VOCABULARY FOR FCE

ANSWERS

UNIT 1 ........................................................................................................................................ 2 UNIT 2 ........................................................................................................................................ 3 UNIT 3 ........................................................................................................................................ 4 UNIT 4 ........................................................................................................................................ 5 UNIT 5 ........................................................................................................................................ 6 TEST ONE ....................................................................................................................... 7 UNIT 6 ........................................................................................................................................ 7 UNIT 7 ........................................................................................................................................ 9 UNIT 8 .......................................................................................................................................10 UNIT 9 .......................................................................................................................................11 UNIT 10 .....................................................................................................................................13 TEST TWO .......................................................................................................................14 UNIT 11 .....................................................................................................................................15 UNIT 12 .....................................................................................................................................16 UNIT 13 .....................................................................................................................................17 UNIT 14 .....................................................................................................................................18 UNIT 15 .....................................................................................................................................19 TEST THREE ...................................................................................................................20 UNIT 16 .....................................................................................................................................20 UNIT 17 .....................................................................................................................................22 UNIT 18 .....................................................................................................................................23 UNIT 19 .....................................................................................................................................24 UNIT 20 .....................................................................................................................................25 TEST FOUR ...............................................................................................................................26 APPENDIX 1 PHRASAL VERBS ...........................................................................................27 APPENDIX 2 WORD BUILDING ..........................................................................................28 APPENDIX 3 SPELLING .......................................................................................................28

UNIT 1
1.1 Meal A is high in fat, salt, sugar and calories and low in vitamins and fibre. Meat is high in vitamins, protein and fibre and low in salt, fat and sugar.

1.2 G fruit salt G vegetables sugar G exercise stress G salad smoking chocolate alcohol G water junk food G fish G cutting out fat putting on weight G joining a gym G going on a diet G getting enough sleep 1.3 The things the sportsman mentions are in italics above. 1.4 2F 3T 4T 5T 6T 7T 8F 9T 10 F 1.6 2 cut down on 3 putting on 4 cutout 5 get enough 6 joining 7 going for 2.1 2D 3G 4E 5A 6B 7 8F 2.2 2 stitches 3 antihistamines 4 prescription 5 plaster 6 vaccinations 7 thermometer 8 scales 9 stretcher 2.3 Person Problem Where they got help Treatment Local surgery (doctor) (Prescription for) antibiotics 1 Sore throat (red with spots) 2 Hit his thumb with a hammer Casualty department X-ray Bandage Fell over someone and broke his A and E Left arm in plaster arm Physiotherapy A&E Accident and Emergency = Casualty Dept 3.1 1 X 2V 3X 4V 5X 4. 2 suggestion 3 decision 4 mistake 5 changes 6 speech 7 effort 8 arrangements 9 phone call 5. 2A 3B 4E 5C

EXAM PRACTICE Use of English Part 1 1a 2 make 3 for 7 any 8 what 9 when(ever)

4 enough 10 as

5 it 11 at

6 into 12 do

Use of English Part 4 1 cutting down on 2 made a helpful suggestion

3 about going on a

Writing Part 2 Model answer Dear Annie Well, everyone seems to have something to say about health and fitness at the moment. Every time I turn on the television or open a newspaper there's something about it! You asked what I do to be fit and healthy. Well, I think my family has always had a healthy diet. We just have a light breakfast, some cereal and fruit. Then for lunch I have a sandwich or a salad, and then we eat a big meal in the evening. We usually have chicken or fish and vegetables again. Sometimes we have pasta, or in the summer we have perhaps a steak from the barbecue, or a hamburger. We eat fruit again for dessert or a yoghurt, although at the weekend my mother often makes some really nice cakes. As you know, I don't do a lot of sport, because I don't really like it, but I think I'm quite fit because I haven't got a car, and I walk and cycle everywhere. And I do like dancing, so on a Saturday night I go out and dance till the early hours. It's enough I think!! Hope that's the information you need. Love Susan

UNIT 2
1.2 2 forests 3 streams 4 slopes 5 flowers 6 orchards 7 paths 8 valleys The description matches Picture A. Picture is of the Brazilian rainforest. 1.3 clear-muddy gentle - steep narrow-wide wild - cultivated high - low winding-straight 1.4 Model answer There is a thick forest with a narrow, winding path through it. Some of the trees are very tall and it is quite dark. 2.1 1.stream; canal; flood 2.forest; wood; rainforest; timber 3.mountain; hill; cliff; cave 4.sea; ocean; lake; waterfall 5.banks; shores; beach; coast 6.soil; mud; sand; dust 2.2 2 3C 4A 5D 6B 7 3.1 2 A 3B 4B 5A 6B 7 A 8 9 A 10 A 11 12 A 3.2 Picture A Summers are mild and wet. In winter the temperature drops to below 0C and the area is often cut off because of snow. The heavy snowfall in winter attracts skiers and tourists. It can rain heavily in July and August during the monsoon and skies are often cloudy in the mountains, whether it is summer or winter. Picture It is always hot and humid and, as it is near the Equator, there is little difference in temperature between the warmest and the coolest months. Rain falls nearly every day and there is no dry season. In the rainforest, the morning of almost every day begins with a clear blue sky but by mid-afternoon there are sudden hard downpours and thunderstorms are common. The temperature at night is 20C-25C but during the day it rises to above 30C. 3.3 In the Arctic (the person is talking about Greenland). 4. 2 wind 3 sun 4 rain 5 sun 6 snow/ice 7 rain 8 snow/ice 9 wind 10 rain 11 snow/ice 12 snow/ice 6. stormy cloudy windy rainy dusty sunny foggy icy

EXAM PRACTICE Reading 1F 2B Part 2 3C 4A 5E

UNIT 3
1.2 1 Yes 2 Yes 3 Yes, I play the flute (and piano) 4 No, never 5 Yes, frequently 6 As often as I can 2.1 rock 3 pop 2 classical 4 world music 1 2.2 2 harmonies 3 album 4 composer 5 band 6 tracks 7 cover version 8 distinctive style 9 old favourites 10 fans 11 lyrics 12 catchy tunes 2.4 2 fans 3 band 4 old favourites 5 lyrics 6 duets 7 distinctive style 8 cover version 3. 1 rock'n'roll 2 jazz 3 country and western 4 folk 4. 2 group 3 concert 4 charts 5 cello 6 composer 7 guitar 8 opera 9 piano The circled word is: orchestra 5.1 1 croak 2 whistle 3 creak 4 hiss 5 roar 6 hum 7 splash 8 grunt 9 howl 10 crash 11 bark 12 bang 5.2 2E 36 4I 5J 6A 7B 8C 9D 10 F 5.3 2 hum 3 whistling 4 bang 5 creaking 6 hissed 7 grunted 8 crash 9 howl

EXAM PRACTICE Use of English Part 2 1 in 2 had 3 to 4 so 5 any 6 up 8 were 9 no 10 as 11 my 12 at

7 with

Writing Part 1: email Model Answer Hi Sam, Yes, of course I'll give you the info you need. I'm really looking forward to the festival. Our band plays blues, some traditional, some very modern, and we've got a really great singer she's American. We usually start with some really lively numbers to get everybody going and then Maria does some really cool songs. We'd like to play on the first night if possible. We always get nervous, so that'll mean less waiting! We can just arrive and start playing straight away. The audience is usually enthusiastic at the start of a festival too, so the atmosphere's great then. But I definitely don't want to camp because I get terrible hay fever and I hate insects. Is there a youth hostel or anything nearby? Something fairly cheap please! Look forward to seeing you Love Anneke [135 words]

UNIT 4
1.1 1. A coach from the national team to choose the three best players. 2. He broke his leg. 3. His brother. 1.2 positive: confident, excited, proud, relaxed negative: ashamed, disappointed, embarrassed, guilty, jealous, upset 1.3 1. excited, confident, proud 2. disappointed, upset, jealous 1.4 ashamed, embarrassed, guilty 2.1 / 2.2 amazed annoyed depressed frightened pleased worried surprised astonished 3.2 3.3 4. cross furious fed up miserable scared afraid terrified 3 of going on glad delighted 4 with 5 about terribly anxious concerned 6 to realise so

1 that they phoned 2 to have Student's own answers. STRONG: very LESS STRONG: quite

extremely really fairly a bit

Note: Quite sometimes has a different, stronger meaning when used with words like impossible. It can mean 'completely': The crossword was quite impossible.

5. 6.1 6.2

2 sad 3 happy 4 sad 5 happy 6 happy 2 disappointing 3 surprised 4 excited 5 worried 6 terrifying Adjectives ending in -ed describe a feeling. Adjectives ending in -ing describe what caused the feeling. fear frighten frightening frightened pleasure please pleased pleasing depression depressing anxiety anxious depressed amazement amaze amazing amazed annoyance annoy annoying annoyed anger angry misery miserable

7 relaxing

6.3 Noun Verb Adjective Noun Verb Adjective Noun Adjective Noun Adjective

embarrassment embarrass embarrassing embarrassed excitement excite exciting excited pride proud jealousy jealous

EXAM PRACTICE Listening 1 2 Use of English Part 3 1 unexpected 2 variety 3 disappointed 4 championship 6 personal 7 annoyance 8 really 9 embarrassing Writing Part 2 Model answers

5 congratulations 10 apologise

Jakob was absolutely furious when he saw what was going on outside his window. There were two men with a huge machine and they were cutting down trees. Jakob lived on the fourth floor of a block of flats which looked out over a lovely park. When he realised what the men were doing, he ran out of his flat and shouted at them. They didn't take any notice and just carried on with their work. So Jakob rushed over to one of the trees which was still there, sat down in front of it and put his arms round it. He was so angry he decided he would stay there all day. He wasn't scared of the men and their machine because he knew they wouldn't hurt him. When some other people came by, he called to them to do the same with the other trees. In the end the men had to go away. Jakob felt very proud that he'd managed to save the rest of the trees but he knew the men would come back again. [179 words]

UNIT 5
1. 2.2 2F 3E U 5B 6G 7H 8D 2 cave paintings/wall 3 2,000 years ago 4 in prehistoric times 5 China/France The Great Pyramid of Ghiza About four and a half thousand years ago.

2.3

3.1 2 records 3 population 4 figures 5 inhabitants 6 tribes 7 ancestors 8 hunting 9 settled 10 produce 11 tools 12 beliefs 13 stories 14 invaded 3.2 prehistory - prehistoric archaeology - archaeologist, archaeological evidence - evident civilise - civilisation, civilian invade - invasion, invade reside - residence, resident inhabit inhabitant descend - descent, descendant believe - belief, believe survive - survival, survivor discovery - discover abolition - abolish cause-cause invention - invent colonisation colonise introduction - introduce 4.1 2 last 3 takes 4 went on for 5 spent 4.2 Model answers 1.It takes (me) two hours to fly from Spain to London. 2.In my country, summer lasts about 4 months. 3.Several years have passed since I left primary school. 4.I've spent 30 minutes studying English today. 5.It takes me 20 minutes to walk from home to college. 6.The longest film I've ever seen was Gladiator. It went on for three hours. 5. 1. A on time = to be punctual in time = early enough 2. A have a lot of time for = have a lot of patience with her. have no time for = have no patience with her. 3. A time flew = time went quickly kill time = deliberately waste time 6. 2E 3D 4B 5F 6A EXAM PRACTICE Use of English Part 1 1A 2B 3C 4A 5C 6D 7A 8B 9D 10 A 11 12 Writing Part 2
Model answer STONEHENGE : not just a stone circle. Stonehenge is a giant circle of stones in Somerset in England. It's absolutely fascinating and it was built about 5,000 years ago, in prehistoric times. Lots of people come to see it from all over the world and there are still ceremonies there on Midsummer's Day. It was built at a time when there were no modern tools and machines, so people wonder how it was built, because the stone blocks are huge. Archaeologists think that the stone came from Wales, and that people used rafts to move it by water, and logs to roll it across land because wheels hadn't been invented then! No one knows why Stonehenge is there. Some people think it was used for religious ceremonies, others that it's a giant astronomical clock that shows the movement of the sun, moon and stars. The sun shines on one of the most important stones on Midsummer's Day. That can't be coincidence, can it? I went there early one morning last summer when it was very misty. It's very beautiful and has a fantastic atmosphere. [177 words]

TEST 1
(Unit numbers in brackets show the unit where the vocabulary tested can be found .) 1 D (Unit 4) 11 A (Unit 1) 21 (Unit 3) 2 (Unit 2) 12 D (Unit 2) 22 A (Unit 5) 3 A (Unit 4) 13 (Unit 3) 23 (Unit 5) 4 (Unit 3) 14 (Unit 2) 24 D (Unit l) 5 D (Unit 4) 15 (Unit 1) 25 (Unit 5) 6 D (Unit 5) 16 A (Unit 3) 26 A (Unit 4) 7 (Unit 1) 17 (Unit 5) 27 A (Unit 3) 8 (Unit 2) 18 (Unit 4) 28 D (Unit 2) 9 D (Unit l) 19 A (Unit 1) 29 A (Unit 2) 10 (Unit 4) 20 (Unit 3) 30 (Unit 5)

UNIT 6
1 1B 2E 3D 4C 5A A slogan can be spoken or written. 2.1 An island with something for everyone is the best slogan. There is nothing about the future in the adverts. 2.2 A Come to Sicily and experience its amazing colours, stunning landscapes and delicious, healthy food. Visit the city of Catania which is a perfect combination of spectacular 17th century architecture, lively nightlife and musical traditions. Relax on fine, golden, sandy beaches watched over by Europe's biggest active volcano, Mount Etna. Last but not least, enjoy the wonderful flavours of top-quality products such as olives, pistachio nuts, honey, vegetables and dried fruit. Come to Sicily and experience the bright colours, beautiful landscapes and tasty food. Visit the city of Catania which is a combination of 17th century architecture, busy nightlife and traditions. Relax on the nice beaches watched over by the volcano, Mount Etna. Last but not least, enjoy the good flavours of products such as olives, pistachio nuts, honey, vegetables and dried fruit. 2.3 Advert A Advert Colours: amazing bright Landscapes: stunning beautiful Food: delicious, healthy tasty Architecture: spectacular, 17th century 17th century Nightlife: lively busy Traditions: musical Volcano: Europe's biggest active Beach: fine, golden, sandy nice Flavours: wonderful good Products: top-quality Advert A makes you want to visit Sicily because it uses lots of adjectives. The adjectives in are not very strong or convincing.

3.1 You should tick: extraordinary, fantastic, magical, remarkable unique, agreeable, nice and pleasant aren't very strong. The other adjectives are much stronger. 3.2 1 only 2V 3 only 4V 4.1 2C 3 4B 5C 6A 7B 8A 9C 10 11 A 5 2 home page 3 keyword 4 bestsellers 5 secure 6 sign 7 password 8 basket 9 click 10 online 11 enter 12 support 6.1 2 phone 3 visit 4 phone 5 visit 6.2 2 out 3 off 4 away 5 over 7.1 1F 2E 3C 4A 7.2 2 get 3 ring 4 cut

5D 5 pick

6B 6 call/ring

EXAM PRACTICE 1 The main advantage of computers is that it's easy to find out information like how to travel somewhere. This means that people don't need to look in books or newspapers. However, there is sometimes too much information available. Also, when we read facts, we don't always know what is true. A further disadvantage is that people throw their computers away after a few years. This results in a lot of waste. There are a number of advantages for children such as being able to play games. In addition, they make learning more fun. But this leads to children spending too much time on the computer. It is easier to stay in touch with friends by email and another advantage is that you can send photos. But people send emails rather than talk to each other. I sometimes think people rely on computers too much and if a computer goes wrong, for instance in a hospital, it might be dangerous. In conclusion, I think computers improve our lives in lots of ways and the advantages are more important than the disadvantages. 2.2 to explain something to give an opposite opinion to introduce the next argument D to give examples A 3 Model answer The main advantage of mobile phones is that it's easy to get in touch with people so you can tell someone you're going to be late or change where to meet. However, this means that people can also contact you when you don't want them to or when it's not convenient. This leads to people never being able to relax. Also, a lot of people forget to turn their phones off in the cinema, for example, and that's very annoying. A further disadvantage is that they are very easy to steal. This results in an increase in crime because everyone wants the latest phone. Another advantage is that you can use them to do other things apart from phone people, such as play games, use the internet, take photos. In addition, they are essential in an emergency as they can be used almost anywhere for instance on a motorway or a mountain. In conclusion, mobile phones have made our lives much easier so I think there are more advantages than disadvantages to having one. [174 words]

UNIT 7
1. Construction - electrician Customer service - call centre manager Emergency services - firefighter, police officer Health - optician, psychologist Hotel and catering - chef, kitchen assistant Information technology - software engineer Legal - solicitor Leisure and sport - lifeguard Scientific - lab assistant

2.1 A receptionist cleaner nursery assistant 2.2 2 A permanent 3 possible promotion 4 shift work 5 A good communication skills 6 overtime 2.3 1 a salary 2 wages 3 a rate of pay 2.4 2 application 3 catering 4 qualifications 5 reliable 6 training 7 enthusiastic 8 ambitious 3.1 A efficient, well-organised, self-motivated, able to work without supervision, good communication skills reliable, flexible, honest, hard-working enthusiastic, dynamic, creative 3.2 Speaker 1 is a hairdresser. Speaker 2 is a carpenter. 4 > Phone or email for an application form > Fill in the application form > Email or post the application form > Have an interview > Receive a job offer > Accept the job offer 5.1 1X 2V 3X 4X 5V 6V 7X 8V 5.2 Speaker 1 says he resigned and Speaker 7 says she gave up her job. Speaker 3 says he was made redundant. 5.3 2 work 3 job 4 career 5 work 6 work 7 job 8 work 9 work 10 career 5.4 1 job 2 career 3 work Reading Part 3 4 5 6 7 8 1B 2 3 9 10 Writing Part 2 Sample answer
Dear Mr Pitt I saw your advertisement in the local newspaper last week and I would like to apply for the job in your computer shop. At present I'm working in a sports shop where I enjoy helping people to find what they want. I have also worked as a waiter in hotels and restaurants so I am used to dealing with people. My hobby is playing computer games. I have more than 200 games and I read computer magazines so I know all the latest developments. I have completed several computer courses and do all the ordering in my present job. I am at present doing a training course in accounting. I have good communication skills. I am reliable and happy to be flexible if I am required to work extra hours. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely Ghang Lee

UNIT 8
1.1 A is Sam and is Toby. 1.2 Sam's dad has a thin pointed face and freckles. He's got straight brown hair but he's going bald. He's got pale blue eyes and a long straight nose. He doesn't wear glasses. 1.3 Toby's mum has got a round face. She's got long wavy hair which was dark but it's going grey now. She's got a small turned-up nose, large green eyes and quite full lips. Toby looks like his mum. They've both got a round face. Their hair is similar but Toby's is darker and curlier. Toby's nose is just like his mum's but he has dark eyes. They have the same lips. They're very alike. 1.4/1.5 other possible words in italics face: round, thin, pointed hair: straight, curly, wavy, dark, blond, brown, fair, long, short, red/ginger eyes: pale blue, large, green, brown 2.1 2A

3B

4A

5B

6A

7C

8C hard-working lazy

3.1 generous - mean gentle - aggressive polite - rude self-confident - shy 3.2 2 generous 3 rude 4.1 2 nosey 3 moody

modest - big-headed

4 lazy

5 funny

6 aggressive 5 dishonest

4 bad-tempered

5.1 imuninpolite popular kind considerate patient imaginative convenient possible sociable expensive im- is added to some adjectives beginning with p-, ir- is added to some adjectives beginning with r5.2 2 careless 3 colourless 4 powerful 5 painful

dishonest satisfied

irrelevant responsible regular

6 harmless

7 graceful

EXAM PRACTICE Reading Part 1 1 2A 3D Use of English Part 4 1. takes after her 2. is so imaginative 3. don't look like

UNIT 9
1.1 FAST SLOW run walk dash rush stride sprint stroll creep crawl wander

1.2 an athlete sprint run dash a baby crawl a burglar creep crawl 1.3 2 ran/dashed/sprinted 6 wandered/strolled/walked 2.2 2D 3F 4 5E

a tourist stroll walk wander traffic creep crawl run someone late for work run dash rush sprint stride 3 Walking 4 sprinted 5 striding 7 dashed/rushed/ran/sprinted 6A

2.3 1. run them down (to run over someone or something means to hit and drive over: I dropped my hat in the road and a car ran over it.) 2. run up against (to run through means to say or practise the details of something: Before the meeting I ran through what I was going to say .) 3. run across (see l for run over) 4. run through (to run out of means not to have any more: I've run out of sugar. I'll go and buy some.) 4. run out of (see 1 and 2 for meaning of verbs) 5. running around (see l for run down) 2.4 Model answers 1. I think it's unkind. 2. try to solve it as quickly as I can. 3. stop for a chat. 4. don't understand the first time. 5. try to fix my computer. 6. my sister visits with her children. 3.1 GO

running skating cycling jogging walking swimming climbing surfing skateboarding skiing diving snorkelling sailing snowboarding hiking TIP: These all end in -ing PLAY volleyball squash rugby badminton footbal table tennis baseball ice hockey hockey TIP: These are all played with a ball (apart from ice hockey and badminton) DO judo yoga aerobics athletics gymnastics martial arts 3.2 1. F 2. F 3. F 4. F 7. F

Golf is played with clubs on a course. 5,6,8 - T You play squash with a racket. You play hockey on a pitch using a stick. You go skating at a rink, and take your blades with you. Baseball is played with a bat.

3.3 -ER

runner skater jogger walker swimmer climber skateboarder skier diver snorkeller footballer NB sailor PLAYER volleyball squash rugby badminton football (table) tennis baseball hockey IRREGULAR cyclist gymnast athlete NB There is no word in English for someone who does judo, yoga or aerobics 4.1 1 yoga 5.1 1 beat/win 5.2 2D

2 squash

3 hockey

2 beat/won

3 won/beating

4 win/beating

5 beat/win

3B

4C

5A MEANING to convince someone of something

WIN BEAT

IDIOM to win someone round

if you can't beat them, join them if you can't be as successful as someone else, then do the same as they do she beat me to it she did it before I could to beat the rush to do something before everyone else

EXAM PRACTICE USE OF ENGLISH PART 4 1 to run through 2 beat me to

3 ran into a lot

4 runs in Susie's

WRITING PART 2 Model answer Dear Michael, Thanks for your letter. I'm writing to tell you something about sport in my country. I think football is probably the most popular sport in England, but tennis, golf and cricket are all popular as well. People love football because they can play it as well as watch it, and most schools and colleges have football teams. Some boys spend all theirtime out of school playing football too. They dream about becoming stars and earning lots of money like Wayne Rooney does. I like playing tennis, and I play nearly all year. It's a bit cold in winter, but I love it. It keeps me fit and I meet friends. We often go out to eat together or round to someone's house after we've played. I actually prefer doing sports to watching them, but if there are big matches on, I like watching them with my friends. I watch tennis, cricket, football, rugby - anything really. I hope that tells you what you need to know. Good luck with the project! Best wishes Tim [168 words]

UNIT 10
1.1 2 colleagues 3 step-sisters 4 a married couple 5 sisters-in-law 6 flatmates 7 classmates 8 neighbours 9 nephew 10 penfriends 1.2 The people in 1, 3, 4, 5 and 9 are related. 2.1 1 reception 2 rings 3 cake 4 anniversary 5 guests 6 (across) priest 6 (down) photos 7 suit 8 invitation 9 present 10 (across) dress 10 (down) day 11 ceremony 2.2. A is in Korea, and is in France. 2.3 Dear Bill, I'm glad you got the invitation to my brother's wedding and you're able to come. It will be a traditional wedding and (1) will take place in the garden of the bride's family. (2) The wedding day will begin with the groom arriving there on a horse. (3) The ceremony starts with the couple bowing to each other and to the priest. You will have to be patient as there are no chairs! (4) The bride and groom will both wear colourful, traditional clothes and all my relatives will probably wear traditional clothes too but the other guests just dress smartly. Don't dress too informally or wear black. After the wedding (5) we'll go to a restaurant to have a traditional lunch. (6) You can give the couple any kind of present but we usually give money. If you want to take photos of the couple, you can but you shouldn't go too close. Dear Satya I'm so pleased you're coming to my sister's wedding (1) in our village. She's getting married on the same day as my parents' silver wedding anniversary - they've been married for 25 years. (2) So first of all everybody goes to the Town Hall for a civil ceremony and (3) then we'll go to the village church where the bride and groom will exchange gold rings. In the church the bride's family sit on one side and the groom's on the other. (4) My sister is going to wear a long white dress and the groom will wear a suit. Most people dress formally and some women wear hats. On the way out of the church everyone throws rice or flower petals over the couple for good luck. Then we'll go to the (5) reception which will be in a hotel nearby. There'll be lots to eat and drink and a cake which is cut by the bride and groom. (6) If you want to bring a present, most people buy something for the couple's new home. 3.1 1A 2 3 4 3.2 2 spoken 3 get 4 make 5 told 6 fell 7 got 8 get 9 lost 10 enjoy 11 keep 12 make 13 had 3.3 close best old good 4.1 get in touch get on well together get to know someone 4.2 1X 2 is getting 3 got 4X 5. 2 meet 3 couples 4 traditional 5 made 6 become 7 get 8 neighbour 9 in 10 best 11 each 12 on 13 out 14 to

EXAM PRACTICE

WRITING PART 2 Model answer Dear Kim I'm going to tell you about a big family party we had for my uncle, aunt and cousins who were on holiday here. They live in Canada now so we don't see them very often. In fact, I'd only met my cousins once before at a wedding when I was very small. We decided to have a party for them and invite the whole family. There were about 65 people altogether and we had the party outside in the garden. We put lights in the trees and we had a live band so people could dance. We invited my uncle, aunt and cousins for a meal but they didn't know there was a party. We told them to put their best clothes on because everyone wanted to dress smartly. We made a traditional meal as they live abroad now. When they arrived they couldn't believe it. There was lots of food for everyone and a big cake with icing. The party lasted nearly all night. Hope to hear from you soon. Love Alexander [175 words]

LISTENING 1F 2A 3E

PART 3 4D 5B

TEST TWO
Unit numbers in brackets refer to the unit where the vocabulary can be found. 1 (Unit 7) 2 A (Unit 9) 3 D (Unit 7) 4 (Unit 6) 5 (Unit 8) 6 A (Unit 9) 7 D (Unit 9) 8 A (Unit 7) 9 D (Unit 10) 10 (Unit 7) 11 A (Unit 8) 12 A (Unit 6) 13 D (Unit 7) 14 (Unit 10) 15 D (Unit 8) 16 (Unit 6) 17 (Unit 10) 18 A (Unit 9) 19 (Unit 8) 20 (Unit 10) 21 (Unit 6) 22 A (Unit 8) 23 (Unit 6) 24 D (Unit 10) 25 (Unit 10) 26 A (Unit 8) 27 D (Unit 6) 28 (Unit 9) 29 A (Unit 7) 30 (Unit 9)

UNIT 11
1.1 2 check in 3 conveyor 4 pass 5 departure 6 control 7 security 8 board 9 gate 10 crew 11 seat 12 belt 13 refreshments 14 headset 1.3 1 train 2 bus 3 underground 4 taxi 1.4 Bus driver fare destination single-decker double-decker Underground escalator platform train rail seat sliding doors Train commute rush-hour platform carriage seat fare season ticket Taxi rank fare tip driver meter cab 2.1 1 luggage/suitcase 2 accommodation/hotel 3 weather/storm 4 equipment/camera 5 money/coin 6 travel/journey 7 information/guidebook 8 transport/car 2.2. Countable hotel storm camera car suitcase journey guidebook coin Uncountable travel weather equipment information transport money accommodation luggage 3.2 Man 1B 2C 3C 4A 5A 6B Woman 1 2C 3B 4C 5C 6A 3.3 Model answers 1. I think it's better to book a holiday well in advance because then you can look forward to it. 2. I'd always prefer to travel independently because then you can see what you want when you want. 3. I'd rather stay in a five-star hotel because I love comfort! 4. 2 journey 3 journey 4 trip 5 travel 6 trip 7 travel 8 journey 5.1 2 3 4D 5.2 1B 2A 3 4D EXAM PRACTICE USE OF ENGLISH PART 4 1. did/made the journey 2. on a short trip to 3. to set about fixing 4. to book (some/any) accommodation WRITING PART 2 Model answer The Longest Journey Have you ever been on a journey that you thought would never end? I have! It was when I went to San Francisco three years ago. We were going to visit friends we hadn't seen for several years. We took a taxi to the airport, but the traffic on the motorway was crawling along, so the driver decided to take another route. That meant going round lots of winding country roads. After a few miles we all felt as sick as parrots... We made it to the airport just in time and joined a long queue to check in. I think we got the last few seats on the plane. We went into the departure lounge and discovered there was a delay on our flight, so it was three hours later that we boarded the plane. It was hot and crowded and everyone was grumpy, including us. The flight took ten hours, and we just got hotter and more fed up all the time. But, eventually we got there, and saw our friends waiting for us. We were so happy and excited. The sun was shining and they drove us across the famous Golden Gate Bridge. It looked fantastic, and I knew then that it was going to be a great visit...

UNIT 12
1.1 1 staying in 2 going out 1.3 STAYING IN to have a party, a drink, a barbecue, a quiet night in, friends round to watch TV, a DVD, a film, a match, a play to play cards, games, a match GOING OUT to go swimming, surfing, shopping, clubbing to go to the cinema, a concert, a party, a restaurant, the theatre, a film, a barbecue, the beach, a play, a club, a match to go for a drink, a drive, a walk 1.4 Model answer When I have some free time, I prefer to go out with friends and do something active, like go surfing or go clubbing. I also enjoy going to a film and going out for a meal. But I don't really like staying in and watching television or reading. 2.1 1G 2F 3C 4D 5E 6B 7A 8H 2.3 2 collects 3 do 4 do 5 play 6 play 3.1 take in information: hear and remember take off your hat: remove take on work: accept take over a business: gain control of take to a new friend: develop a liking for take up space: fill up 3.2 2 take in 3 takes up 4 takeoff 5 takes after 6 take on 7 taken over 4.1 audience box office cartoon cast costumes comedy critic director documentary drama dressing room T location musical performance plot trailer rehearsal T reviews science fiction screen soundtrack special effects stage T studio subtitles thriller 4.2 The woman prefers going to the theatre because there's more atmosphere and every performance is special. The man prefers going to the cinema because of the darkness in the cinema, the film music and the locations in the films. 5. 1 documentary 2 cartoon 3 drama 4 western 5 thriller 6 romantic comedy 6.1 unimpressive N stunning P uninteresting N tedious N brilliant P imaginative P uninspired N fascinating P wooden N 6.2 brilliant uninteresting uninspired tedious EXAM PRACTICE WRITING PART 1 Model answer
Dear Mr Johnstone, I love the film club and most of the films you show, so I am writing to give my opinion. If you want to choose films that students enjoy, you should always show the latest movies with big stars, but also some classics and lots of films about music. There are lots of films of famous bands in concert, and I think this would be popular. You could also show some famous foreign language films, with subtitles in English of course! I think it would be an excellent idea to have a cafe, as we could meet our friends there before we went to see a film, or chat about it after we had seen it. However, I do not think it would be sensible to have a film club on Thursday afternoon because most people are either at work or studying then. Friday evening is perfect for me. Yours sincerely Junko Takihiko [151 words]

READING 1A 2 3C

PART 3 4B 5B 6A

UNIT 13
1.2 1B 2A 3B 4A 5B 6A 1.3 A Sentences 6, 2, 4 Sentences 3,5,1 2.1 2.2 2 F 3F 4F 5T 6F 2.3 housing, industrial, business residential, outskirts, suburbs office, tower 4 precinct 5 multi-storey 6 run down 7 lane 3.1 1 leisure centre 2 health centre 3 carpark 4 art gallery 5 concert hall 6 taxi rank 7 football stadium 8 icerink 9 bowling alley 10 shopping centre 3.2 recreation ground; play games 4.2 2 crossing 3 lights 4 overtook 5 per/an 6 slowing 7 side 8 one-way 9 way 10 cut 11 jam 12 bypass 13 broke 5.1 slowdown pull something down D turn something down E break down (vehicle) F write something down 5.2 put down F pulldown 6. 2 underweight 3 overcrowded 4 underwater 6 overcooked 7 overcharged 8 overheard EXAM PRACTICE USE OF ENGLISH PART 1 1D 2A 3C 4B 5A 6

5 overdue

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10

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12 D

WRITING PART 2 Model answer I hope you'll enjoy your visit to my town. There are lots of things to see. It's divided into two main parts - the old city and the new city. The old city The old city is on a hill and has lots of medieval buildings. You should visit the church in the market square which has a beautiful ceiling. But most importantly, you mustn't miss the art gallery because there are some famous paintings in the exhibition. There's also a really nice cafe in the gallery which looks over the town. There's a castle on the edge of the old town but that's now a ruin. There are lovely views from there and, if you go there in the evening, you can watch the sun set. The new city In the new city there's a shopping centre where you can also go to the cinema, go bowling or watch a band in the evening. It's a good place to spend time if the weather's bad. There's a little railway which takes you from the old town to the new town and that's quite fun to go on. [188 words]

UNIT 14
1.1 MEAT Cow: beef, steak, burgers Pig: chop, ham, bacon, pork, sausages Sheep: lamb, chop Poultry: chicken, wing, breast, duck Fish: trout, cod, plaice, tuna, salmon Shellfish: squid, mussels, prawns, lobster

FISH 2.1

Where you cook How you cook What you cook What you use Under the grill grill steak a grillpan boil an egg a saucepan stew fruit a saucepan On the hob fry fish a frying pan stir fry vegetables a wok roast beef a roasting tin In the oven bake a cake a cake tin 2.2 1 Chinese 2 English 3 Italian 2.4 2 eggs 3 vegetables 4 banana 5 cheese 6 butter 7 cake 8 lemon 9 sauce 3.1 Everyday meals Breakfast: cereal, juice, coffee Lunch: sandwich, salad, soup, roll Dinner: chicken, vegetables, potatoes, rice, pasta, fruit, yoghurt What she doesn't eat: starter or dessert Special meal Day: Sunday Food: roast dinner e.g. roast beef and Yorkshire pudding, and a dessert like apple pie 3.3 2NG 3F 4NG 5T 6T 3.4 2G 3F 4C 5A 6B 7E 3.5 1 tasteless 2 tasty 3 tasteful 4.1 1. drawings, water colours, oil paintings, prints 2. pottery, textiles, jewellery, sculptures 3. portrait, still life, landscape, abstract 4. exhibition, gallery, studio, collection 4.2 1. Very 2. painting, pottery 3. Yes, frequently 4. Likes portraits and landscapes 5. Favourite picture: Niagara Falls 6. Favourite artist: Albert Bierstadt EXAM PRACTICE USE OF ENGLISH PART 3 1 hidden 2 thoroughly 3 friendly 4 tasty 5 celebration 6 seasonal 7 reasonable 8 popularity 9 selection 10 romantic LISTENING PART 2 1 remote 2 plane 3 nature 4 realistic 5 desert 6 light 7 canvas 8 oils 9 companies 10 (magazine) articles

UNIT 15
1.1 1.2 1.4 2A 3E 4F 5 6D 1 Reality TV 2 Comedy 3 Soap opera TV: channel, screen, set Radio: disc jockey, station Both: aerial, highlights, remote control, repeats, studio 2 listened to 3 looked at 4 saw 5 heard 6 watched 7 read about 1 2A 3 daily N fashion M glossy M gossip M local N monthly M morning N tabloid N today's N travel M women's M N advertisement NM article M cover NM editor NM editorial N headline N report 2A 3B 4 5B 6A 7 8C 9 10 A

2.1 2.2 3.

4. 5.1 Reference: atlas, cookery book, encyclopedia Fiction: detective story, ghost story, poetry book, thriller, science fiction novel Non-fiction: biography, diary, guidebook, textbook 6.1 It's from a thriller or possibly a detective story 6.2 I had a brief glimpse of I peered out caught sight of I made out 6.3 1 breathe 2 smell 3 sniff 4 stroke 5 overhear In each group the other two words are connected with seeing. 7.1 1 A, C, B, D 2 B,A 3 , 4 , 7.2 2 novelist 3 called 4 remember 5 fiction 6 characters 7 relationships 8 borrow 9 library 10 request 11 entertaining EXAM PRACTICE READING PART 1 1B 2D 3 4

12 chapter

WRITING PART 2 Model answer I've just read a novel called Northern Lights by Philip Pullman. It starts off in England and moves to a fantasy world of snow and northern lights. The main character, Lyra, is a girl who overhears a presentation by her uncle to his colleagues in Oxford University. He is investigating the idea of another world where everyone is born with an animal companion. It's a magic world and Lyra goes there and has lots of adventures. The description of her journey is so well done that you feel as though you're there with her. The book is thoroughly entertaining and you won't be able to put it down until you've finished the last chapter. The story is gripping and quite frightening in places but that's what I enjoyed about it. Although it is quite complicated, you really want to know what happens so it isn't difficult to follow. The book is extremely well-written and you could read it several times and still find something new. I've since read the next two books in the series and I'd highly recommend them all. [180 words]

TEST THREE
Unit numbers in brackets refer to the unit where the vocabulary can be found. 1) (Unit 12) 11) A (Unit 11) 21) D (Unit 11) 2) (Unit 15) 12) (Unit 12) 22) A (Unit 15) 3) (Unit 14) 13) (Unit 13) 23) A (Unit 14) 4) D (Unit 12) 14) D (Unit 13) 24) D (Unit 12) 5) (Unit 13) 15) A (Unit 15) 25) (Unit 14) 6) (Unit 11) 16) D (Unit 11) 26) (Unit 13) 7) (Unit 15) 17) A (Unit 12) 27) D (Unit 15) 8) A (Unit 14) 18) D (Unit 14) 28) (Unit 11) 9) (Unit 11) 19) (Unit 14) 29) A (Unit 12) 10) A (Unit 13) 20) (Unit 15) 30) (Unit 13)

UNIT 16
1.2 Martha is elderly Rob is in his late twenties Jessie is in her early thirties Callum is in his early teens Jim is middle-aged 1.3 2 As 3 three years old 4 gap year 5 pregnant 6 toddler 7 about my age 8 (very) childish 9 grownup 10 my age 2. 2. tallish 3. reddish 4. eightish (change about to at - eightish = about eight) 5. longish (delete quite - longish = quite long) 6. newish 3. 2B 3D 4E 5F 6A 4.1 The text is aimed at people who are thinking of coming to the university as undergraduates. 4.2 1 terms, semesters, vacations 2 lectures, seminars, tutorials 3 lecturers, tutors 4 dissertation 5 undergraduates, graduates, postgraduate 6 campus 7 halls of residence, students' union 8 prospectus 9 departments, faculty 10 mature

5.1 1. term is used but we say school holidays not vacations 2. schools have lessons 3. schools have teachers not lecturers, they sometimes have tutors 4. schoolchildren do projects and essays or compositions 5. schools have pupils 8. schools and universities have prospectuses 9. schools have departments but not faculties 5.2 2 compulsory 6 attend 10 after 14 leave 6.1 2 handed/given

3 age 7 pupils 11 in 15 study

4 start 8 taught 12 allowed 16 opportunities

5 age 9 miss 13 take

3 handed

4 handed/gave

5 gave 6 handing/giving

7 give

6.2 meaning give to someone who will be alive after you have died give to someone in authority give to someone else return something to someone give to someone without asking for payment give something to a large number of people stop doing a regular activity hand V V V V X V X give X V X V V V V What you use + down + in + over + back + away + out +up

EXAM PRACTICE USE OF ENGLISH PART 4 1. expecting/having / going to have a baby 2. give up eating 3. let me decide

UNIT 17
1.1 2. buckle (a buckle is on a shoe or belt not on a shirt) 3. pyjamas (pyjamas are worn in bed not outside) 4. socks (socks are worn on your feet) 5. jacket (a jacket is worn on the top half of your body) 6. laces (laces are used to tie shoes) 7. belt (a belt is worn with trousers, etc., it is not jewellery) 8. nightdress (a nightdress is not worn on your feet) 1.2 Tights, pyjamas, jeans, shorts, trousers are always plural. We often say a pair of tights, trousers etc. 2.1 Jasmine: Picture Kariem: Picture A 2.2 2 baggy 3 pockets 4 belt 5 buckle 6 T-shirt 7 sweatshirt 10 laces 11 short 12 long 13 neck 14 collar 15 bracelet 2.3 Pattern: checked, flowery, plain, spotted, striped Material: cotton, leather, lycra, nylon, polyester, silk, wool 3. 2 discount 3 sale 4 credit 5 trolley 6 Refunds, receipt 4.1 1 2 3D 4A 4.2 2 into 3 out of 4 on 5 back 6 off 7 into 8 up 4.3 2a) dress 2b) wear 3a) dressed 3b) wearing 4a) got 4b) took 5a) dressed 5b) wearing 5. B costs saved D earned E spent F put G paid for H made I paid J donated Correct order: D, C, I, F, H, G, A, E,J,B

8 hood 16 boots

9 trainers 17 flat

EXAM PRACTICE READING 1B 2F 3E PART 2 4C 5A

USE OF ENGLISH PART 4 1. don't go with 2. have/'ve grown out of 3. take back the jacket / take the jacket back 4. doesn't suit Mary

UNIT 18
1.1 She's describing 1.2 1D 2E 3F 4B 5C 6A 1.3 1 B, C, D, E, F 2 3 , 4 , D 5 , D 6E 7F 1.5 Model answer The house we live in now is quite old and semi-detached, like a lot of houses in Britain. It was built in the 1930s. It's made of brick and there's a large garden at the back. The house isn't very spacious, but it's big enough for my family. Downstairs there's an open plan living and dining room and a large fitted kitchen, which is where we usually eat. Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a bathroom. We have central heating and a single garage for our car. 2.2 1A 2C 3B 4C 5B 6B 3. 2C 3B 4F 5D 6A 4. 2E 3 4C 5B 6D 5.1 2 out 3 without 4 up 5.2 DO meaning someone in exhaust out a room decorate up a building renovate without something manage without

5.3 Model answers 1. Yes, I did my room out recently. I painted it blue and yellow. 2. Yes, learning English sometimes does me in! But I like learning languages. 3. I can't do without a car because I live in the country. But I've got a bike too. 4. I've never done up a whole flat. I think it would take a very long time.

EXAM PRACTICE USE OF ENGLISH PART 2 1 to 2 and 3 for 4 one 7 In 8 of 9 were/are 10 This USE OF ENGLISH PART 3 1 perfectly 2 picturesque 6 surrounding 7 wooden

5 because/as/since 11 due/owing

6 where 12 which

3 historic 8 fitted

4 airy 9 appliances

5 combination 10 additional

UNIT 19
1.2 2E 3D 4B 5G 6A 7C

1.3 Answers in bold astronomer astronomy astronomical biologist biology biological chemist chemistry chemical ecologist ecology ecological geologist geology geological mathematician mathematics mathematical physicist physics physical 1.4 2 A/B 2.1 2 3.1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. droughts, storms, floods oil, coal wind turbines, solar panels heat, light, ventilate use up, throw away, pull down (get rid of is a useful expression meaning throw away, but not a phrasal verb) 3 3D 4 / 5 5 6

4F

3.2 Village school: environmentally friendly, efficient, cheap to run City school: wasteful, expensive to maintain 3.3 Model answer The place where I work has air conditioning and heating, but it's still always too hot or too cold and it's not well ventilated. I think it's probably quite expensive to maintain as well. It's being refurbished at the moment, so I think things may improve. 4. 2A 11 12 D 13 D

3B

4D

5C

6B

7A

8C

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10 D

EXAM PRACTICE USE OF ENGLISH PART 3 1 pollution 2 sustainably 3 efficiency 6 global 7 information 8 massive LISTENING 1B 2C 3B PART 1 4C 5C

4 organically 9 residential

5 variety 10 placements

6A

7C

UNIT 20
1.1 2 False 3 False 4 False 5 True Burglars can't be Choosers is the first novel about Bernie Rhodenbarr, a surprisingly charming and very talented professional burglar (1) in New York. The opening of the novel finds Bernie expertly breaking into an expensive apartment (2), commissioned to locate a mysterious blue leather box. The burglary goes smoothly until Bernie realises that the box is not there (3), the police are at the door and the owner of the apartment is lying dead on the bedroom rug (4). Bernie makes a rapid escape, and spends the rest of the novel employing all his investigative (not to mention criminal) skills trying to find out who set him up (5), and clear himself of the murder charge. 1.2 CRIME burglary robbery theft shoplifting murder CRIMINAL burglar robber thief shoplifter murderer VERB burgle rob steal shoplift murder

1.3 2 robbed 3 stole 4 robberies 5 murderer 6 stolen 2. 1. Yes, I love them because they make you think, like a crossword puzzle. 2. My favourite writer is PD James. 3. She writes fantastic descriptions of places and her characters are really interesting, especially the detective, Inspector Dalgliesh. 3. 1. arsonist - They set fire to things, the others all steal. 2. kidnapping - It is a crime against a person. 3. clue - the others provide information which is certain. 4. detective - a detective does not usually work in a court. 4.1 1 innovative 2 radical 3 enthusiastic 4 effective 5 significant 6 traditional 4.2 RADICAL weekend jails, criminals meeting their victims, identifying drug and alcohol problems TRADITIONAL no TV in court, judges wearing wigs and gowns 4.3 Used positively: in favour of, is enthusiastic about, supports the idea that, approves of Used negatively: is totally against Either: has strong opinions on, is convinced that, believes that 5.1 1. We're thinking of going to France on holiday. 2. What did you think of/about the concert last night? 3. I thought about my answers before writing anything down. 4. I'm thinking o/leaving early to avoid the rush hour. 5. What do you think of/about my new dress? 6. I was thinking about my grandmother, who's been rather unwell. 5.2 2E 3 4 5F 6

EXAM PRACTICE WRITING PART 2 Model Answer What you think about this statement depends quite a lot on where you live. I live in a village and there are lots of small crimes committed by young people. For example, there has been vandalism in the bus shelter, and small amounts of money and garden tools are stolen from houses and sheds. This is different from the past. Fifty years ago, lots of women spent the day at home and so there were always eyes watching! I am sure that it stopped people committing these crimes. And if I go into the city, it is quite safe until late in the evening, when all the young people start to go home from the bars and clubs. Then there are sometimes fights, and people can get hurt. My grandparents say there have always been fights like this, but now there are more. So in conclusion, I agree that young people do commit more crimes and behave worse. I think this is because today young people have more freedom and more money, and they don't always use them well. [179 words]

LISTENING B

PART 1

TEST FOUR
Unit numbers in brackets refer to the unit where the vocabulary can be found. 1. D (Unit 20) 2. (Unit 19) 3. D (Unit 17) 4. A (Unit 18) 5. (Unit 20) 6. A (Unit 18) 7. (Unit 16) 8. (Unit 19) 9. D (Unit 17) 10. D (Unit 16) 11. (Unit 18) 12. (Unit 19) 13. D (Unit 20) 14. (Unit 17) 15. D (Unit 18) 16. (Unit 16) 17. A (Unit 18) 18. (Unit 20) 19. A (Unit 16) 20. (Unit 16) 21. (Unit 16) 22. A (Unit 19) 23. D (Unit 18) 24. D (Unit 17) 25. (Unit 19) 26. (Unit 17) 27. (Unit 20) 28. (Unit 17) 29. A (Unit 20) 30. (Unit 19)

APPENDIX 1 PHRASAL VERBS

1.2 get across: explain clearly get (a)round: overcome get away from: leave get away with: escape unpunished get by: survive get down: depress get out of: avoid get over: recover from get (a)round to: have time for get through: contact by phone 2.1 2D

3H

4A

5F

6E

7B

2.2 come by: visit come down: fall come off: succeed come out: be released come on: appear on stage come up against: face ( a problem) come round: regain consciousness 2.3 1 come by 5 come round

2 come out 6 came on

3 came up against 7 came across

4 come off 8 comedown

3.1 Model answers 2. Yes, I went in for the 100 metres. 3. Yes, salad sometimes goes off in my fridge. 4. Most of my money goes on rent and food. 5.Yes, my shoes go with my clothes very well. 6. No, I definitely couldn't go without chocolate for a week! 3.2 1 catch 2 entered 3 go bad 4 (is) spent on 5 match 6 manage without

APPENDIX 2 WORD BUILDING

1.1 2 expansion 7 competition 3 solution 8 reception 4 explanation 9 exaggeration 5 interruption 10 production 6 conclusion

1.2 2 publication 3 obligation 4 satisfaction 5 prediction 6 division 7 impression 8 investigation 9 destruction 10 persuasion 2.2 2 survival 3 proposals 4 approval 5 refusal 6 practical 3.1 2 majority 3 anxiety 4 independence 5 naughtiness 6 kindness 7 confidence 8 variety 9 activities 10 shyness 3.2 2 popularity 3 necessity 4 happiness 5 illness 4. 2 frightens

3 believe

4 prove

5 strengthened

6 identify

APPENDIX 3 SPELLING
1 advertisnient/advertisement 2 believe/beliye 3 beatiful/beautiful 4 becouse/because 5 begjning/beginning 6 bycicle/bicycle 7 biger/bigger 8 comfortable/confortable 9 convinient/convenient 10 defmiUy/definitely 11 diferent/different 12 disappointing/disap_ointing 13 enviroment/environment 14 embarassing/embarrassing 15 greatful/grateful 16 Madam/Madame 17 nowdays/nowadavs 18 opportunity/op_ortunity 19 poUition/pollution 20 preferred/prefered 21 reajy/really 22 recommend/recomend 23 rmiing/running 24 shopjng/shopping 25 untill/until 26 wich/which

RECORDING SCRIPTS
Recording la Well, I'm a keen athlete, so I try to have a healthy diet. I eat a lot of protein, especially fish and lean meat, and plenty of fruit and veg. That's no problem, because I like those things and I love crunchy salads. But I also need quite a lot of carbohydrate to give me energy, so I tuck into pasta and baked potatoes. I can't resist chocolate either; I've cut down a bit, but I don't think I'd want to cut it out of my diet completely! Anyway, because I do so much exercise I don't ever put on weight. I have reduced my salt intake though - I never put it on food and I normally avoid junk food, which is full of salt and fat. I go to a training session two evenings a week with my local team. I also belong to a gym and I go there three times a week. I've never smoked and don't drink much alcohol. What I do drink is lots of water - you really need it if you do a lot of exercise. And I also try and get eight hours sleep a night - I find it makes a big difference. I think I'm fit, and being fit helps me deal with stress, at work and at home. Recording lb Speaker 1: I got home from work on Thursday with a really awful sore throat, and when I looked in the mirror on Friday I realised it was bright red and covered in spots. So I made an appointment at the local surgery. My doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. It cleared up quickly once I started taking them. Speaker 2: Well, I felt really stupid the other day. I was trying to put up some bookshelves in my study. I had the hammer and nails out ... and well, I suppose I just stopped concentrating for a minute and the next thing I knew I hit my thumb with a hammer! It really hurt. My wife took me up to the casualty department and they sent me for an X-ray. It wasn't broken, so they just put a bandage on it. Speaker 3: I was out playing hockey. I'm in the college team. Anyway, I went for this ball at the same time as someone on the opposition. I fell over and there was this awful crack. I knew I'd broken something. I couldn't move: it hurt too much. They called an ambulance, put me on a stretcher and took me up to A and E. My left arm will be in plaster for another two weeks, and then I have to start physiotherapy. Recording 1c Speaker 1: I'm really out of sorts at the moment - I've been feeling tired and headachy all week. Speaker 2: Me? I'm feeling as fit as a fiddle. I've been in good shape since I took up running on a regular basis. Speaker 3: I've felt a bit off colour since yesterday. I think I'm going down with a cold. Speaker 4: I'm fine thanks. I've got loads of energy now. I always come back from a holiday feeling refreshed and ready for anything! Speaker 5: I'm a bit under the weather at the moment. Too many late nights and not enough sleep I think, so it serves me right! Recording 2 People often associate my country with cold and darkness and it can, of course, get very cold. In winter there isn't much light and in some places the sun doesn't rise for a whole three months. We have more hours of summer than other countries further south, but the weather is nowhere near as warm, even though the light is much more intense. The climate is generally dry, which makes it feel warmer. -10C, for instance, seems a very pleasant temperature to us. The temperature is mostly below freezing except for short periods in the summer.

Recording 3a Yes, I'd definitely describe myself as musical. All the women in my family are, and we all play a musical instrument of some kind. I learnt to play the piano and the flute when I was at school, and I still play the flute in a local orchestra. My two sisters both sing in a choir, but that's something I've never done. I go to concerts a lot, mostly classical ones. But I like all kinds of music, and when I'm at home, I'm always listening to something. It's often pop or jazz though rather than classical. Music's an important part of my life really. Recording 3b Speaker 1: I've loved it ever since I first heard Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. It's just great to dance to because the rhythm's so strong and your feet just go with it. I think the electric guitars you got then were great, and I love the clothes from that era, the full skirts and tight jeans. The fifties had a great influence on all the music that follows. Speaker 2: My friends think it's really strange that it's my favourite kind of music, but I love it, especially played on a saxophone. It always creates such an atmosphere, and the voices of some of the singers are so rich. It all goes back to the black American traditions of New Orleans, but there're a lot of good artists in Britain today and they're getting into the pop charts too. Speaker 3: When I hear it I always think Texas! The songs all tell a story - something everyone can relate to. There are things about love, and splitting up and having a hard life. Johnny Cash is probably the most famous singer, but a lot of the others are women. The chorus is always important so everyone can sing along. I enjoy singing to it when I'm driving! Speaker 4. Well, my parents go along to a club once a month to listen to it. It's mostly just one or two people with a guitar singing, although you do get groups too. They seem to play a lot of very traditional songs from different regions that the audience know well and join in with. Sometimes you get quite old-fashioned instruments like accordions and harmonicas, and a few unusual things I don't know the name of! Recording 3c [Sounds.] Recording 4a I've played football since I was eight years old and I'm now fifteen. I play in one of the best football teams in my region. My brother who's fourteen is also in the team. My aim is to play in the national team - the under-sixteens of course. Last week we were told that a coach was coming from the national team to watch us play so that he could choose the three best players to play in a match against another country. The big moment arrived on Tuesday and we played our match. Just before the final whistle, I scored a goal and I knew we'd won the match. I looked over at the coach and he nodded to me. The whistle blew. I knew I'd played really well and I was sure I would be chosen. I couldn't wait to hear my name called. I ran over to the other players but I was so excited I wasn't looking where I was going and bumped into someone. I fell badly and I broke my leg. I was taken to the hospital and I found out that the coach had chosen me but now I can't play and my brother will take my place. The match is on Saturday. Recording 4b On Saturday I went to watch the match in a wheelchair. My brother played well and our team won but I refused to clap and say well done to him. When we got home that evening he gave me a big parcel. It was a football signed by some of our national players that he'd met after the match. He wanted me to have it. All I could think of was how badly I'd behaved.

Recording 4c l Examiner: Listen to the recordings and choose the best answer: a, b ore. You overhear a woman telling a friend about a conversation she had with her parents. How did her parents feel about her news, a furious b astonished pleased? Man: So what happened when you told your parents about Mark and you getting married? Woman: Well, I was a bit nervous about it because I haven't known him that long. They've met him a few times but they didn't seem to get on all that well because Mark is really shy so he didn't say much. But I was surprised at their reaction. They said they were delighted and it was what they'd expected after they saw us together. In fact, I'd expected them to be really angry. Man: Why? Woman: Because we've decided to go and live in Canada and it means I won't be able to finish the course I'm doing. 2 Examiner: You hear a man talking about an activity holiday he went on. How did he feel at the end of it? a annoyed b relieved upset? Man: I've just got back from an activity holiday that my daughter persuaded me to go on. She'd been on one and she was convinced I'd really enjoy it. Well, I didn't have very high expectations as it's not really my kind of thing but I did enjoy some of it. I wasn't very good at most of the activities and I was just glad when it finished that I'd survived without having broken an arm or a leg. I think my daughter was a bit annoyed when I told her that as she'd really thought it was the perfect holiday for me. Examiner: Now listen again. Recording 5a Student: I can see a very old wall in the first picture and some paintings in a cave in the second. I think the cave paintings are much older than the wall. The wall was built about 2,000 years ago and the paintings were done in prehistoric times, so they're really ancient. The Great Wall is in China I've never been there but I recognise the picture. The cave paintings are in France, and they go back to prehistoric times. You can see some animals. Recording 5b Interlocutor:

What is the oldest thing you can see in your country? What is it and when was it made? Student: One of the oldest things you can see in my country, Egypt, is the Great Pyramid of Ghiza. People come from all over the world to see it. It was built about four and a half thousand years ago, for a king called Khufu. It's absolutely enormous, and for centuries it was the tallest building in the world. There are lots of ancient things in my country and many pyramids, but because of its size, this one is very famous. Recording 6a For the next two weeks Direct Books has a special offer just for you. We're giving you a unique opportunity. You can save up to 40% off selected books. So all you pay is the price of your books postage and packing is absolutely FREE in the UK for orders over 15. And if you spend over 50 you'll receive a free mystery gift worth at least 5. To take advantage of this offer, put your order in now. Don't forget it's only for a limited period - the next two weeks. Your books will be promptly delivered, direct to your door. We also offer a guarantee allowing you to return any book within seven days and we will give you a full refund. If you're looking for a particular book please contact us and if it's available we'll get it to you.

Recording 6b This is Tanya's answerphone. I can't answer my phone now. Please leave me a message. Tanya, this is Lara. Thanks for the message. I was hoping you'd pick up. I'll text you instead. Tanya this is mum. You promised you'd keep your phone switched on today but maybe it's on silent if you're at college. I'll ring later. Hi Tanya, it's Joe. I'm glad I dialled the right number this time. I got a strange man just now who hung up on me. We're all going into town tonight. Do you want to come? Ring me up if you do. Hello Tanya, it's Sarah. You're still not there. Can you ring me please? I tried to phone you loads of times yesterday but I couldn't get through because your phone was engaged all the time. Talk to you soon. Hello Tanya, this is Dad. I've had a great day walking. We've just got back. I tried to ring you from the top of the mountain but my phone wouldn't work up there. I wish you could have come with me. Tanya, it's Peter, can you call me back please? I've nearly run out of credit so I can't talk for long. I'll get cut off. I'm going out at six so ring me soon. Recording 7a Speaker 1: It's important to be cheerful and friendly in my job. I get on well with people, which is lucky because I spend most of my day talking to people. I'm on my feet all day so the job is quite tiring but I'm very enthusiastic about my work and I'm quite ambitious - I'd like to own my own salon one day. Speaker 2: I'm an energetic person and physically fit. I like to be doing things. I enjoy my job and don't mind working indoors or outdoors. I'm good with my hands and enjoy being creative - I sometimes design cupboards or shelves for people. I'm not really ambitious - I'm quite happy with what I'm doing. Recording 7b Speaker 1: I used to work for an oil company but I resigned because I hated travelling. I'm trying to change career and I'm looking for work as a teacher. Speaker 2: I do shifts - some days and some nights. Speaker 3: I was made redundant when the company closed down and I've been unemployed ever since although I've just applied for a job at the theatre. Speaker 4: I had a long career in the police force. I retired when I was 55 and I'm getting a really good pension. Speaker 5: I commute every day - the journey takes an hour each way so I don't have time to do much after work. Speaker 6: I do four long days which is very hard work but then I get three days off every week. Speaker 7: I gave up my job as a chef a year ago because it was too stressful and I'm still out of work. I'm interested in advertising and I'm going to do some unpaid work experience soon in an agency near here. Speaker 8: I was promoted last week so that's very good for my career. The next step is manager. Recording 8 Girl: It's great that you're coming to visit us at last Toby. Boy: Yeah. After being penfriends for so long, it will be good to meet. Girl: Sorry I can't come to the airport but Sam, my brother, will be there. He's quite tall and he's got straight blond hair - quite thick and long. He's got blue eyes and he wears glasses. Boy: OK. Shouldn't be too difficult to spot him. Tell Sam I've got dark curly hair - it's quite short and dark eyes. I'm quite slim and not very tall. Girl: All right. You'll have your mobiles anyway - I'll give you his number....

Recording 9a Speaker 1: I find it's a really great thing to do if you really want to relax at the end of the day and de-stress. You don't need much equipment, just a mat and some old loose clothes. The exercises are very varied, and you stretch a lot and really improve your balance. Our teacher is very good - she tries to give everyone individual advice so you can do some practice at home every day. Speaker 2: I've been playing it since I was 12 and it's really quite demanding. The court is small and the ball is very fast, so you have to have quick reactions. If you don't move rapidly, you can end up being hit by the ball or running into your opponent or his racket - I've got a black eye several times. But I love it - I find it really exhilarating. Speaker 3: I've always loved team sports, and this really is one of the best. There's a lot of running up and down involved, so you get fit. But it also needs a lot of skill to use your stick well when you pass the ball and to tackle your opponents. And it's a great feeling when you score a goal! Recording 9b Well, in the first picture I can see some runners at the end of a race and in the second picture I can see a hockey match. I think a runner has just won the race. The two hockey teams are in the middle of a match and I think one side is going to score a goal. The runner is wearing a T-shirt without sleeves and some shorts and trainers. The hockey team are wearing short-sleeved T-shirts and shorts. You don't need special equipment for running - just yourself and lots of training! For hockey you need a sort of stick and a ball. Running is for one person and hockey is a game for a team, that's the biggest difference. A running race can be very quick, unless it's a marathon - and a hockey game goes on for about an hour I think. In my opinion being a runner can be quite lonely, and playing in any team like hockey is more fun. I've never played hockey, but I have done some running - that's another difference for me! Recording 10a Speaker 1: I know it's silly but I fell out with Mike over money. I lent him some and he never gave it back. There was an argument and we haven't spoken to each other for three months. I know I should get in touch with him to make up because we were very close friends. In fact he was my best friend and we told each other everything. Speaker 2: My cousin introduced me to Francesca. The moment I saw her I fell in love with her. I don't know how she feels about me. We spent the whole evening chatting and we got on well together but I haven't seen her since - that was three days and four hours ago. I'd really like to get to know her but she doesn't answer her phone. Speaker 3: I have a good friendship with Jasmine. Our fathers worked together and were old friends so Jasmine and I became good friends and we used to play together. After we both got married we lost touch for a while but then my brother had a party and invited us both and we remembered how much we enjoyed each other's company so we make sure we keep in touch now. We phone each other every week. Speaker 4: I don't make friends easily but when I do make a friend we usually become close. Petra was in the same class as me at college last year and we sometimes had lunch together. We discovered we had things in common like we both enjoy films. So we've been to the cinema together a few times. Recording 10b My family are the most important people in my life because I know they will always be there if I need them. We do all argue sometimes but mostly we get on well together and enjoy each other's company. My friends are also important. Most of my friends like doing the same things as me shopping, watching TV and films. A few of my friends are in the swimming team with me so we have that in common. Mostly we have the same ideas about things but we sometimes fall out over something small. My best friend is Meena. I've known her since I was five years old. We live next door to each other and we tell each other everything. She's really good fun and very kind.

Recording 10c Examiner: You will hear five different people talking about a family party. For questions one to five, choose from the list a to f what each speaker says about the party. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter that you do not need to use. Speaker 1: I arrived at the party late because I have to work on Saturdays and I also got lost because I'd forgotten to bring a map. My brother had rented a large room above a cafe for our mother's eightieth birthday and the cafe made all the food. It was really delicious. The room was great as it had windows looking over the river. It was very crowded because the whole family came and there were lots of children so it wasn't possible to dance or even move around much. I don't think Peter had expected everyone to turn up. Speaker 2: I was really looking forward to Granny's birthday. I got there at about eight which is what the invitation said but the party had already started. Apparently most people got there earlier before Granny so she could have a surprise but not everyone had been told about that. Some other people arrived even later when nearly all the food had gone. That was the only problem really - there wasn't enough of it. The children ate most of it before the adults got near it. Speaker 3: It was my birthday on Saturday and I had a lovely party organised by my son Peter. There were more than 80 people there. I didn't realise I had such a large family. There were so many children - I've got four great-grandchildren and of course great-nephews and nieces too - and they were so well-behaved. There were also lots of people from my generation but some of them struggled to get up the two flights of stairs to the room. Although it was a wonderful setting, a ground floor room would have been better. Everyone enjoyed it, especially the food, although I didn't manage to eat much. Speaker 4: My sister had a lovely birthday party last Saturday. Everyone dressed up in their best clothes - well, most people did. Some of the young people didn't bother but I suppose they don't nowadays. And there were lots of children. In fact, I found them a bit annoying as they got bored and just rushed around making a lot of noise. They needed a quiet area with a TV or something. Anyway, they had a good time like everyone else. The best thing for me was that I didn't have to think about any of the arrangements because my son took me there and just told me when to be ready. Speaker 5: My auntie was 80 last weekend and the whole family was invited to a party. It was down a little side street so not easy to find but I took a taxi there so it wasn't a problem for me. It had a large balcony so, although there were a lot of people, there was plenty of room out there when you needed a breath of air. The invitation didn't say what to wear so I put on a long dress and I felt a bit embarrassed. Some people looked as though they'd come straight from the beach. It didn't matter though and everything went off perfectly. Recording 11a Making your first flight First of all, don't forget to pack your ticket and your passport in your hand luggage. When you arrive at the check-in desk, your bags will be weighed and put on a conveyor belt. You will be given a boarding pass, allocated a seat and told to go to the departure lounge. To get there, you will pass through passport control and a security check. Look at the departure board in the lounge so you know which gate number you must go to when it's time to board. The cabin crew will direct you to your seat when you board, and you have to fasten your seat belt before take-off. You will be served refreshments and most companies provide an entertainment system with a headset. Recording 11b Speaker 1: Well I commute to London every day and unfortunately I travel in the rush hour. It all goes okay if everything's running on time! But it's cold waiting on the platform and sometimes the carriages are very crowded and there aren't enough seats. The fares are expensive too, but my company pays for a season ticket, so that really helps.

Speaker 2: The service in my area is quite good. There are always lots of people at the stop waiting to go into town and I see the same driver most mornings. You pay your fare when you get on and if you don't know where you're going, he'll call out when you reach your destination. We only get single-deckers around our way, no big double-deckers like you get in London. Speaker 3: It's always packed in the morning and you have to go down several escalators to get to it. If the platform's empty when you get there, you know you've just missed your train. Once you're on, you have to hang on to the rail if you haven't got a seat. Oh, and you have to be careful not to stand too near the sliding doors! Speaker 4: Well, there's a rank right outside the station that I use quite often. Of course it's quite pricey because you have to pay your fare and give the driver a tip, but there's a meter in every cab, so you know you're being charged the right amount. And if you share with other people, it can actually be quite an inexpensive way of travelling. Recording 11c Man: Well, we're not very organised and we usually make all the arrangements at the last minute. My wife hates flying, so that means we don't go anywhere by plane. Our favourite destination is France and we usually go by train. We take the Eurostar which goes under the Channel - it's an excellent service, fast and comfortable. Then we just travel around various cities looking at places of interest. We really enjoy cultural activities, so we'll go to art exhibitions, stroll around historic buildings, that sort of thing. We usually stay in small family-run hotels, nothing big and luxurious. What do I like best about holidays? Well, seeing places I've never been to before and really having time to explore them I suppose. I just love it! I really look forward to it. Woman: Well, I like to do things the easy way now I'm working! My sister and I usually go away with a couple of friends. We haven't got a lot of money, but if you book well in advance, you can get some very cheap flights. We often go to Italy - we love the seaside places and the beaches. And we often stay on a campsite - there are some you can go to where the tents are put up for you. There are proper beds and even a fridge - it's really luxurious! We don't do very much -I just like being out of the office and in the fresh air, swimming and sunbathing. Recording 11d Well, I really like camping and sleeping in a tent. My parents always took me for camping holidays when I was young. It's great, you meet lots of other families on the campsite, and there's usually a beach and a swimming pool. The disadvantages - well, on one holiday I got bitten by hundreds of mosquitoes, and it's terrible being in a tent if the weather's bad. If you like cycling, then the second holiday is great. You get fit and you're in the open air all the time. But it's very energetic and not very relaxing for me. Beach holiday, well that's great. I love swimming and snorkelling and chatting with friends, and having a barbecue on the beach at night. But I like to do a bit of sightseeing too, so I think the last picture is quite a good holiday. If I go to a new country, I like to visit the famous places and do some sightseeing. But a sightseeing holiday can be very tiring and young people don't always like that sort of thing. They often find it boring. So, I prefer to go on a beach holiday and have fun and relax with my friends. I'm studying very hard at the moment and I also have a job at the weekends, so I need time to just relax and enjoy myself. For my last holiday I actually went to visit my cousins who live in Sicily. We went to the beach a lot and I had a great time. They also have a boat, so we went fishing and had picnics and barbecues on the sand.

Recording 12a Speaker 1: Well I always like going for a meal with friends. And I'll go to a party if I'm invited. But to be honest, I'm happiest at home. I get in from work quite late, so I just put some music on and cook myself something to eat. I don't watch much television because I've got several hobbies. I paint and draw, which is really relaxing, and I also collect china and porcelain. I go to antique fairs and look in old junk shops and places like that when I get the chance! And I love catching up on recent films too - I've got a big collection of DVDs, so I often watch one of those. I'm certainly never bored! Speaker 2: What do I do after work? Well I get together with friends mostly. We sometimes go round to someone's flat if there's a big match on, and we cook together or get a take-away and then sit down and watch the match. After that we sometimes play cards too. But we'd rather go out if we get the chance. We go clubbing once a week, we go to the cinema, that sort of thing. And in the summer we get outside - we go to the beach, go swimming and surfing, have a barbecue. I don't spend a lot of time in, but when I am at home I tend to read a book rather than watch TV - well, unless there's sport on.... Recording 12b Woman: Well to be honest I like both. I loved the cinema from the moment my parents first took me to see a cartoon, and the special effects you get in science fiction films today are amazing. But for me, there's far more atmosphere in the theatre, and every performance the actors give is special, and that's why I like it better. I went to see a fantastic musical the other night at the theatre. It was funny and fast-moving - the audience loved it Man: The theatre's great of course. I've done some acting myself, and being on stage is quite an experience. Giving a performance in front of an audience is amazing. But what I love most is escaping from the world and going into the cinema. I love the darkness and hearing the soundtrack at full volume - film music is fantastic these days. You see exotic locations on the screen and your imagination takes off.... Recording 12c Review 1: ...offering the audience a lively view of the origins of skateboard culture in early 1970s Los Angeles, director Stacy Peralta's film 'Dogtown and the Z-boys' offers a surprisingly moving and dramatic view of recent history. The film is narrated by actor Sean Penn, who grew up in the neighbourhood between Santa Monica and Venice Beach which was nicknamed Dogtown ... Review 2: ...a star-studded cast provides the voices for the cutely drawn prehistoric creatures in this entertaining computer-animated story called Tee Age', which is set 20,000 years ago ... Review 3: Richard Gere pairs up with Jennifer Lopez in 'Shall We Dance?' a convincing film about a lawyer whose interest in life is unexpectedly restored by a dance teacher. He first glimpses her from a train window as he travels home from work and then ... Review 4: ... a beautifully shot and very stylish film, 'The Last Wagon' stars Richard Widmark as a white man brought up by Comanche Indians. When the wagon train he is riding with is attacked, he must lead the survivors to safety through the desert... Review 5: ...Fabian Bielinsky's excellent film 'Nine Queens' is a complicated tale of cops and robbers. The plot is gripping and, with its constant twists and turns, it keeps the viewer guessing until the very last minute... Review 6: ... this gently amusing film, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, 'Shakespeare in Love' tells the story of England's most famous playwright, William Shakespeare, as he tries to win fame in London and gain the love of would-be stage star Viola. It's an extremely funny and very clever blend of fact and fiction.

Recording 13a I only moved to this city recently and I think I'm going to like it. I live on a housing estate in a residential area which is on the outskirts. It's a mixture of houses and flats but there's lots of space around the buildings and some lovely parks. I work in an office block on a small industrial estate which is in a business district only about ten minutes' drive from where I live. The city centre is about three kilometres from my house in the other direction. There's a huge pedestrian precinct there with every shop you'd ever want. I usually cycle to the city centre because there are cycle lanes everywhere so it's a really pleasant ride. But it's also easy to drive because there are several multi-storey car parks in the centre. I used to live in a city with a historic centre which meant it was almost impossible to drive there. Also because it's surrounded by hills there isn't much space and most people live in tower blocks in the suburbs on the edge of the city. My flat had a great view but you live with other people's noise all the time and I got tired of that so I decided to have a change. And the area was a bit run down - it hadn't had any money spent on it for years. My life is easier here. Recording 13b Woman: I came along Regent Street and turned left at the traffic lights - you know at the big crossroads on the High Street and I was driving along the High Street towards the roundabout on the bypass. I could see someone standing at the pedestrian crossing ahead so I started to slow down. It was rush hour so I wasn't driving fast - only about 20 kilometres per hour. You couldn't go any faster. Suddenly the van in front of me stopped outside a shop - I suppose to deliver something so I pulled out and overtook him. Just as I got round him a white Fiat appeared from a side road on the right and went straight into the side of me. It was definitely his fault. Man: I was driving along the bypass by the river coming up to the big roundabout on the High Street but there was a terrible traffic jam because a lorry had broken down so I thought I'd take a short cut. I turned left just before I got to the roundabout then I took the first turning on the right so I would come out onto the High Street. When I was halfway down I realised it was a one-way street and I was going the wrong way. I stopped at the junction and I was trying to get out onto the High Street. The traffic was moving slowly and a van driver stopped to let me in. Then suddenly a black Renault appeared from nowhere and I went into the side of it. It was going so fast the driver didn't see me. Recording 13c Interlocutor: What is special about your capital city? Student: I come from Mexico and I grew up in Mexico City. My family live in the suburbs but I go into the centre a lot. I love it - there's lots of nightlife and it's a really exciting place to be. It's a very special place. It's huge and very busy and that's a disadvantage of course. I suppose some people get tired of the pollution and traffic but there are also beautiful parks. The centre is really old and there are some very impressive buildings. We get a lot of tourists because of that. The estate I live on is modern and it's a bit more peaceful than in the centre. Interlocutor: Is there a city you'd like to visit in the future? Student: I haven't been to Asia and I hear that Thailand is very beautiful. Bangkok is maybe a bit like Mexico City - very noisy and busy but exciting so I'd like to go there. But I'd also like to go to the beach and visit the islands. Recording 14a Speaker 1: My favourite kind of food? Well, I love vegetables and seafood, you know, prawns and scallops and things like that, and I like food that's lightly cooked and has a lot of flavour. I also like ginger and spices and a bit of soy sauce, so of course I love stir fries. And I've never been keen on potatoes, so rice and noodles suit me fine. Speaker 2: Well, I'm quite traditional in my tastes. I love meat, but I really like it just roasted or grilled - I'm not keen on fancy sauces. I like everything quite plain really, I'm a meat and two veg man - I like cauliflower and cabbage, peas, that sort of thing, and I absolutely adore roast potatoes. And I like desserts too, things like apple pie, or strawberries and cream.

Speaker 3: Me? Well, I love fish and chicken cooked in the oven with nice sauces made with herbs and some cheese or tomatoes. And I absolutely adore all kinds of pasta, and salad and fruit. And one of my favourite things is olives - I like the green ones best, stuffed with red peppers. Recording 14b Well I do the typical English thing and have three meals a day. When I'm at home, I'll have a light breakfast of juice and cereal and a cup of coffee. For lunch I'll usually just have a salad or a sandwich in the summer, and some soup and a roll in the winter. We have our main meal in the evening usually just a main course, some chicken and vegetables, usually potatoes, although we eat quite a lot of rice and pasta too. And then we have some fruit and a yoghurt, or sometimes some cheese. We don't have a starter or a proper dessert unless we go out to eat in a restaurant. But we often have a special Sunday lunch - a traditional roast 'dinner' with something like roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots, cabbage. It's great. And then I will make a special dessert like apple pie ... the children love that meal. Recording 14c So what do you want to know? Right, well I'd say I was definitely artistic. I do some painting, but my big interest is pottery - I make a lot of vases and ornaments and sell some of them. And I go to art exhibitions quite a lot, small ones mostly in the local area. I don't get the chance to go to big galleries very much these days. I don't like abstracts very much, and I hate all this stuff with real objects in it. It's a bit of a joke isn't it? I really like landscapes, but I find portraits interesting too. You can learn a lot about a person by looking carefully at their face and body language. But my favourite picture is Niagara Falls, by an American artist called Albert Bierstadt. That's B-I-E-R-S-T-A-D-T. Not many people have heard of him, but in fact he's my favourite artist. The picture is a landscape, a picture of the waterfall that's so realistic you can almost touch it. When I look at it I can hear the waterfall and feel the water vapour on my face. The colours are fantastic and it's absolutely huge, which is what makes it so impressive. Recording 14d Examiner: You will hear an interview with an Australian artist called Anna Roberts. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences. Interviewer: ....and continuing our series of features on Australian artists, today I'm very pleased to welcome Anna Roberts to the studio. She was born in Hobart, Tasmania and is already one of Australia's best known young artists, so we're delighted to have her with us. Welcome to the studio Anna. Anna: Thank you, it's a pleasure to be here. Interviewer: Now Anna, from what I've seen, your pictures all have one very important thing in common. Would you like to tell us about what you paint? Anna: Well, I've established a reputation for painting pictures of very remote locations... Interviewer: Yes - many of them are a long way from towns and roads aren't they? Anna: Absolutely - so getting to them can be very challenging. I sometimes trek to them on foot, but if that's impossible I'll travel by plane - provided there's somewhere to land, of course. Interviewer: So that means you've had a few narrow escapes over the years, does it? Anna: (laughs) Oh yes, but it's been worth it. You see the subject of all my paintings is nature. I want to show just how beautiful it is. So of course I have to experience it myself. Interviewer: Right, and I've been to several of your exhibitions, and there's certainly nothing abstract about the landscape paintings you do .... Anna: Oh no, one art critic told me recently that many of my pictures could be mistaken for photographs because they're so realistic. Interviewer: I think that's certainly true of the paintings you do of beaches. I love those. Anna: Oh yes. I've painted lots of beaches with the surf beating down on them ...

Interviewer: But just recently you've done a new series of pictures using different shades of yellow and orange. Anna: Yes, I wanted to do something completely different, so I've done some paintings of the desert. I've tried to give an impression of the lines in the sand and the heat. Interviewer: So what is it that makes your pictures unique do you think? Anna: I'd say it's the way I portray the light. It's not something many other artists do. Interviewer: And your paintings are very large aren't they - that's unusual too .... Anna: Yes, they're big and I work on canvas - I find it very hard to use any other surface, like board, though other artists have been very successful with it. Interviewer: I see. And what type of paint do you use? Anna: Well, I've tried painting in acrylic and water colours, but I now paint exclusively in oils personally I think it suits my style. Interviewer: Well, other people obviously think so as well your paintings sell well, don't they? Anna: They certainly do, and not just to private individuals. A lot of my pictures are now bought by companies because they consider them to be a good investment. Interviewer: That's great. Anna: It certainly is. Interviewer: And your talents don't stop at painting, do they? I believe you also write? Anna: Mmm ... I've written some short stories for children, which I did illustrations for, and a number of my articles about painting have appeared in different magazines.... Interviewer: Do you have plans for any other commercial ventures? Anna: I do! I'm planning to launch a series of cards and calendars this year... Interviewer: Fantastic. Well, Anna, we wish you every success with that, and thanks for talking to us today. It's been most interesting. Anna: Thank you for asking me, I've really enjoyed it. Examiner: Now listen to the interview a second time. Recording 15 Speaker 1: My favourite programme is Big Brother. It's so entertaining to watch a group of strangers being thrown together in a house. I find it quite compelling. I've watched every series. Speaker 2: My favourite programme is The Office. I watch all the repeats and I've got all the DVDs and they still make me laugh. The acting is absolutely brilliant. Speaker 3: I really love Neighbours. It's on every day during the week at lunchtime but it's repeated in the evenings. The characters become like your family or good friends because you get to know them so well and you want to know what happens to them. The plots have been really good recently. Recording 16a Martha: My name is Martha and I've been a widow for twenty years. As a child, I always wanted to have six children. I actually had two but I have six grandchildren and a great-granddaughter who is three years old. Rob: My name is Rob and before I'm thirty in a couple of years' time, I want to do some travelling because I didn't have a gap year between school and university. Jessie: My name is Jessie and I've just stopped working because I'm pregnant. The baby's due in March - the day after my thirty-second birthday. I've already got a toddler so it will be hard work. Callum: I'm Callum. I'm an only child and I've got a cousin who's about my age so we spend quite a lot of time together. But I find him very childish - he still plays with his train set like a kid and he's going to be fourteen soon. Jim: I'm Jim and my children are grown up. I'll retire in ten years' time. I don't feel my age though and I don't think I look it either.

Recording 16b Student: The photos show two different classrooms. In the top one the children are doing a practical lesson. I think they are probably making things out of wood and they're wearing something to cover their clothes. Each person is doing something different. At the back a girl's doing something by a machine but I'm not sure what exactly. In the bottom picture, the students are sitting at desks in rows and the teacher is standing at the front. He's pointing at someone, probably asking them a question. This classroom is more formal and the students aren't finding things out for themselves. Both classes have a teacher but in the top picture the teacher looks Ike he is helping the students with their questions. In both pictures, the students look interested in what they're learning but I think it's better to learn by doing things yourself instead of just sitting and listening. Recording 17a CONVERSATION 1 Girl 1: What do you think of this top, Rachel? I want something to wear with this skirt. Girl 2: Have they got any others but in a different shade of red? I don't think it goes with that skirt. Girl 1: No, they're all this shade. But I think you're right. Let's look somewhere else. CONVERSATION 2 Assistant: Can I help you? Simon: Yes, I've just tried this jacket on but it's a bit big. Have you got any smaller ones? Assistant: What size is it? Simon: It's a medium. Assistant: I'm afraid we've sold all the small ones. CONVERSATION 3 Assistant: How did you get on? Woman: I like the style of the dress but I think this colour makes me look very pale. I never wear cream. Have you got it in black or pink? Assistant: No, it only comes in that colour. I'm sorry. CONVERSATION 4 Man: This shirt is in the sale, isn't it? Assistant: Let me see the label. Oh, I'm sorry, no. It's new stock so it isn't. Man: So how much is it? Assistant: It's 80. Our sale rail is over here. Man: Well, I like it but it's not worth 80. I'll wait until it's in the sale next year. Recording 17b Simon: Mum. I got trousers, a jacket and a shirt to wear to Jason's wedding. I've put them on so you can see. Mum: Good. You need to dress smartly. I'm sorry I couldn't come shopping with you. Simon: So, what do you think? Mum: Well, the jacket's a bit big but you might grow into it I suppose. Simon: I've stopped growing, Mum. I couldn't find a smaller one. Anyway I like it and I've grown out of my other one. I've had it since I was twelve. The trousers are good though, aren't they? Mum: Mmm, well I'm not sure. Simon: I went to loads of shops and tried lots of things on. Mum: Can you take the trousers back? Simon: I can but I think they're OK. Mum: Well, OK but take them off now. Go and change into your jeans again before you get them dirty. Simon: I'll hang them up and I'll decide tomorrow.

Recording 19 Examiner: You will hear an interview with an Australian sheep farmer called Gina Ellis, who is talking about her work and plans for the future. Listen and choose the best answer for each question: a, b or Interviewer: And on today's Green Magazine programme, we have Gina Ellis, an Australian sheep farmer. Welcome, Gina. Gina: Thank you. Interviewer: So Gina, tell our listeners something about sheep farming in your country. Gina: Well, I'm from New South Wales, where over 30% of sheep farming takes place. But in fact, although it's concentrated in one area, there are large sheep farms right across the country, and it doesn't only go on in the coolest places. Interviewer: I see. And I believe sheep farmers are experiencing problems at the moment? Gina: Yeah, that's right. There are two, one to do with markets and the other environmental. There's a good market for meat, but the wool industry is struggling. Although Australia still produces about 10% of the world's wool, including nearly half of the top quality merino wool, demand is falling consumers often prefer synthetic clothing, like fleeces, which are cheaper than woollen jumpers and equally warm. But the biggest issue for all us farmers is climate change - drought is causing major water shortages in farming areas, so it's becoming harder to find enough for our animals and crops. Interviewer: Let's talk about the market problems a bit more. Are you looking for new uses for your wool? Gina: Well yes. It is very versatile and has been put to so many uses over the centuries. Of course carpet manufacture still absorbs a high percentage of our product as it always has, and now we're looking for other domestic uses. The most promising seems to be the idea of using it in buildings as a form of insulation. Companies developing it have found it very effective. And there's also interest in eco-clothing, you know, clothing made from all natural products, and produced organically. But it's a specialised market and may turn out to be uneconomic in the end.... Interviewer: So why are you over here in the UK at the moment? Are you looking for solutions to your business problems? Gina: Well, yes. I'm working in co-operation with ten other large farms to see if we could develop an alternative energy system producing enough electricity to sell as well as meeting our own needs. Clearly hydro-electricity isn't for us, and, er, tidal power is out, so I've been looking into ideas for harnessing wind power, using large turbines. Britain has a lot of expertise in that area, so that's why I'm here. Of course, we have potential for solar power, but I don't think we could produce a surplus with that. Interviewer: That's interesting. What made you consider these options? Gina: Well, if the predictions about global warming are correct, farmers in Australia will have to diversify, and look for other sources of income. That's my reason for looking into wind power. Of course, since then I've begun to realise that being self-sufficient and not having to rely entirely on other power sources is attractive and I'm starting to think in a greener way. Interviewer: I see. And what do you feel about the advice you've been given? Gina: Well, it's given me a lot of food for thought and, er, taught me the advantages of a more ecologically aware approach to life and work. And now that I have the information I've worked out that the investment involved is manageable. We should be able to scale down on the amount of animals we raise and still make a living. Interviewer: Great, so how would you sum up your feelings about your project? Gina: Well to my delight our basic plans are viable and we can press on very optimistically, without making any major alterations. And the costs involved do seem to be lower than we'd feared... Interviewer: Gina, we wish you luck, and thanks for coming in today. Gina: Thank you .... Examiner: Now listen again.

Recording 20a Well, I'm mad about crime novels and I read a lot of them, especially when I'm on a long flight. It makes me think when I read those stories, so it's like doing a crossword. I feel you have to read carefully so you don't miss the clues. I used to like the American writer Charlotte Centrone, but now I feel that all the detail she goes into about dead bodies is really horrible, so I avoid her books now. I'd rather read something by PD James - in my opinion she's a brilliant writer. She does fantastic descriptions of places, and I reckon her characters are realistic - you can sort of get inside their heads. And Inspector Dalgliesh is my favourite detective. He's a quiet man, but incredibly clever and I'm sure he really understands people. Recording 20b Interlocutor: Now I'd like you to talk about something together for about three minutes. I'm just going to listen. The students in your class are choosing a book to read. Here are the different types of books they can choose. First talk to each other about what type of book each picture shows, and what the story is going to be about. Then decide which book would be the best choice for everyone in your class to read together. You only have about three minutes for this. So, once again, don't worry if I stop you, and please speak so that we can hear you. All right? Student A: Okay. Well, I know this first one, it's an old-fashioned story about Sherlock Holmes, a murder story I think ... crime. Student B: Oh yes, I saw a film with Sherlock Holmes. And the next one is a science fiction story ... You know, space, rockets and things. And this one, well it has to be a love story I think very romantic. Student A: Mmm and I don't know the word for this, but I think it's a story about a phantom ... Student B: Yes, a ghost story I think .... and this one is what? A thriller or adventure story? Who are these people running away? Student A: They could be thieves I suppose, or even the good guys .... And there's a plane, so it could be exciting. Student B: Yes, and this last picture is about history - a historical novel. It's set in the past. That's why they're wearing these strange clothes. And there's going to be a fight with swords. Student A: Okay, so we know what the books are. What shall we choose for our class? It has to be something everyone will like. Student B: Well, I like ghost stories, but I think most people prefer adventure stories, thrillers. Student A: Yeah, maybe ... I'd rather read the science fiction story because I like that sort of thing. But do you think the others will like that? Student B: Probably not!! And I don't think most people will want to read the love story, do you? Student A: Definitely not! They're always so sentimental and you always know there's going to be a happy ending. Student B: Okay. So what are we left with? The thriller and the crime novel, the one we think is Sherlock Holmes, and the historical novel .... What do you reckon? Student A: In my opinion the thriller would be best, because most people will like it and it's modern. But I think the crime novel would be my second choice. Student B: Yes, exactly, I agree with you. I think the thriller is the best choice. Student A: So we can say we have agreed on this? Student B: Definitely! We have decided that the thriller is the best choice for our class. We think nearly everyone will like it. Recording 20c Examiner: Listen to the recording and choose the best answer: a, b or . You hear the beginning of a radio programme.
What is the programme going to be about? a teenage criminals, b teenage volunteers, teenage journalists?

Radio presenter: As anyone who reads a newspaper knows, young people often get a very bad press these days, with sensational stories about drug and crime problems everywhere. So it's good to be able to present a series of shows with a different focus and look at the positive contribution of young people in our very own area. We'll be looking at a whole range of voluntary work being done by our local youth from working in the region's hospitals to environmental work. So, let's turn first to the health service and Examiner: Now listen again.

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Recording la Well, I'm a keen athlete, so I try to have a healthy diet. I eat a lot of protein, especially fish and lean meat, and plenty of fruit and veg. That's no problem, because I like those things and I love crunchy salads. But I also need quite a lot of carbohydrate to give me energy, so I tuck into pasta and baked potatoes. I can't resist chocolate either; I've cut down a bit, but I don't think I'd want to cut it out of my diet completely! Anyway, because I do so much exercise I don't ever put on weight. I have reduced my salt intake though - I never put it on food and I normally avoid junk food, which is full of salt and fat. I go to a training session two evenings a week with my local team. I also belong to a gym and I go there three times a week. I've never smoked and don't drink much alcohol. What I do drink is lots of water - you really need it if you do a lot of exercise. And I also try and get eight hours sleep a night - I find it makes a big difference. I think I'm fit, and being fit helps me deal with stress, at work and at home. Recording lb Speaker 1: I got home from work on Thursday with a really awful sore throat, and when I looked in the mirror on Friday I realised it was bright red and covered in spots. So I made an appointment at the local surgery. My doctor gave me a prescription for antibiotics. It cleared up quickly once I started taking them. Speaker 2: Well, I felt really stupid the other day. I was trying to put up some bookshelves in my study. I had the hammer and nails out ... and well, I suppose I just stopped concentrating for a minute and the next thing I knew I hit my thumb with a hammer! It really hurt. My wife took me up to the casualty department and they sent me for an X-ray. It wasn't broken, so they just put a bandage on it. Speaker 3: I was out playing hockey. I'm in the college team. Anyway, I went for this ball at the same time as someone on the opposition. I fell over and there was this awful crack. I knew I'd broken something. I couldn't move: it hurt too much. They called an ambulance, put me on a stretcher and took me up to A and E. My left arm will be in plaster for another two weeks, and then I have to start physiotherapy. Recording 1c Speaker 1: I'm really out of sorts at the moment - I've been feeling tired and headachy all week. Speaker 2: Me? I'm feeling as fit as a fiddle. I've been in good shape since I took up running on a regular basis. Speaker 3: I've felt a bit off colour since yesterday. I think I'm going down with a cold. Speaker 4: I'm fine thanks. I've got loads of energy now. I always come back from a holiday feeling refreshed and ready for anything! Speaker 5: I'm a bit under the weather at the moment. Too many late nights and not enough sleep I think, so it serves me right! Recording 2 People often associate my country with cold and darkness and it can, of course, get very cold. In winter there isn't much light and in some places the sun doesn't rise for a whole three months. We have more hours of summer than other countries further south, but the weather is nowhere near as warm, even though the light is much more intense. The climate is generally dry, which makes it feel warmer. -10C, for instance, seems a very pleasant temperature to us. The temperature is mostly below freezing except for short periods in the summer.

Recording 3a Yes, I'd definitely describe myself as musical. All the women in my family are, and we all play a musical instrument of some kind. I learnt to play the piano and the flute when I was at school, and I still play the flute in a local orchestra. My two sisters both sing in a choir, but that's something I've never done. I go to concerts a lot, mostly classical ones. But I like all kinds of music, and when I'm at home, I'm always listening to something. It's often pop or jazz though rather than classical. Music's an important part of my life really. Recording 3b Speaker 1: I've loved it ever since I first heard Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. It's just great to dance to because the rhythm's so strong and your feet just go with it. I think the electric guitars you got then were great, and I love the clothes from that era, the full skirts and tight jeans. The fifties had a great influence on all the music that follows. Speaker 2: My friends think it's really strange that it's my favourite kind of music, but I love it, especially played on a saxophone. It always creates such an atmosphere, and the voices of some of the singers are so rich. It all goes back to the black American traditions of New Orleans, but there're a lot of good artists in Britain today and they're getting into the pop charts too. Speaker 3: When I hear it I always think Texas! The songs all tell a story - something everyone can relate to. There are things about love, and splitting up and having a hard life. Johnny Cash is probably the most famous singer, but a lot of the others are women. The chorus is always important so everyone can sing along. I enjoy singing to it when I'm driving! Speaker 4. Well, my parents go along to a club once a month to listen to it. It's mostly just one or two people with a guitar singing, although you do get groups too. They seem to play a lot of very traditional songs from different regions that the audience know well and join in with. Sometimes you get quite old-fashioned instruments like accordions and harmonicas, and a few unusual things I don't know the name of! Recording 3c [Sounds.] Recording 4a I've played football since I was eight years old and I'm now fifteen. I play in one of the best football teams in my region. My brother who's fourteen is also in the team. My aim is to play in the national team - the under-sixteens of course. Last week we were told that a coach was coming from the national team to watch us play so that he could choose the three best players to play in a match against another country. The big moment arrived on Tuesday and we played our match. Just before the final whistle, I scored a goal and I knew we'd won the match. I looked over at the coach and he nodded to me. The whistle blew. I knew I'd played really well and I was sure I would be chosen. I couldn't wait to hear my name called. I ran over to the other players but I was so excited I wasn't looking where I was going and bumped into someone. I fell badly and I broke my leg. I was taken to the hospital and I found out that the coach had chosen me but now I can't play and my brother will take my place. The match is on Saturday. Recording 4b On Saturday I went to watch the match in a wheelchair. My brother played well and our team won but I refused to clap and say well done to him. When we got home that evening he gave me a big parcel. It was a football signed by some of our national players that he'd met after the match. He wanted me to have it. All I could think of was how badly I'd behaved.

Recording 4c l Examiner: Listen to the recordings and choose the best answer: a, b ore. You overhear a woman telling a friend about a conversation she had with her parents. How did her parents feel about her news, a furious b astonished pleased? Man: So what happened when you told your parents about Mark and you getting married? Woman: Well, I was a bit nervous about it because I haven't known him that long. They've met him a few times but they didn't seem to get on all that well because Mark is really shy so he didn't say much. But I was surprised at their reaction. They said they were delighted and it was what they'd expected after they saw us together. In fact, I'd expected them to be really angry. Man: Why? Woman: Because we've decided to go and live in Canada and it means I won't be able to finish the course I'm doing. 2 Examiner: You hear a man talking about an activity holiday he went on. How did he feel at the end of it? a annoyed b relieved upset? Man: I've just got back from an activity holiday that my daughter persuaded me to go on. She'd been on one and she was convinced I'd really enjoy it. Well, I didn't have very high expectations as it's not really my kind of thing but I did enjoy some of it. I wasn't very good at most of the activities and I was just glad when it finished that I'd survived without having broken an arm or a leg. I think my daughter was a bit annoyed when I told her that as she'd really thought it was the perfect holiday for me. Examiner: Now listen again. Recording 5a Student: I can see a very old wall in the first picture and some paintings in a cave in the second. I think the cave paintings are much older than the wall. The wall was built about 2,000 years ago and the paintings were done in prehistoric times, so they're really ancient. The Great Wall is in China I've never been there but I recognise the picture. The cave paintings are in France, and they go back to prehistoric times. You can see some animals. Recording 5b Interlocutor:

What is the oldest thing you can see in your country? What is it and when was it made? Student: One of the oldest things you can see in my country, Egypt, is the Great Pyramid of Ghiza. People come from all over the world to see it. It was built about four and a half thousand years ago, for a king called Khufu. It's absolutely enormous, and for centuries it was the tallest building in the world. There are lots of ancient things in my country and many pyramids, but because of its size, this one is very famous. Recording 6a For the next two weeks Direct Books has a special offer just for you. We're giving you a unique opportunity. You can save up to 40% off selected books. So all you pay is the price of your books postage and packing is absolutely FREE in the UK for orders over 15. And if you spend over 50 you'll receive a free mystery gift worth at least 5. To take advantage of this offer, put your order in now. Don't forget it's only for a limited period - the next two weeks. Your books will be promptly delivered, direct to your door. We also offer a guarantee allowing you to return any book within seven days and we will give you a full refund. If you're looking for a particular book please contact us and if it's available we'll get it to you.

Recording 6b This is Tanya's answerphone. I can't answer my phone now. Please leave me a message. Tanya, this is Lara. Thanks for the message. I was hoping you'd pick up. I'll text you instead. Tanya this is mum. You promised you'd keep your phone switched on today but maybe it's on silent if you're at college. I'll ring later. Hi Tanya, it's Joe. I'm glad I dialled the right number this time. I got a strange man just now who hung up on me. We're all going into town tonight. Do you want to come? Ring me up if you do. Hello Tanya, it's Sarah. You're still not there. Can you ring me please? I tried to phone you loads of times yesterday but I couldn't get through because your phone was engaged all the time. Talk to you soon. Hello Tanya, this is Dad. I've had a great day walking. We've just got back. I tried to ring you from the top of the mountain but my phone wouldn't work up there. I wish you could have come with me. Tanya, it's Peter, can you call me back please? I've nearly run out of credit so I can't talk for long. I'll get cut off. I'm going out at six so ring me soon. Recording 7a Speaker 1: It's important to be cheerful and friendly in my job. I get on well with people, which is lucky because I spend most of my day talking to people. I'm on my feet all day so the job is quite tiring but I'm very enthusiastic about my work and I'm quite ambitious - I'd like to own my own salon one day. Speaker 2: I'm an energetic person and physically fit. I like to be doing things. I enjoy my job and don't mind working indoors or outdoors. I'm good with my hands and enjoy being creative - I sometimes design cupboards or shelves for people. I'm not really ambitious - I'm quite happy with what I'm doing. Recording 7b Speaker 1: I used to work for an oil company but I resigned because I hated travelling. I'm trying to change career and I'm looking for work as a teacher. Speaker 2: I do shifts - some days and some nights. Speaker 3: I was made redundant when the company closed down and I've been unemployed ever since although I've just applied for a job at the theatre. Speaker 4: I had a long career in the police force. I retired when I was 55 and I'm getting a really good pension. Speaker 5: I commute every day - the journey takes an hour each way so I don't have time to do much after work. Speaker 6: I do four long days which is very hard work but then I get three days off every week. Speaker 7: I gave up my job as a chef a year ago because it was too stressful and I'm still out of work. I'm interested in advertising and I'm going to do some unpaid work experience soon in an agency near here. Speaker 8: I was promoted last week so that's very good for my career. The next step is manager. Recording 8 Girl: It's great that you're coming to visit us at last Toby. Boy: Yeah. After being penfriends for so long, it will be good to meet. Girl: Sorry I can't come to the airport but Sam, my brother, will be there. He's quite tall and he's got straight blond hair - quite thick and long. He's got blue eyes and he wears glasses. Boy: OK. Shouldn't be too difficult to spot him. Tell Sam I've got dark curly hair - it's quite short and dark eyes. I'm quite slim and not very tall. Girl: All right. You'll have your mobiles anyway - I'll give you his number....

Recording 9a Speaker 1: I find it's a really great thing to do if you really want to relax at the end of the day and de-stress. You don't need much equipment, just a mat and some old loose clothes. The exercises are very varied, and you stretch a lot and really improve your balance. Our teacher is very good - she tries to give everyone individual advice so you can do some practice at home every day. Speaker 2: I've been playing it since I was 12 and it's really quite demanding. The court is small and the ball is very fast, so you have to have quick reactions. If you don't move rapidly, you can end up being hit by the ball or running into your opponent or his racket - I've got a black eye several times. But I love it - I find it really exhilarating. Speaker 3: I've always loved team sports, and this really is one of the best. There's a lot of running up and down involved, so you get fit. But it also needs a lot of skill to use your stick well when you pass the ball and to tackle your opponents. And it's a great feeling when you score a goal! Recording 9b Well, in the first picture I can see some runners at the end of a race and in the second picture I can see a hockey match. I think a runner has just won the race. The two hockey teams are in the middle of a match and I think one side is going to score a goal. The runner is wearing a T-shirt without sleeves and some shorts and trainers. The hockey team are wearing short-sleeved T-shirts and shorts. You don't need special equipment for running - just yourself and lots of training! For hockey you need a sort of stick and a ball. Running is for one person and hockey is a game for a team, that's the biggest difference. A running race can be very quick, unless it's a marathon - and a hockey game goes on for about an hour I think. In my opinion being a runner can be quite lonely, and playing in any team like hockey is more fun. I've never played hockey, but I have done some running - that's another difference for me! Recording 10a Speaker 1: I know it's silly but I fell out with Mike over money. I lent him some and he never gave it back. There was an argument and we haven't spoken to each other for three months. I know I should get in touch with him to make up because we were very close friends. In fact he was my best friend and we told each other everything. Speaker 2: My cousin introduced me to Francesca. The moment I saw her I fell in love with her. I don't know how she feels about me. We spent the whole evening chatting and we got on well together but I haven't seen her since - that was three days and four hours ago. I'd really like to get to know her but she doesn't answer her phone. Speaker 3: I have a good friendship with Jasmine. Our fathers worked together and were old friends so Jasmine and I became good friends and we used to play together. After we both got married we lost touch for a while but then my brother had a party and invited us both and we remembered how much we enjoyed each other's company so we make sure we keep in touch now. We phone each other every week. Speaker 4: I don't make friends easily but when I do make a friend we usually become close. Petra was in the same class as me at college last year and we sometimes had lunch together. We discovered we had things in common like we both enjoy films. So we've been to the cinema together a few times. Recording 10b My family are the most important people in my life because I know they will always be there if I need them. We do all argue sometimes but mostly we get on well together and enjoy each other's company. My friends are also important. Most of my friends like doing the same things as me shopping, watching TV and films. A few of my friends are in the swimming team with me so we have that in common. Mostly we have the same ideas about things but we sometimes fall out over something small. My best friend is Meena. I've known her since I was five years old. We live next door to each other and we tell each other everything. She's really good fun and very kind.

Recording 10c Examiner: You will hear five different people talking about a family party. For questions one to five, choose from the list a to f what each speaker says about the party. Use the letters only once. There is one extra letter that you do not need to use. Speaker 1: I arrived at the party late because I have to work on Saturdays and I also got lost because I'd forgotten to bring a map. My brother had rented a large room above a cafe for our mother's eightieth birthday and the cafe made all the food. It was really delicious. The room was great as it had windows looking over the river. It was very crowded because the whole family came and there were lots of children so it wasn't possible to dance or even move around much. I don't think Peter had expected everyone to turn up. Speaker 2: I was really looking forward to Granny's birthday. I got there at about eight which is what the invitation said but the party had already started. Apparently most people got there earlier before Granny so she could have a surprise but not everyone had been told about that. Some other people arrived even later when nearly all the food had gone. That was the only problem really - there wasn't enough of it. The children ate most of it before the adults got near it. Speaker 3: It was my birthday on Saturday and I had a lovely party organised by my son Peter. There were more than 80 people there. I didn't realise I had such a large family. There were so many children - I've got four great-grandchildren and of course great-nephews and nieces too - and they were so well-behaved. There were also lots of people from my generation but some of them struggled to get up the two flights of stairs to the room. Although it was a wonderful setting, a ground floor room would have been better. Everyone enjoyed it, especially the food, although I didn't manage to eat much. Speaker 4: My sister had a lovely birthday party last Saturday. Everyone dressed up in their best clothes - well, most people did. Some of the young people didn't bother but I suppose they don't nowadays. And there were lots of children. In fact, I found them a bit annoying as they got bored and just rushed around making a lot of noise. They needed a quiet area with a TV or something. Anyway, they had a good time like everyone else. The best thing for me was that I didn't have to think about any of the arrangements because my son took me there and just told me when to be ready. Speaker 5: My auntie was 80 last weekend and the whole family was invited to a party. It was down a little side street so not easy to find but I took a taxi there so it wasn't a problem for me. It had a large balcony so, although there were a lot of people, there was plenty of room out there when you needed a breath of air. The invitation didn't say what to wear so I put on a long dress and I felt a bit embarrassed. Some people looked as though they'd come straight from the beach. It didn't matter though and everything went off perfectly. Recording 11a Making your first flight First of all, don't forget to pack your ticket and your passport in your hand luggage. When you arrive at the check-in desk, your bags will be weighed and put on a conveyor belt. You will be given a boarding pass, allocated a seat and told to go to the departure lounge. To get there, you will pass through passport control and a security check. Look at the departure board in the lounge so you know which gate number you must go to when it's time to board. The cabin crew will direct you to your seat when you board, and you have to fasten your seat belt before take-off. You will be served refreshments and most companies provide an entertainment system with a headset. Recording 11b Speaker 1: Well I commute to London every day and unfortunately I travel in the rush hour. It all goes okay if everything's running on time! But it's cold waiting on the platform and sometimes the carriages are very crowded and there aren't enough seats. The fares are expensive too, but my company pays for a season ticket, so that really helps.

Speaker 2: The service in my area is quite good. There are always lots of people at the stop waiting to go into town and I see the same driver most mornings. You pay your fare when you get on and if you don't know where you're going, he'll call out when you reach your destination. We only get single-deckers around our way, no big double-deckers like you get in London. Speaker 3: It's always packed in the morning and you have to go down several escalators to get to it. If the platform's empty when you get there, you know you've just missed your train. Once you're on, you have to hang on to the rail if you haven't got a seat. Oh, and you have to be careful not to stand too near the sliding doors! Speaker 4: Well, there's a rank right outside the station that I use quite often. Of course it's quite pricey because you have to pay your fare and give the driver a tip, but there's a meter in every cab, so you know you're being charged the right amount. And if you share with other people, it can actually be quite an inexpensive way of travelling. Recording 11c Man: Well, we're not very organised and we usually make all the arrangements at the last minute. My wife hates flying, so that means we don't go anywhere by plane. Our favourite destination is France and we usually go by train. We take the Eurostar which goes under the Channel - it's an excellent service, fast and comfortable. Then we just travel around various cities looking at places of interest. We really enjoy cultural activities, so we'll go to art exhibitions, stroll around historic buildings, that sort of thing. We usually stay in small family-run hotels, nothing big and luxurious. What do I like best about holidays? Well, seeing places I've never been to before and really having time to explore them I suppose. I just love it! I really look forward to it. Woman: Well, I like to do things the easy way now I'm working! My sister and I usually go away with a couple of friends. We haven't got a lot of money, but if you book well in advance, you can get some very cheap flights. We often go to Italy - we love the seaside places and the beaches. And we often stay on a campsite - there are some you can go to where the tents are put up for you. There are proper beds and even a fridge - it's really luxurious! We don't do very much -I just like being out of the office and in the fresh air, swimming and sunbathing. Recording 11d Well, I really like camping and sleeping in a tent. My parents always took me for camping holidays when I was young. It's great, you meet lots of other families on the campsite, and there's usually a beach and a swimming pool. The disadvantages - well, on one holiday I got bitten by hundreds of mosquitoes, and it's terrible being in a tent if the weather's bad. If you like cycling, then the second holiday is great. You get fit and you're in the open air all the time. But it's very energetic and not very relaxing for me. Beach holiday, well that's great. I love swimming and snorkelling and chatting with friends, and having a barbecue on the beach at night. But I like to do a bit of sightseeing too, so I think the last picture is quite a good holiday. If I go to a new country, I like to visit the famous places and do some sightseeing. But a sightseeing holiday can be very tiring and young people don't always like that sort of thing. They often find it boring. So, I prefer to go on a beach holiday and have fun and relax with my friends. I'm studying very hard at the moment and I also have a job at the weekends, so I need time to just relax and enjoy myself. For my last holiday I actually went to visit my cousins who live in Sicily. We went to the beach a lot and I had a great time. They also have a boat, so we went fishing and had picnics and barbecues on the sand.

Recording 12a Speaker 1: Well I always like going for a meal with friends. And I'll go to a party if I'm invited. But to be honest, I'm happiest at home. I get in from work quite late, so I just put some music on and cook myself something to eat. I don't watch much television because I've got several hobbies. I paint and draw, which is really relaxing, and I also collect china and porcelain. I go to antique fairs and look in old junk shops and places like that when I get the chance! And I love catching up on recent films too - I've got a big collection of DVDs, so I often watch one of those. I'm certainly never bored! Speaker 2: What do I do after work? Well I get together with friends mostly. We sometimes go round to someone's flat if there's a big match on, and we cook together or get a take-away and then sit down and watch the match. After that we sometimes play cards too. But we'd rather go out if we get the chance. We go clubbing once a week, we go to the cinema, that sort of thing. And in the summer we get outside - we go to the beach, go swimming and surfing, have a barbecue. I don't spend a lot of time in, but when I am at home I tend to read a book rather than watch TV - well, unless there's sport on.... Recording 12b Woman: Well to be honest I like both. I loved the cinema from the moment my parents first took me to see a cartoon, and the special effects you get in science fiction films today are amazing. But for me, there's far more atmosphere in the theatre, and every performance the actors give is special, and that's why I like it better. I went to see a fantastic musical the other night at the theatre. It was funny and fast-moving - the audience loved it Man: The theatre's great of course. I've done some acting myself, and being on stage is quite an experience. Giving a performance in front of an audience is amazing. But what I love most is escaping from the world and going into the cinema. I love the darkness and hearing the soundtrack at full volume - film music is fantastic these days. You see exotic locations on the screen and your imagination takes off.... Recording 12c Review 1: ...offering the audience a lively view of the origins of skateboard culture in early 1970s Los Angeles, director Stacy Peralta's film 'Dogtown and the Z-boys' offers a surprisingly moving and dramatic view of recent history. The film is narrated by actor Sean Penn, who grew up in the neighbourhood between Santa Monica and Venice Beach which was nicknamed Dogtown ... Review 2: ...a star-studded cast provides the voices for the cutely drawn prehistoric creatures in this entertaining computer-animated story called Tee Age', which is set 20,000 years ago ... Review 3: Richard Gere pairs up with Jennifer Lopez in 'Shall We Dance?' a convincing film about a lawyer whose interest in life is unexpectedly restored by a dance teacher. He first glimpses her from a train window as he travels home from work and then ... Review 4: ... a beautifully shot and very stylish film, 'The Last Wagon' stars Richard Widmark as a white man brought up by Comanche Indians. When the wagon train he is riding with is attacked, he must lead the survivors to safety through the desert... Review 5: ...Fabian Bielinsky's excellent film 'Nine Queens' is a complicated tale of cops and robbers. The plot is gripping and, with its constant twists and turns, it keeps the viewer guessing until the very last minute... Review 6: ... this gently amusing film, written by Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard, 'Shakespeare in Love' tells the story of England's most famous playwright, William Shakespeare, as he tries to win fame in London and gain the love of would-be stage star Viola. It's an extremely funny and very clever blend of fact and fiction.

Recording 13a I only moved to this city recently and I think I'm going to like it. I live on a housing estate in a residential area which is on the outskirts. It's a mixture of houses and flats but there's lots of space around the buildings and some lovely parks. I work in an office block on a small industrial estate which is in a business district only about ten minutes' drive from where I live. The city centre is about three kilometres from my house in the other direction. There's a huge pedestrian precinct there with every shop you'd ever want. I usually cycle to the city centre because there are cycle lanes everywhere so it's a really pleasant ride. But it's also easy to drive because there are several multi-storey car parks in the centre. I used to live in a city with a historic centre which meant it was almost impossible to drive there. Also because it's surrounded by hills there isn't much space and most people live in tower blocks in the suburbs on the edge of the city. My flat had a great view but you live with other people's noise all the time and I got tired of that so I decided to have a change. And the area was a bit run down - it hadn't had any money spent on it for years. My life is easier here. Recording 13b Woman: I came along Regent Street and turned left at the traffic lights - you know at the big crossroads on the High Street and I was driving along the High Street towards the roundabout on the bypass. I could see someone standing at the pedestrian crossing ahead so I started to slow down. It was rush hour so I wasn't driving fast - only about 20 kilometres per hour. You couldn't go any faster. Suddenly the van in front of me stopped outside a shop - I suppose to deliver something so I pulled out and overtook him. Just as I got round him a white Fiat appeared from a side road on the right and went straight into the side of me. It was definitely his fault. Man: I was driving along the bypass by the river coming up to the big roundabout on the High Street but there was a terrible traffic jam because a lorry had broken down so I thought I'd take a short cut. I turned left just before I got to the roundabout then I took the first turning on the right so I would come out onto the High Street. When I was halfway down I realised it was a one-way street and I was going the wrong way. I stopped at the junction and I was trying to get out onto the High Street. The traffic was moving slowly and a van driver stopped to let me in. Then suddenly a black Renault appeared from nowhere and I went into the side of it. It was going so fast the driver didn't see me. Recording 13c Interlocutor: What is special about your capital city? Student: I come from Mexico and I grew up in Mexico City. My family live in the suburbs but I go into the centre a lot. I love it - there's lots of nightlife and it's a really exciting place to be. It's a very special place. It's huge and very busy and that's a disadvantage of course. I suppose some people get tired of the pollution and traffic but there are also beautiful parks. The centre is really old and there are some very impressive buildings. We get a lot of tourists because of that. The estate I live on is modern and it's a bit more peaceful than in the centre. Interlocutor: Is there a city you'd like to visit in the future? Student: I haven't been to Asia and I hear that Thailand is very beautiful. Bangkok is maybe a bit like Mexico City - very noisy and busy but exciting so I'd like to go there. But I'd also like to go to the beach and visit the islands. Recording 14a Speaker 1: My favourite kind of food? Well, I love vegetables and seafood, you know, prawns and scallops and things like that, and I like food that's lightly cooked and has a lot of flavour. I also like ginger and spices and a bit of soy sauce, so of course I love stir fries. And I've never been keen on potatoes, so rice and noodles suit me fine. Speaker 2: Well, I'm quite traditional in my tastes. I love meat, but I really like it just roasted or grilled - I'm not keen on fancy sauces. I like everything quite plain really, I'm a meat and two veg man - I like cauliflower and cabbage, peas, that sort of thing, and I absolutely adore roast potatoes. And I like desserts too, things like apple pie, or strawberries and cream.

Speaker 3: Me? Well, I love fish and chicken cooked in the oven with nice sauces made with herbs and some cheese or tomatoes. And I absolutely adore all kinds of pasta, and salad and fruit. And one of my favourite things is olives - I like the green ones best, stuffed with red peppers. Recording 14b Well I do the typical English thing and have three meals a day. When I'm at home, I'll have a light breakfast of juice and cereal and a cup of coffee. For lunch I'll usually just have a salad or a sandwich in the summer, and some soup and a roll in the winter. We have our main meal in the evening usually just a main course, some chicken and vegetables, usually potatoes, although we eat quite a lot of rice and pasta too. And then we have some fruit and a yoghurt, or sometimes some cheese. We don't have a starter or a proper dessert unless we go out to eat in a restaurant. But we often have a special Sunday lunch - a traditional roast 'dinner' with something like roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes, parsnips, carrots, cabbage. It's great. And then I will make a special dessert like apple pie ... the children love that meal. Recording 14c So what do you want to know? Right, well I'd say I was definitely artistic. I do some painting, but my big interest is pottery - I make a lot of vases and ornaments and sell some of them. And I go to art exhibitions quite a lot, small ones mostly in the local area. I don't get the chance to go to big galleries very much these days. I don't like abstracts very much, and I hate all this stuff with real objects in it. It's a bit of a joke isn't it? I really like landscapes, but I find portraits interesting too. You can learn a lot about a person by looking carefully at their face and body language. But my favourite picture is Niagara Falls, by an American artist called Albert Bierstadt. That's B-I-E-R-S-T-A-D-T. Not many people have heard of him, but in fact he's my favourite artist. The picture is a landscape, a picture of the waterfall that's so realistic you can almost touch it. When I look at it I can hear the waterfall and feel the water vapour on my face. The colours are fantastic and it's absolutely huge, which is what makes it so impressive. Recording 14d Examiner: You will hear an interview with an Australian artist called Anna Roberts. For questions 1-10, complete the sentences. Interviewer: ....and continuing our series of features on Australian artists, today I'm very pleased to welcome Anna Roberts to the studio. She was born in Hobart, Tasmania and is already one of Australia's best known young artists, so we're delighted to have her with us. Welcome to the studio Anna. Anna: Thank you, it's a pleasure to be here. Interviewer: Now Anna, from what I've seen, your pictures all have one very important thing in common. Would you like to tell us about what you paint? Anna: Well, I've established a reputation for painting pictures of very remote locations... Interviewer: Yes - many of them are a long way from towns and roads aren't they? Anna: Absolutely - so getting to them can be very challenging. I sometimes trek to them on foot, but if that's impossible I'll travel by plane - provided there's somewhere to land, of course. Interviewer: So that means you've had a few narrow escapes over the years, does it? Anna: (laughs) Oh yes, but it's been worth it. You see the subject of all my paintings is nature. I want to show just how beautiful it is. So of course I have to experience it myself. Interviewer: Right, and I've been to several of your exhibitions, and there's certainly nothing abstract about the landscape paintings you do .... Anna: Oh no, one art critic told me recently that many of my pictures could be mistaken for photographs because they're so realistic. Interviewer: I think that's certainly true of the paintings you do of beaches. I love those. Anna: Oh yes. I've painted lots of beaches with the surf beating down on them ...

Interviewer: But just recently you've done a new series of pictures using different shades of yellow and orange. Anna: Yes, I wanted to do something completely different, so I've done some paintings of the desert. I've tried to give an impression of the lines in the sand and the heat. Interviewer: So what is it that makes your pictures unique do you think? Anna: I'd say it's the way I portray the light. It's not something many other artists do. Interviewer: And your paintings are very large aren't they - that's unusual too .... Anna: Yes, they're big and I work on canvas - I find it very hard to use any other surface, like board, though other artists have been very successful with it. Interviewer: I see. And what type of paint do you use? Anna: Well, I've tried painting in acrylic and water colours, but I now paint exclusively in oils personally I think it suits my style. Interviewer: Well, other people obviously think so as well your paintings sell well, don't they? Anna: They certainly do, and not just to private individuals. A lot of my pictures are now bought by companies because they consider them to be a good investment. Interviewer: That's great. Anna: It certainly is. Interviewer: And your talents don't stop at painting, do they? I believe you also write? Anna: Mmm ... I've written some short stories for children, which I did illustrations for, and a number of my articles about painting have appeared in different magazines.... Interviewer: Do you have plans for any other commercial ventures? Anna: I do! I'm planning to launch a series of cards and calendars this year... Interviewer: Fantastic. Well, Anna, we wish you every success with that, and thanks for talking to us today. It's been most interesting. Anna: Thank you for asking me, I've really enjoyed it. Examiner: Now listen to the interview a second time. Recording 15 Speaker 1: My favourite programme is Big Brother. It's so entertaining to watch a group of strangers being thrown together in a house. I find it quite compelling. I've watched every series. Speaker 2: My favourite programme is The Office. I watch all the repeats and I've got all the DVDs and they still make me laugh. The acting is absolutely brilliant. Speaker 3: I really love Neighbours. It's on every day during the week at lunchtime but it's repeated in the evenings. The characters become like your family or good friends because you get to know them so well and you want to know what happens to them. The plots have been really good recently. Recording 16a Martha: My name is Martha and I've been a widow for twenty years. As a child, I always wanted to have six children. I actually had two but I have six grandchildren and a great-granddaughter who is three years old. Rob: My name is Rob and before I'm thirty in a couple of years' time, I want to do some travelling because I didn't have a gap year between school and university. Jessie: My name is Jessie and I've just stopped working because I'm pregnant. The baby's due in March - the day after my thirty-second birthday. I've already got a toddler so it will be hard work. Callum: I'm Callum. I'm an only child and I've got a cousin who's about my age so we spend quite a lot of time together. But I find him very childish - he still plays with his train set like a kid and he's going to be fourteen soon. Jim: I'm Jim and my children are grown up. I'll retire in ten years' time. I don't feel my age though and I don't think I look it either.

Recording 16b Student: The photos show two different classrooms. In the top one the children are doing a practical lesson. I think they are probably making things out of wood and they're wearing something to cover their clothes. Each person is doing something different. At the back a girl's doing something by a machine but I'm not sure what exactly. In the bottom picture, the students are sitting at desks in rows and the teacher is standing at the front. He's pointing at someone, probably asking them a question. This classroom is more formal and the students aren't finding things out for themselves. Both classes have a teacher but in the top picture the teacher looks Ike he is helping the students with their questions. In both pictures, the students look interested in what they're learning but I think it's better to learn by doing things yourself instead of just sitting and listening. Recording 17a CONVERSATION 1 Girl 1: What do you think of this top, Rachel? I want something to wear with this skirt. Girl 2: Have they got any others but in a different shade of red? I don't think it goes with that skirt. Girl 1: No, they're all this shade. But I think you're right. Let's look somewhere else. CONVERSATION 2 Assistant: Can I help you? Simon: Yes, I've just tried this jacket on but it's a bit big. Have you got any smaller ones? Assistant: What size is it? Simon: It's a medium. Assistant: I'm afraid we've sold all the small ones. CONVERSATION 3 Assistant: How did you get on? Woman: I like the style of the dress but I think this colour makes me look very pale. I never wear cream. Have you got it in black or pink? Assistant: No, it only comes in that colour. I'm sorry. CONVERSATION 4 Man: This shirt is in the sale, isn't it? Assistant: Let me see the label. Oh, I'm sorry, no. It's new stock so it isn't. Man: So how much is it? Assistant: It's 80. Our sale rail is over here. Man: Well, I like it but it's not worth 80. I'll wait until it's in the sale next year. Recording 17b Simon: Mum. I got trousers, a jacket and a shirt to wear to Jason's wedding. I've put them on so you can see. Mum: Good. You need to dress smartly. I'm sorry I couldn't come shopping with you. Simon: So, what do you think? Mum: Well, the jacket's a bit big but you might grow into it I suppose. Simon: I've stopped growing, Mum. I couldn't find a smaller one. Anyway I like it and I've grown out of my other one. I've had it since I was twelve. The trousers are good though, aren't they? Mum: Mmm, well I'm not sure. Simon: I went to loads of shops and tried lots of things on. Mum: Can you take the trousers back? Simon: I can but I think they're OK. Mum: Well, OK but take them off now. Go and change into your jeans again before you get them dirty. Simon: I'll hang them up and I'll decide tomorrow.

Recording 19 Examiner: You will hear an interview with an Australian sheep farmer called Gina Ellis, who is talking about her work and plans for the future. Listen and choose the best answer for each question: a, b or Interviewer: And on today's Green Magazine programme, we have Gina Ellis, an Australian sheep farmer. Welcome, Gina. Gina: Thank you. Interviewer: So Gina, tell our listeners something about sheep farming in your country. Gina: Well, I'm from New South Wales, where over 30% of sheep farming takes place. But in fact, although it's concentrated in one area, there are large sheep farms right across the country, and it doesn't only go on in the coolest places. Interviewer: I see. And I believe sheep farmers are experiencing problems at the moment? Gina: Yeah, that's right. There are two, one to do with markets and the other environmental. There's a good market for meat, but the wool industry is struggling. Although Australia still produces about 10% of the world's wool, including nearly half of the top quality merino wool, demand is falling consumers often prefer synthetic clothing, like fleeces, which are cheaper than woollen jumpers and equally warm. But the biggest issue for all us farmers is climate change - drought is causing major water shortages in farming areas, so it's becoming harder to find enough for our animals and crops. Interviewer: Let's talk about the market problems a bit more. Are you looking for new uses for your wool? Gina: Well yes. It is very versatile and has been put to so many uses over the centuries. Of course carpet manufacture still absorbs a high percentage of our product as it always has, and now we're looking for other domestic uses. The most promising seems to be the idea of using it in buildings as a form of insulation. Companies developing it have found it very effective. And there's also interest in eco-clothing, you know, clothing made from all natural products, and produced organically. But it's a specialised market and may turn out to be uneconomic in the end.... Interviewer: So why are you over here in the UK at the moment? Are you looking for solutions to your business problems? Gina: Well, yes. I'm working in co-operation with ten other large farms to see if we could develop an alternative energy system producing enough electricity to sell as well as meeting our own needs. Clearly hydro-electricity isn't for us, and, er, tidal power is out, so I've been looking into ideas for harnessing wind power, using large turbines. Britain has a lot of expertise in that area, so that's why I'm here. Of course, we have potential for solar power, but I don't think we could produce a surplus with that. Interviewer: That's interesting. What made you consider these options? Gina: Well, if the predictions about global warming are correct, farmers in Australia will have to diversify, and look for other sources of income. That's my reason for looking into wind power. Of course, since then I've begun to realise that being self-sufficient and not having to rely entirely on other power sources is attractive and I'm starting to think in a greener way. Interviewer: I see. And what do you feel about the advice you've been given? Gina: Well, it's given me a lot of food for thought and, er, taught me the advantages of a more ecologically aware approach to life and work. And now that I have the information I've worked out that the investment involved is manageable. We should be able to scale down on the amount of animals we raise and still make a living. Interviewer: Great, so how would you sum up your feelings about your project? Gina: Well to my delight our basic plans are viable and we can press on very optimistically, without making any major alterations. And the costs involved do seem to be lower than we'd feared... Interviewer: Gina, we wish you luck, and thanks for coming in today. Gina: Thank you .... Examiner: Now listen again.

Recording 20a Well, I'm mad about crime novels and I read a lot of them, especially when I'm on a long flight. It makes me think when I read those stories, so it's like doing a crossword. I feel you have to read carefully so you don't miss the clues. I used to like the American writer Charlotte Centrone, but now I feel that all the detail she goes into about dead bodies is really horrible, so I avoid her books now. I'd rather read something by PD James - in my opinion she's a brilliant writer. She does fantastic descriptions of places, and I reckon her characters are realistic - you can sort of get inside their heads. And Inspector Dalgliesh is my favourite detective. He's a quiet man, but incredibly clever and I'm sure he really understands people. Recording 20b Interlocutor: Now I'd like you to talk about something together for about three minutes. I'm just going to listen. The students in your class are choosing a book to read. Here are the different types of books they can choose. First talk to each other about what type of book each picture shows, and what the story is going to be about. Then decide which book would be the best choice for everyone in your class to read together. You only have about three minutes for this. So, once again, don't worry if I stop you, and please speak so that we can hear you. All right? Student A: Okay. Well, I know this first one, it's an old-fashioned story about Sherlock Holmes, a murder story I think ... crime. Student B: Oh yes, I saw a film with Sherlock Holmes. And the next one is a science fiction story ... You know, space, rockets and things. And this one, well it has to be a love story I think very romantic. Student A: Mmm and I don't know the word for this, but I think it's a story about a phantom ... Student B: Yes, a ghost story I think .... and this one is what? A thriller or adventure story? Who are these people running away? Student A: They could be thieves I suppose, or even the good guys .... And there's a plane, so it could be exciting. Student B: Yes, and this last picture is about history - a historical novel. It's set in the past. That's why they're wearing these strange clothes. And there's going to be a fight with swords. Student A: Okay, so we know what the books are. What shall we choose for our class? It has to be something everyone will like. Student B: Well, I like ghost stories, but I think most people prefer adventure stories, thrillers. Student A: Yeah, maybe ... I'd rather read the science fiction story because I like that sort of thing. But do you think the others will like that? Student B: Probably not!! And I don't think most people will want to read the love story, do you? Student A: Definitely not! They're always so sentimental and you always know there's going to be a happy ending. Student B: Okay. So what are we left with? The thriller and the crime novel, the one we think is Sherlock Holmes, and the historical novel .... What do you reckon? Student A: In my opinion the thriller would be best, because most people will like it and it's modern. But I think the crime novel would be my second choice. Student B: Yes, exactly, I agree with you. I think the thriller is the best choice. Student A: So we can say we have agreed on this? Student B: Definitely! We have decided that the thriller is the best choice for our class. We think nearly everyone will like it. Recording 20c Examiner: Listen to the recording and choose the best answer: a, b or . You hear the beginning of a radio programme.
What is the programme going to be about? a teenage criminals, b teenage volunteers, teenage journalists?

Radio presenter: As anyone who reads a newspaper knows, young people often get a very bad press these days, with sensational stories about drug and crime problems everywhere. So it's good to be able to present a series of shows with a different focus and look at the positive contribution of young people in our very own area. We'll be looking at a whole range of voluntary work being done by our local youth from working in the region's hospitals to environmental work. So, let's turn first to the health service and Examiner: Now listen again.

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H r n I r n A N DF I T N E S S Nouns alcoho[ /'relkehol/ calories /'kaeleriz/
c ar b o h y d r a t e /,korbe'hardrert/ diet /daret/ exercise /'eksesarz/ fat lfetl flbre /'farbe/

casualty /'kre:jualti/ cotd /keuld/ flu /flur/ j e t l a gi d 3 e t l a g ,

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frsh/frj/ fruit/frurti gyn ld3tml junkfood /dSqk furd/ 'seledi salad i sa[t/snlt/ steep /slirp/ smoking /'smeukrl/ stress /stres/ sugar l'[ugel vegeta blesI' v ed3tabalz I vitamins I'vftemrnzl Adiectives (un)heatthy /,rn'helOi/ highin (fat) lharnl towin (satt) /leu rn/ Verb phrases cutdown on(satt) cutout(fat) goon(a diet) gofor (a run) j o i n( ag y m ) make sure puton(weight)

operatingtheatrel'oparertrl J{ouns 'Orata/ bank ibaelk/ plaster beach /birtJ/ /'plarsta I prescription canal /ke'nrel/ /prr'skrrpJan/ cave sca{es /kerv/ /skerlz/ scar ctiff/khf/ /skor/ sore throat coast /keust/ /scr0reot/ deserl sptinter I'dezetl /'splrnta/ dust/drrst/ stethoscope /'ste0eskeupi stitches Aood /fl,rd/ /'strtJrz I '.tpset/ flower stomach upset /flaua/ /'st,rmek forest stretcher /'forlst/ /'stretJe/ ground surgery /graundi /'ssrd3eri/ hitt(side) syringe /hrl/ /sr'rrn3/ take thermometer iletki /0e'momrtar/ vaccinations/,veksr'nerJanz/ tand/lend/
wheelcha r i/ ' w i r l t j e a / X ray /eks rer/ Adiectives jet tagged ld3etlegdl run down /ran daun/ sunburnt /'s,l,nb:rnt/ Verb phrases besunburnt geta blister geta splinter h a v ea h e a d a c h e h a v ea s o r et h r o a t h a v ea s t o m a c h upset m a k ea d e c i s i o n m a k ea m i s t a k e m a k ea p h o n e catl maKe a Speecn m a k ea s u g g e s t i o n m a k ea n e f f o r t m a k ea r r a n g e m e n t s m aK ec n an g e s m a k ef o r ( t h e c e n t r eo f t o w n ) m a k eo u t ( w h a ts b i s s a y i n g ) m a k es t h i n t o ( s t h e l s e ) m a k eu p ( a ne x c u s e ) m a k eu p f o r ( t o s tt i m e ) mountain /'mauntrn/ mud /m,,td/ ocean/'eoJen/ orchard /'crtJed/ p a t h/ p o r 0 / p e a k/ p i r k / r a in f o r e s / t'rern,forrst/ r i v e ri ' r r v a / s a n d/ s e n d / s e ai s i r l s h a d e/ J e r d / s h o r e/ J c r i stope/sleup/ s o iI / s c r l / s t o n e/ s t e u n i stream/strirm/ t i m b e r/ ' t r m b a / v a l l e y/ ' v a e l i / waterfalI I' w c'.Ieft'.|I wood /wud/

p i n e/ p a r n / 'Jelau/ shallow i snow-cp a p e d/ s n e u k a e p t / s t e e p/ s t i r p / straight /strerti t h i c k/ 0 r k / towering /'taue14/ wide /ward/ wild /warld/ w i n d i n g/ ' w a r n d r p / w o o d e d/ ' w u d r d /

Verbs flow /fleu/ grow /greu/ C l l u n r e A N Dw E A T H E R Nouns blizzard I'b],:'zedl

hreeze lbri'^zl downpour /'daunprr/ fog lfogl frost /frost/ g a t ei g e r l l h a iI s t o n e /'herlsteuni heatwave /hirtwervi ice/ars/ monsoon /mon'surn/ mud /m,rdi puddte /'p.tdel/ r a i n/ r e r n / season /'si:zen/ shower/Jaua/ s n o w ( f a l l/ )s n e u / s t o r m/ s t r r m / s u n/ s ^ n / temperatr ue i ' t e m p r e t j e / t h un d e r s t o r m /'0,rndestcrm/ wind /wrnd/

I r-r- n r s ns no T Re n r eu nr
Nouns
(Accident andEmergency) A&E /'eIen'ir/ antibiotics /,entrbar'otrks/ antjhistamines /,entr'hrste minzl bandage I'bendrdZl blister /'bhste/

Adiectives
cultivated /'kirltrvertrd/ d e e p/ d i r p / dry ldratl f e r t i l e/ ' f s : t a r l / gentie/'d3entel/ hieh /har/ low /lau/ muddy /'m,tdi/ n a r r o w/ ' n a r a u /

Adiectives
clear /khe/ ctoudy /'klaudi/ common /'komen/ cool /kurl/ dry ldrarl flneifarnl frozenI'frauzanl hard /hcrd/ 'hevi/ heavy i

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humid /'hjurmrd/ mitd/marld/ stippery /'shperi/ soaked /seukt/ strong /strD0/ sudden /'s,rden/ warm /wcrm/ wet/wet/

w o r l d( m u s i c ) /werld/

Verbphrases
bemusicaI goro a concerr

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Nounsand regularverbs. Verb phrases bang /been/ btow down bark /bork/ becutoff crash /krej/ (e used drop/ris f o rt e m p e r a t u r e ) crea k /krirk/ (= rajnheavilY) /Pcr/ Pour croak /krauk/ grunt /gr^nt/ hiss /hrs/ howt/haul/ hum/h,rm/ roatlr)il sptash Nouns /spleJ/ whistle album /'wrsal/ /'elbam/ band /bend/ ceLlo /'tJeleu/ charts /tJorts/ choir /kware/ composer lkam'peuzal F e e l tru cs concert i'konset/ country andwestern Nouns /'klntri end'westen/ anger /'elga/ 'vtlJan/ cover version amazement /'knva /e'merzment/ duet annoyance /dju'et/ /e'ncrens/ lan lfr.nl anxietylr.4'zaratil fotk/fauk/ depression /dr'prejen/ g u i t a/rg r ' t o r / e m br ar a s s m e n t harmony /'hormeni/ /rm'beresment/ hit/hrt/ excitement /rk'sartment/ i nstru ment fearlfrcl /'rnstremont/ jazz jealousy ld3ezl /'d:elesi/ 'mrzari/ lyrics misery /'lrrrks/ i pleasure orchestra /'crkrstra/ I'pleZel piano pride /pi'anaui /prard/ review /rr'vjur/ Adiectives rock n'rotl /rok en'reul/ afraid /a'frerd/ saxophone i'saeksefeun/ amazed la'metzdl singie /'srpgal/ amazing la'mevt4l solo /'saulau/ angryI'a;r1gnl styte /starl/ annoyed /a'ncrd/ track/trrek/ annoyin g' n o r r 0 / /a tune /tjurn/ anxious /'apJas/ Adiectives ashamed la'[etmdl jshed (tune) catchy aston I'krtlil /e'stnnrJti ctassica I (music) bored /'klesrkel/ /bcrd/ (s ) r ' s t r rr distinctiv et y t e vi boring /d jt /'bcrrg/ musicat concerned /'mjurzrkal/ /ken'ssrnd/ origi nat(song/number/version)confident /'konfrdent/ cross la'ndSanell /kros/ pop(music) detighted /pop/ /dr'lartrd/ (music) rock depressed irok/ /dr'prest/

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depressi ng/dr'pres14/ disappoi nted /,drse'pcrntrd/ disappoi nting/,drse'pcrntrg/ embarrassed /rm'berest/ ng/rm'baeresrp/ emba rrassi excited /rk'sartrd/ exciting /rk'sartr4/ fedup/,fed',rp/ frightened /'frartend/ frighteni ng/'frartenr4/ furious /'fjueries/ eladlglydl guitty /'grlti/ jealous /'d3eles/ miserabte l'mtzarebaU pteased /plirzd/ pleasing I'pli:zrnl proud /praud/ retaxed /rr'lekst/ relaxing /rr'leksrg/ relieved /rr'lirvd/ scared /skead/ surprised lsa'prantdl surprisi ngI se'pratzq I terrifled /'terefard/ terrifyi ng/'terefarrq/ upset /',rpset/ worried /'w,rrid/ worrying /'w,rrirq/ Verb phrases amaze la'metzl a n n o/ ye ' n o r / b ef u t lo f t h ej o y s o fs p r i n g bethrilled to bits b ew a l k i no gna i r b u r sitn t ot e a r s embarrass /rm'beres/ excite /rk'sart/ feeI ontopof theworLd feeI sorry foryourself frighten /'frarton/ took /luk/ seem /si:mi Adverbs a bit extremety /rk'strirmli/ fairlyl'feelil quite /kwart/ reatty /'rreli/ terribty /'terebli/ very/'veri/

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Nouns
abotjtion /,eebe'hjen/ ancestor /'ensesto/ ancient /'ernJent/ antique /en'tirk/ archaeotogist /,q:ki'oledjrst/ archaeotogy /,orki'oledgi/ battle /'betel/ beLief /br'lirf/ cause lkc'tzl cave /kerv/ century /'senJari/ civj Iisation /,srvelar'zerJan/ descendant /dr'sendent/ dinosaur /'darnescr/ discovery /dr'skrrveri/ dynasty /'drnesti/ evidence /'evrdens/ fact/fekt/ figureI'ftgel goods /gudzl helicopter /'hehkopte/ historian /hr'stc:rien/ history /'hrsteri/ inha bjtant /rn'hrebrtant/ introduction /,rntre'd,rkJen/ invasjon /rn'vergen/ invention /rn'venJan/ machine /me'Jirn/ prehistory /,prir'hrsteri/ population /,popja'lerJen/ preside nt f 'pr ezrdent f record /'rekord/ rocket /'rokrt/ site/sart/ story /'stc:ri/ space /spers/ survivor /se'varve/ survival /se'varvel/ tool/turl/ tribe/trarb/ Adiectives a r c h a e o l o g/i , co a:lk i e ' l o dk 3e r l/ historic /hr'storrk/ historical /hr'storrkal/ prehistoric /,prilr'storrk/ Verb phrases abotish /a'bohJ/ attack /e'tek/ believe /br'li:v/ cause lkt'.zl hunt/h,rnt/ inhabit /rn'hebrt/

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invade /rn'verd/ invent /rn'vent/ last/lqrst/ pass /pors/ settle /'setel/ survive /se'varvf

password /'pclswe:d/ support /se'pclt/

Adiectives
online /,on'larr/ secure /sr'kjue/ Verb phrases (forsth)ibrauzl browse ctick /khk/ enter /'enta/ signin /sarnrn/ tetephoning I'telfauu!/ Verb phrases becalled away on business calIback callforsb ca[[ outsth callsbover callsthoff getcutoff getthrough hang up/he4 ,rp/ ea [ [ make a p h o nc pickup/prk ap/ ringup/n1 ,rp/

Trur
phrases Verb
goonforseveral days have time/ notime/ a lotof timeforsbor sth kitL time/krl tarm/ last/Iorst/ pass /pcrs/ spend /spend/ take/terk/ waste time/werst tarm/

information technology /, rnfe'merJantek'noled3i/ kitchen/nu rsery assistant tabassistant /leb a'srstent/ leisure andsport /'le3eend spcrt/ lifeguardl'lafigoldl mechanic /mr'kenrk/ optician /op'trJen/ overtime /'auvatarm/ ptumber /'plama/ 'ofrse/ police officer /pe'li:s promotion /pre'meuJan/ psychologist /sar'koledSrst/ qua [ifrcations /,kwohfr'kerJanz/ rateof pay receptio nist/rr'sepJenrst/ satary /'saelari/ 'menrdSe/ sales manager /serlz shift(work) /Jrft/ software engineer /'sofwee 'end3r'nre/ solicitor /se'ksrte/ supervision /,surpe'vrgen/ training /'trernr4/ vacancy /'verkansi/ wage /werd3/ Adiectives Legal /'lirgal/ permanent /'pslmenent/ scientifr c /,saren'trfik/ temporary /'tempereri/

EMPToYMENT AND U N E MP T O Y M E N T Nouns agency /'erd3ensi/ career /ke'rra/ job /dsob/ occupation /,nkje'perJen/ pension /'penJen/ work/wsrk/

Adiectives
unemployed /,,rnrm'plcrd/ Verbphrases
bemade redundant beoutof work bepromoted commute /ke'mjurt/ giveup/grv rp/ have three days off retire /rr'tare/ resignln'zanl

AoveRttstHc
Nouns advertisement /ed'vertrsment/
adve rtising /' adv atantq I catatogue I'ketalpgl commerciaLbreak /ke'merJelbrerk/ gua rantee l,gnran'ti| I maitshot /'merUot/ otrerI'ofal nity/,ope'tjurneti/ opportu poster /'peuste/ pubticity /prb'hseti/ slogan /'sleugen/ Adiectives agreeabte /e'grirebel/ extra ordina ry /rk'strrldeneri/ fantastic /fan'testrk/ freelfrll [imited /'hmrtrd/ magica I /'medsrkel/ nice/nars/ particular /pe'trkjele/ pleasant I'plezentl remarkable /rr'mo:kebel/ unique /jur'nirk/

l**um ,:
PHYSICAL APPEARANcE l{ouns face/fers/ freckles /'frekelz/ glasses /'glorsrz/ tips/hps/ Adiectives alike/e'lark/ curty /'ksrli/ dark /dsrk/ fair lfeel futl (lips)/ful/ pate /perl/ (face) pointed /'pcrntrd/ (face)lraundl round short /Jcrt/ simitar /'srmrla/ slim/shm/ straight /strert/ tatt/tcil/ thick/0rk/ thin/0m/ (nose) turned-up /tgrndrtp/ (hair)I'welil wavy Verb phrases gobatd gogrey looklike take after

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JoBs
l{ouns accountant /e'kauntent/
administration /ed,mrnr'strerJen/ application /,epk'kerJen/ architect /'o:krtekt/ assistant /e'srstent/ builder /'brlda/ callcentre manager candidate /'keendrdet/ career/ke'rre/ chef/Jef/ cleaner /'klirne/ communicatjon ski lts/ke,mjur nr'kerJen skrlz/ construction /ken'str,rkJan/ customer service /'krrsteme 'sslvrs/ eIect rician /,ehk'tnJan/ emergency services /r'msrd3e nsi'sslvrsrz/ experience /rk'spreriens/ ghter frrefl /'farefarta/ heatth /helO/ hoteI andcatering /he'telend 'kerterr!/

PensoHnl QuAr r r r Es
Adiectives
ambitious /em'brJas/ cheerfut /'tJrefel/ creative /kri'ertrv/ efficient /r'frJent/ dynamic /dar'nzemrk/ energetic /,ene'd3etlk/ enthusiastic /rn,0julzi'estrk/ flexibte /'fleksrbel/ friendty /'frendli/ hard-working /,hold'wsrkr4/ honest /'nnrst/ physica ttyfit /'fr zrkah frt I reliab[e /rr'larebe{ self-motivated /self 'meutrvertrd/ well-orga nised I w el' tlgenalzdl

Cottlpurens
Nouns basket /'borskrt/ page perd3/ home /heum keyword /'kirwgrd/

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P E R S O N A T I /T Y Adiectives aggressive /a'gresrv/

bad-tempered /,bad'temped/ big-headed /brg'hedrd/ bossy /'bosi/ cheerfuI I'tlrcfaU (in)considerate /kan'srdoret/ (dis)honest /'onrst/ easy-going /'irzi' geurl/ fun /f,rn/ funny/'fr'ni/ . generous /'dSeneres/ gentle /'d3entel/ hard-working /,hord'wsrkr4/ (un)imaginative /r'med3rnetrv/ (jm)patient /'perJent/ (un)kind lkatndl Iazyl'letzil Iively /'larvli/ mean /mi:n/ modest /'modrst/ 'murdi/ moody i nosey /'neuzi/ outgoing /,aut'geur4/ (im)potite lpa'Iattl (un)popu tar/'popjole/ rude/rurd/ setfish /'selfrJ/ sensitive /'sensrtrv/ sensible /'sensrbel/ serious /'sreries/ shyllal (un)sociab[e i'seujabel/ sympathetic /,srmpe'0etrk/ talkatjve I'tc|katwl thoughtful /'0crtfel/ thoughtless /'0ertlasi relaxed /rr'lekst/ unkind /,tn'karnd/ unreliable /,anrr'larebel/

runoutof patience i nc i r c l e s r u nr o u n d r u ns D oown r u nt h r o u gd he t a i l s runupagainst a probtem runwild runyoursetf intotheground rushir,rj/ sprint /spnnt/ stride /strard/ strol[ /straul/ watk /wcrk/ wander /'wnnde/ win/wrn/

Verbphrases
bea winner b e a ts b t o s t h b e a tt h e r u s h I f y o u c a n ' tb e a tt h e m ,j o i nt h e m winsbround I

FRr er uos
Adiectives
fr i e n d s ) c l o s e / b e s t / o l( d

Verbphrases
f a l I i n l o v e( w i t h s b ) f a t to u t ( w i t h s b ) B e ti n t o u c h( w i t h s b ) geton well (withsb) g e t t o k n o ws b ( w i t hs b ) have things in common k e e pi n t o u c h( w i t h s b ) l o s et o u c h( w i t h s b ) m a k ef r i e n d s( w i t h s b ) m a k eu p w i t h s b

IINIT{O
Fnunv nruo
RELATIONSHIPS Nouns
ctassmate /'klorsmert/ co[[eague /'kolirS/ couple /'krpel/ cousin /'kr'zen/ flatmateI'flretmettl neighbour /'nerbe/ nephew /'nefjur/ niece /nirs/ penfriend /penfrend/ retative /'reletrv/ step-sister /step'srste/ sister-in-law /'slstarrnlc:/ Celebrations Nouns (silver) wedding anniversary /'wedr4 ,enr'v:rseri/ bride/brard/ ceremony /'serrmani/ gift /gdt/ groom /grurm/ guest /gest/ outdoors I,aut'dclzl present /'prezant/ priest /prirst/ reception /rr'sepJan/ ring lrryl suit/su:t/ Adjectives civil/'srvel/ colourful /'k,rlafel/ traditional /tre'drJenel/ Verb phrases rtly/i nforma dress sma lty/forma lly get/be married to sb
qpi/ha pnoeoad tn <h

Sponr
Nouns aerobics /ee'reubrks/
athlete /'aOlirt/ athletics /e0'letrks/ badmj nton /'bedmrnten/ basebalt /'bersbcrl/ bat lbntl boots /burts/ climbing /'klarmrg/ club/kl,r,b/ cycLing /'sarkehg/ cyclist /'sarkhst/ diving /'darvrp/ football /'futbcrl/ gotf/golf/ gymnast /'d3rmnest/ gymnastics /dgrm'nestrks/ hiking /'harkrt/ hockey /'hoki/ 'hoki/ icehockey /ars jogging /'d5ogrq/ judo/'dgurdau/ martiat arts/'morJel orts/ player /plere/ racket /'rekrt/ rugby /'r,rgbi/ runner /'rane/ running /'nnrl/ saihng /'serh0/ skateboard /'skertbord/ skates /'skertz/ skis /'skirz/ snorkelli ng/'sncrkah4/ snowboard /'sneubcrd/ squash /skwoJ/ stick /strk/ swimming /'swrmrp/ table tennis /'terbel'tenrs/ volteyba l[ /'volibcrl/ walking /'werkrg/ w i n n e/r' w r n a / yoga /'jeuga/

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Transport Nouns pass pors/ boarding /'bcrdrp bus /b, s/
cab/keeb/ cabin crew krur/ /'kaebrn carriage /'kerrdg/ conveyor belt/ken'vere belt/ departures board/lounge desti nation /,destr'nerJen/ driver /'drarve/ escatator /'eskelerte/ fare lfeal headset /'hedset/ 'lr'grdj/ handluggage /hend meter /'mirte/ passport contro[ ke /'po:spcrt n'treul/ platform /'plaetfcrm/ rail lrel/.l ref reshments /rr'freJments/ seat bett/sirt belt/ 'trkrt/ season ticket /'sirzan security check /sr'kjuereti tJek/ s{iding doors dorz/ /'slardrp taxirank rrepk/ /'tEeksi Iip ltrpl train/trern/ undergrou nd/'andagraund/ Verb phrases board /bcrd/ commute /ke'mjurt/ tand /lend/ pack /pek/ takeoff/terk of/ (a bag) weigh /wer/

g I uurr
Movrurnr
Verbphrases
(feetings) runhigh b eo nt h er u n beat therush craw[ /krrrl/ creep /krirp/ dash ideJl run/r^n/ runacross sb r u na r o u n d r u ni n t h ef a m i l y

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TRAVEL Nouns
activity holiday /zek'trveti 'holeder/ accommodation /a,koma'derJen/ coin ikcrn/ guidebook /'gardbuk/ journey /'dSsrni/ tuggage /'1,rgrd3i sightseei ng/'sartsirrl/ suitcase /'surtkers/ storm /stc:m/ trave[/'trevel/ ' tripltrryl trolley /'troli/

g ot o a c L u b 8 0 I Oa C O n C e r t 8o r0 a pray goto a restaurant g ot o t h e b e a c h g ot o t h ec i n e m a h a v ea b a r b e c u e h a v ea d r i n k h a v ea p a r t y h a v ea q u i e tn i g h ti n have friends round p l a yc a r d s p l a yg a m e s w a t c ha D V D w a t c ha f r l m w a t c ha m a t c h w a t c hT V

Iocation /le'kerJan/ musical /'mjurzrkel/ performance /pe'fcrmens/ ptotiplotl rehearsal /u'hsrsal/ reviews /rr'vjurz/ science fiction /sarens'frkJeni screen /skrirn/ sou ndtrack /'sauntrek/ 'speJel special effect r'fekt/ i stage /sterd3/ studio /'stjurdieui subtitte /'s^b,tartel/ thrilter/'0rrle/ traiter /'trerle/ Adiectives brilliant /'brrlient/ fasci nati ng/'fesrnertr!/ gripping l'grryql ginative ima /r'medSrnetrv/ stunning /'st.tnrp/ tedious /'tirdies/ unimpressive /,,rnrm'presrv/ uninteresting /,Ln'rntrestrl/ wooden /'wuden/

cobbLed /'kobeld/ cosmopolita n /,kozme'polten/ ghtfut deti /dr'lartfel/ famous /'fermes/ huge /hjurdS/ i mpressive /rm'presrv/ 'larvli/ LiveLy i medieva L/,medi'irvel/ narrow /'nereu/ 'pirsfel/ peaceful i picturesque i,prktJer'esk/ ruined /'rurrnd/
, ,y ^ - t t^v- . 1 u v. ut r6L / ^^f .r,l^rf / r/rPto urrl/ /

Verbphrases
ban /ban/ b e r u nd o w n

HoLIDAYS Nouns
beach/birtj/ campsite /'kaempsart/ h o t e l/ h e ' t e l / towe[ /tauel/ (sun) umbrella/,rm'brela/

H O g s I TA sND GAMES Nouns

bacl<ga mmoni'brekgamen/ cardslkoizl chess /tJes/ dominoes I'domnaazl 'plizal.l jigsaw puzzle I'd3tgstt snakes andtadders end /snerks 'le.dazl stamps /stemps/ sudoku i su'deuku:/ Verb phrases coItect sta mps/'kolekt staemps/ 00a crossworo play chess /plertJesi take after sbin thefamily) take s t hi n take sthoff tal<e onworl< tal<e over a business take to (a person/a hobby) take u ps p a c e

Fncr lrrt es
'geleri/ artgallery /ort 'aeli/ bowting alley /'beuh! concert hal[ hcrl/ /'konset footba[[ stadium /'futbcrl 'sterdiem/ 'sente/ hea[th centre /helO icerink/arsrr4k/ 'senta/ leisure centre /'1e3e grou recreation nd/,rekri'erJen graund/ 'sente/ shopping centre /'Jopr4 taxiranl< /'taksi reepk/

Nouns

Adiectives
five-star /farv stor/ luxu rious /l,tg'3ueries/ Verb phrases getaway from(routine) (a newplace) getto l<now gettogether wjth(friends) relax /rI'leks/ setabout sth s e ti n setsthoff setout s e ts t hu p take it easy t r a v ei ln d e p e n d e n t l y

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C r r r r sA N D TowNs
Nouns (ru ra [/residentia[) area /'eerie/
atmosphere /'etmesfre/ attractjon I e'trrk[enl (offrce/tower) btock iblok/ (mutti-storey) carpark /kor pork/ church /tJsrtJi (capltatiindustria[/historic) city I'srtil (busi ness) district /'drstnkt/ (housingiindustrja [) estate lt'steftl (leisu re)faci [itieslfa's:Iretizl (busicycte) lane/lern/ market square /'mo:krtskwee/ mosque /mosk/ nightLife l'naftlatfl outsl<irts /'autsksrts/ pedestrian precinct /pr'destrien 'prirsr4t/ (wide open) spaces /'speIstz7' suburbs /'s,rbs:bz/ (ma rket/seaside) town/taun/ tempte /'tempel/ Adiectives ancient /'ernJenti

TRnr r r c
Nouns bypass /'barpors/ pe es r kilometr hour
one-way street /w,rn wer strirt/ pedestrian crossing 'krosrp/ /pr'destrien roundabout /'raunde,baut/ hourlrrt[ auel rush short cut lJcltkrlJl sideroad /sardreud/ jami 'treefrk traffrc d3aem/ traffic lights /'treefrklarts/ Verb phrases overta l<e bread kown k n o cs k t hd o w n letsbdown p u ts t hd o w n oown stow t u r ns t hd o w n writesthdown

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C r H t u nA N D THEATRE Nouns
a c t o r/ ' e k t e / audience /'cldiens/ box office/boks 'ofrs/ cartoon /kor'turn/ c a s t/ k o l s t / costume /'kostjurmi comedy /'komedi/ c r i t l c/ ' k n t r k / director /dr'rekte/ documentary /,dokj e'ment ori/ d r a m a/ ' d r o r m o / dressing r o o m/ ' d r e s r S r u r m /

LersuRe Acrrvrrrrs
Verbphrases g oc t u b b i n g
gofor a drink gofor a drive gofor a walk g os h o p p i n B gosurfing g os w i m m i n g goto the theatre g ot o a b a r b e c u e

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F o o OI H o D R I N K Nouns appte /'epel/ bacon /'berken/
banana /be'no:ne/ breast /brest/ burgers /'bsrgezl butter /'brta/ cake /kerk/ chicken /'tJrkrn/ chop/tJop/ cod/kod/ coffee /'kofi/ cream /krirm/ duck /drk/ flsh/frj/ flour lflaual fruit /frurt/ eggs Jeqzl ham/hem/ lobster /'lobste/ /d3urs/ iuice lemon /'lemen/ meat /mirt/ mitk/mrlk/ mussels /'m,rselz/ noodles /'nurdalz/ onion/',rnjen/ plaice /plers/ pork /pc:k/ prawnsfpru.nzl salad /'selad/ satmon /'semen/ sauce /s3rs/ sausages /'sosrd3rz/ squidiskwrd/ stea k /sterk/ trout/traut/ tuna /'tjurne/ vegeta blesI' v ed1tebalz I wing/wr4/

Verbs bake /berk/ beat/birt/ boit/bcrl/ chop/tjop/ fry lfrarl grate /grert/ crill lsrill mix/mrks/ peet /pirl/ pour /pcr/ roast /raust/ slice /slars/ stew /stjur/ stir/st3r/ stirfry /st:r frar/ taste /terst/ Adiectives tasteful /'tersfel/ tasteless /'terslasi tasty /'tersti/

Anr
Nouns artgatlery lo:1'gr,.leril
artist /'qltrst/ collection /ke'lekJen/ drawing /drcrr4/ exhi bition /,eksr'brJen/ jewellery /djurelri/ Iandscape /'lanskerp/ 'perntil/ oit painting /crl painter /'pernte/ portrait /'portrrt/ pottery /'poteri/ print/prrnt/ sculpture /'sk,dptje/ still life/strl larf/ studio /'stjurdieu/ textites /'tekstarlz/ watercolou r /'wcrte,kala/ Adiectives abstract /'ebstreekt/ artistic /cr'trstlk/ Verbs drawldrtll paint /pernt/

awards /e'wcldz/ celebrity /se'lebreti/ channel /'tJanel/ character /'kerakto/ comedy /'komedi/ current affairsI'kr'ranta'feazf 'dsoki/ discjockey /drsk docu menta ry /,dokje'menteri/ drama /'drorme/ episodes I'eptsaudzl hightights /'harlarts/ progra mme I' praugrarnl reality TV/ri'eleti ,tir'vi:/ remote control /rr'meut ken'traul/ repeats irr'pirts/ screen /skrirn/ script/skrrpt/ series /'srerirz/ TVset/,tir'virset/ show /Jeo/ p opera soa /'seup,opere/ 'sterJen/ radjo station /'rerdieu storyli ne/'strrrilaln/ studio /'stjurdieu/ Adiectives entertaining /,ente'ternr4/ factuat /'faktJual/ gripping I'grry.l1;l humorous /'hjurmeres/ Verbs aim/erm/ broadcast /'brcrdkolst/

morning /'mernrgi tabtojd /'tebbrd/ today's lte'denl trave[ /'trevel/ women's lwrmtnzl Verbs accuse /a'kjulz/ admit /ed'mrt/ advise /ed'varz/ announce /e'neuns/ apo[ogiseI e' polad3avI appeat /o'pirl/ betieve /br'lirv/ btame /blerm/ carelkeal cLaim /klerm/ declare /dr'klee/ demand /dr'mornd/ deny /dr'nar/ describe /dr'skrarb/ disapprove /,drse'prurv/ emphasise f'emfesatzf expect /rk'spekt/ express /rk'spres/ hope /heup/ offer /'nfe/ oppose /a'peuz/ predict /prr'drkt/ prepare /prr'pee/ promise /'promrs/ propose /pre'peuz/ refuse /'refjurs/ regret /rr'gret/ suggest /se'd3est/ threaten l'9retanl warn /wrrn/

Nr wspnpr nr Rs uo
M A G A Z IE NS Nouns comic /'komrk/ per newspa /'njurs,perpe/
magazine Lmaga'zr'.nl advertisement /ed'v:rtrsment/ article /'ortrkel/ cover /'k,rva/ editor /'edrta/ editoriai /,edr'tcrrial/ headline I'hedlanl report /rr'pcrt/ Adiectives daity /'derli/ fashion /'faJen/ gtossy /'glosi/ gossip /'gosrp/ in-flight /,rn'flart/ local /'laukal/ monthly /'m,rnOli/

Boor s
Nouns
atlas /'etles/ author /'crOe/ biography /bar'ogrefi/ cookery book /'kukeribuk/ detective story /dr'tektrv'stclri/ diary /'dareri/ encyclopedia /rn,sarkle'pirdie/ frction /'fikJen/ 'storri/ ghost story /geust guidebook /'gardbuk/ journalist /'dSsrnehst/ non-fi ction /non'frkJan/ novelist /'novahst/ poet /'peurt/ poetry book/'peurtri buk/ reference book/'referensbuk/ science fiction novel

Coorrrue
Nouns cake tin /kerktrn/ cook /kuk/ cooker /'kuka/ pan/'frarr4pan/ frying gritt/grrl/ grillpan /grrlpen/ hob/hob/ oven /',rven/ saucepan /'scrspan/ wok/wok/

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T r t r v t s l o t t A N DR A D I o Nouns aeria[ /'eeriel/

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textbook /'teksbuk/ thrilter /'Orrle/ Verbs breathe /brir6/ lgerzl Saze glance /glo:ns/ gtimpse /ghms/ notice /'neutrs/ observe /ab'zsrv/ overhear /,euve'hre/ smell /smel/ sniff/snrf/ spot/spot/ sta re/steo/ stroke /streuk/ view/vjur/ wink/wrtki witness /'wrtnes/

open day/'eupan der/ postBraduate gred5uet/ /,paus' prospectus /pre'spektes/ schoo[-[eaver /skurl'lirve/ seminar /'semrnol/ students' union /'stju:dents 'jurnjen/ term/tsrm/ tutor/'tjurte/ tutoria I /t jul'tc:riali unde rgra duate /,,r,nda'graed3uat / vacation /va'kerJen/ school /skurl/ Nouns deadtine i'dedlarn/ kindergarten golten/ /'krnde, nursery schoo[ skurl/ /'nsrseri prima ry schooL /'prarmeriskurl/ pupiL /'pjurpel/ secondary schoo[ /'sekandari skurl/ state schoo[ /stertskurl/ uniform /'ju:nrfclm/ Adiectives compulsory /kem'p,rlseri/ (courses) vocational /veu'kerJanal/

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DtrrrReu rrs le
Nouns gapyear lgep jtal
t o d d L e/r' t D d e l e / widow /'wrdeu/

Verb phrases attena dschool beat school faiIanexam give sthaway give sthback give sthin givesthup hand s t hd o w n tosb hand s t hi n Verb phrases hand s t ho v e r befuLt of life. (early/[ate) pass a ne x a m bein his/her teens (early/tate) schooI bein his/her twenties start tal(e anexam expect a baby

Adiectives chitdish /'tJarldrJ/ elderly /'eldeli/ up/greun^p/ Srown midd le-aged /,mrdal'erdgd/ pregnant /'pregnent/ (daughter) three-year-otd /Orir jre euld/

cap lkepl coat/keut/ collar /'kole/ cuff/k,rf/ dress /dres/ earrings l'rcrv1zl gloves /gl,rvzl haI lhatl (high) heets ihi:lzi hood /hod/ jacket /'djekrt/ jeans ld3ilnzl jumper /'d3,rmpe/ laces /'lersrz/ necklace /'nekles/ nightd ress /'nartdres/ outfrt /'autfrt/ pocket /'pokrt/ puItover /'puleuva/ pyjamas lpr'd3atmazl ring lrql sandals /'sandelz/ scarf /skorf/ (flat)shoes /Jurzl shorts /Jcrts/ skirt/sksrt/ sLeeve /slirv/ slippers /'shpez/ socks /soks/ j rt /'swetJsrt/ sweatsh T-shirt /'tirJsrt/ lie ltarl tights /tarts/ IrainersI'trenazl trousers I'trauzazl Adiectives baggyI'ba,gil (tegs) bare /bee/ (btue) dark /dork/ tight(green) /larti checked /tJekt/ cool/kurl/ cotton /'koten/ dark /dorki 'denrm/ denim i flowery /'flaueri/ knee-[ength /nir len0/ leather /'lede/ Lycra /lar'kro/ nylon /'nallon/ open-toed teud/ /'eupen ptaln /plern/ polyester /,poli'este/ round /raund/ short-sleeved /Jcrt slirvd/ sitk/srlk/ sitver /'srlve/ sleeveless /'slilvles/

spotted /'spotrd/ (legs) straight /strert/ striped /strarpt/ wooL/wul/ V neck /vir nek/ Verb phrases match /maetJ/ good feet/look

S t t o p p t t ' tA oN D MoNEy Nouns

basket /'borskrt/ cashback /'keJbek/ cashier /keJ're/ checkout /'tJekaut/ cheque /tJek/ credit cards /'kredrtkq:dz/ discount /'drskaunt/ fortune /'fcrtJutn/ 'vautJe/ gift voucher /grft tabeL /'lerbel/ receipt /rr'silt/ refund /'rilf,rnd/ sate/serl/ shade /Jerd/ sizelsavl troltey /'troli/ (ofmoney) waste /werst/ Adiectives fullydressed /'fuli drest/ over-priced /'euvaprarst/ reduced /rr'djurst/ Verb phrases b ed r e s s e in d bein stock bring/take sthback c h a n gi e n t os t h fit lfrll
opi drp<<pd/r rndre<<ad

Uulv rn s t r y
Nouns campus /'kempes/ depa rtment /dr'portment/
dissertation /,drse'telJen/ facutty /'fekelti/ graduate I'gred3uetl ha[[ of residence /hcrl ov 'rezrdens/ lecture /'lektJa/ lecturer /'lektJere/ mature student /ma'tjue 'stjurdenti

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ClorH es
Nouns beads /birdz/ bett/belti blouse /blauz/ boots /burts/ bracetet /'brerslet/ buckte /'b,rkel/ button /'b,rten/ cagoule /ke'gurl/

g ow i t hs o m e t h i n g grow into/out of sth hang s t hu p putsthon suit/surt/ takesthoff t r ys t ho n wear/wee/

M or ur v
Verbs cost /kost/
donate /dou'nelt/ earn /3rn/ inherit /rn'herrt/

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make a lotof money payfor sth pay sb save /serv/ spend /spend/

(e.g. do chores thewashing, g ar de n in g ) d o o u ta r o o m d o s bi n d o s t hu p d o w i t h o u ts t h drip /dnp/ 'heumsrk/ f e e lh o m e s i c k /firl h a m m es r thhome h i t t h e n a i Io n t h e h e a d HOUSA E N DH o M E m a k es t h ( e . g .a c a l < e ) make thebed Nouns ft home airconditioning /eeken'drJenr4i m a k ey o u r s e la b in order a p a r t m e( n tl o c k /) a ' p q r t m a n t / p u t y o u ro w n h o u s e

Tnr TIvIRoNMENT Nouns

acidrain/'asrd retn/ airconditioning /eeken'drJe
nIl/ c l i m a t ei ' k l a r m e t / drought /draut/ e n v ir o nm e n t/ r n ' v a r r a m e n t / exhaustfumes lry'z:;st fjtlmzl emissionslt'mr[anzl flooding /'fl,rdt!/ g l o b a Iw a r m i n g/ ' g l e u b e l 'wcrmr4/ i m p a c t/ ' r m p e e k t / pesticide /'pestrsatd/ Tesourcl e rr'zctsl rubbish /'r,rbrj/ s o l a rp a n e l s /'seulepenelz/ s t o r m s/ s t c r m z / w a s t e/ w e r s t / witdtife /'warldlarf/

ppi kidna ng/'krdnepr4z/ murde /r 'm:rde/

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bedroom /'bedrum/ I brick ibrrkl I,'r.Irlrllll,T,]{O' bungalow /'b,r4gelaui centraI heating /'sentrel'hirtrrl/ cottage /'kotrd3i S crrru cr deck /dek/ 'darnrl dining room rurmi Nouns i drier astronomer /'drarei /e'stroneme/ astronomy drive/drarv/ /o'stronemi/ fence biologist /fens/ /bar'oled3rst/ freezer biotogy I'fi'.zal /bar'oledji/ -^-^^^ It^^-^.I chemist /'kemrsti 6dr d6tr / 96rurj/ gate chemistry /'kemrstri/ /gert/ hedge conference /hed3/ /'konferens/ home data /haum/ /'derte/ kitchen discovery /'krtJrn/ /dr'skavari/ tighting ecotogy /'larttl/ /t'koledji/ living room ecotogist /r'koledjrst/ /'hvr4 rurm/ ment sink /sr0k/ experj /rk'sperrmant/ geologist shutter /'J,rte/ /d3i'oladSrst/ geology storey /'strrri/ /dSi'oladri/ invention tap lt;pl irn'venJon/ room i nstruments utility /jur'trletirurm/ /'rntstrements/ vitta mathematics /'vrla/ /me0em'eetrks/ n /,mae0eme'trJeni woodiwudi mathe maticia obse rvatio n Lobza'v etJanl Adiectives physicist /'frzrsrst/ (house) detached /dr'taetjt/ physics /'frzrks/ fltred(kitchen) /'frtrd/ research /rt'ssltJ/ modern /'moden/ scientist i'sarentrst/ he od use s e m i - d e L a c(h / ')s e m i statistics /sta'trstrks/ dt'trtJtl space /spers/ (house) terraced /'terrst/ talent /'tlent/ theory /'Orari/ HOUSEHoLD PRoBLEMS Nouns buitder /'brlde/ decorator /'dekererta/ 'klirne/ drycleaner /drar n /,ehk'trrJen/ etectricia plumber /'pl,tme/ 'erd3ent/ service agent /'ss:vrs Verb phrases a n dd r y b eh o m e Adiectives globa[ /'gleubal/ outstanding /,aut'stendrp/ scientifl c /,saren'trfrk/ Verb phrases anatyse statistics attend a conference 0 u ra ne x p e n m e n r carry oo resea rcn mal< a e discovery

'ofIse/ poLice officer /pe'lirs prisonI'pnzenl proof /pru:fi robber /'robe/ robbery /'robori/ shoplifter /snphfter/ shoplifti ng/'Jnphftq/ soticitor /se'hsrte/ speeding /'spirdr4/ thjef/0irf/ theft/0eft/ vanda [ismI' v rndehzeml witness /'wrtnes/ Verb phrases b u r g la ehouse commi a tc r i m e murder /'m:rde/ r o ba b a n k shoptift /'Joplft/ stea I /stirl/

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Adiectives
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burglar /'bsrgle/ burglary /'bsrglari/ burgle /'bsrgel/ crime /krarm/ criminal/'krrmrnel/ detective /dr'tektrv/ evidence /'evrdens/ fact lfektl hijacki ngi'hardSaekrt/ Lawyer /'lcre/

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CAMBRIDGE VOCABULARY FOR FIRST CERTIFICATE

by Barbara Thomas and Laura Matthews

EXTRA EXERCISES UNIT 1 GOOD LIFE PLAN Complete each definition with one word about health. Then rearrange the circled letters to make another word. 1 What you have if you have a fever. ( t ) e m p e r a ( t ) u r e 2 A symptom of a cold. _ (_) _ _ _ _ _ (_) _ _ 3 What you have when your head hurts. (_) _ _ _ _ _ _ (_ ) 4 A nurse uses this to give an injection. (_)_ _ _ _ _ (_) 5 You are carried on this in an ambulance. (_) _ _ _ _ (_) _ _ _ 6 Your leg is put in this if its broken. (_)_ _ _ _ _ _ The eleven letters are t t _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CLUE A doctor uses a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to listen to your chest. UNIT 2 EARTH, SEA AND SKY Match the idioms in bold (14) to their meanings (AD). 1 First my computer stopped working then the phone broke. It never rains but it pours. 2 I dont need anything in particular but Im saving for a rainy day. 3 Im snowed under with work. Ill never be able to do it all. 4 We played a game to break the ice. A B C D theres too much. when one bad thing happens, other things seem to go wrong too. make people feel more relaxed with each other. in case I need something in the future

UNIT 3 SOUND WAVES What is the difference between ? 1 a single and an album? 2 an original number and a cover version? 3 being at number one in the charts and having a minor hit? 4 a download and a CD? 5 a composer and a performer? UNIT 4 HIGHS AND LOWS WRITING Part 2: STORY Here is the beginning of a story:

As soon as Martin walked into the room, he felt afraid.

Finish the story. Write 120180 words.

UNIT 5 LOOKING BACK Complete the sentences below using one of the time expressions in the box. until the nineteenth century about 5000 years ago 1 2 3 4 5 in 1869 in the 1950s from 18601865

The Egyptians built the pyramids about 5000 years ago . Rock and roll music began .... . Abraham Lincoln was president of the USA . . There was no running water in London .. . Gandhi was born in India .

UNIT 6 GETTING THE MESSAGE ACROSS Rearrange the letters to complete the sentences about what we can do on the computer. 1 Click on an NOCI ( I_ C _ O_ N ) to open an application. 2 Download an NETMCHATTA ____________________ that has arrived with an email. 3 Get a SIVUR _________________ which might stop your computer from working. 4 Go LENOIN ___________________ to check email or look at a website. 5 Cut and STEAP ___________________ text when we are writing something. 6 TEDEEL ____________________ files when we have finished with them. UNIT 7 THE WORLD OF WORK SPEAKING Part 2 Look at the photographs on page 33 in the book and think about your answers to these questions. 1 What are the people doing? 2 How are they feeling? 3 What else can you see? 4 Which job is more difficult? 5 Which of the two jobs would you prefer? Why? Practise talking about the photographs. Record yourself, then listen and try to improve what you said. UNIT 8 EVERYONES DIFFERENT Match the adjectives (1-5) to their opposite meanings (A-E). 1 alike A suntanned 2 thin B straight 3 wavy C chubby 4 lanky D different 5 pale E thick

UNIT 9 GET ACTIVE USE OF ENGLISH Part 4 For questions 15, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given. 1 I dislike the way hes always criticising his brother. RUNNING I dislike the way .... down. 2 Its getting late. We should leave. MOVE Its getting late. We should .. . 3 John complained that hed had far too much to do that afternoon. FEET John complained that hed that afternoon. 4 The criminal escaped and is now free. RUN The criminal is now .. . 5 The spectators became very excited as the end of the match approached. HIGH Feelings among the spectators as the end of the match approached. UNIT 10 MY WORLD SPEAKING Part 4 Here is a list of the advantages and disadvantages of living in a family. Are they about a small family or a large family? Advantages Children learn to share. Children always have someone to play with. Parents have several children to look after them when theyre old. Disadvantages Children get less attention from their parents. There is less money to spend on each child and the whole family. Parents get more tired. Think about your answers to these questions. 1 Do you come from a large family or a small family? 2 Do you agree with the advantages and disadvantages above? Do any of them apply to your family? 3 Do you think it is better to live in a small or large family? 4 How big are families usually in your country?

UNIT 11 MOVING OFF WRITING Part 2: ESSAY You see this competition advertised in a magazine. DREAM HOLIDAY Tell us about your ideal holiday and win two tickets to Australia! Where would you go? What would you do? And who would you take with you? Write your essay. (120180 words). UNIT 12 TIME OFF SPEAKING Part 1 Think about your answers to these questions about leisure time. 1 Do you usually go out at the weekend? 2 Do you ever play games like Sudoku or chess? 3 Do you have the same hobbies as your friends? 4 Whats your favourite kind of film? Why? 5 Whats your favourite film? Whats it about? Record yourself, then listen and try to improve what you said. UNIT 13 AROUND TOWN Unjumble the letters to make words which describe cities and towns. 1) ralur rura 5) ciihtosr . 2) torp . 6) tsudnilria . 3) traemk . 7) deaseis . 4) ewn . 8) lacatpi .

UNIT 14 SHARED TASTES USE OF ENGLISH Part 3 Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space. There is an example at the beginning. Craig Jacks is best known for wildlife (0) photography . Using a (1) ..... of techniques, his latest collection reveals animals in their natural (2) . , from the frozen Arctic to the searing (3) . of the desert. He puts his (4) down to teamwork and good luck, saying I have been (5) fortunate. PHOTOGRAPH VARY HABIT HOT SUCCEED INCREDIBLE

UNIT 15 MEDIA MANIA What kinds of TV programmes are there? Match the clues to a type of TV programme in the box below. costume drama the news sports programme game show detective story chat show 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. It tells us whats happening in the world today. It involves a crime and police officers. People win prizes through knowledge or chance. A presenter interviews various celebrities. It is set in the past, and often based on a book. It could be about football, tennis or rugby. the news . . . . .

UNIT 16 STAGES OF LIFE Number the following life events in order. .. graduate .. go to university 1... start to walk .. become a grandparent .. get married .. have a gap year .. start school .. get engaged .. retire .. start work .. have a baby

UNIT 17 SHOPPING IN STYLE Match the idioms about money (15) to the expressions (AE). 1 You get your moneys worth. 2 You must have money to burn. 3 Im not made of money/Money doesnt grow on trees. 4 For my money. 5 Hes in the money. A I cant buy you that expensive laptop. B Why have you bought yet another pair of trainers? C I think Stockport F.C. will win. D He won the lottery! E Lunch and dinner are included at the hotel. Answers: 1 E 2 3 4 5-

UNIT 18

HOME TERRITORY

WRITING Part 2: LETTER You have received this letter from your friend in Canada. Read the letter and write your reply, giving him the information he asks for. . and were doing a project about houses in different countries, so please write and tell me about houses in your country. Id like you to describe a typical house and tell me if there is anything special about the way the house is designed. Write soon! Mike Write 120180 words.

UNIT 19

GREEN PLANET

WRITING Part 2: REPORT Your college wants to become more environmentally friendly. Your English teacher has asked you to write a report suggesting simple ways in which this can be done. Write your report. (120180 words)

UNIT 20 MY JUDGMENT Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the email below, using a dictionary to help you if necessary.

To: John Re: meeting with principal I think we need to (1) draw on / up a plan for how were going to (2) put across / in our ideas to the Principal at the end of term meeting. Ive been (3) thinking about it / through it carefully, and I think we can (4) get round / by the difficulties. Ill explain how we can (5) get our ideas across / past when we meet later this afternoon. Kim
Cambridge Vocabulary for First Certificate by Barbara Thomas and Laura Matthews. PHOTOCOPIABLE Cambridge University Press 2008

ANSWER KEY Unit 1 2 sore throat 3 headache 4 syringe 5 stretcher 6 plaster A doctor uses a stethoscope to listen to your chest. Unit 2 1B 2D 3A 4C

Unit 3 1 A single is one song, an album is a collection of songs. 2 An original number is a song you write yourself, a cover version is when you sing someone elses song. 3 Number one is the most successful chart position, a minor hit is less successful. 4 A download is music from the internet, a CD is a disc with music on it. 5 A composer writers music, a performer plays it. Unit 4 Your own answers. Unit 5 2 in the 1950s 3 from 18601865 4 until the nineteenth century 5 in 1869

Unit 6 2 attachment 3 virus 4 online 5 paste 6 delete Unit 7 Your own answers. Unit 8 2E 3B 4C 5A Unit 9 1 hes always running his brother 2 make a move. 3 been rushed off his feet 4 on the run. 5 ran high Unit 10 Your own answers.

Unit 11 Your own answers. Unit 12 Your own answers. Unit 13 2 port 3 market 4 new 5 historic 6 industrial 7 seaside 8 capital Unit 14 1 variety 2 habitat 3 heat 4 success 5 incredibly Unit 15 2 detective story 5 costume drama 3 game show 6 sports programme 4 chat show

Unit 16 Possible answer: start to walk 1, start school 2, have a gap year 3, go to university 4, graduate 5, start work 6, get engaged 7, get married 8, have a baby 9, become a grandparent 10, retire 11 Unit 17 2B 3A 4C 5D

Unit 18 Your own answers. Unit 19 Your own answers. Unit 20 2 put across 3 thinking it through 4 get round 5 get our ideas across