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I A famity affair 4

2 Leisure and pleasure 8

3 Happy holidays? t2
4 Food, glorious food t6
5 Study time 20
6 Goodjob! 24
7 High adventure 28

8 Dream ofthe stars 32

9 The power of the mind 36

10 Spendrspendrspend 40

11 MedicaI matters 44
12 AnimaI kingdom 48

13 House space 52
14 Fiesta! 56

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On Saturday, lsabella's mum ca[[s her. Use the prompts

Present perfect simple and continuous to write her questions using the present perfect simple
or continuous.

3 Complete the emailwith the correct form of the verbs in

brackets. Use the present perfect simple or continuous.
I you find / an apartment yet?

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3 you eat / heatthity?
How are you? Sorry I (1) (not be) in touch
sooner, but I (2) (organise) my new life in (,*l
New York. As you can see, I (3)
emaiI address to the one at my new job. I (4)
(change) my
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4 what Broadway shows / see?
istay) with my friend Angie since I arrived. I

(5) (steep) on her sofa and she ()

(6) (hetp) me find an apartment to rent. ---___________\r
| (7) . (tove) staying with her, but she just
doesn't have enough space for me. The only problem is
5 you take / the su bway everywhere?

that attthe apartments we (8) (find) so far

(e) (be) either too expensive or very dirty. .-\
l'm sure l't[ find a place soon, though. The bank I work at
has thousands of employees so I might hear of something Look at lsabe[[a's diary. Write her answers to the
through them. The new job is very interesting and I questions in Exercise 2.
(10) (spend) a[[week [earning the new
systems there. (11) I (go) out a lot in the
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PhrasaI verbs
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ffi frrt.t the phrasaI verbs (1-6) with their definitions (A-F). moke or do.

hang out :
A to arrive; to appear 1 My friend Anna doesn't have to any
chores. She's so [uckyl
count on B to become; to transform
turn into C to spend time with someone
2 Your hair is too [ong. You shoutd an
appointment at the hairdresser's.
make up D to invent
3 John me a favour and drove me to
carry on E to continue the mechanic to pick up my car.
turn up F to rely on;to depend on 4 lalways an effort to ca[[ my
grandmother on Sundays.
Complete the text with the correct form of the phrasal
verbs from Exercise 1.
5 lf you want to . a good impression at
the job interview, you should wear a suit.
My ctassmate Jacopo and I were doing a course project 6 My clothes were getting rea[[y tight, so I

together. We had to conduct a survey and then more exercise and started
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eating heatthity.
(1) the information a report.
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When I moved to a new schoo[, I ,',,.'.''',',',,,,',, a Iot

had atready finished doing the survey, and we had arranged of new friends.
to meet at my house on Saturday afternoon to write the 8 There's no easy way to money. You
report. When Saturday came, he didn't (2) at just have to work hard.
the agreed time, so I phoned him. He (3) sorne 9 I can't come to the picnic this afternoon. I haven't

story about being iIt, but I was sure he just wanted to . . at[ my homework yet.

10 She needs to a phone ca[[, but her

Fl with his friends instead. I had to
battery is rea[[y [ow.
(5) working on the project alone. I made su re
that I didn't work with him again - I knew I coutdn't
(6) him.
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You won't heor exoctly the some
words os lhe words in the queslion,
so listen for the some ideo expressed
using different words.
. You will hear people tatking in eight different situations.
1 -rtll For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
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1 You hear a young man tatking about his friend's
new haircut.
What was his opinion of it?
A lt didn't [ook very attractive.
B lt hetped advance her career.
C lt was a risky choice of style.
2 You hear a man tatking to his daughter about meeting
her mother for the first time.
How did he react?
A He was upset by her behaviour.
B He was sympathetic to her problem.
C He was amused by something she said.
3 You hear a girttatking about getting driving lessons
from herfather.
Why was she unsure about taking them?
A She was worried about faiting the test.
B She thought her father might be impatíent with her.
C She was concerned she woutd be a bad driver.
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You overhear a man and a woman tatking about
a new café.
What do they agree on?
A lt needs a lot of customers to succeed.
B The service is very stow.
C There aren't enough tables.
You hear a woman tatking about a tree in her
neighbour's garden.
What is the woman doing?
A offering a sotution
B expressing anger
C asking for advice
You hear a husband and wife ptanning a hotiday.
What does the man insist on?
A going away for longer than usual
B returning to a ptace they've been to before
C having a hotiday by the coast
You hear two friends tatking about a photograph.
How does the girt feeI about her grandmother?
A She woutd [ike to have her approach to [ife.
B She wishes she had known her as a teenager.
C She wants to hetp her with her probtems.
You hear a man tatking about buying a new car.
What is the most important factor for him?
A how retiabte it is
B how big it is
C how much it costs
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Remember thol it is very
For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of
unlikely thot you will need to
the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word use the sqme word twice in
in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). different gops.

How many friends can you have?

Dunbar's Number (0) i§ . . ..... the supposed [imit to how many , rii"+sJ"lr
people you can maintain a sociaI relationship with. ln the 1990s,
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the anthropologist Robin Dunbar studied the sociaI relationships
of primates, (1) .. ....... as monkeys and apes, and compared
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processing capacity. He concluded that for human sociaI groups, 150

is (3) maximum number of people it is possible to have a
stable relationship with. You may argue that you know more people, but
according (4)... Dunbar, it is highty untikely that you could
keep up reaI sociaI contact (5) any more than this number.

It has atso (6) suggested in a recent studythat

Dunbar's number is applicable to online sociaI networks and other
communication channels. This is supported (7) the fact
that the average number of Facebook friends is 150. But it seems that
even (8) we have 150 friends on sociaI media, we class
onty a sma[[ fraction of those as genuine.

Remember to think obout

Correct the spelting and punctuation in the school
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newspaper article. There are 15 mistakes. The first
errors con mote wnotvlu I
write difficultto understrond. \',,, 1,' --
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fr My sisters and I
am glad Im I'm not an
I so permision or if our
..* oniy chi1d. Of course, my bedroom gets to messy.
parents are grate, but they They are much tidyer
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don't always understand than me! We do'nt usually
the problems of being have many problems, but
young. Thats when l if I argue whit one sister.
appreciete having slsters. there is always the other
=E I'm in the middle of two one to talk to? We have
sisters and we spend all the same taist in music,
our time together They too. I think that without
"*a are my best friends and my sisters', life would be
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we get on realIy well. Of very boring. would I like
i. r.* corse, we sometimes fight to have a brother, too? I'm
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'tsÉ - for example, if I borrow
#ffir a sister's cloths without having sisters more.

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Complete the sentences with the correct adjective form of the
words in brackets.
@ Cnonr" the correct option in italics.
l've heard it's going to be too much hot I I find reading cetebrity magazines extremety
. (bore)
much hottertomorrow, so I want to go to the
beach with my friends. I was to hear how much Mark spends on ctothes.
(astonish)
The crosswords in this newspaper are much
more difficult I much difficulterthan l'm about the dog - he hasn't eaten for a couple of
the ones online. days. (worry)
It's more I much challenging playing tennis The student looked ...., so the teacher repeated the
with my sister because she's o better I the question. (puzzte)
best ptayer than me. Chartotte found it very .......... when she scored a goaI in
My grandmother bakes me much more I her footba[[ match. (motivate)
more cakes than I can eat. 6 lwas that I forgot some of my dance steps on the
Don't buy anything in this shop - the one night of the performance. (irritate)
further down the street is much I 7 I found the marathon absolutely . due to the intense
rnore cheaper. heat. (exhaust)
Since I started taking the dog to obedience 8 We are a[[very . . .. about going to Japan for our
classes, he's been for f more hotiday. (excite)
easier to contro[.
I can cycte uphit[ much foster lfostest and Complete the table with the verb and noun forms
more easier f more easily on my new bike. ofthe adjectives.
I don't think his new songs are os good os I
os wellos the music on his first album.

Some of the sentences contain mistakes made amused/amusing to Áu.u,rs¿ awasun*rtt,

o by exam candidates. Undertine the mistakes
and correct them. boredlboring
1 For me, a day of baking is as retaxing than a
confuse/c* nfu si n g
day at the beach.
2 You might tike this book - it's the most *rn be rrarsedlem barrassi ng
interesting one l've read this year.
3 Playing footbat[ isn't as much expensive as excited/exciti ng
playing gotf.
4 Ithink the dog enjoys going to the park exhaustedlexha usting
more when it's raining.
5 My brother is modifying his car so he can i rritatedli rritati ng
drive it even more faster.
motivated/nrotivati ng
6 The rutes of chess are less compticated that
you think.
worried I worrying
7 Listening to music is many more enjoyable
than watching television.
8, Walking to work is better for you
than driving.
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*"trt t.* rthe words, Phroses T,

¡*or numbers
definitions (A-H). Write the letters in I moy seem to fit ihe gop, I l
the boxes.
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Youwill hear a man called Michaet Flannery talking about his
3 come up against ü rit+-¡i-Jrn work restoring and selling antique furniture. For questions 1-10,
4 count on ü qErrú}.I.:
complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
5 end up
6 goon
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7 run out of ü
8 throw yoursetf into ü
A to be abte to depend on something
or someone
B to fina[ty be in a particular ptace
or situation
C to continue to happen or exist
D to start doing something with a lot of
enthusiasm and energy
E to have to dealwith a problem or difficulty
F to finish, use or se[[ a[[ of something so
that there is none [eft
G to meet someone or find something
by chance
H to arrive or appear in a place

Complete the sentences with the correct Restoring furniture

form ofthe phrasal verbs in Exercise 1.
Michaet's job restoring furniture was a (r) ... ......... in
I He started his btog as a hobby, but it
the beginning.
... becoming his job.

2 When I was cleaning out the cupboard, I Michaet uses the word (2) .. to describe how his
... my o[d ba[[et slippers. grandparents'furniture looked in his house.
3 My girlfriend has completety.. . . . ....... . ... .
Friends started giving him furniture that had been left in
training for her first marathon.
the (3)
4 lfyou have any questions about cooking,
you can a[ways...... . ...................... your Michaetthinks many peopte distike throwing away furniture they have
grand parents for advice. no(a).. .... for.
5 Idecided to go to a classical music concert, (5)
Michae[ quit working at a . to focus on his new project.
but it
....... for so long that I
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got bored. Michaetstarted using (6) . which he bought from other

6 I was waiting for the bus but a taxi market se[[ers to decorate his statt.
..., so I took that instead.
Michael invested in a (7) .......... ..so he could record his
7 The neighbours started building a
renovation projects.
swimming poo[, but they ........ . ...... . ..... ...

money and had to stop. There are over (8) peopte who regularly watch his
8 When I started learning Spanish, I online channel.
. lots of problems, such as

remembering the grammaticaI rules. Michael knows it is untikety that he witl become a (9)
,
doing this job.
A (10) has asked him to make a TV programme.

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Reoding ond Use of English Pqrt 5
You are going to read part of an article about the hobby of
scrapbooking. For questions 1-6, choose the answer
(A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text.
§craPhoohlng
For people who have never heard of scrapbooking, it's the
practice of collecting everyday items and putting them into
blank books in creative ways. I collect things such as tickets,
receipts, menus and labels that most people would just
throw away and I stick them in my books in artistic ways,
r,^rith short written descriptions of what they are. lt's the
story of my family life, but told in a more visual way. lt's a bit
of a family tradition, in fact - I have similar books that both
my mother and grandmother filled with recipes, photos
and letters. My husband often tells me I should add more
detail into my books, such as the stories behind the items,
but I think pages and pages of writing can get a bit boring
and it's a lot of extra work. Sometimes he'll help me stick
things in if I want some company, and I think he enjoys it
nrore than he admits, but I doubt he'll be starting his own
book anyt,me soon.
My hobby helps me keep track of what's in my wardrobe,
too. lf lgo shopping and buy a dress I rea ly like, l'll paste
n the price tag that comes with it, particularly if it's more
expensive than usual, and maybe take a photo of me in
it and put that in. lf l'm throwing away an old piece of
clothing, I might save a button, or cut out a piece of the
fabric to keep as a souvenir to remind me of how much
loved it. I suppose shopping for clothes is a hobby as well,
so it's double the funl
I would never claim that my work is innovative in any way,
but I do find the whole process a real outlet for my creative
energy. I experiment with different forms of handwriting
and decorate the pages with glitter and stickers, too, If
go through the books l've put together over the years, I
can see how my decorative approach has changed. l'm
often surprised by how elaborate my work has become.
1 What does the writer say about her husband?
A He doesn't get invotved in scrapbooking.
B He thinks scrapbooking requires too much effort.
C He's considering taking up scrapbooking as we[[.
D He thinks her scrapbooking coutd be improved.
2 , What does 'it' refer to in tine 21?
A my wardrobe
B a dress
C the prlce tag
D a photo
Don't choose on option ¡ust
becouse you see similor words in /l|i,ili,i:irLr
ihe lext ond the questions. Moke
sure you understond the context.
Sometimes when I look back, I realise that the decorative
additions don't always completely suit the items that l've
stuck in, but that's all part of the iearning process.
My collection of scrapbooks is a wonderful family record.
There are pictures of animals that are no longer with us,
and a lot of birthday cards. My kids mostly love the ones
that feature photos of them when they were little. I've
kept some of their drawings, which are really funny and
sweet. There are also some examples of their{irst attempts
at writing, and I especially love looking at those. I fill a
scrapbook every year and I really enjoy taking one down
every now and again and looking through it.
Only one of my children has followed in my footsteps so I
far. My daughter does online scrapbooking. She doesn't
stick things in physical books, but she's got a fashion
blog where she photographs clothes and shoes, and then
creates beautiful pages to display them. She's the modern
version of me, though I prefer a more hands-on approach,
and I usually only go online to look at her blog. I think she'll
end up working in the fashion industry, which is somethlng
I woL,ld have loved to do
Everyone has a different reason why they enjoy
I scrapbooking. Some say it's like a kind of therapyfor
them - the chance to relive happy moments and forget
about their everyday routine. But for me scrapbooking has
really made me appreciate the day-to-day detaiis that we
don't normally keep a record of. Li{e isn't all holidays and
celebrations, and pleasure is also {ound in the times that
come between them. Keeping a scrapbook reminds me
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of that. lt's lovely to look back at the memories, but it's
essential to appreciate what's happening at the time. That's
why I love the actual process of scrapbooking the most.
What does the writer say about her artistic style?
A lt has developed over time.
B lt's extremely original.
C lt's on the basic side.
D lt matches the content wet[.
Which scrapbook entries is the writer particutarty fond of?
A photos of her children when they were small
B her children's drawings
C things her children have written
D pictures of old pets

What does the phrase'fo[lowed in my footsteps' in line 45
tell us about the writer's daughter?
A She uses the computer in the same way her mother does.
B She enjoys making scrapbooks about shoes.
C She has similar interests to her mother.
D She witt probabty have the same job as her mother.
How can the writer's views on scrapbooking
be summarised?
A lt's an effective means of relaxation.
B lt's a way of showing how speciaI ordinary [ife is.
C lt's usefuI for keeping track of important occasions.
D lt helps pass the time when not much is going on.
Reoding ond Use of English Port 4
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For questions 1-6, complete the second sentence so it has a
similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do
not change the word given. You must use between two and five
words, including the word given. Here is an example (0).
Example:
0 My father is older than your mother.
OLD
Yo u r m oth e r ...............is¿tlt. ¿c..qld,. ¿¡..
I 'Can you buy me a train ticket?' my mother said.
ASKED
My mother..........
This new recipe tastes much better than yours.
NEARLY
Your recipe doesn't...........
this new one.
I went to the shop because we didn't have any milk.
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Po¡i2
An article
Remember lo give your orticle o tille
ond to orgonise your onswer in o
logicol woy using porogrophs,
Join the two sentences into one sentence. Use ond,
but or becouse.
I Each week we go to a different place. We [ike to vary
the [andscapes we paint.
2 I enjoy the company of the other artists. I create
some lovety paintings, too.
3 I would suggest it to others. lt's a good opportunity
to experience the naturaI environment.
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4 I didn't have much experience. The teacher taught
only I I me how to use colours and draw the outlines.
5 I saw a poster advertising [andscape painting
lessons. I decided to enrol on the course.
6 I would never give it up. I have made so many new
friends and it helps me to be creative.
I rea[[y love spending time outside. lf it's raining, we
paint in the studio.
Now look at the exam task and a student's plan
betow. Put the combined sentences (1-7) in Exercise 1
in the correct order in paragraphs (A-D).
. . ....... my f ath e r. My Outdoor Hobby
What is the hobby you do that gets you out in
the sunshine?
a train ticket.
lnctude:
. how you learnt to do it
. why you enjoy doing it
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online blog.

Student's plan:
We had I went to the shop. A Paragraph 1: lntroduction: Why and how I

l've got more money than you, so let me pay. got started.
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You don't have. , So [et me pay. B Paragraph 2: How I learnt to do it.

Without the extra tutoring, I wouldn't have passed the exam. Sentences

BEEN
C Paragraph 3: Why I enjoy doing it.
Sentences
I wouldn't have passed the exam if
the extra tutoring. D Paragraph 4: Conclusion: Woutd I recommend it to
others? Wit[ I continue doing it?
I broke the vase by mistake.
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MEAN
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simple and p3¡t pg¡lfec!
Complete the text with the correct past form of the verbs
in brackets.
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My husband and I (1) (decide) to go on a
cruise around the Greek islands because we
(2) (work) reatly hard and needed to relax
The only problem was that by the time we (3)
(realise) that we (4) (pack) a[[the wrong
things, the ship (5). (sail). Even though the
days were warm, the evenings were quite cool and we
(6) (not bring) any warm clothes. I

(7) (not take) my credit card with me, just a

littte cash. We (8) (feel) a bit stupid that we
(9) (not ptan) better. Luckily, I

(10) (find) my credit card in my make-up bag

while I (11) (get) ready one morning, so we
Complete the story with the past simple or the past (12) (buy) everything we needed on board.
continuous form ofthe verbs in brackets.

| (1) (go) to bed early the night before

(2) ..... ..(know) I hada longdayahead
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of me. When I (3) (wake up), it

.. ..... .... Comptete the emai[ with at, in or on.
(4) (rain) outside. I (5) (decide)
to go anyway and just (6) (hope) the rain
would clear. I (7) .... ..(hear) aforecastforbetter MitchettBaker
weather white I (8) ..... .. . . . (tisten) to the car radio. Lost Property Office, Chartes de GauIte Airport
The rain (9) .. ...... (stop) at 6 am, just as I ]ui:iecl Lost wa{let
(10) .... ... . .. (park) my car at the base of the
My name is Mitchett Baker and I flew from London to Paris
mountain. White I (l1) (eet) my backpack
on Ftytime Airtines flight FT753 (seat 24C) yesterday. The
out of the car, my friend Matt (12) ... .. . (arrive).
Both of us (13). ... ([ook forward to) the day
ftight was (1) 7:35 (2) ..... ... ...... the morning I left my
wallet in the pocket of the seat in front of me. I phoned
ahead as we (14) (set off) up the mountain.
the Flytime desk at Charles de GauIte Airport and they
eL Choose the correct verb form in itolics.
I had driven I had been driving for two hours when I
told me the wattet had been found and was now at their
Lost Property Office. I am sti[[ in Paris and staying at
decided to stop for Iunch. the Hotel Royale. I witt be leaving (3) Friday and
2 The plane hod olreodytaken off I had alreody been I cannot come to the airport to get my waltet untitthen.
toking off by the time we got to the gate.
The driver for the airport bus at my hoteI has offered
3 Before I went on this trip, I hadn'ttrovelled I hodn't
to pick it up from you (a) .. .. .. .. ... the evening (5)
been trovelling outside Europe before.
Tuesday. His name is Phitippe Ledoux and he wi[[ come to
4 Our hote[ room was too sma[[ becausel hod forgotten I
hod been forgetting to say I was bringing my children. the office (6).... .. ... ... 8 pm.

5, My dad was exhausted after playing gotf because he Yours sincerety

hadn't done I hodn't been doing regular exercise.
Mitche[[ Baker
6 We hod already poid I hod olready been poying for a
hotiday in Spain when Ashley suddenly told me she
wanted to go to the US instead.
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Vocobulory , Suffixes ,

Travel words
Complete the sentences with the adjective form of the noun
Complete the crossword puzzle. Use the clues and in brackets.
the first letters of the words to help you. 1 Clnque Terre is famous for its coastalviltages with very
...... houses.(colour)
I think you can find more. .. . .. ... prices if you book
your ftights online. (reason)
My business trip was very . ............. - I got two new
clients. (success)
You must be feeling very..... . . ..... today if you want to
go out in this weather. (energY)
I [ove the wonderful ... environment in the north
ofCanada. (nature)
My mother is rather ........ and often travels abroad
alone. (adventure)
He is... . . .. . ... ...... . . .. . that he witt find a hoteI room at this time
of year. (doubt)
Going diving on the Great Barrier Reef would be a
... experience. (thritt)
It's important for a[[ tourist attractions to be . . .............. to
wheelchairs. (access)
Across 10 Don't go to Venice in Juty - it witt be far too
I Mary often travels for work because she does a .... (crowd)
lot of b. . . in lndia. 11 Why are you being so .. . about where you're going
3 There are no evening flights, so you'[[ have to on holiday? (mystery)
stay o.. ................ . in a hotet. 12 l've always found the people in New York very
5 I rea[ly want to t to Africa. . (friend)
7 Can you te[[ me thew . tothe
train station?
Lislening Pqrt 3
8 Mark is away on at to Scotland.
.........

l0 The word for h.... in the United States

is vocotion.
12 I tike to go away for the w if l've had
ffinswerstooquickty. 7
a busy week at work.
I uot" sure you hove listened lo everything I i

Down
2 lf you go s. ...... ... in London, make sure
you see Buckingham Palace.
4
You witt hear five short extracts in which people talk about a
4 The v .. ................... . ....1 stayed in was very sma[[ - EI.$}"8 surprise they got on holiday. For questions 1-5, choose from
-]§:@+1:r..--
only about 30 people [ive there. the list (A-H) the main reason each person gives for why they
if'#.J*
5 Askyourtrave[ a. if you have any were surprised. Use the letters only once. There are three extra
more questions about the tour. letters which you do not need to use.
9 Thej. ...... . .. from Atice Springs to Darwin
A I found what was [ooking for. I
takes over 21 hours by bus.
B I made an important historicaldiscovery.
11 He wants to live a somewhere so
C I recognised myself in something I saw.
that he can experience another culture.
D I had a very uncomfortable journey.
E I managed to surprise someone else.
F I was very upset by the situation.
G I had an unexpected encounterwith someone.
H I was wi[ling to be flexible.

Speaker 1 [f-'l Speaker4 [l--l

Speaker 2 l=*l--l Speaker 5 [l-u]
Speaker 3 r-r,l Hoppy hol doys? l3
 Atthough Disadvantages I would highly recommend
ln additionln terms of lt is atso a benefit The purpose of
A report I

lntroduction
You con use porogrophs, ff¡t,.,, ,,, (1) this report is to provide information on
heodings ond bullel points lo train traveI to London forthe schooI trip. (2)
moke your report cleorer, U,:i':i'
r,,:r
advantages, the station is in a convenient position and ticket prices are
reasonable. However, the trains are not very frequent.
Read the Writing Part 2 task and answer. Then Advantases
complete the report with the words and phrases
The stations in our city and in London are both in convenient locations:
in the box.
the locaI station is very ctose to the schoo[, and the train wit[ arrive in
, ;',-i,;rnrl,.':l'!;r'1 r;,Lir'lit' 1,ir¡.'.¡ri..,-rlr:,,l.ltit:, t,!,
,rt,,iii1l; the centre of London. (3) that the cost is
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reasonabte: a return ticket is f 30 with a student discount. ln comparison,

Your class is planning a school trip to your
the same return trip by coach would cost t35.
capitaI city. The teacher has asked you to write
(4)
a report on the advantages and disadvantages
of travetling to and from the capitat by train, There is onty one train to London a day and it leaves at 6 am. lf any student
and whether you woutd recommend it. lnctude misses the train, they cannot catch another one.
the foltowing information: (5) , to make sure there are enough seats for a[[
students, tickets need to be reserved six weeks in advance.
- the position of the station
- the cost Conclusion
- the frequency of the trains (6) trave[ting to London by train for the school
trip. (7) ........ . the trains are not very frequent, if the

Write your report in 140-190 words in an school books early enough it can be sure to get seats for a[[ the students at
appropriate styte. a reasonable price.

Reoding ond Use of English Potl T

Different texts or ports of the text moy conloin similor

ideos, but you hove to reod corefully to decide
which of these soy the some lhing os the queslions.

You are going to read an article in which four people describe their
experiences on a cruise ship. For questions l-10, choose from the people
(A-D). Each person may be chosen more than once.
Which person
liked not having to change accommodation? |-Tll
wasn't interested in socialising? [--T--l
was anxious about not fitting in? ril-r
regretted a decision? F-n
had to compromise? [{-_l
didn't want to leave the ship during the cruise? t-6-[-_]
kept in touch with home? trl--l
was bothered by the weather? FT-l
fett the destination was unímportant? [rr-l
used the time to complete a piece of work? Fo [-_]
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@ l'd never been on o cruise before, ond lwos o bif

concerned ihat ld be much younger thon the other
frovellers. Well, I don't know whether it wqs the poriiculor
# cruise I chose. but I needn't hove worried. There were
fl fomilies wiih chitdren, couples hoving o
ffi romontic breok ond groups of people
oround my own cge. ond there
A i :rir.:,j i

.-,. were plenty of octivities for people

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to get to know eoch other ond hove
My husbond, Bernie, ond I ore the some oge, but l'm o o good time. When I needed to, lwos
lot less octive thon he is. We both like going sightseeing oble to find some quieter ploces to
on holidoy, but becouse of my crthritis l'm unoble to drop o line to friends to let them know **" qffi, i
how lwos getiing on. The ship even

.;
wolk very for these doys, Cruises ore c greot woy for us
to spend time together - but do different things. We end hod o cinemcl lenjoyed getting off
?'
up hoving completely different holidoys even though of o different port every doy,
we're trovelling on the some ship. On the doys we get l'd been to some of the cities
into port, Bernie goes on shore for o chonge of scene, before, but never by seo.
while I sunbothe on deck, chot to other possengers or It wos greot not hoving to
flnd o comfortoble spot to work on the novel l'm writing. drive onywhere or
When he shows me lhe photos of whot he's seen ond constontly pock my
done thot doy, I try not to let if get me down, l'd love to suitcose up io go
go with him but there's only so much I con monoge. somewhere different,

I wos completely unprepored for the heot when I wos

plonning my cruise. I knew il would be hot in Augusl
though when we were ct seo it wos much cooler
becouse of the seo breezes, but I never imogined fhat
temperotures would be over 35
degrees when we were in port. As
I o result, I didn't leove the ship
- I much when we got in to the I usuqlly go on o ten-doy cruise every yeor. I don't
ru
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vorious cities, buf I got so fed

, rec;lly ccrre where I go, qs long os it's somewhere hot.
It up with stoying behind thot
ü of one stop I decided to go
on o group wolk in the hills
There wos o bus io toke us up
ry
there, but once we orrived it
wos like on oven. Luckily, I
r wore o lot of sunscreen so I
didn't get sunburnt but it
.just wosn't worth geffing
off tre ship for. I could
hove spent the doy in
ihe poolinsteod.
lt
moy seem stronge <;s there üre so mony ofher people
on boord. but I stoy on the ship ond use it os o kind
of chonce to get owoy from the world, I do so much
volunteer work fhot I need on escope from everything
when lrm on holiday, For me, going oR o cruise is on.
opportunity to switch ofi for o while, I hove yogo closse§
each dcy ond I do o loi of wolking cround the deck
listening to clqssicol music, tt's wonderful being on
boord, ond l'm so comfortoble it's preferoble to sfqy
there rother fhon go wondering obout I gei o surprising
omount of exercise - the fitness trocker I weor on m5r wrist
told me I was doing 7.00ü steps o day lcsJ tÍme. I leove
my phone ot hüme ond enJoy hoving time to myself.

Hoppy holidoys?
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Vocobulory
Food and diet

Choose the correct option in italics. Choose the correct option in italics.

Your children don't eat so much I few I enough
heatthy food.
There isn't too mony I enough I so few flour to
bake a cake.
The YouTube recipe was too I so /such fast
to fo[[ow.
Your grandfather grows such I few I so
delicious tomatoes.
This recipe has too few I so little I too much
garlic that you can't taste it.
We both have so much I so little I so few
opportunities to do any cooking.
7 That is such o I so I such good way of
cooking eggs.
8 This [emonade isn't much sweet f enough sweet
sweet enough yet - [et's add more sugar.
9 This steak is too I enough I so much lough
1 You have a wetl-balance d diet I food - you always eat lots of
fruit and vegetables.
2 The recipe for this food I dish is just too compticated.
3 You must come to my house for a dish / meolvery soon.
4 The dish I food of lhe day on the menu is roast chicken.
5 I try to buy orgonic I biologicolfood because I think it's better
for my heatth.
6 My favourite type of food ldlet is ltalian - I love pizza!
7 If you eat filling I strong foods for breakfast, you can eat a
smatler [unch.
8 I only buy fish when I can be sure it's row I fresh.
9 I don't realty [ike going out to restaurants for expensive
dishes I meals.
10 He onty cooks fresh I simple food, but it's always deticious.
I
ffi Corptete the crossword puzzle. Use the clues to help you.

to cut.
l0 I saw so much I so mony I so /lttle cheap offers in
the supermarket today.

ffi Some of the sentences contain mistakes made

o by exam candidates. Underline the mistakes and
correct them.
1 There are too much chemicals in
processed food.
2 Many of the recipes in this book are traditional.
3 These strawberries have too much cream on
them that I can't see them.
4 I don't think there is enough layers in
the lasagne.
This recipe takes such a long time to make, but
it's worth it. Across
6 My dentist says that I eat far too much sugar. 4 Another word for fast food.
7 I didn't think the food in New York woutd be 5 Aword to describe food that is deticious.
such expensive.
6 Written instructions for how to cook a mea[.
The service in this café is so slow - they don't
make the coffee fast enough. Down
I The type of diet that has a wide variety of foods.
2 The way in which a person Iives.
3 Food necessary for health and growth.
4 Providing food and drink at a socialgathering.
6 A word to describe food that has not been cooked.
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ond Use of Enolish Port I
Try to guess whot the onswer
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, is beforeyou look oi the
B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). options. You might know the
onswer olreody!
Example:
0A learned ibi taught C said D asked

What is umami?
We are (0) that there are four different tastes: sweet, sour, salty and bitter. However, Auguste Escoffier, the famous
19th-century French chef, tatked about a fifth taste in his (1) , which he said was the (2) of his success.
ln 1909, the chemicaI basis of this taste was discovered by a Japanese chemist ca[[ed Kikunae lkeda. He was eating a bowl of
seaweed soup and noticed that its deticious taste could not be (3) as any ofthe four accepted taste (4)
He calted this umami, which means'delicious' in Japanese, and took his idea into the [aboratory to find out (5) what it
was. He discovered that the taste was caused by glutamate, which is a naturaI acid found in meat, fish, vegetables and dairy
(6) ..... . ... When you cook meat, cheese ages or onions are fried, the glutamate breaks down and makes things taste

(7) ..... . . good. |n2002, this new taste was officia[[y named umami in lkeda's (8)

1 A cooks B ptates C sauces D kitchen

2 A secret B idea C reason D mystery
3 A defined B detailed C decided D designed
4 A boxes B styles C sections D categories
5 A finatty B surely C exactly D mostly
6 A types B objects C products D supplies
7 A widety B particularly C suitabty D virtualty
8 A respect B thanks C approval D honour
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Reoding qnd Use of English Port ó

You are going to read a magazine article about relaxing Reod the whole text firsl so thot
while cooking. Six sentences have been removed from the you hove o good ideo of whot it
article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits is obout before you try to inserl
each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do the missing sentences.
not need to use.

Cooking can be a great way to relax after a
tough day. Watching cookery programmes on
TV is hugely popular nowadays, and according
to psychologists, doing the cooking yourself
with friends or family can ease anxiety and
iension. But be careful: the kitchen can easily
become a stressful place, so it's good to follow
a few simple culinary rules.
First, enjoy the company of the people
you are in the kitchen with. Use the time
for conversation with your fellow cooks.
I t-l--l this kind of discussion makes
cooking fun. lt's essential notto rush, so
ensure you dedicate enough time to get
the cooking done. Have the ingredients,
equipment and recipe ready before you begin.
This way you have less chance of forgetting
an important stage, or running the risk of
something burning while you are searching for
the right wooden spoon to stir it. [.!-[_l
lf you follow these carefully, you can relax in
the knowledge you're doing it right. Clean up
as you go, 0ryou may end up getting stressed
over the big mess there is to clean up at the
end. lf you keep everything in orde¡ you'll be
more relaxed.
pot. The cooking process needs to be joyful.
F]-_l nnd this will create even more
stress. Take advantage of time in the kitchen to
get rid of any worries or anxieties you have.
Be sure to make food you love eating, things
you remember from your childhood that will
warm your heart as well as your stomach.
Alternatively, you can make healthy food
to help you stay in shape. Whatever you
cook, make sure you use fresh, high-quality
ingredients. Start with basic foods, not
products with lots of chemicals listed on the
packet. t-5-l_-l Not only will they be
tastier, but they will be better for you, too.
Try to think about where the ingredients
ru
have come from, how they are grown and
when. Knowing the story behind what you
are cooking with gives you respect for the
producers of your food - where those apples
were grown, who made your cheese and how.
lf you can, use localingredients. rc-n
This is because it hasn't caused carbon
emissions due to transportation. Try to avoid
waste and buy foods that have the least
packaging. Make it your goal to throw away
as little as possible.
Finally, turn off the TV and put on some of your
favourite music. When your meal is ready, set
the table, sit down with your friends or family,
and really enjoy what you've prepared.
wtl
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Most importantly, keep your cool. t 3-T--l

These are inevitable. Good food takes time:
think of how delicious the results will be in the
end. Enjoy every moment of the preparation -
cutting vegetables, mixing spices, stirring a

Then you can be sure that your dishes wi[[ be pure
and natura[.
B Don't panic if you experience setbacks or complications.
c ,Iry watching a YouTube video that shows you atlthe steps.
D Share the tasks, exptain what you are going to do next and
chat a bout the different types of food you [ove.
Even if you're not famitiar wlth atI the ingredients, don't let
this put you off.
F lf you cook when you're in a bad mood, you can't expect the
resutts to be any good.
G The nearer the food is to its source, the less impact it has on
the environment.
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listening Potl4

You hove one minute before the recording ¡fr

begins. Use the time to reod the quesiions
t Use odjectives ond odverbs to moke your
ond underline ony key words. \ review more descriplive. You willget higher
morks if you use o ronge of vocobulory.
5
You will hear a radio interview with a man catled Mike
Jones, who has recently been a contestant on a TV
E[|ti:E
i?j-Elr-:
Read the Writing Part 2 task and then complete the
cooking show. For questions 1-7, choose the best
ff#IS answer (A, B or C). review with the words in the box.

1 How did Mike feel about getiing chosen for the show?
A He was surprised because he hadn't apptied.
B He was sure that he would enjoy it. I Have you been on a hotiday that people who love food
I woutd realty enjoy? Write a review of your holiday for our
C He was worried that he would be too shy.
; poputar website. Describe where you stayed and what
2 Mike has imagined working as a professionalchef r you did, and say why you think food lovers woutd enjoy it.
A because he spends so much time eating out.
: The best reviews wilt go on our website for travetlers
B as people have always enjoyed his food.
C even though he has only recently started cooking. : .]nd torris_1:-, . .

Write your review in 140-190 words in an appropriate style.

3 Why did Mike make a cake on the first day of the show?
A He knew the judges would [ove it.
B He thought he had to cook something simpte.
C He was able to remember how to make it.
4 What did Mike find stressfuI about being on the show?
A Hecouldn't concentrate because ofthe
loud music.
B He had to work in unfamitiar surroundings.
C He didn't have enough time to cook.
5 How does Mike feel about being approached in
the street?
A He can't believe that anyone knows who he is.
B He prefers it when it is children.
C He [ikes the attention.
6 What does Mike think was the best thing about the
whole experience?
A His cooking ski[ls have improved.
i': meats'such' rectpeSl'dish toq,:,so..:1enough,,,fo.pd,
Last Aprit, three friends and I ftew from London to Pisa for a
four-day foodie hotiday in ltaly. A'foodie' is someone who
loves good food. We stayed in a private vi[[a in the Tuscan
countryside with (1) beautifutviews of the hitls
My private room was warm and cosy, and decorated with
antique furniture. I had to share the bathroom, but it was very
clean and there was (2) ...... . hot water.
Every evening, we ate memorab[e (3) in the
different restaurants in the vitlage - atlthe ingredients were
(4) fresh. During the day, our group of six people
learned how to cook classic ltatian (5) at the
vitta with the detightfutSignora Elisa, and [unch was our own
cooking creations. I coutdn't betieve I was eating a deticious
pasta (6). . each day that I had made with my

B He has met a lot of people. own hands!

C He has become even more interested in food. It was the perfect ltalian cooking hotiday for any foodie and
I thoroughty recommend it. Attthe cooking lessons were
7 Mike can't say whether he won the
included in the price, which made it a very good vatue trip.
competition because
However, one word of warning. There's a lot of (7)
A the finalepisodes haven't been filmed yet.
to eat over the four days - possibty (8) much for
B he wants it to be a surprise.
some people!
C he isn't allowed to.

Food, glorious food

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Vocobulory
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Zero,first and second conditionats i PhrasaI verbs

Complete the sentences with the correct form of ii Replace the underlined words or phrases with the correct form
the verb in brackets. ofthe phrasal verbs in the box.
1 You would have more time to study if you
.. (not be) always on your phone. get away with get over hand back live up to
2 When I (go) to university, l'tl Iive look back at
point put out
turn outoff
on campus.
3He (need) to have a C1 level 1 When I think about the time I spent at schoot, I onty have
of Engtish if he wants to study at good memories.
Harvard University. 2 He managed to escape blame for breaking the
4 Meet me at the Iibrary as soon as you classroom window.
(finish)your lessons. 3 Lauren atways detays doing her maths assignments to the
5 lf you (choose) an apprenticeship, last minute.
you get on-the-job training. 4 When is the teacher returning our art projects? I want to
6 I can't hand in the project untilyou show my parents mine.
(comptete) your part of it. 5 I realty try to be as good as my famity's expectations of me.
7 I (not do) any studying at home if I

had a wide screen TV like that.
8 lf you have problems doing the research,
(try) to hetp you with it.
9 Sit the exam again next semester if you
(not pass) it the first time.
10 lf I (get) a footbatl schotarship,
5 After at[ that revision, it happened that the exam didn't count
I
as part of my finaI mark anyway
7 The [ab assistant showed us that we weren't using the
equipment correctly.
8 lt took me a long time to recover from failing my piano exam.
I

woutdn't have to pay tuition fees.

Correct the mistakes in the hightighted parts of

the sentences. Some of the sentences are correct.
1 l'm never abte to concentrate on studying when
the temperature goes over 35 "C.
2 lf I were you, I'lt spend more time practising
speaking French than studying the grammar.
3 She has troubte finding a job if she leaves
school at fifteen. But she's determined to do itl
4 He atways wakes up in a bad mood when he
studied too [ate the night before.
5 lf I wanted to do engineering, witI I need to take
an advanced mathrcourse at schoot?
6 Come onl lf we're late handing this assignment
in, the teacher witt fail us again.
7 As soon as I finish this course, I was going to
travel around the wortd.
I lf I tived in China for a year, do you think I'd be
abte to speak tVandarin by the end of it?

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find out, get to know, know, leorn, teach and studyi attend, join, toke port and assrst

The sentences below contain incorrect words. Replace them with the correct form of the words from the box.

o attend find out get to know join tearn

I We should unite the university rowing club - we can get extra credits and get fit, too.
2 I have known a [ot of tips for passing the exam from my maths teacher.
3 Mark has decided to learn veterinary science if his marks are good enough...........
4 I can't assist a[[ my lessons and continue working part time.
5 lf you want me to take you to the train station, know what time the train leaves.
6 The work placement I did learned me a lot about the practicalside of [aw.. ..
7 Going to college social events is the best way to know a lot of people
8 I rea[[y want to join the schooI ptay this year. ........... ....

words

Complete the crossword puzzte. Use the ctues to help you.

Across Down
2 I want to have a c................................ in I Let'sdoourr.. .. ......
journalism. Do you think I need for the project separately.
to go to university? l'tI go to the [ibrary, and
4 My sister did a d.. . . ...... tn maflne
you do it online.
biotogy and now she's a science teacher 2 I thought history woutd
at a high school. be a really easy
5 My parents don't think studying c.. but l'm
at art school witt give me good finding it difficutt.
job p 3 To gain a
7 Ispend so much time studying to study medicine at
new materia[, I don't have time university you have to do
todor welI at school.
8 Why don't you get a t to 6 I had four English
hetp you pass your chemistry exams? t a week
when I was at schoot.
9 I can't believe I onty got 580/o in that testl
think that was too much.
I

I usuatly get much better m

,.r,1 r

Complete the table with the noun forms of the verbs in the box. r.rl:: r,' Complete the sentences with nouns from
Put six nouns in the'other'column. Exercise 4.
1 l'm in complete with
advise adjust agree assess appear behave compare you - we should apotogise to
confuse develop exist feel intend investigate him immediately.
involve prefer respond quatify l'm tired of the constant
wíth my twin sister. The fact that we

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look alike doesn't mean we're the same.
The government is starting an
into the widespread
cheating in state exams.
My brother loves maths but my
has atways been history.
Isent an emaiI a week ago but I stitt
haven't had a

Study time 2l
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Listening Pqrt I
In Listening Port I, you will heqr the
coniext-setting sentence for eoch
,.6, You will hear people talking in eight different situations. question. Use the time given to
For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
ffi.E reod the quesfion ond the oplions
ffi t You hear a father talking to his son about university. before you listen.
ü
Why did the father [eave university before he graduated?
A He wanted to get married. You hear a girl leaving a phone message for a friend.
B He failed his first-year exams. Why is she ca[[ing?
C He needed to start working.
A to borrow some books
2 You hear two students tatking about the B to ask for advice
university [ibrary. C to discuss a talk she has given
How does the man feel about using the [ibrary?
You hear two students tatking about using tablets
A He gets frustrated that it takes so [ong to get at schoo[.
the books.
The boy says that tablets
B He wishes it were easier to access the internet there.
C He would go there more often if he had time. A are more economicalin the long run.
B are nicerto handle than books.
3 You hear a student tatking to a friend about his C are easierto store at school.
new schoo[.
Why woutd he prefer to be at his otd schoot? You hear a man talking about a book.

A He doesn't tike being away from home. What does he say about it?
B He finds the classes at hís new schoottoo demanding. A lt reminded him of his own [ife.
C He is missíng out on opportunities. B Someone encouraged him to buy it.
C He had a feeling it would be good.
4 You hear a student talking to a friend about a history
report he has written. You hear a boy talking to a friend about studying
Why does he want his friend to read it? after schoo[.
A lt's a project they have done together. What does he say about it?
B He wants to know if it is weltwritten. A He is easily put off by noise.

C He knows she is good at history. B He often needs hetp with it.

C He does very little schoolwork at home.

Reoding ond Use of English Port 3

Alwoys check to see if on
For questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in onswer needs to be in o
capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in negotive or o plurol form.
the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

A unique approach to learning

The Programme for lnternationaI StudentAssessment (PISA) is a worldwide study which has been
measuring15-year-oldschooI pupits'scholastic(0) i:rii:,-ir:r].r,r.,,, inmathematics,scienceandreading PERFORM
since 2000. Fintand has (1) performed highly on the PISA test and other nations are REPEAT
in knowing why. There are some key (3) in how Finnish schoots are rLrn, ¡NTEREST/DIFFER
starting with a high teacher-student ratio. To avoid having (4)..... and tired students, schooI MOTIVATE
doesn't start until9 am., and the day ends relatively early, in (S) r. ith orher countries, COMPARE
usually after only two or three lessons with 20-minute breaks between the m.
The overat[ system is not there to force (6) into students. but r:
cr€are an environment INFORM
of integrated learning which boosts co][aboration and (7) -ie. r^a,,'e the least amount CREATE
of homeworkof anystudentsinthewortd,spendinganaverageof onl¡,h:.'a- hcura nightonit.
Finnish students do nearly atl of theirstudy atschooI in a [ow-stress arlcsf ^e.e that puts an equal
focus on acquiring (8) and growing as a human beins KNOW
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Reod the tosk corefully. The
essoy moy hove o direct
question or o stotement
Read the exam question and the mode[ answer. which you hove to give
your opinion on.
ü
Everyone shoutd stay in futt-time education untitthe age
of 18. Do you agree? Match the underlined phrases in the essay to
Notes the functions.
Write about: Giving your opinion
1. preparing for working life
2. gaining knowtedge
3. (your own idea)
lntroducing other people's opinions

In my country, young people only have to stay in education lntroducing an argument

until the age of L6. Some Beople think that by this age
they have studied enough but, in my opin,iqn, it should be
;;;;,;,;;:;;.;;;
compulsory to study untityou are 18.
There are sevEral reasons for staying in fult-tíme education.
Eltstly, the job market is ingeasingty competitive and
so young people need all the advantages they can get. ;,;.,;;;;;; ;;;;; ;; ;;;",
Furthermore, if you are not sure what career you woutd llke
to foltow, staying at school gives you the time to discover
what your passion is.
lntroducing your conclusion
However, there are different types of education and
knowledge. Young people coutd stay at schoo[ and study
academic subjects such as maths and Engtish but, on the. I Which statements about Writing Part 1 are
other hand, they could do a training course where they True (T) and which are False (F)?
learn more practicalskills, tike those needed to beccme a 1 You don't have to do the essay in Part 1. I I F
ptumber or an electrician. Both of these options would give 2 You don't have to cover a[[ three points
young people extra qualifications to put on their CV. in the question if you don't wantto. TI F

To sum up, I betieve that young peopte shoutd stay in

3 Your essay must have headings. TI F

education untit they are 18, but they should be able to

4 lt's a good idea to use topic sentences
to start each paragraph. fIF
choose what sk[tls they want to learn.,
tÉ
5 You can express your persona[ opinions. T I F
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5 You should use a variety of structures
and vocabulary. r lF
ffi 7 You should try to write as much
as possib[e. I IF
8 You should spend around 40 minutes on
i this part of the writing exam. IIF
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Countabte and uncountlb-le- noun¡
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work or job; possibility, occdsion i

o! ?Plgrtyy:tlilyr p:rf!ryv_
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Choose the noun in each group that is different.
Write if that noun is C (countable) or U (uncountabte). ,¡ir Complete the conversation with the correct
r {uinituiá-:r sofa bed wardrobe j'i adjective in each gap.
2 view landscape scenery forest Jake: How's the new job going?
3 information idea knowledge news Emily: Oh, it's absolutely (1) f . l'm
4 advice hetp assistance favour working (2) p .... . in an art ga[[ery.

5 backpack tuggage suitcase handbag Jake: Lucky you. l'm working as a [abourer on a
buitding site. I do (3) m work [ike
6 orchestra instrument music concert carrying bricks and cement around, and l'm
7 sightseeing travel trip transport working (4) o in the sun a[[ day, so
8 meal food dish course it's really (5) t . . ...... .. lt's quite
(6) w .. . . . . .., though, so it pays the rent,
but l'd love a job tike yours, just standing around
Articles
.-.i
i stopping peopte from touching the paintings.
Emily: That's not what I do. I work in a commercial
Complete the text with o, on,theor - (no article). gallery. We have a new exhibition by a
different artist every month. l'm
(7) r for making sure a[[the
What if you don't want to go to university?
paintings are up on the wa[[s before opening
These days around 500/o of (1) .. schoot- night. lt's (8) h. work.
leavers in Britain go on to (2) university. So Jake: l'd like to have a more menta[ly
what do (3) other half do? Some enter
(e) c job like that. Do they pay
you much?
(4) trade and do (5)
Emily: Not rea[[y, and my boss can be quite
apprenticeship to quatify for jobs such as (10) d....... ... . . . The artists are always
(6) hairdressers or (7) behind in their work so it makes the job quite
etectricians. Otherwise, they can find (8) stressfu[. But it's att(11) w. when
job in three main areas; (9) the exhibition is ready and the opening night is
setting of
a success. l'd like to do it as a
goods, either in shops or warehouses; (f 0) (r2) p job when I graduate.
transport sector, which moves goods or people
around; and (1f) area of accommodation
',r ,r:' Correct the mistakes in the sentences. Some of the
and food services. This range of industries has (l) sentences are correct.

(r2) huge number of vacancies for I I coutdn't find any informations ontine about the
(r3) company.
young peopte. Often emptoyees such
these later start (14)
as business of their
2 Come with me on Saturday - l'm going to a rea[[y fun
pa rty.
own. ln fact, as more and more peopte decide to go to
3 John backed his new car into a gate and the damage
university, it might be better to take was quite bad.
(r5) chance and get (16) 4 lf you get the possibitity, cat[ me tonight.
experience doing (17) job that doesn't 5 I spent atl weekend doing geography homeworks.
reed (18) academic qualifications or leave
you with (19) . ... massive debt that young 6 Do you have any decorating equipments I can borrow?
university graduates usuatty have.
? I ;."; an adv¡ce n"* to pr"prr" f"r r¡"0 interview.
",
8 ls there any opportunity you could babysit for me this
evening?
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Witing Pott 2 Think corefully obout who the intended
An emailor [etter reoder of your emoil or letter is ond
write it in on oppropriole tone.
Read the Writing Part 2 exam question
and the mode[ answer.
Match the beginning of the sentences from a job
You see this advertisement on a job search website.
applicat¡on letter (1-8) with the endings (A-H).

SHOP ASSISTANT WANTED I I am writing to apply for

Computer World requires a part-time shop assistant 2 The position was advertised
for immediate start. 3 I am interested in the position because
. Do you love technology? 4 My current position involves answering phones
. Do you have experience working in a shop? 5 I am an excetlent communicator
. Can you communicate well in English? 6 I have experience using phone systems and
To apply, write to the hiring manager, John Davis, 7 I have attached my CV and
exp[aining why you are suitable for the role. 8 I look forward

Write your letter of apptication in 140-190 words. A to hearing from you.

B and enjoy interacting with clients.
C and welcoming clients at an architecturalfirm.
Dear John,
D on your website.
I am writutg to apphl for the job of shop assístant which E I am available for an interview at any time.
was advertised on Lpur websíte.
F I have always wanted to work in hospitality.
I am verq interested. in technologtl and I am vertl good G setting up externaI conference catls.
at using computers. I am stuát¡ing computer scíence H the pos¡tion of hotel receptionist.
part time at universitt¡, so I think I would be able to
answer questíons from customers easilq. I do not have
erperíence of u,orking in a computer shop, but I have
been wor\íng as a shop assistant in a furníture shop for
,rü
three qears.There I serve customers and receive deliveries
*l&&,
from the factortl. I enjoq the job, but I would prefer to ffi,
wor\for Computer World because it is more suited to w*1
mq studtes. I thínk I would, be a verq suitable person to
4ir. bl'
work for t¡ou. Please contact me if t¡ou would like me to
come for an interview.
See t¡ou soon.

Jennifer Alba

Did the candidate complete these requirements

for writing a job application letter? Choose T (True) or
F (Fatse).

1 is limit.
within the correct word I I F

2 is mainty in a formatstyle. IF T
3 is written in distinct paragraphs. TI F
4 has a correct formaI greeting and sign off. f I F
5 opens wlth the reason for writing the Ietter. f I F
6, covers atlthe points in the advertisement. f I F

Good jobl
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Listening Port 3 ond Use of Enqlish Port 5

Use the time given to reod the The questions ond the onswers in lhe text
options ond underline the key ore in the some order. After you hove
words before the recording begins. quickly reod the whole text, find whot port

O
You will then know whot to listen for of the lext eoch question is referring lo ond
then reod it corefully to eliminote lhe lhree
incorrect options.

You are going to read an article by a headhunter, a person whose

job it is to find new employees for companies. For questions
1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best
according to the text.

r# E¡"-w I The writer suggests candidates add a paragraph to their CV to

.
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&*t *f,-t'@P't:{ +-- A distinguish themsetves from other candidates.

B hightight their previous achievements.
C
D
provide additionaI information about their career goats.
show their writing skiIts.

2 The writer recommends that applicants send their CV to a

H u man Resources department

A so it can keep a copy on file.

B because it wi[[ send your CV to the hiring manager.
C only if clearly instructed to do so.
;- .u#lr' -i;#j+*j**' -üii!.;#*+;*iry" D to hetp speed up the application process.
'rilit'ffi' Why shoutd you research a company before an interview?
You wil[ hear five short extracts in which peopte A To make sure you understand the precise role.
talk about their firstjobs. For questions 1-5, B To enable you to show how much you know.
choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker says C To reassure yourselfthatyou are prepared.
about their first job. Use the letters only once. D To make certain you are able to ask detailed questions.
There are three extra [etters which you do not need
to use. Asking about a company's probtems at the interview shows that

A lt was an easy job to get. A you are keen to [earn how you can he[p.

B I felt [onely. B you already understand what they need.

C lt was sometimes quite boring. C you want to be in charge.

D lt kept me fit. D you are willing and adaptabte.

E lwas paid wett. Why is it impressive to explain the actions you'd take in a job?
F It was too stressfuI to cope with. A lt is unusualto do this in an interview.
G My qualifications were for a different job.
B lt proves you don't need any training.
H I had to work at night. C lt shows you are confident about getting the position.
Speaker 1 t--_|-' l
D lt is not an easy thing to do.

Speaker 2 l=-]-I What is the most accurate summary of the finaI paragraph?
Speaker 3 r-rrl A
B
Often interviewers do not know what they are looking for.
Speaker 4 [*-]-4 l lf you make yourself the obvious candidate, you make

Sppa ker 5 fl-5 I

everyone's task easier.
C When you get the job, you wi[[ have to work even harder.
D lnterviewers want to see as many candidates as possible.
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You moy think thot heodhunters work solely for the
employer, but they ore qlso working for the future
employee. Their gool is to mqke the best motch
belween the condidote ond lhe compony thot's looking
io employ someone. As one of New York's leoding
heodhunlers, here is some odvice I give to condidotes to
moke them the obvious choice for the posiiion they ore
competing for.
Look upon your CV not os o record of your post but os
o siotemenl of whot you could do for thot compony in
the future, if they employ you. Prepore o seporote CV
for every compony you opprooch. Find oul os much os
possible obout whot the job requires, ond lhen odd o
porogroph ot the top of your CV lhot soys how you will
specificolly do thot job in o wcy lhol torgets the needs of
the monoger you will be working for. Thot woy, you will
stsnd oul qs someone who will help the employer, nol
just someone who is looking for o job.
lf you send your CV to Humon Resources, the
deportment responsible forlhe recruiimenl of new stoff,
it is highly likely lhoi it will gei lost or just filed owoy. We
heodhunters lry to ovoid HR deportmenls os they con
be inefficient. So should you. You need to go directly
to the person who will be moking the hire. lf the iob
odvertisement explicitly osks for o CV to be sent to HR, do
it, but send onother one to the monoger who is moking
the ultimote decision for the job exploining whot you've
done. So while ollthe other condidotes ore still woiting io
be inlerviewed by HR, the person who will moke the finol
decision obout who to hire olreody knows who you ore.
So lhot you feel confident when you wqlk into the
inlerview, you need to know not just oboui the position
ffi
ffi #
iiself, but how it fits within the structure of the compony.
Thot meqns doing q lot of reseorch beforehqnd. Leqrn
oboul the compony in greaier depth lhcn ju$ reoding
the homepoge of their website. Find <¡ut its chollenges
ond gools, its culture <rnd competitors, ond oll
its producis.
Now you ore reody for the interview. Treot it os if it were
the first doy on the job. You sre there to presenl o new
proiect, which is'the odvcrntoges of hiring you'. Turn
the interview sround by osking whot problems the
monoger hopes to solve by employing you. They might
stort by giving you o list of your doily duiies or tell you
il islo replüce someone who is lecving. You moy hove
to moke it cleor thot you ore qsking more obout whot
lhey hope lo goin from you os on employee, rother thon
just the d<¡y-to-dsy things they expect you io do. This
demonstroies your extrq enthusiasm and flexibility. Whén
you get o cfeeir idea of whot it is they ore looking for,
such os higher profits oI more clients, lhis is your moment
to oulline ihe steps you woutd take to do this. Show ihe
mcnoger how you think cnd wotk by suggesting whqt
you would do to reduce costs or brosden the client
bose. Condidates ore rorely so forword thinking in qn
interview snd for lhis reoson this strotegy ís very effeetivé.
You will come ocross os o person who understonds
the job ond is prepored to do Íi. Who doesn't want to
employ someone who wonts to solve problems ond
cchieve gools? This is the fundomentsl reoson forthe
interview. A compony holds inlerviews so itcon hire the
besi person for lhe job, Your lnterviewer witl be delighted
if thot person turns out to be you - becouse then they
con stop inierviewing ond get back to work.
G<¡od jobl
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Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.

lnfinitive and verb + -ing There are two verbs which you do not need.

Complete the sentences with the infinitive or -ing form '-l'ámif ' : attow*d,":a iia¡r .¡eiiáÉa:',,expectqd
ofthe verb in brackets. ,',..],ffis'd:',1.e*inüe*¡',succeeded thought,wa' d

I Elisha has promised ... (show) me how to

I The cyclist using a type of bike
improve my golf swing.
frame that wasn't attowed in competitions.
2 I spend more time .. (sit) on the bench
2 He that joining a yoga class might
than actuatty playing volleybal[.
hetp his back probtems, but it onty made
3 Not (be) able to get away from work them worse.
meant Jason missed a trekking trip.
3 I to beat my best time when I last
4 My father got himsetf a dog (get) did a marathon, even though I won the racel
more exercise.
4 The photographer in finding the
5 My son's fitness regime invotves (train) best position to get great shots of the finish [ine.
three mornings a week.
5 Luckily, I had been on the trail before, so
6 These trainers have air pockets in them I ..... ....... . ... . . .. getting lost when my GPS
(reduce) impact. stopped working.
7 She hasn't been ptaying tennis [ong enough 6 . ........ ................ to ride their
The group weren't...
(start) entering competitions. motorcyctes through locaI vi[[ages because
8 The children amused themsetves by of the noise.
(ptay) a board game. 7 We had .. .... it to rain on the day of the
9 (join) a watking ctub was a good way of tournament, but certainty not to haill
making new friends. 8 The club to design a new uniform
10 The doctorwarned me........................ (not try) skiing when they got a new sponsorship deat.
again untiI l'd had physiotherapy.

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Reoding ond Use of English Port 4

Verb colloiations *¡tl'r uii¡uiti.t
Choose the correct option in itolics. ln Port 4, it is useful to think obout whot
I l'm really [ookingforward to going I ploying the question is irying to tesl. ls it o phrosol
windsurfing when we're on hotiday at the lake. verb, the use of words in o fixed phrose or ffi
2 My dad has been moking I doing a lot of exercise o grommor point? \::',r,r,,i',
because he felt unfit.
3 Rachelis going lo compete in I ploy a triathton
For questions 1-8, complete the second sentence so that it
this weekend.
has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word
4 How [ong have you been ploying I doing golf?
given. Do not change the word given. You must use between
5 He didn't start to do I ploy weightlifting untiI
two and five words, including the word given. Here is an
he was 50.
exampte (0).
6 The city has held I done the King's Mite Run every
spring for more than 100 years. Example:
0 We didn't get [ost because I brought the compass.
HAVE
look, see and wotch; Irsten and heor t

lf I hadn't brought the compass, we ...to.s$!d.h4u(..¿st .. tost.

Complete the sentences using the correct form of look, I The tour guide's suggestion was to take a different route
see,watch,llsten or hear.One of the answers is negative. down the mountain.
t I managed the hole-in-one at the golf TAKING
tournament because I was foltowing that player. Thetourguide . . alternative route down
2 I reatly enjoy Wimbledon on TV the mountain.
every year.
3 She the roar ofthe crowd as she
2 Even though they had one [ess player, the team sti[[won.
DESPITE
overtook the lead runner.
The team was able to one less player.
4lfyou to what the coach te[[s you, you'lI
never improve. 3 The risk of sharks meant very few people went
5 The umpire. .... at the cricket pitch and swimming there.
decided it was too wet to play on. SWAM
6 There must have been 70,000 peopte Hardty ............... because ofthe risk ofsharks.
the game at the stadium.
4 What annoys me is people leaving rubbish on the
Correct the mistakes with look, see, wotch, /isten and forest trails.
heorin the sentences. Some ofthe sentences are F¡ND
correct. 1............. that people leave rubbish on the
I Katherine saw at her watch to check what time forest trails.
it was.
2 You obviously weren't listening when I explained the
5 She survives on just four hours'steep a night when she's
sailing atone.
rutes of the game.
BY
3 He could see the lead cyctist just ahead of him, so he
started to pedaI faster. When she's saiting alone, she just four
hours steep a night.
4 I can listen to music in the other room, but I don't
know what song it is. 6 The doctor checked Michae['s blood pressure before he
5 I watched Jack's car parked in front ofthe house, so I went skydiving.
knew he was home. HAD
6 She got up in the middle of the night because she MichaeI by the doctor before he
listened to the baby crying. went skydiving.
7 Sophie doesn't usuatty watch TV in the morning - she
reads the newspaper instead.
& I watched she was busy tatking to someone, so I

waited to speak to her later.

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listening Potl4
You will hear an interview with a motorcycle racer called
T':,.I Darren Beanhill. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer
.. á.-.J+
.--.I,f (A, B or C).
a:i2u,,
Why did peopte [augh at Darren at his first ever race?
A He was so young.
B He had an otd bike.
C He wasn't very good.
Why is this year different for Darren from the [ast two?
A His competitors know how good he is.
B He's finishing first in some races.
C He has changed his technique.
What does Darren say about his tyres this year?
A They are different ones from [ast year.
B He has more experience with them.
C He sti[[ doesn't feel safe on the corners.
'How does Darren fee[ about his tifestyte on tour?
A He dislikes his accommodation.
B He enjoys moving around a [ot.
C Being with his family relaxes him.
I
Roiher lhon focussing
on individuol words lhot
you heor, think obout
the overoll messoge,
Darren says most professionaI motorcycle riders
A aren't afraid of fatting off their bike.
B don't fulty understand the risks.
C are nervous about hitting other competitors.
What does Darren say about retiring?
A He witt give up racing as soon as he wins
a championship.
B He plans to make the decision with hetp
from others.
C He hopes to be abte to keep going into his
late thirties.
Darren says that racing in hot temperatures
A gives him an adVantage overother riders.
B means he has to adapt his technique.
C affects his bike's performance.
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Writing Pott 2
use vour own words.
An artic !s: insteod of repeoting Í ^-
Read the Writing Part 2 exam questíon and the
expressions lol<en from t I

mode[ answer. Then complete the answer with

lhequeslion. \ ,r'r r,

the words in the box.

You have seen this announcement on an English-speaking website.

Someone I know that I really admire

Who is a person you know that you reatly admire?
What have they done? What do you particularly admire about them?
Write an article answering these questions. We witt pubtish the best articles in our next edition.

Write your article in 140-190 words.

. also.. ,asa resutt ,aswel{ás , bydoing.th.is , inadditlon 'moreover

My cousin Sam

A person that I reatty admire is my cousin Sam. (1) to being ctose in age, we grew up
together because we live in the same town. Five years ago, Sam had a car accident. (2)
he has to use a wheetchair because he can't watk.

Sam had atways toved playing basketball and missed it very much. Then someone suggested he
should try playing wheelchair basketbatt. (3) buying a speciaI sports wheelchair, he
did a training course to teach him how to ptay basketbatl sitting down.
He discovered that he loved the sport and he spent as much time as he coutd on the court.
(4) .. he became very good, very quickty, and last year he was chosen to represent
Britain on the wheetchair basketbattteam at the Paralympic Games. (5) he came
home with a bronze medatl
I admire Sam because
despite his injury, he
Wry
decided to stay positive
and find a way to enjoy
life again. And by not ffi#
giving up, he has
(6) found
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great success - and that is
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why I am so proud of him. u'q,
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ot, in and on to express location ffi-
Match the statements (1-7) with a reporting verb
Complete the sentences with ot, in or on. from the box.
I I saw Richard Randall.. . .. ... stage........ the Victoria
admit agree apotogise promise
Theatre last year.
recommend remind warn
2 She was. . .. .. .... the cinema last night. I saw her
the queue for popcorn.
3
4
The film industry..... ... . . lndia is ca[[ed Bo[lywood.
There seems to be [ess drama and more comedy t G"*t"*,*
t{"i',r,Ij,
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...... ...... . TV these days.

5 The actors have to be....... .... . work and ready to start

fitming at 5 am.
6 His latest movie was fitmed a sma[[ island off
the coast of Scotland.
7 They first met................ an audition for a
Broadway musica[.
8 A lot of young actors live West Hollywood.
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person actually said.

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I Ashley totd me she was going to see it next weekend. from strangers.
2 Chloe said it was the funniest film she had ever seen.
3 Jack said he had never heard of it. Now report what the people in Exercise 3 said.
4 Olivia said she woutd definitety watch it again.
5 Connor told me he coutdn't see it because he didn't
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live near a cinema.

Ryan said he hadn't realty enjoyed it because it was 2 Oliver admitted that
too [ong.
3 My husband agreed that .

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Describing entertainment i

Complete the crossword puzzle. Use the clues to hetp you. You will heor the individuol words
you need to put in the gops, but
you won't heor the sentences
exoctly os they ore writlen.
These sentences follow the
some order os the informotion
given by the speoker.
ü
9. You will hear a woman called Margie Levine

EI¡iii§EI talking about her job as a Hollywood agent.

ffi?ffi For questions 1-10, complete the sentences
hlFi#
with a word or short phrase.

Working in Hollywood
Margie was discouraged from getting
into the entertainment business by
her (r)
Margie was told that work as a talent agent
would suit her due to her strong
(2) skitts.

18 Margie says she learnt a lot about the

f,,,i
business because she worked at every
Across (3) in her first company.
4 Entertainment that is performed in a theatre.
Margie decided to start her own
5 When a story is very interesting and intense.
company so she coutd take on actors who
8 The actors perform on this in a theatre.
didn't suit the (4) . of her
12 The people in the seats in a cinema ortheatre.
current employer.
14 Some actors become rich and
16 What you are on when a film is exciting. (4,2,4,4) Margie quickty became successfuI because
17 Part of a fitm or ptay set in one ptace. of the number of (5) she had.
18 A play or a fitm that is based on songs or dancing. The more actors Margie sent on to
casting directors, the more her
Down
(6) grew.
I When an old TV show is repeated.
Margie gives enthusiastic actors several
2 An unexpected direction in the plot of a film, ptay or book.
3 Another word for role.
(7) for becoming successful.
5 When the end of the story is easy to guess. Margie suggests that actors can prepare
7 He went to every . of the ptayl for future auditions by reading the
9 What a performer does in a ptay or film. tatest (8)
10 People watching a sporting event. Margie betieves that being (9)
11 Watch multiple episodes without a break. (5, 5) is the key to getting work.
12 What an actor has to do to get a role.
Margie recommends actors get their
13 A word to describe a fitm that is very funny. photos done by a (f0)
15 Another word for addicted.

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Remember thot eoch of lhe I0 ,,, .
You are going to read an article in which four people talk questions will only relote lo one of t f,,'
about how they were famous for a short time. For questions the different seclions of lhe text.
1-10, choose from the people (A-D). The people may be
chosen more than once.
Which person
wanted fame from the beginning? F-t--l thought their reaction was natura[? [6-[-l
was shocked to be offered an opportunity? lrl--l became famous through their own bad fortune? tl-T--l
knew that fame would be temporary? F-T-I regrets a missed opportunity? [rr-_]
bf amed others for a faiture? t*4]--l benefited from someone else's absence? fr-[-l
didn't mind seeming footish? rr-T---] refused to comment on the situation at the time? Fo [l
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When lwas 16, we lived on a
busy road. üne day I was standing
at the garden gate when a car
suddenly ran off the road and into
a tree a few metres away from
me. The üar sngine had caught
fire and the woman at the wheel
inside was unronscious. Without
thinking, I raeed arou¡d io the
driver'§ door, but it was locked.
I picked up a rock and smashed
the window so I üould open ths
door from the inside and pulled
the wüman out and away frsrn the
car. The media wentcrazy aboui
what I'd done, but I didn't feel
especially brare. Anyone lvüuld
have done the same thing in my
position. J$urnalBts wer* tryí$g
to interview me, but I turned them
all down. I really didn't want to
have my face afl over the neu¡s. I
wasiusthappy to hear the woman
was recovering well in hcsprtal.
ons day t'turned up on the set afid
was handed a script. There was a
new sp*aking role for a character
to be {ilmed that day and the aetor
hadnl shown up. I never thought far
a minutethey'd ask mel lt wasn't
a big Bart, and they killed off my
characler after a few months, but
the exposure I got moant people
§tarted to recognise me. lmust
admit lquite enioycd the attentiofl,
but I didn'l expect it to last, so I
wasn't surprised when it all stopped
after a few months. 0f course, it
meant that I could no longer be an
extra in the show, but I soon found
anüther job, Ín a restaurant this time.
When I was younger, tauditioned
for a boy band in the hope of
becoming the next big star,
and amazingly twas one of the
four people chosen. The whole
selection process was made into
a TV series, so I was in it right to
the end and had become quite
well-known even at that stage.
After the selection process was
over, the four of us went into the
studio and recorded an album.
The first song we releassd went
straight to number one, even
beforo we had time to shoot a
video. That summer we wen{
0n tour around the country and
pe#ormed to thousands sf fans.
But the record comBany chose
really bad songs for us, so our
alburn didn't sell all thal welt.
Th*y dropped us socn after. I still on the internet, and people
wish they had given us more of
a chance.
lwas a hit of a lüzy teenager,
so someliriles ttootthe dog for
awafk by holding onto his lead
while I rode my biks atthe same
time. lt was dangerous, but
th* dog foved it. One day lwas
cyclins through the park and I
noticed someone filming me on
their phone. I turned and waved
to them, but at the exact same
moment the dog saw a squirrel
crossing our path.
Well, you can imagine what
happened ... The dog chased
after the squinel and pulled me
off the bike. A few days later the
video of the accident went viral
all over the world- I contacted the
persan who had posted it aM we
agreed that I would got part of the
income, so ldid well out of it. lt's
still watch it, but l'm not bothered
about anyone laughing at me * it's
paid for my university education.

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lf you're not sure of on onswer, cross Read the Writing Part introduce on ideo of
out ony lhot you know ore wrong ond L exam question and

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choose from the ones lhol ore left. the mode[ answer.
Complete the essay
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which with words and
answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at phrases from the box.
the beginning (0). ln your Engtish class you have been discussing social
Example: media and being famous. Now your Engtish teacher has
asked you to write an essay.
o A sounds B suggests S) r""rt D assumes

A forgotten star
Gladys Sheerman (1918-2005)
was a popular screen actress,
but one who now
(0) forgotten
when we look back at the
stars ofthe golden age
of Holtywood. During her
short career, her name
(r) up twice
for nomination for Best
Supporting Actress - in 1941, for her successfuI debut in the comedy
,1ouse of Fire, and again in 1950 for her (2) in the tragic
Civil War drama Mother Ann.
Born in Queens, New York to a bus driver father and a waitress
mother, she woutd spend hours at the cinema dreaming of a
more exciting [ife. At the age of 18, with absolutety no acting
SociaI media has made life more difficutt for famous
people. Do you agree?
Notes
Write about:
1. getting pubticity
2. having contact with fans
3. ..... . .............. . .... . (your own idea)
Write an essay in 140-190 words using al[ your notes and
giving reasons for your point of view.
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Ithink sociat media has definitety had an impact on
the lives of famous peopte. (1) . . thatthey
are abte to get more pubticity. Another is that they
can have closer contact with fans. (2) ,

(3) she moved to Los Angetes to (4) though, they may end up sacrificing their privacy.
into the movie business. She was charismatic as we[[ as beautifu[, SociaI media is now a key way for cetebrities to
and [anded her rote in House of Fire in just two weeks after a promote themsetves to the wortd. lt's (3)
(s) successfuI screen test. Her five (6] that they post images of themsetves in their homes
in films were a[[ memorable, and she was we[[ on her way to with their famities for everyone to see. They can use
becoming a household name. Her career in Ho[lywood was cut sociaI media to show fans every moment of their lives
(7) however, when she married the mi[lionaire Miles and make them feel tike they are personaI friends.
Barton in 1952, who insisted she (8) from acting. The (4) fans are atways hungry for more
'narriage lasted 50 years and produced five chitdren - and she never information about the people they admire, they love
:cted again. this glimpse into their glamorous existence.
However, being on sociaI media means giving up a
1A gave Bcame Ctook Dlooked
certain amount of privacy. (5) famous
2A star Bshow Cptay Drote
people are puttingthemsetves at risk if they give out
3A practiceBexperienceCproofDtrial
get too much information, as some fans can become
4A Brun Cgrow Dturn
obsessed with them. Overat[, though, I think social
5A greatly Bheavity Chighty Ddeepty
C media has made life less diffícu[t for celebrities
6A appearances B exhibitions presences D entrances
(6) revealing their Iives on sociaI media
7A stight Bsmatl Cshort Dlow
Bquit Cfinish can be a very easy way to get free pubticity.
8A end Dretire

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Read the paragraph about thinking positively. Choose

Modalverbs to express certainty and possibility the correct option in ltolics. Sometimes, both options
are possible.
Rewrite the sentences in itolics usingmight, moy, could,
must or can't. Sometimes, more than one answer is
possible. lf you've atways woken up on Monday morning
thinking that it (1) mustn't I con't be the start of
1 Lookl He's got something behind his back. lt's my
another week already, you (2) might I could have
birthday so I'm sure it's a presentfor me.
It's my birthday so he r,,,ir.,ii. i,:-¿i.rtil rr iriiri:,li:.r ' , : been creating depressing feelings as a matter of
habit. Woutdn't it be lovely to bounce out of bed
2 Sandra's late coming home. Perhaps she's out with and feeI positive *árning? rhink it
her friends. "r"ry
(3) can't I mightn't be done? Att it takes is some
She
visualisation to boost your natura[ levels of
3 He never says hetlo to me. Moybe he doesn't serotonin before you go to steep and you
speok English. lal coutd lmust wake up feeting a lot more positive.
He When you visualise significant past achievements
and happy moments in your [ife, the brain has
4 She's doing an internship at a TV station. Thot's bound
difficutty distinguishing between what is reaI and
to be fun.
what is imagined. lt thinks the event (5) must I can't
That
be happening now and produces serotonin. When
5 George doesn't have a licence. lt's definitely not him you are in the middte of a stressful day, you
driving thot cor. (61 moy I might be abte to give your serotonin
It another boost if you take a few minutes to reflect
on past achievements and happy memories.
6 lsabelte just won an award for bravery. No doubt her
parents were very proud of her.
Her parents

7 Anna and Jack bought a house onty six months ago.

I don't believe they have boughtanother one.
They

8 l've tasted this recipe before. Perhops my mother

cooked it for me when I wos young.
My mother

9 My great-grandmother signed her marriage certificate

with an X. l'm certoin she wasn't able to write.
She

10 lcan't understand why lwasn't invited on the hotiday.

It's possible they thought I couldn't offord it. i* t¡,r,.-..ri ¡¡l];r

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out and devote; stoy, spend and

o Choose the correct option in itolics.

1 I love spending I passing my days off in the garden.
2 Why don't you stoy I spend at home if you're feeting itt?
3 Humans blink so much we spend I poss two seconds a minute with our eyes ctosedl
4 I wish you wou [d n't stay I spend so late at work every night.

5 I can't betieve how fast the time has spent I possed on this hotiday.
6 My parents used to spend I poss too much time watching TV, so they decided to give it away.
Match the beginnings (1-6) with the endings (a-f) of these sentences.
1 lt seems scientists are making a an impact on how peopte perceive you.
2 The way you present yoursetf to the wortd has b patience or you wit[ lose enthusiasm.
3 lt has taken a while but the government is now making c great confusion in the workptace.
4 Think about whether your comments might cause d an effort to tackle climate change.
5 The constant changes in emptoyment laws cause e offence before you post them ontine.
6 I know you want to [earn German quickty, f progress towards a cure for many diseases.
but you have to have

Complete the table with the nouns in the box. One noun can go in more than one column.

an ambition energy to an improvement an instruction an objective

an order one's life to research success a test a threat time to

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Remembertholthe word The speokers will soy things thol relote to oll three
given should nol be options in some woy. Listen corefully to distinguish
chonged in ony woy. which one is ihe correct onswer.

For questions 1-8, complete the second sentence so ,.10 . You witl hear people talking in eight different situations. For
that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, Effi€ questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
usingthewordgiven.Donotchangethewordgiven. ffiffi, youhearamantalkingaboutdrinkingcoffee.
inctuding EItr¡BE* What,s the main reason he prefers having coffee
You must use between two and five words, in a café rather
the word given. Here is an example (0). than at home?
Example: A He likes being motivated in the morning.
0 Please don't have the TV on too [oud because l'm B He thinks the coffee in a café is superior.
reading. C He only has the option of instant coffee at home.
RATHER 2 You hear a father talking to his son.
t 'A wk\*r gou lid+if have the TV on too loud
.. . Why does he want Jack to get out of bed?
because l'm reading'
A He thinks Jack shoutd be doing more schoolwork.
I I don't think Michaet has his phone switched on - it's B He wants to spend the day with Jack'
not ringing. C He betieves Jack should be using his time better.
BE 3 You hear a woman tatking about doing yoga.
Michael's phone....... .... What does she think people don't reatise about yoga?
on - it's not ringing. A how much effort it takes

2 I found some old photos white I was up in the attic. B how relaxing it is
ACROSS C how it affects Your mood
You hear a man and a woman meeting after a long time'
white I was up in the attic,
some ot¿ f f,ótor. How do they know each other?
A They used to do their shopping in the same ptace.
3 This cake isn't nearly as tasty as the one you make. B They used to work together.
MUCH c They used to go to school tógether.
The cake you make 5 You hear a man tatking about a favourite pair of trainers.
this one'
what's the problem with them?
4 'Don't you dare go into the shed!' my dad said to me. A They don't fit him anymore'
WARNED They're not suitabte to wear every day.
My dad into the shed.
.............
c They're no longer the same colour.
6 You hear a man and a woman talking about a film they've
5 This tai chi ctass won't fínish before 6 o'clock. just seen.
GO What do they agree about?
This tai chi class A how good one ofthe actors was
6 o'ctock. B how appropriate the music was
6 lt was a mistake for you to borrow the car
C how surprising the ptot was

without permission. You hear a student who's worried about planning her study time.

SHOULDN'T What does she say about her situation?

You the car A She shoutdn't have a job white studying.

without permission. B She has to get her priorities right.
C She can't request study leave.
You hear a woman giving a talk about meditation.
What's the pu rpose of her talk?
A to describe how to meditate
B to suggest that more people shoutd meditate
C to emphasise the benefits of meditating
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When you give recommendotions

A repo$ ,
in your report moke sure thot you
include reosons for them.
Read the Writing Part 2 exam question and the mode[ answer.

Your Engtish teacher has asked you to write a report on the parks in your town. Write about
where the parks are, what people do in them and suggest ways in which they could be improved.
Write your report in 140-190 words in an appropriate style.

Vittaría Parl< lras qnly one treei afl.d.no ,, ,,"

The aim of this report is to list the parks
gráss at al [', 1 wou [d su g,ge§t :planti ng,more.
in my town, to say what peopte do in
trees and adding,an area of,grass for. .
them and to suggest ways in which they
people to sit on.rRiverland Fárk ha-s ver¡r. ., ,
could be improved.
otd park benches, which are alI broken. I
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This is in the city centre between the
shops and the station. tt is quite small
and is mainly used as a quickway to get To sum up, the two parks in the city attract
from the station to the shops. peopte for different reasons. Victoria Park
needs to become a greener area, and
t .:.i..: .¡i i.i.:;i1,i,.:i", iii:.j,ri.i.j .i Riverland Park needs to have some repairs
ffi carried out on the equipment.
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This is a [arge park on the edge of town,
with open grassy spaces and lots of
trees. People come here to get some
exercise or have a picnic with their
families at the weekend.

Tick (/) the sentences if the student has followed the suggestion in
the report.
1 {l The report should have a title.
2 il Each partofthereportshould haveaclearheading.
3 [J The report should have an introduction and conctusion.
4 Ü The introduction should not repeat the words in the question.
5 [J The report shoutd not be written in an informatstyte.
6 fJ Thereportshould bebetween 140and 190words.

É Choose the correct option in itolics.

1 The purpose of this report is finding I to find out how many people
are using the parks.
2 I would recommend opening I to open a kiosk near the picnic area.
3 I would atso suggest repairing I to repairlhe old fountain in the
centre ofthe park.
4 The best solution is closing I to close the park gates at night to
prevent vandalism.
5 Another option would be attrocting I to attroct more people to the
, park by hotding events.
6 My proposal involves building I to build a skatepark next to the
basketba[[ court.

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Some of the sentences contain mistakes made by exam candidates.

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L-u Underline the mistakes and correct them.
1
My father has worked Iike a mechanic atl his tife.
2
As you can see from the size of the property, the famity is very weatthy.
3
- I need a job that pays we[[ enough for me to do things tike go on regutar hotidays.
4
These jeans are just as my otd ones, but more comfortable.
5 Asmuchaslthinkthepaintingisbeautifu[,lcan'tjustifypayingsomuchforit.
6 He works at the same company as I do.
7 These shoes cost the same tike the ones you can buy ontine.
8 Who do you look as in your family? l'm totd I have my mother's eyes.

Modalverbs to express abitity

Complete the sentences with con, could or the correct form of to be oble to and the words in
brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
I | (not) come shopping with you tomorrow - l've got a dental appointment.
2 | (not) fotlow a budget when I first started working and got into debt quite quíckty.
3 I carry the shopping in from the car if you need some hetp.
4 It was due yesterday, but I (not) pay the electricity bittyet. l've been too busy.
5 By the time your father was 18, he (atready) support himself through his acting work.
6 (l) buitd furniture to se[[ by the end of this woodworking course?
7 She paid for it by now if she had saved a smatI amount of money each week.
8 Let's ask James - | (always) rely on him to hetp out if l'm low on cash.

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Choose the correct word in itolics.ln one sentence more
than one answer is possible.
tl As soon as she orriyed I reached I got in Marrakesh,
$,!l"s
'.:+ she headed to the street market.
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orrived I reached I gotlhe shopping centre.
3 Wilt the guests be arriving I reaching I getting in lhe
=:s§ morning or the afternoon?
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4 lf I can orrive I reoch lget to the bank in time, I can
= 'tÉ
cash this cheque.
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.l 5 lf he arrives I reoches I gets al work late again, he
might lose his job.
6 I want to wrap the presents before the chitdren
ffi :':,:
orrive I reach lget home.
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Complete the conversation with the words in the box.

ávaitaúte bargain brand .n*p"titir" consumer counter debit card purchase sale stock

Shop assistant: Can I help you?

Shopper: How much is this shirt? I can't find the price tag anywhere.
Shop assistant: It's on the inside. Look, here it is - f 50. But a[[ the shirts on this rack are half price, so it's onty 125.
Shopper: That's a reat (1) then. I wou[dn't expect a shirt from this company to be so reasonable. lt's
norma[[y such an expensive (2)
Shop assistant: We[[, it's half price because our summer (3) ... . is on at the moment. But even the regutar
prices are very (4) in this store. Our customers want quatity, but they're also [ooking for
value for money. We always try to tisten to (5) opinion.
Shopper: Perhaps I should buy more than one then. I haven't seen any other colours, though.
Shop assistant: l'm afraid only the white ones are stitt (6) . At the beginning of the season, we had five

different colours, but they were incredibly popular and now they're a[[ out of (7). . . .. . .

Shopper: That's a shame.

Shop Assistant: Would you sti[[ tike to (8) this one?
Shopper: Yes, but if everything is half price, I think l'[[ keep on looking around - I might find something else
l'd [ike to buy.
Shop Assistant: Certainty. Just bring whatever you choose up to the (9) when you're ready.
Shopper: Great. By the way, can I pay with a (10) ... here? lf I decide to buy a lot of things, I probabty
won't have enough cash.
Shop Assistant: Yes, we accept a[[ forms of payment here.

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During my last university holidays, my dad agreed to let
me work with him in his ice cream shop over the summer
so I coutd make some money. The shop caters (1) for I ot
hotidaymakers and as our seaside town putts (21out I in
quite a crowd over the summer, it's atways busy. I was
there to take (3) over I up at the counter when Dad was
out back making the ice cream or if he needed to pop
(a) into I overfhe whotesaters to pick (51 up lof more
ingredients. lt was hard work and I was reatty worn
(61 out lin when we ctosed up the shop at night. At first,
Dad kept a ctose eye on me, always wanting to know what
Iwas (7) up I atto, and we came (8) up I over against the
probtem of atl my friends wanting free ice cream. But after
a few weeks he cut (9) up I down on the criticism and I

reatty started to enjoy hanging (f^O) in I around with him.

We woutd chitt (11) out f overtogether at the end of the
day and come (12) up I at with new ideas for ice cream
ftavours. lthink l'[[ do it again next summer.

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the missing words ore usuolly siruciurol f
For questions 1-8, read the text below and think of
words like prepositions, pronouns, I'.-
the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word I

ouxiliories, orticles ond odverbs,

for each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Augmented reality shopping

Whether (0) SqS buy online or physicatty go into a shop to get something, you stil[ don't realty know exactly how it's going
to fit (l) . your home untilyou bring it through the door. This is particularly true for [arge purchases, such as furníture,
electricaI goods, big pieces of artwork and (2) on. With augmented reatity shopping, you can see (3)
an item wi[[ took Iike in a space, or (a)........ .... .. .. if it wilt actuatly fit, without (5) to wait for it to arrive.
Attyou need to do is go into the online catalogue of a store, tap on the item you're interested in buying and select the augmented
reatity option. Then hold the smart phone in (6) .. . ............ of where you want the item to go in your home. And (7)
it is! The yellow sofa you have (8) .. thinking about buying is in the room with you - wet[, on the screen of your smart
phone, at least.

Listening Port 4
Eoch time the interviewer osks o question,
t1 the onswer thoi follows it contoins lhe
You will hear a radio interview with a personal shopper
informotion for the next multiple-choice
catled Amanda Houseman. For questions 1-7, choose the

O
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best answer (A, B or C).
!.1#'H speok ogoin, you will know you need to
I Amanda says that the main goaI of a personal move on lo the next question.
shopper is
A making life easier for peop[e.
B seIting expensive clothes.
The reason Amanda prefers shopping without her
C deciding what people should wear.
clients is that
2 What experience did Amanda get before becoming a A she wants to be the only one choosing the clothes.
personaI shopper? B she would onty be able to choose clothes for that
A She worked for a stylist. particular client.
B She studied at university. C she might have to stop the client choosing the
C She had a position as a sales assistant.
wrong clothes.

3 Amanda was able to become a personaI What advice does Amanda give to potentiaI
personaI shoppers?
shopper because
A she was recommended to people.
A Be sure of yoursetf and the client witl trust
yourjudgement.
B she teft thejob she already had.
B Select a wide variety of clothes for each client.
C she asked someone to give her a chance.
C Be prepared to have your suggestions rejected.
4 Amanda selects clothes for new clients by
A meeting them in their own environment.
B observinghowtheydress.
C using her imagination.
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5 How has Amanda reacted to a problem with a client? 1+

A She now purchases less valuable items
'h"
for her clients.
B She is now more carefuI in her choice of clients.
, C She now asks her clients for payment in advance.
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How does the writer say these things in the review? Find
the phrases in the text.

Remember to shore your opinion ond

1 I read Nights in March by Sandy Ambrose.
I . . ...íhs..hs-o-k .t..r¿¿d.n4§.. .. ........ Nig hts in Morch by
moke o recommendotion in your review. f i;;;;ilü,.;;;
2 The cover of the book first attracted me.
Read the Writing Part 2 exam question and the model answer. .. . first attracted me.
You see this announcement in an English [anguage magazine.
3 I found out when I started reading it that the man on
the cover is the main character.
the man on the
Have you read a book which had a cover that attracted ,
;;;;;i; ih;;ái, .l',u,u.t.-
you? Write a revíew of the book describing what it was ,
4 The description of [ife in New Orleans made the stories
about,andwhythecoverattractedyou.5aywhetheryou very colourfuI and exciting.
think other people woutd enjoy this book, too. '. made the stories
. The best reviews witl be published in next month's edition. very colou rfuI and exciting.

5 Itiked that this book combined mystery with

Write your review in 140-190 words in an appropriate style. interesting facts about music and jazz musicians.
combined mYsterY
with interesting facts about music andiazz musicians.

6 Next, I want to read the sequel to this book,

Nights in April.
. ..... .. ... . the sequelto this
book, Nrqhts in April.

Put the words in order to make cleft sentences.

r tabtet/moment lreally lllWhat lthelalisl
need/new/at

who / Michaet/ lt / shop / the / from I book I

was/stole/the

job / happens/ characteri tr¡s /what/ it/ f;;"; I

main / the

=iffiff.
a / tast I loan lwas / out I she I year lbank i took /
It / that

which /the / most/ ltl tiked / I / shoes I was I

btack / the

is / time / department / don't / What / opens /

the / know / I / store / what

Spend, spend, spend

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Words retating to heatth

Relatiye pronouns and relative claus-es Complete the crossword. Use the clues to help you.

Complete the sentences with whlch , who, whose or where.

Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
I Often the foods are the [east healthy are the
most deticious.
2 The medicaI professional job it is to analyse
blood samptes is ca[[ed a phlebotomist.
3 The athletes have the most success are those
with the greatest determination.
4 The types of snacks he prefers to eat contain a
lot of catories.
5 I tove visiting ptaces on holiday I know there
won't be many tourists.
6 There aren't many houses have centraI heating
here because of the warm climate.
7 The city's football team is at the top of the
league has more fans than any other.
8 These days there are lots of people . . jobs don't 1 l've been bitten by a mosquito and it's
provide them with any exercise. soi
9 People get regu[ar medicatcheck-ups are at 4 The bus stopped suddenly and she
less risk of i[[ness. b her head.
10 The PE lessons. ....
gymnastics and rugby.
my son does at school include 7 I think l'm getting a cotd - l've been
s att morning.
Add commas to the sentences in Exercise la that contain non- 8 Ib my teg skiing and was in plaster
for six weeks.
defining relative clauses.
9 lf my son eats peanuts, he gets an
Which relative pronouns can be replaced by thot? Underline atlergic r..... .

the pronouns. 10 David works hard as a nurse. He's always run off
his f
Which relative pronouns can be omitted?fi@them. 12 Chloé's chest infection is much better but she's
sti [[ c
Match the beginnings (1-6) with the endings (a-f)of these Down
sentences.
1 I gave up ptaying footbat[ because I was getting
I People who have been professional athletes ... .. ....... i every week.
2 The medicine I was taking last year 2 Abees her on the toe white she was
3 His chocolate cake, which he gave me the reci-pe for, walking across the grass.
4 l'm trying to find out where 3 I don't think l'tt go to work today. l'm feeling a bit

5 My cousin, who is a champion sprinter, underthew . . .

6 My husband has been told he needs to [ose weight, 5 That chicken has gone off. Don't eat it - you
might get food p
a I can do early morning yoga classes. 6 She seems to have a stomach b .

5 which he has been trying to do for years anyway. She feets like throwing up.
c rea[[y cleared up my skin. 8 John cut his hand and it b for
d probably has a lot of calories in it. a [ong time.

e is coming here for a race next week. 11 The babysitter tripped over some toys and
h her knee.
f should keep doing exercise after they retire.
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Word formation

Write the noun forms of the adjectives.

I able A0t\ttr,1 8 honest
2 aware 9 patient
3 certain 10 possibte
4 experienced 11 predictab[e
5 formal t2 reliable
6 happy 13 satisfied
7 hetpfut

Complete the table with the negative forms of the adjectives from Exercise 2.
One adjective has two negative forms.

listening Port 3
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The speoker moy mention something reloled
You will hear five short extracts in which people to more thon one of the options. Listen
a. l",L!l are talking about medicaI conditions they had as corefully lhe second lime to underslond why
,-r¡. l{1
- Lj l1: a child. For questions 1-5, choose from the [ist only one option is correcl.
I a] irtl
(A-H) the effect that the condition had on them.
Use the letters onty once. There are three extra
letters which you do not need to use.
A They refused to do something.
B They weren't believed at first.
C They suffered because of the reaction of others.
D They were to blame for the problem.
E They have had the problem again.
F They were forced to change their plans.
G They passed the condition on to another person.
H They only found one way to relieve a symptom.

Speaker 1 [-l-, I
Speaker 2 [r'l
Speaker 3

Spea ker 4
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Reoding ond Use of English Port ó
lf you con't decide on o sentence for o
gop, don't spend ioo much time thinking

C
You are going to read an article about the use of medicinal
qbout it. Skip it qnd return lo il ofter you
herbs in the past. Six sentences have been removed from
hove completed the others. You willlhen
the article. Choose from the sentences A-G the one which
hove fewer senlences left to choose from.
fits each gap (1-6). There is one sentence which you do not
need to use.

Medicine in the Dark Ages

iii "'n .w .,,+. f
tZT---] it was believed that if a
patient took different comblnations of
,h!

'r-$ herbs, this would balance the humours

and cure the patient.

e
,W For example, if someone had a fever,
they were diagnosed as having too
much blood or yellow bile, and therefore
g
* ;w, required a cooling herb, such as sage.

k This had been brought to Britain by

the Romans, who ca1led il salvio.
t--l---.] camomile flowers were
used in herbai teas as a relaxant and to

Most of Britain was occupied by the
Romans for neariy 400 years, and
when the last of them left 1,600 years
ago to defend Rome itself from hostile
tribes, the remaining inhabitants were
left to take care of themselves. The six
hundred years of unrest and invasion
that followed were known as the Dark
ag.r. fl-T--l rhe Roman way
of life, with its economic and social
structures and its scientific knowledge,
was quickly forgotten.
meant frequent deaths from lung
infections; wounds and skin diseases
were common; and due to a limited
diet, digestive diseases caused by a lack
of nutrients were typical. Contaglous
diseases, such as leprosy, tuberculosis
and possibly even a form of malaria,
were also widespread.
All monasteries had a medicinal
plant garden attached to their farms.
F-t-_lThe monks woutd mix
combinations of these into medicines to
help with digestive problems, and were
rubbed on the skin to treat infections.
The leaves and yel1or'v flowers of
the comfrey plant were used to help
cure broken bones and stop internal
bleedlng. Pennyroyal was used to
combat the effects of poison.
A multitude of different plants was
used to cure illnesses and diseases, and
many of them are sti11 recognised today
as being effective. The Romans may
have left Britain, but the legacy of their

E-f] These were preserved and
continued in religious communities
such as monasteries, now the only
source of medical care. Unsanitary
living conditions throughout the land
be consumed or rubbed into the body. In
many cases, mixtures of different l-rerbs
were used to manage the 'humours',
according to the theory of the anclent
Greek physician, Hippocrates.
medical practices remains. rc-T--_-l
Even today when we have a camomile
tea for a good night's sleep, or use mint
to freshen our breath, we are foilowing
practices left by the Romans.

They were fitted with a variety of herbs and plants used to
treat different itlnesses.
Roman doctors stayed in Britain so that they could
continue to help people.
The idea was that the body required the four bodity tiquids
- btood, mucus, ye[low bile and black bite - in
equaI measure.
They were continued by the monasteries for nearly 1,000
years, right up to the beginnings of modern medicine.
E However, it seems that one of the few areas of knowledge
that survived the departure of the Romans was their
medicinaI practices.
F They used it in medicine and also ate it with lots of
onions and garlic.
G Towns were abandoned and people returned to a
completely ruraI existence.
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It's importont thot your essoy is

l:44r+i. well-orgonised, so moke o plon

before you stort writing.
Read the Writing Part 1 exam question and the model answer.
Then complete the essay with the words and phrases from
the box. Sometimes more than one answer is possible. Complete the second sentence so it has a símitar
meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Use
ln your Engtish ctass you have been discussing health. Now your
Engtish teacher has asked you to write an essay. between two and five words.
I Despite the fact that they know they need to do
People don't look after their health properly these days. regular exercise, many peopte spend most of their
Do you agree? evenings on the sofa.
SPITE
Notes
Man v oeoo e spen d mos t tn o'
Write about: I
"t " :: :,'n'üx%'.:i :n0""' "
1. the effects oftechnotogy regular exercise.
2. teisure time / free time
You shou[dn't spend too much time in the sun,
atthough it's important to get plenty of vitamin D.

WHILE
Write an essay in 140-190 words using a[[the notes and giving
get plenty of
reasons foryour point of view.
vitamin D, you shouldn't spend too much time
in the sun.
atthough but despite dueto even though
however whereas white Although they know it's bad for them, a lot of people
eat too much junk food.
Ibelieve people are not as healthy as they were 50 years ago EVEN
(1) changes in lifestyle that are not good for A of oeoRle eat too muctr junr t;.g,aüad
lot for them.
them. However, because of advances in science we are sti[[
abte to tive tonger (2) Iiving unhealthy Iives. Due to temperatures dropping in winter, more people
(3) they make many tasks easier, smart phones get i[[nesses such as colds.
and computers often cause stress because peopte are FACT
expected to be constantly available. Medicaltechnology has, Due to in winter,
(4) more people get i[[nesses such as colds.
....., enabled easier diagnosis and treatment for
conditions such as heart disease and cancer.
Fifty years ago, most jobs meant being on your feet,
(s) most of us now sit down att day.
(6) in the past [eisure time was for resting,
now we use it for getting the exercise we no longer do
,vhen we are at work.

,r/hat we eat and how it is prepared has atso changed in

:he Iast 50 years. (7) we know much more
:bout health and nutrition, much of the food we eat is
rrocessed and low in nutrients.
,r conctusion, I think nowadays peopte have [ess heatthy
festytes. We should not rety on advances in technology to Effiffi
make us live longer, (8) increase our levels of
:rercise and consume more nutritious food instead.
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Correct the mistakes in the sentences

about a safari hotiday. Some ofthe sentences
are correct.

Read about how Margie became a vet. Complete the sentences I lf only we had sat at the front of the truck,
we would have got better photographs.
with the correct form ofthe verbs in brackets.
2 lf Sarah hadn't the binoculars with her, we
wouldn't have spotted the black rhino.
3 We saw [ots of giraffes, but I wish had seen
more etephants.
4 lf we had gone the day before, we would have
seen a family of lions.
5 There weren't any zebras today, so I hoped
we see some tomorrow.
6 The guide said if we had come in Ju[y, we
woutd have seen many more animals.
lf onty it didn't rain on the [ast day, the truck
wouldn't have got stuck in the mud.
It's been a great holiday. I wish we could
1 tfl ..(not go) for a walk in the park that duy, stayed [onger!
I (not find) the baby fox.
| (not seen) the advertisement for volunteers if
| (not take) the fox to the witdtife sanctuary.
| (not discover) my passion for animals if avo¡d, prevent and protect; check,
| (not offer) to hetp. controlrkeep an eye on and supervrse
I . (not be) a vet today ifI (not quit)
Choose the correct option in itafícs.
my otd job.
---i 1 We need to protect I avoid lhe environment
wish, if o¡tly ayd hope- j from too many tourists visiting at any
one time.
Complete the sentences with wish, if only or hope. 2 Al[ groups should be supervrsed I checked lo
1 stop them going into prohibited areas.
I had remembered to lock my bicycte, it woutdn't
have been stoten. 3 The fences are high to control I prevent
people from getting into the animal
2 We you'[[ come to the music festivalwith us.
enclosures.
3 I we could tatk for longer, but I have to pick my
4 You should prevent I ovoid makingtoo much
brother up from schoo[.
noise when the animals are nearby.
4 My friends are arriving in an hour, so I there isn't
5 Sheepdogscontrol I supervise the sheep
much traffic on the way home.
when they need to be moved to a
5 I you had a good time at the zoo today. different field.
6 lt was exhausting painting the house atone - I . you 6 lf you want to swim in the sea, it's a good
had been here to hetp me. idea to check I ovoid when there are
7 I coutd afford a horse. I would ride it every day. fewer jettyfish.
8 L to get into university so I can study to be a 7 l've got a rash on my arm. I wi[[
veterinary nurse. keep on eye on f supervise it and ca[[ the
9, The dog needs more exercise - | you woutd take it doctor if it doesn't get better.
for a watk occasiona[ty.
l0 I ......... . ...... ............. someone had told me hamsters were nocturna[.
Mine keeps me awake at night!
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Reoding ond Use of English Port 7

You are going to read an article in which four people talk about their
experience of looking after an animal. For questions 1-10, choose from the
people (A-D). The people may be chosen more than once.
Which person
Remember lhot oll
ras an animatthat is becoming more independent? [i-T--l the different sections
s not sure whethertheir actions are helpful? [,-I--l of lhe text ore used
f 3l--l

O
magined that looking after the animat would be easier? ol leost once, ond
sa different person from what other peopte imagine them to be? F-[-_] thot some ore used
;nderstands that their animat witl decide to leave? [r-n more thon once.
criginally got the animaI so peopte woutd notice them? rcT-_l
is helping their animaI return to its natural environment?
FTl
:etts very few peopte about their anima[?
t={']
'eels what they are doing is urgent? F-n
Ciscovered their animatneeded to be watched? fro-t--l
I sometim€s work in the garden with my ball
python, Kylie, around my shoulders, so my
neighbours see me as the crazy snake lady. But I'm
not crazy. It was the teenage me that bought Kylie
20 years ago, and the now sensible grown-up me I thought that having a ferret would be less time
"H&',# would never consider getting a snake. Yes, I dicln't consuming than having a dog because it wouldn't
know they lived that long either! I think that when need to go for walks. What a mistake that wasl This
I got Kylie, I was looking for attention. I used to is an animal that constantly demands y0ur altention.
walk along the beachfront with her around You don't need to take it outside for walks, but it
my shoulclers and I loved the reaction I ¡:i should be outside its cage for about four hours a
got. I would of Len have a small c'owd day. It has a crazy amount of energy for exploring,
of curious people around me asking and if I don't keep a close eye on it, my ferret can
questions. I don't show her off so get into a fot of trouble very quickly. Ferrets have a
much these days, and she mostly stays habit of digging into their food, spilling lheir water
. in her cage inside. No one at work dishes, knocking ihings down from shelves, digging
knows about my pet - I don't want up your potted plants... I think you see what 1

my colleagues to think I'm strange. mean. It's a lot Iike having a small child.
I i&,.
'ffi .us*#e
I work in a marine biology research facilrty. My current
r
'r'di, work involves studying seahorses to find out why
I work at the animal nursery connected to they are disappearing from reefs around the world at
Nairobi National Park. Two years ago, we found ¡tr +l ,,6q.!Lq
such frightening speed. To do thrs, I had to capture
,F.#'q /.*Hn
a very young giraffe who was either orphaned or a seahorse from the wild and bring it into the lab for
ffi
abandoned. His name is Yaro and he is probably one i observation. It's a lot of work just to keep the seahorse
of the most popular of our rescued animals
even goi his own website. These days he spends
- he has fl- *".-,-+l#
alive and I plan to put it back into the wild when our
studies are over, but I still feel guilty about having it
most of his time outside in the park, but comes there in the first place. I know, though, that we need
back to us in the evenings or is kept inside for his tc take drastíc measures if we want io save them

ffi
own safety on days when there are lions arouncl. fram disappearirg. They are such beautiful,
Sometimes he comes across wilcl giraffes when he delicate creatures and their natural
§ is out, and he is slowly building up the confidence e¡vironfient is going through very
E. to approachthem. We hope that one day Yaro will destructive changes. I don't
': -.;.Á#;Bá ]ft.":: choosetoiointhempermanently,butweare giving ffi know if my work will make
{ft¡¿ him all the care he needs until he takes the next any difference, but i'm doing
":=@qBt l&il steps to living a wild life. fi E t
everything I can.
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Animol kingdom
t2
qnd Use of English Port I
Look corefully ol the words
lhot come before ond ofter

C
For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer
(A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). eoch gop. Some of these
moy typicolly be used with
Example: one of the options.
0A says B creates it'l makes D sings

The Kookaburra
The Kookaburra is a native Austratian bird which (0)
.. a ca[[that sounds (1) like human [aughter. The
name comes from the AboriginaI word guuguuburra,which is used by the Wiradjuri people and means'the sound of [aughing'.
A full chorus of kookaburras is a common sound in the (2) mornings and evenings in the eastern regions of Austratia.
Kookaburras are commonty found in diverse habitats, (3) from forests to savannahs, which are a type of meadow.
Untike other species of bird, Kookaburras do not need to tive by water. Fish do not (4) a major part of their diet.
lnstead, they typicatty (5) on other animals, such as insects and snakes.
Adults can grow up to 50 cm in height, (6) the female is usuatly bigger than the male. The male kookaburra can be
easily (7) from the femate by the blue feathers on its wings and its darker coloured tai[. They have been known to [ive
for as [ong as 20 years and (8) with the same partner for [ife.
1 A exactly B completely C accurately D entirely
2 A fresh B initial C early D young
3 A ranging B continuing C expanding D covering
4 A takeon B come to C go over D make up
5 A consume B feed C eat D absorb
6 A whereas B nevertheless C while D though
7 A recognised B distinguished C noticed D specified
8 A maintain B follow C remain D hotd

Listening Pqrt I
You hear a man talking to his friend about a dog watking
service. What does the man say about it?
Reod the queslion corefully to moke A lt's reassuring that his dog is being cared for.
sure you understond which speoker fhe B lt's more economicaI than he expected it to be.
question is referring to.
C lt's conveniently located for his place of work.

You hear two friends talking about their exam results.

13
You will hear people talking in eight different situations. How do they both feet?
For questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). A retieved to have finatty finished
iúÉ,ii,É
nitl# I You hear a man speaking to his friend about a B satisfied with their performance
neighbour's pet bird. What does the man say about it? C surprised about a particutar mark
A lt whistles whenever it's happy.
You overhear a father and daughtertalking on a train.
B lt doesn't [ike to be kept inside its cage. Why did the father want to catch the train?
C lt hetps his neighbour to feel less lonety.
A to enjoy the beautifuI scenery
2 You hear a mother talking to her son about an incident B to have a relaxing journey
at the beach. What is the mother doing? C to save money on travel
A forbidding her son from going to the beach at
certain times You hear a woman tatking on a radio programme about
personal chatlenges. What is the woman tatking about?
' B advising her son to go in the sea only with
A a job interview
other people
C suggesting that her son is exaggerating B a driving test
what happened C a music exam
 l2
You hear a btind man tatking about his guide dog, Lola.
What is the man doing?
A justifying getting rid of his dog when she retires
B explaining why he will have more than one
C admitting that he woutd like to have a new dog
You hear a man tatking to an emptoyee of a cruise company.
What is the man refusing to do?
A atlow a name to be changed
B use his own computer
C pay an additionalfee

I underline the key ports of the L

vou hove to deol with.
Read the Writing Part 2 exam question and the modeI answer. §oirthot \J

You have received an emailfrom your English-speaking

' Tick (/)the points in Jonathan's emait that
Chiara answers. Write notes on what she says.
friend Jonathan.
I Do you think it's a good idea to get a pet?
2 lf so, what kind of animat?
r: ,r,r. Jonathan 3 Reasons to give his parents.
.r,r'irr ; PetS 4 Why it might be a bad idea.

Fantastic newsl My parents are thinking about [etting '' Put a bracket ( [ ) where you think the
me have a pet at [ast! paragraphs should begin in Chiara's email.
Do you think it's a good idea to get a pet? lf so, what
kind of animat? l't[ need some good reasons to give ls the emailwithin the word count of 140-190

my parents. lf you don't think it's a good idea, let me words? ls there a greeting at the beginning and a

know why not. sign-off at the end?

Te[[ me what you think. See you soon,
,
, Match the informalexpressions (1-8) with the
Jonatha n
formal expressions (A-H).
Write your emaiI in 140-190 words in an appropriate style. I Dear Mark I Hi Mark / Helto Mark
2 Greatto hearfrom you/Thanksfor
your email
Hi Jonathan, Sorry for taking so [ong to get back
What fantastic news that you're finalty attowed to get a pet.I to you
think it's a brittiant idea, because pets are great companions. 4 How's it going? / How are you?
Getting a dog would be amazing. They're fun to play with 5 You asked me about
and they're very loyalfriends, but you'd have to take it for a
5 You rea[[y must / Why don't you
walk every day, even when it's raining. Another idea is a cat.
They're easier to look after than dogs because you don't need 7 Here's
to take them for watks or give them as much attention. They 8 Write soon
don't play with you a [ot, but they sit on your [ap and keep you
company. I don't think you should get a pet that doesn't do A ln answer to your first question
much, Iike a fish or a bird. You stitI have to feed it and ctean B Dear Mr Smith
its bowt or cage, but after a white it'd get quite boring. So, c Ptease find attached
overatt, I think you shoutd get a dog. You can teltyour parents D Thank you for your emaiI
that taking it for walks witl be good exercise for you and that
E May lsuggest/ I recommend
looking after it wittteach you how to be responsibte, too. But
femember, it's a big commitment - you might have your pet F I look forward to hearing from you
for a long time. Let me know what you decide. G I apotogise for my Iate reply
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Choose the correct option in itolics.

Look at Picture 1. What does Jennifer need to have done L Idon't let my children I My children don't have to
to the room? Complete the sentences with the correct answer the front door. They have to tetl me if
form ofthe verbs in the box. they hear the doorbell ring.
2 You don't have to f mustn'twash the dishes in
the sink. We've got a dishwasher.
carpet clean detiver fix hang eaiflt
3 Idid need to plont I needn't have planted so
many tomatoes in the garden. They're so cheap
I She wants ;l' ir,rl.'i :.,¡,
' the watts ...i.r.::'.r.r.r.lr at the supermarket this year.
2 She needs the ftoor 4 We are not supposed to I are allowed to have
3 She'd tike the windows parties in our ftat, but we invite alI the
4 She has to the tight neighbours so nobody complains.
5 She wants some pictures 5 You couldn't I shouldn'thave put the recycling
out tonight. lt doesn't get cotlected titlThursday.
6 She is going some furniture
6 We wouldn't let us I weren't allowed to buitd
Look at Picture 2. What has Jennifer had done and what another f{oor on our house. lt was opposed by
hasn't she had done? our neighbours, who said it would block their
view of the park.
1 ¡},t J14¡ l^4a141,t ltng ¿,,41!,r Írt:,rlt j 7 We needn't I can't park our car in f ront of our
2 ... ftat - there are double yeItow Iines on
3 the street.
4 8 I think we should I are ollowed to hang pictures on

5 the walls of our rented apartment, as long as we

fitl in the holes before we move out.
6

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tu
ffi Complete the text with the words in the box. You moy need to write up to three
I
words, but usuolly the onswer is only I
ameniiies batcony central en-suite one or lwo, or o number.
links neighbours open-p{an
,.. or¡tsidq peacglu! resldertíat,
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You will hear a woman called Julie Marshal[ tatking about her
We've just moved to a new house in a nice, quiet,
Eh*?'¡E work as an estate agent selling houses and other properties.
(1) area. I used to like Iiving in the [!Fxi§-:t:
For questions 1-10, complete the sentences with a word or
city centre as it was such a (2) iifl;ls short phrase.
[ocation and I got on reaIty weltwith my
(3) . But it had become too smatlfor
us a[[, with only one bathroom and no
(4) area for the kids to play in. lt was
very noisy as we[[, because of a[[ the traffic. Our
new house is much more (5) and we
have a lot more space. There's an (6) . ..... .......

bathroom in at[ the bedrooms and there's a huge

(7) Iiving area. There's the garden,
too, which is so much better for us than the tiny
(8) we had in the old flat. lt's not
as ctose to the (9)
transport , but
there are lots of locat (10) , such as a
swimming pool and a shopping centre.

spoc€, place, room, areo, lacation and squüre Selting houses for a tiving
It was Jutie's (l) who encouraged her to become an
Choose the correct option in italics.
estate agent.
1 They have barbecues in the picnic spoce I area
Julie was first attracted to her job by the (2)
of our locaI park.
on offer.
2 Ineed to get a new car with more leg
place I room in the back. My kids are Julie was given a (3) when she completed
quite tatI now. her studies.
3 l've been driving around for twenty minutes
Jutie believes that (a) is the most important quatity
but I can't find a parkin gspace I square.
in an estate agent.
4 I need to find a good hiding location I place
for the front door key. What about under this Julie has to ask home buyers about their (5) when
plant pot? arranging viewings.
5 Our new house is in the perfect locotion I space.
The most common question that potential buyers ask Jutie is
It's ciose to schools, parks and transport [inks.
6 Every Saturday in our town there's an outdoor about the (6) ofthe house.
market in the main squore I place. Julie says that (7) is vitat when showing people
7 Where do you suggest as a meeting around a house.
place I room? Outside the bus station?
Julie mentions an issue with the (8) after setting a
8 We just don't have enough floor spoce I ploce lo
have two beds in this room. couple a city centre flat.
iulie once sold a property fór (9) pounds, the
biggest sale in the company's history.
Julie finds having discussions with (10) the most
chal[enging part of the job.

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Writing Port 2
An article
Try lo use linking words ond phroses to
mol<e sure thot your onswer flows well
ond is eosy to follow. \,,,,,,,
Read the Writing Part 2 exam question and the
model answer. Then put a tick (/) next to the
recommendations for writing an article that have been
included in the model answer.
I title.
lt shoutd have a catchy, interesting t 3
2 question.
lt is a good idea to inctude a t noisy city ftat I tive in now!
3 lt should be written in paragraphs. t 4
4 lt needs to answer a[tthe points in the question. t
5 lt shoutd make comments or give opinions. L
6 lt must be between 140 and 190 words. t
You have seen this announcement on a website:
My dream home
Tel[ us about your dream home.
Where would it be? What woutd it look tike?
Write an articte answering these questions. We witt pubtish
the best artictes next week.
Write your article in 140-190 words.
My dream home
My dream home woutd be a cottage by the sea. lt
woutd be somewhere green and pretty like lretand.
It would be a short watk from a sandy beach, but
not somewhere where there are too many people. I
love getting away from crazy city Iife, so I think this
house woutd make me feel peacefuI and relaxed. Who
woutdn't love to live near a beach?
It would be an old-fashioned house on two f[oors, with
bedrooms upstairs and the living area downstairs.
I woutd paint the front door red and there woutd be
a colourfuI flower garden in front of the house. The
living area woutd have a big, comfortabte sofa with
an open fire for the winter evenings, and the kitchen
would be [arge enough for cooking atlthe food I woutd
grow in the garden during the summer.
, Sadty, I don't think I witt ever live in my dream home as
my job as an engineer witl atways keep me in the city.
My dream house is certainly very different from the
noisy city flat I Iive in now!
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t
Match the types of detail (A-E) with the examples from
the articte (1-5).
Type of detait
A providing a description
B making a comparison
C giving an opinion
D adding an example
E describing feelings
Exampte
1 I love gettíng away from crazy cily [ife, so I think this
house would make me feel peacefuI and relaxed.
2 Sadly, I don't think I witt ever live in my dream home as
my job as an engineer wi[[ atways keep me in the city.
My dream house is certainly very different from the
I would paint the front door red and there woutd be a
colourfuI ftower garden in front of the house.
5 lt would be somewhere green and pretty like lretand.
Reoding ond Use of English Port 5
An option mqy seem righl when you reod
the question, but find evidence for il in
the text before you mork it os correct.
You are going to read an artictewritten by an architect with
predictions for the houses of the future. For questions 1-6,
choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best
according to the text.
I ln the first paragraph, what does the writer imply about the
homes of the future?
A They witl be more solid and secure.
B They are going to be difficutt to buitd.
C Peop[e's views of them are often misguided.
D Peopte are likely to be more reliant on home technology.
2 Accordingto the writer, the homeowners of the future wi[[
be most concerned about
A spending too much money buitding their house.
B reducing their energy consumption.
C having a [arge enough garden.
D increasing the value of their property.
3 What does restricted mean in line 24?
A closed
B inadequate
C contro[[ed
D timited
4 What does the writer see as the most significant role of
plants in the houses ofthe future?
A to improve the homeowner's heatth
B to keep the house warm
C to be decorative
D to provide nutrition
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What does the,.n refer to in 6 What is the writer doing in the final paragraph?
Iine 54? A arguing that we're much ctoser to having sustainable housing than many
A localcouncils peopte think
B rainwater coltection tanks B questioning whether sustainabte housing wilt hetp prevent environmentaI damage
C laws C admitting that sustainabte housing is possible onty for weatthy peopte
D fines D pointing out that a lot more research into sustainabte housing needs to be done

The homes of the future

lf you ask most people what the homes of the future will be
llke, they will probably mention robots cleaning the floors and
smart thermostats that can learn a person's heating needs
and adjust the temperature accordingly. The real direction that
housing is likely to take, though, is not towards trendy gadgets,
entertainment and things that make our lives more comfortable
but rather towards safeguarding our future existence. Homes
will be built as complex, artificial ecosystems, allowing a closer
connection between humans and the natural world.

Of course, it would be naive to think that home buyers will be

willing to pay the high costs of the building materials needed
to make their houses sustainable and eco-friendly. The bottom
line will always be an issue for people - meaning that keeping
costs low is a key factor. On the other hand, people are
becoming a lot more conscious of how an initial investment
can result in long-term benefit. They understand that an
eco-friendly house will lead to lower energy costs, which will
save them cash in the long run. ln reality, the environmentally-
friendly qualities of a property will be the main priority for the
next generation of homeowners.
Size is also turning into a significant factor when designing
houses. The rapid growth in population means that there are
fewer areas available to build on. As a result, the houses of the
future will need to be built in more restricted spaces, especially
in urban areas. But this doesn't necessarily mean a lack of room
inside the new properties. One solution is to construct narrower
buildings, with more floors. Houses like this can be easily built
using a limited number of large prefabricated pieces; these
are made elsewhere and then assembled on site. The pieces
lock together tightly, making the houses airtight, which has the
added bonus of reducing heat loss.
It's not just the type of building materials that we use which will
change in the coming years, though. Biophilic design, which is
the architectural term for buildings which incorporate greater
access to nature, will play an important part in transforming
the houses of the future. No one can deny the visual benefits
of making dull urban places green, but plants have other useful
/unctions as well. Studies have found that being surrounded
by plant life has enormous positive psychological effects on
the homeowner. The fact that these buildings lower stress,
and enhance mood and productivity is reason enough to
encourage this type of design. Additionally, having plants
on the walls and roofs of your house could provide valuable
insulation, as well as a source of food. The possibilities, it's fair
to say, are endless.
With all this greenery, access to water is going to become
even more important. Gone will be the days of rooftop pipes
sending rainwater into public drainage systems. Rainwater will
become valuable, and will be used to keep gardens alive as
well as for non-drinking purposes, such as in bathrooms and
for washing machines. Many cities have passed laws making it
mandatory for rainwater collection tanks to be part of all future
homes, with some local councils even imposing fines for those
who don't adhere to them.
Some critics still think that sustainable architecture is a
distant dream, one that will only ever be achievable for those
with money. They also consider that ihe overall benefit to the
environment will be minimal. However, apart from the fact
that we should be celebrating any small steps that minimise
the negative environmental impact of buildings, the progress
towards eco-friendly housing is gaining pace. Sooner rather
than later sustainable housing will be a reality for everyone.

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The passlve
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Complete the newspaper article with the passive form of the verbs in brackets.

The Strawberry Fair by local people rvlro (7)

A celebration of the start of strawberrv

[ernploy) by the Greyson family. The
traditional Ma1, ¡¿y celebrations +r .ffi ,* ,1t'; ,
season (1) [hold) in became the Strawberry Fair, which ffii .
the village of Linleyside since the (8) (stil1 hold) today
middle of the 19th century. Linteyside during the first week of May. q 'fu.:.r....,**- '

(2) . (surround) by #;
In the 19th century, pink and red
strarvberrl, farms these days, but the
clothes (9) (wear) by the
first (3) (set upJ in .

pickers so that the strawberry stains B:'

1850, when a huge glass greenhouse
(10) .
[hide), and t]re same .Él t"
(4) (build) by a . 'tituts.,,-
colours (11) [sti1l wealJ
1oca1 landowning family called the at the festival today. Over the last thlrty
Greysons, so that strawberries could eat kilos of strawberries. They
years, the fair has grown from being a
(s) [cultivate) and then (14) (also crushJ to make
local celebration to a festival that
sold il.r London. It was a great help to (12) (attend) by
juice. If you decide to go to tl.ris 1zs¿¡'g
the economy of the village because the thousands of people. Strawberry festival, wh¡z not stay at the Greysons'
strarvberrles in the greenhouse cakes, jams and biscuits stately horne. wltich (15)
(6) (grow) and picked (13) (sell), and fairgoers [norv convert) into a hotel?

The passi-ve w¡lh rep-ort¡lg_ v91bs

.

Rewrite the newspaper headlines using the verbs in brackets. You wilt need to add extra words
to each sentence.

.... CT}BE T6B TIIE COMil{ON

SOLD DI§COVER.ED STORMS WI¡.t PROBABTY HIT COAST ON SUNDAY

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.c-!d. [4.§. b{.6a ái,¡¡"q!g.{q"á,.. (report) (th in k)

. ..=§G{ÉTT¡:FKI§OilER STILL ¡IT THE AREA: MARIA CALLAS IS MOST POPULAR OPERA SINGER EVER

. . (betieve) . (consider)
3, ,
UNEMFLOYMEÑT TO FALL NEXT YEAÍI MAN MISSING FOR 10 YEABS FOUND ON DESEBT ISLAND

(expect) (confirm)
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Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Don't get stuck on one question if it's
difficult. Move on to ihe nexf question.
, celebráte'commemorate. dress.up.,gatherround You will be oble fo go bock to difficult

, hold !e] off mareh play , perforrn wear ,

questions the second time you lislen.

I Last year for his birthday party, each guest had to

15
You will hear an interview with Margaret Blake, a
as a famous historicaI person and
clothes from the time he or she had lived in. teacher who organises a poetry festival for young
2 When Americans . Thanksgiving, it is to people. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer
a harvest feast that settlers had in l-621. (A, B or C).
3 At the Autumn Festival in my town, the [oca[ children 1 What surprised Margaret the most about her
from school into the town square and then
... group of students?
. a big statue to sing songs together.
A They were writing poetry for the internet.
4 At NewYear, NewYorkers a street party in
B They were performing their poetry in person.
Times Square and fireworks at midnight.
5 Both my chitdren are involved in the Arts Festivalthis
C They were sharing their poetry anonymously.
year. My son is going to in a musical and my 2 Margaret started the poetry festivaI because
daughter witt the violin in the orchestra.
A she was asked to by her students.
B she hoped to get other peopte interested
Suffixes I
in poetry.
C she wanted to find otheryoung poets.
Add suffixes to the words to make nouns for people, then
underline the different word in each group. 3 How did Margaret feel about the response she got?

I motor tour A gratefutthat so many young poets wanted

to take part
economy refuge
B amazed that a lot of the young poets
2 research Iived nearby
collect
survive investigate
C pteased that sever¿[ young poets wanted
to hetp her
3 consult conduct
What made Margaret realise that the first festival
assist contest was going to be speciat?

4 sates sports
A the media attention the event received

business manage
B the distances that were trave[led
C the appreciative audiences
5 special novel
When talking about the future of the festivat,
comedy pharmacy Margaret suggests that she woutd [ike to

6 wait sait
A expand it to other types of writing.

farm mine
B have targer locations for the performances.
C make it longer to inctude more poets.

Margaret says that a book of poems from this

year's festival
A has just become available.
B can be downloaded from the website.
C has atready sold out.

What does Margaret say about the students that

first inspired the festivat?
A They are att hetping her now.
B They are too otd to participate.
C They no tonger read poetry aloud
to each other. ./
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Reoding ond Use of English Po¡t ó Once you hove
decided on qn

O
You are going to read a magazine article in which the writer talks about option, cross il off the
the Venice Carnival. Six sentences have been removed from the article. lisi so you don't woste
Choose from the sentences A-G the one which fits each gap (1-6). There time reoding il ogoin.
is one sentence which you do not need to use.

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I love ltaly and lthink Venice is the most romantie city in Europe. One needed to add the final touch to our costumes, s0 we were looking for a
day I was checking flight offers online and saw that tickets to Venice
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fsr shop to buy our *mt*. fJ-T-_l We tried on a lot of very beautiful
the next weekend were only about euros return. I couldn't believe it, design§ - some of them cost as much a§ 300 euro§, but we settled on
as the Venice Carnival was ofl as well. I quickly bought one for myself two that looked really effective and covered only half our faces. The
and one for my friend Ssphie because I knew she loved Venice, too. shop assistant spoke to us in ltalian. I¡]--l
The next Friday we got on the plane and in.iust over two hours we were Surprisingly, there didn't seem to be many people in costume, so a lot of
there. We went to a place called Mestre by bus, where we had booked people took photos of us as we walked through the streets. TE]--l
our hotel. This is a good tip for any traveller because hotels in Venice can As it was the opening day of the Carnival, we were oxtremely excited.
be extremely expensive. F--[*l We saw that Mestre, which is just When we got to St Mark's Square, there were a lot more peoBle dressed
over ten minutes away from Venice by train, was a much cheaper option like us - in fact, it was absolutely packed. The opening of the Carnival
and we found a hotel at a very g00d price. Because we had arrived in the was quite impressive. Different teams raced across the main canal
morning, it would have been easier just t0 qo straight to Venice for the on gondolas, the traditionalVenetian boats, AIlthe teams were in
r-r--.----.-
day, but we needed to check into the hotel t0 change into our costumes. costume. |6| |
They atl looked very colourful and original. ln the

I z-l--l We put them on, did a bit of a spin and walked to the train
station. lt felt a bit strange being in the street in our fancy dress.
When we got to Santa Lucia station on the train from Mestre, we hopped
onlo a vaporefto, a kind of small ferry, Taking a boat on the Grand Canal
was amazing and tt00k lots of pictures" When we got off the vaporetto,
we walked through the small streets, cro§sing squares and bridges. We
square, the first of the costume competitions began, and we were also
surrounded by magicians, acrobats and lots of other performers. ln the
evening, as it got dark, music and dancing began in the square. I reatty
think going to the Venice Garnival in costume helps you get into the
spirit of the festivat and adds to the fun. Rather than just watching the
Carnival, we became a part of it.

We laughed so much - it was like they thought we were
famous or something.
B lf you are like me, a normal student with not a lot of cash,
you need to be smart about where you stay.
c There were some in black with rich decorations, others
were a[[ in pink and some were even dressed [ike pandas.
D She was surprised when we told her we were
girls and congratutated us on our costumes.
E Sophie and I had hired them at home to wear to
the Carniva[.
F lt didn't have a very etaborate design but it was elegant.
G lt didn't take us long to find one - they were setting them
atmost everywhere.
two English
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ond Use of English Porl3

Alwoys check thot lhe word you G

hove chosen fits the context ond is
Remember lo write more or less the
spell conectly.
right number of words. lf you write too ,,
f ,,,, .::, ,,,,,
much you moy include informotion f ,, ' i

For questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given which is not relevont.
in capitals at the end of some of the [ines to form a word that
fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at Read the Writing Part 1 exam question and the model answer.
the beginning (0).
ln your English class you have been discussing festivals. Now
your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. Write an
The Cannes Film Festival essay in 140-190 words using allthe notes and giving reasons
Every spring the biggest names in the film for you r point of view.
industry arrive on the (O) GLAMOUR
French Riviera for the Cannes Film Festiva[. Some peop{e believe that music festivals have a negative
First hetd in the autumn of 1946, the festival impact on the locatcommunity. Do you agree?
was moved to the spring to avoid direct
Notes
with the Venice Fitm COMPETE
Write about:
Festiva[. Films are shown at the Palais des
Festivals et des Congrés, and the festival
1. the environment
awards prizes to (2) films from INNOVATE
2. {ocaI businesses

all over the globe. 3. (your own idea)

For ten days, huge crowds of onlookers and

(1) . ....... Though they can be very disruptive, they
photographers gather to witness the wortd's are usuatly on for onty a few days a year and bring great
most (3) actors and directors FASHION financiaI advantages.
arriving on the red carpet to promote their (2) .......Visitors camping on site produce a large
films. The festiva['s board of directors amount of rubbish. Noise pollution is also an issue, not onty
appoints juries, who have the sote from the loud music, but also from people shouting and
(4) ctapping. Some community members do not feel safe with
for setecting the winning RESPONSE
so many strangers in the area and may even choose to move
films on the basis of their
away while the festivaI is on.
(5) merit. The Palme d'Or ís ART (3) . . . . . People go into the town and purchase food.
awarded (6) . . . ... . ...... to the best film ANNUAL They fitl the hotels and restaurants and buy petrot for their
and is the most prestigious award at the cars. A[tthese factors hetp to enrich the locaI economy.
festiva[. As wetI as recognising the many (4) .......... Once the mess left by festiva[-goers is
(7) oftatented actors and ACHIEVE cleaned up and the noise has stopped, the negative
directors, it is also where peopte in the fitm impact of a festivaI is over quite quickly, but the benefits
industry can (8) ideas and are [ong-tasting.
CHANGE
plan future productions
Match the topic sentences (A-D) with the correct essay
paragraph (1-4).
A Music festivals have the advantage of bringing
a great deaI of money to nearby businesses.
B Festivats can cause a lot of nuisance to
the local community.
c Overa[[, I believe the financiaI benefits of a
music festivat outweigh any disadvantages.
The effect that a music festiva[ has on a local
community can be both negative and positive.

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Workboo.k onswer key Narrator: Two. You hear a man talking to his daughter about meeting her
mother for the first time.

with oudioscripts Daughter: Dad, how did you f¡rst meet Mum?
Father: We went to university together. One day I needed a book for an
assignment. There wasjust one copy left in the [ibrary, but before I

Units 1-14 coutd get to it this girl reached up and grabbed it offthe shelf.
Daughter: So you read the book together, then?
Father: No, actually she'd already read it. She'd used her university identity
card as a bookmark and had left it inside. She laughed when she

Unit I Afomilyqffoir shook the book and the card fell out. I reatised then that she hadn't
meant to be rude - she totd me later that she was worried about
losing her card. I think l'd have fett the same.

Grommor Narrator: Three. You hear a girt talking about getting driving lessons
Present perfect simple ond continuous from herfather.
Girl: When lturned 17, lwas really keen to get my driving licence, but
1 lessons were so expensive. So my dad offered to teach me in his car.
t haven't been t have been lwas a bit hesitant atfirst because I remembered my mum had said
2 have/'ve been organisÍng 10 have/'ve spent that whe n he ta u sht her to d rive vears aso. he'd sot rea llv a n noved
3 have/'ve changed 11 have/'ve been going /'ve been with her because she took so [ong to learn. But that wasn't the case.
4 have/'ve been staying 12 have/'ve seen Even when I slammed on the brakes or took a corner a bit too fast,
5 have/'ve been sleeping 13 have/'ve decided he kept his cool. He actually taught me so well, I passed the test
5 has/'s been helping f irst time.
14 have/'ve (already) spent
7 have/'ve loved 15 have/'ve looked
8 have/'ve found Narrator: Four. You overhear a man and a woman tatking about a new café.

2
Man: I went to that new café on the corner yesterday for lu nch.

1 Have you found an apartment yet? Woman: lt's nice to have a local cafe again. isn't it?
2 Have you visited the Statue of Liberty? Man: I thought so too, but ¡t was so crowdedl I couldn't get a tabte and

3 Have you been eating healthity? just ordering a sandwich to take to the park took twenty minutes.
4 What Broadway shows have you seen? Woman: I was there on Tuesday and I had no problems gett¡ng served or

5 Have you been taking the subway everywhere? finding a seat. Oh well. It's good for business if it's poputar. The one
there before was always empty - that's why it ctosed down.
3
1 No, I haven't. 2 Yes, I have. 3 No, I haven't
Man: You certainly can't keep a place like that open if nobody actually
goes there. I think I was practically the only customer in the
4 ll have ve seen) Ihe Lion hinq. 5 Yes, I have.
old place.

Narrator: Five. You hear a woman talking about a tree in her

Vocobulory neighbour's garden.
Phrosol verbs Woman: My next-door neighbour has a huge tree growing in his garden and
one of the branches was pressing up against my bedroom window. I

1 asked him to cutthe branch down, which he did yesterday, but now
1C 2F 3B 4D 5E 6A it's lying on the grass in my garden and I can't get in touch with him.
What do you reckon I should do? I certainty don't want to get into an
2
argument with a neighbour, but I have a feeling he thinks it's up to
l turn (the information) into 2 turn up 3 made up me to get rid of it. lt's enormous, so there's no way I can manage it
4 hang out 5 carry on 6 count on by myself. I hope he catls me soon.

Collocotions with moke ond do Narrator: Six.You heara husband and wife ptanninga holiday.
3 Man: Let's go to Greece again this summer. We had such a good time
1 do 2 make 3 did
there tast year.
4 make 5 make
6 did 7 made 8 make 9 done 10 make Woman: As a matter of fact, I was thinking we coutd go somewhere more
exotic this year.
Man: Really? But you said it was the most memorabte holiday
Listening Port I you'd ever had.
z Woman: Sure I did. But I get hardly any time off and I realty want to make
28 38 4A 5C 6C 7A 8A the most of it. We can't just keep going back to the same place. l've
=tc never been to Asia, for instance.
Track 2 Man: OK. fine - on the condition that we go somewhere with a beach. I

Narrator: One. You hear a young man talking about his friend's new haircut.
Man: My best friend recently dyed her hair pink. Notjust a few light pink
highlights, but a hot pink - the kind ofthingthat peopte stare at in
the street. lt does look striking and it rather suits her, but I thought
she was crazy getting it done, as we've both just graduated and
have been lookingforjobs. lt's reaItytakinga chance havingsuch
a loud hairstyle if you want someone to hire you, but she's just got
a fantastic job working for a fashion magazine. She told me she
. thoughtherhairwaswhyshegotthejob-itmadeherstandout.l
don t know about that, though.
don't feel [ike l've had a holiday unless l've spent some time
away from the city.
Narrator: Seven. You hear two friends talking about a photograph.
Boy: Who's this in the photo here?
Girl: lt's a picture of my grandmother when she was a teenager.
Boy: lt's a great photo.
Girl: Yeah, it is, isn't it? I didn't know herwhen she was that age, of
course, but the photo tells me she's been the same type of person
all her life. She looks so cheerful and full of energy. lt'd be great to
go rhrough lifejust as she has - she s always seen tl"e good side of
everything, despite any dífficutties she's had. Ofcourse, she looks
different now she's elderly - but I instantty recognise the woman I

know in this photograph.

Narrator: Eight. You hear a man talking about buying a new car. Vocobulory
Man: l'm [ooking around for a new car at the moment. I don't really
Phrosolverbs
want to get rid of my current one, but as it's eight years old, I think
I should sell it now before it comptetety loses all its vatue. My kíds

are growing up fast, so I could probably do with a larger model ffir

anyway. I've never been a car person - as long as it gets me from ffirc 2H 3E 4A 5B 6c 7F BD
one place to another without breaking down. I don't really care ffi,
about anything else. I don't want to pay a fortune for it - you'tl 1 ended up 2 came across 3 thrown herself into 4 count on
never see me in a luxury car - but if I need to pay a bit extra for the 5 went on 6 came along 7 ran out of 8 came up against
right car, l'd be happy to.

Listening PorI2
Reoding ond Use of English Porl2 t hobby 2 cool 3 street 4 space
§ rsucn 2of 3the 4to 5 bookshop 6 pottery 7 (good) (video) camera 8 100,000
Cswith 6been 7by 8if/though/when 9 (very) wealthy 10 (TV) (production) company

Writing
My sisters and I
I am so glad lffi l'm not an only chitd. Of course, my parents are grate great,
but they don't aiways understand the problems of being young. THs
That's when lappreeiete appreciate having sisters. l'm in the middle of
two s¡sters and we spend a[[ our time together. They are my best friends
and we get on really wett. Of eorse, course, we sometimes fight - for
example, if I borrow a sister's eto'ths clothes withoutperffiisioft permission
or if our bedroom gets to too messy. They are much #yer tidier than me.
We ffi don't usuaIty have many problems but if I argue whit w¡th one
sister, there is always the other one to talk to?. We have the same ffi
taste in m usic, too. I thin k that without my sis# sisters, life wou ld be
very boring. woüH Would I like to have a brother, too? l'm not so sure. I
think I [ike having sisters more.
Track 3
Narrator: You wi[[ hear a man called Michael Ftannery talking about his
work restoring and selling antique furniture. For questions 1 to 10,
complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
Man: I restore and sell mid-century furniture for a living. You know the
type I mean - Scandinavian-style wooden furniture from the 1950s
and 60s. lt all started as a bit of a hobby when I bought my house
but had no money for furniture. My house dates from the 1950s, so
when my grandparents let me take some things from their attic, I
found they really suited the style ofthe house. What I first thought
of as old-fashioned was actually quite coot. When people saw the
furniture, they were so impressed with how l'd brought it alI back
to Iife with sandpaper and a bit of paint that they started giving me
pieces they came across. Soon my friends were arriving at the house
with a chest of drawers or a side table, saying, 'Look what I found in
the streetl I thought you might like it.' I think people are tired of good
solid furniture going into [andfill just because they don't have the

Unit 2 Leisure ond pleosure space for it. They also reatise that there might be someone else who
has a need for it.
It got to the stage where my house was not only furnished, but I had
Grommor too much furniture, so I tried selling some of it on a weekend market
stalt. I couldn't believe how welI it went, and the prices that people
Mol<ing comporisons were willing to pay for things that had cost me virtually nothing.
Eventualty I took the risk of giving up myjob at a bookshop because
1 I no longer had my weekends free to restore the furniture. That
1 much hotter 5 much meant I could workonthefurnitureduringtheweek, andthen setl lt
2 much more difficult 6f ar on Saturdays and Sundays. ¡,4y mum even reduced her hours at the
3 more, a better 7 much faster, more easily factory where she works, so she could lend a hand at the weekend
4 more 8 as good as when it got busy.
2 To make my stall look unique, I started buying mid-century pottery

1 as relaxing as / more retaxing than 5 even faster from other dealers at the market. This really worked, and my sates
2 correct 6 [ess complicated than almost doubled. I think sometimes people need style ideas to
3 as expensive as 7 (much) more enjoyable than boost their imagination, and adding items to the furniture, such
as cushions on chairs, or tamps on top of sideboards, helps peopte
4 correct 8 correct
imagine howthe furniture coutd look in their house.
Adjectives with -ed ond -ing I wanted some equipment to f ilm the furniture projects white I did

them - something a bit more professional thanjust a phone, so

3 the next thing I did was buy myself a good video camera. Then I
1 boring 2 astonished 3 worried 4 puzzled started an online channeI with how-to guides on restoring furniture
5 motivating 6 irritated 7 exhausting 8 excited and information on how I get my stock. I can't just rely on people
giving me stuff now, though it does sti[[ happen. I get most of the
furniture from garage sates, and I film myself walking around them
4 buying th¡ngs. Strangely enough, people find these videos really
Adjective Verb Noun relaxing to watch and I have more than 100.000 subscribers. lt's
amazing how quickly it happened - I was thrilled when I f irst reached
bored/boring to bore boredom ten thousand!
co nfuse/co nfusi n g to confuse co nfusi o n

e m b a rra ssed/e m ba rra ssi n g to embarrass em ba rrassment

excited/exciti ng to exc¡te excitement
exhaysted/exhausting to exhaust exhaustion
i rritated/ rritati
i n g to i rritate i rritation
m otivated/m otivating to motivate motivation
worried/worrying to worry worry

ól
 t
The problem with a business like this is that I no longer have any
time for anything but work. There's always something to do - like
Unit 3 Hoppy holidoys?
picking up furniture that someone has phoned me about. When
your passion becomes your job, it's difficult to know when you're Grommor
working and when you're retaxing. Perhaps that's a good thing. ¡

realty love what ldo and l'm actuatty now qu¡te famous. I'm never
Post simple, post continuous, post perfect simple ond
go¡ng to be very weatthy, but I do get a lot of views on my channe[, post perfect continuous
which is starting to bring ¡n extra income to add to the money i get
from the furniture saLes. Recently, I was approached by a product¡on 1
company about appearing in some sort of restoration and design 1 went 2 knew 3 woke up 4 was raining
programme. And a talent agent wants to represent me. l'm going to 5 decided 6 hoped 7 heard 8 was listening
film the first episode in the summer and see if any TV networks are 9 stopped 10 was parking 11 was getting 12 arrived
¡nterested in it. I'm feeting very positive about my future. 13 were looking forward to 14 set off
2
t had been driving 2 had already taken off 3 hadn't traveLled
Reoding ond Use of English Port 5 4 had forgotten 5 hadn't been doing 6 had already paid
§ro 28 3A 4c 5c 68 3
1 decided 2 had been working 3 rea lised
4 had packed 5 had saited 5 hadn't brought
Reoding ond Use of English Port 4 7 hadn't taken 8 felt t hadn't planned
10 found 11 was getting 12 bought
1 asked me to buy (her) OR asked (me) if I woutd/could/'d buy (her)
2 taste nearly as good
of, in ond on in time phroses
3 run out of milk so
4 as much money as me 4
5 it hadn't been for 1at 2in 3on 4in 5on 6at
6 didn't/did not mean to break

Vocobulory
Writing Port 2 (An orticle)
Trovelwords
1
1 Each week we go to a different place because we [ike to vary the ffir
landscapes we paint. fl Across I business 3 overnight 6 travel 7 way
2 I enjoy the company of the other artists and I create some lovely $ strip 10 hotiday 12 weekend
paintings, too. ffi oown 2 sightseeing 4 village 5 agent
3 | woutd suggest it to others because it's a good opportunity to sjourney
experience the naturaI environment.
ffi 11 abroad

4 | didn't have much experience but the teacher taught me how to use Suffixes
colours and draw the outtines.
5 | saw a poster advertising landscape painting lessons and I decided to 2
enroI on the course. 1 cotourful 2 reasonable 3 successful 4 energetic
6 | would never give it up because I have made so many new friends and it 5 natural 6 adventurous 7 doubtfut 8 thrilting
helps me to be creative. 9 accessibte 10 crowded 11 mysterious 12 friendly
7 | really love spending time outside but if it's raining, we paint in
the studio.
2
Lislening Port 3
A5 84t C72 D36 1G 2C 3H 4A 5E
Suqqested order o{ the te<t:
I saw a poster advertising landscape paint¡ng lessons and I decided to Track 4
enrol on the course. Narrator: Speaker 1
I didn't have much experience but the teacher taught me how to use Speaker 1: It was the first day of our hotiday in Spain. l'd taken the famity down
cotours and draw the outlines. Each week we go to a dífferent place to the beach to the umbretLas and chairs we'd rented forthe whole
because we Iike to vary the [andscapes we paint. week. We couldn't have had a better position, right up the front and
really love spending time outside but if it's raining, we paint in the studio a Imost at the water's edge. I was just settting into my chair when
I enjoy the company ofthe other artists and I create some lovely someone greeted me by name. I looked across and who was it but
paintings, too. my next door neighbour! Not only was his beach chair and umbrella
would suggest it to others because it's a good opportunity to experience right next to ours, but he was a lso staying at the same hotell He
the natural environment. I would never give it up because I have made so didn't seem that surprised but I was speechless. It's a small world.
many new friends and it helps me to be creative.
Narrator: Speaker 2
Speaker 2: I was on hotiday in Venice with a friend and we were doing a tour
of a four-hu nd red-yea r-old pa lace where the ceilings were covered
in amazing paintings. My friend suddenly burst out laughing and
started photogra phing something in the corner of one of the
rooms. I asked her what was going on, but before she could tell
me l'd spotted it myself. A chubby little cherub in the painting was
peering over the edge of a cloud and its face looked exactly like
mine - I couldn't believe it! lstit[ have a photo and people I know
atways look out for it when they go to Venice.
I
Narrator: Speaker 3 Reoding ond Use of English Port I
Speaker 3: I was coming back from a hotiday in the USA after a really tiring
rock-clim bing tou r. My flight was going fro m Da {tas to London - and ffirc zn 3A 4D 5c 6c zB 8D
I wasn't looking forward to the ten-hour trip. As I was checking in,
I was totd there were too many people booked in on the flight and

would I take a plane the next day instead. This reatly wasn't part of Reoding ond Use of English Porl ó
my plan. but I agreed. and the airtine put me up in a very nice hotel
overnight. When I checked in the next day, theytold me l'd been ffro zc 3B 4F sA 6G
upgraded to Business Class. l'd suspected this might happen as I'd
done the airtine a favour.
Lislening Porl4
Speaker 4
l've atways been very active in the conservation movement, and I ffirn zB 3c 48 5A 68 7c
love helping to record where and when particular birds are seen. I

recently went on hotiday to Scotland in the hope oftracking down Track 5

one species of bird people feared had died out. I can sti[[ hardly
You will hear a radio interview with a man called Mike Jones,
believe it, but when I was in the garden ofthe hotel, I suddenty saw
who has recently been a contestant on a fV cooking show. For
one sitting on a branch above my head. By the time l'd raced up to
questions 1 to 7, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
my room and come back ready with my camera, it was nowhere to
I have here in the studio Mike Jones, who's recentty been a
be seen. lt was fantastic to discover it hasn't become extinct, even if
contesta nt on the TV cooking show Stors of the Kitchen. H ow d id
I don't have proofofthat.
you get on the show, Mike?

Narrator: Speaker 5 WeIt. it was completely unexpected as it was my sister who

entered me ¡nto the competition. She tikes my cooking and
Speaker 5: Iwas watking along the beach on holiday in Nova Scotia in Canada
thought l'd be a good contestant. When the production company
when I nearty tripped over something sticking out ofthe sand
phoned me, I thought it was a joke. lt wasn't something l'd ever
between the rocks. On ctoser inspection, I saw it was an old bottle
considered doing as l'm normatly quite introverted, but when it
sealed with a cork. I got it open at the hotel and pulled out a
comes to cooking, l'm a Lot more setf-assured. I thought it might
rolled-up piece of paper with nothing on it but a name and address
be quite a stressful experience, but it ended up being really fun.
to contact, which I did when I got back home. Amazingly, the person
was sti[[ living at the same address. The bottle had been put in
lnterviewer: Have you ever worked in a professional kitchen?
the water by a schootboy in Cornwall 30 years before as a science M¡ke: No, but l've always had the feeling that l'd open my own
experiment. He was now grown up and could hardtv betieve it when restaurant one day because l'm atways praised for my cooking
I got in touch. skills. The ctosest l'd got to that was occasionally eating out in
a restaurant. l've been cooking since I was a child, although it's
only recentty that l've become more creative with it. So I suppose
that helped.
Writing Po¡l 2 (A report) lnterv¡ewer: What was the f irst day in the studio like?
f
§ the of 2 ln terms of 3 lt is atso a benefit
purpose 4 Disadvantages Mike: It was a bit nerve-racking. I hadn't read the email that had been
§
5ln addition 6lwould highly recommend TAlthough sent to me property and so I didn't know l'd have to cook for the
judges that day. I thought we'd just be learning how the show
worked and doing sound tests. I had to come up with somethlng
Reoding ond Use of English Porl 7 then and there. so I baked a cake that I could remember how to
§re 2D 3B 4c sA 6D zB 8c 9D roA make by heart. lt was a bit on the easy side, so I thought there
was no way l'd get through to the next round. But the judges
thought it was delicious and said I was in.

Unit 4 Food, glorious food lnterv¡ewer:

Mike:
ls being on the programme as stressful as it looks on the TV?
ln some ways, yes. We had the same time limits as you see on the
show. We usually had an hourto cooksomething, butthatwasn't
Grommor too bad. I think it seems more stressful on the TV because of the
dramatic music they use. We didn't have that, but having to get
so ond such, too ond enough
used to al[ the equipment was tough. I'm used to hanging out ln
my own kitchen where I know the oven temperature and where
1
all the knives are.
1 enough 2 enough 3 too 4 such 5 so littte
6 so few 7 such a 8 sweet enough 9 too 10 so many
lnterv¡ewer: Do people stop you ¡n the street now?
Mike: Sometimes - and there's not much I can do about it. I stitlfind it
2
strange that people know who I am. With adults, it's different.
l mueh many 5 correct They don't remember me from the show exactty, but they
2 correct 6 correct recognise my face without knowing why. People are more
3 too-ffiúeh so much 7 3udrc*peffive so expensive confused than anything. lt's a bit embarrassing, but I know it's
4 th€re-rc-en-oügh there are enough 8 correct not going to last for very long.
lnterviewer: What was the best thing about being on the show?
M¡ke: I have to say I learnt a lot about food and came out a much better
Vocobulory cook than I went in. Above atl. though. l'I atways cherish the
Food ond diet friendships I made. When the show's on TV, they make it look like
we are all realty competitive and don't get on, but that's not true
1 at atl. l'm still in touch with quite a few contestants and we've
1d¡et 2 dish 3 meal 4 dish 5 organic become rea[[y close thanks to our shared interest in food.
6food 7 filting 8 fresh 9 meals 10 simple
2
Across 4convenience 5tasty 6recipe
Down lbalanced 2lifestyle 3nutrition 4catering 6raw

ó3
 I
So, did you win Stors ofthe Kitchen in the end?
-ance other
Well, the final episodes haven't gone to air yet so I have to keep
ittom@ Let s justsayit sgoing appearance advice
to get very excit¡ng and there are a few shocks as well! So l'm behaviou r
afraid you'ttjust have to wait and see [ike everyone else. The com pa rison
next episode's on Wednesday night. We're going to be cooking confusion
Spanish food. feeling
Interviewer: l'tl be watching for sure. Thanks so much for coming in, ¡i ike. respo n se

5
lagreement 2comparison/confusion 3 investigation 4 preference
Writing Port 2 (A review) 5 response

1.:ch 2enough 3meats 4so 5recipes 6dish Tfood Stoo

Listening Port I
Unit 5 Study time 1C 2A 3A 4B 5B 6A 7B 8C

Grommor Track 6
Zero, first ond second conditionols Narrator: One.You hearafathertalkingto hisson aboutuniversity.
Son: Dad,whydidn'tyougotouniversity?
Dad: I d id go for a couple of years. Did n't I ever tell you that? I started
,'.,eren't 6 comptete / have completed doing a degree in Account¡ng and I didn't do too badly in the early
go 7 wouldn't do part of the course. Then your grandfather got it[ and I had to come
needs
.'.,iIt,"lL need / 8 witt/'tt try home to run the family business. I atways intended to go back and
finish ¡ have finished 9 don't pass finish it at some stage, but then I met your mum and you kids came
choose 10 got /had got along. I suppose it's a shame I didn't manage to finish my degree,
but I would have ended up doing the same work anyway, so it didn't
really change much.
1 co rrect
2 | woutd/'d spend more time practising
Narrator: Two.You heartwo studentstalkingaboutthe university library.
3 She witl / 'lI have trouble finding a job
4 he has studied / he's studied / studies too late
Female: When do you go to the u n¡versity [ibra ry? l've never seen you there.

5 would I need to take an advanced maths course Male: ldon'tgomuchatatl.lprefertodoallmyresearchontine.lt'seasier

5 correct than having to ask the librarian to coltect books and material for
me. I have to wait, and then I take a look at them and find they don't
7 | am going to trave[ / l'm going to trave[ / I wilI travel / l'I travet contain the information I want at a[. It drives me crazy wasting so
8 cor!-ect
much time. lt's a good thing the papers I need for my research are C

availabte free online, otherwise l'd be in the library as much as you.

Vocobulory Narrator: Three. You heara studenttalkingto a friend about his

Phrosol verbs new school.
Girl: How are you enjoying studying overseas? E
1
at with Boy: We[[... it is one of the best schoots in Britain, and it'll give me lots
1 .ook back 2 got away 3 puts off 4 handing back
of options for my future education. Winning that scholarship to
5 ilve up to 6 turned out 7 pointed out 8 get over
go away to school has made my parents so proud. But I reatly
struggle being so far from them and all my old friends here in
find ouf, get lo know, know, leorn,leoch ond sfudy;
New Zealand.
ottend, join, toke port ond osslsl Girl: That's not so good. Are the lessons tough?
2
Boy: Oh no, myold school must've been good, because I don'tfeel l'm R

join behind in any way. Actually, l'm ahead in maths. I sometimes feeI
1 ünite 2 known learned 3 team study 4 joir attend
I really don't need to be there, but I wouldn't want to disappoint
5itn-owfindout 6ffitaught Tkftowgettoknow Sjointakepartin
Mum and Dad by not giving it a chance.
Study words
Narrator Four. You hear a student talking to a friend about a history report he
has written. vl
É¡
§
Across 2 career 4 degree 5 prospects 7 revision 8 tutor 9 marks Male: Can you checkthis reportforme?
§
Down 1 research 2 course 3 admission 6lessons Female: Butyou knowwedon'tcoverthissubjecton mycourse.
Male: ljust need someone to read it through to ma ke sure it sounds OK.
Suffixes My friend lsobeI and I wrote different sections each, and I'm worried
it's not very ciear. lt'd be useful to get an objective opinion to make
4 sure it's understandable. Pleasel You've atways hetped me
in the past.
-tion -ence -ment
Female: OK. bJt I won't be checking any iacts.
intention exi ste n ce adj ustment Male: That's OK. Thank you so much. Feel free to wr¡te any comments
investi gatio n preference agreement you have on it. l'm sure lsobe[ will be just as happy as me to have
qualification assess m e nt another person look at it.
develo pment
involvement
I
Narrator: Five. You hear a girl [eaving a phone message for a friend. 2
Female: Hetto Eliza, I got a bit of a shock in my f irst literature lecture today. I 1 F (You must do the essay in Part 1.)
didn't know we were supposed to read atI the books on the syllabus 2 F (You must cover the two points given and include your own idea as wetl.)
before the semester started. ¡'ve read one or two, but there are 3F
more than ten and I haven't even bought them al[ yetl ln our first 4r
tutorial I have to give a talk on three of Shakespeare s history plays 5T
and l'm not sure which ones they are. I was just wondering how you 6T
coped with all the reading when you did this course last year. I don't 7 F (Your essay should be between 140 and 190 words.)
know if l'tl be abte to catch up - everything seems to be moving so 8T
fast.

Six. You hear

Do you use
two students talking about using tablets at schoot.
tablets at your school? We aLl have to have one next
Unit ó Good iob!
year at ours.
Boy: Yes, I've been using one since I started high school. lt,s great not
Grommor
having to carry a big bag of books around al[ day. All my books are Countoble ond uncountoble nouns
e-books on the tabtet, though there's nothing like the feeling of
holding a reaI book in your hand, is there? &r
Gir[: Welt, my parents aren't too happy about having to pay for the 2scenery-U 3idea-C 4favour-C 5 luggage U
tabtet - they cost a lotl Smusic- U Ttrip-C Sfood-U
Boy: Tell them not to worry. E books are m uch cheaper tha n pa per
books. so overthe years you save money. Ariicles
Great! l'tI telI them that.
.:2
l.r- 2- 3the 4a 5an 6- 7- ga gthe lOthe tlthe t2a
Narrator: Seven. You hear a man talking about a book.
:13- !4a 15a 16 L7a 18- 19the
Speaker: Take this book, for example. The cover makes it look tike it,s
one of those blockbusters you buy at an airport, and the title
doesn't realiy explain what it's about at all. lt was a colleague's
recommendation that eventually made me decide to get it. desoite
Vocobulory
my f irst impressions. Often when I start reading a book, after the work or job; possibilily, occasion or opportun¡ty,
first few pages, I think, 'Why have I bothered?,, and I was expect¡ng
thesamewiththisone. Butthis bookturned outto befarbetter - fun or funny
than l'd expected. Untit I finished it, I blocked out the world and
entered another one as if it were my own.
,1
1 fascinating 2 part-time 3 manual 4 outdoors
Eight. You hear a boy talking to a friend about studying after school. 5 tiring/tough 6 wellpaid 7 responsible 8 hard
How do you manage to study when you have to work in your
9 challenging l0 demanding 11 worthwhite 12 permanent
mother's shop after schoot? 2
Boy: I do most of my homework there. I don't really have much to do in ' 1 I coutdn't find any information ontine about the company.
the shop - | only serve customers if I'm needed. 2 correct
Gir[: Don't you find people coming into the shop allthe time distracting? , 3 correct
Boy: It annoys my mum that sometimes I don't even hear the belI when ' 4 lf you getthe opportunity/chance, catl metonight.
people come in because l'm concentratingso hard. I,m completely " 5 I spent a[[ weekend doing geography homework.
used to peopte coming in and out. ln some ways, it's less distracting 6 Do you have any decorating equipment I can borrow?
being in the shop. There's no TV or video games, for instance. I 7 I need (some) advice on how to prepare for a job interview.
really get a lot done. 8 ls there any possibility/chance you could babysit for me this evening?

Reoding ond Use of English Port 3 Writing Port 2 (An emoil or letter)
Irrepeatedly 2interested 3differences 4 unmotivated / demotivated 1
1 T (The word limit is 190 words.)
[ 5comparison 6information Tcreativity I knowledge
2 T (There are no contractions, phrasaI verbs or informaI expressions.)
3 F (Each main point from the advertisement should be dealt with in a
Writing Port I (An essqy) .
separate paragraph in the letter.)
4 F (The formal greeting and sign-off are Dear Mr Dovis and yours sincerely. A
fr
t
I -.
formal greeting shoutd contain the surname and not the first name. lf ihe
greeting contains a person's name, the sign-off tsyours sincere/y; if it is
I blunc_vauIlpllxon , Dear Sir or Madom, the sign-off isyoursfaithfully.)
i ¡n my optnron r 5T
I betieve
I 6 F (There is no mention of the candidate's abitíty to communicate
I lntroducing other people's opinions rn tnglrsh.)
Some peopte think that
I 2
I lntroducing an argument
I There are several reasons
1H 2D 3F 4C 5B 6G 7É 8A

I Expressing contrast
I However
I on the dther ha nd

! Puttins vour ideas in order

I Firsttv
trurthermore
It¡trefu¡gloures¡dus¡str
I lo sum up
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Listening Port 3 Unit 7 High odventure
ErE zc sc 4A sD
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Track 7 lnfinitive ond verb + -ing
N arrator: Speaker 1
Speaker 1: After I graduated, I got a job as an accountant with a very big
1

internationalfirm. l'd go around to different companies checking , 1 to show 2 sitt¡ng 3 being get
4 to 5 training
their financial records to make sure they were paying the right , 6 to reduce 7 to start 8 playing 9Joining 10 not to try
amount oftax. lt annoyed me when people said thejob sounded
2
boring. I remember I loved the variety and the salary was more
generous than l'd expected. I was working at a different company
radmitted
ffi
2thought 3 failed 4 succeeded

every month and it was reatly rewarding to be able to use ffi5avoided 6atlowed 7 expected 8 decided

everything l'd learned at university. I don't work for that firm any
more, but l'm still an accountant.
Vocobulory
Narrator: Speaker 2 Verb collocotions with octivilies
Speaker 2: I used to work as a lifeguard at the beach during my summers when
I was at unlversity. I had to do a short course to qualify and I also 1
needed to know first aid. There weren't many waves and the water l going 2 doing 3 compete in 4 playing 5 do 6 hetd
wasn't very deep, so not many people got into trouble. As a result.
it did have its dull moments. For me, it was an excuse to hang out ¡n look, see, watch, listen ond heor
the sunshine for the whole summer and get paid for it. The money
wasn't great, but I met a lot of people, and on a few occasions, I was 2
able to help people in the water. 1to see 2 watching 3 heard 4 don't listen 5looked 6 watching

3
Na rrator: Speaker 3
Speaker 3: I had troubLe finding a job in the f ield l'd studied for. I eventually
lsawlooked 2correct 3 correct 4listef,.to hear
got hired as a drama teacher, but until that happened I worked in a
swal=h,edsaw 6Mtoheard 7 correct 8wa#saw
call centre for about three years. It certainly wasn't my dream job,
tatking to people who were complaining about their wi-f i going
down, but it paid the bills at the time. lt atso taught me how to Reoding ond Use of English Port 4
deat with angry customers and bring some calm to very negat¡ve
situations. After a while, I just got used to it, as I knew that every call § t suggested taking I an
I got was an emergency situation for someone. lt became easier to § z win I despite having
dealwith. fi I any people / anybody / anyone I swam there
ffi + tina it ¡ annoying
Narrator: Speaker 4 $5getsbylon
6 had his I blood pressure checked
Speaker 4: I worked in a nursing home for old people. lt's not a job I woutd ffi
have done my whole life, but l'm glad I had the experience. Nursing
homes struggle to f illthese positions. so I had no problems in
f inding work. lt certainly wasn't allfun and games, but I mainly
listening Pqrt 4
remember the tovely old people that I cared for and how I tried
to f ind time for them when they needed someone to talk to. l've ffire zn 3B 4c sA 6B 7A
always been a good listener. lt can be difficult for people to move
into a nursing home, and sometimes a bit [onely, especiatly in the Track 8
evenings when there are fewer peopte for them to talk to. Narrator: You will hear an interviewwith a motorcycle racer called Darren
Beanhilt. For questions 1 to 7, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Narrator: Speaker 5 lnterviewer: Today l'm interviewingthe young motorcycte racer Darren
Speaker 5: Cleaning people's houses was a great way to pay the bitls when Beanhill. Welcome Darren. You've been racingfora fewyears
I was studying. lt was retat¡vely straightforward, but it was hard now. Can you remember your first ever race?
work. I had to clean the bathrooms and kitchens, and do alt the Darren: lgrew up on a farm in Australia, so lwas riding motorcycles
fioors. I woutd put on my headphones and listen to music though, from the age of seven. When I was 12, there was a race put on ¡n
and the time would fly. I could just switch off and daydream. lt was my town for under-16s. I thought, wetl, l'm under 16 so I should
a good way to stay in shape. too - I remember enjoying that a [ot. qualifv. All the bovs there were bieeer and had reallv exoensive.
These days I have my own house cleaned once a week because my new bikes. I iust turned up with one we had used on the farm for
job means I don't have time to do it myself. years and everyone thought it was hilarious. They didn't tease me
for long, though. I ended up winning the race, despite my age.
lnterviewer: This is your third year on the international circuit. How is it
Reoding ond Use of English Port 5 different from your f¡rst two years?
Darren: I think peopte know now that I stay in the middte ofthe pack
Érn zc 3c 4D 5A 6B for most of the race and then start overtaking ¡n the last ten
minutes. The f irst year I was the new kid in town and that was
a big advantage. l've been threatening to get ¡nto the top five
forthe oastcouoteof vears. so nowotherriders see l m reaI
competition forthem. I don't worry about what the other riders
think of me - l'm concentrating too hard on getting to the finish
line as fast as I can.
lnterviewer: You had some trouble with your tyres last year. How is it going
this season?
Darren: Last yearthey were new tyres for me, and I had some problems Reporting verbs
with the grip, especiatly in the rain. l'm slowly getting used to
them. and that's given me added confidence on the bends. lt's 3
amazing how much a tyre can affectyourwhole performance, 2 promise 3 admit 4 apologise 5 recommend 6 agree 7 warn
but I suppose they're my onty point of contact with the track - it 4
atI starts from there, doesn't it?
2 Oliver admitted that it was him who had broken the mirror.
You spend much ofthe year at races around the world. How do 3 husband agreed that we could go out that night.
ir4y
you cope with the lifestyle? 4 Julia apologised for not seeing my performance the day before / yesterday.
Darren: Apart from the racing, I live a pretty normaI life. My wife and my 5 Wiltiam promised that he woutd be on time the next day / tomorrow.
son, Ricky, travel with me, and we tend to avoid hotel rooms and 6 Angeto recommended that l/we should stream the TV series.
find somewhere to stay that is more like home. Sure, we're not 7 Lisa warned us not to buy concert tickets from strangers.
in one place for very [ong, but there s something very calming
about having both of them with me. I don't know what's going to
happen when Ricky has to start go¡ng to school, but that's not for
a year or two yet.
Vocobulory
lnterviewer: How woutd you describe a typical motorbike racer? Describing entertoinment
Darreni Well, we at[ seem to have a way of blocking fear. l'm aware of the
1
dangers, but all the riders at this professional level love speed
and none of us is concerned about coming off. or even crashing Across 4 play 5 gripping 8 stage 12 audience
into fellow riders, for that matter. lf I suddenly became anxious 14 famous 15 edge of you r seat 17 scene 18 musical
about going out there, I'd have to quit racing. I've seen it happen Down l rerun 2 twist 3 part 6 predictable
to some of my peers. lt's meant the end of their careers. 7 performance 9 act 10 spectators 11 binge watch
Do you have an age you'd like to retire at? 12 audition 13 hitarious 15 hooked
l'm 24. Nowadays peopte are racing untitthey're nearly 40. Who
knows where l'll be and what l'tl be doing at that age. Right now, I
love it, and l'm just living from season to season. I certainly don't Lisfening Porl2
want to think about quitting before I've won a championship. But
there's not just yourself to consider when you're married. My wife fiffrtf,"r. 2communication 3[eve[ 4style 5 contacts
and I wilI determine that together. when the time comes. H6reputation Ttips Snovets gftexibte 10 professional
lnterviewer: The forecast says it's going to be 38 "C for the race on Sunday. Will
that affect your perfoimañce?
It'll probabty help me, in fact. Allthe races in this championship Track 9
are in hot ptaces - we follow the sun around the wortd allyear Narrator: You wilt hear a woman catted Margie Levine talking about her job as
and our bikes are designed to cope. Add in the fact that l'm a Hollywood agent. For questions 1 to 10, complete the sentences
Australian and grew up in the heat, so I'm used to racing in high with a word or short phrase.
temperatures. lt's a positive factor for me. unlike the riders who
Speaker: I've been an agent for actors i n Hollywood for nea rly 30 years a nd
come from cooler climates - I don't have to adapt. ln fact, it's
l've worked with the best in the world. I had an interest in acting
when it's cotd and rain¡ng that my performance is weakest.
from a young age. Show business was in the family - my aunt was a
lnterviewer: Thank you for coming in today. backing dancer in several ctassical musicals in the 50s. I even tried
Darren: Thank you. to pursue a career in musicaI theatre myself - against the advice of
my father - but that came to an end pretty quickly as I wasn't that
good at singing or dancing.
Writing Porl2 (An orticle) But I never lost my desire to work in a creative industry, I just
needed to find something that matched my skills. Effective
l ln addition 2 As a result 3 As well as communicat¡on has always been one of my strengths and a friend
4 By doing this 5 Moreover 6 atso who was working as a talent agent said this quality would make
me perfect for that role. You're dealing with dozens of peopte on a
day-to-day basis, so you have to be a ble to express yoursetf ctea rly.
Unit 8 Dreom of the stors I had to learn to be a little more diplomatic, especiallywhen turning
actors down, but this came with time.
So I started at the bottom, as a receptionist for a big firm in Los
Grommor Angeles. Then I became an assistant, then an agent, then a head of
ot, in ond on ¡n phroses expressing locotion department. By holding various positions at each leveI of the firm,
I gotto understand completety how it operated. Itwas a [ong, stow

1 learning process, but I got the best possible training in the industry.
1on,at 2at,in 3in 4on 5at 6on 7at 8in I never had the intent¡on of starting my own agency. but I kept
meeting actors that I tiked who weie réatty talénted and that I
Reported speech wanted to represent. However, they didn't fit ¡n with the company's
style. So I took a chance and started out on my own. lt was a bit
2 of a culture shock at first, working alone and not having anyone
2 lt's the funniest film l've ever seen. else to rely on. However, since I had so much experience and so
3 l've never heard of it. many contacts in the industry, it didn't take me long to become
4l ll/l d def initely watch it again. estabtished and get offered Iots of assignments.
5 I can't see it because I don't live near a cinema. / I couldn't see it because I Once I was working with actors whose abilities I was sure of, I
don't live near a cinema. was able to getthem plenty of work. This hetped me devetop my
6 | didn't realty enjoy it because it was too [ong. reputation as a tatent agent and gain the trust of cast¡ng directors,
who knew I would only send actors of a high standard.

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 Young actors are always asking me for tips on how to succeed in Vocobulory
Hotlywood. I usuatly give them three. The main thing is that you
need to keep developing your skitts. Just because you've finished ochieve, corry oulond devofe; sfoy, spend ond poss;
drama schoo[, it doesn't mean your tra¡ning is over. You never know moke, couse ond hove
what you're go¡ng to be cast in as an actor and you have to be ready
for anything. lfyou're wetlprepared, you'[[ be less nervous. 1
Take regular acting classes, learn languages, learn to ride a horse, 1 spending 2 stay 3 spend 4 stay 5 passed 6 spend
learn to fight, famitiarise yourself with the most recent novels.
2
Secondly, you have to bear in mind that the best actor doesn't 1f 2a 3d 4e 5c 6b
atways get thejob, so selling yourself welI is the first step. By selling
yoursetf, I mean notjust showing that you're talented when you 3
audition, but that you're a team player and can get on well with achieve carry out devote
people. Most importantly, however, you have to show that you
are ftexible when the need arises. The most successful Hollywood an ambition an improvement energy to
actors are the [east demanding. That's no coincidence. Casting an objective an instruction one's Iife to
directors give jobs to people who are going to make their lives su ccess an objective time to
easier and not cause probtems. an order
The third suggestion is to make the most of you r promot¡onal resea rc h
materials. Don't get your photographs taken by a friend - go to a test
a professionat. Amateur-lookins Dhotos create a terr¡bte first a th reat
impression. Keep you r biography up to date. After you have an
audition, the peopte in casting wil[ look at your sociaI med ia.
Does it represent the sort of person a f;lm or TV production
would want to hire? Reoding ond Use of English Port 4
So ifyour agent gives you advice, take it. ¡t's in their interest to find
l can't I be switched 4 warned me I not to go
you work, so trust what they say. They know the business.
2lcamelacross 5 witl go on untiL
3 is much ltast¡erthan 6 shouldn't ] have borrowed

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Listening Port I
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§rt 2D 3B 4A 5c 6A 7c BD One. You hear a man talking about drinking coffee.

One of the great pleasures in my life is my first coffee of the day. I'm
quite fussy about it. Of course, it can't be instant coffee - in fact, l'm
Writing Port I
(An essoy) notvery keen on any coffee I make myself. I've experimented with
most home gadgets and machines, and found that nothing comes
§ f One ofthe main reasons is 2 Because ofthis 3 forthis reason ctose to what a café coffee machine can produce. Luckily, there's a
§ 4 Because / Since 5 That is why 6 because / since café in my street that I can go to every morning. lf I want to f it in a
coffee before work, it has the added benefit of making me get up
and get dressed on t¡me.

Unit 9 The power of the mind Narrator: Two. You hear a father talking to his son.
Father: Wake up, Jack! lt's ten o'clock already and it's a beautiful
Grommor day outside.
Modol verbs to express certointy ond possibility Son: Aaagh .. . Dad, it's Sunday - let me sleep in. lt's the only day
I can do it.

1 Father: I think you're wasting the day. I know you have to study a lot, but
2 She might/could/may be out with her friends. why waste the free time you do have tying in bed?
3 He might not/may not speak Engtish. Son: This is the only day l've got that's truly mine. I love sleeping in. . .
4 That must be fun. Father: l've been up since six. I've atready taken the dog for a walk and done
5 lt can't be him driving that car. a toad of washing. You've lost halfthe day already.
5 Her parents must have been very proud of her. Son: Come on, Dadl l'm sure you loved sleeping in when you
7 Theycan't have bought another one. were my age.
8 My mother might have/may have/could have cooked it for me when
I was young. Narrator: Three. You hear a woman tatking about doingyoga.
9 She can't have been abLe to write.
Woman: When I tell people how much I love yoga, I atways get the feellng
10 They might/may/could have thought I couldn't afford it. they think it s some kind of passive retaxation therapy. The reality
2 ís that the hou r I spend twice a week in my yoga class rea [y pushes
1.ant 2might/could 3can't 4could 5must 6may/might my body to the limit - it catts for a lot of energy and movement.
Everyone knows that all that stretching reteases chemicals in the
body called endorphins that have a real calming effect. But the
body reacts in this way for a reason: it needs to bala nce out the
stress that it undergoes when you hold a yoga position for a
long time.
Narrators
Woman:
Four. You hear a man and a woman meeting after a long time.
ls that you, James?
Unit I0 Spend, spend, spend
Man: Christine? Wow, how long has it been? lt must be ten yearsl
Woman: Yesl ls th is your usual su perma rket? How strange l've never ru n into
Grommor
you in here before. os ond llke
Man: I only moved back to the area last month. I realised I could do my
job anywhere and I was getting sick of city Iife. l've been wondering 1
who stitI lives here. 1as 2correct 3correct 4like 5correct Scorrect 7as 8tike
Woman: l'm still living with my parents. I traveI a lot for work, so it hasn't
been worth getting my own ptace. There aren't many from ourclass Modol verbs to express obility
still in the village. though.
,l z
That's a shame. lt would have been nice to catch up with
old friends.
t can't / 'm not able to / won't be able to
2 couldn't / wasn't able to
3 can
Five. You hear a man tatking about a favourite pair of trainers.
4 haven't been able to
I think l've had these trainers for about ten years, and l'd love to
could already / was atready able to
5
wear them every day- They've faded quite a bit, so you can tetl
to
6 Wilt I be abte
they aren't new, but they haven't got any holes or tears in them.
The fact is, though, that they don't exactly look like they'vejust " 7 could have
8 am always able to / have always been able to / can aiways
come out the box, I don't mind. The most important thing is they're
comfortabte. I can put them on and know l'm not going to have any
probtems with them. Unfortunately. they aren't smart enough for
work. I mean. . . I don't care how I look, but the boss does. Vocobulory
orrive, gef ond reach
Narrator! Six. You hear a man and a woman tatking about a film
they'vejust seen. 1
Mani I'm not sure if it was worth spending three hours of my time 1 arrived 2 reached 3 arriving 4 get 5 arrives 6 arrive / get
watching that f ilm.
,2
Woman: I loved the storytíne. I think it was reatly clever how they revealed
who the murderer was.
, lbargain 2brand 3 sale 4 competitive 5 consumer
, 6available Tstock 8 purchase 9 counter 10 debit card
Man: I guessed who it was quite earty, actualty. The guy who played the
main roLe did reaLlywetl- he has such an expressive face. Phrosol verbs
Woman: He did give a very impressive performance. I loved the music, too.
Man: l'm not sure about having a classicaI soundtrack in a film like this, fi3
but I can see why you liked it. For me, it just didn't work in this film. fiffor 2in 3over 4into 5up 6out
§
, rp 8 up 9 down 10 around 11 out 12 up
Narrator: Seven. You hear a student who's worried about ptanning
her study time.
Woman: l'm just underso much stress atthe moment. I have univers¡ty Reoding ond Use of English Potl2
exams coming up and I reatly don't know how l'm going to study
properlyforeverything. I stitl have classesto goto and l'm working §finto/in 2so 3what 4even 5having 6front Tthere Sbeen
every evening as a waitress. I need to ask my boss if I can take some
time offto study, or at least reduce my hours, but l'm worried I
might lose my job. Strange that l'm more anxious about my Lislening Porl4
part-time job than univers¡ty - my exams really need to come f irst.
I should consider a less demanding job. §rn zc 3A 4A sB 6B zc
Narrator: Eight. You hear a woman giving a talk about meditation. Track ll
Woman: lwas sufferingterribte mood swings and was atways exhausted, Narrator: You witl hear a radio interview with a personal shopper called
so a friend suggested I try meditation. Even though I was doubtful Amanda Houseman. For questions 1 to 7. choose the best answeT
it would help, I was willing to give it a go. lt wasn't easy getting in a (A, B or C).
comfortable position or ctearing my brain of my thoughts. Some Interviewer: Today, I have with me Amanda Housema n, who wilI be talking to
days I suspected I was wasting my time, but eventuatty I was able to me about herjob as a personaI shopper. First of all, Amanda, what
do it. It might not be the solution for everyone, but it really catmed does a personaI shopper do?
me down. Not.iust that, but my memory improved - I started
planningm\¡ life more effectively and generally felt more positive.
Amanda: I help busy people who need to buy clothes but never get
the chance. Finding time to go shopping is tough for ma ny
Now I wish l'd taken that up years ago.
professionatpeople today, so my principal rote is sotving that
problem. I put together a setection of ctothing, usuaIty a mix of
luxury, high-prized designer items and everyday brands, which I
Writing Port 2 (A report) take to clients to try on. Then they choose what they'd like to buy
and I take the other clothes back to the shop.
1
Interviewer: What kind ofexperience do you need forthejob?
Sentences 2,3,5 and 6 shoutd be ticked
Amandal Wetl, time spent empioyed in the fashion industry is a good start.
2 I began by working in a department store. That doesn't sound like
1 to find 2 opening 3 repairing 4 to close 5 to attract 6 building much, but apart from serving customers I built up a lot of skills,
including gett¡ng to know the work of different designers and
learning about sizes and fabrics. Some people have a degree in
fashion, and I imagine that woutd be useful, too.

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lnterviewer: How did you make the change to being a personal shopper?
Amanda: customer at the place I was working wa nted some advice on
A
Unit Il Medicol motters
what she should take on a business trip. What I chose for her
must have been right because not only did she buy everything I Grommor
suggested, she also offered to pay me to choose clothes for her Relotive pronouns ond relotive clouses
regularty. I started shopping for her in my spare time, and people
began asking her where she got her clothes. That's how it started. 1a
She passed my name on to anyone who was interested and I rlwhich 2whose 3who 4 which 5 where
slowly built up a business. 6 which 7 which 8 whose 9 who 10 which
lnterviewer: How do you know what clothes to take to clients?
1b
Amanda: Often I'[[just get a picture in my head of what they need, or I may 5 | [ike going to places Iike the beach in winter, where I know there won't be
spot something in a shop and think that's perfect for a particular
many peopte.
person. But in the beginning, much of ¡t is getting to know the
7 The city's footbattteam, which is at the top of the league, has more fans
individual. I atways sit down with them and ask questions about
than any other.
their work and lifestyle. I like to visit clients at home as I can
usually learn more about their tastes from the way their house is 1c
decorated than from what they're wearing. Just doing that, you The retative pronouns can be replaced by thotin 1,3,4,6,9 and 10.
get to know a lot about them.
1d
lnterviewer: What problems come with the job? The reLative pronouns can be omitted in 4 and 10.
Amanda: It sometimes worries me having to handle clothes that are worth
2
so much. The clothes are my responsibitity once they leave the
store, so there's quite a b¡t of trust involved with clients. I once
Lf 2c 3d 4a 5e 6b
had a client who didn't pay me for the clothes that she'd kept, so
that has made me rather cautious. Since then l've only worked for
people who have been recommended to me by other ctients. Vocobulory
lnterviewer: Do you ever take the ctients shopping with you? Words reloting to heolth
Amanda: They sometimes ask, but I try to avoid it - above all because
when l'm out shopping it's usually for more than one person, so ffir
it wouldn't be an efficient way for me to work. Atso, if you're in a ffi Across 1 itchy 4 bumped 7 sneezing 8 broke
shop with a client, you lose control ofthe situation and they can
start trying on things that aren't right for them. I don't discourage
ffioown l injured 9 reaction l0 feet
2 stung
12 coughing
3 weather 5 poisoning
ffi
them from making their own selections, it's their money after al[,
but it does mean that I have to find something there and then
ffi euug 8 bted 11 hurt

which suits them better. Word formotion

lnterviewer: What advice would you give someone who wants to be a
personal shopper? 2
Amanda: You need to have confidence in your abitity to choose the right l ability 2 awareness 3 certa¡nty 4 experience 5 formality
clothes and be abte to guide people without pushing them too 6 happiness 7 helpfulness 8 honesty 9 patience 10 possibitity
hard. On the other hand, you can't forget you have to be flexible, 11 predictability 12 retiability 13 satisfaction
too. lf a client doesn't like what you've brought them, it can be 3
quite tough turning round and going out shopping for them again.
You need to be ready to admit you might have got the selection dis- tm- tn- un-
wrong. I n the end, the ctient has to wa nt to wea r the ctothes patient nexperienced unable
dishonest i m i
you've chosen.
d issatisfi ed im possibte informaI unaware
uncertain
unhappy
Writing Porl 2 (A review) un helpfu I

unpredictabte
1
unretiable
2 It was the cover of the book that
un sati sfi ed
3 What Ifound out when I started reading it was that
4 lt was the description of life in New Orleans that
5 What I reatly liked about this book was that it
6 What I want to read next is Listening Port 3
2
1 What I really need at the moment is a new tabLet. ffrr zc 3H 4D sB
2 lt was Michael who stole the book from the shop.
3 What ha ppens is the main character loses his job. Track 12
4 lt was last yea r th at sh e too k out a ba n k toa n. Narrator: Speaker L
5 lt was the black shoes which | [iked the most. Speaker 1: At around the age of ten I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer. Hours
6 What I don't know is what time the department store opens spent in the pool had me getting some really good times for my age
and I was competing at regiona[ levet. The dream ended, however,
after a stay in hospital for a particutarty nasty ear infection. lt left
me almost unabte to hear in one ear. The doctorlold meittryas
simpLy too risky getting back in the pool again, so I had to give up
swimming. Still determined, ltook up cricket instead, and with the
same crazy enthusiasm l'd had for the pool. I got better and better,
and now I ptay for my county.
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Narrator: Speaker2
Speaker 2r You know [ice, the littte insects that iive in your hair? I had them
Unit l2 Animol kingdom
when lwas seven. When lturned up at schootwith an extremely
short haircut and parents were totd that they needed to check Grommor
their kids' heads, fingers were soon pointed at me. School was a Third ond mixed conditionols
nightmare afterthat. Nobodywoutd playwith me and some kids
were even afraid of me. I was miserable. I really think the teacher 1
should have stepped in at this point and explained to the class t hadn't gone, wouldn't have found
that I didn't have lice any more. lt wasn't untiI I went to secondary 2 woutdn't have seen, hadn't taken
schooI that it was aLlforgotten. 3 wouldn't have discovered, hadn't offered
4 woutdn't be, hadn't quit
Narrator: Speaker3
Speaker3: Children can getvaccinated forit now, butwhen I wasyoung,
chickenpox was a disease everyone got at some point in their
wish, if only ond hope
childhood. I woke up one morning covered from head to toe in 2
itchy red spots. lt made them worse if I scratched them, but ljust 1lf onty 2 hope 3 wish + hope 5 hope
couldn't resist it, so my mum had to wrap my hands in bandages 6 wish 7 lf only 8 hope 9 wish 10 wish
to stoD me. The one thins that worked was lvins in a cool bath.
3
Nothing else seemed to help. I was ill for about two weeks it was
, 1 correct
terribte. I think it's great that kids don't suffer as much from this
iltness these days.
,2 hadn't had the binoculars with her
, 3 I wish l/we had seen more etephants
r 4 correct
Narrator: Speaker4
5 so I hope
Speaker4: Myparentsalways made me puton sunscreen atthe beach, as I

had really fair skin. But one day I went with a friend and his famity 6 correct
and though Mom had sent me offwith a bottte ofsunscreen. I 7 it hadn't rained
forgot to put it on. I had to spend the next three days lying on my 8 we could stay
stomach as my back and shoulders were really badly sunburnt - |

got incredibly painful btisters. lcertainty learnt my lesson. Now,

when it's hot, I don't [eave the house without putting sunscreen Vocobulory
on. I never want to go through that againl
ovoid, prevenl ond profecl; check, conlrol,
Narrator: Speaker5 keep on eye on ond supervlse
Speaker5: One morning, I woke up completelyunabletospeak. I had
laryngitis, a throat infection. lt didn't hurt and I fett OK, so I went 1
to school anyway. My parents didn't think to give me a note for 1 protect 2 supervised 3 prevent 4 avoid
the teacher. Probably because I looked fine, she wasn't convinced 5 control 6 check 7 keep an eye on
that I had really lost myvoice, and thought I wasjust playing
games with her. As the morning went on and I still didn't speak,
she lost her patience with me and sent me to the headteacher. lt Reoding ond Use of English Potl T
wasn't until the headteacher had phoned my parents that I was
atlowed back into class. 1c 2D 3B 4A 5C 6A 7C 8A 9D l0B

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Writing Port I (An essoy) Listening Port I

1 due to 5 whereas / while ffirc zn 3A 4A 5B 6B 7A BC
2 despite 6 While / Whereas
3 Although / Even though 7 Even though / Atthough Track 13
4 however 8 but Narrator: One. You hear a man speaking to his friend about a neighbour's
1 pet bird.
1 in spite of knowing (that) 3 even though they know (that) Woman: What's that whistling sound?
2 White it's importantto 4 the fact that tem peratures d rop Man: It's the bird that lives upstairs. The lady that owns it puts the cage
out on her batcony if it's a nice day. That's why you can hear it.
Woman: Why would anyone want to have a bird? lt seems cruel to me, never
letting ¡t out of a cage.
Man: Does it sound unhappy to you? lt sings like that att day. My
neighbour lives by herself and she says it keeps her company. She
told me she sometimes lets it out of the cage and it flies round the
house. Apparently, it goes back to its cage on its own when
it's had enough.
Woman: Really?

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Narrator: Two.You heara mothertalkingto herson aboutan incidentat Narrator: Seven. You hear a biind man talking about h¡s gu¡de dog, Lola.
the beach. Man: l've had this guide dog, Lola, for eight years, so she's getting near
Mother: Why are you back from the beach so early? Are you OK? ret¡rement age. She's my fourth guide dog and I think she's the best
Son: Wetl . . . I was sitting on my surfboard in the water when a shark
one l've had. She never gets distracted when we're out in the street.
started circling me. I was too afraid to use my arms to get back to She even ignores children trying to feed her. I have the option of
shore, so I had to wait for the next wave and surfed in keeping her here with me after I get a new dog, and in the past l've
on my stomach. done that and had two dogs at the same time, one working and one
in retirement. But I don't think l'[ be able to manage this time. l'm
Mother: That's unbelievable! You weren't in the water on your own,
too old now to look after two dogs.
were you?
Son: Of course not. I shouted to my friends and they got out Narrator: Eight. You hear a man talking to an employee of a cruise company.
quickly as weLl.
Mother:
Manr l'dtiketochangeoneofthenamesofthetravetlersinmy
I thought they fty a heticopter over that beach checki ng for sharks.
booking. My wife has to work and can't come with me, so l'm taking
Son: Oniy at the weekend. my son instead.
Mother: Well. )¡ou're not to go there unless it's the weekend. then. Woman: Certainly. Can you telI me the name of the passengerwho's
currently booked?
N arrator: Three. You hear a man talking to his friend about a dog Man: Yes, it's Jane Sinclair. And my son's name is Hamish Sinclair.
walking service.
Woman: OK, that shouldn't be a problem. There'll be a fee of t200 to alter
Man: l've recently started using a dog watking service. the booking.
Woman: Oh really, what's it [ike? Man: Did you say f 200? You're just typing my son's name into a computerl
Man: Well, I was a little hesitant at first because it's surprisingly pricey, Can't I change ¡t mysetf online?
but then I made a few savings elsewhere and that made it more Woman: l'm afraid that's not possible, sir.
manageable. But it gives me peace of mind to know that someone's
looking after my dog while l'm busy at work. so it's worth every
Man: ln that case. forget it. That's s¡mply ridiculousl
penny. I do have to go a little out of my way to drop the dog off every
morning before heading to the office, but it's lovely when I come
back and see her so happy in the evening. Writing Port 2 (An emoil)
Narrator: Four. You hear two friends tatking about their exam results.
:2
Boy: So, how did you get on?
r, 1/ She thinks it's a brilliant idea.
G irt: Pretty good overa[[, I think. I wasn't expecting to do as well as I did
/ She suggests a dog.
2
rr 3 / good exercise and teaches responsibility
in maths. I didn't feel at alI confident coming out of the exam.
, 4/ Shethinks it'sa good ¡dea butwarns him that petsare a
Boy: That was one of my worst results, to be honest - although it's hardty
surprising given how little time I had to prepare for it. . big commitment.
Gir[: But you still passedl So you must feel pretty good about that.
'3
, Suggested ploces for porogrophs to begin:
Boy: You're right, I suppose. l'm just glad it's all over and I won't have to , lcettingadog..., ll don'tthinkyoushouldgetapet..., fso,overall, lthink...,
sit an exam again for a white.
ILet me know...
Girt: I couldn't agree with you more on that. Now we can enjoy the rest of
the summer.
'4
The emaiI is too tong: it is over 190 words. lt should be between 140 and 190
words. There is a greeting ('HiJonathan') and a s¡gn-off ('Write soon').
N arrator: Five. You overhear a father and daughter talking on the train.
Father: l'm glad we decided to go by train today. l'd forgotten how stunning 5
the countryside was around here. You don't see this 18 2D 3G 4H 5A 6E 7C 8F
from the motorway.
Daughter: Yes, it's nice, I suppose, but what are we going to do when we

Father:
get to the station?
We't[ take the underground. lt's not far to Covent Garden.
Daughter: Well, at least you don't have to pay for parking.
Father: True, although I knew the train tickets woutdn't be cheap. But this
way. I don't have the stress of getting stuck in traffic and arriving
[ate. We coutdn't have driven into the centre anyway - it's just not
worth taking the car to London these days.
Na rrator: Six. You hear a woman talking on a radio programme about
personal challenges.
Woman: l'd been practising for months, but I was still concerned I might not
be successful. My instructor told me not to worry - all I had to do
was controt my nerves on the day and l'd be fine. I just kept thinking
of at[ the things that could go wrong, though. But as soon as I went
outside and got behind the wheel, I felt a boost of confidence, and
everything I had been practisingjust came naturally. The next40
minutes flew by and when the examinertold me l'd passed, lfelt
so retieved - I wouldn't have been able to stari my new job without
my licence.
Unit 13 House spoce
Grommor
Cousotive hove ond get
1a
, 2 She needs to have/get the floor carpeted.
3 She'd tike to have/get the windows cteaned.
.. 4 She has to have/get the light fixed.
5 She wants to have/get some pictures hung.
6 She is going to have/get some furniture dáLivered.
:lb
, 2 She has (already) had/got the floor carpeted.
i 3 She has (atready) had/got the windows cteaned.
' 4She has (atready) had/gotthe lightfixed.
5 She hasn't had/got any pictures hung (yet).
5 She has (already) had/got some furniture detivered.
 , lt ,

Expressing obligotion ond permission Sometimes people expect you to know everyth¡ng about a building.
I once had a couple who were very interested ¡n an apartment I was
2
showing them ¡n the city centre. They had the electrics checked,
1 | don't let my chitdren 5 shoutdn't
and those did need some work before the purchase, buttwo
2 don't have to 5 weren't altowed to
months afterthey'd moved in they had probtems with the plumbing
3 needn't have planted 7 can't and expected metotakecareof it. lttooka lotof explainingbefore
4 are not supposed to 8 are atLowed to
they understood it wasn't actu¿lly my responsibitity. The most
expensive place l've sold was a huge beachside residence, but
that needed a lot of work doing to it, so it took a long time to sell.
Vocobulory Eventualty the right buyer came along and we did the deal. I was
Describing where you live thrilled because the agency's record for a sale was 2 million and I
managed to close for 2.5 million. lt was still a bargain for the buyers
1
because the property was originally listed for 3 million before I
1 residentia[ 2 central 3 neighbours 4 outside 5 peaceful
talked the owners into dropp¡ngthe price.
I think that the most difficult part of being an estate agent isn't
6 en-suite 7 open-plan 8 balcony 9 links 10 amenities
dealing with the homeowners, or even with the sometimes very
demanding buyers, but the peopte that work for them. The banks
spoce, ploce, room, oreo, locoflon ond squore can be very hard to deal with, but the toughest are the lawyers who
2 inspect the contracts. They atways want to change something,
1 area 2 room 3 space 4 place which means we need to get legal advice, too. But there isn't
5 location 6 square 7 place 8 space anything I can't manage * I love matching people with their perfect
home and can't see myself ever doing a different job.

Listening Port 2
Writing Port 2 (An orticle)
1 mother 2 training 3 certificate 4 honesty 5 financiaI situation
6 (current) owners 7 patience 8 ptumbing 9 2.5 mitlion 10 lawyers 1
1 No, the title is not catchy or interesting as it repeats the words in the
question.
Track 14
2/ (lt includes a question in the first paragraph.)
Narrator: You witI heara woman catled Julie Marshatltatking about her
3/
work as an estate agent selting houses and other properties. 4/
For questions 1 to 10, complete the sentences with a word
5/ lt gives an opinion in the third paragraph, but there coutd be a better
or short phrase.
balance between comment and description.
Speaker: Hello, my name is Julie Marshall and I m here today to talk about 6,/
myjob as an estate agent. I'd often thought about doing the same
2
kind of work as my father - he was an estate agent for 30 years -
but it was when we were selling the house that belonged to my 1E 2C 3B 4A 5D
grandmother that my mother convinced me l'd be really good at
it. Some people are in it forthe money, of course, and that can be
a great part of the job, but I was initially interested in my company Reoding ond Use of English Port 5
because they provided training, which meant I wouldn't have the
expense ofgoingto university. Afterjust 12 months, I finished my ffirc zB 3D 4A 5c 6A
course and passed alI my exams. The company was realty pleased
with my performance and my boss hung my certificate on the wall
in the office. This gave me the incentive to try for a bonus by selling
properties for h igher than the expected price.
Unit 14 Fiesto!
The thing I love most about working with my cotleagues in the
agency is that we have such good commun¡cation. They're always
Grommor
teaching me new sates techniques and better ways to work with The possive
clients. And honesty with clients will always work in your favour.
People will come back to you the next time they want to buy or sell -1
a house because they have that connect¡on. Sometimes I need t has been held 9 were worn
information from clients that can be quite private, but thankfully 2 is surrounded 10 were hidden
personaI questions about their profession are [argely irrelevant , 3 was set up 11 are stilLworn
nowadays. One thing I can't avoid, though, is enquiring about their 4 was built 12 is attended
finances if I want to show them houses they can afford. 5 be cuttivated 13 are sold
When l'm showing the houses, l'm always amazed by what the , 6 were grown 14 are also crushed
buyers want to know. Apart from the value of the home, you'd think 7 were emptoyed 15 has now been converted / is now converted
they'd want to know about the condition ofthe house, but usually 8 is stilI held
they want to know about the current owners. Some peopte spend
ages deciding which house they want to buy and often ask to go
back for muttiple viewings. I understand that. After all, buying a
The possive with reporting verbs
house is the biggest expense most people have in their Iives and 2
they want to make the right decision. So patience is somethlng I 2 lt is believed that the escaped prisoner is stiLl in the area. / The escaped
have to have a lot of, even if I don't always have the enthusiasm. prisoner is beLieved to stiiI be in the area.
lf you pressure people to make a decision too early, they might
3 lt ¡s expected that unemptoyment wilLfalt next year. / Unemployment is
decide to go to another agency ¡nstead.
expected to falI next year.
4 It ¡s thought that storms wilt probabty hit the coast on Sunday.
5 Maria Caltas is considered to be the most poputar opera singer ever.
6 tt has been conlirmed that a man (who has been) missing for 10 years has
been found on a desert island. / A man missing for 10 years is confirmed to
have been found on a desert island.

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II
 Vocobulory lnterv¡ewen So, do you think the festival will change in the future?
Describing festivols ond celebrotions Margaret3 We're the biggest youth poetry fest¡vaI in the country, and
the event cont¡nues to grow. We've increased the number of
venues to include f ive more coffee shops. We could include
1
larger venues as well, but then we'd risk losing the personal
l dress up, wear 2 cetebrate, commemorate 3 march, gather round
atmosphere that you get in a small setting. There's been some
4 hold, Let off 5 perform, play
calt to incorporate short stories and songwriting, but I think
we'll leave that to otherfestivals. What would be really useful.
Sutfixes thoush. is to extend the duration ofthe festival - we're startins
2 to struggle to fit everyone into the schedule.
1 motorist, tour¡st, economist, refugee lnteru¡ewer: lf listeners can't get to the festivat, is there anywhere they can
2 researcher, coltector, survivor, ¡ nvest¡gator read the poems?
3 consultant, conductor, assistant, contestant Margaret: Each yea r we publish a book with a[[ the poems from that year's
4 satesman/woman, sportsman/woman, businessman/woman, manager festivat, along with a short biography of each young poet. The
5 speciatist, novetist, comedian, pharmacist tenth edition came out yesterday. and you can order it online.
6 waiter, saitor, farmer, miner Be quick, though, as copies usualty run out quite quickty. But I
really think that people should come along to the performances
and hearthem in person.
Listening Port 4 lnterviewer: And what aboutyouroriginal poets from ten years ago?
Margaret: Some of them are involved in the organisation of this year's
1B 2C 3B 4B 5C 6A 7B festival. You have to be between 15 and 25 years otd to enter,
so they can t take part as they re beyond the age limit. They
alt tetl me they sti[[ write poetry. I'm not sure whether they stitl
Track 15 meet to read it - I should ask. But if anyone's interested, the
Narrator: You will hear an interview with Margaret Blake, a teacher who opening night is this Saturday. Just go to our website to check
organises a poetry festivaI for young people. For questions 1 to 7, the venues. It's youngpoetsfestival.com.
choose the best answer (A, B or C). lnterviewer: lt all sounds very exciting. Thank you for coming in, Margaret.
Welcome, Margaret. This year's Youth Poetry Festival starts next
week. Didn't it atl begin with a group of yourstudents?
Margaret: Yes, it did. About ten years ago, I came across some poetry
Reoding ond Use of English Port ó
online and recognised the names of a few of my secondary
school students, who seemed to have some sort of poetry club.
*re zE 3c 4D 5A 6c
They weren't doing it as classwork, so I had no idea that ¡t was
going on. Apart from them puttingthe poems online. what really
amazed me was they were also reading poems to each other at
Reoding ond Use of English Pqri 3
meetings they organised. There was realty no other means for
them to do this- ffircompetition 2innovative 3fashionabte 4responsibility
lnterviewer: ls this what made you come up with the idea for a poetry festivat? ffi5artistic 6annually Tachievements Sexchange

Margaret: That's right, it got me thinking. I had a group ofstudents who

were writing poetry because they wanted to! I wondered ifthere
was a greater movement of teens writing poetry. hungry for an
Writing Porl I (An essqy)
audience. Perhaps we could set up some sort of writers'festivat?
I went online to where the young people's poetry was being

uploaded and asked anyone who'd tike to be involved in a festival

ffi1, ,B 3A 4c
to contact me.
lnterviewer: Did you get much response?
Margaret I was completely overwhelmed with emails. I found out that

there was a huge community ofyoung poets out there. I received

enquiries from all over the country but wasn't expecting so
much interestfrom peopleinthe [ocatarea. Peoplewere justso
thankful forthe opportunity. I even had emails from a number of
poets offeringto promote the festivaI for me, although this wasn't
necessary as a cotleague had already prornised to set up
a website.
lnterviewer: So how did the fírstyearof the festival go?
Margáret: ln our first year, we had fifty young poets performing and got a lot
ofinterestfrom the media. Most ofthe poetswere from the UK,
but a few had come from atl around the world. That's when I knew
thatwe were really onto something big, knowing thatso many.
young.pqets were w¡tlinglo come Ltpgsrrr
in a café. lt also turned outto be a wonderful opportunity for
them to meet and exchange ideas, so not only was itwelt received
by the audiences, butthe poets rea{ly got something out ofit, too.

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