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Listening
1 [Audio 10] You will hear two friends, Marie and Peter, talking about their school book project. As you
listen, complete the notes using ONE or TWO words in each gap.

1 Marie and Peter have only got __________________________ left to finish their book project.

2 Marie’s __________________________ gave her the book she wants to write about.

3 In Peter’s book young people describe their perfect places __________________________.

4 Peter thinks Marie wouldn’t enjoy living in a forest in __________________ weather.

5 Marie is surprised Peter didn’t choose a book about __________________________.

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Vocabulary
2 Choose the correct option A, B or C.

0 I eat ___ in the morning before I go to school.

A dinner B breakfast C lunch

1 There weren’t many people in the ___ at the cinema.

A audience B review C screen

2 I’m going to ___ a cake today. I enjoy cooking!

A do B make C have

3 I really like my new computer game. It’s ___!

A awesome B all right C awful

4 This smoothie doesn’t taste of anything. It’s ___.

A stale B sour C bland

5 It’s below zero outside. It’s ___!

A boiling B freezing C foggy

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3 Use the words in CAPITALS to create new words to complete the sentences.

0 That building is the new city library. BUILD

1 Jake won the cooking ________________________ last week! COMPETE

2 A film ________________________ does many jobs, like hiring actors. PRODUCE

3 If you eat chocolate, you can put on ________________________ . WEIGH

4 Tim finds his tablet really ________________________ at school. USE

5 Be careful on the roads. They’re very ________________________. ICE

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Grammar
4 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

0 I go / I’m going to school at 8.30 every morning.

1 We’ve lived in the same city for / since ages.

2 My mum needs / is needing to go to the supermarket now.

3 Mark couldn’t carry the heavy suitcase because he was too strong / wasn’t strong enough.

4 Has Tom finished / Did Tom finish his homework yet?

5 There were very few / a few people at the park, because it was terribly cold.

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5 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets. Add any other words that
are necessary.
0 I went (go) to visit my grandparents yesterday.

1 Would you mind __________________________ (open) the window, please?

2 Jon has offered __________________________ (help) me with my homework.

3 What were you doing when I __________________________ (ring) you last night?

4 This is __________________________ (expensive) jacket I’ve ever bought. It cost a lot!

5 This film is __________________________ (bad) the one we saw last week.

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English in Use
6 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use ONE or TWO words.

0 Shall we go to the cinema tomorrow?

Why don’t we go to the cinema tomorrow?

1 Can you tell me if you’re coming at the weekend?

Can you _______________ know if you’re coming at the weekend?

2 Jackie was very angry when she spoke to me yesterday.

Jackie spoke ______________________ to me yesterday.

3 Tim works harder than any other student in our class.

Tim works _______________ of all the students in our class.

4 You really need to take more care!

Just _______________ more careful!

5 I’m really pleased you helped me.

Thanks _______________ me.

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7 Complete the conversation with suitable words. Use ONE word for each gap.
0
Matt: Hi, Jake! It’s great to see you!

1
Jake: Yeah, you too, Matt – and this café’s great. The food here ____________ really good.

Matt It does – and let’s hope it’ll taste really good, too! Anyway, it was my birthday yesterday, so I’m paying!

2
Jake: Thanks! I didn’t realise it was your birthday. Did you do ____________ special?

Matt: Yeah, we went to the cinema, to see the action film Doors. It was cool! But it started
3
____________ slowly than any action film I’ve ever seen! Have you seen it yet?

4
Jake: No, but I’m going next week, so now I ____________ wait to see it for myself!

5
Matt: You’ll love it! So are you ____________ to order?

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Reading
8 Read the three texts about fashion and clothes, and then match the people, A, B or C, to the
questions.

Which person …
1 sometimes gets clothes somebody else doesn’t want to wear anymore? ____
2 has some clothes that were bought while they were travelling? ____
3 has never worn anything that isn’t modern and fashionable? ____
4 thinks their interest in clothes is unusual in their family? ____
5 doesn’t mind the clothes they have to wear during the week? ____
6 creates clothes that other people also want? ____
7 can be sure that no-one else has the same clothes as them? ____
8 says their interest in clothes started at a young age? ____
9 feels some of their clothes are too special to wear? ____
10 can use their skills to create new clothes from old ones? ____

Fashion and clothes

A Sophie
My mum says I’ve loved clothes ever since I was small. I had a great pair of red shoes when I was
little, and I never wanted to wear any others! So maybe that’s where it started. And I’ve always
refused to wear anything that I think is old-fashioned!
Now, of course, I wear a uniform when I go to school. It’s not as bad as some people’s – a dark
sweatshirt, and black trousers, or skirts for girls if they want.
Outside school though, I wear really colourful things, and I’m good at finding great clothes that don’t
cost much – so all my friends want to come shopping with me!
B Anna
My friends are always amazed at the clothes I wear. I make things myself, or I make changes to the
clothes I’ve got so that they look different – I haven’t got much money to spend! Anyway, the good
thing is that I know I’ll never see someone who’s wearing exactly what I am!
I’ve had a lot of help from my mum, too – she enjoys helping me find nice clothes on the internet,
and then she orders them for me. I’m the only one at home that’s so interested in clothes, though.
I’ve got two sisters, and they buy clothes, but then get bored with them and give them to me!
C Rob
I’ve got a huge collection of T-shirts. Every time I go somewhere, I buy a new one, especially if it’s got
the name of the place on it.
Some have amazing designs on them. I don’t wear them very often as I’ll never be able to replace
them! My favourites have a big tiger and bird on. I got them on a city break to New York last year.
We went ice skating there, too, so I’ve got a photo of myself skating – on a T-shirt! And I’ve got some
T-shirts I’ve decorated myself, with coloured pens and things. My friends love them, so I often have to
make one for them, too!
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Writing

9 You have received an email from your friend, Alisha. In her email Alisha talks about a cooking
competition she wants to enter soon.

Write an email to Alisha. In your email you should:

 thank Alisha for her email and comment on her news
 write about a competition you are going to enter
 invite Alisha over to your place to do some cooking together
 suggest what food you could make.

Write your email in between 110–130 words.

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