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LISTENING
A 1.1 Listen to part of a podcast about para-athletes. Choose True or False.

1 The first Paralympic Games were in Rome, in 1960. True / False

2 Michael Edgson is the most successful Paralympic athlete. True / False
3 Franz Nietlispach created equipment for competitive sport. True / False
4 Franz still competes in Paralympics today. True / False
5 The hand-cycle he designed has benefited many other disabled athletes. True / False

VOCABULARY
A Complete the words in the sentences. The first letter is given and there is one space for each letter.
1 Ir                 that man—I’ve seen him somewhere before.
2 You can s           letters to spell out words on the machine.
3 Pedro is d               and uses a wheelchair.
4 This is an eye d             that can cause blindness.
5 They told him it was i                   that he would ever
compete again.

B Complete the sentences with the correct noun forms of the words from the box.

available ​develop ​ill ​possible ​sad

1 It is with great that we announce that Suzie is retiring from competitive sport.
2 I can check online for the of tickets for the match.
3 He became blind as a result of a serious .
4 Doctors said there was no he would climb mountains again.
5 The of computerized communication systems has helped many disabled people.

C Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1 Miguel likes buying people presents because he’s very selfish / generous.
2 Anna is a curious / confident person who believes in her own abilities. 
3 Ben is very reliable / creative and will never disappoint you.
4 My boss is independent / calm and likes to do things without any help.
5 Paula is a creative / brave person and doesn’t get scared easily.

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GRAMMAR
A Check (✓) the correct sentences. Rewrite the sentences that have mistakes. There is at least one
correct sentence.

1 He is having an artificial leg.

2 Do you know who that athlete is?

3 I’m sorry, but I’m not understanding what you mean.

4 She’s having some problems with her new computer.

5 We are knowing each other very well now.

B Choose the correct answers (a, b, or c) to complete the text.

Child prodigies

There are some children who have unbelievable abilities. They are often called child prodigies, and
they 1 do things from a very young age that many people 2 to do even as adults. For
example, Jeremy Bentham, the famous philosopher, 3 speak Latin at the age of three.

But being very talented also has its disadvantages. Many people who were gifted as children don’t
4 to live very happy lives. This is often because they 5 develop other skills, such as how to
be sociable or talk confidently.

1 a are able b can c could

2 a succeed b manage c aren’t able
3 a can b could c managed
4 a manage b succeed c able
5 a couldn’t b not able c can’t

C In each pair of sentences, there is one correct and one incorrect sentence. Check (✓) the correct sentences.

1 Felipe didn’t succeed to learn to play an instrument.

Felipe didn’t succeed in learning to play an instrument.
2 He isn’t liking the new wheelchair he bought.
He doesn’t like the new wheelchair he bought.
3 I could speak three languages at the age of five.
I can speak three languages at the age of five.
4 She is believing that the missing pilot is safe.
She believes that the missing pilot is safe.
5 We weren’t able to get to the top of the mountain.
We weren’t able in getting to the top of the mountain.

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READING
A Read the text. Choose the correct answers (a, b, or c).

How to survive

In recent years, many people have become interested in learning about survival techniques. In other
words, they want to know how they can survive in the wilderness after an accident, or in a natural
disaster like an earthquake.

In the UK, the most famous survival expert is Bear Grylls. He learned how to survive in almost any
situation you can possibly think of as part of his training for the Special Air Service (SAS) in the British
Army. His TV programs showing people what they can do to find food and water in the wild are very
popular and are watched by millions of people. Most people will never have to catch a rabbit in a forest
or drink water collected from leaves, but they seem to enjoy the idea that they would survive thanks to
the methods Bear Grylls demonstrates. It’s easy to be brave sitting in an armchair at home!

But you don’t have to be a member of the SAS to be able to survive in extreme conditions because the
same rules apply whatever the circumstances. The most important things are finding water, making a
shelter, staying warm, and finding food. Water is the most important as, without it, no one can survive
for very long. If you can find water and avoid dying of cold or overheating in extreme temperatures, you
probably have a good chance of getting home alive. In many real-life cases of survival, though, it seems
to be luck that plays the most important role and not survival techniques.

1 The article says that TV survival shows are popular because …

a people usually have lots of accidents.
b earthquakes are common.
c they can teach people something useful.

2 Bear Grylls is famous because …

a the army trained him very well.
b many people watch his TV programs.
c he was in the SAS.

3 The writer believes that ordinary people …

a need to know how to catch their own food.
b enjoy feeling danger without being in it.
c can become braver by following survival training.

4 What does the word “it,” in bold in paragraph 3, refer to?

a water
b food
c shelter

5 According to the writer, what usually helps disaster survivors the most?
a knowing survival techniques
b being lucky
c building a shelter

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WRITING
A Do you think it’s important to learn survival techniques? Why/why not? Write a blog post explaining your
opinion. Write at least 200 words.

SPEAKING
A Talk about the things you could do to survive in a disaster or dangerous situation such as an earthquake, a
hurricane, or a plane crash.

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