Prefixes 1 © comect the mistakes madeby exam candidates. 1. The host families are located unconveniently far away from the schoo 2 The local chief of police says that the number of arrests has disincreased, 3. Weave to insure that the jobs provided are suitable for our students 4 Some of the information in the article is unprecise, 5 Donot think of yourself as uncapable of driving a car. 6 Closing the canteen eatly would tunevitably leave many students feeling hungry. 7. The promised’lvely social programme’ during our stay was inexistent. 8 The notion of a pop star having a private life would seem as itrealistic as afaity tale. ‘Add the correct prefixes from the box to form C1-level words. You do not need to use all of them. ani bi dis inter il mis mono out over post re under 1. The hotel staff are ..paid and deserve an immediate rise 2 The old industrial area will be ..developed asa shopping mall 2 W's lovely beach but its .crowded in 4 The advertisement ..led us inte thinking the flights were free 5 Shanghai has .lingual street signs, in Mandarin and English, 6 On the coast, foreign tourists number local people. 7. Downtown atnight, there's a lot of ..social behaviour such as people shouting 8 Inother cultures, people ..act with each other differently. ‘Woricin small groups. Match the correct prefixes in Exercise 2 with these meanings, then form as many words as you ean with each prefix again bYagainst_d between 4d) more / bigger / better e) not enough toa much g)two h) wrongly ‘Quick steps to Reading and Use of English Part 3 * Quickly ead the title, the example and the rest ofthe text. + Decide on the part of speech and i itis positive or negative. «Try adding different prefixes andlor suffixes to the word in capitals, forming compounds, 4 Lookeat the exam task instructions and quickly read the text. Why did the writer go to Norway? 5 Answer these questions about the example (0), then do the exam task. 1. What part of speech is needed and how is it formed? 2 Does the sentence indicate a positive or a negative meaning? 3. What prefix, therefore, is needed? For questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals atthe end of some ofthe lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line, There is an example at the beginning (0) ‘Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS, Example: 0 UNSPOILT Norway's Alps Wie sailed slong the beautiful (0) Norway untilwe reached the town of Tromso, ove Kilometres inside the Arctic Circle. With ts brightly- coloured wooden houses set against a (1) of snow capped mountains, it was a cemarkable sight Inthe afteroon, we travelled to the Lyngen Alps where the 2). scenery took my breath away. Given the remote location, our accommodation there was surprisingly (3).and the largo meal of rch ih wo LUXURY were served that evening was ofan). high standard EXPECT forauch asmall hotel. The next dey, refreshed after a wonderful ()....sleep of nearly sine hours, |headed for BREAK the practice slope, where (8) --- cross-country skiers ike EXPERIENCE| mmyselfhad toleam how to climb uphill vith sis on That far north towards the end of May, there was (7) daylight ~and it was my)... t0 go midnight sking. coast ofnorthern SPOIL 00 GROUND COMPARE INTERRUPT INTEND Read through the completad text to check it all makes sense and is grammatically correct. READING AND USE oF ENGLIsH uNIr 2 EE Escaneado con CamScanner1. Lookat the pictures of the annual Inti Raymi You will ear a research student called Ava O'Neill talking about visiting (Festival of the Sun) in the Peruvian city of Cuzco in Peru. For questions 1-8, complete the sentences with a word or Cuzco, high in the Andes mountains, Answer short phrase the questions below using some of the words inthe box. ‘The ancient city of Cuzco epplause celebrations ceremony ‘The words (1) ‘are sometimes used to costumes gathering feast itinerary describe the city because of its historic buildings. onlookers parade participants procession ‘reheatsal speeches Cuzco was originally designed in the shape of tradition volunteers 2) : ‘The Incas built houses in Cuzco without (3) at can you see in each picture an 1 ecu Picture an to keep out the cold. what is happening? 2. Why do you think this isan important event tothe local people? 3. How do you think they are feeling, and why? Watching the rehearsals, Ava found the (8) an —~ particularly impressive ‘Ava says the (4) in Cuzco was a problem for some people but not for her. Quick steps to Listening Part 2 ‘= Read the introduction, the ttle and the ‘question to get an idea of the context, «= The first time yau listen, pencil in your ‘answers on the question paper. Relea meyer nee maaan + ndatns th ky word «desde owed og pian onceted Sn eee oe eerste 3 +OTERIE] Do the exam task. Listen for expressions similar to the key words you underlined, but write no more than three ‘words for each answer. ‘Ava was surprised by the wide range of (6) ‘when the main parade bogan. ‘Ava believes the builders of the walls first made |) meen - of certain stones. ‘Ava had read there were no (8). Seat the _gncient Festal ofthe Sun 4 Think of festival that you have been to, or one that you know about. Tell your partner where and when it happens, what it consists of, and why people enjoy it unr 2. tisrenme Escaneado con CamScannerMaking comparisons @ rave 102 Quick steps to Speaking Part 2 «Listen to the instructions and choose two of the photos to discuss. * Ifyou don’t know a word paraphrase it, e.g. The blue object next to + Do all the task: compare the photos and answer the questions. 1 Rewrite these sentences about customs and traditions so that the second sentence means the same as the first 1. The British drink just as much tea as they did in the past. “The British don't drink ene 3. HOGERT Read the exam task instructions. Then listen to Luisa and Emilia talking about two of the pictures and answer these questions. 2. They catry umbrellas because rains alot 41. Which photos does Luisa decide to compare? more frequent there. is ia 2. Does she do both parts of the task? They carry umbrellas because it rains 3. How does Emilis answer her question? 4 COFENIG Listen again. Which of the comparative structures in 3. TheUSAhas slightly fener publicholidays _‘Aetelse 1 do Lulssand Emilia use? than some other countries 5 Workin pairs and do the exam tast using pictures Land 3. Then change roles and do the task using pictures 2 and 3. ‘The USA doesn't have 4. Hoving alot of brothers and sisters isn't nearly as common as it used to be. Each of you will be given three pictures. You have to talk about two of them ‘on your own for about a minute, and also to answer a question briefly about Having allot of brothers and sisters is your partner's pictures. - a | Candidate A, i's your turn first, Here are your pictures. They show people with presents in different situations. Compare two of the pictures, and say what significance the presents might have for the people, and how they might be feeling, 5. Years ago, people were far more likely to marry young than they are today. Today, people are not n-——----—- | Candidate B, who do you think has given the most thought to their choice cof present? & Divaliisa great deal more widely ‘Whataignificance might the presents have for these people? celebrated internationally than it was How might they be feeling? 20 yeers ago, Diwali was nowhere 7 Some think April Foo!’s Day is twice as ‘much fun as St Valentine's Day. Some think St Valentine's Day o-oo 2 Tellyour partner about customs and traditions in your country. Use comparative forms from Exercise 1 to describe changes and make comparisons with other countries. Remember that the questions the examiner asks you are also written above the photos. SPEAKING UNIT 2 Escaneado con CamScanner