ANSWER KEY

Answer key
UNIT 1 Vocabulary
Grammar 1 Across
1 shy 4  cheerful 6  punctual 8  generous 10 nervous
1 1 What is your name?
Down
2 Do you like your name?
2 honest 3  reliable 5  curious 7  ambitious 9  sensitive
3 How did you get your name? 11 organised
4 What are your interests? 2 1  B 2  C 3 A
5 What kind of personality do you have?
6 What is your ideal job?
3 1 middle-aged; curly; overweight
2 good-looking; bald; thin
5 1  it – B 2  Do – A 3  What – D 4  How – E 5  What – C 3 young; smartly-dressed; beard
6
Steve: Hi, I’m Steve.
Bailey: I’m Bailey. Nice to meet you. Grammar
Steve:  Sorry, I didn’t catch that – what what’s/what is 1 1 I normally watch a film on television in the evening.
your name?
2 I’m always happy to go to the cinema with friends.
Bailey: Are Do you think it’s an unusual name?
3 I don’t often watch films on my tablet because the screen is
Steve: Yes! Where it does it come from? too small.
Bailey: I think it’s popular in Australia. 4 I’m frequently surprised when people say they don’t
Steve: Did Have you been there? enjoy sport.
Bailey: No, I haven’t – it’s a long way away! 5 I don’t usually go out to restaurants with friends during
Steve: So who did gave you that name? the week.
Bailey: Actually, it was my dad – he just liked it. So am do I! 6 I go for a run once a day.
Steve: Are Do you ever have any problems with the name? 2 1 correct
Bailey: Well, it can be a name for both boys and girls. 2 How do you normally meet new people?
Steve: Have Do people find that confusing? 3 correct
Bailey: Definitely! Before they meet me, they often think I’m 4 It’s always nice to make new friends.
a boy!
5 I chat to my friends all the time.
8 1 Where did you go on holiday last year?  6 correct
2 What is your favourite animal?
3 What do you enjoy doing at the weekends? Speaking
4 What is your best friend like?
5 Did you do anything special last week? 1 1 What is your name?
6 What do you think you are going to do this evening? 2 Where do you live?
7 How do you get to school every morning? 3 Do you work or are you a student?
8 When was your last birthday? 4 What do you do?
5 How do you travel to work or college every day?
Reading 6 Do you like the town you live in?
7 Who do you live with?
1 1 D 2  H 3  F 4  B 5 G
8 Tell us about your family.

Vocabulary 9 What do you like doing at weekends?

10 What is your favourite time of day?
1 1 give up 2  influence 3  keep up 4  switch on 5  take up 2 A  7 B  6 C  5 D 10
6 get fit 7  realise 8  carry on with
2 1 take up 2  keep up 3  switch on 4  influence 5  get fit 5 1  Where 2  there 3  whether 4 here
6 realise 7  carry on with 8  give up
Writing
Listening 1 The correct order is B, A, D, C.
1 1  B 2  C 3  B 4  C 5  C 6  B 7 A
UNIT 2
Vocabulary
1 1  fried 2  takeaway 3  vegetarian 4  fizzy 5  sweet 6  mild
7  chips 8 raw

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 Grammar 3 1  shopping online, deliver 2  scans the products 3  find special
deals 4  check the quality (of food)
1 1 I’m not really enjoying – I don’t really enjoy
2 I cook – I’m cooking Writing
3 correct
4 is weighing – weighs
1 The correct order is D, G, A, E, C, F, B.

5 I try – I’m trying 2 1  Just then 2  suddenly 3  A few moments earlier 4 Eventually
6 I’m not knowing – I don’t know 3 The correct order is B, F, D, I, E, C, A, G, H.
2 False
4 Sample answer
3 1  am enjoying 2  get up 3  spend 4  don’t have
It was one of the worst experiences I have ever had in a
5  cooks 6  Do you know 7  fry 8  make 9  are trying
restaurant.
10  are only having 11  promise 12 know
I had invited my friend to dinner for her birthday. I wanted her to

Speaking have a good time, so I told her to choose anything she wanted.
She ordered the most expensive things on the menu.
1 Photograph A: bottle of water, bowl, bread, cardigan, fruit, grass, When the waiter brought the bill, it was £50!! Then I realised I
lake, picnic, salad, table, tablecloth didn’t have my wallet and I had only got five pounds in my pocket
Photograph B: apron, basket, bowl, bread, cakes, curtain, eggs, so I didn’t have enough money to pay the bill.
kitchen, milk, table My friend had to pay. When I got home I found my wallet on the
Table, bread and bowl are in both photographs. bed. I felt terrible!
Knife and bag are not in either photograph.
UNIT 3
2 curtain – tablecloth
sea – lake Vocabulary
cakes – salad
1 1  bored 2  nervous 3  tired 4  excited 5  embarrassed
3 fruit – eggs 6  satisfied 7  confident 8  surprised 9  amused 10 annoyed
cups – bowls
bag – basket Listening
Reading 1 1  B 2  A 3  C 4  A 5  C 6 C

1 1  C 2  B 3  A 4  D 5 A Grammar
2 1  ancestors 2  emphasis 3  diet 4  ingredients 5  nutritious 1 verb + -ing form: can’t stand, involve, mind, practise
6 Processed verb + infinitive: arrange, can’t wait, expect, learn
3 1  D 2  A 3  B 4 C 2 1  asking 2  to show 3  spending 4  to tell 5  making
6  to stay 7  trying 8 hurting
Vocabulary 3 According to research,   to have having quality relationships …
1 1  washable 2  advertisements 3  careless 4  enjoyable If it’s difficult seeing to see your friends every day or if you can’t
5  spoonful 6  hopeful 7  careful 8 hopeless wait meeting to meet them, you can always arrange keeping to
2 1 washful – washable keep in touch online.
2 careless – careful Friends choose loving to love you for who you are … To keep a
3 bagless – bagful friendship going, you have to decide doing to do as much as you
can for them too …
4 enjoyable – enjoyment
5 enjoyment – enjoyable
Speaking
Grammar 1 1 false – she is in a baker’s   
2  false – the customer is wearing a coat but the shop assistant is
1 1  can’t be; must be 2  might rain 3  must be 4  can’t be
wearing a T-shirt
5  might eat 6  must have
3 true 
2 1 must be – can’t be
4 false – It is an old-fashioned shop  
2 can’t be – must be
5 false – she looks happy
3 might be – must be
6 true
4 must have – might have; must have – might have
2 1  baker’s 2  happy 3  bread 4  apron 5  change 6  coat
5 must not be – might not be
7  old-fashioned 8  coffee machine
6 might not be – can’t be
4 1  bored 2  outdoor 3  mobile phone 4  newspaper 5   tired
6  standing up 7  cardigan 8 bag
Listening
1 1  A 2  B 3  B 4  C 5  A 6 C
2 1  C 2  D 3  A 4  E 5 B

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Vocabulary Grammar
1 1  look it up 2  turn their music up 3  get along well 1 1  used to live 2  used to have 3  used to see 4  used to go
4  give up 5  looking after 6  keep on 7  hurry up 5  used to tell 6  used to make
8  cleaning up 9  hand it in 10  hanging out
2 1 Didn’t you use to go skiing in winter?

Grammar

2 Yes. We always used to go to Switzerland for two weeks.
3 Did you always use to go in January?
1 1  must 2  have to 3  have to 4  have to 5  have to 4 Yes. We always used to see the same people there.
6   Do you have to 7  should 8  have to 9  should 5 What did you use to enjoy most?
10   do you have to 11  should 12  have to 13 mustn’t
6 Everything! Falling over was the only thing I didn’t use to enjoy.
OR Everything! The only thing I didn’t use to enjoy was falling
Reading over.

1 1  on 2  down/off 3  his 4  as 5  for 6 why 3 1  used to get/catch 2  used to wear 3  didn’t use to wear
4  used to have 5  used to watch
2 1  who 2  their 3  how 4  of 5  than 6 to

3 1  Belongings 2  second nature 3  post 4  Rather than Reading

5  explain yourself 6 Methods
1 Possible answers

Vocabulary Photograph A: jeans, leather jacket, T-shirt

Photograph B: collar, fashion parade, make-up, sleeveless top
1 1  G 2  A 3  E 4  C 5  B 6  D 7  H 8 F
3 1  A 2  B 3  A 4  B 5  B 6 D

Writing 4 1  A 2  D 3  C 4  D 5  C 6 B
1 1  true 2  false 3  true 4  true 5  false 6  true 7 false 5 1  endlessly 2  inspire 3  reproduce 4 wardrobe
2 Kristian, because she asks questions and is interested in what
Jaden thinks. Stefan just gives information. Vocabulary
3 Stefan 1 1  Although 2  as well as 3  although 4  also 5  in spite of
saturday – Saturday 6 Despite 7  though 8 too
vegitarian – vegetarian 2 1  in spite of/despite 2  as well as 3  Despite/In spite of
shoping – shopping 4  although/though 5  However 6  though 7 also
Kristian
lunch it would be more easy easier for me Vocabulary
What do you think? 1 1  climate 2  local 3  growth 4  friendly 5  facilities
4 Sample answer 6  neighbour 7  entertainment 8 lively
Hi Pamela, 2 1  mild 2  transport 3  facilities 4  fresh 5  spaces
Thanks for your email. It would be really great to meet up in 6  playgrounds 7  growth 8  friendly 9  lively 10 local
person and thank you for inviting me to your conversation 3 1  fresh 2  work 3  public 4  public 5  work 6  fresh
evening. I’d love to come. Would you like me to bring something
to eat or drink? I’m very good at making cakes! Grammar
I will bring Lucy if that’s okay, as she wants to meet some new
people. I think we might be a bit late because I have to go to the 1 1  for 2  for 3  since 4  since 5  for 6 since
supermarket first, but I will be there before 8 o’clock. I hope that’s 2 1 How long have you known your closest friend?
all right.
2 How long have you been a student here?
See you on Saturday,
3 How long have you had your mobile phone?
Pat
4 How long has your friend had the same hairstyle?

UNIT 4

5 How long have you liked your favourite singer?
6 How long have you lived in your house?
Speaking 3 A  came out B  haven’t made C  has decided D  saw
E  bought; moved F  have done
1 They don’t reach a decision. The examiner stops them because
they have been speaking for long enough. 4 1  F 2  B 3  A 4  C 5  D 6 E

2 1  think 2  about 3  could 4  What 5  Maybe 6 which

Writing
Listening 1 1  true 2  true 3  false 4 true

1 1  C 2  B 3  B 4  C 5  B 6  A 7 A 2 A photograph and something very valuable are not mentioned.

3 1  F 2  E 3  A 4  D 5  B 6 C
4 1  dirty 2  soft 3  exciting 4  used 5  fantastic 6 old

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 5 Possible answers 3 1  21 2  dogs 3  weekend 4  in person 5  (large) park 6 £50
A photograph
I don’t normally keep photographs in frames – I prefer to have Grammar
them on my computer – but I like to look at this one every day
because of the people in it. It’s a photo of my class from my last 1 1 smaller than
year at school. 2 more independent than
Something very valuable 3 noisier than
I haven’t got much jewellery of my own, and most of what I do 4 easier; than
have is inexpensive. However, I have a diamond ring that has been 5 more affectionate than
in my family for many years that my mother gave me when I was 6 softer; than
eighteen.
6 B, because it has interesting details and adjectives.
2 Dogs make the best pets, in my opinion. They’re much more
fun than cats, rabbits or tortoises. Tortoises have to be the
7 Sample answer most boring pets in the world. My friend has a tortoise and
I don’t usually keep things, and in fact I often recycle objects, but he says they’re more interesting than I think. They’re also a lot
there is one thing that I love and will never throw away. It’s an old less expensive to feed than other animals. They’re not nearly as
necklace. friendly and affectionate though. Some people who don’t have
time to look after a pet themselves share other people’s pets, or
It isn’t very beautiful and it certainly isn’t valuable, but it belonged
dog-walk them, which seems the best idea to me.
to my grandmother. She wore it all the time, and she gave it to
me on my fifteenth birthday. It is important to me because it was
important to her, and whenever I look at it I think of her. Reading
I could never throw it away, because it is an important part of my 1 Possible answers
family’s history. 2 Piotr plays the drums. He would like to live with other students
with similar interests. He loves animals and would like to have a
UNIT 5 pet.
3 Lakshmi is studying nursing. She wants to specialise in looking
Vocabulary after old people. She loves classical music. She can have her
meals at the hospital where she will be working.
1 1  sharing 2  hire 3  lend 4  exchange 5  sell 6  rent out
4 Anneline needs to be near the university so she can study at
7  swap 8 hire
weekends. She wants to make new friends while she is in the
UK, especially people from other parts of the world.
Vocabulary 5 Nourridine is studying to be a chef. He would like to be able to
cook his own meals. He plans to bring his car to the UK.
1 1  shirt; blouse 2  tie; scarf 3  overcoat; jacket 4  hat; cap
He would like to live with an English person.
5  shoes; boots 6  jeans; trousers
2 Possible answers
2 1  C 2  A 3 B
A We are a young couple with a baby, a cat and a lovely spare
3 1  old-fashioned 2  up-to-date 3 second-hand room in our flat. The room has wonderful views of many
famous places in London, like Saint Paul’s Cathedral. We offer
4 1  true 2  true 3  false 4  false 5  true 6 true a lower rent to someone who can prepare meals and help look
after the baby at weekends.
5 1  try on 2  go with 3  fit 4  iron 5  put on 6  wear out
B My husband and I live with our 14-year-old son, Simon, in a
7  suit 8  take off
beautiful country house. Our other son is studying abroad and
6 A we would like to have a student to stay in his room, join us for
family meals and also help Simon with his school work.
7 1 a beautiful blue silk dress C There are still shared flats available in our International Student
2 my short cotton skirt Lodge. You will have access to the library and car park at the
university, which is across the road. Students from all over
3 a horrible red woollen sweater Europe, Asia, Africa and America have made Student Lodge
their home. Why not join them?
4 a cheap blue cotton dress
D I’m a nurse with a flat near the hospital. I’m looking for an
5 a trendy red velvet jacket older person, possibly a quiet student, to share with me. I
often work at night so you’ll be on your own a lot of the time.
6 a smart black leather jacket
I eat my meals at the hospital so my kitchen is not very well-
equipped.
Listening E I am offering free accommodation in exchange for help with
1 1  false 2 true my mother, who is now almost 90. You will have your own
room but I’m afraid I cannot provide meals or let you use the
2 1 an age kitchen. I have a season ticket for the opera, which you are
2 a noun / a type of animal welcome to borrow from time to time.
3 a period of time F I’m looking for someone to share my flat with me. I’m a
4 a way of making a booking, e.g. online 22-year-old boy from Manchester. You will have your own
room, use of the garage and access to the kitchen and laundry.
5 a noun
No pets or smokers, I’m afraid.
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We have a spare room in our house in a village near

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Cambridge. We’re a family with three teenage children who
UNIT 6
live at home, a fourth who is studying abroad and two very
friendly cats. My wife’s father also lives with us and does most
Speaking
of the cooking.
1 The examiner asks the students about topics 1, 3, 4 and 5.
We have a room to rent in our house. There are three of us
H 
sharing. I’m from Sweden, Julio’s from Argentina and Eddie, 2 Xin gave better answers. He answered the questions and gave
the dog, is from England! We are keen guitarists and we interesting details. Sophia answered the questions but only gave
play together most evenings. I mean, Julio and I play; Eddie basic information.
sometimes sings! 3 1  Actually 2  really; after that 3  First of all 4  by bus  
3 1  A 2  H 3  E 4  C 5 F 4 1  A 2 B 3 B
Vocabulary 5 1  because 2 Also 3 disagree 4 usually 5  so 6  agree
7  same 8 perhaps
1 1  blinds 2  curtains 3  carpet 4  garage 5  air conditioning
6 duvet Reading
2 1  antique 2  balcony 3  a garden 4  air conditioning 5   blinds
6 pillows
1 1  C 2  B 3  B 4  A 5 C
2 1  oversleep 2  charge 3  period 4  valid 5  demand
Speaking 6  hand in
3 1  hand in 2  charge 3  demand 4  valid 5  period
1 Photo A 6 oversleeps
2 1  floor 2 T-shirt 3  size 4  behind 5  jeans 6 sandals
Vocabulary
Grammar 1 1  in charge 2  in fact 3  at all 4  in case 5  at all 6  up-to-date
1 1 Nicolas always wears such smart clothes. 7  up-to-date 8  at least 9  on sale


2 Most performance cars are too expensive for someone like me.
3 I didn’t know it was such a small country.
Grammar
4 I’m not hungry enough to eat a whole pizza! 1 1  C 2  A 3 B
5 We were so tired that we went straight to bed.
2 1 practised – was practising
6 There are not enough open spaces for children to play in
2 studied – was studying
my town.
3 was moving – moved
2 1 so 2  so 3  such 4 so
4 spoke – was speaking

Writing 5 was passing – passed

6 was calling – called
1 The student has not told Chris about the colours and styles 7 was laughing – laughed
they prefer.
8 learnt – was learning
2 Possible answer 9 walked – was walking
I love modern clothes and my favourite colours are blue and 10 wasn’t understanding – didn’t understand
green. I really don’t like anything in orange.
3 1  went 2  arrived 3  were 4  met
3 1  true 2  false 3  true 4 true
5  was talking 6  discovered 7  didn’t know 8  cycled
4 Sample answer 9  bought 10  was raining 11 joined
Hi Carla,
Thanks for your email – it’s great that we can help each other. Vocabulary
Thank you for saying I look nice!
1 1  teacher 2  homework 3  course; research 4  report
I have always loved cats and I have always wanted to have one of 5  curriculum 6 lecture
my own but my flat is very small. I would love to look after your
cat for five days 2 1  originally 2  Previously 3  Unfortunately 4  basically
5  probably 6  generally 7  hard 8 obviously
When are you going to France? I need to know the exact dates
please. I’d also like to know what Smokey likes to eat and whether
he has any favourite toys. Listening
Thursday would be a good day to speak. How about 7 in the 1 1  A 2  B 3  A 4  C 5  A 6 C
evening?
Speak to you then.
Best wishes
Grammar
Sal 1 1  got 2  had told 3  felt 4  had missed 5  didn’t know
6  got 7  had already given out 8  hadn’t had 9  didn’t feel
10  seemed 11  had barely looked 12  saw 13  had written
14  said 15  had only answered 16  was 17  had failed
18  came out 19  saw 20  had got

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 2 1 By the time I woke up, I had missed my doctor’s appointment. 9  We went on  talking about company policy for the next 20
minutes or so.
2 As soon as Adam had collected his luggage, he went to look
for a taxi. Story C
3 When Heather had finished doing her homework, she 1 It was my first day on holiday with my friends.
went out. 2  I was feeling really great because I knew we were going to
4 After we had done the shopping, we came home and cleaned have a really fantastic time.
the house. 3  In fact, something rather strange had happened exactly a year
5 By the time Christine got to the beach, it had started to rain. before.
6 As soon as he had blown out the candles on the birthday cake, 4  I had been on my way to the airport when I realised I had left
he started opening his presents. my passport at home.
7 By the time Stephen finished his breakfast, his sister had left 5  I decided not to go and get it because I knew I could travel on
for school. my national ID.
8 When the teacher arrived, the students had already stopped 6  I was still thinking about what had happened when I realised
talking. that I had left my small backpack at home with all my favourite
clothes in it.

Writing 7  I tried to phone my mother but I didn’t have enough credit on

my phone to make an international call.
1 and 2 8  Finally, I managed to send her a text message and she
It was my first day and I was nervous. My mother had hung my promised to post it to me the next day.
new school uniform in the wardrobe the night before. She had 9  We went to the post office every day for a week but the
put my new school shoes next to the chest of drawers. backpack never arrived.
4 Possible answers
I got up, and after I had had my shower, I started to get dressed. Story A: I think she admired me for being so honest.
Suddenly, I realised that my school shoes hadn’t been weren’t Story B: I’m sure my boss had no idea I had been day-dreaming.
there. Then I had remembered that I had left my bedroom door
Story C: I didn’t mind. It gave me a perfect excuse to buy lots of
open the night before.
new clothes!
I ran downstairs and out into the back garden. There was our new
puppy, Eddie, with one of my new school shoes in his mouth! He
had already destroyed the other shoe. UNIT 7
3

Possible answers
Story A
Vocabulary
1 It was my first day at university. 1 Across
2  I was feeling a little bit anxious but also curious about the other 1 snow 7  thunderstorm 8  shower 10  ice 11 gales
students, the lecturers and the course. Down
3  In fact, something rather strange had happened a few days 2 wind 3  wet 4  sunshine 5  breeze 6  freezing 9 fog
before.
4  I had been looking at clothes in a shop I really like when I saw a 2 1  fog 2  thunderstorm 3  breeze 4  sunshine 5  gales 6 wet
boy I know trying to steal a leather jacket. 3 1 dry – all the others are connected with wind
5  I decided to call out his name and he was so embarrassed that 2 temperature – all the others are connected with water
he put the jacket back.
3 heat – all the others are connected with storms
6  I was still thinking about what had happened when I realised
4 snowfall – all the others are connected with temperature
that the lecturer was asking me a question.
7  I tried to remember the last thing I had heard her say but my
mind was a complete blank.
Listening
8  Finally, I decided to admit that I hadn’t been listening. 1 1  C 2  D 3  F 4  E 5  A 6 B
9  We finished the lecture and she smiled at me as she went out
2 1 C 2 B 3 B 4 B 5 A 6 C
of the room.


Story B
1 It was my first day in a completely new job.
Grammar
2  I was feeling nervous because I’d never had a proper job 1 1  Many 2  a lot of 3  much 4  Few 5  a lot of 6 much
before.
2 1  noises 2  glass 3  glasses 4  bread 5 paintings 6 noise
3  In fact, something rather strange had happened the night

4 
before.
I had been in bed for about an hour when I heard someone
Reading
outside the house calling out my name. 1 The order the items appear in the text is H, C, D, A, G, E, B, F.
5 I decided to ignore it and soon after I fell asleep. 2 1  G 2  C 3  E 4 A 5 D
6  I was still thinking about what had happened when I saw the
boss standing in front of my desk. 3 1  B 2  A 3  A 4  A 5  B 6 A
7  I tried to pretend I had been thinking about the latest sales
figures but I don’t think he believed me. Vocabulary
8  Finally, I asked him a question about the company and he 1 1  C 2  A 3  I 4  E 5  G 6  B 7  D 8  F 9  J 10 H
seemed to be pleased about that.

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2 1 correct 4 Sample answer

2 anxious in – anxious about Hi Jordan,
3 keen about – keen on It would be great to see you next weekend. The best place to
4 disappointed for – disappointed by meet is the café near the cinema. We could meet at around 10,
then we can have a coffee together and plan what to do.
5 correct
There’s a music festival on Saturday evening so we could go to
6 useful by – useful for
that. The best place to eat is the Bistro, because there’s a new
7 familiar on – familiar with chef, the menu is really tasty and it’s not expensive.
8 involved about – involved in/with I don’t think we’ll have time to go swimming because it takes an
9 correct hour to get to the beach. We can do that next time you come!
10 fond with – fond of Looking forward to seeing you,
Sam
Grammar
1 1  advice 2  a thunderstorm; the noise 3  Glass 4  smoke; fire UNIT 8
2
5  bread 6  The coffee 7  water; the tap 8  cheese; milk
1  – 2  – 3  the 4  The 5  – 6  – 7  a 8  an 9  The 10  the
Listening
11  a 12  – 13  The 14  – 15  the 16 the 1 1  false 2  false 3 true
3 We had a wonderful time in Egypt. As you know, we took a
2 1  21/twenty-one 2  smile 3  clothes 4  Spanish
cruise down the Nile. We started in Cairo. The boat was really
5  photograph 6 24/24th/twenty-fourth
luxurious and the itinerary was amazing. We saw all the most
famous archaeological sites like the Pyramids of Giza and the
Valley of the Kings. The guides were great and the other Vocabulary
people on the boat were good fun. I tried to learn a bit of 1 ballet dancer; chat show; designer clothes; film studio; magazine
Arabic but everyone spoke good English. On the last night there cover; radio broadcast; rock star; show business; soap opera;
was a special party with fantastic food and wonderful music. stadium concert; stage actor; talent show; television commercial
By the time we got to bed, the sun had already come up
2 1  chat show 2  ballet dancer 3  rock star 4  stadium concert
Speaking 5  stage actor 6  soap operas 7  television commercials
8  magazine covers 9  designer clothes 10  talent show
1 1 false 2 true
2 1 Both 2  Martin 3 Ana 
Grammar
3 1 agree 2  Why 3  think 4  How about 5  What 6 right
1 1 (that) he had seen Miley Cyrus in an airport once
2 (that) he had met Emma Watson in a café in March
4 1 A 2  F 3  E 4  D 5  B 6 C 3 (that) she didn’t believe him though
5 1 C 2  F 3  E 4 B 4 (that) he had never met anyone famous
5 (that) he was always saying that he had seen someone famous
Writing somewhere or other
6 (that) she had been to the Academy Awards ceremony a
1 Statements 3 and 4 do not refer to a cruise. couple of times
2 1  B 2  A 3  C 4  C 5  D 6  E 7  A 8  A 9 F 7 (that) it had been amazing
8 (that) she couldn’t go this/that year because there was
3 Hi Sara,
something really important she had to do that day
How are you? We’ve just got back from a (1) cruze cruise. It was
9 (that) she would tell me if she was going (the) next/
great!
following year
(2) We sailed from Barcelona around the Canary Islands. I loved
10 (that) I could join her
seeing all (3) the different places. On one island there was
(4) a fantastic market.I (5) buy bought some lovely earrings. 2 1 correct  
There (6) was were really nice people on board the ship and we 2 She said me She told me (that) / She said (that) she didn’t
made lots of friends. like having her photo taken.
(7) If you want to relax a cruise is perfect, and I can recommend 3 She told she She told me (that) / She said (that) she would
ours although you may get bored with the days (8) at sea. be at home on Saturday night.
Well, write soon and (9) say tell me if you book a trip! 4 correct
Love, 5 correct
Analise 6 Carla said us Carla told us (that) / Carla said (that) she had
tried to get a part in a movie.
7 correct
8 Luke said me Luke told me (that) / Luke said (that) he
would be late for the interview.
9 She told to me She told me / She said that she was going
home.
10 correct

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2 ‘I don’t like having my photo taken.’
1 A
3 ‘I’ll be at home on Saturday night.’
4 ‘You have to practise more.’ 2 1  B 2  A 3   D 4   C 5  A 6 C
5 ‘I don’t want to be on a TV show.’ 3 1  harmful 2  past 3  fascination 4  grief 5  upset 6  curiosity
6 ‘I tried to get a part in a movie.’ 7  last 8 successful
7 ‘You can borrow my camera.’
8 ‘I’ll be late for the interview.’ Vocabulary
9 ‘I’m going home.’ 1 1  -ed 2  -ing
10 ‘I was late for school yesterday.’
2 1  depressing 2  fascinated 3  surprising 4  frightened
4 1  had grown up 2  had always surfed 3  had surfed 5  interesting 6  encouraging 7  amazed 8 worrying
4  knew 5  had always loved 6  had (only) started 3 1  depressed 2  fascinating 3  encouraged 4  interested
7  had never (really) shown 8 wanted 5  amazing 6  frightening 7  surprised 8 worried

Speaking Writing
1 1  B 2  A 3  B 4 B 1 You should follow tips 1, 3, 4 and 5.
2 1  uniform 2  tournament 3  autographs 4  sports bag 2 1  actually 2  In my opinion 3  In fact 4  so that 5  because
5  spectators 6  remote control 7  shelves 8  actors 9  tidy 6 although
10 rug
3 1  In 2  In 3  On 4  in 5  On 6 In
UNIT 9
4 1  On the right of 2  They’re 3  I can see 4  Underneath
5  there is 6 Above Grammar
1 1  can; can’t 2  Can 3  managed to 4   couldn’t 5  managed to
Grammar 6  Will you be able to
1 1 He asked me if/whether I found Brad Pit attractive. 2 1 They were be able to see an island in the distance.
2 He asked me what I liked most about him. 2 Did you could manage to finish that painting?
3  He asked me if/whether I thought he was more attractive than 3 Could you to tell me where I can buy art materials?
Johnny Depp. 4 Will you be able to manage come to the meeting?
4 He asked me what I had thought of his latest film. 5 My cousin is able to can design web pages.
5 He asked me if/whether Angelina Jolie was/had been in it too. 6 We won’t be not able to send you the tickets until next week.
6 He asked me who else was/had been in it. 3 1  able 2  can 3  can 4  could 5  could 6  can’t 7  able
7 He asked me if/whether I had seen any of her films. 8 couldn’t
8  He asked me if/whether I was going to the cinema that
weekend. Reading
9 He asked me if/whether he could come with me.
10 He asked me how much the tickets would cost.
1 1  A 2  C 3  G 4  H 5 F

2 1 She asked me where did I live I lived. 2 1  outfit 2  stuck 3  studio 4  techniques 5  trouble
6 materials
2 She asked me have you always lived if/whether I had always
lived there.
3 correct
Vocabulary
4 She also asked me what I am studying I was studying at 1 1  tried 2  plans 3  good (at) 4  needed 5  shown 6 finish
the moment.
2 1 Sonia is not a very good sculptor but she’s very good at
5 correct painting. / Sonia is not a very good sculptor but she’s a very
6 correct good painter.
7 She asked if I have got I had got any special plans for 2 She has shown her work all over Europe and Asia.
the future. 3 She needed a visa for some of the countries she visited.
8 She wanted to know what was I going I was going to do 4 I tried to enrol in a course at the art college but my application
when I finished studying. arrived too late.
9 correct 5 I hope to finish my studies early next year.
10 She wanted to know do I enjoy if/whether I enjoyed 6 I planned to study painting and drawing.
watching television or listening to music.
3 1  would like; let us know 2  departs 3  further 4  completed
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Listening Student B
I had always wanted to be famous until one day in March. I had
1 1  E 2 D 3  B 4  C 5  F 6 A sent a short story I had written about a horrible murder on a train
in to a competition. The prize was €100 and the chance to read
2 1  C 2  C 3  C 4  B 5  A 6 A the story aloud on the radio.
When the competition results came out I was really disappointed.
Grammar I hadn’t won! My friend said kindly ‘Don’t worry. You’ll win next
time!’
1 1  who 2  who 3  who 4  that 5  who 6  that 7  which
8 which Then that night we were watching an exciting movie on TV about
a murder on a train. ‘That’s really strange! It’s exactly the same as
2 1 Joseph Conrad, who is one of the world’s greatest writers in my story.’ I told her. I felt really embarrassed and relieved that I
English, was not a native speaker of that language. hadn’t won the competition.
2 His father, who had translated Shakespeare’s plays into Polish,
died when Joseph was only 11. UNIT 10
3 Joseph then lived with his uncle, who was a very careful man.
4 However he let Joseph, who was only 16 at the time, go away Grammar
to sea.
5 His experiences on board ships, which sailed to countries like 1 1  B 2 B
India, Africa and Australia, inspired many of his novels. 2 1  true 2  true 3  false 4  true 5  false 6 true

Vocabulary 3 has it never been used; is shaped; is tempted; have been placed;
are protected; can be stored; can be brought back; can be
1 1  firefighter 2  scientist 3 teacher plugged into; is equipped; can’t be carried around; was made

2 1  teamwork 2  problem solving 3  communication skills

4 1 Many people see advertisements before they buy a product.
2  Designers present their spring and summer fashions in Fashion
3 1  not 2  not 3  again 4  not 5  not 6  about yourself Weeks in London, Paris and Milan.
4 1  unhappy 2  disagree 3  unwell 4  irregular 3  Hair stylists and make-up artists help models with their hair
5  unemployment 6  dislike 7  unexciting 8  impossible and make-up.
9  impatient 10 disadvantage 4 The person who stole the jewels put them on sale last week.
5 A famous Italian model designed the spring collection.
5 1  impatient 2  dislike 3  unwell 4  self-employed 5  retrain
6  impossible 7  irregular 8 unhappy 6 Somebody else has already worn this jacket.
5 1  are often advertised 2  is bought 3  is checked
Speaking 4  have been sold 5  are often found 6  was sold
7  have been pulled down 8  were given
1 1  suppose 2  Personally 3  not sure 4  Speaking 5  opinion 9  are sometimes made 10  was being advertised
6 seems
2 A Reading
3 1  false 2  true 3  false 4  true 5 true 1 1  out 2  whose 3  had 4  amount 5  been 6 why
4 Maria: I don’t think that 2 1  intended 2  concealed 3  estimated 4  regretted 5  items
6 cash
Carlos: In my opinion; I suppose; I’m not sure; Speaking for myself,
Maria: I guess Vocabulary
Carlos: Personally, 1 1  from 2  on 3  for 4  to 5  for 6  of 7 in
Maria: It seems to me that 2 1 borrow books for – borrow books from

Writing 2 listen at – listen to

3 insists about – insists on
1 Student A follows tips 1, 2 and 5.
Student B follows tips 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6. 4 make an appointment to – make an appointment for
2 Possible answers 5 provides activities with – provides activities for
Student A 6 lent my book for – lent my book to
I had always wanted to be famous until one day in March. A few
7 compared by – compared to
weeks earlier I had been chosen to read one of my short stories on
a radio programme. 8 gave a book for – gave a book to
As soon as I arrived an unfriendly woman came up to me and said 3 1  to 2  for 3  for 4  in 5  on 6  to 7  of 8  from 9 to
‘Come straight into the studio. You’re on in five minutes. Watch
the red light.’ ‘But what about the sound check?’ I asked anxiously.
‘There’s no time for that!’ she said, and rushed off.
I suddenly realised that I’d left my glasses at home. I saw the
red light come on but I couldn't see what I had written. Luckily I
could remember my story but I knew then that I didn’t want to be
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Student A
1 1  G 2  B 3  A 4  D 5  H 6  E 7  F 8 C
Add this sentence at the end:
2 1  boutiques 2  computer store 3  baker/baker’s/bakery That’s why it’s more important to think about the present itself
4  newsagent(’s) 5  supermarket 6  department stores and not about how much it costs.
3 1  baker/baker’s/bakery 2  florist(’s) 3  sports shop Student B
4  supermarket 5  computer store 6  furniture store Change the first sentence to this question.
7  butcher(’s) 8 jeweller’s Is it really necessary to spend a lot of money on a gift for a friend?
4 1  C 2  H 3  E 4  A 5  F 6  B 7  D 8 G 4 Sample answer
Is it possible to receive the perfect gift? I am not a person who
Grammar wants lots of things, but there is something I would really like to
receive as a gift and that is a book about birds.
1 1 correct It may seem strange, but actually I have wanted one for a long
2 We are have having our house repainted next week. time. I always take every opportunity to watch birds in my garden
3 Julio will getting get his jeans cleaned very soon – they’re and I would love to learn more about them. It would make me
so dirty! very happy if I could have a book with beautiful pictures and
4 correct detailed information in it.
5 It’s so great that you can get everything deliver delivered It’s something I have just got to have!
directly to your door!
6 correct UNIT 11
7 My friend always having has her shoes made by hand in Italy.
8 I’d love to have all my food cook cooked for me by a chef! Vocabulary
2 1 Where do you get your hair cut? 1 1  go 2  share 3  make 4  souvenirs 5  guidebooks 6 trip
2 How often do you get your car serviced? 2 1  D 2  C 3  A 4 B
3 Why did you get a tattoo done?
4 How old were you when you got your ears pierced?
3 1  setting off 2  ended up 3  look for 4  get rid of 5  set up
6  turned into
5 When did you get your teeth whitened?


6 Where did you get that shirt made?
7 How often do you get your eyes tested?
Reading
8 When did she have her portrait painted? 1 False

3 1  G 2  E 3  C 4  D 5  A 6  B 7  F 8 H 2 1  C 2  B 3  B 4  A 5 D
3 1  confused 2  embarrassed 3  irritating 4  likely
Listening 5 greeted
1 1  identity 2  golden 3  pounds 4  laptops 5  newspaper
6 convenient 7  viewing 8  discounts 9  bargain Vocabulary
10 Saturday
1 1 C 2  F 3  H 4  A 5  B 6  G 7  D 8 E
2 1  Golden 2  2 3  Laptops 4  9 5  identity 6 newspaper
2 1 hand-painted, hand-sewn
Speaking 2 self-assured, self-confident
3 well-/badly-paid, well-/badly-written
1 B
3 1 self-service 2  one-way 3  hand-painted 4 well-paid
2 1  false 2  false 3  false 4  true 5  true 6  true 7  true
8  false – they don’t talk about the sunglasses Grammar
3 1  true 2  agree 3  a good point 4  guess 5  absolutely right
6  sure that’s true
1 1 will get on; will like
2 are you meeting; are meeting; (are) having
4 1  C, J 2  D, G 3  E, H 4  A, I 5  B, F
3 will have to; is going to get

Writing 4 am going to study; am going to take; am going to visit

2 1 are you going to do
1 1  A 2 B 2 does your plane leave
2 Student A 3 is going to rain
Maybe your friend have has mentioned 4 I have; I’ll probably study
my friends all get got together 5 Are you having; I’m just going to have
I’d said them told them / said I wanted 6 starts
Student B 7 are you going to do
neccesary – necessary 8 I’m having; are meeting
imaggination – imagination 9 does the lesson start
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Speaking Vocabulary
1 Maria, B 1 1 C 2  G 3  F 4  D 5  B 6  H 7  A 8 E   
2 1  classroom 2  pictures 3  sweater 4  T-shirt 5  hair 6  maps 2 1 athletics 2  surfing 3  tennis 4 hiking
7  happy 8  pencils 9  bridge 10  river 11  buildings 12  jeans
13  T-shirt 14  bag 15  casual 16 clear 3 1 join in – enter; prize
4 1 False – they both do 2 instructor ; enter – join in
2 True 3 compete – train; safety – fitness
3 False – they both do 4 experienced ; fitness – safety
4 True 5 practice ; train – compete
4 1 played 2  goes 3  play 4  do 5  playing 6  go 7  go
Listening 8  doing 9 doing

1 1  A 2  C 3  B 4  B 5  C 6  C 7 A Grammar
1 1 If I were bitten by a poisonous spider, I will would go straight
Grammar to the hospital.
1 1  will 2  am/’m going to 3  will 4  will 5  are going to 6  will If I see saw a big vicious dog coming towards me, I would
2 
7  are you going to 8  am/’m not going to 9  am/’m going to run away.
10 will 3 correct
2 1 I’m going to help you – I’ll help you 4 correct
2 correct If I saw a shark while I was swimming, I will would try to
5 
swim away.
3 she will not get – she isn’t going to get
If a bear comes came up to me while I was hiking in the
6 
4 He’ll wear them – He’s going to wear them
woods, I would try to frighten it away.
5 correct
6 correct 2 A  would walk B  would lie C  would tell D  would stand
E  would hit F  would put
7 He’ll have his hair cut. – He’s going to have his hair cut.
8 correct 3 1 F 2  D 3  A 4  C 5  E 6 B
4
Writing A  6 B  1 C  2 D  5 E  4 F 3
5 1  would/might 2  could 3  would 4  was/were 5  would
1 B 6 would
2 1  It’s great to hear 2  I can 3  but 4  too 5  Let me know
6  All the best Speaking
1 1  false 2  false 3  true 4 true
UNIT 12 2 1  yes 2  yes 3  yes 4  yes 5 yes
Listening 3 1  think 2  don’t 3  right; point 4  disagree 5  already
6  opinion 7  guess 8  understand 9  let’s 10 agree
1 1  B 2  A 3  C 4  B 5  A 6 A
4 1  D 2  A 3  B 4 C
Grammar
Reading
1 1  C 2  E 3  A 4  B 5  F 6 D
1 1  A 2  A 3  B 4  A 5 B
2 1 If I don’t have anything to do on Saturday mornings, I have
breakfast in a café. 2 1  B 2  A 3  A 4  B 5 B
2 If I have a match, I have something quick to eat at home. 3 1  welcome 2  delayed 3  approaching 4  recommended
3 I walk to the park if it’s a nice day. 5  Unfortunately 6 dangerous
4 If it’s raining, my friend drives me to work.
5 The coach tells us off for playing badly if we lose. Vocabulary
6 If we win, he takes us all out for a pizza.
1 1  remember 2  take 3  trips 4  bring 5  reminding 6  come
3 1 You’ll never swim fast if you practise unless you practise / if 7  go 8 travel
you don’t practise a lot.
2 1  work 2  lend 3  miss 4  stay 5  losing 6  live 7  job
2 I tell I’ll tell you if I decide to take that climbing course. 8  learn 9  borrow 10 teach
3 If we’ll miss we miss the last train, we’ll have to walk home.
4 Unless you will work work hard, you won’t be successful. Writing
5 You feel You’ll feel very proud if you get to the top of the
mountain. 1 Student A has followed tips 1, 2, 3 and 5.
6 If you ask me to do something, I do I’ll do it for you. Student B has followed tips 2 and 4.

4 1  get 2  look 3  speak 4  will roll 5  gets 6  treat

7  respond/will respond 8  stop 9  will change

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 2 Possible answer 6 actor; artist; builder; designer; director; farmer; instructor;
Student A journalist; photographer; reporter; sailor; scientist
I didn’t believe I could do it. When my friend suggested joining an 7 1  acceptable 2  foggy 3  designer 4  actor 5  loudly
indoor rock climbing gym, my immediate reaction was ‘No way!’ 6  disagreement 7  pleasurable 8  careless 9  patiently
But one afternoon I went to watch him. Reaching the top of the 10 disappointment
wall obviously made my friend feel fantastic so I decided to give 9 1  B 2  F 3  A 4  D 5  H 6  C 7  E 8 G
it a try.
As I got further and further above the ground my arms and legs 10 1  show business 2  signpost 3  music festival
began to shake. I was terrified. I was just about to give up when a 4  hard disk 5  railway line 6  exchange visit 7  information pack
voice inside me said, ‘Not this time!’ Somehow I got to the top of 8 snowstorm
the wall. My friend was really impressed! 11 1  F 2  A 3  B 4  H 5  G 6  E 7  D 8 C
Student B 12 1  never-ending 2  broken-hearted 3  two-hour
I didn’t believe I could do it. I had to take part in a class debate, 4  one-way 5  long-distance 6  world-famous
and although everyone hates speaking in public, I’m really scared 7  energy-efficient 8 homemade
of it.
So when my teacher told me about the debate I panicked. ‘I’m Phrasal verbs
sure you can do it well,’ my teacher said.
I spent weeks planning what I could say. I practised hundreds of 1 1  E 2  B 3  H 4  G 5  D 6  A 7  F 8 C
times in front of the mirror and even recorded myself. It helped, 2 1  look up 2  give up 3  bring up 4  hang up
but I was still worried.
The big day came. When I got up to speak I couldn’t believe how 3 1  G 2  B 3  A 4  E 5  H 6  F 7  C 8 D
good I was! I will never be afraid of public speaking again. 4 1  get on 2  get on with 3  keeps on 4  carried on

VOCABULARY BANK 5 1  F 2  G 3  C 4  A 5  D 6  B 7  H 8  E
6 1  went off 2  worn off 3  set off 4  put; off
Using a dictionary 7 1  C 2  F 3  D 4  A 5  H 6  E 7  G 8 B
1 A  6 B  2 C  7 D  4 E  1 F  5 G  3 H 8 8 1  going out 2  set out 3  handed out 4  run out of
2 1  important 2  choice 3  little 4  except 5  record (n) 9 1  B 2  H 3  F 4  A 5  C 6  D 7  E 8 G
3 1  include 2  verb 3  yes 4  2 5  exclude 6  in 7  long 10 1  look after 2  looking forward to 3  call in on 4  thrown; away
8  second 9  yes
10  no; the verb is transitive – it needs an object.
Different meanings of get
Collocations 1 1  buy 2  receive 3  improve 4  arrive 5  move 6  find
1 1  on 2  in 3  at 4  out of 5  by 6 for 7  become 8 prepare

2 1  pieces 2  stock; stock 3  time 4  private

5  least
6  the same time 7  hand 8  order 9  foot 10  board
Easily confused words
11  a long time 12  a reason 1 1  packet 2  sensible 3  foreigners 4  advice 5  told 6  opinion
7  scenery 8  remind 9  lend 10 bring
3 1 of 2  about 3  at 4  for 5  to 6 with
4 1  brilliant/good at 2  jealous of 3  bored with 4  suitable for
5  proud of 6  polite to 7  responsible for 8  late for
Same sound, different spelling
9  angry with 10  terrible/bad at 11  grateful for 1 1  except 2  there 3  hear 4  weather 5  see 6 Where
12  worried about
5 1  for 2  from 3  on 4  to 5  of 6 at COMMON ERRORS:
6 1  take care of 2  borrow; from 3  recover from B1 PRELIMINARY
4  depends on 5  approve of 6  concentrate on 7  remind; of
8  replied to 9  waiting for 10  belongs to 11  stay at 1 1 What What’s your name?
12  arrive at 2 Where are you from?
3 What do you do?
7 1  take 2  make 3  have 4 do
4 Where are you going?
8 1  had 2  saving 3  make 4  perform 5  keeping 6  run
5 How many times have you been outside your country?
7  break 8  print 9  gain 10  pay 11  doing 12 give
6 What did you enjoy most about the experience?

Word formation 2 1 I regularly watch regularly films with my friends.

2 I’m normally good at getting things normally done but this
1 1  im- 2  ir- 3  un- 4 dis- week I’ve felt very tired.
2 1  B 2  D 3  A 4 C 3 I’m always working always when my friends come round
to chat.
3 1  disrespectful 2  self-control 3  re-do 4  immature
4 I generally love going generally shopping but not when the
5  mini-break 6  non-fiction 7  retrain 8 unreliable
shops are crowded.
5 1  -y 2  -ly 3  -able 4  -less 5  -ful 6 -ment

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I don’t often watch often television but sometimes I do at

5  10 1 Where does did your father live when he was a child?
the weekend.
2 Who winned won the Eurovision song contest last year?
I try to do every day some exercise every day.
6 
3 We all feeled felt ill after the meal.
3 1 People who lives live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. 4 I fell in love with Fernando the first time I seed saw him.
2 My sister ride rides her bicycle to college every day. 5 We buyed bought Mum some perfume for her birthday.
3 When do are you coming to visit us again? 6 I catched caught a terrible cold while I was in London.
4  I going I am / I’m going away for the weekend so I’ll be a bit
late on Monday. 11 1 Alex listened was listening to some music on his phone while
the teacher was telling us what to do for homework.
5  My brother don’t doesn’t like hip hop music.
2 Some of the contestants were rehearsing when the stage was
6  You takes take the tram to La Laguna. It stop stops opposite
collapsing collapsed.
the university.
3  I was phoning my friend on her mobile when I was seeing saw
4 1 He must to be must be exhausted. The match has been going her standing on the corner.
on for over five hours.
4 You were sitting there watching the match while I cooked
2 It mustn’t can’t be the postman. He never comes this early. was cooking the dinner!
3 I’ll answer the phone if you like. It may/might/could be 5 I had was having a shower when the telephone rang.
for me.
6  Tim slept was sleeping soundly while the burglars were
4 We can to meet can meet on Wednesday or Thursday. I don’t stealing his new flat-screen TV.
mind.
5 Take an umbrella, just in case. It can may/might/could
12 1 As soon as I had got got to school, I remembered that the
teacher had told us there was going to be an exam that day.
rain later.
2 I felt really nervous because I missed had missed lots of
6 When I finish college, I might to go might go and work in
lectures.
another country.
3 By the time I got to the classroom, the teacher already started
5 1 If you ask me, to buy buying a new computer is a waste had already started the exam.
of money.
4 I had hardly looked at the questions when I had seen saw that
2 She apologised for arrive arriving late.
the boy sitting next to me had written almost a whole page.
3 I’m better at watch watching tennis than I am at play
5 When the teacher had told told us to stop writing, I had only
playing it.
answered two of the three questions.
4 Would you mind to pass passing the salt?
6 I was sure I failed had failed but, in fact, in the end I got quite a
5 We’re looking forward to hear hearing about your holiday
good mark.
in Greece.
6 We’ve arranged meeting to meet outside the cinema at 5.30.
13 1 She was wearing a trousers and a jacket.
2 Are we having a chicken for dinner again?
6 1 You must not to walk must not walk on the grass. 3 She’s got a lovely dark curly hair.
2 I has have to go. See you later.
4 How many much money do you spend on food and
3 Have we Do we have to buy a book or is the teacher going to entertainment each week?
give us photocopies?
5 There are too many furnitures is too much furniture in
4 If you want to lose weight, you don’t have to shouldn’t eat so this room.
many cakes and sweets.
5 Do I should wear Should I wear a hat to the wedding? 14 1 I love living here because the sun shines almost every day.
6 Sue won’t be here today. She must had to go to 2 There’s a volcano here that is almost 4,000 metres high.
the dentist. 3 I prefer living on the coast to living in the countryside though.
4 It’s wonderful to be able to swim in the sea every day.
7 1 Did you ever go Have you ever been to Paris?
2 Yes, several times. In fact, I have gone went last November. 5 There’s also a lake near here which has very clear water.
3  A friend of mine have gone went last year. He says it’s very 6 I sometimes go there at night and swim in the light of
expensive. the moon.
4  Well, it used to be but this time I have found found it 15 1 She said me She told me / She said that she would be a little
quite cheap. bit late.
5 Where have you stayed did you stay? 2 I told to the neighbours that I was going to be away for a
6 In a little hotel near the Sorbonne. It was It’s been there for few days.
ages. My great-grandfather has stayed used to stay/stayed 3 Tim told said that he would be home on Saturday night.
there every time he has gone went to Paris. 4 Tanya said that she can’t couldn’t ride a bicycle.
8 1 I’m not good at as/so good at salsa dancing as Tina. 5 Paulo told me he is was coming on Monday.
2 Tina has a good better sense of rhythm than me. 6 Gustave said he will would be here by midday but he still
3 Carey is the worst in the salsa class. hasn’t arrived.
4 Carey is even more bad worse than Ivan.
16 1 She asked me how I feeling I was feeling.
9 1 We had a so such a good time at the party. 2 She asked us did we enjoy if/whether we enjoyed our
2 Susan is such a nice person. English course.
3 This tiramisu is such so delicious! Can I have some more? 3 She asked me have I if/whether I had any special plans for
4 You’re not enough old old enough to stay out after midnight. the future.
5 Snowboarding is so fun such fun / so much fun. I love it. 4 She asked me what are you going I was going to do when I
6 I’m afraid the exam was too much difficult much too finished university.
difficult / too difficult for me. I don’t think I’ll pass.

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 5 She asked me is there if/whether there was anything special 7 I always forget to take my umbrella when it rained rains!
I want wanted to do in the future. 8 What would you do if you have had the afternoon off work?
6 She asked me what kinds of things did I like I liked doing in my
spare time.
23 1 My boyfriend is quite well- build well-built. He’s medium-
hieght medium-height (about 1.80) and a little bit
17 1 I can understand the news on the radio now but I can’t overwieght overweight but I still think he’s very hansome
couldn’t even understand my teacher a few months ago. handsome. The thing I like most about him though is that he
2 I could can read short books in English now but I couldn’t even is always very honnest honest.
read a newspaper at the beginning of the course. 2 You’ll love our house in the mountains. In the winter, when
it’s been snowing outside, we all sit around the chimney fire
3 I was able to am able to / can write stories, reports and
and talk after dinner. It’s so cosy. It can be quite hot in summer
articles in English now but I can’t even couldn’t even / wasn’t
but, luckily, we have air-conditioned air-conditioning so we
even able to write an informal letter when we started using
keep nice and cool. I hope you can come next year.
this book.
3 The person in my family I get through on with best is my older
4 I can express my opinion in English now but I can’t couldn’t
sister. We’re really good friends. She’s about seven years older
even talk about a photo properly last September.
than me so she looked for after me and my younger brother a
5 I could can pronounce most words quite well now but I can’t lot when we were little.
couldn’t even understand the pronunciation symbols in the 4 I couldn’t work up out the meaning of a word and I decided
dictionary at the beginning of the course. to look up it look it up in a dictionary. It wasn’t there so I
18 1 Tina, that who came to your party, is living in Paris now. looked in for it online but I couldn’t find it there either. In the
end I gave out up and decided to ask the teacher.
2 Thor Heyerdahl, that who died in 2000, discovered some
pyramids on the island of Tenerife. 5 A lot of people criticise it but I get a lot of enjoy enjoyment
from watching television. I even like the advertisings
3 She’s the girl I told you about her.
advertisements.
4 Tim’s the boy who’s whose father is a politician.
6 I wanted to buy a new top because at of the hot weather.
5 Is Fabio the boy which who/that is going to France next year? There were some nice ones in on sale on in a shop near here.
19 1 The original museum were was built in 1765. I tried one out on but I wasn’t very keen for on the way it
looked at on me. I’m really tired with of looking at for clothes
2 The exam was took taken by most of the students in the class.
that fit me. I never find anything!
3  The anniversary of the opening of the museum is celebrated

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every year in November.
Visitors is are attracted to the town by the annual music
EXAM STRATEGIES
festival.
5 The sculpture was create created by a very young artist.
Reading
6 My neighbour’s jewellery was stolen by a burglar last night. 1 1  C 2  A 3 B
20 1 I usually have my hair cutted cut every six weeks. 2 The student forgot advice 2. The correct answer is C.
2  I often getting get my friends to create playlists for me – my
taste in music is terrible!
3 1  B 2  A 3 C

3  I prefer to has have my groceries delivered – I hate going to the 4 The student forgot advice 2. The film is only partly a match for
supermarket! Sue. It is a true story and has a happy ending, which match Sue’s
4  I never try to fix my car if there is a problem with it – I always needs, but it is a musical, which she doesn’t want.
get/have it fixed by a mechanic. 5 1 opinions and feelings 2  before 3  writer’s purpose
5  I’m have having my house painted right now – the painter is
making quite a mess!
6 You need to follow advice 3 and also advice 2.

6  I have had my smart dress dry-cleaned yesterday – it looks 7 The correct order is c, e, b, d, a.
fantastic now.
8 It is wrong because of reference words – They in sentence A
21 1 Oh no! I think I’m being going to be sick. refers to the two friends.
2 I have to go now. I phone I’ll phone you back later.
9 1  collocations 2  phrasal verbs 3 meanings
3 What do you do are you going to do next year when you
finish school? 10 1  D, Statement 2 2  B, Statement 1 3  D, Statement 3
4 What time does your plane leave? 11 Statement 4
5 Look at those dark clouds. It rains is going to rain later.
12 The answer to question 3 is wrong. The student didn’t follow
6 I’ve already decided. I’ll buy I’m going to buy Ella a CD for her advice 5.
birthday.
22 1 How would do you feel if you don’t get enough sleep? / How Writing
would you feel if you don’t didn’t get enough sleep?
2 What would you say if you meet met someone famous? 1 1 You should write about 50 100 words.
3 Who do you usually talk to when you were are worried about 2 correct
something? 3  You don’t have to must include all the information asked for
4 How do would you feel if Australia won the World Cup? in the notes.
5 What do will you do this summer if you can’t afford to go on 4 correct
holiday? 2 The student has forgotten advice 1 and 3. They have only written
6 What would you buy if you would have had £100,000? about 50 words and have not included the information asked for
in the notes.

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3 1  S 2  B 3  B 4  B 5  B 6  B 7 A Part 3
11  A 12  A 13  B 14  B 15 C
4 The student has forgotten advice 3, 4 and 5. There is not a range
of language, the story is too long and there are no paragraphs. Part 4
5 The student has forgotten advice 2, 6 and 7. There are spelling 16  D 17  B 18  A 19  H 20 F
mistakes, the article is not interesting to read and the writer
has not included all the necessary information as they have not Part 5
explained what they do to relax. 21  B 22  A 23  C 24  D 25  A 26 C

Listening Part 6
27  how 28  so 29  been 30  them 31  a 32 which
1 1  C 2  A 3 B

2 The correct answer is C. The student has forgotten advice 1. The Writing
places in all the options are mentioned but they are at different
times or have been discounted. Only C is where the keys are at the Question 1
moment. Sample answer
3 1  B 2  C 3 A Hi Emily,
I’m so glad you enjoyed the day at the adventure park – I did too!
4 The correct answer is C. The student has forgotten Advice 3. All
Yes, I would love to go out for the day with you and your family next
the options are mentioned by one or other of the speakers (the
week – Friday would be the best day for me. It would be great to go to
poor condition of the pitch and the good referee), but only C is
the beach, because I enjoy swimming, and I think the weather will be
what they both think about the match.
fine next week.
5 Explanation 2 I enjoy eating cheese sandwiches when I’m out, so they would be great.
I like chocolate cake too!
6 The correct answer is 10. The student has forgotten Advice 1. It’s
important to think about the kind of information that may be Thank you for asking me, and I’m looking forward to seeing you next
needed in the space, and check that your answer is both correct week!
and makes sense. ‘Breakfast’ is not the right answer because it
goes on until 10.30, and the information packs are available from
Question 2
10. There are several times mentioned here, but only one fits the Sample answer
space and follows after. Relaxing in your free time
7 1  opinion(s), attitude(s) 2 different Is it easy to relax in your free time? In my country people often go to a
park or to the beach, because they can have a quiet time there and do
8 The correct answer is B. The student has made mistake B. They whatever they want. They usually sunbathe, play games or have a picnic
have chosen the first thing they heard and have not listened to with their friends, relaxing together.
the end of Clare’s answer, where she says the best thing is … . She It’s very important for everyone to relax and spend their free time with
does say that she loves talking to students but this is not what she family and friends. This is because everyday life is usually very busy and
enjoys most. it’s good to get away from work and studies, and not worry about
anything.
Speaking I think it’s very healthy to do this, although it’s not always easy!
1 Advice 3 and 4. The student is hesitating too much because they Question 3
are worried about making grammar mistakes.
Sample answer
2 Advice 2. The student is worried because they don’t know a word, It was the most enjoyable day of my life. I woke up early with a feeling
but it doesn’t matter if this happens. It is better to move on and that something was going to happen, but I did not know what it was. I
keep talking about other things in the photograph. went downstairs, checked my email, and jumped for joy. My best friend,
3 Advice 3. It is important for students to ask each other for their who had moved to another city a year ago, was coming to visit me and
opinion as this makes a good discussion. They will get better was arriving at 10 o’clock!
marks for interacting with each other. I got dressed quickly and rushed to the station. There she was, waiting
for me! We talked and talked, and had a wonderful time.
4 Advice 1 and 2. Both students give irrelevant information, and
I was very sad when she went back home, but we will meet again soon.
they don’t answer the question about ‘the best thing to do’.
Neither student gives interesting details about their ideas or
reasons for their opinions. Student B did listen to what Student A Listening
said, as they say ‘I don’t like sport’.
Part 1
PRACTICE TEST 1  C 2  C 3  B 4  B 5  C 6  A 7 C

Reading Part 2
8  C 9  B 10  C 11  A 12  A 13 C
Part 1 Part 3
1  B 2  A 3  C 4  C 5 C
14  reception desk 15  Wednesday 16  9 (a.m.) 17  safety
Part 2 18  weather 19  sun cream
6  G 7  D 8  C 9  F 10 A Part 4
20  C 21  B 22  C 23  A 24  C 25 A

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