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1  Listen to a man talking about one of his free- 3 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 Tai 4
___________ changed everything because then
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 can
 Listen again. Complete sentences 6–10 using
just post a message telling our friends that we’re
one word in each space.
feeling 6___________ because we’re going on holiday
6 The man says that many people think Tai Chi and or we’re 7___________ because we’ve just finished
8
__________ are similar. ___________ the housework. I know what my
7 Tai Chi involves the movement of __________ problem is, though – it’s that I waste far too much of
through the body. my free time 9__________ the internet. And how am I
8 According to scientists, doing Tai Chi can make a using my time right now? Well, I’m 10___________ a
person’s __________ bigger. blog about wasting time. Who knows? Maybe that will
9 The man says he doesn’t enjoy doing __________ help other people in some way.
with other people.
10 The Chinese believe it’s better to do Tai Chi when 1 a most days b often c every now and then
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
2 Complete the text message with the
7 a anxious b confused c exhausted
abbreviations in the box. There are two that you 8 a doing b making c cleaning
don’t need. 9 a in b at c on
10 a reading b writing c having
asap thnx CU sry G8 U pls
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1
Hi! __________ 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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4 Read the text about a new building in Saudi observatory. Speaking for JEC, Mounib Hammoud
Arabia. Which paragraph A–F contains the said they plan to work with elevator company Kone
following information? Write the correct letter. because they have the best technology in the business.
There is one paragraph that you don’t need. This means that elevators can travel to heights that are
twice the distance that was previously possible, while
1 some of the challenges the building project has to still being environmentally friendly.
deal with _ E However, building a tower of this height is not
2 a reason for choosing to deal with a certain
simple. Because it is near the salt water of the sea, it is
company _
extremely important that the correct building materials
3 an advantage the building project will bring to the
are used. Wind can also be a problem for such a tall
country _
4 the period of time needed for the building project _ building, but the architects have found a solution. One
5 different services that the building will offer _ of them, Gordon Gill, explains that ‘because it changes
shape every few floors, the wind loads go round the
The Kingdom Tower building and won’t be as extreme as on a solid block.’
A Work has just started on the new Kingdom Tower in F A special team of technical consultants has also
the coastal city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Its developers been employed on the project. The Advanced
say it will be the tallest building in the world when it Construction Technology Services Company are
has been completed. Not only that, the Tower will also involved in testing the materials needed to build the
have the world’s fastest and highest double-decker tower.
elevator. The building is expected to take five years to 2 points for each correct answer 10
complete and will be ready by 2019 at the latest.
B The idea behind the project belongs to a member of 5 Complete the notes with a word from the text.
the Saudi royal family, Prince Al Waleed bin Talal. The Write no more than two words and/or
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 • It will be the world’s tallest building.
the people of Saudi Arabia.
C The Kingdom Tower will measure 1 km. This is 173 • The building will be 1__________ high.
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
• People will be able to see the 3__________ from the
currently the tallest building in Western Europe. It is
building and the planets and stars at night.
estimated that the building will cost $1.23 billion,
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 • A small number of the lifts in the building will be
will have a five-star hotel, apartments, office space and 4
__________ in size.
an observatory – a room from where people can watch
the planets and stars – as well as amazing views of the •Some lifts in the Tower will move at ten metres
5
Red Sea. __________.
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
five that are double. These have a travel speed of over
10 metres per second and will take visitors to the

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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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