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s Reading and Use of Engllsh: Multiple choice (Part 5) :. Speaking: Complete paper (Parts 1-4)
e Language development: Connecting ideas; F Listening: Multiple choice (Part 4)
Participle clauses * Language developmenl: need + -ing/to be done',
s Writing: Review (Part2) have/get somethrnq dane, W ord formation. Review
> Reading and Use of English: Multiple-choice
cloze (Part 1);Word formation (Part 3)

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1 Discuss-thequestions.
I Whrch methods of communlcating rnformation and ideas are
shown in the photos?
2 What rs the main purpose ol each medium?
3 What posrtive and negative effects have they had on our lives?

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;:u r t i s ¡. :i:i g 2a Choose the correct word for each gap. Then
write it in the correct form to complete the
1a Look at the photo. Find an example of:
sentences. Use a dictionary ifnecessary.
1 a oca p"pe 1 day, ctrculate, reader
2 an news webs te. The Sun is a best sel ing
tabloid newspaper
3 a red-top newspaper. published in the UK. has the hrghest of
lt
4 " b'oadsheet. any newspaper in the UK with a current
b Look at the photo again and find an example of: estimated at almost 7 mill on
'l a headline. lournal, edttor
2 a co umn. Some people say that standards in are _
3 a'breaking news' item. declrnrng and that the
content of all
4 a sports section. newspapers has gone downmarket, with too
5 a colorr supplement. many items revolving around celebnties.
cammerce, adverttse
c What do these people do on a newspaper? ln most public service broadcasting, there are no
1 a foreign correspondent . The only form of _ that is alLowed rs of its
2 a crime reporter own programmes.
3 a columnist
Make a note of any words you want to remember
d Choose the correct answers. and mark the main stress. Here is an example.
I News ol the couple's separation beat / httthe
headlines the next day ?fkt2N ACTIVTTY
2 The star decided to issue a press / newspaper (n4oo calleotr a"md' n\¡Ltes ,!..etats stori.es)
release.
1íurnalüt Jáurnnllrw
3 The;ournallst rushed to ftnd / meet hrs deadline
before the newspaper went to publicatton / press
4 Most newspapers have regular qualtttes / features Discuss the statements.
such as TV gurdes, classlfted ads and weather
I There are so [nany sources of news nowadays that
forecasts / predrctrons. neñ(p¿pe's ¿'e no lo^ger ,.rporranr.
5 There are so many shtny /g/ossy fashion
A I adverts are dlshonest They do not give us a
magazines nowadays and they are lull ol
true plcture of a product.
advertisements for alLthe well-known brand
Adverts have very littLe influence on what we buy.
companies / names. Whether they want to
promote / support an older design or take off /
xSS launch a new one, they all have to try and setze /
grab the attentlon of the reader
Fe.r'É: il*¡mv*rsati*r: Work in groups of three. Take turns to be the interlocutor and
Mcdule 12
Making a point
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candidates. Follow the instructions below.
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Student 'l: You are the interlocutor. Turn to page 2l3 for a ltst
of questions to choose from. Ask Candidates A and
B some of the questions. Stop after two minutes.

Students 2and3: You are the candtdates Answer the questions. Look
at the strategies on pages 179;BA for points to
remember

F*.rt L"*:ag tl¡-v¡: 5a Work in pairs Read the interlocutor's instructions below and do
Task 1.
Task'l
Why do people choose to get therr Student A: Here are your photos. They show people finding
news in these ways? out about the news. 1'd like you to compare the
photos and say why people choose to get their
news in these ways. (one minute)
Student B: Do you believe everything you read in the
newspapers? (WhyAvhy not?) (30 seconds)

Work in the same pairs. Read the interlocutor's instructions below


and do Task 2.
Task 2
Student B: Look at the photographs on page213. They show rwo
different kinds of radio lnterview. l'd like you to compare
the photos and say which you think makes the most
i nteresti ng i nterview. (on e mi nute)

Student A: Do you like to spend a lot of time finding out whar is


happening in the world? (WhyA,A/hy not?)
Fart il¿:}áafu*rativ* taslÉ< Work in pairs. Read the interlocutor's instructions below and do
'r'ii the task.
Look at the spidergrarn on page 213.1'd like you ro imagine that a
college wants to offer classes to retired people in the community
These are some ideas they are thinking about and a question for you to
discuss. Talk to each other and decide the advantages of these subjects.
(two mtnutes)
Now you have about a minute to decide which sub_1ect would be the
best for retired people. (one mtnute)

$}sr{ 4: Yhr***'i,t;a3"* dis*:e:ssi*:t Work in pairs. Take turns to ask each other these questions. You
have four minutes for this.
'l Do you think rt's better to have a personal tutor or be in a class?
2 Some people say that education is wasted on young people.
Do you agree?
3 Do you think that the internet is a good learning tool?
(WhyA,A/hy not?)
4 Why do you think some people find it difficult to learn a
foreign language?
5 What can we learn from travel?
6 How do people lrke to spend their retirement in your country?
(whv?)

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l\{odule 12
Making a point

Listes"simffi (Paper 3 Part 4)

S*f*r* _g*u Sisc*r:


1a Which newspaper do you usually read? What do you like about
it? How does it compare with other papers?
b Look at the task in Exercise 2 and read the questions. Don't look
at the options yet. Then discuss these questions.
1 What personal qualities do you thrnk are necessary to be a journalist?
2 Dlscuss possible answers which you might hear.
.SEra3tipá*
*3:r**i**

2 l*: r5 Do the task.


You will hear a radio interview with e men called Mike, who is a
journalist. For questions'l-7, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
'l What convinced Mrke to fo ow a career in lournal sm?
A a colrrs-o he took
B hrs ack of success in business
C the advice of a family member
What type of training drd Mrke have once he started work?
A He studied for formal qua ificatrons.
B He worked c osely with a more experrenced colleague.
C lle received feedback on his work from newspaper readers.
When Mike first started working with the police they
A were unsure whether to trust hlm.
B had little time to spend with him
C refused to accept drinks from hlm.
Why didn't Mike use the information he gained about Prince
Char es?
A lt was against the law to do so.
B He had promised that he wouldn't
C Lt was fe t to be unfair to do so
According to Mike, what rs alournalist's most important quality?
A berng committed to the job
B havlng good wrrtrng skrlls
C feeling sure of your abrlities
What does Mike say about modern lournalism?
A lt's not as exciting as it used to be.
B lt's no longer as sociable as it was.
C lt's less demanding than in the past
What drsadvantage of .lournalism does Mike warn young people
about?
A rne
' ^arc'a insec- iry
B the disruption to domestic life
C the compet tive atmospher..

llis*:q:ssi*i: Discuss the questions.


1 Do you think you have the right qualt es to be a journalist?
2 What aspects of thelob wouLd you Lrke/dislike?

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I\4odule 12
Making a point
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Use of Hnglisla 3 {Paper 1 Parr t)

L*ad-ips 1a Decide if the statements are True (T) or False (F).


ln Paper 1 Part l:
1 you need to know the meaning of the missing word.
2 what the who e text is about is not important.
3 you need to know whether the misstng word would go with other
words in Lhe conlexL

What advice would you give a candidate about this part of the
paper? think about how the words are used and whether they fit with the idea that is
tried to be conveyed and the words surrounding it.
k{raiÉipi*-e:}t*i** s}*H* Read the text quickly and answer the questions.
try to recreate the kind of person those who use the 1 What image do advertisers of men's fragrances usually try to create?
fragrance are like. 2 What is unusual about the advertisement which is desclbed?
it does not show a super masculine male nor
3 Do the task,
tries to appeal to the usual consumers. 'l-8, read the text below and decide which answer
For questions
(A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0)

What are they trying to tell us?


The aim of advertisers is to get their product (0) C and
in the competrtive world ol men's fragrances, image and
('l)_
b name are all-important. To advertise their fragrances,
rnost lifestyle magazines try to (2) _
c an emotional impact by
featuring an image of a glamorous male model in his early 20s.
This is usuaily accompanied by a picture of the product, the
name and sometimes a (3) _ b phrase, all of which (4)a an
important part in the publrcity campaign.

ln one advert, the bottle of fragrance is in the (5)d of a book


Unusually, the male model looks intellectual and unmasculine
and is wearing thrck-framed glasses. The image of his head
is merged with words from a story, typed on a large (6) a
typewriter. (7) _
c the man is meant to look stylish so rhat the
fragrance will (8) _c to more serious, less sporty types, or
perhaps to women who would like thelr men to be like that.

0 A sensed B remarked C noticed D witnessed


'l
A label B brand C mark D logo
2 A take B feel C make D occur
3 A quick B brief C small D intense
4 A play B take C do D make
5 A size B picture C character D shape
6 A old-fashioned B old-time
C behind the times D out of date
A Nevertheless B For instance
C Presumably D Eventually
A attratt B charm
C appeal D call

ü¡s*i;ssie;r; Discuss the questions.


well, no, they just try to let you know who
1 Do you thrnk adverts are dishonest?
they made their product for.
2 What things do you think should not be allowed in TV adverts?
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why? false data, (il)legal drugs
lWcldule 1*
Making a point

Laxagaxage develcprmemt 2

g*ed + -tstg'rnf*t fu e d*¡a*; f:*v*lg*r se:*'t*f*;i.rtg Read the notes and explain how to make a TV
d*ms advert u.sing needs to be.

need + -ing/to be done How to make aTV advert


Active: Someone needs to check the adverts to make 1 firel raiee money
sure they're legal 2 Nhen wnle ad,verf,
Passrve: The adverts need checking to make sure 3 prepare scripL and bring Lo lite
I
The adverts need to be checked I they re legal. 4ltnd good produclion cam?any
have /get somethtng done
5 hire exper\enced, d,ireclor
6 r e cr utl w ell-k n ow r a ct c ?a
' We can use have/get sameth¡ng done when we
7 shool adverlin eLuáio you can afford
arrange for someone to do somethrng lor us.
We thtnk of the tdeas ourselves but we have/get
the adverts made for us. 2a Complete the conversations usíng have/get
. We can also use have/get somethtng donewhen something done.
someone else does something to us that we 1 A: Let's scan these images. Have you got a
don't want. sca n ner?
VVe had our offrce broken into last ntght.
\o , I' ll qe7 1;hem scanned at th e off ice
(had - not my fault)
Where's your DVD player?
I got my nose broken rn a f tght. (gol - my fau t)
| (steal).
Let's repair your computer ourse ves.
1a Read the information above and correct the No, _
mistakes in the sentences. Rewrite each sentence Have you checked the tyres on theleep?
in two different ways. No, _
1 The advert's too long. lt needs shorten. Sha L we install the washing machine ourselves?
2 Those posters are out of date. They need to replace. No-
These knives are very blunt.
What needs doing? Respond to the sentences
Yes, (sharpen)
usíng need + -ing and the verbs in the box
Why do we go to these places? Answer using
have /get something done.
1 a dentist's
2 an optician's
3 a dry cleaner's
4 a hairdresser's
5 a manlcurist's
6 a photographer
7 a picture framer's
8 a tai or's
Which of these things do you do yourself? Which
do you have done for you?
'l paint your room when lt needs decorating
cLean cut rebuild repaLnt tidy up water 2 mend yourWwhen lt's broken
3 tidy the house/apartmentwhere you live
1 This garden's a mess. 4 c ean your car
2 The grass is long. 5 service your car
3 The plants all round the house are very dry. 6 clean your coat when it's very dirty
4 Thatwall's fallen down. 7 do the gardening
5 Those windows over there are filthy.
Discuss the questions.
6 The paint on the doors rs coming off.
1 lf you could have some olyour clothes made
especially for you, which ones would they be and
whar would you have done?
2 lf you could have a house built lor you, where
would you have it built and how would you have
rt designed?

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: ¡¡:¡ i:i -. t 3t 1 Discuss the questions about Paper 1 Part 3.


I s it better to read the text line by line or sentence by sentence?
2 Shol d you answer the questtons in order or leave any you can't do
and come back to them?

2 Read the text in Exercise 3 quickly and answer the questions.


1 Why are the paparazzi so keen to get their photographs? $$$$
2 How do they defend what they do? famous people do not have the right to
privacy since they show everything they
3 Do the task. do to the public

For questions'l-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines
to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

The paparazzi
The private lives of ce ebrlties contlnue to generate (0) endleEs public interest
END
which is rellected ln massive newspaper and magaz ne (1)_
when certa n
SELL sells (?)
photos are publrshed The paparazzi the photojournalists who get these p ctLrres,
are able to sell them to the press for (2) _
amounts of money. BELIEF unbelievable

The paparazzl show great (3)


when they decrde to take photos which DETERMINED determination
they know will make them rich Some will go as far as searching through rubblsh
bins at a celebrity's home. There rs general (4) _ of this pract ce APPROVE disapproval
arnong the genera public and many want to ban rt. There have been a nlmber
of high profile (5) over the years. COMPLAIN complaints

However, Ihe paparazzr argue that celebrities have no right to any (6) _ PRIVATE privacy
because their jobs involve berng rn the public eye The argument is going st
on but it has proved drfficult to take (7)
against them And as long as ACT action
people continle to buy newspapers and magazines which print these photos,
(8)
it rs whether the paparazzi will ever be stopped. DOUBT doubtful

4 Read the text in Exercise 5 and answer the questions.


I Who do spec al advisers work for? government
2 ln whlch two ways do they influence voters'opinions? 1. press
2. speeches
5 Do the task.

For questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines
to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Special advisers
Every (0) c;JovernmenL Iikes to show itself in the best possible light ln the UK this GOVERN
has recently been ref ected in the (1) increase in the number of special DRAMA dramatic
adv sers who have become very (2) in the world of po itLcs POWER powerful

These peop e are given (3) for makrng sure that a news rs good news
__ RESPONSIBLE
n order to do thLs, it is necessary to buLld up a good relationship with the responsabilities
newspaper (4) who they want to support them. ln this way, the advlsers EDIT editor
hope to lnf uence the way in which a story will be reported a practice which
many people worry is begrnnrng to reduce the (5)
of the press. FREE freeness

Advisers a so have the tasl< of wrting (6) __'soundbytes' for speeches MEMORY memorable
Now that there is such a wide (7)
olways to communlcate a message, VARY variety
it ls even more important to speak and write (B)
if you want to get the IMAGINE imaginatively
voters'attentlon.

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Making a point

Complete the second sentence so that it is


Langexmge deve3cpmeeet S similar in meaning to the flrst sentence. Use the
words in brackets and the correct form of one of
the words in the box.
lfu *r* f*r:::'tti.*c1: H"evi *l*'
fashion relation suryive use
1a Complete the table. Use a dictionary if
necessary. I The police and the media are gettrng on well these
days. (better) better relation
Adjective Adverb Noun Verb The po jce and the media have a these days. _
responstble responsably responsability X 2 This bag is no good at all - ifs got a hole in it.
believable believably beltef believe (absolutely) absolutely useless
worried worrytnqly worry
This bag rs _
it's got a hole ln it
worry
3 I used to buy that music magazine long before
embarrasstng embarrasingly embarrasment embarrase
everyone else bought rt. (became)
recognised recognisably recognisition recoqnrse I used to buy that music magazine Long

variable variably variety vary _


before it became fashionable
decide 4 The doctors said he would probably irve. (chance)
decisive decisively dectston
imaginative imagination tmaqtne
The doctors said he had a good chance of survival _ .

imaginatively
legalise
3a Complete these statements about magazines
leqal legally legality
with the correct form of the words in brackets.
satisfies sattsfactorily satisfaction satisfy
\!\-.\.\..-
approval approve
1 | read a couple of great computer \..
approved approvingly r'/¿/""

amazement /
ruguzines each mlnth. They're I
amazing amazingly amaze
i
Form the opposites of these words using verv (oro'essio-) o"oduced . /
'\-'z
preflxes. -'
'l //'
professionally
----
_
legal (udt) illegal
-- '..
2 respo-s ble (ad;)_ irresponsable r';1:;:;en's magazin* -.
3 romantic (ad j) _aromantic quite
entertaining
4 appear (u) _ disappear I\- (entertain) but I find
eLely
unreadable
(eac)
--others como
5 accurarely ladv)_
-"=-):.-
unaccurately
6 (udj)_
moral immoral -
---**-=::*
---.
7 _
probable (udl) improbable
a't
.¡'3lfl^adto_ generalise
(general), 1 \
B logical (adt) _illogical suppose t prefeliagarin"s with \
stimulating
9 regular (adl) _irregular (stir- are) a'Licles about things Lrar I
10 perfectly (adv) _ imperfectly \ á'e happen'"g in Lhe world
- :' --'/
Complete each sentence with a word from
Exercises 1a and 1b that has a similar meaning
/4 g's¿¡ (adrire) for
.'-'--
to the words in brackets. More than one answer . | ^ave
admiration

may be possible. i -
magazrnes about cooking. They are so
irresponsable
1 The newspaper was to reveal secret |.\1'
creative

information about the Queen (not thrnking


- ' '-- | linc tneir rec:pes a oirunreliable(rely)
criticise

about the effects of the r act ons) -\\ _ ' , ('/


2 lt was an _ to the company that so many
embarrasing
_ --- **
):=*q¡;**-***----'---_\
=\-\=\\\
people complatned aboul thelr adverts. - \
,.'t' -"'...
(someth i ng u ncomfortable) my
/¡/'5 | hate magazines that insult intelligence
3 Greenco says it is an environmentally friendly (intelligenl). So many of them are JUSI
t\
company, so it seems
illogical
_
that its leafLets are not about famous l
the
relationships
(relation) of
articles
{
made of recycled paper. (not based on careful
.'. people. Not orily are suchI
thought)
-\ ratne y Lter /
exl'e'ne boring (bore), I find
-
_
It is illegal to make a false claim in an advert. offensive (offenc).
(against the law)
t
-
,-/
To everyone's _
amazement
, our low-cost adverlis ng
,// _ -_-..--'

campaign was a big success. (great surprise)


b Discuss the questions.
News editors mustn't hesltate. They have to be
decisive
. (able to make up their mind quickly)
1 What kinds of magazine do you read. Why?
2 What krnds of magazine do you dislike? Why?-
Many of the figures quoted tn the newspaper
wereunaccurate
(not correct)

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