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Listening Grammar
Part 2 Past tenses
1 Correct the mistakes in these sentences using
1 Look at the exam task. Answer these questions.
suitable past tenses. In sentences 3 and 8 more than
1 Look at the instructions. Who is the speaker in this one answer is possible.
task? What is the review about?
1 When we chatted in the café, I didn’t notice
2 Look at the gaps for questions 1–10. Which gap or
someone stealing my bag.
gaps can be filled by the following?
2 During the phone call, Felicity was asking him to go
a a role camping at the weekend.
b a place 3 Before I had a computer, I was looking things up in
c a product books.
d a length of time 4 I ran to the cinema and arrived at 7.15 but the film
e an adjective already started.
5 My dad didn’t used to have dinner with us very
2 02 Now listen and do the exam task. often because he worked long hours.
Need help? Go to Quick steps page 16 in the Student’s Book 6 My aunt’s beautiful antique vase broke while I
washed it.
Exam task 7 The glass on the table was containing a strange
green liquid.
You will hear a radio presenter reviewing a biography of 8 After Greg had working in the shop for several years,
a chef. For questions 1–10, complete the sentences with he became the manager.
a word or short phrase. 9 When Nick arrived at the party it was late and most
1 The presenter thinks that everyone will find Kwame’s of the other guests went home.
biography a very book.
2 Kwame studied for a while at a ,
which he was forced to leave.
3 When he went to Louisiana, he was hired to work in
the kitchens of a , which was
where he began his career in cooking.
4 In 2010, Kwame went back to New York and became
a in a restaurant.
5 Kwame set up a catering business with money
he earned from selling on
the subway.
6 Kwame’s restaurant, Shaw Bijou, was only open for
before it went out of business.
7 Shaw Bijou had a key who was
responsible for the decision to close it down.
8 The speaker says that what motivated Kwame was a
that was always with him.
9 Kwame’s current restaurant is in a
in Washington.
10 Next week on this programme, the type of book
being reviewed will be a ,
written by an Italian chef.
Photographs of food
When I put ‘photos of desserts’ into called Roger Fenton (6) would (9) would be taken / were taken
a search engine this morning, I got photograph / had photographed from the point of view of the eater.
hundreds of millions of results. When richly detailed scenes of food, which Food was laid out on the table,
I (1) was having / had had dinner imitated the ‘still life’ displays of and photos were shot from above,
with a friend last week, he did not objects so brilliantly painted by the looking down, with the plates
start eating each dish until he Dutch masters. He (7) produced / clearly separated. Towards the end
(2) had taken / took endless shots had been producing large prints of the century, romantic lighting,
of it. Whereas the focus of dining of these to be hung as decorative lower angles and adding decorative
(3) was being / used to be the taste works of art. Up until the 20th objects (10) had been / was the
of the food, its appearance and century and the rise of mass- trend. Nowadays, a lot of Western
presentation has become more and produced photographic prints, this food photography aims to display
more important. Taking photos of type of print (8) had been selling / food as simply and naturally as
food has become part of the dining had been sold well. However, with possible, with very few objects
experience, and many restaurants this and other developments in included.
use photos as a key marketing tool. technology, the style and function
So how (4) was all this starting / of food photography began to
did all this start? change dramatically.
The earliest photos of food date back Rather than being works of art,
to the early days of photography photos of food in the beginning
in the nineteenth century. At that and middle of the twentieth
time, photographers (5) were trying century more commonly had
/ tried to establish photography functional purposes such as
as a serious art form. During the illustrations in recipe books. For
1860s, for example, a photographer many years, these photos
Exam task
You have seen this announcement in an
international magazine.
Listening
c d
Grammar
Part 3 Modal verbs
1 Complete the sentences with a modal verb from
1 Read the exam task instructions.
the box.
1 What is the topic of the five monologues?
2 How many of the options A–H won’t you need to use? can’t have could don’t have to might have
need to should have shouldn’t have
2 What do you think you should do before you listen to
Speaker 1? 1 Georgiou is allergic to nuts, so he
eaten your peanuts;
3 03 Now listen and do the exam task. it’s impossible.
Need help? Go to Quick steps page 24 in the Student’s Book 2 It’s OK, we go shopping
tomorrow – I’ve bought what I wanted online.
Exam task 3 You turned your phone off
before the play started!
You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking 4 If you’re free, we go
about a group cycle trip they went on. For questions 1–5, and see Kate’s band tonight – they’re playing
choose from the list (A–H) what each speaker said about the in town.
trip they went on. Use the letters only once. There are three 5 Leah given her grandson
extra letters which you do not need to use. all those sweets – they made him sick!
A The pace we rode at was 6 I go and study in the
just right for me. library tomorrow, so I can’t come to basketball
B I particularly enjoyed meeting practice.
local people. 7 I’m not sure why that meat tasted so strange –
C It was worth riding the difficult it been in the freezer too
sections to get the views. Speaker 1 1 long, or perhaps I didn’t cook it long enough.
D I got on really well with the
2 Correct the exam candidates’ mistakes
rest of the tour group. Speaker 2 2
underlined in these sentences. There may be
E I was surprised at how
Speaker 3 3 more than one possible answer.
attractive the landscape was.
F I was relieved that the route 1 He hasn’t to explain his actions, but I wish
was not too busy.
Speaker 4 4 he would.
G I nearly gave up a couple 2 The shop assistant gave us instructions on
Speaker 5 5
of times. using the food mixer so we needn’t to look it
H The encouragement others up online.
gave me was helpful. 3 I will send you a list of sights you can find
interesting in Porto.
4 Freddie must buy a jumper when he was in
Malta because he forgot to pack one.
5 My grandma lived in this street as a girl – it’s
funny to think that she could play in one of
those gardens!
6 Now Nick has retired he must not wear a suit
every day – he’s really happy about that!
7 When I got to the shop, I’d forgotten what I
needed – I should write a list.
8 Elsa must not have spent all morning cleaning
the house because her visitors didn’t come.
1 2
Across
1 Living in a small rural has
advantages and disadvantages.
3 4
3 If you want to do something useful in your free
time, why not become a for a
charity?
5 The play was produced by the school drama
club in with the local theatre.
5 6 7 To reduce global warming, everyone needs
to think about adopting a more
lifestyle.
Down
2 Henry sold his antique car because of the high
costs.
4 The government is planning to launch a healthy
7 8 eating in schools soon.
6 The restaurant has recently been
and now looks better than ever.
8 Jimmy’s told Goldie not to get him a present,
but she’s that she will get him
one. There’s no changing her mind.
1 Look at the exam task example (0) and decide if these sentences are true or false.
1 The answer options are all nouns with closely related meanings.
2 There are two correct answers.
3 Choosing the answer depends on knowing some grammar rules.
Exam task
For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each
gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).
Example: 0 A type B track C way D route
Travelling around Europe by train is a straightforward, relatively cheap (0) C of visiting lots of
different countries. Starting in northern Italy, you could be in Germany, the Czech Republic or Austria in just a
few hours, for example. (1) , when planning a trip it’s advisable to (2) the number of
places you visit, otherwise you’ll see little except the inside of a train. To give yourself enough time to
(3) everything a large city has to offer, you need to stay at least three nights.
Once you’ve (4) on where you want to go, it’s essential to become (5) with the
relevant train routes and timetables. When you look at a map, it might seem that two places look
(6) close, but the journey time turns out to be (7) long. By the time you’ve changed
trains several times, you may have lost a lot of your valuable sightseeing time. Careful planning
(8) you get the right balance between travel and exploring.
Write your essay in 140–190 words. You must use 3 Plan and write your essay. Don’t forget to use some
grammatically correct sentences with accurate linking words and expressions.
spelling and punctuation in an appropriate style.
Need help? Go to Quick steps page 29 and the Writing bank
page 118 in the Student’s Book