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Vocabulary 3 They received an __________ to their neighbours’

barbecue this Saturday. I hope the weather is good.
1 Complete the sentences. 4 I really don’t like all the __________ online these
1 My sister is really __________ – she has lots of days – they are trying to get you to buy things.
friends. 5 The __________ between the teacher and the
2 I love climbing because the team helps each other. students was to decide the class rules together.
You really __________ . 6 I think you should enter the dancing __________ –
3 He’s revising for the tests next week. He wants to you’re a great dancer!
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4 They want to make a great science project so that 4 Choose the correct answers to complete the
they __________ . The award is a trophy. sentences.
5 She loves the robotics club – it’s fun and a good Mia Hi, Jacob! How was the school exchange trip?
way to meet people, and __________ .
Jacob It was fantastic! We 1 __________ with the
6 Her little brother is a talented artist and wants to students in the Irish group; they were really nice.
__________ working for Pixar as an animator.
Mia What did you do in Dublin?
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Jacob We visited Aviva park, a huge sports stadium
2 Complete the dialogue. which was great as I’m 2 __________ of
rugby. Ireland has a great team and rugby
Jon So, it’s a new year, is there anything you would
3 __________ there.
like to do this year?
Mia I think I saw that stadium on a 4 __________
Eva Yes, I want to take a class in something
about Dublin.
different to 1 __________ , maybe coding.
Jacob We also visited the National Museum – they
Jon Great! Then you could invent an app, make lots
have a collection of 5 __________ , harps,
of money and 2 __________ .
pianos and violins. They explained lots of
Eva Well, I think it could be interesting and useful. interesting 6 __________ about Irish
What about you? traditional songs and bands.
Jon I want to 3 __________ . I live next to the ocean Mia It sounds great.
and it looks like a lot of fun. In fact, I help clean
Jacob We went to Trinity College where students
the beach at the weekend.
from all over the world
Eva That’s cool. You should 4 __________ . It’s 7 __________ .
great to help clean up the plastic and
1 a learnt a new language c made friends
5 __________ to the environment.
b were famous d made a difference
Jon Yes, we’re hoping to 6 __________ for the 2 a not mad c very keen
cleanest beach in our area – they have a b a big fan d good
contest every year.
3 a is popular c gets fit
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b is rich d feels part of a team
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the 4 a a sports game c talent show
words in the box. There are two extra words. b a cartoon d travel show

achieve advert agree compete educate inform 5 a musical instruments c clocks

b mirrors d combs
invent invite
6 a inventions c education
1 What do you think is more important in your b competitions d information
__________ : making an effort or passing exams?
7 a go to university c get a job
2 Some people think that the wheel was the greatest b start work d retire
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Grammar
5 Write questions using the past continuous.
1 where / he / play football?
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2 what / she / do / last night?
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3 who / you / go / to visit?
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4 you / have lunch / at 2:00 pm?
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5 what / he / reading / at the library?
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7 Complete the sentences with the past simple or the
past continuous of the verbs in brackets.
1 While I __________ (wait) for the bus, I ________
(phone) my friend.
2 The birds ________ (sing) when he __________
(leave) house this morning.
3 __________ (you / buy) anything while you
________ (shop) earlier?
4 She __________ (do) her homework, when her dad
__________ (call) her from downstairs.
5 He was walking down the street when he
__________ (see) his friend.
6 Zoe _________ (drop) her phone while she
__________ (show) them a photo.
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6 it / rain / last night? 8 Choose the correct answers to complete the

_________________________________________ sentences.
Anna Hi, Danny, how was your holiday in New York?
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Danny Fantastic! We 1 __________ a brilliant time.
6 Write answers to the questions in exercise 5 using Anna What 2 __________ you do there?
the information in brackets. Use the past Danny There 3 __________ many things to see and
continuous. do, it’s so big. I liked Central Park and
1 (at the park) watching people.
_________________________________________ Anna Did you see anyone famous?
Danny You won’t believe it, but while we
2 (her science homework) 4 __________ a picnic there, we saw
_________________________________________ Leonardo DiCaprio! I found out that he
5 __________ in the area and you can
3 (my grandmother) 6 __________ see him in the park.
_________________________________________ Anna Wow, I’m a big fan of his films. When did you
get home?
4 (no, watch a cartoon at 2:00 pm) Danny This morning. It’s a long flight, so now I’m
_________________________________________ 7 __________ tired!
1 a had b have c did have d has
5 (a comic)
2 a do b did c does d don
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3 a wasn’t b was c is d were

6 (yes, all night) 4 a was having b have c were having d have

_________________________________________ 5 a live b lives c visits d living
6 a often b never c twice a year d once a
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week
7 a feel b feels c felt d feeling
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Reading 10 Read the article again and choose the correct

answers.
Teen success stories! 1 How did Sky learn how to skateboard?
Looking at teens that achieved a Her dad showed her tricks.
success while they were young. b She watched videos online.
Sky Brown is 12 years old and c Her mum showed her tricks.
the youngest professional
skateboarder in the world. She d She went to skateboarding class.
began skateboarding at four, and 2 What is Sky’s next objective?
she taught herself by watching
a to skateboard at the Olympics
videos on YouTube. At eight
years old, she was competing against professional skaters b to beat older people
and beating people 20 years older than her! Her next c to do YouTube videos
challenge is to compete in the next Olympic games.
d to skateboard for 20 years
Flynn McGarry is a New York
3 Why did Flynn learn to cook?
chef who started cooking
professionally at 11 years old! He a because his parents cooked a lot
started learning how to cook b because he wanted to go to New York
because his parents used to cook
the same thing, pasta with tomato sauce and chicken, and c because he was interested in trying different food
he wanted to cook and eat different dishes. He cooks all d because he hardly ever cooked
the time, but he hardly ever cooks if it’s only for him.
4 Does Flynn make money from cooking?
Sheku Kanneh-Mason is a a No, he only cooks for his parents.
cellist, and in 2016, he won the
b No, he only cooks for himself.
BBC Young Musician Award; he
was the first black musician to c Yes, his pasta and chicken is a famous dish.
win the competition. He played
d Yes, cooking is his profession.
in front of a global audience of
two billion people when he played at the wedding of 5 Sheku has performed
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the UK! Sheku a with his friends in a talent show.
started playing the cello when he was only six years old.
He has five sisters and one brother, and they all play b in a concert to two billion people.
musical instruments. In 2015, they appeared on a talent c in the final of a talent show.
show in the UK. They reached the semi-finals but didn’t
d at a wedding in the UK.
win. The experience helped with performing in front of
people and being on camera. 6 What happened when Sheku and his family were on
a talent show?
9 Read the article. Are the sentences T (true), F (false) a They were finalists.
or is there NI (no information)?
b They were nearly in the final stages.
1 Sky competed professionally from the age of eight.
c The judges didn’t like them.
T/F/NI
d They won the competition.
2 Sky skateboarded at the Olympics. T/F/NI
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3 Flynn often cooks for himself. T/F/NI
11 Give three reasons why it could be difficult to
4 Flynn always cooks at home. T/F/NI
succeed in these areas (sport, cooking, music).
5 Sheku played to a massive audience. T/F/NI _________________________________________
6 Sheku’s parents aren’t very musically talented.
T/F/NI _________________________________________
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Listening 3 Beyoncé is famous all over the world. T/F/NI

4 Beyoncé’s group were successful as a result of the
12 Listen and answer the question. talent show. T/F/NI

1 What do these successful people have in common? 5 Michael Jordan played basketball every weekend.
_________________________________________ T/F/NI
6 Michael Jordan practised basketball at school and
_________________________________________ university. T/F/NI
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13 Answer the questions.
15 Choose the correct option to complete the
1 Where was JK Rowling when she first thought about dialogue.
Harry Potter?
Ava Did I ever tell you 1 what happened/about the
_________________________________________ time/about the story I was on a talent show?
Bob You’re 2 kidding/joked/kidded!
2 What happened when JK Rowling wanted someone
to print Harry Potter? Ava It’s true. I 3 was walking/walking/walked past
a theatre when I saw a poster for a competition.
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Bob Right. And you entered the competition?
3 Where did Beyoncé try to win a competition when Ava Yes, I used to be in a dance group, and we did
she was 12? an audition.
_________________________________________ Bob So, 4 what happened/what was
happening/what happens?
4 When was the group successful?
Ava They had lots of dance groups and wanted
_________________________________________ something different, but it was a great
experience.
5 Why wasn’t Michael Jordan chosen for a basketball
Bob 5 That’s awesome/What a nightmare/That’s
team?
awful!
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6 Why did he continue playing basketball? 16 Work in pairs telling and responding to a story in
_________________________________________ the Speaking task from your teacher.
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14 Are the sentences T (true), F (false) or is there NI

(no information)?
1 The first adult to read Harry Potter loved it. T/F/NI
2 The publishing company was for children’s books.
T/F/NI

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Writing
17 Write a short story for the school magazine. Finish
the story with this sentence: ‘We felt proud of the
achievement.’

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Grammar __/25
Reading __/15
Listening __/15
Speaking __/10
Writing __/10
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