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Phrasal verbs with break
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4 Key
1 Possible answers
a 5 e 6
a/b Photo 1: This person is a street juggler. You
b 1 f 2
need to have a steady hand and good powers of
c 3 g 4
concentration, which are qualities you are born
d 7
with. However, juggling is a skill which must be
learnt.
Photo 2: This person is hunting. To be a good
hunter you need to have good eyesight and good
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coordination, which are qualities you are born
with. However, you also need to have an
Can, be able to
understanding of your environment, which you
1 Key
are only likely to achieve after years of living
somewhere.
a I m not able to eat, I m not able to sleep until
what I ve started is finished.
Photo 3: This picture shows an actor and an
b I had six cars, but I couldn t afford the gas.
actress on set. Successful actors are usually
confident, energetic and good-looking, which are
2 Key
qualities you may be born with. However, most
actors improve their natural talent at drama a There is no infinitive form of can.
school. b There is no past participle form of can.
Consequently, there is no present or past
Photo 4: This person is a model. To be a model
perfect form of can.
you usually need to be tall, thin, good-looking
and confident, which are qualities you are born
3 Key
with. However, you need to learn how to walk on
a He can run 100 metres in just over twelve
a catwalk.
seconds.
Photo 5: This person is a long-distance runner.
b When I was younger, I could climb a
You need to be competitive and dedicated, as
mountain without getting out of breath.
well as having stamina and a high level of
c They had eaten such a big breakfast that they
fitness. You may be born with some of these
couldn t finish their lunch.
qualities, but a runner needs to train hard in
d He could probably touch his toes if he lost
order to succeed.
weight.
e Even if I d been stronger, I couldn t have
lifted those heavy weights.
Reading p36
4 Key
Could cannot be used to talk about an ability to
3 Key
do something on a particular occasion. Could is
1 D 4 C 7 B
used to talk about more general abilities.
2 A 5 I
3 G 6 E
Option F is not needed.
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Other ability structures Film vocabulary
5 Key 3 Possible answers
It s talking about a general ability in the past, a actors / actresses, directors, producers,
not about a particular occasion. scriptwriters, lighting engineers, costume
designers, casting directors, etc.
6 Key
b thriller, horror film, love story, warm film,
historical drama, documentary, etc.
b didn t succeed in finding
c wasn t able to finish
4 Key
d succeeded in passing
e managed to break in a subtitles f ending
f was(n t) able to swim b acting g Animated
g managed / has managed to get c plot h cast
h wasn t able to fall d soundtrack i script
i succeeded in opening e special effects j stars
j Have (you) managed to lose
7 Key
b, c, f, h
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Listening Part 1
8 Key
1 to learn how to
Dos and Don ts
2 is able to throw / can throw
3 to be good at
1 Key
4 can t / won t be able to
1 C 4 A 7 C
5 manage to catch
2 A 5 B 8 A
3 C 6 C
Cloze
Tapescript
10 Key
1
1 ever 6 either 11 which
Woman Yes, he is one of the big box-office draws.
2 who 7 it 12 what
They make millions of dollars out of his
3 to 8 him 13 could
films so he s obviously popular. I think it s
4 at 9 was 14 for
more to do with the image he puts
5 to 10 for 15 else
across than anything else. He always
plays the part of a hard, tough macho
guy, and I suppose he appeals to young
people, particularly boys and young
men, for that reason. I mean, well he s
Vocabulary p40
quite nice to look at if you like men with
muscles  which not everyone does of
Lead in
course. But you wouldn t exactly call him
a brilliant actor, would you? So I suppose
1 Possible answers
it must be that.
jumping from high buildings, taking part in car
2
chases, riding motorbikes, parachuting from
Woman I don t see what the problem is. Can t you
aeroplanes, fighting, jumping on and off horses
just say you re a friend of the director s? I
mean you are anyway.
2 Key
Man That won t make any difference. It doesn t
They least like to fall under a moving train.
really have anything to do with him.
Woman Well, don t you know  thingy ,  what s his
name , the main actor?
Man Steve Andrew? Yes, but I can hardly bother
him with this, can I?
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Woman Well, can t you do something? I d be ideal. scriptwriter know, will you? In case he
I m tall and blonde. You said that was needs to make any changes.
what they were looking for? It s not as if
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I need loads of experience to be an
Woman It was an all-girls secondary school and it
extra, is it?
was very much geared towards preparing
3
pupils for university. So when Mary said
Man I wouldn t say it was his best film. But it she wanted to go to drama school to
was a lot better than his last one, that s study acting instead of taking up her
for sure. That was far too long. They could university place, the headmistress wasn t
have cut it by at least thirty minutes. But, al all pleased. We were all quite envious of
in this film, the bit where he arranges to her. It sounded much more glamorous
meet the girl and there s this incredible than anything we were going to do. And
mix up was well done. And the scene of course the headmistress was proved
with his father at the end. Yeah, it was a wrong when Mary went on be a huge
pleasant way to spend an afternoon. success.
4
Man No, I know you can t give me my money
back & that s not why I m ringing. I just
want to know if it s possible to come Over to you
another day instead & Yes, I understand
Possible answer
that, but surely you can sell these tickets
and give me some others? & No, that
Good actors may be born with certain qualities,
doesn t matter & That would be fine,
but they can improve their skills at drama
actually. The seats are too near the front,
school. Part of their ability may be inherited
are they? & Row M. No, that ll be fine.
since lots of famous actors and actresses have
Well, thanks a lot. That s great. I ll pick
famous parents too.
them up tomorrow.
Famous people, like actors, musicians, and
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politicians may follow their parents and have
Woman I don t think making it into a conference
more opportunities in that field. This can also be
hall is a bad idea exactly. I m not against
true of other professions such as doctors and
it. I just think it would be too expensive. I
lawyers.
rather like John s idea of dividing it up
into four or five smaller cinemas and I
think we should seriously consider
lowering the original ceiling. We d save a
lot on heating costs and it should improve
Vocabulary p42
the sound quality as well. Obviously
Lead in
we d have to replace all the old seats
too.
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Noun suffixes
Man What? Oh, for goodness sake! I don t
3 Possible answers
believe it! You can t do anything right, can
motor racing: aggressive, ambitious, brave,
you? I distinctly said not the back row.
determined, fit
You know your mother can t see a thing
unless she s practically sitting on top of football: accurate, aggressive, ambitious, athletic,
the screen. Well, you ll just have to phone
determined, fit
up the box-office and get it sorted out,
won t you?  Cos I m not. And I m not
4 Key
paying for those seats either.
accuracy determination
7
aggression fairness
Man 1 Who chose Branson for the part anyway?
ambition fitness
arrogance honesty
Man 2 Me, I m afraid. The agency didn t have
anyone else even remotely suitable. I knew athleticism intelligence
he wouldn t be brilliant but I didn t think
bravery reliability
he d be this bad I have to admit.
Man 1 Well, it s too late to anything about it now.
We re already behind schedule. We ll just
have to do without that scene. Let the
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5 Key
Listening p44
adult (noun) disagree (verb)
friend (noun) justify (verb)
True or false?
act (verb) occur (verb)
2 Key
teach (verb)
1 T 4 T 7 T
6 Possible answers
2 F 5 T
-hood: childhood, neighbourhood 3 T 6 F
-ship: leadership, membership
Tapescript
-or: instructor, director
Presenter This afternoon we have in the studio the
-er: player, driver
leading American child psychiatrist Dr
-ment: employment, amusement
Ambrose Taylor, author of the book
-tion: invitation, introduction
Raising the next Tiger Woods. Pleased to
-ence: reference, existence
have you join us, Dr Taylor.
Guest I m very pleased to be here.
7 Key
Presenter Now your book, I believe, is out here next
a Participation d supporters
month.
b Childhood e obligation
Guest I believe so, yes.
c sponsorship f performance
Presenter And it has aroused a lot of interest 
and criticism too, I might add  in the
United States.
Guest That s very true.
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Presenter Now, for the benefit of the listeners, I
Use of English Part 5
think we should point out that it s not
actually about what to do if you want
your child to be the next Tiger Woods, is
Dos and Don ts
it?
1 Key
Guest No, it s more about the dangers of
B hyper-parenting.
Presenter And by  hyper-parenting you mean?
2 Key
Guest I mean treating your children as if they
1 earnings 6 hardly
were in a competition. Hustling them from
2 successful 7 unable activity to activity in order to make their
future resumé, or CV for you, as
3 income 8 famous
impressive as possible.
4 sponsorship 9 failure
millionaires 10 psychological Presenter Now, it seems to me that raising a child is
anything but easy these days and that
parents can t win. It used to be the case
Over to you
that if you took an interest in your child s
development you were seen as a  good
Possible answers
parent. Now you re just as likely to be seen
Some people argue that women should receive
as a  pushy parent.
the same prize money as male tennis players
Guest That is true. And it is very difficult for
because they work as hard and the tickets to the
parents, I agree. Unfortunately, what has
games are the same price. However, opponents
happened is that parents have been led to
argue that men play for longer (five sets) and at a
believe that if they do all the right things,
higher level.
they can somehow programme their
children for success. And it starts even
before the children are born. Pregnant
mothers are told what they should and
shouldn t eat, and then after the baby s
born they re told that if they play it
Mozart this could speed its development,
so they play it Mozart, and it just goes
from there.
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Presenter So are you saying that this advice is don t fill their day with structured
wrong? activities. Give them some free time to
fill for themselves. Children need to learn
Guest I m saying that advice like this has
to manage their free time, otherwise when
helped to create a very  winner-takes-
they get older and leave home they will
all society  a sort of competition
lack the most basic self-management
culture if you like.
skills. They will simply not know what to
Presenter Now you are an American and you have
do with their time.
written about the situation over there.
Presenter That does seem like basic common sense,
Would you say that the same applied
yes.
here?
Guest And don t expect your child to be the
Guest Most definitely, yes. And in other parts of
next Tiger Woods either. It s only a few
Europe too.
that will reach that level.
Presenter And would you say that this affects all
Presenter No. Well thank you for coming on the
sections of society?
programme today, Dr Taylor. It s been very
Guest I d say it s pretty much the norm for all
interesting. Now some music &
but the poorest families.
Presenter But this is just keeping up with the
Confusing verbs: rise, arise, raise
Joneses, isn t it? This is nothing new.
Guest It isn t new, no. What is new though is the
3 Key
fact that, whereas before there were some
a problem arises
parents who would push their children,
a situation arises
this wasn t the norm. Now it is the norm.
raise someone s hopes
Parenting has become a very competitive
raise money
thing. Parents are sending their children to
unemployment rises
gym classes or judo when they re five,
raise the alarm
French lesson when they re six. It has
the run rises
become a crazy sort of competition.
Presenter I imagine that parents who do this think
4 Key
that they re doing the right thing by
giving their children the opportunity to a raising
develop any talents they might have,
b arise
aren t they?
c rose
Guest Of course. They believe that if they
d arises
don t push their children they re letting
e was raised
them down.
Presenter So are you condemning this outright.
Guest No, I am not condemning it outright.
What I am saying is that there are dangers
Speaking p45
in it. If a child is very good at something,
then of course a parent should support
Two-way task
them and encourage them, but they need
to be honest with themselves and ask
2 Key
themselves whether the interest is really
reporter, teacher, lifeguard, nurse, travel agent,
the child s and not their own. Also, a lot of
DJ
problems can arise where parents invest
an awful lot of their time and money in
3 Possible answers
their children and their children cannot
live up to their expectations. I can be very A reporter needs to be curious, determined, and
destructive for the relationship and for the
clearly-spoken.
child s self-esteem. Not every child is
A teacher needs to be intelligent, assertive, and
going to grow up to be the next Tiger
approachable, as well as having an ability to
Woods or Venus Williams.
explain difficult things.
Presenter So what is the answer?
A lifeguard needs to be brave and physically fit,
Guest The answer lies somewhere in the middle. as well as being able to swim well and give first
Organise some structured activity for the
aid.
child, by all means  it it s something that
the child is genuinely interested in  but
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A nurse needs to be sympathetic, dedicated and
5 Key
capable of carrying out medical procedures.
b last year, but I had (but is used to join two
A travel agent needs to be courteous and
sentences and is normally preceded by a
persuasive, and have a good knowledge of travel
comma when the second sentence has its own
options.
subject)
A DJ needs to be charismatic and have a good
c good. I can (These are two sentences which
knowledge of up-to-date music and how to use
must be separated by a full stop)
the turntables.
d an interview, I am available (If-clauses which
come at the start of a sentence are followed by
a comma)
e Wednesday, when I attend (a comma must be
Writing p46
used before a non-defining relative clause)
f my school, although (clauses beginning with
although, despite, and in spite of are preceded
Letter of application
by a comma)
1 Key
g twenty-two-year-old (this phrase needs
b Dear Sir/Madam, Yours faithfully
hyphens when it occurs before the noun)
c The style will be formal.
h University, so this (clauses beginning with so
d You should include details of knowledge of
are normally part of the same sentence)
local history, proof of organisational skills and
i references? (questions always require a
reliability, also any qualifications, languages
question mark)
and relevant experience (although not a
j referee[ ]s (plural nouns do not require an
requirement).
apostrophe before the  s )
2 Key
b Yes, they have: she has studied English for five
years; she is a reliable person; she has been
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responsible for organising sports and games;
1 Key
she is interested in the history of Palermo.
1 Nearly 6 passionate
3 Key 2 successful 7 essential
3 composer 8 refusal
I would like to apply for &
4 extraordinary 9 reinvented
& as advertised in &
5 influential 10 resemblance
I have just finished &
I am looking for &
2 Key
I would be available to work for &
a Could
With regard to your requirements, I believe I
b didn t manage
meet all of them.
c succeeded
I have been told that I am a & person
d haven t managed
I was responsible for &
e Can
I look forward to hearing from you and wish to
f couldn t/weren t able to
advise you that I am available for interview at
g could
any time.
h succeeded
4 Key
3 Key
Dear Sir or Madam,
a down e down
studying English
b up f in
organising activities. Last summer
c out g out of
& said [ ]he would be happy to employ me
d up
again[ ].
Palermo, I am interested
Your[ ]s
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