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Complete the passage with words from the box.

conclude crime diverse impact
industria influenc
l e lifestyle locals
ranks reaction reputatio surroun
n d

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The city where I live has a bad (1) …..reputation….. because of its
crime
high (2) Answer

rate. If you believe everything you read in the newspapers, you

conclude
might (3) Answer

that everyone who visits the city has their wallet stolen or gets attacked in
the street the moment they arrive. In recent years this has had a
impact
negative (4) Answer

on the number of tourists who come to the city, since news stories can
influence
really (5) Answer
 people when they are thinking of visiting a place. I won't pretend that my
city is the best place in the world. It's noisy and crowded, and
industrial
ugly (6) Answer

surround
estates (7) Answer

ranks
it on all sides. In fact, it (8) Answer

as sixth on a national list of the country's worst places to live, and for most
reaction
visitors, their first (9) Answer

is 'Oh no, what a horrible place!' However, I think this is unfair. There are
diverse
some attractive old buildings in the city, the (10) Answer

population gives the place a colourful, international feel, most of

locals
the (11) Answer

are friendly and welcoming, and because prices are low, people can afford
lifestyle
to enjoy a (12) Answer

that is considerably better than in many other cities.

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Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in the box (present simple or
present continuous).

be (x3) become have like live look

(x2)
 think watch meet play rise sit stay
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have
I (1) …..live ... in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. I (2) Answer

amstaying
a small flat in the suburbs, but at the moment I (3) Answer

is
with my parents in the city centre because my mother (4) Answer

amlooking
ill and I (5) Answer

think
after her until she gets better. I (6) Answer

like
that Buenos Aires is a really lively and exciting city, and I (7) Answer

has
it here a lot. City life in general (8) Answer

are
lots of advantages. There (9) Answer

always so many things to see and do.

One of the things I enjoy the most is something called 'people watching'. So
amsitting
right now I (10) Answer
 watching
my parents' balcony and (11) Answer

meet
people in the street below. In the evenings I (12) Answer

play
my friends for a meal, or sometimes we (13) Answer

are
volleyball in one of the city parks. Of course, there (14) Answer

is becoming
bad sides to the city as well. It (15) Answer

more and more crowded, for example, and the crime rate (16) Answer
is rising

because there are a lot of people out of work.

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Now listen and complete the form. Write no more than TWO WORDS
AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
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Good Moves Accommodation Agency
Call taken by: ….Ben….
Clarice Willard
Name: 1 Answer

01928734566
Telephone: 2 Answer

family member
Heard about us from: 3 Answer

apartment
Type of accommodation preferred: 4 Answer

2
Number of people: 5 Answer

town center
Preferred location: Wants to be dose to 6 Answer

350
Price: maximum 7 £ Answer

per person
bills
(including 8 Answer

)
Additional notes:
57 Thorney Leys
I suggested Flat 3 at 9 Answer

Road in Bampton.
 email
I will send further details to customer by 10 Answer

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Listening 1
Listen to four short conversations, and complete these sentences by
choosing the correct word and/or a number.
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The man is moving house on Friday

Select one:
a. 30th.
b. 13th.
c. 3rd.
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The man has come from

Select one:
a. Crawford.
b. Crauford.
c. Crawsord.
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The man's mobile number is

Select one:
a. 0872 92702.
b. 0780 29227.
c. 0870 292720.
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Sue lives at ... Avenue.
Select one:
a. 17 Sydney
b. 70 Sidney
c. 70 Sydney
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Now listen to these short conversations, and complete the sentences
with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER.
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J ulienne Bailey
The woman's name is Answer

.
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 0865701158
The woman's mobile number is Answer

.
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113 Evenlode road

The man's address is Answer

, Fenton.
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3rd
The woman arrived on Answer

April.
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Vocabulary 1
Which of these words are adjectives, and which are nouns? Write A
(adjective) or N (noun) next to each word.
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festivals ...N... friendly ...A...

N A
food Answer tasty Answer

inhabitants Answer A
N lively Answer

N
A
scenery Answer
pretty Answer

villages Answer
A N
spectacular Answer

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Vocabulary 2
Complete the gaps in this passage with a pair of an adjective and a
noun from the following box.
festivals friendly food tasty inhabitants
lively pretty scenery spectacular villages
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My home city (Part 1)

What can I tell you about my home city? First of all, I must mention
its ....friendly inhabitants.... Everyone smiles and says hello when you
tasty food
meet them. Then there's the Answer

which you can get everywhere. It's delicious, and really cheap. Four or five
lively festivals
times a year there are Answer

where people celebrate important events with street parties and other fun
events. And if you get fed up with the city, you can get a bus into the
pretty villages
countryside where there are lots of Answer

. The hills and mountains there also provide some really Answer
spectacular scenery

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Which of these words are adjectives, and which are nouns? Write A
(Adjective) or N (Noun) next to each word.
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apartments ...N... crowded ...A...

N industrial Answer
city Answer A

lifestyle Answer
N A
relaxed Answer

A
N
tiny Answer
streets Answer

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Complete the gaps in this passage with a pair of an adjective and a
noun from the following box.
apartments crowded city industrial
lifestyle relaxed streets tiny

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My home city (Part 2)

It has its bad points as well. It's an ...industrial city... which means that
there is a lot of pollution, and there are also lots of ugly factories
tiny apartments
everywhere. Most people live in Answer

because houses are too expensive. They really work hard, and they can't
relaxed lifestyle
afford to enjoy the sort of Answer

that many people associate with my country. And it can take ages to walk
crowded streets
along the Answer

in the city centre because there are also many people and so much traffic.
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Vocabulary 5
Complete these sentences by choosing the best preposition.
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1. My house is by / in the sea. You walk out of the front door straight onto
the beach. .....by......
on
2. I live in a two-room flat in / on the outskirts of the city. Answer

in
3. We spent two weeks in a small village in / on the mountains. Answer

4. Property prices by / in the city centre are so expensive that only a few
in
people can afford them. Answer

5. The town of Wadi Musa is near / on the desert. It's only an hour's drive
near
away. Answer

6. I would hate to live by / in the country. It must be so quiet and boring

in
there. Answer
7. When I was growing up in the UK, I lived in / on the suburbs. Answer
in

8. Our house was right by / near a river. There was even a place at the end
by
of garden where you could leave your boat. Answer

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Grammar
Present simple and Present continuous
Each of these sentences contains a mistake. Find the mistake and
rewrite the whole sentence.
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1. Living in the countryside is having many advantages.

→ Living in the countryside has many advantages.
2. I'm feeling that cities are dirty, noisy and expensive places.
I feel that cities are dirty, noisy and expensive places.
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3. Winters in my city are hard because it's snowing a lot.

Winters in my city are hard because it snows a lot.
→ Answer
4. City life becoming more and more expensive.
City life is becoming more and more expensive.
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5. I'm study English at a language school in my home town.

I amstudying English at a language school in my home town.
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6. People generally are believing that country life is healthier than city life.
People generally believe that country life is healthier than city life.
→ Answer

7. The city council is build lots of new apartment blocks in the suburbs.
The city council is building lots of new apartment blocks in the suburb
→ Answer

8. I'm not liking small towns because there's nothing to do.

I don't like small towns because there's nothing to do.
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