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Danuta Gryca, Poland
Joanna Sosnowska, Poland
Russell Whit eh ead , UK
Zsuzsan na Nyir6, Hungary
Danica Gondova , Slovak ia
Eva Paulerova , Czech Republic
Victor N. Sim kin, Russia
Cvjetanka Bozan ic, Croatia
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UN IVE RS IT Y PR E SS
3. Introduction 6
Unit 1 Skill Task I Time Score Your notes
Fa mi ly life Reading 8 o Gap fill (missing ph rases) .... 25 min - / 10
Listening 9 o Ide nt ifying statem en ts mad e .. 20 m in - /5
Use of English 9 o Wo rd fo rma t io n ga p f ill .... 45 mi n - /6
Writing 10-11 o Writ ing a n e ma il .. 3 5 m in
o Wr it ing an info rmal letter .. SS min
Speaking 11-12 o Situationa l role -pla y .... 25 m in
o Picture-based d iscussion .... 20 min
Listening 13 o True/Fa lse statements " 15 min - /6
Use of English 13 o Multiple-choice gap fill • 35 m in - 17
Reading 14 o Multiple-ch oice questions 30 min - /4
Writing 16 o Writing a n argumentative essay 80 min
Speaking 16·17 o Picture-based discuss ion 30 min
o Debate 25 min
Unit 2 Skill Task / Time Score Your notes
People and Reading 18 o Mat chin g True /False sta teme nt s t o pa rag ra p hs .... 35 min - /8
society
Listening 19 o Fa ctu al e rro r co rrect ion " 15 min - /8
Use of English 20 o Word fo rmat io n ga p fill .... 30 min - /8
Writing 21 o Wr it ing an inf o rmal letter .... 90 min
Speaking 21-22 o Situ at ion a l ro le -pla y .. 2S min
o Picture-ba sed d iscussio n .... 30 min
Reading 24 o Missing se ntences ..... 30 m in - /5
Listening 25 o Matching speakers to statements 2S min - /8
Use of English 25 o Open d oz e " 25 min - /8
Writing 26 o Writ ing a student magaz ine article 80 min
Speaking 26-27 o Picture-based discussion 40 m in
o Debate ..... 20 min
Unit 3 Skill Task /Time Score Your notes
Shops and Reading 28 o Multi ple -cho ice sta t e ments .... 35 min /5
services
Listening 29 o Identifying st ate me nts ma de .... 25 min /5
Use of English 30 o Mult iple-choice g a p fill .... 25 min /8
Writing 31 o Writi ng an a rgu me nt ative essa y .... 75 min
Speaking 31·32 o Situational role-p lay .... 30 min
o Pict ure -based discussion .... 20 min
Reading 34 o True/Fa lse statements 25 min /8
Listening 35 o Filling in a form 40min 17
Use of English 35 o Open doze .. 25 min /8
Writing 36 o Writ ing a letter of co mplaint 75 min
Speaking 36-37 o Pict ure -based d iscussion 25 min
o De bat e 20 min
Use t he Stu dy Dia ry to plan and keep t rack o f your exam prepa ration . Tick ./ each se ct io n
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you have com pleted. Recor d your sco re . Make not e s that help you improve yo u r results.
4. Unit 4 Skill Task ITime Score Your notes
Home Reading 38 o Mi ssing sentences .... 35 min - /5
Listening 39 o Matching information .... 15 min - 17
Use of English 39 o M ultiple-choice gap fill ... 20 min - /8
Writing 40-41 o Writing an email .... 40 min
o Writing an informal letter .... 70 min
Speaking 41·42 o Situational role-pla y .... 25 min
o Picture-based discussion .... 40 min
Reading 44 o Multiple match ing 30 min - /9
Listening 45 o Tru e/False sta tements 20 min - 17
Use of English 46 o Ed it ing (word search) 40 min - / 10
Writing 46 o W riti ng a st ud ent magaz ine art icle . 80 min
Speaking 47 o St atistics-based discussion 30 m in
o Deb ate .... 10 min
Unit 5 Skill Task I Time Score Your notes
Nature Reading 48 o Mul tipl e mat ching .... 35 min - /6
Listening 49 o Factua l erro r co rrect io n .... 40 min - /6
Use of English 50 o Multip le-cho ice g ap fi l l .... )0 min
- /8
Writing SO-51 o W ri ti ng a leaflet .... 30 min
o W rit ing a formal let ter .... 70 min
Speaking 51·52 o Situati on al role-play .... 40 min
o Pict ure-b ased di scussion .... 50 min
Reading 54 o Mi ssing sentences I 40 min - /5
Listening 55 o Identifying t rue state me nts 35 min - /8
Use of English 55 o Verb form gap f ill 30 min - / 10
Writing 56 o Writing a discursive essay SOmin
Speaking 56·57 o Pict u re-b ased discussion 25 min
o Debat e 40 min
Unit 6 Skill Task ITime Score Your notes
School Reading 58 o Matching headings to paragraphs '" 35 min
- /8
Listening 59 o Completing notes .... 30 min
- /6
Use of English 59 o Word f orm at ion gap f ill .... 40 min - /8
Writing 60-61 o Writing an in vit atio n ... 45 min
o Writing an informa l letter .... 70 min
Speaking 62 o Situational ro le-pla y .... 35 min
o Pictu re-based discussion .... 35 min
Reading 64 o M issin g sente nces ~ 30 min
- /4
Listening 6 5 o Matching statem ent s t o speake rs .. 25 min - /5
Use of English 65 o Op en d oze ... 30 min - /9
Writing 66 o Wr iting an arg um entati ve essay '" 90 min
Speaking 66-67 o Picture-ba sed di scussion 35 min
o Debate .... 20 min
Use the Study Diary to p lan and keep t rack of yo u r exam p rep ar at ion . Tick ./ each section
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you have completed . Record you r score . M ake notes t hat he lp you improve your r esu lt s.
5. Unit 7 Skill Task I Time Score Your notes
Work Reading 68 o Missing sente nces ~ 35 min - 17
Listening 69 o Mu ltipl e mat chin g ~ 20 min - /5
Use of English 70 o Ope n d oze ~ 35 min - /8
Writing 70 o Wr it ing a fo rmal letter ~ 75 min
Speaking 71-72 o Situationa l rol e-pl ay ~ 35 min
o Picture-based d iscussion ~ 35 min
Reading 74 o Multiple-choice statements 35 min - /5
listening 75 o M atching statements to speakers ..... 20 min - /8
Use of English 76 o Banked gap f ill I- 25 min - /8
Writing 77 o Writi ng a fo rmallette rljob application ..... 70 min
Speaking 77 o Pict ure-based discussion 20 min
Unit 8 Skill Task I Time Score Your notes
Health Reading 78 o Gap fi ll (missing phrases) ... 30 min - /8
Listening 79 o M ultiple-choice st ate ments "' 2 5 min - 17
Use of English 80 o Open doze ... 2S min - /8
Writing 80 o W riting an i nforma l letter ~ 8 0 m i n
Speaking 81-82 o Situ ati onal role -pl ay ~ 20 min
o Pictur e-based discussion ... 25 min
Listening 83 o Compl eting not es ~ 20 min - /8
Use of English 83 o Mu ltiple-cho ice gap fi ll ~ 15 min - /8
Reading 84 o Ordering paragraph s ~ 40 min - 17
Writing 86 o Writi n g a letter from the editor (of a st udent mag azin e)
, .. 60 min
Speaking 86-87 o Pict ur e-based discussion 20 min
o Debat e 25 min
Unit 9 Skill Task I Time Score Your notes
Sport Reading 88 o Mi ssing sent ences .... 40 min - /6
Listening 89 o Mult iple-choice state men ts .... 25 min - /5
Use of English 90 o Jumbled sentences ~ 20 min - /8
Writing 90-9 1 o Writing an email .... 35 min
o Writ ing an informal letter .... 75 min
Speaking 91-92 o Situationa l ro le-play ... 25 min
o Picture-based discussion .... 20 min
Reading 93 o True/False sta te ments 35 min - /6
Listening 94 o Completing not es 45 min - /6
Use of English 94 o Wo rd form at ion gap f ill "". 40 min - /8
Writing 95 o W ri t ing an argument at ive essay ..... 80 min
Speaking 96-97 o Picture-based di scussion 25 min
o Debat e .... 20 min
Use th e St ud y Diary to pl an and keep t rack of you r exam prepa ration . TIck ./ each section
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yo u have com plete d. Record your score . Make notes t hat help yo u im prove your results.
6. Unit 10 Skill Task I Time Score Vour notes
Free t im e Reading 98 o Mi ssin g sente nces ~ 30 min - 17
and culture
Listening 99 o Tru e/ False state me nts ~ 3S min - /6
Use of English 100 o Banke d ga p f ill ~ 25 min - /8
Writing 100-101 o W rit ing an ema il .. 25 min
o Writ ing an informa l lette r " 65 min
Speaking 102 o Situational role-play .... 35 m in
o Picture-based discussion " 25 min
Reading 104 o Gap fi ll (m issing phr ases) .... 3S min - /6
Listening 105 o M at chin g sta tements t o speakers " 40 min - /5
Use of English 105 o Open doze ~ 25 min - / 10
Writing 106-107 o Writ ing a boo k review (op t ion 1) . . 70 min
o W rit ing a lit erary essay (o ption 2) .. 70 min
Speaking 107 o Statistics-based discussion ..... 30 min
Unit 11 Skill Task I Time Score Vou r notes
Travel Reading 108 o True/False statem ents ~ 50 min - /8
Listening 109 o Multiple-choice statements " 25 min - /6
Use of English 110 o Ad jective/adverb form gap fill .... 20 min - / 11
Writing 111 o W rit ing an argumenta t ive essay " 90 min
Speaking 111-112 o Situational role -play .. 40 min
o Pict ure-based discussion .... 35 min
Reading 114 o M ult ip le-cho ice state ments .... 35 min - /4
listening 115 b Com plet ing statements ..... 30 min - /5
Use of English 116 o Banked gap f ill ..... 20 min - /8
Writing 116 o W rit ing a student mag azine ertlcfe js- 90 min
Speaking 117 o Sta t istics-based d iscussio n 30 min
o Deb at e ~ 30 min
Unit 12 Skill Task I Time Score Vour notes
Science and Reading 118 o Ma t ching sum ma ry state ments " 40 min - /6
technology
Listening 119 o Multip le matching " 25 min - /8
Use of English 120 o Word f ormat ion gap fi ll ..... 30 min - /8
Writing 120 o W rit ing a stude nt mag azine article " 65 min
Speaking 121-122 o Situational role -play ..... 30 min
o Pictu re-based discussio n .. 40 min
Listening 123 o True/False stateme nts ~ 35 min - / 10
Use of English 123 o Edit ing (word search) .. 40 min - /6
Reading 124 o Multi ple -choice state ments " 35 min - /5
Writing 126 o Writi ng a di scursive essay " 70 min
Speaking 126-127 o Pict ure-based discussion ..... 25 min
o Deba t e .... 20 min
Speaking Bank 128
Writing Bank 131
Word Bank 141
Smart answer key 158
Use the Stud y Diary to pl an and keep track of your exam prepa rat ion . Tick -/ each section
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you have completed . Record your score. M ake not es that hel p you improve your results.
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d ifficu lt th an the o nes at the beginning of the unit . suggested; the times given for the exa m tas ks
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6 INTRODUCTION
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th e task. Speaking Ba tik:
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INTRODUCTION 7
9. Reading .... 25 minutes READING EXAM ~ 15 minutes
1 Read the a rti cl e in exercise 3 3 Read this short article about British and American families.
quickly. Then put the Choose the best phrase from A-K to fill in gaps 1-10, to
fo llowing headings that co m p lete the text. Th ere is one phrase that yo u won't need
su m m a rise each paragraph to use.
in the correct order.
a Modern families
b What we m ean wh en we FAMILY
tal k about fam ily
W HEN British and Amer ican people use the word family
c The way fam ilies lived in _ _ _ _ t he mot her, father and thei r child ren . In a gene ral
the past social context, 'the fa mily' is usually 2 mean this
1 nuclear fam ily.
2 Society in Brita in and the US s a nuclear family
:1 li ving in the same ho use and 4 each other's li ves.
Fifty years ago, t he typical f am ily was a husband and a wife,
2 Read the article in exercise 3 and t w o or three chi ldren. The f ath er spent all day at work
aga in quickly, and answer and 5 decisions abo ut how the money he earned
the questions. was spent. The mother stayed at ho me to manage t he house
1 What is a ' n uclea r fam ily'? and look after the children . Children we re ' their
2 How d id t he fat he r spe nd parents.
Many modern fa milies live rather differently, and because
a typi cal day fifty yea rs
of t his some people think that th e fami ly unit is dying and
ago?
society ' . Many coupies still get married, but others
:1 How did t he mother
live together w ithout ' . A few yea rs ago, couples
spe nd a ty pica l day fifty
living together usually got marr ied whe n ' a fa m iiy,
years ago?
but t his happens less now. Another trend is '" _
4 W hy are so me people
married lat er in life and to have fewer child ren, so t he size of
worried abo ut soc iety the average fam ily is shri nki ng.
today'!
5 Do co up les that li v e
toget he r always get
A taken to G m ad e m ost of th e
married?
B close ly in volved in H w h ich norma lly co ns ists of
6 Are m odern fam ilies
C gett ing married I they wan ted to start
nor ma lly larger or sm aller
than t hose fifty years ago?
D they ofte n m ean o n ly J ex pec ted to o bey
E is being wea kened K is tradit io nall y ba sed o n
EXAM TIP F fo r people to get
Answers on page 158
Rememb er, th e meaning of th e
m issi ng phrase is impo rtan t, but
read the completed sentence Listening ~ 20 minutes
again to check that th e chosen
ext ract also fits in g ram matically.
4 Read the instructions to exercise 6 a n d a ns w er t he following
questions .
1 W ho will you be listening to in the recordi ng?
2 Who is the adv ice aimed at?
:1 W ha t o ther useful informat ion can you find in the ins tru ctions?
5 Read the statements in exercise 6 a n d d ecide which of the
possible titles below might best summarise the text yo u are
going to hear.
a Ho w can we ens u re o ur ch ild ren 's safe ty whe n they' re alone at
home?
b The dan gers that ch ildre n h ave to face in their every d ay lives
c Ho w to train o ur child ren t o be indep en den t whe n they grow up
8 FA M ILY LIFE Smart answ er key on page 158
10. HOW TO STUDY Use of English ...... 45 minutes
If you have access to Eng lish·s peaking radio or televisio n
7 Pu t the correct fo rm of the verb clean in each
broadcasts, try to listen to a nd watc h progra mmes on
topics t hat yo u are interested in. It is best to do this on ga p.
regular basis, if possible for at least 15 minutes a day. ] I en joy _ _ the house every Mon da y
Th is will help you to get a feel for the language. m orni ng.
2 It's Monday iunch time and I _ _ the hou se
alrea dy.
LISTENING EXAM . . 10 minutes
3 I think most of the houses in my st reet _ _
6 ~ 01 First read sentences A-j below. You at least once a week .
are going to hear a psychologist giving 4 My mother says my fat h er t hinks the house
advice to parents. Decide which five out of _ _ by magic!
the ten pieces of advice are given in the 5 My friends arrived wh ile I _ _ my room.
recordi ng. 6 In the future, h ouses _ _ by robots.
A 0 Your decision should not only be based 8 Put the co rrect noun form of the underlined
on your children's age. verb in t h e gap to co mplete t he d efin iti o n s.
B 0 Tell your children not to answer
] If you invent so me t h in g important, this
telephone calls.
_ _ ma y become famou s.
C 0 Instruct your children to open the door
2 Something that arrives, such as a plane
only to people they know well.
fligh t, is an _ _ .
D 0 Don't leave your children alone for
3 You can say you improve some th ing, or that
more than three hours.
you make an _ _ to it .
E 0 Teach your children to keep the house
4 Som eth ing you publish , suc h as a book or a
key in their schoolbag.
magazin e, is a _ _ .
F 0 Don't allow your children to use the
5 If you explain some thing clea rly, then you
cooker.
are giving a clear _ _ .
G 0 Teach your children what to do in case
6 Someone who tra ins people to do so me t h ing
of fire. is a _ _ .
H 0 Ask a neighbour to keep an eye on
what's going on. 9 Wr ite similar defin itions to t h e ones in
o Keep alcohol out of the reach of your exercise 8 to explain t he following verbs and
children. nou ns.
J 0 Don't stress your children by ta lking ] believe and belief
about possible dangers.
Answers on page 158
2 depart and departure
EXAM TIP
3 per form and performan ce
The fi rst time you listen, mark all t hose sentences w hic h
match the statements made in the recording. Quickly
check jf yo u have mar ked the same num ber of HOW TO STUDY
sentences specified in t he instructions. If necessary, find
You can expand your vocabulary by learni ng the
the missing answers w he n yo u listen for the second
different parts of speech for words - for exa mple, from
time.
the verb expect yo u can make the no un expectation, and
the adjectives expected and unexpected. K a
eep
voca bulary note book or lists and includ e d iffere nt parts
of speech.
Smart answer key on page 158 FAMilY LIFE 9
11. 12 Rewrite David 's message, adding the
USE OF ENGLISH EXAM ~ 15 m inutes
in form a tio n he's missed o ut .
10 Complete the text by putting the correct
form of the word in brackets into each gap.
WRITING EXAM ~ 25 m inutes
Housew.or~ history 13 You see t his a dvertisement in a n Internet
foru m. Wr ite your response in a n ema il of
40-50 words.
If you stop to think abo ut it, the histo ry of
housework is the history of everything. ..---------....
Housework '
years or so. The '
(CHANGE) an
amazing amount in only the last hu ndred
(INVENT) of
W RLD
electricity was very important, and it led to
the ' (ARRIVE) of the washing DAILY LIVES
machine, the vacuum cleaner, the
dis hwasher, and so on . Housework
SURVEY
_ _ _ _ (BE) much harder without them
fifty yea rs ago. It's not just technology
that's different- these days, most husbands
_ _ _ _ (EXPECT) by their w ives to
share the housework. Overall, then, we can
see a great ' (IMPROVE) in
relation to housew ork , especially for
women - although the environmental cost
of modern housework is high.
An sw ers on page 159
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EXAM TIP
Writing ~ 90 minutes W hen you w rite a short text, such as an email message,
always check you have included all the necessary points
Writing an email ~ 35 minutes from the instructions.
11 Read the task and the advertisement in
Writing an informal letter ~ 55 minutes
ex ercise 13 ca re fully, Then read the message
below, and decide if the writer has included 14 Are these sta te m en ts about writing in fo rm al
all the requested information. Tick the letters true or fa lse?
a p p ro p ria te box. It's normal to use contractions, like they're
I who/you? D 4 when/eat? D for they are, in informal letters. T / F
2 where/from? D 5 when/st udy? D 2 You do n't need to use paragraphs in
3 whe n /slee p? D 6 what/e lse? D in formal let ters. T / F
3 Plannin g what to wri te is less im portant for
•• o
informal lett ers than for formal letters. T / F
4 You shou ld try to make in formal letters as
in teresti ng as poss ible, for example by using
I'm Davi d. I s lee p like a log from 10 p.m . a range of verbs and ad jectives. T / F
un til t he a larm goes off at 7 a.m . I have 5 The most common tense used in informal
breakfast at 7.30 a.rn ., lun ch at midday letters is the Present Con tin uou s. T / F
and t he n di nn er at 6 p.m. I really do n't 6 Informal letters tend to be shorter th an
like do ing hom ework . I t ry to play formal letters. T / F
football as often a s possibl e, a nd usu ally 7 You should th ink carefully about t h e reader
m an ag e to every day. of infor m al letters. T / F
l
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12. 15 Read this extract fro m a le tter. It contains Speaking ~ 4S minutes
eigh t gra m m ar mistakes. Ca n you find them
an d correct them? Situational role-play ~ 25 minutes
Everybody think my siste r is very good-looking.
17 '" 02 Listen and read the d ialogue below and
She has a huge wardrobe fu ll wit h clothes and answer these questions.
she always we ll dressed - but I think she wears
too man y m ake-up! She seems she's quite 1 What is Mark goi ng to do for Agneta?
popul ar, why she has a wide circle of frien ds. 2 Whe n are th ey going to m eet ?
She's always eit her out with frien ds and at 3 What is Agneta goi ng to help Mark wit h?
home ta lking with the pho ne to th em .
Agneta I'm really pleased you can help me, Mark.
Mark Th at's OK. 1 know t here's too m uch
WRITING EXAM ~ 45 minutes hou sewo rk for o ne person to do. Wha t
wo uld you like me to do?
16 Below is p art of a letter you receive from Agncta Could yo u clean t he wind ows?
your penfriend abroad. Write your reply in Mark OK. But I'm quite busy right now. Can we
100-120 words. do it in t he evening, per haps?
Agn eta I'm goi ng to th e cinema later. Are you
free after school?
Mtj WIde-. So I'd re-tllltj like- +0 Mark Yes, I 'll mee t you at your hou se after
school.
Agneta Fan tastic! And the n I 111/1St return the
bto.w tlbw+ tj0l.<r +tlvol.<ri+e- favou r. How ca n I help you?
Mark Could you help me with my English
+tlMiltj Me-Mbe-r. Wl-to is it? Wl-ttj hom ework ? It's really difficult t his week .
Agn eta Sure .
dO tj0l.< like- l-tiM or l-te-r so Ml.<cl-t?
Wl-ttl+ doe-s l-te- or sl-te- look like-? 18 Underline the parts of the dialogue that
h el ped you to answer the questions in
Wl-ttl+ doe-s l-te- or sl-te- dO? exercise 17 .
19 What kinds of housework a re there? How
many more ca n you add to the list?
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EXAM TIP
Always plan your writing carefully. Look carefully at the d_ .fhe. dus.fiOlq
o
topic or question and let ideas come into your head.
Then start to orga nise them into a suitable order. Then /.lake. .fhe. oe.ds
write one or more sente nces for each id ea. Build th e
series of sentences into paragraphs. When you have
do .fhe. washiOlq
finished your first draft, check very carefully for s~e.e.p the. patio
m istakes.
HOW TO STUDY
One way to practise speaking accu rately is to write a
dialogu e, chec k it for mistakes, and then practise
speaking it, with a partner if possible.
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13. SPEAKING EXAM ~ 5 minutes
22 Ch oose from the words below to co mplete
the ex p ressio ns used for giving opinions.
20 Your friend's parents a re away for a few
as in · to on
days. You have agreed to help your friend
with some housework. 1 _ _ my ex per ience , a small family is bet ter.
Find ou t wha t hou sework yo ur friend 2 According _ _ a TV programme I saw,
need s help with . th ere are fewer big famili es now.
Find out a time you 're both free. 3 As far _ _ I'm concerned, the bigger the
Agree what you r friend will do for you in better.
return . 4 It dep ends _ _ whe re you live, but I prefer
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sma ll famili es.
HO W TO STUDY
Picture-based discussion ~ 20 minutes
When you study for tasks like exercise 23 here, practise
21 Here arc some sentences st u den ts sa id abo u t several times. Each tim e, concentrate on a different
famili es. Ea ch sentence co n ta ins a m istake. factor, e.g . choice of vocabulary, pron unciat ion,
Can you find a nd co rrect the m istakes? spea king flue ntly, and so on.
1 If yo u have olde r broth ers and sisters, th ey
ca n giving yo u useful advice. SPEAKING EXAM ~ 10 minutes
2 In a big family, never yo u ma y learn to be
in dep ende n t. 23 Look at th e two photos of families .
3 So yo ur fam ily is sma ll, yo u' ll probably ha ve Co m pa re and contrast them . Include the
your ow n bedroo m. following points:
4 Your bro the rs and sisters can play by you • adv ice and suppo rt
whe n your par ents are busy. • independence
• space at home
• attention from parents
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14. Listening 40 minutes LISTENING EXAM ~ 15 m inutes
1 Read these pairs o f se n ten ces 3 '" 03 You will hear two friends, John and Angela, talking
1-6 and the corresponding about their families . Read through statements 1-6. As
sta te men ts 1-6 in ex ercise 3. In you listen, decide if each statement is true (T) or false (F),
eac h ca se, which on e of the according to the information you hear.
two sentences h ere means the 1 John grew up in the sam e to wn as hi s par ents. _
sa me as the statement in 2 Angela says john's family is a h appy one. _
exercise 3? 3 Angela is looking forward to a big family party ne xt
a [ ohn's parents grew up month . _
here, and so did h e. 4 John hopes to work in hi s uncle's business in the future.
b j ohn 's pa rents come from
up no rth , an d moved h ere S Angela's o lde r sister ha s give n her useful adv ice. _
before he was born. 6 j ohn's brother recently left university. _
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2 a j oh n's fam ily always
seem ed very h appy to
Ange la. EXAM TIP
b Angela th inks there are In the listening exam, the task items are in the same o rder as yo u hear
some probl ems in j ohn's them in the recordin g. Whe n yo u listen for th e fi rst time, check which
fam ily. sta te men ts you're D.Q.t g iven a ny infor mation about (all false), t hen decide
if the remainin g stateme nts are true or false when you listen fo r t he
3 a Angela's fam ily are having seco nd time .
a big party next mon t h,
but she 'd p refer to do
some th ing else. Use of English 3S minutes
b Ange la ca n 't wait for this
part y next month - 4 Choose from these words to complete the sentences b elow.
everyone's com in g. One word is used twice, and one word isn't used in any
gap.
4 a j ohn's expec ted to join hi s
uncle's co m pany, but it's to • than too • also • that both · and
really boring there.
1 1 like coffee _ _ tea.
b John reall y wan ts his uncle
to give him a job in his 2 1 like _ _ coffee and tea .
com pany. 3 I like coffee and _ _ tea.
4 I like coffee and tea _ _ .
S a Angela's big siste r ha s S I like coffee more _ _ tea.
reall y h elp ed her by tellin g 6 I prefer coffee _ _ tea.
h er what to do. 7 I'd rather h ave coffee _ _ tea.
b Ange la's always told h er
olde r siste r wh at she S Com p lete these sentences by writing one word in each gap.
sho uld do . 1 He wants to improve, _ _ h e practises a lot.
6 a j ohn's brother 's n ever 2 _ _ h e wants to improve, he pra ctis es a lot.
studied at uni versity. 3 He wants to improve - th at' s _ _ h e pra cti ses a lot .
b j ohn 's brother is n o longer 4 _ _ to hi s amb ition to succeed, h e does a lot of pr actice.
at college. S _ _ of h is ambitio n to win, he's always practisin g.
6 His de sire to do well mea ns _ _ he practises a great deal.
2 Un d erli n e the word or words
in exercise 1 which make the
sentence different in meaning
fro m the statement in
exercise 3.
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15. 6 Read these sentences. Ch oose from the verbs listed after the Reading 30 minutes
sentences to co m p lete the gaps. Notice that the word out
comes afte r ea ch gap and is co n n ec te d to the meaning of the 8 Read the titl e of the a rticle
ve rb. Th in k a bou t the form of the verb. in ex ercise 9 on page IS.
1 Th e gro u p are _ _ out a n ew CO next mo nth . Which of the following
2 You mu st _ _ out of the h ot el by 11 a.m. topics does the title of the
3 She injured her knee an d _ _ out of th e race. article suggest?
4 The detective investigat ed until h e _ _ out who the murderer 1 Fathers are read y to
was. participat e in takin g care
5 You'l l succeed if you _ _ out your plan. of children, and th is is
6 They _ _ out for the mountains ea rly in the morning. sur prisin g.
2 Fath ers sh ould be
carry br in ging check set found pu lIed
en couraged to parti cipate
in childcare more actively.
3 Wo rkin g women want
USE OF ENGLISH EXAM ~ 15 minutes their partners to take over
7 Complete the text by choosing the correct option: A, B, C or some ch ildcare
0 , to fill each gal'. responsibilities.
Now read the text qui ckl y
What's the point of family history? to check yo u r answer.
Fam ily h istory is ' _ referr ed to as genea logy. It is one of the
wo rld's most popular pastimes, an d milli ons of peopl e aro u nd EXAM TIP
the plan et are investigating their origins as I writ e this. From When you have completed a
z_ beginners to expe rienced gen ealogists, th e attraction o f 3 _ multiple-choice task, check that
out more about the past through your own family is hard to you did not leave a question
resist. Once you have 3 _ out on the research road, the work unanswered. If you really don't
can become ab solutely fascinating. There are many reasons i . L . know the co rrect answ er, it's
better to guess than not to give
As yo u expl or e this route to the past, you'lI develop new skills, an answer.
wh ich you can use in many ways. You'll a lso en joy th e
exc itemen t of the detective ' _. The voyage of disc overy into
you r family's past ofte n lead s to a greater understanding of
hi stor y. It's also a social pastime, and will ' _ yo u into co ntact
with many n ew and like-minded people.
1 A and B too C also D both
2 A fulI B complete C whole o thorough
3 A finding B meeting C learning D knowing
4 A set B done C put D made
5 A because B sin ce C why o so
6 A course B movem ent C step o process
7 A sen d B carry C give o bring
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EXAM TIP
Before you look at the cho ices A-D for each gap, try to think of a word that
could fit in th e gap. Even if you can't think of a particular word, decide what
part of speech - verb, noun, etc. - it needs to be.
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16. READING EXAM ""'-
.......- 2S minutes
9 Read t he newspaper article below on how fathers take part in looking after their children.
Ch o ose the b est answer: a, b, c, o r d, to questions 1-4.
1 Why would many fathers like to go to
Why fathers want to look parenting cla sses?
a To learn how to do da y-ta-da y
after the baby (yes, really) ch ildc are.
One of t he most extensive surveys of fat hers has b Becau se they want to atten d
now shown th at, far from the ste reotype, most important sch oo l ev en ts .
men would like t o share childcare duties with c Because they think it 's important to
t heir partners or wives. be in volved in the da y-ta-day care of
The survey made by the Equal Opportun ities Commission ch ild ren.
shows a modern type of father : the New Dad. He takes part d So they can be more co n fide n t in
in day-to-day childcare and does not mind helping with dealing with domestic issues.
the vacuum ing and w ashing-up - if onl y w hen his partne r
asks him to. The EOC intervi ewed sixty-four fathers and 2 How do Enforcer Dad s view their rol e in
their partners about their hom e and wor k life. Most fathers childcare?
agreed that it was important to 'be there' for their children a Th ey don't see childca re as their
for key even ts such as school sports da y, their first
appearance in the school play and for at least one mea l a
responsibility.
day. Many agreed that pare nting classes would be a good b They teach their ch ild ren di scipline
way to give them more confidence around the home. by setti ng an exam ple for them.
Based on the survey resu lts, four types of fathers were c They keep children amused while
defined, from the traditiona l type of dad to the perfect their partner get s on with
New Dad, w ho is as much involved in taking care of the housework.
child ren as the mother. The survey found that the majority
of men we re some w he re between these tw o types. d It's important for them to be
In the first category comes Enforcer Dad, the old- invol ved in the day-ta-da y care of
fashioned disciplinarian w ho does not see himself as their children.
invo lved in the day-ta-day care of his children. He sees his
3 How do Fully Involved Dads find time
respo nsibili ties as settin g clear lim its for them and being a
role mod el. Most fathers do no t see this as their only role. to share childcare resp onsibilities with
The two big gest categor ies are Entertainer Dad and their partners?
Useful Dad . Entertainer Dad is at his best keeping his a They run the home an d t he famil y,
child ren laughing wh ile his pa rtner gets on with so their partners can focu s o n their
househ old chores and arranging the children's school and professional duties.
extra activities. Useful Dad is willing to help out around
the house, even thoug h he expects the mother to be the b They fit their work co m m it m en ts to
'team leader' in all things domestic. their partn er's arrangements.
Finally, and probab ly every woman's d ream, is Fully c They often leave the office early.
Involved Dad. He is equally engage d in running the home d They think it's their partner's
and the family, and sees the role of the father and the responsibility to n egotiate flexibility
mother as practically iden tical. Fully Involved Dads adjust
their w o rk arrangements to their partners' professional at their workplace.
du ties. 'I do have definite childca re commitments,' said 4 What does ]ulie Mellor think employers
one father in this category. 'There are certain times or sh ould do?
occasions w here it is non-negotiable and 1 just leave the
a Employers should p rovide both
office on time.'
[ulie Melior, chairwoman of the EOC, said that fathers parents w ith equal pay and flexible
w ere still not given enough flexibilit y at work and mothers wo rkin g h ours.
wou ld feel fully supported only if employers treated (and b They should allow par ents to wo rk
paid) both sexes equally. 'Mums and dad s should be able from home so they ca n look aft er
to choose how they w ant to share the responsibilities of their ch ild ren .
bringing up child ren and wor king outside the home: she
said. 'But unt il we have equal pay, decent childcare and c They sh ou ld give women m ore
more opportunit ies to work flexible hours, many fathe rs su ppo rt so they can take o n mo re of
will continue to find it hard to be there for their children the childca re resp onsibilities at
and many w omen w ill cont inue to be d isadvantaged at home.
work. This is not necessarily the best solution for parents, d They should pa y women mo re
children or emp loyers. Equality at work or home depe nds because t hey are often di sad vantaged
on both mum s' and dads' famil y responsibi lities be ing
acknow led ged: Melior said. in the wo rkp lace.
Answers
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17. Writing 80 m inutes Speaking 55 minutes
Writing an argumentative essay Picture-based discussion 30 minutes
10 Look at the list below. Who is more 13 If yo u're working a lo n e, answer eac h
important to you, you r famil y or you r question in no more than three sentences . If
friend s, in relation to these things? Tick the you 're working with a partner, discuss
box for ea ch onc. different ways of answering each question.
Family Frien ds What was your first day at school like? How
did you feel?
h omework
2 What is it you're goi ng to miss most when
music you leave school? Why?
3 How do married couples help each other?
holidays
4 Sho uld everybody get married?
sport
14 Read these sentences. Thi n k about their
food m eaning and what may be missing in the
gaps. Then choose the correct phrase from
If yo u' re working with a partner, discuss
the list underneath to co m plete the
yo ur a ns wers. Ta lk a b ou t yo ur rea sons.
sen te n ces.
11 Read these sentences taken fro m essays abou t Your school education has a significant effect
family a n d fr ie n ds. Fill in the gaps with a on _ _ your life.
su itable word from the list below. Use each 2 School isn't as important as university,
wo rd o nly o nce. T here are two ga ps in each where you make _ _ what to study for
sentence. your career.
3 Most people wan t to start a famil y, an d
answer think · facto rs co nside ring marriage is _ _ this.
reasons concl usion im port an ce refer 4 The partnershi p of marriage is _ _ two
ever loo k ind ividua ls sha ring a h ome.
1 When _ _ family and society, th ere isn't a your own choice of the rest of
simple right or wrong _ _ . the first step towards mor e than just
2 When we _ _ about this sub ject, it
depends on wh ich society we _ _ to.
SPEAKING EXAM: • 10 minutes
3 The re are a nu m ber of _ _ why I believe
tha t the family is still as impo rtant as _ _. 15 The two photos show different turning
4 If we _ _ at th e issue of ed uca tion, th e points in life. Which image do you think
_ _ of the fam ily is clear. represents a more important turning point?
5 Taking a ll these _ _ into acco unt, m y Why? Co m pa re and contrast the pi ctures.
_ _ is that the role of fam ily is changing,
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but it remains highly im portant.
EXAM TIP
WRITING EXAM ~ 60 minutes Don't worry if you can't think of much to say in the
exa m. Start with straightforwa rd o bservations - things
12 Write an essay of 200-250 words for or which are easy and clear to say abo ut the ph oto or
against this statement: ph otos - and build on t hese until yo u reach m ore
complex ideas.
Peopl e used to think that th e fam ily played
an impor tan t ro le in society, but times h ave
changed and no w the family is m uc h less
importa nt .
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EXAM TIP
W hen wr iting essays, always spend tim e thinking ab out
your ideas and opinions before you try to start w riting
the essay. Record these in notes - either as lists or mind
maps. In yo ur essay, use eac h main idea as the basis of a
paragraph.
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18. Debate 25 minutes ' ..
16 Match words 1-8 to thei r syn o n ym s a-h.
1 leave out a separate
2 loo k at b firstl y
3 pr im aril y c cons ide r
4 in co ntrast d in additio n
5 co nnected e m ostl y
6 unrelated f co nversely
7 first of all g depen dent
8 moreover h disregard
17 Use words from exerci se 16 to co m p lete the
follow ing se n te n ce s.
1 Before reaching any so rt of co ncl us io n, _ _
we m ust examine the cha ng ing roles wit hi n
the fam ily.
2 Even if we _ _ t he questions of income
and car eer develo pmen t, thi s is still a
complicat ed issue.
3 When we _ _ the falling number of
marriages an d the rising number of divor ces,
we can see t hat th e number of sin gle-paren t
fam ilies is in creasing.
4 Havin g a good job is often rega rded
nowadays as mor e important than having a
family. _ _ , th e resp onsibility of starting a
famil y appeals to fewe r and fewer people.
SPEAKING EXAM ~ 10 minutes
18 Read the following statement. Do you
a gree or d isagree with it? Prepare so m e
arguments to support your opinion, t h en
discuss the issue with your partner,
responding to any counter-arguments they
have.
Mothers shou ld stay at h ome to look afte r
their ch ildren until they're old eno ug h to
start fo rmal educa tio n .
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EXAM TIP
When you have to talk about a given subject at length,
try to use phrases that organise your arguments into
connected speech. You can find phrases for ordering
key points, giving examples, expressing your opinion,
etc. in the Speaking Bank on page 128.
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19. Reading ~ 35 minutes READING EXAM
~-
1 Read the title from the article in exercise 4. 4 Read the arti cl e below. Th en rea d st atements
What do you think the article is going to b e 1- 8 and find t he paragra p h (A- E) in t he te xt
about? which con tains info rmation a b ou t t h em .
Write the correct letter in the gap. Finally,
2 Read statem en ts 1 and 2 below. Which of the d ecide if the stat ements are t rue (T) o r fa lse (F).
other sentences: a , b, or c, has the sa me
meaning as 1 and 2?
I Stella didn 't buy the dres s because it didn't SUITS or SMART CASUAL?
suit her.
a She didn 't want to bu y the dress. The modern office dilemma
b Th e dr ess didn't loo k good on h er.
c Th e dre ss wasn't t h e right size. A Once, it w as easy to know w hat to w ear to the office.
2 Unl ess th e guaran te e is stamped, your radio For male managers, it w as alw ays a da rk suit and
won 't be replaced. white shirt with a tie . With the arr iva l of Dress-Do wn
a Th e radio can't be rep laced if th e Friday, all the old ru les wen t away. Some compa nies
introduced the system in which once a we ek (on
guaran tee is not stam ped .
Friday) the employees were allowed to wear casual
b There is no guarantee t he rad io will be clothes of their choice. In recent years, cas ual dr ess
replaced. da ys at the office have become w idesp read in the
c If yo u have a guara ntee, the radio will be USA, and employees are starting to push the policy to
replaced . extreme limits. Casual Fridays have be come so casual
that so me people are coming to w ork in ou tfits that
3 Now read the following extracts 1 and 2
resemble pyjamas.
from the article. Choose the option: a, b , or
B In a recent poll. 82% of Americans thought that it is
c, that best summarises the m ain idea in the
OK for businesses to ha ve a d ress-down da y, while
extract. Did you choose the same answer as 12% thought it is not. Those who opposed the dress-
in exercise 2? Mark T (true). Did you choose down policy pointed out that casual dress style might
so mething different? Mark F (false). enc ou rage casual or slop py work. Others commented
I Stella was sorry she co uldn't buy the dress. that the relaxed atmosp he re and comfort of casua l
The cut was the latest fashi on and the colour clothes lead s to increased productivity.
ma tched her eyes perfectly, but she'd put on C So what's appropriate for the office? Experts differ in
some weight lately and she just couldn't do opinions, but there are a few points they agree on.
up the zip. Ripped and w orn looking jeans, shorts and Hawaiian
p rint shirts are all unacceptabl e. Faded den im is also
a She didn't want to bu y t he dress.
associated w ith slop piness. Keep you r look sma rt. For
b The dress didn't look good on h er.
example, pair up d ark jeans w ith a button-down
c Th e dress wasn't t h e right size.
blazer.
Stella didn 't buy tile dress as it didn't suit her.
T /F
o There are tw o im portant factors w he n di scu ssing
dress cod es in th e workp lace . First of all, it must be
2 The radio has a 12-m on th gua rantee . clear. Em ployees ne ed to kno w w hat is expected of
Remember, however, to have it stam ped at the m; ot her w ise, a dress code that is meant to create a
th e cas h de sk. Otherwise, we won't be ab le rela xed atmosphere mi ght actuall y increa se stress.
to replace it if it doesn 't work properly. Second, emplo yees must always cons ide r their
a Th e radio can't be rep laced if the clients. We spoke w ith a law yer in a firm with a casual
guarantee is not stam ped. dress policy who keeps a jacket and tie in his office,
and p ut s it on w he n expecting a client wh o might be
b Th ere is no guarantee th e radio will be
offended by a more casual approach.
rep laced.
c If yo u have a guarantee, the radio will be E And one final thing - no matter what clothes people
wear, they must always be clea n and neat. Coffee
rep laced .
stains are unacceptabl e on the fron t of one's casual as
Unless tile guarantee is stamped, YOllr radio
we ll as one's formal shirt.
won 't be replaced. T / F
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20. ~ 1S minutes EXAM TIP
First look at the title of the article and read the text quickly to get a general
_ Cleanliness is always idea of what it's about. Then read the true/ false statements and make sure
important in the you understand them. Find the parts of the text w hich contain inform ation
workplace. T / F about the stateme nts. If the informat ion in the text matches the informa tion
2 _ Emp loyers should in the statement, mark T (true). If the information doesn't confirm the
precisely specify what statement (or there is no information about it), mark F(false).
th eir em ployees might
wear on casual days .
.T / F Listening ~ 15 minutes
3 _ Latel y, some
S Read t h e d escriptio ns of two people in exercise 6 . Fill in the
employees h ave started
follow in g table w ith the information .
wearing unusually
informal clothes for the
office. T / F Person 1 Person 2
4 _ Some clients ma y not Male/Female?
accept casual dres s code
Age
in business situations.
T/ F Height and weight
5 _ In th e USA, the
Hair
majority of bu sinesses
have introduced casual Ot her facia l features
dress days . T / F Clothes
6 _ Experts agree on
what should be worn for Other distinguish ing features
th e office . T / F
7 _ Some people believe LISTENING EXAM ~ 10 minutes
tha t the way employees
dress in fluen ces the 6 ~ 04 First read the d escriptions below. Then listen to a radio
qua lity of their work. announcement, and cross out the mistakes in the
T /F descriptions. Listen again a n d write down the co rrec t
8 _ Jea ns are conside red information on the lines below the text. Th ere are eigh t
inappropriate for office differences between the recording a n d the text below.
casua l days. T / F The police are looking for two suspects in con nec tion with the
recent bank robbery in Reading. Th e first suspec t is a wh ite man
in hi s fortie s. He is fairl y ove rweigh t, quite short and h e's got
cur ly, brown hair. He's got a broken no se and ha s a moustach e.
When last seen, he was wearing torn blu e jeans and a baggy T-
shirt. He's also got a tattoo of a h eart with the word 'Angela'
written in it .
The poli ce are also looking for a you ng woman in h er ea rly
twenties. She's tall and attractive - she's got long, wavy, blonde
hair. Her n ose is rather long . Wh en last seen , she was wearing a
short black skirt, black T-shirt, a leather jacket an d black boots.
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21. EXAM TIP USE OF ENGLISH EXAM ~ 15 minutes
Read the descr iptions first. Try to picture in your mind
9 Read the text taken from the Teacher's
what th e peop le described look like. This w ill help yo u
focus on the details when you hear the correct
Book of an English course. Fill in gaps 1-8
descriptions. As you're listening, read the text and mark with a suitable word formed from the
the details that seem different. When you listen for the prompts in the brackets.
second time, check your choices and write down the
correct answer. Check that you've found all the required Recognising cultural images
differences. and symbols
When we live in a particular country, we
Use of English ~ 30 minutes automatically become exposed and
____ (custom) to a range of images and
7 Ch o ose the correct option to complete the symbols embedded in son gs and pictures,
se ntences . places, and traditions. Th ese images and
It may not be possible / possibility to in vit e sym bols include 2 (fame) peopl e in
everyone from the team. the cu lture , a nd arc h itectural and landscap e
2 They continued th eir correspond / features . Th e 1 (able) of stude n ts to
co rresp o n de nce through a co up le of recognise these images help s them to feel
decades . more ' (con fide) and to become
3 I love English Lite rature. I've read practical / more fluent.
practically every classic English novel th at
The ai m of the activ ities in this sectio n is to
exists.
_ _ __ (familiar) studen ts with popular
4 His assista nt a lways com pa n ies /
ima ges and symbol s in the target culture. A
ac compani es her on h er pro mo tio n al tours.
secon dary aim is to h elp studen ts to
5 We wo uld like to clarity / clarify what the
_ _ _ _ (identity) and compare th e images
condit ions are.
and symbols in British and American culture,
6 The main character / characterise in the
and then to con trast these with the images
film is pla yed by the famous Fren ch star.
and sym bols in their own.
7 Young peopl e often depend / dependent on
th eir pa ren ts fina nc ially. Some activiti es focu s on places and peopl e
8 I wou ld like you to sen d me a report / associated with the cu lture, some allow th e
reporter on the curren t situation. learner to 7 (explorer) th e cultural
_ __ _ (refer) in popular songs.
8 Look a t the eight words in brackets in the
text in ex ercise 9. How many different words An sw ers on page 162
can you form with each one?
custo m EXAM TIP
accustom , accustomed, customise, customary, Before you fill in any gaps, read the text payin g special
customa rilv, custome r att ention to the words before and after each gap. These
2 fam e help you decide what part of speech the missing word
should be.
3 able
4 confide
5 fami liar
6 identity
7 explorer
8 refer
What part of speech (verb, noun, a d jecti ve,
adverb, etc.) is ea ch word you have formed?
What part of speech is the original word?
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22. Writing ~ 90 minutes WRITING EXAM: ~ 60 minutes
Writing an informal letter 14 Write a letter to your penfriend in the VK.
She or he wants to know about your life in
10 Put the phrases in each sen tence into the your country. Tell him or her about:
co rrect order.
• being a teenager
differen t fro m / being a / teenagers / I think / • friendships
whe n m y / teenager today / is very / • wh at you think about marriage.
parents were / .
2 ways we / freedom today / In so me / h ave Write about 200 words.
mor e / . Answers on page 162
3 other ways / life is / But in / and di fficult /
more compl icated / . EXAM TIP
4 a lot / I feel /today put / on teenagers / of You should plan your letter by follo w ing th e inst ructi ons
pressure / that par en ts / . closely. Your plan should includ e a paragraph for each
5 n ot / every teenager / It is / the best / to be / cont ent point required . A lett er also needs to have an
possible for / . opening and a closing. Look at the example of an
6 feel I / space / Sometimes I / some / just informal lett er in th e Writing Bank on page 132.
need / .
11 Read th ese in complet e sen tences. Try to Speaking ~ 55 minutes
think of words to fill the gaps . Use only one
wo rd in each ga p . Situational role-play ~ 25 minutes
I believe friendship _ _ always be _ _ 15 Match the two parts of questions together.
im portant part of _ _ lives.
1 Wh at do you A a ny suggestions?
2 A goo d friend _ _ so meone _ _ you can
2 Do yo u h ave B th in k ab out it?
really trust .
3 Wh at sh ould we C to do about it .
3 I love m y parents, _ _ course, but I spe n d
4 I wo n de r wh at D do abo ut if!
more time _ _ friends.
4 I prefer _ _ have a few close frien ds _ _ a 16 Put the letters of the underlined words into
lot of acq ua intance s. the corr ect order.
5 Whe n my brot her met _ _ girlfrien d, h e
1 Tha t' s a great diae.
sto pped spe n din g time _ _ his friends.
2 Tha t's a goo d ni sgugesto .
6 I h op e to stay _ _ tou ch with all my
3 Tha t co uld be snitteringe .
frien ds whe n I' m _ _ university.
4 I won der if that cou ld be tfulifdic.
12 Each of these sentences contains a mistake. 5 Don't yo u think that might be catecoml'lid?
Ca n you find th e mist akes and correct them?
17 Put the missing words in the sentences to
I These days, man y people live together not make questions.
with getting marr ied .
2 I m yself h op e to getting ma rried one day. work • do • explain • say • thin k
3 I n eed meet the right person first. 1 Could yo u _ _ a bit more?
4 I h op e I'll be as h appy in marriage as my 2 How wou ld that _ _ ?
pa ren ts be. 3 Could you _ _ that aga in?
5 My co usin we nt to wo rk in Scotland and 4 Wh at sho uld we _ _ after that?
married the Scottis h wo ma n. 5 Do yo u _ _ that idea is best?
6 Marriage de pends o n tall levels of pati ence
an d understanding.
13 Match ea ch start of a sentence 1-4 with its
co n cl usio n A-D.
I I h ope that yo u A to hear from you
2 It was great B me all yo ur news.
3 Write and tell C visit the VK one day.
4 I really h op e to D are well an d h appy.
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23. SPEAKING EXAM
... 10 minutes
18 You and a group of friends
are plann ing a street
festival to take p lace in
your neighbourhood in
the summer. Here are
some notes.
Discuss the notes and the
situation and then d ecide
what to do. You can a dd
your own ideas.
• music - dan ce music?
local folk singers?
foo d - ask neighbours?
use restauran t? cost?
• invitations - emai l
everyone? posters?
• ch ild ren - fu n activ ities?
com petitio ns? or no
sma ll ch ild ren in vited?
Answers on page 163
EXAM TIP
Remember that the examiner
wants to know how you interact
in the role-play situation - in other
words, how you communicate
and respond to ideas, op inions
and suggestions. Practise ways of
responding to what other people
say to you.
Picture-based discussion
30 minutes
19 Use the words be low to
com p lete these questions .
Hving • stress • clo the s •
like • married • from •
name · time
I What's your _ _ ?
2 Where are yo u _ _?
3 What do yo u do for a
- _?
4 Are you _ _ ?
5 Wh at do you do in your
spare _ _ ?
6 Where do yo u bu y your
- _?
7 Do you su ffer m uch from
- _ ?
8 Do you see you r fam ily as
much as yOll wo uld _ _ ?
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