Reading PART 1 3

Hobbies and leisure

Complete the speech bubbles with the words in the box.
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club dancing festival galleries hobby magazine

member photography sightseeing sunbathing

I joined a chess (1) .......... last year and I really enjoy it now. It’s a great (2) ..........
Anna
because you have to really think about how to win. You also meet people.

Ilona I love (3) .......... to great music. My ideal weekend is going to a music (4) ..........
and seeing lots of new bands.

I love travel! My favourite activities are going (5) .......... and visiting museums and
Ben
art (6) ........ .

My ideal leisure activity is (7) .......... on a beach and reading a fashion (8) ........ .
Lottie
So relaxing!

I’m quite a creative person. I bought a camera last year and took up (9) .......... . I’m not
Karl
interested in being a (10) .......... of a club, though. I’m quite happy to spend time on my own.

Complete the dialogue with the phrases in the box.

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do you agree that going back to like I said not sure, because
on a completely different subject that’s an interesting point
what do you think about this what I mean is

Sam: (1) ....................................................................................................

museums should be free for people to visit?
Ellie: I’m (2) ...............................................................................................
.............. they cost a lot of money to run. It seems fair that people should pay
something.
Sam: Yes, but museums shouldn’t only be for rich people. (3) .......................
.............................................................................. that everyone should be
able to visit them, even if they don’t have much money.
Ellie: Yes, (4) .................................................................................................... , and I agree with
you in some ways. But (5) .................................................................................................... before,
museums are expensive, and we can’t expect the government to pay the full cost. (6) ...........................
......................................................................... , Ana?
Ana: I’m not sure. I agree that someone has to pay to keep museums open, but (7) ...........................
......................................................................... what Sam said, it doesn’t seem fair that people who
don’t have much money can’t see these wonderful objects.
Sam: Thank you, Ana. (8) .................................................................................................... , do you
fancy watching a movie later?

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 Exam task
Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
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1 Why has Josh sent this message?
A to ask George to go camping with him
next weekend
Hi George, I’m going camping next
weekend, so can I borrow your tent? You B to tell George about a new tent he’s going
bought one last summer, didn’t you? If to buy
you’ve got a small cooker, that would be
great, too. Thanks.
C to ask if George will lend him some
Josh camping equipment
2 Reply Forward What should club members do?
To: Photography club members A come to the picnic with food to cook
Subject: Picnic
B take lots of photos at the picnic
Everyone welcome – just meet at the park at 2.30 on
Saturday. Bring something for the barbecue – drinks C tell Tom if they want to go to the picnic
provided. Bring your best pictures to share. See you there!
Tom

3 A There will be five workshops each week.

Art workshop
B You don’t have to be talented to go to the
Saturdays 10.30 – 12.30
workshops.
From 15 September for 5 weeks
Suitable for all abilities C The final workshop is on Saturday
15 September.

4 Call this number if you want to

If you enjoy playing the guitar and hanging out making
A play music with others
music, contact us, Neil and Joe. No plans to play as a band -
we just relax and play! B learn the guitar
Call 07796 245798
C join a band

5 A The stamps are all very old.

Stamp collection for sale B Some of the stamps are very unusual.
Over 12,000 stamps from a
range of countries C You can buy just a few of the stamps.
Some antique and rare items
On offer as a collection only,
not as individual items

Get it right!
Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct the mistake.

I write to you because last week I started a new English course in the same school.

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Travel and holidays

Complete the holiday advice with the words in the box.
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accommodation facilities reservation resort

I’m going on holiday to Turkey in two weeks and staying at the Bright Sands holiday (1) ....................... .
I haven’t been before. Any advice?
• I went last year and loved it. It’s got great (2) ....................... , especially the swimming pools!
• If you’re expecting luxury (3) ....................... , you may be disappointed. But the rooms are all clean.
• If you booked online, check your (4) ....................... before you go. There was a problem with mine.

Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present
2
continuous, past simple or present perfect.

Reply Forward

Hi Beth,
Joe and I (1) ........................................ (arrive) in New York three days ago, and we
(2) ........................................ (have) a great time here. We (3) ........................................
(already / do) quite a lot. Yesterday we (4) ........................................ (go) up the Empire State
Building – amazing! We (5) ........................................ (not see) a show on Broadway yet, but
we’ve got tickets for tomorrow.
Abbie

Exam task
The people below all want to go on holiday. On the next page there are descriptions of
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eight holidays. Decide which holiday would be the most suitable for the following people.
For 1–5 write the correct letter A–H.

George wants a holiday with a big group of friends. They are into sports and want
1 to do different things every day. He doesn’t like boats, and some in the group have
young children.

Ana loves to be near the sea. She wants to visit different places, but she also wants
2 to keep away from holiday resorts. She enjoys being active and learning
new skills.

Harry just wants to relax and have fun by the sea. He loves going out and wants to
3 meet other people. He wants a cheap hotel and would prefer to pay for everything
together.

Jess wants to travel abroad and learn about a different way of life. She wants to
4 stay with local people, not in hotels. She would also like to see some
performances.

Greg doesn’t like crowded beaches and wants a peaceful holiday where there aren’t
5 many people. He enjoys walking in the countryside and is happy to spend some
time alone with a good book.

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 The best holidays
A Golden Sands Beach Club B Making waves
There’s lots to do at the Golden Sands Beach Our learn-to-sail holiday in Greece will teach you all
Club in Mallorca. It’s a holiday you can afford. the basics of sailing. You’ll be busy but will still have
Enjoy wonderful beaches and swimming in the time to enjoy the silence of the open sea. We stop
Mediterranean or take trips to nearby villages! at a small harbour every night where you can enjoy
Then enjoy shows and make friends at the local food in small restaurants, before sleeping on
social activities in the evening. All meals and your boat. Price includes accommodation but not
drinks are included in the price! food.

C Forest camp D Culture shock

Get away from it all at Welldale Forest. Stay on a local Get away from the usual tourist destinations
working farm or in cabins in the forest. Join in farm and visit India. On this tour, you’ll visit seven
life or explore the many paths through the forest with cities, see the famous Taj Mahal and enjoy
our friendly guides. For those who prefer to relax, time at a beach resort. You’ll stay with families
you can just enjoy time on your own listening to the and experience daily life with them. A full
sounds of the forest. programme of cultural events includes some
amazing dance shows!

E Seaview Hotel F Hotel on the sea

Enjoy a week at this wonderful, small, Enjoy two weeks of luxury on this cruise
luxury hotel in Spain. The price includes all around the Mediterranean visiting seven
food and drinks, and the facilities include popular destinations. Relax in the sunshine
a swimming pool, tennis courts and a by the ship’s swimming pool. You won’t get
restaurant. We organise trips to plays and bored, as there are cinemas, tennis courts
concerts in the evenings. There’s also a and a theatre on board, plus plenty of social
beach where you can sit quietly and relax activities in the evening.
or read!

G Active fun H On foot

Looking for an active holiday? This Do you love walking? Try this walking tour in the
wonderful busy holiday resort offers mountains of Italy. Each day, you will walk with an
tennis, swimming, golf and lots more. experienced guide as part of a group of walkers,
There’s something for everyone. Lessons then spend the night as guests of local people. It’s
are available, so you can learn something a great way to see some beautiful countryside and
new, whether you’re 5 years old or 55! make new friends.
Fun for all the family! Price includes
accommodation and breakfast.

Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.

Yesterday I've bought some clothes.

Yesterday I bought some clothes.

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Sport
Choose the correct preposition to follow each adjective.
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1. Netball is similar with / of / to basketball.
2. You should be ashamed for / from / of yourself for
cheating in the game!
3. The city of Manchester is famous of / for / from its
football teams.
4. We were very surprised at / from / for the result.
5. Are you interested for / in / with keeping fit?
6. Hurry up – I’m tired of / from / with waiting for you!
7. I’m not very keen of / on / for sport.
8. Who is responsible for / with / about organising the event?

Exam task
Read the text and the questions below. For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Athletics in Jamaica
Jamaica has produced some of the world’s best they work and train together as a team, so they
athletes, including stars such as Usain Bolt and produce better results.
Veronica Campbell-Brown. Is this success partly
The Championships have turned many young students
due to one event – the Jamaica Schools’
into stars, but those who are most talented as adults
Championships?
don’t always win as young teenagers. Olympic gold
The four-day Championships have taken place medallist Usain Bolt, for example, failed to win a
every year since 1910. Nearly 200 school single race at the Championships as an under-15
students take part in front of an audience of runner. Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown
over 30,000 people. The event is also shown was always easily beaten in the lower-age groups
on live TV, and the whole country watches what before finally winning as an older student.
is sometimes called Jamaica’s mini-Olympics.
Nathaniel Day, a young runner from Britain, has
The competitors take it very seriously, and
studied and trained in Jamaica for the last two years.
they all want to win. Classmates and former
‘Young athletes here get experience of being on TV
students also come to support and encourage
from the age of 12,’ he says, ‘so when they’re older,
their schools.
they aren’t scared of big occasions and they perform
School coach Dwayne Simpson has trained many well. In the UK, athletes don’t perform in front of the
young stars. He believes the Championships have cameras until they’re adults, and sometimes they
an important role in the development of young find it hard to deal with.’ According to Nathaniel,
athletes. They are the biggest schools’ competition the Championships also give young athletes a goal.
in the world, he says, and other countries are now ‘Because it’s such a big event, it gives them an
looking to copy them. He also believes that the idea of how exciting it is to perform in an Olympic
Championships give young athletes a reason to stadium. It helps them develop the ambition to
practise. They want to do well for their school, so become champions.’

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 1 What does the text say about the Championships? 4 According to Nathaniel Day, the event
A Thirty thousand people watch them on TV. A helps young athletes get used to being filmed.
B Young athletes take part just to have fun. B is more exciting than the Olympics.
C They started over 100 years ago. C makes some young athletes feel nervous of
D Some former students take part. big occasions.
D is hard for some young competitors to
2 What does Dwayne Simpson say about the
deal with.
Championships?
A Other countries should try to hold a similar 5 Which best describes the Jamaica Schools’
competition. Championships?

B They have grown too big in recent years. A

It’s an international competition which
C They encourage young athletes to do prepares young athletes for the
their best. Olympics.
D Schools are always keen to do well.
B
It’s an important event which helps
3 In paragraph 4, what does the writer say about
young athletes to improve.
Jamaica’s Olympic champions?
A They could beat even the oldest students in C
It’s a huge social event which brings
some races.
people together to have fun.
B They occasionally lost races, but only to
much older students. D
It’s a local event which gives young
C They tried much harder after losing all their athletes the chance to perform in a
races as teenagers. relaxed atmosphere.
D They took time to develop into world-class
athletes.

Match the underlined words in the text to these definitions.

3
1. a group of people who work, train or 5. be the best or get the best score in a game
perform together ................. or contest .................
2. someone who teaches sports skills 6. a large building where sports events take
................. place .................
3. an event where people compete against 7. people who compete in a game or event
each other ................. .................
4. join in with an event ................. 8. taught sports skills to people .................

Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.

I’m sure that you will have a great holiday here.

I’m sure that you have a great holiday here.

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The natural world

Write the correct animal name for each definition.
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bee  camel  cat  cow  dinosaur  dolphin  giraffe  lion  parrot  shark

1. a colourful bird that you can teach to talk ........................

2. an African animal that hunts and kills other animals ........................
3. a big fish with very large teeth ........................
4. a friendly, intelligent animal that lives in the sea ........................
5. a large animal that lived a long time ago ........................
6. an insect that lives in large groups and makes honey ........................
7. an animal with a very long neck ........................
8. a farm animal that people keep for its milk ........................
9. a small animal with soft fur that people keep as a pet ........................
10. an animal used in the desert that doesn’t have to drink very often ........................

Complete the sentences with the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.
2
1. Lambs are ................................................ animals. (farm, small, white)
2. Their dog is brown with ................................................ spots. (black, round, small)
3. We saw some ................................................ birds. (African, tiny, colourful)
4. Bears are ................................................ animals. (shy, large, wild)
5. The puppy had ................................................ fur. (brown, lovely, soft)
6. We saw a butterfly with ................................................ wings. (shiny, small, blue)

Get it right!
Look at the sentence below, then try to correct the mistake.

I have just bought a new, big lamp for my bedroom.

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 Exam task
Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, choose the correct
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answer. There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.

Bees, bees, bees

Most people enjoy seeing bees in gardens and Lisa calmly closed the kitchen door and called a
parks, but it can be scary when they’re flying local beekeeper, who removed the bees from her
together in large numbers, and it can be even more cake. (3)......... Last summer, Jane Norton from
frightening if they come a bit too close! Manchester had a similar experience. She was
driving home from work when she noticed thousands
A few years ago, Lisa Turnbull was in her home in of insects following her car. (4).......... She stopped
York. She had made a cake, which she had left on the car, hoping that they would continue and leave
the kitchen table. (1).......... But, as she opened her in peace. However, they landed on it and stayed
the window to help the cake cool more quickly, there. Feeling rather nervous, Jane used her phone
she unfortunately didn’t notice the large number to look online and find the phone number of a local
of bees flying around in her back garden. Lisa left beekeeper. (5).......... It turned out that the queen
the cake in the kitchen and went upstairs. A few bee had flown into the boot of the car while Jane
minutes later, she heard a loud noise coming from was putting shopping into it. When she closed the
her kitchen, so she went back downstairs. (2).......... boot, the queen was stuck inside, so when she
They had left their old home and were looking for drove off, the rest of the bees followed. Jane stayed
a new one. It seems that the queen bee, which in her car until the beekeeper had safely removed
controls all the others, had fancied a bit of cake and all the bees – which took over three hours! That’s a
landed on it. She was followed by 15,000 others! good excuse for being late home!

A She realised after a while that they were bees flying after her.
B There were still a few bees in the room, but the cake had disappeared!
C She opened the door and saw a huge number of bees.
D The beekeeper told her that he couldn’t remove such a large swarm.
E She was very much looking forward to having a slice.
F He arrived just half an hour later.
G Although it wasn’t damaged, Lisa didn’t feel very hungry any more!
H The bees seemed to be attracted by the cake and followed her.

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Weather
Complete the texts with the words in the box.
1
dry freezing heat humid ice lightning showers thunder

Extreme weather facts

Antarctica is one of the coldest places on earth, with

temperatures below (1) ..................... all year round.
The ground is covered in thick (2) ....................., but
there is actually very little new snowfall each year.

Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela is known as one of

the storm capitals of the world. You can see
(3) ..................... in the sky and hear The Amazonian rainforest is one of the
(4) ..................... on up to 250 days each year! wettest places on earth. It is hot and
(7) ..................... for most of the year,
The Lut Desert in Iran is one of the hottest with frequent (8) ..................... or longer
places on earth. Very little grows in the periods of rain.
extreme (5) ..................... . It’s also very
(6) ....................., with hardly any rain.

Exam task
For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Weather forecasts

People have always tried to predict the weather. In the past, people often watched the sky for

(1) ................... of how the weather was changing. A red sky at night, for example, suggested that

the (2) ................... day would be fine. Animals’ behaviour also provided information for forecasting

the weather. For example, if cows were lying down it meant it was (3) ................... to rain. Nowadays,

however, scientists use complicated computer models to produce weather forecasts that are much

more (4) ................... . They can say, for example, if there is a 20% or 30% chance of rain on

a particular day. They can also warn people if a storm is (5) ................... . This is important for

farmers and other people who work outside. It also helps ordinary people know whether they need to

(6) ................... an umbrella with them when they go out!

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 1 A marks B notices C signs D alarms

2 A last B following C later D other

3 A possible B likely C accepted D able

4 A accurate B close C true D near

5 A reaching B getting C going D approaching

6 A bring B fetch C wear D take

Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Then decide whether
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each sentence is a zero, first or second conditional. Write zero, first or second.

1. If we ................ (not have) a lot of rain here, the fields wouldn’t be so green. .......................

2. If lightning ................ (hit) a building, it doesn’t always damage it. .......................

3. They will be OK on the mountain if the weather ................ (stay) fine. .......................

4. If you see lightning, you usually ................ (hear) thunder soon after. .......................

5. I ................ (be) really scared if I found myself in the middle of a big storm. .......................

6. If you don’t get too close to the storm, you ................ (not be) in danger. .......................

7. We ................ (go) to the beach if it’s sunny. .......................

8. I would love to take photos of a storm if I ................ (have) a good camera. .......................

Get it right!
Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct any mistakes.

If I were you I will go to the countryside because it is a lovely place and it is very peaceful.

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Clothes and accessories

Choose the correct word to complete the sentences about clothes and accessories.
1a
1. Many women carry their purses and other items in a backpack / handbag.
2. I prefer T-shirts with long sleeves / buttons that cover up my arms.
3. Sally always carries an umbrella / uniform because it rains a lot where she lives.
4. That dress really suits / matches you!
5. Billy’s shirt suits / matches his trousers – they look great together.
6. Why don’t you try on / try out that dress if you like it so much?
7. Janet would love those shoes – can you remember what length / size she is?
8. That shirt holds / fits you really well.

Use ONE word in each gap to complete the sentences.

1b
1. What you wear for a party depends ……… what kind of party it is.
2. I didn’t see anything I wanted to buy ……… first, but then I found a really nice top.
3. I usually iron my clothes at ……… same time as watching TV.
4. I tore a hole in my new T-shirt ……… accident.
5. The clothes shop is closed today ……… to a lack of staff.
6. My older brother loves fashion and spends at ……… £100 a month on clothes.
7. I’m really looking ……… to watching the fashion show.
8. My sister doesn’t like wearing skirts or dresses and ……… do I.

Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.

I prefer going shopping with friends to going at my own.

I prefer going shopping with friends to going on my own.

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For each question, write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each gap.
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Making my clothes
I started making some of my own clothes last at shirts quite soon. It’s great, and I’ve saved loads
year and I’m really enjoying it. It was my mum (6) ……… money, as I’ve bought fewer clothes.
(1) ……… first got me interested in learning to
sew because she makes a lot of her own things.
I started off by designing something quite simple
– a T-shirt. It wasn’t as easy (2) ……… I thought
it would be, and it took me quite a long time. I
was pleased (3) ……… the finished product,
though, and I enjoyed sewing it. I liked it so much,
(4) ……… fact, that I decided to study how to
make clothes at college. I signed (5) ……… for
a course earlier this year and started in July. So
far on the course, I’ve learned all about making
trousers and skirts and we’re going to start looking

Use a linking word from the box to complete the sentences.

3

but and because so despite or

1. The two friends went out without their coats ………………. the fact it was raining.
2. I could either wear my sandals ………………. these trainers. Which would be best?
3. They had some really nice trousers, ………………. I couldn’t find any nice shirts.
4. I couldn’t get the jumper I wanted ………………. I didn’t have enough money.
5. The weather was really warm, ………………. Anna decided to wear shorts and a T-shirt.
6. I’ve bought Mum a necklace for her birthday ……………… I’ve also got her a bracelet.

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