Unit 8
Unit 8
Unit 8
David has just started university in London. Hes (1) _____________ to be a doctor. Its hard to get (2)
_____________ university, but David worked very hard and (3) _____________ his entrance exams.
Before he can (4) _____________ a qualified doctor though, David will have to
(5) _____________ for seven years. He knows it will (6) _____________ a lot to study for such a long
period of time, so David, like most students, has a part-time job. Its a hard life for a trainee doctor.
David will have to (7) _____________ exams at the end of each year at university. But hes always
dreamt of being a doctor, and feels very lucky because doctors play an important (8) _____________
in society.
(8 points)
Collocations
(5 points)
(6 points)
a) Q: ________________________________________________________ ?
A: Yes, I have to go to school on Saturdays.
b) Q: ________________________________________________________ ?
A: No, I cant wear red shoes.
c) Q: ________________________________________________________ ?
A: Yes, they had to get married in church.
d) Q: ________________________________________________________ ?
A: No, we couldnt eat in class.
e) Q: ________________________________________________________ ?
A: Yes, Mia had to take her mother to the hospital.
(5 points)
(6 points)
Vicky: Ive just read an article in the paper about children. It says its best to have children when
youre older.
Oliver: Yes, (1) I ______________________ . I think thats right.
Vicky: Really? (2) ______________________ . I think its better to have children when youre
young. You have more energy.
Oliver: Hmm. Im (3) ______________________ . My parents were a bit older when they had
us, and they were fantastic. They had lots of time for us, and were very patient.
Oliver: Mmm. I suppose (4) ______________________ . Everyone is different.
Vicky: Yes, (5) ______________________ !
(5 points)
[Track 19]
a) History
b) Politics
c) Biology
d) Economics
e) Music
(5 points)
Listening
[Track 20]
8 Listen to Edith and Simon talking about school. Choose the correct information
to complete the sentences.
(5 points)
When my grandmother was young, life for children was very different from today. My grandmother grew up on a
farm, and I think she had more freedom than children do now. But even in the cities, there were fewer cars, and
children could play outside a lot more than today. My grandmother and her brothers and sisters certainly didnt
have to do as much schoolwork as children do nowadays, but they couldnt play all day because they had to help
on the farm and in the home. My grandmother left home when she was fourteen and got a job working as a
servant in a big house. That was the end of her childhood. She lived far away and couldnt visit her parents very
often. She said she missed them very much. Everybody in the house had to work long hours every day. But on
Sundays my grandmother didnt have to go to work. She could spend the day doing whatever she wanted. When
my grandmother was seventeen she met my grandfather, got married and had children. I think life then was hard,
and childhood was short.
(5 points)