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Grammar Soand such ‘© complete these sentences from the Reading text by writing so, suck or such a in each space. + Wena stele. huge problem of ba eating bis inthe Utcd Stes at wncting Shout deat be let fo parents se sage 3 navy chien geerly ae esting ft, cheap, nn fd ta someting a 0 rents + Tees been inthe US or ony thee ears, but 2 eachos ay he a ert speak pet eagisnin @) Shot ease he ao) irae fo « Srresting ts to fod them ee ont whatapoo makes © Complete the rules below by writing s0 or such in ‘each space and the number of the example from Exercise 1 above, a of + afjectve | + singular countable noun that.) Brame: | and > + adjective + uncountable nouw/ plcalnoun (that) Beane ¢ adjective / aver Dt that.) 3 Example: Be + micn/ may tle ®t noun) (+ that Example: FS oon itor) ol © page 158 Grammer reference: So andsuch © Write so, such or such a(n) in each space in the following sentences. 1 always enjoy visiting his house because he makes sk... lovely fo0d, 2 There are ‘many good restaurants in this town that I don't Know which to choose 3 [don think going out for a meal is. ‘good dea ~ al the restaurants will be fal 4 Its difficutt not to cook good food when the ingredients are fresh 5 inwas Interesting conversation that [ve been thinking about ital night 6 Uwe got Title food in the house that I think weld better go out fora mel, © © Most of the sentences below contain mistakes made by First Certificate candidates. However some of the sentences are correct, Find and correct the mistake: 1 Til cemember the meal for along time because i ‘was sel delicious. so 2 Tan’ work in so much stressul conditions, 3 Itas such fun fr all of us tobe together. 4 They'te so nice, talkative, funny people. 5 6 T'm glad to see you after so long time. ts dificult for animals to survive in such different ty that there were so few spectatars atthe football mate. 8 There are few hotels in this town with so comfortable beds. Listening Part 4 © You will hear an interview about Slow Food with Valerie Watson, a representative for an organisation called the Slow Food Mavernent. Before you listen, work in pairs. Whats fastfood? Why is it called fastfood? * Do you think fastfood is good for your health? Why (nod) ‘+ What do you think Slow Fox ist @ A Listen tothe interview once to find out what the purpose of the Slow Food Movement Ly Slow Food’ Food, glorious food @) © Read questions 1-7. Underline the important part ‘of each question (but not the options A, B and C). ‘The first has been done as an example. 1 The Sow Food Movement was originally started because [A pcple wartad more ine to enoy cooking and sting Ba restaurant was opened in a histori locaton. © doctors warned that fast food was ba or people's heath 2 what, accorsing to Valeri, is Slow Food? 1 od which is complicated to cock fod which takes eng time to eat © food of good quality ‘3 What does Valerie say i the problem wit fast food AA They serve the same food all tr the word Thay make traitenal ood producers sissppexr, {© Their food is nt as heathy as actor foo, 4 Acceding to Valerie, the main am ofthe Movement iso improve peoples A et 8 “heath, © estes, ‘5 Wat the Salone ct Gusto? ‘Aan event where food procucer can show tei products Ban crparicstion which educates people about foo © a compny which sels traditional tlan fod {6 What suprised Valeri about the Salone dol Gust? 'A- the wide range of oods she saw there B the nationality of mary of its vistors the tfet i as had on British ood 7. Who does Valtie think wl benefit most rom the Siw Food Movement? A cniaren Bwerking parents © fais in general rr Unit 6 © A Listen to the interview again and choose the best answer A, B or C. Exam information In Ustening Part ther are seven questions and you choose ne answer rom three posible aptens, You hes the coring © Work in smal + Do you think Siow Fod isa good ident + Should we spend more time cooking and eating food, should we spend te tie dong ther tings! Grammar Too and enough © Read these sentences from Listening Part 4. Write either 100, 100 many, too much or enough in each space. +. people eat (1) a pizza food in genera + We don'thave (3 of ourselves, or enjoy our lives + -.-wherever you sit down for a meal, whether i’ in Tokyo, Milan or Cape Town, the food you're given is ( similar There's just not (6) variety. well be relaxed (7) to talk to each ‘ther mare. re mow. hamburgers, and @) fast time to take care Vocabulary Look, see, watch, listen and hear © © First Certificate candidates often confuse Took, see and watch, and listen and hear. Complete ‘these sentences from the reading text using Look, ‘see, watch, listen and hearin the correct form. ‘When you have finished, check your answers by looking at Reading Part 2 again, 1... ahead of us we could ...lear.. the noise of breaking brauches asthe family ate their lunch. 2 The leader ofthe group wandered past them, to Caleb's noises for a moment and then disappeared into the darkness ofthe forest 3 We the gorillas like this for maybe 45, 4 All around we could of the rest of his family the low branches. the black eyes ‘at us through @ Read these two extracts from the Cambridge ‘Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Then circle the ‘correct alternative in italics in the sentences ‘whieh follow. ‘amon tara Ever lon. seer watt? Ste nae to eta peg rd wing ih ou Es | Se so ir ard eared Lk (tt yu tying sx soning er sreon Tk ne yen pt se eosin. Teun ension a bated oto, bt cat i my ks. kd a fr ea. Watch nso ik sore keratin cueing ch reer che evatresaeson a mt. sto. tan rear? ee ie in yl nt ya ns mas coe Ar ar Toca fr somag wit arg faut ea ns ras tag twat Us ten ye ype to sues ry ear ou, Tre sce sere ak Une stan oy wat watt ta ou we rye et Tre acc etree pk. @Qoeme at watched my watch and sav that it was time f leave, 2 Treally enjoy looking at / watching horror films. 3 Wellve near a motorway and can listen 0 / hear the traffic non-stop. 4 ve been looking at / watching our holiday photos Did you watch / see Buckingham Palace when you were in London? 6 She knew the policeman was looking / watching what she did 7 Jenny looks so relaxed when shes listening 10 / hearing music on her MPS player. {8 Martin was inthe kitchen go he didn't listen 0 / ‘ear the telephone when it rang, Listening Part 2 © You will hear part of a radio interview with Sylvia Welling, a student who is working on a rainforest project in Costa Rica. Before listening, work in pairs. Use the photos on the right to help you. + Why are rainforests being destroyed? ‘Why isi important to preserve rainforests? © Look at the sentences below. What type of information do you need to complete each space (eg. a date, a number) and/or what type of ‘word(s} do you need to complete each space (e.g. a verb, an adjective)? Rainforest Pr ‘Sia is pending her () the prea. ‘The ae of te pret to e | the eaitorest ra te pret because she wats o gain epenence One part of herb aes oss feret Sh ale wots 252 6). rcsacanis ‘She pred tat () vl awe bee desta by he yar Ra eat th wei wi pata ecm ‘Sh thine hat many epee farina lel be ‘She hopes wats wi be more cae abo (Ohne Wome go E © A Now listen and cor Exam advice ‘+ Belore you listen look atthe incomplete sentences, cusing ay words which fame after the space. + Think about what ype of nfomation you nad foreach space (ade, jb te). + Think about what ype of werd you need or each space (a noun. acta te), For most spaces you wif noe between one and thee words + You shuld write words you aetuaty nese © Work in pairs. Woula you prefer to work on a project like this or ta visit it as a tourist? Grammar Ways of expressing the future © Complete the table below by writing the underlined verbs from Listening Part 2 in the column headed example(3). For one tense ‘you will need two examples, 1. by the year 2050, 70% of rainforests ill have disappeared 2 Wsgoing to have really drastic consequences forthe res of (he planet. 3 Timgoing to work 38a researcher when I finish my degree 4.40 or 80 years’ time these animale wil only be living in 20 They just won't exist inthe wild future simple ex’ exit future continuous future perfct ‘going to future © Write each of these ways future tenses are used (a-e) in the column above headed uses. Actions or events which will be finished at atime in the future Bb Foran event which will be in progress ata particular time or over a period of time in te future «© For actions inthe fucure which we have already decided to do 4 For things which we predict will happen in the future but are not the result fa decision Predictions about the future which are based on evidence in the present © pave 87 Gam 2a reference: Ways of expressing the fre ‘The planet in danger @) Spend, spend, spend! Starting off © Work in smant groups. Label each of the ‘photographs with the type of shop listed in the box below bookshop deleatessen department tore fashion boutque — marktstallsupearet @ Discuss these questions: ‘Why might you visit each ofthe shops inthe photos! ‘Which typeof shop do you think a foreign visitor to your country would find most interesting? © Do you enjoy shopping? What do you enjay buying? Listening Part 4 {© Work in pies, You will hear an interview with Will Payne, an architect who has designed a shopping centre called Redsands Park. Belore you listens what are the advantages and doadvantages af shoprig in shopping centres? 2.0 Now write down the three most important ‘advantages. Then listen othe Interview once: how many of your ideas aid Wil Payne discuss? @ van © Read the questions 1-7, How many can you answer already? 1. Whereis Redsands Park situated? A Inthe city centre, B In the city, but nt near the centre. © Outside the city inthe countryside 2 The location was chosen because A it would not harm the environment B it was easy to get permission to build there © inwas easy for people to reach 3 What isthe main attraction of Redsands Park? A tsa convenient place to do the shopping, Bits entertaining forthe whole family. © Wotiers high-quality goods 2 low prices, 44 When Will visited shopping centres in the United States, he was impressed by A their luxury, B their security, © their friendliness, 5 Will says families argue when they go shopping because A they don't enjoy the same things B they cant agree on what to buy. © they also argue at home. 6 How are the shops at Redsands organised? [A Each shop chooses its own location, BB Each section has a variety of shops Similar shops are located in the same section. 7. What does Will plan as the next development at Redsands? [A clectrle vehicles B moving walkways © automatic delivery systems © A Listen again. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer (A, B or C). “Exam advice "You hove one minute to read the questons bee stering + ead the mala part of exc esto cacti eet. ‘+ Myeurav in, go Back an read the teaver eae “vation with tbe question Work in pairs ‘Do you enjoy shopping with your family? ‘why (n00? Vocabulary Phrasal verbs © Match these phrasal verbs from Listening Part 4 with their definitions from the Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary. 1 take over 2 auret Be collet, oto go and get, 2 pullin Someone ot something © do ess of something or 3 eater for use something in smaller 4 hang acound with} d_go into or visi fora short 5 pop into fe have to deal with a problem 6 cut down (on) make someone extremely tired 7 wear out 8 provide what is wanted ‘or needed by someone oF something In spend time with someone 8 come up against 9 come up with 4 Siggest o think of an idea or plan 10 pick up J) take control of / oocupy © Use one of the phrasal verbs above in the carreet form in sentences 1-10 below. 1 Chantal . came. mtn. the brillant idea of elting her old clothes in the market on Saturday 2m spending far more than I ean afford Il really have to something. 3. Ifyourein town, ould you the post office and post this parca for me? 4 Isan enormous muti hap which all musical testes from elasical music heavy metal 5 Melanie doesnt like ‘with her parents, so she's gone shopping on her own, 6 Shopping in Oxford Street us 180 we decided to take a taxi back to the hotel 7. This new flim isso popular that thas been hhuge audiences 8 We have ‘an old building in the city centre to open our new shop. 9 Inever expected to somany problems tying to get my mobile phone repaired, 10 Do you want to come to the shopping cere with me Fm going to those ed shoes 1 ordered Spend spend, spond © Work in pairs. You should each speak for about ‘one minute and take turns to describe a house Which you have realy enjoyed living Visiting + Before you speak, spend a few minutes planning ‘what yu are going tos ‘Whee your partner speak, listen and think of one cor twa questions to asl at the end Vocabulary Space place, room, are, locaton and square ©O First certificate candidates often confuse the following words: space, place, room, area, location and square. Circle the correct alternative in italics in these sentences from Reading Part | 1 Uncle Leo gives me a suspicious look when I all this (laeby area the “Scacchi Palace 2. When Tlie in bed at night I can hear the chatter and songs of the passing gondolirs and the conversations in the square / place nearby 3 The place / location of the house is near the city centre and easy for ur clients to find. 4 Furthermore, the printing trade has many roots in this area / place of Venice @ Look at these extracts from the Cambridge the ‘Advanced Learners Dictionary. Then d exercise below. pace RETA wn ancy awa ‘ete ny fn ny eae ha ps pleco RE} wan anaes wba ‘psi a stan oe ing ‘rer re aor mag new 00M? BEE ann rt ameet of pce hat severing, ocatan CESS enw AGI Fal x peor poston 91:87 I we ase ppt se stpe ins Cie e core ateratie in tates in acho the owing seme to hold the party. 2 e ne RSPR sus eam rate tng Lan ene mo pay @ vnnre 4. Tmenclosing a map which shows the location / lace of my house, 5 WsGangerous to go walking in a mountainous area / place without the correct equipment 6 The animals in this 200 have 3 lot of area / space to move around. 7 The concert will take pace in the main square / lace in front ofthe cathedral 8 The area / space of forest where they're going to build a new shopping centre is over $00 years old 9 There isnt enough place / space to bulld more hhauses in tis neighbourhood. 10 You'd be welcome to stay in my house as 1 have enough room / place for you Listening Part 2 © You will hear part of an interview with a writer called Jeff Bowen, who believes his house is haunted, Before you listen, work in pairs: do you think it’s possible for houses to be haunted? Why (aod? @ Answer the questions in the Exam round-up box. Exam round-up How much do you remember about Listening Part 2? Say ether the flloning statements are ue (1) orale (a Statement fale, rte what correct 1 Listening Port 2 has eight questions 2. You il ped just one or we words for gach space. 4 Youn the setus words you need to wre 4 You must spl your arsrs corey. {5 Before you fsten, esd the questions as quicl as possibe, When you fish, make sure your answers orm grammatical @ Now read the sentences on page 127 and predict ‘what type of information or what type of words you need for each space, eg. question 1 is probably a lengeh of time. [ar swtich peoplhavehadthere coo Sam medieval eles, ristor sw frre movingin ) nn hi edt carver (6) nto study xpertolsnim the house was bultonthe sie of a ae | ofthe workers son aman wth (9) onbie © For questions 1-10, listen and complete the © Work in small groups. ‘Would you be happy to live in a house with a reputation for being haunted? Do you know of any haunted houses! Grammar Causative have © In Listening Part 2, Jeff describes two changes to the house. What were they? Listen again if necessary. @ Look at the sentences below and answer the questions which follow. a Tturned a bedroom into a study. 1 Thad a bedroom turned into a study. 2 Tunas budding te tennis cour. Fue Raving dhe tennis court but 1 Which sentences {a orb) did you hear in the interview? 2 Which sentences (aor b) mean ..2 Tait myst ‘= Lasked someone else todo it for me? @ In the b sentences, who do you think did these things? © page 164 Grammar reference: Causative have © Complete the sentences below by writing the correct form of have and one of the verbs in the box in each space. eutdown painted alverod renened palled out extended 1 You need. have... your passport ‘astsn.. before you go to America next ‘autumn, 2 She went tothe dentist yesterday and 2 tooth 180 she's no feeling too well today. 3 Were thinking of the house Dive. What do you think? 4 ‘Theres 2 ree hanging dangerously over the house and I think we ought to “ 5 Our house is too small. we could afford it, we'd 6 He hates cooking and all his meats fom the restaurant opposite. © Work in small groups. You have just bought this house to use 2s a holiday home. You have £3,000 for repairs and redecoration Decide together: ‘what you will do yourselves, eg, We-can pain the house ourselves ‘what you will pay someone else to do, eg. Welt have te roy repaired ‘when you have finished, compare your decisions on ‘how you spent your money with another group. ©. First Certificate candidates often confuse even @ Complete the following text using when, if in «case, even if and even though inthe spaces. 9 ‘some cases more than one answer is possible. ‘if and even though. Read these two extracts from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. ‘Then correct the mistakes in the sentences below. One sentence is correct. (0V0N if wheter ane ‘ever HOt amg: en ong be ete 1 batt 1 agreed to go dancing with her ever I had planned something ese © do. even f 2. Weave Amina a very response ob even isbe was only 18 yeas old 3 Sasha did't get 2 high mark even if his answer to the last question was excellent 4 decided to buy a ticket to the musi festival even though I had to eancel my tip to Belin, 5 Even if we had to walk for just ten minutes we fel very tired when we reached the river. 6 Nico won't come to the party even though we move ito Satueday. ©. First Certificate candidates often confuse if and in case. Read the explanation below and then ‘rite if or in case in the sentences which follow. ‘We use in case or just case to explain why someone does/did something: Karen took her sums tn case she had a chance to swim. 1 alwys take my mobile ‘hone with me just n ease my car breaks dows ‘Compare: Instead of going camping, we'll stay im a hotel in case ‘te weather is bad (perhaps the weather will be bad ~ we have already decided to stay in a hotel for that reason), Instead of going carpi, we'l sayin hotel ifthe eter i bal (periaps the weather will be bad = Iethat happens, weil stay ina hotel, otherwise we'l go camping). 1 You ought to take a raincoat ../% 20%... there's a thunderstorm while you're out 2 Could you call me yur plane is delayed? 3 [think you should always take out insurance before you go on holiday ‘you have an ccd ve brought an extra pair of shoes with me ‘these ones get wet. 5 He brought a book with him to study in class his teacher was ill and didn't come 6 She'd have to buy 2 new MP3 player she lost that one © oe 165 cearmarefone: Linking nerd a press Tm one of those people who couldn't live without a computer (1) .e#t.i.. lived on a desert island. does everything for me.I always plays me musie @ [want to listen to musi, and it allows me to emall my fiends (3) their phone is engaged. It also gives me things to read and games to play. even save all my work on ‘my computer () ose my notebooks. Actually, bought a top-ofthe-range new computer only last month (5) the one I ad was working perfectly, but thea I'm a computer addict and I think isa good idea to have two computers o ‘one of them breaks down, The only reason I can think of forgiving up my computers would be (7) someone managed to Invent a robot to replace them! Listening Part 3 © Work in ematt groups. Vou are going to bear five young people talking about their parents and computers. Before you listen, discuss these ‘questions. + Who in your family understands technology best? Does your family ever argue about using the television, computers and ater devices? @ Before doing Listening Part 3, do the exercise in ‘the Exam round-up box on page 146. acne soe @ Exam round-up How mut do you remember about Lintoning Part. Choose the best thernatve in each aantence bein 1 Yusten to four speakers he speakers an you must choose the Statement which bes summaries ‘what hey sy fom sx ates) even antes. 2 Before istenin, you should read and undesing th man wea teh aerate od though he ‘ateaves, thn wa patent or the tse begin. When tering, you shoul stn for ‘smal dais the mai sea of what leh poate isesng king about their parents and computers. For ‘questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-B) the sentence which best summarises what each person says. Use the leters only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to Speaker 2) Speaker 5 [1] ‘They offered 10 help me to use the compute. ‘They complained about not having access tothe computer ‘They suggested buying a new computer They said they were proud of my compute skills, They advised me to goon a computer course ‘They told me to send fewer messages to my classmates. Q Work in pairs. 1 How can computers help students with their studies? 2 What useful skills can young people learn by using computers! a 8 c D E Grammar Reported speech 2: reporting verbs @ Look at sentences A-F from Listening Part 3 above. Which reporting verb (offer, complain, suggest, say, advise, ell) follows each of these patterns? Make a chart in your notebook like the one below and ‘write the verbs in the columns. © page 187 Grammar reference: Reported speech 2 reporting verbs

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