READING: Read the article. For questions 1–5, choose from the people (A–C).

They may be chosen more than once.

Pleased to greet you!

Greeters are local people who volunteer to show visitors around their town or area. Here, we meet three of them.
A Haroula Jackson
Haroula Jackson is a Greek Australian who shows Greek visitors around her area of Melbourne. Her guest today is Nick
Tavrides. Harioula hopes to find someone who knew Nick’s great-uncle, who settled in Melbourne seventy years ago.
He also hopes they may even bump into a distant cousin or uncle.
B Pablo Hernandez
In Buenos Aires a retired university teacher, Pablo Hernandez, enjoys showing visitors around his area: the Recoleta
neighbourhood. Today he is looking after Sylvie and her friend Stéphane from France. They want to see some of the
buildings that were designed by French architects a century ago. Paolo always takes his guests to the extraordinary El
Palacio de las Aguas Corrientes and its strange collection of toilets!
C Anthea Cohen
In London, local historian Anthea Cohen is about to set off on a tour of Hampstead and Highgate, two north London
villages. The tour leaves at ten o’clock exactly and she never waits for late arrivals to turn up. She begins by visiting the
house where the famous poet Keats lived. And she finishes the tour with a visit to Highgate Cemetery. This is the resting
place of many famous people including Karl Marx.
Which person …
1 expects visitors to be punctual? _____
2 takes visitors to famous people’s homes? _____
3 is helping someone discover an ancestor? _____
4 shows visitors a display of unusual objects? _____
5 believes some older people may be helpful? _____

VOCABULARY: Circle the word that is different. Explain why.

1. peach chicken raspberries pear - The others are ___________________

2. pork lamb squid beef - The others are ___________________
3. melon cherries peach cucumber - The others are ___________________
4. green beans beetroot cabbage duck - The others are ___________________
5. lemon salmon grapes cherries - The others are ___________________
6. courgette crab mussels prawns - The others are ___________________

VOCABULARY: Match the comments to the personality adjectives from the list.

AMBITIOUS – ANXIOUS – HONEST – INDEPENDENT – INSECURE – PATIENT – REBELLIOUS – SELF- CONFIDENT –

SELFISH – SENSIBLE – SPOILT – STUBBORN

1. “When I want something, my parents always give it to me.” ________________________

2. “I find it very hard to relax. Sometimes I lie awake at night for hours worrying about things” __________________
3. “There aren’t any prawns left for you. I was hungry, so I ate them all” ___________________
4. “I’m going to go to bed early so I can sleep well before my exam tomorrow” ___________________
5. “I feel very comfortable when I’m speaking in public.” ____________________
6. “I’d like to be the manager of a big multinational company.” ___________________
7. “That’s what I think, and I’m not going to change my mind.” ___________________
8. “I’d prefer to do this on my own, thanks.” __________________
9. “I was really difficult teenager. I didn’t obey any rules at school or home” _________________
10. “Take your time, I can wait. I’m not in a hurry” _________________
11. “Excuse me. You dropped some money. Here it is.” __________________
12. “I’m not sure if Jess is my friend or not. She says she is, but I don’t really know.” _________________

VOCABULARY: Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. My sister _______________________ (wastes/saves) a lot of money on clothes she never wears.

2. I can’t _________________________ (pay/afford) to buy a flat of my own.
3. You’ll have to ___________________ (save/waste) a lot of money if you want to travel around the world next year.
4. We still ________________________ (owe/earn) the bank a lot of money.
5. Kevin __________________________ (raises/earns) about $100.000 a month in his new job.
6. That painting ____________________ (charges/is worth) a lot of money.
7. My uncle is doing a bike ride to _________________ (afford/raise) money for charity.
8. I don’t want to lose these earrings. They __________________ (cost/owed) a fortune!
9. I’ll have to ___________________(borrow/lend) some money from the bank if I want to buy a new car.
10. Mary ______________________ (inherited/invested) U$S 250.000 from her grandfather when he died.

WRITING:

Your English teacher has asked you to write an ARTICLE about a topic of your interest. Your article will be published in
the local magazine.

• Choose a topic
• Organize your ideas into paragraphs
• Don’t forget to write a title