Upper Intermediate Workbook ** SUCCESS a @ Rod Fricker PEARSONCONTENTS Exam Strategies, Functions Bank Unit? A fresh start Unit2 Know what I mean? Self-Assessment Test 1 Units 1-2 Unit3 Everybody changes Inspiration Self-Assessment Test 2 Units 3-4 Unit Bad or good? Unité Secrets uncovered Self-Assessment Test 3 Units 5-6 Unit7 Page, stage, screen Unit8 Hi-tech Self-Assessment Test 4 Units 7-8 Unit9 No regrets Unit 10 No place like home Self-Assessment Test 5 Units 9-10 Unit 11 Solve it! Unit 12 Media 2.0 Self-Assessment Test 6 Units 11-12 Exam Vocabulary Exam Vocabulary Practice Grammar Reference Exam Vocabulary Practice Answer Key Self-Assessment Tests Answer Key Self-Assessment Tests Tapescript 70 72 78 86 4 102 104 2 124 138 139 140SOCAL sa Exam strategies ‘The New Success Workbook provides practice with the most typical exam tasks found in upper secondary school-leaving exams as well as exams like FCE, Trinity and PTE (Pearson Test of English). The New Success Workbook includes exercises that will help you prepare for all parts of a typical exam: Listening, Reading, Grammar/Uise of English, Speaking and Writing, Listening General guidelines Always + read the instructions carefully before listening to a recording for the first time. ‘Try to predict what kind of information you might hear. * Took at the questions and mark your answers ‘when listening for the first time. ‘+ read through all the questions again before the second listening, paying special attention to the questions you didn't answer during the first listening. Don't ‘* panie if you don't understand everything. You don't have to understand the whole text to be able to find the correct answer to a ‘question. Try to get the main idea of a text and work out the meaning of words you don't ‘know from the context. ‘= spend too much time thinking about ‘questions you are not able to answer ~ you ‘can come back to those during your second listening, ‘+ leave any questions unanswered. If you are not sure ~ make a guess. ‘TruefFalse (c.g, page 18, exercise 3; page 23, exercise 6) © The questions are usually given in the same order as the information in the text. © When deciding whether a sentence is true or false, take into account what you actually hear and not what you know or think. * Sometimes you need to refer to the whole recording to answer a question, particularly ‘when answering a question about the speaker's intentions, ‘True/False/No Information (c.g. page 58, exercise 3) ‘+ Follow the guidelines for a True/False task but remember that this time you have three options to choose from: a statement could be true (include the same information as the recording), false (include information different from the recording) or there might be no information regarding the statement in the listening task. Multiple choice (e.g. page 42, exercise 2; page 55, exercise 7) ‘© ‘The questions are usually given in the same order as the information in the text. ‘+ While listening for the first time, make notes of possible answers, Then compare them to the options you have been given and choose the most sisnilar, ‘+ Some incorrect options sound very similar to the information in the recording — he careful and pay special attention to synonyms and antonyms. ‘* Sometimes the information needed to answer ‘a question is not directly given, you may have to work it out on the basis of what you have heard. Ifyou are not sure which answer is correct, try to choose it by eliminating the incorrect answers. Matehing (e.g. page 27, exercise 2; page 42, exercise 1) ‘* Ifyou have to find out who a person is or where the recording takes place, concentrate on typical phrases which relate to the person or place. ‘Sometimes one characteristic phrase will help you choose the right answer. * Ifyou need to match a text/passage to a summarising sentence/titlefheadline, try to summarise the main idea yourself and then choose the answer that is the most similar, Answering questions (e.g. page 27, exercise 1) ‘© Read the questions carefully before you start listening and try to predict possible answers. ‘+ You are usually required to answer each question with no more than three words. ‘© ‘The questions are usually given in the same order as the information in the text, Completing sentences (e.g. page 58, exercise 2) ‘© The gapped sentences are given in the same order as the information in the Lext, ‘© Read the sentences carefully before you start listening and try to predict what kind of information you should be looking for. Usually, the words that you need to complete the gaps are exactly the same as the words used in the text. + I the rubries specify the number of words you should write, make sure your answers are the right length‘* read the instructions before doing the task. ‘The task will affect the way you read the text. try to work out what kind of text it is it ‘may give you some ideas of what to expect. read Key information first. A title helps to decide on a general idea of the text and the first sentence of each paragraph often summarises the whole paragraph. underline parts of the text relevant to the questions (single words, phrases, sentences, paragraph). Don't ‘+ try to understand every single word of a text. You don’t have to know all the words to answer the questions. You may be able to ‘Quess the meaning of new words from the context, * leave any questions unanswered. ** spend too much time on one specific ‘exercise - your time in the exam is limited. ‘True/False (e.g, page 10, exercise 2) ‘+ Read the questions carefully before you read the text. Then skim the text to get a general idea of where the information is. * Different questions will require different reading strategies. For example, you may need to focus ‘on just one phrase or you may need to interpret the meaning of a whole paragraph. ‘* Ifyou dont find information confirming that a particular sentence is true, mark it as false. ‘True/False/No Information (e.g, page 97, exercise 2) ‘+ Follow the guidelines for a True/Palse task but remember that this time you have three options to choose from: a statement could be true (Gnclude the same information as the text), false (include information different from the text) or there might be no information at all regarding the statement in the text. ‘Multiple choice (cg. page 32, exercise 2) * Identify the parts of the text that your questions refer to, * Focus on the detail of a paragraph or sentence. An incorrect answer may only differ from the correct one in the tense that is used, slightly different information or information that only partly corresponds with the text. ‘* Eliminate incorrect answers and then mark your final answer. Matching (c.g. page exercise 2) ‘© While matching headlines to a text, always read. all the headlines first and then match them to the relevant parts of the text. ‘+ Remember that this kind of exercise may include (an) extra sentence(s), so you will have to eliminate unnecessary iter. ‘* When you match missing sentences to gaps in the text, skim the Lext first, ignoring the gaps to get its general meaning, Then try to complete the gaps with the missing sentences or words, paying special attention to what comes before and after the gaps. , exercise 6; page 49,Ata typical exam at B2 level you may be required to write one or two pieces of writing. Typical exam tasks include a description of a person or an event, a story, a review, a for-and-against essay or a formal or informal letter. The New Success Workbook will help you prepare for these types of writing tasks, General guidelines Always « read the instructions carefully ~ what kind of writing task is it? ‘read the information you need to include in ‘your writing, ‘write a plan detailing information you want to include in each paragraph. If you have time, write a draft copy or a few key sentences. ‘+ check that you have included all the information that is required. Use linking ‘words so that your writing is coherent and logical. ‘* check your writing style — have you used formal or informal language as required? ‘+ check (if itis a longer text) that.you have an introduction, a middle and a conclusion. Also, check that you have clearly defined paragraphs and that you have the correct number of words. ‘check your grammar and spelling, Don't ‘* write more than the word limit, Think about ‘the number of words you need for each ‘paragraph when you write your plan. ‘= repeat yourself ~ try to use varied ‘vocabulary and grammar structures. ‘The New Success Workbook will aso prepare you for oral exams. The techniques below will help you to pass your exam successfully. ‘+ Try to stick to the aim of the task. Always keep the question in mind when answering. ‘+ Do not panic if you cannot remember a word. Use a word that has a similar meaning or give a definition or description of the word, ‘+ Ifyou do not understand what an examiner has said, ask hinvher to repeat him/herself. You can also repeat the information you have been given and, in this way, you can make sure that you have understood it correctly. * Ifyou are not ready with your answers and need time to think, use conversational filers or hesitation devices (well, let me think, erm...) + Avoid using the same words and structures — show that you have a varied vocabulary and can use a range of grammar structures ‘ Ifyou are taking the exam with another person, rake sure you listen as well as speak — don't dominate the conversation,~ Functions Bank Agreeing and disagreeing (Unit 1) ‘Strong agreement You're teling me! You're absolutly right That's exactly what | think ‘80 d0 L/Me too./Neither do _Spot-onl/Exactiy!/Absolutey! Mild agreement | have to admit, you've got a point there. Ok. fair enough ‘You may/could be right. ‘Yes, | suppose so. ‘That's a valid point. ‘True, I'd never thought of that. Strong disagreement ‘Nice? | think it's horrible! ‘You are not serious, are you? But that's not the point. ‘Come on! Frankly, that's rubbish! ‘So? What's wrong with that? Mild disagreement | don't entirely agree with that. | wouldn't say that. |'m not totally convinced. | hear what you're saying but ‘To be honest, | don't think that's true. Clarification (Unit 2) Asking for clarification | don't know what you mean by ... Could you go over that again? Sorry, 'm not with you. Sorry, you've ast me there. | don't understand what you are getting a. Checking that you have understood If understand you correctly, So are you saying ..? Soin other words, Explaining what you mean What ! meant was Yes, that’s exactly what | meant No, that wasn't quite what | meant Checking that somebody understands Do you see what | mean? o you get what I'm saying? ‘Are you with me? Emphasis (Unit 3) Auxiliary do He truly did make my schoo! life bearable. It. does make a difference. Adverbs really positive | didn’t really fit in absolutely fantastic ‘incredibly smart He was never ever too busy. | even wanted to quit Soand such He was so much more than that | was so badly behaved. He was sucha bore! Patterns with What... and It... {twas his calmness that made him special What realy made a difference was the fact that {twas this sense of not being judged that made him What's best is that we're stil just as close now we're older. Presentations (Unit 4) Keeping your audience involved ‘And were you aware that Do you know ...? ''m sure you'll agree that. ‘Maybe you're wondering why Perhaps you're aware that ‘The reason I've chosen her i that Well, 'm sure we're all familiar with What do we already know about... What you probably didn’t know is that \Whiy do you think she's been so successful? You might (not) know that. You won't be surprised to hear that Avoiding silences (Unit 5) Using vague language I'm not sure if .. | don't know if ‘What's the word? How can I say it? Using time fillers Let me think thenv/well | mean think/ suppose/'d say probably/sortof/perhaps/of course...Justifying opinions (Unit 6) The fact (of the matter i It goes without saying that. You have to admit that ‘There's no denying that I really don't se the point of .. On the other hand You have to bear in mind that As far as | can see . To be frankhonest . The way I see i ‘That might not necessarily be good/the case Generalising (Unit 7) Itis said/belioved/thoughtestimated that Itis generally/widety agreed that They tend to... tends to .." People/They have a tendency to .. There's a common belie that {tis usually/ften the case that Broadly/Generally speaking, On the whole fin general As a rule, In ther view, .../Apparentl, .. Graphs/charts (Unit 8) Describing trends ‘0 rise/increase from 5 to 8/by 3/slightly/gradually! steadilysignticantly to fallidecrease sharply/dramaticlly a steady/sharp rise/increase/taldecrease in {almost/more than) halve/doublestiple stay the same cchange very tle Describing proportions ‘the (vast) majority (sma minority of people haltfwo-thirdstwicerthree times as many/high as. compared with... (well) over/more than X percent exactly/around/abouthal/a quartertwo-thirds of people ‘almost/nearlyless than one in fve/ten people Being tentative (Unit 9) It's nothing to do with me, but | was wondering if you could possibly While we're on the subject, . | think it might be even better if .. | hope you don't mind me saying so, but Pertiaps what you should dois t's none of my business, | know, but | don't want to interfere, but | wasn't going to mention it, but ‘Would you mind it! made a suggestion? Criticising/showing annoyance (Unit 10) It's about time you You could've .. You shouldn't have | wish you'd You should've You'd better | wish you wouldn't. You'd better not Problem solving (Unit 11) To refer to a problem The trouble is | can already see quite a few pitals. {ve just realised there's a hitch here. Yes, that could work! don’t think it would work. To refer to decisions made so far lst to go back tothe point you made about ‘We don't seem to be geting very far, do we? So where are we now, then? Well get round it somehow. To move the discussion on Let’s move on, shall we?/Moving on ... Let’ leave that for now and come back to it ater, Making choices (Unit 12) Comparing and contrasting All the photos/Both photos show/represent ... Nobody is... in anyither of the phates. ‘None/Nether ofthe families havernas ... When you look atthe photos together, they show In the 1950s people read papers whereas/while/but now they choose One is... The others) look(s) much more modern. X is not eye-catching enough. X isn't as/so attractive as Xis much less attractive than Y. Choosing and justifying ‘That's my decision, Personally /in my opinion, I] were to choose, I'd choose/my choice would be .. because/sinoe/as ... ‘The main reason whyy ! would/wouldn’t choose... isGRAMMAR Present and past tenses —>+ (see page 124) 1 Completo the sentences with the correct forms ofthe words in brackets. (@o) @ We are doing a project at school at the moment. b We have been doing a project since last Thursday. © We did a project last week, 1 (emigrate) @ Many people to the USA in the 19th century b Many people from Mexico every year © Many people to Canada since 1976. 2 am) a Claire to start up a business for two years before she succeeded b Claire business since 1998. © Claire ___tostart up a business last year but did't know how todoit, 3 Ghave a makeover) a Dave _ recently. b Dave at the moment © Dave 4 Give) a My famil America since 1905, b My family ‘America until 2005 when th Britain © My family in Dallas when John F Kennedy was shot. 5 (never/use a computer) to start up a last week, came to al - before T eame here. br efore. ot at the weekend 6 (yoweat falafels) a before you went to Egypt last year? b before? e ‘when you were in ‘Bgypt last year? 2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the ‘words in brackets. We should go to Africa while we ean, After all, we ane nat getting (not/get) any younger. 1 This OD is great. 1 (never! hear) of The Doors before you gave it to me. 2 Ta like to borrow a different book. 1 (read) this one 3. ‘This time last week we (csele) along the River Rhine near Koblenz 4 Cathy left when she (see) ‘that Jim was there. She didn't want to talk to hin again, 5 My mum _ (hop) all day and she Glillinot/ouy) any CChistimas presents. 6 A Where have you been all morning? BI (read) a great book I (read) 250 pages so far. 7 Dan's a good student but he (always/make) silly mistakes in his work, 3 Complete the text withthe correct forms of the verbs ‘rom the box. ie happen change leave not go be spend move realise _not want _do ses ‘The ‘coming of age’ movie is very popular and there have been many of these films over the years. One ofthe first, made in 1973, was American Grofit directed by George Luces ‘The story follows four fiends who live in a small town in America. tis et in 1962. Inthe fim, two of the friends just School and they ? ‘hei ast right at home before going to calege. One of the friends, Cur is unsure about going and to leave home. ‘Why leave home to find a home? he aiks. Later inthe film, Curt ‘sees John, an older boy who left school several years before but‘ to calege. He has alwys been a hero ‘0 Curts generation with his fast car and good looks but Curt now __ that there is much more to life than what John has and thatthe world fast ‘One interesting thing that Lueas did, and which no other film before, was, atthe end of the film, to show us what | ‘to the characters since the film was made, a5 if they were real people. Curt, the real hero of the film, ® away from home to Canada, John, the rebel, © ‘car crash in 1964, Terry, an innocent chara Vietnam, 2 metaphor for how the simple, innocent life of ‘American the 1950s had been changed forever by the horrors of the Vietnam war.‘ A fresh start (Q) 4 Choose the correct answers. 6 Complete the text with one word in each gap. 1__aninterview last week. 1! got the job but I don't think I will I? __ nervous about the interview a5 soon as I got the letter telling me about it 1? __ lots of P i : My fst day at an English schoo! today and Ive ites n my Heb vy ners been waiting impatient to stat this blog | hope To make things worse, while I® to the place Saar where the interview was, a.car® __ pastand splashed me. When I arrived, I satin reception and tried to dry my trousers.17 _ there for about five minutes, folking angrily fo myself, when 1 noticed the interviewer watching me. He was very nice and friendly but it wasn't the best interview I*___. Next time I have an interview I'l take reading this! We arrived England last waek ~ | cant balove lve only been noee ‘Saturday. I fools as five been here © ages! | dant have ® wort about which school to cioose. In England you go to the school nearest your house. * you know that houses near a good school can | ‘ost 50% more than houses two stress away nearer to a poor schoo? Strange, oh? Of couse, @raa ¢ have had Void? havea schol unfor 80 Dhad had 4 was having 15 get one We went ino the 1 ast wait was still waiting town cent ouple of days ago to buy it D have still waiting d am still waiting Back jacket, black wousers, white shit and red 2 ahave been cwas and yellow 8. posta photo oft as son a had been dam tan 3 ahave had had had Sonocl*___ at 9oieookinrtain | Dhad vas having so this moming ™ oe and 4 ahave got caot telaxed because mused to Staring schoo at beet was getting 8 o'clock. Things got as relaxed when aves. 5 ahadwalked walked At o'dock people _nring was walking d have been walking a ever the pace but, 6 minutes later the 6 ahad driven e drove cries wore deserted thoy bhas driven @ was driving ‘at dsappaared. Luckly a teachor found me and 7 awas have been tookme to my case b had been dom Lessors weren't much cflrent om beck horse 8 abadeverhad was ever havin = but aln Enh ve ®__ bever had have ever nad spoken so much Engish ny ie the other Kids laugh at my accent? No. In miy lass (twenty-six students) there are teen who have a fet language that isnt English Mvte mare tomorow i get some comments ‘5 Complete the sentences using the words in capital letters so thatthe meaning is the same as in the original sentences. Thave never seen such a good film. HAVE It’s the best film Lhave ever seen 1 The last time he was here was three years ago, BEEN He three years. 2 Last week was the first time she had ‘ever eaten Indian food. NEVER She before last week, 3 We started working here in 1998. BEEN We 1998. 4: They went for a walk in the rain, was is they went for a walk. 5 Thaven't seen John since my birthday. WAS ‘The last time onmy birthday. “yoUR MOTHER AND | FOUND OUT YouvE Beeu sLoseRis. Wa DONT ROW WHAT THAT MaAlS, BUT WED LKE YOU TO STOP." 9READING 1 Read the text. What is the main idea of the article? a Not everyone can make a fresh start b Fresh starts need careful planning © Most people don't really understand what a fresh start is 2 GBB Read the text again. Are the statements true (1) or false (F)? According to the article: 1 After making a fresh start, old problems usually disappear. 2 Some people don't believe they can make a fresh start 3 Some people don't make a fresh start because they like being unhappy 4A real fresh start has to be planned carefully 5 Some people can be frightened of making areal fresh start. 6 ‘The best way to find out about celebrities who have made a real fresh start is to look for information on the Internet. 7 Joknny Depp had always wanted to live in France. fe eee ee 8 Johnny Depp's fresh start has affected his personality and emotions. Make a real fresh start Many of us are unhappy with our lives in some ‘way. Perhaps we don't ike something about ‘our appearance or we would ike to ater our Personality in some way. Some people fel so strongly about the necessity for change that they try to make afresh start and completely change their situation and tfestyle. However, many ofthese ‘fresh starts’ are unsuccessful. Despite everything, ‘people dont really change and they soon face the ‘same problems as before. So, is it posible to make 4 real, fresh start and, io, how can we do it? (One expert, the author Guy Finley, has identified four stages that we nced to go through before we can make a really successful and lasting fresh start, The first of these isto really believe it is possible, We must think positively and also be aware of what might prevent us from succeeding, Many people think itis impossible and give up before they even start The second stage i to really want to make afresh start Alot of people think they do but, inthe end, they decide that it would involve too many changes, ‘They know they are unhappy but fel thie is beter than entering a new and unknown world, even if they ‘might be happier there. The third point i rather surprising, Guy says that you cant plan to make @ fresh start. Anything you want to happen and try to make happen isa product of your ‘own personality and experience, In other worde, itis product of your past. To make a fresh start, you need toleave the past behind. So, making afresh start isn't bout going on @ det, ending a relationship or setting ‘other goals. I's much more than that, You need to notice opportunities in life and take them, Ths isthe third stage. So, you've felt positively about the idea and believed it could actually happen, you really want to make afreh start and leave your past behind and you ate looking for new opportunities. What isthe last stage? Perhaps lese surprisingly, this is being willing to take risks. Some people may think that they have no control over their life if they don't make any plans for the future. Many people are too timid and afraid of real, lasting ‘change because there is no way of knowing what wall happen in the future. As Guy says, if you really do follow this process, you dont just get a fresh start but you get life which i always fresh,So, cam we see an example ofa real fresh star to see hhow it works in practice? Ifyou type in ‘celebrities + fresh start’ on the Internet, youl see stories of people changing their names, moving house, apologising to their husbands and wives forthe terible things they've done or heading for the nearest gym. As we have seen, none of these things ae ral fresh starts better example is Johnny Depp. Trom a teenage recluse toan angry young man, Johnny Depp didnt seem truly happy despite the fame he had. He got married atthe age of twenty and, after geting divorced, he had several relationships with actresses and models, always hopeful that each would be the ‘eal thing’ but always becoming disillusioned. He was arrested twice, once for damaging a hotel room and once, in 1999, for Fighting with paparazzi photographers. The same year, he started a new relationship with the French actress and singer ‘Vanessa Paradis. The changes that have happened since were not planned. He moved to France to bbe with her and not because it was a place he had always wanted to live, Now, though, he prefers the simple life in France to the bright lights of Hollywood and he spends his free time growing grapes and producing wine, Although stilla great actor and pat time musician, and sill non-conformist despite ‘enormous success, he really did make afresh start and is happier and more relaxed as result. So, if you rally want to make afresh start, its possible Anyone can do it if they really try. The only thing stopping them is their own fear of change A fresh start | ‘3 Match phrases 1-5 from the text to examples a-e. 1 alter your personality 2 face problems 3 involve changes 4 sot goals 5 be willing to take risks 100 Ooo ‘a Now I've finished university, life is {going to be very different, Il et a job, find my own fiat and make new friends. b Since I started work, Ive become more outgoing. and harder working, © If move to France I won't know anyone and things might go wrong, but I'm going to do it anyway. 4 If [take this job, ll earn a lot but I won't have time to cook healthy food or see my friends. e This year I'm going to save 850 a month and get more exercise, Read the definitions and find these words in the text. 1. The way a person lives, including the place they live in, the kind of job they do and the activities they enjoy. 2 The opposite of short-lived or temporary. 3. Not having courage or confidence. 4 Someone who chooses to live alone and does not like seeing or talking to other people. 5 Disappointed because you have lost your belief that, someone is good or that an idea is right. 6 Someone who challenges the way of thinking or behaving accepted by most other people in their society or group.SPEAKING 1 ‘Complete the phrases with one word in each gap. The first letter of each word is given. Decide it the phrases express strong agreement (SA), mild ‘agreement (MA), strong disagreement (SD) or mild disagreement (MD). You're telling me! SA 1 You've got ap. there, = 2 Idonte, agree with that. _ 3 Tim not totally e ei 4 Thave to a you've got a point, = ea ees = 6 That's e_ what I think. = 7 C__ont = 8 [h_____ what youre saying but... 9 True, Pd never € cia es 10 A ! = 11 Frankly, thats r == 12 That's aw point. — 13 So, what's w. with that? 2 Choose the correct answers. Al love ginger hai. BS0.do1Y Nor do I. / You may be right TElooks great AAT go parachuting if you come too. BNeither will. / OK, fair enough. / What's wrong with'ihat? 2 Ae doesn't look good. He's just a fashion victim. BFrankly, that's rubbish, / To be honest, Tdon't think that’s true. / Spot on. Those trousers are awful 3 Al don't like scruffy people. B So do I. / Come on! / Neither do I. They look temible. 4 Aldon’ think Anne and Phil are well- matched B You may be right / You're not serious / $0 do but let's hope they are, 5 ANose studs are very unfashionable. B That's a valid point /To be honest, / Thave to admit | don't think that’s true. 6 Al need to lose weight B You're telling me. / Spot on. / Me too. Tcan' get my trousers on. 12 WRITING | Description of a person 11 Read the writing task and the description. Put the events a- in the correct order. Describe somebody whose life changed after an unexpected event, He started his own business. He had lots of friends, He has a spring in his step and a relaxing job. He moved to London. He was exhausted, He met Julia on a train. He left London, eo ono000 Q My cousin, Arthur, was always a very outgoing, relaxed sort of person who loved sports and adventure. He had lots of friends at school and it was a real surprise when he moved to London to start his own business. Itjust didn't seem Tike the sort of life he would choose. Things soon started to go badly. © The business started having problems and Arthur was forced to work around the clock, day in and day out. When I visited him, he was exhausted and had losta lot of weight. His hair was going grey and he rarely smiled even when we went out together in the evening. @ Then, one day, a5 he was hurrying to work on the train, he meta girl, Julia, whe he had known at school. They had both loved sailing and shared a similar sense of humour. twas Tike a light going on inside Arthur’ head. By tthe time he got to work, he knew that his life Was missing something very important © Thot wos six months ago and Arthur and Julia ‘are now married and live in a small flat near the sea. The change in Arthur is amazing. “There's a spring in his step again and his eyes sparkle with happiness. They area't rich but Arthur has got a job which he enjoys ond which leaves him free to relax in the evenings and at weekends. I'm sure the decision to leave London to be with Julia was the best decision he has ever made. | | | | |2 Match sentences 1-4 to paragraphs A-D. 1. Description of the person before the change, 2 Description of the person now, 3 Introducing the person. 4 Description of the event which caused the change, o ooo 3 Match the underlined phrases from the text (18) with the phrases which have a similar meaning (ah). 1 He was a relaxed sort of person. 2 He moved to London to start his own business. 3 Arthur was forced to work around the clock, He hadLlost a Jot of weight, His hair was going grev. ‘They shared a similar sense of humour. ‘There's a spring in his step. His eyes sparkle with happiness. very long hours losing its colour show the joy Ne is feeling had an easygoing personality laughed! at the same things ‘sense of happiness and optimism in his body language set up @ company that he owned was much thinner than before Qoooo0o0 Oo 0 4. The sentences below come from a similar description. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. When he was young, 1 he (like) _parties. 2 he (not/be) _very impulsive. 3 he (wear) __ trendy clothes. ‘When I saw him two years ago. 4 /he (change) 5 he (wear) scruffy clothes, 6 he (lose) weight, 7 he (be) very aggressive. ice he got a new job. 8 he (become) ‘much more confident, 9 he (make)__new friends. 10 he (buy) Tots of new clothes. Now. 11 he (be) very ambitious, 42 he (look) exhausted, 48 he (nothave) time to relax. smasue Q)} ‘Complete another description using the phrases in the box. Use capital laters where necessary. ‘atsehool bute changed then, one day Thad been at university when I left home also had make afresh start ‘Thad seen the more [thought about were always very Describe a person who has changed the way you see yourself, At school I was always quite self-conscious ‘about my height: I was the shortest boy in my lassand! very curly hair ‘and freckles which I hated. My clothes 2 unfashionable as my mum sd bought them al 2 ‘to 0 to university T reall vanedto® Soogke myself some mote up-to-date clothes and tried to be more confident and outgoing. I couldn't do anything about my hair and freckles but I tried not to worry about them too much. The fresh start lasted for about a week and then I became my old, quiet self again. §______ for about a month when I got to know Nathan.* brim {and thought he was a bit foo conceited and full of himself? _ he told me that he admired me. He explained that everyone he knew at college was putting on an act and trying to be someone else. Iwas the only honest one there. Iwas speechless. ee eee ee What Nathan had said, the more Tunderstood. Ifelt comfortable about my looks and character. That made me more confident and I started to make a lot of friends. ‘Thanks to Nathan, 'm happy with who I am now. We're not close friends iy life more than anyone. Follow the instructions. Describe a person who you admire. Write between 200 and 250 words, 13WORD LIST Say VOCABULARY Stee a ese 1 Complete the missing adjectives Use one ltr n each gap, eee focal Mark never brushes his hair or irons his clothes es rear He always looks yn tidy Ne etn ree 1. Emily's really tired. Look at her eyes, they are red sor bem Ge Sele ace Wins rl’ really ti 7 ee tA . crates co.cuopel, nize tikey 2 Maria never thinks before she buys something. — “wpight She's very__p__s_v ti parg/izee. £6). tag 3 Everyone's wearing these clothes this year. tnt ee They're really rd _ Se Same 4 Nate does sv much. Shes quite sh and = Be aan 5 iver always takes care of his appearance ree eg Heb very I-00 oct ae ee 2 6 Frank wants to get a top job and make lots of femee atthe begining ofthe g 1 He never does anything to help us Second Wri Warn FT WILL Liverpool, an important a He_—_____serewhich was heaily rel anything to help ws bombed is father was 3 2. Whenever we went on holidays, my parents | Salar and so did't seo 5 always bought me ice-cream. the family very oten an, a OULD attr th war, he ot ° My parents - them Bd me ice-cream when we wont on holiday John’s mothe found it P “cut to ook ar John Go 3. My friend talks on her mobile phone all the and o cut to work so he 4 besa often * stayed with his fe} TALKING mother's older sister, his fe} My riend_—______] aunt amt, Evert, 5 on her mobile phone ia Eee tnEn 4 Our teacher always used to give us extra ‘permanently and grew up hhomevrork for no reason ina nice, smi-detached hose in GIVING 2 good par of Liverpool Ourteacher_____ When he was 15, he start istering to rock’ groups extra homework for no reason and deco to start his own group. They ote * played ‘small concerts and, at one of these, he met Paul McCartney. 5 She stays in the bathroom for hours every His aunt ava “told him that he should conceirate on his moming schoo work but he didnt Histon to her wich was lucky, as She om John and Paul went on to become the main songwriters in inthe bathroom Torhousin ihe moming ~~ | ‘the Beatles, the mast famous pop band of al time. ce eee eee shee John's mother came back into his life when he was about 6 What did you doin the surmmer holidays 17 and he? visited er alot because she ike his musi, when you were young? unlike his aunt. Then, jst a Jon's reationship wth his 10 other was becoming very se, she was kid in an What accident which fected John very badly and tured him ito in the sumaner holidays when you were even more of a rebel young? 7 My brother and [never argued about = iat co anything when we were young k | veel | nae didn't sea. | didn't use to. | My brother and I } | about anything when we were young. uae le 8 My fathe adr that he 2 | found fy father never admits that he is wrong gen po ADMIT 3 | stayed =< My father 4 | moved | that he is wrong, 5 | started | 6 | played : | 7 | told 8 didn listen | 9 (visited C4] (70 liked |SPEAKING GBD Put the words in the correct order. is / helpful / always / My / incredibly / neighbour helpful, 1 We /a good time / have / really / did 2 he / woke up / My / was /'so excited / at / brother /5 amy that 3 to/ even / have time / didn't / We / say goodbye 4 that / best / how /is feel / she always understands / What's 5 when /Tve got / ever / problems / You / never help me 6 a/ finish it / was /T could / difficult test /Tt such / that 7 really /interested in /Its/Tm / foreign languages that 8 was /a room / What / found / sharing / difficult (GB Hake the phrases below stronger by using the ‘words inthe box. absolutely best do does even ever is it really so such that__what, Its a really great book, 1 truly believe that school is the best time of your life 2 Tnever be as good as you at French. 3 It’san amazing film. You must see it 4 They were always a happy couple. couldn't believe it when they got divorced, 5 is really annoying that ihe’ always using my phone. 6 The film was funny that I couldn't stop laughing. 7 is our ability to adapt makes our company s0 successful 8 You're right. He look like our old Maths teacher. 9 They didn't give up when it was obvious they wouldn't win, 10 What's is that I don’t have to get, up early ‘Complete the text with one word in each gap. ‘The fist letter of each word is given My annoying brother My brother really does annoy me. 'W_____Ihate isthe way he never helps with the housework. He doesn't dy his own room. It's messy. Infact it's = messy that he has to do his homework in the living room because he can't use his desk. He's only 14, 50 1 guess it's quite normal but is my parents that I don't understand. They ° a ‘ever tell him to help but | have to do lots of things around the house. V7a___try to stay calm when | try to explain that it is unfair but sometimes | get angry. My brother and | had 5 2 loud argument a few days _ago that the neighbours came round to see what was happening.LISTENING 1 Listen to five people taking about big changes in ther lives. Match the speakers to the events that ‘changed their lives. There is one extra event that you {do not need. Speakert J Speaker2 [J Speakers EJ Speaker4 1) Speakers A Leaving school B Getting a boyfriend/girfriend © Leaving home D Getting a job E Having a holiday F Going to university Listen again and answer the questions. 1. How old was Speaker 1 when the change happened? 2 Where did he move to? 3 What didn’t Speaker 2 want to do? 4 Where did Speaker 2 meet Ellen? 5 What happened when Speaker 3 was fifteen? Everybody changes GRAMMAR Articles — (see page 127) 1 Complete the text with a, an, the or — (zero article). TAKING A YEAR OUT BETWEEN SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY? ‘Taking year out between school and going to : university is something you have to think about very carefully There are many ways of spending your gap year, anywhere in’ ‘world. You could teach in’? classroom in ‘ small village in middle of Africa or become involved in environmental work in” rinforest, Whatever it i, it will be something totally new. It may even be Brazilian first time ‘you have ever left home. You may decide to work with" very different to your own. You will make * real difference to theirlives and you should lear alot about yourself atthe same time. sick people or others whose lives are 6 Where did she go with her friend Sandra? 7 When did Speaker 4 realise what he should do? 8 What does Speaker 4 do now? 9 How old was Speaker 5 when her life changed? 10 What couldnt she afford to do? 2 Complate the sentences with atts in the corect places. The number of articles needed is given in brackets. New arrivals at airport said it had been worrying time. (3) ‘The new arrivals at the airport sald It had. bbeen worrying time. 1 When I decided to buy second hand car, asked friend if he knew of any cheap cars at garage where he worked. (3) 2 My family first arrived in UK at start of 20th century after terrible journey from Russia. (4) 3 [remember first time I took girl to cinema but Tan't remember name of film. (5) 4 People were less understanding of foreigners in 1960s because idea of multicultural society wwas new. (3) 27WORD LIST Hl ‘un your ges oe ble ‘oe wih yur haewelry Ive dy tes te sik Ieaee pate oaste coms and iomaie paces 2 charge as ond asst ‘tel ap re books Change ject (oe frcas mak goed alone ave change teat ends of change ae ‘wg sumone en ea VOCABULARY 1. Complete the sentences using words formed from the words in capital letters. His blindness doesn't stop him from enjoying Lie. BLIND 1 He has suffered from for years ‘and now finds it hard to hear anything. DEAF 2 Alot of people don’t understand how serious is. DEPRESS: 3 [know my fear of the dark is but [ can't do anything about it RATIONAL 4 Ido badly at school because of an __ disability INTELLECT 5 Matt has an -compulsive disorder, OBSESS 6 Tom suffers from___ of the legs and has to use a wheelehair PARALYSE, 7 Ido as much as I can but Tm not able-bodied and Tunderstand my LIMIT 2 Match the beginnings tothe correct endings. Peter talks to Sue drums her Lisa fiddles Sam leaves Harry loses Olivia spends Natalie takes William talks his temper a lot. behind his friends’ backs. fingers on the desk. ‘ages in the bathroom. imoelt, with her hair. people for granted. the top off the toothpaste. Bo000008) ‘3 Complete the words with one letter in each gap. GREAT ACHIEVERS ‘We looked at some people who have achieved | great things in theie lives and we found a ¢_f__n__ theme in their childhood and teenage years. All of them had an *_n_ Strength which allowed them to reach ?__y their limitations, Ths strength also helped them to make _t__m_____ efforts to succeed and to overcome any b that they had to face, for example ap. _ _ childhood. ‘We then wanted to know how important role ‘were to these people. Were words an important =f 27_Te_ on them as they were growing ‘up? Not surprisingly, almost everyone we looked at said that there was someone who had changed their ives,4. Choose the correct answers. Can you__ toa changing world? @arapt alter ¢ convert 1 They __my house into a palace aswapped transformed ¢ replaced 2 Atthe end of the match, the players shirts, aswapped altered replaced 3 Why is it always frogs that princesses? a swap beonvert turn into 4 Now that my sister has left home, my parents are going to __her room into a study. atransform bconvert alter 5 [have to__ my phone. This one is broken, avary replace modify 6 You should __ your routine to make your life ore interesting, aswap biransform —¢ vary 5 Complete the sentences withthe words from the box. Use one word in each gap. blowing books change fences heart deaf neighbours rest subject tum-up winds Paul has promised to turn over a new leaf and work harder next year, 1 Let's do something different this weekend. You know what they say. A. is as good as a 2 Cathy came top of her class in her exams. ‘That's a real for the ‘Shes never shown any ‘academic ambitions before. 3 Don't try to change the Twant to know why you didn’t phone me last night. 4 Inever understood what ‘good make good _ __ meant until we moved to a new house next to some really awful neighbours, 5 Sue offered to look after our rats while we were on holiday but I think she's had a change of 6 The Internet has always been free but I think the of change are _—____~and big business is going to ‘ake over Everybody changes ( ® Replace the phrases in bold with the correct forms of the phrases from the box. groweutofsomething hit it olf make itto pop in rid oneself of tell the truth, He liked doing puzzles as a child but then he became too old for them. ‘grew out of them 1 My granddad didnt think he would reaeh retirement age but he's 85 now and stil very healthy. 2 You should always be honest and not lie. 3 Tin going to throw away these old clothes. 4 Melanie and I became friends with each other as soon as we met. 5 Mrs Jackson came to visit me for a short time this moming for a cup of tea. Extend your vocabulary 11 Look atthe undertned idioms about change. Choose the correct meanings. iter five hours of surfing the Internet, Lwent for a walk to blow away the cobwebs. @cear the mind D get some nev ideas 1 Our new boss is like a breath of fresh air. a has a lot of new, exciting ideas b uses nice perfume or after shave 2 We need some nevs blood in the team. 4 medical treatment bnew people 3 The new members ofthe club breathed new ‘life into it. a gave it new energy and ideas b gave it money to carry on 4 "These ideas arent working. think we should go back to square one. go somewhere else to think b start again with a new ideaInspiration GRAMMAR 2 Choose the correct answers. . When we looked at the map we realised Narrative tenses with the Past Perfect Continuous we(hadd gone)/ went / were going the + (see page 127) wrong way about half an hour earlier and we would have to go back. Participle clauses -+ (see page 128) 1 We were late for the mecting because we hadn't sot off / didn’t set off/ hadn't been setting off early enough. 2 I watched him for a few minutes and, ‘when he had finished, I asked him what he had been doing / was doing / did, 3. When we got to the party the food had all gone / was all going / all went and there was nothing for us to eat. 4 We asked where Henry was but no-one had seen / saw / was seeing him. 5 Ihad been thinking about travelling to Africa for ages before | finally decided / had decided /was deciding to buy a plane ticket and go there. 6 They had been playing for ten minutes when the Italians scored / had scored / were scoring a goal 7 Twas lying / had been tying / lay on the beach when I suddenly remembered that I hadn't locked the front door. 8 met Jane last week. She had blond hair which was a surprise because she had had / had/ had. been having red hair when I met her for the first time. 1 Match the captions (1-4) withthe correct pictures (2-d). ‘3 Complete the sentences with the correct forms. ofthe verbs in brackets. a When my friends arrived, Thad been. cooking (cook) for three hours. bWhen my friends arrived, Ihad_ cooked (cook) dinner and washed up. 1 aWe were tired because our neighbours — (dance) all night. b We were tired because our neighbours (wake) us up three times in the night. 2 al was ready for the exam because T___ (read) all the books. bb was ready for the exam because I (revise) for three weeks. 3 aWe (notidrive) very far when the accident happened, bwe (notidrive) very long when the act lent happened. 4 a1 fell asleep at my desk because I (write) for hours and 1 was exhausted, 1 When I got there, they were playing Oo 2 When I got there, they had played four games. C] 3 When I got there, they had been playing for 20 rinntes. 4 Tel asleep at my desk because 4 When I got there, they played. I (write) 25 pages of my project and I was exhausted.‘4 Rewrite the sentences starting with a participle. Thad an idea while I was sitting in the bath. Sitting inthe bath, { had an idea, 1 When I had read the e-mail, [knew there was, a problem. __ knew there was a problem. 2 When had finished my homework, I switched on the TV. switched on the TV. 3 When we saw the post olfice, we knew we were in the right place. knew we were in the right place. 4 After he had written two pages, he needed a rest ——_needed a rest. 5 She didnt know the word so she looked it up in the dictionary. = ____looked it up in the Gietionary. ‘5 Complete the sentences withthe correct forms of the verbs in brackets. In 1916, the Stanford-Binet measure of inteligence became (become) the standard IQ test used in the USA. Alfred Binet, a French paychologist, 1 (come up) with his own test 42 years earler in France, He?___(create) the original test to identity students needing extra educational help but the Stanford-Binet test "___(be) used to test all students. By the 1920s, so many students 1 doy tosis ‘each year that testing $____feecoms) a muiti-milion dolar industry. © (study) 0 tests for ‘many years, the mathematician Banesh Hoffman ‘questioned whether they measured anything ‘except an abilty to do 0 tests. However, by the time his book, The Tyranny of Testing, was published in 1962, milions of chidren + take} the test and 5 ie) with the effects for vp to 40 years. Studies which were done in the 1960s and 1970s showed IQ tests to be unreliable ‘and of limited value in assessing inteligence. inoietin (())A! 6 Complete the text withthe correct forms of the verbs from the box. be become capture fly ese nearly die try (x2) wake GREAT BRITONS Douglas Bader NUMBER One of the most amazing stories of the Second World War was that of a British pilot named Douglas Bader who lost Doth his legs in flying accident in 1981, At that time, he 1 for three years and alittle bit too confident in his abilities, cracetn in hospital after the accident, Bader found out, that he ¢ and had lost both of his legs. He slowly leamed to walk on artificial legs but it was still a terrible shock for someone who ® ‘a great sportsman before the accident. When the war started, the RAF (Royal Air Force) needed every pilot it could find. So, Bader learned, how to fly again with his artificial legs and was soon flying over Europe. When his plane was shot down, Bader had to take off his legs inorder to escape _____him, the Germans allowed a plane to fly from England with a new pair of legs. They might have regretted this as, by the end of the war, Bader zi to escape so many times that the Germans threatened to take his legs away again. One reason for his success as a pilot may actually have been his legs. © to discover why some pilots were losing consciousness, scientists found out that it was because the blood left their brains and flowed to their legs when they turned quickly. As Bader's blood couldn't flow so far, he ‘was less affected by this problem. 31READING A. Read the article and choose the correct summary a People with different kinds of intelligence find language learning equally difficult, b New techniques in teaching have helped people with low linguistic intelligence to do better at learning languages. © Only people with linguistic intelligence used ta be able to learn languages. 2 Read the article again and choose the correct answers. 1 Timelines help students to learn new vocabulary. bb are useful for all students. © help people with visual-spatial intelligence to understand grammar. d are confusing to people without visual- spatial intelligence. 2 Students with logical-mathematical intelligence have always been good at language Jearning. b find language learning easier than in the past © enjoy communication activities more than other students. d find it difficult to understand grammar. 3 The reason some teachers don't do much to help students with bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence is that a there is enough room to move around, b they don't know how to help them. ¢ itis difficult to help them in a traditional classroom, @ the activities can only be used with smaller groups. 4 Students with interpersonal skills a are only good at role plays, b are only good at listening comprehension. © are good at both role plays and listening comprehension. understand less when listening than other students, 5 Students with musical intelligence fa don’t have much chance to use this intelligence when they go to secondary school. 'b don’ enjoy singing in front of their friends. © like listening to pop music more than other kinds of music. d never have a chance to use this intelligence when leaming a language. Modern language learning something for everyone ‘What kind of intelligence is best for language learners? For many years, it was those with linguistic inteligence who learned best. They were able to use words and language well and were not afraid to try to communicate with the language they knew. People with other intelligences whose linguistic intelligence was less strong were not helped by the traditional methods of teaching languages. Those with good linguistic inteligence ‘are still at an advantage wien it comes to language learning but modern teaching practices also help those with other intelligences, How does this happen? Visual-spatial intelligence ‘The use of pictures in books and on the board relly helps people with visual ntelgence to remember new vocabulary. As their brain searches fora word inthe memory, It find te picture and remembers the word. Pictures are mainly used for sets of vocabulary such as furniture, clothes or animals but they can be used in other ways too. Some teachers use what is called a tme-ine to explain grammar. Events are shown on the line inthe coer they happened and students can see why diferent tenses are used For some, the timertine isan unnecessary yam but for those with visual-patal inteligence ‘can mean the difference between confusion and understandingERT vovere: 2071 Logical-mathematical intelligence These students lave logic and pattems While students with linguistic abiity are happy to use 2 language to communicate before they really understand the grammatical rules that hold it all together, those with logical mathematical inteligence need to understand the rules fist. They ate generally better at repetitive . ‘gammar exercises than freer speaking as they can see the pattem they have to follow. Grammar rules have always ‘played an important part in language learning xo these students have always been good atthe subject. In fact, they may enjoy it less now 2s there is usually more focus on communication in the modern classroom. Bodily-kinaesthetic intelligence In large dassrooms, with up to thirty students siting behind desks in rows, itis quite dificult to use techniques which wil help learners with ths kind of intelligence, Howevey, in smaller groups, there are many activities which ths kind of person enjoys and finds useful. These range from purting pieces of card together to make sentences or do matching ‘activities to games in which the students get up and move around the room Interpersonal intelligence ‘As language learning becomes more communicative, thats we learn how to use language to communicate with other People effectively, students with interpersonal intligence are abe to use their sis inthe classroom. The most dbvious example of thsi in a roleplay where students take ona ciferent character and “act out a conversation. They aso do wel in istening tasks as thei blity to understand other people means they cn often work aut ‘what people are talking about even if they don't understand every word ‘Musical intelligence Young students often use songs and chants in lessons as a way of repeating a grammar point and making it more memorable. Sadly, a students get older and go to secondary school they become more reluctant to sing in front of ther peess and those with musical iteligence miss ‘ut. Some teaches use pop songs in class but ths is usually done to motivate the whole lass rather than to help those with musical inteligence So, language larg will always be easier for some kinds of people than othess but, “as we can see, teachers can help everyone to do better and enjoy the lessons more. Inspire ‘3 Match phrases 1-7 from the text to the correct ‘meanings (a-9). 1 tobe at an advantage 2 what is called 3 it can mean the difference between 4 play an important part in 5 focus on 6 act out a conversation 7 as we can see a b Qoo00000 to be very significant play a role while speaking to another person © to have a better chance than others 4 itis clear that @ it is known as, f concentration on 9 whether we have this or not changes the situation completely 4 Complete the sentences with the phrases (1-7) from ‘the text in their corect forms. 1 People from Britain when travelling because most people they meet understand English, 2 Organising your learning carefully ‘fail and a pass. 3 exam results have been ‘extremely good this year. 4 Computer lessons have ‘our students’ excellent performance in their project work. 5 The school uses ‘carrot and stick’ approach to motivate students. 6 At our school, there is more _ being able to think independently than just passing exams. 7 We had to whole class in our Fee in front of the Tesson, HAD Auways Beau MEA OF The Rest 33SPEAKING 1 GBD Complete a student's speech about Richard Harris with one word in each gap. What do we !__ about his childhood? He was one of nine children born in Limerick, Ireland. As a boy, he was an excellent rugby player and could have possibly become an international player. Maybe you're ® why he didnt Well, unfortunately, he became ill with tuberculosis as a teenager which destroyed that dream. His love of rugby was shown in the film, This Sporting Life, the story of a ‘working class boy who was an excellent rugby player. As this story was so true to his real life, you won't be?_____to learn that he was nominated for an Oscar for his role. You may be wondering *__—_ he was chosen to play the lead role in a musical about King Arthur in 1967, He wasn't a great singer but, if you saw the flr, Tm fou would agree that he was a great person to choose forthe role. And ‘ou know that, although not a ssreat singer, he recorded several records in the 1980s. Why do you” he was, ‘and stills, so popular? He was a good actor, of course, but there was more to it than that. He was always a rebel and always fought against authority, even as Professor Dumbledore! Its * surprise that he is very popular in ireland where there has been a long history of fighting against those in power WRITING I Stories 1 Read the story quickly and answer the questions. 1. What is it about? Choose the correct answer. a aplace b people © ajourney 2 Where is it set? 3 How many main characters are in it? sss Ithad been a terrible journey: He had got on the packed train at 5 otlock in the evening after {queuing for hours atthe ticket office and fighting desperately to get on when the train finally arrived at the platform. And now, fifteen hours later, the train was standing still in the middle of the empty desert with the sun, even at eight in the morning, already incredibly hot. What would it be like at midday? He hadn't slept because of the noise and, constant movement of people in the carriage. One group had been singing all night, another family had. ‘cooked dinner on a small gas fire. He was amazed that everyone was so friendly. Too friendly, keeping, him awake to ask him if he wanted anything to eat or drink, He hadnt; he'd been too tired to eat. Now the carriage was strangely quiet asthe people had all got off when the train stopped and were now standing on the tracks outside, eating and wandering about, stretching theit legs. He tried to sleep but the burning heat was too much, He wondered when the train would start moving again and whether everyone would manage to get back on. What would happen to them if they ‘couldn't? That was the reason he had stayed on the train, the thought of being left here alone. He got up slowly and walked up and down the deserted carriage, trying to find a cooler spot but without any luck. Suddenly a whistle blew, a guard ‘called out that the train was leaving and the silence was shattered as the passengers excitedly climbed back on, Looking out of the window he was glad to see that no-one had been left behind, The doors ‘slammed shut and the train shook, once, twice and then, slowly. its wheels turned and it started to move again, Asit built up speed a cool breeze blew in through the open windows and he closed his eyes tiredly but with 2 smile on his face as he knew his. nightmare would soon be over.‘2 Look atthe story and find the nouns related to the 4 topic of tran travel. ticket office Pp '3 Look at the story again and find examples of writing tips ag 4a Use a variety of tenses and participle clauses. Match the verbs in bold in the text to the structures below. Past Simple: tried 1 Past Continuous: 2 Past Perfect Simple: 3 Past Perfect Continuous: 4 Participle clause: 'b Make sure your story has a turning point. Choose the correct answer. ‘The turning point in this story is when the train started its journey / stopped / started up again. Use dramatic verbs. Match verbs a-d in the text to the verbs below with the same meaning 1 close (a window/door) 2 shout: 3 think: 4 walk: Use extreme adjectives. Find in the text the extreme adjectives with the same meanings, Vad: t__ 2 ful: p, empty: d € Use adverbs to show how people are feeling. Find the missing adverbs in the text 1 fighting _ to get on 2he closed his eves Use adjectives and noun phrases to describe feelings. Find the missing words in the text. Soo ede R ODED POT E DOH EHD DOH DD 1He was that everyone was so friendly. 2He was to see that no-one had been left behind, 5 9. Use a variety of time phrases. Complete the phrases with words from the text, 1 fifteen hours 2 ‘a whistle blew Inspiration ) c A You have been asked to write a story finishing with the line t will change your life! Choose the correct words to complete the story Sally alarm clock rang at 6 a.m. She woke Up and started thinking about the things she was supposed to do during the day. She had left school at the age of sixteen. When she Goad starfed)/ war starting / had been starting her First ob, she had been 50 excited / excitedly / exciting. That was two years ago. Now, there was no feeling of excitement: She ® stared / glimpsed / exclaimed at herself blankly in the mirror. Itwas hard to ponder recognize /natice the girl who had been so happy just twenty-four months earlier. * Reluctantly / Rudely / Restlesshy she left the house and set off down the street. She ° was only walking /had only been walking / ‘ony walkeda few minutes when she heard a ery from behind her. ‘Sally!’ It was Amelia, a friend from school who she ® didn Yee /wasn' seeing / hadn't seen or two years. The two girls chatted a5 they walked along the road. Sally told her friend how bored and miserable she was. Why mara 'tshe staying / didn tshe Stay / hadn't she stayed at school vith Amelia and the others? Then Amelia told her that she, too, had left school. l'm working in a cafe but also 42 t0 evening classes! she explained. Amelia ‘enjoyed the lessons and they were ® bitterly / surprisingly / deeply cheap. She had a boring job but she also had money in her pocket and knew that, ina few years’ time, she would be able to ge te university. She left Sally at the shop. Sally opened the door and was about to go in when Amelia * exclaimed / called ovt/ expresredtrom across ‘the street: Meet me at the college this evening tt choose some courses Itll change your life! Follow the instructions. Write a story about a day out ending with the sentence It had been an. amazing day. Use between 200 and 250 words.WORD LIST m= VOCABULARY Intatigence oni tosycerasnene an 1 Complete the words with one letter in each gap. Wrgatte eet lapel matte some Conan mend ‘ways of looking ae \ see pal =e ete ‘ \ — epprecate =o = = = ce oe a ‘iba west = = =, oe = crn = = = ‘Gece =. = ae se - emery aoe. “enable sb od sth ok = pobied ‘cent oe ae ‘amir with tele, ‘tucraten =" Sm ac = oe so bse 2 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. = . ocala aE Ed ene fared os maty mee, 1 Tom has a great sense of _. He ean ride —lestlels > newsletter > Are you allergic to the modern world? In 1995, Todd Haynes directed a film staring Julianne Moore called ‘Safe’. Julianne plays Carole, a rich housewife whose life seems to be as safe and perfect asitcould be. Slowly, however, she starts _ from headaches and sickness. Doctors can't ‘what's wrong, Inthe end, they realise that she has become allergic to aerosols, exhaust fumes and all the chemicals and toxins that are found in the modern ‘world and which pollute the air, water and food, a any of them makes her‘ ill and itis dificult for her® modern world, The doctors who are looking after her ____ her and the film ends with Carole still trying to understand what has happened with her life inthe are unable __ Although this is just a story there isa real allergy to the modern world, called electrosensitivty Sufferers cean become violently il just by * phone, watching the TV or using anything else that uses electricity, Could you ever get used onthe without those things? Sufferers have to, Or do they? In the UK, there is a battle between the Health Protection Agency and the HlectroSensitivity- UK Association. The Health Protection Agency says that there is no scientific evidence of a link but recommends that sufferers try to avoid * clectrical appliances where possible, ElectroSensitivity UK encourages sufferers together and try to get the problem recognised as it is in Sweden where there are 285,000 registered sufferers. SPEAKING 1 GBD Choose the correct words to complete the dialogue. A What's tofu? B "it’s a sort of /I mean cheese made from soya ruil. |A Where does it come from? B Some people say it was invented by a Chinese lord Lui An,*7 suppose / or someone like that. A What can you do with it? B Basically, anything. $f mean /'d say, you can use it instead of meat, in desserts or with a salad. ve had it fried in small pieces like chicken in a fast food restaurant. You know, what do they call them? ‘What's the word? / Let me think. Its on the “tip /top of my tongue, ‘A Nuggets? B That’ it! Tofu nuggets. They're delicious. I've also had a tofu peanut pie. That was in ‘America "perhaps / of course. They love peanuts over there. Usually, though, I have it with a Greek salad. A So are you a vegetarian? B Wel, "ina way / sort of, Lam. Inever cook meal or eat it in restaurants but if Igo to someone's house and they offer me meat, can eat it 2 Complete the missing words. The first letter of each word is given. A What are you reading, Seth? B Its an article about strange eating habits, you *k , vegetarianism and that 8 __ of thing. A Vegetarianism isn’t strange. I now loads of vegetarians, B Well, of ____ that’s not the only thing here. There's one here, "Ih on a second while I find it. It's called veganism. Veganism? What's that? Well, 1°s___you could say that it's like an ultimate vegetarianism in a w___. Vegans don’t eat anything from animals at all, if you know what I m Not really. ‘Things like cheese, milk, eggs and * That doesn't leave much. No, but fruitarianism is even worse. Tread about that. Wasn't Gandhi a fruitarian? Yes,” like that. Let's look it up oon the Internet. o> 4LISTENING 1 Listen to six people speaking and match them to the problems they tak about. There is one extra problem that you do not need to use. Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Speaker 6 Speaker 6 A being overweight B being a chocoholic C using a computer too much D being stressed E being a shopaholic F being addicted to drugs G having problems with doing housework 100 Oooo! 2 GBD Listen again and choose the correct answers. 1 Speaker 1 4 was worried by what the doctor told her. b is trying to cut down on something. © doesn't think she has a problem. 2 Speaker 2 can‘ afford to pay the money back. b has run up large debts. © feels depressed after shopping, 3 Speaker 3 cant understand why the people he helps become addicted. b finds it hard to concentrate at school. © does voluntary work every evening after school. 4 Speaker 4 4 has tried to lose weight several times before. b has found a way to lose weight. © has given up ever succeeding, 5 Speaker 5 understands what caused his problem, bb has started going to a therapist. © has become ill because of his problem. 6 Speaker 6's brother gets angry when other people say he has problem, 'b can't keep to the limits set by his parents. © has fallen behind with his homework. 42 3. GD Complete these phrases from the recording with one word in each gap. The first letter of each word is given. Listen to check. 1 Mlworry about it irite problems, not before. 2 Ican'ta____to go on holiday or go out. with my Tends 3 Lean. what they are suffering ‘when that happens. 4 Sometimes I wonder why’ I 5 This started last year, suddenly and without r 6 Ifanyone calls him an addict or says that he's obsessed he loses hist and starts shouting. 4. Complete the sentences withthe correct forms of the words from Exercise 3. 1. My boss started shouting at me for no -Thadn’t done anything me any wrong. 2 My mum was really angry and lost her - ‘when my dad came home late. 3 My addiction doesn't_me any problems so why should I worry? 4 My parents can't anew car because dad has Tost his job. 5 Idon't know why you to help people. No-one ever thanks you. 6 Pauline’s so slim, I can’t why she wants to go on a diet,GRAMMAR Infinitives and gerunds (2) -» (see page 129) 1. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. (eat, 2 She likes 4 He wanted to get fit but didn’t want to go jogging so he decided to try (swim) instead, =n” 2 Choose the correct words. ‘AWhy did you stop the car? Bi(Siopped to looky stopped looking at the map, 1. AWhy has the car stopped? BL forgot to buy / forgot buying petrol. 2 ADid you remember bringing / remember to bring your swimming trunks? BYos, they're in the suitcase. 3 AHave you got a light? BSorry, I stopped smoking / stopped to ‘smoke last year. 4 AThis meal Isn't very tasty. Bory to add / Try adding some more salt. 5 ADo you remember paying / remember to pay the phone bill? BNo, but I must have done it because the ‘money has come out of my bank account. 6 AWhy are you going to the doctor? You're not ill. BI like going / like to go once or twice a ‘year Just to make sure I'm OK. 7 RAren't you sad to be leaving? BYes, but Il never forget to be / forget being here. 8 AWhat are you doing? BI'm trying to make / trying making a cake. (go) to the dentist twice a year to make sure her teeth are OK, They stopped eating (eat), ree! TS THE 3 She likes (Go) to the dentist 5 John remembered” yee (swim) to me. It isn’ far. 6 John could remember (buy) the milk ‘but he couldn’ remember the price. 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Tim addicted to cigarettes. I can’ give up. 1 Its difficult to _ on my work with all this 2 I started as a silly game but it quickly got out of 3 Tused to push myself to the _ but now take more care about my health. 4 Careful you don't cross the from being, slightly overweight to being very fat 5 What's the recommended daily for chocolate? I eat three bars a day 6 I think I'ma shopaholic. I went cold _ ‘when the shops were closed over Christmas. 7 Talways get a rush of when [enter a football stadiurn 8 I stopped going out with Malcolm because smoking gave him breath! 2 Choose the correct answers. Td like to apologise __ forgetting your birthday. awith (for eof 1 Mark isn’t capable ___ doing anything bad. awith for ¢ of 2 I'm fed up __ this allergy. atom Bwith con 3 I feel very guilty __ eating so much chocolate @ about bof ¢ with 4 My brother is frustrated not being able to lose weight, aa bof —e from 5 Are you in favour _ banning smoking? awith for ¢ of 6 [find it difficult to deal my friend's addictions. aon bine with 7 We have to prevent people _ becoming addicted. aof from ¢ about ‘3 Match the beginnings tothe correct endings. His heart 1 I found some great relaxation 2 My brother is a clinical 3 Twoke up in a cold 4 The name of the actor is on the tip 5 You have to take what the doctor said 6 It's time you woke up to 7 You broke your promise not to smoke and have let us psychologist. b reality. © rates very fast: d seriously. e t 9 h QO oooooo8 techniques on the Internet. down, of my tongue. sweat.