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2 Recording 12 Listen and write true (T) or false

Listening (F).
1 Recording 11 Listen to six conversations and 1 Ben can’t go to the theatre tonight. T
tick the correct answer, a), b) or c). 2 There’s been a problem at the office.
1 What time does Jim start work? 3 Ben didn’t have flu when he got up.
4 He took two aspirins because he had a
9.1 8.1 7.00 sore throat.
a)
5✔ b)
5 c) 5 Ben says his arms hurt.
6 Ben doesn’t want to go home because
2 Who is visiting Steve for the weekend? he’s got an important meeting.
7 He decides to take some flu medicine
his his his and stay at the office.
siste broth cousi 8 Maggie is going to go to the chemist’s.
a) b) c)
7
3 What will the weather be like tomorrow?
Grammar
wet dry hot
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form
a) b) c) of the verbs in brackets.

4 How long did the woman stay in New York? 1 Last night we watched (watch) TV.
2 They usually (eat) out on Saturday
2 3 4 night.
days days days 3 In this class we (study) superlatives.
a) b) c) 4 Last Sunday I (go) for a walk.
5I (love) going out with friends.
5 How did the woman get to Washington? 6 Lisa (visit) many different countries.
By By By
train car plane 5
a) b) c)
4 Underline the correct alternative.
6 What has the boy got?
1 I see/saw/’ve seen him at work yesterday.
headac flu stomach 2 We have to run or we ’ll/won’t/can be late.
a) he b) c) ache 3 That’s the good/better/best film I’ve ever seen!
4 You can’t/have to/shouldn’t buy stamps in a
7 Where can Sheila eat her sandwiches? pharmacy.
5 We might/should/shouldn’t take the underground.
offic staff It’ll be quicker than a taxi.
e room park 6 You have to be really quietly/quiet/quieter. Your
a) b) c)
dad’s on the phone.
8 What is there in the staffroom?
5
foo a a
d cafe fridge 5 Complete the email with one word in each gap.
a) b) c)
Hi folks!
9 What did the woman lose? We 1 ’ve had a fantastic
time in China. We’ve 2
purs credit to Beijing, seen the Great Wall
e prese card and swum in 3
a) b) c) Yangtze River. Now we’re in
Shanghai.
4
We arrived late
8
night after a
sixteen-hour train journey! I
feel really tired 5
morning so I’m not going to do
much – but Josh never stops!
out taking photos of 6
He’s2015
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city. I can see it through my
hotel window – it’s amazingly
modern 7
beautiful. I might go and look
around this evening. The
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5 Why don’t we go to the zoo?
6 Can you ask him to call me?

a) Nothing special. How about you?

b) Of course, sir. What’s your number?
c) No, I don’t think it’s your kind of music.
d) Yes, straight on and second left.
e) That doesn’t sound very interesting.
f) That’s very kind of you.
10
5
Vocabulary
6 Match verbs 1–8 with words and phrases 10 Complete the conversation with the phrases
a)–h). in the box.
1 go b a) better, tired do you think how about it about
2 feel b) running, home let’s see should be there’s a want to
3 watch c) a drama, the sun rise what about what’s on what time’s who’s
4 get d) housework, exercise
5 stay e) fit, stung 1
Man: What about seeing a film tonight?
6 do f) a conversation, work
Woman: Good idea. What do you 2
7 have g) in, at a hotel
see?
8 start h) dinner, stomachache
Man: I don’t know. 3 ?
Woman: Erm . . . 4 brilliant new
7
comedy with Mr Bean.
Man: No thanks. I don’t feel like seeing him.
7 Underline the correct alternative. Woman: 5 the new Coen brothers’
film?
1 What time do you go to/in bed? Man: What’s 6 ?
2 She has a daughter/son. His name is Adam. Woman: It’s a black comedy like all their films. It
3 He goes swimming twice/twice a week. 7
really good.
4 Your book’s above/under the table. Man: 8
in it?
5 I lost my phone two days ago/last. Woman: George Clooney and Brad Pitt.
6 The film was really quiet/boring and I fell asleep. Man: Really? 9 that then. 10
7 He’s not very old. He’s only in/on his forties. it on?
8 They dance really good/ well. I’d love to dance Woman: Hold on. I’ll check on the computer.
like that! Man: 11
we should phone and
book tickets?
7
Woman: Don’t worry. They’ll have lots . . .
8 Match words 1–7 with definitions a)–g).
10
1 a tip e a) when your head hurts
2 souvenir b) you can buy medicine here
3 a desert c) good for the environment Reading
4 a carton d) something kept to remember
a place or an event 11 Read the article. Decide if the statements
5 a pharmacy e) extra money for good service are true (T) or false (F).
6 green f) a container used for yoghurt
7 a headache g) a very dry place Three things to do before you leave the
planet!
6
1 Visit Tuvalu
Function Tuvalu in the Pacific Ocean is the fourth-
smallest country in the world. Sadly, it’s also
9 Match sentences 1–6 with responses a)–f). only 4 metres above sea level at its highest.
1 Can you tell me the way to the station? d Because of the rise in sea levels, Tuvalu might
2 Let me open the jar for you. be the first country to disappear under the
3 What did you do last night? waves. The islands are a paradise of beautiful
4 Do you think I’d like this band? tropical beaches and palm trees. Why don’t you
go there before they disappear? Take a plane
from Fiji,
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houses and have a drink in its one bar. Go now,
before it dies.

2 See the world’s largest flower

Go to the jungles of Borneo or Sumatra and find
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12 Read the text again and underline the correct

answer, a, b or c.
1 Tuvalu is one of the smallest countries .
a) on our planet
b) in the Atlantic Ocean
c) less than 4 metres high
2 There are not many on Tuvalu.
a) beaches
b) palm trees
c) places to stay
3 The Rafflesia flower .
a) is heavy
b) has a beautiful smell
c) is very easy to find
4 People see a Rafflesia flower.
a) are unable to
b) think it’s lucky to
c) hardly ever
5 can make us happier people.
a) Being lucky
1 Tuvalu is a country of islands. T b) Our genes
2 There are lots of places where you can c) Moving to a new house
have a beer or a fruit juice. 6 To become happier you need to .
3 Rafflesia grows in deserts. a) move to Europe
4 It isn’t very easy to find. b) do things for other people
5 You can’t learn how to be happy. c) stop working
6 People in Denmark were sadder thirty
years ago. 5

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13 Match sentences 1–6 to notices A–H. You do 1 Bardem. It come out in 2007
not need all the notices. 0 and wins four Oscars.
1
1 Children can swim for £2.50. D
1
2 It’s cheaper to buy a shirt today.
3 You can’t take your bags with you.
5
4 You don’t have to pay for lunch for your
five-year old child in the afternoons.
5 You have to stop here. 15 Write a story beginning or ending with: I’ll
6 You shouldn’t speak in here. never go there again. Write 60–80 words.

A B
Lunch served Danger!
12.00–2.00 Do not swim here.

C D
Please be Swimming Pool
quiet in Open evenings
the exam Adults – £4.00
room. Children – £2.50

E F
Stop! €8 each shirt.
Train crossing ONE DAY ONLY

G H
Please Children
leave bags under six eat
at the desk free 2–5p.m.

Writing
14 Find and correct one mistake in lines 1–11.

1 One of the most good films best

2 I’ve ever saw is Fargo by
the Coen brothers, Ethan
3 and joel. It came out in 1996
4 and was a big success.
Frances McDormand played
5 the police officer in a film
and won the Oscar for Best
6 Actress. She’s married with
7 Joel in real life and is made
six films with her husband. 10
8 The Coens’ more
successful film was No Country Total: 100
for Old Men with
9 the spanish actor Javier

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