::
1 New Power Cream is now even more powerful because it leaves a long-
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lasting invisible shield that keeps new dirt and grime from really sticking. So next time
tackle
you clean, dirt comes right off. Goes on easy, comes off easy. Simple as that.
candid
mosth 2 A couple who had been out for a spin in their speed boat were left high and dry when
their car was accidentally pulled into the sea and san k. The pair, in their 50s, had been
trying to attach the boat to their silver BMW when it pulled the vehicle down the
slipway and into the water. They watched helplessly as the BMW 7 series filled with
water, slowly spun through 180 degrees, then slowly disappeared from view.
3 At night 1 would lie in bed and watch the show, how bees squeezed through the cracks
of my bedroom wall and flew circles round the room, making that propeller sound, a
high-pitched zzzzz that hummed along my skin. 1 watched their wings shining like bits of
chrome in the dark and felt the longing build in my chest. The way those bees flew, not
even looking for a flower, just flying for the feel of the wind, split my heart down its seam.
4 This conclusion is suggested by a literature review and confirmed by an analysis of a large number
of alternative specifications of an industry wage equation using individual wage data and industry
characteristics from a number of recent sources. Only industry average education and industry
profitability have the same (positive) sign in every specification and in all the studies reviewed. Of
these two, only average education was nearly always significantly related to wages.
S Built befare the Pyramids, Stonehenge and the Great Wall of China, the ten houses that can
be seen today were occupied from about 3100 to 2500 BC. Historians believe that the site was
gradually abandoned as the island's community developed and people's needs changed. Over the
centuries it was covered with sand and remained untouched until a winter storm in 1850 brought
the Stone Age into the modern era.
lt sits just above the magnificent white beach of the Bay of Skaill that ares round in one huge
semicircle. Sin ce the houses' original roofs of turf have long since disappeared, visitors can now
look down into the mound and see the layout ofthe village. The main street, a semi-subterranean
passage linking the houses, runs down the middle ofthe site from today's entrance to what is
thought to be a workshop at the other end, a place where tools would have been made.
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CAE-Book "Advanced Trainer. Six practice test
ifferent types of question

swer these questions about the texts opposite. CTip! Remember to think about the text as a
Text 1 whole as well as looking at details.
Wh at is the main impression the writer is trying to 2 Which
--... word best describes the style of Text 1?
give of New Power Cream? A conversational
A it makes cleaning surfaces quicker B scientific
B it is enjoyable to use e exaggerated
e no other cleaning product will be required D literary
D there is a good reason for its effectiveness
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.j N here were the couple when the incident 4 Why did the incident happen?
appened? A The boat was not properly fixed to the car.
A sitting in the boat B The boat rolled down a slope with the car
B sitting in the car attached.
e standing on land e The car pulled the boat into the water.
D standing in the water D The couple did not detach the boat properly from
the car.
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5 How does the writer feel about having bees come in 6 What does the writer say about the bees' flight?
her bedroom? A They are unexpectedly powerful and beautiful
A afraid they will sting her when flying.
B annoyed -t~at they stop her sleeping B They fly to search for flowers even when there is
e surprised they could find their way into her room no hope of finding any.
D interested to watch their behaviour e They appear to fly for the sheer pleasure of it.
D They fly with determination to escape from the
writer's room.
Text4
7 What kind of textbook does this paragraph probably 8 Which two things were found to correlate most
come from? significantly?
A a psychology one A branch of industry and profitability
B an economics one B education and wages
e a mathematics one e branch of industry and wages
D a computer programming one D education and profitability
Text 5
9 What does the writer emphasise about the village? 1O How was the site discovered?
A its beauty A Archaeologists uncovered it by chance.
B its age B Community historians were investigating the area.
e its size .. e Strong winds blew what was covering it off.
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D its arch itectu re D The land was needed by local farmers.
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Test 1 Exam practice Reading Part 1
Action plan
1 Read the introduction to the texts, noticing the 6 Then read the underlined text very care · _
theme. choose the option that reflects what it SG.
2 Deal with each text, answering the questions on 7 Remember that the correct option wil l p
it in turn. use different words to express the idea ir
3 Don't forget to read the title of the text because text.
this will give you a good idea of what it is about. 8 Don't choose an option just becausé it us:
4 Now read the text quickly to get a general words or phrases from the text - incorrec
impression of its contents. options often repeat language in the text
S Read each question carefully and underline any 9 Befare finally choosing the answer, read :-
key words or phrases in the text that it refers to. other options again and try to tell yourse ;
these options are not correct.
You are going toread three extracts which are all concerned in sorne way with
advertising. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, e or D) which you
think fits best according to the text.
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Whot is the theme o··
texts?
Eoch point be!ow re -
specfic question (i.e. ;:..
relates to Question · ·
Marketing the Veg:..O-Matic Question 2, etc).
1 Think obout the te.x·
Why did the Veg-0-Matic sell so well? Doubtless Americans were eager for a who/e os you ansiM:o
a better way of slicing vegetables. But it was more than that; the Veg-0- question.
Matic represented a perfect marriage of the medium (television) and the 2 Whot is the more c-
tem7 for 'chips' (UK E-_:
message (the gadget). The Veg-0-Matic was, in the television sense, utterly
3 The final parograpr ·
transparent. You took the potato and you pushed it through the Tefion-
the onswer here.
coated rings and - lo and behold - you had French fries. There were no
4 Al/ of these wou/d t-e
buttons being pressed, no hidden and intimidating gears: you could show meonings for 'hottest :-
and tell the Veg-0-Matic in a two-minute slot and allay everyone's fears fits the context?
about a daunting new technology. More specifically, you could train the 5 Reod the sentence :::
'Significantly' to find t""-':
camera on the machine and compel viewers to pay total attention to the to this question.
product you were selling. TV allowed you to do even more effectively what
the best pitchmen strove to do in a live demonstration - make the product
befare answering this .
the star.
1 The writer's purpose in this piece is to 2 The Veg-0-Matic would be useful for someo -
A contrast TV commercials with the previous wanted to
approach to marketing. A cook chips safely.
B point out how revolutionary TV commercials B cut up potatoes quickly.
showed the Veg-0-Matic gadget to be. e peel carrots easily.
e explain the role of the TV commercial in an D fry in a healthier way.
item's success.
D remind readers how TV commercials can reach
far more people than other adverts.
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Survey: High compliance across al! media and only seven were • disparage good dietary practice
rates with tightened rules considered to be in breach of the • promote consumption of a food
Advertising Codes. Significantly, none purely to get a promotional offer
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health. frequently throughout the day high standards in advertising:'
5 Accord ing to the text, the report on advertising found 6 Which of these adverts is complying with advertisif'g
that standards rules?
A advertising standards had improved since 2007. A A mug of our hot chocolate helps you get a
B all advertising on the Internet obeyed the rules. good night's sleep
e there is now more advertising to promote healthy B Free football sticker with each healthy frui t
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D many advertisers of children's foods broke the e Super fruit-based snacks- you can't have too
rules. much of a good thing
D Give your children golden cereals at breakfast -
help them stay healthy
Follow-up
Which of the tips did you follow when you did this task?
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Test 1 Training· Reading Part 2
Task information
• Part 2 consists of one long text with six gaps • The text has a title and there is often alsc
numbered 7- 12. general information about the content e:
• Six paragraphs have been removed from the text under the title.
and placed after it in random order. There is also a • The task checks your understanding of t -::
seventh paragraph that does not come from the text structure of the text and the way in wh ic-
at al l. These paragraphs are labelled A-G. develops its ideas.
• You have to decide which of the paragraphs A- G fits
in each of the six gaps in the text.
Useful language: working with reference clues

1 Look at this text which has sorne missing paragraphs. Underline any words both before and after --
that might help you find what is missing.
Trees and the Urban Environment

Who doesn't like trees? Nobody. Everybody likes trees. For example, the Woodland Trust goes on to ar=-
But sorne people really, really like trees. The staff of an in a tone more hopeful than forceful, "therc
organisation in the UK called "Woodland Trust", for evidence" that green spaces "promote inward :
example. by creating a more attractive environment for _
and their staff". True or not, greenery is certain.
city birds and animals.
How can this possibly be? Well, unexpected heatwaves

can cause serious health problems, the argument goes, and
cities get hotter than rural areas, because buildings retain Given such striking benefits, the trust's repon
warmth. But trees have the opposite effect: while shade that "it is vital that the government sets targe·
from their branches cools people under them, evaporation woodland". Really, though? 1t seems unlikely -
from their leaves cools the air around them. Researchers a government priority in these straitened time
at the UK's Manchester University estímate that increasing the long-term financia] benefits.
the city's green spaces by 1O per cent could bring the city's
temperature down by severa] degrees. Which might not
have the residents of Manchester cheering now, but once
All the same, just reading about sitting in the e
global warming kicks in, they might be a bit more grateful.
under a leafy tree seems to be having a positive
2 m y mental health. Stature and beauty alone can L
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todo it .
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Th ink about each of the gaps in Exercise 1. What is likely to be the

topic of the text that fills the gap?
ow look at Options A-D which fill the gaps in Exercise 1. Underline

CTip! Connecting words or phrases -
like 'moreover' and 'in contrast'
the phrases in each of these options which connect it to other parts of will help you work out how the
the text. Then decide which option fits where and why. How accurate paragraphs fit together.
were your predictions in Exercise 2?
CTip! Words like They', 'so', lhere',
A Before that happens, however, they might be pleased to know that the 'those', etc. that refer to other
city's rainfall is being quietly managed by its plant life, which reduces parts of the text will also provide
useful clues.
water run-off: research indicates that tree cover in cities reduces the
cost of drainage and other water management. And there are other
economic advantages too.
B Besides, sorne of the report's claims are a bit shaky. All but 284 of
those who died in the most recent heatwave were over 75; trees
would not have saved most of them for long. And, with press accounts
of aggressive foxes venturing into cities, maybe being kind to urban
wildlife isn't as valued as it might be.
C Business covered, the report turns back to health issues. Poor air
quality shortens 24,000 lives a year; trees absorb the filth. Without
green spaces to walk in, city people get fat, lazy and stressed; trees help
with that, too. There are reports that link greenery with reducing blood
pressure, raising self-esteem and even controlling behavioural problems
in children.
D "We need more native trees and woods in urban areas," insists the
Trust's report Greening the Concrete Jungle. Stature and beauty aside,
trees have a positive effect on physical and mental health, they bring
financia! benefits to the cities where they grow and they are good for
urban wildlife. They can even save lives, possibly.
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Action plan
1 Read the title and, if there is one, the S lf you are su re yo u know the answer to a
introduction to the text - it will give you an the gaps, fill those in first.
overview of the topic. 6 Don't leave any answers blank - make an
2 Read through the text without trying to work out intelligent guess if you are not su re of the
which paragraph goes where. answer.
3 Read through the options A-G, noticing the · 7 When you have finished, read through th e -
differences between them. with your answers in place to check that i- ~
4 Look carefully at the words before and after the makes sense.
missing paragraph and make sure your choice of
paragraph fits 'at both ends'.
You are going to read an extract from a magazine article. Six paragraphs have been removed from the extrae:
The from the paragraphs A-G the one which best fits each gap (7-12). There is one extra paragraph which you de
tackle to use.
cand
most Improving the Sound of Cities
An expert in sound engineering argues for a better approach to issues
relating to noise in our cities.
I went on a "sound walk" in London measurements of volume is not that
in spring last year. Thirty people helpful. N oise maps al so show the
meandered down backstreets, and problem with the traditional approach.
along major roads. For two hours, we
tuned into the city's soundscape. I had
Worldwide, engineers have used
expensive computers to generate maps
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7 What does the quesr. _
not expected to hear birdsong on a of the sound environment. These look
the gap te// you abou;
backstreet close to a noisy main road, so much like pretty, coloured road maps goin 7?
and I was surprised to find I enjoyed the that sorne researchers joke it would be
8 What do the questio.-
sound of a lock banging against a bike cheaper and quicker to colour in a map, the gap and the 'Howe
frame as a cyclist rode by. using red crayons for busy roads and it te// you about what -
blue for quiet backstreets. in 8?
9 What does the use o
But will we like what we are then able Moreover' after the g
to hear? Al! those annoying sounds More importantly perhaps, this map about what must go ir :
currently masked by traffic noise, ignores significant issues such as the
such as humming ventilation systems noise my neighbours make. This cannot
and music escaping from pubs and be included because there are no
restaurants will become more audible. databases showing where inconsiderate
It's time to work out how we want cities people, such as players of loud music,
of the future to sound. So how easy is it live. Moreover, it is impossible for such
actually to do this? a map to take a listener's perception into
account: it is, for example, possible that
my line of work has made me overly
However, human response to sound is sensitive to noise.
complicated and relying on traditional
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the listener's age and gender, to use in the

algorithm to redress the inadeq uacies
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1O What does the use of 'Ye(
Yet noise is still not high on the political of the decibel.
after the gap te// you about wh<r
agenda, in spite of reliable estimates must go in 10?
that 54 per cent of the UK's population 1 7 What does the sentence tho•
Once we have lessened the noise, follows the gap te// you about
live in conditions exceeding daytime
though, what do we want to hear? The what must go in 11?
sound levels prescribed by the World
Positive Soundscape Project has given us 12 What does the sentence tho:
Health Organisation - 55 decibels for
pointers. This unusual interdisciplinary follows the gap te// you about
steady, continuous noise.
research carne out in favour of what what must go in 12?
seems contradictory: a "vibrant, calm"
Sorne researchers a1m to do this by soundscape. In fact, this makes good
setting up focus groups, going on sound sense. A city thrives on vibrancy, so an CTip! Look at the connecting words
walks, trying to capture the emotional urban square needs to have a sense of in options A- G for clues abou
activity: the barista making coffee, the what must go before or after
response to sound. Others persist with
clack of high heels on the pavement, or them.
computer algorithms to model people's
reactions, gathering extra data, such as snatches of conversations from passers-by.
A In the past, we used to research urban soundscapes in a D Despite these problems, the crude noise maps we ma ·e
straightforward way. We'd calculate street noise in decibels, drive policy. Advocates argue that they have been vital ·
then canvass public opinion and combine the two. I might making politicians take noise slightly more seriously. This
play a couple of city noises I had recorded and ask subjects must be a good thing: noise has many negative effec -
to say which sound was more annoying. Since all that ranging from sleep disturbance to increased levels of stres:
researchers wanted to know was the relationship between hormones and reduced performance in schoolchildren.
noise levels and people's reactions, we tended to treat our
E As an acoustic engineer, I found this walk a real ear-
subjects rather like lab animals.
opener. Urban design is only really concemed \\i
B Fortunately, this may not be quite as awful as it seems abating noise made by public transport or industry: < e
because another problem with decibel measurement is that subtle and interesting sounds that can enhance citie ar~
it does not differentiate between "negative" and "positive" overlooked. With the internal combustion engine on . -
sounds. Take the sounds made by a fountain in a town way out, though, the acoustic fog created by cars. bus -
square or happy children in a playground - either of and trucks will finally lift and other sounds of the city
which might exceed permitted sound levels. Increasingly, emerge.
scientists have been pressing for these positive sounds
F As the complexity of these models grow, so doe- ~ _
to be considered within urban design alongside more
feeling that there must be a better way. Consider a m:l
traditional noise-control approaches.
relatively quiet, urban square - an acoustic oasis. To des-_
C If we acknowledge that urban sound has an aesthetic, such spaces, traditional engineers quieten intrusions fro~
which I believe it does, we urgently need to know what traffic. Buildings and walls, for example, can be
governs it and then how designers can work with it. block out the sources of noise.
Similar to that of the visual world, it will be built on a
G Take my house. It appears on a sound map with a de..."i
complex understanding of cultural theory, sonic art,
value of between 60 and 64.9 decibels. Even with a PhD --
cognitive and social psychology, engineering, physics and
acoustics I struggle to interpret this. How can the om~ e
the relationship between them.
way sound varíes during the day and between the - as
be meaningfully summed up by a single number?
ollow-up
D"d you find the dues before or those after the gap more usefuf in each case?
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practice
Test 1 Training Reading Part 3
Task information
• In Part 3 you will read a text followed by seven four- • The questions will focus on such th ing :..
option multiple choice questions. idea and details of the content of th e -=
• The text may come from a range of sources such opinion and attitude, purpose and im¡: -
as a newspaper, a magazine or journal, a book of the text and features of text organisafc-
fiction or non-fiction. use of examples, comparisons or refer::-
1 Choose the best option (A, B or C) to complete the tips for Reading Part 3.
1 You will find the answer to each question 3 The context will often he :
A in your own knowledge of the tapie. out the ...
B only in the text itself. A origin
e in a combination of A and B. B meaning
2 Titles, sub-headings and, occasionally, visuals should all e pronunciation ... of a v :
A be ignored as they are only there to make the page look better.
B give you useful information about the content of the text.
e be looked at after reading the main body of the text.
Using the title

Titles are important as they give readers an idea of what the text is likely to be about.
What do you think articles with the following titles will be about?
Example 8/izzards bring country to standsti/1 about snowstorms causíng seríous transport
prob!ems
1 Getting air traffic under control 4 Fashion to cheer you up
2 Worlds collide at the National Gallery's new 5 Secrets of stunning photography
exhibition 6 How to eat well: it's all in the preser::..
3 Diary of a teenage millionaire
Working out meaning from context

1 You almost certainly will not know every word in the text. However, often it is
possible to understand roughly what it means from the context. What helps you
guess what the underlined words in these sentences mean?
Example Picnics can be spoi/ed if there are lots of buqs flying or crawling about trying to
share your sandwiches. Bugs must be ínsects beca use they fly and crawl and are a
nuísance when you are eatíng outdoors.
1 1am perched at the top of a stepladder in a village hall.
2 1hadn't thought up the idea myself- it all came about at the behest of my editor.
3 The website aims to teach tricky concepts ranging from quantum physics to chemical
structure with the help of animals.
4 A degree of canine discipline was required so 1contacted a group of dog trainers.
5 A mentían on a popular blog can quickly disseminate your link to thousands.
6 Thanks to the enthusiastic report, website views surged by 8,000 within an hour.
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2 When we need a word for something new, we often give a word that already exists
a new meaning. For example, we talk about a computer mouse or a green political
party. The new meaning usually has a clear link with the old one.
a What do each of the words in italics mean in their new context?
b What is the connection between the new meaning and the old meaning?
Example: computer mouse
a mouse =the thing that yo u move with your hand and click in arder to control what's on
your computer screen
b its shape resembles a mouse (with a long tail connecting it to the computer)
1 green política! party S a search engine
2 the world wide web 6 a software bug
3 a hit on a website 7 a computer virus
4 to surf the 1nternet 8 a viral email
Useful language: paraphrasing

- :?xts often use different words to refer to the same thing rather than repeating the same
ord. In a text a dog may, for example, be referred to, more generally, asan animal ora pet;
-ore specifically as a golden retriever ora spaniel or sorne other breed; or metaphorically as
.... an's best friend. Similarly, questions and options in Reading Part 3 will usually use different
ords to convey the ideas in the text.
Put the words in the box into pairs of synonyms.

amusing arrange concept discover entertaining
essential find out getFeaEly idea illustrate
imitate key mimic organise f3Fef3aFe
show simple straightforward surprising unexpected
Example: get ready =prepare
2 Rewrite these sentences so they do not use any of the underlined words.
Example: The park is very crowded at the weekends. There are a lot of people in the park on
Saturdays and Sundays.
1 lt should be straightforward to discover the originator of the email.
2 We've arranged to make the video of the dogs in the coming week.
3 jake gave me a key bit of advice - to forward my web address toa popular blog.
4 The researchers did not expect to make a breakthrough so soon.
S Her performance was so entertaining that we begged jane for an encare.
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Test 1 Exam pradice Reading Part 3
Action plan
1 Read the title. This will give you some idea of the S lf the answer is not obvious, eliminate the
tapie of the text. options you are sure are wrong.
2 Read the text first, then read each question very 6 lf you find one question difficult, move on to th:
carefully in turn. Underline key words in the next one.
question. 7 When you have finished, go back to any
3 Remember questions follow the arder of the questions that you left out and look at them
text. Find the part of the text the question refers again. They may seem easier now. lf they don't,
to. The questions will paraphrase what is in the just choose one of the options yo u have not
text. Check the text carefully befare answering. eliminated. Don't leave any questions blank.
4 Are you confident about the answer? lf so, note
it down and move on.
You are going toread a newspaper article. For questions 13-19, choose CTip! You may find it useful to reac
the answer (A, B, C or O) which you think fits best according to the text. the questions but not the op-
before you read the text - th .
may help you focus on the IT
appropriate bits of the text.
The Making of an Internet Sensation
CTip! Don't expect to understand
We've al/ received those web links from friends 'you must watch this- it's brilliant!' every word or phrase in the ~
Read how one su eh popular Internet video was made. The general context may hel:
you to understand roughly v.-
lt is a cold November evening and 1am perched at the top of a tall stepladder
unfamiliar words or expressic-
in a village hall. On the floor, 16 gol den retrievers stare up at me curiously. They mean.
are arranged in a square, four by four. 1watch through the viewfinder of my
video camera. This, 1think to myself, could make me famous. CTip! The answer must say the sa rr~
what is in the text - don't che
1 hadn't thought up the idea myself- it all came about at the behest of my an option just because it state..
editor. We want you to write about viral videos, he had told me a couple of something true, if that truth i~
weeks earlier. Go and find out why some videos go viral. What makes people in the text. And don't choose =
10 share them? lt sounded straightforward enough. He sent me a link to Charlie option just because it uses so-
Bit My Finger, a video of a baby biting his little brother. lt is currently YouTube's words from the text.
most watched video of all time. "1 want you to make your own viral and become
internet famous;' he said. "lf this can get 135 mi Ilion hits, yo u can do it too:'
To better understand what makes people share videos, 1turned to Judith Donath
emraJ
Title - what does the title te// you aoo_
of MIT, who studies online social networks. She argues that the factors driving the text?
people to share stuff over the web are not that different from the reasons apes
15 'Such' means you hove to look bao
pick bugs out of each other's fur: it's a way of establishing social bonds. Other
something previously mentioned in the -
researchers have argued that in human societies, language- especially gossip Make sure what you find makes sense
- has taken on the social function of such grooming. Sharing videos via email context of the such' sentence.
20 or within social networks is just the next step, Donath argues. "Sharing online
16 Donath is quoted twice. Which pfv.
is equivalent to small tal k;' she says."lt's a little gift of information. lt shows 'l'm in the text reflects the idea of 'further
thinking ofyou':' reason' in the question?
Video sharing is also a way of making a statement. "In addition, people use 18 'Sneezer' is explained in the text
videos as a way of showing their position in the 'information-technology (Paragr.aph 6). What does it mean? V1
of the options helps the writer in this
ecology~' Donath says. "A video reflects on the person who sends it:' In other
words, people will pass on a video if they think it's cool- beca use it makes them 19 Think about the overol/ meaning e;
loo k cool too. 1have friends and colleagues who are cool, so 1quizzed them for text befare answering this question.
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inspiration. Eventually, we hit u pon a winning idea.l called it at once;' he says. For the massive videos, that sneeze can
Pets Teach Science. The aim is to demonstrate tricky concepts be anything from a TV appearance toa tweet by a popular
3D ranging from quantum physics to chemical structure with so Twitterer. This catapults the video onto YouTube's daily
the help of man's best friend and other furry companions. "most popular" lists, and the chain reaction begins. Even if
only 1 in 1O people continue to share the video, yo u have
The next question was what to film for the first episode.
succeeded.
For what 1 had in mind, a degree of canine discipline was
required, so 1 contacted a group of dog trainers.They agreed lt happened for me when 1 sent a link to the free London
to help, and last month we made a film using 16 of their paper Metro. The paper gave Pets Teach Science an
dogs to illustrate the structure of the atom. Some of the enthusiastic write-up, and the video's views surged by
animals acted as the protons and neutrons in the nucleus, about 8,000 within a few hours. lt soon appeared on
while the rest circulated to mimic the electron cloud. YouTube's "pets and animals" page. In the following days,
it was referred to in a couple of influential blogs and that
A few days of shamelessly begging all my friends and family
60 almost doubled my hits overnight to more than 50,000.
40 to disseminate the video resulted in fewer than 1,000 hits.
The growth continues, proving that with a little cunning,
The big breakthrough ca me after a tip from Michael Wesch,
and some cute pets, anyone can make a video go viral. 1
an anthropologist who studies the behaviour of visitors
can reveal that Charlie's record remains intact. Still, despite
to YouTube. One of the key bits of advice he gave me was
my worst fears, my video turned out to be a surprising
to send the video to a so-called "sneezer"- a media outlet
success. Next up on the channel is a sleepy fat cat which
or blogger that can quickly disseminate your video to a
will demonstrate Einstein's general theory of relativity with
large number of people. "Aimost every viral has a catalyst
a trampoline. Keep watching!
moment at which it has a big leap of, say, 100,000 viewers
13 The writer is on a ladder at the beginning of the 17 What will the videos the writer is planning do?
article because A show dogs doing amusing things
A he is getting dogs ready for a video. B present animals being trained in a scientific way
B someone is filming him with some animals. e use animals to illustrate scientific ideas
e he is trying to make a special type of video. D demonstrate some simple experiments
D he is observing people making a film.
18 Who or what acted as a 'sneezer' for the writer's
14 What does the writer's editor want him todo? video?
A make them both famous A a local newspaper
B investigate the success of the YouTube website B a popular online writer
e get a film of some golden retrievers e an anthropologist
D discover the reasons for the popularity of some D a specific website
videos
19 In this article the writer's main aim is to
15 What does 'such grooming' in line 19 refer to? A demonstrate that viral videos are relatively easy
A using small talk to produce.
B sharing stuff on the web B examine why viral videos are successful.
e looking after each other like animals do e show that viral videos can have an educational
D establishing social networks through gossiping purpose.
D educate his readers. in the tricks used by viral
video makers.
16 Which of these does Donath give as a further reason
why people share videos?
A People enjoy entertaining their friends.
B People use videos as a statement of their ideas.
e People think it gives them a good image.
D People want to practise their technical ski lis.
Follow-up
Did you follow all the steps in the Action plan?
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Test 1 Training Reading Part 4
Task information
• In Part 4 there are 15 questions. • Each text will provide the answers to more than one
• You have to read either one long text divided into question.
four to eight sections labelled A-{H) or four to eight • Sometimes there may be two possible answers to
shorter texts labelled A-{H). one question. lf this is the case, then the question
• You have to find the text, or section of text, wh ich paper will make that clear.
answers each of the 15 questions and write down • Part 4 tests your ability to locate specific
the appropriate letter. information relating to detail, opinion and attitude.
Reading the questions

1 Read these questions. Which words would you underline in them? CTip! lt is important to read the
questions carefully. lt can help to
In which book review are the following mentioned?
underline or highlight key words
1 a character with a resemblance toa real-life celebrity so that you know what to focus
2 a story that is partially based on the author's own childhood on.
3 a book which has been not very successfully adapted to another
medium
4 a story that has an unexpected twist at the end
5 a gripping book with an eccentric main character
6 a detective story which holds the reader's attention until the very last
page
7 an over-complicated and not totally convincing plot
8 a story which is set in the past but has a modern fee l to it
2 The texts are unlikely to use the same words as the questions. CTip! Try to think of synonyms or
Answer these questions about the task in Exercise 1. paraphrases for key words as you
read the questions.
1 What phrase might convey the idea of having a resemblance to?
2 What adjective might be used to say that a text is based on the
author's life?
3 What is the most likely other medium for a book to be adapted to?
4 What phrase might replace unexpected twist: unusual turn of events or
surprising /ocation?
5 Which of these words might a reviewer use to convey a similar idea to
gripping: thrilling, amusing, spellbinding, puzzling, engrossing, inspiring?
6 How might the reviewer convey the idea of an eccentric main
character?
7 What phrase could be used instead of detective story?
8 What phrase might be used instead of until the very /ast page?
9 What would be another way of saying over-complicated?
10 How might the reviewer express the idea that he or she did not find
the plot totally convincing?
a
1 1 How might reviewer express the idea of a story being set in the past?
12 How might a reviewer express the idea that a story has a modern feel
to it?
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Scanning
! Names and numbers are relatively easy to find when scanning a text. CTip! In this part of the test you should
In 30 seconds, which proper na mes (e.g. of people, places, books ... ) sean the text rather than read it
and which dates can you find in this text? in detail.
Science in Fiction
Science jiction thrillers have a rich history. Erica Wagner picks her javourites
By the time ofhis death in 2008, Michael Crichton

On a slíghtly jollier note, sticking to alíen lífe,
had become the giant ofthe science thriller genre.
there's Carl Sagan's Contact, published in 1985,
He was perhaps best known for his novel ]urassicthe tale of a radio astronomer who encounters
Park- publíshed in 1990- and the film spin-offs of
a signal that could ha ve been sent only by an
1 his books. (I say 'best-known' but let's not forget
intelligent lífe form. On one visit to the Jodrell
that he was also the man behind the famous storyBank Observatory in Cheshire I was heartened to
of the little alíen ET, who befriends a small boy.)
discover that this book (and the 1997 film starring
For my money, however, his finest and most ]odie Foster) was a favourite of the astronomers
frightening novel was one of the earlíest: The there .
Andromeda Strain publíshed in 1969. The novel But back to putting a shiver down your spine.
builds on the premise that if we are ever to How about Mary Shelley's Frankenstein? First
encounter alíens from another galaxy, they published, anonymously, in 1818, it shows that
are much less líkely to be líttle green men than even in what the writer and academic Richard
microscopic lífe forms . Holmes so memorably termed 'The Age of
Wonder' , the dark si de of scientific research was
never far from imaginative minds.
2 Now take another minute and find the answers to these questions about those names
and numbers. The questions do not follow the order of the text.
1 Who is the author of this article?
2 Which is the oldest book she mentions?
3 Which is the most modern?
4 What can be found in Cheshire?
5 Which creations bearing Michael Crichton's name are mentioned in the article?
6 Which of these does the reviewer say she likes most?
7 Which of Jodie Foster's films is mentioned in this article?
8 Whose name was on the title page of the first edition of Frankenstein?
9 When was the book that thejodrell Bank astronomers like published?
10 Who coined the phrase 'The Age ofWonder'?
11 Which age does 'The Age of Wonder' refer to?
12 When did Michael Crichton die?
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Action plan
1 Read the introduction to the text(s) to get a S Read each question and sean the text(s) to find
general idea of what you are going to read about. the information or opinion that you need.
2 Remember that the questions come befare the 6 Remember to check your answers. Check the
text(s) as you are supposed to focus on these first. questions against the text(s).
3 In this task the questions do not match the arder 7 The questions usually use different words to
in which the answers appear in the text(s). communicate the ideas in the text(s), so if you find
4 Ski m the text(s) to get a quick impression of the identical words in the question and the text(s), it
content. Don't read it (or them) in detail. doesn't mean you have found the right answer.
You are going to read an article containing reviews of films. For questions 20-34,
choose from the reviews (A-E). The reviews may be chosen more than once.
In which review are the following mentioned? ttmtaJ

20 Which phrase or sentence in
a central character who is said to be friendly 20 one of the texts conveys the idea
of a friendly character?
a character who is not honest with his relatives 21 2 1 Find the texts which refer to
relatives. Which of these is the
22 one that features someone beíng
a director with a part in his own film
díshonest?
23 23 What word or phrase míght

a film which makes insufficient impact on the eye
you expect to find to convey the
idea of a film's impact on the
a lot of money being spent without many obvious gains 24 eye?
2 4 Which of the texts refer to
a production that would have been improved by being shorter 25 the cost of making the film?
Which matches the idea in the
question?
a son deals with problems with his parents in an unusual way 26
2 7 A number of the texts use
the word 'teenage' but these do
a story aimed at the youth market 27 not necessarily inc!ude the one
that is the correct answer.
a partially successful new version of a popular old movie 28 30 Which of the texts refer to
sport? Which of these matches
29 the idea in the question?
a true story of a search for a family member
34 Skim the texts to find the
30 words 'television' or TV' and
a youngster who uses sport to overcome his difficulties
then check whether what you
find matches the idea in the
an aspect of the film has an educational element 31 question.
the film might be understood to have a different meaning

from what was intended 32
the acting rescues an otherwise problematic film 33
the film has its origins in a previously popular television drama 34

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At a cinema near you this week

There is a variety of films on general release this week. There should be something to appeal
to most tastes and age groups.
A Bush Trials This documentary follows the popular lead original film's car-driving, party-loving teenagers. The
singer of the band Furry Monsters as he travels through film generally provides decent entertainment. lts main
Australia in search of a long-lost relative, a fellow weakness is that it drags in places and ends up rather
musician.ln the process he acquaints himselfwith a small more drawn-out than it needed to be. Nevertheless this is
community living in the outback. He stays with them for definitely a film you should consider for a family outing.
longer than he intended, forgetting about his relative but
D Will Made in Scotland by the extraordinarily successful
getting to know them and becoming involved in their life.
young Canadian director, Jack Fox, this film was not
He's a likeable guide, chatting enthusiastically to local
deliberately made as a parody of cinema pretentiousness
residents and joining them in concerts and table tennis
although it could certainly be interpreted as such. A
tournaments in their village hall. The film is informative
teenage boy escapes from his bad-tempered parents in
about Australian histor]y without being too heavy. Does
their dark old castle in the Highlands by climbing into the
he meet his relative? Well, 1 recommend you go and
surrounding trees and refusing to come down- a lifestyle
watch Bush Trials and then you'll find out.
choice he manages to maintain for several months. Apart
B Car Heroes This film is intended as a proper action movie from a few striking moments showing the boy clambering
for today's youngsters rather than a nostalgia fest for through the forest, it lacks the sort of visual intensity
those of us who remember the 1980s television series. that might have allowed the film to succeed despite its
The film proudly shows off its distance from the original other shortcomings. Far from seeming noble or poignant,
in an irreverent prologue in which the heroes' trademark the boy's tree life remains just an anti-social teenage
black van is disposed of in no uncertain terms. Even the sulk. He should be grounded.
fondest fan would be hard put to argue that the TV show
E Red Lake The director of this film also plays its central
was a cultural landmark worthy of a preservation arder
character: a prison guard and family man, who means
and yet l'm not convinced that this film has any right to
well but can't help keeping secrets from his wife and kids.
be so pleased with itself. lts action scenes are, of course,
The big one is that the young ex-convict that he has taken
a lot more expensive than the TV show's brief shoot-outs
under his wing is his son from a long-ago relationship,
but only one of these shows much imagination and so
but, curiously perhaps, he's just as unwi lling to reveal
were hardly worth the expense. Well, that's how 1 felt at
he's attending both acting and golf classes. Meanwhile
least.
other family members have secrets of their own. The film
C Acing lt For this high-budget remake of the 1994 film aims for a balance between life lessons, drama and farce.
about a bullied boy who gets his own back by learning judo, This doesn't work particularly well. All the same, it is
the director has kept to the tried and tested plot while easy to watch , mainly thanks to the surprisingly powerful
souping up the action to modern standards. The contest performances of the two main characters.
that provides the climax to the film is now an event of
Olympic scale and flamboyance and the fights it features
are certainly more dynamic than befare even though the
participants are younger, 12-year-olds rather than the
Follow-up
How could you improve your performance in this kind of task in future?
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Test 1 Training PAPER 2 Writing {1 hour and 30 minutes) Part 1
Task information
• Part 1 is a compulsory task. • The question will include detailed instructions- you
• In Part 1 you have to write 180-220 words. must read these very carefully and do exactly what
is asked.
• You may have to write an article, a report, a
proposal ora letter. • The instructions will tell you clearly what you have
to write and why you are writing it, as well as who
• The question consists of instructions plus extracts
you are writing for.
from, for example, a letter, an email , a diary entry, a
diagram, an advertisement, etc.
ldentifying types of writing

1 The following statements are true about one or more of the types of text you may have Texttypes
to write in Part 1. Choose A, B, C and/or D. Sorne questions have more than one answer. A article
1 lt is good to give th is type of writi ng a title. B letter
2 Headings within the text are appropriate.
e proposal
3 This kind of text will begin Dear ....
D report
4 This kind of text has to be clearly organised into distinct paragraphs.
S This kind of text aims to persuade the reader.
6 The writer usually knows exactly who will read the text .
7 This kind of text usually tries to evaluate something that has happened or that the writer
has experienced.
8 This kind of writing is more likely to be in a formal or neutral style than an informal one.
9 The writer usually begins with an overview of his or her reasons for writing the text.
1O The writer will try to begin this text in a way that will catch and hold the reader's interest.
2 Complete these sentences - which are characteristic of either an article, a letter, a

proposal or a report - with the appropriate preposition. Then identify the text type that
the sentence is most likely to have come from.
1 llook forward ...... ra...... hearing from you again soon .
2 ................ conclusion, the campaign can be considered as having been a total success.
3 l've been terribly busy this month but ................ last l've managed to find enough time to
sit down and write to you properly.
4 Ven ice has to be one ................ the most romantic cities ever built.
S 1 make this recommendation ................ a number of different reasons.
6 Do you prefer travell ing ................ your own or ................ the company of other people?
7 1 am writing to congratulate you ................ the service which my wife and 1 received
................ your restaurant last night.
8 ................ the few slight prob lems which the group experienced th is year, 1 have no
hesitation ................ recommending the cou rse fo r other students ................ the future.
9 The following recommendations are based .............. .. generally accepted estimates
................ regard to the city's probable future needs for leisure facilities.
1O According ................ the results of our survey, female students make more use .............. ..
the college's libraries than male students do.
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CAE-Book "Advanced Trainer. Six practice test '
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Understanding how writing is assessed

1 The people who mark your writing ask themselves a number of questions about
your work. Match each of their questions (1-6) with the aspect of language that it is
focusing on (A-F).
1 Does the answer cover all the necessary points? A Organisation
2 Does the answer contain a lot of language errors? B Range
3 Does the answer use a variety of words and structures? C Register
4 ls the answer written in clear, well-connected paragraphs? D Content (dealing with the necessary points)
5 ls the answer in an appropriately formal or informal style? E Communicative achievement
6 Would the answer have the right effect on the reader? F Accuracy
· 2 This piece of writing got a poor mark for accuracy. Correct the
ten language errors in it.
1am writting this article to discuss about the advantages and

disadvantages of building a new theatre at the college. At nrst,
1wou/d like to draw your attention on the fact that our col!ege has
a drama department for the last ten years and yet it stí/1 doesn't
ha vean own theatre. This means that drama students must to
put on there productions in a theatre in the city, what is expensive
and, of course, not very convenient too.
· 3 This piece of writing got a poor mark for range. Change the underlined
words to more interesting words, adding to or expanding on them, in
order to gain better marks.
1 wot.dri recommen.ri t.hat. you choose drown. 's Jlot.e( Jor your ho!iriay.
Ve hari a ;reat. time t.here !ast. year. The rooms were beaut.i{u!, t.he
foori was 3oori an.ri t.he st.af! were very n.ice too. Jt. 's centra( so lj!!!!:_
can. wa()( f.o !ot.s o{ in.t.erest.in.J ¡laces.
4 Do these sentences that candidates wrote use an appropriate register? lf not, say why
not and write an improved version of the sentence.
1 (letter toa friend) Would you do me the honour of accompanying meto the theatre
next Saturday?
2 (proposal toa town council) lt'd be great if yo u can see your way to putting my ideas
into practice. Am su re you won't regret it!
3 (opening sentence in article for international magazine) lts main disadvantage is the
fact that its public transport system is so poor although 1suppose some people would
say that it's nota bad idea to walk everywhere anyway, given that it's a relatively
small town without many hills and so it's pretty easy to make your way around its
picturesque little streets on foot.
4 (report for college principal) l'd love to write more about this topic and must
apologise for simply not having adequate time todo so.
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5 Here is an example of a Part 1 writing task. Read the task below and answer the
following questions about it.
1 What are the main content points that the examiners will be looking for?
2 What kind of text do yo u have to write?
3 What are the conventions of this text type in English which you should follow in your
answer?
4 What register will you need to use?
5 How many paragraphs will you need and what will the topic of each one be?
6 What effect will you want to have on the target reader?
You are on the committee of an English language club in your area. An ex-President of the club
has donated a sum of money to it.
Read the email from the Club President together with part of a letter from the donar, on which
you have made some notes. Then, using the information appropriately, write an article,
commenting on each option and explaining which is your preferred choice.
From: Club President
Subject: Donation
Could you write an article for the club magazine,

explaining about the donation and possible ways
to spend it? Also recommend one option, saying
why you think it's best.
l'd like the money to be spent on

one of these options:
• building up library (books + - - + - - - - good butalreadyquítea few
DVDs)
• payi ng for two me m bers to -+----+----- great but 2 out of 150 members
do course in UK
• paying for weekly guest -+----+--- - - yes, províded choose them we/1
speakers to talk to club
Now write your article, as outlined above. You should use your own words as far as possible.
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Test 1 Exam practice Writing Part 1
Action plan
1 Read the question very carefully, highlighting all 6 Organise your writing in clear paragraphs.
the significant points you must include in your 7 Write 180-220 words. lf you write less, you
answer. probably won't deal with all the aspects of
2 Allow plenty of time to plan your answer the question or show an adequate range of
carefully. language and you may also be penalised for
3 Think about what kind of text (letter, report, writing too much.
proposal or article) you have to write and follow 8 Don't j ust copy parts of what is written on the
the English conventions for that text type. question paper - try to put the points into your
4 Think about who you are writing for- how will own words.
this affect what you say and how you say it? 9 When you want to make a correction, do so as
S Think about why you are writing (for example to neatly as possible.
evaluate, to complain, to persuade, to suggest ...) 10 Spend time checking your work.
and how these aims will affect your response.
1 First answer these questions about the task on the following page.
1 What are the main content points that the examiners will be looking
for?
2 What kind of text do you have to write?
3 What are the conventions of this text type in English which you should
follow in your answer?
4 What register will you need to use?
5 How many paragraphs will you need and what will the tapie of each
one be?
6 What effect will you want to have on the target reader?
2 How could you express these points from the input text in other
(if possible more formal) words?
1 Lessons great
2 Students from lots of countries
3 Small classes
4 Good facilities
5 Too much homework
6 Few social activities
3 Now write your answer to the task.
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You must answer this question. Write your answer in 180-220 words in an CTip! Keep to the word limits suggested.
appropriate style. lf you write too much, you're likely
to include irrelevant detail, which
will have a negative effect on the
Last summer you and some classmates attended a month's English language reader.
course organised by a college in your local area. Your teacher has emailed you
about this. (J!MtgJ
Read the email from your teacher together with some notes you have The task asks you to comment on
made from a meeting with your classmates. Then, using the information the strengths and weaknesses of
appropriately, write a report for your teacher, commenting on the course and the course. What will you discuss as
strengths and what Wlll you discuss
explaining whether you would recommend it for other students.
as weaknesses?
You're also asked to make a
recommendation. You might or
Subject: Summer English Course
might not want to recommend this
We want to decide whether to send more course. Looking at the input tex~
which are you more l!kely to do?
groups of students on this course. Please can
you discuss your impressions with the others The use of 'e.g.' and '... 'in the input
text invite you to give examples
who attended the course. Then write a report and expand on the relevant points.
discussing the strengths and weaknesses of What examp/es cou/d you give and
the course and explaining whether you would how could you expand on the points
relating to /essons and facilities?
recommend it or not.
CTip! Write your answer on alternate

lines so that you can make
Notes from Meeting corrections more easily.
Lessons great - (e.g. on pronunciation, ... ) CTip! Make it clear where one
Students from lots of countries paragraph ends and the next
Small classes begins (either by indenting or by
Good facilities, e.g .... leaving an extra line between the
Too much homework paragraphs)
Few social activities
Now write your report, as outlined above. You should use your own words as
far as possible.
Follow-up
Did you read the question carefully and do exactly what it asked you
todo?
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Test.1 Training Writing Part 2
Task information
• In Part 2 you have to write 220-260 words. • Questions about set texts will only ask you to write
• Yo u have to choose one task from a choice of five. one of these text types - a review, a report, an
article oran essay.
• One of the tasks offers two questions based on set
texts. • The instructions will state clearly what you have to
write and why yo u are writing it, as well as who you
• You may be asked to write an article, a competition
are writing for.
entry, a contribution toa longer piece, a report, a
proposal, a letter, an essay, an information sheet or
a review.
ldentifying what, why and who

1 What you have to write affects the way in which you write your answer.
Complete the table below with the appropriate text-type from the box.
report information sheet proposal review

letter of reference 1 application essay
article 1 contribution to a feature competition entry
Text-type Layout features Language features

1 title has to catch and hold readers' attention - so needs an interesting
opening and effective ending
2 title has to stand out from other pieces on the specified topic - so
needs a striking opening and a memorable ending
3 title early statement of reason for writing
sub-headings absolute clarity of language describing something precisely
ends with a conclusion - wh ich will often be a recommendation
4 title early statement of reason for writing
sub-headings absolute clarity of language
persuasive language
argument backed up by clear reasons
5 title usually provided - no neutral or formal language
point in writing it out again clearly organised structure
likely to cometo a definite conclusion
6 title distinct sections- notas linked together linguistically as
sub-headings paragraphs would be in, for example, an essay oran article
7 title early statement of the subject
some factual information about the subject
more of the content of the piece should be devoted to the
writer's opinion than to facts about the subject
writer's opinion backed up by examples relating to the subject
8 opening and closing clear opening paragraph giving reason for writing
formulae (Dear ... , and Yours language that persuades by giving reasons supported by
sincerely, 1 faithfully,) examples
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2 What you have to write usually includes two or three specific points that you have to
deal with in your answers. Note down the three key aspects of the topic in each of
these exam tasks. The first one is done for you as an example.
1 You see this advertisement in a sports magazine.
COMPETITION
Be a sports journalist for a doy!
Which event would you want to go to and why?
Who would you want to interview and what would you ask?
Why do you think you would make a good sports journalist?
The best entries will win tickets to major sports events.
Write your competition entry.

The specífic points here are:
• naming a sports event and explaining why you would want to go to it
• naming a sports personality you'd like to interview and suggesting one or more
questions you'd ask
• explaining why you think you'd be a good sports journalist
2 This is part of a letter you receive from Sam, an English-speaking frien d.
As you know, f'm planning to study medicine at university. However, three friends
are taking a year out and are setting off around the worfd when we feave schoof
in Júne. 1want tojoin them but my parents say f'm too young and that it won't
benefit my studies in any way. How can 1persuade them to let me go? And why
don't you come too?
Write a letter to Sam, answering his questions.

3 The college where you study English wants to produce a set of information sheets for
students new to both the college and the local area. You have been asked to prepare
an information sheet telling them about opportunities for students in your area to get
involved in voluntary work. You should also explain how voluntary work benefits both
the volunteers and the community.
Write your information sheet.
3 When we write something our aims can be described in functional terms; we may
be writing, for example, in order to explain, to give our opinion, to recommend, to
suggest, to apologise, to complain, to persuade .... Look at the questions in Exercise
2 and note which functions are involved in each question. (There is more than one
function in each question.)
4 Who we are writing for affects how we write. Look again at the questions in
Exercise 2. Who are you writing for in each case? How does this affect what you write
and how you write it?
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Useful language: expressing functions

1 Match the sentences below with the main function they are used to express from the
box. One sentence is expressing a function that is not in the box. Which sentence is
that? What function is it expressing?
apologising complaining congratulating

recommending suggesting
1 One possibility would be to organise a meeting to find out how other students feel
about the proposed new timetable.
2 lt is disgraceful that members of your staff should have such a careless attitude
towards their work.
3 1should not have borrowed your bicycle without asking your permission.
4 One of the options would be more expensive to implement than the others.
S The third option seems to meto be the preferable choice because it would benefit the
largest number of people.
6 Your success is a magnificent achievement and one that you should take great pride in.
2 In an advanced exam, you need to show that you can express functions in more than
one way. Here are example sentences using sorne of the functions that you often need
to express in the exam. In each case one word is missing. Complete the sentences.
Complaining
1 1am writing to complain ................ the service 1received in your hotellast weekend.
2 lf 1do not receive a satisfactory response, then 1shall have no ................ but to senda
full account of the way 1was treated to your Head Office.
3 lt was very upsetting to be spoken ................ so impolitely ........... ..... your reception
staff.
Persuading
4 1feel su re you would ................ it if you did not ................ advantage of this exceptional
opportunity.
S There's no denying the ................ that this is a very generous offer.
6 Surely you must ................ that opportunities like this do not arise very frequently.
Recommending
7 lf 1were in your ................ 1wouldn't hesitate to seize the opportunity on offer.
8 ................ my opinion, the best ................ of action would be to carry out a survey to
discover how local residents feel about the proposal.
9 ................ no circumstances should you ................ a hasty decision.
Giving reasons
1O There are a number of reasons ................ 1am of this opinion .
11 1should like to ................ forward the case for a rather different approach from the one
that has been taken in the past.
12 The project has been temporarily suspended owing ................ a lack of funding.
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Action plan
1 Choose the task that you think you can write the S Make a plan befare you start w riting.
best answer to. 6 Organise your answer in clear paragraphs.
2 Read the question very carefully, underlining the 7 Use a variety of structures and vocabulary -
key points. Think about what kind of text (e.g. make a quick list of possible structures and
letter, report, proposal, ... ) you have to write and vocabu lary befare you start.
follow the English conventions for that text-type.
8 Allow time to check your writing.
3 Think about who you are writing fo r - should
your language be formal, informal or neutral?
4 Think about why you are writing (for example, to
inform, to entertain, to persuade, to complain, ...)
and how these aims will affect your response.
- ----- ~-----
Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in CTip! You can write in either British
220- 260 words in an appropriate style. or American English, but keep
to either one or the other. Don't
write, for example: The theater is
2 In class, you have been discussing attitudes towards leisure. Your teacher in the centre of the town.
has asked you to write an essay saying whether you agree with the
following opinion:
lt is as important to teach children at schoo/ about making effective use

pmtgJ
~
r 2 An essay is qwte a .formal
of leisure time and about having successfu/ relationships with friends and piece ofwriting and so it is
family as it is to prepare them for their working lives. particular/y important fhat its
structure should be clear with a
Write your essay. distinct tapie foreacti paragrap/'
a logical development in the
3 You see this announcement on a music website.
argument andan appropriate
conclusion: o
We want to increase the range of reviews on our site. Please submit 3 The use of 'expl'óin' here
to usa review of an album which has made an impression on you . ~eans you sho!,Jidn't iust soy tha:
Briefly outline the contents of this album, comment on its particular the album is like/y to appeal to,
qualities and explain what kind of people you think this album is for examp!e,youn!!Jowomen but
most likely to appeal to. thot you should f!Jive reosons wrj
t you think this.
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Write your review.
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4 You see this announcement in an international magazine.

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4 To win a competJtion it is
COMPETITION important to hove a strong
opening and an effective
What if ....
conclusion - first and last
impressions count!
Sometimes small events - missing a bus, going to the theatre, talking to a
stranger on a train -can change our lives. Explain how sorne such small
event changed your life or that of someone you know well and imagine
how things might hove been different if that event had not occurred .
Generous prizes for the best entries.
5 Note that the followíng questíons are desígned to gíve you practíce CTip! lf you choose to answer one of
answeríng a questíon on any set text. In the actual exam each of the the Question 5 options in relation
questíons wí/1 be c/early related to one specífíc text only. to the set text you are studying,
then remember that you will have
(a) In class you have been discussing the importance of titles for books
to include detailed information
and films, considering how these must both reflect the contents of
relating to that text.
the story and also catch the interest of potential readers or viewers.
Your teacher has now asked you to write an article for the college CTip! Only answer one of the Question
magazine discussing how effective and appropriate the title of Text X 5 options if you know the set text
is. well.
Write your article.
(b) A college library has invited users to submit reports on texts that they
have found useful in helping them improve their knowledge of English
in an enjoyable way. You decide to write a report on Text Y. Your
report should also explain what kind of students are likely to find Text
Y particularly useful and enjoyable.
Write your report.
Follow-up
Did you check your work for your most frequent errors?
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Test 1 Training PAPER 3 Use of English (1 hour) Part 1
Task information
• In this task there is a text with 12 gaps (plus one • The gaps focus on vocabulary items rather than
example). grammar words.
• For each gap there is a choice of four words or • To fill so me of the gaps correctly yo u will need to
phrases, A, B, C and D. You have to choose the know how words often combine in collocations anc
correct one to fill the gap. set phrases.
• You need to read the text carefully and think about
its meaning in arder to fill the gaps correctly.
Useful language: putting words in context

@, Explain why the underlined words do not fit in these sentences. CTip! Someti11Jes a word will not fit
Then suggest a word which could replace it without making any other because of something in the
changes to the sentence. grammar around it.
1 Simon's brother found himself a good work as head chef in a popular

restaurant.
2 You can count Harriet to be willing to help you out if you run into
difficulties.
3 Don't worry to ask if you need more information.
4 The hotel receptionist will explain you how to get to the conference
centre.
S l'd lave todo that lon-g train travel from Moscow to Beijing.
.
6 A poi ice is questioning the person who stole my bike.
''
Useful language: identifying collocations

1 ({f!; Three of the words in each set collocate with the given verb. One CTip! Sometimes choosing the right
does not. Which are the three correct collocations? word is a matter of identifying th
right collocation.
~ 1 g1ve a party 1 a mistake 1 a lecture 1 someone a smile
l"2 lay an egg 1 the blame on 1 the table 1 an excuse
(' 3 make the washing-up 1 arrangements 1 an apology 1 a noise
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.. 4 pay attention 1 a ticket 1 tribute to 1 a compliment
n S run an exercise 1 a business 1 a race 1 a campaign
6 shoot a film 1 a target 1 an arrow 1 a camera
7 stand a possibility 1 a chance 1 tria! 1 for parliament
" 8 take care 1 turns 1 a prom ise 1 a chance
2 Now choose one of the collocations from Exercise 1 to complete each

sentence.
1 lt isn't fair that they ..... .......................................... you for other people's
mistakes.
2 lt says in the papers that four men are to ................ .............................. .
next month for that robbery at our local bank.
· 3 Paul crept in at about 2 am trying his best not to
:. ...........................<..............
and wake his parents.
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4 Professor Hughes is going to ............................................... next week on the history of
the printing press.
S Come on, children. Play nicely. Yo u must .... ......................... :... :............. on the swing.
6 We've chosen a new advertising agency to ......"..·., ...... :.....:......... :.............. for our latest
range of products.
7 The Minister made a speech to ..................................... .......... the soldiers who had
fought for their COlflltry.
8 Paul usually .......... :............. any travel ........................ for his boss.
¡,
3 @ Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. In each case the answ~r
will depend on a collocation. ,V /
1 We ...<;;. a really great time at the beach last summer.
A spent B passed e had D made
2 When she moved abroad, Sarah joined an evening class in arder to ..... .0.. ... friends.
A have B find e meet D make
3 The proud father was very excited when his son .. .-:... his first steps.
A made B took e gave D did
4 The builder ....... our attention toa crack in the wall.
A drew B attracted e put D showed
S My parents contributed a ....... amount of mon.ey to the fund.
A big B large e great D high
6 There was a time when the ....... person could not afford a mobile phone.
A everyday B common e regular D ordinary
7 The CEO will ....... a meeting with his management team this morning.
A visit B join e attend D follow
8 All the children at this school are required to ....... sport every afternoon.
A go B do e train D practise
Thinking about meaning CTip! To find the correct option, you

need to think carefully about
({f!; Choose the correct option to complete each gap. the meaning of all the different
1 Sally'~ party promises to be the social ....... of the year. options.
A event B. activity e programme D festival
2 lt can be difficult to have someone in your own family ..-:-:-: .. you how to drive a car.
A learn B practice e teach D qualify
3 Computer programming is certainly not my ....... of expertise.
A part B section e system D area
4 The restaurant offers a ....... range of international dishes.
A wide B distinct e changeable D various
S At the moment the country has a number of serious .. ~: ... problems.
A tricky B economic e trivial D economical \
6 The students would find the flat more ....... if it were closer to the college.
A suitable B adequate e convenient D practica!
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Test 1 Exam pradice Use of English Part 1
Action plan
1 Read the title as this will tell you what the text is S Consider each of the options, eliminating those
about. you know are incorrect.
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the questions. makes sense.
3 When you answer each question, look at both 7 Check that the answer yo u choose fits the
what comes befare and what comes after the sentence grammatically.
gap. 8 When you have finished, read through the
4 Think of a word you might expect to fill the gap whole text to make su re it makes sense.
befare looking at the options.
Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you.
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, e or D) best fits each gap. There is an
example at the beginning (0).
Example:
O A struggle 8 combat e threaten D contest
Answer: o
=
A
-B
=
e
=
D
Why people laugh

Sunday May 41h will be World Laughter Day. Dr Madan Kataria, who introduced this annual event, says we need more
laughter in our lives to (O) ..... the global rise of stress and loneliness. But surely that strange sound that we make
periodically can't be the (1) ..... to such problems.
lf an alien were to land on our planet and (2) ..... a stroll among a crowd of earthlings, it would hear a lot of 'ha-h
noises. lt might wonder what (3) .:... this strange habit served. lf we ask ourselves what (4) ..... a good laugh , t
obvious answer is that it is a response to something funny. But one scientist, Robert Provine, says humour hru
surprisingly little to (5) ..... with that. lnstead, it lies at the (6) ¡.S:. of such issues as the perception of self and t
evolution of language and social behaviour.
Provine realised that you cannot capture (7) ..... laughter in the lab because as soon as you (8) ..... it under scrutin
it vanishes. So, instead, he gathered data by hanging around groups of people, noting when they laughed.
He collected 1,200 laugh episodes - an episode being (9) ..... as the comment immediately preceding the laugh
and the laughter itself. His analysis of this data (10) ..... sorne important facts about laughter. "lt's a message ·
send to other people- it (11) ..... disappears when we're by ourselves," he says. "And it's nota choice. Ask someo
· to laugh and they'll either try to (12) .B:. a laugh or say they can't do it on command."
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1 A way B answer end D response
2 Which verb col/acates

2 i: make B get e walk D take
\ with ~a stroll'? Clue: strotr
means ~walk~ and the same
3 A re ason B purpose e idea D meaning verb col/acates with ~a
walk~
4 A results B leads e prompts D concludes 4 Only one of these words

does not need to be
.
5 A go B bring e do ' 1
1
D set followed by a preposition
to convey the necessary
f
meaning.
6 A root B stem e head D back
8 Only one of these words
fits in the collocation ·.. .
7 A complete B authentic e contemporary D current (something) under scrutiny ~
9 Thinking carefully about

8 A place B lay e stand D keep the meaning of the options
should he!p you find the
9 A defended B decided e defined D depicted right answer here.
12 Two of these words

10 A revealed B investigated e displayed D declared suggest the required
meaning - ~falsify~ - but
one of these would be
11 A absolutely B constantly e undoubtedly D virtually followed by an infinitive
and not a noun.
12 A offer B pretend e fa ke D imagine
Follow-up "'
What procedure did you follow when you did this task?
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Test 1 Training Use of English Part 2
Task information
• In this task-there is a text with 15 gaps (plus one example). CTip! The words that you will need to
write in Part 2 are usually one
• You have to suggest an appropriate word to fill each gap. of these types - prepositions,
• You need toread the text carefully and think about its meaning in order connectors, auxiliary, modal or
to fill the gaps correctly. other basic verbs, determiners or
articles, pronouns, basic adverbs
• The missing words are grammar words rather than vocabulary items. such as too, enough, more or not.
• The answer will always be a single word.
• Sometimes there may be more than one possible answer and, if this is the case, the
mark scheme allows for it.
• You must spell each word correctly - US and UK spellings are both accepted.
Useful language: using prepositions

1 ~· Correct the errors made by previous exam candidates with prepositions.
1 A number of the visitors to the event complained for the refreshment tent.
2 All the work will be done from volunteers.
3 Guests experienced a number of problems related at the sports facilities at the
hotel.
4 Alexandra was able to make good use of her knowledge in foreign languages.
5 Many people too k part to the celebration.
6 1 must congratulate you for your excellent work.
7 1 hope my letter will be taken in consideration.
8 The inspector drew management's attention in sorne problems in the hotel kitchen.
9 There is an urgent need of fresh water supplies in the region.
1O Have you seen the new advertisement of Lotus shampoo?
2 c{f!J Sometimes the preposition that is missing is part of a phrasal verb. CTip! Whenever y~u note down a
Find the correct preposition to fill the gap in these sentences. phrasal verb 1n your vocabulary
notebook, write it down in its
1 The company always takes ................ new staff for the summer period. full context as this will help you
2 Negotiations broke ................ because of a disagreement about remember what it means and
trading arrangements. how it is used.
3 Alan walks so fast- 1 just can't keep ................ with him.
4 lt was so noisy in the room that 1 couldn't make ................ whatjill was saying.
5 The new management team planto bring ................ a number of changes in the
company.
6 No one expected that the new fashion would catch ................ as quickly as it has.
7 The robbers made ................ with a large amount of money.
8 Wendy asked the bank for a loan in arder to set ................ a gardening business.
9 However hard things may seem, it is important not to give ................ and stop trying.
1O Mark thinks there are problems in the contract and he is set ................ our signing it.
11 The smell of cabbage in the hall immediately put me ................ the idea of asking for
a room there.
12 They don't have much money, just enough to get ................ .
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seful language: using connectors

Choose a word from the box to complete each sentence in a logical CTip! Thinking about the meaning of
way. the surrounding text will help you
to choose the right connector.
altho ugh ~ because ~ provided unless -!>
until whatever ,. whenever_,.. whereas •·
1 Ni na is good at maths ................ her twin brother is better at languages.

2 Dan will go to university next year ................ he passes all his exams.
3
4
1/11 do ................ you want me to do. ,...---
You/11 never be able to afford a car like that - ................ you win the lottery. 1
S Sally enjoys her work ..... :.......... ,:?he does not get very m u eh free time.
1
6 lt was not ................ 1got' on the train that 1realised 1d left my éamera at home.
7 1/m really lucky- 1can take a coffee break ................ 1want one.
8 1like my desk ................ 1have a very good view of the sea while 1/m working.
2 Sorne connectors are made up of more than one word. Choose the correct phrase
from the box to complete each sentence.
as if as long as as soon as despite the fact that

even though in accordance with in case in arder to
no sooner so as not to
1 You must fill in the form ............................... the in structions on the opposite page.
2 Urs has taken on extra work ............................... earn enough money for a holiday.
3 My father said 1could go to the party ............................... 1/m home by midnight.
4 We hada great trip to France ............................... the weather was rather disappointing.
S We closed the door very quietly ............................... wake the baby.
6 You/d better take a notebook with you ............................... you want to write something
down.
1
7 Simon looks ............................... he didn t sleep a wink last night.
8 Please call me ............................... you get this message.
9 1feell know him quite well ............................... we/ve only meta few times.
1O ............................... had we left the house than the rain started.
Useful language: using pronouns

Fill each gap with the necessary pronoun. CTip! Make a note of any grammar
1 1meta footballer from our national team, ................ 1found very errors that your teacher corrects
exciting as 1/d never met anyone famous befare. in your homework and do some
extra practice using this language
2 jan promised to tell Steve the truth about everything ................ had
correctly.
happened at the festival.
3 ................ the psychologist focuses on in his book is the way people from different
countries behave in trains.
4 Do you know ................ sweater this is?
5 ................ being an unexpectedly warm day, the family decided to head for the beach.
6 The professor was satisfied with the way in ........ ...... .. the students had decided to deal
with their project.
7 Thafs the car ................ owner 1was just telling you about.
8 ................ are a number of different ways of tackling the problem.
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Test 1 Exam pl'adic.e Use of 'E.ngUsh Part 2
Action plan
1 Read the title of the text. 7 Go back to the more difficult gaps at the end.
2 Read through the text and think about what it 8 Always write something, even if you are not
means befare answering the questions. totally sure that it's the correct answer.
3 Look at the words befare and after each gap. 9 Check you have spelt all the words correctly.
4 Think about what part of speech is needed, (e.g. 10 Read through the whole text to check it makes
a preposition or pronoun) to complete the gap. sense befare transferring your answers to the
S Do the questions you can answer easily first. answer sheet.
6 Write your answers in capitalletters.
Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. CTip! Even if you are sure
two answers are
For questions 13-27, read the text below and th ink of the word which best fits each gap. possible, only write
Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). one of them.
Example: G 1O N E 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 .1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1
Kangaroos
The kangaroo is (O) ................ of Australia's most iconic animals. Kangaroos of different
types live in all areas of Australia, (13) ................ cold-climate areas and desert plains to *M®B#
tropical rainforests and beaches. 13 What part of
, speech do you think
Kangaroos are herbivorous, eating a range of plants and, (14) ................ some cases, wi/1 be needed to fi/1
fungi. Different kangaroo species inhabit different habitats. Some, for example, make this gap?
nests on the ground while tree-kangaroos live (15) ................ the ground. Larger species of 21 How long does the
kangaroo tend (16) .. .. ............ shelter under trees or in caves. baby kangaroo stay in
Most kangaroos are distinguished from (17) ................ animals by the way they hop on thepouch?
their strong back legs. A kangaroo's tail is used to balance while hopping and (18) ............... . · 22 Why do kangaroo
a fifth limb when moving slowly. All female kangaroos have front-opening pouches that numbers increase so
. rap1dly?
contain four teats. (19) ... ... .... ...... is in here that the 'joey' (20) ................ baby kangaroo
is raised (21) ................ it can survive outside the pouch. Most kangaroos have no set 25 Why d1d the first
people in Australia
breeding cycle and are able to breed all year round . (22) ................ they are such prolific
hunt kangaroos?
breeders, a kangaroo population can increase fourfold in five years.
2 7 ls the export of
Kangaroos have long been important to the survival of Australia's indigenous people,
kangaroos permitted?
(23) .... ............ have hunted them for tens of thousands of years, using both the meat and
the skins. (24) ................ Europeans arrived in Australia in the late eighteenth century, they
too hunted kangaroos (25) ................ survival. Kangaroos continue to be used as a resource,
but only under strict government controls. Nowadays only the four most abundant species
of kangaroo may (26) ................ commercially harvested for export, and then only by
licensed hunters in accordance (27) ................ an approved management plan.
Follow-up
Did you remember toread through the text at the end to make sure it all made sense?
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Task information
• In this task there is a text with ten gaps (plus one • You need to know how prefixes and suffixes are
example). used in forming words- you might add the prefix
• At the end of each line with a gap you will see a im- to PERFECTto make imperfect, for example, or
word in capitalletters, e.g. USE. the suffix -ion , to make perfection, or even both to
make imperfection.
• You have to form a new word based on the word in
capitals to fill the gap. So from USE, you might form • You need to know about compound
useful, usefully, usefulness, useless, user, usage, etc. English - kind-hearted, cold-hearted nc:J;hM--• - - -
• You need to decide what kind of word goes in the gap

hearted, for example, are compound adjectives
(formed by combining two words).
- an adjective (e.g. strong), a verb (e.g. strengthen), a
noun (e.g. strength) oran adverb (e.g. strongly). • Yo u al so need to think about the meaning of the
text- if the gap needs an adjective, should it be
• You must spell each word correctly to get the mark
positive (e.g. comfortable, useful) or negative (e.g.
- US and UK spellings are both accepted.
uncomfortable, useless), for example?
Useful language: identifying parts of speech

1 What part of speech is needed to complete each gap - an adjective, an adverb, a
verb ora noun? How do you know? Suggest a word that could fill each gap.
Sandilands is one of the most (1) ................ schools in the country. A few years ago it hit
the (2} ................ because of its appointment of a new and rather controversia! head.
Since then scarcely a month has gone by when it has not (3} ................ in the news for
some (4} ................ or another. But if you visit the school there is every likelihood that
you will be (5} ................ astonished by what you see.
2 Complete this table. The first row has been completed as an example. CTip! When you learn a new word
,---- - - -- ---,-- - -- -- - - - , - - - - - -- ,----------. use a good dictionary to find
no un verb adjective adverb out what other words are in the
same word family (e.g. broad,
comparison compare comparative, comparatively,
broaden,breadth,broadÓf,
(in)comparabl~ (in)comp,arab!y broadminded, etc. = a word
r ,
(in)sta~ility, stabiliser 1 o
family).
1
1
high
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CTip! Learning about prefixes and
power suffixes will also sometimes help
observe you work out the meanings of
words you don't know, which
1 develop. ,/(
'1 .,_,.!, ' ·~· • o l
1 can be useful for the Reading
doubt, doubter •il ' ; and Listening Papers.
Useful language: understanding suffixes

1 Here are just a few of the suffixes used in English. Complete the table with sorne examples.
suffix effect meaning examples

-er, or makes a noun from a verb person who does something fighter; commuter; saílor;
object that does something ínfiltrator;
computer; haír-dryer; processor;
compres sor

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suffix effect meaning examples

-do m makes a noun from another state or condition
noun oran adjective real m or territory
-ee makes a person noun from a verb person affected by the verb
-en makes a verb from an adjective cause to have a quality
-hood · makes an abstract noun from a the state of being a particular
people noun type of person
-less makes an adjective from a noun being without something
-ment makes a noun from a verb process or result of making or
doing something
-proof combines with a noun to forman cannot be harmed by
adjective
2 Make new words from the words in CAPITALS at the end of each line to complete the sentences.
The words all use a suffix from Exercise 1.
1 The writer spent his ................ in a quiet seaside village. BOY
2 We were so busy at work that there was no time to suffer from ................ . BORE
3 Can you lend me your penknife - 1just need to ................ my pencil. SHÁRP
4 We had four good applicants for the job so it was hard to decide who would
make the best ................ . APPOINT
5 lt was very ................ of you not to give Sue a call on her birthday. THINK
6 The presidential car will, of course, be completely ................ . BULLET ·
7 The morning trains to the city are always packed with ................ . COMMUTE
8 We are looking for staff who will offer total ................ to the company. COMMIT
Useful language: understanding prefixes

1 Match the underlined prefixes in these sentences to the meanings of the prefixes in the box.
Then explain the meanings of the words with the underlined prefixes.
again rrot· a€Jaiftst
1 Luke's very late- 1 guess he must have overslept again. ,.. ·
not below not enough
2 The teacher asked us to rewrite the exercise correcting all our mistakes.
not too mYG.h
3 We underestimated the amount of money we would spend on holiday.
4 There have been a number of anti-government demonstrations in the last year.
5 The little boy excitedly unwrapped the paree!.
6 lt's very l!:responsible to go climbing without letting anyone know your plans.
7 Unfortunately, this work is sub-standard .
8 Fletcher thought he had scored but the goal was disallowed by the referee.
2 Suggest three more examples for each of the prefixes in Exercise 1.
3 Make new words from the words in CAPITAL$ at the end of each line to complete the sentences.
The words all use a prefix from Exercise 1. You may need to add a suffix as well.
1 We hadan unusually cold winter with ................ temperatures for two months.
.. ('1,.., ,.. ... "e
ZERO
2 We all ................ his story- itjust didn't ~eem at all plausible. BELIEVE
3 Teachers sometimes complain of being ................ and overworked. PAY
4 Students often te ?d to be a bit ................ but they usually become less radical with age. ESTABLISH
5 l'm sorry to be so ................ - l'd like to think things over for another day or two. DECIDE
6 George means well but his con tributions to our meetings are often rather ................ . HELP
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Test 1 Exam practice Use of English Part 3
Action plan
1 Read the title and, if there is one, loo k at the S Check you have spelt the words you write
picture - these tell you the tapie of the text. correctly.
2 Read the whole text through befare filling any of 6 At the end of the test, carefully tr.ansfer·your
the gaps. answers (using CAPITAL LETIERS) to the answer
3 For each gap think about what part of speech is sheet.
needed - a noun, verb, adjective or adverb.
4 When you've co'rnpleted the task, read through
the text to make sure it makes sense.
CTip! There are often clues both befare

and after the gap.
For questions 28-37, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals CTip! lf an adjective or adverb is
at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same needed, remember to think about
line. There is an example at the beginning (0). whether it has a positive or a
negative meaning.
Evidence of ancient towns found in Amazon

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: 28, 29, 30 ls a
arranged in an organised pattern have been mapped. Scientists say the repeated singular or a plural word
required?
patterns noted within these (28) .'~ ........... : ....... suggest a highly ordered way of life. SETTLE
3 7 ls a positive or a
The isolated tri bes that remain in the Amazon today are the last (29) ,.. ..........'..... of SU AVIVE negative word likely to
these once great societies, according to the theory. lf this theory is correct, be needed here?
then it is anticipated that it will provide scientists with (30) . ................. that will SIGHT 32 Which prefix is
. . '
(31) ...'... : .......... .... help better protect the indigenous populations remaining in the DOUBT
needed here (meaning
'toomuch)?
Amazon. 33 Which suffix is
,,· required here?
Between the towns, which today are almost completely (32) .. .. ................. , was a GROW
~ 34 Which prefix is
patchwork of fields for crops along with ponds which were in all (33) .................. ... _. LIKELY needed?
used for fish farms. The structure of these towns is similar to that (34) ... ... ......... .... .. VISION 35 Do you need a noun
by planner Ebenezer Howard who proposed the (35) ..................... of 'garden cities'. DEVELOP here relating to people
oran abstract idea?
ow these Amazonian 'garden cities' have been found , scientists must study
36 Do you need a
hem closely in the hope of finding a possible (36) ........ ... .......... to the modern ALTER singular ora plural here?
system of town-building which is destroying vast reaches of the Amazon and 37 What form is
required? And which
(37) .... .. ......... .' ..... the last of the region's indigenous tribes. PLACE negative prefix?
Follow:..up
Would you want to add any other tips relating to this part of the test?
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Task information
• Part 4 consists of five questions (plus one example). • The focus of the task is on vocabulary knowledge .
• Each question has a set of three sentences, each and you need to know how words are used with a
with a gap. range of meanings and in different contexts.
• You must find one word which can fill the gap in all • You must spel·l the words correctly- US and UK
three sentences. spellings are both accepted.
Useful language: being aware of polysemy

1 Words in English often have a number of different meanings. CTip! When you learn a new word in
(The linguistics term for this is polysemy.) Work with a partner if English, check (in a good learner's
possible. How many different meanings can you think of for these dictionary) to see if it has any
other meanings.
words? Write a phrase as an example for each meaning.
mean
flat
bar
set
term
2 Look up the words in Exercise 1 in a good dictionary (you could, for CTip! lt is often the short and high
example, use the online dictionary at http://dictionary.cambridge.org/). frequency words that have many
Note down sorne other phrases using each of these words. different meanings and uses. Have
a page each for words like this in
mean your vocabulary notebook and
flat collect examples of the word in
bar use.
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Useful language: noticing collocations

1 Having a good knowledge of collocatio.ns will help you to find the CTip! Many good learner's dictionaries
answers to this task. Choose three words from the box to make three have collocations boxes which
give you information about words
different collocations for each of the words provided.
that typically collocate.
a conclusion attention bend bloom boost break
comfortable convincing factor figure flames flat
high-heeled money o bey plausible play püint
simple song stimulate stunt · tears your feet
1 2
to growth a .................... . explanation
3 4
to come into to jump to
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7 8 .....................
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2 The answers to the following exercise all depend on collocations. CTip! As you read and listen to English
Find the word that fits in each group of three sentences. Then write try to notice the collocations that
'"
people use and make a note of 1
down the collocating phrase from each sentence.
any that you find interesting or
1 surprisi~.
Can you ........... ~ ......... an eye out for a petral station - we'll need one soon.
Please don't forget to ..................... in touch when you go back to your own country.
Only tell Rosa if you're su re she can ..................... a secret.
2
Let's ..................... for lunch now.
Are you going to ..................... the news to Marie or shalll?
Gemma will ..................... Rob's heart if she decides to leave town.
3
The children soon lost ..................... in the game.
Our savings have not accumulated much ..................... .
Although they are divorced, Paul's ex-wife retains a legal ..................... in his business.
4
The old man could not take .. ~.................. food for·a couple of days after his operation.
The police say that there is no ..................... evidence that Walter committed the crime.
The figurine was made of ..................... gol d.
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Sweet fizzy drinks are a ..................... cause of tooth decay.
The new government is planning to introduce some .. ~ ................... changes to the
education system.
The comic books he enjoyed as a child are a ...... \.. ............ influence on Henry's work.
6
The children's safety is my sole ..................... .
The business took some time to establish itself but it is now a going ..................... .
There is increasing public ............... ,..... about the state of the country's rail service.
7
Flora felt very ............... ~ ...... for herself after having her wisdom teeth out.
1know you don't like wearing a cycle helmet but better safe than ..........c ......... .
.........
lt's a ......... ~> state of affairs when the city's roads are completely gridlocked.
8
These papers mustn't ..................... into the wrong hands.
Take a scarf- there's a chilly wind and 1don't want you to ..................... ill.
Everything seemed to ........ :\ ... !....... apart at the seams when joe left.
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Action plan
1 Read each set of sentences. 4 Remember that there will often be severa! different
2 Note down any words that seem to fit in each words that cou\d f1\\ each gap - yo u have to fmc\
gap - try them in the other gaps too, until you the only word that will fit in all three sentences.
find one that fits them al l. 5 Write your answer in CAPITAL LETIERS.
3 Don't spend too long puzzling over the first 6 Check your spelling.
sentence in each set- the second and third ones 7 At the end of the test, carefully transfer your
may suggest the answer more quickly. answers to the answer sheet.
Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. CTip! Read each set of sentences again to make sure
the word you have chosen fits in all three gaps.
For questions 38-42, think of one word only which can be used
appropriately in all three sentences. Here is an example (0).
Example:
O lt's hard to .......................... how old James is- he behaves as if he's middle-aged but looks quite young.
Katie has been under a lot of stress recently and it's beginning to .......................... on her health.
At the beginning of the lesson 1often ask the children in my class to .......................... me a story.
Example: 0 1 T E 1 L 1L 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 l.
1 1
38 The old maths teacher always used to .......................... us a lot of homework.

The judge's decision .......................... a precedent for sim ilar cases.
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1 hoped l've managed to .......................... your mind at rest. it may hove the best-known use of
the required word
39 1can't see the .......................... of going so far for such a short time.
41 In the second sentence the
There was a .......................... of excitement in the theatre as the curtain rose. word is used as a verb and in 1
and 3 it is a noun - but the form of
You are in no .......................... obliged to do what she has asked you to do.
the word is sti/1 the same.
40 lf you move along a little there'll be enough .......................... at the table for us all. ,,
Your work is getting better but there is still .......................... for improvement.
There's a fitting .......................... over there if you want to try anything on.
41 1 didn't find the .......................... of the film totally convincing, did you?
The science teacher asked the class to .......................... the resu lts of their experiment on a graph.
The police claim to have uncovered a .......................... to break into Parliament.
42 Restaurants often use .......................... lighting because it is more flattering .

The government was criticised for taking too .......................... a line on crime.
The café sells a wide range of .......................... drinks.
Follow-up
Why do you think this kind of question is included in the test?
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Task information
• Part 5 consists of eight questions (plus one • You will need to write between three and six words
example). to complete each gap.
• Each question consists of an example sentence, a • Part 5 tests the abi lity to express an idea in different
key word anda second sentence with a gap in the ways, as well as knowledge of vocabulary and
middle of it. grammar. The mark scheme divides the answer into
• You have to complete the second sentence using two parts and you get a mark for each part that you
the key word, so that it has the same meaning as the write correctly.
example sentence. • You need to spell the words correctly to get the
• You must not change the form of the key word . marks. US and UK spellings are bpth accepted.
Useful language: correcting sorne common mistakes

1 (@; Choose the correct alternative in these examples where exam candidates made mistakes.
1 l'm su re you won't have any difficulties finding 1 to find the solution to the problem.
2 Did yo u have the chance of getting 1 to get to know any native Americans when yo u were
living in the States?
3 Everybody who work 1 wor~s he re get 1 gets a good salary.
4 1suggest you buy 1 to buy a telephone card as soon as you arrive in the country.
S You either can 1 can either catch a bus or use the underground.
6 Not only was the food 1 the food was bad but the sports facilities were notas yo u stated in the
brochure.
7 The hotel offers French traditional 1 traditional French .cuisine.
8 Some of the lessons that we attended in the last course could be 1 could have been better
prepared.
2 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. You must
use between three and six words, including the word in capitals, without changing it.
1 llike all the people working as mal)agers in. this S You'll easily manage to finish the work by Friday.
company. DIFFICULTIES
WHO You .......................... the work by Friday.
1 like everyone .......................... position in this 6 The food at this restaurant is delicious and the
company. prices are very reasonable.
2 The service was first-class and the rooms were MEALS
excellent too. This restaurant .......................... very reasonab le
ONLY prices.
Not ......... :................ the service was first-class 7 1think this type of mobile phone would be the
too. best choice for you.
3 You have two possibilities- driving there or SUGGEST
going by train . 1.......................... this type of mobile phone.
EITHER 8 1hope to be able to see the Bolshoi Ballet when
You .......................... there by train. l'm in Moscow.
4 At the concert 1didn't play as well as 1expected . CHANCE
SHOULD 1hope 1...................... .... to the Bolshoi Ballet
1.......................... at the concert. when l'm in Moscow.
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3 The keyword for all the followlng transformatlon sentences ls EYE. CTip! Often the answers depend on
Choose one of the expressions from the box to complete each knowledge of typical English
sentence, making all the necessary changes. col locations or idioms.
1 catch someone's eye 2 turn a blind eye to

3see eye to eye with t1 keep an eye on 5 in the public eye
1 Although 1love my sister 1don't always agree with her.

1love my sister despite .................... ~,.... ..,;,.............................. with her.
2 The teacher pretended not to ~ee what the children were doing.
The teacher .............................................................. the children's behaviour.
3 lt must be hard for celebrities·never to have any privacy, mustn't it?
lt must be hard for celebrities always .............................................................. , mustn't it?
4 We'll pay the bill and leave as soon as the waiter notices we'tt= waiting.
As soon as .................................... :........................ we'll pay the bill and leave.
S Sarah watched the children while they were playing in the garden.
Sarah .............................................................. children while they were playing in the garden.
Action plan
1 Read the first sentence carefully. 6 Count the number of words to make su re you have
2 Make sure the second sentence conveys exactly the not written more than six or less than three.
same meaning as the first one and that you haven't 7 .~emember that contractions (1'11, don't, etc.) count
added any new ideas or left anything out. as two words.
3 Write your answer in CAPITAL LETTERS. 8 Check your spelling.
4 Use the key word exactly as it is written - don't 9 At the end of the test, carefully transfer your
change it in any way. answers to the answer sheet.
5 Check that what you write fits with both what goes
befar~ and what comes after the gap.
For questions 43-50, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar CTip! lf you are not sure of the answer,
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word write what you can - you may get
given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given. one mark.
Here is an example (0).
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Example:
O Mark told Patti he thought her dress was beautiful.

ON
Mark .......................... dress.
The gap can be filled with the words 'complimented Patti on her beautiful' , so you write:
Example: 1 O 1 COMPLIMENTED PATTI ON HER BEA!ATIF!AL
43 Jack has severa! close friends that he talks to about how he feels Crip! Check (a) that you have not
whenever he has a problem. used too many or too few
SHARE words, (b) your spelling and
(e) that what you have written fits
Jack has severa! elose friends .......................... whenever he has a grammatically.
problem .
44 Pauline asked meto have a quick look at the report before it was made
public.
EYE
Pauline asked me .......................... the report before it was made public.
45 The twins are so alike that most people find it hard to distinguish one
from the other.
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43 You share something with someone -
DIFFERENCE what is the noun from 'feel?
The twins are so alike that not many people .......................... them . 44 Which expression with 'eye-' means
'hove a quick look at?
46 Surely if Sandra had caught the train , she'd be here by now.
45 Here you need an expression with
MISSED 'difference' meaning 'to distinguish
between~
Sandra .......................... she'd be here by now.
47 Which phrasa/ verb based on 'pul/'
47 Unfortunately, Katie has decided to withdraw from the competition. means 'withdraw from?
PULL 49 Which preposition is used befare 'age'?
Unfortunately, Katie has made up .......................... the competition. 50 Be careful about the verb tense you use
here.
48 Sometimes friends stop appreciating each other and that's a pity.
GRANTED
Sometimes friends start .......................... is a pity.
49 Children in this country usually start attending school when they're six.
AGE
Children in this country usually attend .......................... six.
50 lt might well rain tomorrow so 1think you should take your umbrella.
IN
Don't forget to take your umbrella .......................... tomorrow.
Follow-up
How could you help yourself to improve your performance in this part of
the test?
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Test 1 Training PAPER 4 Listening (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1
Task information
• Part 1 consists of three short recordings, each with • Each recording involves more than one speaker.
two three-option multiple choice questions. • The questions may focus on a variety of aspects of
• Each recording lasts about one minute and is played the recordings (for example, detail, gist, speakers'
twice. opinions, function, context and relationships).
• The recordings are about unrelated tapies.
• The recordings are taken from a wide range of
contexts and cover a range of tapies, styles of
delivery and voices.
Understan'ding different aspects of the recording ·

1 ffi@ Listen to the recording and answer these questions about it. CTip! Ouestions can approach a
1 eontext: Where are the speakers? recording from a variety of
different angles. Being aware
A in a restaurant
of sorne of these different
B ata hotel approaches can give you a
e on a motorway better understanding of spoken
2 Relationships: What is the most likely relationship between the language.
speakers?
A driver and client
B husband and wife
e receptionist and customer
3 Opinion: What do the speakers agree about?
A how ti red they are
B how hungry they are
e how attractive the place looks
4 Detail: What does the man rem ind the woman to find out about?
A relevant charges
B what todo with their luggage
e parking places
5 Function: What are the speakers trying todo?
A settle an argument
B cometo a decision
e express dissatisfaction
CTip! There will usually be something in
2 Why are the other options incorrect?
the recording that might distract
you into choosing the wrong
option so make sure you listen
carefully.
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Test 1 Exam pradice Listening Part 1
Action plan
1 Use the listening preparation time to read the 5 Check your answers when you listen to the
questions and think about possible answerso recording for the second time and answer any
2 Underline key words in the question or statemento questions you have missedo
3 Choose all the correct answers you can the first 6 Don't leave any answers blankoMake a guess if
tim e you listen to the recordingo you are not sureo
4 Don't worry about missing a question; leave it 7 At the end of the test, carefully transfer your
and listen for the answer to the next questiono answers to the answer sheet.
E.Jji} Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help youo
_ :ill hear three different extractso For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B or C) which fits
-=: according to what you hearo There are two questions for each extract.
Extract One
ear two people on the radio discussing an item in the newso I;UMtgJ
Vhat is the news story about? Question 7 focuses on detail.
What do each of the other
A a fire
questions focus on - gis~
B floods re/ationship, opinion, function ooo?
e an earthquake 2 Listen to the whole recording
before you answer this question.
Nhat is the main aim of the interview?
A to discourage listeners from going to the area
B to ask listeners to donate money for those affected
e to give listeners detailed information about the emergency
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ExtractTwo
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3 The two speakers agree that 3 The ward 'agree' is impartant
here - bath speakers must share
A their colleague's departure will harm company profits.
this apinian.
8 their colleague's decision to leave was unexpected.
e their colleague's resignation will make their jobs less enjoyable.
4 The speakers seem to find their work

A tediously routine.
8 physically challenging.
e emotionally stressful.
1 Extract Three 1
You hear an actress called Marina Kaye talking to a photographer.

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5 Befare listening think abaut
5 What is the man doing in this dialogue? what kind af language the speaker
might use ta express these
A apologising
functians.
8 persuading
6 Befare yau listen think carefully
e explaining abaut what each af the adiectives
in the aptians means.
6 How does Marina Kaye feel about the situation?
A embarrassed
8 amused
e impatient
Follow-up
Did you follow all the steps in the Action plan?
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Test 1 Training Listening Part 2
Task information
• Part 2 consists of a monologue (for example, a • You must complete the gap with an appropriate
talk, a lecture ora broadcast) providing factual word or short phrase from the recording.
information. • Questions follow the arder of information in the
• The recording willlast approximately three minutes recording.
and is played twice. • You must spell the words correctly- although some
• On the question paper there are eight sentences minar variations are allowed in this Part. US and UK
about the recording, each with a gap. spellings are both accepted.
• The sentences focus on specific information and
stated opinions in the recording.
CTip! Often you will hear a couple of
words that could fit the gap but
Choosing the right answer only one matches the meaning of
1 Look at this question from a listening task. the sentence.
The speaker's interest in playing music was first awakened by his
Write down six words that could complete the sentence.
2 Now look at the recording script. Which four words from the script could fill
the gap in Exercise 1? Which of these words is actually the correct one?
Why are the others not correct?
1wanted tq learn about music from a very young age. 1think it all started when
my father took me to stay with my grandmother one magical summer at the
age of about six. An older cousin was also there and she spent every evening
practising the piano. 1 was spellbound by her playing and as soon as 1 got back
home 1 pestered my parents to let me have lessons too.
3 lfi§ Look at the next two questions. Listen to the recording and note down the answers. .
1 When he was eight years old the speaker played a piece called
in a school concert.
2 His piano teacher said that his performance at the concert was
4 lfi§ Listen again and answer these questions.

1 Which words could be mistaken for the answer in each case?
2 Why are those words incorrect?
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Test 1 Exam practice Listening Part 2
Action plan
1 Read the introduction and the title to help you 6 Remember that the answers are short- usually
understand the context and topic. one to three words - and are often nouns.
2 Use the preparation time to read the questions 7 You don't need to make any grammatical
carefully before you listen. changes to what yo u hear.
3 Try to predict what sort of word is needed in 8 Never leave a blank. Make a logical guess - you
each gap. {For example, is ita noun? lf so, is it may be lucky.
singular or plural?) 9 At the end of the test, carefully transfer your
4 Remember that the answers will come in the answers to the answer sheet. As you transfer
order of the questions. your answers, check your spelling and grammar.
S You will hear a word or phrase in the recording that
matches something on the question paper. This will
give you a clue that the answer is coming soon.
~ Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you.
You will hear a member of a pop group called Alex Cortes talking about his life.
For question~ 7-14, complete the sentences.
ALEX CORTES - SINGER
Alex sings in a group called 1 7

~~========~~~~ 7 Alex gives the names of two groups.
The country where Alex grew up was IL..__ _______ ___----'l..._8---' Which is the correct one?
8 Severa! countries are named Make
Alex's first impression of his wife was that she looked sure you listen careful/y for the correct
one.
9 1 and beautifu l. 9 What word does Alex use to
~------------~~
introduce the tapie of how his wife
Alex's group is different from most groups because they are totally looked then?
1O You wi/1 also hear the word 'total/y'
10
but does the word that fol!ows it make
sense in the gap for this question?
Tt;Je group converted an old L..l_______ _ _ __ _ __,__1_1-'l into a studio. 11 Two converted buildings are
mentioned Which is the one that the
Alex describes their style of music as 1 112 j question is asking about?
~==========~~----' 12 Remember the question is asking for

The name of their latest album isj'-_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___,__1_3_,, Alex's description not other people's.
13 Two albums are mentioned but
The songs in the latest album deal with the theme of which is the more recent one?
14 Which verb does Alex use to
- Follow-up
express the idea of 'deo! with' in the
question:>
Did you remember to check that the word(s) you wrote fitted grammatically and were spelt correctly?

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Task information
• Part 3 consists of a recording with two or more • The questions focus mainly on the speakers'
speakers (for example, an interview ora discussion). attitudes and opinions.
• The recording lasts approximately four minutes and • Sorne questions may also focus on detailed or gist
is played twice. understanding of the recording.
• You have to answer six four-option multiple choice • The questions follow the order of the recording.
questions about the recording.
Understanding distraction
1 Study the multiple choice question and the extract from the recording
script, then answer the two questions which follow.
1 What does Rose do when she isn't writing? CTip! In multiple choice questions there will always be
A She looks after her young children. something in the recording that suggests each of the
B She does a variety of paid jobs. distracting options but only one will exactly match what
e She helps a family member in his business. the recording says.
lnterviewer: Thanks for being my guest today, Rose! Tell us, when did you start writing
CTip! Listen carefully
to all that the
for children? spea~er says befare
Rose: l've been wri~ing children's books since 1was a child myself! Seriously, 1 choosing your
was one of those kids always writing and illustrating stories, and this has answer. Aspects
been my dream for as long as 1 can remember. 1was an English major at from each option
may be mentioned
Middleton University (where my youngest started last fall) and took the
but only one will
two children's lit courses offered at the time. 1had a patchwork quilt of jobs reflect exactly what
after graduating and getting married, including working in a college office, is said.
writing for newspapers and magazines, working in an art gallery and selling
my own art, working for a therapeutic horsemanship program, and teaching
English part-time. With the publication of my first book in 2006 1 began
walking this path full-time apart, that is, from the occasional day in my
brother's hotel when he needs extra staff for sorne reason. And 1 hope that's
the way 1'11 be able to continue.
1 What is the correct answer?

2 Why might you be distracted by the other options?
2 ~ Now look at the next question and listen to the recording.

Which is the correct option?
What encouraged Rose to start working at the wildlife reserve?

A her lifelong interest in wolves
B a trlend's involvement in the project
e the need to research a writing project about wolves
3 ~ Listen again. Why might you be distracted by each of the other

two options?
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Action plan
1 Use the preparation time toread the questions S Check your answers when you listen to the
carefully and think about possible answers. recording the second t ime. Answer any
2 Underline key words in the question or questions you have missed.
statement introducing the options to help you 6 Don't leave any answers blank. Make a guess if
focus on what you have to listen for. you are not sure.
3 Choose all the correct answers you can the first 7 At the end of the test, carefully transfer your
time you listen to the recording. answers to the answer sheet.
4 Don't worry about missing a question: leave it
and listen for the answer to the next question.
m§ Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you.

You will hear part of a radio interview with a travel writer, Jessica Tait. For questions 15-20,
choose the answer {A, B, e or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
15 What kind of writing did Jessica write first?

A travel articles for teenagers *MMBJ
B reviews of children's films 15 Listen to everything Jessica says
about her early writing experiences
e humorous poetry
rather than iumping too quickly to
D local news items
condusions.
16 What does Jessica say she finds difficult about her work? 16 Al/ these 1deas are suggested
A finding exactly the right words to express herself in the recording but which does
B having to travel quickly from one place to the next Jessica actual/y soy she fínds
e the constant anxiety of having to get work completed on time difficult now?
D understanding a place in a short period of time 17 Try listening to the recording
17 What does Jessica enjoy most about her work? . befare reading options A to D.
Does this help you to fínd the right
A the opportunity to see unusual places answer without being distracted?
B the chance to meet a variety of people
e the satisfaction of creating a good article 18 Listen to everything Jessica says
about her other work experience
D the contact she has with her readers
and pick the option which exact!y
18 What other field of work has Jessica had experience of? matches what she says.
A promoting consumer goods
B selling cosmetics CTip! Remember that the questions
e entertaining tourists follow the order of the
D selling airline tickets recording.
19 What advice does Jessica give to people who'd like to become travel writers?
A develop your own original style of writing
B find a place that few people have written about befare
e · find a different angle to approach your tapie from
D write with a specific type of reader in mind
20 What does Jessica say about her own future plans?
A She will never stop travelling. Follow-up
B She hopes to move into TV presenting .
e She would like to start a travel company. Did you find any of the distracting options
D She intends to try a different sort of writing. particularly tempting?
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ask information
• Part 4 consists of a series of five short monologues, • The tasks focus on two different aspects of the
each lasting about 30 seconds. monologues (for example, identifying the speaker
• You will hear the recording twice. and understanding the speaker's opinion).
• The monologues are all on a related tapie. • Each matching task consists of a set of eight
statements.
• There are two parallel matching tasks relating to the
m onologues. • You have to choose a statement from each list to
match with each monologue.
mding the perfect match

Study the exam task and the first part of the recording script below. CTip! With each speaker there will be
ich are the two correct answers for Speaker 1? Which of the other one or two options that distract
ptions might sorne people be distracted by? Why are these options but are not the right answer.
You must read the options very
correct?
carefully to find the perfect match.
TASKONE TASKTWO
C oose from the list (A-G) the job Choose from the list (A-G) each speaker's
- at each speaker used to do. reason for changing jobs.
teacher A was keen for more challenge
3 nurse B disliked a colleague
photographer C was offered more pay
lawyer D wanted to be with spouse who had to move
electrician E had chance for an easier journey to work

:: journalist F keen to work part-time
shop assistant G wanted more variety
Speaker 1
'1/ell, 1stack shelves in a supermarket now but until a few months ago 1was a reporter on a local paper. lt was a pretty
good job. 1spent most of my time going out with the paper's photographer interviewing an amazing variety of local
:>eople who'd done something special. My colleagues were interesting characters on the whole- 1didn't care for one
or two of them but that's inevitable in any job. 1worked long hours and the pay wasn't brilliant but l'd never have left if
t hadn't been for my husband. He'd been teaching in the same primary school for years and he was keen to take on a
'11ore challenging post, so he went for a deputy headship. Much to his surprise, he got it but it was in a town 200 miles
away - too far for me to commute. Oh well, this isn't too bad a job really. The pay's better than you might imagine. l'm
considering going part-time because 1find it a bit difficult to be doing the same thing all day every day but haven't come
·o a definite decision yet.
K ONE ........................ ..
......
K TWO ......................... .
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Action plan
1 Use the preparation time to read the instructions 5 Remember that the answers to the tasks may
and options for both tasks very carefully. come at the beginning, middle or end ofwhat
2 Befare you listen, think about words and phrases each speaker says.
a speaker might use to express the ideas in the 6 The speaker is un likely to use exactly the same
options in a different way. words as the options, so listen for paraphrases.
3 As you listen to each speaker, try to answer the 7 At the end of the test, carefully transfer your
questions in both tasks. answers to the answer sheet.
4 lf you can't answer one of the questions on your
first listening, don't worry. When you listen again
the answer may come more easily (as some
answers will already be eliminated).
~ Follow the exarn instructions, using the advice to help you. CTip! Think before you listen about
what kinds of words you might
hear in TASK ONE.
You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about their jobs.
TASKONE TASKTWO
For questions 21-25, choose from the list (A-H) the For questions 26-30, choose from the list (A-H) the reason
place where each speaker works. why each speaker likes their job.
While you listen you must complete both tasks.
A hotel A amusing colleagues
B university
Speaker 1 1 121 1 B can be creative
Speaker 1 1 1261
e railway station Speaker 21 1221 e good holiday entitlement Speaker 21 1271
D supermarket D convenient location
E hospital Speaker si 1231 E flexible working hours Speaker si 1281

F travel agency F opportunities for promotion
Speaker 41 1241 Speaker 41 1291
G airport G varied responsibilities
H library Speaker 51 1251 H helps a variety of people Speaker 51 130 1
r~m~1' Follow-up
2 1 The speaker mentions severa/ different workp/aces but which one How did you approach this question? Did you do
answers the question::> TASK ONE on the first listening and TASK TWO
27 The answer to TASK TWO may sometimes come before the answer to on the second listening? Or did you do thern bott-
TASKONE on both listenings? (Sorne people prefer to do it
29 The speaker here mentions a lot of things that they don't like about one way and sorne the other - both approaches
their current iob. But what do they actual/y like about it? are acceptable.)
30 In this kind of task the speaker often mentions something that they
intended todo but dtdn't- take care not to be distracted by this.
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Test 1 Training PAPER 5 Speaking (15 minutes) Part 1
Task information
• Part 1 lasts about three minutes. • In Part 1 the interlocutor talks to you and your
• You are with a partner for all parts of the Speaking partner individually.
Paper. Occasionally candidates are in a group of • You have to answer general questions about
three. yourself (your life, your interests, your past
• There are two examiners. One is the interlocutor experiences, your plans for the future, etc.).
and he or she will ask you questions. The other just • One aim of Part 1 is to help you to relax by asking
listens to what you say. you about tapies that you are familiar with.
• First the interlocutor tells you the names of the
examiners and takes your mark sheet.
Understanding how your speaking is assessed

1 The examiners who assess your speaking consider five criteria. Match the criteria
in the left-hand column with their definitions on the right.
1 Grammatical resource a how easy it is to understand what you say, including
how well you use stress and intonation
2 Vocabulary resource b how well you initiate and respond in conversations
with the interlocutor and with your partner
3 Discourse management e how accurately you use English structures and how
wide a range of structures you use
4 Pronunciation d how coherently you speak by linking what you say
and by not hesitating too much
5 lnteractive communication e how appropriately you choose words to express your
.ideas and how wide a range of words yo u use
2 ID§ Listen to these speakers. Which speaker in each pair is better, A or B? Put a .1 in the
table. Which of the criteria listed in Exercise 1 does each pair illustrate? Write 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5.
The first one has been done as an example.
Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 · Question S

Speaker A ./
Speaker B
Criteria 4
3 Here are sorne answers. What do you think the questions were? How could you improve
the answers?
1 Detective stories. 1think theire very exciting. CTip! Wherelapprodpriate try ~o include
examp es an reasons 1n your
2 1went to the cinema. Then 1 went home and went to bed at about 10:30. answers.
3 1 try not to eat too much and 1 do plenty of exercise.
4 1think 1'11 probably need to speak it both at work and when l'm travelling.
4 mi§} Work with a partner if possible. Practise responding to the

questions you hear on the recording. lf you have a partner, comment
on their answers using the five criteria in Exercise 1.
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Test 1 Exam practice Speaking Part 1
Action plan
1 Be polite and friendly to the examiners. 6 Don't answer just Yes or No.
2 Try to relax - imagine yo u are talking to 7 Remember, where possible, to give reasons and
someone you know. examples in your answers.
3 Listen carefully to the interlocutor and answer 8 Don't learn prepared answers by heart - they
the questions that he or she asks you. will not make your English sound natural or
4 Look at the interlocutor when you are answering fluent.
his or her questions. 9 Listen to what your partner says and react if you
S lf you don't understand something, politely as k wish to - but keep what you say brief until it is
for repetition (e.g. /'m sorry; Could you repeat your turn to answer the interlocutor's questions.
that, please?)
( Part 1 1 3 minutes (5 minutes for groups of three) CTip! lt is not essential to be truthful in
the exam if you do not know the
vocabulary for a totally honest
The interlocutor will ask you sorne questions about yourself,
answer.
your home, work or studies and familiar tapies.
Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is ....... and this is my colleague, ....... .
And your names are?
Can 1 have your mark sheets, please?
Thank you.
First of all, we'd like to know something about you. CTip! Speak loudly and clearly so that
• Where are you from? · both examiners can hear you.
• What do you do?
• How long have you been learning English?
• What do you enjoy most about learning English?
The interlocutor will then ask you sorne questions about one or two other tapies, for example:
• lf you could spend some time working in another country, where would you choose to go? (Why?)
• What kinds of films do you like? (Why?)
• What do you think your life will be like in five years' time?
• Tell me about the most interesting journey you've ever made.
Follow-up
How do you think you did in your practice of this part of the test?
How could you improve your performance in future?
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Test 1 Training Speaking Part 2
Task information
• In Part 2, which lasts about four minutes, you have the • Your partner should not interrupt but will be asked
opportunity to speak for a minute without interruption. to comment briefly (for about 30 seconds) after you
• The interlocutor will give you a set of three pictures have finished speaking.
and will as k you to comment on two of them . • Your partner will have to speak for a minute about a
• The interlocutor will ask you a question relating to the different set of pictures.
pictures and this will al so be written above the pictures. • You must listen to what your partner says and be
• The question will require you to speculate about the ready to comment when the interlocutor asks you
content of the pictures, rather than simply describe todo so.
them.
Useful language: hypothesising

1 ~Listen toa student talking about the picture on page C1. Note down sorne of
the language that he uses when he is hypothesising about how the people are feeling.
2 Loo k at the picture on page C 1, read the question and complete each sentence
responding to the question.
• What do you think the couple are S 1don't think that they can ... because ....
talking about? 6 lt's most likely that they ... .
1 1 think they might be .... 7 But it could also be that ... .
2 1wonder if they could be ... . 8 1think it's quite possible that they ....
3 1think the man might have ... . 9 They loo k as if they ....
4 Perhaps the woman has .... 10 1imaginetheymustbe ... .
Usefullanguage: comparing and contrasting

1 In Part 2 you have to compare two pictures on a related theme. Look at how sorne
students do this. There is a mistake in what each student says. Correct the mistakes.
1 In the first picture, everyone looks as if they're enjoying themselves. On contrast, in
the other one, the people seem rather miserable. E'/
2 The girls in this picture are working hard ~y tpe girls in the other picture are
simply having fun. '-)\X/~
3 By gr large the people in the second picture seem more interested in what they're
do in~ m e people in the first picture.
4 All.f9r all~hink the people in the,first picture are feeling more relaxed than those in
the second picture. ') ./ 1'1
S In the whole, the children in this picture seem to be having a goo)l Ji me but there is
/ one little boy who is clearly not enjoying himself. ~ Jli.M
----~-,....---:
¡J 6 The people in this picture might be going on holiday. On another hand, they could
simply be on their way to work.
· . . CTip' lt is useful to practise
2 Now look at the two p1ctures on page C2. Talk about them for one mmute usmg · speaking for a minute.
sorne of the expressions practised above. Talk about the different aspects of school lt's notas long as it
lite that they show and compare how the people might be feeling in each picture. seems at first!
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Test 1 Exam pradice Speaking Part 2
Action plan
1 Listen carefully to the interlocutor's instructions. S Speculate about what might be happening in
2 Remember to answer the question above the the pictures (for example how people might
photos, as well as comparing the two photos. be feeling). This is much more important than
describing the pictures in great detail.
3 Answer the question, giving examples and
reasons where appropriate. 6 Speak clearly and keep going until the
interlocutor says 'thank you'.
4 Don't waste time saying which pictures you are
going to tal k about - it will be obvious from 7 Be ready to respond when the interlocutor as
what you say about them. you a question after your partner's turn.
8 Don't interrupt when your partner is speaking.
Do the exam task following the instructions below.
4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)
Work in groups of three if possible. One of you is the interlocutor, one is Candidate A and one is Candidate B.
The interlocutor should lead the task using the script below. Refer to the pictures on pages C3-C4.
The interlocutor will give you three pictures and ask you to tal k about two of them on your own for
about a minute. You will then be asked a question about your partner's pictures which you will need to
answer in no more than 30 seconds.
Interlocutor: In this part of the test, l'm going to give each of you three pictures. l'd like you to talk about
them on your own for about a minute, and also to answer a question briefly about your
partner's pictures.
(Candídate A), it's your turn first. Here are your pictures. They show people doing different
things involving movement.
l'd like you to compare two of the pictures and say why the people are doing these things
and how the people might be feeling.
All right?
After 1 minute Thank you.

(Candídate 8), which of these people do you think needs most skill? (Why?)
After approximately
30 seconds Now, (Gandida te 8), here are your pictures. They show people doing things in pairs.
l'd like you to compare two of the pictures, and say what the relationship between the
people is and how it might change in the future.
All right?
After Z minute Thank you.

(Candídate A), which of these pairs do you think knows each other best? (Why?)
After approximately
30 seconds Thank you.
Follow-up
How easy did you find it to speak for a minute? What else could you have said about the topic?
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Task information
• In Part 3, which lasts about four minutes, you and • You and your partner will be expected to discuss
your partner have to discuss a task together. each of the visuals, in arder to negotiate a
• The interlocutor will give you a set of visuals and conclusion.
instructions about what you must discuss. • The interlocutor won't take part in your discussion.
• The visuals will consist of a set of photos or • There is no right and wrong answer to this task.
illustrations. • You will be marked on your ability to use the
• The interlocutor will give you a two-part task - for language of negotiation and collaboration.
example, First talk to each other about .... Then • Yo u won't lose any marks if yo u don't cometo a
decide ... conclusion.
• 'Prompt' questions will be written above the visuals
to help you.
Useful language: negotiating

1 The phrases below can be useful when negotiating with your partner in Part 3. In each
case a word is missing. What is it? You are given the first letter and the number of letters
to help you.
1 1 can't h.......... thinking that ... 6 What you say reminds me .Q• •••...
2 1 /!................... ... agree. 7 That's all very -~ ......... but .. .
3 1take your P.............. but ... 8 .W. ............... ' ... you say so?
4 lsn't it more a m............... of ... 9 Yes, but we shouldn't .f................ about .. .
S lt's interesting yo u .:'?• ••••••••••••••• say that because ... 1O Yo u wouldn't disagree -~ ......... that, would you?
2 Look at the expressions in Exercise 1. Which of them are:

a expressing agreement
b expressing partía! or complete disagreement
e asking for someone's opinion
d developing an idea someone has mentioned
Giving yourself time to think

1 m:i3} lt is useful to have sorne natural English phrases for when you need to give
yourself time to think about what you want to say. Listen to these speakers talking about
electric cars. Note down the expressions that they use to give themselves a bit of extra
thinking time.
2 Work with a partner if possible and take it in turns to ask each other these difficult
questions. Use sorne of the phrases from Exercise 1 as you work out how you want to
answer the question.
1 What would you say is the best film you've ever seen?
2 What would you do if you were the President of your country?
3 What do you think the international community should do about the problem of
pollution?
4 What is the most important subject for children to study at school, in your opinion?
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Action plan
1 Listen to the instructions carefully. 6 Listen and respond to each other- don't just
2 Check the task instructions above the visual. give your own opinion.
3 Look at your partner rather than the examiners 7 Use fillers like 'Well, let me think' to give
when you are talking. a bit of thinking time.
4 Speak clearly so the examiners can hear what 8 Don't hurry to reach an agreement.
you are saying. 9 Try to comment on the positive and negative
S Discuss one picture fully with your partner - aspects of each of the options.
agreeing or disagreeing about it- befare moving 10 Give reasons for your opinions.
on to the next one.
Work in groups of three if possible. One of you is the interlocutor and the other two are candidatas.
The interlocutor should lead the task using the script below. Refer to the pictures on page C5.
The interlocutor will give you and your partner a set of pictures to discuss together for about three
minutes. You will be asked two questions based on the pictures and you have to tal k together to try
and reach a decision.
Interlocutor: Now, l'd like you to talk about something for about three minutes.
The pictures on page C5 show different means of transport.
First, tal k to each other about the advantages and disadvantages of each of these m
of transport for holiday travel. Then decide which of these types of transport will be
most popular for holiday travel in the future.
All right?
After 3 minutes Thank you.
CTip! When you disagree with your partner, do

so politely, e.g. Ye.s;. but 1think there might
be another way of /ooking at it or 1know
what yo u mean but isn 't it a/so true that ... ?
Follow-up
lf you worked with a partner, did you remember to really discuss the topic with
each other- listening and responding to your partner rather than just stating
individual opinions?
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- -------- ---------------------------------------
Task information
• Part 4 will continue the theme of Part 3 and lasts • You might want to invite your partner's opinion or
about four minutes. to comment on what your partner says.
• The interlocutor will ask yo u and your partner • At the end of this Part the interlocutor will thank
questions which broaden the tapie of Part 3. you and say the test has ended.
• Part 4 gives you the opportunity to give and justify
your opinions as well asto express agreement or
disagreement with your partner and/or the interlocutor.
Useful language: giving your opinion

1 Here are sorne useful phrases for giving an opinion. Fill in the rnissing words.
In Questions 7-10 you are given letters at the starts of words.
1 ........................... my opinion, schooldays are not always the happy time that adults often say they are.
2 ........................... 1see it, society should look after its old people better.
3 ........................... my point ofview, the government interferes too much in education.
4 As ........................... as l'm concern ed, men are usually better drivers than women.
S The ........................... 1see it, the first five years of a child's life have a huge impact on their adult life.
6 From ........................... 1stand, the government should spend more on healthcare and less on defence.
7 To be P,......................... honest, 1don't think that current recycling measures are having much effect.
8 l'd m: ....................... that everyone should be taught at least two foreign languages at school.
9 lt's not something 1have very ?. ......................... views about but 1do rather feel that celebrities shouldn't
complain so much about being followed by paparazzi .
1O 1t. ......................... to agree with people who say students shouldn't have to pay fees.
2 Work with a partner if possible. Take it in turns to read out the staternents in
Exercise 1. After each one the other student should respond saying either:
• 1agree. 1 1quite agree. 1 1agree 100 per cent, because .. .
• 1don't agree. 1 1can't agree with you on that, because ...
• 1agree with you up toa point, but ...
3 Work with a partner if possible. Discuss the following topics using sorne of the expressions
frorn the previous exercises.
Childhood: In what ways do you think that people's characters are influenced by being an
only child or the oldest, the middle or the youngest child in a family?
Do you think it's better for children to grow up in a town or in the countryside? Why?
Careers: What kinds of jobs do yo u think deserve the highest salaries and why?
In what ways do you th ink the current generation's working lives are likely to be different
from those of their parents or grandparents?
Celebrity: Why do you think ce\ebrity magazines and TV programmes about celebrities are
so popular? What do you think would be the disadvantages of a celebrity lifestyle?
4 Write down a possible discussion question relating to each of the CTip! lf you have a partner, bring them
following topics: Education; Leisure; Money; Relationships. lf possible, into the discussion. After making a
work with two or three other students. Discuss the questions you point, say Do you agree? or What
have each thought of.
do you think?.
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Action plan
1 Listen carefully to the interlocutor's questions- 4 Listen carefully to what your partner says and, if
they are not written down for you, unl ike Parts 2 possible, comment on or develop something he
and 3. or she says.
2 You are marked on your English rather than your 5 lf you disagree with your partner, do so politely.
ideas, so don't feel you have to give original or 6 At the end of the Speaking Paper, don't ask the
particularly clever opinions. examiners how you did- they are not allowed
3 lf you don't have a particular opinion about the to tell you.
subject, remember that it's important- in the 7 Say goodbye in a polite and friendly way as you
test- to say something (rather than nothing), so leave the room.
don't worry about expressing an opinion that is
not exactly what you really think.
( Part 4 1 4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)
Work in groups of three if possible. One of you is the interlocutor and the other two are candidates. The
interlocutor should lead the task using the script below. Refer to the pictures on page C5.
The interlocutor will ask sorne more general questions which follow on from the topic in Part 3.
• To what extent do you think concerns about the environment should affect people's transport choices
toda y?
• What is your opinion about the provision of public transport in your area?
• To what extent do you think the invention of the aeroplane has improved the lives of ordinary people?
• Do people really need to travel as much as they do?
• Would you agree that travelling to your destination can be one of the most enjoyable parts of your
holiday?
Interlocutor: Thank you. That is the end of the test.
Follow-up CTip! Try to use sorne of the language

practised on the previous page.
How could you improve your performance in this part of the test?
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Test 2 Exam practice PAPER 1 Reading (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1
C_QIJI•i Task information

C_Qijfi Action plan
Review
Answer the questions about Reading Part 1. - Help yourself prepare for the reading paper by
reading a variety of types of text in English.
1 Does this task always use the same types of text?
What is the connection between the texts?
Do you need to ski m the texts or read them in detail?
Do the questions tend to focus more on gist or on detail?
Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. CTip! lt is usually a good idea to read the whole text
and think about the question before you look at
You are going to read three extracts which are all concerned in the possible answers - otherwise the incorrect
some way with reading. For questions 1-6, choose the answer options may mislead you.
(A, B, e or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
June 15th
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1 Read the whole text carefu//y
I've been thinking about reading, and (as one does) got my Google finger out, and have before answering this question.
been going through "reading quotations". That is: what has been memorably claimed 2 For this question you shou/d
about reading, and by whom? It's an interesting and surprisingly infuriating process. focus on the paragraph relating
specifical/y to Gorky.
Take this, for example.The writer Maxim Gorky once claimed that "everything which is
good in me should be credited to books". Yo u find this quoted a lot, as if it carried sorne 3 Pay specia/ attention to
the prompt question 'What
generalisable weight. Yet I don't believe it can be true, quite, even of Maxim Gorky, who
surprised the reader ... ?'
leda generally rather miserable life. It's a callous thing to say. What about the influences of
his family (particularly his grandmother), or his many friends? Nothing good whatsoever 4 Find a phrase that gives the
idea of 'favourite' and look
emanated from them? Ifl were his father I'd be very cross with him.
carefu//y at that p011 of the text.
But, of course, one recognises this sort of overstatement. You have to feel passionately S You need to hove an
about a subject to talk this foolishly about it. An astonishing number of"lovers" ofbooks impression of the meaning of the
and of reading frequently say similarly questionable things, at least if yo u quote them out whole text in order to answer this ,
of context- which is what people tend to do. I'm doing it too. question.
Let's take the following, by way of almost random example, from the writer Charles 6 Although the question relates
to words at the end of the text
Kingsley: "Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book." Gosh. Any
you need to think about them in
living man? Any book? Nothing else can compete? Flowers? Sunsets? Palladian villas? the context of the whole text.
!
Cheese sandwiches with extra pickles? Rubbish.
1 What does the writer say about the examples of 2 The writer said he'd be cross with Gorky if he were
statements about reading in this extract? his father because what he said
A Their meaning is clear even out of context. A was a foolish remark making his family look
B · They are often quoted by authors. stupid.
e They over-exaggerate their point. B would make people feel he had had a miserable
D They convey their message in an interesting way. life.
e made him sound ungrateful to his family.
D was obviously a lie.
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Lady lnto Fox

Many moons ago, 1 spotted a fourth impression of Out walking in Oxfordshire woodland, Mr Tebrick
this short, sharp-toothed novel in a second-hand suddenly finds that his beautiful, shy, young wife
bookshop. 1 had often heard talk of 'Lady lnto Fax', Sylvia has turned into a fax.
first published in 1922, only 91 pages long and What llave best about this story is its straight-faced,
consisting of just the one chapter, but had never ever so slightly sly prose. Looking for possible clues
befare laid eyes on it. 1 snapped up the slim volume to Mrs Tebrick's original transformation, the narrator
immediately, feasted on its wood engravings and tells us that there was nothing remotely fox-like about
demolished it during a train trip to the South Coast. lt her as a girl. Then, without missing a beat, he pretends
took me aback and pleased me a lot, that a previous to reinforce this message with the information that her
owner of my copy had pencilled her name inside and hair was dark, with a shade of red.
added the date 5 November 1945, which just happens 1will not spoil the story by revealing how it ends. The
to be the day 1was born. author uses humour, fantasy and realism to explore
The story of 'Lady lnto Fax' is gripping and terrible. pain, passion, fidelity, lave and death.
3 What surprised the reader about the book he found? 4 What was the writer of the article's favourite aspect
A the fact that the story was unexpectedly short of the story?
B the speed with which he could read it from A the novelist's style
beginning to end B the humour
e the unusual place where he found the book e its unpredictable ending
D the coincidence of the date written inside the D the different ways in which the novelist develops
book the story
Nicholas Sparks, Successful Author

Last Friday saw the release of Dear John, a anda run of movies adapted from those books
soppy romance about a boy and a girl whose grossing $300m, it is a fortune - by finding
relationship is tested by an event that neither of out what upsets a particular kind of girl or
them can control. Next Friday sees the release of young woman the most and then exploiting it
The Last Song, a soppy romance about a boy and mercilessly. He doesn't write stories as much as
a girl whose relationship is tested by an event that churn out endless variations of a single theme.
neither of them can control. 8oth have bittersweet A boy anda girl will meet (one will probably be
endings. 8oth are guaranteed to make girls of a rich and one will probably be poor) and initially
certain age weep uncontrollably. 8oth are based clash. Then they'll fall in lave. Then they'll be
on books by Nicholas Sparks. separated, possibly by tragedy. And then a bigger
tragedy will bring them back together at the end.
Sorry, that should have read "literary The music swells, there's a romantic moment
phenomenon Nicholas Sparks': He's made his (possibly on a beach, possibly in the rain,
fortune- and with more than 55m book sales
.
preferably both). Girls will cry .
5 What is the main point the writer is making about 6 Why does the writer say 'preferably both' in the last
Nicholas Sparks? sentence?
A He has made a fortune doing something very A because the beach setting appeals to sorne
simple. people and the rain to others
B His books all use the same formula. B because Dear John and The Last Song each
e His work exploits teenage girls' emotions contain both of these elements
unfairly. e because that will make the story more likely to
D His stories usually have a happy ending. appeal to both boys and girls
D because both the beach setting and the rain add
to the sentiment of the moment
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Task information
Action plan
Review
Put these stages for dealing with Reading Part 2 in order (1-6).
A Look before and after the gaps for clues asto D Read through the whole text w ith the paragraphs
what must fill the gap. you have chosen in place - does it all make
B Work through the remaining gaps in turn, sense?
checking which of the remain ing options fits each E Read through the text (but not the options) to get
one. an idea of the structure of the text.
C Look at the t itle to see what the text is going to be F Read through the options. Are there any
about. paragraphs that you can immediately place?
What goes before and after

Go through the exam practice text below and on the following page and
underline any words or phrases in both the text and the options (A-G)
that seem to refer to something outside that paragraph.
Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. CTip! Looking immediately befare and after
the gap will help you to work out what
You are going to read an extract from a magazine article. you need to find in the missing text.
Six paragraphs have been removed from the extract. Choose from the
paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap (7-12). There is one extra
paragraph which you do not need to use.
Learning about Black Bears

Most of usare afraid oj meeting a bear in the wild. Ly nn Rogm certainly isn't. Find out more about this unusual man below.
OK, I'll admit it - I'm scared. I've been walking for two 1 1
hours through a spooky forest in northern Minnesota 8

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with bear biologist Dr Lynn Rogers, following the beeping
radio signal of a female black bear and her three cubs. After leaving college over 40 years ago, Lynn began
It's a hot July morning and the bugs are beginning to hit studying bears for the US Forest Service. At that time
us hard. little was known about their biology. Unlike their polar
and grizzly cousins, black bears prefer dense forest and so
are hard to observe in the wild.
Lynn has been interested in bears since childhood. He

grew up in what Midwesterners call the 'Northwoods' - a
huge band of mixed forest that sweeps across the northern For an incredible two decades, he persisted with these
states of the USA. As a child he also heard many scary standard methods, until one day, he'd had enough and
stories about bears, but as he spent more time outside he made a momentous decision. He decided to move away
began to question these tales. from convention and he made it his aim to try to work
directly with the bears.

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fighting convention in this way, he finally gained the trust of
a few bears. They even allowed him to feed them by hand and
One of the assumptions that has long been made by wildlife
stroke their fur. Then once they'd had a few handfuls of nuts
managers is that feeding bears makes them aggressive
from him, they'd ignore him and behave naturally.
towards humans. So a lot of time and effort is spent trying to
keep bears out of campsites, and if they won't stay away then
they often end up shot.
As a result, he has begun to paint the first accurate and
intimate portrait of the life history of these animals. For the
first time, a scientist has been able to directly observe bear
Bear experts warned him that it was both wrong and
habitat use, language, social relationships and individual
dangerous to do this. But, over time, sorne bears learned to
personalities.
associate Lynn's voice with food and allowed him to approach
A It takes only a few hours in Lynn's charismatic, bear-like E When he started in that job, Lynn did what all other
company to understand why he found this goal easier bear scientists did: he tranquilised the animals at their
to achieve than most other people would. He puts it dens or in traps and fitted them with radio-collars. Once
clown to the fact that he was aided by the remoteness a bear was collared, the only data that he could collect,
of his study site and the fact that his nearest boss was via an aircraft or vehicle, was its position. The bears
more than 350 km away. So he was able to break with would not allow anyone to approach them in the forest.
conventional approaches without interference. As Lynn says, "After many years of research, all we had
were dots on maps:·
B Getting bears used to his touch eventually allowed Lynn
to fit radio-collars on them without using tranquilisers. F Lynn decided to test this 'golden rule' and began taking
Working against the advice of most bear experts, he had food into the forest when looking for his collared bears
achieved what no other human had dreamed possible. - the ultimate no-no. He'd follow their signs, get as close
He had earned the trust of wild bears and so won the as he dared and then leave a pile of nuts for them.
first ringside seat from which to observe their natural G He found that animals that had a reputation for being
behaviour. dangerous ran away from him, while gentler ones could
C As we go deeper into bear territory, I realise that Lynn be tempted to take treats from his hand. These early
resembles the bears he studies. His huge frame moves experiences made a lasting· impression and he decided
silently through the forest, aided by hands as large as to become a bear biologist.
paws. As he listens to the bear's signal with an antenna,
he grunts and murmurs in a deep, gravelly voice.
D Yet this wild bear, One-eyed Jack, who had no reason *&®BJ
to be friendly to humans, silently allowed Lynn to 7 What is the situation in the first paragraph of the text? Which
paragraph takes that situation a little further?
stroke his fur and touch his claws while investigating his
wounds. That moment spoke volumes about both Lynn 8 In the paragraph befare this gap you read something about
and the true nature of black bears. Lynns childhood What about his age in the paragraph following
gap 8? Does this suggest something about what might be in the
paragaph that goes in gap 8?
9 Which phrase in the first sentence of the paragraph following
gap 9 tells you something about what must hove ¡ust been said?
1O Can you find something in one of the options that takes up
the idea of 'aim' at the end of the preceding paragraph?
11. What does the first sentence of the paragraph following
gap 11 te// you about what the previous paragraph must hove
inc/uded?
12 What does the phrase J\s a resul( te// you about what must
hove been in the previous paragraph?
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C..Wijl:l Task information

C..WIJ}•i Action plan
Review
Tick (.1) the pieces of advice which you think are good tips for Reading Part 3.
1 Read the text carefully befare looking at the S You can often work out the meaning of unfamiliar
questions. words and expressions from the context.
2 Read the questions carefully and make sure you 6 Do all the questions you can first, then go back and
choose the answer that matches the question. look again at the harder ones.
3 When answering a question, find the relevant bit of 7 Don't leave any questions out - if you aren't su re of
text and read it again very carefully. the answer, pick the one that seems most likely.
4 Don't expect to understand every word in the text.
Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. CTip! Remember that many words in English
have a number of different meanings. lf
You are going to read an article from a website. For something doesn't seem to make sense
questions 13-19, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which in its context, consider whether it might
you think fits best according to the text. have a different meaning there.
An interview with actor, John Malkovich

Journalist Lynn Barber reports on interviewing the actor John Malkovich for the second time in her career.
Amazingly, John Malkovich remembers that we met befare, the English conman who went round pretending to be the
though it was 14 years ago, and greets me like an old friend. film director Stanley Kubrick, which seems more hopeful.
This is flattering but also embarrassing because 1 remember He's made a few really good films but then some terrible
that interview in Chicago as one of the worst experiences turkeys. He nearly always gives a good performance, but
of my journalistic life. 1 asked my first question; he stared you often think: how could he have read that script and
at the ceiling for about 1O minutes and finally delivered a decided to make it? He says he doesn't regret any of his
four-word answer. This happened with my second question films because he always learns something, even if only
and with my third, and 1 was calculating that at this rate l'd that he never wants to work with that director again.
be stuck in Chicago until the icecap melted. He did speed Maybe the problem is the work he gets offered. He once
up eventually but what 1 remember most clearly is how said he got very few offers from the States - is that still
infuriating 1 found him for the first half hour. true? 'lt's pretty true still, although l'm doing a couple of big
Anyway, here he is now, sunny and chattering away. American films at the moment. But that was never meant as
There are no long silences and he maintains eye contact a complaint- it was more a factual statement. People have
throughout. We meet at the studios, where he is doing two said it had a lot to do with the fact that 1 spent the better
days' work on a film called The Mutant Chronicles, based part of 15 years living in Europe - they just don't think of
on a video game (he tried to explain the plot but 1 lost it you. That's the way the business is, that's the way it always
after the first five minutes). He will do another day's filming has been. When 1 went to grab my bag at the airport today
befare flying on to France. ls it normal to work on a film for - and it was very heavy because after this l'm going back
just two days? 'l've done ita lot, yes. Sometimes you wish to our house in France for six weeks - 1 was thinking of
it lasted longer and sometimes you're quite glad it didn't.' how incredibly old and weak 1 am. And 1 suddenly thought,
You get the impression he has made so many films (more "lt's funny, now l'm one of those guys 1 used to watch on
than 60) he forgets them all. Luckily, he forgets the one he television occasionally and you sort of know his face but
is meant to be promoting, Art School Confidential, which you don't know from where." But 1 think that's the natural
is a relief because it saves me trying to say anything nice way of the business. 1 don't really worry about it.'
about it. The New York Times described itas dull and full He talks as if he is incredibly old. In fact he is 52, which
of self-pity. But there is another film, Co/our Me Kubrick, in many male actors regard as their prime. But obviously he
the pipeline in which he gives a hilarious performance as feels old. He tells me one of his knees is shot, which means
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he can no longer garden, which he used to love doing, and academic somewhere but who would never amount to
he might have to have a knee replacement. anything as a performer or a director.'
When he and his family moved back to the States from How awful, 1 tut-tutted, to be made to feel a failure at
France recently, they chose Cambridge. Did he choose school. But he responds with unusual vehemence, '1 don't
it because he wanted to be among the academics at the care! 1 don't care what other people think. 1 don't think
University of Harvard? 'No!' he laughs. 'That would be lost it matters.' lf true, this is an admission of extraordinary
on me -l'm an actor!' Oh come. Whatever Malkovich is, he arrogance. Nothing that anybody says, no amount of
is not thick. He reads a lot, he follows international news, negative criticism, can touch him or shake his extreme
he speaks several languages. But you see the flash of his cool. 1 don't actually believe it is true, because he would
intelligence in throwaway remarks rather than sustained be an insufferable person if it were, but it is interesting that
arguments; he has a great fear of seeming too serious. he likes to believe he is opinion-proof. He will need to be
'At school they expected meto be an enormous failure when Art School Confidentia/ comes out. At all events, he
who might be able to find a career as a sort of quarrelsome is by far the most interesting actor 1have ever interviewed.
13 How did the writer feel about her first interview with John Malkovich?
tt(!Jt;$
A embarrassed because she handled it so badly 13 Read the whole of the first paragraph
B angry because he made it so difficult for her befare you answer this question.
e impatient because she was anxious to leave Chicago
14 Skim the text to find the title of the film
D disappointed because he was so unfriendly
in the question and then read that part of the
text carefully
14 What does the reader learn about the film, The Mutant Chronicles?
15 Remember to /ook for the writers opinion
A lt is a very short film. here, rather than that of the 'New York Times'
B lt is to be used for a video game. or anyone e/se.
e lt has a complicated storyline.
16 Remember that, in a question like this_
D John Malkovich has a small part in it.
severa/ options may be true but only one
of them wi/1 be what the writer 'expresses
15 The writer thinks that Art School Confidential is surprise' about.
A better than the New York Times said it was. 17 The text refers to points in al/ the options
B more entertaining than Co/our Me Kubrick. but which of them does Ma/kovich say 'he is
e not a film she will probably go to see. not concerned abouf'?
D a film that it is hard to find something good in.
18 Read the paragraph relating to
Ma/kovichs intelligence ve¡y carefully in arder
16 The writer expresses surprise that Malkovich to work out exact/y which option is the correct
A got involved with some very bad films. answer here.
B manages to make even bad films seem good. 19 Read the question carefully - it says
e has worked with some very poor directors. 'disbelieves' not 'believes~
D is sorry he made some of his films.
17 Malkovich says he is not concerned about the fact that

A he is getting older and less healthy.
B people know his face but not his name.
e he is better known in Europe than the USA.
D he may have to have an operation on his knee.
18 What impression does the writer give of Malkovich's intelligence?

A He would be out of place in a group of university academics.
B He likes talking about a range of interesting subjects.
e He is a good person to enjoy an argument with.
D He does not wish to appear too intellectual.
19 The writer is not convinced by Malkovich's claim that

A he was a failure at school.
B he is an arrogant person.
e he doesn't think his own work matters.
D he doesn't care what others think of him.
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~4@\.[JJI Task information

~Gi\[hl Action plan
Review
Which of these pieces of advice are good ones for Reading Part 4?
1 Read the questions befare you read the texts. 4 As you read the questions think about other words
2 Read the texts before you read the questions. that might be used to express the same idea.
3 Read one text and find all the questions associated 5 Ski m the texts first when trying to find an answer,
with that text before moving on to the next text. then check you have found the right answer by
reading the text in more detail.
Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. CTip! Read the questions first so you
know what to look out for as you
You are going to read an article containing descriptions of campsites read the texts.
in Australia. For questions 20-34, choose from the descriptions (A-F).
The descriptions may be chosen more than once.
20 Guests can go to bed in the open air if they wish.

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21 lt is possible to arrive at this camp by air. These questions may not lead you to the exact words in the
texts but they provide useful practice in the sorts of questions
22 The absence of technology is a bonus.
which wi/1 help you do we/1 in this task.
23 Guests are asked to show consideration for the ancient 20 What is a synonym for go to bed?
landscape.
2 1 Using which means of transport might you anive this
24 The camp provides guests with simple means of way?
transport free of charge. 22 What sorts of technology are people often glad to do
without for a whi/e?
25 Guests can find and prepare their own food here in the
traditional way. 23 What might be another way of saying show
consideration for?
26 Guests can relax by enjoying the folklore of the region. 24 What kinds of transport might these perhaps be?
27 Guests have a personal washing area in a special 2 5 Whats another way of saying 'prepare food?
facilities complex. 26 What sorts of activities are covered by the word 'folklore'?
28 The camp offers guests sorne health and beauty 27 What might you find in a personal washing orea?
activities.
28 What sorts of things might be classed as 'health and
beauty' activities?
29 The geography of the region is unusually varied.
29 What would a region hove if it is geographically diverse?
30 Guests can dine in a very special location high up in a
forest. 30 What words might you be looking for when you are
trying to find the answer to this question?
31 The people who built this camp liked something similar 31 You'l/ be looking for a reference to what here?
elsewhere.
32 How might the idea of 'wide views' be expressed
32 Guests sleep in an elevated position from which there dtfferently?
are wide views. ,, 3 3 What sort of words wi/1 you be /ooking for to give you the
answer here?
33 The colours in the area are particularly striking.
34 lf you don't hove to tidy your own s/eeping areQ what
34 Guests don't have to tidy their own tents. service is being provided?
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Campsites ofAustralia
We investigated the best campsites in Australia. This is what we found out.
A Bamurru Plains, Northern Territory O Wilson lsland, Queensland

Watch grazing water buffalo and kookaburras while On this small coral island in the Great Barrier Reef, you'll
basking in the pool at this luxury camp. The nine safari find more turtles than people. There are six luxury double
tents offer comfortable seclusion in a delightful position tents (each with raised timber floors, king-size bed with
clase to the Mary river flood plains and the abundant duvets and pillows, bathrobes, complete screening and
wildlife. With no televisions or telephones, this is a a daily housekeeping service) . The central amenities
wonderful retreat where the focus is the wilderness. building is the hub for your stay, with solar power
Guests can take river cruises, go hiking or explore nearby allowing for a host of creature comforts including piping
Kakadu National Park. This is home to some 236 species hot showers. Each tent has its own designated private
of bird. The significance of the area lies in the variety shower and dressing area in the bathhouse, only a short
of habitat: black soil floodplains, paperbark swamps, stroll away. Other than diving or snorkelling, all you really
savannah woodland, river mangroves and coastal can do - and all you would want to do- is swing in a
beaches support an extraordinary diversity of birdlife. hammock and enjoy the view.
Even in the dry season the Swim Creek floodplain retains
E Faraway Bay Camp, Western Australia
large areas of water where the birdlife congregates in vast
numbers. On the north-west cerner of the Australian continent,
there is a place so remete, so far away from anywhere,
B Kangaluna Camp, South Australia
it's called Faraway Bay. Time appears to stand still. When
Set in the ancient volcanic landscape of Gawler it does move, it's measured in tides and sunsets. Gather,
Ranges National Park, Kangaluna Camp comprises cook and eat the traditional delicacies of the indigenous
environmentally sensitive tents that harvest rainwater population at this wilderness retreat set on a rocky hilltop
and are ventilated by curving roofs. They are pitched in in the eastern Kimberley region. The secluded bush-style
woodland where emus ánd kangaroos are in abundance, cabins and outdoor kitchens offer panoramic Timar Sea
but for a wilder experience, mattresses and sleeping vistas and provide a comfortable base for exploring this
bags can be set up under the stars. A popular day trip is remete region. Guests wake up each morning to birdsong
to Lake Gairdner, a glistening white salt pan contrasting and enjoy breakfast in the open air 'Eagle Lodge',
with the crimson Outback. Fantastic country style food is perfect for lounging, dining and daydreaming. Cruise to
prepared in the main living area and, after dinner, enjoying the spectacular King George Falls; fish the tidal creeks;
drinks around the camp tire listening to local legends explore; discover ancient rock art, then cool off in the
or stargazing in the clearest night sky imaginable is the spring-fed pool back at camp.
perfect way to end an unbelievable and action-packed
F Eco Beach Broome, Western Australia
day.
For this luxury experience, you can take a helicopter
C Paperbark Camp, New South Wales
to its ocean-front location, sail across Roebuck Bay, or
lnspired by African safari holidays, the owners of take a leisurely drive from Broome. At the resort, you can
Paperbark Camp decided to create their own version just enjoy spa treatments, yoga and turtle-spotting tours, then
over two hours south of Sydney on Jervis Bay. The camp retreat to your chic tent overlooking the lndian Ocean.
has evolved from a rustic retreat to a more sophisticated Many visitors enjoy walking throughout the traditional
set-up of elevated canvas tents- some with roll-top land of the Yawuru people. Their connection to this
baths - pitched among eucalyptus and paperbark trees. land spans thousands of years and you can feel their
Think camping for grown-ups! There's plenty to do- presence. The culture and traditions of the Yawuru people
forest walking trails, beach activities by the bay, and are still carried on today and visitors are asked to respect
back at camp, an architect-designed tree-top restaurant the land and the environment.
serving modern European food. Complimentary bikes
and canees are provided for guests' enjoyment and are
an eco-friendly way to explore the local area. Take the
Paperbark Challenge and canee to Huskisson and back,
stopping off for a picnic and a swim on the banks of the
Currambene Creek, a great day's activity!
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Test 2 Training PAPER 2 Writing (1 hour and 30 minutes) Part 1
C_G$1JJJ Task information
Review
Correct these statements about Writing Part 1.
1 In Part 1 you have a choice of task. 4 You can choose which information you use from the
2 You usually have to write a letter. text on the question paper.
3 You have to write 250 words. S lt is important to copy phrases carefully from the text
on the question paper.
Reading the question

Read the task and then answer these questions about it.
1 Who do you have to write your answer for?
2 What is your purpose in writing?
3 What points must you include in your text?
You are the secretary of the English Language Club at the college where you are studying. Dr Ellen James, the College
Principal, has asked for proposals from college clubs that think they deserve funding from the college.
The English Language Club's committee has asked you to write a proposal to Dr James on behalf of your club.
Read the programme planned for the Club this year, on which you have made sorne notes. Then, using the
information appropriately, write your proposal, outlining what the Club does, commenting on why the Club is
important for the students and explaining how the college would benefit from funding the Club.
English Language Club oldest club ín college, founded by famous ... former student
Programme
Weekly film and discussion helps us to ...
Monthly guest speakers great ones !ast year e.g . ... (but usual/y need fee)
Frequent fun events e.g. musíc eveníngs ...
All events open to college good for communíty relatíons
students and the public
Write your proposal, as outlined above. You should use your own words as far as possible.
Useful language: putting it in your own words

1 How could you put these phrases from the above task into your CTip! Before you start to write your
own words? answer, ask yourself these three
key questions - what text-type do
1 the Club is important for the students
1 have to write (e.g. a letter)? Who
2 oldest club in college am 1 writing to? Why am 1 writing
3 founded by famous former student to him or her?
4 guest speakers- great
S need fees
6 frequent fun events
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2 Here is a sample answer for the task. Read it and answer the CTip! You will not get marks for copying
questions. phrases from the information
provided - so try to reword
1 ls the answer the correct type of text?
language from the input text
2 Has the answer been written for the correct target reader? (what is written on the question
3 Does it deal with the three key points mentioned in the task? paper) if at all possible.
4 Do you think this answer would have the desired effect on the target
reader?
S Does it make use of all the handwritten notes on the Club programme?
6 Has the writer put information from the task into his or her own words?
7 Can you find any examples of language that demonstrate a good range of vocabulary or structures?
8 ls the organisation of the answer clear?
9 What mark out of five do you think this answer got?
Anfi,e.Ld, College
Fund..ix1g Proposo..L
As Secrew!:l of the fngU,sh L~A.nguo-.ge Cl.tAb 1 o...m Nrl.ting to propose ti1GI.i our cW.b be g~ven
c.oLLege fund..ix1g for the c.ommg !:JW-r.
OutLirle of Cl.tAb Adivi.Ues
The Cl.tAb ~s o..dive Niih o... U,ve41 progro...mme of events . We reguLo...r4J shoN fngU,sh
Lo...nguo-.ge fi,Lms) for exo...mpLe; Ne mvi.te guest spea.kers ~A.ncl Ne org~A.n~se c.oncerts ~A.ncl
other socio..L o...c~vi.Ues sudl o...s qu~zzes ~A.ncl po...rMs .
Benefi,ts for Swclents
M!A.n!:j c.oLLege swclents giW-l o... greGI.i cleo..L from our o...c~vi.Ues. The fiLm evenmgs) for
mst!A.nce) provicle mudl vo...l.tAo..bLe Lo...nguo-.ge pro...c~) po...rti.wLo...r4l o...s Ne o..LN~s ho...ve
mterestmg ~swsswns o...fter eo...ch screenmg. The spea.kers o...re o..Lso exceUent; Lo...st !:JW-r
Ne ho...cl the fo...mous o...ctress) Jenn!:j Ri.cho...rcls. HoNever) hLrmg fU,ms ~s c.ost4J !A.ncl the
best spea.kers requLre p~ment; the cW.b co...nnot o...fforcl th~s from NhGI.i Ne r~ve from
membershi.p fees o..Lone .
Benefi,ts for Co!J&9e

We bilieve ti1GI.i the CoLLege o..Lso benefiis from our Cl.tAb. lt NO...S) o...fter o..LL) the fi,rst-
ever cW.b m the CoLLege ~A.ncl NO...S swtecl m 1&05 b!:J one of wr best-knoNn o...l.tAmn~) the
poet José Mo...rtmez. The fo...ct ti1GI.i members of the pubU..C co...n o..Lso Gl.itencl wr reguLo...r
socio..L evenmgs mo...kes for o... posiiive Gl.imosphere betNeen the CoLLege ~A.ncl Loco.l resiclents.
We hope !jOtA Ni..ll be o..bLe to to...ke o..LL th~s mto O...CC.OtAnt !A.ncl Ni..ll fmcl ¡,t possihLe to offer
some fund..ix1g to help our usef<AL ~A.ncl e~O!:jo..bLe cW.b to c.ontmue to thr~ve.
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Test 2 Exam pradice Writing Part 1
t::_G$11\1 Action plan

1 look at the exam task below then answer these questions.
1 What is the situation you have to imagine yourself in?
2 What kind oftext do you have to respond to?
3 What kind of text do you have to write?
4 Who do yo u have to write to?
S What is your purpose in writing?
6 How are you feeling when you write?
2 Now follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you.
You must answer this question. Write your answer in 180-220 words in an appropriate style.
Last weekend you organised a fund-raising festival at the college where you study English. The local newspaper has
published an article about the event which contained a number of errors.
Read the article on which you have made sorne notes. Then, using the information appropriately, write a letter to
the newspaper editor correcting the errors, complaining about the writer's attitude and requesting the editor take
appropriate action.
CTip! Good candidates sometimes lose marks
simply because they do not read the
MUSIC FESTIVAL question carefully enough. Make sure
you do exactly what you are asked to do.
Saturday's festival at Caterham College
was a disappointment to its organisers. No!
Two of the six invited bands failed to turn up, the Not true!
food ran out befare 1:30 and it poured. Al! wrong!
Despite these issues, the noise continued until

after midnight and many local residents complained. Dídthey?
At least those residents will be relieved that Saturday's

disaster means the festival is unlikely to become
an annual event as initially planned. Mean attítude- raísed money for ....
Write your letter, as outlined above.
You should use your own words as far as possible. IJ!MBJ

What do you think would be 'appropriate action'
for the editor to take?
Why do you think there are exclamation marks

after No; Not true' and 'Al/ wrong?
What does Did they: refer to and why does the

writer ask this question?
What is the meaning of 'Mean' here?
What sort of thing could replace the dots?
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'' '
: Test 2 Training Writing Part 2
C..WIJII Task information
Review
Answer these questions about Writing Part 2.
1 How many words do you have to write in this part?
2 How many paragraphs are you likely to write in an answer of that length?
3 Which are the only four types of text you might have to write in a set text question?
Organising your writing

1 Look at this task and the sample answer to it, then answer these questions.
1 What is the tapie of each paragraph?
2 A sentence which introduces or summarises the theme of the paragraph can be called the tapie sentence.
Underline the topic sentence of each paragraph.
3 What do you notice about where the topic sentence occurs?
You see this announcement on a website.
We are looking for reviews of the best and the worst music video you have ever seen. Write us
a review briefly describing these two videos, explaining why you think they are particularly good
or particularly bad and commenting on how important you think music videos are for fans.
Write your review.
Sample answer
1 The best and worst music vídeos 1ha ve ever seen were curíously by the same band. They were
both for songs by 'The Reds; whích ís one of my favouríte bands of al/ time. The best one was
for their song 'Dream Song; which was one of theír first-ever re/eases. The worst was for
'Níght Rider: a hit they had last year.
z The vídeo for 'Dream Song' looked as good as the song sounded. lt opened with a young gírl
lying asleep in a hammock. You were shown what she was dreamíng about and ít was al/ very
beautíful and romantíc. lt matched the song's lyrícs perfectly.
B The vídeo for 'Níght Rider' began quite effectívely but soon deteríorated. The dramatíc openíng
sequence of a horseman riding through a dark forest was followed by a rapid sequence of
dífferent shots whích were not obvíously connected and didn't make any sen seto me. 1
couldn 't understand what relatíon the píctures had to the musíc.
4 Musíc vídeos are popular wíth many fans beca use they help them to understand the meaníng
of the songs they accompany. They also enjoy seeing the stars performíng theír work. The
vídeos make the musíc an experíence for the eyes as we/1 as the ears. In short, there are a
number of different reasons why music vídeos appeal to fans.
s Although musíc vídeos like 'Dream Song' can be dramatíc and original films, 1general/y prefer
to listen to my musíc without an accompanyíng video. That way 1can focus more on how the
music sounds. l'd much rather use my own ímagínatíon to pícture what the track relates to.
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2 Now look at these tasks. Write a plan for a four- or five-paragraph answer to
each one.
(a) This is part of a letter you receive from an English-speaking friend.
In class we've been discussing the relationships between teenagers and adults. Can you write
and tell me about the situation in your country? How do teenagers and adults see each other?
What sorts of things do teenagers and adults tend to disagree about? What do you think could
be done to improve the relationship between these generations?
Write your letter.
(b) In class, you have been discussing sport. Your teacher has asked you to write an
essay saying if you agree with the following opinion:
The enormous salaries that top footballers receive create problems both for the players and
for the game.
Write your essay.
3 Write a topic sentence for each paragraph of the two tasks you planned.
Useful language: good beginnings

Which do you think is the better beginning for each of the three tasks?
Why is the other beginning not so good?
a1 Musíe vídeos are sometímes very good and sometímes very bad.
a2 Music. videos differ enormous\~ in terms of origina\it~. produc.tion va\ues and appea\.
b1 Thanks for your letter. /'ve found ít very ínterestíng to gíve sorne thought to your
questíons about how teenagers and adults get on ín thís country.
b2 ihani's for ~our \ette.r. 1 don't 11ave too muc.\1 ne.'lls for ~ou at the moment - l've.
been so bus~ pre.paring for m~ e~m that 1 haven't had time for an~hing e\se.
c1 The enormous salaries that top footballers receíve ereate problems both for the players
and for the game.
c2 A. top footba\\e.r in m~ c.ountr~ rec.eive.s more mone~ in one \>lee\:: than a nurse
rec.eives in a ~ear.
CTip! lf you are asked to write a contribution to an article, then the style will be that
of an article. lf you are asked to write a contribution to a longer report, then
the style will be that of a report.
CTip! lf you are studying one or both of the set texts, make brief notes in English
on each of these aspects of the text and you should be able to deal with any
question:
• the characters
• the plot
• the setting (time and place)
• the main themes
• what you like and what you don't like about the text
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~Qij(l Action plan

1 look at each of the following tasks 2-5.
1 Which task do you think would be the best one for you to choose?
2 What factors do you need to consider when choosing a task?
2 Write an answer to the task you chose, using the advice to help you.
Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in
220-260 words in an appropriate style.
2 You see this announcement in a leisure magazine.
We are looking for articles which encourage young people to take up an unusual leisure activity. Your article
should outline the activity, describe one or two of your own experiences of doing the activity and explain how
you think young people can benefit from doing this activity.
Write your article.

I;$®BJ
3 A friend of yours has applied for a summer job with a travel company and 2 An artic/e has to interest readers
has given your name as a reference. The job involves looking after tourists from the start so it is important to begin
from all over the world who are staying in your town. The person needs to effectively - with a question, perhaps.
get on well with all sorts of people, to be enthusiastic and knowledgeable 3 Think about the style you need for a
about the area and to be able to cope under pressure. Write a reference for written reference. What sort of words
your friend explaining why you think s/he possesses these qualities. would you avoid using? Would you use
contractions?
Write your letter of reference.
4 In a propasa/ it is important to be
4 The college where you are studying English has received a gift of money persuasive, but in a way that is as clear,
to buy equipment for its study centre. The money can be spent on either rational and ob¡'ective as possible.
three TVs or three computers or on some other equipment. Students have Headings may help you do this effectively
been asked to write proposals suggesting exactly what the money should S (a) This example of a set text question
be spent on and explaining why they think this will be of particular use to has two separate parts. Remember to
language students. deo/ with both parts. ls there any way you
could link the two parts?
Write your proposal.
S (b) Remember that there are many
5 Note that the following questions are designed to give you practice different types of friendship. lt would
answering a question on any set text. In the actual exam each of the be possible to include both a casual
questions wi/1 be clearly related to one specific text only. acquaintanceship anda deep relationship
under the broad umbrella of friendship -
(a) You have been asked to write a review of Text X for your college as long as you explain why you think each
magazine. Your review should focus on how effective you think the of the relationships you select deserves to
beginning of the story is. You should also explain how enjoyable you be called a friendship.
think other students would find the text.
Write your review.
(b) In class you have been discussing the tapie of friendship. Your teacher
has now asked you to write an essay considering the role of friendship
in Text Y. Compare two different friendships in the story and explain
which you feel is the stronger of these two relationships.
Write your essay.
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Test 2 Training PAPER 3 Use of English (1 hour) Part 1
C_G$!Jfj Task information
Review
Answer the questions about Use of English Part 1.
1 Befare attempting any of the questions, what should you do first?
2 How can an awareness of collocations help you do well in Part 1?
3 How can a knowledge of prepositions help you do well in this Part?
4 lf you are not certain about any of the answers, is it worth guessing?
Useful language: checking for correct collocations CTip! Sometimes it is useful to think
about what word might go in
1 ® Exam candidates often make mistakes with certain words. a gap befare you look at the
Choose the correct alternative in ita/ics. alternatives offered.
At the beginning of term students' attention is always 1 cal/ed 1 drawn to the fact that
they must 2 attend 1 join at least three-quarters of the lectures for any course that they
are 3 fol/owing 1 taking to be allowed todo the exam at the end of the course. And
students 4 /earn 1 know, of course, that if they don't 5 stand 1 sit the exam, then this
will affect their chances of 6 achieving 1 reaching their aim of 7 having 1 getting a good
job. And this may in turn 8 get 1 have an enormous impact on the rest of their lives.
2 (!f!; Use your knowledge of collocations to fill

these gaps with one word. The collocations
in this exercise are ones that exam candidates often make errors with.
1 lt sometimes takes time to ................ friends when you go and live in a different country.
2 My cousins ................ sailing most weekends.
3 Would you like to ................ a fancy dress party here at home for your birthday?
4 We must ................ steps to avoid the problem occurring again in the future.
5 Unfortunately, the coursejim took last winter didn't really ................ his needs.
6 We're planning to ................ sorne improvements to our flat this summer.
7 The village has a small cinema which ................ a different film every week.
8 Look at the station map to ................ out where to leave your luggage.
9 The menu allows diners at the restaurant to choose from a wide ................ of dishes.
1O Thermodynamics is not my ................ of expertise.
Useful language: thinking about prepositions

1 ~ Look at the preposition after the gap and decide which word fits.
1 1 don'thave much knowledge 1 information of local history.
2 My stay 1 visit to my grandparents' was a great success.
3 The boy didn't participate 1 contribute in the discussion.
4 When does your plane get 1 arrive to Río?
5 Polly wrote to congratulate 1 thank the singer for her new al bu m.
6 My grandfather never talks 1 discusses about his time in Scotland.
7 The article considers the consequences 1 reasons for the workers' strike.
8 1 saw an advertisement 1 artic/e for a language course in the paper.
2 Now write the sentences in the previous exercise using the other word and changing
the preposition, as required.
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Action plan
Follow the exam instructi011s, using the advice to help you.
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, CorO) best fits each gap.
There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example:
O A path B room e way D space
o
=
A B
= - e D
=
O This is a common collocation with

Staying in a hotel made of ice 'find itslyourlour ... :
1 This is port of an informal
A draught was finding its (O) ................ into my sleeping bag. 1wriggled down and
expression meaning 'everything:
pulled the neck cord tighter. lnside, 1was encased in thermal underwear, a woollen
polo neck and winter pyjamas. 1 needed the (1) ................ because it was- 5°C in 2 Think about which words
definitely would not col/acote
my room, an icy cave in Austria's highest hotel, an igloo at 2, 700 m in the Alps.
with note!; then choose from the
The Schneedorf ('snow village') is one of a (2) ................ of igloo hotels built each remaining options.
year in the Alps, along similar (3) ................ to the well-known lcehotel in Lapland. 3 Which of these words is likely to
Last season, a UK tour operator started (4) ................ customers a night in the follow the preposition 'along?
Schneedorf.
4 Think about which words fit this
We arrived on skis, with a rucksack of extra (5) ................ to put on, having completed sentence grammotically - some
our last ski run at 3:30pm. You can take a bus from the village, but (6) ................ the of the options would need to be
Schneedorf's allure is skiing to its door and starting the next day high on the slopes. fol/owed by a preposition.
lnside, it is magical, with candlelight (7) ................ on the domed ceiling of the S Only one of these words is often
'lounge' and beautiful sculptures carved on the walls. Furniture is (8) ................ to associoted with dothing - which
one?
stools of upturned tree trunks and ice-benches, both covered with sheepskin, plus
an ice-bar and wooden tables. A candlelit corridor (9) ................ to the bedrooms. 6 Which word does not need to be
Beds are built of packed snow, with sheepskin-covered air mattresses, and followed by 'of?
decoration (10) ................ of ice-encased roses. 7 Only one of these words typicolly
col/ocates with 'candleligh( to
Our hosts welcomed their guests with warm drinks. They had fired up the sauna and
suggest its flickering movements. ·
soon we had all piled in. How the mood (11) ................ as we warmed up. Supper
was meat stew, which (12) ................ faster than we could eat it. 8 You can rule out one of these
options becouse it is not followed by
1 A al! B whole C amount D lot 'to: Which of the remoining three
2 A handful B set e pack D band fits the meaning?
3 A styles B lines e models D ideas 9 Two of these words fit we/1 in

terms of meoning but only one of
4 A providing B advertising e suggesting D offering
these does not need to be followed
5 A covers B layers e levels D wrappings by you:
6 A half B part e most D much 1O Which verb can be followed by of?
7 A running B splashing e dancing D hopping
11 Which of these words collocates
8 A controlled B rationed e restrained D limited with 'mood' and means ímproved?
9 A takes B directs e leads D passes 12 Think about whether you need a
10 A involves B consists e includes D contains word that means 'getting colder' or
'getting warmer' and then choose
11 A lifted B rose e increased D climbed
from the remaining options.
12 A melted B cooled e thawed D chilled
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1
~M.,,!II_•.¡•¡•.II!I(.j• Task information
Review
1 ls ita waste of time to read the whole text through 4 What kinds of words will you need to fill the gaps?
befare you start answering the questions? S lfyou can think oftwo different ways offilling one
2 ls it important to fill all the gaps in arder? gap, should you write both possibilities down?
3 What is the maximum number of words you may
write in any one gap?
Considering meaning and grammar

1 ® Which of the words suggested fits the gap? Why is the other word not appropriate?
1 When 1 got to the stadium it was already ................ fui l. much or very? CTip! Consider both meaning and
2 The ................ refurbished building is very attractive. new or new/y? grammar when deciding which
3 lt is important for students to eat ................. hea/thy or healthily? word to choose to fill a gap.
4 The weather was ................ hot we could eat outside every evening. so or too?
5 The lecture programme was ................ disappointing. very or absolutely?
6 1 would like to suggest some changes ......... ...... . the schedule. in orto?
7 Our room was on the fifth floor but there was ................ lift available. no or not?
8 We had to wait for three hours without ................ for the children todo. anything or nothing?
2 ® Think about meaning and grammar to decide what word should fill each gap.
1 When 1 was a teenager, 1 •••••••••••••••• always write my diary befare 1 went to bed.
2 You may have to queue for tickets for ................ couple of hours.
3 We got up early because we were afraid of ................ our flight.
4 All the articles in the magazine will be written ................ volunteers.
5 l've only seen a photo of joanna, ................ may mean 1 don't recognise her when 1 go to
meet her at the station.
6 The noise from the wedding reception did not cause any problems ................ the other guests.
7 1 can't understand ................ Grace changed her mind so suddenly.
8 1 hope that everyone who ................ to go to the gig will be able to get a ticket.
Useful language: focusing on phrasal verbs

Choose the correct form of do, make, go, get, put, take or bring to fill the gaps in these sentences.
1 Chris didn't ................ up golf until he retired.
CTip! When you listen to or
2 My favourite group are ................ out a new al bu m next month. read anything in English,
3 Hannah has always ................ on well with my parents. try to notice phrasal
4 We can easily ................ you up if you'd rather not stay in a hotel. verbs and how they are
5 Alan brought me sorne lovely flowers to ................ up for missing my birthday. used. Being able to use
6 1 like both these dresses- 1 just can't decide which one to ................ for.
them naturally will make
your English sound much
7 1 could ................ with a new bike - this one's getting very old and rusty.
better.
8 The robbers ................ off with money and jewellery.
9 l'm so ti red. Do you think 1 could ................ out of going to Diana's this evening?
1O Are there any issues yo u would like to ................ up at tomorrow's meeting?
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Action plan
For questions 13-27, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap.
Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Generating electricity from heat

What if (O) ................ single gallon of gas in our cars and lump of
coal in our power plants did extra duty? What if we could get even
IJ!Mtk#
13 The word you need here gives a similar idea to
(13) ................ out of our fuel? (14) ................ is the basic idea of waste 'extra' in the previous sentence.
heat recovery systems. A young business cal led Alphabet Energy 14 You need a pronoun that sums up the idea that has
based in California aims to take the well-know!:!_ idea of generating iust been. presented.
electricity from captured heat, and use (15) ............. ... on a massive 15 You need a pronoun here. Think about the meaning
of the sentence to decide which pronoun you need.
scale with a (16) .{;.'............ help from nanotechnology.
16 You need a quantifier here.
Alphabet hopes to make its name (17) ....... .. ....... providing a tiny 17 You need a preposition here to suggest how the
chip that can be inserted into any exhaust pipe or engine to convert company intends to make its name.
heat (18) .... .'..... :..... electrical power. This tiny ch ip is a clever device 18 Think about the meaning of the sentence and which
preposition wi/1 fit the context.
that can (19) ......... ....... use of heat to generate power without
19 The word you need here is a verb which collocates
needing any moving parts at (20) ................ (in much the same way
with the noun 'use ~
(21) ................ a solar cell generates electricity from light). lt is based
20 You need something often used for emphasis in
(22) .....~ .......... the familiar principie that it is possible to use heat phroses hke 'without any xxx at ... ' or 'with no xxx at
to push electrons through a material. Alphabet says its innovation
lies not (23) ................ in its choice of material but also in its special 2 1 The word you need here is often used in clase
coniunction with same~
technology, all of (24) .............. .. makes it highly suitable for use
22 Which preposition frequently follows 'islare based
in small pipes as (25) ................ as in large factory chimneys. The •;>
device is connected by wire to the plant's electrical system or to the

23 This word is often used in association with 'not ... but
grid (26) ................ that it is able to feed in power converted by heat also ... ~
in real time. 24 You need a relative pronoun here.
Still only a year old, Alphabet has the ambitious goal of leading 25 A number of words_ e.g. 'long~ 'far; 'we/1~ soon~
can complete the phrase 'as ... as' but which fits the
(27) \ .,..... ....... it believes could be a $200 billion global market. meaning here?
26 You need a coniunction which wi/1 help to convey
the idea of 'resu/(
2 7 You need a pronoun here.
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~GJHIFI Task information

Review
1 Why is it better to read the whole text befo re yo u 3 What sorts of changes do you usually have to make?
start trying to fill the gaps? 4 lf yo u know that a noun is needed, what other things
2 ls spelling important in this part of the exam? do you need to think about?
Useful language: spelling correctly CTip! You need to spell the words you write
. . .. correctly to gain the marks, so it's worth
. .
1 @; Fmd a word that matches the def1n1t1on. You are g1ven the f1rst spending time learning the spellings of
letter. The words are all ones that students frequently misspell. words that students typically find difficult.
1 a place where you live .<L ........... 6 suitable .?. ... ......... .
2 a group of people that takes decisions .<?.............. 7 the opposite of boring L ........... .
3 try to reach a business or political agreement J:l. ....••.....•. _ 8 the way words are said ./?. ............•
4 start (noun) .!?.............. 9 essential .t:l... .......... .
S relating to work that needs special education or 1O get .r............. .
training ./?. ........... ..
2 ®f Find a word from the word in capitals to fit the gap. The words are all frequently misspelt.
1 There are far too many ................ in this magazine. ADVERTISE
2 The children ................ go to school on the bus. NORM
3 Pat was ................ that she didn't get the job. APPOINT
4 Tom has worked for years in a ............... . department. GOVERN
S 1think Erica's sculptures are ................ original. MARVEL
6 Sarah has done a course in ................ administration. BUSY
7 My grandmother hada ................ career as a singer. SUCCEED
8 Greg's antics caused his wife much ................ . EMBARRASS
Useful language: noting words from the same root

Fill the gap in each sentence with a word based on the word in capitals for that set.
DEVELOP CTip! Write down words formed from
1 There have been sorne interesting ................ at work recently. the same root in one place to help
you remember them .
2 Paul has decided he would like to become a property ................ .
3 Although the north ofthe country is industrial, the south is relatively ................ .
INTERPRET
4 The argument was simply because Matilda totally ................ someth ing 1said .
S The rules are vague and open to................ in different ways.
6 Simultaneous ................ earn a good salary but their work can be stressful.
APPLY
7 The regulations are ................ to anyone entering the country by sea.
8 Dave didn't get a university place in 2007 but he ................ in 2008 and was accepted then.
9 How many job .... ...... ...... did you fill out before you eventually found work?
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~QIJGJ Action plan

For questions 28-37, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end
of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.
An unusual park
Parks in large cities are (O) ................ thought of as refuges, as islands of USUAL
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green in seas of concrete. Yet the High Line Park in the (28) ................ of NEIGHBOUR 28 Think about whether
the word is referring to
Chelsea in New York looks on first (29) ................ like something that urban SEE people or a place.
29 Do you need a
parks were created to get away from. lt's an (30) ................ steel structure . ATTRACT singular ora plural here?
supporting an (31) ................ rail line that once brought freight cars right into ELEVATE 30 /s a positive ora
negative word required
the city's factories. Now the structure has been turned into an (32) ................ INNOVATE here?
31 Try to picture the

and inviting public park. Walking on the High Line is (33) ..... ........... any other LIKE scene as this will help you
find the right word here.
experience in the city. Yo u can sit surrounded by (34) ................ tended plants CARE
32 Do you need a noun
taking (35) ................ from the views, or you can walk the line as it si ices ENJOY oran adiective here?
33 Do you need a prefix

between old buildings and past (36) ................ new ones. 1have walked the STRIKE here ornot?
High Line dozens of times, and the (37) ................ thing is that its vantage REMAR K 34 Remember to think
about both grammar and
point, different from that of any ordinary street, or park, never ceases meaning.
to surprise and delight. 35 Which suffix do you

need to make this word
into a noun?
36 Do you need an
adiective oran adverb
here?
37 Do you need a
positive or a negative
word here?
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~G@ifj Tosk informotion
Review
1 ls there only one word that fits in each sentence? 4 ls the easiest sentence always the first one?
2 Might the word be, say, plural in one sentence and 5 ls it more important to think about the meaning of
singular in the others? the sentences or about their grammar?
3 Does spelling count?
Words with multiple meanings

Find one word in English that matches each of the definitions in the set.
1 angry 1 go from one si de of something to the other 1 mixture of two different th ings
combined to produce something new .............. ..
2 to hand something to someone 1 to go past 1 to be successful in an exam ............... .
3 large amount of money often used for starting a business 1 the most extreme
punishment for a crime 1 letter used at the beginning of proper names ............... .
4 to cause someone to have an idea or feeling about something 1 to hit 1 to refuse to
continue working ............... .
S social meeting 1 sweet fruit of a palm tree 1 to stop being fashionable ............... .
6 to use drugs, etc. to help cure someone of a disease 1 to behave towards someone in
a particular way 1 to buy or pay for something for another person .............. ..
7 sharp end of something 1 purpose of doing something 1 symbol used to express a
decimal part of a number ............... .
8 a short written message 1 a single sound ata particular leve! 1 paper money ............... .
Words with multiple collocations

1 Which word fits in each of these sets of collocations? CTip! Trying to see a
1 the ................ of an iceberg 1 on the ................ of my tongue 1 give someone a connection between
useful ............... . a word's different
meanings may help you
2 ................ and error 1 have a ................ run (befare a competition starts) 1 stand
to remember them .
................ for murder
3 ata moment's ................ 1 hand in your ................ /cometo one's ............... .
4 out of the ................ of your eye 1 to turn the ................ 1just round the
S be in no ................ state 1 keep ................ 1 ................ for human consumption

6 to ................ eggs 1 to ................ jokes 1 to .... ............ open a bottle of wi ne
2 Now use the answers from Exercise 1 to fill the gap in these sentences.
1 Don't take any ................ of what Fiona says- she's just jealous.
2 Just spend the money as you see ................ .
3 Are you expected to give taxi drivers a ................ in your country?
4 lt only took Rob half an hour to ................ the code.
S Norma was employed for a six-month ................ period.
6 My uncle lives in a remate ................ of Wales.
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Action plan
For questions 38-42, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in
all three sentences. Here is an example (0).
Example:
1"' O My first job today is going to be to ................ all the papers on my desk .
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What's your favourite ................ of ice crea m?
Jack should be able to help you ................ out the problem with your computer.
. -
(
Example: G 1 S 1O 1 R 1 T 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
38 Jon's tennis is improving but he still needs to work on his ................ .

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James joined the diplomatic ................ immediately after graduating. 38 /f you can write down two or
three words for each gap - this
1took my car in for its six-monthly ................ this morning. should lead you to the one that
fits in al/ three gaps.
39 Watch you don't ................ your dress on that rose bush.
3 9 Which verb col!ocates with
Severa! of Paul's colleagues have gone down with flu - 1hope he doesn 't 'flu' (and other illnesses) and
................ it too. means to 'become infected'?
1think those new platform shoes are really ugly- you won 't ................ me 40 In Sentence 3 think about
wearing them. what kind of film a comedy is.
41 As Sentence 2 has a familiar
40 We'll only want a ................ meal before going to bed. classroom contexC perhaps you
can find severa/ words to fit that
The accused man got off with a very ................ sentence.
gap - then see if they also fit the
Let's go to the cinema to see that new comedy tonight -l'd like to see something other two sentences.
nice and ................ . 42 In these sentences you need
a word that can be used as both
41 The old man took off his hat as a ................ of respectas he entered the room. a noun anda verb.
1 hope my son will get a good ................ for his essay- he worked so hard on it.
Jan e tried her best to get the ................ out of the carpet but without much
success.
42 At that time Sweden was an important naval ................ and few nations would
have dared to challenge her.
In the future electricity will be used to ................ road vehicles.
Many people underestimated the ................ of social networking sites.
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~Qij@l Task information
Review
1 What is the maximum number of words you can write in th is Part?
2 How many words do contractions like don't or wasn't count as?
3 Can you change the form of the word in capitals?
4 How many testing points are there in each sentence?
Useful language: choosing the right expression

1 @, Choose the correct expression in italics from these sentences written by exam candidates.
1 The trip to the restaurant resulted in 1 turned out to be disappointing. CTip! This exercise requires
2 1would like you to publish an apology /etter 1 letter of apology in the a accurate use of grammar
next issue of your magazine. and vocabulary. lt can be
3 They offered Margot t)J.e_Q¡;Jportun[iy /the possibility to work in Hollywood. useful to focus on errors that
4 1hope yo u had no difficulties to find 1 flnding_ your way he re. students at this leve! often
make so that you avoid
-
5 1'11/eave 1 Jet you details of my trip when 1set off.
6 1wouldn't recommend go!!}g 1 to go to that restaurant.
7 She took pride in cleaning and decorate 1 cleaning and decorating her new flat .
similar mistakes.
8 No one knows for sure where he found / where did he fin d th e information.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,
using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three
and six words, including the word given.
1 Please don't forget to take your projects home after school today. CTip! lmprove your accuracy by
LEAVE paying careful attention to
1 must remind you .............................................................. school today. corrections your teacher
2 Betsy was more likeable than expected. makes to your written work
and try to use the same
TURNED
language correctly in your
Betsy .............................................................. likeable. next piece of writing.
3 lt was easy to find the information 1needed.
DIFFICULTIES
1 .............................................................. hold of the information 1 needed.
4 Where did Lisa go today, 1wonder?
KNOW
l'd lave .............................................................. today.
5 1 thought it was an excellent restaurant for a meal.
RECOMMEND
1 .............................................................. at that restaurant.
6 lt was such a noisy party that Urs apologised to his neighbours in writing.
APOLOGY
Urs wrote his neighbours .............................................................. such a noise at the party.
7 University was notan option for ~amen in the eighteenth century.
OPPORTUNITY
Women did .............................................................. to university in the eighteenth century.
6
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Test 2 Exam practice Use of English Part S
C..Q!Ji•i Action plan

For questions 43-50, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and
six words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).
Example: UMBJ
43 'Charge' is used as a noun
O Milly burst out laughing when she saw herself in the mirror. here but what is the phrase
using 'charge' that means nave
SIGHT
responsibility for?
Milly burst into .............................................................. herself in the mirror.
44 Which verb form follows
'worth?
The gap can be filled with the words 'laughter when she caught sight of', so you write:
45 Which expression with 'eye'
means 'agree' or nave the same
Example: 1 O 1 LAIAGHTfR WHfN SHf CAIAGHT SIGHT Of opinion about?
46 Does 'everyone' need a

- - - -- -- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- singular ora plural verb?
43 They all assume that Penny will provide hospitality. 47 Which verb form is needed
after íts time 1/helwe; etc.?
GRANTED
48 Which phrasal verb with pur
Everyone .............................................................. Penny will provide hospitality. has the meaning of 'tolerate?
44 1need to arrange to have my hair done soon. 49 You need to use the phrase
be to blame' here but which
TIME
preposition is required too?
lt .............................................................. with the hairdresser.
50 What do you break if you do
45 The way he behaves is intolerable. something faster or better than
anyone has ever done befare?
PUT
1can't .............................................................. any longer.
46 Sarah has responsibility for encouraging pupils to read at the school where she works.
CHARGE
Sarah ...................................... :....................... at the school where she works.
47 When writing for the student magazine you should remember that teachers will read it too.
WORTH
When you write for the school magazine .............................................................. mind that teachers will read it too.
48 Tim and his twin agree about most things.

EYE
Tim and his twin .............................................................. as most things are concerned.
49 lt isn't Suzie's fault that the window got broken.

BLAME
Suzie .............................................................. the window.
50 Today Gina jumped higher than anyone in the world has ever done before.
BROKE
Today Gina .............................................................. high jump.
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Test 2 Training PAPER 4 Listening {approximately 40 minutes) Part 1
~QIJD Task information
Review
Answer the questions about Listening Part 1.
1 You are given time befare the recording starts. What 2 You are given sorne time between the first and
can you usefully do with this time? Why is it useful? second time you hear the recording. How can you
best use that time?

1 Prepare for the exam practice task on page 94 by reading the CTip! Reading the questions before
questions and options. Answer the following questions a~out them. you hear the recording will help
you follow what the recording is
abo u t.
1 Extract One 1
1 What book are the couple going to be discussing?

2 Does the first question focus on factor opinion?
3 Whose opinion does the second question focus on?
1 Extract Two 1
1 What means of transport is the man talking about?

2 Was it an easy journey? i·
3 How do the three possible reactions offered in Question 4 differ?
1 Extract Three 1
1 What are you going to hear the speakers discussing?

2 How might the way this tapie is discussed differ with each of the three
relationships?
3 How might each of the options for Question 6 be expressed, given
each of the different relationships?
2 Look at the options suggested for each of Questions 1 to 6. Do any of

them stand out as being more or less likely than the others?
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Test 2 Exam pradice Listening Part 1
r=:.Gfl[JJI Action plan
ffiiiJ Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. CTip! Often the questions in this Part check
understanding of chunks of recording
You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer rather than of specific details, so
(A, B ore) which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions listen carefully to get a general
for each extract. understanding of what is said.
Extract One
You overhear a man and a woman discussing a news item about the
Oxford Eng/ísh Oíctíonary.
IJ!MtgJ
1 The question suggests that the
1 What announcement has just been made about the dictionary? announcement in some way relates to
a new print andlor electronic edition of
A Work on a new edition has been stopped. the dictionary. Listen carefully for what it
B The electronic version is now selling more than the printed version. says about these two poss1ble versions.
e The new edition will possibly not be available as a set of books.
2 As often happens in this type of
2 What is the woman's opinion about what is happening to the dictionary? question the woman reports someone
elses opinion befare giving her own so
A lt is a regrettable result of less public interest in language. listen carefully to al/ she says.
B lt is an inevitable and generally positive change.
e lt reflects a general trend with regard to book purchases.
Extract Two 1
You hear two people discussing a journey. t;pmtaJ

3 What caused the man most problems? 3 A question that asks about something
!Jke ínost problems' or 'the main
A finding somewhere to park
problem' is probably going to mention
B reversing down a narrow street
al/ three of the options as possible
e locating the building he needed problems, but one wi/1 be clearly
referred to as the main problem.
4 How does the woman react to the man 's description of what happened?
4 Focus on the gist of the womans
A She is cross that he ignored her advice.
reaction. She probably won't use
B She regrets not having been more helpful.
the specific words 'cross; 'regret' or
e She is impressed by how well he coped. 'impressed~
1 Extract Three 1
You hear two people discussing a report.

ttMtgJ
5 What is the relationship between the speakers? 5 With a question like 5, the answer
A lecturer and student is likely to come from a number of
B professional and client different c/ues throughout the recording,
so keep both questions in mind as you
e manager and employee
listen, rather than waiting to hear the
6 What problem does the woman mention about the work they answer for 5 and then listening out for 6.
are discussing? 6 The three options are quite clase
in meaning so you wi/1 need to listen
A lt is not exactly what is required .
carefully to hear what the woman is
B lt has been carried out too quickly.
actual/y saying.
e lt has not been checked carefully enough.

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Listening Part 2
~GJHIJJ Task information

Review
1 When you read the questions befare you listen to the 3 Will you need to make changes to the words you
recording, what should you think about? hear so they fit the grammar of the gapped sentence?
2 ls it necessary to spell the words correctly? 4 How many words will you need to write in each gap?
Answering accurately
1 W ID:BJ Spelling is important in this part of the exam. Write down the ten phrases
you hear on the recording. They all use words that are frequently misspelt.
2 You must make sure what you write fits grammatically. Correct the CTip! You won't be expected to write
sentences below so the words in italics fit the sentences grammatically. something in a different form
from what you hear on the
1 Claire Davis was working as a mechanica/ engineering before she lost
recording, so listening carefully
her job. will help you to avoid mistakes of
2 On returning to work after suffering from broke a leg Claire learnt she the kind in Exercise 2.
had lost her job. CTip! Another aspect of writing
3 Claire almost immediately decided to visit American. accurately is avoiding distraction.
With many questions in Listening
4 Claire decíded to spend time improving her swim when she returned Part 2 you will hear two things
from her tri p. that would be a logical answer to
S Claire loved seeing the France when she was working as a holiday the question. For example if the
question says 'Lara worked as a
representative.
. .. ', the recording will mention at
6 Claire now realises that her life in the past was very unsatisfactorily. least two jobs.
7 Claire would advise other people who lose their jobs not to worrying.
8 Claire has no feelings of angry towards the people who made her redundant.
3 fu§) Listen to the recording and answer these questions about each item (1-4).
• Which words do you hear that could fill the gaps in these sentences?
• Which is the correct word?
• Why is the other word incorrect?
George was born in L~-------------'--1---'1 in the 1950s.
George describes his childhood as ' - - - 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _.__2______,
George decided to study 1 3 1 at university.

' - - - - - - -- - - -- - - --'----------'
George's first job was as a '-~--------------'--4----'1 in New York.
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~QIJ1j Action plan

ffii§J Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you. CTip! As you read the questions befare
listening, think about what words
You will hear a woman called Lara King talking about her experiences after might be used in the recording
losing her job. For questions 7-14, comp lete the sentences. to indicate that you are about to
hear the answer. Remember that
the recording will usually use
Lara King was working as a synonyms rather than the exact
words in the questions.
'---- -J _ Ot
_W _ _ __ _L__7__,1 befare she lost her job.
---+.J,__Vt..
.. '
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On returning to work after suffering from 7 How might the recording express
7.('«. 8 1 Lara learnt she had lost her job.

tara was working as a ... ' different!y?
8 What kind of word would you

expect to fillgap 8?
9 What are you going to be listening

Lara almost immediately decided to visit for here?
/
9 1O What kind of thing might Lora be
thinking of improving?
11 Speakers often use a short form of

the word 'representative'- what is it?
Lara decided to spend time improving her
12 What kind of word are you going
SRJ/m / 10 1 when she returned from her trip. to be listening for here?
(j¡ 13 What answer wou/d you predict
here? You probably won't predict the
Lara loved watching the 1 Ju,Ji.A ¿ 11 right word, but predicting may help
you to catch the correct answer.
when she was working as a holiday representative. 14 From the questions in the task
would you expect Loras feelings to be
mainly positive or negative?
Lara now realises that her life in the past was very /
1.----(J.
--A---
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---F--- -~~
~-----.-1------,2
d
Lara would advise other people not to
L _ __ _ __ f>_IJ_N
_ t_C_ ___ _L_1_3-'Iwhen they first lose their jobs.
Lara has feelings of 1/ttO_f;};;!;_ 114 1 .
1.T ~IJ rr towards the people who made herredundant
r ~·( - ~1/f.eJ
~tttn rike
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C:GlfHIW Task information

Review
1 Why is ita good idea to read the questions before 3 Do the questions come in the order that you hear the
listening to the task? answers?
2 Why is it useful to think about other ways of saying 4 lf you are not su re of the answer, should yo u guess or
the points made in the questions and the options? leave a blank?
Useful language: topic vocabulary

Match the words in the box with their definitions. Use a dictionary to help you.
blast-off spaceman/spacewon;¡,ar heat shield launch pad

mission control re-entry spacecraft spacesuit
spacewalking splash-down touch-down weightlessness
1 another word for 'astronaut'

2 what an astronaut wears
3 the vehicle an astronaut travels in
4 the beginning of ajourney into space
S the term used to describe coming back into the earth's atmosphere
6 the term used to describe the end of a space journey in the sea
7 the term used to describe the end of a space journey on land
8 the place where ajourney into space begins
9 the place on earth which is in charge of ajourney into space
1O astronauts' experience of being free from the forces of gravity
11 astronauts' experience of moving around outside the spaceship
12 part of a space vehicle's structure that prevents it from getting too hot as it comes back to land
Using the preparation time

1 Look at the exam instructions and the questions (15-20) without reading the options
(A-D). What do they tell you about what you are going to hear?
2 Now look at questions 15 to 20. What do they tell you about what you are going to hear?
Tick (.1) the points that you think you will hear about.
1 why Tom and Bella are interested in this topic
2 what Tom and Bella think about the career of astronaut
3 why Bella admires Ellen Ochoa
4 what qualifications or characteristics are required if you want to beco mean astronaut
S information about what El len has todo in her work asan astronaut
6 information about Ellen's family life
7 Tom's opinion about the article they have both read
8 how Tom and Bella planto take the topic further
9 Tom and Bella's intention to contact Ellen Ochoa
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~QIJ}:I Action plan

f&iV Follow the exam instructions, using. the advice to help you.
You wil l hear two students, Bella and Tom, discussing an article they have read '
about a woman astronaut. For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A, 8, e or D)
which fits best according to what you hear.
15 The speakers agree that being an astronaut

requires a specific personality type.
emt¡J
is not a career that appeals to them . 15 Can you think of a synonym for
is an unexpected job for a woman. 'astronout'?
would be very challenging work. 16 How e/se might Bella soy she
particular/y admired' something?
16 Bella particularly admires the astronaut Ellen Ochoa because of 17 How migh~ for example, 'having
~ her ability to put her experiences into words. more than one university degree' and
8 her determination to fulfil a childhood dream. 'being a specific heigh( be expressed
e her scientific and technical ski lls. in d1fferent woys?
D her attitude towards her colleagues. 18 Whot does 'mission contror mean?
17 Tom was surprised to learn that people who want to become 19 How cou!d each of the four
astronauts should options here be expressed d1fferent/y?
A have experience as aeroplane pilots. 20 Whot might be other ways of

(ji) have more than one university degree. saying 'coursework; 'research; Nms'
and 7iterature'?
e be a specific height.
D be good at sports.
18 What does Bella think is the most interesting part of Ellen's life?
A spacewalking
(y working in mission control
C coping with unexpected problems
D working in cond it ions of weightlessness
19 Tom was sorry the article did not say more about
~
any negative aspects of being an astronaut.
the experiments carried out on board.
¡(; what the earth looks like from space.
D how well the crew got on in space.
20 Tom and Bella both now decide to

A do a project on El len Ochoa as part of their coursework.
8 do a study of the first people in space.
C find out more about the current state of space research.
go to some talks on space travel in films and literature.
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~Gfl[lfl Task information . \

1
~eview
1
1 How many speakers do you have to listen to? 6 How many options do yo u have to choose from?
2 What is the connection between the speakers? 7 How might the speakers distract listeners into
3 How many questions do you answer for each speaker? choosing the wrong answer?
4 With each speaker, do the answers to the questions 8 ls it better todo the first set of questíons the first
come in the arder they are written on the page? t ime you hear the recording and then do the second
5 What must you do before you listen to the speakers? set of questions the second time you hear it?

1 Look at TASK ONE on the next page. lf the speaker says these things,
what is the answer?
1
1 1t/s a bit dark at the front, but the ground is lower at the back and we CTip! Use the preparation time well.
1
walk straight out into a lovely little garden. Think about the meaning of the
2 1
1didnt think 1/d enjoy being so high up, but 1love being able to see options and how the speakers
might give the answers using
right over the city.
1
1 1
different words from those on the
3 1don t have to pay anything as 1have no choice but to live there and question paper.
of course there/s no travelling time, but sometimes you feel as if yo u
never get away from work.' ,
1 1
4 1love lying in bed hearing the water lapping outside the window.
5 /lfs nice being with lots of other people from the college and has been
a good way to make friends as we/re all new to this citi
6 /When 1got ajob in the town where my uncle lives, he offered me a
1
room in his flat and ifs been fun living there with him and his family.
7 /When lleft college last year there were four of us whdd studied
together who all got jobs in the same area, so we decided to share
and ifs worked out really well./
8 /1 love the picturesque thatched roof and the u neven floors and
1
everyone says how pretty it iS.
Now note down one or two other phrases that might be used to CTip! Remember of course that sorne
describe each type of accommodation (A-H). of these phrases may also be
used to distract you into choosing
3 Look at TASK TWO. Answer these questions about the options. an incorrect answer so make
sure you listen to the whole of
1 What are sorne other ways of saying reasonably cheap? what each speaker says before
2 What are sorne ways of suggesting a place has good transport links? choosing your answer.
3 What are sorne synonyrns for quiet?
4 How else can you express that a place has good views?
5 What are sorne exarnples of leisure facilities?
6 How else can you say that a place is immediately avai/able?
7 What are sorne synonyrns for spacious?
8 What words and phrases rnight be used total k about a house or flafs
decoration?
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Test 2. Exam practice Listening Part 4
~G$1J4•i Action plan

.·
~ Follow the exam instructions, using the advice to help you.
You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about where they live.
TASKONE TASKTWO
For questions 21-25, choose from the list For questions 26-30, choose from the list
(A-H) where each speaker lives. (A-H) why each speaker moved there.
A in a houseboat A because it was reasonably cheap
B in a top-floor flat B because of good transport links
e in an old cottage e because of the quiet location
D in a house with friends D because it had good views
E in a student hostel E because it was near leisure facilities
F in a relatüre's home F because it was immediately available
G in acc<;>rr1rT10dation provided by their job G because it was spacious
H in a basemént flat H because of how it was decorated
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do something, do you do it or avotd
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Test 2 Training PAPER 5 Speaking (ls minutes) Part 1
~Q!jjl Tosk informotion
Review
Which of these are the two main aims of Speaking Part 1?
1 to relax candidates by asking sorne simple questions 3 to check the accuracy of candidates' pronunciation
2 to see how fully candidates can answer simple 4 to notice how well candidates interact
questions S to test candidates' ability to use sociallanguage
Useful language: talking about yourself

1 Work with a partner if possible to ask and answer these questions.
• Where do you come from? • How have you learnt English?
• Where exactly do you live? • What have you found the most effective and
• What do you think ofitas a place to live? enjoyable ways of improving your English?
• Who do you live with? • Have you ever been toan English-speaking
• What is your first language? country?
• How does that language compare with English? • What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
2 Write five more questions that might be asked in this part of the test, CTip! Remember you could invent
one for each of the topics suggested. Then take turns with a partner, information about j di!'rself if you
asking and answering each other's questions. wish.
1 People: .............................. . 4 Travel :

2 Work and study: .............................. . 5 Where you live:
3 Leisure: .............................. .
3 Look at these examples of candidates' responses to the same question from the
interlocutor and answer the questions.
CTip! lt is not a good idea to prepare
• What is the problem with each response? answers which you learn and use
• How could the response be improved? word-for-word as this will sound
unnatural and inappropriate.
Interlocutor: ' What do you see yourself doing in the future? However, practising talking about
yourself with a partner will help
you speak confidently and fluently
in this part of the test
b 'lt depends of my exam results. 1am interesting

for a lot of things. 1hope 1am going to get a
a '/ don't know. /'m work the next year after 1 wi/1 finish my career at
not sure yet. ' the university. 1am studying the informatics so 1
think 1get easi/y a good work.'
e 'Who knows? lt is hard to know what lite wi/1 bring us. Sometimes happiness,
sometimes sadness. lf the right party wins the next election then the future wi/1
be much better for everyone in this country. '
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Test 2. Exam pradice Speaking Part 1
Action plan
( Part 1 1 3 minutes (5 minutes for groups of three)
The interlocutor will ask you sorne questions about yourself, your home, work or studies and familiar
topics.
Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is ................ and this is my colleague ................ .
And your names are?
Thank you.
First of all, we'd like to know something about you.

• Where are you from?
• What is the best thing about living there?
• What do you do?
• How long have you been doing that?
The interlocutor will then ask you sorne questions about one or two other topics, for example:
• How do you like to spend time with your friends?
• What advice would you give to someone planning a holiday in your home town?
• How useful is the Internet for you personally?
• Tell me about your plans for the future.
CTip! Don't give very brief answers. For example, in answer

to How do you like to spend time with your friends?
Don't just say: Going to the cinema.
Say instead:
Well probob/y whot 1 !Jke most is going to the cinema
ond then hoving o pizzo ofterwords ond tolking obout
whot we've ¡ust seen. But sometimes 1go round too
friends house .. .
CTip! lf you can't think of an answer immediately, give

yourself a little more time to think by using phrases
like: /'m not sure ..., /ts hord to soy ... , rm never sure
whot to soy when people osk me thot.
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~Qij$1 Task information
Review
Work with a partner if possible and discuss whether these statements about
Speaking Part 2 are true or false. lf the statement is false, correct it.
1 In Part 2 you have to speak for two minutes. S Your partner will have to speak for a minute on the
2 You have to comment on three out of four pictures. same set of pictures as yours.
3 The interlocutor will ask you a question relating to 6 You may help your partner if he or she is finding it
the pictures and another question will be written hard to think of enough to say.
above the pictures. 7 After your partner has spoken for a minute, the
4 You have to describe the pictures in as much detail as interlocutor will ask you a question and will give you
possible. a minute to reply.
Useful language: a sample response

1 This is what one candidate said about the pictures on page C6. Fill each gap with one appropriate word.
The first picture l'd like to discuss (1) J.K~!.. ... two people (2) ~.f!!?:':'!. ~. married .
This is obviously a very important ceremony for (3) .. l).I.J::..... of them. lt would
(4) . /IJ~X2....... involved a lot of preparations (5) .... 011...... the part of the bride and the
groom and their l milies as (6) ...W.~R( ... They'd have had (7) .... fo .....1 do all sorts
of t~ings like (8) -~~t.~J·_ .. decisions about venues, choosing (9) .d.,¿...... to wear,.
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gettmg (10) ./IJR#.r....
na1r done and so (11) .... trJ:!.. .... . They (12) ..
had to organise a honeymoon too...
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2 l&§ Listen to the recording and check your answers.

3 Work with a partner if possible. You should each talk about one of the other pictures on page C6,
answering both the questions.
4 What would you say if you were the listening candidate and the interlocutor then asked you:
• Which of these ceremonies do you think would be most significant for you personally?
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~Qllj$1 Action plan

Do the exam task following the instructions below.
L!_art2 1 4 minutes (6 minutes for groups of three)
Work in groups of three if possible. One of you is the interlocutor, one is Candidate A and one is
Candidate B. The interlocutor should lead the task using the script below. Refer to the pictures on
pages C7-C8.
The interlocutor will give you three pictures and ask you to talk about two of them on your own for
about a minute. You will then be asked a question about your partner's pictures which you will need to
answer in no more than 30 seconds.
Interlocutor: In this part of the test, l'm going to give each of you three pictures. l'd like you to talk about
them on your own for about a minute, and also to answer a question briefly about your
partner's pictures.
(Candidate A), it's your turn first. Here are your pictures. They show people and horses in
different situations.
l'd like you to compare two of the pictures and say why the people might be using
the horses in these different situations and how they might be feeling about the
experience.
All right?
(Candidate 8), which of these pictures do you think shows the best use of horse power?
(Why?)
After approximately
30 seconds Now (Candidate 8), here are your pictures. They show children spending their free time
with adults in different situations.
l'd like you to compare two of the pictures and say why the adults might have decided
to spend time with the children in these different situations and how the children and
adults might be feeling about the experience.
All right?
After 1 minute Thank you . CTip! Try to use modals to express

what you think might or cou/d
(Candidate A), which of these children do you think be happening in the pictures
is having the most fun? (Why?) (e.g. From the expressions on the
childrens faces, 1 think they might
be feeling excited or the man
After approximately at the front Jooks as if he cou/d
30 seconds Thank you. be getting a little bit anxious or
impatient).
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Test 2 Training Speaking Parts 3 and 4
~ Pages 65 and 67 Task information
Part 3
Review
Choose the correct way to complete these statements about
Speaking Part 3.
1 The pictures in Part 3 are 1 are not on the same theme S lt is 1 is not important that yo u and your partner
as the pictures in Part 2. should agree in Part 3.
2 Part 3 is 1 is not more like a conversation than Part 2. 6 The questions that you have to answer in Part 3 are 1
3 lt is 1 is not important that you cometo a decision in are not written above the pictures.
Part 3.
4 You should 1 should not invite the interlocutor to give
their opinion in Part 3.
Part4
Review
Choose words from the box to complete the paragraph about
Speaking Part 4.
develop discussion interlocutor explain

opinion part topic way
In Part 4 you will continue your (1) ................ of the (2) ................ that was
the focus of Part 3. The (3) ................ will ask you sorne further questions
to (4) ................ this theme further. You are likely to be asked to give your
(S) ................ and to (6) ................ why you think that (7) ................. The
interlocutor usually takes a more prominent (8) ................ in this last part of
the test than he or she does in Part 3.
Useful language: choosing the right words

1 Look at the pictures on page C9 and the questions above them. Think
about what you would say in answer to the questions.
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2 m:§) Look at how sorne students dealt with the task. Choose the
correct alternative in italics. Then listen to the recording and check
your answers.
A: Shalll start? 1think they all contribute to society but 1 and in very
different manners 1 ways. For example, the postman does a great job
in helping people to communicate with each other. Do you 1 Are you
agree?
B: Well, up toa bit 1 point. 1mostly keep in touch with people by text or
email these days and most of that 1 what the postman brings me is
junk mail.
A: Well, yes, they certainly bring me loads of stuff that goes 1 líes straíght
in the bin but there are other things like wedding invitations, birthday
cards, holiday postcards that people still tend 1 mean to send in the
post.
B: OK, fair 1 good enough. So what do you believe 1 think about fashion
models? 1can't help wondering 1 thinking whether they actually
con tribute all that many 1 much to society.
3 Work in pairs if possible. Choose two of the jobs in the pictures and
discuss thern with your partner considering, a) how rnuch they each
contribute to society and, b) how stressful they each are. Try to use
sorne of the correct expressions frorn the previous exercise.
4 Work with a partner if possible. Discuss with your partner what

questions the interlocutor rnight ask in Part 4 to extend and develop
the topic of jobs. Note down three possible questions.
1 ....................................................................................................... .
2 ....................................................................................................... .
3
5 ~ Now listen to the recording. Write down the three questions

the interlocutor actually asked.
1 ....................................................................................................... .
2 ....................................................................................................... .
3
6 Work with a partner if possible and discuss both your questions and
those frorn the recording.
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Test 2 Exam pradice Speaking Parts 3 and 4
Pages 66 and 68 Action plan
3 minutes (5 minutes for groups of three) CTip! Remember that this is nota
monologue. Make sure you listen
to your partner and respond to
Work in groups of three if possible. One of you is the interlocutor
what he or she says.
and the other two are candidatas. The interlocutor should lead
the task using the script below. Refer to the pictures on pages C1 O-C11.
The interlocutor will give you and your partner a set of pictures to discuss together for about three
minutes. You will be asked two questions based on the pictures and you have to talk together to try
and reach a decision.
Interlocutor: Now, l'd like you to talk about something together for about three minutes.
The pictures on pages C10-C11 show different aspects of life 150 years ago and now.
First, talk to each other about how these pictures show how each of these aspects of life
has changed. Then decide whether they have changed for the better or the worse.
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Try to think of a way in which each aspect of life has improved and
After 3 minutes Thank you. a way in which each aspect of /¡fe is not as good as it used to be.
CTip! lf you are asked to discuss a

question together, do that. lf the
question is addressed to one of
Work in groups of three if possible. One of you is the interlocutor you, answer it alone.
and the other two are candidatas. The interlocutor should lead the
task using the script below. Refer to the pictures on pages C1 O-C11.
The interlocutor will ask sorne more general questions which CTip! Always try not just to give your
follow on from the topic in Part 3. opinion, but also either to give a
reason for it or an example.
• Whose life do you think has most improved over the last
hundred or so years- men's or women's?
• Which period in history would you most like to experience?
• Which invention of the last century do you think has had most impact on your own life?
• What do you think life would have been like for children in the past compared to now?
• In what ways do you think people's lives will be different from our own in another hundred years' time?
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lf you find it hard to think of an answer to this immediate/y, start ta!king about the ways in which men s and women s lives hove
changed- an easier question - and then move from there towards thinking about whether the changes represent improvements.
Don't think too long about which time to choose. Think about any period that interests you and soy why that time appea!s to you.
Thinking about specific aspects of childrens lives may help you think of things to say: e.g. leisure, school home, ho!idays, ...
Again thinking obout specific aspects of life moy help you to come up with Jdeas, e.g. travel c/othing, family relationships, work,
living accommodotion, ...
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Test 3 PAPER 1 Reading (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1
You are going to read three extracts which are all concerned in some way with zoos. For questions
1-6, choose the answer (A, B, e or O) which you think fits best according to the text.
Mark your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Frightened flamingos
You'd think that fl.amingos, those beautiful pink birds, would Big and Small have grey feathers themselves and won't turn
love the colour pink. And so they usually do, of course. But two pink until they become adult, at about one year old. So,
young chicks, recently born at Hempford Zoo, are behaving fortunately, they have no fear of each other. On birth they were
very differently from the rest of their species. They clearly fed a special formula and Big has now progressed to eating
display fear when they see pink! more independently. He is already 800 g to Small's 540 g.
The two chicks, known as Big and Small for reasons that Ms Greene says she is not in fact concerned about either
become obvious when you see them, were born 32 days ago. Small's si:z;e or the fl.amingos' fears. 'It's not unusual for sorne
Sarah Greene, their keeper, explains that :z;oo staff were birds to take much longer, up to 45 days even, to learn to eat
anxious to encourage Small to eat more and so she's been using by themselves. Once Small starts eating on his own, he'll soon
a pink hand puppet resembling an adult fl.amingo to do this. put on weight. The birds are housed together so Big will be
Unfortunately, both chicks are terrified of it. showing him what to do. And by the time their own feathers
are pink, they'll be loving the colour, I'm sure:
1 What made the birds afraid of the colour pink?

A an adult bird
B a zoo keeper's clothes
e a toy they were given to play with
O an unusual method of helping them feed
2 What does Ms Green think will solve the problem of the birds' fear?
A housing the birds together
B their increasing maturity
e watching other birds
O a change in diet
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The wrong way to zoo it

First, a confession: 1 don't like zoos. For more than 30 years What is most needed are better attitudes. The first and most
l've been directing and planning them ; thinking, researching important would be to put the needs of the animals above all
and writing about them; pleading for them to try to meet their others, using nature as the yardstick to assess their quality of life,
potential. lt has often been like pushing water up a rope. rather than just zoo standards, which have never been enough.
Nonetheless, 1 believe we need zoos. Just not the typical zoos For example, as greater knowledge emerges about wild elephants
we have today. As modern life is increasingly separated from and their extraordinary social, psychological, behavioural and
contact with the natural world, our need for good zoos becomes emotional complexity, more wildlife scientists are declaring that
more urgent. We need zoos that can create a greater sense of urban zoos cannot provide satisfactory conditions for these
compassion in the community, a stronger commitment to care, a beings. Severa! progressive US zoos have agreed and have
fuller understanding of our place in nature. closed orare phasing out their elephant exhibits. But the majority
of zoos have responded defensively, saying the scientists
A handful of the world's zoos are committed to these goals. Most, understand only wild elephants, not zoo elephants, as if they
however, lack intellectual or scientific leadership, have no useful were different species.
philosophy, refuse fundamental change and focus principally on
attendance figures.
3 What does the writer mean by his 'pushing water up a rape' comparison?
A lt has taken him a long time to complete his work on zoos.
B lt is hard for him todo his work when he doesn't actually like zoos.
e lt is an exciting challenge to show zoos how to meet their potential.
D lt feels impossible to persuade zoos to change in the way he wishes.
4 How have most zoos reacted to recent discoveries about elephants?

A They have decided to keep fewer elephants in captivity.
B They are making a greater contribution to research themselves.
e They are sceptical about the claims which scientists have made.
D They have asked scientists to produce evidence about other species.
Zoo design
Landscape immersion does not generate longer experiences,
Landscape immersion, which is a type of design intended to as commonly believed. This can easily be shown true by simply
"immerse" the visitar in the same natural habitat as the animal, observing visitar behavior at exhibits. After studying visitar
effectively began with the Woodland Park Zoo's gorilla exhibit length-of-stay time at viewing areas, little to no difference can
in Seattle, USA. We now spend massive amounts of resources be observed between the old, concrete moated tiger exhibit
re-creating "natural" places and cultural phenomena, in an at Philadelphia Zoo and the landscape and cultural immersion
effort to connect people to the earth; to inspire respect of tiger exhibit at Disney's Animal Kingdom. The average maximum
natural places. Back in 1978, this style of design was fresh, new, stay time of 90 seconds has been consistently shown through
innovative, revolutionary¡ over thirty years later, the style has observations at other exhibits as well, including the gorilla
become so a part of zoo culture that any exhibit not designed in exhibit and striped antelope exhibit at Cincinnati Zoo, and the
this manner is questioned for its validity and chances of success. polar bear exhibits at Detroit Zoo and Louisville Zoo. Despite
However, should landscape immersion continue to be our design renovations and millions of dollars spent on landscape, rockwork,
standard? How do we push to the next step beyond landscape and specialist design, the most we can expect of our visitors is a
immersion? minute and a half.
5 The writer puts the word 'natural' in inverted commas in line 5 in arder to emphasise that
A zoos aim to create totally natural environments.
B habitats in zoos vary considerably from one place to another.
e zoos do a great deal of research into animal habitats.
D the animals' living areas are actually man-made.
6 Which of these would be the best heading for the second paragraph?
A Surprising lack of variety in American zoos
B Vast spending on zoos fails to impress public
e Modern zoo design shows majar improvements
D Landscape immersion for increasing numbers of animals
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Test 3 Reading Part 2
You are going toread an extract from a magazine article about running. Six paragraphs have been
removed from the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap (7-12).
There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
Getting a head start

Journalist and keen amateur runner Adharanand Finn travels to Kenya to join some of the world's best runners as they train.
There's a quiet knock on my door. 1rol! over and look at the

time on my phone. 4:40am. 1swing my legs out of the bed.
1haven't slept that well. The bed was comfortable enough,
but 1was missing my pillow. 1ended up wrapping my towel Behind me 1hear the motor of the bus. As it passes me the
in a sheet, but it wasn't quite the same. side door slides open. The coach grins at me. "You want
a ride?" he asks. lt's a beautiful idea. 1leap in through the
door and sit down on a long empty seat. "You know," he
says, "lt is very high up here." He's giving mean excuse,
which is generous of him.
l'm spending two days in an elite training camp here in
Kenya. The best of the country's athletes usually live and
train in camps like this one. We leave through the gate just
befare 5 am and walk under the stars to the main road.
Athletes stand around in the shadows not speaking while Once we're all back at the camp, the athletes are in chirpy
we wait for a bus to come for us. spirits. The day's work is done. All that is left now is to
rest. Tea is served by the cook, but hardly anybody eats
anything. For those who are hungry, like me, there are
slices of dry, white bread.
Just befare 6 am the bus stops on a lonely dirt road in the

middle of nowhere. We stand around like early morning
workers about to start a shift. A thin, sickle moon hangs in
the sky as an orange glow starts to seep in from the east. Yet some of these athletes are wealthy men. A row of large,
lt's a beautiful, still morning. shiny 4x4 cars are parked just inside the gate like a dealer's
showroom. They all own houses and farms elsewhere,
often more than one. But they choose to live an almost
monastic life here, with running their daily practice. There
is a belief that those who choose to train at home and live
That is just what need too. The coaches agree and a more normal life, will lose their edge. And with so much
run over to join them. A few seconds later we're running, competition in this one tiny cerner of the world, edge is
gently at first. Kenyans are brilliant at slowly cranking up something that once lost, is hard to get back.
the pace on long runs so you almost don't notice you're
getting faster. We keep going, without speaking, our feet
pat patting, the miles passing as the day rises into the sky.
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A Eventually it pulls up and the door opens. Sleepy E At about 17km the men come past us. First the sound
faces peer back at us. lt is already full and there are of rushing feet, like something sprinting up from
about ten of us waiting outside. Somehow we all behind. Then they go by, their stride strong, their
squeeze in, with people sitting on each others' laps, shoulders leaning forward , little puffs of dust kicked
or standing bent over, heads squashed against the up by their feet. The women are getting away from me
ceiling. 1 manage to get a window seat and peer out at now too.
the passing verge as the driver cranks up the skipping
Kalenjin music. Nobody speaks. F The camp is a strange mix of frugality and wealth.
As well as washing their own clothes and shoes in
B However, the offer of a lift was for his benefit too and buckets of water, the athletes sleep in small rooms
was more of a command than a question. The support and sit on the floor or on plastic garden chairs. After
bus has to keep moving from the back of the group the run 1 ask where the showers are. l'm pointed toa
to the front, handing out drinks, giving out times and cold tap and a pile of buckets.
offering encouragement. The further behind 1 get, the
harder that is todo. But it's OK, l've done enough. In G We seem to be waiting for something, 1 realise.
fact, l'm exhausted. "What's going on?" 1 ask one of the other runners.
"We're waiting for the ladies," he says, nodding over
C A young man of barely 20 with a big smile asks me to the road where three women are standing holding
how far 1 will run. Most of the runners are planning to their watches, getting some last-minute instructions
run 38km, which is almost a marathon. The bus will from the two coaches. "They get a 1O minute head
follow us handing out water and giving us our time start."
splits every 5km.
D lt's still dark outside, so 1 switch on the harsh strip

light. A small, bare room. My clothes piled on a wh ite
plastic chair. My trainers on the floor. 1 sit on the edge
of the bed for a moment, trying to wake up, but it's
cold so 1 start to get dressed. In ten minutes we have
to leave.
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Test 3 , Reading Part 3
You are going to read a magazine article about a rower. For questions 13-19, choose the answer
(A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
Raz Savage - Rawer and Carnpaigner

Kim Hampton keeps YachtPa/s readers up-to-date with out preaching to the choir, but now she's got the
news of rowing star Roz Savage. attention of the whole congregation, and then some .
We're happy to report that Roz Savage is back on the Of course , the cause YachtPals is most supportive
water, on the third and final stage of her epic and historie of is the reduction of ocean pollution , which isn't
journey across the Pacific from California to Australia . political. Offshore drilling and global warming legislation
The office worker turned environmental-advocate-rower can all be argued over by political parties and by
still has a long way to go, but ever since her first leg - different countries along well-worn lines, but it's hardly
where she had considerable problems getting enough likely that you 'll find anyone who says they're pro-litter. lt
drinking water, and yet, to the astonishment of those is both a progressive and a conservative principie to
who don't know her, waved off anyone going out of their use less- which is the primary advice given by Roz, and
way to assist - we 've had surprisingly little doubt that her international supporters who are metaphorically
Roz will make it. lt 's funny, because even after all these [and sometimes literally) jumping up and down, saying :
miles, Roz tells YachtPals that she still rea lly doesn't "Look here!" about the plastic pollution that has spread
enjoy rowing; in fact she virtually eringes at the mention over large portions of the Oceans . That's the message :
of the word. just use less.
lf you don't know who Roz Savage is, maybe you should. Nobody likes the extra packaging anyway. Things that
Perhaps you've seen the abandoned drift nets offshor e, once came in a sma ll cardboard box are now blister-
or remate and formerly pristine beaches covered in packed to the point of frustrating absurdity. We've made
garbage, or heard of the Pacific Garbage Patch , and a lot of great progress in the last three decades, but
thought "Why isn't somebody doing something about one of the mistakes has been to take the attitude that
this?" Well, there are those trying, trying to get others we could create and then discard something without
who are so unlucky as to be trapped on dry land to pay limit . lt's not like we all didn 't know that. All you have to
attention to the fact that there's a problem out there do is remember your grandparents or others who lived
- beyond the sight of land. One of the most devoted , through the Depression as you try to explain how it's
tireless and effective at getting that message across OK to discard all of the things the way we do in today's
has been Roz Savage , who has turned herself, her boat, society.
and her amazing feat of stamina into a veritable one-
woman bandwagon for the planet, or more accurately: Roz Savage has an army of loyal fans who call themselves
for the people on it. the "Rozlings ," and who will likely make su re that the
party goes on for some t ime after her arrival. Much of
After the first leg of her journey [which she dedicated her travel accomm odation involves couch surfing and
to ocean pollution], she met a good portian of the who 's house-sitting situations arranged by the Rozlings, who
who list from the environmental movement, and did her seem t o be spread around the globe. They seem always
best t o make sur e the issue of plast ic pollut ion would eager to help out the vibrant and voluntarily homeless
not go unnoticed. After leg two [dedicated to climate Brit, and maybe that's because her message strikes
change ], she was asked to attend some extremely high a chord with so many. See , Roz doesn't say she's out
profile events - including the most recent Summit on to save the planet. Rather, she's out to save us - the
climate change - and not just as a participant, but as a people. As Roz says [and most scientists agree], the
speaker. As it turns out, it seems that Roz has got fans planet will survive just fine in the long run, the question
and supporters acr oss a fairly broad political spectrum is: In a thousand years , will humans still be here to
[with a few notable exceptions) . She may have started enjoy it?
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So as you go about your life over the next few months, like using less disposable plastic . That's the message
try to take a moment now and then to think about that Roz Savage wanted us to pass along, and her only
poor woman out in the Pacific, counting every wretched request. Well, that, and should any yachts or ships be
pull on her oars, who asks only that you consider taking transiting the area in the coming months, she'd lave it
one simple measure to safeguard future generations - if you'd swing by for a visit.
13 In the first paragraph the writer expresses surprise that Roz Savage
A refused help that was willingly offered.
B claims that she takes little pleasure in her sport.
e seems likely to achieve her goal of rowing the Pacific.
D gave up a good job to devote herself to rowing.
14 The writer repeats the word trying in the second paragraph in order to
A stress that Roz's environmental goals are unlikely to be achieved.
B emphasise that it will take a long time for everyone to know about the issue.
e imply that Roz has to repeat her message many times.
D suggest how hard people have to work to get others to listen.
15 What is the main point that the writer is making in the third paragraph?
A Roz has changed the focus of her campaigning as her journey progressed .
B Roz has been surprised that important people are prepared to listen to her.
e Roz has become increasingly influential as an environmental campaigner.
D Roz has become a more accomplished public speaker.
16 Why does the writer say ocean pollution is nota political issue?
A Everyone agrees about what needs to be done.
B Political parties pay little attention to the issue.
e The problem cannot be solved by political action.
D The problem cannot be solved by one country alone.
17 What does the writer say that thinking of their grandparents will encourage people to do?
A give money to environmental causes
B remember their own good fortune
e use less packaging
D throw less away
18 The writer explains that Roz appeals to the Rozlings because of

A the scientific support for her views.
B her friendly personality.
e the human focus of her message.
D her obvious love of the planet.
19 In the last paragraph the writer makes a contrast between

A Roz's sense of purpose and other people's lack of involvement.
B Roz's difficult task andan easy step we could all take.
e Roz's loneliness and our own more sociable lives.
D Roz's small message and the size of the plastics pollution problem.
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You are going to read an article containing reviews of computer games. For questions 20-34,
choose from the reviews (A-E). The reviews may be chosen more than once.
Mark your answers on the separata answer sheet.
About which of the games is the following stated?
The impression given by the graphics depends on the speed of your vehicle. 20
lt will keep people who like this kind of game occupied for sorne time. 21
l___.1_____j
lt is possible to personalise the location for the game. 22

l___.1_____j
You can only go to sorne locations when you have been successful at a task. 23
l _ __ . 1 _ ____j
The most special thing about the game is its cross-country courses. 24
l___.1_____j
lt is an improved version of an earlier game. 25
lt's an easy gameto learn. 26
You need to use skill to avoid an accident. 27
Sorne of the details of the visual effects are not very realistic. 28
. _ __ _¡_____j
The concept does not sound very exciting. 29

l___.1_____j
What you have to achieve varies depending on the options you choose. 30
l___.1_____j
lt has recreated sorne real places. 31
You can design your own vehicles. 32

l___.1_____j
The supporting material is inadequate. 33

c __ _¡_____j
You can choose the angle from which you see the action. 34
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The Latest Computer Games

Read our reviews of this week's game relea ses. like they're in a washing machine. These courses
are unfriendly enough, but when they're being
A Last year's Motor Racers left me feeling a little
approached at speeds nearing 1 50 kph they're
underwhelmed. After the impressive heights of
downright dangerous. Going too fast when hitting
their earlier Formula One game, which it replaced,
a hill or even just going into a bump at the wrong
the lesser-powered vehicles and disappointing
angle is likely to senda car flying into the air, and
graphics felt like a bit of a step back for the
possibly onto its roof. lt means the game has to be
developers. But this year's update has added a
played with care because screaming round corners
considerable amount of extra content. You can
at full speed will cause a time-consuming crash.
choose to control more or less any type of car that
Loo ks -wise the game is a mixed bag. Tracks look
you wish. The driving model is salid, letting the
good on the move, but as soon as the action slows
player experience what it's really like to drive round
down or stops anda closer inspection is taken,
most of the world's most famous racing tracks.
the surroundings start to look like you're travelling
That includes practice laps and men at the side of
through a rather simply drawn child's picture book.
the track waving flags to alert you of crashes up
ahead. There are half a dozen new tracks to choose D Star Travel is set in the distant future, when
from. Noodsberg is perhaps the best addition, humans start to explore and colonise space.
offering some picturesque street racing action. The lnevitab ly, mankind stumbles across alíen races
graphics have generally improved but there's still and rather than everyone trying to get to know
something lacking. The cars throw really unnatural each other in a friendly, civilised fashion, war
shadows and when 1 gota puncture, the car just breaks out. There are 30 pre-set campaigns
sunk into the ground on that side, rather than the to choose from, each with its own goals and
tyre being deflated. problems. There are also 16 races which you can
select. In arder to succeed in any campaign, you
B Many people might imagine that raíl simulators are
must not only defend the star systems under your
dull. Might you even think the idea of recreating
rule, but expand to the other ones as well. One of
a largely event-free one-dimensional journey is
this game's best features is that you can construct
absurd? Well, they've actually made a game just
ships to your own specifications, which adds
like that. Your first hour in Rail Carne might run
an extra element to your strategy. For example,
like this: you jump in, expecting an in-gam e
against some enemies, you'll need to concentrate
tutorial, and utterly fail to move anything. So,
on building a few highly powerful ships, instead
after 20 minutes of turning your wipers on and
of trying to outman them. On the whole, it's an
off, you're forced into reading the manual. And
amusing if uninspired strategy game, and if you're
that's the biggest disappointment. lt tells you how
a fan of the genre, it should provide you with
to get moving, but when it comes to the expert
severa! weeks of entertainment.
controls on a steam engine, the game and the
manual assume you already know quite a lot about E Wonder Racer succeeds in bringing the body-
locomotive operation. When on earth should 1 breaking speed of time-trial biking to the PC, but
'inject water', eh? 1 don't drive steam trains for a its difficulty may leave you shaking. The approach
living. However, 1 persevered and once 1 eventually is simple and unsophisticated. There are only three
got more or less to grips with it, 1 decided 1 actually controls, far fewer than in many other modern
quite liked Rail Carne. 1 took a simple pleasure, for games. Players start by selecting one of sixteen
example, in constructing a track running around riders, from a set of teams. There are ten tracks,
my own name. lt's an inexplicably satisfying and of which three are available at the outset. Only
therapeutic experience. by scoring gold in both classes on all of these
can you gain access to the next three, and so on.
C Rally Rider takes a different approach to the racing The courses are a fictitious mix of country lanes,
genre by abandoning smooth roads and sports
exotic beaches and snowy mountain passes. The
cars in favour of heavy suspensions and cross-
3D is excellent in its speed, smoothness, and level
country courses. The game stands out because
of detail. A selection of viewpoints, including a
of its tracks; it offers six very different ones each
breakneck 'biker's eye view' are offered. This game
with enough bumps and turns to make cars spin
will push your skills and patience to the limit.

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Test 3 PAPER 2 Writing (1 hour and 30 minutes) Part 1
You must answer this question. Write your answer in 18Q-220 words in an
appropriate style.
1 The college where you are studying wants to find a new caterer to provide services in
the students' café. The college principal has asked you, as a student representative, to
consider Jacksons and Starfoods, two catering companies which have outlined what they
would be prepared to offer the college.
Read the information about the two catering companies, on which you have made some
notes. Then , using the information appropriately, write a proposal for the college
principal. Your proposal should briefly compare the two caterers. lt should then recommend
one of t hese, explaining why you find it preferable.
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Possibility 1 - Jacksons ----------- ~ Vc01AY'S
Snacks and drinks 7am-10pm
Hot food 12-2pm
Competitive prices
lnternational menus
Possibility 2 - Starfoods
Hot food , snacks and drinks 8am-8pm
oood! Eat in café or takeaway
on~t! Part-time work opportunities for students
c.ltce.~pe.r too Varied menus
Now write your proposal to the college principal, as outlined above. You should use your
own words as far as possible.
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Test 3 Writing Part 2
Write an answer to one of the questions 2-5 in this part. Write your answer in 220-260 words in an
appropriate style.
2 This is part of a letter you have received from an English-speaking friend.
We've been doing a c;ollege project on attitudes towards c/imate change in different countries.
How important an issue do people in your country think climate change is? What impact might
climate change have on your country and what do you think your government shou/d do to
he/p combat the problems of climate change? P/ease he/p with my project by answering these
questions.
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Write your letter.
3 In class you have been discussing the value of higher education. Your teacher has asked you to write an essay
saying if you agree with the following opinion:
Higher education shou/d be avai/able to everyone who wants it and it shou/d be paid for by the
state.
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Write your essay.
4 You see this announcement in an international magazine.
Coincidences
Has a remarkable coincidence ever happened to you orto someone you know? We are planning
a special issue on the topic of coincidence. Write a contribution describing what happened
and explaining how it was especially remarkable. You should also comment on what effect this
coincidence had on the person or people involved.
The best contributions will be included in our next issue.
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Write your contribution.
5 Note that the following questions are designed to give you practice answering a question on any set text. In the
actual exam each of the questions wi/1 be c/ear/y re/ated to one specific text only.
(a) Your English class teacher has asked students to write a proposal putting forward a text to be used in
next year's class. You decide to write a proposal for Text X. Your proposal should explain why the text is
particularly appropriate for language class use.
(b) In class you have been discussing which kinds of stories are preferred by male and which by female readers.
Your teacher has now asked you to write an essay discussing Text Y and explaining whether it is more
suitable for either gender, giving reasons for your opinion.
Write your essay.
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Test 3 PAPER 3 Use of English (1 hour) Part 1
For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, e orO) best fits each gap. _
Example:
O A involved B shaped e modelled D painted
Answer: o =
A
-B
=
e
=
D
lreland
A damp island on the fringes of the North Atlantic, lreland has always been (O) ..'.:.by the elements. How its wild inhabitants
got ~here is the subject of (1) ..',.. debate. Why, for example, does the island have'species, such as spotted slugs, that are
(2) .. :: . from Britain but found in northern Spain and Portugal?
The (3) ..... that the island's wildlife is not merely a subset of that of the British lsles j s intriguing, and, when added to
the culturallandscape and weather-beaten coasts, makes ita uniquely attractive (4) .!:... Memorable experiences are at
the visitor's (5) ...... For instance, commuters on Dublin's urban rail system regularly catch a (6) ..... of seals, porpoises
and bottlenose dolphins. _
While lreland is small , there are endless nooks and crannies waiting to be explored, and many surprises (7) .~ ... in wait.
Here, for example, is my (8) .:•. . ot the top wildlife hotspots. Vast (9) ... .. of uninhabited bog define the Donegal uplands.
Remate and forbidding, this is a landscape of resilience in the (10) ..... ot isolation. At its heart is Glenveagh National
Park, where nearly ten years ago the skies began to resound once again to the (11) ..... of golden eagles. The species
was (12) .:~ . to the Park from Scotland after not having been seen in the area for more than a century.
1 A living B alive e lively D live
2 A vacant B absent e removed D away
3 A fact B issue e thing D tapie
4 A objective B destinatioo e target D ven ue
5 A kneecaps B eyebrows e toenails D fingertips

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6 A glance B sight e glimpse D view
7 A lie B stay e get D stand
8 A lot B pie k e turn D take
9 A extensions B grounds e expanses D exteriors
10 A wake B tace e field D case
11 A cries B cheers e clucks D chatter
12 A revitalised B revived e rediscovered D reintroduced
1
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Test 3 Use of English Part 2
For questions 13-27, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only
one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
Ethics and Fashion 1
People are becoming increasingly aware of the relationship (O) ...... ..... ethics and fashion. At
last month's Fashion Week, for example, visitors enjoyed a large room devoted (13) ·· ' ········ an
exhibition featuring designers promoting ethical fashion. Then came the launch of Greenluxury,
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a new company (14) .../. ........ aim is to provide luxury that is produced in an ethically sound way.
Articles about fashion are as likely to mention campaigns (15) ...... ...l.. as "Garments Without
Guilt" as exquisite fabrics and sharp cuts.
1
So, (16) ...... ..... has given rise to this change in an area of lite we might normally think
(17) ........... as being millions of miles away from the world of politics? The argument goes that
1 1
(18) .. :.d .... idea of buying 'disposable clothes' that we only wear a (19) .. : ..... .. . times befare
relegating to the back of the wardrobe, clashes (20) .. ......... environmental ethics about waste
and over-consumption. When the government announces fhat the fashion market annually
produces two mi Ilion tonnes of waste and uses 3.1 mi Ilion tonnes of C0 2 , we know that fashion
is (21) ........... dragged into the green discourse (22) ........... it likes it or not. In fact, it seems the
industry has actually embraced this approach.
(23) ... : ....... exception, all the designers at this year's Fashion Week claimed their pieces were
ethically made. The fashion industry is certainly (24) ........... the issue of ethics seriously, as
(25) ........... shown by its cal! on the government to introduce tax breaks (26) ........... designers
working sustainably, as (27) ........... as by a leading supermarket's recently announced
partnership with a group of designers using recycled fabrics.
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For questions 28-37, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the'end of some of the
lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).
A famous photographer
The (O) ........... of photographer Bob Willoughby was announced earlier DIE
this year. In 1953, a then relatively (28) ........... film actress going by the KNOW
, .
name of Audrey Hepburn arrived back in Hollywood after making the film
Roman Holíday. After a tiring day of (29) ........... shots for the film that would PUBLIC
earn her an Osear, she retired to a studio car where one more photograph was
taken to capture her elfin beauty. Now that picture is being offered up for sale in
a limited (30) ........... by the estate of the man who took it- Bob Willoughby, EDIT
whose candid yet (31) ........... images of generations of Hollywood stars GLAMOUR
made him the photographer of (32) ........... for the big studios. CHOOSE
The extent to which the (33) ........... charms of Hepburn ·reta in their appeal was DENY
(34) ........... last month when all 1,000 copies of a book cataloguing LINE
Willoughby's pictures of the star costing E450 each and containing the (35) .......... . SIGN
of the photographer, sold out instantly. Some-prints of the star are being sold as part
of an exhibition of Willoughby's work in Brussels, the city of Hepburn's (36) ........... . BORN
Willoughby retired thirty years ago. (37) ........... perhaps, he spent most of SURPRISE
his retirement not taking photographs but translating poetry. (
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=-:' questions '3 8-42, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
-?"e is an example (0).
:s..ample:
The little girl tried to ............................... some flowers into the old lady's hand.
The election has been widely reported in the ............................... .
1don't want to ............................... you but we shall need an answer soon.
·ite only the missing word IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
38 lt's hard being a junior doctor as you are on ............................... most weekends.
lt was a tough ............................... but Sally eventually decided to hand in her notice.
The owl is a bird with a very distinctive ............................... .
39 1don 't really ............................... whether 1go to the party tonight or not.
When Grandma first comes home after her operation she's going to need a lot of ............................... .
Alicia always looks as if she hasn't gota ............................... in the world.
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40 These flowers grow best in ............................... sunlight.
lf we turn left here, we'll be taking the most .. :-::.......................... route to the station.
Some people find Val rather rude but 1 like her ............................... manner.
41 lf 1 don't get back by the time you leave, just ............................... the key through the letterbox after you've locked
the door.
lf you join the diplomatic service they could ............................... you to more or less any country in the world.
The boy's uncle hammered a ............................... into the ground and fixed a basketball net to the top.
42 Good hygiene practices can do a great deal to ............................... the spread of infection.
Can you have a look in the paper and ............................... what time the film starts tonight?
The boys were both wearing red and blue ............................... shirts.
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Example:
O Had Penny not invited me, 1wouldn't have gone there.

ONLY
! ............................................................. me.
The gap can be filled with the words 'only went there because Penny invited', so you write:
Example: 1 O 1 ONL Y WfNT THfRf BfCAIASf PfNNY INVITfD
Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separata answer sheet.
43 1don't usually make such foolish mistakes.

HABIT
l'm ............................................................. such foolish mistakes.
44 Most medica! students study for their degrees until they are 25.
GRADUATE
Most medica! students ................................................... .......... of 25.
45 1 enjoyed the view from the top of the tower despite the fact that 1 hate being in high places like that.
HEAD
Although 1 ............................................................. 1 enjoyed the view from the top of the tower.
46 Of all the cities 1know, there are few that are more beautiful than St Petersburg.
LOVELIEST
St Petersburg is one ............................................................. visited .
47 l'm not sure which year saw the abolition of capital punishment in this country. 1
DIO
l'm not sure when they ............................................................. capital punishment in this country.
48 lt's a pity Nico is so unreliable.

COUNT
1 wish 1 ........................................................... :. Nico.
49 People say that, if you run, you burn calories efficiently.

SUPPOSED
Running ............................................................. way of burning calories.
50 France may be Flora's birthplace but she has never lived there.
BORN
Despite the ............................................................. France, Flora has never lived there.
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Test 3 PAPER 4 listening (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1
~ You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B ore) which fits
::>est according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.
Extract One
Yo u hear a man and a woman talking about a radio series.
1 What do the man and the woman disagree about?

A the interest of the programmes
B the appearance of the website
e the selection of the objects featured
2 What does the woman say appealed to her about the programmes?
A the quality of the interviews
B the educational nature of the series
e the insights they provided into history
Extract Two 1
You hear two lecturers discussing selecting students for university courses.
3 What does the woman say about her department's selection process?
A lt is not as quick a process as might be desired.
B lt may not enable them to select the best students.
e The hardest part of it is looking through the application forms.
4 What concerns the woman about the man's proposal?

A whether the process would be better than the current procedure
B whether the process would be popular with her colleagues
e whether the process would be secure
\ Extract Three 1
You hear two people talking about some work they are having done.
5 What kind of work is going to be carried out?

A redecoration of a room in a house
B extension to a house
e refitting a room in a house
6 What do the speakers agree about?

A lt will be interesting to learn how such work is done.
B lt is a relief that the work will start soon.
e lt will be disruptive when the work is under way.
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Test 3 Listening Part 2
m§ You will hear a young Arctic explorer called James Munro talking about his work.
For questions 7-14, complete the sentences.
James Munro, Arctic Explorer
Last year James Munro and Greg Hamilton succeeded in crossing

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! l?itAf ea:J 7 1 on an unsupported expedition.

l
James said that the only things he and Greg used to help them in their journey were
James's parents both worked as 1 d, )v. ht f t 9
James attributes his interest in adventure to his teenage lave of 1 / t.Jl;/(). k•/¡J/J 10 1 as a sport.
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The expedition which particularly inspired James was one to 1 .Jr'v/A 7'J~ 11 J in 1995.
James admires Nansen for his breadth as he was a

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James believes that being able to control their
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{ _L__1_3__,1 is the most important thing for explorers.
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mi§J You will hear part of a radio interview in which a wildlife photographer called Adam Wright
talks about his lite. For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A, B, e orO) which fits best according
to what you hear.
15 Adam says that he keeps in touch with amateur photographers because

A he feels he can learn from them too.
B he considers himself still an amateur at heart.
e he enjoys sharing his knowledge and experience.
D he remembers how he was helped by professionals.
16 Adam suggests that professional ethics for him means

A using technology in a responsible way.
B treating other photographers with respect.
e being honest about how shots were obtained.
D giving priority to the needs of the subjects.
17 What does Adam say about kn owledge of wildlife?

A lt is as important as technical knowledge for the wildlife photographer.
B There are plenty of books and articles to teach photographers all they need to know.
e The best pictures result from the photographer's knowledge of wildlife.
D Technical skills are now more important for the photographer than wildlife knowledge.
18 What does Adam say about his recent shoot of the birds called 'Great Crested Grebes'?
A He learnt about the birds' behaviour in advance.
B He made sure he wore appropriate clothing.
e He went as clase as possible to the birds' nests.
D He ensured the birds were happy with his presence.
19 Adam explains that he was quick to embrace digital photography because

A he appreciated its technical potential.
B he realised it made financia! sense.
e the equipment was lighter when travelling.
D he liked the fact that it was simple to use.
20 How does Adam feel about winning the competition?

A grateful for the substantial prize money
B pleased as the winning photos were special ones for him
e lucky as he preferred other entries to his own
D proud that his work was preferred to other entries
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{fto~ You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about objects which mean a lot to them.
;' TASKONE TASKTWO

~ For questions 21-25, choose from the list A-H where the For questions 26-30, choose from the list A-H
w
speaker keeps the object t~ey are talking about. why this speaker values this object.
A in a bedroom cupboaro
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A lt was a present from
someone special. Speaker 1 1261
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B in their desk at work B lt is the work of a friend. -·
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e on their living room wall Speaker 2

1 1221 e lt is worth a lot of money. Speaker 2 1271 ~
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D in a kitchen drawer D lt reminds them of their ~
childhood.
E on a bookcase in their study

Speaker 3
1 1231 E lt seems to bring them luck.
Speaker 3
1 1281
F beside their bed F lt has an unusual beauty.
Speaker 4
1 1241 Speaker 4
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G in the hall of their flat G lt has an historie value.
H on a kitchen shelf H lt was given to them on a

Speaker 5
1 12sl special occasion. Speaker 5
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Test 3 PAPER 5 Speaking (15 minutes) Part 1
Part 1 (3 minutes, 5 minutes for groups of 3)
The interlocutor will ask you sorne questions about yourself, your horne, work or studies and
'amiliar tapies.
3ood morning/afternoon/evening. My name is ....... and this is my colleague, ....... .
-'\nd your names are?
.:)an 1 have your mark sheets, please?
n ank you.
=irst of all, we'd like to know something about you.

• What do you do?
• How old were you when you started learning English?
• Where do you study English?
The interlocutor will then ask you sorne questions about one or two other tapies, for
example:
• What would you say is the ideal way of spending a weekend?
• What's more important to you - being up-to-date with the news or being up-to-date with fashion?
• Would you say you're the sort of person who feels more at home in the town than the countryside?
• What would you say is the most beautiful place you 've ever seen?
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Test 3 Speaking Part 2
Work in groups of three if possible. One of you is the interlocutor, one is Candidate A and
one is Candidate B. The interlocutor should lead the task using the script below. Refer to the
pictures on pages C12-C13.
The interlocutor will give you three pictures and ask you to talk about two of them on your
own for about a minute. You will then be asked a question about your partner's pictures
which you will need to answer in no more than 30 seconds.
Interlocutor: In this part of the test, l'm going to give each of you three pictures. l'd like you to talk about them on
your own for about a minute, and also to answer a question briefly about your partner's pictures.
(Candidate A), it's your turn first. Here are your pictures. They show people giving and receiving
advice.
l'd like you to compare two of the pictures and say why the person might need advice and what
advice the other person might be giving.
All right?
(Candidate 8), which of these people do you think will be most grateful for the advice? Why?
After approximately
Now, (Candidate 8), here are your pictures. They show people who are apologising for something.
l'd like you to compare two of the pictures and say why the people might feel they need to
apologise and what might have led to this situation.
All right?
(Candidate A), which of these people do you think is in the most difficult situation? Why?
After approximately
30 seconds Thank yo u.
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Test 3 Speaking Parts 3 and 4
Work in groups of three if possible. One of you is the interlocutor and the other two are
candidates. The interlocutor should lead the task using the script below. Refer to the pictures
on pages C14-C15.
The interlocutor will give you and your partner a set of pictures to discuss together for about
three minutes. You will be asked two questions based on the pictures and you have to talk
together to try and reach a decision.
Interlocutor: Now, l'd like you to talk about something together for about three minutes.
The pictures on pages C14-C15 show people making different decisions.
First, tal k to each other about why the people need to be making these decisions. Then decide
what the people might be taking into consideration as they make their decisions.
All right?
on pages C14-C15.
The interlocutor will ask sorne more general questions which follow on from the topic in
Part 3.
• How important is it to think for a long time befare coming to a decision?
• What factors do governments have to take into account when making decisions affecting a whole country?
• Do you think that parents should help their children make important decisions- even when the children are
grown-up?
• Do you believe that people really have free will when it comes to making decisions- or are we influenced by
factors we're unaware of?
• What sorts of people is it useful to take advice from when making important decisions and why?
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Test4 PAPER 1 Reading (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1
You are going to read three extracts which are all concerned in some way with entertainment. For
questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, e or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
Media Literacy
The Three Stages of Media Literacy
"Media literacy" is a term covering a three-stage process that leads to full media empowerment.
The first stage is simply becoming aware of the importance of managing one's media "diet" - that is,
making choices and redudng the time spent with television, videos, electronic games, films and various
print media forms.
The second stage is learning specific skills of critica! viewing - learning to analyse and question what
is on the screen, how it is constructed and what may have been left out. Skills of critica! viewing are
best learned through inquiry-based classes or interactive group activities, as well as from creating and
producing one's own media messages.
The third stage goes beyond what is on the screen to explore deeper issues. Who produces the media we
experience - and for what purpose? Who profits? Who loses? And who decides? This stage of social,
política! and economic analysis looks at how everyone in society makes meaning from our media
experiences, and how the mass media drive our global consumer economy. This inquiry can so metimes
set the stage for various attempts to challenge or alter public poli des or corporate practices.
Although television and electronic media may seem to present the most compelling reasons for
promoting media literacy education in contemporary society, the principies and practices of media
literacy education are applicable to all media - from television to T-shirts, from billboards to the
Internet.
1 What point does the writer make about media literacy?

A TV and the Internet are the main media that people need to be educated about.
B The ultimate aim of media literacy is to influence public or business policies.
e Education in media literacy is important for both personal and social reasons.
D As children become older, media literacy classes can deal with abstract tapies.
2 What does the writer say about 'critica! viewing'?

A lt needs to be taught in formal lessons.
B lt involves an awareness of what constitutes a good performance.
e lt is more effectively learnt by making programmes than by watching them.
D lt needs to consider what is omitted as well as what is included.
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"1 think 1am going to get in t he car and burst into ~ears. :
New Face on Walk of Fame just means so much to me to see all t he people that 1 rea
Gwyneth Paltrow found it "overwhelming" to be given a star love. and who have bee n supportive of me forever. 1 fee s•
on the Walk of Fame, the area of Hollywood where there honoured 1 can't believe it. "
are stars in the pave ment each commemorating an actor
consi dered parti cularly important to the movie industry of Paying tribute to the blonde beauty, Shana Feste. he
t he town . directed Gwyneth's latest movie Country Strong ~o e
guests at the ceremony tha t t he actress is li ke a "strarse
The 38-year-old actress, who has ch ildren Apple, six, and alien created t'o perform".
Moses, four, with husband Chris Martin, was given the
honou r in Los Ange les yesterday and admitted she was Feste added "You cou ld be having t he most mundane
struggling to keep her emotions in check . conversation about the weather, an d she hears the word
'action', and she would deliver the most nuanced , laye red.
She sa id ''l' m pro ud my grandchildren can one day come heartbreakingly beauti ful scene an d loo k at yo u like she
and see my na me on t he sidewalk. just tied her shoe."
3 How did the actress say she felt about getting her name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?
A happy to receive such recognition at a relatively young age
B surprised to be honoured in a way she had not expected
e moved at receiving a lasting tribute to her work
D grateful to the people who had supported her nomination
4 Feste admires Paltrow because the actress

A is friendly as wel l as talented .
B makes amazing acting appear easy.
e understands exactly what the director wants.
D has an unusually versatile talent.
From a Theatre Critic's Blog

Stuck in London, unable to fly to New York beca use of weather, song is accompanied by the terrific band, only revealed when
ataste of New York ca meto me this week in the form of End of the set's windows on to the street slide up. The script was tight
the Rainbow- the show about the last London days and nights and the staging was clever and economical, but nevertheless
of the singer Judy Garland. 1 felt that without Tracie Bennett it could all have felt slightly
contrived. But with Tracie Bennett ...
ls ita show ora play? lt's a good, well-crafted script peppered
with Garland's tradema rk songs which are skilfully woven lt would be a cliché to say that during this even ing at the
into the drama, rather than the drama woven around them. Trafalgar Theatre Tracie Bennett was Judy Garland; but such
Sometimes just a few lines are sung with her pianist in her was the perfection of her body language, the swift shuttle
hotel room; other times just a snatch of a song is wept into from monster-ego to vulnerable child, and her singing of the
melody as she sits alone in the same room; sometimes a whole songs, that the cliché is apt and worth risking .
.....5 Which words could replace the dots (... ) in line 15?
A it felt very contrived
B it was more of a cliché
e it could have been perfect
D it was just right
6 What does the writer say about the show?

A lt waswell-written, well-staged and well-acted.
B The music was the principal reason why it worked so well.
e She was glad her flight was cancelled so she could see it.
D The plot was cleverly built around Garland 's famous songs.
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Test4 Reading Part 2
You are going to read an extract from a magazine article. Six paragraphs have been removed from
the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap (7-12). There is one extra
Two Journalists and the 10
Butterflies of Britain We were aware of each other's activities, but we never

lndependent journalist Michae/ McCarthy reports on a actually met, although we saw several species in exactly
the same place. Reading his book 1realised how clase our
new book about butterflies which has made a remarkable
impression on him. paths carne to crossing: 1saw the large blue, for example,
at Green Down in Somerset on 15 June, and he saw it at
lt's not often that you're brought up with a start, right at Green Down on 16 June; and 1 saw the Lulworth skipper
the beginning of a book, but here's an insight from the first at Lulworth Cave in Dorset on 23 July and, once again, he
page of a new volume on butterflies which did that for me. saw it in the same place the following day.
"For most of us," writes the author, "butterflies are bound
up with childhood."
His account of all these is beautifully written and

enormously entertaining, full of curious pieces of butterfly
That was certainly the case with me, in a hot August long lore; 1 for one certainly did not know that you can tell the
ago, when 1 was seven and my brother was nine, and we sex of a small tortoiseshel l by tossing a stick gently in its
had been sent to live with an aunt and uncle as my mother general direction - if it's a male, it will rise up to attack
was ill and my father was abroad. the stick. (Patrick calls it "the playful dog of the butterfly
world.")
Every morning when 1 was let out to play 1 would run up

to it and gaze up at these dazzling creatures and long for For this, the influence of his father, an ecologist, is
them, and perhaps because of the time in my life when responsible: the enthusiasm he inspired in his son proves
they appeared, something in me has longed for them ever stronger than mere fashion or peer-group pressure. But it
since. becomes clear as the story unfolds that he gave Patrick
much more than just his passion for butterflies; ultimately,
the book is about that: it is a splendid and accomplished
account of all of Britain's butterflies, but it touches
something deeper as it is a tribute from a son to his father,
Early last year, Patrick, now a feature writer on a well- thanking him from the heart for a very special childhood.
known daily paper, decided to bring his own enthusiasm
to a climax by seeing every species of British butterfly in
a single summer, and his book, The Butterfly /s/es, is the
narrative of this undertaking.
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A And here's an extraordinary thing. At the same time E The new book's author, Patrick Barkham, encountered
as Patrick was doing it, so was l. The chances of his butterflies at a similar time in his life but his
two journalists deciding, simultaneously but entirely attraction to them was founded not in the absence of
independently, to pursue every British butterfly in a parents but in their presence: he inherited his father's
single summer must be infinitesimally small, but that's love for them. Maybe "inherited" is the wrong word ,
what happened: 1 wrote a series for this newspaper as it was not something passed on in the genes, but
about my own search, and we invited readers to join rather by his father's enthusiasm, companionship and
in what we called 'The Great British Butterfly Hunt'. friendship for his small son, who accompanied him on
butterflying expeditions.
B In the front garden two doors away was a buddleia
bush, and that August it was crawling with the bright F 1 felt the shock of recognition in reading that, and
quartet of late summer British butterflies - the red even more in the sentence that followed: "Many of our
admira!, the small tortoiseshell, the peacock and the earliest and most vivid memories of a garden, a park
painted lady; glittering in their colours. or flower will feature a butterfly, and perhaps, our little
hand trying to close around it."
C 1 have known since 1 was a small child, in a way you
can think just plain silly, that butterflies will always G We eventually met not long ago and laughed about it
have significance in my life. ("it feels like we spent last summer in a parallel world ,"
he said) and as you might imagine, 1was fascinated by
O But .it is more personal aspects of his search which his account in The Butterfly lsles. He did better than
give depth to the book, such as his personal struggle 1 did, for although we both managed to see in one
between wanting to be Cool and wanting to pursue summer all 58 species which breed regularly in Great
butterflies, which he worries is extremely Uncool, Britain , he went over to Ulster to see the one which
certainly for someone of his generation. Eventually the makes the total 59 for the United Kingdom as a whole.
butterfly-desire wins out, even to the extent of bringing
himself to use binoculars and risk the ultimate horror
of Looking Like A Nerd.
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You are going toread a magazine article. For questions 13-19, choose the answer (A, B, C or D)
which you think fits best according to the text.
Mary McCartney, Photographer

Roya Nikkhah interviews the photographer daughter oJfamous McCartney smiles when recalling the shoot. 'He [Hatton]
pop star Paul McCartney. didn't even turn up for the first day because I think his football
team had lost the night before, and at the gym they were like:
Mary McCartney literally started life in front of the camera. "Um, he's not very well.''Then next day it was like, will he turn
The firstborn child of pop musician Paul and his photographer up? It became a little adventure. But I love those situations -
wife Linda was introduced to the world when a baby. Mary you can't go in and take over.'
appeared peeking out from inside her father's jacket on the
cover of his first solo album, McCartney, in 1970. But since McCartney has spoken of her regret that her mother's work
then, she has, in her own words, 'used the camera to hide hasn't attracted more attention. 'The thing about her is that she
behind' and, surprisingly for the daughter of a Beatle, is far more never blew her own trumpet and hence was pigeonholed as a
comfortable putting others in the limelight than standing in celebrity who dabbled in photography, which isn't how it was
it herself. For the child of a pop legend, her unstarry approach at all,' she has said. 'The McCartney name made it possible for
is arresting - no sooner am I up the stairs to her studio, than people to miss, or ignore, just how good she consistently was.'
she rushes clown them to make me tea. 'I like blending into
the background,' she says on her return, holding out my mug. I wonder if the fear of being similarly pigeonholed made
'It's my job. Though I can be quite noisy and direct sometimes. McCartney reticent to embark on photography as a career
I think the book shows my character - it has more reflective, in the mid-Nineties, which followed a stint working as a
quiet moments and then sorne in-your-face bits. That's me.' researcher in a music-publishing company? 'It took me a whlle
to get the confidence to do it as a career,' she says. 'Obviously
We meet in her large, airy studio in north London, where my name would open a door or two, but people won't just
McCartney is flicking through her new book, From Where I book you because of your name, so in a way it's even more
Stand, a retrospective of her work from the past 15 years. It embarrassing, because if people meet me and then nobody
is exactly as she just described it - a collection of intimate wants to book me, that would be really humiliating. So I had
personal photographs of her family and friends, together with to make sure I was OK before I stepped into it.'
bolder, sometimes surprising portraits of celebrities and lesser-
known sitters. What is striking about all the images is their While McCartney frequently shoots catwalk shows and
naturalness. There is minimal lighting and little of the high campaigns for fashion's biggest names, Chrissie Hynde, the
gloss associated with other leading portrait photographers. singer and close friend, describes her thus: 'I think you could
say, at the expense of possibly losing her a job or two, that Mary
The artist Sir Peter Blake, a close family friend of the is the opposite of a fashion photographer.' It is clearly meant
McCartneys, told me recently about a project he and Mary as a compliment, but what does Hynde mean? McCartney
worked on for the charity Sport Relief, which involved her explains that she just isn't a very on-trend kind of person. It's a
photographing the boxer Ricky Hatton for a portrait that Blake surprising statement from the sister of one ofBritain's leading
would paint from. 'We turned up there in this gym on the designers, but a quick glance at her outfit of striped cashmere
Harrow Road, all big boxers, an almost hostile environment, sweater, grey skinny jeans and flat black pumps reveals it to be
and Mary just got to it, so quietly, no fuss, figuring out who true. It's an understated look, with just one tiny adornment- a
did what. Within minutes they were eating out of her han d. It gold heart- shaped locket and 'M' pendant hanging from her
was just like watching her mother at work.' neck.
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13 In the first paragraph the writer draws attention to Mary McCartney's

A pride in her parents.
B self-effacing attitude.
e initial awkwardness.
D simple lifestyle.
14 The writer is impressed by the way Mary McCartney

A makes unusual use of lighting in her photographs.
B chooses both friends and celebrities as subjects.
e takes characteristically simple portraits.
D has included many intimate pictures in her book.
15 Sir Peter Blake's anecdote illustrates the fact that Mary McCartney
A has worked on a variety of different artistic projects.
B does a great deal of work for charitable causes.
e enjoys working with all sorts of people.
D is good at establishing friendly relationships.
16 How did Mary feel about the shoot with Sir Peter Blake?
A She enjoyed not knowing quite what to expect.
B She liked his adventurous approach to his work.
e lt gave her a sense af achievement.
D lt was a valuable learning experience.
17 Mary says that her mother

A put her husband and family first.
B deserves more recognition for her work.
e saw photography mainly as a hobby.
D got more exposure because of her name.
18 Mary did not start a career in photography immediately because

A she was not sure she was good enough to succeed.
B she was initially attracted to the music industry.
e she knew it was a difficult time for aspiring photographers.
D she thought her name might actually be an obstacle.
19 The writer suggests that the way Mary McCartney is dressed shows
A she dresses in a way that suits her work.
B her taste for un usual clothes.
e she has little interest in fashion.
D her enjoyment of modern fashion.
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You qre going to read an article containing reviews of restaurants throughout the United States.
,., 20-34, choose from the reviews (A-F). The reviews may be chosen more than once.
For questions
In which review are the following stated?
The writer let someone else choose what he ate. 20
The customers make an effort with their appearance. 21
There are contrasting dining areas. 22
Creative variations on a popular dish are offered. 23
The writer would like to have eaten much more of one dish. 24
The location is unusual for an expensive restaurant. 25

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The server was more skilled than he initially appeared. 26

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The restaurant resembles another place from the past. 27

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The food was sophisticated and surprisingly inexpensive. 28

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lt is possible to watch the staff preparing the food. 29

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The food is not what you'd expect from the decor. 30 1 '
Not all the tables can be booked in advance. 31

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lt will eventually be possible to sleep there. 32

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The decor is simple and elegant. 34

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Good Food Guide to the States

For tourists who /ove to visit interesting restaurants while on holiday, here is my pick of six
special places which /'ve enjoyed in the USA.
A Flour and Water D Commis
Reservotions at Flour ond Water in Son Francisco ore tough. Across the street from Commis is Anotoly's Men's Clothing,
Lines ore long - holf the tobles ore soved for wolk-ins . The new suits for $99. (Not cheop enough? Toke odvontoge
music is too loud; techno the night 1 ate there . The servers of the liquidotion sale.) An unlikely locole for o restaurant
look os though they're reody to toss oside their arder pods with such style. Commis is o block buster, o neighborhood-
ond dance. The design oppeors to be insp ired by the Wild chonger, o primal economic ond cultural force. Whether or
West. Nothing hints ot the brillionce of the dishes you will not it's embroced by locols, it has to be odmired for venturing
be served there. Flour ond Water offers simple ltolion dining w here nobody is used to poying serious prices for food . The
in o very speciol woy, using remorkoble ingredients ond kitchen stoff works out front, behind o tiny counter, eerily
providing stunning loyers of ftovor. Son Francisco produces si lent - os is the entire restaurant. The food wos perfect but
the most foscinoting pizzo toppings on eorth, ond these so much quiet mode me desperote to shotter the hush, yell
ore omong the most original ond delicious: bone morrow, out, "Hey, there 's o sale ot Anotoly's-onybody wont to join
soft cheese, broccoli leoves, ond fresh horserodish on one; me? "
tomoto, spiced meot ond olives on onother. Pizzo gets no
better thon this. E Menton
Mentan is one of Boston 's fonciest restaurants. lt is cool,
B The Tasting Kitchen minimolist, oll blocks, whites, ond groys, noto hint of color in
1 wosn't impressed by the menu ot The Tosting Kitchen, not the dining room .The servers ore so discreet they seldom ta lk
ot first. "Very confusing. 1 opologise," the woiter odmitted . To to the toble, preferring to lean in ond hove o conversotion
be honest, he didn't seem oll thot coherent, either. When 1 with eoch d iner. The potrons ore living up to the restaurant
told him 1 hod no ideo whot to arder, he suggested 1 trust the - 1 con 't recol l seeing such o nicely dressed dinner crowd
chef.l rother opprehensively soid okoy. Nothing to lose.Thot's in Americo 's worst-dressed city. The food tends toword
when the experience chonged . The Tosting Kitchen then upscole French, lush ond rich.The meot preporotions stand
begon to feellike o top-closs restaurant in Poris, despite the out, porticulorly the thick, juicy slob of pheosont ond the
foct thot its prices ore octuolly remorkobly reosonoble . The tender, borely gomy Scottish hore, presented rore. Mentan is
food wos creomy, complex, ond compelling . The only break grocious, serious, luxurious, ond very un-Boston .
from richness wos two different solods, the lettuces piled
high, occented with beoutifully biting vinoigrettes.The wines F The Walrus and the Carpenter
were exquisitely motched. Thot woiter suddenly tronsformed You wolk down o long hollwoy to o holf-hidden door where
into o mostermind, when it come to the wine list. This meol o cheerful young moTtre d ' seots you in o room thot's joyous,
otThe Tosting Kitchen hod turned out to be o mosterpiece. lively, ond oh so cromped . lt's filled with diners enjoying
oysters ond other seo food. The Wolrus ond the Corpenter
C Longman and Eagle feel s like o throw bock to on eorlier ero of Seottle dining . lt
The woy 1 heord it from my woiter, Longmon ond Eogle reminds me of the once wonderful Pike Place, long befare
aspires to beco me o guesthouse.Thot will hoppen once the it got touristy ond blond. On the zinc bar ore wire boskets
plonned holf dozen rooms ore completed ond reody to be filled with chopped ice ond fresh oysters. There's so much
mode ovoiloble for overnight stoys. Longmon ond Eogle has else : including my fovorite sovory course: smoked trout w ith
two dining oreas, wildly dissimilor. The bock one looks like pickled red on ions on o lentil solad studded with wo lnuts.
it wos decorated by on 11-yeor-old with croyons. The front The pon no cotto dessert wos so light 1 wos thinking of eoting
room, substontiolly more popular, has on unpointed plonk o holf-dozen portions, the woy 1 ate o holf-dozen oysters. In
ceiling, block tobles, rusted industrial lomps, exposed pipes, my opinion, this restaurant offers the very best food in the
o few plonts, ond no ort except thot found on the bodies of oreo .
the customers. The food is first-closs. A considerable number
of dishes were triumphont, including spicy chicken wings
with o blue-cheese dip, chicken-liver mousse ond o sunny-
side-up duck egg with truffie vinoigrette.
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Test4 PAPER 2 Writing (1 hour and 30 minutes) Part 1
1 You are on the committee of the English Club at the college where you are studying . The club would like to attract
new members and you have decided to write an article for the college magazine.
Read the Club's programme for the coming term, on which you have made some notes. Then, using the
information appropriately, write an article for the magazine, describing the club, outlining its programme and
explaining why you think other students would benefit from joining it.
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Every Monday evening -film followed by discussion
Every second Wednesday- tal k on tapie of interest-
Every Friday evening -social evening, college café,

English only!
Write your article, as outlined above. You should use your own words as far as possible.
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Test4 Writing Part 2
appropriate style.
2 A television company is planning to make a series of programmes about effective ways of learning languages.
lt has asked viewers to send in proposals, suggesting an aspect of language learning that might be featured in
one of the programmes, explaining why this would be interesting for viewers and how it might help their language
learning.
3 An English language magazine has asked readers for reviews of social networking websites to be included in a
future issue. Your review should outline what one social networking website that you are familiar with can do. lt
should describe how you make use of the site and should explain how you feel the site could be improved.
Write your review.
4 The college where you are studying has asked you to write an information sheet for new students about taking on
work during the holidays. Your information sheet must outline the kinds of temporary work available for students
and must suggest what factors students should take into account when choosing work. lt should also explain how
doing such work can be of benefit to students.
Write your information sheet.
5 Note that the fol/owing questions are designed to give you practice answering a question on any set text. In the
actual exam each of the questions wi/1 be clearly related to one specific text only.
(a) An international fiction magazine has asked for articles in which readers consider the importance of the
setting in stories. You decide to write an article in which you discuss the setting of Text X. Your article should
consider how the story would need to be changed in arder to be set in the current year and in the place where
you live.
Write your article.
(b) A young people's website is interested in readers' opinions of stories which aim to teach readers something
as well asto entertain them. You decide to write a report on Text Y. Your report should consider what Text
Y teaches its readers. Yo u should also comment on how well you feel the balance between teaching and
entertaining is achieved by the writer.
Write your report.
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Test4 PAPER 3 Use of English (1 hour) Part 1

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For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, e or D) best fits each gap.
Example:
O A bring B work e run D keep
Answer: o =
A B
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The value of walking
New research reveals that walking just 9.5 kilometers (six miles) a week may (O) ..... your brain sharper as you get older.
Research published in the October 13 online issue of Neuro/ogy (1) ..... that walking may protect aging brains from
growing smaller and, in (2) ..... , preserve memory in old age.
'Brain size shrinks in late adulthood , which can (3) ..... memory problems,' study author Kirk Erickson of the University
of Pittsburgh said in a news release. 'Our findings should encourage further well-designed scientific (4) ..... of physical
exercise in older adults as a very (5) ..... approach for preventing dementia and Alzheimer's disease.' For the study, the
team asked 299 dementia-free seniors to record the (6) ..... they walked each week.
Four years later, the participants were tested to see if they had developed (7) ..... of dementia. Then after nine years had
passed, scientists (8) ..... the participants' brains to measure size. At the four-year test, researchers discovered subjects
who walked the most had (9) ..... their risk of developing memory problems by 50 per cent. At the nine-year checkpoint,
those who walked at least 9.5 kilometers a week, had brains with a larger (10) ..... than those who didn't walk as much.
This is not the first study to (11) ..... the benefits of walking in seniors. For example, last spring, Harvard University
found that women who walked regularly ata (12) ..... pace hadan almost 40 per cent lower risk of stroke.
1 A informs B provides e suggests D notifies
2 A result B turn e sequence D case
3 A account B lead e set D cause
4 A trials B attempts e searches D courses
5 A indicativa B promising e fortunate D ideal
6 A distan ce B length e duration D extent
7 A signals B factors e signs D features
8 A skimmed B scanned e screened D sounded
9 A depressed B declined e reduced D dropped
10 A volume B amount e dimension D quantity
11 A advertise B pro mote e respect D admire
12 A brisk B hard e crisp D brief
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Test4 Use of English Part 2
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETIERS on the separata answer sheet.
Example: 0 1O 1 F 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
My perfect weekend
Each week we ask a famous person to tell us about their ideal weekend. This weekend it's the
turn (O) ........... actress, Laila Rouass.
(13) ........... would 1 spend the perfect weekend? Well, on Sundays 1 like (14) ........... better
than to hang out in Shoreditch around Brick Lane. When 1was younger l'd go there more or
(15) ........... every weekend with my parents; we'd go to the market and have lunch from a food
stall and it's still as crazy and quirky as it (16) ........... to be when 1 was a kid. 1 always have
(17) ........... good look around the bric-a-brac shops. llave the second-hand furniture they sell
though 1(18) ........... ever actually buy anything.
l'm not (19) ........... of those people who escape to the countryside at weekends. lf we went
anywhere, it would (20) ........... to Morocco, where 1 spent a large part of my childhood. My
parents are from there and 1 now own a farm near Tangiers. 1 lave it: it's so quick and easy
(21) ........... get to- justa three-hour flight from London and a two-hour time difference but as
(22) ........... as you step off the plane, you're in a different world. You're in Africa and nowhere
else has (23) ........... a lively café culture as there is in Morocco.
When 1was younger l'd go out clubbing every weekend (24) ........... 1can't remember the last
time 1 went dancing. On the rare occasions that we do go out, it's usually to Home House, a
club in London. 1joined a few years (25) ........... because 1really like the atmosphere.
But more often than not 1just don't feel (26) ........... going out. l've gota reputation for arranging
things with my girlfriends and (27) ........... sticking to them. They end up coming over to mine
and watching a movie.
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For questions 28-37, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of sorne of the
lines to forrn a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an exarnple at the beginning (0).
The smell of New Zealand birds
New Zealand's native-bird body odour is so strong, it's alerting predators
to the birds' (O) ........... , ongoing research shows. The srnells rnay drive sorne PRESENT
species to (28) ............ Many bird scents stern frorn a gland that produces waxes EXTINCT
(29) ........... to keeping feathers healthy. In Europe and the Arnericas, birds' ESSENCE
bodies alter this wax during the (30) ........... season. During this period the BREED
wax's (31) ........... changes in a way that reduces srnells and keeps the birds' COMPOSE
nests less (32) ........... by predators that use their noses to find food. Native New DETECT
Zealand birds did not do this and their srnells are rernarkably (33) ........... . PLEASE
Scientists say they have a (34) ........... that New Zealand's birds rnay be so SUSPECT
pungent largely because they were able to get away with it for so long. Native
birds never had to rnask their scents to irnprove their (35) ........... chances. SU AVIVE
But things eventually changed when rats and cats were introduced into the
islands. (36) ........... of the nests was easy for anirnals with such good noses. COVER
Now rnany Native New Zealand birds are listed as (37) ........... by THREAT
conservation organisations. One solution rnight be to put sorne kind of
deodorant into the srnelly nests in arder to prevent predators finding thern.
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For questions 38-42, think of one word only which can be used appropriately in all three sentences.
Example:
O Take care you don 't ............................... - your shoe laces are undone.
We had a wonderful ............................... to my grandparents' at the weekend.
You'll lave the show- the dancers look amazing as they ............................... across the floor in their beautiful
dresses.
Example: 0 1 T 1 R lt 1 p 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Write only the missing word IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
38 Sandy was on very good ............................... last night, entertaining everyone with stories of his travels.
Swimming is a very good ............................... of exercise for all ages.
You must fill in the ............................... with a black pen.
39 The tour will ............................... about six hours in all.

The students had to ............................... notes while the lecturer was speaking .
1think it's time to ............................... a break now, don't you?
40 lt's hard to spend so much time studying now but it'll pay off in the long ............................... .
Poor Tina has had a ............................... of bad luck recently.
1think the new manager is likely to .................. 0000000000000 the company in a very different way.
41 llike Pete but there is a ooooo . . ooooooooooooooooooo.oo . . side to his character.

Margot was wearing a beautiful 0000 00 0000 00 00 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . blue dress.
lf 1were you, 1wouldn't leave the house after ooooooooooooo . . . . . . . oooooooooo· •
42 In ........ oooo . . . . oo . . . . . . ooooooo of work, Mark is settling down very well in Melbourne.
Henry told Al ex in no uncertain 00000000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 0 0 . what he thought of his work.
Under the 00000000000000000000000 . . . 00 . . . of our contract we are not allowed to have any pets in our flat.
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Example:
O lt didn't stop raining but Jake still enjoyed his day out.
RAIN
Despite ............................................................. good time on his day out.
The gap can be filled with the words 'the rain Jake still had a' so you write:
Example: 1 O THE RAIN JAKE STILL HAD A

1
Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
43 What would you have done differently in my position last year?

SHOES
What would yo u have done differently if ............................................................. last year?
44 Surely you should have informed him about the problem sooner?
ATTENTION
Why didn't you ............................................................. sooner?
45 We need to decide how we're going to go to the theatre.

DECISION
We need to ............................................................. get to the theatre.
46 Jane laves New York now but it seemed a strange place to her for several months after she moved there.
USED
lt too k Jan e several months ............................................................. New York.
47 lt's important to defend what you believe in when others express their doubts.
STAND
You must ............................................................. when others express doubts about them .
48 The judge told the jury that they should remember how young Smith was when considering their verdict.
ACCOUNT
The judge told the jury ............................................................. when considering their verdict.
49 1 imagine Paul missed the train he usually gets as he isn't home yet.
USUAL
Paul can't ............................................................. or he'd be home by now.
50 What 1do in my free time has got nothing to do with my boss, has it?
BUSINESS
What 1 do in m y free time ............................................................. , is it?
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Test4 PAPER 4 Listening (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1
~ You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B ore) which fits
best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.
1 Extract One 1
You hear a man and a woman discussing an international sports event.
1 How did the woman feel when she first heard the event was planned?
A hopeful that she might be able to attend it
B concerned that she might be inconvenienced by it
e pleased about the benefits it would bring
2 Why does the latest announcement about the event upset the man?
A He feels that a lot of money has been wasted.
B He thinks that the venue may not be completad on time.
e He believes that the wrong people are in charge of organising the event.
Extract Two 1
You hear two students discussing a piece of group coursework they are doing.
3 What has caused the man most annoyance?

A the lack of clarity in the tutor's instructions
B the change in the deadline for submission of the work
e the amount of support he has received from his group
4 What is the woman's attitude to his problem?

A She is sympathetic to his position.
B She feels that he is exaggerating the problem.
e She thinks he will learn from the experience.
1 Extract Three 1
You hear a man and a woman discussing a film they have recently seen.
5 The speakers agree that

A the plot was convincing.
B the casting was appropriate.
e the film was thought-provoking.
6 What did the woman enjoy most about the film?

A the camerawork
B the music
e the characterisation
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Test4 Listening Part 2
ID§ You will hear a student talking about her favourite artist, a wood carver called Livio di Marchi.
The wood carver, Livio di Marchi
As a child the speaker saw a piece of furniture with a hidden carving of a 1 [7Jon it.
The speaker admires wood carvers because they have more l._____________ _._~s_·. . . .JI than she has.
An old woodenl'---------------'--9---'1 is one of di Marchi's preferred tools.
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He changed to using wood because he felt it gave him more - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ' - - -1_2__,
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A carving of a ' - - 1_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _¡__1_3.......JJ is the speaker's favourite piece.
The speaker says 1 14 1 is the best adjective to describe di Marchi's creations.

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~ You will hear part of a radio interview in which a young man, Douglas Grainger, is talking about
his jam-making business. For questions 15-20, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according
to what you hear.
15 Why did Douglas start making jams?

A A teacher asked his class to make some as a homework task.
B A relative persuaded him it was a good business opportunity.
e He wanted to make something to sell at a school fair.
D He was asked to help a busy member of his family.
16 When he left school , what was Douglas's first aim for his business?
A to sell his products to a wider market
B to reduce his production costs
e to extend his range of products
D to develop a new production process
17 Douglas's new jams are unusual because

A they took him over ayear to develop.
B they are less sweet than competitors' jams.
e they only contain natural ingredients.
D they are made from a wide variety of types of fruit.
18 A manufacturing company eventually agreed to work with Douglas because

A he knew one of their managers.
B they were attracted by his enthusiasm.
e the originality of his idea appealed to them.
D they had already decided to diversify.
19 How did Douglas meet his business mentor?

A Douglas and his mentor got talking by chance in a café.
B A mutual friend introduced Douglas and his mentor to each other.
e Douglas advertised for a mentor in a newspaper.
D The mentor learnt about Douglas and made contact with him.
20 When he was in his second year at university, Douglas

A decided not to complete his degree.
B found he enjoyed combining business with study.
e had difficulty finishing all his courses.
D made up his mind to postpone the completion of his studies.
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learn from an expert.
F playing in a band F They've won prizes from

doing it.
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Test4 PAPER 5 Speaking (15 minutes) Part 1
(3 minutes, 5 minutes for groups of 3)
The interlocutor will ask you sorne questions about yourself, your home, work or studies and
familiar topics.
And your names are?
Thank you.

• How long have you lived there?
• What do you do?
• What do you like best about your job/course?
The interlocutor will then ask you sorne questions about one or two other topics, for
example:
• Do you think you have enough time to relax and really enjoy yourself?
• lf you could change one thing about your life, what would it be?
• How important is it to get on well with your family?
• What would you do if you suddenly won a lot of money?
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Test4 Speaking Part 2
The interlocutor will give you three pictures and as k you to tal k about two of them on your
(Candidate A), it's your turn first. Here are your pictures. They show people who are relaxing.
l'd like you to compare two of the pictures and say why the people might have chosen to relax in
these situations and why it might help them to relax in this way.
(Candidate 8), which of these types of relaxation appeals most to you? Why?
After approximately
30 seconds Now, (Candidate 8), here are your pictures. They show people in situations where they are not sure
whatto do.
l'd like you to compare two of the pictures, and say what problems the people might have in these
different situations and how they might be able to solve these problems. ,..
All right?
(Candidate A), which of these people do you think are feeling most frustrated? Why?
After approximately
30 seconds Thank yo u.
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Test4 Speaking Parts 3 and 4
on page C18.
Interlocutor: Now l'd like you to talk about something together for about three minutes.
The pictures on page C18 show people doing different kinds of jobs.
First, tal k to each other about the appeal of each of these jobs.
Then decide which job deserves the highest payment.
All right?
on page C18.
Part 3.
• Do you think it is better todo one job for life orto have a series of different jobs? fYVhy?)
• Do you think it is important to have a career which offers opportunities for promotion? fYVhy? 1 Why not?)
• Would you say it is better to work for a small or a large organisation? fYVhy?)
• Do you think it is true that many people are influenced by the work their parents do when they choose a career?
(Why? 1 Why not?)
• What aspects of work are most likely to bring people job satisfaction, in your opinion? 0/Vhy?)
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Test 5 PAPER 1 Reading (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1
are going to read three extracts which are all concerned in some way with robots. For
~~esti on s 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, e or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
.'arl< your answers on the separate answer sheet.
Round-the-clock robots to explore

Tasmania's ocean waters
Tasmanians will soon be able to better manage their marine resources and track
m arine threats, thanks to hi-tech ocean monitoring.
The lntegrated Marine Observing System, or IMOS, is a research project which

has been operating in Australian waters since 2007; additional Commonwealth
funding means Tasmanian waters can now be explored more effectively using
more sophisticated technology.
The project director, Tim Moltmann, says ocean waters and habitats around
Tasmania are poorly understood. He says the new IMOS technology will enable
scientists to thoroughly assess the state's seas.
"We'll be deploying gliders, we'll be tagging fish and recording their movements,
we'll be using an autonomous under-water vehicle to look at what's happening on
the seafloor;' he said.
The Leader ofTas-IMOS, Dr PeterThompson, says the hi-tech equipment will give
scientists unprecedented access to new data . "There are a whole bunch of different
methods for collecting the data. My favourite are the robots;' DrThompson said.
"So we have these gliders that we can drive from our desktop. They can work
seven days a week, 24 hours a day collecting observations around Tasmania. lt's
fantastic new technology:'
The data collected will not only be for researchers. lt will also be made publicly
available on the Internet.
1 What is new in this news item?

A Extra money has been made available for a marine research project.
B A project is being extended toa new location.
e There is a new director for a marine project.
D Some research information is being made publicly available.
2 What is the main aim of the project?

A to contrast different methods of data gathering
B to learn more about the marine environment
e to help develop new technology
D to film life under the sea

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as other machines were. From a literary standpoint, he grew

Asimov's fictional robots weary of seeing the same characters and the same plot repeated.
One of the oldest clichés of the science fiction field is the Rogue Given all this, it was inevitable that Asimov would want to write
Robot Plot. In this, a mad scientist works obsessively to create a robot story for the specific purpose of attacking the Rogue
an artificial man, ignoring the dark warnings of his nearest and Robot Plot. In "Robbie", one of Asimov's first stories, the title
dearest. Once created, the artificial man quickly escapes the character is a robot who functions as a nursemaid for a little
mad scientist's control. destroying him and possibly others as girl. The girl's mother exhibits the same dark fears as the mad
well, before finally being destroyed itself. With rare exceptions, scientist's nearest and dearest in the Rogue Robot stories. In
this plot was repeated in every robot story published in the "Robbie," however, she is opposed not by an obsessive scientist,
magazines the young writer Isaac Asimov read. but by her own husband, who points out reasonably (though in
vain) that Robbie "can't help being faithful and loving and kind.
Asimov came to detest the Rogue Robot Plot for a number of He's a machine made so." Far from threatening the little girl. as
reasons. From a technical standpoint, he found it unbelievable the standard Rogue Robot would, Robbie saves her life, and in
that a robot would be constructed without built-in safeguards the end the girl's mother comes to accept the robot.
3 Why did Asimov dislike the Rogue Robot plot?

A lt seemed both unoriginal and illogical to him.
B He found both the scientist and the robot unsympathetic.
e lt had too many fundamental technical errors.
D He was bored by its lack of character development.
4 How did Robbie differ from earlier robot stories?

A Robbie turned into a human being.
B Robbie was approved of by his creator's 'nearest and dearest'.
e Robbie was created by a father for his daughter.
D Robbie was a force for good rather than evil.
NaD the R[]b[]t "We're modelling the first years of life," saíd Lola Cañamero, a
computer scientist at the Uníversity of Hertfordshíre who led the
When Nao ís sad, he hunches hís shoulders forward and looks project to create Nao's emotions. "We are workíng on non-verbal
down. When he's happy, he raíses hís arms, anglíng for a hug. When cues and the emotions are revealed through physícal postures,
fríghtened, Nao cowers, and he stays líke that untíl he ís soothed gestures and movements of the body rather than facial or verbal
wíth sorne gentle strokes on hís head. expression:'
Nothíng out of the ordínary, perhaps, except that Nao ís a robot - In future, say the scientists, robots are likely to act as companions
the world's first that can develop and dísplay emotions. He can form or íntegrate wíth the web to order groceríes online. They could
bonds wíth the people he meets dependíng on how he ís treated. The also províde support for the elderly. 'In these uses sorne form of
more he interacts with someone, the more Nao learns a person's emotional dísplay wíll be ímportant in makíng those interactions
moods and the stronger the bonds become. more natural and more comfortable,' Cañamero saíd.
5 Nao is a unique robot because he

A displays feelings in a similar way to the scientists who created him.
B has rapid changes of mood.
e understands and uses body language expressing emotion.
D suggests emotions through movements of the face and body.
6 Which role does the article say robots might be used for in the future?
A collecting the groceries for an online arder
B assisting older people in their daily lives
e helping to understand people's emotions
D looking after young children
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You are going to read an extract from a magazine articl e. Six paragraphs have been removed from
the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-G th e one which fits each gap (7-12) . There is one extra
Ecology in a Volcanic Lake 9
McKenzie Funk investigates how the area round Mount St Helens

"There are as many stories as there are fish tales," he says, "and
has changed thirty years after its eruption.
all of them start, 'l know somebody who put those fish in there."
To him the important question is not how they arrived but how
Discarded cans once lay at the bottom of Spirit Lake at the foot they grew so big.
of the Mount St Helens volcano. Mark Smith remembers them
perfectly: shiny gold lettering somehow preserved by the clear,
cold water. He remembers ten-inch rainbow trout. He remembers
a sunken rowboat, resting on a submerged tree stump. A teenager This is because the 2,700-acre lake now sits at the center of a
when he began scuba diving in the shadow of Mount St. Helens, restricted research area, which Congress set aside in 1982 "to
he remembers the lake as it was before the May 1980 eruption, protect the geologic, ecologic, and cultural resources ... in as
befo re the top 1,300 feet of the volcano- more than three billion natural a state as possible." Mostly closed to the public, this
cubic yards of mud, ash, and melting snow - avalanched into it. part of the blast zone has become one of our planet's grandest
experiments.
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What Smith remembers best from his teenage dives is what
he called the "petrified" forest: a ghostly group of sunken, Almost daily, callers inquire about the lessons of St. Helens. One
branchless firs , buried upright dozens of yards below the surface. woman is interested in salamanders, another in toads. Officials in
The underwater forest was a mystery to him until the mountain Alaska and Chile want to know what to expect after eruptions of
exploded. Then it made perfect sense. The trees were evidence of their own.
a past eruption - a sign Spirit Lake has always been in the line
of fire .
Starting with a single plant Crisafulli discovered in 1981 on the

barren, 3,750-acre area covered by the eruption, purple prairie
Biologist Bob Lucas of the Washington Department of Fish and Iupines became the first color in a world of sterile gray. In life
Wildlife believes someone illegally planted them. In the late they were nutrient factories , food for insects, habitat for mice and
1990s, an anonymous call to his home seemed to confirm it: "I'm voles; in death they, and the organisms they attracted, enriched
the one who stocked the fish." the ash, allowing other species to colonise. Gradually the blast
zone began to bloom.
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A lndeed, as a natural lab to study the rebirth of ecosystems, D Mark Smith grew up at the lake and, as a boy, he fished
the area has no equal. "It's the most thoroughly studied there. Today he'd have to break the law ifhe wanted to catch
large-forest disturbance in the world," says Crisafulli. lt's any of those temptingly large fish.
been exarnined from nearly every angle, at nearly every
scale, from molecules to ecosystems, bacteria to mammals, E What I remember from my swim in Spirit Lake is not a
steaming geothermal vents to waterlogged meadows. sunken forest but an underwater jungle. Last August I drove
behind Crisafulli on a sinuous two-lane road along Windy
B Three decades later, Spirit Lake holds a new mystery: How Ridge, through a damaged gate secured by a makeshift
did fish , now twice the length ofthose pre-eruption rainbows, chain-"You 'd think there'd be enough money to buy a new
reappear? Everyone has a theory. Smith, who runs Eco Park gate," Crisafulli said - and down a scary, slopeside jeep
Resort at the edge of the volcanic monument, thinks the trout trail into the restricted area.
slid down from the smaller, higher St. Helens Lake during a
fiood year. But that lake has only mackinaw-and the Spirit F So it was before the lake became twice as big but half as
Lake fish are rainbows. deep. Before virtually all evidence of life, animal and
human - the cabins and roads and camps and cans - were
C A key realisation is the importance of "biological legacies" obliterated. Before the lake became a stinky soup, devoid of
- fallen trees, buried roots, seeds, amphibians - that oxygen and covered with a fioating mat of tree trunks ripped
survived the eruption, thanks to snow cover, topography, or from the landscape.
luck. Ecologists had assumed rebirth would happen from the
outside in, as species from border areas encroached on the G Prelirninary genetic testing by Forest Service ecologist
blast zone. But recovery has also come from within. Charlie Crisafulli also suggests the trout did not descend
from the pre-eruption population, but he's given up on
figuring out their origin.
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You are going toread a website article. For questions 13-19, choose the answer (A, B, C or D)
Taking a Gap Year

Journalist Lucy Tobin considers whether taking time out befo re But- as your tamily and triends will undoubtedly remind you
university makes sense in the current economic c/imate. when yo u mention a gap year- these are tough economic
times. Graduate employment is down: a quarter ot graduate job
Once upon a time the gap year was the preserve ot rucksack- vacancies have disappeared and the competition tor each job has 40
schlepping, sandal-wearing teenagers who would doss around grown, according to the Association ot Graduate Recruiters.The
South America or Asia tora tew months betore uni. No longer. job market doesn't look like it will improve overnight, so use a gap
Today's competitive job market means gappers must ensure a year year to help yourselt stand out.
out willleave behind a sprinkling ot CV tairy dust.
You don't need to give up ideas ot travelling- ayear is a long
That doesn't mean it has to be boring. Whether you 're considering time, and you might not have the chance to go away tor that long
a gap year betore or after uni, or much later on in lite, there are again. But think about combining a trip with six months' work- or
10 plenty ot ways to make it boost your employability while having study. lt there's something you 've always wanted to do but been
tun. Spend a tew months doing work experience and making held back by a lack ot time, a gap year is the time to do it. Learn
contacts in a field that interests you betore jumping on that plane to drive, type or cook. Go to hairdressing school and build up a
to Thailand.Test out different industries.Turn that business idea si de business in cutting triends' hair. Or take a distance-learning so
you 've been talking about into reality. lt it takes off, it could lower course in your spare time.
your student loan, or save you the need to find a "real job". lt not,
it will show future employers your initiative. Voluntary work abroad will benefit you and your CV, as well as
the community or project you're helping.You may well be able to
Don't be put off it you haven't been incubating a gap-year dream improve your language skills too - employers love linguists. Make
since birth: there's still time to arrange a year out at very little sure you choose a reputable company; do plenty ot research, and
notice. My gap year, tor example, was a last-minute rush. 1had ask any triends tor personal recommendations. A good starting
20 applied tor politics at uni, decided very late on that 1wanted point is the Year Out Group, whose members sign up to a code ot
to change to English, and when 1called up the university to practice. lt lists gap-year companies and the locations ot gap-year
enquire about this, 1 was told l'd have to take a gap year. l'd spent fa irs, which many firms attend.
the summer celebrating finishing school with triends, so when
September rolled around, 1 had no plan or job, or, consequently, lt you 're staying at home, there are lots ot rewarding and 6o
any cash to travel with. Eventually, after a month sending a blitz enjoyable charity work options.
ot ignored emails, 1managed to wangle a job in publishing, then a
journalism position ata prominent daily newspaper. lt was there 1 lt's worth thinking about what you want to get out ot your gap
decided on my future career- all beca use l'd suddenly had to take year. At the start ot mine, a tellow gapper and 1 listed things we
a gap year. wanted to do: big plans, like achieving at least three months'
relevant work experience, but also things like making our way
3o Ask people about their year-out experiences and it will become through a list ot 50 films to see betore you die, and partying with
clear how many options there are (although don't ask too many triends at local unis to make sure we had the chance to meet lots
questions: gappers tend to go on a bit). While 1 was commuting ot new people.Try to have tun on your gap year, whatever you do.
into London every day, my triends were doing radically diverse lt's an incredible opportunity to see the world, work out what you
things. One sold make-up at Harrods betore saving vultures in want to do with your lite, and help you on your way to achieving it. ?o
Atrica; another promoted classical music to kids, yet another was Good luck- and have a great time.
an intern in parliament, and two travelled around Asia tora year.
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13 What point is the writer making in the first paragraph?

A Young people gain a great deal from the experience of travelling.
B Teenagers on gap years increasingly look for work abroad.
e Gap years today have to be about more than just pleasure.
D Fewer young people are currently able to afford gap years.
14 What does the writer say about trying out your business idea during a gap year?
A lt might cover the costs of your higher education.
B You can benefit even if the idea does not succeed.
e You are unlikely to get a similar opportunity at another time.
D lt could provide you with future contacts when you are looking for work.
15 What is the main reason why the writer gives the example of her own gap year experience?
A to show that your gap year can have important consequences
B to emphasise that planning a gap year often takes longer than is really necessary
e to explain that you need to save money if you want to travel in your gap year
D to stress that gap year activities can be forced on you by unexpected circumstances
16 Why does the writer say you should avoid asking a lot of questions in lines 31-32?
A because you need to make up your own mind about what's best for you
B because it may become confusing if 'gappers' tell you too much
e because it is not necessary to learn about all the different options
D because you may hear about more of their experiences than you want to
17 The writer says a gap year can make young people stand out because
A their confidence increases as they work or travel.
B it can provide skills other job applicants may lack.
e it helps them develop into mature adults.
D they see places few people their own age have seen.
18 The writer recommends that people wishing todo voluntary work overseas should
A learn the language of their destination before they go there.
B find out as much as possible about their destination.
e make arrangements to go with a friend.
D make informed choices about what to do.
19 What is the main point the writer is suggesting about a gap year in the last paragraph?
A lf you plan it carefully there will be time for fun too.
B You need to make plans because the year will pass very quickly.
e lt provides a chance to develop different sides of your life.
D lt offers excellent opportunities to meet new people.
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You are going to read an article containing information about seven comedians appearing at a large
annual arts festival in the UK. For questions 20-34, choose from the reviews (A-G). The reviews
may be chosen more than once.
About which comedian is the following statement made?
This comedian appeals to people of different genders and ages. 20

L___J..._____J
This comedian is critica! of the current state of their favourite type of comedy. 21
c___J..._____J
This comedian will do a show nationwide for the first time later this year. 22
L___J..._____J
Anyone who wants to be a comedian should watch this person in action. 23
This comedian has also had some success as an author. 24
This comedian has not been to the festival befare. 25
You don't have to pay to go to this comedian's show. 26

c _ __ _¡_______J
This comedian won a prize at a previous festival. 27

c _ __ _¡_______J
This comedian uses difficult experiences from their own life in shows. 28
L___J..._____J
This comedian was previously employed in a legal profession. 29

L___J..._____J
Among a certain group this comedian is better known for working in films. 30
This comedian might not appeal to everyone. 31
Many young comedians would like to imitate this person's career. 32

c _ __ _¡_______J
This comedian recently did an overseas tour with some other comedians from their country. 33
L___J..._____J
This comedian has recently worked on radio and in the theatre with another well-known person. 34
L___J..._____J
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This year's festival offers a wide variety of stand-up E Ardal O'Hanlon
comedians for visitors to choose from. Here is our pick of
lt may be hard not to think of him first and foremost as
so me of the best of them.
Father Dougal, the character he played in the popular lV
drama series, but O'Hanlon began as a stand-up comic
A Sarah Millican
and is one of the most accomplished live performers you'll
Millican took home the best newcomer award at the festival find at the festival. Fresh from performing in the US last
two years ago and her career will be the model for the year in a triple bill with two other lrish comics, O'Hanlon's
many aspiring comics making their debuts at this year's live act ought to be compulsory viewing for any aspiring
festival. Millican followed up that success with television comedian; a friendly, slightly bewildered air masks a sharp
appearances on some popular prime-time shows as intelligence, and his mastery of timing and delivery is a joy
well as her own radio series. Her new show, Chatterbox, to watch. This is a new show for the festival and, as with
only her third full-length show, will go on to become his festival show last year, it is the prelude to a nationwide
her first national tour in the autumn. Audiences love her tour in the autumn.
combination of warm northern chat and her frank jokes.
F Susan Calman
B Jennifer Coolidge
Former corporate lawyer Susan Calman has been a
The festival wouldn't be complete without at least one favourite among Scottish comedy fans and discerning
US movie star braving a month of live audiences, and this festival-goers since giving up her day job four years ago,
year it's Jennifer Coolidge, best known to a generation but this year the secret is well and truly out. The diminutive
of teenagers as Stifler's mom in the American Pie series. Scot, now a regularon radio's News Quiz, has moved to a
A talented comic actress, Coolidge makes her festival bigger venue, with a new show in which she considers her
debut this year with a noisy show about pop culture, show own childhood. She's passionate about political comedy,
business and men. No one quite knows what to expect, often publicly regretting the lack of effective political satire
but it should be worth a visit. in Britain.
C Shappi Khorsandi G Emo Philips

Now with a bestselling book to her name and an increasing In only his fourth appearance at the festival, the remarkable
television profile Shappi Khorsandi is likely to be one of Emo Philips brings the show he is currently touring across
the most popular acts at the festival, as her popularity the US, P/ease Witness My Act. The man described by
is not restricted to any generation , and she has a talent Psycho/ogy Today as "stand-up comedy's zany godfather"
for making men as well as women feel comfortable. Past last visited in 2001 , when he out-sold every other act at the
shows have relied heavily on her lranian heritage and her festival. Over the past 35 years, Philips has won a devoted
father's story; this year, expect to hear a lot more about her cult following , with his strange persona and his skilful jokes
current personallife. Her recent divorce and life as a single - three of them made it into a recent magazine list of The
mother have provided her with plenty of raw material , 75 Best Jokes of Al/ Time. A true original, he may puzzle the
but for Khorsandi the personal and political are always mainstream, but his fans will be thrilled to see him back.
comically tangled.
D Robin lnce
Taking time out from his stage and radio collaborations
with scientist Brian Cox, Robin lnce returns to the festival,
offering fans who enjoy his winning combination of
intellectual curiosity and explosive liberal views a choice of
two shows. A committed supporter of the 'Free Fringe', a
collective effort to resist the dominance of the big venues
and sponsors, lnce will be offering his shows free. These
are Robin lnce Asks Why? and Carl Sagan is Sti/1 My God,
th e latter being a homage to the American astrophysicist
and popular science writer.
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Test 5 PAPER 2 Writing (1 hour and 30 minutes) Part 1
1 Last summer you went on an adventure holiday organised by HolidaysPius. An Australian friend of yours would
like to go on a similar holiday this year.
Read an extract from your friend 's letter and the advertisement for HolidaysPius on which you have made some
notes. Then, using the information appropriately, write a letter to your friend's parents, briefly describing your
holiday, explaining why you think your friend should be allowed to go and suggesting that you go with your frienc
f'm real/y Keen to do á HolidaysPius trip this year but my parents

are worried it might be dangerous. Please c:ould you write to
them to puf their minds at re5t? And why don't you come too?
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Write your letter, as outlined above. You do not need to include postal addresses. You should use your own
words as far as possible.
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Test S Writing Part 2
appropriate style.
2 In class, you have been discussing relationships between different generations. Your teacher has asked you to
write an essay saying if you agree with the following opinion:
To be a fully rounded person you need to have friendships with people of all different age
groups and as many different nationalities as possible.
Write your essay.
3 An international chain of fitness clubs has asked you to write a report on young people and fitness in your area.
Your report should discuss how physically active young people in your area are. lt should explain which types of
fitness activities are popular and should recommend ways in which one less popular activity could be made more
attractive for young people.
Write your report.
4 You see th is announcement in an international magazine.
People sometimes say that they will never forget where they were when they heard that a
certain famous event happened.
Write an article telling us:
• where you were when you heard news of a significant event
• what you were doing at that moment
• why this specific event had such a strong impact on you.
Write your article.
5 Note that the fo/lowing questions are designed to give you practice answering a question on any set text. In the
actual exam ea eh of the questions wi/1 be c/early related to one specific text only.
(a) In class you have been discussing how important it is for a text to end in an effective way. Your teacher has
now asked you to write an essay, discussing the extent to which the ending of Text X is an effective one. You
should also discuss another ending the writer might have considerad and say why you feel that would or
would not have been as effective.
Write your essay.
(b) You have been asked to write an article for your college magazine about Text Y. Your article should focus
on two of the main characters in the text, commenting on how they differ from one another. You should also
explain which of these two characters you prefer and why.
Write your article.
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Test 5 PAPER 3 Use of English (1 hour) Part 1
Example:
O A comparison B combination e association D agreement
Answer: o
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Photography competition
Now in its sixth year, the lnsight Guides Travel Photography Competition, run in (O) ..... with the lndependent newspape'
going from strength to strength. 'Piaces were hotly (1) ..... this year', says lnsight Guides picture editor, Steven Lawrer-=
'We (2) ..... liked winner Steve McDonald's use of light, and the way in which he took a very well-known subject from =-
interesting and un usual (3) ...... '
This year's entrants worked to the theme of 'Earth', (4) ..... three images photographed within the past ye¿
either digitally or as prints. Steve McDonald, 54, a British Airways steward, won first prize, a professional (5).
worth r3,000 for one of lnsight Guides' (6) ..... books. Second prize went to geologist Robin Andrews, 22, who
use the Canon camera he has won to photograph his (7) ..... : volcanoes. Peter Cain, 33, a civil servant, in tr :
(8) ..... , also wins a Canon camera for his images, taken at Everest base camp. For the first time, the competition v.~
(9) ..... to under-18s. The winner in this category, Aiden Heeley-Hill, 17, was delighted to receive first prize for his imag=
taken on a family holiday in Norway. He wins the (10) ..... to spend some time working with a professional photographe,
The (11) ..... were presented last week at Stanford's bookshop. Winners were (12) ...... toa night ata smart hotel andE
celebratory meal with their partners and the judges.
1 A competed B contested e fought D debated
2 A absolutely B remarkably e particularly D utterly
3 A fashion B state e pose D angle
4 A submitting B admitting e committing D permitting
5 A proposal B commission e assignation D portfolio
6 A oncoming B incoming e overcoming D upcoming
7 A excitement B joy e happiness D pass ion
8 A place B part e degree D rate
9 A possible B available e open D clear
10 A promise B fortune e prospect D chance
11 A rewards B winnings e awards D offerings
12 A valued B treated e delighted D entertained
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For questions 28-37, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the
Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separata answer sheet.
Collecting books
We stayed with a friend last weekend who is moving from a large house to a
small flat, in other words he is (O) ........... . One aspect of this, inevitably, is SIZE
that the (28) ........... he has in his present large house have to be reduced in POSSESS
order to fit his new home. As we watched, 1realised that (29) ........... comes in MAN
two types: those who can throw things away, and those who cannot.
My friend is in the former category. 1am in the second. The process became
especially (30) ........... when he began sorting out his books. Even for him PROBLEM
the decisions he had to make were not (31) ........... difficult. He has enough FREQUENT
(32) ........... not to get rid of great works of literature or serious works of JUDGE
(33) ............ But, inevitably, it wasn't all straightforward and there were a great REFER
many (34) ........... decisions to be made. My own home is full of books and, in an BORDER
ideal world 1would build an (35) ........... simply to have the space for more. EXTEND
My wife thinks we cannot afford this but if (36) .. ......... 1manage to bring MIRACLE
her round to my way of thinking , then 1'11 be on the phone to the builders in an
instant. 1don 't know what l'd do if 1had the (37) ........... to have to move FORTUNE
somewhere smaller.
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Example:
O l'm sure your uncle will be able to give you sorne useful ............................... about how to write a CV.
Did you get many ............................... when you had that holiday job as a waiter?
There are a couple of large rubbish ............................... to the north of the city.
Example: G 1 T lt 1 P 1 S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
38 Don't speak to me in such an aggressive ............................... .

The opening address was successful in setting the ............................... for the rest of the event.
l've tried calling him but 1 keep getting an engaged ............................... .
39 My old computer used to ............................... much more frequently than this one does.
Severa! people tried to ............................... my party but my father prevented them from doing so.
1 don't think it's a very good idea to go on a ............................... diet.
40 Physics is a ............................... subject to do at university but it's very interesting too.

My mother always used to say that tea tastes better in pi aces with ............................... water.
The police are convinced that Joe Biggar is guilty but they haven't got any ............................... evidence.
41 1expect that Hilary will ............................... top of her class- she usually does.
She married for love- money didn't ............................... into it.
Did you see what made the little boy ............................... off his bike?
42 Ricky is too ............................... to pay for your dinner as well as his own.
The ............................... rainfall for June tends to be higher in the north than in the south of the country.
1 didn't ............................... to cause any offence.
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Test 5 Use of English Part S
= r O'-'estions 43-50, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
se~:ence , using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and
s· 1 ords, including the word given. Here is an example (0).
Example:
O 1hope things will improve soon.

TURN
1 hope things ............................................................. better soon.
'"le gap can be filled with the words 'will take a turn for the', so you write:
Example: 1 O WILL TAK.E A TIARN FOR THE

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Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.
43 Emily's hair badly needs cutting.

TIME
lt's high ............................................................. cut.
44 There must be a simple way to explain what happened.

BOUND
There's ............................................................. for what happened.
45 1'11 support you whatever you decide to do.

MATTER
1'11 support you ............................................................. you take.
46 For me this is the best place to live.

RATHER
There ............................................................. live.
47 1wish 1hadn't said that to her.

TAKE
lf only ............................................................. 1 said to her.
48 1was looking out of the window when 1saw a boy take something from a man's pocket.
SIGHT
1 was looking out of the window when 1 ............ . ............................. . ............ . ..... something from a man's pocket.
49 lt was the film's music that impressed me most.

IMPRESSION
The film's music was ............................................................. me.
50 My brother and 1are alike in many ways.

LOT
My brother and 1 ............................................................. common.
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Test 5 PAPER 4 Listening (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1
m@ You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B ore) which
fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.
Extract One
You hear a man and a woman discussing a work colleague.
1 What problem is the colleague causing?

A extra work for other members of staff
B some dissatisfaction among clients
e a deterioration in staff morale
2 What does the woman think they should do about the problem?
A discuss it with the colleague
B ask their head of department to deal with it
e wait and see how things turn out
Extract Two 1
You hear two people discussing an article from a local newspaper.
3 What is the newspaper article about?

A unsatisfactory football results
B changes in the management of a team
e a law case involving a sports club
4 How does the man feel about the news?

A disappointed that things have become so unsatisfactory
B relieved that a difficult situation has been avoided
e surprised at when it has occurred
1 Extract Three 1
You hear two students discussing a course they are doing.
5 What do they agree about?

A The lecturer is making a difficult subject interesting.
B The course got off to a bad start.
e The content will be useful for their careers.
6 What does the woman like about the lectures?

A the lecturer's pleasant voice
B the lecturer's sense of humour
e the lecturer's visual materials
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m@ You will hear part of a talk about working in the computer games industry.
Working in computer games
The speaker recommends the computer games industry because it offers
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She particularly enjoys working on 1 13 J games.
She describes her career in computer games as a 1

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:ffi§ You will hear a radio interview with a professional dancer called Ross Curtís. For questions
15-20, choose the answer (A, B, e or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
15 What does Ross say about his current working life?

A He likes the fact that he is developing his acting skills.
B He has an increasing involvement in planning dance routines.
e He sees himself responsible for making the choreography come alive.
D He takes pleasure in planning his teaching in a responsible way.
16 Ross says that his main problem is

A finding a sufficient amount of work.
B keeping physically fit.
e choosing which company to work for.
D manag ing his time effectively.
17 Ross says he needs to develop his ability to

A cooperate with other people.
B make efficient use of rehearsals.
e assert himself.
D learn new moves quickly.
18 Ross says he most enjoys working with other dancers who are
A supportive and fun.
B perfectionists and ambitious.
e friendly and good communicators.
D creative and energetic.
19 How does Ross compare the working atmosphere in the two companies he works for?
A They both have a strong commitment to dance.
B They take a contrasting approach to their art.
e One is much pleasanter to work in than the other.
D They each bring out different aspects of a dancer's style.
20 What does Ross hope to do in the future?

A work in films
B teach young dancers
e set up his own business
D study something quite different
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Test 5 PAPER S Speaking (15 minutes) Part 1
familiar topics.
Good morning/afternoon/evening. My name is ....... and this is my colleague, ........
And your names are?
Thank you.

• Where do you worklstudy?
• What's the best thing about working/studying there?
• What do you like most about English?
example:
• lf you had the opportunity to spend a week as personal assistant to a famous person, who would you choose to
work for?
• How important is music in your life?
• How do you think the place where you live will change in the next few years?
• Tell me about something surprising that once happened to you.
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The interlocutor will give you three pictures and ask you total k about two of them on your
(Candidate A), it's your turn first. Here are your pictures. They show people enjoying music in different
ways.
l'd like you to compare two of the pictures and say what kind of music you think they have chosen
and how the people find that music helps them in these situations.
(Candidate 8), which of these people do you think is getting most pleasure from listening to
music? Why?
After approximately
30 seconds Now, (Candidate 8), here are your pictures. They show people having a meal together.
l'd like you to compare two of the pictures and say why you think they have chosen to eat together
and what you think they might be talking about.
All right?
(Candidate A), which of these people do you think are enjoying themselves most? Why?
Af ter approximately
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on page C21.
Interlocutor: Now l'd like you to tal k about something together for about three minutes.
The pictures on page C21 show different ways of keeping in touch with people.
First talk to each other about which you think is the best way to keep in touch with friends. Then
decide whether you think social networking sites on the Internet will eventually take over all
other ways of keeping in touch with friends.
All right?
on page C21.
Part 3.
• Do you think the popularity of the Internet is preventing young people from developing good social skills?
• Do you think you need to actually meet someone regularly in arder to stay clase friends?
• What are the qualities you look for in a friend?
• To what extent do you feel it's important for friends to share the same values?
• What advice could you give someone moving to a new town about making new friends?
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Test6 PAPER 1 Reading (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1
You are going to read three extracts which are all concerned in some way with homes. For
questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, e orO) which you think fits best according to the text.
Extract from a novel

[This old Victorian house] is merely the shell, the presence, the abiding framework
that remains when all that evanescent human stuff has passed through and away.
lt is a triumph of impervious red brick, black and white tiles, oak woodwork,
stained glass lilies and acanthus. It neither knows nor cares. lts current market
value would astound its builders, but then so would much else about its leafy
neighbourhood, this provinical suburb - the cars, the trousered women, the
cars, the hatless men, the cars, the curious metal arms skewered to every roof or
chimney. But they might also be astonished by - or complacent about - the stolid
survival of the house. It has seen off fashion or, rather, it has risen above fashion.
lt is nailed firmly to a time, but has also floated free of its time, has accommodated
itself to new habits and practices, has digested central heating and washing
machines and agnosticism and voting women and children who are very much
heard as well as seen. Created as a shrine to family life, it has very much remained
as such, even if family life itself is a rather different construct.
1 The writer's purpose in this text is to

A emphasise the age of this particular house.
B point out how houses reflect the people who have lived in them.
e contrast the permanence of the house with the changing nature of life.
O illustrate the variety of people and objects the house has contained.
2 What does the writer suggest would most surprise the builders of the house?
A the TV aerials that have been fixed to each house
B the changes in how men and women are dressed
e the ways that family life has changed
O the volume of traffic in the area
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. What about costs? How can you get the best return on your
Living ecologically 1nvestment for you and the environment?
Whether you're retrofitting your current house or planning to
build a new one, the articles and information that you'll find on
Do you want to live in an "ecological house" - a house that
our website will help yo u create an environmentally friendly house
conserves energy, water, food and materials, or can even
that really works. Learn how to model your house's systems on
produce more of these vital resources than it uses? lf you do,
sustainable natural ecosystems. Learn how sustainable houses
congratulations! You're on your way to being an Earth Steward,
are designed and built so they can be affordable, flexible and
someone who helps protect and preserve the planet we all share.
ultimately recycled at the end of their useful lite.
But how will your ecological house work? How do you know
Creating an ecological house is empowering. You don't have to
that you're doing any good? Will the "eco features" you add to
wait for someone else to solve environmental problems; you can
your home really help the environment, orare they just more stuff
start to work on those problems yourself - today.
to consume - trendy, but ultimately damaging to the planet?
And keep returning to Your Ecological House™ because we
are always adding new materials and features.
3 What is the aim of this text?

A to persuade people to choose ecological housing
B to provide an introductory page for a website
e to advertise a set of sustainable products
D to justify an unusual point of view
4 The writer says that building an ecological house is empowering because

A it allows you to independently help the environment.
B it gives you a better understanding of environmental issues.
e it enables you to take control of your own life.
D it can give you a good return on your investment.
When you're the one going through the adjustment.

ComingHome how ever, it's normal to experience the transition as both
positive and negative. You may even feellike you are on a
roller coaster -one minute excited to be home and proud
Cross-cultural re-entry - what happens when you come
to share all you've learned, and the next bored or frustrated
home from living abroad - has interested researchers for
and feeling out of sync with those people who have always
more than 50 years. Early writers saw re-entry largely as a
been closest to you. Having ups and downs is common,
set of problems or challenges that returnees suffered. One,
and whether you see your glass as half-full or half-empty
Asuncion-Lande, even compiled a list of 50 types of re-entry
may depend on whether you are having a good day or
difficulties, ranging from linguistic barriers to the inability
abad day. Being able to think optimistically about what
to find a job where you can use your new skills. In the last
you've learned abroad not only helps you feel better as
30 years. though, it has become more common to think of
you process your feelings about coming home, but it can
re-entry as a positive challenge or a chance for growth and
also help you articulate how you are different-to farnily,
self-discovery rather than as a set of problerns.
friends, teachers, mentors, and current and potential
employers.
5 According to the text, more recent researchers

A focus on solving the problems faced on cross-cultural re-entry.
B are increasingly interested in the topic of cross-cultural re-entry.
e see cross-cultural re-entry as a learning opportunity.
D are attempting to classify issues faced on cross-cultural re-entry.
6 What does the writer recommend to people experiencing cross-cultural re-entry?

A staying positive when people around them lack understanding
B talking optimistically about their change of location
e being prepared for good and bad experiences
D focusing on the beneficia! aspects of their time abroad
Test 6 175
Reading Part 1
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You are going to read an extract from a magazine article. Six paragraphs have been removed from
the extract. Choose from the paragraphs A-G the one which fits each gap (7-12). There is one extra
Conserving Jaguars 9
An interesting plan to help jaguars survive is being Rabinowitz is the world's Ieading jaguar expert, and he
developed in Latin America. Mel White reports for has begun to realise his dream of creating a vast network
National Geographic. of interconnected corridors and refuges extending from
the U.S.-Mexico border into South America. It is known
At dusk one evening, deep in a Costa Rican forest , a
as Paseo del Jaguar- Path of the Jaguar.
young male jaguar rises from his sleep, stretches , and
silently but determinedly leaves forever the place where
hewas born.
Rabinowitz hopes to convince national governments

throughout the jaguar's range to support this
conservation program through enlightened land-use
But the wanderer chooses the wrong direction. In just a
planning, such as choosing non-critica! areas for majar
few miles he reaches the edge of the forest ; beyond lies
developments and road construction.
a coffee plantation. Pushed by instinct and necessity,
he keeps moving, staying in the trees along fences and
streams. Soon, though, shelter consists only of scattered
patches of shrubs and a few trees, where he can find
nothing to eat. He's now in a land of cattle ranches, and Talking to governments and bringing Paseo del Jaguar
one night his hunger and the smell of a newborn calf into existence will take many years. Rabinowitz is
overcome his reluctance to cross open areas. Creeping currently focusing on Mexico and Central America,
close before a final rush, he kills the calf. where officials in all eight countries have approved the
project. Costa Rica has already incorporated protec~.ion
of the corridor into laws regulating development.
This story has been played out thousands of times

throughout the jaguar's homeland, stretching from
Mexico (and formerly the United States) to Argentina. Today even mobile-phone-carrying government
In recent decades it's happened with even greater ministers sitting in urban offices feel what Rabinowitz
frequency, as ranching, farming , and development calls "a powerful cultural thread binding them to their
have eaten up half the big cat's prime habitat, and as ancestors. Nobody can say that the jaguar is not part
humans have destroyed its natural prey in many areas of of their own heritage. What better unifying symbol can
remaining forest. there be than the jaguar?"
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A Alan Rabinowitz wants this situation to stop and E There's shelter here, and plenty of food. He has
is doing something about it. He imagines that the sensed, too, the presence of females with which he
young jaguar, when he leaves his birthplace, will might mate. But there's also a mature male jaguar
pass unseen by humans through a near-continuous that claims the forest - and the females . The older
corridor of sheltering vegetation. Within a couple cat will tolerate no rivals . The breeze-blown scent
of days he'll find a small tract of forest harboring of the young male's mother, so comforting to him
enough prey for him to stop and rest a day or two when he was a cub, no longer binds him to his
before resuming his trek. Eventually he'll reach a home.
national park or wildlife preserve where he'll find a
home, room to roam, plenty of prey, females looking F "We're not going to ask them to throw people off
for a mate. their land orto make new national parks," he said.
The habitat matrix could encompass woodlands
B Later he'll tackle South America, where landscapes used for a variety of human activities from timber
are more diverse and challenging. Rabinowitz is harvest to citrus plantations. Studies have shown
encouraged, though, by his audiences' emotional that areas smaller than one and a half square miles
response when he talks about jaguars- a response can serve as temporary, one- or two-day homes-
based on the animal's enduring aura of beauty, stepping-stones - for wandering jaguars.
strength, and mystery. Indigenous peoples around
Mexico's central plateau, and the Maya, farther G The next day the rancher finds the remains and
south, incorporated the jaguar into their art and the telltale tracks of a jaguar. He calls sorne of his
mythology. neighbors and gathers a pack of dogs. The hunters
find the young male and take their revenge.
C Environmentalists consider such a scheme the best
hope for keeping this great New World cat from
joining lions and tigers on the endangered species
lis t.
D The jaguar is the only large, wide-ranging carnivore

in the world with no subspecies. Simply put, this
means that for millennia jaguars have been mingling
their genes throughout their entire range, so that
individuals in northern Mexico are identical to those
in southern Brazil.
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You are going toread a newspaper article. For questions 13-19, choose the answer (A, B, C or D)
A N ew Approach to Cooking
Popular TV presenter and journalist James May shares his unusual I like fooling about in the kitchen, to be honest. I know you
ideas on eating habits with readers. like it, too, because by far the biggest forum response I've
ever had to a column (apart from the time you all fell out) was
For sorne time, I've been campaigning for a new departure in when I instigated a debate about the best way to make cheese
airline food. sauce. The trouble, though, is that I'm really not very good
at it. Last night, spurred on by too many visits to over-priced
The gist of it is this. The problem with airline food is that they restaurants where I've eaten over-intellectualised dinners, I
try to do something a bit posh, with severa! courses drizzled tried to do something a bit clever with liver, a selection of
with extra words, but then give it all to you on a tray the size vegetables and sorne clever chemistry involving oils, herbs and
of a mouse mat. Even at the pointy end of the aeroplane it's spices. It was all right, I suppose. I mean, my guest and I both
a bit of an elbows-in affair, but if you want to butter a bread ate it, but in a slightly ashen-faced and awkward sort of way. It
roll in the cheap seats your neighbours will have to get up and was all a bit brown.
stand in the aisle.
More to the point, it took hours and hours that could have
So what I'd like to see is healthy, balanced and nutritious food been better spent on something more constructive, such as
that can be eaten one-handed from one item of crockery. mending the cooker, the door of which has dropped off. There
Every nation on earth can provide a 'signature dish' for its are also three dead motorcycles in the garage, and they're not
own airline: stews, hot-pots, casseroles, stir-fries , pasta, bowls going to repair themselves. I have therefore revised my original
of noodles, wraps and the cheeseburger are a few that spring scheme and yoked it to a new mantra in a "Strength Through
to mind. Simplicity" style: one burner, one utensil, one implement. And
the new arena of culinary progress shall be the garage.
Everybody benefits from this scheme. The food is simpler to
eat, and, above all, it's more straightforward to prepare and I'm hoping to incorporare the notion of garage cooking in
serve. There's more space on the little table for drink, and a forthcoming TV series and, as usual, would welcome any
less packaging to fall on the floor. As there's less equipment suggestions; anything suitable for consumption by aman who
involved, there can be more actual food, and clearing up will has one reasonably clean hand and one coated with something
take no time at all. so toxic he'd rather not put it near his face. This is not, in
fact, without precedent. I've been in a die-casting factory in
But now I wonder ifi haven't be en, as usual, a bit unambitious. India where the blokes baked exotic breads on the tops of hot
machines, and they somehow tasted better for being a by-
How often do most people fly? Twice a year maybe, perhaps product of industrial endeavour. In former times, the foundry
less. My mate Cookie has never been abroad, and is relatively or the footplate of the steam locomotive afforded working
unfamiliar with the pressurised carton of UHT milk. The idea men the opportunity to cook with the heat from the raging
needs wider social application for it to work. Now, as I have furnaces they attended. There is a great legacy of one-course,
argued in previous articles, the reason cooking has become so one-handed meals for us to draw on.
popular, especially amongst blokes, is because the kitchen is
the new workshop. Deprived of the requirement to hone his I imagine the garage café experiment would be very appealing
innate craft skills in wood or metal, the modern man turns to to production engineers in car companies. It might also dispel
the formica worktop instead - previously this was more likely the myth of men's inability to multi-task. What's the point
to be the woman's domain - and makes an intricate prawn of waiting for something to boil? In the garage, you can be
cocktail. It involves tools, process and planning, and satisfies a stripping something clown while that's going on. This way, the
natural desire to produce something.
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artificial division between the kitchen and the garage - both I've made a start already. Tonight I've had an oil and fih:
workshops, after all - will be demolished, although 'her in the change with a side of chain adjustment accompanied by beans
main bit of the house' might not be so keen on the idea. 'n' sausages.
13 The writer's main objection to airline food is that it

A does not taste as good as it should.
B is described in over-complicated language.
e comes in too small portions.
D is presented in an inappropriate way.
14 The writer's main argument for his airline food suggestion is that
A airlines could serve food typical of their own country.
B airline meals would be better for passengers' health
e it would make things easier for the crew.
D there would be benefits for the environment.
15 The writer argues that menare increasingly interested in cooking because

A they find it more enjoyable than making things with wood or metal.
B they have fewer opportunities to create things than used to be the case.
e it is now more socially acceptable formen to spend time in the kitchen.
D women are generally spending less time cooking than they used to.
16 What do we learn about the meal the writer prepared?

A He used a recipe for a dish he had eaten in an expensive restaurant.
B His meals are usually much more successful than this one was.
e lt looked considerably better than it tasted.
D lt was a waste of time that he could have spent more usefully.
17 Why does the writer refer to 'Strength through Simplicity'?

A lt is the principie he intends to apply to cooking.
B lt suggests a masculine approach to cookery.
e lt reflects the simplicity and strength of his ingred ients.
D lt is the name of his future TV series.
18 The writer uses the example from India to illustrate that

A skills learnt in a factory can be applied to cooking a meal.
B meals have previously been prepared in unusual workplace settings.
e food cooked in this way tastes as delicious as that from a kitchen.
D his inspiration came from a country well-known for its tasty food.
19 One reason why the writer says he likes his idea of garage cooking is that it will
A show that men can do two things at the same time.
B please his wife that he is helping with the cooking.
e give him opportunities to improve his cooking skills.
D enable him to spend more time in his garage.
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You are going to read extracts from an article containing information about eight National Parks in
the USA. For questions 20-34, choose from the extracts (A-H). The extracts may be chosen more
than once.
In which extract are the following mentioned?
The wildlife in this area is different from that seen elsewhere. 20
The walks here can be difficult but not because of their length. 21
Scientific observations are carried out here. 22
This park has witnessed a difficult period in history. 23
You should make a point of visiting this park before one of its special features has disappeared. 24
Although this is considered an easy area to walk in, hikers still need to come prepared. 25
There is a less well-known viewpoint which is an excellent place to go. 26
Visitors like to come here at dawn. 27
A feature in this park got its name from an item of clothing worn by an imaginary character. 28
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You are unlikely to feel alone in this area. 29

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There are no places where visitors can stay overnight in this park. 30
The park owes its status to an important figure in American history. 31
The rock formations here resemble a certain area of a city. 32
Local people are making efforts to keep their history alive here. 33
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lt is possible to cover a lot of ground here in one day. 34

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Test6 PAPER 2 Writing (1 hour and 30 minutes) Part 1
You must answer this question. Write you r answer in 180-220 words in an appropriate style.
1 Last weekend you took part in a sports event organised by your local sports centre. The sports centre is
now considering whether to organise similar events in future and has asked you to write a report about your
experiences.
Read the programme for the event on wh ich you have made sorne notes. Then, using the information
appropriately, write a report for your Sports Centre, commenting on the strengths of the event, suggesting what
kind of people might be interested in attending similar events and recommending how it could be improved in
future.
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Weekend Event for 18-25-year-olds hie.d fots
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Chances to try out different sports
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Join in competitions
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• Careers in Sport
• The History of Sport

too s(Aoy-t
Healthy eating - Q and A session
Now write your report, as outl ined above. You shou ld use your own words as far as possible.
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Test6 Writing Part 2
appropriate style.
2 You see this announcement in a lifestyle magazine:
BEITER ENVIRONMENTS AGENCY
We are /ooking for peop/e to help with part-time envíronmental projects. Projects ínc/ude tídyíng
our towns and countrysíde, desígníng outdoor play areas for chíldren, creatíng works of art to be
displayed in the open air, ímprovíng publíc parks and gardens. Applícants must explaín why thís
kínd of work appeals to them. They should also say whích kínd of project they would be most
suítable for and why.
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Write your letter of application.
3 You see the following on a communications website.
In the past people used to keep secret diaries. Now they write publíc blogs. We would like
users of thís website to write us a contribution explaining what they think the attraction of blogs
is both for wdters and their readers. Contributors should also describe one b/og which they
particular/y enjoy readíng.
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Write you r contribution.
4 Th e college where you are studying has organised a competition for students with generous prizes of textbooks.
Entrants must explain what made them choose their course of study and they should comment on the extent to
wh ich it has turned out to be what they expected. They should also explain how they planto use their studies in
the future.
5 Note that the fol/owing questíons are desígned to gíve you practíce wíth answeríng a questíon on a set text
whatever the text may be when you are takíng the exam. In the actual exam each of the questíons wíll be c/early
related to one specifíc text only.
(a) Your class teacher has asked you to write a report discussing the plot of Text X. Your report should consider
the extent to which you found the plot both original and interesting. lt should also explain whether you feel the
plot is more likely to appeal to one age group than another.
Write your report.
(b) The drama teacher at your college is interested in dramatising a scene from a text that students have enjoyed
to perform at an end-of-year concert. Choose one scene from Text Y and write a proposal suggesting that this
scene be chosen for the concert. Explain why you think this scene would be appropriate and comment on
how it could be made into an effective piece of drama for the college concert.

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Test6 PAPER 3 Use of English (1 hour) Part 1
There is an example at the beginning (O).
Example:
O A set B put e done D made
Answer: o
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A B
= =
e
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D
In just 30 days, you too can write a masterpiece
Or maybe not. National Novel Writing Month is (O) ..... to start very soon. Hundreds of thousands of (1) ..... novelists
around the world will put pen to paper - or fingers to (2) .... . - hoping to turn out a 50,000-word book in only 30 days.
The first such competition was (3) ..... 11 years ago when 21 friends in America decided they had to take drastic action if .
they were ever to (4) ..... their literary ambitions. Now up to 200,000 books are (5) ..... to be uploaded on the writing month
website this year. And (6) ..... there are plenty of tales of great novelists spending years crafting their masterpieces, many
of the literary world's most popular works were actually (7) ..... out in a few weeks.
Lindsey Grant, who helps (8) ..... the writing month website, said that 55 novels written under the scheme have reached
publication. "The idea is to get the (9) ..... drafts of the novels down," Ms Grant said. "But many people then (10) ..... on
to rewrite." Some time ago, author Sebastian Faulks wrote a James Bond thriller, Devil May Care, in only six weeks-
using the same work pattern as Bond's creator, lan Fleming. "1 enjoyed the rush," he said. "There was a way in which my
own (11) ..... to the finish line mirrored the chase of the plot. Novels that have been written quickly can retain a slightly
torn-off, uneven (12) ..... , like life."
1 A hoping B wishing e intending D aspiring
2 A software B program e keyboard D monitor
3 A kept B held e spent D passed
4 A gain B achieve e fill D complete
5 A expected B supposed e considered D thought
6 A provided B however e although D because
7 A knocked B kicked e splashed D pulled
8 A handle B control e run D work
9 A crude B plain e odd D rough
10 A go B bring e lead D catch
11 A search B pursuit e race D hunt
12 A factor B quality e feature D value
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Example: G 1 Y 1O 1 U 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Toronto: Canada's Largest City
Everywhere (O) ........ ... look in downtown Toronto skyscrapers are rising. This new landscape
of chrome and glass, unrecognisable from a couple of years ago, disorientates (13) ........... as
1 try to find the ferry terminal. When 1 eventually make (14) ........... across to Toronto lsland,
l'm rewarded with a view back to the mainland of the perfect North American pop-up city,
seemingly growing (15) ........... my eyes.
Canada's largest city is developing fast; yet it has (16) ........... quite slow to shake off the
atmosphere of conservatism that once earned it the label "Toronto the Good". lt's only in the
(17) ........... few years that the place has let its creative communities lead the way. This new
confidence (18) ........... be seen everywhere: in new luxury hotels, innovative dining restaurants
and pioneering design studios. Toronto (19) ........... days is not so much "good" (20) .......... .
"good-time".
The recent rise (21) ........... profile of the Toronto lnternational Film Festival has helped.
A permanent home for the festival has just opened and this will attract stars all year (22) ........... .
The Art Gallery of Ontario, redesigned by architect Frank Gehry, a native of the city, is (23) .......... .
of his rare home-grown projects.
Just (24) ........... the border, the cities of the US seem to (25) ........... currently stagnating, but
in Toronto the appetite (26) ........... upgrading thrives. The "Fashion Mi le" shopping district has
had a majar facelift. Last but certainly (27) ........... least, Union Station is undergoing a C$200
million renovation that should allow it to experience the sort of glory enjoyed by Grand Central
in New York.
Use of English Part 2 Test6 1 185

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For questions 28-37, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the
Unusual degrees
The range of subjects that students can study at university these days includes a
far greater (O) ........... of subjects than there used to be. lf you look at what is available VARY
in more detail it soon becomes (28) ........... that there is one quality the majority of APPEAR
them share: that is, a bold attempt to plug a niche in the job market for graduates
with practica! (29) ........... in the most unusual of specialisms. lt is this priority that EXPERT
has given rise to a two-year course in crime (30) ............ There are places for 16 DETECT
students to start this unique degree in the autumn , combining (31) ........... studies THEORY
of criminology at university with hands-on experience of police work. Many of the new
options available in the arts and (32) ........... are equally vocational in their focus , as HUMAN
is exemplified by such new (33) ........... as window-dressing and events organisation. The QUALIFY
latter of these is not (34) ........... to a range of other courses in that it has chosen to shun SIMILAR
a traditional campus teaching environment in favour of a more industry-like (35) ........... . SET
Classes will take place in a docklands workshop which is reverting to its (36) .......... . EVO KE
191h century name, the 'Galvanising Shop'. The course is proving popular and (37) .......... . APPLY
are likely to face strong competition for places.
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Example:
O My sister's very ............................... with advice but she never seems to act on it herself.
They promised to Jet us know as soon as the manager was ............................... to talk to us.
Entrance to the museum is ............................... for schoolchildren.
Example: 0 1 F1R1E1E 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
38 There was a ............................... drop in temperature at the end of the week.

We were ordered to arrive at six o'clock ............................... .
Bird-watchers need to have ............................... eyes.
39 There's a ............................... possibility that Greg may not finish the work tomorrow.
Mark is recovering well from his operation but he's not yet ............................... enough to return to work.
Everyone on the appointments committee agreed that Tessa's application for the marketing position was
particularly ............................... .
40 The eruption had covered the town with a ............................... !ayer of dust.
The flats are very small, wh ich makes them ............................... for one person but not for a family.
The weather forecast said it would be ............................... for most of the day.
41 The police caught Simon speeding and have decided to ............................... him.
ls that a bull in the field? - 1hope it won 't ............................... us.
You'd better ............................... your laptop this morning.
42 Look at Joe in that tree; 1hope the branch will ............................... his weight.
Let's ............................... a meeting to discuss the proposal in more detail.
lf there's a scratch on the car this evening 1'11 ............................... you responsible.
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Test6 Use of English Part S
Example:
O Free membership of the gym is offered to all hotel staff.

PROVIDES
The hotel ............................................................. membership.
The gap can be filled with the words 'provides all staff with free gym', so you write:
Example: 1 O 'PROVIDES ALL STAFF WITH FREf GYM

1
Write only the missing words IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separata answer sheet.
43 Pete finds it very satisfying to play the violin.

LOT
Pete gets ............................................................. the violin .
44 Patrick maintains that he kept his word that he would not tell anyone Jane's secret.
PRO MISE
Patrick denies ............................................................. Jane's secret.
45 The first thing Suzie does on waking is open the curtains to see what the weather is like.
SOON
Suzie opens the curtains ............................................................. to see what the weather is like.
46 For a long time José found it strange to drive on the left in Britain .
USED
lt took José a long time ............................................................. on the left in Britain .
47 lt doesn 't seem to me as if Louise is worried about her course.

TELL
As ............................................................. , Louise isn't worried about her course.
48 A series of poor harvests led to many families leaving the island for good.
REASON
A series of poor harvests ............................................................. left the island for good.
49 Jack said he didn't know what sort of person Tessie was.

IDEA
Jack said he ............................................................. like.
50 They would never make a decision so quickly again.

MINOS
Never again ............................................................. so quickly.
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Test6 PAPER 4 listening (approximately 40 minutes) Part 1
~ You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, 8 ore) which
fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.
Extract One
You hear a husband and wife discussing their plans for the weekend.
1 What does the woman think of her husband's suggestion?

A She has a few reservations about his idea.
8 She is horrified by his idea.
e She finds the idea exciting.
2 What do they decide to do in the evening?

A have a meal in a restaurant
8 go to hear a band
e relax at home
Extract Two 1
You hear two people discussing an opinion poli.
3 What was the subject of the poli?

A people's attitudes to a current social problem
8 people's views on a television programme
e people's opinions about a proposed development
4 What does the woman think about the poli?

A lt did not ask the right questions.
8 lt was just a publicity exercise.
e lt wasted her valuable time.
1 Extract Three 1
You hear two people talking about a website.
5 What does the man want the woman to do?

A advise him about how to improve his website
8 discuss sorne ideas for a possible website
e prepare sorne pages for a new website
6 What problem does the woman have with doing what the man wants?
A She is not able to do it as quickly as he would like.
8 She is currently having problems with her computer.
e She does not have all the information she would need to do the job.
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ID§ You will hear a woman called Harriet O'Neill talking about a holiday tour of South Africa.
Visiting South Africa
Harriet was interested in visiting South Africa because her
L-- - - - - - - - - ----'--7-----'Jiived there as a child .
The main reason she decided to go to South Africa was to be present at some
She organised the trip through a company called J 9

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The ~~-------------'--1_0__,1 was the first thing that struck Harriet about South Africa.
The '--1____________,__1_1--'1were the animals that she most enjoyed seeing at the safari park.
She stopped to visit a 1

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She recommends '--I____________L_1_3--'I as a good month for tourists to visit South Africa.
Harriet says that she felt I._____________L_1_4__,1 after her holiday.
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~ You will hear a website interview with a fashion designer called Sam Tait. For questions
15-20, choose the answer (A, B, e or D) which fits best according to what you hear.
15 How does Sam explain her interest in fashion design?

A Her parents were both in the fashion industry.
B She was encouraged to develop her natural enthusiasm.
e She always took an interest in her own clothes.
D She had a very good sewing teacher at school.
16 Sam says that she changed the focus of her college studies because
A she developed a new passion.
B she began thinking more about her potential career.
e she attended some classes given by an inspiring teacher.
D she lost her initial enthusiasm.
17 What does Sam say about her apprenticeship experience?

A lt came in very useful when she started her own business.
B What she learnt was more valuable than anything she did at college.
e That kind of experience should be a compulsory part of college courses.
D She is grateful to her tutor for finding her such a good placement.
18 What aspect of her personality does Sam say attracted her to fashion design?
A a wish to look attractive
B an interest in people
e a certain shyness
D a lave of colour
19 How could Sam's views on fashion be summed up?

A First and foremost fashion should be functional rather than artistic.
B Fashion is a good way of expressing different moods.
e The aim of fashion is to make people look better.
D Fashion is a way of bringing art into our daily lives.
20 What point does Sam make about her fashion business?

A Everything she produces is hand-made.
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familiar topics.
And your names are?
Thank you.
First of all, we' d like to know something about you.

• Do you know when your fami ly first started living there?
• What do you do?
• How long do you plan to do that for?
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• What advice would you give someone planning to start studying your language?
• How do you feel about flying?
• Tell me about a special meal you recently had .
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l'd like you to compare two of the pictures and say why the people might be learning these things
and how they might be feeling about the experience.
(Candidate 8), which of these learners might be finding their task most difficult? Why?
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l'd like you to compare two of the pictures and say why you think the people might have decided
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activities.
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Interlocutor: Now l'd like you to talk about something together for about three minutes.
The pictures on page C24 show aspects of city life.
First, talk to each other about what advantage or disadvantage of city life each picture suggests.
Then decide whether you think the advantages of city life outweigh the disadvantages or vice
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candidatas. The interlocutor should lead the task using the script below. Refer to the pictures
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Part 3.
• What can be done to help solve the problems of pollution in modern big cities?
• To what extent do you think that people in cities today have lost touch with nature?
• People in cities are much less likely to know their neighbours than people who live in the country. In what ways
does this affect their lives?
• Do you think it's possible for people who live in cities to have a sense of community?
• How do children brought up in the city differ from those brought up in the country?
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Useful language: hypothesising

Exercise 1
• How do you think the people in this picture are feeling?
Exercise 2
• What do you think the couple are talking about?
Speaking appendix Test 1 Speaking Part 2 1 C1
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Useful language: comparing and contrasting

Exercise 2
• Which different aspects of school life do the pictures show?
• How might the people be feeling in each picture?
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Candidate A
• Why are the people doing these things?
• How might the people be feeling?
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Candidate B
• What do you imagine the nature of the relationship
between these people to be?
• How might their relationship change in the future?
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Test 1 Exam practice Speaking Parts 3 and 4
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of each

of these means of transport for holiday travel?
• Which of these types of transport will be most
popular for holiday travel in the future?
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• How will this ceremony change the lives of the people involved?
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• Why might the people be using the horses in these situations?
• How do you think the people are feeling?
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• Why do you think the adults decided to spend time with
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• In what ways do each of these people contribute to society?

• Which two of these jobs would be most stressful?
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Test 2. Exam practice Speaking Parts 3 and 4
• How have each of these aspects of life changed?

• Have these aspects of life changed for the better or the worse?
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Candidate A
• Why might the person need advice?

• What advice might the other person be giving?
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• Why might the people feel they need to apologise?
• What might have led to this situation?
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• Why might these people need to be making these decisions?

• What might the people be taking into consideration as they
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Candidate A
• Why might the people have chosen to relax in these situations?

• Why might it help them to relax in this way?
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• What problems do these people have?
• What might they be able to do to solve these problems?
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• What is the appeal of each of these jobs?

• Which of these jobs deserves the highest payment?
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Candidate A
• What kind of music do you think the people have chosen?
• How do you think they find music helps them in these situations?
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Candidate B
• Why do you think these people have chosen to eat together?

• What might they be talking about?
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• Which is the best way to keep in touch with friends?

• Will social networking sites on the Internet eventually
take over all other ways of keeping in touch with friends?
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Candidate A
• Why might the people be learning these things?

• How might they be feeling about the experience?
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• Why might the people have decided to do these activities?

• What might their families think about their doing these activities?
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• What advantage or disadvantage of city life does each picture suggest?

• Do you think the advantages of city life outweigh the disadvantages or vice versa?
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oeautiful scene and look at you like she just ticd her shoe'. In other 'unusual'; B: Mary's choice offricnds and cctcbritics ns suhjccts is 2-t f 'Tilc panna ~.;ott: · \~.;~."·;~t " ... ;-;so light l was thinking ofcatlng a
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words she does not seem to realise that what she does is in any h.-df-dnzcn pnnions .. ·
paper basket. lt may not be technically perfect but 1 lave it. the tcxt says thcrc are sorne intimatc photogr:1phs in M<~ry·-. hook.
way clcvcr. Oistraction A: Festc docs not commcnt specifically 25 1) 't\n unlikely loca le for ¡¡restaurant with such sryle .. . it has to be
Now yo u'/{ hear Parl 4 again. on Pa!trow's fricndliness: C: thc text docs not actually say that shc this is simply stated as a fact and thc writcr doc.sn 't makc ;m~ cu.lmircd for venturing whcrc nobody is uscd lo paying serious priccs
dol.!s ex.Jctly what thc director wcmts; D: althm1gh thc tcxt says tbat commcnts on how slhc fcc!s about it. rnr food.'
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minulesj(Jr ymt to pcrform'), wc are not told whcthi.!r shc is vt::rsatilc, i.c. able to to it, so quictly, no fuss, figuring out who Uid what. Within rninutt·~
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o11to che separate answer sheet. Be su reto fo!low rhe numberirrg of perform well in a widc rangc of difTcrcnt roles, or not. they werc eating out ofhcr hand .. .'. ln othcr words thcy wciT 1~1 thc ,.,.·int.: lis l.'
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onc project that Mary has worked on: B: althnugh thc prn.Jcct al thc 27 F The Wa!rus and thc Carpentcr fccls likc a throwback toan earlicr
yo u 're su reto Jilrish in time. contrived. But with Tracie Bennett ... ·. In othcr words, Tracic
centre of his anecUotc did ha ve charitahlc aims. that was :-.imply cra oi'S!.!attlc dining.lt rcminds me nfthe once wonderful Pikc Place
Bennett stopped thc show from being contri ved[::.:: artificial,
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are not told whcthcr Mary enjoys working with a vancty or pcopk. 2~ B 'Thc Tasting Kitchen thcn bcgan to fccl likc a top-c!ass restaurant
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simp\y that tlu:y cnjoy bcing with her. m París. dcspitc thc fact th<lt its prices are actu.-.lly rcmarkably
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that .. · and yet a contras\ has aln.:ady bccn sct up; B: thc contras!
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adventurc. But llove thosc situations.' In othcr worcl~ thc tmccrtainty he undcrs1011d as sophisticatcd but thcy cither do not mcntion pricc
nota clichC; C: it suggcsts th!.! possibility only of perfection and yet
11r are cnmmcntcd llll as cxpcnstvc.
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w;:¡s thc perfcction ofjTracic Bennctt's] body languagc.
Distrac:tiorl 13: thc music isjust onc nfthc reasons why thc wntcr apprl.!ciation of thc inddcnl as a lcarning c.x.pcricncc lllJy wcll bnlh Oisll'llction C. 1: ;1Tld r: a \so mcntion dccor but no contras! is drawn
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e Personal reasons are covcn:d by thc lirst stagc ('thc importancc glad that hcr Oight was canccllcd; D: thc tcxt says thc opposite: that what she says in this text. .ll A 'halrthc tabks are suvcd for walk-ms.'
ofmanaging one's media dict') and social rcasons by thc thin.l thc songs wcrc 'wovl!n into thc drama. rathcr than thc drama wovcn 17 B 'McCartney has spokcn ofher rcgrct thal hn mothc.:r\ work Jl e '!.ongman and Engk: <tspircs t~l hecnmc a gucstiH)USC. Thal will
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sometimcs sct thc stage for ... corpor<1tc pracliccs' ). Thc sccond blew hcr own trumpct' or prometed hcr O\Vn wnrk andas;¡ rcsult
~:l [) :-; n lllllch quict m;:¡de me dcspcrate to shattcr thc hush. yell out.
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critica\ eye morder to undcrstand their social implications (lcarning hcr work which she bclievcs shnuld be takcn much more "t'rinu~ly. 34 F. 'lt is conl. lllinimalist. all hlacks. whites and gmys, nota hint of
with 'little hand' in F.
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and what may have becn lcft out). Distmc:tirm A: the wntcr says that work or hcr family lirst; C: the tcxt says the~t othcr peor le thou~ht
in l3. Thc buttcrftics in l3 are also rcfcrrcd back toas 'thosc dazzlin&
'Aithough telcvision and elcctronic media may secm to prcsent thc her mothcr just 'dabblcd' in photography [ = it was nota scnnus
. literacy education'. in fact the 'principies .. are appltcablc to al\ creaturcs'-in thc following paragraph. occupation]; D: Mary's comment on her mothcr's namc is th:1t it Writing Part 1
media' including, for instance, T-shírts; B; the text says that media 9 E 'time m my life' in thc pr!.!ccding paragraph is taken up in thc made it casier for others not to appreciatc how gond shc rcally wns . 1 (articlc)
literacy (=social, political atid cconomic analysis 1 'this inquiry'J phrasc 'ata similar time in his lifc' in E. Patrick is also introduccd in
A Mary explaim; that shc did not want to gc-t involvcd in :'-·lndl'l answC'r
'can sometimcs' inftucnce pubtic policies (i.c. it is,,,not its ultnnatc E to be spokcn about more in thc fnllowing paragwph. photography bccausc shc was not surc shc wnuld b!.! g(10d c-nnug.h . This modr•l /¡as h<'t:ll fln?Wrt'd os w1 exllmple rJj'a ve1:v ~ooJ am·I\'CI:
aim); D: thc text rnakes no mcntion of how thc st<~ges relate to 10 A 'Al thc samc time as l)atrick was doing it' in A rcfcrs back to
' children growing up as it docs not refcr to specific <~ge groups. Thc Patrick's butterfty hunt d!.!scribcd in thc prcvious para~raph. In A the
S he rcaliscd shc would attract attcntion beca use of hcr nnmc and
felt it would then be cmbarrassing ifno one wamcd 10 gin: ltcr wurk
1{¡11nTcl: pleas(' 11otc that this isjusl onc C:'Xampfe out r?(several
f11Jssihlc rlf'JlfOflches.
1mplication is that an adult will nct..:d to pass through thcsc stage:-; writcr comments on thc coincidcncc that both journa!ists wcre doing after they had scen wh<lt shc could do. 'Obvious!y my naml.! \\nulJ
too. a similar buucrlly survcy at thc same time. This point is c\aborated open íl door or two. but ... in a way it\ e-ven more l.:tnharr;lssing.
.,... llAVE FUN AT TIIE ENGLISI! CLUII
1> The wriler points out that it is neccssnry not only to considcr on in thc following parag,raph . becausc if ... nobody wants to book me. that would be rcall y
what is prescnted in thc media bul also to think about what has not 11 G '\aughcd ::~bout it' at thc h!.!ginning ofG refcrs back to the humiliating.' Di.wm:tiun 0: Mnry g1ves thc imprcs'\lon thctl "he W\li\1 do you know ahout (lllf English Club at thc Collcge? Oid
bcen included. 'The second stagc is \earning spccific ski lis of criocal cx.traonJinary coincidcnccs mentioncd in thc prcceding paragraph went into thc music industry first bccau~c sh!.! was not su re shc l~ntdd yoll knmv. ror l'Xalllplc. that WC havc mcetings al \cast !\ViCe a
viewing- lcarning to nnalysc and question what is on the scrccn, .. whilc 'his <u:count of <~11 thcsc· at thc bcginning of thc followmg succced as a photographer. She talks about thc nccd to huild ur wcek'.'
and what may havc bcen left out.' D1strocrwn A: thc .tcxt acwal!y raragraph rcfcrs back to tbc specics outlincd m G. her confidcnce bcforc she could rnove into photogr;1phy; C Milry l·: wr~· iVIDIHby wc show Jrl Engli:-;h l:mguagc film ofsomc kind.
says tht.! oppositc, i.c. that il' ¡s ·bcstlcarncd through inqu1ry -based 12 n 'But1t is thc more personal aspccts ... ·al thc bl.!ginnin!!, of the does not comment on whcthcr Jt was or was nnt a dil'tkult tnHl' ror Tht·n wc ~tay hi.!himl afterwards to discuss what wc havcjust
'>.! classcs', 'intcrac\lvc group activitics· aml 'producing onc's own book makes thc contras! hctwccn the butterOy knowlcdge rcferred to photographcrs; D: shc says that shc kncw h!.!r namc wnuld npl'n watt.:lh.:d. ¡\ hc.-.tcd dcb;¡_tc u~ually takcs place. Last wcck. for
media messagcs' as opposcd to 'formallessons'; 8: although thc in thc prcceding paragraph and what is to follow. Thc first scntence doors for hcr rathcr than suggesting it wmdd be :m obstaclc cxamplc. stunc of us wcrc there till midnight talking ílbou.t who
tcxt talks about 'producing one's own media mcssagcs·. thc quality ofthe final puragraph also relates back to thc llnal sentcncc of C McCartncy exptains that she 'just isn't a vcry on-trcnd kmd thc bcst you11g actors ;trt.:.
of performances (good or bad) is not mentioned: C: thc ::wthor says O explaining how thc JOUrnalist's fathcr was rcsponsiblc for his ofperson. a quick glancc al hcr outfit ... n:vcals it tn he tnlt'. Thcn nn Fridays wc ha ve a social cvcning inthe Collcgc CafC.
that it is learnt both by watching nnd making programmes: 'lcarning Distraction A: thc writer makcs no companson hct\V!.!Cn l'vl:try\ W!.! <trc ~trict nbout spcaking only l~ng!ish and it's fun bccausc you
cnthusiasm.
to an:.tlyse anU question what is on thc scrccn .... <Js wcll as from style of dressing and hcr work: 13: hcr clnthcs are prcscnlcd :1:-. ho.:ing_ can lllL't:-1 p~..:oplc from allthc dillercnt dcpartmcnt.s in the Collcgc.
creating and rroducing onc's own ml.!dia mcssagcs'. Reading Part 3 simple and ordinary rathcr than un usual; D: it is madi.! clc;u th:n pcoplc who ynu might not othelivisc have thc chancc to gct to
e The o.nswcr is g1ven by thc phrase 'admined she was struggling to 13 B 'Sclf-cllacing' mcans ·modcst' or '.trying to avoid thc attent!OO Mary has little inlercst in modcrn fashion (from hcr own W1'nb and kll(I\V.
kccp her emotions in check'. The actrcss al so admlts to bc.ing ahout of others' and thc following scntencc makcs it clcar that that is a also from lhe writcr's opininn). \'·./e h;1vc talks cvcry sccond \Vcdncsday. This tcrm soml.!
aiSll
to burst into tcars and cxprcsscs hcr pridc that hcr grandchildrcn w1ll good dcscription ofMary: 'smprisingly ... , [Mary) is farmore 11r l)tlrvcry !-ipcci:l\ spcakers includc th~.: popub:1r sciencc fiction
one day be ablc to sec th1s honour. ln othcr words. shc is fecling vcry comfortablc putting othcrs in the limclightthan standing in it
Part 4
writcr. Molly Malonc as wcll íiS Pnt Rankin, who worked on thc
emotiona\. Disrraction A: although wc are told the actor's age. thc hersclf' Distmction A: although it may be true that Mary is proud B 'Whcn 1 told him 1 hmt no idea what to ordcr. he suce:c~tcd 1 tru.<.;t -;ct of thc /Iarrv Polfer films.
tcxt docs not say whcther this is or is not rclativcly young to rcccivc ofhcr parcnts, that is not stated in this tcxt; C: Mary is not initially the chef. 1 rí.lthcr apprehcm;ively said okay.· Oislmclioi;~Aitltnugh :\s ;¡\\ this shows. \VC are a verv active club. \Ve are a!so very
this honour; B: the text docs not say whethcr Paltrow was surpriscd the waitcr is mentioncd in C ;md othcr scrvcrs in E. thcrc i~ nothing
or not (only that she found it 'overwhclming'); 0: she cxprc~scs
awkward. instcad shc is immt:diatcly hospitablc, making a cup oftea; . rriendly and always kccn to wc~lcomc ncw mcmbcr.s. So do come
D: thc lirst p¡_¡ragraph does not rcally tc\1 us anything ahout MarY's lo suggcst th<lt thcy chosc dishes for thi..! writcr. ;tl1mg and jo in us . Our club is an cnjoyahlc way to improvc yom
gratiludc lo the peoplc who in general love ami havc :>upportcd her
lifcsty\e. E 'Thc patrons are living up to thc restaura m- l can't rt.!c;¡Jl sccin¡; Lnglish. lt 's al~o a gri.!<H way to makc ncw fricnds. So, come ncxt
for a long time rathcr than thosc specific people v..·ho supportcd hcr
14 C Mary's picturcs are simple becausc thC text statcs that 'What IS such a niccly dresscd dinncr crowd tn Amcrica's wors! drc.-;-.c-(1-city · wcck and try ror yoursc!f. You won't regrct it!
nomination ('al\ thc pcoplc that 1 rcally lov~. aml who ha ve bccn
supportivc ofmc forever').
striking about all thc 1magcs is thcir naturalncss'. She is said to use; e 'Longman and Englc has two dining arc:J~. \A·ild!y disslmilar:
\css lighting and h::ss high gloss than othcr portrait pholographers. ·
B The answcr is g1vcn in the scnl!.!ncc: 'shc bcars the word "ac{ion". A 'San Francisco produces the most fascinat1ng p1na tnppin):!.S nn
Distraction A: Mary's use orlighting is said to be 'minimal' not
and she would dc\ivcr thc rnost nuanced laycrcd. heartbrcakingly eanh, and these are among thc most original all{\ dcliciou~ ... Pir.n
. I1P.t"' no better than this.'
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CAE-Book. Answer from Test 4 to the end
Use of English Part 1 2:i a¡::o/hack: 'hack' is much mor!! colloquial in this contex t than 'agc
Notes You may also be ablc to find tcmporary work conncctcd with
• U'it! (~{ an apprupriate lit/e to allruct readers 'arrenrion looking aftc r child ren on holiday from school. If you are good al e Distra crion A would need lo be foll owccl by an O~JCCt. c.g. 26 likc: 'f-ec ll ikc (doing) something' J5; a lixed p hrasc to c:xpress mo<
sport, for cxamplc, you can find a position asan instructor oras 'informs rcaders/us that ... '; Balso would necd sorne cxp;msion. c.g. 27 nnt/ ncvcr: A word likc 'thcn' is not possible bccause th e foll ow int
• Opening with questions is likely ro engage readers · inrac.H
a lifeguard in onc of the swimming poo ls in thc are a. Similarly, 'provides proof that .. . '; D also wnuld nccd an ohjcct. c.g. 'nntilics scn rcn ce make s it clear that n ncgative advcrb is required hcre .
• A lit he poults on the progr·amme are raken up in the artic.:le us tha t ... • but it is also not appropriate fo r this con tcxt. 1t wnu lrt hl·
pcoplc with artis tic. music or drama talcn ts can havc thc chance
• Examples are given ofthings thatwere talked abmlf a_!fer a ji/m and uscd more about a bureaucratic notice, norifying rcsidcnts ofparking Use of En glish Part 3
to put their ski!ls to good use .
r~{interesting speakers restrictions, for examplc.
Good mnge of vocabulary and srructrm!s used
Factors to Take in to Account 2R cxt inctinn: The nmm 1s nccdcd hcrc- the preccd in g 'to' is not par
Therc are a number or factors that you shou ld take into account
B Distraction for A, the phrase with 'rcsult' woulú he ·.,s n rcs11lt': o Ltn infiniti ve .
• Words.from the question paper are changed- 'lots ro ralk ahour · For C 'in sequence' means domg somcthing. ' in thc ccHrcct (lrdcr·.
hecomes 'a heated debate usual/y takes place '.for examplt! whcn choosing holiday wo rk. You should mak.e surc that the pay 29 c~scnria l : No te how thc 'e' o fthc noun changes to 't' in the
e.g. 'He arranged his books in stnct sequencc accnrding to the 1r U:1tc
is appropriate for thc hours that you are going lo have to put adjcctive.
• Appropriate regisrer -fairly ínjOmwl as suits cm articlefor fellow ofpublication'; For O 'in case' has a complctcly diiTcrcnt mcnning :
in. Rcmember to factor in thc time you wi ll take lo get to your Jll hrccding: Thc noun from 'b rccd'
srudenrs 'lt might rain - take an umbrel la just in case' .
workplace . Think also about whether thc work might help your
• The article ends with a clear encouragement tv.Join che club D Distraction A <Jnd 8 would nced to be follnwcd hy rrcposllions · 31 compo.~ i tion: 'composer' is the perso n noun fro m ·campase'
studies in sorne way.
• No language error,,· 'account for', 'lcad lo'; e would also nccd a din·crcnt structurc. c.g . :n ctctcctahlc: This means 'able to he dctectcd'. Thtnk ing about the
Benefits of Hol iday Work
.. Correct lengrh 'can make mc mo ry prob le ms sct in'. mcaning ofthe whole scntcnce makes it clca r that thc aim is that tt
Thcrc are, or course, many benctits to wo rking during your ncst shou ld not be dc tcctcd by prcdators an d so 'undctec table ' is n<
4 A This is thc correct word for sets of sctcnt ifi c C.'<pcrimcn ts to pnw\.·.
Writing Part 2 holidays. The money you earn will financc your ncxt year of corree! herc .
for cxample, that a drug or sorne othcr practicr.: ts safc and t:ll'ccti.,.·r.:.
study but you will a\so gain use fu\ expcrience which willlook
2 5 B Distrac:fion A and D cannot be used with ' vc ry' (thcy ;¡re nnn- JJ unp lc<tsa n t : 'pleasant' fi ts grammatically butth c wholc comex r
good on your CV and will stand you in good stead whcn you
gradable adjectives); C dOCS not fit in ferm~ O( mc:-tning lO th i!' rn<~kcs Jt dcar that the smcll is nota good onc.
Style cometo look for a pcrmanentjob in future .
contex t. J4 .'i usp icion: 'suspcct' with thc stress nn thc first sy llabl c is also a no
Neutral to formal bu t it is usct.J to refer toa pcrson suspcc ted of someth ing,
6 A This is the right word here as it is referring ton prccJ!'c numhcr.
Content Notes e.g. 10 km or 2 mi les. Di.'itruction BandO are too general fm this J5 .~n rviv:t l : Thi s is th e abstrae! noun whilc 'survivor' is the noun
Your propasa\ should suggcst an aspect of language \earning focusing Use ofappropriate Jreadings re.fi!.!Cfif¡g the pnints specffied in the ta.'ik
con tcxt- they would not makc itto tall y clcnr whnt is bl:mg rcti.:rreJ rcfcr ring 10 a pcrson.
on why this (a) might interest viewers and (b) why it might help thcir • Plenty o.f in./Ormation iJ ptvvided and it is expressed clearly e
to; is uscd about time . J6 Discovcry: 'Uncovering' or 'Discovering' do not work here bccaus
languagc learning . An 'aspect of language learning' can be interprctcd • Good range e~{ vucabu/ary and structures used 7 C Th is is thc right word for an indication of a medica ! condition thcy would not be followcd by 'of' .
in many different ways. You might, for exarnple, choose to write about • Appropriace regís ter - neither vt'ty jiJrmal nur very informal
lcarning through songs, learning vocabulary, dotng grammar cxercises. ('symptoms' wou ld also be possi blc). :n fh rcl\tcncd: 'threatcning' is not poss ible beca use the birds are be in
mastering pronunciation. translation, etc. Thc important thing is that • No languaxe errors 8 8 Th is is the word used to describe thc rnedi cal procc!'s or rhrcatened rathcr than thcrnsclves threatcning some othcr creaturc:
you explain clearly what the focus or the programmc would be and give • Correct /ength examin ing o rgans using, for examplc, an MR I machin e (tvtR 1 'thrca te ncd' mcn ns ' undc r thrcat '.
clear reasons for 1ts suitability. S( a) scanner).
9 e Although allthc opt ions can havc thc mcanmg o f 'makc.lgro,,·
Use of Engli sh Part 4
O r ganisation Style
Neutral to formal
less' , ' rcduccd' collocates with 'ri s k' . JH form: Other words such as 'bchav10ur' could fit in thc first scntcnc
Write in c!early defined paragraphs.
10 A Distraction B and D do not fit in terms ofmeoning m th is cont~.:xt 'typc' or 'kind' in the sccond and 'information' in thc third but on l)
Perhaps includc a title and sub~headings. You r article should use language tha t 1s approp riatc for a piecc of
as thc tcxt is refe rring to thc size ofa pcrson's bra1n: C would havc to ·t()rm ' fits all threc.
writing in a serious magazine . Howcvcr, it ::;hou\d a\so aim to engage ·
thc rcadcr.
be 'w ith larger d imcnsions' to fit thc contcxt. JQ takc: 'lasr· Cíln al~o fit in the first sc ntcn ce, 'mak e ' in thc second ar
SI)•le 11 8 Distractiun A so unds too commerc1al: C and D do nnt lit m thc 'ha ve' in thc lhird but 'tt\kc' fits in all thrcc.
Contcnt
Any -as long as it is consJstent
Your article should focus on thc sclting in the tcxt, consu.lering it
context - they refc r to how a pcrso n fcc\s - you otkn. ror
e.-<;unplc. ~ ~~ r u n: 'tc rm' 1its in thc first sentcnce, 'spcll' in thc sccond and 'lcad/
Content 'adm irelrcspcct' a pcrson or thc ir work. o rgalll sc' , cte. in thc third but 'ru n' fits in allthrec.
from thc point of vicw of both time and place and discussing how
Your review should d iscuss one soc ial networking si te (Facehook, for thc story would nced to be t.:hangcd if it wcre to be scl in this yca r 12 A This collocalcs with 'pace' in a way that the other npttons dn not. 4 1 dark: 'difficu!r' or 'tircsornc', lbr exa mple , fit in thc lirst sentence,
example). lt musl (a) describe thc site and its fu nctions, (b) cxplain and in thc place where you livc. Thc articlc wi ll , thereforc. la rgely be 'li¡;ht' or 'long' in thc sccond and 'n ightfal\' or 'dinner' in the th ird,
,. how you use it and (e) suggest how it could be improvcd. Probably hypothesising. You should open your <:~rticlc in an intercsting way with Use of English Part 2 hut 'dark' lit s m all three.
the most importan! aspecl of a review is to share opinions and so yo u the aim of encouraging thc rcader to continuc rcading. 13 How: This mcans 'In what way . 42 tcrms: 'spit c' fits in thc first scntcncc. 'words' tit s in thc sccond ant
' should not devote so much space to describmg the sitc that you do not ·conrlitinns' in thc th ird but ' tcrms' fits in all thrcc.
Organisation not hing: 'llike nothing better than ... · is a fixcd way orc ...;prc~sing í1
have enough words lcrt to deJ I properly with thc other two parts of the
Write in clearly defined paragraphs. strong like for doing somcth ing .
task. Use of English Part 5
Pcrhaps includc a title and sub-headings . less: 'More or lcss ' is a fixcd phrase used in s poken English to mean
Organisation 'approximatc ly'. 4."\ yo u 'd / h ad hccn 1in my s h ocs: 'In my s hocs' is an idiom meaning
S(b) 'in my position·
Write in clearly defined paragraphs. l6 used: Thi s is a way of cxpressing past h<~bits or situat1ons.
Perhaps include a title. Stylc 44 h r inJ! t h c prnhlcm ¡ to h is artention: 'Pay' ís a common co!locatic
Neutral to informal (although reports are usually forma l, young
l? 1: 'Have a look mund' is a common co ll ocation uscd in ·" Pl'ken
Bnglish. \\·ith 'attcntinn' but it does not match thc mean ing ofthe first
4 (informatio n s.heet)
people's wcbsites generally havc a more relaxcd style) scnlt.: ncc.
Model answer hard ly: 'Hard ly cvcr' is a tixcd phrase mc<tn1ng ' nlmost lll'vcr'
This modef has been prepared as an example (~( tt vcry good anvwct: Content 45 takc •makc a dccis io n 1ahout how tu: ' about' could also be uscd
Your rcport shou ld dca l with what Texl Y teaches . lt should also one: This is a pronoun standing for 'onc persnn rrom that g.rou p of a !"ter 'deci de ' 1n thc llrst sentcnce but JI must be used artcr 'dccisior
However. please note rhat this is just one e.xumplt! uut uf severa/ who. '
commcnt on the balance between teaching and entertaining in the · to makc thc connection to thc next pan of the sentencc.
possible approaches. . lt can't be 'go' bccause thcn it would ha veto he '//11·c wou ld go·
text and how well th is is achievcd. You may choosc to say that a good 4ó tu ~{' t uscrl j to liv inJ! in: 'ge l' is rcquired rathcr than 'be'- it mean
balance is or is not achieved but you must give clear, wcll ~argued ·to: Adjcctives likc 'easy' or 'hard' are nften followcd hy :111 tnfiniti\c. ' hcr.:omc ' which is what is necdcd for thc context. Note that 'to' m u
Holiday Work in this Area
reasons for your opinions. .e.g. ' easyfhard to do/undcrstand/scc ·, etc. b~; followcd by an '-ing' form in the sccond part o fthc se ntcn cc.
Types ofWorkAvail ablc
O r ga n isat ion -soon: 'As soon as' means 'thc momcnt ' or 'tmmcdiat~;h·· 'l.on!-:' or 47 s t;tnc.J u p fnr 1yo ur bcli cfs/ pr inciplcs: Both ·up' and 'for' are
Students in this arca are fo rtunate in that thcrc are quite a wide
Writc in clearly defined paragraphs. 'wetl' are not possible - 'as long as' mea ns 'providcd' ~nd ':ts ,;.eH nC'cdcU aftcr 'stand' to match thc meanin g ofthe first scntcncc.
range of opportunities for holiday work. As the town is a popular as• means 'also' .
destinat ion for.tourists from this country and abroad thcrc Pcrhaps include a titlt: and sub~hcadings. 4H to li\kc Smit h 's agc/yo u th 1 in t u account 1 to take into accou nt 1
are many tcmporary jobs ava ilab le in hotcls and restaurants. IUth: 'So' does not fit herc- it would thcn havc to be 'sn livdy :1 Smith':;; a~e/yo u th: lt would be more common to put 'Smith's age/
-tafé culture •. · yn ut h ' immcdiately aftcr 'take' although the other word arder is a ls1
There are also posts in muscums. art gal\cncs and other lcisurc
facilities. ~·. tiuUthou gh/although: This is ncedcd to makc thc clcar contríl..;; t possibk.
·~.betwP:!'.Q the two parts of the sentence. ' 1-lowcve r' mOJkcs th;.n co ntrast 49 havc ca u ght 1 the/ h is usual t r ain: 'Can't have ' can be uscd to mak
'ts not possible because ofthc punctuation - it would h:wc ro a UcdlKiion from sorne cvidcnce: thc sentencc means the same as
as the start of a new sentence.
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h 'Paul must have missed his usual train', i.e. 'must ha ve' rather than 19 D Di.<traction A: thc speaker mcets his mentor in a caré now but PART 1
Wom an: So what did you think of Silent Laugh ter1
f" 'can have' when it's a positive statement. that is not how they first met; 8: they met because the mentor madc
contact with Douglas after reading aboul him; C: Douglas's name ·u
Yuu hear threc~ dijjáent e.xrro. c:t.\·. For quc•stion.\· llo 6. d wose 1111' Man: 1 was a bit disappointed. 1didn't think it was as good as it'
50 isn't any/is none [ of my boss 's business: 'h's nonc ofyour/
his business' is a common colloquittll!xprcss ion meamng 'it's got was in a ncwspapcr artic\e not in an advcrtiscmcnt placcd by him . an.\Wcr (A, 8 or C). whichjit.r ht'sf ac:ccm/in~ tc1 n·halnm hea1· Thcn · been hyped up to be.
are rwo questúms /Or c-o.ch extrnct. Woman : Yeah. 1 thought it \vas we ird. Bordering on the pretentic
nothing todo :vith you./him' 20 O Oistro. ction A: Doug i<Js spcaks as ifhc intends 10 rcturn lo
' 1shows wlu:re the answer is split into two part s for marking purroscs. complete his <.lcgrcc at somc puint in thc futurc; 8: lhc speaker says
he was findin g 11 difficult to combine study and business; C: 0(Juglas
Extmcr one Bul 1 suppose !ha! might be how lh1ngs really are in the world of
rashion.
!: , Listening Part 1 has cl ca rl y not yc t managcd lo complete all his courses. Ymt heo.r rJ mun anda wrmwn di.\"CLI!i.\"11/g an inlt'I"!Wiln!wl s¡Jnl"ls r·n·nt. Man: Mm. l'm not so sure. My cousin knows someone who's a
¡' :
,. 1 C Distruclion A: the woman n::ali scd from thc st:lrt that shc wou ld Listening Part 4 Now look ar questwn.<; J ami 2. model and she says the storyline was totally inauthentic. And m)
cous in and 1 both thought that absolutely th e wrong people were
not be ablc to attend; B: the woman fccls now that shc might havc
TASKONE Man: There's more in the papers abou t next yea(s internat•onal casi in the main roles .
been inconven ienced by it ifshe wcre actually thcre at the time.
21 D Although thc speaker says he is an actor by pro fession, he is nol athletics competition. 11 seems th ey 're running into more problems. Woman: Yeah. though sorne of the supporting actors were OK,
B Distraction A: the manis talking abou t time problcms rathcr suppose.
mlking about acting hcre. \'m beginning to wish they hadn't decided to hold it in our area . lt
than financia\ prob\ems; C: he commcnts pos1tivc\y on thc relcvant seems to be causing endless problems.
cxpe ri encc of th e planning committee. 22 H Thcrc are a lot of th ings to suggcs t playing in a band here but Man: Maybe. Mind you, even lhough 1 wasn 't too impressed
towards 1hc cnd the speaker makcs it cl ea r that she is talking about Woman: 1know. Not that it bothers me personally that much. l've when 1 saw it. it has kept com ing into my mind since then . 1 start
C Distraclion A : ahhough thc s p cak~ r ref~rs to thc tutor's lack of
thc ·combin ati on of mu sic and rhythm', i.c. dancing. certainly no intention of going along lo anything . 1 realised al once wondering just how much was lhe model's dream and how mucl
clanty, that is not the main thing he was 1rrita ted by; B: the ch:mgc
that l'd be away while it was on and 1feel quite relieved abou t thal was reality. Or about the relationship between !he supermodel a1
in the dcadlinc aclually helped a littlc. 23 E The rc fercncc lo skating amJ the suggcstion that it is a sport !he designer.
now. The town 'll probably be horribly crowded. Bu t 1 don't fee l sorry
un likc golf or tab lc tcnni s makes it dear that the spea ker must be
A Dislruction B: thc woman says shc uscd to fccl pcople wcrc 1t's coming here though. Right from th e start 1 lhought il wou /d b~J_ Woman: 1 know wha t you mean. lt's certainly not the kind of film
talk ing about ice hockey.
,. exaggcrating the problem wi th thc co ursc, thc implication bcing that
she no longer fecls that way ; C: the woman talks about learnin g from 24 B T hc speaker is rlaying a danccr rathcr than bcmg a dancer. which
really posilive for the loca l economy and you can aire~~
haopening.
you see and then ins tan tly forqel. llhink lhe one thing that made
r experie nce wilh regard to her ow n work. makes it c\ca r tha t shc is talking about actmg. Man: 1guess so but 1 wish 1could feel more con fi den t il 'd all be
it a bit spec ial for me was th e way it was very vis ual/y intereslinq
- plenty of unusua t and beautiful shots. particularly of the main
25 F 1\ lthough th c n.:fcrencc to thc pleasure ofbcing in a team might
.• S C Distractwn A and 8 are wro ng beca use neithcr of thcm was keen
on cithcr the plot or th e cas tin g.
A D l.'ilraction 8: although the woman quite likcd thc music, it wa s
suggcs t that thc spea ker is rercrring lo doing a sport, thc lalcr
mcntion ora song mnkcs it clcar that thc answer must he playing in
worth it in the end. lt's jusi one lhing after ano th er. Now lhey·ve
run into other problems with th e foundat •ons for lhe new sladiurn.
They're stil\ adamant it'\1 be ready well befare the due date but 1'11
charac ters. l qui te enjoyed lhe mu sic too.
Man: Abso lutely .
Tlw1.\· /he e: m / r~f"Parr 1.
not the best thing about thc film for hcr; C: th e woman says shc likcd a band. believe it when 1see it. lt's beginning to feel like a real p~y_
thc ca mcrawork on thc charactcr:; but docs not pass any positivc TASK TWO that it won't be and how awful would th at be. You'd thin k tha t with .Vr111 ' /111"/f lo Par/ 2
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co mments on characterisation . 16 H Tite speaker makcs it clear that he has no dre<Jms o fbecoming n al\ that experi ence on the planning comm ittee and the huge budge t
Listening Part 2
p rofcss ion<~ l cook or of winn ing any prizcs, but he cxplains tha t he lhey've been given, lhey' d be able to do lhings properly. {i'J:fo7l PART 2
linds cooking íl vcry sa tisfying ac ti vi1y. Woman: 1 know what you mean, but there's no poin t in getting too
) (1/1 "// hecw ct s ludent talkin~ aho111 lwr.faL'fJW"itc: arti.\·t. a 1\"00 cl carvc
7 mouse: Thc speaker mcntions a carvmg of a bcar hut th is W<\S not 27 B lf you <lo somcthing for a li vi ng then you earn moncy from it. in worked up about it. There's nolhing we ca n do lo help. •s there?
hiddcn on a picce of furn iturc. Extractrwo nlfkcll.ivu¡ rli Murchi. For c¡ur.:slum.,· 7 to 14. complet<' rhe se!Jielfu!.
othcr words you are tloin g something professionally. }(m 111)11" h a ve: .J 5 .\·eermcls tu lonk al Purr 2.
8 paticnce : The speaker pra iscs thc art of wood c<trvcrs bul th e 28 A 11 is the fricnd rathcr th an thc speaker who has won prizcs for the You hear rwo .\"tUd('nf,\· d i.'iCUs.\·ing a piece of"grmtp c·ours,·w1wk tiiC.:r un ·
comparison with hcrself relates to thc pa11cnce th ey show. activity. Woman: So today 1 want lo tell you about my favourite ar1ist. He'
,· doing.
9 hammer: ·otd' in the sen tence on thc question papcr reHects an absolutely amazing wood c arver ca lled U vio di Marchi. l've
29 G lt 's thc oth er pcop lc in thc play rathcr than thc speaker's pa rtne~
'ancient' on the record ing sc ript. Now look o.t r¡1testiun.,. 3 mul 4. always loved wood carving ever since 1 was a sma ll ch ild. One of
that sharc hcr enthusiasm; it is doing it wc \1 that lhc speaker SílYS
10 pumpkin: Th e traditional ch ildrcn's story 'Cindcrclla' fcaturc:; a givcs ht!r satisfact1on rathcr tha n thc fac t that shc docs it with othcr my favourite toys was a lovely carved wooden bear. Also an uncl1
Woman: How's your coursework coming along, Rick? My group 's had a table made by someone who' d carved a mouse at the top
r. coach madc out of a pumpkin and thi s may ha ve inspircd Di Marchi.
11 marble: Bcfore working in wood, wc are told that Di Marchi worked
in bronze- but bcforc that m marble.
pcoplc.
]() C lt rnay wc \1 be that lhc .speaker would like lo play proressionally
but he ducs not actua\ly say so.
meeting to finish ours o ff th is a f1 ern oon. We've been findinq it really
hard but 1 think \'ve probably learnt a lo t from lhe expenence ot
, doing it.
one of !he leqs. You couldn't see il wi thou t crawlinq under the tat
but it seemed suc h a personal and fu n thin g lo do.
Wood carv mg •s a wonderfu l kind of art. 1 think . You just have to
12 scopc: 'gavc him more ' on thc quest10n papcr rcflcc ts · ~~ncrcd Man: We've sli!l got ma sses todo on ou rs. Mark sa id il'd be
m~rvel at the pa ti ence of the peopl e who've spent end less hours
grcater' on the recording script. easy and there was no need to start it lill Saturd ay evP.n though
r·~ 13 j acket: Th~ point is madc that for many othc r pcoplc thc favnuritc .- Test4 Transcript we thought it was due in fi rst thing on Monday morning. lb_~
crea tin g th eir works for our pleasure. l'd never be able lo do it 1
kno~ . \
piect.: 1s a ...::1r but not fnr the spe;1ker. : .': • ,' : • ,... > " .. ~ decided to go away for the weekend leaYi!:!.gj!_~f"QY.ii..QQ.me .
~t. ~ Anyway. Liv1o D• March1 is a wood carver from Venice •n Ita/y. He
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14 incrediblc: Although you hc<Lr thc ndjcctivcs ' stilT' and 'woodcn'. Woman: Sounds like it's a good job the tutor extended the deadlinP. preters to use Sltnple but familiar tools. including 100 diHeren t
tiU live o'clock tomorrow afternoon then.
' the poin t is madc thnt thesc are not words that couiJ be uscd about ffi§J Man; 1suppose so- though l'd rather have had il done by now.
kinds of ch isel andan ancient hammer made of wood. He is truly
Di Marchi 's wo rk . master craftsman , and sorne of his work is absolutely awesome.
This ;_,. Adva n c~d Train cr Li.rtening Tes! /-fJU,: l've got another piece of work due in later this week. Anyway. l'm Many of his pieces are very famous . For example, he did one
Listening Part 3 t ·m gum g lo givt' you the in.\·truc twns.fúr this te.vt. 1"11 intmdw.:e ttach alraid it's going to be an a\1-nighter forme. Amy 's nol much hele.:_
called A Dream in Venice that made an appearance in 1994. This
1S D D i5trac:tion f:\: it was his grandmother rath cr than a tc;tcher who pare oftlw te.\·t ami g ivc yo 11 tim e tu lovk clllh e q uestwns. At the start of · ~ said she'd do one p art of it. but she mi sunderst ood !he tutor's extraordinary creation is a huqe pumpkin drawn by tour horses
cncouragcd him to makc j<~m ; 13: his gra ndnwthcr simp ly taught him c:uch piec c• you 'tt"i/1/wur th i.'i .wmnd: {teme / ( ....... ~ctions and has done lhe wrong lhinq. 1must admil he didn"l 1
which rear up when the driver pulls the reins. 11 can accommodah
10 makejam, thcrc 1S nothmg to suggcs t that thc idea orusingj;:un as · .. explain lhings al/ thal clearly, but even so .
four people as it glides across the waters o f the Veneti an canals
a business opportunity was hcrs: C: although he did scll some jam at Yo u"// heur C(l(;h ptece twicl!. ~oman: You peor thing. J always thought people were exagqeraling and was one of the jewels ot the Carnival that took place in the ci
schoo l fa in;, that was not his motivation for producing his jam.
Remember. ~ ...·hile yo u ·re listening. writc yuur a n.nvc:t:,· 0 11 rhe c¡uestion ~ they compla ined about th is course. bul now rm beginninq to that year.
16 A D istrae/ion B: the sreakcr docs not tal k abo ut costs; C"
d~_!bey hada point.
pape1: You'/1 Jwve.five mi11ute.\· at tlu: end c ~{the tcsr tn copy yuur As a child. di Marchi's mterest in ornamental carving Jed him to
incrcasing the rangc of types of jarn was not hi s inilial aim whcn he Man: Absolutely!
c/l l,'i\Vers o nto the sepurulc WISWc:r sheet. work an d practise in a crattsman's workshop while studyi ng art
left schoo\; D: changing his producti on process wou\d be more a by- ·Extract rhree and drawing ata famous Venetian art academy. From an early
1 product of expamling his market than an <L im in itsclr. There 'JI now he a {WIISe. Plea:w ask u ~ 1y questiun.1· now. becuu.~e you
17 C /Jistm(:tirm A, 8 and D are al .so truc about Douglas's jams but nwst nol s¡Nak durin~ tire lest. You hear a mo.n anda woma11 di.'iclt.\".1"111~ a film rllt'y ha1·,· n·l·,·¡lf/F .\.t"l'/1 . age he was demonstrating that he had enormous artistic talen! fo
moulding materials. creating wonderfully detailed sculptures. ~
they are not th.e fcaturcs that makc his jams di stinct from othcrs. Now look a e que.wions 5 and (¡ _ startP.d oH working m marble, later moving to bronze.
Now open ynur question puper a11d /o nk at Part l .
18 B Distractwn A: therc is nothin g to suggest that thc speaker knew However, it was not long befare he gravitated toward s wood. He
any of thc managers befo re he ílpproachcd them with his idea; C: thc said he did so because wood offered greater scooe. He felt he
managers wcre imprcsscd by his cnthusiasm rather than by his idea; would be able to put 1t lo a very w1de range of uses And mdeed t-
0 : it was Douglas who pcrsuaclcd thcm lo divcrsify. has done so ( ~
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'Paul must have missed his usual traín'. i.e. 'must have' rather than 19 D Distrae/ion A: the speaker meets his mentor in a café now but PART 1
'can ha ve' when it's a positive statement. that is not how they first met; 8: they met because the mentor made Woman: So what did you think of S1ient Laughter>
contact with Doug!as after reading about him; C: Douglas's name Yurt'fl heur three dijjáent f:Xtracts. For r¡twstions lto 6. clwose tlw Man: 1was a bit disappointed. t didn't think it was as good as it'
50 isn't any/is none ¡ ofmy boss's business: '!t's nonc ofyouri
af/.\'Wer (A, B ur C}, whichfits hl!st acconling to ll'lwl nm he(//: Thcrl' been hyped up to be.
his business' is a common col\oquial cxprcssion meamng 'it's got was in a newspapcr artielc not in an advcrliscment placed by hirn .
are two questions_fñr ("ach extrac:t. Woman: Yeah. 1 thought it was weird. Borderfng on the pretentic
nothing todo with youlhim' lO O Oistraclion A; Douglas spenks as ifhc intends to rcturn to
1 shows where the answer is split into two parts for marking purroses . complete his dcgrc!! at some point in thc futurc; B: the speaker says i:,Xrract one But 1suppose that might be how th ings really are in the world af
he was finding 11 diffl.cult lo combine study and business; C: Douglas fashion.
Listening Part 1 ha.s clearly not yct managed to complete ¡.¡\J his courses. Y,m heur a mun anda woman di.1·cuss i ng Wl illfl'I"IW/Úm¡¡/ s¡.1nrt.1' C\ "t'llf Man: Mm, !' m no\ so sure. My cousin knows someone who's a
l C Distracf!·on A: the woman rcaliscd from thc start that shc would Now loo k al questums 1 ancl 2. model and she says the storyline was totally inauthentic. And m~\
Listening Part 4 cousin and 1 both thought that absolutely the wrong peop le werE
not be able to attend; B: the woman feets now that shc might havc
TASKONE Man: There's more in the papers about next year's international cast in the main roles.
been inconvenienced by it if she were actual! y thcre at the time.
21 D Although the speaker says he is an actor by profession, he is not athletics competition. 1t seems they're running into more problems. Woman: Yeah, lhough sorne of the supporting actors were OK, l
B Disrracrion A: the manis talking about time problcms rathcr l'm beginning to wish they hadn't decided to hold if in our area . lt suppose.
than financia] problems; C: he commcnts positivc ly on th!.! relcvant talking about acting hcre.
seems to be causing endless problems. Man: Maybe. Mind you, even though ) wasn't too impressed
cxperience of the planning committec. 22 H Therc are a lot ofthings to suggcst playing in a band here but
towards the cnd the speaker rnakcs it clear that she is talking about Woman: 1 know. Not that it bothers me personally that much. J've when t saw it. it has kept coming into my mind since then. 1 start
C Disrmction A: although thc .speaker refcrs ro thc tutor's lack of certainly no intention of going along to anythfng. l realised at once wondering just how much was !he model 's dream and how mucl
clanty, that is not the main thi ng he was irritatcd by; 8: the changc the 'combinalion ofmusic and rhythm', i.c. dancing.
that l'd be away while it was on and l feel quite relieved about that was reality. Or about the re!ationship between the supermodel ar
in the deadline actually helpcd a littlc. 23 E The reiáencc to skating and the suggestion that it is a sport the designer.
now. The town'll probably be horribly crowded. But 1 don't feel sorry
unlike golf or tablc tcnni.s makes it clear that the speaker must be
A Distruclion B: the woman says shc uscd to fcc! people wcrc it's coming here though. Right from the start 1 thought il would b~ Woman: 1 know what you mean. lt's certafnly not the kind of film
exaggcrating the problem with thc coursc, thc implication bcing that talking about ice hockey. really positive for the local economy and you can alrea~.!L!b.ill_
~~ .' ~ you see and lhen instantly forget. 1 think !he one thing that made
~. she no longer fecls that way; C: the woman talks about lcarning frorn 24 B Thc speaker is rlaying a danccr rather than bemg a dancer. which happening. it a bit special for me was the way it was very visually interesting
:~: experience with regard to her own work. makes it clear that shc is talking about acting. Man: l guess so but 1w ish 1 could feel more confident it'd all be - plenty of unusual and beautiful shots, particularly of the main
5 C Distraction A arld B are wrong be cause neither of thcm was keen 25 F Although the rcfcrencc to the plea!-iure ofbcing in a team might worth it in the end. lt's just one thing atter another. Now they've characters. ! quite enjoyed the music too.
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on eithcr the plot or the casting . suggcstthat the speaker is refcrring to doing a sport, thc later run into other problems with the foundations for the new stadium . Man: Absolutely.
mentían ora song makcs it clear that 1hc answer must be playing in They're still adamant it'll be ready well before the due date but l'll
.:r A Discracrion 8: although the woman quitt: likcd thc rnusic, it wa s
a band. believe it when 1 see it. lt's beginning to feellike a real .Q.Q§sibility_
Tfwt.\· !he end r.~!Parr 1
not thc best thing about the film for hcr; C: the woman says shc likcd
TASK TWO that it won't be and how awfu! would that be. You'd think tl1at with .V/111' flfrn ro Por! 2.
thc camcrawork on thc charactcrs but docs not pass any positive
g···· cornments on characterisation. 26 H Thc speaker makcs it clear that he has no dreams ofbecomi11g a all that experience on the planning committee and the huge budget
~ .. profcs:-;ional cook or of winning any prizcs, but he exphúns thal he they've been given, they'd be able to do th ings properly. ~G)o71 PART 2
Listening Part 2 lind.s cooking a vcry satisrying activity. Woman: 1 know what you mean. bu! there's no point in getting too
'
f· 7 m o use: Th(; speaker mentions a carvmg nf a bear but this was not
hlddcn on a picce of furniturc.
27 B lfyou do somcthing for a livin_g then you carn money from it, in
othcr words you are doing something profcssiona!ly.
worked up about rt. There's nothing we can do lo help, is t11ere?
Extract rwo
}(w '/( lwor a studenf ralk1'11~ ahout herfal'ourire artisr. a wood carv¡
ca!/cd l.ivio di Afurchi. For questirms 7 to /4, cámplete tire senrence.
}iJII }/()\1' hove 45 .l'econd\· ru Ion/.: O! Par/ 2.
8 paticncc: Thc speaker praises thc art ofwood cnrvers but !he 28 A Jt is the fricntl rathcr than thc speaker who has won prizcs for the You hear two .l'tudcnf,\' discussing a piece o{gnmp cotl/'.1·1·u ·nt-k thcr 111 '1'
comparison with hersclfrelates to thc paticnce they show. activ1ty. doing. Woman: So today l want to tell you about my favouri te artist. He'
hammer: 'old' in thc sentence on thc qucstion papcr re Aects an absolutely amazing wood carver called Livio di Marchi. l've
29 G lt's thc other pcoplc in thc play rathcr than the speaker's partncr
'ancient' on thc rccording script. Now look ca r¡uestions 3 ami 4. always loved wood carving ever since 1 was a small child. One of
that sharc her enthusiasm: it is doing it wcll that the speaker says
rny favourite toys was a lovely carved wooden bear. Also an unch
10 pumpkin: The traditional children's story 'Cinderclla' featurcs <1 gives her satisfaction rathcr than thc facl that shc docs it with other Woman: How's your coursework comfng along, Rick? My group's hada tabJe made by someone who'd carved a mouse at the top
coach madc out o fa pumpkin and this may havc inspircd Di Marchi . pcoplc meeting to finish ours off this afternoon . We'v e been findinq it really on e of the legs. You couldn't see it without crawllng under the tat
11 marble: Befare working in wood, wc are told that Di Marchi worked 30 C 1t may wc!l be that thc speaker would Jike to play profcssionally hard but 1 think l've probably learnt a lot from the expenence of but it seemed such a personal and fun thing todo.
in bronzc- but befare that m mnrblc. but he doc:-; not actually say so. . doing it.
Wood carvmg is a wonderful kind of art, 1 think. You just have to
12 scope: 'gavc him more ' on the quest10n papcr rcficct.s \1flCrcd Man: We've still got masses todo on ours, Mark said it'd be rnarvel at the patfence of the oeople who've spent endless hours
grcater' on thc re cording scrípt. V , , easy and there was no need to start ft till Saturday eVfm though creatinq their works for our p leasure. l'd never be able todo it 1
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13 j ackel: Th ~: point is madc- that for many othcr pcoplc thc favourite we thought it was due in first thing on Monday morning. lb_~ k no~
picc¡; IS a car btt\ 11(1! f"nr thc sreak e!'. Q.g_cided to go away for the weekenql~i!'!lD..aJ!. 3!!Uo A!:'!Y___o:'l_!)_Q_
_ me. Anyway, Liv io Di Mr:nch1 is a wood carver from Venice in ltaly. He
14 incrcdiblc: Allhough you henr thc odjcctivcs 'stiff' and 'woodcn', Woman: Sounds like it 's a good job the tutor extended the deadline prefers lo use simple but familiar tools, including 100 different
lilllive o'clock tomorrow afternoon then.
thc point is made thal lhesc <.m:: not words th<Jt could be u~cd aboul
Di Marchi's work.
m_~J Man: 1suppose so- though l'd rather have had it done by now.
kinds of chisel andan ancient hammer made of wood, He is truly
master craftsman, and sorne of his work is absolutely awesome.
This ¡_,. Advanccd Tmincr Listening TesT ¡.{,w: l've got another piece of work due in later this week. Anyway. l'm Many or his p ieces are very famous. For examp!e, he did one
Listening Part 3 / 'm go1111; to give yo u /he in.\'lructiollsjiJr this re.'il. 1 'JI introduce ttoch _ .. ·alraid it's going to be an all-nighter for me. Amy's not much he!Q,__
cal led A Dream in Venice that made an appearance in 1994. This
15 D Disrraction A: it was bis grandmothcr rathcr than a tcachcr who pare ufthe test ami give yo u time tu /ouk at the questúms. A r che starf o/
. 2b..tsaid she'd do ene part of it, but she misunderstood the tutor's extraordinary creation is a huge pumpkin drawn by four horses,
encouragcd him to makejam; 13: his grandmothcr simply tcwght him euch piece you .,.,mhear this .wmnr.l: {tone/
';i@!!uctions and has done the wrong thing. 1 must admit he didn't
exp!ain things allthat clearly, but even so .
which rear up when !he driver pulls the reins. 1t can accommodat•
to make jam, thcre is nothing to suggcst that thc idea ofusing jamas four people as it g!ides across the waters of the Venetian cana!s
a business opportunity was hcrs: C: allhough he did sell some jam ;lt Yo u 'JI heur em.:h piece twict". ~ornan: You poor thing. 1always thought people were exaggerating and was one of the jewe!s ot the Carnival that took place rn the ci
schoo! fairs, that was not his motivation for producing his jam. '-· ~comp 1 ""'; .... ~.,~ -'---··· •L..· . ·
that year.
Remembcr. whife you 're li.\'tening, 1vritc yo11r an.nvers 011 the question
16 A Disrraction B: the speaker docs not tal k about cost5; C: papet: Yrm 'lllwve.five milwtes at the end f?{the test w cvpy yullr As a chiJd, di Marchi's mterest in ornamental carving led him to
increasing thc range of types of jam was not his initial aim whcn he: 11/ISII'er.l· onto the separutc unswer sheet. work and practise in a craftsman's workshop while studying art
left school ; D: changing his production process would be more a by- and drawing ata famous Venetian art academy. From an early
product ofexpanding his markct than an aim in itsc!f. There '!! now he a pcwse. Please as k un y question.\· now. úecause you age he was demonstrating that he had enormous artistic talent fo
You hear u man rmd a womw1 discussing o ji! m tlrcy
moulding materials. creating wonderfully detailed sculptures. ~
not speak d11ring rhe tcsl, h111 '1' n·ci'H//F ""''''"
J 7 C Disrraction A. B and D are al~o
truc about Douglas's j.-.ms but 1111151
they are not th.e fcatures that make his jams distinct from othcrs. ;\'ow look at questionv 5 und (J. started oH workinq ín marble, later fnoving to bronze.
Now open y our questúm puper and loo k ar Par/ l.
lH B Distraer ion A: there i.s nothing to suggest that thc speaker knew However, it was not long befare he gravitated towards wood. He
any of thc managers bcfore he <tpproachcd them with his idea; C: tht:: said he d id so because wood offered greater scope. He lelt he
managers wcrc imprcsscd by his c11lhusiasm rather than by his idea; would be able to put tt to a very w1de range of uses And mdeed r
D: it was Douglas who persuadcd thcm to divcrsify. has done so { ~
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14 8 'The benefit ifthe idea docs not succeed ... is that having tried 'he r carcer will be thc modcl for many aspiring comics' but that is
something wi\1 show future cmployers that you have initiative. referr ing to hcr career path rath er than her performance. Thinking about the holiday likc this has made anc kecn to gn
Distraction A: the writer says it 'could lower yo ur studentloan' 24 C 'Now with a best-selling book to her name .. . ' Disrroction G's again. Perhaps 1 should go with Rick? lt wuuld he fun In .-.:pcnd
rather than being big enough to cover the costs ofh ighcr education; Othcr popular w .iv;t;cs 111ctude sk atcboarding, tenn¡,, h," ¡· <''' P ·;
jokes havc becn mentioncd in a publication but it is clcar he did not time togcther and we could al so kccp an cyc on cach olhcr.
C and D are wrong because they are not mentioned in thc tcxt (cvcn and rnnunta. n btkmg . Therc are severa! dance schoot¡.¡ \\ ll t·· h . .. .a ' .,;\
tc;-¡ch holh_ ballet ancl_m~<Jcrn dance. Ma~tial_ ans hth·_, ;¡¡~ )~ -,
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write the art icle in question himself. With vcry bcst wishes.
ifyou feel they are true).
25 n 'Coolidgc makes hcr festival debut [i.c. lirst appearanceJ th is tn~rc<ISt.:cl m populanty 1n r~cent ycars Wilh JUdo and kur,,¡,.- ~- .~·'t' <J.
15 A The answcr is given in the sentcnce beginning 'Eventual! y. ycar.' Dislraction A is mcntioned as having been a newcomcr two Notes COJOycd by both boys and garls from a young age. -~ · ·..~
Distraction B: it took the writer a long time to find work rather than
to plan her year. Also, the text actually says the opposite: 'the re's
years prcviously. · • u~·e of apprupriQie opening and closing jilr (1 fi·ienr/~¡· leila ( ,\intt • A lc-ss popular activity _
still time to arrange ayear out at very little notice'; C: allhough !he
26 D ' lnce will be oflúing his shows free.' thatthe writing is a fiu/e more fiJrmul thwr !/ tire IC'IIerlwd hc:t•rr ro Surprising ly pcrhaps: tabk tcnn is secms to be declinin~ '" · '('
the l1-'riter :r /riend Rick rather tiran Rick .\· parem s ..J
writcr could not travel because she had uscd up JI! her cash, that 27 A 'Mi llican took homc thc bcst newcomcr awan.J at the feslivnl two r opulanty. Thts ts a pny as Jt 1s a sport wh1ch many y'"'""r"'".< '1
is not the main reason she uses her own cxpcrience; 0: although years ago.' Distrae/ion G has 'won a cu ll following' which is too • Openfng statement g ives a clear imrod11ction to thc letter could tearn Jo cnJoy. Jf schools had table tennis tables au~l,·.c><'.' J
the writer's own gap year cxpericncc was · forccd on [ha) by nbstract tn be co nsidered as a prize. • Al! the point,,·from the nute.r on the advel'( ure made in tllt' ll'f!er for young people ro use 1n thm break tunes and iftheyv,~,,.,,.,,,{'.~
uncxpcctcd circumstanccs ' that is not thc point ofher mcntioning hcr 28 C 'Her recent divorce and Ji fe as a single mothcr havc provided her • Examples are given o.f.wfety measures. sporrs lhot \\'ere tncd rmd tournamcnts betwccn diffcrcnt schools, then this SpOn " iH¡!¡f "-~
soon bccomc porular <~gam. This might we ll encourag" ¡ ,~~
-own expericncc. Her point is to show how she madc an important
decision as a rcsu lt of the gap ycilr, a point high lightcd "' the cnd of
with plcnty of rJw material.' Oistmctúm Although wc are told that
F uses materi al from hcr own childhood, nothing suggests that this
community project,\· that were experienced
• Good range of \'Ocabu/ary ami structures uscd
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othcrwisc lcs.'i act i\'c youngs tcrs to pn rticipate in whah:;"' hr ~•1 ·1
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• Variety ufsemenc:e length ver)' c•~oyahh; and noHoo-diOkuh sport.
thc third paragraph. material ís tlcating with difficult expcricnces.
16 D 'don't ask too many questions: gappers tcnd to go on a bit' - 29 F 'Fo rmer corporatc lawycr Susan Ca lman. • Words {mm the que.rtion papc.:r are clwn¡.;ed -- 't'II.\'W"<• .m/i'tl' hcr·wn<'-' .·V otes - - · -·-~- . . ..~
'Go on' hcrc means 'talk too much' Di.\·uuclion A: thc writcr is 'take .\:<{(ety precaution.1· ·, Jór example
30 B ' .. . Jcnnifer Coolidgc, bcst known toa gcneration oftcenagcrs as • Appro¡rrim(' 11.\'t: q/tú/(' rmd suh-headings ,
suggesting that it is good to hear what others say befare you makc up Stiflcr's mom in the Americ:un Pie senes.' Distraction A is known • Appropriate regi.1·ter- with u s rt itab/y n •o.,·. ,·urll¡g /rl/1('
yo ur mind; 8: thc writer docs not suggcst that you will be confuscd for TV and radio wo rk, D is known for stage and radio work, rather
• No language error.\· • Opt'ning ¡mmgmplt give.\· a clear and p os itive introdut•tftm !a :i;,.
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by what gappers tell you, thc implication is rathcr that you may than work in lllms; E 1s known for a TV series; F for a radio series. • Corr~tct lengtlr
beco me borcd; C: thc implication of the preceding scntcnce is that it • Alltlw fJOIIIf.\' rcqucstrd hy thr !ask are dcalt wiflr in tltt' ,.,.,_,N:
is dcsirable to hear about th ~ rangc of options available
31 G A true original, he may puzzle the mainstream - which means Writing Part 2 • Cl<'lll'(\ ' (!l:l!.aniscd in {JOI"Ographs
i t 7 B The writcr implies thatlearning additional skills such as driving.

typi ng, cooking, etc. can all help to make the young pcrson stand
what he does m ay se cm strangc lo thc majority of pcoplc because it
is very different from whatthcy are uscd to . . '
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Style
• Cood rattg(: o/wn·ahulary ami sln tcrure.\· used
• lft1f1t"rJ¡n-wtl! r c¿.;i.Her - neutraltofhrnwl
32 A · ... hcr carce r will be the modd for the many asp iring comics • :Vo lrmg uage ernn:1· _,
out in a competitive job market. Distracrion A: the writcr dot::s not
:i rdate having a gap yea r to grow ing in contidcnce; C: the writcr docs
not mentían young people becoming mature adu!ts during thc:ir gap
. at this year's fes tival.' Distrac:tion E's work is recommcndcd as
essent ial viewing for pcople who wish 10 succet::d as comt::dians but
Neutral to formal
Your cssay sho uld use languagc that is appropriatc IOr a riecc or • ¡f lifllf! IJ\'Cr-h:ngth (2 70 tnmls) hut
losr
110! so much that mark~ \:~Jt,.fd !·~·~
thc writer is giving advice in E rathcr than commcnting on young academic writing.
year, cvcn if this may oflen be the case and D: thc writer focuscs
comcd ians ' attitudcs as statemcnt 32 requircs. Content
more on what the gappcr can lcarn rather than thc places thc gapper Sr~ · Jc
could scc. 33 E 'Frcsh from pcrf"orming in thc US last year in a triple bilt with
two other Jrish com ics .. ·vour essay should dea l with thc issuc of friendship. You must cowmkr
18 O 'Make su re you choo~t:: a reputable company; do plcnty of the value ofhav ing fricndships with peoplc ofdirTcrL'nl agc grnup:-; Any- as long as il is consistcnt as an ide... can be written in any :t- lyk.
rescarch, and ask any fricnds for personal recommendations.' In 34 O 'Taki ng time out from his stage and radio colla borations .
and nationa/ities and you shou ld address thc questkm nf wherhcr this Your artaek !ói hould use lnnguagc th~t makcs your points C/!!:.uly ll !hi
.'.: other words, decisions shou ld be taken on the basis of having rlcnty Alt hough many ofthe other comedians can be understood to have
makes you a more rnundcd pcrson. You may chnnsc to agrcc whnl!y 11r an intcrc~ling w~y. Re;-¡dcrs wil l only continue reading an 1111h:k• ¡f
of reliable information. Distraction A: it is the language bl!ndlts bcen performing in thc thcatrc recently and severa! havc bccn on the find i1 cngag1ng .
partially with !he statcmcnt or cvcn lo disagrcc but yuu mus t givc cJc;!r.
of spcnding time abroad that is mentloned rather than the nccd to radio , most of thc othcrs are not men tioncd as having worked with ·We/l.argued reasons for your opi n ions. Cnn rc-nt
othcr pcople . Disrrac1ion E workcd with two othcr pcoplc but there .
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learn a language befo re dcparture; 8: the gapper is cncouragcd more
to find out about the company organising their trip than about thc
country being visited; C: thc gapper is encouraged to ask fri cnds tOr
is not hing to suggcst that he was on slagc and radio .
· Organisation
Write in clc:arly detinc:d paragraphs.
Your <1rt1dc must clcarl v sta tc what thc evcnr was. Jt shouJd ;¡J .... . ..;¡\
whcre you wcrc and wh;t yo u wcrc doing when you learnruf ll:t·
·a, advicc but travelling with thc:m is not mcntioned. Writing Part 1 i- ':' . Perhaps
include a titlc- but do not writc out thc wholc slcllcmciH .
cvcnt. 11 shou ld g avc r('aso ns why thc cvcm hada strong imp:h.:t 1'/!
l1 19 C The answc r is given in the scntence beg innin g 'At the start of 1 (lcttcr) 3 (rcport) You should opcn your articlc in a way rhat will encouragc l'I!Uli>..:r:-. ft)
L'!llltinuc rcadin¡;.
mine .. . ·. Thc list of things that the writer tnJkes includes thi ngs Modcl answcr ModeJ answer OrJ_!anisarinn
that re Hect diiTerent aspects of he r life- serious carcc r things Ji ke Tltis model !tus het:rt pn:parecl cts W/ examplc t!{ u Vt'IJ' good an.nver. : T'his modcl ha.\· heen pn:pan!d as un c·xa111p/e n/a l'c1:a· g rmr/ Ofl. l'l l'cT Write in clcarly dctincd paragraphs .
gctting work cxpericnce but al so social things like partying and f-lmvc.:ve1; pleuse rwte that thü is just tme exumple out n{.w!veral ~
'1 . ·, However, picase note tlwt this t:\· ju.H <me exumpfc· uut t!l.wt:cra/ Pcrhaps mdudc a ti !le. :.~
entertainment things lik c seeing special films. Di.\·tmctiot~ A, B and possible apprc.wch<!s. . possible appnJuc/¡es.
D are all partly truc, but they are not ' the milin point' that the writer S( a)
!j is making here. Dcar Mr and Mrs Albert, Young People and Fitness in Ea~t AngliH S trie ;*
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¡¡ Reading Part 4 As Rick may havc mcntioncd to you 1 wen t on a HolidaysPius Overview Neu tral to formal
Concerns are oftcn raiscd in thc prcs.s ahou t rh~.: i na~.:1avc lifcstyk ...
i.ldven ture ho liday last summer. 1 spcnt a month in Kenya. While
20 C 'her popularity is said to be not rcstrictcd to any gencration. and Your cssay should be in¡¡ stylc arproprinte for an acadcmic ~ .. -.Jy. : :~~
r shc has a talcnt foi making mcn as well as womcn fcel comfortab!c'
th!..!re 1 had the amazing opportunily to try parachuting and
bal!oomng. That was lhc: c:xpcriencc of a !ifetime. 1al so helped of the cu rrent youngcr gencration . Howcvcr. many young r~..·oplc Co ntcnt
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in this arca are active participants in a wholc r:angc nf' ~pon:-.
t 11 F 'She's passionate about political comcdy, often public\y rcgretting. with building a villagc school so feh 1 was doing something thal
Unfortunatcly, thcrc is also a sizenblc minor ity whn spcnclmost
Your c.'>say shouJd rocus on how thc lcxt cnds. 1t should (UJ m--:n~, h..J~¡·j
the lack ofeffcctivc political sat1rc in Bnta1n.' Oisiracriofl G: was worthwhilc for thc local com munity. cO'cct ivc yo u think th is is asan cnding and (b) out1i nc an uh~-rt~a' l '·{· :~
ofthcir time indoors playing compu lcr gamcs rathcr rh;m doing
although we are to ld that Philips ' humour is no t nwinstream, i.c. tl is
1 would very much rccommcnd that yo u allow Rick 10 go on a anything more physic;.llly active. cnclin~. d iscussm!..: whcthcr lhat would havc been as etft."CÜ\ C m .w_.t h ~:~
different from most performers' work , thcre is nothing in the tcxl to
Similar holidily. ll may put your mind at rcst if llet you know dnl's not mnttcr \\11cthcr yo u fcc:lthc actual c.nding is cft~11'1~ ~,.,. ~"~l~L .:~
Fopular activities
suggest he is critica} of othcr typcs of humour.
that 1 was vcry impressed with thc safcty prccautions which hu¡ yo u lllt1:-;1 givc rcason!> for your orinions 10 a clear and t~ ;,·~ f-;Jr¡;,ued :: .~
22 A 'Her new show ... will go on to becomc hcr fi rst nationíll tour HolidaysPius took. Wc werc given a detailcd safcty taik at the Football is onc of !he most popular sports wi th young rcnrk. ~ ~
in the autumn'. Distraction E i.s a!so going todo a nationwidc tou r bcginning ofthc trip. Wc al so had cxpert coachcs with us at all , Most ofthe town s and villagcs in the arca havc thcir own YllUi h Organí!iiafion · ~/:'
latcr in thc year but it is nol his first as we are told that he did onc learns and these compete ag<.a inst each othcr cvcry Sat urday.
times. Only the bcst qtm lity cqu ipme nt was used and cverything ·l' ~¡
Although footbnll is prcdominantly cnjoyed hy hoys. lhcrc a r~. ·
Writc in cJcarly ddincd par;-¡graphs.
last year; tour iñg is also mentioned in relation to G but he is in the was carcfully chcckcd al the cnd of caeh da y. 1 can assure you
middle of a currcnt tour in thc US . tha t Rick would gain a grcat de~l of use fui experiencc as well · tncreasing numbc r~ of girls' teams too. Pcrhars inl'ludc ;¡ ti tlc- but do not writc out the whole ta ... k Y
23 E 'O'Hanlon's \ive act ought to be compu\sory vicwing for any having a wonderful holiday wcrc he to go on a sim ilar trip this · !his arca has s~:vcr(l]
cxccllent swimrning pools and ~wirnnun~ 5(h) Ji:
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aspiring comedian.' In other words it is rccommcnded that any summer. IS also an activity which many young pcoplc cnjoy. Thc kt'encst
would-be comedian must watch him ; Distrae/ion it is sa id o rA that Youngstcrs compete in regular galas but m;my nthcrs just likc thc
fun of sw imming for plcasure. '"long as it is wnsistent '" orUcles can be
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)our art1elc shou ld use language thnt makes your pomt • .. :: ..
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an interesting way. Readers will only continue reading an artic\e ifthey 19 madel taken: Either 'take' or 'make' col\ocates with the noun 45 no matter 1 what decision: 'no maltcr what' me;m~ thc same as
find it engaging. 'effort'. 'whatever'just as 'no matter who' mc11ns thc S<l1llC as 'whnc\'cr. ·nn IJ ad.'·c~tu~c:. Dislra~tion The company the speakcrm)f~i'S--íi,:lr. i;:-,i~;
20 the: This kind of comparative structure- '!he more something maller how' 'however' and so on. mcntrnncd ,¡s work~ng on sports games and an:a.Jc. ~un: t~ti'~.;t· iJH_,_
Content
happcns the more something el se happens'- is commonly used in 46 isn't anywhere/isfls nowherc (else) 1 's/is no place.: l'd/1 woulrl <~re
not th~ ty~es
of g<.tmes t~e
speaker is invohOO \\:lth:_:--'_;<:.-':·:·:;-' .•-/ ]
14 (Hry) ;o;.atlsfyt.ng: Dl.<:tracc./011 The speaker comm\:'t[{¡. t_f .~k..:i. ~·~~~~
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Your article should focus on nvo of the m a in charactcrs in the text. Jt
both writtcn and spoken English. rather: 'l'd rather' means thc samc as 'l'd rrcfcr' hurÍ!' i(lllowcd hv
should cxplain (a) how they di !Ter from each other and (b) which you
21 fcw: 'number' or 'couple' do not l-it here beca use thcy would necd Lo an infinitive without 'to' . pct•plc..<; .dcscnpt1on of the JOb as c~allenging is nHt_:t:.."C';¡t';:.k;.-l_n;.;J,
h¡;:r op.rnllln: shc <~~so makcs the pomt that thc job CJ.l hliJ'. ~::~;.líÚ~
prefcr. lt does net matter which two characters you choose lO focus on
but you must give clear rcasons for your opinions. be followed by 'of'. 47 J could 1 takc back what: 'Jfonly' mcans the s;~me :ts '1 wish' ;-~nd í~
timmc1tdly rcward1ng. · · .. ;,.-.;,
22 as: 'as a rcsult' is a fix.ed phrase. followed by the sume structurcs as 'wish'
Organisation •• .,-:~
23 can: The positive contcx.t makcs it clcar that 'cannol' is not possiblc 48 caught sight of j a boy taking: 'catch sight nf' i~ " cnlloc;¡lion Listening Part 3
Write in clearly defined paragraphs. meaning 'suddenly sce'; thc verb form mtl.~t he 'toking' r;1thcr
hcre. 1S e Distrae/ion A: !he speaker compares What :t dan~~~ ·:k-~··,:~: :-~::~~ ... .
Perhaps include a title and sub~headings. than 'lake' bccause the noun form ofthc vcrb is nccded <1f'tcr thc
skills but ¿ncs .not say that that is what he enjoy~ a~ ul·.~{¿;·~ .;~~:!;i;
Use of English Part 1
24 how: 'whal' docs not fil becausc then it woultl necd to be 'whal it
looks Jike' and 'way' woultl nced to be preceded by 'thc'
prcposition 'of' 1
thc oppClsiiC of what 15 statcd; D: although the Sfl'-"al\~f·"'lrX:.~. a;:e:lt:~
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25 than: This helps to makc the comparison between fcmalcs and
49 what made [ the strongesl/greatcst/mo.'\t imprcssiun on: Thc lhc fílC( t.hat he tcachcs, he does not say that hl! tal\'"" prt·~:;l.~·,l. r.t'.!'i~
B 'hotly contested' is a strong collocation. Distraction A and C
would have to be followed by 'for' in this context. 'Hotly Llcbated' males .
relativc pronoun 'what' stands for 'thc thmg whiL:h.
pan nfh1s work . ·. . ,__,. _·:·' -.·.: ;:·:~
1) {)¡srmclion A: thc speaker is sug~esting that t.¿ hJ~ ~(f_üf..: ;/~~~~]
is a common collocation but it means 'vigorously discusscd' which 26 which: This rclative pronoun is u sed to su m up thc wholc of tbc
prcccding phrase 'took the best brc:cding sitcs'. 'That' would only be
50 have a lot! in: You and somconc clsc havc somcthing 111 common m.
alternatively, you havc somcthing in common wnh ~nmcnnc .
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Jrn0unts nf work rathcr lhJn not havrng enough 1\llk> wr{.! )._ Ji¡;::"!:it~ñ
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·does not fit the meaning rcquircd by thc contex.t.
possiblc hcre if it bcgan a ncw scntcncc. 1shows whcrc the answer is split into two rarts l'or rnarkin!! purpnsc:-; although R is rncntioncd it is an additional rathcr :tha;lJiu~~J~~f.~'~~-:\~
C Nene ofthe other options collocate with 'liked' . prnhlcm; C: rhc speaker does not rcfer tQ having ro mak('. a,.~r~;~'..)f~~¡'
27 over: This is thc prepositíon required after 'advantage' when the aim Listening Part 1
D Al\ thc other options would require 'in' rather than 'from' at thc bctwccn c1i.ffcrent comp<1mcs- he works for ditfcrent \i:m\p-~1i'<.$·;'H
bcginning of the phrase.
is to ex.piain that somcone or something is more advantaged than
1 C 'mutterings' suggcsts peoplc complaining but m a sccrcrt,·c mthcr fact, and h1s proh\cm l.S di.<;tributing his time among~t fJ f:.' IH '-",' 'C
Oo·tra('tion A: coopcrating with other people SU{..:.l!~t.i.~',_- ·{~"'i¡· .lJ~. :-:.:;

someonc or something clsc .
A You 'submit' an entry toa compe tition; none ofthe other options than an open way. Di.wraction lt Í!-i staiT rathcr !han customcrs whn 17 e
fits in terms of cither collocation or mcaning . Use of English Part 3 are complaining so 8 is íncorrect; A : thc prohlcms he is c:Jus1ng wh;¡t they want rather than what you want asan indh· ic.~;l.l i~·f,·~~·l',~i.¡:;¡~
relate to his being used toa 'less collaborativc way ol'w0rkmg' thc writcr suggcsts that he need~ to be firmer about ~>t~k it\);. j(_,K· :;.~
B This is thc only word that makcs sen se in terms of mcaning - 11 28 possessions: The vcrb 'havc' makes it clcar that a plural noun is rather than his making extra work for stafT to do. he nccch; 8 and D are wrong because although the)' m\' ~dí ~k~.\i'
means that the winner was given sorne freelance work. needetl herc.
2 C Distractinn A is not mentioncd as a possibílity though thc m;m
a tlanccr necds, thcy are not ones that the speaker .say,. ·h~- nC.\.~~t:tn.
D This is the only word that makc::; sen se in tcrms of meaning- 11 29 mankind/humankind/humanity: 'mcn' is not possiblc bccause of
does tal k abmu discussing the problcm with tbcir m;magcr: B is work cm · ·. · .. ),'-'···"'-~
mcans 'planned for the future'. th~ singular verb which follows. mentioned but by the man antl not thc W(lman . 1H 1\ /)i.rttvUirN1 Thc speaker says he 'watches and lcant~ ' f;·(:'.~; ~
D This means 'the thing he is passionate or very enthusiastic about' . problema tic: Thc context makcs it clear thatthe negative adjectíve
B Dl~'i(raction A is mcntioned by the woman but 11 ís not thc focus thc spcakcrs tlc.:scribcd in 8 but that does not imply.thqr !.~,, Jl.lx;~.:fl . :;.~
Disrraction A and B are not u::;ed in this way to mean what makcs 30 'unprob!ematic' wou\d not fit thc meaning hcre. cn¡ov.<; working with them: he himselftries to be C -:.. thl.--nt!iy . ¡;!4·~5
g(;nli communicntor - with other dancers; D: the.spcrt1...:.". ·t~~~-:,;~ . ~ ~ó~.)
someone happy or excited; C might be used in this way - normally of thc article the man is commcnting 011; C: thc ma1n rcfcrcncc tu
31 infrcquently: 'not infrcquently' ís quite often uscd to givc the idea the law is the tcrmínation ofthe mnn's contract and this coulJ he
in a sen ten ce like 'He is m y pridc and joy'- but it is not the right commcnt on his rclationship with the more creauv.., ~r-: 't(/~t~k_y::-.=·
of 'rclativcly frcqucntly'. describcd as a legal acl bur nota law case; thc man alsn suggcsts that
emotion for this contcx.t. 19 n Di.rflw·non A and D rnay wcll be true but they are
32 judgemcnt/judgment: 8oth the US and the UK spellings are, of thcrc may be some legal proble m but rhcrc is nothing so srccific as ;1
A This is thc word uscd to rcfcr to wherc someone comes in a which are brought out by thc .speaker; C: the speaker
coursc acceptable hcrc. law case involved- not yet at lca!"t.
competition - in first place, in last place, etc. The other options rrcfcrcncc fnr cíther tyrc ofworking atmosphere. ..-.
ccrtainly al so collocatt: with 'third' but do not fit the contcx.t . 33 rcference: A 'work ofrcfercm;c' or 'rcfcrence work' is a book like a 4 e Distraction h is possiblc thatthc man coulc1 <liso h<l\'C
dictionary. encyclopedia or atlas. experienccd an elcment ofthe fcelings in 1\ and H hut he m;Jkt·s 1t 20 n D istracrinn Thc speaker rncntions A -film- bur in iln,_\:~p~
C This is the only word lJSed in a contcxt likc this to describe who nr takin~ a course in film studies rather than workírig in . fii;¡~·;~
clear in his final statement that he is not ultirnatcly rclicved :111d h i ~
al.sn mc~tions b(lih B and C but to say that he docsn:c thiok .th~!.
is eligiblc toen ter a competition - opeo to everyonc, opcn to undcr 34 borderlinc: This is uscd to relate toa decision lhat could cqually
main feeling is not one of dísappointmen t bccmrsc he lllílkcs thc
16s, etc. wcll go in cithcr dírcction. are suitahlc carcers for him.
point that what has happencd will be <1 good th111g in thc lon~ run.
10 O it means 'opportunity' , which could also fit this gap, but i:-; not, of 35 cxtension: Thc noun ·cx.tcnt' does not lit thc mcaning hcre; a
course, givcn asan option hcre. construction addcd toa housc is an 'extcnsion' 5 B Distrae/ion A: neithcr of them actually says thcy lintl thc lccllm:s Listening Part 4
intcresting; C: only thc man thinks this.
11 e This word can be used in place of 'prizcs' here. D1straction A 36 miraculously: The adverb hcrc is uscd to g1ve the idea of 'in sorne
6 B The woman says that thc lecrure r is 'winy'. which mean .., ·u<;uJg
TASK ONE
is used mainly about what someone gets for good behaviour: B ís miraculous way' . 21 E fJistractirm Thc word 'historie' ís mentioned in thc 1.;.•'-.1. ·;_l:.f :;.t,1:,.-
words in a clcver <1nd funny way'; Dt:\·tmction A: shc compl:1íns
used about what someonc gets if they win a \otlerY of sorne kíntl; 37 misfortune: Although thc ncg.ative form of the adjcctivc is huilding:- and this mlght lcad yo u to either F or H. so nlc.i~,: .;;:úr·.~··;;,~t.;
about his voice bcíng so sofl that he is lwnllo heilf and C': sh~
D ís usually used in a more abstract contcxt- 'peacc oiTcrings', for 'unfortunate', the noun which means 'bad luck' is 'misfortune' listen to thc V.' hotc tcxt befare choosing your answer.
complains about his slides having so much nn thL·m that thcy :tr~
cxample. hard to rcud. 21 F ·nnc hundrcd ycnrs' gives the c\ue to 'anniversary'Jh..r,·~
12 8 This is the word that fits in tcrms ofmeaning; also the other Use of English Part 4
f)isrroction F. ven though H may be temptmg, thc publk ''
oplíons would be fo\Jowcd by 'by' rather than 'to' . 3R tone: 'voice' or 'way' could fit in thc first scntcnce, 'mood' or that is rcfcrrcd to 1s not bcing orcned but was burnt dt1\l;~ 1\
'atmosphcre' could fit in thc second scntcnce and 'sound' in the third bcfon:.
creative: Distrae/ion 'glamorous' is 1101 corree! !x-cause thc
Use of English Part 2 scntcnce, but only 'tone' lits in allthrce.
Speaker tloes not recommcnd the job for that reasnn cvcn though sh~: 23 B Oistractio, F: thc situation bcing described could ""'~ },\!
13 is: Thc subject ofthis vcrb is 'result': 'found' is not possibk - 11 39 crash: 'freeze' would lit the first scntence, 'spoil' the sccond and admits considcring itas being so; 'wcll-paid' is wrong beca use th~: an 'hisl(lric cvcnt'
would be 'the scientists found . ' 'strict' the third, but only 'crash' fits a\1 thrce. speaker says that it is not. in fact, wcll-paid work. 24 A Distmc l/rn¡ Thc speaker bcg.ins by referring to m~.·;:!l)t~
14 more: 'lcss'. fits grammatically but it is clear from thc contcx.t ofthc 40 hard: 'difficult' would fit thc tirst sentcncc, '::;oft' thc second economics: Distructian 'grarhic dcsign' is wrong hcc<1usc tila¡ 1s nn a 1n1in jnurn~y bu\ the memorable event 1S the onc lfqn:
article as a whole- as wcl\ as from knowlcdge of animal behav10ur scntcncc and 'sol id' the third, but only 'hard' fits allthrcc. What the speaker rccommends rather than he in¡; whnt shc tlid hcrsclf: chi!dhood. ~111cnding: thc opcning ofthe Winter Ol~mpi..:
- lhat animals are likely to try to make thcmselves more attractivc to 41 come: 'be' fits in the first scntencc. 'cntcr' in thc sccond and 'fall'io history, enginecring and English are mentíoncd as Jegn.:cs done hy which rs J mcljor srorting cvent.
a mate. the thinl but only 'come' fits in al\ tlm~c. eolleagues of thc speaker rathcr than lhc srcakcr hcrscl r. 25 D Thc words 'nuditoriun1 and 'play' make it clear th;~! :h~ ::_ __.· . . ,
1S whilc/whcn/as: Yo u nl!ed one of thesc time conjunctions he re- they 1
42 mean: 'peor' fits m thc fina scntencc, 'average' in the second and uncle: Oistruc.:tion Hcr parcn!s suggcstcd shc should look fnr ajnh m is 1alklng <Jbout a thcatrc: note that it ís not only mih~ay ~ ~- ·~ h c.~~ ..· · t~{,~ .
ali give the idea of 'during the process of arranging thcir feathcrs'. 'int~.:nd' or 'want' in the third, but only 'mean' fits in all three. the computer gamcs industry but they did not givc hcr a eont<KI n:nnc. haw lost propcrty officcs.
16 with: 'with the aim of ... 'is thl! phrasc requin::d to ex.plaín why they testcr: Di.'itraction Thc speaker 11lCnlions thc ro k ur TASK TWO
behavcd in this way. Use of English Part 5 programmer hut makcs thc point thíll shc rJid not 1Jliti;d1) 26 C Thc spcílker's companion is hcr son and shc ~s sur¡m ~··:":} ~
17 doing: The '-ing' form is needed as the vcrb here is actmg as a noun, 43 time Emily had/got 1 her hair: Remcmber that \he past tense JS . have the ski lis for this. he usually r¡;:;¡cts ncgativcly lo thc kinds ofmustc slw ~,.·r.J~l)':·
the subjcct of 'hclped' n:quircd in thc structure 'it's time someonc did something', even
27 ti Thc spcc1<1l per:-on the speaker met was an nlti- unh;,:>: ~(t\
18 much: 'not so much' here means 'not partícu!arly'- it gives thc idea though thc speaker is referring to present or future u me.
he haJ los.t touch with.
that it's not that the eye-catching colour is not pan ofthc rea,on, it's 44 bound to be 1 a simple explanation: 'bound' 1s followcd by an Distraction She aprlicd for work in thc marketing 2R E Thc dccision that was takcn reloted to moving
just not the main rcason. infinitivc phrase and the prcposition 'for' after the gap suggests hut tlid not gct the job.
prcceding word is likely 10 be a noun.
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the place where lhey had grown up; Dislraclion D: although lhis Woman: ls that because they've had such poor results recently? 1was lucky enough lo gel taken on. 1 didn'l have lhe skills to
decis ion might well have hadan irnpact on thcir career, the speaker When everyone had said the team was on the verge of doing so beco me a techn ical programmer of course and s tarted~ a games Ro ss: You have to be extremely organised and vigJ'a .• . .
is not making that poi nt. much be tter than befare. tester. Tha t taught me a huge amount and after six months 1 was and cooperative. Being a fast learner is helpful so w~t....:d:Jp:.;t,');e
29 B Dislraction AlthÓugh the spea ker refers to meeting somconc, that Man: lt must be. And they've terminated the coach's con tract too. able todo something more demanding. to attend rehearsals for a shorter period of lim~. You ::~ ~~ t~j::·· "·' ·
did not happen at thc event bc ing describcd and so is not what madc But he's no loss. 1 never thought he was much good. At first 1 was assigned to one of th e games th e company was necessary work done. Fortunately, thal's not usually a r~:~;.~,. ;·- ~~ ~
me. Late! tho u h 1ha ve been workin on bein P. "' ' ' ··'' :
. .
it mem orable. Woman: And you never thought much o f the manager either did then in the process of deve!oping. You may we/1know it - it 's
you? You were always saying he was in out of his depth. called Jungle- it turned out to be a big sel ler. La ter 1 worked on about askin for what J need. l'm aware that that can .
30 F Distraction G: the speaker did not buy something, they s1mply sometimes. 1
mention that there was enough money in the purse for them to be Man: Yes, in the long term it might be a good thing, but it's still an a game called Motor Show - lhat 's less widely known but it has ñ
able to buy sorne thing big. odd time todo it. lt's going to be pretty unsettling for the players. devoted niche following. Anyway, l learnt a Jot working on these two ln.terviewe:: Could you .tell us about sorne of the Peop's \ O:J · ~·o: r;;
1wonder if there's more to it than meets the eye. Sorne legal issue contrasting products. w•th, and grve us sorne Idea of what working with thern·s ¡.;.,: ,-¡, -;. .,
perhaps. After six months 1moved on. l was qiven a position in th e Ross: Most modern dancers.are extre~~ly hard~wof'king. o·•.hHl· .~
·; ·Tests : :· ·-· Transcript Woman: Maybe. But perhaps it's a relief to see the back of th em if research department. r had applied for something in the marketing to -.earth, frrendly people. Th e1r personalrt1es can range from t:"~·(·.o :·!
something like that's involved. department but didn 't get that. l was disappointed at the lime but qu1rky, very creat ive types to extremely meticulous ~:;·o~:tt. !,; · '.
Man: l'd agree with you if it had happened at the beqinning of the now feel it worked out for the bes!. who, under other c ircumstances, you might find in an acccw...:, ~ :·
There are, of course, many d itferent types of compu ter games. Th e office. 1 work Wllh both types and more. My interactlons 'I":J{tl nw ,
season but now .
fellow dancers are usually filled with laughter and fun. 1hmd 1 - <:
a@ company 1work for specialises in sports games- ska teboarding,
gravita te lowards dancers who are light-hearted and ~~~~i·;.:- :;·.
1
Extmct threc 0
mo tor raci ng, that sort of thing . However, it's also dabbled in old -
This is Advanced Tra incr Lislening Tr:st Fi ve. Yo u hear cwo srudents di.,·cus.üng u ccmrse they are doing. fashioned arcade games and it does sorne adventure qames too. - though l certa1n/y respect ot.he~ types too. l watch añdit..i.tn. -- ;
Those are the enes 1personal/y most enjoy working on - though from dancers who are perfecl!omsts and go-getters. 1try ~o :.v.~c-:d. '<
{'m going 10 give ynu the instructiomfor this lest. 1'11 introduce e(JCh Nmv louk at questiuns 5 and rS. confron tation and work toward open channets of comrnon· ~:;H -r,;,:;
pare ofthe test and give you time to look al tire queslions. Atthe starl of each lype of game has its own attractions, of course.
Wom an: The Monday atternoon optional course see ms to be between myself and other dancers, so that they feel fre:a to q -r'.'l"::
each piece you will hear this sound: {ronej Anyway, l'd certainly recommend a career in computer games. feedback about my dancing and vice -versa. ·
turning ou t OK, don't yo u think? l thought it was going to be J'd say mine has been very satisfying. Not as financially rewarding
You '/1 hear euch piece twice. tedious at fi rst but it seems to qet a bit better each time . as sorne of you might tike but th at's not the main thing is il? When lnterviewer: How would you describe your work atmOspnc·r~.:··.'
Man: Yes. 1 thouqht l might end up droppinq it after the first week preparing for th is talk 1 asked sorne of my colleagues how they Ros s: l'm current ly working for two main companies. Ona ui U :l'~-.¡ . .·
Rememher, while yo u 're lis tening, write your attnvers 011 the quc.\·tion
but l'm getting more used to the lecturer and 1 think 1quite like his would su m up their careers. The most common word they used has a very struc tured and organised rehearsal process-:-Ai~i{~t· ~· ·~
paper. You 'fl have.five minutes at the end ~fthe test to copy your time is spe nt on details and precision of the movements. ~P.10WJ , _\.
style now. He's got quite a dry sense of humour. And 1 suppose was challenging but 1don't feel that that pu ts a posi tive enough
(w.nvers onto che separare answer sheet.
vibrations could be an importan! tapie, if we're going to become slant on a ca reer in computer games. Anyway, lel me now take any musical coun ts , etc. Each rehearsal is carefully planned. o-ut Y.ri~lt ~.
There 'il now be a pause. P lease as k. wry questions now, hewuse yo u hands-on engineers. ques tions . tasks lha t need to be accomplished that da y. The other: COJ!Ht:.!fo'L _:;
Woman: l'm not so sure about that. Anyway, l've decided to stick Now you '11 hear Part 2 again. has rehea rsals where dancers improvise with each other. Qf}.~~J:lJ:' ~!
musr no! speak. during the test.
wit h it for a bit longer. 1wish he didn't speak so sottly though. lt 's themselves. lo genera te movement material and styl!stle ~~W:.:t~
Now open yuur question paper and /ook. at Part l . hard to hear his voice from the back of that huge lecture hall. ~
That S the c.:nd r~f Purr 2. The rehearsals are freer in their structure. Ideas are tossed uu~,
wasn't so witty 1don't th ink l'd make the effort. And his slides have Now Junr to Part 3. played with , transformador discarded. lthink both of thes~ t•:c~i<' :r.,~(
atmospheres. ora combination of both, are typical in the he~ o{ f.
PARTl far too much on them. 1can't read them when l'm sitting at the
dance. ~
Yo u 'ti hear rhrce dij]'erent extracts. 'For qu.estions 1 l o 6, choo.H! the back. lt's a good job he puts them up on line for us.
.~· lntervie wer: What are your plans for your future?
amwer (A. 8 or C), whichfit.{ best occording to what you hew: There Man: Mm, 1know. And did you see he's also put up a cou rs ework
assignment for us? We've got to get it done by the end of next You '// hear a radio intc.:rvt~:w with a {Jrt?fesslolla/ dun(cr ('o/lt'd Uos:'i Ro ss: Most dancers end up teaching and that's a great ct:ltl·e; v !
a re Jwo que:-.. rions for each extraer.
week. Cuni.\·. Fur q11es1i ons 15 10 lO. choose the onsl\'t'r (A. 11. C or 0) n·hich course . l'd kind o f prefer todo something a bit less predlctohr~ . !
Extract one jits best accorcling to wlwt you heat: don't th ink l've necessarily gol the skilfs to runa business ot my
:,t Tlwt :1· tire e11d t?{Porl l .
own o r anything like th at but 1 think 1might go back to coll~¡!_
7i: You hear a ma11 a nda woman discussing a work co lleague. Now tut'll to Part 2.
You now have 1 minwe ro louk at Par/ J. and do a course in some thinq like film studies. Or perhap!.
even somethinq in history as that 's something 1get increasmw ~
Now look at quesrion.\· J wrd 2. lnterviewer: Ross, it's a pleasure to have you 1n the studio today. 1
interested in as 1 get older. Who knows what 1might end up Un:,"~:
Man: 1hope Jeremy's going to turn out OK as the new store
ffl~) PART 2 wonder if you could tell me first what your work is like at the moment?
lnterviewer: Thank you, Ross.
supervisor. l'm beginning to have my doubts. Yrm 'lf Ju:ar porr ufa talk uhmtf worf.:i11g in tlr~: com¡mrer games Ross: Su re. 1work for two different dance compan ies. M y pnmary
responsibil ities include attendin g warm~ up class , rehearsals, .VtJ\1' l'ou'/1 ht'ar l'art 3 agai11.
Woman: Well, he's bound to take sorne time to settle into the illllu.my. f(JJ· q1wstitms 7 to /4, complete the sente11ces. You now have
:~¡ performances as well as sorne teaching. At rehearsa ls, 1rnust learn. lhor \ t!U' (.'llrii~(Pan J .
role, l guess, but things aren 't looking that promis1ng. l' ve heard 45 ser.:onds lo look ut Part 2.
'master and artistically interpret the dance routines. lt's not rny role
mutterings from severa! members of staff already. ----
Woman: l'm here today to talk to you about worki ng in computer ~o change the choreographer's ideas, though sometimes 1might ,\',\,·tw·, toPan 4.
f: Man: l know. And it used to be such a happy team. At least gaming . l'd certainly recommend itas a career. Not because it's be tempted to. In performances. the dancer has to accomplish
¡;~ l']Y~iSi PA RT 4
everything seems fine as far as customers are conc erned. 1 guess glamorous- it has that reputation among sorne people, 1believe is surely their principal task: to bring the choreography to life, .·.~
t· there's no reason to tak e it up with our line manager al lhis stage . - nor because it's a weU-paid job- generally it isn't- but rather
,. But perhap s we should have a quiet word with h1m? You're good at because it's crea ti ve. And that's the factor that, all things being
as an actor does with their role in a play. Sometimes 1have
that involve teaching younger dancers and th ere the go,gJ is to Par/ :/ crmsists n(111·o task.r. Yrm '{/ hctwji\o·e short extraer.,· iu r.•i,•,,.¡,
1 that sort of thing . equal. correlates most highly with job satisfaction. ··-;~ 'teach wi thin the style of the company you are represent ing, so that ¡wo¡J/r• ure talkwg ahma niC'momhle events.
Woman: We\1, 1wouldn' t mind but l'think l'd be more in favour of People get jobs in the computer games industry after degrees requires p lenty of lhought and planning.
hanging on for a bit. lt might just be a matter of him getting used to l.rmk rll Tú.,·k One. For qu~.,•wions l J to l5, choosefrom Jltl' ff,l f .·\
in all sorts of subjects. Of course, if you 've done a course in ·l,terviewer: So, what are sorne of the problems or decisions you
ou r way of working with each other. He might just have been u sed (111{) Ldw!tlw ('V(' I// 1\'U.\'. N0\1/ look {J{ Task rwo. For qwstiun.• : h
graphic design, that' ll stand you in good stead but it's certainly on a regu lar basis?
toa less co\\aborative atmosphere. to 30. r·hoose /i'Om the /i.\'1 (A lo H) whv rh e speakerfounc/!11\· ' f <'.fr t
not essentiaL \ my self graduated in economics and co\leagues of :;"'"'~;:;: One of the chief problems 1face is scheduling . The dance memrwohlr'. Ú'hi!C' .vou listen, younn 1s; complete both tusk,·.
Man: OK, let's give th at a try then. mine did history, eng ineering and En glish. Th e degree itself is leSS ·~anies 1work for often have overlapping performance dates. ,,'
Extracttwo iroportant than the enthusiasm someone brings to the job. ~have to factor in my yoga teaching schedule. Very few li111 IIOH' hav<' 45 s econds ro look at Part 4.
You hear rwo people dis~u.\Sitlg un articlefmm u local new.~poper.

11 goes without saying that everyone who joins the industry has d:~ ..... ___ ' ·dance jobs wh ere they work just for one cornpany .\fwakcr rnw
themselves enjoyed playing games. My parents always told me 1
t
1 1ff of that salary alone. Most dancers work for mu!tipiP.
l've ¡ust been to something l' m sure 1'11 remembera!lmyhfe . ~~J:'<.Lt:L .J
Now loo k at q1u:stions. 3 anci 4. spent far too much time on them, so much so that they suggested · ~oreographers and/or companies. Of course, you also need to
Man: Look at this. Th ey've gane and sacked their manager. He's
put it to good use and apply for work in the industry. ~
me the name o f someone he knew at a majar games comp~
in good physical shape and prioritise going to technique cla ss
the gym.
one of my
GaHery. favo
1t was. JUSt
.uritethe
bands of a!l
perfect setime
tting playing in front
- a square of
surrounci<JO th~t-~tlt. ::o:.·'·"
h} · _,•..•:.:'.·.·.:· ·;·@
only been in the post for a couple of years.
decided to apply there first. · elegan~ histon~ buildings. Quite a severe location in soma ~~;·~~y~ bU-~ '·:~
What skills are required to handle these problems or lhat su•t ed the1r style. The bit 1'11 personally always lrea.sw"t:: :.·.~:.- 0:- '--.¡;
how taken my son was by it all. Usually he's a bit disn'l~§ C~ n:~~ .'.:~
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9 A 'this si tuation' mentioned in the ti rst sente ncl: of A rcfc.::rs hnck than thc ski lis uscd thcrc lhatled to thc mea\: C: the taste ofthe
tastes in songs but he agreed to let me drag him along and it was
dear from his tace that he found it spel!bmding. l've now agreed to . Test 6 Key to the situat ion out lined in thc previous paragraph wherc pcop\c are
steadily destroying th e jaguar's natural habita!. Rnbinowit7. i~ ¡.¡\so
mcal1s not whJt the writcr IS emphasising (even though he makes
a passing cumment that 1hc bread produccd in thc lndian factory
go along to watch a cricket match with h\m and hope 1'1! be equally introduced in Ato be mcntioncd further m thc follnwmg par<~graph. 1astcd bcttcr for hcing m::sde thcrc) ; D: thc writer does not actually
surprised to find it enjoyable. )0 C 'such a schemc' in C rcfers te thc plan lO C5tab\ish !he 'palh ofthc say that he took his insp1rat1on from the lndinn examplc. Nor docs he
Speaker two Reading Part 1 jaguar' outlined in the previous paragraph. cnmmcnt nn thc fact that rndia is wcll·known for its tasty food (evcn
lt was an absolutely extraordin ary evening, well worth the long rail C This is thc thcmc of the paragraph summed up in the sentence thnugh th is i~ undoubtedly tr uc ).
11 F The 'thcm' in the first sentence ofF refcrs back to 'national
journey l'd had to make to get there . The speakers were excellent- 'lt is merely thc she\1, ... that rema ins when all that .. ha s passed governments' in thc preccding paragraph and Falso dcvc lops thc 19 A '11 might alsn dispcl the myth ofmen'!i inab ilny to multi·task.'To
manaqinq to be both movinq and witty in a way that seemed totally through and away.' Distraction A: although the wriler talks about idea of'enlightened Jand·use planning' int ro du ccd inthc prec.cding ·multi· lask·means to 'be doing two or more things at the samc time',
approoriate given the nature of the occasion. A hundred years since the agc of the housc, this is not what she is cmphasising; B: the paragraph. somelhing that wome n are supposedly bcner al doing than mcn.
the halls thal had housed such a majar national exhibition h·ad housc scems to rema in unchanged [= impcrvious] regardless ofthc Disrracrion 0: thc writcr suggests that his wifc (= her in the main
12 8 'Later he' ll tackle South Amcr ica ... chal lcnging' rcfcrs hack hit nflhc hnu:-:c] ('hcr indoors' is a colloqutal exprcss ion sometimes
burnt down. But 1remember the event also for personal reasons. social changcs it has witnessed. D: although it is clear that peoplc to th e description of how he has becn dealing with North <\nd
¡· bumped into a friend 1hadn't seen for a good ten years. a quy 1 and objects in thc house have changcd, thc focus ofthc tcxt is rathcr uscd by amanto refer ro h is wifc) m<~y not in fact be ve ry kecn on
Central America in thc preced in g paragraph . Thc idea ofthcjagu¡tr h1 s id ea : C: thc writcr docs not mention the improvemcnt ofhis
used to play football with befare we both headed off to university. on how thc huuse itsclfhas not changed. as important in the mythology of th e arca also links B with thc cooki ng ski lis; 0 : spcnd in g more llme in the garage is not focused
l'd thought about him often but hadn't managed to tind out where 2 D Thc repctition of'ears' in the finn l sen tencc makes this clearly parag raph which follows it. on as ;1 bcndil {cvcn ifil is impJ ied by thc \vriler's suggestion).
he was living or what he was doing now- despite googling him the answer. Distraction A and B are both menttoned as notable
every now and then. changes butthey are not given the emphasis that cars are. Although Reading Part 3 Reading Part 4
thc passagc su~ges ts that family Ji fe has changed since the house 13 D 'Thc problem with airl inc food is that thcy . .. give it all to y0u
Speaker three 20 n ·an ccnlogy or !50 ammal species which are nol found in any
When you think back over the memorable events 1n you r life 1 think was bui ll, lhis is not mcntioncd as somcth ing that would su rprisc lhe on a little tray the size ofa mouse mat .. it's a bit ofan clbmvs·in other locauon in thc wmld.' Distraer ion Refercnce to antma ls is
sometimes it's relative\y ordinary ones that can stand out more house's buildcrs. affair ... yo u will have to get up and stand in thc aisle.' Thc quotc 111í1ÚC rdso in B ·nnimal footprints', e 'bison and other herd anima ls',
than the big public occasions. My grandfather becoming eighty, for B Thc tcxt is providing information summarising what can be illustrates that airline food is prcscnted in a way that makcs it r: 'monsc. shccp, etc.' ;md G 'grizzly bea rs' but none ofthese othc r
example, had a s u rprisingly signifi cant impact on my life. A tamous found on a websi te and eneouragi ng rcadcrs to use its pagcs (' .. difficul t lo eat ·- the word 'elbows·in' suggests that you don't hnvc tcxts ci:.lim th<1t thc ,,..·ildlifc is difTcrent from thut found e \scwhe re.
actor who'd been to school with Grandpa gave a very touching informat ion thut you' ll find on our wcbsite ... '). Distraction A: much room. Distraction A: the writcr docs not actually commcnt
21 G 'Thc walk is rclative ly s hon, ... but has a few challenging
speec h about the importance of roots and it carne tome with total thc text is aiming more to persuade pcoplc to use lhc website - on the tastc of thc food; 8: altho ugh 'driz7.lcd with ex tra words'
~cctin n s.' Disrruction O also refcrs toa rclativcly short walk but it is
clarity that 1 real\y did want to mave back to the town where 1 grew its aud iencc will already have made thc cho ice to use ecological certainly implies that thc writcr fcels that ovc r· cnrn rlicntcd bnguagc
'co ns1dcrcd nn casy onc'.
!:!2..:. l'd been turning the idea over in my mind for quite sorne time housing; C: although 'suslainab lc natural ecosystems' and is used, that is not the main point he is making; C: 11 is thc ~m~ll ~ iz c
but might never have got round to doing anything about it had it not 'sustainablc houses' are mentioned, thcre is no mentían ofspecific ofthe tray that is criticised rather than the porLions. 22 E . whcrc a lo okout towcr has been momtoring volcanic activ ity
sustainable products; D: there is no nttempt lo justify the wri lcr's ·.. 14 C ' .. above a\1, it's more stra ightforward lOpn:pnrc. an d ~crvc . sim:c: thc 19JOs.'
been for that speech.
Speaker [m1r
op inions about ecological housing. clearing up willtake no time at al\.' The phrasc 'ahovc al\' signals 23 e ' Thc Battlc of'Woundcd Km:e IOOk place in this region . .. and
A 'You don'l have to wail for someonc else to salve cnvi ronmenta l that the writer is probably about to g ivc thc ' main argumc nt' rcfc rred is an cvelll rcmcmhcrcú to this dcty.' Distraction F is mentioncd as
1 met Fiona when we were both on a train going to the airport
p roblems; you can start to work o n thosc problems you rself - today.' to in the qucstion. Dislraction A: although !he writc r docs mcntion havmg somc hiswrical associations in that Presiden! Lincoln rulcd
tast month and we started talking about where we were heading.
Fiona told me she was going back to the island w h e re she'd spent
e
Di.ftroclion 8 and are wrong because. although they may well be this, it is nol his princ ipa l argumc nt; B and D are w rong hecausc thc that the arca shnuld be prcscrved for the publi c.
truc. the text docs not menuon thcse spccifically; D: although the wrilcr docs not focus spec ifica lly on c ithcr thc nutritional va \uc nr 24 G 'Hc\Orc much longcr nota trace ofthesc glacicrs wi\1 be lcft .
many happy holidays as a c h ild - but this time because she had to
text raises the qucstion 'How can you gct the best rcturn on you r the environmental bcncfits of his suggest ion. So do your hc.::st to takc advantagc ofthe park's views now whi le they
attend a conterence in connection :wvith her work as an architecl.
mvestment?', it does not focus on the point that sustainabk housing B ' .. the reason cooking has bccome so popu lor . .. 1s hccnuse thc are still thcrc:
1 explained that 1 was off to the city where l'd had the luck as a
child to go to the opening ceremony of the winter 0\ympics. The is a 'good' financia\ invcstmcnt. ki tchen is the new workshop. Deprived of lhc rcquircmcnt . thc 2S B 'Thc Park Avcnuc Hikc 1s considered an easy onc by thc rangers
thing that struck me most then were the fireworks over the snowy 5 C 'In the lasl 30 years, though, ... re-cntry as a positive challenge modem man tums to the formica worktop instcad . .. 'Thc phrasc hut visitm!oi nre ~ti l\ advised to bring hats, wa ter and supplies.'
mountains. 1 don't think l've ever seen anyth ing more stvnning in ora chance fo r growth and scJf.d iscovcry [= learning opportunity] 'deprived of' means that mcn ('blokes' is a coll oquml ,.,.md in British Distracrion In F thcy nre adviscd to be 'prcpared to sharc space'
. a sct of problcms.' Dislraction A: th e focus is now on seeing the English for 'men') no longer have something they uscd once In havc: with <11 1 !'nrt.c; ofw ildli fc on thcir walk but thc walk is prescnted as
}· t he twe nty years since.
Speaker ji ve
issucs as oppornmiti es rather than problcms; B: therc is nothin g to
suggcst that more recent rcsenrchcrs are incrcas ingly intcrcsted in
the necd to use thcir ercativc ski ll s throu gh woodwork or melí\lwork
Distraction A: the writer is arguing that mcn now h ~we fc.wer
hcing a ra rti cu larly long one rather than an easy onc.
26 H 'for <1 lcss crowdcd dcstination that offers a 360 degrcc
1 was a bit late coming heme tast night because l'd had to hand this topic - it has bccn of interest for sorne time; it is the attitude opportunities to work with metal or wood and does nnt commcnt nn p:umrama nf thc fcaturcs nfYosem1tc, the Sentin el Dome is a viable
in a p\ece of lost property. l'd fou nd a purse on th e Uoor of the to the tapie that ha~ chan gcd; D: the aim is to changc how pcople whether they find cooking more enjoyable lhan othcr hnhhics: C ;md
auditorium. You remember 1 was qoing to see one of my favourite nhcrn<lllVC .' /Ji.wroction Yiews are also mcnlioned in A and G -
think ahout what they experiencc on rc·entry rather than to classify D are wrong because although they may be true in some .c;ocieties, this
~ lt was a n excellent performance but 1 think l'll remember the and indced thcy are 1mpli~d in allthc extmcts- but only H makes
thosc i ssu~s. (This was something that one 'carly writer' [Asuncion· 15 not statcd in th e text.
evening most because of that purse. When 1 looked in side it the mcnl1011 of <1 lcss wcll·known alternativc viewpoint.
Lande] did.) D 'More to the point, it took hours aml hours that cnuld havc hccn
credit card had the name ot a really famous political figure on it. Do 27 ,\ 'Acad ia Nationnl P<~rk holds o symbolic place .. the first p laces
6 O 'fleing ablc lo thi nk optimistically . .. not only helps you feel better spenl on somethin g more constructivc ... ''Const ruc ti vc· hcrc
you think they might ask to meet me when they learn their purse lt\ cxpcrience s unlight cvery si ng le da y in the Un itcd S tates . .. thc
bcner .. . but it can al so hclp you arliculatc how you are diffcrenl means ' uscfu l' or 'valuablc'. Distracticm A: allhough thc writcr says
has been handed in? Th ey should be very grateful because there ccrcmony ofthc Wahanaki hono ring the sun.' Di.-:traction Fa lso
t was a lot o f money in there. And 1 mean a lotl Enough to buy a new
. . 'Distraclion A: it is not sugges tcd that other peop le lack he was 'spurred on by too many vis its 10 ovcr-priccd rcstauran ls rcfcrs tn thc sun bu l it is to the latcncss ofthe sunsct rather than to
¡ carl
understand ing if the person cxperiencing rc-entry feels ' out of sync'
with thcm; 13: the emphasis is more on thinking positive ly than
to try ' something a bit clever' he does not say thnt he attcmptc.::ct a
spec ific meal hc 'd e aten in one of thosc restaurnnts; 13: thc wr itcr
thc dawn .
1 Now yo u 'll hear Parl 4 again. talking positivcly; C : therc is nothing to suggcst that people coming says that he is 'rcally not vcry good (at cooki ng]'; C: thc mea\ he 2H F: • . . thcre is nn isbnd callcd Wizard lsland bccause it has the
,j.,' ~ha pe nf a wi7.<ml's hat.' t\ wizard is :1 mal e character from stories,
borne from living in anothcr country are not already prepared for Cooked 'was a\1 a bit brown', which suggcsts that it el id nnt look vcry
1 That 's the end of Part 4. nnc who ¡wsscsscs magical powers -· his hat is traditionally conical
good and bad expcricnces. good either.
There '11 now be a pause ofjive minutes jor yo u tu cupy your un8wers 111 sh:.1pc.
A '1 ha ve therefore revised ... and yoked it toa ncw mantra .. . : onc
onla the separa te answer sheet. Be sure to fo\low ihe numbering of Reading Part 2 b.urner, one utcnsil, one implement.' A 'manera' is a word or phrasc 29 f 'Hiking lhrough thc pnss is nevcr a so\itary expc ri cnce . . . as
a/l the questions. 1'll remind yo u when there S one minute leji, so that E 'herc' in the first sentence oí E relates back to 'deep in a Costa · one's belief. Distraction 8 may be truc hut it is nnt <~ many :tnim¡.¡ls inhahit the <uea you will be walking in.'
Rican forest' in the first paragraph. The 'he' in both lhe first · is making; C: the writcr does nol makc any rcfcrcncc Jfl n 'Unfortunalcly. campmg, ... is not pcrm ittcd.'
r.·tl
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yo u 're su re to jinish in time.
paragraph andE is the youngjaguar. The phrasc al the cnd ofE 0: we are not told what thc na me o f thc forthc0111ing J 1 H 'In 1gc,4 Prcsidcnt Abraham Lincoln draftcd a resolution
You have one more minul~ lefi. 'no longcr b inds him to his home' is reftectcd in the tenn used to
:·1 Tlwt S the end ofthe te.\' t. Please stop now. Yo ur supervtsor will now describe thc young jaguar, 'the wandercr', at the beginning ofthe
will be.
is not, in fact, without preceden!. !'ve becn ... whcrc thc
that Yoscmitc Vallcy was to be prescrvcd for the publie.'
Vislmcrirm Althuugh an importan t historie event took place in thc
'l~
col leer all che question papers and answer slicers. fo ll owmg parag raph. exotic breads on the tops ofhot machines ... · 'Not park in C, that park cannot be sa id to owc its cxistence to any one
R G The rancher mentioned at the beginning of G refers back 10 precedent' paralle ls 'previously' in B and thc rcst of this rnrt ic ular pcrson.
caulc ranches referred to in the p revious paragraph. The gives an ex ample of food bcing prepared by mcn in an 32 ll ' Thesc natural sandstonc arches and towcrs make one feellike
question is dcarly thc one whosc calf has becn killed by locat ion . Dil·truction A: it is thc factory cquipmcnt rathcr thcy werc planncd to rcscmblc Park Avcnue in New York ...
The rcvenge that the ranchcr takes is for killing his ca lf
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~1i t : _,AA 1 TP<t 6 Kev
revengc takes thc form o f hunting dow n and shooting the
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DI~rtraclion Rock forma!ions are also mentioned in C. E a nd H but Contcnt '' 1t h ll11.:<111Ín~s th<ll do not fit thc co ntex l - 'kick out' means 'expel',
none o fthese are compared toa place in a c ity. Your compe tition ent ry shou ld (a) exp lain why ymt d1u .. t.: your ·.srlash out ' mcans 'spcnd a lot ofmoncy' and 'p uli out' mcans
Dear Si r or Mndam, parti cula r course of study, (b) com m ent on w hct hcr it ha.~ 1urned nLtt to "wttht.lraw'
33 A ' .. yo u might be lucky e nou gh to witness thc ccrcmony ofthc
Wab:maki honoring tht: sun ... the Nalive A merican tribc's cfl"~1rt~ 1 saw your advcrt i ~cmcn l for pcople 10 work on cnv n onmcnta l be as you expcclcd o r not and (e) cxpl;lin how yuu pl ;1n lo lll;'lkl: use or K C ln tlu s ~.:onte.xt 'run' mcans ' man agc·.
to reclai m ... thcir heritage.' The Nat1vc Amcricans are thc original prOJCCIS in a m agai'_inc and wuul d vcry mllch likc 10 takc part in your studics in lh c futurc. lt does not mattcr whc th cr ynu say lhal ytHlr 9 ll ·ro ugh' cnllncatcs wit h 'draft' a nd mca ns a s impl e draft,
inhabitants of thc continent as opposcd tu thc peoplc w hú coloniscd one Of your prOJCCtS . coursc ofstudics was what you cxpectcd or nnt. lt ;liso c.loc:- 110t matlt.:r
w it holll much detJil. Oistlllction 'crudc' suggests 'vu lgar' and
it from thc sevcnte enth centu ry onwards . 'Hcri tage' mc.ans culture Th c work. appenls tome beca use 1 th ink il is ofvita l importance ifyou cla im that you will not make use of)'Our studics in thc l"ulurc .
th us ha:-; tlCg<tlivc assoe¡;nions th at do not lit thc contex.t; 'plain ' is
and traditions. that wc should do all wc canto makc the cnvironrnent we live Howeve r, you must g ivc c lear rcas ons for yom orinions.
thc oppositc of 'elabora tc·. wh ich might ti t in terms of meaning,
34 F 'Since the sun does not set in the arca until midnight, you can tn a healthicr and more beautiful place. 1 helievc thi s can have a Organisation hut 11 t.locs nnt t.·ollocatc with ' draft': 'odd' suggests 'eccemrie' or
make considerable progress on a single hikc.' hugc impact on socicty. lf pcoplc live somewhcre that Jooks both Write in clcarly defi ncd paragraphs. ·peculiar' aml so do es not fit in tcrms of mcaning; ita !.so does not
tidy and attractive th cn thcy wi ll feel hcttc r about lhcir Jivcs. They C(l!loc::ltc w ith 'draft"
Pcrhaps incl udc a litlc.
Writing Part 1 wi ll find ple n.surc in going about thci r daily routincs and may be 10 ¡\ ·gn on' mcans 'continuc' and so flts in tcrms ofmcaning hcre as
S( a)
insp ircd to be more c rcative and cncrgctic in thcir own work. it ¡.,. t:dking :-~bout pcoplc goi ng on v.:ith thcir work on their novels.
1 (rcport) Styte
C rcati ng inte resti ng play arca~ for childrcn is, in my opin ion, Disn·r¡cfto/1 8 wo uld requirc an objcct- 'tht: book hclped lo bring
Modc l answer
al so of particular imp or tam.:e. lt will cm:ourag.c e hild ren to spend Neu tra l or scm i·formal on'. fnr cxnmp le 'thc rcvolu tion', mcaning it 'he lpcd to start it';
This model has bee11 prepared u.s a11 exumple uf a V<?!Ji good UfiSW<?!: 'IC'ad on · IS usually fo ll owed by 'to ·- ' her novclle<.l on 10 a number
more ti me playing outsidc ra th cr thi.ln sitting indoors in front o f a Your rcport shou ld use languagc that makcs yuur poin1s clca rl y ant l
However. pfease note that th is is j11st rme example out r~f severa/ n l" oiTcr:" of\.,.·orJ.\': 'ca tc h on" can mea n, for cx<tmple. 'succccd' ;md
TV or computer sc rccn and lh<H can on ly be good for thc fut ure succinct ly.
poss ible approaches. health o f thc nation. is usun ll y uscd abour íl rashion o r lrencl, c.g . ' no onc cx p~; etc d such
Co ntent
o.llllllllla tt cring sty lc 10 catch on ' .
1 bclicvc tha t 1 shou ld pcrsona ll y be able to C\.mtributc most to Your rcport should focus o n thc plot ofthc book. 11 s hnul d (ni c.xplain
Hambling Sports Centre Vv'cckcn d Evc nt
a garde ning project cithcr in a city park or in the co untrysidc. 1 whcther you found thc plot origina l, (b) whc thcr ynu li.:lt 11 wa!'>
11 e Distrae/ion 1\ and o 1.·\'0U ld bnth have lO be fu ll owcd by ' for '
The cvent thatl ancnded was in gene ra l vcry succcssful. 1 was havc a lway.s lov\!d worki ng with p la nts anO. whi le 1 was a sludent, /\lso thc othcr thrcc options <11\ suggcsl going aflcr something clsc,
1' " inte res ting and (e) wheth e r you think thc pl ot wnull.l :1ppeod In nnc
ablc to try a number of new spo rts includi ng judo ami sq ua sh and 1 hada series oí su mmcr JObS wnrking in thc univcrsi ty g rou nds, whic h 1s not thc case hcn:; ra u lks is ta lking ahout working as quickly
particular agc group or not. lt J ocs not mnncr whcthcr }'l)ll fnund thc
1 partic ular! y í:l pprcc iated thc vcry hclpful advicc a nd information hclpi ng to keep thc lawns and Aower beds 1idy. Howevcr, 1 shoul d a" pf'ssihlc 1o achicvc h is g<.l<ll ra thcr lhan pursuing somct hing, a
g iven by th e cxcell ent coac hes who werc thcre for each of those plot interesting or onginal or not nn d you mayor may not l"cclth:H 11 ~~
be more th::~ n wi llin g to bc~.:omc invo lvcd in an y projcct whcre it more suitab le fo r onc agt.: group than anothcr hut yo u m us! gt,·c ckar
prize. t"or c.x amp lc . llf hunting or scarchmg for som ethi ng that is lost
sports. was fe lt 1 cou ld be uscfiJI. 11r hiddc n.
rcasons for all your opi ni ons.
1 wo uld ccrtain ly recomm~..:nd that Hambling Spor ts Centre n:pcat 1 would be more than wi lli n g 10 su ppl y any furt hc r info rm a ti o n or 12 11 /.)i.\"{r(JCiiou 'u neven' <loes not ca !loca te with A or C; O docs not
thc evenl in future . lt see m s tome that a simi lar cvent cou ld h!.! Organisation
to attend an intcrvicw as rcquin.:d. h t bccn u:"c thc mca n ing hc rc is 'charactcrist ic' -- i.c. "qui.llity'- rathcr
partJcularly interesting for schoolchi ldrcn as they wou ld \ove thc Wrüe in c le arly dcli ned paragraphs. th:111 how much somethi ng is wonh.
opportun it ies to try so many different s ports. The tal k on careers Yours fnithfully.
Perhaps includc a tille nnd sub- head ings.
in sport could al so be vcry inte re st ing for thcm. S(b)
Use of English Part 2
l would, however, want ta sugges t sorne small improvcmc nts that N ore_,. 1."\ me: Thc mcan ing hc rc is 'makcs me lnsc my oricmation'.
• Appropriute opemng and dosingJilr a letler t~(applicution
Style
could be madc for a futurc cvcnl. Thc idea to havc compc titi ons 14 it: 'makc it' mcans 'arrivc ' and suggcsts thatlhcjourney was
during the weekend was a good one but the tablc tenni s • Op(•ni11g purugra¡1h giw:s a clear swtement o(tlw rev.wm.fiJr tlu~ Neutra l or scmi. fonn al
d iflirult in "nmc way.
tournamcnt wou\d ha ve bcen bcttcr if it had bec n m ore ca refully feuer Your propo~al should use languagc that makcs ynur po1111s ckarly ami
p lanncd in <1dva ncc. Morcovcr, thc talks wcrc in too lnrgc a vt:n uc suecin ct ly. 15 hcfurc: \Ve als~1 oftcn sny 'i n frnnt o fmy cycs' w ilh thc samc
"f11e mstructions un: ch•ar(-..,·jállowed
fo r the speakcrs to be able to makc themscl vcs hcard withou t mca ning; 'u ntlcr' is notuscd in this phrasc.
Cfearly dejined parugrophx Content
a microphonc. This was disappomting ·as the tapies wcn; all 1h h~·l~ n: Oisrmcrion "hccl)mc' is not pnssible bt.:ca usc thc tcxt is nor
• Goud ra 11ge t?f" vo(:ah11lvr¡' ami strHCtttr~.:s used Your proposal should focus on onc sccnc that ~~ suttahlc lúr
good ones. Perhaps a smalle r ve nu c cou ld be useU in futurc? In tnlking. abou t a chnngc o f s tat c .
• Jlw·it!ty of"senrell(."(' lellglf¡s li.H!d dramati sat ion . 1t should (a) cxplai n why this is an appropria tc ~cene
addition, 1 would suggest that more time shou ld be al!owcd for 17 past.,las t : T hc sc word.s can both he uscd to mean 'rcccn t '
• Apprupriate reg1sta- :..-uirahly fimnal and (b) comme nt on how it co uld be madc intn :m :~pproprintc dram:ntc
the q ucsti o n a nd answcr sess ion.
piece for a collcge concert. You should gtvc c\car rcasons for Yllllr 1R ran/ m ay: Thc idea hcr~.: is onc of possibi li ty so 'rnust' wou ld be too
• No language ermrs
Despitc thcst:: .smal! problcms. ll wos a vcry uscful and cnjoyahlc opinions . si ron¡.;.
• Correcl le11gth
wee kend . Organisation I'J t h i.'.'~C: ' lhcsl.! dt~ys" mcans 'nowaUays' or 'nnw'. Disrraction 'thosc '
Write in clcar ly deflrJcd par;1graphs . is 1101 pnssibk ~s the scntcncc is ckarly rcfcrnng to thc prcst.:nt
Not e.'i Stylc ro11hc r lh;m thc pa.<;l.
• Opening p aragraph give.1· a cleur u.mf positive inrmduc.:tirm lo the /\ny ·-as lon g as it is cons1stcnt as contributions to wcbsitcs ca n be Pcrbaps includc a titlc and sub-headings.
21) as: This ~.:omplclcs thc comparing phra.sc 'nnt sn much somcthing as
report wntten lll any s ty lc. Use of English Part 1 "OlllCth ing el~!.!'
• Afl the points made on th l! eVf.!fJ/:~ programme w·e wken up m thf! Your contributinn 10 thc wcbs itc s hould use la ngua gc that makcs your
1.· 1. report
Examples are give11 ofsports that were tried
Good ran;;e ~~r vocahufa,y and structures used
po ints clearly and in an inte rcst ing way. Rcadcrs w ill o nly conti nue
reading a web pagc ifthey find it e ngagi ng .
.1 D Nonc oft hc other optio ns are commonly used as adjcc ll\'CS.
. 2 C This is what your lingers actua lly touch whc n yn u'rc typtng ;md
so it is the a ppropri:He word to c hoose hcrc.
2 1 in: Thi~ is thc prcposition uscd :1ftcr nouns rclating to growth such a~
·risc'. 'l"all". 'incrcasc'. 'dccn;asc· <tnd 'growth' .
22 rnund /through: This cmphitsiscs that somcthing will happcn
Co ntent throu~hout thc cnt irc ycar
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~~hrds fro m th c qu~stion paper are changed - 'cxperr inso·,a.·wrs · Your con tribution 5hou ld foc us on thc a uract ions ofblogs. ll should B 'hold' is thc only onc oft hesc vcrbs which collocatcs w ilh
hecome 'e.xcelient coaches ·. JOr example 'compct iti on'. 2~ nnc: JJi.'itraf"tirm 'anothcr' is not possihlc bccausc this is thc fina of
f'; ; cxplai n (a) why w ritcrs choose to w ritc thcm í\nd (b) why rcaders like
(Jch ry·s pw_iccts th at has bccn mcntioncd in the tcxt.
• Appropriate register -· neither very forma llwr very infimnal thcrn. \t should a lso describe one p<~rticular blog, mnking it clea r why 4 B Nonc ofthc othcr op tio ns co llocat cs with ' ambit ion '.
~ i 24 acrn s ..: fl\'l'r / heyu nd: All ofthcsc prepositions can be uscd to g1vc
t
• The rf!commendatiulls for improvemenrs are maJe in un appmpriar(• yo u cnjoy rcadi ng it. You may use th is spcc ifi c blog th roughout your S A Distractirm A llthe opt ion s fit thc scntcncc gramma t1 cal1y but
~e . tone- chey do not sound rode
• No language errors
co ntribution o r dcal wi th il in a scparate paragraph, as you prefer. the contcxt make s i! c!ear that thc writcr is rcfcr rin g to wh<lt pt.:Pplc
~xpect to h:1ppen this yeor, rathc r than 10 so mcthing that •s <; uppn.st.:d
:he idea or 'thc othc r sidc or·. Disrmcrron 'bcl0re' is not possiblc
hcr~.: ht:~.:au~l.! thc contcxt makcs it clcar that the speaker is no1
~j
Organis a tion rcf"crnng to somcthi ng on thc Canadian si de of thc bordcr.
• Corra·t length to happe n o r somcthing that is co nsitlcrcd to he or is thought lo han;
W ritc in c \carly dclincd pamgr<Jphs.
happened . 25 tH•: Th~. mc;mmg ofthc scntcncc JS that il scc:. ms as if"thc cities are®
Writing Part 2 Pcrhars indudc a tille an d sub·h eadings.
"6 C Distructinn The rest of th c sc ntencc nwkcs it~.: lcar tlwt i\ :tnd ~tagnallng . ~
(lette r of application) D do not makc sen se log ically wh ilc thc grammar or 1h1.' scn1\.' nt:c 26 fn r: Eng lü:h lal ks abmu 'havmg :.ln appctitc- o r n lhirst- for
~~
: Model answcr Sty lc means that B docs not ti l. -.;nnH:th!ng' mca1Hng to 'he c<.~gcr l~Jr snmcthmg·. ·
i This model has het!n prepar!!d as an exumple r~f" u. very good un.nver Neutral or ~cm i- forma l A This is a co ll oquia l ph rasa l vc rb mcaning ·prnduccd q u ick ly ' . 27 nof : 'last t"lnt not leas!" is a li.xcd exprcssion; 'ccrtainly' has bccn
Your comr:titio ~ cnt ry shoul d use l~m g~<lge that makes your p01ntsf·.. Distraclion The othcr opt ion s for m col loquia l r hr;Js :d vcrbs tnn hu1 addcd for extra cmpha!'is
i 1-/mvevet; please notr:: tha t this ü"ju.\·t 0/W exumple out (~{severa/
possihle uppmaches. clearly bu t m an mtercsting way; your am1 is to arouse the interest
0
·i thc judgcs so tlmt tbcy consiúcr giv in g you thc prizc.
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!" 17 O Distraction A: the speaker makes a general commcnt ahnut }(¡¡¡ '11 hr~ar coch pieC(' rwh:e.
Listening Part 1 practica! experience coming: in use fui but docs Jll' t spccitically relate
Use of English Part 3 !\ Di.~·traclion B: 'horrified' is too strong a wo rd to describe the it to her own business; 8: she says practica! expericncc 1s '<1! lc;1.~1 Rememht•¡; 11·hile y ou 'rt' listeni11g, wrilc your a!lswel:" Ofl the que.)·fion
28 apparent: Not 'apparently', 'becomc' -like 'be' or 'scem'. for woman's reaction- shc is doubtful ralher than shocked by his as' importan\ as a collegc diploma, ralhcr tiMo 'mure' imrort<~nt: C. f)(lfWI: }-(1/f '11/urn•jil'~ minutes 111 !he: <me/ t~J"the test tu c:opy your
example- is fol\owed by an adjective rather than an advcrb. suggcstion: C: 'excitcd' suggests a more positivc reaction than hers the speaker do es not go so far as to say lh<~t tlll~ kmd of cxrcricncc 1111.nn·rs onto tiiC' se¡uu·a11~ unswer slu:el.
29 expertise: An ··experl' IS a person; ·experuse' is thc abstract noun actually is. should be a compulsory part of any collcgc coursc.
ni{'/"(' '1/ 1/f)l\' he (1 pause. Pfea.\"l~ ask ony questions IIOW. because you
mcaning 'possessing a high leve\ ofknow!cdge or sk i!\' . 2 C Distraction A: the woman rcjccts her husband's suggestion that 18 e Distraction A: the speaker talks about drawmg attcntion IC) mus1 nnl s¡Jeuk tluring the test.
30 detection: A 'detective' is the pcrson and 'detection' is the obstract thcy eat out ata restaurant; 8: it is their children rather than them herself through fashion, which is not the sume us wishing to loflk
who are going to listen toa band. attractive; B: shc says that people are interested in hcr fondncss fnr .Vmr op('u _rrnu· qucsrion puper ami fook ur Part l.
no un.
e Di.,·trac.:tion A: social problems wcre only toa slight cxtent
the colour turquoi~e; D: although the speaker talks aboul hcr \ove rnr
31 theoretical: The adjectivc is required hcre. the colour turquoisc, that is notthe rca~on why shc was at! rarted 10
and indircctly a conccrn ofthc po\1- it was rtsking about people'5 PART 1
32 humanities: This word is often used with 'arts' to rcfcr te acadcm1c fashion.
subjccts that focus on people and ideas rathcr than scJcnccs - altitudes toa ncw shopping centre: 8 : TV programmcs are }(w "1/l"•or 1/m.'í' d(ffúrenr cxtract.r. For questions 1 lo 6, choose che
ntentioncd as thc topic of a previous po\lthat the man answcred 19 D Distraction A: the speaker focuscs on the mtistic aspl:CI nr
history, literature, \anguages and politics could be classed as ans or oiiSII'l'l" (A. IJ or C:). 1\"hichjús bcst ucc.:ording ro whar you heur. There
fashion as well as its functionality. Also thc func t1onality uf fashH'lll
humanities, for example. questions on. (lit' 111-"n r¡IH.'.\"tirm.rjár ec/Ch extnu:l .
is on!y one pan ofthe speakcr's philosophy of fashiCln: B: thc wnlcr
B Distruc:liofl A: the woman does not commcnt on the
33 qualifications: The plural is necessary herc as the rcfcrcncc is 10 a says fashion is a good way ofbringing art mto our everyday li\"es EnnrcfrJ/1("
arpropriatencss of the questions, just that thc interviewer did not
number of qualifications rather than one spccific one. rather than it being a matter of expressing difTcrcnt moods: (' · \he
secm interested in her answers; C: thc woman says shc is now going
34 dissimilar: 'similar' is not possib\c here as the similarities betwecn speaker emphasises how fashion is va\uab\c bcc•usc Íl makcs rcoplc l(m lwar r1 11/fs/mnd anrJ ll"{/i! discussing their plansfor rhe weekend.
10 spcnd cven more time on the problem by writíng a \etter to the
courses is being emphasised and 'nol dissimilar lo' means 'similar feel bctter. rather !han look better. Vnw {mJA· ([/ lfiiC.\"IWflS / und 2 .
local papcr.
to' A D1stracrion B: thc man has al rcady dccided on his wcbsite idea;
10 e Distractinn A: the speaker makes it clcar that not cvcryt!Hn~ shc
produces ÍS hand ·madc; 8: the sreaker emphaSJ::>CS that you ha ve !(• Woman: l'd like todo somethíng d ifferent this weekend. 1 feel as if
35 setting: This noun means pos1tion o fa house or set ofbuildings and C: neithcr of thcm mcntion thc woman preparing contcnt for thc
compromise on your principies to somc cxtent in orckr lo he ahk l'm stuck in a rut. ! ne ed a break, a bit of a challenge.
it is also often used to talk about thc location whcre a film or novel website and she cvcn says th at she docsn't know much about the
to carry en doing what you want todo in thc fashion husinc:;s: D: Man: Wel!, here's a suggestion for you. 1 was plann1ng to take my
takcs place. subject. bike down to the south coast to see a veteran car race. Why don' t
thc speaker makcs it clear that she is surv iving ralhcr thcm making a
36 evocative: Note thc change of'k' to 'e' when thc suffix 1s added; th1 s B 'playing up' is an informal phrasal vcrb which is oftcn used fortunc. you come with me?
adjective means ·making peoplc remember' or 'imagine something about tcc hnical equipmcnt, Jcgs, fcct or children and mcans 'causing
Woman: On your motorbike? l've never been a passenger on a
plcasant'. problcm5'. Disrraction A : the man actua\ly ~ays 'it's nol too urgcnt'; Listening Part 4
'-: motorbike in my lile. And 1 haven't gota helmet or anything.
37 applicants: The plural is necessary here and thc noun which rcfcrs C: although shc doc~ not yct have allthc informa tion -- she a5ks the
TASKONE Man: That"s OK. \'ve got a spare one and some !eathers you could
to people is required rather than 'app!ications'. manto email hcr thc url(= wcb address] - thcre is no suggcstion
. 11 B Dislraction Ahhough the speaker ment10ns 'school'" cnupl~.: nf borrow. lt'd be lun t
that this is a problcm .
Use of English Part 4 times, ifyou listen carcfu!!y you will realisc that thcy mcttiHnll):!h Woman: We\1, 1 did say 1 wanted something challenging, 1 suppose.
38 sharp: 'sudden' could ñt in the first senlencc, ·exactly' in th c second Listening Part 2 someone c!sc rather than at sc hool. Let's go lar it. Then when we get back, 1'11 make something special
grandfathcr: Di.,·rruc.:tioll 'husband', 'unc\e' and 'cousins' are a\so E Distrac:tion The speaker talks about srort betng im pmlan l lo hcr for dinner. l've got a great new Tha i recipe.
and 'good' in the third but 'shar p'lits in allthree .
al\ mentioned but there is no mention of any of thcse living there as friend but makcs it c!car that that i5 not how thcy mct. Man: Oh. t think you'!l be tired. Why don't we just eat out?
39 strong: 'slight', for example, could also complete the first scntence,
·well' the second and 'good' the third, but only ·suong' can f1t in a\1 children. D Distracrion Thc speaker did a weekend joh with his fricntl (~n Woman: No, it'll be fine! The kids are going out toa gig- their
this is a ve ry strong distraction) but if you cont1nuc li stcn 1ng you friend's band is playing at the College Club this weekend- so we
three sentences. 8 rugby matchcs/gamcs
discovcr that they actua!!y mct ata birthday do[""' pan y]. ~st II<Jke out in front of the telly with a takeaway if we're really
40 fine: 'thick' could fit the tirst scntcnce, 'suitable' thc sccond and 9 Rainbow Tours: Distrae/ion A company ca!led 'Safari Tours' is
·sunny' the third, but 'fine' ñts in a\1 th rCe. al so mcntioncd but this was not thc one they endcd up using. e Distraction The speaker here does mcntmn a party hut this 1!> a that worn out.
future cvent rathcr than whcn shc mct hcr fricnd. Man: Sounds good to me.
41 chargc: 'fine' could fit in thc first scntcncc. ·auack' in thc second 10 (clear) light: Distraction Thc speaker mcntions it being w:um too
and 'bring' in the third bul 'cha.q;e ' ñts allthree. but that did not strike hcr particularly as it was t::xpcctcd. Exlrtw//11'0
42 hold: 'support' can fit the tirst sentcncc, 'have' th~ second and ll ehcetahs: Distrucrion Many animals are mcntioncd so you must }·illt /¡¡·ar {1\ '0 pt!ople tlisc:11ssing w1 opinion poli.
'consider' the third but 'hold' tits allthrcc scntcnccs. listen for the one which !he speaker pcrsonally most cnjoyed al the G To 'see the sil ver lining' ofcverything is an id iom mean in!! to
.\'nu· {ook ar CJIH'.\"I/011.\" 3 antf 4.
safari park. 'see the good side' ofcverything ·- it refers to lhc provcrb: 'Ev~ry
Use of English Part 5 cloud has a sil ver lin ing' . Woman: 1 got stopped in the street and asked sorne questions by
12 crocodile farm
43 a lot of satisfaction 1 from playing: 'from' is ncccssary to complew 13 April: Dislraction Thc speaker mcntions January too but says thal it E Their shared plan is to cmigrate or go and Ji ve in Can:~da. sorne man do1ng an opinion poli today.
thc sentence. wa.s rarhcr too hol thcn. . H The diffieult expericnce was the hard time they hm.l dning !hc1r Man: Did you? Was it about what you watched on TV last night? 1
44 breaking his promise \lO kcep: Thc opposítc of'kccp onc's worrl/ 14 ex ha usted: Distractinn Thc speaker mentJons fecling 'rela,.,.ed' but weekend job. got asked about that by someone in the street a few days ago.
promise' is 'break one's wordlpromise' . Woman: Actually he wanted to know what 1 felt about the new
that was during hcr trip rather than after it. 8 Dislractiun The speaker refers te a sharcd h(1bhy hm 1hc hnhhy is
45 as soon as! shc wakcs (up): 'as soon <'S' with !he sa me meamng as ·shared by the friend with the person thc speaker is lalking tn r<llhcr ~...12i.Qq centre they're thinkinq about building near the railway
'once· and 'immediatdy' to introduce a ume c\au:-;c. Listening Part 3 than With the speaker herse\f. station. whether l felt it would salve some of the town's problems or
46 to gct u sed 1 to driving: 'be uscd to' is not po:::sihle as thc sc ntencc 15 B Hcr mother 'pil:ked up on' {= noticed] h~r natural interest in Distraclion Thc speaker rcfcrs to somcone having a scnsc nf
actually ¡ust cause more.
imp\ics achange ofstate. Thc 'to' must be followcd by an '-ing' fashi on magal.incs. Di.\·trac:lion A: thc $pcakcr says that beth her Man: Wel l, you've certainly got strong opinions about that! You're
::; numour but that is a diffcrent friend rathcr !han !he pcr~tlll he 1s
for m of the verb rather than an infinítive. parenls are artisls rathcr than in thc fashion industry; C: the speaker focusing on. always telling me what a rubbish idea you think it is.
47 far as 1 1 can tell: 'as far as .. can tcl\' is a fixed exprcssion. says her intercst in clothes JS somcthing she 'gradua\ly realised' Woman: True! And 1told him what llhought. But 1 don'\ think he
48 is/was lhe reason 1 (why) many families: The noun 'reason' i> rather than something she had a\ways taken an intercsl in; D: we really had any interest in what 1 had to say. 1got the feeling the
do not know thal she hada sewing teacher at school, only that she .• authorities just want to be able to tick a few boxes saying that
usua\ly [o\lowed by '[or' +a noun or 'why' +a clause. altered clothes while she was there - her mother had already tauglit.-·. Transcript consullation w ith residents has taken place. ! don't think he wrote
49 had no idea 1 whatTcssie was: 'hadn't any ide<1 what Tt:ssie was
like' is not poss ible because it is too many words.
~~- . down rny answers to any of his questions. But at least it served the
16 A 'complch::\y tCII in \ove with' suggests a passion. Distraction uselul purpose of firing me up about it again . l'm going to sit down
50 would they 1make Up their minds: 'thcy would' 1s not possible although the speaker talks about making fabrics and then makin8 and write a letter to the local paper now.
beca use the inlroductory words al the beginning of !he scnlencc clothcs out ofthem, shc does not tal k about doing this on a Extnl('flhrce
mean that the following subject and vcrb nccd to bt! invcneJ. commercial basts; C: the speaker Joes not spccifically say that
\ >hcws where the answer is split into twc parts for marking purposes. teacher of the textiles class she went to by chance was ins¡ lo give ym1 the inHructionsjOr this test. l"fl inrmd11n• í'ar·h
}{m h e(lr r.m pcnple talking ahout o wehsi!e.
although shc may we\1 have bccn. D: the speaker makes it test and give you lime to fnok al rhe qllc:.rtiolls. At tht• s1ar1 o( .\'m¡· fook al q/1{.'.1'/ions 5 and 6.
that shc did not lose hcr original enthusiasm for jcwellery
you wiJJ hear thi.f :mund: {tone}
indeed return to it somcday.
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Man: Hi, Me/. l'm glad 1bumped into you. l' ve been wanting to ask w e broke our journey at a crocodile farm and learnt so much about and feel and interact with. In a wav. it's sort of like music -Jr_s_2~
p lace now.
you a favour. them . of our daily life and so should be somethinq we really lave. 1mean
S¡wakc'r thr, ·e
We went in January and it was a little hot for comfort at times. we can kind of be creative through the w ay we dress or decora te
Woman: Right?
l'm told the b est time to go is April. lt's cooler then- at night our own bod ies. And then you get al! this immediate feedback and Paul is without doubt my best frien d. 1've got other friends whc
Man: As you know l've been working on this website idea o1 mine.
particu1arly- and so you've got more energy for sightseeing. lt's still reactions out of people you meet and their thoughts on what you're known for far longer, a couple since primary sc hool even, but 1
lt's a portal for people interested in thi s part of the country with lots
plenty warm enough to lie on the beach in the daytime if that's your doing. Above all, 1just really believe that the right clothmg and feel that Paul and J are far more on the same wavelength. Mayl
of pages reláting to its history, landscape, wildlife, local businesses ,
thing. colour can make you feel better about yourself and can give you because we both had the same terrible Saturday job. lt was reí
er, study opportunities here, all that sort of thing. hard work deliverinq leaflets . We had these heavy baqs to cam
We felt so relaxed during the trip 1was taken aback when we qot more contidence. 1think m any people dress in a very boring mann er
Woman: Sounds interes.ting but f'm not sure how 1can help. l'm in this country- sometimes even ugly- and 1jus i don't get it. We and it always seemed to be cold and wet and th e pay was dreé
home to discover how exhausted 1was - 1suppose we'd just done
pretty new to the area and don't know much about it' like to be surrounded by beautiful things so why wouldn 't we want &!Yway that 's probably what bonded us. We knew ea eh other ;
so muCh over a short time. Anyway we soon recovered and 1 hope
Man: Well, you do know a lot about websi tes. 1 wondered il you our clothing to be bea utifu! as well? bit befare that- we 'd met at a mutual friend's birthday do- bu1
we'll visit again someday.
could take a look at what's onhne already an d teH.me how user- lnterviewer: How do yo u now feel about tas hion as a business? 1 wouldn't say we were close at first. Now we spend most of OL
Now yo u'// hear Par/ 2 again. weekends tagether and l'd never make any big decisions withc
friendly it is, th at sort of thinq. My idea is that it should be totally Sam: 1 start ed making clathing because 1had to: 1 had to satisfy a
discussing thefl1'1\.vith Paul first.
st raightforward to navigate. Thal ~· the (md of Par/ 2. creative need that 1couldn't in any other way. Jt's not always that
Woman: Sounds irteresting certainly. But when do you w ant it .\¡wok,' rfi lllr
easy though. 1think it is important lar young artists and designers
Now turtJ toPar! 3. l'rn g lad you' re going to meet Suzie al my party this Friday. l'm
done for? l'm p retiy busy at the moment. to know this : everyone gets so much crit icism these days for
·Man: lt 's not too urgen t, in fact . 'selling out' or abandoning their principies. but sometimes yo u have sure you'll find you 've got lots in common - you're both keen h•
Woman: OK, then. Em ail me the url and 1'11 do what 1can. My ffi o~ PART3 to do certain things, compromise, in arder to keep domg the th ing riders for a start. That's not something J share w ith her of cours•
lapt op's been playing up a bit recently but hopefully it won't let me You '11 hear a websife interview with ajUshwn desigm•r ca/Jed Sam Tait. lhat makes you happy. 1started making clothing to sell because 1 Bul she and 1 have shared all our hopes and worries ever since
we first made friends watching our brothers p lay for t~
down. For Clll i!.S fiora 15 {() 20, dwuse the annver (A . B. e or 0 ) wh ichjirs besr needed money, not because that was my goaL 1 started with thP.
lootball team. That wou ld have been w hen we were abou t twel\
idea that everything would be hand·made and one-of-a·klnd. 1
Man: Mm, thanks . according to wJwt ym t hew:
wanted to do costume and custom orders only. 1 would lave that. thirteen years old, 1 guess. She never comp lains when l'm mear
That S the end o( Par! 1. Ym t now lw.ve 1 min ure to look af Par! 3. but right now it 's just not possible forme. 1 have lo start produ~ about how much work l've got todo and she's always the first
more of one thing because that 's th e only way 1can surviv e anq Qerson l'd turn to w hen 1need sensible advice over some probh
Now turn lo Part 2. lnterviewer: How did you gel into fashion design? a r another.
occupy my time in th e way 1wan t lo.
Sam: 8oth my parents are artists. My mom's a photographer and .S/1e11ker /il 'l'
Now you'lf hear Part 3 again.
{5 o?) PART2 my dad's a leathersmith. My mom picked up on my interest in
You ask me who my bes! friend is. Once upon a tim e, not so Ion
Yo u 'lf hear a woman ca lled !-fu r riel O 'Ne ill talking ahuul a lwlirlay looking at p ictures in her fash ion magazines and actually taught That :~ the end of Pan 3
ago, l'd have sa id that Tom was . He's gol such a w icked sense'
tour of Soulh A.frica . For quesrwns 7 lO /4, complete the .Hmtenct"s. Yo u
meto sew when l was pretty youn g. 1 wou ld even do clothing
designs on paper wi thout realising what 1was doing. In high school, humour and is brilliant company. But recent events have shown
now ha ve 45 .seconds co {ook al Parf 2. no t to be such a layar friend as l'd imagined. He passed o n a se•
1 started making my own clothes - mostly altering or add ing o n to
Harriet: 1was really lu cky last year ta have the appartunity to vis it l'd shared w ith him and r felt a bit let dow n. Anyway now 1 think
other th ings because 1 never liked anyth ing the way it was when l
Sauth Airica. 1t was absalutely the holiday a l a liletime. 1went w ith bought it. 1 also made a lo t of jewell ery -turquoise was the stone of say it 's Sen. We got ta lkinq when we were on a long railway jour
Part 4 crmsi.H,\· uffl\.'0 tu.rh. a couple of years ago and have kept in to uch. We don't meet all
my husband. He has sorne relatives wha emigrated there recently ChOICe .
- an uncle and sorne couSins - so we spent a bit of time with them, that of1en but it's always good w hen we do. 1 particularly apprec
lnterviewer: What did you study at college? You '11 hear five shorr exrracrs ;n which people are tulkmg ohou1
which was good . Oddly eno ug h my grandfather was actually born the way he always tell s me exactly wha t he thi nks. Not many pe(
Sam: 1 started out as a jewellery majar. After randomly end ing· friend.'ihips.
do that.
in Johannesburg but he'd left befare he was ten years o ld . Still, up in a textil e class focusing on surface design , 1 real ised that 1
that's alw ays made me feetl have a connection with the countrv '. Look al Tu.\·k l. Fnr c¡ ue.l'lions 21 tn 25. dwoseJiwu 1/w lis1 rA lfJ .Yow t'IJI.t '(( l1<•or Purr 4 ugain.
could make my own fabrics and then make c1othing out of them . L
and l've always wanted to go there .. H) where !he .lpeakerfir,\'1 m et their }i"ierul. No w Ion k ar Tos k :!. Fnr
completely fell in lave with all aspects al textile design and had to Thor .\ · 1hc: enrl r!f'Parf 4.
The main impetu s for our visit, however, was that our son's mad on sort of give up the jewellery thing , even though 1still loved it. Maybe quesrions 26tv 30, clroosefromrh e list (A rol/) wh.rlllc' S{Jmkc'r l'lll/lcs
sport and his school had organised a tour, so t he boys in the first 1'11 go back to that one day. 1 ended up as both a fashion design and ·th isfriencl. Whileynu Jisren. y ou musr com¡J/etc hoth fasks . Thcr<' '// nou·lw a¡unt.w r~f./h·e minulesjiH· yo u W C:O¡J_'l yo ur annver.
and second teams could p lay sorne rugby matches the re . Qu ite a libres majar. 011/o rhe se¡wmtc ans\\'t'r sheel. Bt: sure tojiJIIuw rh e 1111mhering of
:- You now ha ve 45 second.1· to look at Purt 4
lew of us parents decid ed to go out there at the same time to watch lnterviewer: As part al your cou rse, did you have to do any kind of al/ tlw r¡uesfinns . 1'I/ remind .I'OIJ when rhere :~· one minute left, so tha
them play- which was quit e scary as the South African boys al\ l'IJII i·l· sure lo.finis!t in time.
apprenticeship with an es tablished designer? How was that?
seemed so much bigger than ours! But anyway they all survived l've had sorne of ou r most formative experiencP.s
Sam: The last two and a half years of school, J worked for a )~w h(/1 '<' o11e more minwe le/i.
with no broken bones and we managed to have a really exciting After leaving school we spent a month trave!ling round
small business that makes hand -painted si lk clothing, bags and
holiday too! accessories. The owner w as actually ene of my teachers ... there y train, one of the most exhilarating times of my life ever. !L 7hat :v the C!IC! o{!he re.Yt. Please scup nmv. )flur supen•tYOr will now
A lthoug h we were foUow1ng the same route as the school tou r, were tour of us attoqether - 1was really lucky she chose me as oQ!. / . ·~s particularly good because 1was with Jack who always sees the c·,lfc(.'l n/1 tlU' (/lll'Sfio n papers ami annn:!'r .rhyel.\'.
we travelled independently. The schoo l used a travel agent cal\ed of them- and we hand-painted all th e labric, then shipped it off to 'l lier líninq jn anvthinn ~O PVO n •• •hn. n ... -
'Rainbow Tours' and they were able to make arrangements for us be sewn in California. lt's good to get this experience- you need it
too. We considered o rganising o ur trip through another company at least as much as you need a college diploma if you're going to
called Safari Hotidays but didn't use them in the end, though they
succeed as a designer.
also had sorne very good deals.
lnterviewer: So what do you thtnk really inspired you to get into
lt was an amazing country. As soon as 1 got off the plane after our
fas hion design?
overni ght flight 1was impressed by th e light there. lt was just so
Sam: tt was so rnething that started when 1 was really young.
c\ear. quite different from what we hav e here. lt was beaut ifully
One theorv 1 have is that 1've always been a rather ti m id pers®.
warm too, of course. b ut we'd been expecting that.
- extremely so in fact. 1 gradually real ised that clothi nq was
One of the best things we did was spend a weekend at a safari
something that drew attention to me and made people talk t~
par\<. That was just bril\iant - it was such a privilege to see so many so 1wouldn't have to start conversations. Th is he\ped me a Iet. ¡·
beautiful animals in their natural habitat, black and white rhinos, think that's also whe re my thing for turquoise comes in: it's such·a:
giratfes, elephant s, aardvark. 1loved seeing lions sleeping in the unique co lour and in my experience, people are really ' - ·-~- ..... r~· in
bush . Best of all forme were the cheetahs, which we saw when we
C!Y
it, they're sort of drawn to it.
went on a night .d rive. M y husband's favourites were the h ippos.
lnterviewer: Can you tell us about your philosophy as far as
We saw interesting animals elsewhere as well as at the safari park.
is concerned?
We hired a car to get around and we caught s1ght of lots of zebras
and ostriches as we were drivi nq alonq the east coast. One day
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Man: Hi, Me/. l 'm glad 1 bumped into you . l've been wanting to ask we broke our journey at a crocodile farm and learnt so much about and feel and interact with. In a way it's sort of like mus1c - _l!'s a pt~rt place now.
you a favour. them. of our daily lite and so should be something we really lav e. 1 rnean, .\j.•cak(·r thr•·c.·
Woman: Right? We went in January and it was a little hot for comfort at times. we can kind of be creative through the way we dress or d_P~
l'm told the best time to qo is April. lt's cooler t11en- at night our own bodies. And then you get all this immediate feedback and Paul ts without doubt my best friend. \'ve got other friends who l've
Man: As you know \'ve been working on this website idea of mine.
particularly - and so you've got more energy for sightseeing. lt's stilt reactions out of people you meet and their thoughts on what y_ou're known lar far longer. a couple s1nce primary school even, but 1still
lt's a portal for people interested in this part of the country with lots
of pages relating to its history, landscape, wildlife, local businesses. ptenty warm enough to lie on lhe beach in the daytime if that's your doing. Above all, 1jusi really believe that the nght clothing and teel that Pau l and 1 are lar more on the same wavelength. Maybe
er, study opportunities here, all that sort of thing. thing. colour can make you feel better about yourself and can g•ve you because we both had the same terrible Saturday job. lt was really
more confidence. 1 think many. people dress in a very boring manner har~ work delivering leaUets. We had these heavy bags to carry
Woman: Sounds interesting but /'m not sure how 1 can help. J'm We felt so relaxed during the trip 1 was taken aback when we got
in this country- sometimes even ugly- and 1 just don't gel it. We and it always seemed to be co ld and wet and the pay was dreadful.
pretty new to the area and don 't know much about it! home lo discover how exhausted 1 was -1 suppose we'd just don e
like to be surrounded by beautiful things so why wouldn't we want Anyway t~robably what bonded us. We knew each other a
Man: Well. you do know a Jot about websites. 1wondered if you so much over a short time . Anyway we soon recovered and 1 hope
our clothing to be beautilu l as well? b it befare that- we'd met ata mutual friend's birthday do- but
could take a look at what's online already an d tell me how user- we'll visit again someday.
1 wouldn"t say we were clase at first. Now we spend most of our
lriendly it is, that son ol thi ng. My idea is lhat it should be totally No w y o u 'I/ hear Part 2 aga111. lnterviewer: How do you now feel about fashion as a bus•ness?
weekends together and l'd never make any big decisions without
straightforward to navigate. Sam: 1started making clothing because 1had to; 1had to s;:~tisly a discussmg them with Paul first.
Thal \!he 11m/ o{ Parr 2. creative need !hall couldn't in any other way. lt's not alw ays that
Woman: Sounds interesting certainly. But when do you want it .\¡wakn·fimr
done for? l'm pretty busy at the moment. Now mrn ro Parr 3. easy though. 1 think it is importa~t for young artists and designers
to know lhis: everyone gets so much criticism these days for l'm glad you're gorng to meet Suzie at my party this Friday. \'m
Man: lt's not too urgent. in fact. su re you 'H find you've gol lots in common- you 're both keen horse
'selling out' or abandoning their principies, but sometimes you havc
Woman: OK, then. Email me the ur\ and 1'11 do what 1 can. My ffi oi) PART 3 todo certain lhings, compromise, in arder to keep doinq the thing
riders for a start. That's not someth ing 1 share w ith her of course.
taptop's been playing up a bit recentfy but hopefully it won't let me that makes you happy. 1 started making clothing to sell because 1
But she and 1 have shared all our hopes and worries ever since
You "11 hear a wehsite inrervit~w wirh afashirm Jesigne r c:tJJ/eJ Sam fltil .
down . yve first made friends watching our b rothers play for lheir school's
For qllf!Sfirms 15 ro 20. clwose rhe a/1.\"lVe/" (A. /J. e or D) which.fits hest needed money, not because that was my goaL 1 started with !he
lootba\1 team. That would have been when we were about twelve or
Man: Mm, thanks . uccording to wlwt yrm hear. idea that everything would be hand-made and one-of-a-kind, !
! h irt~~ars old 1 guess. She never complains when \'m moaninq
That :.. lhe end o.f Part 1. wanted to do costume and custom orders onty. 1 wou ld lave that,
}'tm mnv lwve 1 11/11/Uie to look at Part 3. about how much work l've gol todo and she's always the first
bul right now it's ju si not possible forme. 1 have to start_WOd!JfÍ!:!.9..
Now turn fo Parr 2. ~!?.Qn l'd turr to when 1 need sensible advice over sorne problem
lnterviewer: How did you gel into fashion design? more of one thing because that's the only way 1 can survive nnd
o ran oth~
occupy my time in the way 1 want to.
Sam: 8oth my parents are artists. My mom's a photographer and
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my dad's a leathersmith. My mom picked up on my interest in Now you "11 heur Purt 3 again.
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You "11 hear a woman called Harric~ l O 'Neilltulking a luna u holiday You ask me who m y best friend ts . Once upon a time, not so long
looking at pictures 1n her fashion magazines and actually taughl That ;,- the c.' lid r~(Pal"/ J. ago. l'd have said that Tom was. He's got such a wicked sense al
wur of South Africa. For que.\·tinns 7 to /4, complete the s!!nttmas. Yo u meto sew when 1 was pretty young. 1 would even do clothing
Now Part 4. humour and is brilliant company. But recen t events have shown him
rww ha ve 45 secondx tu lonk at Pal"/ 2. designs on paper w ithou t realising what 1 was doing. In high school, 111m to
not lo be such a loyal friend as l'd imagined. He passed on a secret
1 started making my own clothes- mostly altering or adding on to
Harriet: 1 was really lucky last year to have the opportunity to visit l'd shared with him and 1 felt a bit let down. Anyway now 1 think l'd
South Africa. lt was absolutely the holiday o f a lifetime. 1 went wit h
other things because 1 never liked anything the way it was when 1 ~ I'ART4 sny it's Ben. We qot talking when we were on a long rai lway journey
bought it. 1 also made a lot of jewellery -turquoise was the stone of
my husband. He has sorne relatives who emigrated there recently Part 4 crmsi.\"1.\" r!ltwo tusks. ;:¡, coup_!_e of years ago and have kept in touch. We don't meet al!
cho ice.
- an uncle and sorne cousms- so We spent a b it of time wi th them , t11al a fi en but it's always good when we do. 1 particutarly appreciate
lnterviewer: What d id you study al college? You'l/ hearfive slwrt extrac/s in which peo¡¡f¡• are lrtlkiflg oiJOI!I
which was good. Oddly enough my grandfather was actually born the way he al~~ le lis me exactly what he thinks. Not many people
in Johannesburq but he'd left befare he was ten years old. Still Sam: 1 started out as a jewellery majar. After ran dom!y ending friendships . do that.
that 's always made me feet 1 have a connect ion with the country up in a textile c lass focusing on surface des1gn, 1realised lhat 1 .\"mt · \'(// / "1/lwr n·fJarr 4 agam.
Look at Ta.,·k l. Ffw questions 2 1 to 25, clwo.\·c.frrHII 1/w lisr fA to
and /'ve arways wanted to go there. could make my own labric s and then make clothing out of them. L
comptelely fell in lave with aH aspects of textile design and had to . H) wltere the speaker.fin"/111('( their !i-iell(/. No11· luok al Tost.· 1. l·iu· Tlwt\· tlwendn(Hfl"t.J
The main impetus for our visit, however, was that our son's mad on
...:.~ sort of give up the jewellery thing, even though 1stil l loved it. Maybe question.v 26 ro ]U, choo.n~.fimu 1he Ji.,., (A lo 1-IJ 11·hy tire SJWllka \"(/III('S
sport and hi s school had organised a tour, so the boys in the first
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1'11 go back to that one day. 1ended up as both a fashion design and lhisfriemi. Wltile _1'011 lisien, )'O~ t musr CWIIfJit'tt' hnth wd:.s. l11t'rc "IIIIIJ\1' he llfHI/IS(' ojjil'l' mi11111esjiJr yo u ro copy yuur unstt•ers
and second teams could play sorne rugby matches there. Quite a •mio rlw w·porutr· OIIS\\ 'e t· sheel. Be .\Irre to Ji l!loH" tite 1111mhering of
few of us parents decided to go out there at the same time to watch fibres majar. You now llave: 45 secrmds to lrwk al Pau 1.
all!hc qrwstinns. 1 ·¡¡ f"('mind yrm when //l{'re .\- one milurh' lcji, so tha!
them p lay- which was quite scary as the South African boys all lnterviewer: As part of your course, did you have todo any kind of
Speaker orw 1"111( i·e .\"/11'( ' tn finf,·h in filllt'
seemed so much bigger than ou rs! Bu\ anyway they ail surv1ved appre nticeship w ith an established designer? How was that?
with no broken bones and we managed to have a really exciting Sam: The last two and a half years of school, 1 worked lar a Jack and l've had sorne of our most formative experiences Ji m hrn't' nne morl." 1111111/IC.' lt'/(
holiday too! small business that makes hand-painted silk clothing, bags and logether. After leaving school we spent a month travelling round
accessories. The owner was actually one of m y teachers ... there Europe by train, one of the most exhilarating t1mes of my life ever. 1!._ Th o1 _-,. th(· cfld fl(tht· lr'st. f>lew·r· .~I"Jl tWI\ ' Jhur supervisor will tWI\ '
A!though we were following the same route as the school tour,
we travelled independenlly. The school used ci trave l agent catled were four of us altoqether- 1was really lucky she chose me as one ·, was particular\ y good beca use 1was with Jack who alw~~ees .!.b~ cnllcc:t all1he l{tlcslion ¡wp('r.l· ami Of/Sli'Cr sheet.\·.
1 'Rainbow Tours' and the}t were able to make arrangements for us of them - and we hand-painted al\ the fabric, then shipped it off to ID!yer lininq in anything. So even when we missed our connection
i' too. We considerad organlsing our trip through another company be sewn in California. lt's good to get this experience- you need it and had to spend the night on a cold dark stalion, we somehow
!,. called Safari Holidays but didn't use them in the end. though they
also had so rne very good deals.
at least as muchas you need a college diploma if you're going to
succeed as a designer.
:still manaqed to have a good time. talking about life. the universe
·and everything. lf it hadn't been for my cousin, we mighl never have
lnterviewer. So what do you think really inspired you to get into !!!tl_though. They went to school together and we got lo know each
lt was an amazing country. As soon as 1got off the plane after our
lashion design? ~r when 1was stayinq with her once.
overnight flight 1 was impressed by the light there. lt was just so "- '
clear, quite different from what we have here. lt was beautifully Sam: 11 was something that started when 1 was really young.
warm too, of course, but we 'd been expecting that. One theory 1have is that l've always been a rather timid person 1feel so c lase to Karen? On first impress•ons 1 think most
One of the best things we did was spend a weekend at a safari - extremely so in fact. 1gradually realised that clothing was us rather unlikely friends. She's into loads of different
·.:;;_· something that drew attention to me and made people talk to !!!!. sport and l'm not at all! fiA/e 've totally diflerent tastes in
park. That was just brilliant - it was such a privilege to see so many
beautiful ammals in their natural habitat, black and white rhinos, so 1 wouldn 't have to start conversations. This helped me a lot. J our jobs are completely d ifferent- she's a nurse and
giraffes. elephants, aardvark. lloved seeing lions steeping in the think that's also where my thing for turquoise comes in; it's such~. · ·¡-,_. programmer. But somehow we've alwa_y§__g2.!....Q!l
bush. Best of al\ forme were the cheetahs which we saw when we unique colour and in my experience, people are really interested 1n
went on a night drive. My husband 's favourites were the hippos. it. they're sort of drawn to it.
:,;·\ We saw in teresting animals elsewhere as well as at the safari park.

We hired a car to get around and we caught sight of lots of zebras
lnterviewer: Can you tell us about your phi losophy as lar as
is concerned?
and ostriches as we were driving along the east coast. One day_ Sam: Fashion design is of course functional. Not that all art.l!Ql :_: :;
: 1' functional in sorne way, but it's somethinq you can actually ~::
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Test 1 Training PAPER 1 Reading (1 hour 30 minutes) Part 1

Different types of text

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ifferent types of question

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Test 1 Exam practice Reading Part 1

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Test 1 Training· Reading Part 2

Useful language: working with reference clues

Trees and the Urban Environment

How can this possibly be? Well, unexpected heatwaves

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Th ink about each of the gaps in Exercise 1. What is likely to be the

ow look at Options A-D which fill the gaps in Exercise 1. Underline

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Test 1 Exam practice Reading Part 2

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the listener's age and gender, to use in the

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Test 1 Training Reading Part 3

Using the title

Working out meaning from context

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Useful language: paraphrasing

Put the words in the box into pairs of synonyms.

Example: get ready =prepare

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Test 1 Exam pradice Reading Part 3

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Reading Part 3 Test 1 Exam practice 21

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Test 1 Training Reading Part 4

Reading the questions

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By the time ofhis death in 2008, Michael Crichton

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Test 1 Exam pradice Reading Part 4

In which review are the following mentioned? ttmtaJ

23 23 What word or phrase míght

the film might be understood to have a different meaning

the acting rescues an otherwise problematic film 33

the film has its origins in a previously popular television drama 34

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At a cinema near you this week

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Test 1 Training PAPER 2 Writing {1 hour and 30 minutes) Part 1

ldentifying types of writing

2 Complete these sentences - which are characteristic of either an article, a letter, a

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