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E xa m Rem inder
Eliminating answers
Read th e Exa m R e m in d e r. W h e n can yo u • R em em ber to read th e te x ts firs t and th in k ab o u t w here they
elim in a te an a n s w e r o p tio n ? are from .
• Then loo k a t th e answ er o p tio n s and und erline any key words.
• Read th e te x ts again and lo o k fo r sim ilar in form atio n to the
в N o w c o m p le te th e Exa m Task. w o rd s you un d e rlin e d . If you c a n't fin d any sim ilar information,
elim in a te th a t answer o p tio n .
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• Finally, check th e in fo rm a tio n fo r th e ans wer o ptio n s you didn't I
Hi Ralph! elim in a te and choose th e one w hich answers th a t question.
Well, i t ’s 3 6 ° C here in Bordeaux and
I am having a g r e a t tim e! I’m sta ying
in th e h isto rical p a r t o f th e c ity and
I’ve already fallen in love w ith th e
area! I’m sleeping in a t e n t , though ,
so I ju s t hope th e r e won’t be any
s to rm s while I’m here ...

Ben
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threat party last night!

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1 A rriv e fo r ea ch jo b on tim e. It up.

2 R em ain polite a t all tim es. м Ш и д у Li/i the louiA0g.

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Exam Tas
Look at each o f th e te xts. W h a t d o the y say? Choose th e co rre ct le tte r a, b o r c.

1 W h at does Ben hope? W h a t should Ed's Electricians do?

a th a t th e w ea th er d o e s n 't change a arrive early
b th a t he w ill lik e th e area b create p ro blem s w ith th e ir customers
с th a t he w ill sleep in a te n t с say 'so rry ' if th e y create an inconvenieno
2 W hy has T im 's dad w ritte n th e note ? W h a t m ust Q ue ntin's fla tm a te s do?
a to re m ind him to ta ke his keys a clean th e fla t s tra ig h t away
b to re m ind him th e cle aner is c om ing b m e e t to con sid er how to clean the flat U|
с to re m ind him th e d o o r is lo cked с have a pa rty
3 W h a t sh ould Soph do?
a g e t in to u ch w ith Lisa b p a in t Lisa's walls с fin d a pa inte r

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Л Choose the c orrect answ ers.

Please clean t h e ___ I c a n 't see the g arden.

a windows b wall с sink
Will you p u t th e d irty dishes in th e ___ ?
a fridge b sink с to ile ts
His flat is on th e 3rd
a ground b flo o r с lift
Look in t h e __ if y o u 're thirsty. I th in k the re's som e ora n g e juice.
a sink b frid g e с sofa
Jenny has lost t h e ___to her house and n ow she ca n 't g e t in!
a wall b do or с keys
I'm going to sit ou tside in t h e ___tod ay.
a garden b be d с garage

В Complete th e t e x t w ith th e s e w o rd s .

block of flats bungalow castle cottage detached house semi-detached house tent

Find a property

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Mandy is an estate agent. It's her jo b to sell p ro p e rty fo r o th e r p e o p le.
There are all sorts o f p ro p e rtie s fo r sale. M o st p e o p le in cities p re fe r to live in a ( 1 ) ------------------------------------------ even
though it can be noisy and so m e tim es th e lifts d o n 't w ork ! As you m ove away from th e city centre and in to th e suburbs,
you'll find that a (2 ) _________________________ is a g o od choice; it's n o t to o big and on ly has one flo or, so it's cheap er
than a (3) __ ______________________ which has tw o flo ors , is much b ig g e r and is su rrou n ded by its ow n g arden. If you
don't mind sharing a wall w ith a neig hbo ur, you co u ld live in a ( 4 ) __________________________
Things are different in th e cou ntrysid e. Th ere you can g e t a p re tty little (5 ) _________ or, if you're a
millionaire, a big (6 ) fit fo r a king, or q uee n o f course! The o nly th in g I ha ve n't sold is a
i f ■ ___________________ ! You can ju s t g o to a c am pin g sho p f o r on e o f tho se!'

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will; be g oin g to

A Complete th e se nten ces w ith th e ten s e s an d v erb s in b ra c ke ts .

Jim me to th e sh op, (be going to / not drive)

you th e b a th ro o m , please? (future sim ple / clean)
Be careful! You th a t w in d o w , (be going to / break)
The decorators th e house on Sunday, (be going to / paint)
I promise I my b ed ro o m b e fore m y m um gets hom e, (future simple / tidy)
Don't worry. you carry th os e bags in to th e kitche n, (future simple / help)
Our plans have chan ged. We __________________ aw ay th is w ee ken d, (be going to / not go)
8 D ad _______________________ m y m ob ile p ho n e b ill if I d o n 't d o any housework, (future simple / not pay)

В Match the first pa rts o f th e se n ten ce s 1 - 8 to th e seco nd p a rts a -h .

1 I will buy my own house □ a and M um can relax.

2 I'm going to pa int my room □ b g o on holiday.

Next w eek I'm g o in g to □ с be 18 in N ove m ber.

4 She'll □ d w hen I have eno ug h money.

5 I'll cook dinner □ e o r you w o n 't g e t any p oc k e t money!

6 Will you please □ f in a b rig h t colour.

7 Walk the d og □ g a b ab y in a fe w m onths.

8 Martha is go in g to have □ h be q u ie t as I'm tryin g to work?

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Understanding technical or specific words

Re ad th e Ex am R e m in d er. W h a t can h e lp you u n d er sta n d • R em em ber n o t to panic if yo u hear w ords
tech n ical w o rd s? in th e exam th a t are hard to understand,
such as te chnical words.
• Use th e co n te x t to help you understand.

в earn Listen a nd c o m p le te th e Exa m Task.

Think a b o u t w ha t th e liste ning is a bo u t and
th e w ord s you d o understand .

Exam Tas[
You w ill hear p a rt o f an in te rvie w w ith a lady called Julia w ho is d e c o ra tin g her house. For qu estion s 1 -6, circle the best
answer, a, b o r c.

1 Julia is m a king her hom e lo ok like a

a med ieval castle,
b de ta ch ed house,
с m edieval bung alow .
2 W here d oes Julia s ta rt th e visit?
a on th e 3rd flo o r
b on th e g ro u nd flo o r
с in th e kitchen
3 They need a(n)
a electrician,
b painter,
с plum ber.
4 W h y is Julia m aking her house lo ok like on e fro m th e M id dle Ages?
a She likes we arin g th e tra d itio n a l cloth es fro m th e p e riod ,
b She disco vered in te re stin g film s a b o u t th e pe rio d,
с She likes rom an tic p e o ple . v \ '1
5 Julia is w o rrie d a b o u t cha nging th e ga rd en because
a it costs a lo t o f money,
b th e council has n o t given th em perm ission,
с th e neig hb ou rs a re n 't pleased w ith th e plans.
6 W h a t does Julia say a b o u t her fu ture ?
a She w ill possibly m ove if th e council says no.
b She w ill ta lk to th e council,
с She w ill p ro b a b ly still change the ga rden .

С ШЛЮ Listen ag ain and

check y o u r answ ers.

В C ircle th e c o rre c t w o rd s .
М о С ( л Ъ 1 Л \ < л Г \ \

1 I m ust d o house / the housework. The house is in a

mess!
C o m p le te th e co lloc atio n s w ith m a k e , m o v e , d o
or tak e .
2 W e are m o ving with the times / house next year, j
W e 'v e b o u g h t a little co tta ge .
1 w ith th e tim es
3 You should m ake a mess / your bed th e moment y<
2 a mess g e t up.
3 th e hou sew o rk 4 Call m e a t te n. I'll be ta k in g a break / a bath then
4 house 5 Please d o n 't m ake your bed / a mess. I've just
5 a break cleaned up in here.
6 a bath 6 Let's d o a break / the dishes be fore w e g o to bed.
7 yo u r b ed 7 Penny's so old-fa sh io ne d . She needs to move with
8 _the dishes the times / house.
8 I'll ta ke a bath / the dishes afte r the fo otb a ll game.l

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Future Plans and Events; Future Predictions

Я Correct th e sen tences.

1 Oh no! The crystal vase is g o in g fall over.

2 Don't worry. I'll d o in g th e dishes later.
3 The train leave a t 6 pm on Saturday.
4 They be moving to a c o tta g e n e xt m o nth .
5 Do the jo b p ro p e rly o r I w o n 't to pay you.
6 Samantha m ig h t to spen d all o f her m on ey b e fore th e house is finished.

В Complete th e te x t by w ritin g o n e w o rd in each g a p .

Afootballer's life
Meet Blaine Goonie. He's a fo o tb a ll p la ye r w ith M un ch uste r U nited.
Next week, he (1 ) ___________________ tra ve llin g to Spain to play in a
very important Cham pions League m atch. U n fo rtu n ate ly fo r Blaine, th e
experts predict Real M ad rid ( 2 )____________________p ro b a bly
■ 1 1 _____________ th e w inn ers on Saturday n ig ht.
■Blaine makes a lot o f m oney and he knows ho w to spe nd it! He had an
[expensive wedding last m on th and no w he and his new w ife, Jo le ne,
are (4)!__________________ to bu y a castle in th e English cou ntryside !
They (5)[ g e ttin g a fam ous Italian in te rio r d e sig ne r to
llecorate it and, w hen th e castle is ready, a ce le b rity magazine
______________ visit th e m to ta ke p h o to s o f it, I th ink . Blaine and
Jolene love the a tte ntion ! They have been fam ous fo r a lon g tim e , b u t
iey never get tired o f it! ...

Use чоиг €44)lislo

A Complete th e second sen ten ce s so th a t th e y h av e a sim ilar m ea nin g to th e firs t se nte nc es , using
the words in b old . Use b e tw e e n tw o an d fiv e w o rd s .

1 It's my 18th b irth da y to m o rro w !

be
» ( _ ___________________________________________ 18 to m o rro w !
2 Let's not do th e g a rde n in g . Look a t tho s e d ark clouds,
going
Let's not do th e g a rd en in g . I t h in k ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- rain.
3 Jack has plans to buy a sofa fo r his new house n e xt w eek,
is
Jack_____________________________________________ a sofa fo r his new house n ex t w eek.
4 I'm sorry, Dad. It was w ro n g o f m e to co m e hom e so late,
w on't
I'm sorry, Dad. I p ro m is e _____________________________________________ so late again.
5 I'll make my decision a b o u t th e fla t to m o rro w ,
am
I __________________________________________ th e fla t to m o rro w .

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R e p ly in g to a le tt e r
C o m p le te th e se nte n ces w ith th e s e w o rd s , M ake sure you react to w h a t th e w rite r
has said w hen you reply to a letter.
can't fantastic I'll of course really
Read th e le tte r and d e cid e if you have
1 A p o lo g is in g : I 'm ___________________ sorry. to a cce p t / de cline a request, a ccep t /
2 Expressing enthusiasm : C on g ra tula tion s! reject an in vitatio n, ap olog ise , explain
W h a t____________________news! so m ethin g , show enthusiasm , ask fo r or
give in fo rm a tio n o r th an k th e w riter.
3 Givin g in fo rm a tio n :_______________ be a t th e sta tion at
You can organise you r le tte r by replying to
tw o o'clo ck.
th e w riter's com m en ts in the same order.
4 A c c e p tin g an in v ita tio n :______________ I'll be the re!
5 Rejecting an in vita tio n: U nfortun ately, I
make i t ...

В Read th e w ritin g ta sk b e lo w an d th e n circle th e c o rre c t w o rd s in th e sen ten ces.

You have re ceived a le tte r from y o u r cousin, Cathy, w h o is m o v in g to a n o th e r city to sta rt university.
W rite a le tte r in re p ly to Cathy.

Hi Ju lie,
C athy is in E dinburgh now
How are you ? You'll never guess w here I am ! I 'm in Edinburgh, S cotlan d. I g o t a p la c e to find a place to stay /
a t the university here an d I'm really excitedI start her university course.
M g cou rse starts in three weeks a n d I'm here looking for a flat to rent. Everything is Cathy w ants Julie to give
pretty expensive, but I think I'll be OI\ if I c a n g et so m e c h e a p furniture. C an you help her some money for a
m e? Is there anything you don't n eed a t your h o u se ? deposit / any old furniture!
W hen the fla t is ready, I'd like you to c o m e a n d stay for a w eeken d. I'd love to see you, she doesn't need.
an d we'll have a g r ea t time in Edinburgh. It's very pretty a n d the p eo p le a re lovely. Cathy has inv ite d Julie to |
Let m e know w hen you c an com e. You c an take th e train from M a nc h e ster a n d III pick a party / to spend a few
you up at the station in my car.
days with her.
Ju lie can travel to
Bye for now,
Ed inb urgh by train / car.
C ath y

С Read th e e x a m p le le t te r an d a n s w er th e q u estio n s.

j Hi Cathy,
I Corugratulatlorus! w h a t fa n t a s tic news'. iVe heard th at S co tla n d Is
* am a zin g an d everyone says that Edin burgh Is beau tifu l, you're so lu c k y ! Has Julie responded to г
; i hope you fun d a place soon an d yes, I c a n help you. IVe got a de s k an d a o f Cathy's letter?
I chair you ca n have. They're old, but In good condition, i've also got a nice Has Ju lie re plie d to
I big red leather sofa, I f you w an t It, too. Cathy's que stion s in the
I o f course i'll visit you! rd love to see you r new place an d spend so m etim e same o rd e r as Cathy askej
I In Edinburgh. i'm really looking forw ard to It! them ?
1 The best tim e fo r me to come is the end o f October as I've got som e free tim e Has Ju lie w ritte n in a
1 then, in fa ct, i c an come on Friday 22th an d leave on M on day m orn in g. fo rm al o r an inform al
I is that o k ? style?
] s e e you soon,
I Ju lie

D Read an d c o m p le te th e Exam Task b e lo w . D o n 't fo r g e t to use th e U s efu l E xpressions on p a g e 6 7 of your |

Stu d en t's B oo k.

Exam Task
W rite a le tte r in reply to C ath y using the se notes. (100 words)
• c o n gra tu la te C athy on her g o o d news • ac ce pt he r in v ita tio n

• tell her you can give her a frid g e and a be d • te ll her you can visit a t th e end o f N o ve m b e r

О W ritin g R e fe re n c e p . 177 in S tu d en t's B o ok

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