Upbeat-Pre-intermediate-Motivator

Upbeat Pre intermediate

1 A Zodiac personalities!

1 Unscramble the adjectives in the zodiac personality profiles

ARIES: 21st March - 20th April

You are very 1 sociable (BELCOSIA): you love parties! You have a lot of friends, because you are 2 (FRYLlNED) and 3 (SAYE-GINGOl

But on bad days, you are very 4 (DAB-DEMERPET)!!

GEMINI: 22nd May - 21st June

You are usually calm and 5 _ _ _ (EXARELDl You have a lot of friends because you are very 6 (ONGESEUR), and socially you are _ _ _ (DOOG NUFl But sometimes if you don't get what you want,

VIRGO: 22nd August - 23rd September

You like studying, and you do well at school because you are very _ _ _ _ _ (LlNTIGELTEN), but you are not very 10 (FLES-TONFINCEDl

You don't often go out because you are quite 11 (YHS)

SAGITTARIUS: 23rd November - 22nd December

You like adventure, but you want results now! You are very 1 2 _ _ _ _ _ (TIMPANITEl

And you usually make good decisions because you are quite

13 (BINELESS), but you are sometimes 14 _ _ _ _ _ (SOBSYl

2 Look at the dates and match the zodiac signs and profiles to the people

Sara: 7th April Marcus: 19th December Alex: 3rd June Dave: 20th September

3 Write the name of Sara's ideal friend Give reasons for your answer

Sara's ideal friend is _ _ _ _ because _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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1 B Greetings from Britain

1 Read Jim's letter and write the British English alternative to the words

in bold in 1-10 below

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it's swting to ge.t coUi so I'm weo rixlg 3 po.nt6 not

shorts

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e.vwixlgs we some.ti,me.s We 0 , 5 c.o.b a nd., go to

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Forw no te4l tYl e.re.' s a n S ete 'Id;or

At tYle momwt we.'re Q t 0 , co ,fi We.'re si,t.ti,ng

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9 si.clewoJJc We.'re ho ,vixlg 0 , wp of te.o , a nd.,

2 Write the highlighted letters Then rearrange the letters to find the name

of the English city where Jim is staying

Q-Jim is staying in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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An evening at the cinema

1 Write an appropriate question word{s) for each question Then write

questions a)-h) in the correct speech bubbles

Who What a) What time does the film start? e)

How long How much d) are you going, Matt? h)

2 Invent Sam's reply to Matt's question in picture 8

_ _ _ _ of film is it?

_ _ _ _ is it?

_ _ _ _ film is on?

_ _ _ _ don't you come?

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Murder at Hogbury Hall

1 Inspector Ryan is investigating

a murder at Hogbury Hall Read the policeman's notes and complete the witness statements with the correct form of the verbs

Doctor Paul

I Iwas walking (walk) to the dining room when I 2 (see) Susie Blue

She was running up the stairs She 3 (have) an unusual blue bottle

in her hand It was about 7.25 p.m

I 1 2~ _ _ _ _ (wash) my hair in the bathroom upstairs when I

13 _ _ _ _ _ (hear) the police car outside, so I 14 (go) downstairs

While I IS (run) downstairs I 1 6 _ _ _ _ _ (notice) Doctor Paul in the hall, near the entrance to the kitchen

Possible method

2 One of the witnesses is lying, and is the murderer

Read the statements again and answer the questions

Who is the victim? ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2 Who is the murderer? ~ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 What did the murderer use to commit the murder?

I poison I

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! A (Battle of the Bands'

1 Circle the odd one out in each group of words

podcast webcast (band) concert

2 gig MP3 player CD player cassette recorder

3 techno soul radio folk

4 playlist reggae hip-hop country and western

5 down load piano

6 flute saxophone

trumpet drums cello clarinet

performer saxophone lead

record producer

2 Write the odd words from Exercise 1 in the box Then use the words to

complete the interview below

band,

I: Today on 'Music Box' we are interviewing a local musician, Mark

Janes Hi, Mark

M: Hi

I: SO, tell us about your musical activities

M: Well, I'm in a lband called 'XYZ' with some of my friends I'm the

keyboard player because I can also play the 2 , which is

a very similar 3 _ _ _ _

I: And where do you practise?

M: Well, Jake plays the 4 We usually practise in his dad's

garage so we don't disturb the neighbours!

I : Do you perform in public?

M: We're going to play our first 5 on Saturday We're going

to be in the 'Battle of the Bands' competition

I: That will give you good publicity

M: Yes The competition is going to be live on the 6 , and I hope

there'lI be a podcast so I can 7 it from the Internet

I: Does your family share your passion for music?

M: Oh, yes My sister Susie plays the 8 in a local jazz band My younger

brother is into classical music, he plays the 9 in the school orchestra

I: And what kind of music do you like?

M : All sorts I like rock, pop, hip-hop and techno When I'm not playing music, I'm

listening to it on my MP3 player I've created over 50 different 10 S

I: Wow! So, what are your plans for the future?

M: That's easy I'm going to be a professional musician!

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2 B What are you doing on Saturday?

Student A

Look at the poster and your diary Find out Student B's plans for the weekend, and find a time to go to the cinema together Write the time into your diary

A: Would you like to go to see The Simpsons film on Friday evening?

B: I'm afraid I can't, I'm

A: OK, what are you doing on ?

Friday 27th lJask e iball TOurnament 2.-4 p.m

The Simpsons ~aturday 28lli

-Student B

Look at the poster and your diary Find out Student A's plans for the weekend and find a time to go bowling together Write the time into your diary

B: Would you like to go bowling on Friday afternoon?

A: I'm afraid I can't, I'm

B: OK, what are you doing on ?

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2.00 p.M.: piz.z.~ with b~ve

! c Film reviews

1 Read the film reviews and complete the gapped words

Bad Dreams on Oak Street

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It's an 1 a m § zing film, with 2 f _ a _ t special

effects But watch out! It's very, very 3 s _ a - y

This film is rubbish The story is 7 c _ nf - n - : it's

difficult to understand what's happening, and the actors

It's the usual, 9 b i _ g story of are 8 t rr -

cowboys and Indians

When Larry met Allie

Aaah! It's a film that warms your heart

It's funny and 10 s at that same time Unfortunately there are some 11 d moments, but it has a beautiful happy ending

Moulin Bleu 2

Oh dear! The music is 12 a _ f _I, and the actors can't sing! It's an unusual idea, but the result is 13 d ad I

2 Unscramble the actors' names to find the film categories Then say which actors star in which films

Nat Cora

2 Ern West

3 Ali Scum

4 R.H Roor

5 Tom Carin Medcoy

cartoon: The Unbelievables

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Motivator quiz: films

Choose the correct answer Check your answers and write your score

1 Which famous singer has not starred in a Hollywood film?

a) Madonna b) Robbie Williams c) Eminem

2 Which of these actors is the shortest?

a) Tom Cruise b) Danny DeVito c) Arnold Schwarzenegger

3 Which of these actresses is the tallest?

a) Julia Roberts b) Cameron Diaz c) Nicole Kidman

4 Which of these films is not from a book?

a) The Lord of the Rings b) Pirates of the Caribbean c) Eridget Jones' Diary

5 Which of these James Bond actors made the fewest Bond films?

a) Pierce Brosnan b) Sean Connery c) Roger Moore

6 Which of these actors has won the most Oscars?

a) Orlando Bloom b) Leonardo DiCaprio c) Robert De Niro

7 Which of these films did Matt Damon star in?

a) The Eourne Identity b) Matrix c) Mission Impossible

8 Which country produces the most films every year?

a) The USA b) India c) China

9 Which of these actors is the youngest?

a) Johnny Depp b) Al Pacino c) Daniel Radcliffe

10 Which of these films was the most expensive to make?

a) Titanic b) Casino Royale c) Spiderman 3

My score: _ _ _

8-10 Wow! You're a film expert!

5-7 You know quite a lot about films

2-4 You're not very interested in films ~

0-1 You're a very, very serious person!

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1 Marcia is a very busy

Weds 11.30 p./'r).: PICltf iennLs Sun FREE!

lady Look at her diary and

2 Look at the final picture and

complete the man's response

What about Sunday? Would you like to take me out on Sunday?

Do you fancy going I r d Do you want to

3 A CleRning 11ft!

1 Sam has invited some friends for

dinner this evening, but his flat is a mess!

Look at the pictures of his flat at 11 a.m

and 5 p.m and find the differences

differences Use the present perfect, and

2 It's 5 p.m What hasn't he done yet?

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Picture B: 5 p.m

Do -fhe washing Clf! an -Ihe windows Make -fhe be.d fmp-fy -fhe rubbish bin

He's done the washing-up

3 8 Yes! magazine

1 Read the article and fill the gaps with the correct form of the verbs from the box

I have arguments ask somebody out get divorced break up make up

meet be married get married be engaged to get engaged

"':';jMjil"iifl;?I:'ilijjii!iiiM?I:i;j%ljii'Niij,?~ Hollywood's favourite couple, Liam Henshall and Allie burger together! It was a dream romance, but it shocked Carney 1 have got divorced in an incredible , multi- Hollywood, because at that time Liam 7 to million dollar agreement The Liam-Allie relationship has actress Mia Rooney and Allie B film

become one of the most famous in Hollywood They

_ _ _ _ in public that have filled newspapers ,

and since their wedding two years ago , they

_ _ _ _ many times Up to now, they always

_ _ - - afterwards, but not this time

The couple 5 for the first time three

years ago on the set of the film True Love Liam liked

Allie immediately and he 6 on the first

day of filming They were very busy so they went for a

producer Ray Bradberg Bradberg cancelled the wedding, and Rooney and Liam got divorced Liam and Allie 9 after a month, exchanging rings that cost over $200,000, and a year later they

10 , in a big wedding ceremony in San Diego But things soon changed, as the work and personal differences caused problems between the couple Now it seems the dream is over

2 Write the answers to the questions Use the highlighted letters to discover the mystery word

What was the title of Liam and Allie's first film together?b] _ _ _ _ _ _

2 Where do Liam and Allie wOrk?b] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 What was Mia Rooney's relationship to Liam? - Cl

4 What did Liam and Allie eat on their first date? - - Cl _ _ _ _

5 Where did they get married? - - - Cl _ _

3 Complete the instruction with the mystery word

Circle every word

wedding make year wife on married London date couples to

well every engaged woman sixty give ring thousand Hollywood

actor get husband argue Vegas cake never Las divorce is in

4 Reorder the circled words to discover the mystery fact!

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3 e Happy families

John has three children and seven grandchildren

2 Jeremy is Rob's brother

3 Sally has one son and no daughters

4 Sally and Jean are John and Lillian's daughters-in-law

5 Jessica is Nick's stepsister

6 Julia and Peter are married

7 Jessica is Rob's niece

8 Oebbie has four cousins, and two brothers One of her brothers is called Oave

9 Neil has one brother He is Fiona's cousin

10 Steve is Jeremy's nephew

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J o Roundup 1

wltlAl's lit, ,,1A11,r?

1 The last lines of the dialogues have been mixed up Complete the dialogues with

the correct form of the verbs, then match the last lines to the correct dialogue

1

A: You look miserable What's the matter?

B: I've just 1 had (have) my exam results

I've 2 (fail) them all

A: Oh dear Well, why don't you take them again?

B: He 3 (be) with my girlfriend! D

2

A: You look fed up What's the matter?

B: I've just 4 (see) my best friend

A: Oh! So what's the problem then?

B: I've already 5 (look) there It's disappeared! D

A: I see Well, why don't you look for it in your bedroom?

B: I've already 8 (take) them five times! D

2 Cross out the letters from the verbs you wrote in Exercise 1 Unscramble the remaining

letters to find the name of a famous English pop star who failed all his school exams!

'a,.aaaaabb'\5(ddeeeeeeefR.gi k

k l l l l l m n n o o o o r s s s s t t v w w

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Roundup 2 clllNses crossword

The things that you put in the bin

6 The object that you use to open a locked door

7 A place where you can buy food

8 A green traffic light means 'go', a red light

means _ _ _ _

·0 A thing that you wear on your foot

3 Are you ready for your exams? How much

_ _ have you done?

I - A person who works in a hospital

i ;) ,'Jhen people are angry and shout, they have

2 The meal that you eat in the morning

3 The part of your body where you wear a hat

4 Something that you eat between meals when you are hungry

5 The relative who is married to your sister

6 The place where you usually cook a meal

9 The exercises that your teacher gives you to

do after your lessons

11 The ceremony that people have when they get married

12 The object that you use to cut food

2 Write the highlighted letters in the correct square below (Use the numbers

in the boxes to help you.) Where did you forget to go? Complete the sentence

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We're not going to buy because it's too

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ti c The waiting room

Read the story and complete the sentences in the speech bubbles

because I can't sleep at night I agree And there 2 _ _ _ _ _ _

(pollution) That's why I'm here

That's right And those young people with their fast cars! They've got

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Student A

1 You are at the train station Look at your task list Identify where you need

to go for each task and write the places on the list

2 Ask Student B for directions to each place Start from the train station each time

A: Can you tell me the way to ?

B: Yes, go left out of the station car park, turn left along

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Send birfhda.1j resentto Sue

Med Joe for cofhe

1 You are at the train station Look at your task list Identify where you need

to go for each task and write the places on the list

2 Give Student A directions to the places he/she asks for, starting from the train station

~-l~ i

NORTH WAY 0 SOUTH WAY

MARKET SQUARE

I I

SUPERMARKET

3 Then ask Student A for directions to each place Start from the train station each time

A: Can you tell me the way to ?

B: Yes, go left out of the station car park, turn left along

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A trip to New York

Look at Jo's tickets and receipts from her recent trip to New York Complete the

details of her trip below and number them in the correct order

Buses from Headington to oxford station

D Saturday evening show at _ _ _ _ _

D See Central Park by _ _ _

[IJ Headington to the station by bus

D Paddington station to Heathrow by _ _ _ _ _

cnnRAl pf.,RK BIKE HIRE

D Return home from airport by with _ _ _

D Visit Statue of Liberty by _ _ _ _ _

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5 A organised chaos

,

SUSIE'S SLOG Today I'm feeling @

Posted at 20.39 Thursday 27th April

coffee - and then went to school But I forgot my homework!

HOW ORGANISED ARE YOU?

1 When do you do your homework?

a) immediately after school b) in the evening, after dinner c) on the bus in the morning

2 What is the first thing you do in the morning?

a) do some exercise b) make breakfast and eat it quickly c) have a quick coffee then run to school Late again!

3 You have to do an exam How do you prepare?

a) I prepare a study programme six months before

b) I study every day for a week before

c) I study a little the night before, and hope!

Key

4 You have a day of holiday What do you do? a) I get up early, and do some sport b) I get up late, then go out with friends

c) I get up late, and do nothing all day

5 Your mum has asked you to make a cake for your sister's birthday What do you do? a) I make a beautiful cake and clean the kitchen

b) I buy a cake from the supermarket: it's the thought that counts

c) I do my best , but make a mess!

Mostly a): You are very well organised You like to have your life under control

Mostly b): You are quite well organised, particularly for important things ,

but sometimes you make mistakes

Mostly c): Your life is chaos! Can you remember your name?

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Student A

1 Use the prompts to ask Student B questions to complete the article Answer Student B's questions

James Bond is the most famous and popular spy in the world lan Fleming wrote

the first Bond book in 1 (when?) Since then, the books have sold over

100 million copies People have been watching Bond films for over 40 years

_ _ _ (how many?) different actors have played James Bond since the

films began in 1962

Daniel Craig is 6 (what/doing?) at the moment He has been in

Italy @ a mc@th Daniel and the film crew have been travelling around Italy

_ _ _ (how long?) They've already filmed scenes In SiE@J and @:lme

Now they 're at Lake Garda They've been 10 (what/do?) around the

lake Unfortunately it's extremely dangerous, and there have been t w o s e rious

accidents since last Saturday, and they've destroyed 1 2 (what?)'

Daniel Craig has been acting in films for nearly 20 (£i:ars He's been playing

James Bond 14 (how long?)

2 Write the 'circled' letters below Then ask Student B for his/her circled letters and add them

DDDDDDDDDDD

Unscramble the letters to answer the question

Student B

1 Answer Student /1(s questions Use the prompts to ask Student A questions to complete the article

James Bond is the most famous and popular spy in the world lan Fleming wrote

the first Bond book in 1952 Since then, the books have sold 2 (how many?)

copies People have been watching Bond films for 3 (how long?) @x

different actors have played James Bond since the films began 5 (when?)

Daniel Craig is filming the @est James Bond film at the moment He has been in

Italy 7 (how long?) Daniel and the film crew have been travelling

around Italy s@:e February They've already filmed scenes in 9 _ _ _ _ _ _

(where?) Now they're at Lake Garda They've been driving vg;y fast©JrS

around the lake Unfortunately it's extremely dangerous, and there have been

11 (how many?) serious accidents since last Saturday, and they've

destroyed a very@<pensive Aston Martin car!

Daniel Craig has been acting in films for 13 (how long?) He's been

playing James Bond since 2006

2 Write the 'circled' letters below Then ask Student A for his/her circled letters and add them

DDDDDDDDDDD

Unscramble the letters to answer the question

Who was the first James Bond actor? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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22 (TAME) ravioli in tomato sauce

_ _ _ (DEKAB) bread, two local

_ _ _ _ (AKDEB ATOPOT) with

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A birllttllA, c,l,brlAli.H

1 Jessie, Ellie, Ray and Andy went to the restaurant for dinner last night

Read the clues and look at the bill, and write what each person ate

The Angel Inn

1 Sausage and mashed potato

• Jessie hates fish and seafood

• Ellie is vegetarian, she doesn't eat fish or meat

• Ray is allergic to garlic, and he doesn't like potatoes

I [ :

• Andy is on a diet He only had two courses, and a side order

• Jessie rarely eats chocolate, but it was her birthday, so she made an exception!

• The men didn't order cooked vegetables

• The pasta bake was delicious with a green salad

• The soup was perfect before the sausage and mash!

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A quiet evening at home

Match the dialogues to the pictures Then fill the gaps with the phrasal verbs in the box

looking after looking forward to looking up

Ben: What are you doing, Granny?

Granny: I'm 1 looking up the times of the cartoons on TV, Ben

• Friend: Do you fancy a coffee this afternoon?

Granny: I'd love to, but I'm busy

Friend: What are you doing?

Granny: I'm 2 _ _ _ _ _ my grandson

Ben: Granny, Granny! 3 _ _ _ me! I'm a superhero!!

Granny: Yes, Ben

Ben: Granny, what are you doing?

Granny: I'm resting Ben

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looking for

• Ben: What are you doing Granny? Granny: I'm 4 your teddy

bear, Ben

- Friend: Do you fancy going to the

cinema this evening?

Granny: No thanks Sorry, but I'm

5 _ _ _ _ _ a quiet evening

at home

6 A Rags to ri'hes - a tramp's story

1 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences, using used to / didn't use to

and an appropriate verb from the list

ask be eat give have (x2) meet sleep talk wear

'Jack Trotter's my name, pleased to meet you I'm a millionaire! But 11 used to be

a tramp, years ago A lottery ticket changed my life See this car? It's a Rolls I

_ _ _ _ - -a car like this - my last car was an old Ford I 3

in that car! It was quite comfortable, too

Oh yes, my life was so different I 4 a dirty old coat and trousers, and shoes with holes in Now I've got designer clothes I 5 any money I 6 people for money, but they 7 me any

Now I can buy what I want I go to a different restaurant every night, and eat caviar Before, I 8 old bread on a bench in the park The best thing was that every afternoon I 9 my friends on the street corner

We 10 and laugh, and tell stories I went back there a few weeks ago and myoid friends didn't remember me I don't have many friends now:

2 Crack the code to find the words in the text, and complete the newspaper story headline

To crack the code: write the word from the text that comes immediately before each word given

_ _ meet 2 millionaire But 3 years 4 _ _ corner 5 there

Millionaire goes

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6 a Modern-day hero

1 Use the simple past form of the verbs in the box to complete the sentences

a) But unfortunately he on a banana, and _ _ _ ~ the flowers

c) The street was dark He ran, and over a cat

d) He came to the river and into the freezing water

e) Donald was excited He ran out of the house and jumped over the garden wall

g) He ran to her house, and found a ladder He up the ladder

2 Now match the sentences to the pictures to make the story

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'It's me, my love,' he replied

'Happy birthday!'

6 c Mixed up stories

The Daily Press recently interviewed two people, but their stories are mixed up

Read the sentences and write the stories under the correct headline below

There are six sentences in each story

A

Last month, my brother was at

B

DOUBLE-DECKER BUS HITS HOUSE

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3 The man _ _ head-first into the river and 2 I lost of the people at the party,

5 I'm losing _ _ _ _ in my job I'd like to try 3 I my mobile phone on the floor and

6 The police followed the criminals for hours, but 4 My teacher really lost her _ _ _ _ , because I finally lost of them hadn't done my homework

7 They were too tired to cycle, so they _ _ _ _ 6 'Have you heard? Jake failed his Maths exam.' their bikes up the hill 'Oh, that's a _ _ _ _

8 He couldn't tell the police anything about the 9 The team played very well, but unfortunately accident, because he'd lost his _ _ _ _ lost the _ _ _ _

10 'My dad went to school with Robbie Williams!' 11 'Where's Sam?' 'I haven't got a _ _ _ _

'Wow! That's so !' 12 This is box is very heavy, I can't it

11 Edmund Hillary was the first man to _ _ _ _

to the top of Mount Everest

6 0 Roundup 2

Student A

Use the prompts to ask Student B questions to complete the article

This week's Star Focus is on Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis champion who recently won the Wimbledon championships

Rafael N adal was born on 1 3rd June 1986 (when?) in Mallorca, Spain

There was a history of sport in his family: his uncle Toni used to be a professional tennis player, and another uncle, Miguel, used to play

(how old?) As a child he used to play tennis twice a week at his local club

able to play with his left and his right hand, and he could run very fast He became European

titles in total, including an Olympic Gold Medal

-Student B

Use the prompts to ask Student A questions to complete the article

This week's Star Focus is on Rafael Nadal, the Spanish tennis champion who recently won the Wimbledon championships

Rafael Nadal was born on 3rd June 1986 in 2 Mal/area, Spain (where?)

There was a history of sport in his family: his uncle Toni used to be a

~ _ _ _ _ _ _ (what?), and another uncle, Miguel, used to play

football for the Spanish national team

Rafael ('Rafa') started playing tennis when he was three years old.As a child

But Rafa's manager, his uncle Toni, knew that Rafa had great talent He was able to play

30 titles in total, including an Olympic Gold Medal

7 A The lost property office

1 Find and write the materials hidden in the sentences

They i~ght hundred extra tickets for the concert suede

2 Jack's car is a Daewoo, Lisa's got a Toyota

3 She likes visiting old monuments and museums

4 Please can you leave the file at her house?

5 I don't know where I put that cup last, I can't see it

6 Are we going to Ascot tonight?

7 Jason met Alan three weeks ago

8 I'm tired of urban areas, I'd like to live in the country!

2 Match the materials to the pictures and complete the sentences

The T-shirt is made of _ _ _ _

2 The boot is made of _ _

3 The ring is made of _ _ _ _

4 The hat is made of - - - -

-5 The comb is made of _ _ _ _

6 The jacket is made of _ _ _ _

7 The scarf and gloves are made of _ _ _ _ _ _

8 The keys are made of _ _ _ _

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7 B Best British Bands

Student A

1 Read the article about the

Arctic Monkeys, and fill in the

information in the box

The Arctic Monkeys were formed

in 2002, in Sheffield in the north

of England Their first gig was held

in 2003 and their first single was released in May 2005 In June 2005 they performed at the famous Reading Festival Their first album was released in January 2006 Over 350,000 copies of the album were sold in the first week They were given the Best British Band award by the NME music magazine in 2006

How many copies/sold?

What awards/given? When?

2 Ask Student 8 questions about the Kaiser Chiefs, and

fill in the information in the box

3 Answer Student 8's questions about the Arctic Monkeys

Student B

1 Read the article about the

Kaiser Chiefs, and fill in the

information in the box

The Kaiser Chiefs were formed in 2003,

in Leeds in the north of England Their

first gig was held in 2003 Their first

single was released in 2004 A year

later their first album was released It

was called Employment, and over three

million copies were sold In July 2005

they were asked to play at the 'Live 8'

concert in London, which was watched

by millions of people around the world

They were given the Best British Band

award at the Brit Awards in 2006

How many copies/sold?

What awards/given? When?

2 Answer Student Jl(s questions about the Kaiser Chiefs

3 Ask Student A questions about the Arctic Monkeys, and

fill in the information in the box

2002

4 Compare the information and

write three things that the bands have in common

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- 7 e Spot the difference

Student A

Seven pictures in the grid are in the same position (e.g D2) as the pictures on Student B's card

Ask and answer questions to find out which pictures are in different positions

A: Let's start with B2 My picture's a bush What about yours?

B: Mine's a mountain OK My turn D2 My picture's a waterfall

A: Great Mine is a waterfall, too

Seven pictures in the grid are in the same position (e.g D2) as the pictures on Student A's card

Ask and answer questions to find out which pictures are in different positions

A: Let's start with B2 My picture's a bush What about yours?

B: Mine's a mountain OK My turn D2 My picture's a waterfall

A: Great Mine is a waterfall, too

7 0 Roundup 1

Mystery story

e) , where she had lived all he r :5

[2QJ F She picked up the telephone and dialled the number

E.g The phone rang for a few seconds, then suddenly

OR 'Hello?' , a woman ' s voice answered _ _ _

7 0 Roundup 2

Motivator quiz: general knowledge

Complete the questions with the correct passive form of the verbs

Then say if the statements are True (T) or False (F)

cJft

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B A which holidAY?

1 Complete the profiles with the correct words or phrases

Jane is looking for an activity holiday, and she loves the countryside She would love to

but she doesn't like 3 /I \ / \)' she would prefer to find a small hotel

and if they have time they like 9 _ _ _ _ _ , too!

2 Look at the holiday adverts and choose the best holiday for each person

Jane: Holiday Sally-Ann: Holiday _ _

Join us on a lo-day bus tour

Come and see the sights in London,

Amsterdam, Paris, Madrid, Berlin,

Rome and Lisbon

Do you want an action-packed holiday?

Come to ActionCamp in the South of France!

Windsurfing, sailing and waterskiing by day,

dancing and entertainment by night

Bob and Lucy: Holiday _ _

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lillllllllllllllllllllllllllllll l lllllllllllllllllllllll111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111IIIIIIIIIIII I IIIF

•• L 8 ~ C44A ,., ", r f h ' F ' l ' ? 3 4 4

e We can organise your perfect weekend break WEEKEND CITY BREAKS . I ACTIVE BREAKS I

IstanbuL New York, Cairo

You choose!

Regular flights and comfortable hotels

Book now for holidays in Europe and South America Climbing, cycling, mountain biking, diving Choice of accommodation (campsite, apartment, hoteD , , ~ ~~ T ' " , , - "!II'

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8B Negative caterpillar

1 Choose the correct adjective for the prefixes in the caterpillar

(R) FRIENDLY

(L) COMFORTABLE (H) USUAL (B) EXPERIENCED

(D) ATTRACTIVE (J) HEALTHY

(U) POSSIBLE

(V) PRACTICAL (Y)TIDY (P) POSSIBLE

(M) PATIENT (E) HEALTHY (B) FORMAL

(R) HAPPY (L) DEPENDENT (D) FORMA L

2 Write the letters from the boxes of the correct adjectives below

Reorder the letters to finish the sentence

When the caterpillar grows, it becomes a _ _ _ _ _

(F) PATIENT (S) PLEASANT (A) POPULAR

(K) LIKELY (P) FIT (L) DEPENDENT

(G) FRIENDLY (C) PATIENT (T) FORMAL

3 Put the remaining adjectives from Exercise 1 into the correct column

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• B c Going away

Complete the story using the words in the box

don't ~ here I'll it's like make need OK on passport phone promise remember send sure when will won't worry you

Don't 1 forget to take

_ _ _ sure 8 _ _ _

our number on your phone

4 to pack your green shirt I'll iron it, if you 5 _ _ _

your granny's birthday