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Grammar

Choose the correct word/phrase

1 Before he moved to Paris he lived/he'd been living/was living in London for years.

2 I dread to work/working/work to deadlines.

3 By next May I have been/will have been/will be living here for nine months.

4 I wish I had seen/seen/see you earlier.

5 He's very angry in the least bit/at all/indeed.

6 I can't find the book. I might leave/might have leave/might have left it at school.

7 Never before she had/did she/had she met such an interesting person.

8 Suppose you apologised/will apologise/apologising for what you did?

9 They'll tell you on/in/at advance about the time of the class.

10 He warned them not to play/play/playing the guitar in the classroom.

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Pronunciation

Underline the stressed words in each sentence

11 Whatever you broke, admit it.

12 He's as strong as an ox.

13 I'd sooner have wine than beer.

14 By tomorrow I'll have finished the book.

15 Not once did she smile.

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Vocabulary

Choose the correct word/expression

16 She's well able to look after herself. She's very single-minded/self-sufficient/level-headed.

17 It's really cheap. It is worth a fortune/costs a fortune/is a bargain.

18 He takes no exercise at all. He's really unfit/overfit/super-fit.

19 I didn't get the job because I came across/turned up/saw to late for the interview.

20 Most people couldn't make it to the party so it was called off/fallen through/tied up.

21 You know she has your best interests at head/face/heart.

22 It's still in its box. It's as good as new/brand new/used.

23 She was really frightened. I've never seen her so indifferent/chuffed/petrified.

24 Are you implying/stressing/assessing that the accident was my fault?

25 The interval/rehearsal/plot between the acts lasted only five minutes.

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Reading

King Kong This remake of the classic movie was directed by Peter Jackson and was released in 2005. It stars Jack Black as a filmmaker pursuing his dream to make a film about a giant ape. Black convinces an actress (played by Naomi Watts) to come with him to an island of giant creatures to shoot the film and more or less kidnaps a writer (Adrien Brody) for the trip. The special effects are nothing short of staggering, only to be expected of the director of The Lord of the Rings. Watch out for the dinosaur stampede in which the dinosaurs fill the screen, tumbling and falling as the film crew try to avoid them. It is a classic piece of modern film-making. It's not only the special effects which make the film though, as the performances meet the high standards you'd expect throughout. Watts deserves special mention for her scenes with the giant ape and Brody is just right to play the part of the writer caught up in the adventure. Jackson does a great job of portraying Kong's animal instincts as well as the ape's more human side. Some have criticised the film for being overlong as it clocks in at just over three hours. This is due in part to the opening part of the film; taking more than an hour to reach the island and Kong may prove too long for younger viewers. Once the island is reached though, there is guaranteed fun for all the family.

True or False

26 The special effects are not very impressive.

27 In general the acting is good.

28 Adrien Brody was a good choice to play the part of the writer.

29 The film is three hours long.

30 After the first hour the film becomes more exciting for younger viewers.

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Listening

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True or False

31 The Dragon King is set in New York.

32 The story of The Dragon King is easy to understand.

33 The film The Dragon King is not as interesting as the book it is based on.

34 The film The Other Side is a horror film.

35 Most of the actors in The Other Side aren't famous.

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Writing

You have been offered a place on a summer language course. Write a formal email to the director of the course with questions about the following areas:

duration

cost

teaching methodology

extra activities

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