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A
A
Unit 1
4 The television company
Reading
A thinks it s okay to film this way.
1 Read the text.
B has apologised.
C promises to change the way news is filmed.
Every picture tells a story
5 What is the writer s attitude?
The filming and photography in news programmes is
A He thinks there should be more filming with
very important in bringing the stories to life and making
news stories.
us realise how events affect people. But the traditional
B He thinks the filming should suit the subject.
techniques of filming are slowly changing and not
C He likes artistic camerawork.
everyone is happy with this.
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Viewers have recently complained that camerawork on
news programmes, while very artistic and clever, is more
suited to feature films and documentaries. Apparently
Vocabulary
many of us are distracted by clever camerawork and our
attention is taken away from the real focus, which is the
3 Choose the correct answers.
story.
1 My gran always wears old / late -fashioned
Several techniques have been criticised. One of these is
clothes.
the  circling camera . This is when the cameraman goes
2 People who are easy / kind -going are usually
round the person who is talking so that at one point
we see the back of his head. Another technique is when very popular.
the camera is not held steadily and shakes. It gives the
3 Sarah s new boyfriend is a model. He s very
impression of slight panic and is often used in films
handsome / well -looking.
today.
4 Don Barker is good / well -known for his
The BBC insists that camerawork like this is a sign of
action films.
artistic and technological progress and is interesting
and attractive, particularly to a younger audience. But 5 To be promoted in this company you have to
how appropriate is it to have a circling camera when
be quick / hard -working.
reporting on something as ordinary as interest rates?
Mark /5
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the
2 Choose the best answers.
box.
1 Pictures are important in the news because
creased matching scruffy furry baggy
A they help us understand the story.
B they show us important places.
1 I always wear jumpers because they
C it s traditional to have them.
are so comfortable!
2 Some people today complain that
2 After the long plane journey my clothes were
badly .
A the filming isn t very good.
B the filming is boring.
3 My sister can t wear clothes because
C the filming is distracting.
they irritate her skin.
3 One modern filming technique is
4 I am wearing a skirt and jacket to the
wedding.
A the camera moves in a circle.
B when people stand in a circle.
5 You mustn t go to a job interview looking
C there is a circle of cameras.
.
Mark /5
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Unit 1
3 Dan suggested to go / going to visit Rick in
Grammar
hospital.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct present
4 I can t stand to wait / waiting in queues.
simple or present continuous form of the verbs
5 My friends decided to go / going to a club
in the box.
after the meal.
have enjoy want belong think
6 Marie can t face to see / seeing Helen again
1 Who this bag to?
after the argument.
2 I we should go home now. It s getting
7 I think I avoided to make / making too many
late.
mistakes in the test.
3 Dave to go on holiday this summer. Mark /7
4 a celebration for your birthday next
weekend?
Listening
5 Kelly the party. She hasn t spoken to
8 3.01 Listen to five people talking about
d"
anyone all evening.
photographs. Match the speakers with the
Mark /5
photographs.
in a studio at a concert at home
6 Complete the sentences with the present simple
on holiday at a celebration
or present continuous form of the verbs in
brackets. Use the other words in brackets as
1 Speaker A .
well.
2 Speaker B .
1 What time (your exam / finish)?
3 Speaker C .
2 (you / watch) the big match this
4 Speaker D .
afternoon? It should be good.
5 Speaker E .
3 I (not / usually / go) to town on
Saturday mornings because it s too crowded. Mark /10
4 I never (eat) sea food because it
made me ill once when I was younger.
Writing
5 A woman in a black car (follow) us.
9 Imagine you are going to spend a month in
Do you know her?
England on an English-language course. Write
6 What (you / wear) to Tom s party on
a letter to the family you are going to stay with
Saturday?
introducing yourself. Use the writing guide to
7 The supermarket (not open) until
help you.
8.30 a.m.
Paragraph 1: introduction, general personal
8 (you / go out) for a meal after the
details
cinema?
Paragraph 2: write something about your village/
Mark /8
town/city and your country
Paragraph 3: say something about your hobbies
7 Choose the correct answers.
and interests
1 Katy promised to help / helping me with my
Paragraph 4: ask for information about the family
English homework.
Mark /10
2 My dad refused to let / letting my brother
drive his car. Total /60
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Unit 2
Reading Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
1 Read the text.
the adjectives in the box.
organised depressed possible excited
D�ją vu
comfortable
It s a strange sensation. A new place that seems familiar
or an event that you re sure has happened before. How
1 My parents don t like the new sofa because
many of us have had this experience? Apparently over
it s so .
70%. It s called d�ją vu and according to the experts it s
2 I never know where anything is  I am so
not something new but has been happening to people
for hundreds of years! .
So, what explanations are there for this strange feeling
3 This exercise is to do! It s really hard.
that is both confusing and uncomfortable? Some
4 A lot of people suffer from these days
scientists think it is related to dreams and memory. It
because of stress at work.
appears that although the majority of us cannot recall
5 There was a lot of in the class when
our dreams, we actually store the memory of dreams in
our long term memory. This deep memory can come the teacher told the children about the day
back sometimes when we are in a similar situation and
trip.
makes us think that we have done this before.
Mark /5
However, as usual, not all experts agree. Those who
believe in reincarnation  the idea that we have all
4 Complete the sentences with the correct
lived before  say that these feelings are fragments of
answers.
memories from previous lives. But, whatever the reason
1 I m always when my friends argue in
for d�ją vu, one thing it does show is how complicated
a caf� where there are lots of people.
and amazing our brains are and that we are a long way
from understanding completely how the brain, and in
A nervous B bored C embarrassed
particular, how our memories work.
2 He was very when he didn t get the
job.
2 Are the sentences true or false?
A jealous B nervous C disappointed
1 D�ją vu is the feeling that something familiar
3 Justin was when he realised that
is unfamiliar.
someone had stolen his car.
2 People have been experiencing d�ją vu for the
A shocked B guilty C excited
last hundred years.
4 Pete was to find his wallet in the car.
3 Some people think that d�ją vu is related to
A relieved B disappointed C upset
dreams we can t remember.
5 Jenny gets when Bill talks to another
4 Some people think that this is not our first or
girl.
only life.
A guilty B jealous C scared
5 Soon we shall understand how our brains
Mark /5
work.
Mark /10
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Unit 2
3 Jack (get) up late this morning
Grammar
because he (forget) to ask his mum to
5 Complete the sentences with the affirmative,
wake him up.
negative or interrogative form of used to and the
4 We (go) for a long walk after we
verbs in the box.
(finish) the exam.
let eat go help live
5 When we (get) to the cinema the film
(already start).
1 When I was a child I vegetables but
now I love them! Mark /5
2 Where before you moved here?
3 Our first English teacher us use our
Listening
own language in class but we can with our
8 3.02 Listen to the people talking about why
d"
new teacher.
they or other people forget things. Complete the
4 I to a lot of concerts when I was a
sentences with the correct speakers, A, B, C, D
teenager but now I don t have the time.
or E.
5 your parents with your
1 Speaker thinks he/she forgets things
homework when you were younger?
because he/she is older.
Mark /5
2 Speaker thinks it is good to forget.
3 Speaker thinks he/she forgets things
6 Choose the correct answers.
when he s/she s in stressful situations.
I 1 was walking / walked home from school
4 Speaker thinks he/she forgets things
yesterday when I suddenly 2 was hearing / heard
that aren t important.
this really loud noise. It 3 was sounding /
5 Speaker thinks people forget things
sounded like an aeroplane! I 4 was passing /
because they are thinking about other things.
passed a wall at the time so I 5 was looking /
Mark /10
looked over. In the middle of the field I 6 saw /
was seeing a huge, round object  just like a
Writing
UFO! It 7 was making / made the strange sound
and lights 8 were shining / shone all round it. 9 Imagine you are going on holiday with your
flatmate. You are busy and you have to go out.
Then I 9 was realising / realised that the lights
Write a note to your flatmate in which you:
were cameras! Some people 10 were making /
" tell him/her where you are
made a film!
" ask him/her to check the times of the flights
Mark /10 " suggest buying some suntan lotion
" tell him/her to book a taxi to take you both to
the airport
7 Complete the sentences with the correct past
" tell him/her when you ll be back
form of the verbs in brackets.
Mark /10
1 Gemma (be) really upset yesterday
because she (break) Sandy s mobile
Total /60
phone.
2 I (get) home at midnight and
(find) that my friend (leave) a note on
the door.
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Unit 3
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text. 3 Choose the correct answers.
1 A lot of intellectual / menial jobs are paid the
The new nine to five
minimum wage.
The workplace is changing. Gone is the traditional office
2 For some jobs you need special paperwork /
and gone too are the traditional office hours. We are
training.
no longer tied to a desk from 9.00 a.m. until 5.00 p.m.
3 I d prefer to work outside than work in an
with a couple of coffee breaks and an hour for lunch.
office / a company.
Technology has revolutionised our working lives in
4 She earns a good salary / pay.
many different ways.
One of the greatest changes that we can see happening
5 You will have more free time with a part / full
today is related to where we do our work. The daily
-time job.
commute to and from the office will soon be a thing of
Mark /5
the past for many of us. Technology allows us to work
wherever we wish because of the increased ability to
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
communicate via the Internet and send our work round
the words in the box.
the world in seconds. More and more people are taking
advantage of this freedom and working from home.
train music attend act assist
One significant effect of this trend is that people
1 I ve been a flight for ten years
are having to develop their self-discipline and time
because I love flying.
management skills. And perhaps the greatest danger is
that the workforce will become increasingly isolated,
2 She s a very good and has been in
and some people will see no one from one day to the
many films.
other. From a practical point of view, however, the way
3 There are three in the family. We all
we organise our days is becoming more flexible and
played instruments when we were four years
companies can cut office expenditure. Only time will
old.
tell whether the benefits of working from home make it
worthwhile or not.
4 He s only a at the moment but he
should get a full-time job with the company in
two months.
2 Are the sentences true or false?
5 The farm shop is looking for a new .
1 No one will work in offices in the future.
Mark /5
2 Changes are happening because of
technology.
Grammar
3 People talk to each other more these days.
5 Put commas where necessary in the following
sentences.
4 We have to control our working time carefully.
1 That s the car which they used in the James
Bond film.
5 Working from home can be lonely.
2 I met the man who started the company.
3 The police arrested the man who stole the car.
Mark /10
4 We live near a forest where you can see deer
and wild horses.
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Unit 3
5 The competition which lasted two hours was 5 That blonde girl is the new student
really exciting.
has just joined our class.
6 The hotel where a lot of film stars stay has five
6 Do you know a restaurant I can get
stars.
vegetarian food?
7 The driver of the red car who had just passed
Mark /6
his driving test caused the accident.
Mark /7
Listening
6 Rewrite the following sentences. Use the
8 3.03 Listen to the people talking about what
d"
sentences in brackets to form non-defining
is important for them in a job. Complete the
relative clauses.
sentences with the correct speakers, A, B, C, D
or E.
1 Majorca is a beautiful island. (We have a villa
there.)
1 Speaker wants a job that gives him/
her a lot of free time.
2 My dad s new car is very fast. (It cost a lot of
2 Speaker wants a job that s enjoyable.
money.)
3 Speaker wants a job that is varied.
4 Speaker wants a job where he/she
3 The restaurant on Oxford Road serves
can meet people.
excellent food. (I used to work there.)
5 Speaker wants a job that doesn t
have fixed hours.
4 Our English teacher speaks French as well.
Mark /10
(Her name is Miss Oakes.)
Writing
5 J.K. Rowling is a millionaire. (She wrote the
Harry Potter books.)
9 Imagine you have seen an advertisement for
your dream job. Write a formal letter applying for
6 The new block of flats will be finished next the job. Include the following information:
week. (It has 25 floors.)
" the job you are applying for and where you
saw the advert
" why you are right for the job
7 Mr and Mrs Brown live next door to us. (Their
" your qualifications and/or relevant experience
daughter is a pop star.)
" your personal qualities
" your availability for an interview
Mark /7
Mark /10
7 Complete the sentences with who, which or Total /60
where.
1 I m trying to find a teacher gives
private lessons.
2 That s the book made her famous.
3 Mr Parks is the surgeon operated on
my sister.
4 That s the house I was born.
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Unit 4
4 In the experiments,
Reading
A patients know it s possible they haven t
1 Read the text.
received the real drug.
B patients know they have been lied to.
Is it all in your head?
C patients know if they don t receive the real
How many tablets do you take? We all take tablets
drug.
for headaches and other illnesses. But are they really
5 According to the article
necessary? The big drug companies make the drugs
A some people get better if their doctor
and tablets that we buy to fight our health problems.
believes they will.
But could it be possible that many of these drugs and
B some people get better because they stop
tablets are only good for the bank balances of the drug
taking drugs.
companies and that there are better ways for us to get
over our health problems? According to some experts we
C some people can get better if they believe
should use the power of our minds.
they will.
Since the 1950s there have been experiments using
Mark /10
placebos. Placebos are tablets which do not have an
effect on the body, so they shouldn t be able to make us
better. In the experiments some patients in the group
Vocabulary
receive real drugs for a health problem, while others
3 Choose the correct answers.
receive the placebo. No one knows who has the real drug
or who has the placebo. In a significant number of these
1 I don t believe you! You re pulling my foot / leg!
experiments the patients who haven t received the real
2 I didn t want to go to the cinema but he twisted
drug get better! People think this is perhaps because they
my hand / arm.
are thinking positively and believe they will get better
 so they do!
3 He s head over feet / heels in love with her.
So, can we  think ourselves better? Perhaps the big drugs
4 He spoke to Alex and got it off his chest / heels.
companies should start worrying!
5 I didn t mean to embarrass Sarah  I really put
my toe / foot in it.
2 Choose the best answers.
Mark /5
1 The text suggests that drug companies
4 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
A sell drugs that are too expensive.
1 I pulled a while I was playing tennis
B make a lot of money.
this afternoon.
C sell drugs that are bad for us.
A finger B leg C muscle
2 It s possible that
2 She went home because she had a
A we could live longer without drugs.
ache.
B we need different sorts of drugs.
A skin B stomach C waist
C we could manage without drugs.
3 He fell over on the hill and twisted his .
3 Placebos
A ankle B hand C leg
A are experiments done since the 1950s.
4 I can t really talk today. I ve got a bad .
B should not be able to cure health problems. A shoulder B throat C head
5 I ve never broken a in my body.
C are tablets for headaches.
A muscle B vein C bone
Mark /5
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Unit 4
7 Choose the correct answers.
Grammar
1 I ve cooked / been cooking a lasagne for you. I
5 Complete the sentences with the correct words
hope it s OK.
from the box.
2 She s replied / been replying to ten e-mails
since ago yet for since already just
this evening.
1 I ve wanted a laptop years.
3 Sorry I m late. I ve worked / been working on
2 He s been on a diet Christmas.
the car.
3 We ve been driving ten o clock this
4 Have you done / been doing the shopping yet?
morning.
5 I ve researched / been researching this
4 We met them two years when we
subject for six months.
were on holiday in New York.
6 We ve learned / been learning about French
5 He s phoned. He ll be here in fifteen
history for several days now. It s very interesting.
minutes.
Mark /6
6 I haven t replied but I ll do it at the
weekend.
Listening
7 Can you change the channel, please? I ve
8 3.04 Listen to the radio interview. Are the
d"
seen that film.
sentences true or false?
Mark /7
1 Dan O Brien is only famous in the UK.
6 Complete the sentences with the past simple or
2 One of his relatives is from Ireland.
present perfect form of the verbs in the box.
3 He had several health problems when he was
leave deliver watch hear travel be try
younger.
1 you the latest football
4 He takes his medicines with him when he
results?
goes away.
2 How long you a surgeon?
5 He s not sure how good acupuncture is.
3 We the new Indian restaurant a
couple of times and it s really good.
Mark /10
4 you anything on TV last
night?
Writing
5 I a lot in Europe but not in other
9 Imagine your friend has moved to another
continents.
country. Write a letter to him/her in which you:
6 Our neighbour his car at the end of
" say you are sorry for not writing sooner
our drive and I can t get my car out.
" give him/her news about yourself
7 They the post late every day last week.
" give him/her news about your friends and/or
family
Mark /7
" ask questions about your friend
Mark /10
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Unit 5
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 We can t flights but we can try to
A day in the life
reduce the number of them.
This unusual programme compares the lives of villagers
A ban B decrease C persuade
in a third world country with villagers in the UK and
studies how they both deal with environmental issues.
2 Green organisations are trying to the
sale of hybrid cars.
Changing skies
A avoid B promote C persuade
In this excellent series we look at how the changing
3 Supermarkets have their sales of
weather patterns in different continents is affecting the
way the people live and how they have to adapt. organic food.
A increased B achieved C organised
Drive me
4 It s going to be difficult for governments to
A special programme which reveals the range of options
the aims they have set themselves.
available to people who wish to purchase cars that are
kinder to the environment.
A do B promote C achieve
5 You should using plastic bags when
Extinction
you go shopping.
This programme looks at several animals close to
A promote B prevent C avoid
extinction and questions why they are now in danger.
We are taken to the habitats of these different animals
Mark /5
and shown why their survival is threatened.
4 Complete the sentences with the prefixes in the
Natural power
box.
This is an award-winning documentary that traces man s
micro- ex- auto- mono- multi-
efforts over the centuries to use natural energy resources
such as wind and wave power. We look at the first
1 One day I will write my biography  it
windmills and watermills in several regions.
will be all about me!
2 A skilled worker can do many
different things.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
3 Most kitchens today have a wave
programme title.
oven.
1 In we can learn about the reasons for
4 We got divorced two years ago. She is now my
certain natural problems.
wife.
2 In we can see different attitudes to
5 If you re in a lingual class, everyone
the environment.
has the same first language.
3 In we can learn historical facts.
Mark /5
4 In we can find out about how to buy
something in an environmentally-friendly way.
5 In we can see how nature is affecting
our lifestyle.
Mark /10
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Unit 5
B Sure. I 3 (drive) a yellow car.
Grammar
A Great! By the next meeting I 4 (take)
5 Choose the correct answers.
my test and I 5 (come) in my own car 
1 You can get some great deals if you will shop /
I hope!
shop online.
B Good luck! How are the reports going?
2 If you get / will get a plasma TV, you ll be able
A I 6 (finish) them by the time I leave.
to put it on the wall.
B What about the information we needed?
3 If you are / will be interested in computers,
A Rosie 7 (print) all of it off by then too.
you should take an IT course.
4 If there is / there will be a fault with your new B That s good. So, we 8 (discuss) all the
scanner, you should return it.
points at the meeting?
5 If I go to bed too late, I am always / will
A That s right!
always be tired the following day.
Mark /8
6 If they win this match, they go / will go up to
the next league.
Listening
7 I usually get a lot of spam in my in-box if I use
/ will use my email.
8 3.05 Listen to the people talking about
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different measures being taken to help the
Mark /7
environment. Complete the sentences with the
correct speakers, A, B, C, D or E.
6 Write sentences using will, may, might not or
won t and the prompts.
1 Speaker thinks it can be confusing.
1 Perhaps / I / study / biology at university
2 Speaker thinks people are selfish.
3 Speaker thinks there can be bad side
effects.
2 I m sure / they / not arrive / before 1.00 p.m.
4 Speaker thinks it is not enough.
5 Speaker there s often another reason for
3 I m sure / Bill Jones / win / the next election
the action.
Mark /10
4 Perhaps / Tina / pass / the exam
Writing
5 Perhaps / we / not see / you until Tuesday
9 Write a questionnaire about future plans and
ambitions. Include one question on each of the
Mark /5
topics and one more question on any topic.
" school/education
7 Complete the dialogue with the future perfect
" work/money
or the future continuous form of the verbs in
" personal life
brackets.
" friends and family
A Hi! I m just getting ready to come to the " travel and adventure
meeting.
Mark /10
B Great.1 (you / come) by coach or
Total /60
train?
A By train. Could you pick me up at the station? I
2
(wait) outside.
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Unit 6
4 In Hustle the con artists
Reading
A can be quite nasty.
1 Read the text.
B help poor people.
C make a lot of money.
A career in lying
5 The stories in Hustle
In the last year the viewing public have learned a great
deal about a certain type of criminal in the extremely A are true.
successful TV series Hustle. The first Hustle DVD is
B are not straightforward.
released this week and it s set to be a best-seller!
C are easy to understand.
Hustle is all about the adventures of a group of con
Mark /10
artists. Con artists are people who persuade rich people
to give them lots of money to finance projects or plans
that do not exist! The ideas are often very complicated.
Vocabulary
Sometimes the group create a real background for the
trick by hiring actors, offices or houses to persuade the
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
people they are conning that they are genuine. For them
1 I m going to try to give coffee next
lying is an art!
week!
In reality con artists are criminals, but in this series the
group take money from the rich for a reason. The rich A over B in C up
person might have committed a crime themselves or
2 Our plans for travelling across Europe fell
might just be a really nasty person! However, unlike
.
the famous Robin Hood, who stole from the rich and
A down B over C through
gave to the poor, the  Hustle group keep the money for
themselves!
3 What time did you come from London
This is an excellent series and this DVD is a must for last night?
those who like their stories complicated but very, very
A to B back C out
clever!
4 Hold . I ll be with you in a moment.
A up B on C down
2 Choose the best answers.
5 Breaking on the motorway is one of
1 This text is
my greatest fears!
A a news article about con artists.
A down B up C through
B educational.
Mark /5
C giving a review.
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the
2 The con artists in Hustle
box.
A are very creative.
balcony basin hedge chandelier path
B are genuine business people.
C are actors. 1 The neighbours argued about who should cut
the .
3 Con artists in the real world
2 There was a good view of the sea from the
A steal money that isn t theirs.
.
B work in offices.
3 The in our hotel room was blocked all
C give money to the poor.
week.
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Unit 6
4 The restaurant has a beautiful
7 Rewrite the sentences with the indirect object as
hanging from the ceiling.
a pronoun. Do not use to or for.
5 There s a narrow from the garden
1 She taught English to our class when we were
down to the river.
eleven.
Mark /5
2 Jack passed a note to Bill in class.
Grammar
5 Rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
3 She told a lie about her qualifications to me.
1  My brother doesn t think it s a very good
idea, she said.
4 I always read a story to the children before
bed.
2  A trip to London will be good for your English,
Jack told me.
5 He played a new song by Mika to us.
3  I ve never had such a good meal, said Kate.
Mark /5
8 Report the questions.
4  We re looking for some new employees, he
told me.
1  Will you be long? he asked me.
5  It was a really interesting journey, she said.
2  How are you going to get to London next
week? my mum asked me.
Mark /5
3  Have you seen Mary? Simon asked Tom.
6 Complete the sentences with can t, must or
might.
4  What s the time? Daniel asked his dad.
1 He have finished the test yet. It s only
3.00 p.m.
5  Did you go to the concert yesterday? Grace
2 He have left already. His car s still
asked Jane.
here.
3 She have told Fiona where she was
Mark /5
going. Let s ask her if she did.
4 She have been shopping. The fridge
is full!
5 He have e-mailed the client this
morning but I m not sure.
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Unit 6
Listening
9 3.06 Listen to a psychologist talking about
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lying. Are the sentences true or false?
1 People often tell small lies.
2 Telling lies can be bad for your health.
3 Lying doesn t get easier with practice.
4 You can never tell when someone is lying.
5 Body language can be a sign that someone is
telling a lie.
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Writing
10 Imagine you have decided to spend a week at
a hotel in a big city. Write a formal letter to the
hotel to make a reservation for you and your
family. Include the following information:
" the dates of your stay
" the number of guests, and the number and
types of rooms you need
" ask for information about the hotel s facilities
" ask for information about where the hotel is
and how to get there
" ask for confirmation of your reservation
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Unit 7
2 Harry got with not doing his French
Reading
homework.
1 Read the text.
A off B away C on
3 I fell with my best friend last month.
A counsellor
A off B over C out
In the past when married couples had problems they
usually split up or continued to live together in an 4 It s important to get with your
unhappy relationship. These days couples, married
colleagues at work.
or not, can get advice on their problems from many
A on B out C in
sources. A lot of them come to me.
5 I hate people who look on other
I m a counsellor and I m trained to listen to couples
with problems. Then I try to advise them on the best people.
way forward. One of my main tasks is to get people to
A down B out C away
talk  to each other and to me. Often a relationship has
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problems because people keep all their feelings inside. If
we talk about things, we can often find an answer.
It s also important to realise that we re not all perfect. 4 Complete the sentences with the words in the
We all make mistakes. But we need to say sorry and
box.
talk about how we can prevent these mistakes from
divorced fancied split married engaged
happening again. This can make a relationship stronger.
I don t always succeed in helping people to stay together.
1 Getting can be very hard on the
Sometimes it s better for the couple to split up and start
children.
new lives apart. But it helps everyone if the break-up can
be friendly, especially for any children involved.
2 It was a surprise when we got . We
I love my job. I meet all sorts of people and it s generally were in a restaurant and Jon gave me a
very rewarding.
beautiful ring.
3 Polly has Mark since they first met!
2 Are the sentences true or false?
4 Ben and Sue up in January.
1 The writer advises single people as well as 5 My grandparents were for 60 years.
couples.
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2 To become a counsellor you don t need any
training.
Grammar
3 A counsellor needs to be a good listener.
5 Choose the correct answers.
4 Problems usually destroy a marriage. 1 If only the shop opened / would open earlier,
they would get more customers.
5 Parents who split up should stay friends for
their children. 2 I wish he wouldn t / didn t like jazz so much. I
can t stand it.
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3 I wish I would / could go to the concert with
you but I m really busy.
Vocabulary
4 I wish they would sell / sold that car. It s
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
always breaking down.
1 My cousin is very successful and I look 5 Would you rather we didn t / don t go away for
to her. the weekend?
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Unit 7
6 Complete the sentences with the correct
Listening
comparative or superlative form of the words in
8 3.07 Listen to the radio phone-in. Choose
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brackets.
the best answers.
1 This exercise is (difficult) than I
1 Bridget s first meeting with her boyfriend was
thought it would be. I can do it!
A very romantic.
2 Penny was the (successful) of all the
B quite romantic.
students in that class. She didn t work very
hard at all.
C unromantic.
3 This is the (interesting) programme
2 That night Bridget should have
I ve ever seen! Switch it off!
A eaten chicken.
4 Miss Barber is the (good) teacher in
B cooked the dinner.
the school.
C eaten fish and chips.
5 They have the (pretty) garden in the
3 Bridget had to
neighbourhood. It won a prize last year.
A wait for a long time at the shop.
6 Can you speak (slowly), please?
I can t follow you. B walk a long way.
7 She s (happy) doing this job than she C talk to lots of people.
was before. Now she s always smiling.
4 Bridget went out with
8 I work (hard) now than I used to.
A a guy who worked in the fish and chip shop.
9 I gave him the sweets because he asked the
B a guy who bought her fish and chips.
(politely) of all the children.
C a guy she met while she was waiting in the
10 Hamilton is the (fast) driver in the
shop.
world today.
5 Today Bridget
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A is a good cook.
B doesn t like fish and chips.
7 Add question tags to the statements.
C gets her husband to buy the fish and chips.
1 There isn t any cake left, ?
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2 They don t have a dog, ?
3 You didn t like the concert, ?
Writing
4 He s working late tonight, ?
9 Imagine you have been invited to the wedding
5 She goes training everyday, ?
of a friend. Unfortunately you can t go. Write
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BOTH the invitation you received and your reply.
Include the following information:
" in the invitation: say what the occasion is, the
date and time it will happen and where it will
happen
" in the reply: give your thanks for the invitation
and your reason for not coming
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Unit 8
4 Motorists think
Reading
A it s a good idea.
1 Read the text.
B the charge is too high.
C we need better public transport.
Paying to drive
5 The government needs to
Yesterday the government announced that road pricing
may be introduced in many major cities next year A introduce the charge quickly.
and on all major UK routes within the next ten years.
B do nothing.
Motorists would then have to pay to use the roads that
C think of another solution.
take them to work, on holiday, or even to their children s
schools, in an attempt to reduce the number of cars on
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our roads.
A survey we carried out earlier today shows that this has
Vocabulary
angered motorists. While being aware that something
needs to be done to ease the congestion on our roads,
3 Complete the sentences with the correct
the majority of car owners do not believe that road
prepositions.
pricing is the answer.  Unless an alternative is given, this
1 Does this bag belong Gerry?
road pricing will not be successful, said one person.
 At the moment the road is the only option for many
2 Our teacher insists correct
commuters and if they want to get to work they will pay
pronunciation all the time.
the charge. The government will get more money but
3 My brother is always boasting his
the roads will still be congested.
new bike.
Our survey has shown that motorists believe that a more
4 I can t concentrate my work when
efficient, convenient and cheaper network of public
he s playing his music.
transport is the only way to persuade them to stop using
their cars. It seems that the government still has a lot
5 In many countries it s rude to stare
of thinking to do on the subject. Road pricing does not
people.
seem to be the answer.
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2 Choose the best answer.
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
1 Next year we may have to pay if we
customs platform cab track carriage
A travel on any main roads.
B drive a lot.
1 All the trains were delayed because of a
problem with the .
C travel through some cities.
2 It took half an hour to get through at
2 The charge is being introduced
the airport.
A to protect the environment.
3 We took a across London because the
B to cut traffic jams and delays.
buses were so crowded.
C to earn money for the government.
4 We missed our train because we were waiting
3 People will pay the charge if
on the wrong .
A they have no choice.
5 Luckily our was nearly empty and we
B it s quite low.
could sit down.
C the roads are improved.
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Unit 8
and yesterday it 6 (open) by the town
Grammar
mayor. The building is very unusual and
5 Turn the direct questions into indirect questions
7
(design) by Dan Farley, one of the best
using the words in brackets.
young architects in the UK. It has many shops,
1 Did he take the train or the bus to London?
restaurants and a cinema, and 8 (use) by
(Have you any idea & )
people from as far away as Denby. A centre like
this 9 (need) in Moreton for a long time
2 Where have you worked before? (Can you tell
and 10 (welcome) by the local people.
me & )
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3 Why was she late for class this morning? (I
Listening
wonder & )
8 3.08 Listen to the people talking about
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using the train. Complete the sentences with the
4 Where did you put the car keys? (Can you
correct speakers, A, B, C, D or E.
remember & )
1 Speaker mentions a bad experience.
2 Speaker mentions high prices.
5 Was she wearing a watch? (Did you notice & )
3 Speaker mentions an improvement.
4 Speaker mentions uncomfortable
Mark /5
journeys.
6 Choose the correct answers.
5 Speaker mentions that he/she never
uses the train today.
1 Nothing / Something will make me change my
Mark /10
mind  I m sorry.
2 I didn t go nowhere / anywhere on holiday
last year.
Writing
3 I phoned his number but anybody / nobody
9 Imagine you are having a disastrous holiday.
answered.
Write a postcard to a friend back home. Tell him/
her about:
4 I know my wallet is here somewhere /
anywhere. I remember bringing it in with me.
" the journey
" the weather
5 Has nobody / anybody seen the new Daniel
" the accommodation
Craig film?
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7 Complete the text with the correct passive form
of the verbs in brackets.
A new shopping centre 1 (build) in
Morton. It 2 (start) three years ago and
this time last week it 3 (still / paint)! The
opening should have been last month, but it
4
(delay) until the centre was ready. The
centre 5 (finally / finish) two days ago,
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Unit 9
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct
prepositions.
Household treasure
1 I had to travel to the job interview my
own expense.
Do you have something worth a lot of money hiding
in your cupboard? Antiques are big business today,
2 I was trouble after having a party.
and there are now lots of popular TV programmes
3 I caught the earlier train chance. It had
encouraging us to search our attics and garages or to
been delayed.
visit auctions and second-hand shops to find that one
4 I ve lost all my essay notes. Now I ll have to
item that will make us a millionaire!
start again scratch.
In these programmes experts visit people s homes to
search them for interesting items to sell at auction, or 5 We decided to eat out last night a
they take people to markets and shops to help them
change.
find a bargain. And it s not just old antiques that are of
Mark /5
interest  people are making money from items they
bought just ten or fifteen years ago.
4 Choose the correct answers.
But why do we have this fascination? Why do these
1 We can t pay / afford a new TV at the moment.
programmes send us hurrying to look through the
things we ve had for ages?  It s only human nature to
2 Have you got any coins / currency for the
want something for nothing! says expert Nadia Thomas.
parking meter?
 We take great pleasure in getting money for something
3 We paid for the new computer in cash / currency.
we thought was worthless! It s like the desire we have
4 The car was a discount / bargain. It was only
as children to find hidden treasure. This is the adult
equivalent! Ł2,000.
So, what about that painting that your great-aunt left
5 A lot of people spend too much and go into
you when she died? You ve always hated it but who
debt / waste.
knows  it could be worth a fortune! And you could be
Mark /5
on TV!
Grammar
2 Are the sentences true or false?
5 Complete the sentences with the correct reflexive
1 Antiques are popular these days.
pronouns.
2 The TV programmes are mainly popular with
1 The children stayed by for a few
experts.
minutes.
3 Modern items are not worth much money.
2 I thought I saw a ghost in the corridor but then
I told not to be so stupid.
4 People sometimes pay a lot of money for
3 The oil needs changing in the car. Can you do it
something that has no value.
?
5 Children are good at finding items worth a lot
4 That s amazing! You should be very proud of
of money.
.
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5 This isn t a takeaway! I cooked it !
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Unit 9
4 If I a bargain in the sales, I d have
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
bought it!
have something done and the verbs in brackets.
5 If I more money when I was younger,
1 I the windows (clean) every
I d have been able to travel more.
two weeks.
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2 I usually my homework
(check) by a friend before I give it to the
teacher!
Listening
3 My dad his blood pressure
8 3.09 Listen to the people talking about how
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(check) tomorrow.
they make money. Are the sentences true or
4 My mum the carpets (clean)
false?
last week.
A Putting your money into property is a quick
5 My great-grandfather this house
way to make money.
(design) by a famous architect 80
B Gambling is very risky.
years ago.
C Keeping your money in a savings account
6 My parents their new sofa
makes a large profit.
(deliver) last week.
D Business projects are a safe way to make
7 For her wedding next summer, my sister
money.
the flowers (arrange) by a
E Coming up with new ideas is a good way to
local shop.
make a lot of money.
8 One day I my teeth (whiten)!
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9 After we moved into the new house we
the roof (replace).
Writing
10 My mum her hair (cut) every
six weeks.
9 Imagine you are planning to buy a new bike. You
Mark /10 see one advertised in a magazine. Write a letter
to the shop asking for more information. Include
the following information and use indirect
7 Complete the third conditional sentences with
questions:
the correct form of the verbs in the box. Use short
forms.
" say where you saw the advert, and why you
are writing
pay change see save go
" explain what you need the bike for
" ask your most important question
1 If they me a higher salary, I wouldn t
" ask your other questions
have left the company.
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2 If we our money before we went on
holiday, we d have saved ourselves time and
Total /60
money.
3 They into debt if they hadn t bought
that big house.
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Unit 10
2 There s a lovely life painting in her
Reading
dining room.
1 Read the text.
3 The first musical I saw was Les
Miserables.
Graffiti? Here?
4 The art has an exhibition of Turner s
Where would you expect to find graffiti? On walls and
paintings this summer.
bridges? Perhaps in special exhibitions? But probably not
5 The new hall is beautifully designed.
all over the front of a historic Scottish castle!
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But soon that s exactly where you will be able to see it!
And this is not vandalism on a grand scale. Four graffiti
artists, who are well-respected in their home country
4 Choose the correct answers.
of Brazil, have been commissioned by the owner to
1 We went to an opening night at the theatre
completely cover one side of the castle with bright,
last week and we met the playwright /
colourful graffiti.
cartoonist after the show.
The reason is that the outer covering of the walls of the
castle is in very bad condition and in a couple of years
2 The jugglers / sculptors are performing at the
it will need to be replaced. The family thought it would
festival.
be interesting to have the graffiti painted on until then.
3 I always give money to composers / buskers
The artists will be staying at the castle and working on it
in the street.
for a month. After that it will no doubt become a tourist
attraction for visitors to the area. 4 I saw a wonderful portrait of the Queen by a
famous painter / sculptor.
Most local people support the idea but there have been
some negative reactions from people across the country
5 He s at music college, training to be a
who think it is completely inappropriate. But the family
composer / scriptwriter.
are convinced that when it is completed people will love
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it. They hope they are helping graffiti to be accepted as a
valuable and respected art form.
5 Rewrite the sentences with nominal subject
clauses starting with What.
2 Are the sentences true or false?
1 I d like to go shopping tomorrow.
1 The graffiti will not be permanent.
2 Artists from different countries will be doing
2 She wants a dog.
the graffiti.
3 People living near the castle don t like the
idea.
3 I want lots of sun on my holiday.
4 The graffiti will include scenes from history.
4 I need some time to finish this work.
5 It will probably be popular with visitors.
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5 I m looking forward to meeting my sister s
boyfriend.
Vocabulary
6 Sam enjoys playing in football matches.
3 Complete the sentences with the words in the
box.
Mark /6
still performance gallery stage concert
1 Some people don t really understand
art.
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Unit 10
Grammar Listening
6 Choose the correct answers. 8 3.10 Listen to the conversation about a
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museum in Paris. Complete the sentences with
1 People using / used mobile phones abroad
the correct names, Alice, Brian or both.
have to pay a lot more than they do at home.
1 has/have been to the museum more
2 The train arriving / arrived at platform ten is
than once.
the 9.23 a.m. to London Waterloo.
2 was/were surprised at the size of the
3 The episode showing / shown yesterday was
museum.
brilliant!
3 didn t find the museum easily.
4 E-mails sending / sent from this computer
4 hasn t/haven t got any posters from
sometimes get lost!
the museum.
5 Computers buying / bought before 2006 don t
5 plans/plan to return to the museum.
have Windows Vista.
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6 The musical opening / opened next weekend
is by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
7 The girl sitting / sat at the desk by the window
Writing
only started here last week.
9 Imagine you are going to start a school
8 The prisoner wanting / wanted by the police
magazine and you need people to contribute.
was seen in a nightclub yesterday.
Write an announcement. Include the following
information:
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" what you are planning
7 Complete the sentences with the correct words. " who and what you are looking for
" what is going to happen
1 Did you get work done while I was out?
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A many B much C all
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2 I drank water  I wasn t very thirsty.
A any B a little C a few
3 Only people have been into space.
A a little B some C a few
4 child was given a present.
A All B Each C Some
5 There were tickets left for the gig.
A no B none C any
6 The cakes were lovely. I ate of them!
A all B every C none
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