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This page has been downloaded from Direct to FCE: www.directtofce.com. Written by Verity Cole. Copyright Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2011

Worksheet 1.1

Vocabulary: Influences

1 Complete each gap with a verb. The first letter of each verb is given.

1 I ................ people who follow their dreams, rather than choosing the easiest option.

2 Parents should e................ their children to play outside in the fresh air; sitting infront of a computer isnt healthy.

3 My boss is someone you can really l................ up to. She leads by setting a goodexample, not by bullying or blaming anyone.

4 Football coaches need to h................ a big influence on their players in order to wingames.

5 I didnt really want to join this club, my friend managed to t................ me into it.

6 My brother was always my mothers favourite. In her eyes, he could d................ no

wrong.

7 Young animals learn to hunt by imitating their parents; they c................ their everymove.

Language focus: Past simple and past continuous

2 Some of the following sentences are incorrect. Find the incorrect sentences andchange them.

1 I was living livedand working workedas an au-pair for a few years in Italy beforeI got married.

2 When we were children, our mother took us on holiday to a caravan site everySummer.

3 It was several hours before dawn and the storm raged outside; our little boatstruggled to stay afloat and I felt ill.

4 This time, two years ago, we were moving home hasnt time flown by?

5 Hearing the police siren, the man was grabbing the necklace, dropping it into hisbag, climbing out of the window, down the rope and into the getaway car.

6 What was he doing after he discovered the money was missing from the safe?

7 I talked to my friend when my mobiles battery ran out of power; I had to call herback on the landline.

8 Her parents named her after her great-grandmother, hoping that she would grow

up to be as kind as her.

9 What were you doing when the fire alarm went off? We looked for you everywhere.

10 Reports said he drove too fast around the bend when he lost control of the car.

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Worksheet 1.2

Language focus:

Past perfect simple and past perfect continuous

1 Complete the gaps with an appropriate form of the verb in brackets.

In their ten years together as a band, The Beatleshad 15 number one albums and spent

174 weeks at the top of the pop chart longer than any other musical act. More

recently, they were also included in Timemagazines compilation of the 20th centurys

100 most influential people. Their songs continue to be played all over the world, but

how much do you know about the stories behind the songs?

The tune for Yesterday came to Paul McCartney in a dream. He woke up, went to the

piano and played the complete tune. This was so unusual that Paul was worried that he

.........................(steal) the tune unconsciously. For about a month, he asked people in the

music business if they 2 ......................... (hear) it before but everyone assured him that he3......................... (compose) it. At that time the song didnt have any lyrics; Paul used to

call it Scrambled eggs! It wasnt until later on that year that Paul was ready to record the

song; the lyrics 4......................... (come) to him during a brief holiday in Portugal.

Let it be, the Beatles final song, was released shortly after the group 5 .........................

(announce) their planned break-up, but the Beatles6......................... (record) it in January

1969, when nobody knew that it was to be their last single. Paul McCartney composed

Let it be at a particular negative moment for the band they 7......................... (argue) for a

long time. John Lennon 8......................... (spend) a lot of time with Yoko Ono and George

Harrison 9......................... (leave) the band once before being persuaded to join them

again. Paul had been trying to encourage the band to be positive and to talk through

their problems but 10......................... (not have) much success. In the song, Paul refers to

Mother Mary; he later told how he 11......................... (have) a dream about his mother,

who 12......................... (die) when he was 14, but 13......................... (come) into his dream

when he 14......................... (need) her the most.

Vocabulary: Phrasal verbs

2 Underline the correct word in italicsin the following sentences.

1 I lookback/up/throughon my school days with nostalgia; they were some of thehappiest days of my life.

2 When he suffered from a sports injury, his fans support persuaded him not to giveout/in/up his career.

3 I really admire my sister for having such a good job; I hope that some of her successwill rubup/off/outon me.

4 The concert wasnt as good as Id hoped; the singer was losing her voice but hadntcancelled the performance as she didnt want to let her fans out/down/up.

5 Although we try to have a positive influence on our children, we cant really predicthow their lives will end at/out/up.

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Worksheet 1.3

Vocabulary: Advertising

1First read definitions 16. Then find the appropriate words in the wordsearch.

1 a large board for advertisements in an outside public place billboard2 advertising and other information sent to you by post, email, or fax, although youdid not ask for it and do not want it

3 an advertisement on television or radio

4 a short phrase, usually with music, that is easy to remember, used for advertisingsomething on the radio or television

5 an unexpected telephone call or visit by someone trying to sell something

6 a large printed notice or picture that you put on a wall for decoration or to announceor advertise something

B G J J W C R S G A B P

J V D U R G Z M E C H K

A M N W N F G O O O Y S

W B T G V K T M H L C F

T I D B K P M L Z D P Q

X L E I J E G A P C Y E

Y L T U R O L Y I A Q B

R B S C E T V G Z L T A

Z O I L T V M F N L S G

Z A C S S V S N A I N V

L R K B O G V I J N J F

P D J N P X Q S M G G E

A K H T L T T F W P C T

Language focus: Past simple and present perfect

2 Complete each conversation with the correct form of the verb.

1

A: Have you seenthat advert for the mobile phone which recognises your voice?B: No, I/never/hear of it. Whats it called?

A: The Genio Id love one. I/only/buy/a new phone last year, but it doesnt work well.

2

A: Hi John. Listen, Im afraid I/had/some bad news this morning.

B: Oh no! Whats wrong?

A: Well, ten of our staff/catch/the flu bug which is going around and /call/in sick.

B: Thats the second time this/happen this month.

3

A: Hurry up! The taxi/just/arrive.

B: But I/not/finish/packing yet!A: For goodness sake! I/tell/you to pack your bags a week ago.

B: I know, but I/be/so busy.

A: Come on, its/be/here for ten minutes. This is costing me a lot of money!


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Worksheet 1.4

Language focus: Present perfect simple and continuous

1 In the text below there are five grammar mistakes. Find the mistakes and correctthem.

Dear Andy,

Hello from not-so-sunny Cornwall! I have finally been finding have finally found an internet

cafe and thought Id write to you to escape from the weather. Its rained for days it hasnt

been stopping once. As you can probably imagine, this isnt much fun if youre camping; I

havent been sleeping very well and I ache all over. Anyway, enough of my moaning. One good

thing is that the kids havent really noticed the weather theyre having a great time. Theyve

played on the beach every day and have made lots of new friends. The dog doesnt seem to

mind too much either, just as long as he gets his walks in the pouring rain! We have done a

few things to escape from the weather though; weve already been visiting the local museum

and weve been doing lots of shopping and eating lots of cream teas in fact, I think when

we get home, I need to go on a diet. Today were going to brave the weather and try doing acoastal walk. Richard is also very keen on having surfing lessons at least the rain wont matter

if were in the sea!

Anyway, must go Ive written emails all morning and I think everyone has got fed up with wait-

ing for me. Lets catch up when we get back; Id love to hear all your news.

Love, Joanna xxx

Vocabulary: The weather

2 First put the weather words in 1-8 in the correct order. Then complete sentences a-ewith the correct word.

1 owblgin _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 tinwer _ _ _ _ _ _

3 erbzee _ _ _ _ _ _

4 lodc _ _ _ _

5 wodpdnoru _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6 ateh _ _ _ _

7 tiidymuh _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8 reptemurseat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

a Expect high _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ today and an equally high pollen count bad news forall your hay fever sufferers.

b All those berries on the trees this autumn indicate that its likely to be a hard_ _ _ _ _ _ .

c Some parts of the country will experience a heavy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ today whileothers will get sharp showers.

d A lovely day today, sunny with a light _ _ _ _ _ _ that should keep_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from getting too hot.

e Were in for a _ _ _ _ weekend with high winds it looks like it will be _ _ _ _ _ _ _a gale by the coast.

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Worksheet 1.1

Vocabulary: Influences

1 2encourage 3look 4have 5talk 6 do 7copy

Language focus: Past simple and past continuous2 2 correct

3 It was several hours before dawn and the storm was ragingoutside; our littleboat was strugglingto stay afloat and I was feelingill.

4 correct

5 Hearing the police siren, the man grabbedthe necklace, droppedit into his bag,climbedout of the window, down the rope and into the getaway car.

6 What did he doafter he discovered the money was missing from the safe?

7 I was talkingto my friend when my mobiles battery ran out of power; I had tocall her back on the landline.

8 correct

9 correct

10 Reports said he was drivingtoo fast around the bend when he lost control of thecar.

Worksheet 1.2

Language focus: Past perfect simple and past perfect continuous

1 2had heard 3had composed 4had come 5announced/had announced

6had recorded 7had been arguing 8had been spending 9had left10hadnt had 11had had/had 12had died 13had come

14had needed/needed


2 2give up 3rub off 4let down 5end up

Worksheet 1.3

Vocabulary: Advertising

1B G J J W C R S G A B P

J V D U R G Z M E C H K

A M N W N F G O O O Y S

W B T G V K T M H L C F

T I D B K P M L Z D P Q

X L E I J E G A P C Y E

Y L T U R O L Y I A Q B

R B S C E T V G Z L T A

Z O I L T V M F N L S G

Z A C S S V S N A I N V

L R K B O G V I J N J FP D J N P X Q S M G G E

A K H T L T T F W P C T

1billboard 2junk mail 3commercial 4jingle 5cold calling 6poster


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Language focus: Past simple and present perfect

2

1

B: No, Ive never heard of it. Whats it called?

A: The Genio Id love one. I only bought a new phone last year, but it doesnt work

well.

2

A: Hi John. Listen, Im afraid Ive had bad news this morning.

B: Oh no! Whats wrong?

A: Well, ten of our staff have caught the flu bug which is going around and have calledin sick.

B: Thats the second time this has happened this month.

3

A: Hurry up! The taxi has just arrived.

B: But I havent finished packing yet!

A: For goodness sake! I told you to pack your bags a week ago.

B: I know, but Ive been so busy.

A: Come on, its been here for ten minutes. This is costing me a lot of money!

Worksheet 1.4

Language focus: Present perfect simple and continuous

1

Its been raining for days it hasnt stopped; Theyve been playing on the beach every

day; weve already visited the local museum ; Ive been writing emails all morning.

Vocabulary: The weather

2

1blowing 2winter 3breeze 4cold 5downpour 6heat 7humidity

8temperatures

ahumidity bwinter cdownpour dbreeze; temperatures e cold; blowing


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Worksheet 2.1

Vocabulary: Success

1Read the text and decide which answer (a, b or c) best fits each gap.The phrase the right place at the right time could have been invented for celebrity chef

Jamie Oliver; he initially became famous by accident a film crew was making adocumentary about the restaurant where he was working and the public fell in love with

the cheeky young chef with the Essex accent. From then on, Jamie 1............ of hisprofession through his own hard work. Jamie didnt always 2............ though. At school,

he didnt 3............ in exams and left at 16 with few qualifications. By then, he had decidedto become a chef and applied to go to catering college in order to 4............ After he had

finished, he went to France to learn some tricks of the trade and returned to the UK towork at Carluccios, where he 5............ head pastry chef. After he was discovered by the

TV crew, his career went from strength to strength but Jamie never forgot his humble

beginnings and has helped to improve peoples lives whenever he has had theopportunity his difficult time at school inspired him to set up Fifteen in 2002, aproject aimed at helping young people who were neither in education nor employment

to 6............ by training to be chefs. Not all of his projects have 7............ though. AfterFifteen, Jamie did his best to improve the quality of food in schools in Jamies school

dinners. TV cameras filmed Jamie trying to persuade children, dinner ladies and parentsto change their bad habits, but his efforts were often criticized or ignored. Things8............ though and Jamie went on to educate an entire town on the basics of healthy

cooking in the Ministry of Food campaign. Right now, things 9............ for Jamie; hes stillvery busy and he has three lovely daughters and a wife with whom he spends as much

time as he can in between television programmes.

1 a achieved his ambition bwas a success c got to the top

2 a be a success bgo well c get everything right

3 a do well bgo well c feel well

4 a go according to plan bachieve his ambition c get them right

5 a was a success as bwent well c turned out right in the end

6 a get on in life b go according to plan c go well

7 a got it right b got on in life c gone according to plan

8 a did very well bgot to the top c turned out right in the end

9 a are getting on in life bare going well c are getting to the top

Language focus: Ability

2Complete the gaps with the correct form of canor be able to.

1 Hi, this is Emily and Richards answer machine, sorry, but we ........................... get tothe phone right now, but please leave a message after the tone.

2 Id like ........ .......... ......... speak Czech so that I could communicate with my husbandsparents.

3 When life is busy, you need ........................... multi-task, or youll never get everythingdone.

4 Shes learning to drive so that she will ........................... take the children to schoolwhen theyre older.

5 This is to inform you that Mr Chambers is now ........................... to attend the meeting.

6 Luckily, when things dont go according to plan, I ........................... see the funny side.

c

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Worksheet 2.2

Vocabulary: Adjectives

1 Complete the gaps with the appropriate adjective. The adjectives in each group of 3sentences should all have the same suffix.

-al

1 He had dreams of becoming a .......................... tennis player.

2 The chairmans resignation from the company was very .......................... ; he had beenworking there for 30 years and was sad to leave.

3 Its .......................... to be afraid of failure but you shouldnt let that prevent you fromtrying.

-ful

4 Be .......................... not to make spelling mistakes in the exam; itll make a very poorimpression.

5 Isnt it a .......................... day? Shall we stop doing the housework and go out for abike ride?

6 Throwing plastic away is .......................... to the environment so we should try torecycle.

-able

7 Her favourite treat on a winter afternoon was reading a book, sitting in a.......................... chair in front of an open fire.

8 Phils car wasnt .......................... On cold mornings it wouldnt start and he oftenarrived late for work.

9 Please try to be .......................... ; its not my fault that you lost your purse andmissed the bus.

-ent

10 As it continued to rain, it became .......................... that the football match would haveto be cancelled.

11 The business was too .......................... on the success of one product; when theproduct didnt sell, the company went bankrupt.

12 The restaurant manager was .......................... that the food must be of the highestquality; he rejected anything that wasnt perfect and made the chef cook the samedish again and again.

-ous

13 Living in Australia, theres a danger of getting hurt by a .......................... snake orspider. If this happens, you should call an ambulance immediately.

14 Extreme sports tend to be exciting but .......................... You should always takesafety precautions.

15 He wrote a book with .......................... stories from his life; people found them funny

and it became a bestseller.


2Underline the incorrect verb form in italicsin each of the following sentences.

1 Sue managed to/was able to/couldget the grades she needed to achieve a place atUniversity.

2 He could/managed to/was able tosing beautifully when he was young but his voice haschanged now.

3 Ben wanted to start his own business but he didnt manage to/couldnt/didnt succeed inwrite a good enough business plan to convince the bank to lend him the money.

4 I cant believe that he managed to/could/was able tocomplete the marathon- thats quitean achievement!

5 Kay didnt have much success as a dancer but shesucceeded in/managed to/was capable ofmaking a name for herself as an actor.

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Worksheet 2.3

Vocabulary: Sport

1First read the crossword clues (113) and then complete the crossword.

1 2 3 4

5

6

7

8

10 9

11

12

13

ACROSS

2 a series of games in which the winner of each game plays in the next game until

there is one player or team left5 someone whose job is to make sure that players obey the rules in some sports, for

example tennis, baseball, and cricket.

6 a piece of clothing worn for swimming, especially by women

7 a large flat area of ice inside a building, where people can go to ice-skate

10 part of a hill or mountain that you ski on

11 special glasses that protect your eyes, for example when you are swimming

12 an area marked with lines where some sports are played, such as tennis and squash

13 one of a pair of small blocks against which a runner puts their feet at the start of arace

DOWN

1 a flat area of ground for playing particular sports on

3 someone whose job is to make sure that players in a game obey the rules

4 a piece of clothing worn by men for swimming

8 a race, especially on skis, in which people move around a series of poles, turning firstone way and then the other

9 a long stick that you use for hitting the ball in golf

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violent dangerous far high x2 hot long safe slow x2

Language focus: Comparisons

2Complete the gaps with the appropriate form of the words in the box.

1 John Isner defeated Nicolas Mahut in the professional tennis match intheir first-round encounter at Wimbledon 2010, a match that broke 12 records and

lasted 11 hr 5 min.

2 The distance rowed in 24 hours (upstream and downstream) is 263

km (163.42 miles) by Matthias Auer, Christian Klandt and Olaf Behrend (all

Germany) at DRUM Rowing Club, Berlin, Germany on August 2-3, 2003.

3 One of the paid sportsmen is Michael Jordan, who earns around

45 million dollars a year. His salary is than David Beckhams whoreportedly earns around 42 million dollars annually.

4 In 1905, football was one of the games in the world; 18 men died from

injuries sustained on the football field. President Theodore Roosevelt stepped in and

instituted safety measures to make the game Nowadays, rugby is

probably the contact sport; players are three times more likely to get

injured than someone in martial arts.

5 Alice Springs Golf course, Australia is known as the golf club on earth.

The temperature can rise to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.

6 Jackie Cobell, 56, took 28 hours and 44 minutes to complete the swim from Dover to

Calais and in doing so broke the record for the swimmer in the world.

She said that she hadnt been swimming than usual but that currents

had taken her off course.

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Worksheet 2.4


1aComplete each sentence using an appropriate comparative form.

1 watching a football match with friends/far/enjoyable/ watching a football match alone.Watching a football match with friends is far more enjoyable thanwatching a football match alone.

2 doing yoga/just/relaxing/doing pilates

3 going to the gym/slightly/good/ for you/walking

4 skiing/not/difficult/snowboarding

5 football/easily/popular/cricket

6 Olympic games/much/old/World cup

7 watching cricket/far/less/interesting/watching golf

b Do you agree with these sentences? Write your own sentences, comparing sports.

c In some of the following sentences, one word is incorrect or missing. Find the wordand correct it.

1 Lets see who can scorethehighest in the test; first prize is no homework for a week.2 This is easily the worse theyve ever played. I blame the coach.

3 When I started to learn golf, I bought least expensive set of clubs I could find.

4 The hard you train for a marathon, the more likely you are to be able to finish.

5 The more competitive you are, the best youre likely to be at a sport.

6 Andy Murray isnt a good a player as Rafael Nadal, but hes still one of the best in the world.

7 There werent many fans at the match as I had expected so the atmosphere wasnt as good.

8 Ive never seen so an amazing stadium; it was huge I bet it cost billions of dollars to build.

Vocabulary: Sport

2Complete the gaps with the correct form of an appropriate word.

1 This years charity walk saw a huge turnout. 1,200 people ................part and raisedjust over 14,000 for local concerns.

2 The next Winter Olympic games will ................ place in Russia, in 2014.

3 The new Wembley stadium was built to hold 90,000 ................ .

4 Its estimated that more than 18 million ................ watched live coverage of the 2010World Cup final.

5 The umpire at Wimbledon often has to ask the ................ to be quiet to allow theplayers to concentrate.

6 Most athletes who ................ in the Olympics just want to win gold; none of themwant to come second.

7 People ................ up sports for a variety of reasons; some for fun, some to get fitand some to lose weight.

8 Congratulations to Ian Hammond, who won a silver medal at the schools sportsday and to Brian Rumsey who was the ................ .

9 In last nights Premier League Cup, Arsenal ................ Manchester united 2 0,West Ham ................ with Old Trafford 1 1 and Chelsea managed to ................ a lastminute penalty and won the match against Liverpool 3 2.

10 10 million tickets will go on sale to the general ................ for the Olympic Gamesin 2012.

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Worksheet 2.1

Vocabulary: Success

1 2c 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 a 7 c 8 c 9 b

Language focus: Ability2 2 to be able to

3 to be able to

4 be able to

5 able

6 can

Worksheet 2.2

Vocabulary: Adjectives

1 2emotional 3natural 4careful 5beautiful 6harmful7comfortable 8reliable 9reasonable 10apparent 11dependent12insistent 13poisonous 14dangerous 15humourous


2 2managed to 3didnt succeed in 4could 5managed to

Worksheet 2.3

Vocabulary: Sport

1


2 2 furthest

3 highest; higher

4 most dangerous/most violent in the world; safer; most dangerous/most violent

5 hottest

6 slowest; slower

1 2 3 4

I E R

T F5

6

N

H7

K8

E S10 9

A 11

L U12

B

M13

T O U R N A M E N T

C O S T U M E

S L O P E

C O U R T

U M P I R E

G O G G L E S

R I N K

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Worksheet 2.4


1a

2 Doing yoga is just as relaxing as doing pilates.

3 Going to the gym is slightly better for you than walking.

4 Skiing is not/isnt as difficult as snowboarding.

5 Football is easily more popular than cricket.

6 The Olympic games is much older than the World cup.

7 Watching cricket is far less interesting than watching golf.

1c

2 This is easily the worsttheyve ever played. I blame the coach.

3 When I started to learn golf, I bought the least expensive set of clubs I could find.

4 The harderyou train for a marathon, the more likely you are to be able to finish.

5 The more competitive you are, the betteryoure likely to be at a sport.

6 Andy Murray isnt asgood a player as Rafael Nadal, but hes still one of the best inthe world.

7 There werent as many fans at the match as I had expected so the atmosphere wasntas good.

8 Ive never seen suchan amazing stadium it was huge I bet it cost billions of dollarsto build.

Vocabulary: Sport

2 2 take

3 spectators

4 viewers

5 crowd/spectators

6 compete/take part

7 take

8 runner-up

9 beat; drew; score

10 public


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Worksheet 3.1

Vocabulary: Fakes

1In the following text there are 17 missing words. First read the text and mark with anasterisk (*) where the missing words go. Then number the words in the box in theorder that they should be in the text.

con come checked cloning fake fakes falling falsify fooled 1forgeriesgenuine giveaway guard make safeguards taken tell

In the art world, things are not always as they seem; some paintings are made with

deliberate intent to trick or us out of our money. These works, known as *, have beenfalsely presented as the product of another artist. You would think that its only

members of the public who have been into buying a painting, but an exhibition at the

National Gallery reveals that not even the experts can the difference between a workwhich is and one which isnt until now. Scientists have up with new which will protect

galleries from for the work of clever forgers.

When a portrait group was bought by the National Gallery in 1923, it was identified as a

15thcentury masterpiece. Since then, scientists have out the way it was created and have

made a startling discovery; it was painted in 20thcentury! The artist had employed a

number of techniques to the age of the painting. For example, computer analysis has

revealed that artificial cracks had been painted on the surface of the painting to out that

it was older. Gallery experts had been in by the forgers of painting techniques- the use

of egg tempera and gesso had been copied from 15thcentury. But the type of paint used

was a the cobalt blue and cadmium yellow used werent available before 19thcentury.Although scientific investigation has revealed the methods used to manufacture the

painting, we still do not know who might have used such sophisticated techniques.

There are plenty of forgers who make a career out of creating and it pays for us and the

National Gallery, to be on our.

Language focus: Modals of speculation and deduction

(present)

2Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence,using an appropriate modal verb.

1 Its possible that the artist wants us to believe that the painting was created bysomeone else.

The artist ............................................................................................................................................

2 Im sure the gallery is open today; its a public holiday after all.

The gallery ........................................................................................................................................ .

3 Ive just seen four police cars drive past; Im sure theyre looking for the jewellery thieves.

The police ......................................................................................................................................... .

4 Ive just heard that the Van Gogh sold for 14,000,000! Im sure thats not true whowould have that much money?

The Van Gogh .................................................................................................................................. .

5 Newspaper reports say that experts now have doubts about whether the portrait ofShakespeare is genuine.

The portrait of Shakespeare ......................................................................................................... .

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Worksheet 3.2

Vocabulary: Appearance

1aMatch the adjectives (18) to their opposites (ah) and an appropriate noun (iviii).

1 smooth a straight i complexion

2 thinning b clear ii nose

3 broad c dull iii hair

4 sparkly d full iv skin

5 crooked e thick v teeth

6 spotty f narrow vi lips

7tubby g wrinkled vii eyes

8 thin h slim viii build/body

b Fill in the newspaper advertisements with the correct adjectives from exercise 1a.

1 Fed up with keeping a straight face in photographs? Dont be afraid to smileanymore! VisitApple a daydental surgery; you could have ................................ tomorrow.

2 Feeling low about your receding hairline? Cant bear to look in a mirror? Consideringwearing a hat or even getting a wig? Worry no more miracle grow will solve your................................ problem in just two weeks.

3 Are you feeling a bit ................................ after the Winter perhaps you indulged in onetoo many chocolate bars? Well, help is at hand, come and get fit and ................................at your new Active World and get the body you want!

4 Teenage blues? Afraid the girls wont look at you with your ................................ ? BuyClearaskintoday and get a ................................ fast.

5 Grow old gracefully with our new range of skin care products; banish................................ forever.

6 Do you lack energy? Are you eyes and hair ................................ ? Perhaps its time for aholiday come and be pampered for a day at our luxury spa. Call us today for anappointment.

Language focus: Modalsof speculation and deduction

2Complete the conversation with the appropriate form of the modal verb and the verbin brackets.

A: Have you seen this picture of Alesha Frost?

B: Wow! She looks amazing how old is she now?

A: She was born in the 1970s so she must be(be) about 40.B: How does she do it? I wish I could look like that.

A: You know its not real, dont you?

B: What do you mean?

A: Well, celebrities are never allowed to appear in the magazines in their natural state,so this photo 1........................... (be) airbrushed.

B: Really? But they 2........................... (hide) her wrinkles or straightened her nose, couldthey?

A: No, but she 3........................... (have) plastic surgery for that plenty of celebrities do.

B: I suppose so. But how come shes so slim she 4........................... (be) on a diet.

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A: Maybe, or she 5........................... (be born) with very good genes her parents are bothslim.

B: Hmm. Some people have all the luck good looks, money, a beautiful home.

A: But on the other hand, it 6........................... (be) easy living in the public spotlight allthe time you imagine having to look good every day. It 7........................... (be)exhausting.


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Worksheet 3.3

Vocabulary: Expressions withtake

1 Complete the sentences with the appropriate expression with take. Remember to addthe correct personal pronoun where necessary.

1 Peters is older and wiser than you. Its probably better to take his advice.2 Do be careful with what you say to Alison. Shes quite sensitive and quick to ... .

3 Dont panic, theres no rush, theyre not going to be here for another hour, youshould ... .

4 Mothers Day is a good time to show your mum that you really value her and dont ... .

5 When youre planning to buy a house, think carefully about all the costs involved.There are a lot of things to ... .

6 In the UK, its not illegal to ride a bicycle without a helmet, but personally, I wouldnt... .

Language focus: Present simple and continuous2 Some of the following sentences are incorrect. Find the incorrect sentences and

change them.

1 It is takingtakesmonths and several million pounds to make an animated filmbut just hours to watch it.

2 The popularity of cinema decreases. More and more the public choose to rent DVDs

or download films from the internet.

3 She has a home in Malibu but is living in Scotland at the moment because shes

filming on location. 4 We are tending to get together as a family about once a month. We are usually

having a meal and watching TV.

5 Shes studies media studies at University College, London at the moment and works

in her spare time as a waitress.

6 Stephens being very moody at the moment. Its so unlike him I think it must be

the influence of all those unsuitable programmes he likes to watch.

7 Shhh! This is the good part and youre making so much noise, Im not hearing

properly.

8 Many famous actors and directors are living in Hollywood to be close to the filmstudios.

9 Meet me outside the cinema at 8.00. Doors open at 8.15 and the film starts at 8.30-

dont be late!

11 What are you thinking about Dudley Westons performance in the latest

blockbuster?

12 Im really enjoying this programme but Im not understanding everything that actor

says.

13 The best bit is the boat chase when Bond is stealing a speed boat, jumping off the

boat onto a jet ski and rescuing the girl from the bad guys clutches.

14 The man from the secret service is listening to the spys story but he is not believing

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Worksheet 3.4

Vocabulary: Films

1aComplete the crossword with the film vocabulary. Some of the letters in each wordhave been given.

b Complete each gap with the appropriate form of the words in capitals

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Toy Story 3is the latest film to be released by the award..................... Animation Studio Pixar. The reviews promised

that it would not ............................ fans of Toy Story 1 and 2

and they were right. The film takes a light hearted

............................ at childhood while at times being quite

............................ some of the adults in the audience had

tears in their eyes. The plot is full of twists but isnt

............................ at all; just extremely clever. As youd

expect, the animation is ............................ ; you almost

believe that Woody and his friends are ............................ .

WIN

DISAPPOINTING

LOOKING

MOVE

CONFUSION

STUN

REALITY

Language focus: Present simple and present continuous

2 Complete each sentence using the present simple or present continuous.

1 I dont like interviewing famous people. They/always/turn up late. They arealways turning up late.

2 Actors/always/carry their make-up with them as they have to reapply it betweentakes.

3 She/always/lose her temper on set; it makes her very difficult to work with.

4 George/not/always/live/in the same place. He has a home in America and Italy.

5 Actors/always/need/to do their best in auditions; as the saying goes, youre only as

good as your last performance.

6 In my opinion, films are rarely as good as the books theyre based on. Filmcompanies/always/change/the story or the characters, which is a shame.

7 Whenever a new film by director Pedro Almodvar comes out, I/always/try to see it.

winning

15

1 S T O R Y L I N E2 E I D D A

3 T T I N

4 P A

5 I E T I N

6 T O R

7 O L

8 Q E L

9 C I N C F I T O N

10 O R R F L

11 R V W

12 C M D Y

13 S T N T

14 S E E


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Worksheet 3.1

Vocabulary: Fakes

1

5come 8checked 12cloning 7falling 9falsify 2fooled 1forgeries 4

genuine 13giveaway 14guard 10make 6safeguards 11taken 3tell

In the art world, things are not always as they seem; some paintings are made with

deliberate intent to trick or us out of our money. These works, known as * , have been

falsely presented as the product of another artist. You would think that its only

members of the public who have been * into buying a painting, but an exhibition at the

National Gallery reveals that not even the experts can * the difference between a work

which is * and one which isnt. .. until now. Scientists have * up with new * which will

protect galleries from * for the work of clever forgers.

When a portrait group was bought by the National Gallery in 1923, it was identified as a

15thcentury masterpiece. Since then, scientists have * out the way it was created and

have made a startling discovery; it was painted in 20 thcentury! The artist had employed

a number of techniques to * the age of the painting. For example, computer analysis

has revealed that artificial cracks had been painted on the surface of the painting to *

out that it was older. Gallery experts had been * in by the forgers * of painting

techniques- the use of egg tempera and gesso had been copied from 15thcentury. But

the type of paint used was a * the cobalt blue and cadmium yellow used werent

available before 19thcentury. Although scientific investigation has revealed the methods

used to manufacture the painting, we still do not know who might have used such

sophisticated techniques. There are plenty of forgers who make a career out of creating

and it pays for us and the National Gallery, to be on our *.

Language focus: Modals of speculation and deduction (present)

2

2 The gallery must be open today.

3 The police must be looking for the jewellery thieves.

4 The Van Gogh cant have sold for 14,000,000.

5 The portrait of Shakespeare may not be genuine.


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Worksheet 3.2

Vocabulary: Appearance

1a

2 / e/ iii 3 /f/ ii 4 /c/ vii 5 /a/ v 6 /b/ i 7 /h/viii 8 /d/vi

1b

2thinning hair 3tubby; slim 4spotty complexion; clear complexion5wrinkled skin 6dull

Language focus: Modals ofspeculation and deduction

2

1must have been 2cant/couldnt have hidden 3could/might/may have had

4must have been/be 5could/might/may have been. 6 cant be 7must be

Worksheet 3.3

Vocabulary: Expressions withtake

1

2take offence 3take your time 4take her for granted 5take into account6take the risk

Language focus: Present simple and continuous

2

2 The popularity of cinema is decreasing. More and more the public are choosingtorent DVDs or download films from the internet.

3 correct

4 We tend to get together as a family about once a month. We are usually havea mealand watch TV.

5 Shes studyingmedia studies at University College, London at the moment andworkingin her spare time as a waitress.

6 correct

7 Shhh! This is the good part and youre making so much noise, I cant hearproperly.

8 Many famous actors and directors livein Hollywood to be close to the film studios. 9 correct

10 Mr Owen regrets that hell be late for his interview as he is meetinghis agent at 2 todiscuss details of his next audition.

11 What do you think about Dudley Westons performance in the latest blockbuster?

12 Im really enjoying this programme but I dont understandeverything that actorsays.

13 The best bit is the boat chase when Bond steals a speed boat,jumpsoff the boatonto a jet ski and rescuesthe girl from the bad guys clutches.

14 The man from the secret service is listening to the spys story but he doesnt believehim.


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Worksheet 3.4

Vocabulary: Films

1a

151 S T O R Y L I N E

2 P E R I O D D R A M A

3 S E T T I N G

4 P A C E

5 D I R E C T I O N

6 A C T O R

7 R O L E8 S E Q U E L

9 S C I E N C E F I C T I O N

10 H O R R O R F I L M

11 R E V I E W

12 C O M E D Y

13 S T U N T S

14 S C E N E

1b

2disappoint 3look 4moving 5 confusing 6stunning 7real

Language focus: Present simple and present continuous

2

2always carry 3is always losing 4doesnt always live

5 always need to do their best 6are always changing 7I always try to


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Worksheet 4.1

Language focus: Gerund and infinitive

1 Read the advert and complete the gaps with an appropriate form of the verb inbrackets. Use the gerund, the infinitive with to, or the infinitive without to.

Are you interested in 0..........................(travel)or would you prefer a steady job?How about 1..........................(do) both? You can 2..........................(work) as a travelplanner! A travel planner is someone who helps people choose a suitable holidaydestination and then takes care of all the practical arrangements you basically help3..........................(remove) all the stress from travelling.

Firstly, you will 4..........................(meet) with potential travellers and discuss theirrequirements. You should 5..........................(ask) about destinations and preferences, andthen suggest 6..........................(visit) certain countries based on their answers. An ability7

..........................(remain) patient is essential as some travellers may8

..........................(change) their minds one traveller in the party wants 9..........................(go) to New York10..........................(have) a city break, but another traveller would rather11..........................(relax) at the beach. What do you do? Discuss the advantages of12..........................(go) to both destinations and let them 13..........................(decide).

Once a decision has been made, you can 14..........................(continue) witharrangements. One of the main concerns for travellers is 15..........................(organise)their insurance and healthcare. So your role is to arrange flights, transfers and all necessaryinsurance. After 16..........................(finalise) this, a complete information pack is sent tothe travellers and off they go.

It is very rewarding 17..........................(help) travellers and 18..........................(start) this

new career is easy. If you are interested in19

.......................... (become) a travel planner,wed love 20..........................(hear) from you.

Email us at: [email protected]

2 Find examples of these explanations in the advert in exercise 1.

A gerund used:

1 as the subject, object or complement .............................................................

2 after prepositions 1 .............................................................

3 after certain verbs .............................................................

An infinitive with toused:

4 to explain why you do something .............................................................

5 after certain adjectives, nouns and verbs .............................................................

An infinitive without toused:

6 after modal verbs .............................................................

7 after certain verbs .............................................................

travelling


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Unit 4 Going away

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Worksheet 4.2

Language focus: Word formation: prefixes

1 Complete the crossword with the correct adjective and prefix.

9

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Across

1 another word for wrong

2 type of person you cant trust

3 something that is against the law

4 extraordinary or rare

5 not realistic or not sensible

6 type of person who is quite hostile

7 not fortunate

8 something not finished or not whole in some way

Down

9 type of person who doesnt assist you

2 Complete each gap with your answers from exercise 1.

1 You shouldnt drive so fast. Its dangerous and its .............................................. !

2 I cant believe how ..............................................he is! Is he always that rude?

3 It was a very ..............................................thing to do and I dont know if we can we cantrust her again.

4 Saras first attempt at the exam was not successful and most answers were.............................................. .

5 I bought the bag because it was so .............................................. I love it!

6 We tried to get directions from the information desk, but, to be honest, they werevery .............................................. .

7 Travelling separately to the city tomorrow is a bit .............................................. , lets gotogether.

8 Is it ..............................................that I didnt catch the train? Maybe not, because I met

my boyfriend on the platform.9 They said my visa application was ..............................................so it was returned for me

to finish.

i n c o r r e c t

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Unit 4 Going away


Worksheet 4.3

Vocabulary: Travel

1 Match the words to the definitions. There is one extra option that you do not need.

11 drop you off a take you somewhere because Im also going there or nearby

2 see you off b wait until you arrive at a place

3 give you a lift c take you to a place and leave you there

d wait with you at a place before you leave

2

1 catch a move from one train to another train

2 miss b get a train, planned or unplanned

3 change c get a different train, not the one you planned to get

d not get the train you planned to get

3

1 went away a continued to another place

2 went out b left a place

3 went on c returned to a place

4 went back

4

1 put up a let somebody stay in your home

2 live b take guests to stay, often a hotel or business

3 accommodate c spend the night or several nights in one place

4 stay

2 Read the description and underline the correct word in italics.

The morning after my final exam, I was leaving for a well-deserved holiday. I had wanted

to (0) travel/journeyfor several weeks but decided on one week in Italy with some

relatives who could (1)put up me/put me up for a week. My best friend (2) dropped me off/picked me upat the train station and I collected my tickets. There was a huge queue there

and I managed to (3) change/missmy train. Thankfully I was able to (4) navigate/get on an

underground line instead and got to the airport on time. The flight wasnt (5) delayed/

bookedso I checked in quickly, and watched the planes as they (6) touched down/taxied

along the runway and got more and more excited. My flight was called and I was on the

way to Rome! I was ready to (7) enjoy/relaxmyself and see some new sights!


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Unit 4 Going away


Worksheet 4.4

Vocabulary: Verb collocations

1 Add the following words or phrases to the most suitable verbs.

care of a chance to the decision an eye moneymuch notice of sense of silent in touch

get keep make take

care of

2Match 112 to al to make sentences.

1 People always have an opinion. We didnt take c 2 When I eventually made

3 We both felt incredibly privileged to get

4 There may be many secret schemes to get

5 Have you ever deliberately broken

6 Whether any of the predictions will come

7 The family always used to make up

8 Look out for each other on holiday by keeping

9 There are times when its best to just keep

10 Despite trying again and again to make

11 If you fall out with a friend, it can be tough to get

12 I enjoyed the challenge of taking

a silent and not tell someone what you really think.

b a promise? Sometimes it can be difficult or tempting!

c much notice of the complaints, to be honest.

d an eye on all your possessions and belongings.

e care of the schoolchildren at the beach.

f a chance to do the event, but it was not without a sense of anxiety.

g sense of why Vicky left, Tom knew he had to let her go.

h money, but I dont believe any actually work.

i in touch again and renew the relationship.

j the decision not to accept the job, it was a relief.

k hilarious stories on long car journeys to make it more fun.

l true is something that time will tell.


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Worksheet 4.1

Language focus: Gerund and infinitive

1

1 doing

2 work

3 remove

4 meet

5 ask

6 visiting

7 to remain

8 change

9 to go

10 to have

11 relax

12 going

13 decide14 continue

15 organising

16 finalising

17 to help

18 starting

19 becoming

20 to hear

2

1 15, 18

2 1, 12, 16, 193 6

4 10

5 7, 9, 17, 20

6 2, 4, 5, 8, 14

7 3, 11, 13

Worksheet 4.2

Language focus: Word formation: prefixes

12 dishonest

3 illegal

4 unusual

5 impractical

6 unfriendly

7 unlucky

8 incomplete

9 unhelpful

2

2 unfriendly3 dishonest

4 incorrect

5 unusual


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6 unhelpful

7 impractical

8 unlucky

9 incomplete

Worksheet 4.3

Vocabulary: Travel

1

2 d

3 a

b incorrect

2

1 b

2 d

3 a

c incorrect

3

1 b

2 incorrect

3 a

4 c

4

1 a

2 incorrect

3 b

4 c

2

1 put me up

2 dropped me off

3 miss

4 get on

5 delayed

6 taxied

7 enjoy

Worksheet 4.4

Vocabulary: Verb collocations

1

get a chance to, in touch, money

keep an eye, silent

make the decision, sense of

take care of, much notice of

2

2 j

3 f

4 h

5 b

6 l

7 k

8 d

9 a

10 g

11 i12 e


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Worksheet 5.1

Language focus: The future

1 Match each of the statements ai to a description of the use 18. Then name the tenseor language used.

a Well have been travelling around Europe for three months on Monday.

b Its likely to become more difficult to find a good job.

c You should be able to get a good price for your car if you sell it online.

d Im going to travel around the world after I finish my exams and before I go tocollege.

e Were meeting Simon tonight at 8 p.m. Im looking forward to it!

f We might be able to get there by 4 p.m. but theres a lot of traffic.

g Ill be working in the library this afternoon, perhaps we can meet there?h Ill be happier when all the preparations have been completed.

i I think Ill probably move house next year.

1 probability (x2) ....................................................... .......................................................

2 confirmed arrangements .......................................................

3 predictions and expectations .......................................................

4 actions which continue up to a point in the future ......................................................

5 uncertainty .......................................................

6 actions in progress at certain time in the future .......................................................7 intentions or plans .......................................................

8 certain to happen .......................................................

2 Underline the correct word in italics in the following sentences.

0 It will/maybe great if we could meet up soon. Its been too long!

1 We will have been working/will be workingon this project for four months on Saturday.

2 He will/shouldgo to Australia for his year out. I think hed really enjoy it there.

3 I will/couldbe so relieved when the final exam is over and we can relax when all thepreparations have been completed.

4 Isee/m seeingZoe tomorrow morning for coffee. Do you want to come along?

5 We might/couldbe able to go on a long holiday this year because weve been saving formonths.

6 I will be looking/will look aftermy baby niece this afternoon, so call me in the evening.

7 Its likely/shouldto be a challenging year ahead but Im confident we can handle it.

8 Imgoing to/maystudy French next year. Ive enrolled on an evening course at my localcollege.

9 He may/shouldstart looking for a new job next year, but I think hes undecided.

b be likely to


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Worksheet 5.2

Language focus: Time linkers with past tenses

1 In each of the following sentences one time linker is incorrect. Find the word.

0 We thought moving house was a good idea at/by the time but it was a terriblemistake.

1 Shortly/Once/Not long after I finished my exams, we moved to another city.

2 While/Whenever/Whilstwe were wondering what to do, Luca suggested going to thecinema.

3 Soon/Not long/Whenafter we arrived, I realised Id forgotten my money.

4 Ellen in the end/finally/at last found a present for her sister after a whole day shopping.

5 At first I found English very difficult, when/but/howeverI worked hard and it slowlygot better.

6 After/Before/Justgoing to the cinema, we can have dinner at that lovely Italianrestaurant.

7 During/As/WhilstI was walking to the cafe, my friend called and said she was runninglate.

8 She wasnt sure about the trip, but she decided to go in the end/lastly/eventually.

9 I recognised my old teacher as soon as/when/onceI saw her at the reunion.

2 Complete the following sentences with an appropriate form of the verb in brackets.

0 After we .............................................(finish) the report for Toni, shall we make a start onthe presentation?

1 The team struggled to reach a decision but they ............................................. (come) to anagreement in the end.

2 Once I ............................................. (arrive) at the party, my first thought was to find myold friends and catch up.

3 It wasnt long after my mother ............................................. (emigrate) that she met myfather and they were soon wed.

4 Whilst we ............................................. (get) angry about being lost, Sumi calmly read thedirections again.

5 During the trip, I ............................................. (notice) several people complaining aboutthe driver and the tour company.

6 I couldnt make up my mind about the job, but eventually I ____.............................................(decide) to turn it down.

7 Whenever we ............................................. (travel) to the beach for family holidays, I wasalways too excited to sleep the night before.

8 It wasnt until Tom ............................................. (save) for five years that he had enoughmoney for his dream holiday.

have nished


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Worksheet 5.3

Vocabulary: Personality

1 Add the words in the box to the groups of words in 16. There are two extra wordsyou do not need.

decisive friendly fussy grumpy nervoussensible thoughtful tough

1 adventurous brave .................................

2 reliable responsible .................................

3 outgoing sociable .................................

4 caring kind .................................

5 bad-tempered moody .................................

6 confident self-assured .................................

2 Complete the crossword. What is the missing vertical word?

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Someone who is

1 aware of other peoples feelings and behaves in a respectful way towards them.

2 calm and has no problem getting along with others.

3 willing to meet new people and does not show any nerves or unease.

4 calm and can cope with difficult people and circumstances.

5 aware of other peoples feelings and says or does something to care for them.

6 calm and generally unstressed by situations.

7 willing to meet new people and enjoys going out regularly.

8 aware of other peoples feelings and can sometimes be upset by others.

tough

t o l e r a n t


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Unit 5 Fitting in


Worksheet 5.4


1 Find nine phrasal verbs in the table. Then match them to the following meanings19.

carry

come

get

leave

look

show

put

forward

off

on

out

up

in

of

with

to

1 tolerate ..................................................2 have a (good) relationship with somebody ..................................................

3 join a bad group of people ..................................................

4 anticipate with excitement ..................................................

5 admire and respect ..................................................

6 boast ..................................................

7 continue ..................................................

8 think of something new ..................................................

9 ignore or not include somebody/something ..................................................

2 Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the phrasal verb.

0 I dont know why you .................................................. his behaviour. You should tell himnot to be so rude!

1 Im .................................................. on with this project for another couple of hours andthen Ill have a break and go shopping.

2 Who do you .................................................. up to? Some people find inspiration in anolder relative and others find it in a public figure who has achieved great things.

3 Im really ..................................................forward to the weekend. Im going to New Yorkwith my boyfriend!

4 Its true that Simon .................................................. in with a bad group of people, but hegradually stopped socialising with him when he went to college.

5 Rogers parents always made sure that he and his little sister were never.................................................. out of plans for family holiday plans.

6 When we were little my sister and I didnt .................................................. on with eachother at all, but, as weve got older, weve become really close.

7 Zoe is always .................................................. off to her colleagues. Last week, it was herpromotion and this week its a holiday shes planning.

8 We really need to .................................................. up with some new ideas for the book;something exciting and different. Any thoughts?

put up with

put up with


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Worksheet 5.1

Language focus: The future

11 c should

2 e present continuous3 i will

4 a future perfect continuous

5 f may/might/could

6 g future continuous

7 d going to

8 h will

2

1 will have been working

2 should3 will

4 m seeing

5 might

6 will be looking

7 likely

8 going to

9 may

Worksheet 5.2

Language focus: Time linkers with past tenses

1

1 Once

2 Whenever

3 When

4 in the end

5 when

6 Just

7 During

8 lastly9 once

2

1 came

2 arrived/had arrived

3 emigrated/had emigrated

4 were getting

5 noticed/had noticed

6 decided

7 travelled8 had been saving



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Worksheet 5.3

Vocabulary: Personality

1

2 sensible

3 friendly

4 thoughtful

5 grumpy

6 decisive

2

2 easy-going

3 confident

4 patient

5 thoughtful

6 relaxed

7 sociable8 sensitive

missing word:adventurous

Worksheet 5.4


1

carry on with

come up with

get on withget in with

leave out of

look forward to

look up to

show off (to)

put up with

2 get on with

3 get in with

4 look forward to

5 look up to6 show off (to)

7 carry on with

8 come up with

9 leave out of

2

1 carrying

2 look

3 looking

4 got

5 left6 get

7 showing

8 come



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Worksheet 6.1

Language focus: Reported questions

1 Read the direct questions asked to a library official by a college newspaper reporter.Complete the gaps with reported questions.

0 How do you feel about the colleges proposal?

She asked ............................................................................................................................................

1 Do you think it is a good idea to close the library on a Sunday?

She asked ............................................................................................................................................

2 What was your first thought when you heard about the proposed closure?

She asked ............................................................................................................................................

3 How long have you been working in education?

She asked ............................................................................................................................................

4 Why did you apply for the post at this college?

She asked ............................................................................................................................................

5 Does the library agree with the colleges proposal?

She asked ............................................................................................................................................

6 Can you attend the meeting with the committee next week?

She asked ............................................................................................................................................

7 Are you going to represent the library and voice your disapproval?

She asked ............................................................................................................................................

8 What are you going to say to the committee?

She asked ............................................................................................................................................

2 Look at your answers to exercise 1. Explain the changes made between directquestions and reported questions.

0 ................................................................................................................................................................

1 ................................................................................................................................................................

2 ................................................................................................................................................................

3 ................................................................................................................................................................

4 ................................................................................................................................................................

5 ................................................................................................................................................................

6 ................................................................................................................................................................

7 ................................................................................................................................................................

8 ................................................................................................................................................................

how he felt about the colleges proposal

auxiliary verb (do) dropped, no change in question word order


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Worksheet 6.2

Language focus: Reported speech

1 Read the email exchange between two friends. Complete the direct statements andthe reported statements.

0 Have you been to America?

She asked............................................................................................................................................

1 ................................................................................................................................................................

He said he had been several times and that he hoped to go again soon.

2 Im going to Boston next month for my birthday. Itll be my first time.

She said...............................................................................................................................................

3 ................................................................................................................................................................

He said I had to remember to get my visa before I travelled.

4 I applied for it yesterday!

She said...............................................................................................................................................

5 ................................................................................................................................................................

He asked if she would be having a birthday party here first.

6 Ill have a party the night before I leave for the airport.

She said...............................................................................................................................................

2 Match each statement to a reporting verb from the box. There are five extra options.

if I had been to America.

begging encouraging explaining offering ordering persuading

predicting promising recommending refusing warning

0 It is a very difficult decision and Im afraid I still havent made up my mind yet.

................................................................

1 Well, I can help you with cooking dinner. That will make things easier for you!

................................................................

2 Dont catch the 12.20 train you wont get to the party on time and Andrew will beupset.

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3 Oh please come shopping with us! Itll be fun! There are lots of sales. Go on!

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4 I know the exam is scary, but youve made amazing progress! I think youre going todo well.

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5 Im not going to take part in the protest, I dont care what you say; its not somethingI agree with.

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Worksheet 6.3

Vocabulary: Expressing your opinion

1 Read the following sentences. Which expressions in boldare correct? Correct theincorrect ones.

0 The newspaper reported that the march had caused disruptionto all the residentsand businesses in the area and things had got of control.

1 In my opinion, things go too farwith all these events that upset and disrupt others.Why not sign a petition and complain with less aggression?

2 The reason everybody respects him is because he actually took actionand organisedthat important first protest.

3 Have you ever been on any disruptions?They are not violent or frightening; they are

a simply a chance to join others who also disapprove of something.

4 The organisers were in divided minds aboutcontinuing with the protest, butdecided it was even more reason to make their stand.

5 I think that went across really well. There were no significant problems and peopleseemed to understand our message.

6 You can take your point acrossin many ways: attend a march, get involved in aprotest or take part in a sit-in.

7 Im sure that eight out of ten people feel strongly ona certain issue, but fewer thanthat number will do anything than complain

2 Complete the advice leaflet with suitable expressions. Use one to four words.

OK, so theres a new legislation that youfeel (0) ................................................................and youre wondering what is the best way to get (1)............................................................. .

There are a number of ways you can take (2)................................................................ . Lookat the list below and chose a way that appeals to you:

(3) ................................................................ petition an easy and simple way of expressingyourself.

(4) ................................................................ comment on a website show your thoughtsonline.

(5) ................................................................march join up with other people and showyou have one voice.

(6) ................................................................debate show broadcast your opinion toeverybody watching.

If you (7) ................................................................ mindsabout what to do, ask your friends

and family for their opinion. Perhaps they have (8) ................................................................demonstrationor been in a similar situation before and can advise you.

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Worksheet 6.4

Vocabulary: Making decisions

1 Complete the expressions about making decisions.

0 change my m _ _ _1 g _ back on a decision

2 go for the easiest o _ _ _ _ _

3 let my heart r _ _ _ my head

4 m _ _ _ up my mind

5 no easy m _ _ _ _ _

6 r _ _ _ into a decision

7 s _ _ on the fence

8 take everything into c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9 w _ _ _ _ up the pros and the cons

2 Match 19to aito make sentences and complete each gap. Use your answers fromexercise 1 to help you. You may need to change the form.

1 You need to take everything

2 To be honest, I changed

3 I was so worried that I decided to

4 Its typical of my sister to

5 A useful way to approach the problem is

6 Why cant you give your honest opinion and not

7 If I were you Id go for the

8 Im always too emotional and let my

9 We all agree that it is no

a ................................................................the pros and the cons by making a list andanalysing it.

b ................................................................so many times that the car was sold to someoneelse!

c ................................................................ my head every time sometimes its a gooddecision.

d ................................................................a decision. Who else would leave their job withoutthinking about?

e ................................................................and coming to a decision has been very difficult.

f ................................................................and not fly to Australia.

g ................................................................ and just stop worrying about it!

h ................................................................ there are many important factors in your choiceof college.

i ................................................................ ?Just tell me!

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Unit 6 Answer key

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Worksheet 6.1

Language focus: Reported questions

1

1 if/whether he thought it was a good idea to close the library on a Sunday.

2 him what his first thought was when he had heard about the proposed closure.

3 how long he had been working in education.

4 why he had applied for the post at this college.

5 if/whether the library agreed with the college proposal.

6 if/whether he could attend the meeting with the committee next week.

7 if/whether he was going to represent the library and voice his disapproval.

8 what he was going to say to the committee.

2

1 add if/whether, change tense (is to was)

2 change tense (had to had heard)

3 change tense (have you been working to had been working)

4 auxiliary verb (did) dropped, change tense (applyto had applied)

5 auxiliary verb(does) dropped, addif/whether, change tense (agreeto agreed)

6 add if/whether, change tense (canto could), invert modal verb and pronoun (Can youtohe could)

7 add if/whether, change tense and pronoun position (are you goingto he was going)

8 change tense and pronoun position (are you goingto he was going)

Worksheet 6.2

Language focus: Reported speech

1

1 Ive been several times and I hope to go again soon.

2 she was going to Boston next month for her birthday and that it would be her firsttime.

3 You must remember to get your visa before you travel.

4 she had applied for it the previous day.5 Will you be having a birthday party here first?

6 shed have a party the night before she left/leaves for the airport.

2

1 offering

2 warning

3 begging

4 encouraging

5 refusing



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Unit 6 Answer key

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Worksheet 6.3

Vocabulary: Expressing your opinion

1

1 correct

2 correct3 disruptions demonstrations

4 divided two

5 across off

6 take get

7 on about

2

(1) your/the point across

(2) action

(3) sign a

(4) post a

(5) go on a

(6) go on a

(7) are (still) in two

(8) been/gone on a

Worksheet 6.4

Vocabulary: Making decisions

1

1 o

2 ption

3 ule

4 ake

5 atter

6 ush

7 it

8 onsideration9 eigh

2

2 b my mind

3 f go back on my/the decision

4 d rush into

5 a to weigh up

6 i sit on the fence

7 g easiest option

8 c heart rule

9 e easy matter



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Worksheet 7.1

Vocabulary: Surviving

1Complete the gaps with the correct phrase. The first letter of each word has beengiven.

Emma is a typical teenager; she loves music, socialising and clothes, but unlike the

teenagers in your home, she hasnt got time to think about these things as shes too

busy trying to 1....................... . Emma is just one of the thousands of young adults who,

through no fault of their own, end up living on the streets. She cant get a job so she has

no money to 2m....................... e....................... m....................... but 3g.......................

b....................... most days on money from strangers. Emma does her best to4g....................... t.......................the day, but its difficult if shes cold, its raining and she

hasnt had any sleep. Protection is a charity which has been set up to help people like

Emma. We provide a hot meal, a warm bed and advice about how to get off the streets.We depend on donations, so if you can help us, and people like Emma to survive, please

give generously.

Language focus: Countable and uncountable nouns

2 Underline the correct word or symbol (aor = nothing) in italicsin the followingsentences.

1 Homeless charities sometimes offer a/accommodation to people who are sleepingrough.

2 We try to live using our own resources and shop as little as possible; we grow ourown vegetables and keep a/ chicken for the eggs we get from it every day.

3 a/ Sunday papers all have the same front page story but each of them has a slightlydifferent perspective on it.

4 A: Would you like a/ coffeeand a/ cake?

B: Sorry, I dont drink a/ coffee and Im on a diet so I cant eat a/ cake, but Idlove a/ tea if youre making one.

5 Dieticians argue that eating a/ meatis an important part of a balanced diet butenvironmentalists would prefer us to eat vegetables as they dont create a/pollution.

6 Can you give me a/ advice about how to apply for this position?

7 a/work of art by the famous artist, Frida Kahlo, can sell for millions of pounds.Her work tells the story about her near fatal accident and how she survived and stillpainted despite a/ bad health.

8 Well, first of all, I suggest doinga/ researchabout the company so that you can askwell-informed questions.

9 A: Hows the report going? Are you making a/ progress?

B: Not really, I think I could do with a/ help I need to speak to someonewitha/specialist knowledge.

10 Wed like a/ spare room for our guests to come and stay; at the moment, there isnta/ room in the house for visitors.

11 In order to go on a/ backpacking trip, you need to travel light. a/ heavy luggagewill just make walking long distances uncomfortable.

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