Vocabulary

1. Read the definition and write the correct word. The first letter is given and
there is one space for each letter.

1. completely a_________
absolutely

2. to stop something from happening or someone from doing something

p______
prevent

3. a food that is used with other foods in the preparation of a particular dish
i_________
ingredient

4. to succeed in doing something good, usually by working hard a______

achieve

5. extremely good, exciting or surprising s__________

spectacular

6. the air, land and water where people, animals and plants live
e__________
environment

7. something that you get when you are successful in an exam or course of study
q____________
qualification

8. to discover an amount or number using mathematics c________

calculate

2. Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs from the list.

come out | appear in | break up | keep on | put out | catch up with | hang out | end up

1. Even if you find something difficult, it’s important to keep on trying to succeed.

2. When does that new film about dinosaurs come out?

3. School’s going to break up for the summer holidays soon.

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4. I think it’ll be nice to just hang out with my friends this weekend.

5. He’s a very good actor, and he’s going to appear in a new comedy film that’ll be in
cinemas next month.

6. It took three weeks to put out the forest fire.

7. After travelling around when they’re young, many people end up returning to live in
the place where they were born.

8. I’m looking forward to being able to catch up with my cousin in three months’ time.

3. Complete the sentences with the adjectives from the list.

shy | sociable | honest | confident | charming | easygoing | lonely | rude

1. I’m sure Harriet’s telling the truth – she’s very honest.

2. Frankie’s very quiet and prefers being with small groups of good friends, because
she’s quite a shy person.

3. Alex is very confident – he always believes in his own abilities.

4. Marty loves going to parties and meeting new people – he’s very sociable.

5. Bernie’s absolutely charming; he’s a very pleasant and attractive person and
everybody loves him.

6. Norbert is quite rude to people sometimes – he should try to be more polite.

7. Ivan is so easygoing and relaxed – I’ve never seen him get annoyed about
anything!

8. Let’s go and talk to Xavier – he’s new at college and doesn’t know many people
yet so I think he may be a bit lonely at the moment.

4. Match the sentence halves and add the correct word or phrase from the list.

despite | in general | because of | in future | according to | besides | at first | instead of

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1. _____ all the problems they’d had a. it’s going to be a sunny day
on the journey, tomorrow.
Despite / the students said
it was a great trip.

2. Let’s go to the mountains on b. _____ play football and do my

holiday this year, homework.
instead of / to the beach
like we did last year.

c. but then we saw it and took some

3. We could only hear the bird _____,
photos of it.
at first / but then we saw it
and took some photos of it.

d. the students said it was a great

4. I’m really sorry,
trip.
I’ll be more careful /in future.

e. _____ / all the pollution

5. _____ the forecast I saw online,
from the traffic.
According to / it’s going to be
a sunny day tomorrow.

6. I didn’t do anything at the weekend f. I’ll be more careful _____.

besides / play football
and do my homework.

g. people at my school prefer

7. I think that _____,
basketball to football.
in general / people at my school
prefer basketball to football.

8. __ It’s hard to see the mountains h. _____ to the beach like we did last
from the city year.
because of all the pollution
from the traffic.

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Grammar

5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1. If Luke wanted/wants (want) to come to the concert with us, that would be lovely.

2. Renée was listening (listen) to music when Juliette arrived.

3. Bruno didn’t go to the cinema with his friends because he he ‘d/had seen (see) the
film before.

4. I’m sure Sophia will visit (visit) us if she comes to London this summer.

5. Have you finished (you / finish) that book yet?

6. Please be quiet, I ‘m/am trying (try) to talk to my brother on the phone.

7. What time did they get (they / get) home yesterday?

8. Do you believe (you / believe) everything people are saying about global warming
at the moment?

6. Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first sentence.

1. My parents gave me a new bike for my birthday.

I was given a new bike by my parents for my birthday.

2. The weather will be sunny tomorrow,’ our teacher said.

Our teacher said (that) the weather would be sunny tomorrow.

3. Maria wants somebody to cut her hair.

Maria wants to have her hair cut.

4. My friends asked me why I wasn’t meeting them later.

’Why aren’t you meeting us later?’ my friends asked me.

5. The classroom is tidied by the students every day before they go home.
The students tidy the/their classroom every day before they go home.

6. ’Can you see me?’ my sister asked me.

My sister asked me if/whether I could see her.

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7. You mustn’t leave rubbish on the beach.
Rubbish mustn’t/must not be left on the beach.

8. ’I took a photo of a famous singer!’ she said to him.

She told him (that) she’d/she had taken a photo of a famous singer.

7. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the adjective in brackets.

1. Phil’s really good at the guitar – he’s the most talented (talented) person in our
band.

2. Lauren isn’t as tall (tall) as Kim.

3. This festival is great – it’s even better (good) than last year’s!

4. That’s the biggest (big) ice cream I’ve ever seen!

5. The hockey club’s much busier (busy) now than it was last month – lots of new
people have joined.

6. That’s the worst (bad) tennis match I’ve ever watched!

7. This house is more unusual (unusual) than any of the other buildings in this area.

8. This Maths homework is much less easy (easy) than last week’s.

8. Read the blog and write the correct word in each space.

My name’s Paul and this is my holiday blog. I’m in Australia with my best friend Dan,
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whose cousins live in Sydney. They used 2to live in England but now their parents
both work 3as teachers in secondary schools here.

Yesterday we went on 4a trip in their boat and saw the famous Sydney Harbour
Bridge and Sydney Opera House. Dan’s crazy 5about sailing so he loved it, and we
took lots and lots of photos. The weather’s really hot, and Dan’s aunt and uncle won’t
let us go out 6unless we’re wearing sun hats! Dan hates that but I don’t mind – in fact,
I’m going to buy one as a present 7for my little brother!

Tomorrow we’re going to a place where we may see kangaroos and koala bears.
And then we’re going to have a barbecue on the beach near their house, 8so that we
can meet some of Dan’s cousins’ friends. I think we’re really lucky and we’re having a
fantastic time!

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Word profile

9. Complete the sentences with the words from the list.

keep | give | result | just | all | heart | case | order

1. If I stand on a chair, I can just about reach the top shelf.

2. I’d like to tell you our plans for Mum’s birthday party – but can you keep a secret?

3. Take some water with you on your walk, in case you get thirsty.

4. I really didn’t enjoy that film at all!

5. The teacher asked us to learn a song by heart for the school concert.

6. If I look on the internet, it might give me some ideas for my Art project.

7. I ate too much cake, and as a result I felt awful.

8. Neil went to the library in order to find out about his town’s history.

Listening

10. Listen to five people talking about social media. Choose from the list what
each speaker says about it. There may be one extra sentence you do not need
to use.

1. There are too many photos on social media. B

2. Social media will soon seem old-fashioned. C

3. I use social media too much. A

4. My friends on social media help me with school work. -

5. I’d like to have a career in the social media industry. E

6. I use social media to share opinions on events I attended. D

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AUDIO SCRIPT

Narrator: 1.

Amy: Social media is an important part of everyone’s lives these days. Or at least it

is for everyone I know. I suppose, if I’m honest, I probably waste quite a lot of time
every day on social networking sites. You know, checking what all my friends are
doing, chatting, looking at their photos – they take a lot when they’re bored! But it’s
really important for me – it’s how I know what they’re all doing and communicate with
them. I live on a farm in the countryside and I can’t actually see them that much
outside school. So without it, I’d be quite bored – though I’d probably do my
homework more carefully!

Narrator: 2.

Brian: Well I use two social networking sites, probably for about three hours a day in
total. It’s not that much, really – that’s what most of my friends do – it’s normal, and
even fashionable to communicate online. It’s a lot of fun, and you’re always up to
date with what’s going on. But I do wonder why some people put so many pictures on
the sites – it’s impossible to look at them all, so it’s a bit silly, I think, to just keep on
uploading more and more. They’re really not very interesting after a while. The
quality of what they put online would probably be better, too, if people chose them
more carefully.

Narrator: 3.

Carol: I use social media, like most of my friends and at the moment we can’t
imagine life without it. But, and this isn’t a view many people share, I think that
because there are so many new developments in technology all the time – it won’t be
long before people move on to another way of communicating with each other.
People are easily bored and start looking for more exciting things. The social media
industry is huge now, but I really don’t think it will last. I don’t know what will replace
it, though. I’m just looking forward to using it!

Narrator: 4.

David: Everybody knows the social media industry is a big success story, and
whatever type of job you hope to go into, social networking will probably be part of it
in some way or another. I’d like to be a journalist, and I already write reviews of
things I’ve seen at the theatre or the cinema or concerts and post them on different
sites. I like to find out what my friends’ opinions of these things are, too – so I love
reading what they say about them online. I think people are often more honest about

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things on social media. That’s one of the great things about it. !

Narrator: 5.

Emma: I don’t use social media as much as some people I know, but some of my
cousins live abroad, so it’s a good way for me to keep in touch with them. My friends
and I do a lot of sport, so we see each other at training and matches. I have to spend
most of the rest of my time doing school work. I do like looking at photos and videos
of sports events that my friends have filmed and uploaded, though, and some of my
sister’s friends have set up a social networking site focusing on sport. I’d love to work
for them when I’m older.

Reading

11. Read the article about teenager called Tina who tries to live without
throwing things away. For each question, choose the best answer, a, b, c or d.

Zero-waste teenager

Tina Garratt is, in many ways, an ordinary teenager. She goes to school, enjoys
hanging out with friends, and does a bit of sport. There’s one thing, however, that
makes Tina unusual: she tries never to put anything in the waste bin. Some parents
might say that a lot of teenagers live like that anyway, but Tina is doing it for a
reason.

According to Tina, who writes a blog about ’zero waste’ (living without throwing things
away unless they can be recycled), quite a lot of people are interested in what she’s
doing and read her blog regularly. Her parents are encouraging, too. However,
although a few of her friends believe in helping the environment and had often
discussed different things they could do before Tina started her zero-waste lifestyle,
she was the only person in the group to make this choice. She’s also certain that
she’ll live this way for the rest of her life.

Tina says that her family have always been careful not to produce too much rubbish,
taking their own bags with them when they went shopping rather than using the
plastic ones provided, and only very occasionally eating takeaway food. They’ve
always enjoyed plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, avoiding anything covered in
plastic, and that hasn’t changed since they’ve started trying to help Tina with her
waste-free lifestyle.

Tina admits it’s sometimes hard to live this way, but her family have really helped

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her. Her mum has given her a special cup which she takes with her everywhere, so
she doesn’t have to use paper ones when she’s out. She doesn’t mind when people
she’s never met before ask her why she’s using her own cup in a café. "It’s an
opportunity to let people know what I’m trying to do," she says. "Takeaway cups are
often covered in a thin layer of plastic so can’t be easily recycled like ordinary paper
that’s used in magazines, or cardboard. The thing that’s most of a challenge is
finding ways of re-using the materials in T shirts and jeans I no longer wear."

Tina says that since she started waste-free living a year ago, lots of new websites
have been set up about it, on which people share their experiences and give each
other tips. "It’s not always easy, but it’s definitely worth it – I feel I’m doing something
useful and important. A lot of people save money this way too, though as my parents
still pay for most things for me, it’s not something I’ve managed to do yet," says Tina.

1. What does Tina say about her decision to live waste-free?

a) Her friends agreed to do it with her.

b) She got the idea for it from her parents.
c) She had been planning it for a long time.
d) It has attracted a lot of attention.

2. What does Tina say about her family’s previous shopping habits?

a) They used plastic bags more than once.

b) They bought fewer fresh vegetables and fruit.
c) They often had takeaway meals.
d) They always asked for plastic bags in shops.

3. What does Tina say is difficult about waste-free living?

a) knowing that people think it’s unusual

b) thinking of what to do with old clothes
c) having to explain it to strangers
d) avoiding using paper cups in cafés

4. How does Tina feel about her lifestyle now?

a) pleased that it has saved her so much money

b) proud that she has managed to keep on doing it
c) disappointed that so few other people live waste-free
d) annoyed that there is little information available about
waste-free living

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5. What would Tina say in her blog?

a) I really wish I could buy a magazine or a notebook sometimes!

b) When I leave home, it’ll be impossible for me to live waste-free!
c) I’m so grateful to my parents for all the support they’ve given
me!
d) Not many people understand why I’m living waste-free, but I
don’t care!

Writing

12. This is part of a letter you receive from an English-speaking friend. Then
write your letter, replying to your friend’s questions.

My parents want me to learn to cook, but I don’t think it’s necessary. Do you like
cooking? Do you think teenagers need to learn to prepare meals? Is it better to learn
to cook at school or at home?

Write about 120 words.

___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
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Speaking

13. A. Write the words in the correct order to make questions. Then think about
your own answers to the questions.

1. weekend / do / are / you / to / What / next / going

What are you going to do next weekend?

2. for teenagers to go / in your area / in their free time / the / place / is / best / Where
Where is the best place in your area for teenagers to go in their free time? / Where is
the best place for teenagers to go in their free time in your area?

3. really / a / you / Can / you / describe / like / place

Can you describe a place you really like?

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4. shopping / and your friends / Do / together / go / you / ever

Do you and your friends ever go shopping together?

5. you / free time / think / enough / Do / have / you

Do you think you have enough free time? 

B. Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

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