Exam task
Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
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1 A The fitness class will only last for half an hour
This week’s fitness class will be half an hour earlier,
this week.
at 6.30 p.m., and in the sports hall, not the gym! Next
week’s class will be back in the gym at the usual time. B There won’t be a fitness class next week.
C The fitness class will be somewhere different
this week.
Tara, we’ve run out of
2 coffee! Can you get some What should Tara do?
at the supermarket when
you’re coming back from A buy coffee tomorrow
college this afternoon? I’ll B go shopping on her way home
pay you back tomorrow.
Daisy C give Daisy some money to go to the supermarket
3 A You can’t go into the bank on Saturday
Bank opening hours
afternoons.
Monday – Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
B The cash machine can only be used when the
Saturday – 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
bank is open.
The cash machine outside is
in use 24 hours C The bank closes at the same time every day.
4 Max, A Someone is mending the shower at the
There’s a problem with the shower. You can’t moment.
use it unless you want a cold one! Someone’s
B It isn’t possible to have a hot shower this
coming to fix it this afternoon, so it’ll be OK
tomorrow. morning.
Mum C Max will have to take a cold shower tomorrow.
5 Why has Henry written the text?
A to warn Mia that he may not be on time
Hi Mia, B to remind Mia about delays on the buses
I might be late for the band practice
tonight. I usually get the bus, but there are C to ask which bus he should get to band practice
lots of delays this week. See you later.
Henry
Exam facts
• In this part, you read five short texts – for example, signs, notices and messages.
• You have to choose the option (A, B or C) that means the same as the short text.
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Free time
Complete what the people say with the words in the box.
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drama horror order sculptures stage videos
Lily “ I’m really into (1) .......... , so I love being in plays. It feels great being up on the (2) .......... in
front of lots of people. I don’t want to do it as a job, but it’s fun to do in your free time! ”
Jamie “ I often organise a movie night at the weekend. I invite a few friends and we (3) .......... a
takeaway. My favourite films are (4) .......... movies, especially really scary ones! ”
Rosie “ I’m quite creative, so I do a lot of art classes in my free time. I don’t like painting, but I love
making (5) .......... out of wood. I also make my own five-minute (6) .......... , which I put online
for friends to watch.”
Write the questions and answers. Use the present perfect or past simple.
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1. A: where / you go / on holiday / last year? ...................................................................................
B: I went to Spain.
2. A: Is Martha still here?
B: No, she / just / leave ..............................................................................................................
3. A: Don’t forget to order the tickets online.
B: It’s OK. I / already / do / it ......................................................................................................
4. A: when / you / move / to this town? ...........................................................................................
B: It was about two years ago.
Exam task
The people below all want to find a new free-time activity. On the next page there are
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descriptions of eight clubs. Decide which club would be the most suitable for the following
people. For 1–5 write the correct letter A–H.
Emma loves using her imagination in a creative way. She loves working on projects
1 with other people, and she would like to visit places and see creative people at
work.
Marco loves making things, and he enjoys meeting people from other cultures. He
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would like to learn a skill that he can use outside the class.
Amina is interested in serious issues. She enjoys listening to talks and learning
3 about life in other countries. She would also like to discuss her ideas and opinions
with other people.
Niko enjoys going to different places and meeting people from different
4 backgrounds. He’s also keen to find out about the place where he lives. He’s
especially interested in history.
Erica is keen to help other people. She enjoys events where there are crowds
5 of people. She wants to learn skills she can use in a job when she finishes her
studies.
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Activity clubs
A Think! B Games and chat
Do you want to know more about international We meet once a week to play computer games.
events? We meet once a week for an informal We give our views on new games and talk about
discussion. Each week we watch a film from games past and present. We also organise trips to
around the world and/or invite speakers game shows to see how designers come up with
to help us understand recent events. At our new ideas and create new games. You’ll discover a
next meeting we are showing a film about whole new world!
earthquake rescue teams.
C Party Plus D Come dine with me
At Party Plus, we are looking for new people to help us. We meet regularly to visit restaurants and
We organise street parties and concerts to raise money enjoy eating delicious food from all over
for local charities. It’s challenging work, and you have to the world. We also invite chefs from other
work with a wide range of people, but you’ll have a lot to countries to tell us about how food is grown
offer future employers and you’ll make a difference! and prepared where they come from. There’s
usually quite a large group of us, so it’s a
wonderful way to meet people.
E Nature lovers F Action!
Are you interested in nature? Our group has We are a film club, but we don’t watch
been exploring the wildlife of the city for over films – we make them! We’re always
100 years! We organise talks from experts on looking for new people with interesting
the animals and plants around us. We also work ideas. You will do activities in small
in small groups to think of ways to improve life groups, so it’s a great way to learn new
for the animals and people in our city! skills and make friends. We also organise
regular trips to film studios to see how the
professionals do things.
G A world of food H City explorers
We can teach you to prepare delicious Get out and about with City explorers! We
dishes! Our trainers come from five explore our own city and produce information
countries, and they love to share their guides so that visitors can enjoy it too. We also
recipes and the history of their cultures. This produce maps of the city, past and present,
class will teach you how to create wonderful showing how it’s changed. We often get
food in your own kitchen. You never know, together with groups from other towns and
you might decide to become a professional cities to compare information and experiences.
chef one day!
Exam tips
• Read the descriptions of the five people quickly and underline the most important information.
• The same information is often written using different words or phrases in the descriptions and
the texts.
• Make sure the text you choose matches all the requirements in the person’s description.
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Environment
Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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bottle bank climate pollution public transport recycle rubbish
1. I think that .................. change is a really serious problem and everyone needs to do more to
prevent it.
2. I use .................. such as buses and trains. I try to avoid driving because it causes air .................. .
3. I don’t throw paper into the .................. bin. I always .................. it, to reduce the number of trees
that are cut down.
4. I always take glass bottles to the .................. . It’s important to use glass again.
Exam tips
• The writer may be writing about their own experiences, or about someone or something else.
• The questions ask about the writer’s feelings and opinions, not what you think.
• To find the answer to the last question, you need to read in more than one place in the text.
Exam task
Read the text and the questions below. For each question, choose the correct answer.
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The price of a perfect holiday?
Cruises are becoming more and more popular, with on land. Unfortunately, no government has control over
around 20 million passengers per year now enjoying the amount of air pollution out at sea.
holidays on board luxury ships. Many people see a Cruises also produce huge amounts of rubbish, and cruise
cruise as the perfect way to sit back and do nothing, ships aren’t usually good at recycling. Waste water from
and enjoy time off work. Everything you could possibly showers and toilets is usually poured directly into the sea
need is within easy reach. On board, there are shops, – as much per day as from a small town. Waste food from
theatres, cinemas, swimming pools and leisure centres. restaurants isn’t put into the sea, but still causes problems
There are more facilities, in fact, than most towns offer when brought back to the land.
their residents. It’s therefore easy to see why they are
so popular. But what is the effect on the environment of Cruise ships also cause difficulties in the cities where
this trend? they stop. Popular destinations can get five or six ships
per day, with thousands of tourists at a time. Good for
Although it usually takes less energy for a vehicle restaurants? No. Restaurant owners complain that the
to move through water than over land, cruise ships visitors look around for a few hours and then return to
are often huge, with the biggest ones carrying up their ship to eat. What’s more, the crowds can put off
to 6,000 passengers. Moving such large vehicles other tourists, who complain that the streets are too busy.
requires enormous engines, which burn as much as Some towns have banned cruise ships or put a limit on the
300,000 litres of fuel a day. One scientist has calculated number that can stop at the same time. People who care
that cruise ships create as much pollution as 5 million about the environment worry that as the cruise industry
cars going over the same distance. Because they are continues to grow, so too will the issues for our planet.
out at sea, they also burn dirtier fuel that isn’t allowed
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1 What is the writer trying to do in paragraph 1? 4 How do some people feel about the cruise ship
A persuade people to go on cruise ships passengers who visit their cities?
B explain why cruise ships have become so A surprised that they are rude to other
tourists
popular
B annoyed that they don’t spend money on
C compare cruise ships with a typical holiday
meals
resort
C happy that they fill up all the restaurants
D describe how the services cruise ships offer
D pleased to see so many visitors to the city
have changed
5 Which best describes large cruise ships?
2 One reason cruise ships cause a lot of air
pollution is because A
They seem to offer ideal relaxing
A they carry large numbers of cars as well as holidays, but they aren’t environmentally
passengers. friendly.
B their engines are not as efficient as those of
B
other ships. They are becoming very popular and
C it takes more energy to move through water they bring a lot of benefits, in spite of
than over land. their problems.
D they use types of fuel that are not permitted
C
on land. hey used to cause a lot of pollution,
T
but things are improving now.
3 What do we learn about the waste products on
D
cruise ships? They cause pollution in the sea and on
A All the waste products are carried back to shore. land, so cities are planning to ban them
in the future.
B Waste food is often thrown away at sea.
C Most cruise ships recycle their waste products.
D An enormous amount of the waste water
isn’t recycled.
Complete the sentences with the correct form of will or be going to and the verb in brackets.
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1. Look at those dark clouds. It ..................................... (rain).
2. I hope the concert ..................................... (be) good tonight.
3. That ladder doesn’t look very safe. I’m sure she ..................................... (fall).
4. Why don’t you borrow Jack’s camera? I’m sure he ..................................... (not mind).
5. I haven’t done any revision. I just know that I ..................................... (fail) my exam!
6. Are you going into town now? I ..................................... (come) with you, if that’s OK.
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Exam task
3 Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, choose the
correct answer. There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.
Could a personal shopper
help you?
Do you love shopping but can never find clothes that stores and talk to us? On days when the store is
fit you or look nice? Or maybe you hate shopping quiet, one of our personal shoppers might be free to
and just want to get it done quickly? (1).......... help you there and then. (5).......... That way, you’ll
They have helped hundreds of customers, both be sure you won’t be disappointed.
men and women. People of all ages have enjoyed
the benefits of their service, and it doesn’t have to For this month only, if you book an appointment
be expensive. We charge a small amount for your with a personal shopper, we’re offering a 10%
personal shopping appointment. (2).......... So you discount on goods in all our store’s departments,
will probably end up spending no more than if you including electronic items such as computers and
were shopping alone. tablets.
Before you look at any clothes, our personal shopper So what are you waiting for? Get yourself a new
will discuss with you what you are looking for. It’s a look, and make shopping fun!
good idea to think about money in advance and set
a limit on the amount you want to spend. (3)..........
All our personal shoppers are trained to know what
styles and colours will suit you best. Then comes
the enjoyable part! You sit back and relax while your
personal shopper looks at the huge choice of clothes
in our store and selects items for you to try on. One
advantage of having a personal shopper is that you
get your own private changing room. (4)..........
If you’re interested in trying our personal shopping
experience, why not come along to one of our
A But it’s always best to book in advance.
B However, you will get this back if you buy any of the items you try on.
C So the prices are the same whether you use the service or not.
D This means you can take your time, even if the rest of the store is crowded.
E Exchanging your unwanted items in this way makes shopping so much simpler.
F Then perhaps one of our personal shoppers is what you’re looking for.
G Because of this, people generally find shopping less enjoyable than before.
H This allows our shopping expert to find clothes within your price range.
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Entertainment and media
Complete the reviews with the words in the box.
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admission audience classical comedy exhibition
museum orchestra performed plays
What’s on this month?
Music in the Park
A concert of (1) ...................... music by Beethoven and Bach. It is (2) ...................... in Central Park
by the Berlin National (3) ...................... . Brilliant!
Two’s a Crowd
A wonderfully funny (4) ...................... at the Royal Theatre. I saw it last night, and the (5) ......................
loved it! It’s written by James Garland, who has also written several very good, serious (6) ...................... .
Animals in Art
A new (7) ...................... of animal paintings, which opens at the Victoria (8) ...................... next
Friday. Well worth a visit. (9) ...................... costs £3, but is free after 4 p.m.
Exam task
For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Emma Watson
The actress Emma Watson grew up near Oxford in the south of England
and trained as an actress at the Stagecoach School in Oxford.
Although she had only acted in a few school plays, in 2001, she was lucky
enough to get the (1) ...................... of Hermione in the Harry Potter film
(2) ...................... . This was the part which first (3) ...................... her
famous. She appeared in all eight of the Harry Potter films from 2001 to
2011. After the Harry Potter films, Emma (4) ...................... to work in films, but also
(5) ...................... a few years studying English Literature at university. She acted while she studied,
and since 2012 she has continued to develop her career and has appeared in (6) ......................
very successful films.
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1 A title B person C role D hero
2 A set B series C group D collection
3 A produced B created C caused D made
4 A continued B kept C stayed D remained
5 A passed B spent C gave D allowed
6 A several B plenty C lots D few
Write a short profile of a celebrity. Use the text in Exercise 2 as a model. Include:
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• where the person was born or grew up
• how their career started
• how they became famous
• their main achievements
• what they are doing now
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Exam facts
• In this part, you read a short text with six spaces in it.
• You have to choose the correct word (A, B, C or D) for each space.
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Exam task
For each question, write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each gap.
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Getting healthier
I have quite a healthy life these days, but I wasn’t because of staying up late surfing the internet. I’ve
always so good! A few months (1) ………, I realised also decided to limit my time online. All this goes to
that I needed to change my habits. I (2) ……… show – anyone can change!
spending too much time online and not eating well.
I decided to do something (3) ……… it.
The first thing I changed was my diet. My parents
have always provided me with healthy meals, but I
often ate unhealthy snacks like crisps and sweets
in (4) ……… meals. I stopped doing this and
immediately lost some weight. Then I started to do
more exercise. (5) ……… of sitting at my laptop
all evening, I went out for a short run. I ran a little
further each week and feel so much better now!
I also realised that I wasn’t getting (6) ……… sleep
What advice would you give someone about eating a healthy diet? Write a paragraph below,
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giving your ideas.
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Exam tips
• Read the whole text quickly before you start writing words in the gaps.
• Then read the text more carefully and decide what kind of word (conjunction, preposition, etc.)
goes in each gap.
• Fill in the gaps and then read the text again to check that it makes sense.
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