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1  Listen to a man talking about one of his free- 2 Read the text about how people use their time.
time activities, Tai Chi. Decide if the sentences Choose the best answers.
are true (T) or false (F).
I have 1___________ wondered where time goes. I
1 Tai Chi was recommended to the man by someone know we live in a digital age, and we have modern
he knows. _____ technology to save us time. But I still seem to have less
2 People have to move in the shape of a square while time now to 2___________ with friends and relatives
doing Tai Chi. _____ than I had before. In the past, people 3___________ to
3 According to doctors, practising Tai Chi has each others’ houses to have a drink and a chat. Then,
benefits for our minds as well as our bodies. _____ the telephone came along. It was an invention
4 The man’s wife is unhappy about him practising 4
___________ changed everything because then
Tai Chi. _____ people had something at home they could use to chat –
5 The man always goes to a nearby park to do Tai they 5___________ have to go out to meet their friends
Chi. _____ in order to talk to them.

2 points for each correct answer 10 Nowadays, of course, with social media, we don’t even
have to speak to each other if we don’t want to. We
 Listen again. Complete sentences 610 using can just post a message telling our friends that we’re
one word in each space. feeling 6___________ because we’re going on holiday
or we’re 7___________ because we’ve just finished
6 The man says that many people think Tai Chi and 8
___________ the housework. I know what my
__________ are similar. problem is, though – it’s that I waste far too much of
7 Tai Chi involves the movement of __________ my free time 9__________ the internet. And how am I
through the body. using my time right now? Well, I’m 10___________ a
8 According to scientists, doing Tai Chi can make a blog about wasting time. Who knows? Maybe that will
person’s __________ bigger. help other people in some way.
9 The man says he doesn’t enjoy doing __________
with other people. 1 a most days b often c every now and then
10 The Chinese believe it’s better to do Tai Chi when 2 a offer b give c spend
you’re surrounded by __________. 3 a visited b went c invited
4 a who b where c which
2 points for each correct answer 10 5 a didn’t b weren’t c doesn’t
6 a good b lonely c disappointed
7 a anxious b confused c exhausted
8 a doing b making c cleaning
9 a in b at c on
10 a reading b writing c having

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3 Read the text about a new building in Saudi five that are double. These have a travel speed of over
Arabia. Which paragraph A–F contains the 10 metres per second and will take visitors to the
following information? Write the correct letter. observatory. Speaking for JEC, Mounib Hammoud
There is one paragraph that you don’t need. said they plan to work with elevator company Kone
because they have the best technology in the business.
1 some of the challenges the building project has to This means that elevators can travel to heights that are
deal with _ twice the distance that was previously possible, while
2 a reason for choosing to deal with a certain still being environmentally friendly.
company ___ E However, building a tower of this height is not
3 an advantage the building project will bring to the simple. Because it is near the salt water of the sea, it is
country _ extremely important that the correct building materials
4 the period of time needed for the building project _ are used. Wind can also be a problem for such a tall
5 different services that the building will offer _ building, but the architects have found a solution. One
The Kingdom Tower of them, Gordon Gill, explains that ‘because it changes
shape every few floors, the wind loads go round the
A Work has just started on the new Kingdom Tower building and won’t be as extreme as on a solid block.’
in the coastal city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Its F A special team of technical consultants has also
developers say it will be the tallest building in the been employed on the project. The Advanced
world when it has been completed. Not only that, the Construction Technology Services Company are
Tower will also have the world’s fastest and highest involved in testing the materials needed to build the
double-decker elevator. The building is expected to tower.
take five years to complete and will be ready by 2019
at the latest. 2 points for each correct answer 10
B The idea behind the project belongs to a member of 4 Complete the notes with a word from the text.
the Saudi royal family, Prince Al Waleed bin Talal. Write no more than two words and/or
The Prince’s dream is that the project will bring Saudi a number in each gap.
Arabia, especially Jeddah, to the world’s attention and
improve international business as a result. He also The Kingdom Tower – Jeddah
hopes that the project will provide hundreds of jobs for
the people of Saudi Arabia. • It will be the world’s tallest building.
C The Kingdom Tower will measure 1 km. This is • The building will be 1__________ high.
173 metres taller than the current world record holder,
• Materials such as concrete and 2__________ will be
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa standing at 827 metres, and four
used in the building.
times taller than The Shard in London, which is
currently the tallest building in Western Europe. It is • People will be able to see the 3__________ from the
estimated that the building will cost $1.23 billion, building and the planets and stars at night.
using approximately 530,000 square metres of • The building will have a hotel and apartments.
concrete and 80,000 tonnes of steel for its 200 floors. It
will have a five-star hotel, apartments, office space and • A small number of the lifts in the building will be
4
an observatory – a room from where people can watch __________ in size.
the planets and stars – as well as amazing views of the •Some lifts in the Tower will move at ten metres
Red Sea. 5
__________.
D The Jeddah Economic Company (JEC), which is
responsible for building the Kingdom Tower, says the 2 points for each correct answer 10
building will have a total of 59 elevators, including

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5 Complete the text message with the

abbreviations in the box. There are two that you
don’t need.

asap thnx CU sry G8 U

pls

Hi! 1__________ but I’m going to be late today.

2
__________ can 3__________ pick the children up
from basketball practice. I’ll be home 4__________.
5
__________. H x

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6 You recently visited an interesting city while you

were on holiday. Write an email to a friend
telling him/her about your experiences there.
Write 120–150 words.

In your email, you should:

• say where you went.
• describe what you saw and did there.
• say what the weather was like.
• explain why you liked this place.

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SPEAKING

Student A

7 You have just moved house to a new village. You

are at the train station on Station Road, but you
are not sure how to get to the cinema. You ask
someone in the street for help.

• Explain who you are, and that you have just

moved to the village.
• Ask for directions to the cinema.
• Check that you have understood the directions
correctly.

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SPEAKING

Student B

7 You live in the village of Parktown. You are at

the train station when someone asks you for
directions. Student A will start the conversation.

• Greet Student A and welcome them to Parktown.

• Give them directions.
• Repeat the directions if your partner has not
understood correctly.

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