READING AND WRITING UNIT 1

1The words below appear in the text in Exercise 2. Find the words and guess their meanings. Use a
dictionary to check your guesses.
1. spaceship …………………… 3. rocket ……………………
2. screen …………………… 4. spacesuit ……………………

2 Read the text. Then complete the sentences below.

EATING AT MARS 2112

Are you looking for a different type of restaurant? Then Mars 2112 is the place for
you. Mars 2112 is a popular restaurant in New York City. But it’s not an ordinary
restaurant. People don’t come to Mars 2112 for the food. They come for an
interesting and fun experience.
The name Mars 2112 comes from the red planet – Mars. Going to the restaurant is
like visiting a different world. You sit in a “spaceship” – a room with some chairs in
front of a screen. There are a lot of lights and the room begins to move. On the
screen, you see pictures of a rocket, stars and a planet. Five minutes later, you
“land” on Mars – well, actually the dining room. It’s a big room with rocky walls and
red lights. Around 500 people can eat in it. Waiters in spacesuits bring your food,
and everything has got a Martian name like Full Moon Pizza, Martian Soup or Red
Star Fried Chicken. There are video games and music videos to entertain you, too.
The restaurant is very popular and there is usually a long queue of people in front of
it. A meal at Mars 2112 is a lot of fun.

1. People go to Mars 2112 for ...................................................................................................... .

2. The dining room is similar to the planet Mars because ........................................................... .
3. The waiters wear ...................................................................................................................... .
4. At the restaurant, you can play ................................................................................................ .
5. Many people usually wait to ..................................................................................................... .

3 Write questions with the words below. Then answer the questions according to the text
in Exercise 2.
1. how much time / it / take / to “land” on Mars
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2. what / you / see / in the “spaceship”
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3. how many people / the restaurant / serve
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4. what / people / eat / at the restaurant
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4 Complete the chart below about an unusual restaurant that you have visited or heard about. Then
write an e-mail to a friend describing it.

Name of restaurant: ....................................................................................

Address: .....................................................................................................
Type of restaurant: .....................................................................................
Types of food: .............................................................................................
Reason why you like it: ..............................................................................
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4 Complete the sentences with the words below. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous and when or
while.
1. It started to rain ..........................................................................................................................
the children / swim / in the sea
2. We stopped talking .....................................................................................................................
the teacher / come / into the room
3. The students were cleaning up the park ....................................................................................
their parents / plant / flowers
4. I was walking to school ..............................................................................................................
I / fall / in the snow

5 Complete the passage with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Past Continuous.

The Exxon Valdez was a large ship and it 1……………………………… (transport) oil to many countries. On
24th March 1989, while the ship 2……………………………… (travel) from Alaska
to Los Angeles, it 3……………………………… (hit) Bligh Reef. This damaged the ship and a lot
of the oil 4……………………………… (go) into the sea. Many birds 5……………………………… (hunt) for
food in the sea when the accident 6……………………………… (happen). About 250,000 birds
7
……………………………… (die) and the oil killed thousands of fish, whales and other sea animals, too. It
8
……………………………… (take) more than $4 billion, three years and thousands of workers to clean up
the area.
READING AND WRITING UNIT 2

1 Read the text. What do the numbers below refer to?

RUBBISH ISLAND ON THE MALDIVES

The Maldives are a group of beautiful tropical islands in the Indian Ocean. But the
Maldives have got a dirty secret: Thilafushi, the world’s biggest rubbish island. Ships
bring more than 330 tonnes of rubbish to Thilafushi every day.
The Maldivians built Thilafushi in 1992. At the time, they were looking for a place to
throw out their rubbish. Nearly 100,000 people lived in Malé, the capital city, and
they were producing a lot of rubbish every day. Malé is only two square kilometres,
and there wasn’t a good place for all of the rubbish. The government decided to
build Thilafushi to solve the problem.
Today, more than 10,000 tourists come to the Maldives every week. Each tourist
produces 3.5 kilos of rubbish, and Thilafushi is growing by one square metre every
day. The Maldivians are trying to find new places for their rubbish, and they now
send some of it to India. Indian ships bring vegetables to the Maldives and they
return with empty cans, metals and cardboard for recycling.
It’s a rubbish crisis, but the tourists don’t know that. They continue to swim in the
blue sea and enjoy the sun on the sandy beaches. They have got no idea about the
rubbish island only a short distance away.

1. 330 …………………… 3. 10,000 ……………………

2. 100,000 …………………… 4. 3.5 ……………………

2 David is interviewing Tom, a volunteer in an environmental project. Tom has just returned from
Thilafushi. Write David’s questions using the Past Simple or Past Continuous. Then write Tom’s
answers based on the information in the text.
1. what / people / see / when / they / arrive / there
....................................................................... .................................................................
2. when / the Maldivians / build / Thilafushi
....................................................................... .................................................................
3. what / Indian ships / bring / to the Maldives
....................................................................... .................................................................
4. what / the ships / carry / when / they / return / to India
....................................................................... .................................................................
5. what / the tourists / do / while / they / visit / the Maldives
....................................................................... .................................................................

3 Write a letter to a friend describing an interesting place you’ve been to. Make sure you answer the
following questions.
1. Where did you go?
2. Who did you go with?
3. What did you do there?
4. What did you like most about the place?
UNIT 3

Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct answers.
1. John won’t … because he’s got a map.
a. win an unusual race b. get lost
2. Ann … last July. She visited Brazil.
a. went abroad b. had an accident
3. We’re … at the new Indian restaurant.
a. being hurt b. having an exotic meal
4. Jake’s eaten 54 hamburgers! He’s … !
a. gone diving b. broken the record
5. I wanted to … so I climbed Mount Everest.
a. do an extreme sport b. win an award
6. Jane … at camp. She was horse-riding and fell.
a. was hurt b. was getting lost
7. They saw a lot of sharks when they … in Greece.
a. got lost b. went diving
8. You look terrible! Have you … ?
a. broken the record b. had an accident

Grammar
2 Write sentences with the words below. Use the Present Perfect Simple.
1. I / never / eat / raw / fish / .
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2. we / not see / this film / for many years / .
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3. Jill / be / a pilot / for three years / ?
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4. the cook / not leave / the kitchen / yet / .
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5. the judge / already / make / a decision / .
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6. they / throw out / the rubbish / yet / ?
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3 Choose the correct answers.
1. Dr Griffin was / has been a surgeon since 1997.
2. I went / have gone to the hairdresser’s last week.
3. The bus driver didn’t take / hasn’t taken the children to school in the morning.
4. Did you see / Have you seen Cowboys and Aliens yet?
5. We didn’t have / haven’t had crisps for two months.

4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple
affirmative, negative or interrogative.
1. I …………………………… (see) Tony for a month.
2. ………………… you ever ………………… (be) to a hairdresser?
3. I was at the shopping centre yesterday, but I …………………………… (not buy) anything.
4. We ………………… already ………………… (hear) this story.
5. What ………………… he ………………… (say) to you last night?

5 Complete the interview with a film producer. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past Simple.
Q: When 1…………………… you …………………… (become) a film producer?
A: I 2……………………………… (get) my first job in 1996. I 3……………………………… (be)
a film producer for more than 15 years.
Q: Why 4…………………… you …………………… (decide) to become a film producer?
A: Well, I 5……………………………… (always love) films. I’m good with money and schedules.
So one day, I 6……………………………… (decide) to try producing.
Q: How many films 7…………………… you …………………… (produce)?
A: I 8……………………………… (just complete) my eighth film.
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Q: …………………… you …………………… (meet) a lot of famous film stars?
A: Yes, I 10……………………………… . I 11……………………………… (work) with some very famous
people.
READING AND WRITING UNIT 3
1 The words below appear in the text in Exercise 2. Find the words and guess their meanings. Use a
dictionary to check your guesses.
1. clown …………………… 3. balloon ……………………
2. make-up …………………… 4. shout ……………………

2 Read the text. Then imagine you are interviewing Jill. Write questions with the words on the next
page. Use the Past Simple, Present Simple or Present Perfect Simple. Then write Jill’s answers to
the questions.

THE CLOWN OF THE PARTY

Jill Blackstead is a professional party clown. She uses the name “Tiddlywink” and
people pay her money to perform at children’s parties. Jill has been a party clown for
more than ten years. Her career began when she was still at school. She wanted to
make some money to buy CDs and clothes, so she began organising children’s
parties. Her parties became very popular and soon she was doing more than eight
parties a month. Today, Jill works as a party clown almost every day. She has a
good salary and really enjoys her work.
Jill wears the usual clown costume – a red nose, a big hat and funny shoes. She
doesn’t wear face make-up because this often frightens young children. Over the
years, she has improved her programme. Her parties include face painting, magic,
silly games and balloon animals.
Jill has won an award for being the best party clown in New York. So what is her
secret? Jill believes that a party clown must make children feel happy. While she is
painting faces or making balloons, she always talks to the children and asks them
questions. She has also noticed that every year there are two or three words that
children think are funny. When things are not going well at the party, she just shouts
one of these words and the children immediately start laughing.

1. Interviewer: how long / you / be / a party clown

............................................................................................................................................
Jill: .....................................................................................................................................
2. Interviewer: when / your career / begin
............................................................................................................................................
Jill: .....................................................................................................................................
3. Interviewer: you / enjoy / your work
............................................................................................................................................
Jill: .....................................................................................................................................
4. Interviewer: what / costume / you / wear
............................................................................................................................................
Jill: .....................................................................................................................................
5. Interviewer: you / ever / win / any / awards
............................................................................................................................................
Jill: .....................................................................................................................................
6. Interviewer: how / you / make / children / laugh
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Jill: .....................................................................................................................................
3 Tick ( )the sentences T (true) or F (false) according to the text in Exercise 2.
Copy the sentences that helped you decide.
T F
1. Jill became a party clown because she wanted to be popular. …… ……
.....................................................................................................................
2. Jill gets a lot of money for her work. …… ……
.....................................................................................................................
3. Jill paints her face white. …… ……
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4. Jill sometimes shouts at the parties. …… ……
.....................................................................................................................

4 Imagine you are a clown at a children’s birthday party. Write an e-mail to a friend describing a
successful or unsuccessful birthday party.