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Intermediate Progress Test Units 7–8A
PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2011 Pearson Longman
Listening
1 Track 7 Listen to six conversations and tick
the correct ans wers: a), b) or c).
1 The neighbours invited Lynne for .
tea coffee lunch
a) b) c)
2 Jack would like to be a / an .
millionaire mechanic engineer
a) b) c)
3 Jo’s sister is getting married in .
Hong Kong Dubai Sydney
a) b) c)
4 If Elizabeth wants a second helping, she should
leave food on her plate.
plenty of a little no
a) b) c)
5 Vicky couldn’t remember phone number.
Matt’s Tom’s her
a) b) c)
6 The problem is happening .
on the Internet in class at lunchtime
a) b) c)
10
Pronunciation
2 Track 8 Listen and add commas where
necessary.
1 My son , who is a journalist , lives in London.
2 The video clip which you emailed was funny!
3 The children who go to the local school are
singing in a concert.
4 The hospital where I was born has been closed.
5 The website which is easy to use has some cheap
holidays.
6 The laptop that I bought is fantastic!
7 The café where we had lunch is near the shopping
mall.
5
Vocabulary and Grammar
3 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form
of the word in capitals.
1 They’ve been building a lot of semi- detached
houses around here. DETACH
2 He isn’t only a painter, but he also plays
the saxophone. SKILL
3 The new estate will create new jobs.
INDUSTRY
4 This knife is absolutely . It doesn’t cut
properly. USE
5 She’s got the wonderful to make people
feel at home. ABLE
6 You obviously haven’t been paying him enough
. ATTEND 5
4 Complete the sentences with the prepositions in
the box. Use some words more than once.
in at on for with to
1 You’ll get better at it if you practise a lot.
2 We get on well because we have a lot
common them.
3 He’ll succeed getting promoted if he puts
____ the hours.
4 You can rely Angela to make friends
all the neighbours.
5 Richard has a talent music, but he’s
hopeless maths.
6 The documentary focuses education and
picks up the role of technology. 5
5 Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
1 He’s the man that his son has won the lottery last
week. He’s the man whose son won the lottery last week.
2 I don’t able to come tonight because I didn’t
manage find a babysitter.
.
3 She’s be liv ing abroad since the past five years.
.
4 I’ve met h im when we have been working in the
same company.
.
5 They gave him new bike for his birthday, that he
loved.
.
6 There are a few of biscuits, but there isn’t no
cheese.
.
10
Intermediate Progress Test Units 7–8A
PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2011 Pearson Longman
6 Underline the correct alternatives.
1 ‘An / A investment in the / –– knowledge always
pays the best interest.’ (Benjamin Franklin)
2 ‘Many of life 's failures are people which / that did
not realize how close they were to success when /
how they gave up.’ (Thomas A. Edison)
3 ‘If I have seen / been seeing farther than others, it
is because I was standing on — / the shoulders of
giants.’ (Isaac Newton)
4 ‘Be civ il to all; sociable to many / much; familiar
with few; friend to one; enemy to no / none.’
(Benjamin Franklin)
5 ‘I’m looking for a lot of men whose / who have an
infinite capacity to not know what can’t / able to
be done.’ (Henry Ford)
6 ‘An / The important thing is not to stop
questioning. The / — curiosity has its own reason
for existing.’ (Albert Einstein) 10
7 Choose the correct ans wers to complete the
text: a), b), c) or d).
In 1 a months, David Jones, 44, from Sussex,
hopes to break 2 world record. He’s planning
to spend 121 days in a room with 3 of the
world 's most poisonous snakes, 4 will include
deadly black mambas.
The four-month challenge will begin on April 24th.
The current record is held by South African Martin
Smit, 5 is also known as Mad Martin. In Oct
2008, he 6 113 days in a room with snakes
without being bitten.
Mr Jones, 7 wife is terrified of snakes,
8
been interested in them. He decided this was the
challenge that he wanted to do. He 9 doing it
to raise money for charity. 10
last person who
tried to break the record in 2009 was bitten by one
of the snakes, 11
almost caused him to lose a
leg.
1 a) a few b) a little c) some d) much
2 a) –– b) a c) the d ) some
3 a) enough b) many c) all d) much
4 a) who b) that c) where d ) which
5 a) that b) which c) who d ) whose
6 a) ’s spent b) ’s been spending c) spent
d) ’ll spend
7 a) whose b) which c) who d) that
8 a) always was b) has always c) is always
d) was always
9 a) have been b) has c) was d) is
10 a) The b ) A c) One d ) ––
11 a) who b) that c) which d ) and
10
Reading
8 Read the article. Are the sentences true (T) or
false (F)?
Maths genius turns down $1m
In March 2010, unconventional Russian maths
genius Grigory Perelman was in the newspapers for
refusing to accept a prize o f $1m. The US Clay
Mathematics Institute had awarded the Millennium
Prize for his solution to the Poincaré conjecture,
posed by French mathemat ician Henri Po incaré in
1904. It was considered one of the most important
and difficult problems in mathematics. Perelman
posted his solution on the internet in 2002, but it
took the world’s lead ing mathemat icians several
years to check it.
This wasn’t the first time Dr Perelman had refused a
prestigious prize. In 2006, he turned down the Fields
Medal, regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel
Prize, saying, ‘I’m not interested in money or fame.’
Perelman was born in St Petersburg in 1966. At the
age of 16, he won a gold medal, with a perfect score,
at the International Mathematical Olympiad. He was
also a talented violinist and loved opera. He went on
to complete a PhD, followed by a d istinguished
career, which included posts at several US
universities. In 1995, he refused to send a CV when
Stanford University offered him a job, arguing that
if they were familiar with his work, it should not be
necessary.
Since 2006, Perelman has given up mathematics and
lives a reclusive life in St Petersburg. Described as
the world’s cleverest man, he lives with his mother
in a s mall flat, where neighbours say he plays table
tennis against the wall.
1 Perelman is gifted at maths. T
2 The newspapers didn’t think he should
accept a million dollar prize.
3 Perelman won the prize for solving a
very difficult maths problem.
4 It took him several years to solve the
problem on the internet.
5 He refused the Nobel Prize in 2006.
6 Perelman scored 100% at the
International Mathematical Olympiad.
7 He wasn’t interested in anything except
mathematics.
8 He did a PhD before he went to
the USA.
9 At Stanford University, they knew
nothing about Perelman’s work.
10 He doesn’t work in mathematics now.
11 He lives alone in St Petersburg. 15
Intermediate Progress Test Units 7–8A
PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2011 Pearson Longman
Speaking
9 Match questions 1–6 with responses a)–f).
1 Is this a bad time? b
2 Did I do something wrong?
3 My apologies. I’ll come back later.
4 Do I need to wear a long-sleeved dress?
5 What should I do if they serve fish?
I don’t like it.
6 Is it OK if smoke at the table?
a) Yes, I think you do.
b) No. Please come in.
c) If I were you, I’d try to eat a little bit.
d) It’s OK. We won’t be long.
e) No, you’d better not. They don’t like it.
f) It’s OK – we can sort it out. 5
10 Match gaps 1–11 in the conversation with
a)–k) below.
A: 1 a , social networking sites are a complete
waste of time. The reason 2 this is because
you can communicate with people in so many
other ways.
B: Yes, I 3 people spend too much time on
these sites, but 4 say that they can be
useful. 5 , you can contact all your family
and friends at the same time.
A: Yes, I agree, but that’s not always an advantage.
For 6 , you don’t have much privacy.
7 said before, you could keep in touch with
people by email.
B: Yes, I prefer to use email, too. I don’t like
everybody else’s friends to see my news and
photos. Having said that, sites like Facebook can
be very convenient in some situations. 8
give you an example. When I was on holiday in
India last year, I 9 to contact family and
friends and let them know where I was, all in one
go! It was really useful.
A: Yes, 10
see your point. But 11
view,
you could do that just as easily via email.
a) For me
b) I must
c) Like I
d) was able
e) Let me
f) For example
g) I say
h) do think
i) in my
j) I do
k) one thing
10
Writing
11 Join the sentences using the words in
brackets. Make any necessary changes.
1 It’s a formal party. Men should wear a dark suit.
Women should wear a long evening dress.
(and / so) It’s a formal party so men should wear a dark suit
and women should wear a long evening dress.
2 He isn’t very reliable. He never does what he
promises to do. He’s always late.
(because / and)
.
3 The buses never come on time. Th is makes me
very angry. I often get to work late.
(which / because)
.
4 She loves shopping online. It’s convenient and
easy. It’s much cheaper.
because / and / also)
.
5 I get a lot of emails from friends. They want me to
join their social networking site. I always refuse.
(who / but)
.
6 They’ve been living in Benson. It’s a very pretty
village. It ’s near Oxford. (which)
.
5
12 Write a summary of the text about Grigory
Perelman in Exercise 8. Write 100–120
words.
10
Total: 100
Intermediate Progress Test Units 7–8B
PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2011 Pearson Longman
Listening
1 Track 7 Listen to six conversations and tick
the correct ans wers: a), b) or c).
1 The neighbours invited Lynne for .
tea coffee lunch
a) b) c)
2 Jack wants to do .
a) a degree
b) an apprenticeship
c) an engineering course
3 Dennis recommends travel to Jo.
websites agents blogs
a) b) c)
4 If Elizabeth is invited to dinner, she shouldn’t take
.
photos flowers chocolate
a) b) c)
5 Vicky couldn’t remember where she left car.
Matt’s her Tom’s
a) b) c)
6 The teachers think that the should control the
use of social networking sites.
parents students school
a) b) c)
10
Pronunciation
2 Track 8 Listen and add commas where
necessary.
1 My son , who is a journalist , lives in London.
2 The video clip which you emailed was funny!
3 The children who go to the local school are
singing in a concert.
4 The hospital where I was born has been closed.
5 The website which is easy to use has some cheap
holidays.
6 The laptop that I bought is fantastic!
7 The café where we had lunch is near the shopping
mall.
5
Vocabulary and Grammar
3 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form
of the word in capitals.
1 They’ve been building a lot of semi- detached
houses around here. DETACH
2 He’s got the wonderful to make you
believe in yourself. ABLE
3 She obviously hasn’t been paying enough
in class. ATTEND
4 He isn’t only a musician, but he also
paints well. SKILL
5 The new estate in the town will create
lots of new jobs. INDUSTRY
6 This website is absolutely . It doesn’t
have the informat ion I need. USE 5
4 Complete the sentences with the prepositions in
the box. Use some words more than once.
in at on for with to about
1 You’ll get better at it if you practise a lot.
2 I’ve never agreed h im politics.
3 Richard’s an expert European history, but
he’s hopeless maths.
4 My son’s always had an aptitude
languages. He never has to work hard
learning them.
5 The documentary focuses education and
picks up the role of technology.
6 She’s lucky enough to have a natural talent
making friends easily.
7 He’s a person who loves doing favours
people.
5
5 Correct two mistakes in each sentence.
1 He’s the man that his son has won the lottery last
week.
He’s the man whose son won the lottery last week.
2 She got new laptop for her b irthday, that she
loved.
.
3 There’s a little of bread, but there isn’t no butter.
.
4 We wasn’t able to go because we couldn’t to find
a babysitter.
.
5 She’ve been working there since the past six
months.
.
6 I’ve met her when we have been working in the
same shop.
.
10
Intermediate Progress Test Units 7–8B
PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2011 Pearson Longman
6 Underline the correct alternatives.
1 ‘An / A investment in the / –– knowledge always
pays the best interest.’ (Benjamin Franklin)
2 ‘Results! Why man, I’ve got too much / a lot of
results. I know several thousand things that / who
won’t work.’ (Thomas A. Edison)
3 ‘I’m looking for a lot of men whose / who have an
infinite capacity to not know what can’t / able to
be done.’ (Henry Ford)
4 ‘You aren’t able / can’t build a reputation on what
you are going to do.’ (Henry Ford)
5 ‘Two things are infin ite: the / a universe and a / —
human stupidity; and I’m not sure about an / the
universe.’ (Albert Einstein)
6 ‘If I have ever made / make any valuable
discoveries, it has been owing more to patient
attention, than to any / no other talent.’ (Isaac
Newton) 10
7 Choose the correct ans wers to complete the
text: a), b), c) or d).
In 1 a months, David Jones, 44, from Sussex,
hopes to break 2 world record. He’s planning
to spend 121 days in a room 3 many of the
world 's most poisonous snakes, which will include 4 deadly black mambas. The four-month
challenge will begin 5 April 24th. The current
record is held by South African Mart in Smit, 6
is also known as Mad Martin. In Oct 2008, he 7 113 days in a room with snakes without
being bitten.
Mr Jones, 8 wife is scared of snakes, has
always been interested in them. He decided this was
the challenge 9 wanted to do. He
10 it to
raise money for charity. The last person 11
tried to break the record in 2009 was bitten by one
of the snakes, which almost caused him to lose a
leg.
1 a) a few b) a little c) some d) a
2 a) a b) the c) –– d ) any
3 a) of b) with c) for d) to
4 a) a lot b) p lenty c) any d) ––
5 a) on b) on the c) at d) ––
6 a) that b) which c) who d ) whose
7 a) spent b) ’s been spending c) ’s spent d)
spend
8 a) who his b) which c) who d) whose
9 a) that he b) who c) who he d) which
10 a) did b) is doing c) ’ve done d) ’s done
11 a) whose b) which c) that d) that he
10
Reading
8 Read the article. Are the sentences true (T) or
false (F)?
Maths genius turns down $1m
In March 2010, unconventional Russian maths
genius Grigory Perelman was in the news for
refusing to accept a prize o f $1m. The US Clay
Mathematics Institute had awarded the Millennium
Prize for his solution to the Poincaré conjecture,
posed by French mathemat ician Henri Po incaré in
1904. It was considered one of the most important
and difficult problems in mathematics. Perelman
posted his solution on the internet in 2002, but it
took the world’s lead ing mathemat icians several
years to check it.
This wasn’t the first time Dr Perelman had refused a
prestigious prize. In 2006, he turned down the Fields
Medal, regarded as the equivalent of the Nobel
Prize, saying, ‘I’m not interested in money or fame.’
Perelman was born in St Petersburg in 1966. At the
age of 16, he won a gold medal at the International
Mathematical Olympiad. He was also a talented
violin ist and loved opera. He went on to complete a
PhD, followed by a distinguished career, which
included posts at several US un iversities. In 1995,
he refused to send a CV when Stanford University
offered him a job, arguing that if they knew h is
work, they shouldn’t need one.
Since 2006, Perelman has given up mathematics and
lives a reclusive life in St Petersburg. Described as
the world’s cleverest man, he lives with his mother
in a s mall flat, where neighbours say he plays table
tennis against the wall.
1 Perelman is gifted at maths. T
2 He said he didn’t want the money.
3 Perelman won the prize for posing a
very difficult maths problem.
4 He put his solution on the internet
eight years before he was awarded the
prize.
5 He refused another prize in 2006
because he didn’t want to be famous.
6 Perelman won a gold medal at the
Olympic games.
7 He was a good violinist as well as a
mathematician.
8 He worked in the USA before he got
his PhD.
9 Stanford University wanted Perelman
to work there.
10 He still does mathematical research.
11 He plays table tennis by himself.
15
Intermediate Progress Test Units 7–8B
PHOTOCOPIABLE © 2011 Pearson Longman
Speaking
9 Match questions 1–6 with responses a)–f).
1 Is this a bad time? b
2 Did I do something wrong?
3 My apologies. I’ll come back later.
4 Do I need to wear a scarf in public?
5 What should I do if they serve spicy
food. I don’t like it.
6 Is it OK if smoke in the house?
a) It’s OK – we can sort it out.
b) No. Please come in.
c) Yes, you should really.
d) No, you’d better not. Do it in the garden.
e) If I were you, I’d try to eat a little bit.
f) It’s OK. Come in. We won’t be long. 5
10 Match gaps 1–11 in the conversation with
a)–k) below.
A: 1 a , social networking sites are a complete
waste of time. The 2 say this is because
you can communicate with people in so many
other ways.
B: Yes, I 3 people spend too much time on
these sites, but 4 say that they can be
useful. 5 , you can contact all your family
and friends at the same time.
A: Yes, I agree, but that’s not always an advantage. 6 thing, you don’t have much privacy. Like
7 before, you could keep in touch with
people by email.
B: Yes, I prefer to use email, too. I don’t like
everybody else’s friends to read my news.
Having said that, sites like Facebook can be very
convenient in some situations. Let me 8 an
example. When I was on holiday in India last
year, I 9 to contact family and friends and
let them know where I was, all in one go! It was
really useful.
A: Yes, 10
see your point. But in 11
view, you could do that just as easily via email.
a) For me
b) do think
c) my v iew
d) I do
e) reason I
f) For one
g) I must
h) I said
i) was able
j) give you
k) For example
10
Writing
11 Join the sentences using the words in
brackets. Make any necessary changes.
1 It’s a formal party. Men should wear a dark suit.
Women should wear a long evening dress.
(so / and) It’s a formal party so men should wear a dark suit
and women should wear a long evening dress.
2 He loves riding his bike. It’s convenient and
healthy. It’s much cheaper than a car.
(because / and / also)
.
3 I get a lot of emails from friends. They want me to
join their social networking site. I never accept.
(who / but)
.
4 They’ve been living in Lackford. It ’s a lovely
place. It’s near Cambridge.
(which)
.
5 He isn’t very reliable. He never phones me. He
always turns up late.
(because / and)
.
6 The trains never arrive on time. This makes me
very angry. I’m always late for work.
(which / because)
.
5
12 Write a summary of the text about Grigory
Perelman in Exercise 8. Write 100–120
words.
10
Total: 100
Intermediate Tests Answer Key
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Progress Test Units 7–8A 1: 2b 3c 4c 5a 6a 2: 2 correct 3 The children, who go to
the local school, are singing in a concert. 4 correct 5 The website, which is easy to use, has some cheap
holidays. 6 correct 7 correct 3: 2 skilful (sk illed is also possible)
3 industrial 4 useless 5 ability
6 attention 4: 2 in, with 3 in, in 4 on, with 5 for, at
6 on, on
5: 2 I’m not able to (or I can’t) come tonight because I didn’t manage to find a babysitter. 3 She’s been living abroad for the past five years.
4 I met him when we were working in the same company. 5 They gave him a new bike for his birthday, which he
loved. 6 There are a few biscuits but there isn’t any cheese.
6: 2 that, when 3 seen, the
4 many, none 5 who, can’t 6 The, – 7: 2b 3b 4d 5c 6c 7a 8b 9d 10a 11c 8: 2T 3F 4T 5T 6F 7T 8F 9T 10F
11T 9: 2f 3d 4a 5c 6e 10: 2g 3h 4b 5f 6k 7c 8e 9d 10j 11i
11: 2 He’s not very reliable because he never does what he promises to do and he’s always late.
3 The buses never come on time, which makes me very angry because I often get to work late. 4 She loves
shopping online because it’s convenient and easy, and also much cheaper. 5 I get a lot of emails from
friends who want me to join their social networking site but I always refuse. 6 They’ve been living in Benson, which is
a very pretty village near Oxford. 12: (sample answer: 103 words)
In March 2010, Russian maths genius
Grigory Perelman refused a $1m prize for solving the Poincaré conjecture, which is one of the most difficult
problems in mathematics. He had refused another award in 2006 because he said he was not interested
in money or fame. He was born in St Petersburg in 1966 and was a maths genius at school. He did a PhD and
had a distinguished career. In 1995, he refused to send a CV to Stanford University because he thought that it
wasn’t necessary. He gave up mathematics in 2006, and he now lives with his mother in St Petersburg.
Progress Test Units 7–8B 1: 2b 3a 4b 5c 6a 2: 2 correct 3 The children, who go to
the local school, are singing in a concert. 4 correct 5 The website, which is easy to use, has some cheap
holidays. 6 correct 7 correct 3: 2 ability 3 attention 4 skilful (sk illed is
also possible) 5 industrial 6 useless
4: 2 with, about 3 in, at 4 for, at 5 on, on 6 for 7 for
5: 2 She got a new laptop for her birthday,
which she loved. 3 There’s a little bread, but there isn’t any butter. 4 We weren’t able to go because we couldn’t find a babysitter. 5 She’s
been working there for the past six months. 6 I met her when we were working in the same shop.
6: 2 a lot of, that 3 who, can’t 4 can’t 5 the, –, the 6 made, any
7: 2a 3b 4d 5a 6c 7a 8d 9a 10b 11c
8: 2F 3T 4F 5F 6T 7F 8T 9F 10T 11F 9: 2a 3f 4c 5e 6d 10: 2e 3b 4g 5k 6f 7h 8j 9i 10d 11c
11: 2 He loves riding his bike because it’s convenient and healthy, and it’s also much cheaper than a car. 3 I get a lot
of emails from friends who want me to join their social networking site but I never accept. 4 They’ve been living
Lackford, which is a lovely place near Cambridge. 5 He’s not very reliable because he never phones me and he
always turns up late. 6 The trains never arrive on time, which makes me very angry because I’m always late for
work. 12: (sample answer: 103 words)
In March 2010, Russian maths genius
Grigory Perelman refused a $1m prize for solving the Poincaré conjecture, which is one of the most difficult
problems in mathematics. He had refused another award in 2006 because he said he was not interested
in money or fame. He was born in St Petersburg in 1966 and was a maths genius at school. He did a PhD and
had a distinguished career. In 1995, he refused to send a CV to Stanford University because he thought that it
wasn’t necessary. He gave up mathematics in 2006, and he now lives with his mother in St Petersburg.
Intermediate Tests Audio Script
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Track 7: Progress Test Units 7–8, Listening exercise 4
1
A: So how are you settling in, Lynne?
B: Fine. It’s weird living in a small country village after the bright
lights of the city, but everybody’s made us feel really welcome.
A: What, they’re bringing you home made cakes and inviting you
for coffee mornings?
B: Not exactly, thank goodness. I haven’t got time for coffee
mornings! But the neighbours next door invited us for lunch last
Sunday. It was a lovely day so we ate in the garden. It was all
very relaxing and informal. They’re very nice people.
A: Do you have much in common?
B: Well, they play golf – so Harry was very happy about that!
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2
J = Jim B = Bill
J: I need your advice, Bill.
B: OK. How can I help?
J: Well, it’s about Jack, really.
B: Jack? How did he get on with his A levels, by the way?
J: Great. He got an A and two Bs.
B: Very good. So he could go to any university he chooses.
J: That’s exactly the point. He’s not sure he wants to go to
university.
B: Oh, why’s that?
J: Well, you know he’s got a real aptitude for bui lding and mending
things – especially engines.
B: Yes, so he should study engineering.
J: I know. But he’s not brilliant at maths. He wants to be a car
mechanic.
B: In my view, that would be a mistake, Jim. You need
qualifications nowadays.
J: But you don’t have any qualifications, Bill – and you’re a
millionaire! But what I wanted to ask you was – could Jack do an
apprenticeship in one of your garages?
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3
D = Dennis J = Jo
D: Hi Jo, where are you going in such a hurry?
J: Oh, hi Dennis! I need to get to the travel agent’s before they
close.
D: Going on holiday?
J: Sort of. Yes, my sister’s getting married in Sydney in March so
we thought we’d combine it with a holiday.
D: Aren’t you online at home?
J: Yes, we are. Why?
D: You could book it all online.
J: Oh, no. I like to talk to a real person. There are usually so many
options. And we want to stop over somewhere on the way –
Hong Kong or Dubai, we’re not sure.
D: Yes, I know what you mean. But you’d be surprised how quick
and easy it is online, especially if you use one of those travel
sites like Expedia or Travelocity. It’s worth a try. And you can get
very cheap deals.
J: Really? Better than the travel agent’s?
D: Usually, yes.
J: OK, I’ ll have a look tonight. So let’s go for a drink now and catch
up, shall we?
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4
E = Elizabeth J = James
E: Where have you been, James? Haven’t seen you for ages.
J: Hi Elizabeth. Yes, I just got back from Cairo. I do quite a lot of
business there.
E: Really? Funnily enough, I’m off to Cairo in a couple of weeks to
see my daughter, Alex. She’s been studying Arabic there.
J: Oh, that sounds interesting.
E: Yes, she’s staying with a local family. I’d like to take them a
present or something. Any tips?
J: Well, if you’re invited to their home for dinner, take some really
nice chocolates. Not flowers though – they’re only for weddings.
E: Oh, that’s useful to know. Anything else?
J: Well, they love it if you have second helpings. But if you’ve had
enough to eat, leave a small bit of food on your plate. Otherwise
they’ll keep filling it up!
E: Thanks for the warning!
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T = Tom V = Vicky
T: Have you got Matt’s phone number, Vicky?
V: Sorry, Tom – it’s on my mobile, but that’s at work. I forgot to put
it in my bag.
T: But don’t you remember the number?
V: No, of course not!
T: But you’ve been going out with Matt for six months – and calling
him several times a day. Surely you know his number by now.
V: Why should I? I always use my mobile. Anyway, I’m hopeless at
remembering numbers.
T: Haven’t you written it down somewhere?
V: Yes….but I can’t remember where. Oh, come on, Tom! You’re
not much better. You couldn’t remember your car number plate
last week!
T: That’s because it’s a new car. You borrowed it – and then forgot
where you parked it! Remember?!
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H = Headmistress J = John B = Barbara
H: Hello, John. Hi, Barbara. Thank you for coming at such short
notice. It’s just that I wanted to discuss something with you
before the parents’ meeting next week.
J: Is it about the bullying of students on the social networking
sites?
B: Yes, I’ve heard about that, too. The mother of one of my
students asked me what were going to do about it.
H: Exactly, Barbara. We need to discuss our options. What do you
think we can do? John?
J: Well, in my view, it’s the parents’ responsibility to monitor their
children’s use of these sites.
B: I must say I agree with John. I do think that we should make
sure students aren’t bullying each other at school, but I don’t see
how we can control what they do at home – on their computers.
H: Yes, but for me, there is a connection between the two. Let me
give you an example …
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Track 8: Progress Test Units 7–8, Pronunciation exercise 4
1
My son, who is a journalist, lives in London.
My son, who is a journalist, lives in London.
2
The video clip which you emailed was funny!
The video clip which you emailed was funny!
3
The children, who go to the local school, are singing in a concert.
The children, who go to the local school, are singing in a concert.
4
The hospital where I was born has been closed.
The hospital where I was born has been closed.
5
The website, which is easy to use, has some cheap holidays.
The website, which is easy to use, has some cheap holidays.
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