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1 TIME FOR A CUPPA 2 ENGLISH IN FOUR CITIES

3 1 British people drink around 900 cups of tea 2 1 Dublin, Singapore
every year. 2 Singapore
2 Four or five countries drink more tea than 3 Montreal, Dublin
the British. 4 Dublin
3 Tea drinking became common in Britain in 5 Melbourne
the 1800s. 6 Melbourne
4 Indian tea is the most popular kind of tea in 7 Montreal, Singapore
Britain. 8 Dublin
5 Typically, people have black tea with milk and 9 Melbourne
often sugar. 10 Montreal, Melbourne
6 ‘The best china’ means the nicest plates, cups, 11 Singapore
and saucers. 12 Montreal, Melbourne
7 Tea is often served with food, such as sandwiches
and cakes. 3 1 F
8 A cream tea is a pot of tea served with milk, 2 F
sugar, scones, cream, and strawberry jam. 3 T
4 T
5 1 a kettle 5 F
2 the working class 6 T
3 strong 7 T
4 a drop 8 T
5 a host 9 F
6 brew 10 F
7 weak 11 T
12 F
6 1 kettle
2 cuppa 4 1 province or state
3 How 2 strict
4 strong 3 destination
5 drop 4 founded
6 sugars 5 influence
6 growth
7 a 4 born with a silver spoon in his / her mouth 7 annually
b 5 cry over spilt milk 8 working knowledge
c 1 tea and sympathy 9 settlement
d 7 my cup of tea 10 nearby
e 6 all the tea in China 11 crime rate
f 3 as much use as a chocolate teapot 12 ancient
g 2 a storm in a teacup

8 1 my cup of tea
2 cry over spilt milk
3 tea and sympathy
4 as much use as a chocolate teapot
5 all the tea in China
6 born with a silver spoon in his mouth
7 a storm in a teacup

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3 GETTING AN EDUCATION 4 VISITING THE USA
2 1 uniform 2 Clockwise, from top: Niagara Falls, Autumn colours,
2 curriculum The Statue of Liberty, National Mall, The rodeo, The
3 Comprehensive Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Hollywood Studios, Golden
4 qualifications Gate Bridge, Mount Rushmore
5 grade
6 state 3 1 F
7 public 2 F
8 boarding 3 T
4 T
4 1 Kindergarten is the first year of elementary 5 T
school. 6 F
2 Students don’t normally wear the same clothes 7 T
to school. 8 T
3 Students normally move schools at the age of 11. 9 T
4 Students join high school in the freshman year. 10 T
5 Senior high school students are the oldest.
6 An excellent student has a grade point average of 4 a Niagara Falls were created about 12,000 years
4. ago.
7 Students take their SATs in the last year of high b Around 3 million people visit Mount Rushmore
school / the senior year. every year.
8 The high school prom happens at the end of the c There are 130,000 kilometres of wire in the
senior year. Golden Gate Bridge.
9 A ‘college fund’ is money that parents save to pay d The Grand Canyon is 446 kilometres long.
for their child’s bachelor’s degree at college. e Around 28 million people visit Niagara Falls every
10 Around 30 per cent of US presidents went to an year.
Ivy League college. f The French gave the Statue of Liberty to the USA
in 1886.
5 1 later g The Statue of Liberty has seven spikes on her
2 Fewer crown.
3 English h The Golden Gate Bridge is around 2.7 kilometres
4 Year 6 long.
5 secondary i Around 6 million people visit the Grand Canyon
6 England National Park every year.
7 grades j The Golden Gate Bridge opened in 1937.
k Couples can get married 24 hours a day in Las
6 Vegas.
ENGLISH AMERICAN l The Grand Canyon was formed by the Colorado
Year 4 pupil SATs River over a period of 3 to 6 million years.
GCSE 5th grade student
undergraduate High School Diploma 5 1 immigrant
A* grade freshman 2 pedestrians
homecoming 3 stunning
4 carve
1 SATs are American college entrance tests.
5 survive
2 A Year 4 pupil is an English student in the fourth
6 surround
year of primary school.
7 daredevils
3 A 5th grade student is an American student in the
8 show off
fifth year of elementary school.
9 make your name
4 A GCSE is an exam that English students take
10 couple
after five years of secondary education.
5 A High School Diploma is a qualification that 6 1 Immigrants
American students get when they finish high 2 show off
school. 3 stunning
6 An undergraduate is an English student who is 4 made his name
studying for a bachelor’s degree at university. 5 daredevils
7 Freshman is the name for the first year of high 6 surrounds
school in the USA. 7 couple
8 An A* grade is the highest grade that English 8 survive
students can get in A level exams.
9 Homecoming is a dance at the end of high school
in the USA.

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5 BRITISH SPORT 6 1 a licence
2 hire
2 1 soccer, ‘the beautiful game’
3 passengers
2 June and July
4 recognize
3 The Championship
5 a shift
4 Because they were violent and dangerous.
6 immigrant
5 They played with one school’s rules, and then
7 originate
changed to the other’s at half-time.
8 ban
6 Because tickets are very expensive.

3 1 football 7 WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

2 cricket
3 a Shakespeare was born in 1564.
3 football
b Most historians think Shakespeare was born on
4 football
23rd April.
5 cricket
c Shakespeare was 52 years old when he died.
6 rugby
d Shakespeare lived around 500 years ago.
4 1 season e Shakespeare got married in 1582.
2 goals f Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway at the age
3 throw of 18.
4 beat g Shakespeare and his wife had twins in 1585.
5 fan h Shakespeare’s son Hamnet died at the age of 11.
6 half-time i Shakespeare was living and working in London in
7 Pick up the 1590s.
8 score j Shakespeare died in 1616.
9 injury
4 1 When did Shakespeare live?
10 match
2 When was Shakespeare born?
11 spectators
3 Where was Shakespeare born?
12 kick
4 Why don’t we know much about Shakespeare’s
5 1 h 5 g school days?
2 f 6 e 5 How do we know that Shakespeare had an
3 d 7 a excellent understanding of classical Latin
4 c 8 b literature and the Bible?
6 Who did Shakespeare marry?
7 When did Shakespeare move to London?
6 TAXI! 8 What kind of literature did Shakespeare write?
3 1 the history of London taxis
3 how taxi drivers in London get a licence 5 1 mystery
5 how long New York taxi drivers work 2 baptism
8 using a shared bike 3 coincidence
4 records
4 1 New York taxi drivers 5 tragically
2 a shared bike 6 dramatist
3 Knowledge boys 7 patron
4 rickshaws 8 properties
5 New York 9 portrait
6 pulling a rickshaw 10 available
7 The Knowledge
8 rickshaw pullers 7 1 T 5 F
9 streets and places of interest in London 2 T 6 T
10 New York yellow cabs 3 F 7 T
4 F 8 F
5 1 g 5 h
2 e 6 a 8 a 2 e 1
3 f 7 b b 7 f 5
4 d 8 c c 6 g 3
d 8 h 4
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