First certificate avenues workbook with keys

Contents Introduction to the teacher 5 Introduction to the student 6 Grammar Asking questions; Vocabulary Phrasal verbs; Speaking Getting to know you Reading Use your dictionary wise

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Contents

Introduction to the teacher 5

Introduction to the student 6

Grammar Asking questions; Vocabulary Phrasal verbs;

Speaking Getting to know you

Reading Use your dictionary wisely; Dictionary skills;

Listening Learning Chinese

Reading The kiss is not a simple matter; Grammar

Pronouns; Vocabulary The right word; Writing

Confessions of an English student

U N I T 2 Eating and drinking

Grammar Nouns; Vocabulary Containers and groups;

Reading Ice cream: What's in a lick; Speaking The

secrets of the fridge

Grammar Personal preference; Writing My taste in food;

Grammar Adverbs

Vocabulary Phrasal verbs; Listening Food and drink;

Vocabulary The right word

U N I T 3 People

Lesson 1 J u d g i n g by a p p e a r a n c e s 22

Reading A question of honour; Grammar Conditional

sentences; Pronunciation Emphasising words;

Vocabulary Phrasal verbs

Grammar Relative clauses; Vocabulary Character

questionnaire; Writing Punctuation practice; Speaking

Personal description

Listening The London Dungeon; Grammar Making

deductions; Vocabulary The right word; Writing Linkers

of addition; Writing My hero

U N I T 4 Town and country

Grammar Comparatives and superlatives; Grammar

Passive; Speaking A nice place to live

Grammar Conditional sentences; Writing What would it

be like?; Listening City life

Vocabulary The right word; Reading A hellishly noisy place: Pronunciation Numbers and symbols: Vocabulary Phrasal verbs

U N I T 5 A question of health

Grammar The present: Writing A day in the life of ;

Speaking Talking about photos

Reading The luck of the house; Grammar The past:

Vocabulary The right word

U N I T 7 On the move

Vocabulary Prepositional phrases; Grammar Reported statements; Speaking Expressing opinion; Grammar Asking questions

Reading Air anxiety seminars; Word formation Nouns;

Writing A letter to a friend; Vocabulary Phrasal verbs

Grammar Modal verbs; Listening Early package tours and women travellers; Vocabulary The right word

U N I T 8 What's in the news?

Lesson 1 F r o m o u r o w n c o r r e s p o n d e n t 6 1

Grammar The past; Vocabulary Phrasal verbs;

Pronunciation Weak forms; Speaking Reporter for a day

Listening History in the making; Grammar Conditional

sentences: Writing / was there

Lesson 3 H o w c o u l d i t h a p p e n h e r e ? 6 4

Reading Haunted waters; Grammar Time relationships;

Vocabulary Prepositional phrases; Vocabulary The right

word

U N I T 9 Making your way

Grammar Reported questions; Writing The job interview;

Word formation Practice exercise; Speaking Asking

politely

Lesson 2 T h e p o u n d i n y o u r p o c k e t 7 1

Speaking Shopping; Vocabulary Phrasal verbs;

Grammar Getting people to do things; Vocabulary

Prepositional phrases

Listening Down and out in Harlem: Reading A hopeless

case?: Grammar Reason, result and purpose: Vocabulary

The right word

Grammar Modal verbs; Grammar Simple or progressive?;

Reading Love and marriage; Speaking What would

happen if ?

Listening A traditional family; Grammar The article;

Word formation Verbs; Vocabulary Prepositional phrases

Lesson 3 B r i d g i n g t h e g e n e r a t i o n g a p 8 2

Grammar Contrast: Writing Between childhood and adult

life; Vocabulary Phrasal verbs; Vocabulary The right

word

U N I T 11 Free time

Listening A sporting life; Vocabulary Phrasal verbs;

Vocabulary Prepositional phrases; Speaking Agreeing

and disagreeing

Lesson 2 H o b b i e s a n d p a s t i m e s 8 7

Reading An interest in magic: Grammar be used to doing

I used to do; Word formation Prefixes; Speaking My

favourite things in life

Grammar The future; Vocabulary The right word;

Writing Putting something right

U N I T 1 2 Improving your mind

Grammar The -ing form of the verb: Writing Dreams in everyday life; Vocabulary Phrasal verbs

Lesson 2 T h e h a p p i e s t d a y s o f y o u r l i f e ? 9 5

Listening Studying abroad; Grammar 'wish' I 'if only';

Vocabulary Prepositional phrases; Speaking Unwillingly

to school?

Pronunciation Word linking; Grammar Comparatives and superlatives (revision); Reading About a million dollars' worth; Vocabulary The right word

U N I T 1 3 Science and technology

Reading Mieroseopie machines; Grammar The infinitive;

Vocabulary Phrasal verbs; Word formation Revision exercise

Grammar The future; Grammar Reported speech (revision); Vocabulary Prepositional phrases; Speaking Looking to the future

Grammar Impersonal 'it': Vocabulary The right word:

Listening An unusual story

U N I T 15 Culture and tradition

Reading Once upon a time; Grammar Revision of tenses;

Vocabulary Phrasal verbs (revision)

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i n s i d e b a c k c o v e r

Introduction to the teacher

This Workbook is designed to complement First

Certificate Avenues Revised Edition Coursebook It gives

students further practice in the grammar, vocabulary

and skills work done in the Coursebook and provides

further experience of exam exercise types The

Workbook is available in two versions: one with

tapescripts and answers, and one without

The Workbook exercises are organised into three

lessons for each unit, which correspond to Lessons 1, 2

and 3 of each Coursebook unit (There are only

Workbook exercises which correspond to Coursebook

Lesson 4s for Units 5, 10 and 15.)

You may wish to use some exercises in class, to set

others as homework, or to suggest that students treat

the Workbook as a resource for individual study Where

class time is limited, or where individual students have

special needs or difficulties, you will find it helpful to

have this bank of appropriate exercises which students

can be encouraged to make use of in their own time

If students are to use the Workbook on their own, it

would be a good idea to go through the Introduction to

the student with them first Make sure they understand

how to make best use of the answers and tapescripts,

and that they follow the rationale for using a cassette

player when doing the speaking tasks and for practising

speaking where possible with a classmate

The Workbook reading, writing, listening and speaking

exercises will give students practice in exam type tasks

as well as help develop language skills The grammar

exercises will consolidate work done in the Coursebook

and help students acquire the accuracy and range of

structures needed for all five papers at First Certificate

Similarly, the vocabulary exercises will build on

Coursebook work and extend students' active range in

frequently used topic areas Completed exercises will be

useful for reference and revision

I n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e t e a c h e r 5

Introduction to the student

You probably already realise that, if you want to make

progress in English, you have to study by yourself as

well as do work in class This Workbook is to help you

make the best use of your home study time

HOW TO USE THE W O R K B O O K

Your teacher may ask you to do certain Workbook

exercises for homework, or you may use the Workbook

entirely on your own If you arc using the Workbook

without a teacher, you probably need to have the

edition which has answers (and the texts of the

recorded material) at the back Then, when you have

completed an exercise, you can check your answers for

yourself Of course, you should never look at the

answers, or the tapescript, until you have done the

exercise Before you do any Workbook exercise, study

the instructions and the example carefully so that you

know what to do

HOW THE W O R K B O O K IS O R G A N I S E D

The Workbook exercises give you further practice in the

work you have done on grammar, vocabulary and

reading, writing, listening and speaking skills in the

First Certificate Avenues Coursebook There are

Workbook exercises for Lessons 1, 2 and 3 of every

Coursebook unit You should do the Workbook

exercises after you have done the corresponding

Coursebook lesson in class

The reading, writing, listening and speaking tasks

give you practice in the kinds of exercises you will have

to do in the Eirst Certificate exam

There is a Workbook cassette which contains all the

recorded material for the listening, speaking and

pronunciation exercises

GRAMMAR AND V O C A B U L A R Y

You will find the Workbook grammar exercises give you

more practice in grammar work done in the Coursebook

The Workbook vocabulary exercises practise

vocabulary that has been taught in the Coursebook

They also extend your vocabulary with other words

and phrases around the topic of the unit which are

useful at First Certificate level

R E A D I N G A N D L I S T E N I N G

Doing the Workbook reading and listening tasks will

help you improve your reading and listening skills You

should do the tasks in different ways Sometimes you can take as much time as you need, reading or listening to the text as often as you like, and if you can't guess the meaning of an important word, using a dictionary to help you At other times you should do the tasks as timed exam practice: only listening to each listening text twice, and taking 1 5 - 2 0 minutes to do each reading task, and not referring to a dictionary

W R I T I N G

Doing the Workbook writing tasks will develop your writing skills Remember to follow the instructions, to make a paragraph plan before you write, and to check what you have written carefully afterwards It's useful if

a teacher can correct your written work for you, but it's not essential Just doing the writing is good practice

If possible, ask a classmate to read what you have written to see if you have communicated your ideas clearly There are model answers to some writing tasks

at the back of the edition with answers Sometimes you should try to do a writing task as timed exam practice

If you want to do that, think about the task, plan, write and check your work, all in 45 minutes

S P E A K I N G

The Workbook speaking tasks are perhaps the most difficult exercises to do on your own But it is very important that you practise your speaking as much as the other skills This is because Eirst Certificate Paper 5, like the other papers, earns 2 0 % of the total marks in the exam - and you can only improve by practising For most speaking tasks there is an example or model on the cassette Listen to this carefully Practise what you want to say, then record yourself speaking on

a blank cassette Listen to what you have said, think how you could improve your performance and record yourself again This will help you express your ideas more fluently and make fewer mistakes If possible, do the speaking tasks with a classmate Then you can help each other, enjoy the task more, and get useful exam practice Remember, in the First Certificate exam you will do Paper 5 with another candidate

Doing the Workbook exercises in addition to the work

in First Certificate Avenues Coursebook will mean you

face the exam with added confidence in your ability to

do all five papers well

U N S T O N E

Language

1 Learning English

Grammar Asking questions

Claudia is in England and wants to do a summer

school in English Complete her conversation with the

director of the Central Language College

DIRECTOR: Good morning Can I help you?

CLAUDIA: Yes, please I'd like some information Could

you (1) tell me about your college ?

DIRECTOR: Certainly Do you want to study English

DIRECTOR: Three in the morning and two in the

afternoon You'll have to work hard!

CLALDIA: Are (5) ?

DIRECTOR: Well, the average number is twelve Our

teachers find that the best size

DIRECTOR: I'm afraid you do Your marks will tell us

which is the best class for you

CLAUDIA: What about accommodation? Can you

(7) ?

DIRECTOR: We'll do our best But most of our regular

families are fully booked at the moment

CLAUDIA: Well, I think I'll do the course Shall I write

you a cheque now?

Vocabulary Phrasal verbs

These phrasal verbs are frequently used in the English language classroom:

catch up with cross out fill in get on

go through hand in let off look up read out rub out stand in for work out

Replace the words in italics with a phrasal verb, in the correct form, from the box Use a different phrasal verb each time

1 If you work hard, you'll make progress ( get.on )

in English

2 Solve ( ) the problem by finding

( ) the word in the dictionary

3 Make notes by completing ( ) the chart on page 2 3 ; then say aloud ( )

what you have written to your partner

4 I know it's a holiday tomorrow, but I'm not going to

excuse you from doing ( ) your

homework

5 Check ( ) what you have written carefully before you give ( ) your

composition to the teacher for correction

6 You have missed a lot of classes, so you must do

some extra work to reach the same level as

( ) the other students

7 You can remove ( ) a mistake written in pencil, but you have to draw a line through

( ) one written in ink

8 Your normal teacher is ill, so I'm doing the job for

( ) her today

Use your dictionary to check the meanings of any of these verbs that you are not sure of Learn the ones that are new for you

L E S S O N 1 L e a r n i n g E n g l i s h 7

information about yourself These questions a r e

typical of the sort of questions the examiner will ask

you in Part 1 of Paper J

There is a pause on the recording between each

question: try to keep talking for the whole length of

Read the following advice carefully Three of the 'rules'

give unwise advice: which do you think they are? Why?

Look at the end of the book to see if you are right about the 'unwise rules'

Listen to ten 'getting to know you' questions on

the recording and answer them with

When you have answered all the questions, stop the recording and think about your answers In

Use your dictionary wisely

what ways could you improve them? Did you make any g r a m m a r mistakes which you can correct now?

C o u l d y o u h a v e u s e d m o r e p r e c i s e o r m o r e interesting

vocabulary? Can you think of a better way of joining y o u r ideas together?

answers in the dictionary

EXAMPLE: 1 ship: The vowel sound in ship is /I/, not /i:/

like the other words

1 tree piece (ship) key leaf

2 bed sand head said friend

3 laugh much does once young

4 full wolf could foot fool

5 born ought fault board cough

6 first warm serve earth word

7 Underline the silent letters Check your answers in

the dictionary

EXAMPLE: knife

in some way In the dictionary, check the particular

meaning of each verb and how it is used For

example, what preposition comes after 'refer'?

Complete each sentence with an appropriate verb

from the box Think about meaning and grammar

1 In his speech he referred to the help he

had received from his friends

2 In the lunch break we about

our favourite television programmes

3 She her ideas simply so that

everyone could understand

4 I that I was going on holiday

but I didn't give any details

5 He on giving me a lift in his

car even though I wanted to walk

6 She with her father all day, but

he still wouldn't let her go to the party

7 He about his rich and famous

parents and the expensive presents they gave him

8 The students to the large

amount of homework the teacher gave them

9 Although she had the problem with her doctor, she still felt worried

10 I have to my neighbours several times about the noise they make late at night

a Yes, she wants the best of both worlds

b No, he's come down in the world

c Yes, it's out of this world

d No, he's in a world of his own

e Yes, she's on top of the world

f No, he thinks the world of her

What other useful phrases or idioms does your dictionary give for the word 'world'?

L E S S O N 2 E n g l i s h i n t h e w o r l d 9

argued boasted chatted complained discussed

expressed insisted mentioned objected

referred

dumb sword honest cupboard Wednesday

ghost should whistle knee half walk

doubt psychology receipt

1 Is the food good there?

2 She says she can be a good mother and have a successful career

3 Clare looks really happy

4 Tom doesn't want to lose his secretary

5 Paul never takes any notice of what's happening

6 Luke doesn't have that huge car any more

All the verbs in the box are to do with speaking

Listen again and complete this summary of the methods Sue used It is written as seven points

of advice on remembering new vocabulary in any foreign language The first letter of each missing word is given One example ( 5 ) has been done for you

your textbook which you need in r

2 One way to r a word is to find a similar w in your language:

another way is to make a picture of it in your mind

3 Learn your v not once a week but a I and o

Learning Chinese

Listen to Sue, an English teacher, talking about her experience of learning Chinese What aspect

of this is she describing?

A using her coursebook

B remembering new vocabulary

C taking part in conversations

4 Copy words and e into a

v b which is

small enough to k in your

P

5 Also c.opy into this book words

which you hear people in conversations using

again and again

6 Read your vocabulary book t

minutes

7 Look over the words you learned 1 week so that you don't f them

Look at the following list Who do you kiss?

Why? How do you kiss them? Who do you not

kiss?

Kissing keeps you healthy

If you kiss someone in public in India, you may

be arrested

Animals kiss each other

True or false? Read this magazine article to find out

parents brothers and sisters uncles and aunts

cousins partner (boy/girlfriend; husband/wife)

friends neighbours teachers strangers babies

pet animals

A There are different ways of greeting a friend

from country to country

B Animals have different ways of showing they

care for each other

C A kiss can mean many different things

D Different cultures have different attitudes to

kissing in public

E Not all kisses are given with love or affection

F Mouth-to-mouth contact between animals has

one extra sentence which uou do not need to use

Choose from the list A-H the sentence which

best summarises each paragraph (1-7) There is

Grammar Pronouns Vocabulary The right word

Complete this story using the words in the box Some

words you will need to use more than once, some you

will not need to use at all

Fill the gaps in a-d by using each word or phrase in the box once only Look at the example first

Silence

When Mr and Mrs Blair's son was born (1) they

congratulated (2) other because the

baby never cried (3) boasted to all

their friends, 'This son of (4) is

better-behaved and quieter than (5) !' But as

(6) grew older (7)

began to worry about (8) because

(9) never made a sound or said

( 1 0 ) to ( 1 1 ) and

( 1 2 ) always played by ( 1 3 )

When ( 1 4 ) was alone, Mrs Blair asked

( 1 5 ) what could be wrong with her

son, and Mr Blair discussed the problem with

(16) that ( 1 7 ) knew,

but ( 1 8 ) had any suggestions

One day when the boy was ten years old, his mother

gave ( 1 9 ) some apple pie for lunch

( 2 0 ) suddenly said to ( 2 1 )

' ( 2 2 ) isn't sweet enough!'

His parents looked at (2 3) another

in surprise and Mr Blair asked ( 2 4 )

'Why have (2 5) said ( 2 6 )

before now?'

'Well,' replied the boy, 'up until now ( 2 7 )

was just fine!'

She's very ambitious - she'll do anything to

achieve her aim of becoming a top

politician

Usually only a few students succeed in

passing all the qualifying exams the first time

If my plans to study in Russia come off

I won't be here next term

One way to improve your English is to

live in an English-speaking country

a When the hunter could no longer see his dog in the forest, he loudly

b Her train started to move and she

at her friends standing on the platform

c The tired student several times during the lecture

d When she couldn't answer the teacher's question, her friend the answer behind her hand

"I hope we get to communicate with them - I'd just like to tell them

we have no interest in communicating with them."

I you he she they

him her us them

yours ours theirs

himself herself themselves

this that these those

each one ones

something anything everything nothing

somebody anybody everybody nobody

1 waved whispered whistled yawned

1 achieve come off improve succeed

a She was at a convent school

until the age of 12

b For the last nine months he has

hard for the Marathon

c He each of his children to

b No one likes an exam - I hope

she does better next time

c When are you the FCE exam

- in June or December?

d She's a law degree at night

school, after a full day's work

a For two weeks before the exam they

all that they had learned during the year

b The teacher her students to

take a rubber and pencil sharpener to the exam

c When I was younger, 1 long

lists of vocabulary without difficulty

d The foreign student lots of

slang expressions when working in the restaurant

a Speaking a language is a like

playing football - the more you practise, the better

you become

b That student has a good of

written German

c People who live in the jungle have the

to understand animal calls

d Her writing shows great - I

think she'll be a famous poet when she grows up

a The to attack was a Hashing light

b The librarian left a asking you

to call her back

c The old lady made a welcoming with her hand

d He failed his driving test because he could not read a traffic at 25 metres

a The on the door said 'Out to lunch Back soon.'

b Your shows drivers in front and behind when you intend to turn right or left

c We're lost - look out for a that will tell us the way to the village

d A cheque isn't, valid until it has a

on it

a I have no of speaking to them again

b I couldn't get what she told me out of my

c The chairperson asked all those present to state their of the problem

d A scientist would be able to explain the

of that animal's strange movements

a The only thing to do with certain idiomatic phrases is to learn them

b I did the second exercise, not the first one

c Fill in the answers for Paper 1

d the FCE papers look difficult, but after some practice you get used to doing the exercises

7 gesture message sign signal

3 coached educated taught trained

4 failing passing studying for taking S indicator notice signature signpost

9 intention meaning mind opinion

5 memorised picked up reminded revised

1 0 at first sight by heart by mistake in pencil

6 ability command skill talent

Write two paragraphs about your first experiences of

learning English The first paragraph should be

about what happened, and the second about how you

felt

Before you start writing, get some ideas by

completing this mind map You can make any

changes and additions you want

Exchange what you've written with some classmates and see whether your experiences were similar

Eating and drinking

Vocabulary Containers and groups Match each group word in Box A with the word

it usually goes with in Box B

What can you usually find in these containers?

Find the odd one out in each list, and say what

- what ice cream is made of?

- how it is made?

- where it was first made?

Quickly read this section of a magazine article to find out Don't worry if there are some words you don't know: you should be able to get the general idea without needing to use your dictionary

crowd bunch set heap row gang flock fleet

Do you know

Reading Ice cream: What's in a

lick

1 first developed the practice of storing ice

underground?

2 helped to spread the use of iced desserts from

Arab courts to Renaissance Italy?

3 helped to spread the use of iced desserts to 16th

Using information in the text, write the correct

number (1, 2, 3 or 4) in the correct place on the

illustration of the ice cream churn

Find as quickly as possible the answers to

questions 1-6 in the article Choose the correct

answers from A-H in the box

According to the article, who

fridge

The secrets of the

Which food/drink

1 is there a lot of?

2 is there not much of?

3 should be eaten soon?

4 do you not like very much?

everything again and see if it sounds better the second time

Some like it hot

Grammar Personal preference

Complete each sentence (1-10) by adding an

appropriate ending (a-j)

a cooking herself large meals every evening

b on fresh food grown organically

c stand fast food and takeaways

d eat nothing than eat something unhealthy

e in trying out vegetarian recipes

f baking her own bread to buying it

g going without his breakfast

h mind doing the washing-up after a meal

i of eating in the open air

i better than salads

6 Dan likes hot dishes

7 Grace would rather

Go to your kitchen and look in your fridge or

food cupboard Then prepare as full answers as

you can to questions 1-7 In each case, give reasons

with your answers

a What do you like to eat to keep you cool in summer?

b Which do you prefer, eating alone or in the company

of good friends?

c Do you enjoy trying dishes you've never tasted

before?

d Does food taste better eaten outdoors?

e What kind of food helps you keep warm in winter?

f Do you think eating is one of life's pleasures?

g How do you feel about eating in bed?

h Do you ever show your affection for someone by

cooking them a meal?

i Is there any kind of food you find too disgusting to

eat?

j Would you rather eat in an expensive restaurant or

have a simple home-cooked meal?

k If you feel sad, can eating something delicious make

you feel better?

1 Does anyone ever force you to eat anything?

Complete each sentence with one of the words given in brackets

1 Be as quick as possible in the shower

4 That music is too (loud/loudly)

5 Are you all right? You look (terrible/terribly)

6 I've spilt the soup I'm sorry! (terrible/terribly)

7 I feel in a mood after a large meal (good/well)

8 She cooks , like her grandmother, (good/well)

9 Is Janet ill? I haven't seen her (late/lately)

10 Peter is for breakfast again!

Get ideas for your writing by thinking about

your answers to these questions

Grammar Adverbs

Write sentences putting the words in brackets

in normal sentence order

Tick the questions which suggest ideas you

want to write about

Arrange the questions you have ticked in three

groups of ideas that seem to go together For

example, you may think that a and d go together

Decide what the most logical order for these ideas is

Using this organisation, write three paragraphs

for the competition

19

Which nouns in Box II can combine with which

phrasal verbs in Box A to make sensible

these situations? Complete each instruction with a

phrasal verb with 'up'

1 The child hasn't finished eating her breakfast

Eat up your breakfast.'

2 She hasn't drunk all her juice '

your juice.'

3 The mother wants to make chips 'I've peeled the

potatoes, now you them '

4 She thinks the heat is too low under the saucepan

'Please the gas.'

5 The child has spilt juice on the table '

the mess with a cloth.'

6 There are a lot of dirty dishes 'Please

the dishes for me.'

Food and drink

food (or drink) do you deliberately eat (or drink) because you know it is good for your health?

Is there any food (or drink) that you know you shouldn't eat (or drink), but which you find it hard

to give up?

( 1 - 5 ) , choose from the list A-F what he or she is doing Use each letter only once There is one extra letter which you do not need to use

What was your favourite food and drink when you were a child? Do you still like it? What sentences? For some of them more than one

combination is possible

EXAMPLE: YOU can clear up the mess (after a party)

A B

Phrasal verbs

Food for thought

Listen to five people talking about different aspects of food and drink For each speaker

This speaker is

A saying that the smell of certain foods reminds him/her of earlier times

B talking about a drink she/he has daily

C recommending people to take a certain drink regularly

D remembering a type of food he/she ate as a child

E explaining the origins of a famous drink

F describing the advantages to the health of eating

sugar the electricity fattening foods the shopping the ripe apples milk

What instructions might a mother give to a

child who was helping her in the kitchen in

1 This person's job is to cook food:

2 This person is the head cook in a hotel or restaurant

kitchen She/he often wears a tall white hat:

How do you eat something you've never had

before? Fill the gaps by using each word in the

1 First you a little to see if you like

it

2 Then when you've decided you do like it, you

off a bigger piece

3 Next you it carefully

4 Then you it, and take another

bite

a First the cook the peppers

with rice and minced meat

b Then he the sauce

continuously until it had thickened

c After that he the biscuits

thickly with soft cheese

d Lastly he the tomatoes thinly

a Would you mind me a cup of

b I can't bear the of old Fish

c There's always a of roasting coffee in this street

d I don't like the taste of goat's cheese - I Find the

too strong

a Careful! That chilli sauce is really

!

b She only eats plain food:

dishes upset her stomach

c Currants, raisins and sultanas are all kinds of

grape

d I always keep some milk in the cupboard, in case I run out of fresh milk

chef chief cook cooker

3 flavour scent smell stink

4 dried hot powdered spicy

bite chew nibble swallow

1 sliced spread stirred stuffed

2 dripping knocking over pouring spilling

Write the correct word at the end of each

definition

The right word

box once

Fill the gaps in a-d by using each word or

phrase in the box once only

4 This person is the leader of a group of people:

3 This is the object on or in, which food is cooked:

U N I T T H R E E

People

Read this article quickly to find the answers to

these questions:

- Where does the man in the photo come from?

- Why does he wear a turban?

- Do the young men still wear one today?

Judging by appearances

A question of honour

Find the word in the article which

means:

1 held tightly on (paragraph 2 ) :

2 food for domestic animals (e.g camels, goats)

(paragraph 3):

3 place in the desert where there is water and plants

(paragraph 3):

4 people who live by travelling from place to place,

rather than staying in one place (paragraph 5 ) :

Conditional sentences

a she (have) nothing to wear to her interview

b if I (go) to Switzerland?

c unless you (mend) the iron

d he (be) very disappointed

e if I (feel) depressed

f it (suit) me?

g (use) Sttirkiss shampoo

h if you (not be) invited

i unless you (like) looking scruffy

j I (buy) you a pair

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Read the article again carefully For questions

1-5, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you

think fits best according to the article

If you come across a word you don't understand,

decide if you really need to know what it means If you

decide you do, use the technique suggested on page 19

of the Coursebook before looking the word up in your

dictionary

1 According to legend, why did Touareg men first put

on the veil?

A to deceive their enemies

B to look like their wives

C to follow religious tradition

D to protect their faces

2 A Touareg man can remove his turban when he is

A with other men

A They prefer it to Arab and Western clothes

B They wear it to go out in public

C They wear it for important events

D They use it to hide trendy haircuts

4 What does 'them' (paragraph 1 1 ) refer to?

A the Touareg

B most Berber desert tribesmen

C the mouth and nose

D clouds of choking sand

5 According to the article, the Touareg turban is a

symbol of

A the art of living in the desert

B Touareg resistance to foreign rule

C how the Touareg control their feelings

D what it means to be a male Touareg

Match each half sentence (1-10) with an appropriate second half (a-j) Put the verbs in brackets in their correct form

5 dropped (paragraph 7):

6 broadcast (paragraph 7):

7 makes damp (paragraph 11):

8 pointed, double-edged knife (paragraph 14):

E X A M P L E : I'd You can find out the time of a train

Emphasising words

You will hear six statements on the recording,

each of which is a response to a question In

each response a word is emphasised Listen and

choose the correct question, A or B, for each response

E X A M P L E :

A Is the wedding next week?

B Was the wedding last Saturday?

You hear 'It's next Saturday.' So the correct question

is A

1 A Where's the service?

B Is the service at St Michael's church?

2 A Where's the party afterwards?

B What's happening at Sophie's house?

3 A Where have you been?

15 When are you going to the dressmaker's?

4 A Has Rachel bought a hat for the wedding?

B Has Rachel borrowed a suit for the wedding?

5 A Does the bridegroom have brown eyes?

15 Does the bridegroom have black hair?

b an exercise in the book

c a plan before you act

d the time of a train

Find the most appropriate ending (a-h) for each

of these sentences (1-8) What do you think 'them' refers to in each sentence?

a but they were too short for me

b so I'll wear that as well

c because I didn't need them in the shade

d because they're being cleaned

e because her hands were cold

f my mother in character and my father in appearance,

g before they go on stage,

h but he won't buy a new pair

1 A Julia looks happy

She's got a new coat

B I think Julia needs a new coat

She's got a new coat

C Is Julia going to wear that awful old coat?

She's got a new coat

2 A Don't forget to take them something

I've got a bottle of champagne

B We must buy them a bottle of champagne

I've got a bottle of champagne

C Have we got a bottle we can take them?

I've got a bottle of champagne

3 A Where does he work now?

Now practise emphasising different words in the same

response, depending on the prompt (The prompt may

be either a question or a statement.) Then listen to the

recording to check

Here are three different questions which each

have the same response But note how you need

to emphasise different words in the response,

depending on the question

Quite a character

1 I like people who make me laugh

2 I dislike people who

3 I like wearing clothes which

4 I hate shoes which

5 I like shops where

6 I keep away from places where

7 I like weekends when

8 I don't like days when

9 1 love friends whose

10 I hate neighbours whose

Complete the definitions for the words in the

crossword, using a relative clause for each one

Vocabulary Character

questionnaire

Complete the questionnaire by using one word from

the box for each question

Which of these questions would you answer 'yes' to! Which two words in the box best describe your character?

aggressive cautious cheerful conceited confident imaginative insincere mean moody patient practical shy tactless talkative

v unselfish

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Listen to a woman being interviewed on the radio about the London Dungeon, a rather special museum Then answer this question

What is she doing?

A introducing the museum to listeners

B explaining why listeners should visit the museum

C criticising the exhibits in the museum

What kind of people do you expect to see

commemorated in a museum: heroes or

villains?

Tile London Dungeon

Heroes and heroines

Record your message on a blank cassette Listen

to it and think how you could improve what you say Then record your message again

heard, or a new one of your own Remember to include:

- a short introduction (your name, age, and any other important information about yourself)

- something about your interests

- something about your character

- who you would like to meet and why

Prepare to leave your own message It can either be a reply to one of the messages you

Personal description

Imagine that International Student Friend Line is a phone line that exists in your area to put young people in touch with each other

Listen to the two messages on the phone line Would you like to meet either of these two students? Why (not)?

Rewrite the following text putting in all the correct

punctuation

Punctuation practice

the man that lives next door to me is an actor, last

august he finally got his first leading role he was

asked to play the heros part in a film called the blue

skinned banana in one scene my neighbour who had

just learnt to swim had to jump off a high diving

board into a swimming pool he climbed to the top of

the board looked down and immediately climbed

down again whats the matter asked the director i

cant jump from that board said my neighbour do

you know theres only half a metre of water in that

pool yes said the director you dont want to drown do

you

Listen to the interview again and fill in the

gaps in this summary of what is said

Use 'must', 'must have', 'can't' or 'can't have' to

complete the following sentences in an appropriate

way

1 That actor has so many words to say in the play

How can she remember them all? She must have

a good memory

2 Luisa has won a scholarship to the United States

Her parents

3 Alec is scared of heights, but his brother, Tony,

climbs mountains every weekend Tony

5 Tom Cruise is going to the premiere of his new film

at that cinema tonight Look at all the fans waif outside! They

6 This old suit of armour is quite small Its owner

7 Who won the race? That runner looks very disappointed He

8 Ivan has been bad-tempered ever since he opened that letter He

9 The wildlife photographer was very close to the lion, but it went on washing itself calmly It

10 Jenny says the President has invited her to the White House, but I don't believe her She

Vocabulary The right word

a You can't miss him! He's very

- very tall with bright red hair

b She follows fashion keenly and always wears

1 casual plain striking trendy

4 When explorers first sailed to the Americas they

didn't know what they would find there They

Making deductions

a In this photo the actress is a

pair of gloves in her hand

b He must be crazy - it's snowing and he's only

a T-shirt and shorts

c After washing and she came

down to breakfast

d The old man is his glasses so

he can read the newspaper

a She a belt to prevent her old

suitcase from falling open

b He the baby carefully out of

the pram

c She her dirty suits to the

dry-cleaner's before going to work

d The porter my case from the

train to the taxi on his shoulder

a They're a strange couple: they don't

d My feet are sore - my shoes don't really

a She makes sure the children have

underwear every day

b I've never known a doctor who has

handwriting

c His bathroom may not be very

but at least it's not dirty

d She thought her son looked very

in his new naval uniform

a The nurse helped the patient

and get into bed

b Don't your seat belt until

that light goes off

c I can never the knots in string - 1 always use scissors

d She helped the child to the buttons on his shirt

a She's got very shoulders she must be a good swimmer

-b He's very good-looking, with black eyes

c Because she was so she was able to watch the race over the heads of the crowd

d The director leaned forward, with his fists placed

apart on the table

a Grandma was sitting in her chair, beside the fire

b The murder suspect is of height and slim build

c 'Clothes' is a subject of interest: most students are happy to talk about

2 dressing holding putting on wearing

7 broad large tall wide

3 carried lifted took used

8 general medium middle usual

4 agree fit match suit

9 average ordinary plain typical

5 clean neat smart tidy

1 0 alike equal identical similar

6 undo undress unfasten untie

Writing Linkers of addition

Link the ideas in this paragraph by putting the

words in capital letters in the most suitable place in the line

AS WELL

TOO ALSO

IN ADDITION BESIDES

W r i t i n g My hero

Write a description, in three paragraphs, of someone you admire very much Write about 50 words in each paragraph

PARAGRAPH 1: I N T R O D U C T I O N

Introduce your hero (or heroine) Is it someone from a hook, or a real person? Alive or dead? Where and when was the person born? Briefly describe the most

memorable features of the person's physical

Explain why you find these actions admirable

My heroine is a woman warrior from ancient

Chinese history Her story has become

mixed with myth and with imagination and

fantasy When many members of her family

were killed by bandits, she disguised herself

as a man and joined the army so she could

find the murderers, and kill them She was

extremely brave and she became a skilled

general I admire her because she managed

to deny all her feelings of weakness

She put family honour first, even above

her own safety She was a Chinese woman

and so am I!

Town and country

Grammar Comparatives and

superlatives

Rewrite the sentences below using the word in

brackets

1 Today the weather isn't as cold in London as on

the south coast

Today the weather is.warmer in Londpn than on

the south coast, (than)

2 The river Thames is shallower here than it is

further east

The river Thames is

(less)

3 The streets are wider here than in the old town

The streets are

(not)

4 In Mexico City it doesn't rain as much in the

winter as in the summer

In Mexico City in the summer, rainfall

10 The fog isn't nearly as thick this afternoon

This morning the fog was

c is going to be provided with fresh water

d is expected to continue for several weeks

e is being drawn

f must be picked

g were being counted

h has been elected president there

i had already been destroyed

j have been given temporary accommodation

INDIA

1 The north of the country is bordered

(border) by the Himalayas, the highest mountains in

the world

2 On the east, India (separate)

from Burma by foothills of the Himalayas

3 The Ganges is geographically the most important river, and (consider) sacred by most Indians

4 Basically, the year in India can (divide) into three seasons: hot, wet and cool

5 The capital consists of two cities, Old Delhi, which

(plan) in 1 6 4 8 by Shah Jehan, the Moghul emperor and builder of the Taj Mahal

and New Delhi, which (found)

by the British as the imperial capital in 19 3 1

6 Most workers ( 7 0 % ) (employ) on|

the land, but India is also one of the world's major industrial powers and recently major efforts

(make) to move Indian industry into modern 'high tech' areas

7 Textiles (export) all over the world from India

8 Sixteen official languages and 8 2 0 dialects

(speak) in India

• explaining each of the choices you made in the

questionnaire

• saying whether where you live at the moment is a

nice place to live, and giving your reasons

First listen to an example on the recording

If possible, compare your ideas with those of a classmate (This is something you will have to

do in Paper 5.) Do you both have the same ideas about what makes a place nice to live in?

Now record your own ideas on a blank cassette Listen

to them and think how you could improve what you

say Then record everything again

a there would be less crime

b people won't feel safe walking home at night

c there'd be more pavement cafes in the city centre

d I'll be able to grow bananas in my garden

e we would fly to Europe more frequently

f will Ewa help me find a flat?

g would people take advantage of them?

h I'd have a house overlooking a canal

i be sure to go to the ballet

j we can have breakfast in London and lunch in Paris

In the city

Conditional sentences

Finish these sentences in a way that makes

sense for you

Practise talking about a nice place to live Do

this by:

What would it be like? S K E L E T O N B

IN international magazine for students of English

has asked its readers to write a short article They

should imagine what it would be like living in a city

in another part of the world and write down their

thoughts

Choose a city and then, using some of the ideas below

and either Skeleton A or Skeleton B, write an article for

publication in the magazine Write four paragraphs

Begin each paragraph in the way shown in the

skeleton Write about 1 50 words

My nightmare city

S K E L E T O N A

My dream city

1 If I could live in any city in the world I would

choose To me that city always

looks

2 In I'd be able to do many things

I can't do where I live now For example

read the questions through carefully and think about what you can expect to hear Then listen and choose the correct answer (A, B or C) for each question

1 In a city street, you overhear a woman talking

Who is she talking to?

A people who have lost their way (B) people who are sightseeing in her city

C people who are looking for a church

2 Listen to two people talking about having friends in cities

What opinion are they expressing?

A It's nice to be able to drop in on your friends

B The size of a city can influence the number of

friends you have

C You have to limit the number of friends you have

3 Listen to a historian talking on the radio about the different ethnic groups living in London

What is her purpose?

A to show that some ethnic groups have lived in London for a long time

B to criticise people's ignorance of the ethnic groups living in London

C to explain why some communities arrived only recently

4 You overhear a conversation in a street

What relationship do the two men have with each other?

A colleagues B friends C neighbours

5 Listen to a woman talking on the radio about the difficult living conditions in her city

What has caused these difficult conditions?

A an earthquake B poverty C a war

Were you able to get the general idea, even if you couldn't understand everything? Were you able to ignore any unfamiliar words?

On the land

Fill the gaps in a-d by using each word in the

box once only

a Some of the trees in this park were

two hundred years ago

b The farmer first prepared the ground and then

the seeds

c They as much fruit as they

could before the autumn rains came

d My great-grandparents kept chickens and pigs and

several fields

a The local park has a special running

for joggers

b The dogs followed the of the

fox but eventually lost it

c The children reached the river by running along

the narrow through the fields

d They live in a cottage at the end of a quiet

off the main road

a They own a weekend house a

famous nature reserve

b My friend's been taken ill Where's the

a The Parana river into the sea

north of Buenos Aires

b The plane from here to the

capital once a day

c At the start of the play, an old man slowly

the room and opens the door

d When she hears the doorbell, she

excitedly to the window to see who it is

a The lorry drove through the puddles and

the people at the side of the road

b When the snow melted, the river

its banks

c The child dropped the stick in the river and watched as it under the bridge

d When he saw the end of the film, tears

down his face

Choose the correct word from the box for each definition (either a-d or a-e)

The word for

a the land at the side of a river is the

b the area of sand by the sea is the

c the place by the sea where people go on holiday is the

d the land along the edge of a lake or a sea is the

The best word to describe what you see

a from a hotel window is

b from the top of a mountain, stretching in all directions is

c from a car or train when travelling through the countryside is

d in a painting or in a play is

The right word 5 floated overflowed ran splashed

1 cultivated harvested planted sowed

1 bank beach coast seaside shore

2 lane path track trail

4 crosses flies flows rushes

3 panorama scene scenery view

2 border boundary edge margin

3 near nearby nearest next

e the line on a map where land meets the sea is the

What is the past tense and the past participle of each

verb? Choose from these possibilities:

Fill each gap with the correct form of one of the

verbs

1 At the equator the sun at the

same time every day

2 The children had to their hands

if they wanted to ask a question

3 They a cloth on the ground and began to unpack the food

4 After lunch they in the shade and were soon fast asleep

countryside noises below into three groups, according

to your opinion:

1 pleasant, 'natural' sounds

2 noises which have to be accepted

3 noises which should be controlled singing birds farmers' vehicles overhead planes running water farm machinery barking dogs building work farmers' guns calling animals (e.g cows, donkeys, sheep) visitors' cars, motorbikes, radios

noise in England Eight sentences have been removed from the article Choose from the sentences A-I the one which fits each gap 1-8 There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use

Match each symbol to its meaning

1 + 2 - 3 x 4 - 5 =

Do you think the country is quiet and peaceful?

Or do you think it can be noisy? Sort the list of

A hellishly noisy place

Read this newspaper article about the problems that some people have had with countryside

Which of each pair does not have an object?

Which of each pair of verbs must have an

object (e.g the cards, a flag)?

lay / lie raise / rise

laid lain lay raised risen rose

Practise saying these numbers and symbols Then

check your pronunciation against the examples on

the recording

How do you say these figures?

Can you answer these questions about some phrasal verbs? All the verbs are formed with either 'up' or 'down' Check with your dictionary if you aren't sure

Phrasal verbs

How do you say '0' in each of these cases?

Where do you put the word 'and' when you say

these numbers? Where do you not use it?

A question of health

in each answer Write complete sentences

necessary changes

1 Georgia usually goes (go) to the

Sports Centre after work, but she often

(spend) all the time in the coffee bar so she (get) fit very slowly!

2 'You (work) in St Luke's Hospital

this month, aren't you? What you

(do) there?'

'I (have) a job in the kitchen

Every morning I (give) advice to

the cooks about menus for patients with special

diets In the afternoon I (be) free

These are some of the questions you asked What do you think the replies were?

What activities do you do during the day?

Where do you do them?

How long for?

How do you feel about these activities?

Who do you come in contact with during the day?

Do these people share your attitude to health and your lifestyle?

What is special about your day?

Health and fitness

The present

Answer these questions about yourself Use at

least one of the words or phrases from the box

always frequently from time to time generally

hardly ever now and then occasionally often

rarely regularly seldom sometimes usually

Put the verbs in the correct tense: present

simple or present progressive Make any other

A day in the life of

3 'You (enjoy) your meal?' 'Yes, thank you I normally

(not eat) meat, but this stew (taste) delicious.'

4 Marta (study) very hard for her exams next month As soon as she

(wake) up, she (open) her books, and she hardly ever (play) basketball now It (surprise) me

because I (know) she (prefer) sport to school work! But she (seem) happy and healthy

5 People (become) more and more aware of the health benefits of having regular holidays The pressures of everyday life

(get) worse and stress-related illnesses (increase)

Write three paragraphs for your magazine describing a

typical day in the life of the person you interviewed

Write about 1 50 words The topic sentence for each

paragraph has been done for you:

1 Mornings are always a bit difficult for Mr/Ms

2 Things start to get better for him/her at lunchtime

3 The best time of day for him/her is the evening

Here is a typical exam task for Part 2 of Paper 5, using these photos:

C o m p a r e and contrast the two p h o t o s , saying how you feel about t h e s e w a y s of having a healthy lifestyle You have about a minute to do this

To do the task well, you need to

a pick out things which the photos have in common

b describe ways in which they are different

c give your opinions on the topic

Listen to the example on the recording, which starts but does not finish the task

Now practise doing steps a and b above

The photos show contrasting ways of keeping fit and healthy:

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- taking exercise, e.g going for a walk, playing a sport

- eating, e.g being careful about your diet What is your opinion of these? Which is easier for you

to do? Which is more effective?

Practise giving your opinion

Record yourself doing a-c on a blank cassette Then listen and think how you could improve what you say Have you used some of the language

in the Coursebook on pages 5 2 - 3 ? Did you keep talking for about one minute (not much more, not much less).'

Repeat the whole task and record yourself again

Talking about photos

These two photos show different ways that

people can have a healthy lifestyle