6 Figurative language

Unit 1: Happiness and success

1 v e ry p ro u d 4 d isa p p e a re d
1 Quick language check 2 v e ry sad 5 re m in d e rs
1 for 6 have 3 based on 6 v e r y noisy
2 realise 7 do
3 Ipass 8 on 7 Homophones
4 pay 9 she w as 1 w a rn 5 w e a th e r
5 eat 2 fo u g h t, W a r 6 g ro w n
3 a te 7 b re a k
2 Formal and informal styles
4 fla w 8 g re a t
1 children
2 dismissed
8 Text completion
3 bored or unhappy u p , in , p o s s ib le , t a u g h t , e x c u s e ,
4 enthusiastic about, prefer im a g in a tiv e , p a s s io n a t e ly , m a d e ,
5 high-priced y e t, in s p ir e d , f o r g a v e , p r e v e n t

6 newspaper
7 glasses 9 Comparing information in charts
1 tru e
3 Adjective suffixes: -ft// and - le s s 2 tru e
2 colourful 7 speechless
3 tru e
3 pointless 8 harmful
4 thoughtful 9 thankful 10 Sentence correction
5 priceless 10 heartless 2 g iv e u p s m o k in g 7 as b ig a s
6 peaceful 3 o n t h e r a d io 8 b re a k s up

4 d id y o u fin is h 9 an appointm ent

4 Job suffixes: -a n t , -er, -ist, - o r
5 had b e e n d o n e 10 1 have been
1 drummer, 5 assistant
footballer 6
6 to m a r r y h im
psychologist
2 director 7 accountant
3 supervisor 11 Apostrophes: Omission of emails
8 ecologist
1 h a v e n ’t 5 L e t ’s, It’s, I’ve
4 painter,
9 operator
decorator 2 y o u ’d , Y o u ’re 6 d o e s n ’t, th ey’ve
10 translator
3 S h e ’s, w h o ’s 7 A r e n ’t
5 Text completion 4 D o n ’t, y o u ’d , i t ’s 8 c o ffe e ’s
1 vital 7 believed
2 afford 8 m iserable 12 How important is literacy?
3 wealth 9 Dear Editor
predicts
4 happier
10 blam e L it e r a c y is v e r y i m p o r t a n t f o r p e o p l e ’s happiness
5 pressure a n d (fo r) t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e / o u r c o u n try .
11 loneliness
6 youth S tu d ie s s h o w / h a v e s h o w n t h a t p e o p le w h o
12 replacing
a re u n a b le t o r e a d o r w r i t e a r e m o r e lik e ly
 to be d issa tisfie d w ith th e ir lives. T h e y lack irresponsible, irregular
confidence and fin d it d iffic u lt to g e t jo b s / a job.
disappear, disobey
In a d d ition , th e y c a n ’t/ d o n ’t h elp th e ir ch ild ren
with th e ir s c h o o lw o rk o r p la y an a c tiv e p a rt in misunderstand, misbehave
their com m unity. T h e y find it difficult to d o o rd in a ry
things like re a d in g (the) n e w s p a p e rs o r fillin g in 17 Developing your writing style
forms. M any c a n n o t use th e in te rn e t o r social
Possible answer:
media. S o m e (o f th e m ) fe e l a sh a m e d . T h e y cover
up th eir p ro b le m s an d p re te n d (that) th e y The first th in g you notice about my grandmother
is her brown eyes, which twinkle when she smiles.
can read.
She is small and fair-skinned, and her hair is snow
I think it is v e ry im p o rta n t th a t p e o p le w h o w hite. Despite a painful arthritic knee, she still
can’t read o r w rite g e t h e lp . In o u r area, th e re is enjoys life and is very artistic. She paints beautiful
a literacy schem e w h ich h e lp s / to help adults (to) pictures of nature scenes. Around her neck she
im prove th e ir s k ills in re a d in g a n d w ritin g . wears a gold locket which my grandfather gave
Schemes like th is (ca n /w ill) h e lp th e g o ve rn m e n t her when they first married. I know she treasures
to achieve its/th e ir g o a l o f 1 0 0 % lite ra c y in/for it. Ever since I can remember, my birthday has
our country. been made more special by the thoughtful

Yours faithfully, presents she buys me.

Vicki Sansa
18 Sentence correction
1 her 6 in
13 Would and used to
2 to 7 they
1 Both are correct
3 it 8 such
2 2nd sentence is incorrect.
4 would 9 but or Although
3 Both ore correct
5 of 10 there
4 2nd sentence is in correct
5 2nd sentence is in correct
19 Text correction
6 2nd sentence is in correct is Charlotte Bronte who were also

She was born to express

14 Describing character
1 a b s e n t-m in d e d 5 placid pleasure in walking most famous

2 g o o d -n a tu re d 6 o p tim is tic she began w riting universal.

3 u n tid y 7 a rtis tic p u tin her books delicate-looking
4 a m b itio u s 8 p riva te
school where as a governess

responsible for after she got married

15 Vocabulary check
Charlotte was at their height
The following sentences should be m arked *:
looked after
1, 3. 6 . 7

16 Negative prefixes Unit 2: You and your community

unhappy, u n tid y , u n p re p a re d , u n lo c k , 1 Open and dosed questions
u n e n th u sia stic, u n c o n s c io u s , u n s y m p a th e tic 4 a
2 a open closed

illegal, illite ra te b closed b open

3 a open 5 a closed
im p a tien t, im p o s s ib le
b closed b open
insecure, in c o rre c t, in s ig n ific a n t
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Success
International English Skills for Cam bri g

4 tra d itio n a l
2 Forming open questions 5 re d u ctio n s
Suggested answers: 6 relaxing
1 How long have you lived in your 7 light
neighbourhood?
8 charm
2 What changes have there been?
9 in sp irin g
3 How do you feel about growing up there?
4 What areyour friends like?/Tell me about
your friends.
7 Using adjectives
1 sleepy, p ic tu re s q u e
5 What clubs do you belong to? / Tell me about
any dubs you belong to. 2 b re a th ta k in g

6 Where can you spend free time near you? / What 3 fa s c in a tin g
places are there to spend free time near you? 4 s p a c io u s , lu x u rio u s

5 sh a d y, s w e e t-s m e llin g
3 Vocabulary check
1 inspiring 6 curious
8 Developing your writing style
2 sporty 7 courageous
Possible answ er :
3 down-to-earth 8 hospitable
’m lu cky e n o u g h to h ave m y o w n bedroom , and
4 adventurous 9 keep
to m e it is a v e ry s p e c ia l p la c e w ith a tranquil
5 close-knit 10 sociable atm o sp h e re . T h e ro o m o v e rlo o k s th e garden and,
if I lean o u t fa r e n o u g h , I can to u c h the walnut tree
4 Text correction
w h ich g ro w s ju s t u n d e r th e w in d o w . In autumn I can
The words in bold should be crossed out: even p ick w a ln u ts fro m th e tree. W hen I get in from
at the decorative iron bridge sch o o l, I love c u rlin g u p o n m y soft comfortable
bed to read, rela x o r ju s t d re a m . Th e re are lots of
and of skill
cush ions on th e b e d a n d a b e a u tifu l Indian silk
last long for generations b ed sp read . I fin d its so ft c o lo u rs particularly relaxing.

used to meet there

and chat us
9 Choose the best word
lb 2c 3a 4b 5c 6 b 7b 8 a 9d 10a
see more into the market

catch up fragrant whiffs 10 Sentence correction

\

the atmosphere well 1 g o in g to b u y

2 as lo n g as
we could do relax
3 lu n ch o f g re e n v e g e ta b le s
be a beautiful
4 I w ill g o to b e d
moving over
5 on his o w n
we got us out of touch
6 w o n ’t b e a b le
pass to the bridge
7 c h a n c e o f m e e tin g

8 If w e had k n o w n
5 Language to describe places
lc 2b 3c 4b 9 have y o u b e e n s a v in g

10 It w a s s n o w in g
6 Word formation
2 converted
11 Text completion
3 own 3 For
1 of
w o rd s
2 fro m 4

X;. A & S f > v

 to 12 sure/clear
5 I’ve arranged for you to come to school with me
6 such 13 a and I think yo u ’ll enjoy it. Most of the other students

7 fo u gh t 14 by are easy to get on with. I’ll explain everything you

15 in need to know about the school timetable, like when

8 w ith
to bring you r gym kit, for example. Our form teacher
9 the 16 are
is Mrs Tait. She’s usually pretty kind, and, like most
10 to 17 is of the other teachers, only a tiny bit strict.

11 th ey 18 to
I’ve got lots of exciting activities planned for after
school, like swim m ing, badminton and trips to the
cinema.
12 Colloquial language round-up
la 2c 3b 4b 5b 6 b We’ve also got email at home, so you can keep in
touch with your fam ily as often as you like.

13 Correcting an email I can’tw a itto meet you.

Dear Isabel, Best wishes,

It was lo ve ly to h e a r fro m y o u , an d I a p o lo g is e for Oliver

not ge ttin g in to u c h s o o n e r.

U nfortunately, w e ’ve had s o m e fa m ily p ro b le m s.

15 Understanding information in a table
1 Coulden 5 Williams
Dad has had a pain in his b a c k fo r q u ite a lo n g tim e,
and the d o c to r has ju s t to ld us h e ’s g o in g to need 2 Morel 6 Lilkova
an op e ra tio n . H e ’ll h a ve to s ta y in h o s p ita l fo r a 3 Carter 7 Bloome
while, and w h e n he c o m e s o u t h e ’ll need co m p le te
4 Khan
rest.

I’m so rry to d is a p p o in t y o u , b u t I th in k w e 16 Language round-up

had b etter p o s tp o n e y o u r h o lid a y w ith us a w orld
until Dad is b ette r. M um a n d I w ill have to go b miss seeing
to the h o sp ita l e v e ry d a y, a n d it w o u ld n ’t be m uch
c in touch
fun for yo u to be left a t h o m e a lo n e . A ls o , th e trip s
d tem plate; using it
we had h o p e d to d o w o u ld have to be ca n celled ,
as neither Dad n o r M um w ill be a b le to d rive us e give up
anywhere. f to send

I am so s o rry a ga in to d is a p p o in t y o u . I w a s really g enjoy choosing

looking fo rw a rd to y o u r c o m in g over. E ve ryo n e h confidential
hopes yo u w ill be a b le to c o m e n e x t sum m er, and
then w e re a lly w ill h a ve a g re a t tim e .
Unit 3: Sport, fitness and health
All the best,
1 Is sport always fun?
Kelly lc 2b 3d 4c

14 Improving the tone of an email 2 Linking ideas

Possible answ er : lb 2c 3f 4e 5d 6 a 7g

DearAhmed,
3 Making comparisons
I'm really lo o k in g fo rw a rd to y o u r v is it to o u r hom e. 1 a fish
My fa m ily c o n s is ts o f m y m o th e r and fa th e r and m y
2 an angel
yo u n g e r b ro th e r, J o s e p h . H e ’s o n ly ten so he can be
3 a horse
m isch ie vo u s at tim e s , b u t d o n ’t w o r r y - h e’s really
4 a log
frie n d ly to o .
 3 splashes, 7
Passes
4 Sentence correction punch es 8
5 had fallen niashes
1 had scored 4 sings, 9
6 did you buy f° c us(s)e$(
2 Have you ever a c c o m p a n ie s
7 take care w orries
won 5 fixes, g o e s 10 guesses, hope
3 replaced g I twisted s
6 tries
4 tell you
11 Sentence correction
5 Compound nouns 1 th a t it is

The correct words are: 2 was taken

carrierbdg, weddingcake, football pitch, tennis 3 I w ill/co u ld /m ig h t
court, school leaver 4 th e key to liv in g

5 easier th an I e x p e c te d
6 More compound nouns 6 I w ill/c o u ld /m ig h t b u y
2 an application form 7 len t th e m to h e r
3 a football shirt
8 on th e e n v iro n m e n t
4 a cycle helmet
5 shin pads
12 Five-minute note-making practice
6 a football stadium 1 s o c ia l m e d ia c a m p a ig n

2 v id e o s to s c h o o ls p ro m o tin g m ental benefits

7 Newspaper headlines
3 s tru c tu re d tra in in g c o u rs e s
1 Romantic novel tops bestseller list
4 s u p e rv is e d tra in in g fo r s a fe ty
2 New weapon against heart disease
5 o n ly frie n d ly c o m p e titio n is a llow ed
3 Rare whale species close to extinction
6 q u a lifie d in s tru c to rs
4 Hundreds join in carnival fun
7 in s tru c to rs tra in e d in firs t aid
5 Mobile phone users in cancer scare
8 re d e c o ra te d c lu b h o u s e
6 City firm wins jobs contract
9 h o t s h o w e rs , h a ird ry e rs , lo ck e rs, mirrors

8 Noun or verb?
1 verb
13 Five-minute summary writing
5 noun
Possible answer:
2 noun 6 verb
3 noun 7 T h e step s ta k e n to e n s u re th e success of the club
verb
in clu d e a c a m p a ig n on s o c ia l m e d ia and sending out
4 verb 8 noun
a v id e o to s c h o o ls p r o m o tin g th e m en tal benefits of
kung fu. T h e tra in in g c o u rs e s are ca re fu lly planned
Vocabulary check
to cater fo r all le ve ls o f e x p e rie n c e . T h e training is
1 consultation 6 court
ca re fu lly s u p e rv is e d to e n s u re th e sa fe ty of club
2 tops 7 take m e m b e rs, and Dan o n ly a llo w s frie n d ly competition.
3 truancy 8 exclu< A ll th e in s tru c to rs m u s t b e q u a lifie d and have
4 danger 9 received firs t-a id tra in in g . T h e c lu b house has been
get
5 peers p le a sa n tly re d e c o ra te d , a n d th e c h a n g in g rooms all
have m o d e rn c o n v e n ie n c e s , in c lu d in g h ot showers.
) Grammar and spelling
1 enjoys, 2 14 Using few er w ord s
Presses
approaches 2 Raul g o e s to a c o -e d u c a t io n a l sch o o l.

3 He is a s p e c ia lis t in c h ro n ic skin diseases.

 4 The car a c c id e n t w a s a tra u m a tic experience 18 Text completion
for m y b ro th e r.
1 of
5 The c h a m p io n w a s g ive n a m ed a l. 2 has/contains
6 Marisa has a g re a t d e a l o f a n x ie ty a b o u t the 3 So/Therefore/Consequently
future.
4 which
7 The d o c to r g a ve th e in ju re d s p o rts m a n a
5 the
painkiller.
6 can/may/will
8 She n ib b le d a c h o c o la te b is c u it w h ile she
7 addition
drank her coffee.
8 on

IS Redundant w ords 9 from

The following words should be crossed out: 10 one

2 by bike, o f w a te r 11 in

3 w hich is w h e re th e y p la y th e ir g a m e s 12 by

4 that he g o t w h ile p la y in g s p o rt 13 to

5 and n o t eat a n y fa t 14 than

6 to run in
19 Understanding pie charts
7 so he th in k s e v e ry o n e s h o u ld w o r k to g e th e r
1 swim m ing 4 basketball
as p a rt o f a te a m
2 table tennis 5 keep fit
8 in m any d iffe re n t c o lo u rs
3 basketball 6 judo
9 ow n, te llin g p e o p le his life s to ry

10 so th a t it ’s b e tte r re c o g n is e d and k n o w n
about
Unit 4: Our impact on the planet
16 Vocabulary check 1 Vocabulary check
1 beating 6 fresh 1 guarantee 5 luggage
2 lines 7 e n c o u ra g e m e n t 2 skilled 6 pace
3 in c o n ce iva b le 8 s lu m p 3 engineer 7 addressed
4 im m ersed 9 sto p 4 numerous 8 invention
5 key 10 b lo g
Choose the best word
17 Informal expressions 1 on 5 opposed
1 stre n g th to s tre n g th 2 standardised 6 rate
2 got o u t o f h a n d 3 distrust 7 novelty

3 h o oked 4 im m obilised 8 wider

4 to p o f th e w o r ld

5 all d a y lo n g Phrasal verbs with ta k e

1 take up 4 took it off
6 snacked
2 taken in 5 taken on
7 get rid o f
3 take them up 6 taken out
8 keep c le a r o f
 Success
International E nglish S kills lor C a m b rid g e IGCSE

contributes to
4 Logical reasoning
jo u rn e ys b y c a r
le 2d 3h 4g 5b 6c 7i 8a 9

8 Word formation
S Sentence completion
1 b eautiful 7 pollute
Possible answers:
2 n e ce ssa ry 8 refreshments
1 there'll be time to watch the new video
3 d o n a te 9 sp on sor
Dad rented.
he might be seeing quite a lot of the dentist 4 ow n 10 diversity
2
in future! 5 P a rtic ip a n ts 11 guide

3 what are you going to put on your cereal in 6 re gister 12 popular

the morning?
4 sea levels will rise. 9 Grammar: Future simple in the
passive voice
6 Linking words: Reason and 1 An o fficia l s p o n s o rs h ip fo rm w ill be sentto
consequence p a rtic ip a n ts .
Suggestedanswers: 2 You w ill be g u id e d o n th e ro u te by experienced
rid ers.
1 The roads are getting more crowded because
the number of cars manufactured is increasing. 3 T h e ro u te o f th e c y c le rid e w ill be planned by
e x p e rts .
2 My parents won’t allow me to have a
motorcycle because/as (they think) it is 4 C h ild re n ’s h e a lth w ill be d a m a g e d by
too dangerous. in c re a s in g tra ffic fu m e s .

3 (The) swimming lessons were / have been 5 T h re a ts to th e s u rro u n d in g area w ill be

cancelled because/ as the pool was / is leaking. h ig h lig h te d b y th e c a m p a ig n .

4 Train travel became more popular because 6 T h e c a m p a ig n w ill be h e lp e d b y these funds.

safety checks were introduced. 7 E xtra tra in s w ill b e p ro v id e d .
5 Therefore they would land/were going to land 8 P a rtic ip a n ts w ill b e m e t at th e sta rt of the route.
1

in Manchester.
9 P e o p le w ill be e n c o u ra g e d n o t to use cars.
6 Consequently, many people feel inadequate.
10 P rizes w ill b e L/
g iv e n to th e te a m s */ The teams
7 Asa result, house prices have risen / are rising. w ill b e g iv e n p rize s .
8 ...so she bought a new one.

10 ‘Walk to school’ campaign

7 Text correction 2 An article w ill be p u b lish e d in the school magazine.
a lot of dangerous drivers 3 E m a ils w ill be s e n t to p a re n ts .
time for breakfast 4 S tu d e n ts w ill b e to ld to w a lk in pairs or threes.

on their way 5 S e n io r s tu d e n ts w ill b e a sk e d to look after

ju n io r p u p ils .
More of us
6 (Th e ) m o n e y s a v e d o n p e tro l a n d fares will be
a fuel-efficient model?
used to im p ro v e th e s c h o o l's c y c le racks.
reach for the lead-free variety?

suffering from 11 Linking words: Addition and contrast

by bus Suggested answers:

why aren't you using it? 1 M o re o ve r, m o s t p e o p le u se b ikes to get to

w o rk .
 2 H ow ever, it is a q u ite / q u ite a d a n ge ro u s form 16 Relating to your target audience
o ftra n s p o rt. Internet users C
3 N e ve rth e le ss, m a n y p e o p le say th e y are scared
Residents F
of flyin g .
Teenage magazine readers E
4 In a d d itio n , th e re w e re lo n g q u e u e s to get
on th e rides, and s o m e o f th e rid es w e re not People looking for a job A
w o rk in g .
Parents D
5 F u rth e rm o re , a fa c to r y w o u ld e n c o u ra g e more
p e o p le to m o v e in to th e v illa g e and as a result, Apenfriend B

(the) lo ca l s h o p s w o u ld g e t m o re custom ers.

17 Paragraphing and punctuation
12 Presenting the pros and cons Report to the School Management Committee

Listing: S e c o n d ly A t the end of the spring term our class held

a fundraising barbecue. We decided after
Contrast: b u t, h o w e v e r, H o w e v e r
som e disagreement, to donate the funds to the
Reasoning: b e ca u se , T h e re fo re , as local hospital. Some students argued that the
Emphasis: in p a rtic u la r, as s u re ly school needed the money to help replace our
classroom laptops. However, in my opinion we
Addition: A n o th e r p o in t to c o n s id e r, M o re o ve r
made the right decision to donate the money to a
Consequence: A s a re s u lt,C o n s e q u e n tly good cause.

Opinion: In m y v ie w , I th in k Although organising the event was hard work

and tim e-consum ing, I think most of us enjoyed
Sum m ing up: O n b a la n c e
selling the tickets and cooking the food. In
addition, the nurses told us our donation helped
13 Word game to buy oxygen cylinders for emergency use
2 road w hich made us feel very proud. The majority of
us agreed saving lives is more important than
3 halt
sta te -o f-th e -a rt computers. Nevertheless, a few
4 plane
students disagreed and I understand their point
5 trip of view.
6 tow n
On balance, I think that, although most of our
7 area fundraising efforts should continue to benefit local
8 cro w d charities, we should have one event each year just
for our school. If the headteacher gives permission,
9 train
perhaps we could use the money we raise to have
10 sign
our classroom com puters replaced.

Please let me know if you require any further

14 Understanding graphs inform ation about our fundraising activities and
1 $50 000 plans.
2 March
Jordan Inara
3 $70 000
Student Representative to the School Management
4 May Committee
5 Up

18 Linking words round-up

15 Choose the best word b, h, j, o
la 2c 3c 4c 5a 6 c 7b 8 c 9d l° b
 3 So ... that and such... that
19 Text com pletion Possible answers :
6 but
1 because/as
7 where 1 a p o w e rfu l p e rfo rm a n c e
2 will/would
8 when 2 an e x c itin g s to ry
3 with
9 which/that 3 an a m a zin g a c to r
4 been
10 Finally 4 c o n v in c in g / a p p e a lin g / a ttra c tiv e
5 which
5 v io le n t
20 Report on the school visit to the
6 p o ig n a n t
Alternative Energy Centre
7 lo n g
Example answer.
8 b e a u tifu l/ m a g n ific e n t
The school visit to the Alternative Energy Centre
9 sad
was very enjoyable.

We weregiven very interestingtalks about alternative

energy sources and we also watched a fascinati ng film 4 Word formation
on wind power. We weregiven lots of useful handouts, 2 e x c ite m e n t 9 entertainment
although unfortunatelysome students did not bring 3 re s p o n d in g 10 pow erful
folders with them, so they had difficulty looking after their 4 p e rfo rm a n c e 11 expressions
papersandsomestudents losttheirs, which was a shame.
5 a tm o s p h e re 12 imagination
At the end of the day, we visited the gift shop and
6 e m o tio n a l 13 d irector
saw an intriguing range of inexpensive recycled
7 s u b s titu te 14 isolated
goods. Most of us bought some gifts to take home.
8 lo n e ly 15 convenient
The atmosphere on the bus home was extremely
positive. Most of us felt we had learnt a good deal.
This will help us in our studies, especially science, 5 Collocations
and we are also all more aware of the importance
Words in brackets are possible, but less likely,
of renewable energy sources and what we can do to
collocations.
save energy and care for the planet.
stylish : s h o e s (a n im a tio n , h o rro r film ,
We would love another visit to this cutting-edge
d o c u m e n ta ry )
centre, as there is still so much we could learn.
a tm o s p h e ric : h o r r o r f ilm , d o c u m e n ta ry
Unit 5: Entertainment (a n im a tio n )

1 Film vocabulary w itty : a n im a tio n ( h o r r o r f ilm , d o c u m e n ta ry)

1 heroine 5 characters v io le n t: a n im a tio n , d o c u m e n ta r y , m u rd er
2 costumes 6 scene
th o u g h t-p ro v o k in g : d o c u m e n t a r y (anim ation,
3 reviews 7 genres h o rro rfilm )
4 cast 8 box office
skilful: a n im a tio n , h o r r o r f ilm , d o c u m e n ta ry

2 More film vocabulary

1 special effects 6
message 6 Odd word out
2 Oscars 7
performance s u m p tu o u s
3 settings g
recommend
4 role 9
star
5 suspense 7 Describing films
le 2h 3a 4b 5d 6 i 7g 8 c 9f
 g Describing plots
8 was n o t able
1 Max in tro d u ce s A n n ie
9 brought him up
2 becom es a w e a p o n
10 w ho are good
3 to begin a n e w ca re e r, b u t can he do it
11 as m odern as
4 then n e a rly ru in s it, w h o d e te cts
12 reading a story
5 Zoe falls in lo ve

6 knocks on th e d o o r, w h y does she have 14 Understanding pie charts

7 catches fire, th a t d e fie s 1 false
2 true
9 Choose the best word 3 true
lb 2b 3a 4 d 5a 6 b 7c 4 true

5 true
10 Prepositions 6 false
1 about
Other possible sentences:
2 in
(Books of) poetry and plays were twice as popular
3 in
as foreign-language books.
4 on
Novels accounted for nearly half of all books
5 by
borrow ed.
6 of
The m ost popular kind/type/category of books
7 into
borrow ed was novels.
8 on
S h o rt stories were slightly more popular than
9 in p o e try and plays.

11 Choose the best word

15 Vocabulary check
la 2b 3b 4 d 5a
1 com passionate 5 identify

2 integrity 6 burst
12 Text completion
3 aspirations 7 twists and turns
1 for 8 w ith
4 lend 8 shortcomings
2 is 9 one
3 to/w ith 10 to
16 Developing your writing style
4 of 11 up la 2j 3f 4i 5h 6 c 7d 8g 9e 10b
5 as 12 W h e n /lf

6 F u rth e rm o re 13 ta k e / c a rry 17 Language round-up

7 if/when 14 th a n Only the following sentences moke sense:

3, 5, 11, 12, 14
13 Sentence correction
1 w a ste o f tim e

2 b e tte r th a n m in e
Unit 6: Travel and the outdoor life
3 has s h o w n 1 Vocabulary check
4 g r o w i n g up 1 fully equipped campsite

2 brochures
5 is fun
3 culture and customs
6 r i g h t to p r i v a c y
4 holiday resort
7 a d is c u s s io n
 4 Position of adverbs
5 nightlife
I’ve ju st fin is h e d ...
6 scenery
No one e ve r g o e s ... a n d I’m c e r t a in ly ...

2 Paragraphing and punctuation som etim es s t a y in g ... / d a ys s o m e tim e s ...

Recently our class looked at a website advertising
I’ll p ro b a b ly f e e l... b u t it ’s d e fin ite ly goin g to be..
an activity holiday. We identified the persuasive
techniques advertisers use to convince potential I o c c a s io n a lly d id ... / p a y o c c a s io n a lly.
customers to choose this kind of holiday.

Firstly, we looked at the photographs showing 5 Sentence correction

young people doing interesting activities. The 1 a (g re a t d e lig h t)
activities looked very appealing and succeeded
2 th e (France)
in the advertiser’s aim of making us want to find
3 at (the to p )
out more about the holidays. The target group for
this kind of holiday is teenagers, and we noticed 4 it (causes)
how, in orderto increase a sense of identification, 5 th e re
young people of similar ages and backgrounds to 6 w ill
ourselves were chosen for the pictures.
7 him
We also studied the information given on the
website. This was also very persuasive, as
comments such as'every minute of the day is filled 6 Grammar revision
with fun’ were used to look like real facts, rather b ein g, sin ce , e x p lo rin g , w h e re , identifying,
than just the advertiser’s opinions. c a p tu re , fro m lo o k in g , a, like, w h o , which

I think by choosing scenic locations, happy-looking

people and exciting activities, the holiday com pany 7 Expanding notes into sentences
achieved their aim of making the holiday seem 2 W e w e n t fis h in g in a n e a rb y lake, but we didn't
attractive. In addition, they cleverly disguised any ca tch a n y th in g .
negative aspects of the holidays. 3 W e w e re c a u g h t / g o t c a u g h t in a thunderstorm
If you are thinking of booking on a holiday webite, a n d , as w e h a d n o c o a ts w ith us, w e were
remember the advertiser wants you to buy the s o a k e d to th e skin.
holiday and will only show its good points. So 4 W e w e n t to a c o u n t r y m a rk e t w h e re I bought a
think of its potential drawbacks for yourself before b ra n d n e w D VD d ir t c h e a p .
making up your mind.
5 W e w e n t on / d id a te rrific w a lk th rou gh a
p in e -s c e n te d fo re s t a n d h a d a p icn ic near
3 Text completion a w a te rfa ll.
1 flexibility 12 emergency 6 W e m e t a m a n in th e fo re s t w h o lent us his
2 strain 13 flexible b in o c u la rs to lo o k a t a deer.
3 costume 14 invest 7 W e s p e n t a w h o le h o u r w a tc h in g a
4 trunks 15 map reading b re a th ta k in g s u n s e t u n til th e sk y w e n t
mm

5 supervised c o m p le te ly d a rk .
16 compass
6 sensitive 17 distances
7 risky
18 skid
8 ‘Body’ idioms
warnings 2 b e h in d m y b a c k
19 balance
» sea 3 b le w m y m in d
20 cracked
10 shallow 4 g ive m e a h a n d
21 gates
11 lifesaving 5 o ff m y c h e s t
22 escape
6 o ld h e a d o n y o u n g s h o u ld e rs
 7 itchy feet
13 Using fewer words
8 a s tra ig h t face
1 m osaics 4 remote

9 Adjective suffixes 2 distin ctive 5 well-preserved

1 m e m o ra b le 3 hospitable 6 enthusiastic

2 p o iso n o u s
14 Sentence correction
3 dram atic, b asic
1 of th at island
4 changeable
2 if I had know n
5 co u rageo u s
3 too tire d to eat
6 spacious
4 as her b ro th e r
5 the house w h e re /live d in
10 Text completion
6 preferred to go
arranges, A c c o rd in g to , w ith , o b s e rv e ,
7 the train w ill leave
study, to, do, d is tu rb , a rg u e ,
where, on, even,
15 Using adverbs as intensifies
11 Building an email from prompts 1 in cre d ib ly painful

Hi Nancy, 2 e xce p tio n a lly interesting

Just a quick e m a il to te ll y o u a b o u t o u r w o n d e rfu l 3 fra n tica lly busy

holiday to u rin g th e b e a u tifu l is la n d s o f S ic ily and 4 d a zzlin g ly bright

Sardinia. T h e y are p la c e s I h a d n e v e r b e e n to b u t 5 h a rd ly recognisable
had always w a n te d to v is it.
6 b itte rly cold
Sicily has a g ra n d b u t t u r b u le n t p a s t. W e s a w tra c e s 7 c o m p le te ly exhausted
of Arabic and G re e k in flu e n c e in th e b u ild in g s and
8 h isto ric a lly accurate
ruined te m p le s (w h ic h / th a t) w e v is ite d . W e s p e n t
two nights in th e c a p ita l, P a le rm o , w h ic h w a s fu ll
9 h e a vily in d e b t

of life. We also h ire d b ic y c le s a n d c y c le d th ro u g h / 10 m e n ta lly tirin g

to sleepy villa ge s. W e w e re im p re s s e d b y th e g e n tle

pace of life and th e w a r m th o f th e p e o p le . 16 Developing your writing style
The h igh ligh t o f o u r tr ip w a s a p ic n ic in a m a g ic a l Possible answer:
mountain s e ttin g . W e s a t n e a r a s tre a m . Far b e lo w
T ra n q u il Paradise Island has everything: stunningly
(us) we co u ld see th e M e d ite rra n e a n g le a m in g in
w h ite , p a lm -frin g e d beaches, a dram atic, rocky
the sunshine. T h e o n ly s o u n d w a s th e ru s tlin g o f th e
coastlin e, sp arklin g sea full of fish. Th e air has the
wind in th e tre e s .
sce n t o f e xo tic flo w e rs, and often the o n ly sound is
It was a h o lid a y I’ll n e v e r fo rg e t! th e s o n g o f th e birds. In th e evenings, the setting
sun tu rn s th e sky a deep pink and the starlit nights
Write soon!
th a t fo llo w are e sp e cia lly beautiful. Forget pollution,
Love, tra ffic and to w e r blocks. This diam ond-shaped
island is tru ly special and yo u 'll w a n t to return. I
Esther
p ro m ise yo u .

12 Understanding maps
1 P a le rm o , M e ssin a a n d C a ta n ia
17 Vocabulary building
2 S b u ild in g , x cath ed ral
2 N aples
3 S je w e l, x valuable
3 S ardinia
4 / to u rism , x co lo n y
4 Mount Etna, 3323 m
5 ^ w eather, x surf
5 false
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18 Grammar: Adjective plus infinitive
1 about 5 by/to/for
1 hard to believe
2 w ith 6 fo r
2 marvellous to visit
3 on 7 fo r
3 awful to live in
4 w ith 8 to
4 expensive to heat
5 idealistic of me to think
6 easy to maintain 5 Problems and advice
lb 2d 3a 4c
7 pleasing to look at

19 Compound nouns with s n o w and s u n 6 Developing your writing style

sunshine, sunhat, snowflake, snowdrift, sunburn, Possible answer:
snowball, sunstroke, snowstorm, sunroof,
Dear Hilary ;
snowplough, snowboard, sunlight, sunscreen,
sunbathe, suntan I’m re a lly s o rry , b u t I w o n ’t b e a b le to com e to
y o u r p a rty as I’ve a lre a d y a c c e p te d an invitation
to B a rry ’s p a r ty at th e U n iv e rs ity S o cia l Centre.
20 Spelling revision
It’s such a s h a m e , as I w o u ld have loved to come
1 thundery 3 icy
to yo u rs .
2 smoky 4 windy, rainy
G o o d luck w ith y o u r p a rty . I w ill be th inking of you.
It’s w o n d e rfu l th a t y o u m a n a g e d to persuadeyour
21 Text correction
p aren ts to g o o u t fo r th e e ve n in g ! If w e give a party
tourists visit, activities, we had eaten, to see
at h o m e w e a lw a y s p u t a w a y a n y ornam ents that
everything, explained to us, to m ake the exhibits,
m ig h t g e t b ro k e n . It m ig h t be w o rth y o u r doing
he showed us, let us choose, I chose, had finished,
th a t to o , ju s t to b e o n th e safe side, as I knowyour
went outside again, climbed 100 steps, the b e st
m o th e r lo ve s h e r g la ss a n im a l c o lle c tio n !
part of the trip, You’ll be surprised
H ave y o u th o u g h t a b o u t w h a t m u sic you w antto
play? Y o u ’ve g o t su ch fa n ta s tic ta s te th a t I’m sure
Unit 7: Student life y o u ’ll fin d ju s t th e rig h t m u s ic fo r th e atmosphere
yo u w a n t t o cre a te .
1 Challenges of student life
You m e n tio n e d y o u r p a re n ts w e re g iv in g you some
lh 2a 3d 4j 5k 6f 7g 8b 9i 10c
m o n e y fo r y o u r b irth d a y . H o w a b o u t visiting that
n e w b o u tiq u e in to w n ? It ’s g o t a g re a t range of
2 Vocabulary check s tylis h c lo th in g . W h y n o t b ro w s e a ro u n d and see if
The following sentences should be marked *;
a n y th in g ta k e s y o u r fa n c y?
1, 5, 8, 9, 10
H ave a w o n d e rfu l p a rty . I’m o n ly s o r r y I w o n ’t be
th e re to e n jo y it w ith y o u .
3 Compound nouns
Lots o f love,
1 coffee table
2 pillowcases Samira

3 frying pan

4 ironing board 7 Choose the odd one out

5 oven gloves e at a lo o s e e n d

6 bin liner
8 Confusing words
7 washing machine, laundry basket
1 d ia ry 3 resit
8 duvet cover
2 b o re d 4 librarian
 5 im pressive 7 s o c ia l 6 w (h )ic h 9 s (c )e n t
6 text 8 le c tu re 7 w (h )e th e r 10 (w )ro te

8 w e i(g h )
Sentence correction
1 d ep end ent o n 5 w ill b e e ig h te e n
15 Capital letters
2 meant to w rite 6 h a d a lre a d y left
M r J o n e s , J o s e p h , U n iv e rs ity o f C o lo ra d o , B a ltic
3 1w as livin g 7 a m in u te
S ea , W e d n e s d a y , C h in e s e , S e p te m b e r, In d ia , R ive r
4 right b y th e sea 8 in t h e U S A N ile , A s ia , H a r v e y S tre e t, B B C , H im a la y a s , P ro fe s s o r
G riv a s

10 Talking about exam pressure

le 2k 3b 4a 5d 6c 7i 8j 9h lO g
16 Punctuating a text
H a v in g ju s t m a rk e d h e r la s t re v is io n te s t, I a m
c o n c e r n e d th a t J e n n ife r ’s p o o r E n g lis h is h o ld in g
11 Informal expressions h e r b a c k . F o rtu n a te ly , sh e is s e e in g M r B a rn e s ,
1 loads t h e L a n g u a g e S u p p o r t te a c h e r, e v e ry T u e s d a y
2 push me a fte r n o o n fo r h e lp w ith g ra m m a r, s p e llin g ,

3 nag you v o c a b u la r y a n d h a n d w ritin g . S h e n e e d s to m a k e a

s p e c ia l e ffo r t to im p ro v e in th e s e a rea s.
4 stick to

5 get on

6 m akeup 17 Idiomatic expressions

7 do m y best The follow in g sentences should be m arked *:

8 too m uch on his m in d 2, 3, 5

12 S h o u ld , o u g h t, n e e d and h a d b e tte r 18 Guessing meaning

1 You s h o u ld n ’t h a v e f o r g o t t e n M u m ’s T r y to d o b e tte r / im p ro v e y o u r w o rk .
b irth d a y.

2 You n e e d n ’t b u y a n y m ilk w h e n y o u g o o u t .
19 Choose the best word
3 You’d b e tte r ta k e w a r m c lo t h e s w it h y o u .
lb 2a 3c 4d 5a 6d 7a 8c
4 I sh o u ld h a ve g o n e t o b e d e a r lie r la s t n ig h t.

5 You o u g h tn ’t t o le a v e y o u r r e v is io n t o t h e la s t
m inute.
20 Word formation
2 e m b a rra s s e d
6 You n e e d n ’t h a v e b o o k e d a t a x i.
3 a d v ic e

13 Understanding visual information 4 tr a in in g

1 true 5 o c c u p a tio n

2 false 6 a p p o in tm e n ts

7 e a rn in g
3 false
8 w o n d e rfu l
4 true
9 choose
5 false
10 d is c u s s
6 true
11 o rg a n is e

12 e ffe c t
^ Homophones with silent letters
13 c o n fid e n tia l
2 (h )o u r 4 w e i( g h ) t
14 p o s itiv e
3 re i(g)n 5 ( k ) n i( g h ) t
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5 Describing problems and challenges

21 Sentence correction If 2e 3b 4j 5h 6d 7c 8a 9g 10 i
The words in bold should be crossed out:

1 started on to
6 Narrative tenses
2 the time
1 th e y had n o t eaten a p ro p e r m e a l...
3 too little of studying
2 he w a s / h a d b e e n d e v a s ta te d ...
4 some do regular exercise
3 th e fe rry w e w e re g o in g to ca tch ...
5 counsellor is available
4 This sentence is co rre ct
6 make you laugh at
5 before it sank.

22 Tone and register round-up 6 and asked if I had lo s t a n y th in g .

lc 2d 3c 4c 5c 6d 7a 8a 7 w h e n I fell o v e r ...

7 Forming questions
1 Did y o u e v e r g iv e up h o p e ?
Unit 8: The search for adventure
2 H o w b ig is th e P a c ific O cea n ?
1 Sea vocabulary
3 A re y o u in g o o d h e a lth now ? / A re you now i
1 e 5 a
•
g o o d health?
2 d 6 i
4 H o w m u ch lo n g e r d o y o u th in k yo u could
3 f 7 b
have s u rv iv e d ?
4 g 8 c
5 W h a t p re p a ra tio n s d id y o u m ake for
th e jo u rn e y ?
Vocabulary check
6 H o w b ig is a s p e rm w h a le ?
1 docks, cargo 4 snorkelling 7 W h a t are y o u r p la n s fo r th e future?
2 horizon 5 smugglers
8 W h a t d id y o u th in k a b o u t w h ile yo u were on
3 tide 6 dinghy th e raft?
9 W h a t d o sh a rk s ta s te like?
3 More sea vocabulary
10 A re y o u s till keen o n sa ilin g?
1 whales
2 skipper

3 oceans 8 Collocations
1 film 4 screech
4 voyage, pirates, cargo

5 coastguard 2 a ir 5 d ro w n

6 lighthouse, swimmers 3 p o ta to e s 6 insult

7 dolphins
8 shells/stones
9 Ordering events
The correct order is:
9 vessel
10 dinghies, yachts g, i, e, b, h, a, f, d, c

4 Onomatopoeic w ords 10 Understanding visual information

1 squelching Possible answer:
2 splashed
S ta rtin g in S an D ie g o , w e fle w d o w n to La Paz in
3 howling
th e s o u th o f B aja C a lifo rn ia . F ro m th e re , w e took a
4 screeching b o a t to M a n za n illo o n th e P a c ific c o a s t o f Mexico,
via M azatlan. F ro m M a n z a n illo , w e c o n tin u e d by bus
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dow n to A c a p u lc o , and th e n fle w inland to Mexico and b e f o r e th ey had left

City. From M exico C ity, w e to o k a tra in across to to o little o f exercise
the p o rt o f V e ra cru z, fro m w h e re w e w e n t b y boat
through th e G u lf o f M exico to N e w O rle a n s. Finally,
16 Defining relative clauses
we to o k a plane b a ck to San D iego.
Possible answers :

1 there is p le n ty to see and do.

11 Text completion 2 lives in th e sea.
been, sta yin g , c a n c e lle d , w o k e ,
3 daughter w as lost at sea.
delightful, q u ie tly, g lo rio u s , v io le n t,
4 helps guide larger boats into and out of ports.
crashing, d ro w n e d , c ru e lly, re c o ve rin g ,
screeched, sp la sh e d , re m in d in g , c o lle c tio n , 5 yo u cam e to stay w ith me
inspect, passing, a s to n is h m e n t, d e c id e d 6 can cause an incredible am ount of damage.
7 had coordinated the rescue of his pet.

12 Vocabulary check 8 to d o in case of em ergency?

1 sheer t

2 b o u n cin g
17 Adverb formation
2 su ita b ly responsibly,
3 co n d itio n
3 ro m a n tica lly im m ediately
4 con vin ced
4 ste a d ily sim ply
5 chase
5 e xtre m e ly dram atically
6 c o m fo rt

7 stran ded
191
8 in itia lly
18 Obeying the rules of a narrative
T h e te x t should be m arked ./ (all the rules have
13 Reporting verbs been fo llo w e d )
1 boasted 6 e s tim a te d
2 a d m itte d 7 a gre e d /o ffe re d
19 Text completion
3 c o n g ra tu la te d 8 e xp la in e d
l in
4 offered /agreed 9 c o m p la in e d
2 w h ic h / th a t
5 a p o lo g is e d
3 b e s t/ m o s t

4 bought
14 Sentence completion r‘
5 trip s / e xc u rs io n s
1 down 6 of, fro m
6 to o
2 up, for/at 7 in, of, in to
7 p a sse n g e rs
3 off/from 8 on
8 ju m p e d / le a p e d / s te p p e d / c lim b e d / w e n t
4 up, o f 9 in
9 s p e n t/h a d
5 on 10 in, o f
10 fo r

11 w ish
15 Sentence correction l
The words in b o ld typ e should be crossed out:
12 m anaged

13 show *
■
1 on a h o lid a y
14 h o rro r/su rp rise /a m a ze m e n t *

2 w e re n te d it i
15 fo rg o tte n / fa ile d
3 th e r e o n th e jo u r n e y
16 m o re }
4 re g a in e d in th e ir h e a lth
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horse: h o o ve s, m a n e
17 worried/anxious/desperate
cam el: hum p, h o o ve s
18 man
19 back elephant: tusks, tru n k

20 light goat: horns, h o o ve s

20 Text correction fish: fins, scales

Last October, Mr Bains, our science teacher 1 told
us about the Young Explorer competition. He 2 was 2 Vocabulary check
driving to school listening to the radio when he 3
The following sentences should be m orked *:
heard an interview with an explorer. At the end of the
programme, the competition was announced. To 3, 4, 5, 8
enter the competition, Mr Bains explained that we had
to make a model of equipment which would be useful 3 Text completion
on an expedition. 0urclub4got really excited about 1 h isto ria n s 7 result
the idea, although we were a bit nervous about it too,
2 e m p ire 8 fo r
as it was the first time we 5 had entered a competition.
3 p riva te 9 from
We decided to make our model from toy
4 until 10 active
construction bricks which we could 6 borrow
from younger brothers and sisters. First of all, 5 c la s s ify 11 Nevertheless
we 7brainstormed our ideas and after some 6 it 12 but
disagreement, we 8 decided to make a sled for
carrying equipment on an Arctic expedition. We 4 Odd word out
wanted the sled to be original and Finlay Hudson 9
foal
suggested making a sled that could also be used as
a life raft We all liked the sound of that!
5 Linking ideas
We 10 experimented with different approaches and
1 b u t n o th in g c o u ld be fu rth e r fro m the truth
finally we 11 built a model we were happy with. We
2 F u rth e rm o re
12 used very small bricks to make the ice axe, skis
and storage boxes. 3 D e sp ite

4 A s a re su lt
We 13 packed our model carefully and 14 sent it
off. The club then 15 forgot about it, because we 5 A fte r w e ig h in g u p th e p ro s a n d cons
were busy with exams. To our delight, Mr Bains got
an email last week saying our club 16 had won an
Medical science
award for the most inventive model. We were all so
1 v a c c in e 7 asthm a
proud as none of us 17 had ever won a prize before.
2 e th ic a l 8 anaesthetic
The club will get an Explorer’s Survival Kit which 18
3 lun gs 9 a n tib io tics
includes sleeping bags, ropes and a compass.
4 b lo o d 10 vita m in s
Please let me know if you require further
information. 5 h o rm o n e s 11 viru s

12 la b o ra to ry
Hugo Yi 6 vein s

Yeorll
Prepositions
1 b e tw e e n 6 by/at
Unit 9: Animals and our w orld
2 7 b e h in d , of
of
1 Parts of anim als
3 fro m 8 in
bird: beak, feathers, wings, claws
4 for, in to 9 to
cat: paws, fur, claws
10 a g a in st
5 fo r
 8 Understanding graphs 15 Vocabulary check: food production
1 false 4 fa lse 1 o rc h a rd 6 o rg a n ic
2 true 5 tru e 2 p o u lt r y 7 fre e ra n g e
3 true 6 fa lse 3 h e rd s 8 h a rv e s t
4 rear 9 p e s tic id e s
9 Expressing strong opinions 5 c o n ta m in a tin g 10 p ro c e s s e d
Id 2e 3f 4c 5b 6a 7g 8h

16 Text completion
10 Adding adjectives for emphasis l was
1 innocent 4 a p o lo g e tic 2 be

2 absurd 5 a n x io u s 3 it ft
x

3 m agical 4 w h ic h / t h a t

5 have
11 Odd word out 6 w h e re
ewe
7 w h e re

8 m u c h / fa r
12 Vocabulary check
9 o n ly
1 hum ane 6 d e p r iv e d
10 what
2 harmless 7 d is tre s s e d
11 s a y / c la im / a rg u e / p r o te s t/ b e lie v e / th in k
3 contem pt 8 u n c o m f o r t a b le
12 fe e l/ e x p e r ie n c e
4 wild 9 re fu s e 193
13 in
5 appealed 10 h is to r ic a l
14 fo r

13 Sentence correction 15 is

1 to look after 16 in

2 for th e ir b e a u ty 17 SO
3 s h o u ld / m u s t b e c le a n e d 18 to

4 b e fo re lig h tin g 19 w h ile

5 an o p e ra tio n 20 o f/ fo r

6 can be ca re d fo r 21 w h ic h

7 if/w hen w e g o a w a y 22 th e re

8 pick up a p e a n u t 23 fo r

24 to
14 Verb forms 25 but
1 D inosaurs b e c a m e . . .
2 early m an k e p t . . . 17 Sounds right?
3 Lizards fe e d o n . . . 1 m ia o w 7 h o w lin g

4 the ra b b it h a d b itte n . . . 2 h is s e d 8 c r o a k in g

5 Ruben s o l d . . . 3 ro a re d 9 b u z z in g

6 4 c lu c k in g 10 g ig g le d
the c a m e l has b e e n u s e d . . . (because it is s till
used) 5 squaw ks 11 c h im e d
7 are often c r it ic is e d . . . 6 p u rre d
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5 firefighter
18 Proofreading a report for the
6 jo u rn a lis t
headteacher
Our class visit to the animal sanctuary to see wttfr 7 cellist

the giant panda and the newborn twin giant panda 8 c o m p a n y d ire c to r
cubs was so thrilling. We were all looking ve iy 9 n u rse ry te a c h e r
forward to it so much. All of us felt we knew so a
10 labourer
lot about the cubs before the visit. In our biology
lesson, we had learnt that they bad were sleeping in 11 c a rp e n te r

warm cots called incubators and special techniques 12 m in er

were needed to care for them. 13 ch a u ffe u r
Mrs Lun had been told us about the way in which in 14 m id w ife
the wild, a mother who has twins may struggle to 15 p lu m b e r
feed both babies and may abandon one of them.
16 c h o re o g ra p h e r
In the zoo, however, staff will take one cub to the
incubator while the mother her feeds the other one.
It was amazing forte see this happen in real life. The 2 Word formation: Feelings and abilities
zoo staffthey used a stick of sugar cane to distract 1 d is a p p o in te d
the mother while a member of staff took one of the 2 fru s tra tin g
cubs away.
3 in trig u e d
We all wanted to take photographs, and everyone 4 e n th u s ia s m
was able to get thrfe fantastic pictures of the
5 d e te rm in a tio n , in itia tiv e
cubs. We also sawhew the cubs trying to move by
6 c re a tiv ity
pushing their legs backwards. We were told they
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only weighed about 113 grams when they been 7 d is c ip lin e

were born, which is about the same as our phones. 8 p a tie n t

We don’t know their names yet, because the cubs 9 d e x te r ity
will not be named until they are 100 days o f old.
10 c o u ra g e
On the way back to school, we decided to upload 11 im a g in a tio n
on the photos onto the school website. Mrs Lun
suggested we also write a fun online quiz based on
3 Vocabulary check
the notes from the staff gave us.
1 re se a rch 7 consum ers
We all appreciated the experience so much and we
2 p a c k a g in g 8 launch
are going to treasure tt the memories for the rest of
3 fo rm u la 9 ca m p a ign
our lives.
4 c o m p e titiv e 10 p ro d u c ts

5 in v e s tin g 11 b ra n d
19 Developing your w riting style
lb 2c 3a 4d 5i 6e 7f 8g 9h 6 p ro fita b le 12 m anufacturing

4 Choose the best word

Unit 10: The world of w ork la 2b 3b 4a 5b 6d 7c 8d 9c
1 Who does what?
1 dentist
5 Sentence correction
2 novelist
The words in bold should be crossed out:
3 interpreter
1 d e v e lo p t h e n e w
4 interior designer
2 d e v e lo p e d as
 3 a few o f 9 Comparing information in charts
4 a new p ro d u c ts 1 tru e
2 tru e
6 Approximations 3 fa ls e - th e le a s t p o p u la r w a s fa s h io n
The following sentences sh ou ld be m a rke d *: d e s ig n

1, 2, 4, 6 4 tru e

5 tru e

6 fa ls e - it d e c re a s e d in p o p u la r it y w ith m a le
7 Questioning information
s tu d e n ts
Id 2h 3e 4a 5c 6f 7i 8g
9j 101 lib
10 Employment vocabulary
1 s ta ffin g 5 d is c ip lin a r y
8 A training scheme for young people 2 k n o w le d g e 6 q u a litie s
Suggested answer:
3 p ro m o te d 7 re c ru it
A new tra in in g s c h e m e is / has b e e n o ffe rin g
4 re a lis tic
high-quality tra in in g to / fo r s c h o o l a n d c o lle g e
leavers aged 16 and u p w a rd s in a w id e ra n g e
11 Punctuating a text
of occupations. S o m e e m p lo y e rs w e re in itia lly
J a n B e n s o n is e m p lo y e d as an a s s is ta n t to
reluctant to take p a rt, a n d sa y/sa id t h e y w e r e / h a d
a h u m a n re s o u rc e s o ffic e r fo r a b ig c lo t h in g
been w o rrie d th a t te e n a g e rs w e re / w o u ld b e a b a d
c h a in in S c o tla n d . ‘H R w o r k is o fte n s t e r e o t y p e d
em ploym ent risk. H o w e v e r, t h e y n o w s a y (th a t) th e
as la c k in g in e x c ite m e n t/ s a y s J a n , ‘b u t it c a n
media im age o f y o u n g p e o p le is a to t a l d is t o r t io n o f
o ffe r a fu lfillin g c a r e e r t o a n y o n e w h o h a s a
the truth.
g e n u in e d e s ire t o m a k e o r g a n is a t io n s m o re
The schem e give s tr a in in g o p p o r t u n it ie s in e ffic ie n t.’
engineering, h a ird re s s in g a n d m a n u fa c tu r in g ,
J a n t o o k a d e g re e in e c o n o m ic s a t M u m b a i
and shows th a t te e n a g e rs a re h a r d w o r k in g ,
U n iv e r s it y b e fo re d e c id in g s h e w a s in te re s te d in
enthusiastic, re lia b le a n d q u ic k to le a rn . (T h e )
w o r k in g in h u m a n re s o u rc e s . ‘I s t a r t e d as a h u m a n
em ployers th e m s e lv e s d e s ig n e d th e s c h e m e
re s o u rc e s a s s is ta n t la s t A u g u s t a n d h a v e b e e n
so that it w a s/is g e n u in e ly u s e fu l t o t h e m .
s t u d y in g fo r m y q u a lif ic a t io n s in H R m a n a g e m e n t
Around 76% o f local e m p lo y e rs re c ru ite d te e n a g e rs
to/for the sch e m e , a n d n e x t y e a r it is h o p e d to in th e e v e n in g s ,’ e x p la in s J a n . ‘I t ’s h a rd w o r k b u t
w o r t h it, as I’m a b le to g o o n e a r n in g w h ile I’m
reach the g o v e rn m e n t ta r g e t o f 8 5 % . E m p lo y e r s
g a in in g q u a lif ic a t io n s .’
say (that) tw o o u t o f th re e y o u n g s t e r s m a k e / h a v e
made ‘b e tte r p ro g re s s th a n e x p e c te d ', a n d th a t T h e a s p e c t J a n m o s t e n jo y s a b o u t h e r w o r k
there was / has b e e n a d r o p -o u t ra te o f less is th e c h a lle n g e o f g a in in g th e r e s p e c t o f th e
than 10%. s to re m a n a g e rs . T m le a r n in g fr o m m y b o s s , M rs
S h a h , t h a t i t ’s e s s e n tia l to t r y t o u n d e r s t a n d th e
A recent g o v e rn m e n t r e p o r t c o n c lu d e d t h a t th e
m a n a g e r s ’ n e e d s , r a t h e r th a n ju s t im p o s in g m y
experience w a s/is in v a lu a b le to / fo r t h o s e t a k in g /
v ie w s ,’ s h e e x p la in s .
who to o k p a rt. F o u r-fifth s o f (th e ) tr a in e e s s a y/ s a id
(that) it is/was th e o n ly w a y to e a rn a n d le a rn a t th e
same tim e. M ost a re / w e re v e r y im p re s s e d w it h / b y 12 Odd word out
the schem e an d p la n / a re p la n n in g to r e c o m m e n d H a tin g b e ca u se the o t h e r w o r d s d e s c r ib e p o s it iv e
itto th e ir fr ie n d s . e m o t io n s t o w a r d s p e o p le .
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Success International English Skills fo r C a m b rid ge IGCSE

13 Guessing meaning from context 5 mother

1 failed /w ent out of business 6 website

2 do different kinds of things to make m oney

3 someone who buys from the manufacturer
19 Sentence completion
1 how 6 who
and then sells to the consumer
4 shared the running of the business with 2 who 7 w hich

someone else 3 as 8 w hen/w hile

4 which 9 that
14 Vocabulary check 5 w hy
The following sentences should be marked

1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10 20 Text completion
1 is
15 Choose the best word 2 give/offer
1 at a loss
3 to
2 groundbreaking
4 are
3 left out
5 such
4 cautiously
6 information
5 relieved
7 if
8 know
16 Phrasal verbs with up, d o w n and o u t
9 an
196 1 turned down
10 to
2 let down
11 have
3 drew up
12 of
4 put him down
13 help
5 drew out
14 to
6 turned up
15 might

17 Sentence correction 16 in

1 in the workplace 17 which

2 loving to/tow ards 18 how
3 he had gone 19 found
4 *
to be a cook 20 include
5 if you study 21 part
6 have you decided 22 of
7 inaccessible to
8 looked like
$ 21 Colloquial language round-up
9 as it could The following sentences should be marked *:

1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
18 Collocations
1 brother
2 smile 22 Sentence completion
1 the m ost sophisticated
3 person
2 the w orst
4 ocean
3 the cleverest

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4 the m ost successful

factory like Le Yung Motorcycles, nothing could
5 th e laziest be further from the truth. The factory itself was
6 th e best clean and pleasant, and the machines were
quiet.

23 Sentence correction After being shown around the factory, to our

1 go o d enough surprise, we were told we could operate some
of the machines ourselves. We felt proud as we
2 not v e ry realistic
walked through the door marked ‘Staff O n ly’ and
3 This sentence is correct
were given our special w ork uniforms. I personally
4 a little n oisy loved w orking with the supervisor, Mr Zu, w ho
5 rather b a d -te m p e re d operated a large machine used to repair damaged
engines, and I know other students had similar
6 a bit disappoin ted
good experiences.

Everyone in the com pany encouraged us to think

24 Adding capital letters and fu ll stops to
of engineering as a career with many possibilities.
a report Since doing w ork experience, I have becom e
We all really appreciated o u r w o rk e xp e rie n ce at
interested in doing an engineering degree
Le Yung M otorcycles. A t first, stu d e n ts did n o t
and others in the group are thinking of jobs in
w a n t to do w o rk experien ce because w e had a
m arketing, design or sales for an engineering
stereotyped idea o f w h a t w o rk in g in a fa c to ry is
com pany.
like. We th o u g h t th e fa c to ry w a s g o in g to be n o isy
and d irty and w e w o u ld be d e sp e ra te fo r th e day Fatima Al-Sultana
to end. In fact, w e fou n d o u t th a t in a m od e rn Year 11