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1 What does 'success' mean to you? Number these Exam


things in order of how important they are in
Preparing for matching tasks
defining success (1 • the most important;
8 = the least important). Compare your order • lt's a good idea to read the matching questions
with a partner. before you read the full text. This will give you
an idea of what the text will be about.
L
7 living in a big house • Underline the important words in each question.
C6 having lots of possessions These will give you clues as to what to look for
C helping your community / others in the text.
• Read the text quickly to get a general
C
5 having lots of friends understanding, noting any answers you can
C4 having lots of money immediately see that correspond to your
L
1 doing something you love underlined words in the questions.

C making a difference
3
• Go back and sean the text to find a section

e2
which matches the important words you
inspiring others underlined.
• Repeat the process for each question until
you've matched them all.

Exam
Matching prompts to text
You are going to read an article about Kate
Diamond who has won awards for her ideas. For
questions 1-1 O, choose from the sections (A-E).
The sections may be chosen more than once.

Which section mentions

subjects that are not popular with girls? 1 O



Kate feeling grateful for the chances
she's had? 2
2 Read the article about an award-winning teenager Kate's other interests? 3[.J
on page SS quickly. Which of the things from
Exercise 1 are mentioned? sorne time that Kate spent leaming new skills? 4 O
something that Kate was given that
• 3 O
••
look at these words in the article. Then complete inspirad her? 5
the definitions with the words.
how young people should continua to work
grant (line 3) attractive (line 17) award (line 26) hard for a better future? 6 O
workshop (line 34) headquarters (line 38) a sum of money that Kate received to help

A(n) _____ is a sum of money given by an


set up her workshops? 7 O
organisation for a specific purpose. people who share Kate's passion for making
2 A(n) is a prize given to somebody for a difference through technology? 8O
something they have achieved. teaching people to make items of jewelle,y? 9O
3 lf something is _____ to someone, they are a type of competition that Kate takes part in? 10 O
interested in doing it.
4 lf you attend a , you spend time with
other people either learning something new, or
• What is your ambition?
sharing knowledge and experience.
• Who or what inspires you?
S A company's is the place where their
main off ices are located.

4 Read the Exam Tip. T hen read the Exam Task.


Underline the important words in each question .

: 5 Now complete the Exam Task .

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si, he want to have a farm
No
Si, he want to study agricultur
No
teaching sports, but she don't have
patience Si

c
d
f
e
a
b
motivational
inspiration
achivement

E
D
H
A
F
neednt have worried

might have cancel

should have read

cant have gotten

wouldnt have failed

might have come


c
b

a
e
d
f
f d b c
e a

1.food
2. e
3. b
4. c
5. f
6. d
comercio
polvora
historical adj
famous adj
originally

collections

destrution
fortunately
valuable

visitors
had been studying

had discovered

hadn't notice

had been walking

hadn't thonught
reflexive
indefinite

possesive
d b a c

volunteers
aid workers

survivors

collapsed

trapped

respond
1 Describe the jobs using these adjectives or any 5 Read the Exam Tip. Then read the Exam Task.
others you can think of. Underlíne the important words in each questíon.

academic
exhausting
boring
rewarding
creativa
stressful
exdti ng
well-paid •
: 6 Now complete the Exam Task.

Exam
astronaut exciting judge
Choosing the míssing sentence
doctor photographer • In missing-sentence tasks, remember to read
factcxy worker scientist the complete text first to get an overall idea of
what it's about.
firefighter teacher
• Read the missing sentences and underline any
hairdresser train driver
key words.
• Go back to the text and identify the main topic
2 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions.
of each paragraph. Look for similarities between
Did you want to do any of the jobs in Exercise 1 the paragraph topic and the key words in the
when you were a child? missing sentences.
2 Would you like to do any of the jobs now? • Try to fill each gap with the sentences that you
Why? / Why not? think are possible. Does the paragraph still
make sense with that sentence inserted? lf it
:3

Match the types of scíentist (1-3) with the doesn't, move onto the next sentence option
definítions (�). until you find the best fit.

biologist
2 microbiologist Exam
3 marine biologist Matching sentences to gaps
You are going to read an article about three
a a scientist who studies things living in the sea National Geographic explorers. Six sentences have
b a scientist who studies living things been removed from the article. Choose from the
e a scientist who studies very small living things sentences (A-G) the one which fits each gap (1-6).
There is one extra sentence which you do not need
:4

Read the artide on page 103 quíckly. Match the to use.
jobs (1-3) from Exercíse 3 with each person. A This is not what I wanted to do.
B This was their idea of my carear.
C l'd flip through the pages and see these
beautiful images.
D When someone told me life could exist in
them, 1 was amazed and needed to find
out more.
E l'd spend hours just watching them.
F This book changed my life, 1 think.
G That's the thing that's confused me for so long.


Jeffrey Marlow Gao Yufang Has anything from your childhood inspirad
MICROBIOLOGIST BIOLOGIST .. you?What?

Asha de Vos
102 MARINE BIOLOGIST
E

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that he had started a new job the
previous week

past simple
present continuous
past perfec that they had been talking to their
new costomers that morning
p.perfect continuos
present perfect
past perfect cont
could
would

that her job was very tiring


that she was applied for
that Hans might upload the photo

that Jin had been working int he café

that you had been working at night

that they had to

Linda asked me if Jo was going to college next


year?

Mum asked me when I would write my CV

Ed asked me if I had been sudying biology?


wouldn't had knew about the trip, if we hadn't booked it

They had had enough money , they would


have gone to the festival
set off
see off

check it

get around

set off

landing
acomodation

8
5

1
2
3
4

7
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wold famous

picturesque

non- stop

breathtaking
d
e

c
b
d
C

B
are waiting ouside the police station

caught whit phones were asked to leave

running away wanted by the police

written by a prisoner is an excellent book

was the girl arrested in the park


against the law

solve a case
under investigation

break the law

pay a fine
had Helen seen such a beatiful coat

no circumstance should you use my


only was the pattern interesting, but also was the fabric
credit card comfortable
to keep
Studying
riding
take
to travel
to go
to see
eat
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a
b
c
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detective

behaviour
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