E1 students book unit 3

Choose the correct words to complete the transport facts.. 3 Look at the answers to Exercise 2 and write the correct names Sandra, Dina or Maria in the spaces A-C in Exercise 1.. Part

Unit 3 FASTER & CHEAPER

Vocabulary – Transport

1 Label the pictures with words from

the box

coach helicopter tram

scooter motorbike taxi

2 Make a list of more vehicles Then

match them with these verbs

Grammar – Comparative adjectives

3 Work in pairs Choose the correct words to complete the transport facts

1 The airport in Atlanta, USA is busier/ quieter

than the airport in Beijing, China

2 An Airbus 380 passenger plane is

smaller/bigger than a Boeing 777

3 Australia is nearer to/ father from the USA

than England

4 A Ferrari is cheaper/ more expensive than a

Rolls Royce

5 An electric car is quieter/ noisier than a petrol

car

4 Exam candidates often make mistakes with comparative adjectives Correct the mistakes

in these sentences

1 The bus is cheapper than the train (cheaper)

2 The countryside is beautifuller than the town centre because there are a lot of cars and buses in the town

3 It‟s beeter to travel by car around my city

4 My house is more far from the city centre than

my friend‟s house

5 Come to my house by bus It is more easy than the car

5 Complete the text with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets

A GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

You can travel/ go/ be in a taxi, car,

and helicopter

You can travel/ go/ be on a coach,

motorbike, plane, and scooter

I never take the bus because buses are (1)

slower than any other transport in my town

Even walking is (2)………(fast) than taking the bus! I love travelling by train but the train is (3) ………(expensive) than the bus We‟ve got a new train station in our town It‟s (4) ………(big) than the bus station and it‟s (5) ………(modern) than our airport I often ride my bike because it‟s (6)

………(cheap) and (7) ………(healthy) but when I‟m late or when it rains, my mum drives me because the car (8) ………(quick) and (9) ………(dry) than the bike

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Part 3

1 Look at the picture Natalie meets her friends at the cinema yesterday Ask and answer questions about how they got there

2 Track 08 Listen to Natalie talking to her mum

about her friends How did they get to the cinema?

Choose the correct answer

1 Sandra

A She went by bus B She went on foot

2 Dina

A She walked B She borrowed her brother‟s bike

3 Marie

A She took the bus B She cycled

3 Look at the answers to Exercise 2 and write the correct names (Sandra, Dina

or Maria) in the spaces (A-C)

in Exercise 1

EXAM TASK

4 Track 09 Listen to Teresa talking about a trip to the US For each question, choose the right answer (A,B or C)

0 How long did Teresa spend in the US?

1 How did Teresa travel around while she was on holiday?

2 Teresa‟s parents thought Disneyland was too……

3 What did Teresa do at the Grand Canyon?

A went for a walk B took a ride in a helicopter C went on a plane

4 Teresa and her family did not visit

5 What did Teresa‟s mother enjoy most in San Francisco?

B LISTENING

How did A get

to the cinema?

She went there by bike She didn‟t go on foot

C

B

A

Part 3b

Vocabulary – Directions

1 Look at the map and complete the

sentences with these words

behind between in front of

next to opposite

1 The skatepark is ………… the swimming

pool and the river

2 The library is………… the bank

3 The bus stop is ………… the cinema

4 The bank is ………… the hotel

5 The police station is ………… the museum

3 Match the directions to the pictures

1 Turn left at the traffic lights

2 Turn right at the crossroads

3 Go straight on at the roundabout

4 Take the second turning on the right

5 Go over the bridge

6 Go past the library

2 Track 10 Listen to three people asking for directions Which places are they looking for? Draw lines on the map from the people to the places they want to

go to

C READING

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4 Work in pairs Read the first part of the

conversation and discuss what you think

Sam says next Do not write anything for

now

Nick: Where shall we meet later?

Sam: Let‟s meet at Matt‟s Sports Shop

Nick: Where‟s that?

Sam: ………

5 Read three possible answers and choose

the best one for Sam in Exercise 4

A How about at 5.00 p.m.?

B It‟s on the corner of Henson Square,

opposite the museum

C It‟s bigger than the department store

6 Read the next part of the conversation

Are all three responses (A-C) possible?

Nick: Oh, yes I know that shop My brother

bought his trainers there

Sam: ………

A Really? My sister got her trainers in the

market because they were cheaper there

B What time shall we meet?

C OK I‟ll see you there Bye!

Now read Nick’s answer Which is the only

correct answer (A-C)?

Nick: Oh, yes I know that shop My brother

bought his trainers there

Sam: ………

Nick: How about at 4.00 p.m.?

EXAM TASK Complete the telephone conversation between two friends

What does Jack say to Amy?

For questions 1-5, choose the correct letter A-H

Amy Hi, Jack How are you?

Jack 0 …D…

Amy Fine Lizzie‟s having a party

tonight Would you like to go?

Jack 1 …………

Amy Very near the park Let‟s go by

train, it‟s better than the bus

Jack 2 …………

Amy Good idea! How about at 6.00 p.m? Jack 3.…………

Amy Because I want to buy Lizzie a

present on the way

Jack 4 .…………

Amy Yes! She was fourteen yesterday Jack 5 .…………

Amy Don‟t be late Jack!

A OK, but why so early?

B Yes, I‟d love to Where does she live?

C Why did you buy her a T-shirt?

D Not bad, thanks And you?

E Really? She‟s older than me Anyway, see you at 6.00 p.m

F All right! Shall we meet at the station?

G Because the train is slower than the bus

H Oh! Is it her birthday?

Exam tip

Remember to read what the person says

both before and after the space

Part 7

Grammar –Superlative adjectives

1 Look at the photo What do you

think it is and where is it?

2 Now read the text and check your

ideas

3 Underline the superlative

adjectives in the text above

4 Complete the facts with the

superlative form of the adjectives in

brackets

1 The longest (long) bridge in the

world is in China It‟s a railway bridge

and it‟s 164 km long

2 ……… (long) road bridge is

also in China and it‟s over 42 km

3 ………… (big) roundabout in the

world is in Trinidad and Tobago If

you drive around the roundabout, you

drive 3.5 km

4 As for traffic lights, ………

(old) traffic light is in the Small Town

Museum in Ohio, USA

5 Honululu in Hawaii has some of

……… (bad) traffic jams in the

world Drivers spend about 58 hours a

year waiting in traffic there!

5 Complete the sentences with one word

1 This is the … amazing city in the world

2 This bridge is shorter…… the one in my town

3 They …… walking across the bridge right now

4 My sister did …… find any clothes at the market

5 You have …… turn right at the traffic light

6 There …… a lot of cars in town yesterday

EXAM TASK Complete the email

Write ONE word for each space

D WRITING

The oldest museum theme park in the

world was Bakken in Denmark It

opened in 1583! It had simple rides and

also dancing and fireworks The largest

amusement park in the world today is

probably Walt Disney World Resort in

Florida, USA It has four theme parks

and two water parks One of these is

the most popular theme park in the

world, with 17 million visitors a year

Exam tip

Think of words that usually go together in

certain sentences, e.g It’s more

crowded than the market; or It’s the

most famous theme park in the world

From: Yoko To: Mark

Hi Mark,

I am now (0) in Brazil with my family It is

sunnier and hotter (1) …… our city! We stayed

in a hotel in Rio de Janeiro (2) …… two nights, and then we (3) …… to the rain forest It was darker (4) …… the city and quite frightening! But the Amazon river is fantastic, and we‟ve seen lots of amazing animals I wasn‟t as scared

as I expected (5) …… we‟ve got a nice guide

He is the (6) …… experienced guide I‟ve ever known The people here are friendly and helpful What I like (7) …… is its wonderful street food

It is much (8) …… than food in our city, (9)

…… we didn‟t have to spend much on it

I love Brazil I don‟t (10) …… to come home Write back soon!

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Part 2

1 Work in pairs Look at the information below about a helicopter tour in Sydney, Australia Would you like to go on this tour? Why? Why not?

2 Write complete questions about the

helicopter tour

1 where? Where is the helicopter tour?

2 price?

3 everyday?

4 what/ see?

5 more information/

3 Track 11 Listen to Marco and Lucia asking and answering the questions about the helicopter tour Check your questions in Exercise 2

4 Listen again How does Marco ask questions 2,3 and 5 in a different way?

2.…….Is it expensive?

3 ………

5 ………

EXAM TASK

Student A, answer Student B’s questions about the holiday centre

Student B, answer Student A’s questions about the cinema

Student B, your questions Student A, your questions

E SPEAKING

HELICOPTER TOUR

Sydney, Australia Sydney Harbour Bridge, the Opera House and more from the air!

Only $99 per person Call or text 456772

Holiday Centre

 where ?

 what / do?

 price / adults?

 open /all year?

 place / eat?

Cinema

 what /see ?

 cinema / open?

 eat?

 what / address?

 student ticket/£?

Exam tip

If you don’t understand your partner’s question, you can say Sorry? or Can you repeat that?

Your partner may say the same question in a different way

REVISION 1: UNITS 1-3

Reading

Part 2

Read the sentences about playing a sport

Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space

For questions 1-5, mark A, B or C on your answer sheet

Example:

0 Emma won her first …… when she was sixteen years old

Example:

1 She often feels …… before a competition

A dangerous B sports-mad C nervous

2 Once Emma …… into another contestant because she was too close

A overtook B crashed C visualized

3 Emma goes to the …… to train for the bike race

4 Emma has to …… the other contestants to win the race

5 When Emma came second, she got a …… medal

Part 3b

Complete the conversation between two friends What does Hannah say to Jake?

Choose the correct letter A-H There are two answers you don’t need

Cyndi:

Luke:

Hi Hannah You look great Where did

you get your new clothes from?

0…C…

Cyndi:

Luke:

Cyndi

Luke:

Cyndi:

Luke:

Cyndi:

Luke:

Cyndi:

Luke:

Cyndi:

No, I haven‟t had time yet Is it good?

1 ………

Oh, I thought it was just shops

2 ………

That sounds so cool Did you see

anybody from school there?

3 ………

Is there a cinema too?

4 ………

I‟d love to Can I bring my cousin?

He‟s coming to visit me

5 ………

Good, I can‟t wait

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Yes, it‟s fantastic but I didn‟t spend all day shopping There are lots of things to do there

Shall we phone Laura and Kate? They like shopping too

I went to that new shopping mall outside town Have you been there yet?

Of course you can We‟ll have a great time

Yes, he has He went there two weeks ago

Yes, we saw Matt and Adam They were going to watch a film Yes, there is, and they‟re showing that new film in 3D Shall we go next weekend?

Not at all First we went ice-skating Then we went bowling

It was great fun

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Part 4

Read the magazine article

Are sentences 1-7 “Right” (A) or “Wrong” (B)?

If there is not enough information to answer

“Right” (A) or “Wrong” (B), choose

“Doesn’t say” (C)

For questions 1-7, mark A, B, C on your answer sheet

0 Ben was in a karate competition at his school

A Right B Wrong C Doesn‟t say

1 Ben doesn‟t like flying

A Right B Wrong C Doesn‟t say

2 Ben enjoyed talking to the other students

A Right B Wrong C Doesn‟t say

3 Nicole only travels with her friends

A Right B Wrong C Doesn‟t say

4 Nicole and her friend liked the music at the festival

A Right B Wrong C Doesn‟t say

5 Nicole enjoyed the food at the festival

A Right B Wrong C Doesn‟t say

6 James thought his holiday was interesting

A Right B Wrong C Doesn‟t say

7 James prefers sitting on a beach

A Right B Wrong C Doesn‟t say

Writing

Part 7

Complete the email Write ONE word for each space

For questions 1-10, write the words on your answer sheet

Part 9

Hi Gabriella,

I (0)………… having fun with my family at a festival (1)…………Wales It’s called The Green Man Festival and it’s in

the middle (2)…………beautiful mountains There’s music, art, films and fantastic food It’s like being at an outdoor feast every day This year, the weather (3)…………great and today the sun is (4)………… I’m(5)………… in a tent with my friend My parents are in a bigger tent (6)…………to us There’s a big stage and every evening we watch different acts Opposite the stage there’s another tent (7) ………… you can (8) ………… different activities every day This afternoon we (9) ………… doing a break dance class I (10)………… dance well but I hope to get better Write to you later,

Heidi

You have seen this notice in your school

You want to help with the concert

Write a note to Nick and answer the questions

Write 25-35 words

Write the notes on your answer sheet

Listening

Part 1

Track 12 You will hear five short conversations

You will hear each conversation twice

For question 1-5, put a tick under the right answer

1 Which train is leaving next?

2 How will the girl get to the cinema?

3 Where is Kate’s boat now?

4 How will the woman get to work today?

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5 Where is the nearest petrol station?

Part 3

Track 13 Listen to Liz telling her father about the things she bought Choose the right answer (A, B or C)

0 When did Liz go to the shopping centre?

A today B yesterday C on Tuesday

1 What did Liz buy for the baby?

2 What sort of CD did Liz choose?

A pop music B dance music C rock music

3 What clothes did Liz get?

A some jeans B a sweater C a T-shirt

4 At lunchtime, Liz and Sally

A had a picnic B ate in a snack bar C went to a coffee shop

5 Liz bought Dad‟s magazine

department store

B at a newsagent‟s C in a bookshop

Part 5

Track 14 You will hear some information about a tour to London

Listen and complete each question

Speaking

Notes about tomorrow

Journey to London Eye: take (1) ………

Price of lunch at Covest

Science Museum – name of

Have dinner at the:

(4) ………

See Grease at the theatre (5)……… theatre