Answer key Unit 1 Reading Part § 1D 2D 3C 4A 5D 6B 7A 8C 9B 10C Grammar @2 watching» watch 3 shows -> is/'s showing 4 stay -» are/'re staying 5 wearing —> wear 6 leave» am/'m leaving 7 I'm wearing -» I (usually) wear 8 look -» are/‘re looking is speaking -» speaks 10 send -» am/’m sending 2 am/m writing 3.am/m staying 4am/'m living Sgo Gspeak 7 understand 8 is/’s getting Qneed 10like 11 don't want 12 remember @ax vin cro lio 2in 3a 4in Sat 6t0 710 Bat Oion 2for 3for 4on Sduring 6on Students’ own answers. ©2 homework 3 days 4 people 5 friends 6 information ‘Suggested answer information : furniture, homework, person and Listening Part 4 1A 2B 3A 4B 5A Recording seript co1 rack 1 Leon: What do you think of my room, Zara? Don’ you think it looks small? I haven't got much furniture, butit feels like there's very litle space here Zara: Wel. i's exactly the same size es my room and Yim quite happy there, but (D Lses what you ‘mean, Lean, Your room just seems smaller then it reall is, | think. Why do you think that is? Complete PET Zara The first thing I think, is that it's too dark. The walis and the ceing, | mean So wouldit be @ good idea to paint everything white? Well that might make it look abit ike an office, ‘or @ hospital. (2) Yellow or ight green would. be bette | think, Then you could get things lke cushions in the same colour, and perhaps do something about the colour ofthe furniture. ‘Some of that's very dark, too ‘Yes, and | could paint things lke the cupboards myself noticed the other day tht the supermarket i sling bg tins of paint really cheaply, s0 | could start straightaway. Hmm. tim not sure about that. (3) Its probably. ‘best to ask Mum and Dad what they think fist, Oh, dont tink they’ mind Or perhaps you could get some new furniture. i You do, 'd suggest looking for things that don't ‘need 80 much space. Some of those you heve ‘ow, ke that desk, are too big forthe room, really @) No. Lon’ agree with you about that, Ineed ‘quite a big desk top for my computer and al the things that go with it, as well as something to writ on. There's ll that homework Ihave to do. Yes, | suppose so. But there are other things you could do. Such as? Leon: Zara Leon: Zara: Leon: Zara: Leon: Zara: Leon: Wel, you get a lot of sunshine coming in through the window, s0 how about putting abig mitror on the wall opposite? Hm. You may be right. t would make the place ‘lot brighter, particularly in winter (5) Yes. L hink do that. Let's go shopping on Saturday morning! Leon: Writing Part1 Sounds and spelling @1 shopping 2 hoping 3 hitting 4 writingpainting — sitting waiting | knitting eating | getting up putting forg 8 patting ‘chatting WO10n Ahardly 3 has/has got (consists of) 4a little 5 at (during, over, on ~ US English) Vocabulary Across: 6 drawers 7 pillow M2 cooker 13 bulb 9 garage 14 blanket 11 balcony 16 mirror 17 sink wn: 1 corridor hall 8 washbas 2sofa 3 microwave 4 cushion in Warmehair 13 bell 15 tap locabulary Extra louse and home wall 2kichen 3 dining room 4 hall S stairs 6 roof 7 celing “8 bedroom 9 livingroom 10 bathroom 11 lavatory 12 chimney © bedroom: duvet, alarm clock, hairdryer, sheets bathroom: shower kitchen: frying pan, kettle, freezer O suggested answers: bedroom: bed, chest of drawers, blankets, bathroom: bath, toilet/WC/lavatory, wash basin kitchen: fridge, washing machine, cooker )O countable: dishes, caves, flats, switches, bins plugs, curtains, cottages, blinds, steps, shelves uncountable; heating, furniture, food, shampoo, make-up, sunshine, housework, money, cleaning, electricity, air-conditioning O suggested answers: countable: blankets, apartments, stairs uncountable: snow, time, water 2B 3A 4A 5B Recording script co) track 2 Announcer: Example. What did the boy use to weer to school? Girt: Don't you have to wear a uniform to school, ‘Adan? Boy: Not any more, fm so glad I don't have to wear ‘tie any more Ike | did in my old school. Now | can wear anything | lke except we're not allowed to wear hats. Girt: | thnk boys look much smarter in jackets and ties, ‘Announcer: One, Whats included in the cost ofthe school theatre tripe Boy: Are the tickets expensive forthe theatre tip? Girt Wel. They' 750 which isnt bed. Butyou'l need another £1.75 forthe bus fare, Boy: What about fooa? Girt We geta free ice cream inthe interval but we'll bbe having lunch at school before we leave so {you won't need any money for that. ‘Announcer: Two. What time will schoo! nish today? Teacher: OK, listen everyone. ve got an important ‘announcement to make. Because of the bad weather school will nish half an hour earlier today. Afternoon lessons will begin at 215 Instead of 2:30 and end at 3.30 instead of 4 O'clock. After-school activities at 4:30 have been Cancelled. The schoo! office has informed your parents about this. OK? Right ‘Announcer: Three. Whats the quickest way to get to the boys school? Boy: My mum sometimes gives me a lft to school but ‘we often get held up in traffic and it can take up 0.45 minutes to get there, So | actully prefer ‘oyclng because that only takes 20 minutes {nd | can spend longer having breakfast. The Underground would be quickest if ved nearer the station. Butt takes me at least 15 minutes to walk there. ‘Announcer: Four: What must the gir do at 1.302 Girt: Listen. il meet you in the changing rooms at 1.48 for hockey practice because at hatf past (ne Ive got to see Mrs Alan - she's lending me ‘@ book for my geography course work. So it's twenty past one now so I've just got time to take my books back tothe library. See you later. ‘Announcer: Five. When will the boy have @ maths test? Answer key Units 1 and 2 (73)Boy: So the maths testis on the 28th, isnt it? Teacher: That's Saturday, s0 it's the day before. Boy So Friday the 24th. That's only @ week away, Teacher: Dor't worry. ve arranged a revision lesson for your class to do some extra test practice on the 23rd and youve got all weekend to study. Reading Part 3 1A 2B 3A 4A SA 6B Vocabulary 1 failed; take 4 had; made 7 spend; take 2 study; make 3 missed; spend 5 study; lose 6 learn; spend 8 miss; take 9 lost 10 made Grammar @ 1 used to. go 2 wasn’ phoned; was was doing walking 4 was studying; was crying 5 met; was waiting 6 didn’t finish; wasn’t listening 7 didn't use to like 8 were playing; fell over Qi who g 2Wase 3Dida 4 Whob 5 What f GDidh 7Howd § Whene Writing Part 2 @ Tom's email is not correct. The opening Esteemed and ls the ending Kiss are not used to open and end em letters in English. ©2 Hello / Dear (1) 3 Dear / Hello (/F) 4 All (/F) S from (1) Gregards (F) 7 See (1) 8 Best (/F) 9 Yours (F) 10 care (0) O suggested answers 1 Dear /Hi/ Hello 2 Love from / See you soon 3 Dear 4 Kind regards / Yours sincerely 5 Hi/ Hello / Dear 6 Love from / See you soon a, 4, e, g, h could be included in the email. QAI the main points are included. I hope you wilt be able to play in the next match is unnecessary information @ the email is too long, The maximum number of words is 45, With best wishes is too formal. You would use this to write to a teacher or another adult you don't know very well. He could use See you soon! or Take care. 78) Complete PET Sounds and spelling ©2 say. 3 invitation 4 great 7 weight 8 5 they 6 straight @atreid, celebreightion, explean, brak, emeyl, meighk, pleiground, nabour, thaigh, strait, wak up, informaytion, todeigh, enterteynment, staigh, wate afraid break explain celebration playground, information today email stay entertainment | wait late brake make wake up straight neighbour Students’ own answer. ® ossible answer: Hi Anna, I'm sorry that I couldn't come shopping with you yesterday but I had too much French homework. Did you have a good shopping trip? Can I come to your house tomorrow to see what you bought? Let me know, Tina 42 words Vocabulary Extra Daily life @rae 2dought 3drove Ahad Sleft 6 learnt 7lost Stang 9spent 10 took 8 sport breakfast | breakfast |money | money a job money abreak |time —|a wage homework |a suggestion |a job | friends fun adecision | money time friends @18 2c 3D 4A SC 6D 7B BCUnit 3 Reading Part 4 1A 28 3D 4B Grammar 1210 lend» lending 3 play» to play 410 spend > spending 5 buying -» to buy 6 be -» to be 7to miss» missing 8 stay staying 9 taking» totake 10 doing > todo 1@1 a correct; b correct 2. bringing — to bring; beorrect 3 a turning off -» to turn off; b buying >» to buy 4 acorrect; correct 5a to go-» going: b to watch watching, 64 correct; b to Se» seeing 1 cid 2doesnt 3dont 440 you 5 dont 6 did you pay ©2 doesn't like 3 didn't see 4 doesn't have Sdoes she have 6 does he work @2 many» much 3.afew-» alittle 4much-» many Smany—» much 6 Allittle-> A few iting Part 1 Oi breathing 2 forward to 3 going 4 afford to 5 prefer camping ISounds and spelling Q the letters y and w can both represent the /j/ sound, @2 student 3 year 6 university 4 voyage 5 menu usually music student university jrovage bssible answers: swords: young, yesterday, yes, yellow, your words: education, use, user, useful, stupid cabulary ross: 2 cyclist cook 12 dive Ahelmet 6 fee 7 surf 13 healthy 10 book, m: 1 value 2 chess 3 tent bike 9 camera 10 brush Safford 6 fancy Listening Part 2 1A 2C 3A 4B SC GA Recording script co: aces Interviewer:So tell me, Ben, what made you start collecting picture postcards? ‘Asa boy | often saw postcards at the seaside ‘and in tourist places, but I didn't ind them interesting then. (1) That suddeniy changed few years ago when | reds ‘of them in the spare room. There were some beautiful ones there, carefully arranged in albums, So after that | started collecting cards whenever | went to other countries. Ben: Interviewer: Whose collection was it? Ben Wel, my grandiather, who was a sailor, used to send postcards home from wherever he was in the world. Anyway my mum and my uncle, who ‘were both kids atthe time, would always read them, and (2) she decided to keep them all So. that's how the family collection began, Interviewer: Which kind of postcards do you lke best these cays? Well stil ike the ones with pictures of famous harbours ke Sydney and New York. And Ive ‘aso got some that have beautiful photos of cathedrals and mosques, but (3) mast ofa love the anes which show ships, trains and. planes from early last century. Interviewer: What do you think of those old comic postcards? Ben: Ben They‘ fescinating. Some ofthe pictures were ‘actualy drawn by top-class comic ats, real professionals. And what makes me laugh isnot the jokes themselves - theyre relly awful ~ but Just how out-of-date they seem now, They. tellus ot about how diferenty people saw. in Interviewer:Yes, they ive us en idee of whet society was lke tack then, Some ofthe very old ones must be quite valuable nowadays Yes, though perhaps surprisingly (5) tthe subject ofthe picture that maters mast, not because its from the end of the 18th century, or whether i's been posted or not. The ones with thehighest values are about past events, ike a famous wedding, ora footbal team winning the cup - that kind of thing. Interviewer:So for young person, say, who wants to take up colecting postcards, those are't the best kind to get? Ben: Answer key Unit3. 78)Ben: No. they'd cost far too much, The sameis true for cards with pitures ofthe town where you grew up - everyone wants them, so the prices are high. It's much better to go to a shop or street market and (8) buy a variety of postcards, ‘maybe a whole box of them, Those cen be amazingly cheap, and you never know what you might nd there. Vocabulary Extra Hobbies and frée time OO Acocling Bsurfing C camping D (playing) music ie 26 31 4d Sd Gh 71 Bg 9} Wa NK Re Qun- untrue, unt, unlucky, unkind, unhealthy, unknown, untidy im-: impatient, impossible, impolite, imperfect, improbable in- incorrect, incomplete, independent, informal, indirect Oli 2e 3g 4b Sh Gc 7a Bd Unit 4 Reading Part 3 1A 2B 3B 4A 5A 6B 7B 8B Listening Part 3 19.30 2jacket 3 shopping 4 paintings 6 houses Recording script. co1 tracks OK, s0 tomorrow we'll be doing a tour of the city tg see some of the most importent sights in San Francisco. Now, ‘we need to be at the Ferry Building in time to catch the ferry at 10 em, But | think we should aim to be there by 9.4. I's fifteen-minute walk from the hotel, s0 we should set off from here (1 at. 930. You won't need to bring any money fr food because @ packed lunch is provided. It should be sunny tomorrow but it can get windy on the ferry, s0'd advise you to take (2) ajacket. The ferry crosses the bay to Sausalito, which takes about 25 minutes. Well spend about an hour in Sausalito where we'll do some (3) shopping, That's one of Sausalito’s main attractions. 5 1894 (@0) Complete PET From Sausalito well get a bus across the Golden Gate Bridge to the Golden Gate Park. Here you'll have a choice of activities. Firstly, the de Young Museum. The best thing here is the (4) painting collection. This has some of the ‘greatest works from every period in American history The de Young's aso famous for its collections of modern sculpture and African art. Or you can go to the Japanese Tea Garden. Ths is the oldest Japanese garden in the United States. It first opened in (6) 1894 as part ofan international exhibition. Anyway, youll have about an hour to explore either of these two places before we break for lunch, Our first stop after lunch willbe at Alamo Square. Im sure this will seem familiar to many of you as the (6) houses have appeared in so many fims and TV shows. We'll stop and take some photos here before moving on to Chinatown where welll have a guided walking tour. Grammar @ 1 Different; Moscow is the biggest city in Europe. 2 Same 3 Different; There aren't many ports in the world that are as busy as Shanghai. 4 Different; The Burj Dubai is much taller than the CN Tower. 5 Different; You need to pay more to live on Avenue Princess Grace than on Fifth Avenue. 6 Same Qi safest. 2 noisier 3 hilliest 4 best $ heavier 6big 7 better 8 further 9 wettest 10 dangerous Vocabulary @iterrivie 2 fascinating 3 boring 4 cheap Sexpensive 6 warm 7 freezing. 8 crowded 9 filthy 10 fantastic Qvery: boring, cheap, expensive, warm, crowded, noisy really: all of them absolutely/extremely: terrible, fascinating, freezing, filthy, fantastic © 1 police station-e 2 youth club-d 3 stadium -¢ A factory -{ $ tourist office -a 6 art gallery ~b Writing Part 3 @leteas used in the letter: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 ©1 My school 2 My favourite subject 3 Exams; My parents‘Sounds and spelling @2 sure 3 pressure 4 English 5 traditional Ganxious 7 delicious machine | English expression chauffeur shower passion champagne [Spanish official {delicious invitation action station anxious Students’ own answer, Qa Yes_b Yes _€No. All his sentences are short and simple. d No. He uses one comparative and one superlative structure, which is good. But he only uses the present simple tense. e No. He only uses basic adjectives and he repeats ‘I like’ several times. focabulary Extra scribing places 1 souvenirs 2 snorkelling 3 snowboarding 4 trekking 5 photos 6 sightseeing 1F 2C 3A 4D SE 6B enormous 2 shallow 3 boiling 4 hilly 5 dull 6 dangerous ‘1 modern; crowded 2 expensive; big 3 fantastic; terrible 4 dirty; narrow 5 enormous; wonderful 6 interesting; cheap 7 noisy; dangerous 8 lively; nice Init 5 fading Part 5 A 2B 3C 4A 5C 6D 7D 8B 9A 108 abulary 2 bored Scorrect 4 correct S exciting 6 correct 7relaxed 8 frightening 9 correct 10 annoyed CHEER|FlUL NERVOUS DEPRESSED RELAXED POSITIVE NIEGATIVE DELIGHTED s DI|sS APPOINTED O cheerful/depressed, nervous/relaxed, positive negative, delighted disappointed Listening Part 4 1A 2B 3B 4B 5A 6A Recording script co) tracxs Holly: So what have you decided about your bithday party, Max? Max: Not much, Holly To be honest | haven’ thought about tat al Holly: ‘Well, it's getting close, so (1) you need to send invitations soon, By this Friday, real ive people time to reply Max: | dont rely know who to invite. My schoolriends of course, and Mark, Jock and Sean, Holly: And Tly and her sister. Max: Yes. And Alicia. | hope she'llbe there. But prefer not to havea huge number of guess Holly: (@) Twenty? Max: Notthet many. if possible. t's only a smal fat, and only really want my close fiends there anyway. Holly: | can understand that Max: Evenso, some of them won't know each other. My friends from round here (3) aren't the same 0 1 tke citferent things, eal Holly: Wel, that should make the party more fun! Max: Maybe. Butt make therder to choose music that everyone likes. Il have to go down to the supermarket and buy some different kinds of music, to keep everyone happy. Answer key Units 4 and 5 @)Holly: {@) if were you, 'd make my own CD. Youve {got some great music on your computer, and you could put lots of ctferent things on it. Max: That's true. Though not everyone will want to dance, or isten to music ll the time. Maybe | should put a DVD on in another room? Holly: Notifit’sjust any old movie. That would be ike ‘watching TV at home. Max: No, was thinking of getting @ new film that most people haven' seen yet. Holly: (6) That's a good idea. There ae sure to be some whol want 1 watch it Max: Right. Holly: So the only thing left to decide think, is which day to have the party. Max: It’s got to be a weekend, so not the Thursday. Saturday would be best, think Holly: agree the weekend's best but the problem i, that lots of people will be away on the Saturday, Perhaps you should have iton the Friday? Max: I don't know. Holly: I dont think Alicia can come on the Saturday, Max: Allright, then. (6) [have it the day before, Holly: | thought you might. Grammar @i we can't 2we should 31 mustn't/ean't 4 we might not 5Idon’t have to. 6 we should 7 It might be 8 I/we/you don't have to 9 we shouldn't 10 I should @2 might 3 musint 4can't_ 5 should 6 may 7don'thave to 8 must 9 Could 10 have to Oi correct 2 has to-» could / may / might 3 might “must 4 correct "5 ought t0-» have to 6 dont have to-® shouldn't 7 correct 8 might -» must 9 musn't—» don’t have to 10 can» may / might / could / must Writing Part 3 @ Ves. Parts of it are too formal. Qi have received -» Thanks for; | apologise to you > Sorry; extremely enjoyable —> great!; Ihave no further information to add at the present time -» Well, that’s all for now; I look forward to hearing, from you -» Please write soon; Yours sincerely > Best wishes ‘Complete PET © The letters are formal Later B is not appropriate because it is to a friend and should be informal. Obs c2 d4 e8 £6 g7 ho i3 @2 arrived > got 3 discovered -» found out 4 discussed > chatted about § received -» got 6 fortunate -» lucky Sounds and spelling 2 surprise 4 delighted 5 satisfied 6 writing Word without sound /ay/: 3 waiter @2 might skind’ 4 ike 5 apologise 6 light satisfied | surprise delighted like might |erying apologise light Students’ own answer. Vocabulary Extra Feelings @O 1 feaious 2 upset 3 amused 4 impatient Slazy curious 7 ashamed 8 confident Qnervous 10 pleased O Suggested answers positive: amused, confident, pleased negative: jealous, upset, impatient, lazy, ashamed, nervous neither positive nor negat Qiof 2about 3 about 4with Sof 6 with 7Zwith BS about 9of 10 about @O 1 rude 2intelligent 3mean 4kind 5 boring 6 cheerful : curious © 1 rude: negative, polite: postive 2 intelligent positive, stupid: negative 3 mean: negative, generous: postive 4 kind: postive, crue hegative.§ boring: negative, interesting positive 6 cheerful: positive, miserable: negativeUnit 6 Reading Part 2 1A 2C 3E 4G SF Vocabulary Qi review 2 subtitles 3 interval 4 performance Svenue Glive 7admission 8 audience @a quiz show b chat show c comedy series dcartoon edocumentary f the news Listening Part 1 1B 2C 3A 4C 5B Recording script co: nacxs Announcer: Example. What did the boy use to wear to school? Girt Don't you have to wear a uniform to school ‘Adam? Boy: Notany more, m so gad | don't have to wear tie any more ike | did in my old school. Now j {can wear anything | ike except were not ; allowed to wear hats. + Gir: | think boys look much smarter in jackets and ties. ‘Announcer: One. What has the boy just bought? Gir: ‘Are you enjoying that book? Boy: Yes. think ike it better than the lm ~ I saw it for the first time on DVD a few weeks ago and then yesterday I saw it on sale in the bookshop, ‘50 | decided to get it Gi {really ke the music. 'l make a copy of the CD it you tke. Boy: Yes. That'd be great. Thanks, ‘Announcer: Two. What does Rachel need to get for the party? ‘Anne: Have you decided what you're wearing to the party, Rachel? Rachel: Well, 'm borrowing my sister's skirt but I haven (got atop that matches, think a sleeveless ane would look best ‘Anne: We could go shopping tomorrow. | need to get some earrings and a bag. Rachel: lend you some earrings i you tke, My siver ‘ones would look nice with your dress, ‘Announcer: Three. What is Kerry wearing? Kerry: Hi, Matt. Have you seen Kerry? She was here a minute ago, Matt: I don't think know Kerry. What does she look lke? Kerry: She's got blond hair and she's wearing a pink and red T-shirt. Matt: _Isitstripea? Kerry: It's gota pat neck, Matt: Sorry. Ive only seen a blond gir witha long- sleeved T-shirt. Announcer: Four. What does the reviewer recommend on TV this evening? Reviewer: This evening, chat show host Martin Wheeler Interviews Fay West. Martin fais to get answers to the important questions so if | were you fd watch the documentary on Channel instead, Is about the fashion industry in India - full of surprising information and very entertaining ‘The new series ofthe cartoon Strawberry Jam starts tonight - many fans wil find this hugely isappointing after the success ofthe last series. ‘Announcer: Five. What time does the fim start? Woman: — Shallwe have a drink before the flm starts? Man: Yes. the café in the cinema is quite nice. il meet you there at half past eight. Woman: That doesn't give us much time before the fm. dor't want to miss the stat Man: Ohyyes, it's at quarter to nine, ist t? They Usually start at 9, Allright. I'l see you inthe café at 86. Grammar @iifor 2already 3 just 4since Syet 6 already 7 just Byet 9for 10since Oi stayed 2hasn'tdecided 3 read 4 have visited S watched 6 have known 7 haven't worn 8 became Writing Part 2 O grammatically incorrect: a, c, £ has a punctuation mistake: e ~ Let's see Twilight (ao question mark) OK: b, d, g, other phrases for making suggestions and offe We could go to see Twilight. How about going to see Twilight? Tl book the tickets if you like. Answer key Unit @)@esteban's email would get better marks because itis within the word limit and does not contain irrelevant information. @2 my brother's friend 3 fantastic 4 After the film ‘we could go to 5 the video game shop OPossie answer: Hi Mark, How are you? Ym not sure about Special Occasion. My friend’s sister thinks it's awful / terrible / terrifying and I'd prefer to see a horror film like Killer. I need to go to the music shop after the film to buy a present. See you, Diego 45 words Sounds and spelling @2occasion 3 music 4 ticket @2cricket 3 think 4 documentary § public Gaccidem 7 weekend Beomedy 9 fantastic music killer Dise think accident cricket documentary public jcomedy fantastic weekend (Cricket can go in the ¢ column and the ck column.) Students’ own answer. @Possibte answer: Dear Isabel, é We could go to see Twilight. I've heard it’s a very good film and I really like the main actor. If you like, Tcould book the tickets for us both. Vil phone you when I've got more information. Tania Vocabulary Extra TV and clothes @15 2A 36 4c sF 6D Complete PET @©r backpack 2 walle 3 earring 4 button Ssweater 6 pocket 7 handbag 8 purse @1e 2F 3B 44 SC 6D Unit 7 Reading Part 1 1A 2B 3C 4B 5B Grammar @i correct. 21g0-» 'mgoing to buy 31 don't will be» Iwon't be 4 I'm going to do —» am I going todo S correct 6 You didn’t going to» You aren't going to 7 shall be better > will be better 8 correct 9 we'll meet -» we're meeting, 10 I'm going to buy -» I'l buy @iisgoingto reach 2gets ‘re meeting 4 will 5 igo 6 re having 7 lhaveto 8 ‘re going Seaves 10 lihave 1 i post 12 reaches @t dower 2bewer 3 fast 4 happier 5 more amazing 6 worse Oi went 2was 3 found 4 were $ woke up was snowing 7was 8 couldn't 9 walked 10 has / asked 11 haven't said 12 am not feeling or don't feel 13 think 14 is ringing @1 rm needing» need 2 I've been -» I went 31'm finding» Ifound 4 Do you used to» Did you use 10'S have hoped —» were hoping 6 While Tarove While 1 was driving Writing Part 1 1 minutes by /in the 2 out of 3 goon 4 usually warm enough 5 probably won't Sounds and spelling @i couldnt 2 foot 3 push @ July 2push 3 full 4 book § should 6 cushion Students’ own answer,Listening Part 2 HB 2B 3A 4C 5A 6c Recording script 01 taci7 Interviewer: How did you become a weather forecaster. Charlotte, and when did you start doing TV forecasts? Charlotte: Wel, | studied physics for four years at university then spent six months on a weather training course. | worked atthe local weather centre for a while, untl about five years ago | got 8 job with the BBC doing weather forecasts, () Lactually started doing them on television. three years ago. after two years giving radio forecasts. really enjoy the work. Interviewer: Whet do you lke best about it? Charlotte: | fee! (2) [m helping those who need to know ‘what the weather's going 1 be lke, Sometimes ‘we get letters from farmers, thanking us for What we're doing. And | know how important the forecasts to people going out in small boats, because my favourite hobby is sailing, Interviewer: Does it meke many people change their plans, ( decide not to travel? (Oh yes. Those fying small aeroplanes, for instance. They often choose their route according to the forecast. And people planning Journeys by road want to know if there's going to_be fog or heavy snow so they cen set out carier (3) Or not goat ali conditions are really ‘bad. And the forecast can warn those taking the train to expect delays. Interviewer: So with all those people depending on you, the forecast has to be right, doesn't it? (Charlotte: Yes, and these days we normally get it right for the folowing day around 85% ofthe time. And Charlotte: years ago we could only say what the weather Would be like one day ahead, but now we sometimes get it right forthe whole week, We have weather balloons and photos taken from space, and of course computers, ‘only appear on TV fora few minutes every dey, but you spend hours studying all this information ‘and preparing the forecasts. Interviewer: And what do people say when they recognise you? In the street, say Wel, nearly everyone is reat frien | think (© they cealse that wih weather lke ours its ‘uite hard ioe ight allthe time, | mean, it can be sunny at one end of the street and raining heavily at the other end. But occasionally you ‘meet someone who says, ‘You were wrong ‘again, even if you weren't, and that can be faily ‘annoying. And just the other week a man in a ‘shop said to me, never watch the weather forecast because youre always wrong. So | replied, “ifyou never watch it, how do you know?’ He couldn't answer that! Charlotte: Vocabulary 40+: really (hot), extremely (hot) 30-40: fairly (hot), rather (hot), quite (hot) @2 on / onto, off, by, train 3 on / onto, off, by, plane 4 in / into, out of, by, car_5 on / onto, off, by, bike Gon, foot Across: 3 seasons 4 sunny $ umbrella 7 tralfic TO signpost M1 extremely Down: 1 showers Srather 9 foggy 2stormy 4 scooter 6 rails Vocabulary Extra Weather and transport @2 motorbike J 3 signpost B 4 underground D S guidebook A 6 crossroads E 7 hitchhiker 1 B backpack C 9 roundabout G 10 railway H Qt raiiway 2 guidedook 3 backpack 4 erossroads Shitchhike 6 signpost Suggested answers Before the journey, I put my clothes tidily in my suitcase, My brother has always wanted a motorbike but my parents won't let him have one. The trains on the underground run through tunnels below the city. We went around the roundabout and took the third road on the right. @ 1 temperature, degrees 2 clouds, cloudy 3 sun, sunny 4 wind, windy 5 rain, raining 6 snow, snowing 7 lightning, thunder’ 8 frost, icy Answer key Unit 7 (68)Unit 8 Vocabulary @1 granddaughter 2 brotherin-law 3twins 4 sister Saunt 6 father-in-law 7uncle 8 sons 9 grandchildren 10 nephews @ 1 geron with 2 taken up 3set up 4 look after Sfind out 6made up 7 grow up 8 brought up Reading Part 3 1B 2A 3A 4B SB 6A 7B 8B 9A 10A Grammar @ic 2f 3d 4a Sb Gh 7e 8g Q 1 Feet; won't 2 were; would enjoy 3 grows; he'll 4 get; I'll 5 lived; 'd 6 stops; we'll 7 had; rd 8 have; helps OPossbie answers 1 If | lived in the country, I would grow all my own vegetables. If I lived in the city, 1 would sell my car. 2 If | had more time, I would play tennis every day. 3. If have a problem, usualy speak to my best frend 4 When'm older, I will open a chocolate shop. 5S If it rains at the weekend, I will go to the cinema. 6 Unless | work hard, 1 won't get to university. Listening Part 3 LJuly 17th 216 3 hard-working 4 confident 5 travel expenses 6 Willoughby Recording script cos ack Now I've got some information about an exciting ‘opportunity that m sure some of you willbe interested in. The Association of Firefighters is organising a special ‘programme this summer to teach girls how to become firefighters. 's being run at the Tacoma Firefighting Centre for one week, from (1) July 12th to July 22nd, ‘There's only room for 24 students and it's expected there willbe strong competition for places. Last year they received over 100 applications, This course is only open to students who are aged between (2) 16 and 18 and you'l have the chance to train alongside professional female firefighters. Although there've been female firefighters since 1973, only 296 ofthe 300,000 firefighters in the US and Canada are women. The organisers are looking for students who are both (3) hard-working and in {good physical shape, although there aren't any height. requirements. {48) Complete PET [Now you don't have to necessarily be thinking about joining the fre service when you leave school in order to do the course. Everyone benefits because the skils you learn will make you more (4) confident. You don't have to pay forthe cost ofthe course but you will have to cover the cost of your (6) travel expenses | hope some of you wil consider applying. Ifyou are interested you need to contact Elaine (6) Wiloughby, thats W | DOUBLE L 0 U GH B Yat Centra Fire Staton You should contact her before Wednesday next week on 099898768. Right. That's all ve got to say Writing Part 2 @kudén wrote longer sentences. rand 250 3because 4 but O suggested answer: Dear Emily, My brother’s wedding was the best day of my life and | felt very happy because | saw how happy he was too. . It wasn’t sunny so we couldn't celebrate in the garden but this wasn't important and we enjoyed ourselves. anyway. Write soon, Carmen Sounds and spelling © 1 brother 2sunny 3 couple Qtudents should circle: number, but, culture, summer, country, must, mother, club, son brother mother son. sunny /husband number but culture summer must club Possible answers: ‘0 words: worry, cover, another, won, ton u words: bus, just, us, trust, understand ‘ou words: double, young, courage, rough, tough