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5 / three / We / times / never / week / go / a / running / George: Yes, she’s over there. She
. 4 _______________ grey boots.
Daisy: Oh yeah, she looks friendly.
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5 _______________ netball? We need
6 / too / tidy / are / usually / Well-organised / people / . another player for the match after school.
_________________________________________. George: No idea! Ask her. She’s probably keen to
Score __/6 make friends.
Daisy: Good idea. Come and watch us! The match
5 Are the sentences correct? Tick (ü) the correct 6 _______________ at 4 pm.
sentences. Correct the mistakes in the incorrect George: Sounds good. I’ll be there.
sentences.
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1 I can’t say much in Italian, but I understand it. o
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present continuous forms of the verbs in the box.
2 I’m having two older sisters and an older brother. o
There are two verbs that you do not need to use.
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go love make need (not) live (not) plan paint
3 I have piano lessons every Tuesday after school. o
want work
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My favourite person
4 She doesn’t like fizzy drinks. She’s preferring to
My favourite person is my aunt Pauline. She’s like a
drink water. o
best friend to me. She 1 _______________ far away.
__________________________________________ It’s a ten-minute bike ride, so I often
5 Are you listening to me? o 2 _______________ and see her.
friends’ faces become alike because we copy 11 Listen again. Are the sentences True (T), False (F) or
each other’s facial expressions, like smiling, is the information Not Mentioned (NM)?
without realising. This can lead to changes in the According to the speaker …
patterns of our faces over time. So, are we 1 Attractive people don’t realise that they are clever.
missing an opportunity to make friends with T / F / NM
individuals 8 ________ are different from us? 2 People with thin, straight hair never enjoy doing art.
Maybe! Try and remember this the next time T / F / NM
you’re choosing who to sit by in class! 3 People with wavy hair can be bossy and hurt
people’s feelings. T / F / NM
Score __/8 4 Shy people feel more relaxed when they wear blue.
T / F / NM
5 There’s a reason to avoid wearing pink. T / F / NM
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Susan: I need to know that my friends are loyal 12 Read the article. Match people (1–5) in the article to
and will always be there to talk to in good times the characteristics they look for in a friend (a–g).
There are two characteristics that you do not need
and bad. I prefer to have a small circle of really
to use.
close friends, rather than a big group of friends,
1 Susan o
who I don’t have much time for. I know my best
2 Josh o
friend, Hazel, will always support me. She’s the
first person I go to when I’m feeling down. I can 3 Lily o
tell her anything, and she always does her best to 4 Reuben o
help. 5 Dan o
clothes. It means giving up your time for your d a kind and giving personality
friends to help them fix their bicycle or visit them e well-organised and responsible
when they’re ill. This is what I look for in my f a good listener
friends. g care-free and energetic
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1 What link did the Harvard study find between good _______________________________________________
friendships and recovering from illness?
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2 What is the disadvantage of having a large group of
friends, according to Susan? _______________________________________________
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3 Why does Susan like her best friend, Hazel? _______________________________________________
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4 What two examples does Josh give of being
generous with your time? Score __/3
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5 Why is it important to Lily that her friends are
cheerful?
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6 What annoys Reuben?
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7 What happens if you worry too much, according to
Dan?
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Writing _______________________________________________
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15 Read the email from your English friend Sophie.
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Write an informal email answering her questions
and add extra information of your own. Write 140– _______________________________________________
180 words.
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Hi there!
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Checklist _______________________________________________