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Travel

Exam task

   Track 3 You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1–6, choose the answer
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(A, B or C) which fits best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.

Extract One
You hear two students talking about spending a gap year in Australia before going to university.

1. The girl thinks most British teenagers she met 2. What was the biggest issue the boy faced
chose Australia because of during his time in Australia?
A the variety of things to do and see there. A finding affordable accommodation
B 
the lack of difficulties presented by the B having to do very long bus journeys
language. C getting suitable work to cover his costs
C 
the opportunities to visit Southeast Asia
on the way.

Extract Two
You hear two friends discussing the purpose of travelling.

3. What does the man consider important when 4. Why does the woman mention getting lost?
he travels? A to suggest that a difficulty can bring benefits
A seeing as much as possible of a new place B 
to illustrate a risk of travelling in unfamiliar
B avoiding the routes taken by other travellers places
C 
making friends with people from the C 
to explain why people react to situations
country he is in differently

Extract Three
You hear two colleagues talking about a trip to a conference.

5. When discussing the talks they will give, 6. What does the woman say about the trip?
they both A 
She is worried about what she needs
A 
plan to improve the presentation of the to pack.
material for the talk. B 
She is satisfied with the travel
B 
hope to get some feedback before giving arrangements.
the talk. C 
She is looking forward to being in a
C 
feel a need to do some more practice of different environment.
their talk.

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 Choose the correct word, a, b or c, for each space.
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1. Claire’s main for going to Nepal was to see
the Himalayas.
a motivation b order c point
2. In to make the most of your visit to Canada,
I’d recommend going in summer when you’ll be able to travel
around more easily.
a purpose b intention c order
3. If you stay in a cheap hotel in New York, it really defeats the whole of flying there
business class.
a order b point c basis
4. Seeing new places and learning about their people and history gives me a real sense of
in life.
a grounds b motive c purpose
5. Tomasz always makes a of visiting the important museums when he goes to a
new city.
a purpose b point c motive
6. I have no of changing my ticket just because you’ve suddenly decided to go
somewhere different.
a grounds b motivation c intention

Complete the sentences with the phrases from the box.

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could have been   needn’t be booked   will leave   would have enjoyed   would rather take

1. The plane journey from Dallas to Perth a lot more tiring

than it was.
2. They the camping trip more if it hadn’t rained the
whole time.
3. Your tickets any longer than a few days in advance of
your journey.
4. We a taxi than go to the airport by bus.
5. Kate it till the last minute before she books a plane ticket.

Get it right!
Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct the mistake.

A time in history in which I would liked to have been present is the Victorian era.

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Biography

Exam task

   Track 6 You will hear part of a talk by a woman called Ellie Matthews about her life
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working as a writer and illustrator of children’s books. For questions 1–8, complete the
sentences with a word or short phrase.

Life as a children’s book author and illustrator

As a child, Ellie felt that adults saw her as having a strong (1) .
After studying at art college Ellie was disappointed to be turned down for a job at a gallery and an
(2) .
Ellie’s first well-paid piece of work was doing the illustrations for (3) .
The most striking feature of the character Carly in Ellie’s first successful book, Carly, was her
(4) .
Ellie found reading (5) from the time of her own schooldays helpful for
creating the details of Carly’s life.
The biggest factor in Ellie’s decision to move from Britain to live in the USA was her love of its
(6) .
When working on her illustrations, Ellie says she is very fussy about what kind of
(7) she uses.
Ellie feels that having children of her own has given her (8) that she
hopes to pass on to others.

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verbs given in brackets.
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1. Harold most weekends of first year of his university degree working
part time in a burger bar, but the need to do this when he inherited a
sum of money from his grandfather. (spend / remove)
2. Vernasso’s earliest works were shown at an art gallery in Paris that by a
German art collector who later one of the most important art dealers
in Europe. (open / become)
3. At the outbreak of war, they in the countryside, and unlike many writers
of the time both able to continue working throughout the period of the war. (live / be)
4. My husband and I until 1973, even though both of us
at the same university for three years. (meet / study)
5. Larkson’s talents as a footballer by a coach who contacted a major
team to say that he a potential star. (spot / find)

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 Match the verbs 1–12 with the words they collocate with in each group.
3a
1. draw concern

2. cause a move

3. make heart

4. take attention

5. draw a contribution

6. cause a conclusion

7. make exception

8. take distress

9. draw embarrassment

10. cause support

11. make charge

12. take a point

Complete each sentence with the correct form of a suitable collocation from exercise 3a.
3b
1. My mother always of escorting me to my
ballet classes, even when I was 14 years old and would have
preferred to go alone.
2. Her talents as a tennis player only started
from adults when she reached the age of 12.
3. I used to go red a lot as a teenager, as my father talking loudly
about my achievements frequently me .
4. Although her very first singing auditions were unsuccessful, she
from the fact that she received a lot of praise for the power of her voice.

Get it right!
Look at the sentences below. Then try to correct the mistake.

It was planned for the next day, a boat trip on the River Thames, but the weather was terrible and we
couldn’t go.

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Brain and senses

Exam task
Track 9 You will hear two students called Jolie and Alan talking
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about a TV series they watch called ‘The Sensing Brain’. For questions
1–6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to
what you hear.

1. What point is made about a good sense of smell? B his doubts about whether humans and
A It is a natural ability that is hard to improve. animals should be compared.
B Some people have a far better one than C his suspicion of those who report on
others. experiments in the media.
C It can be developed in a similar way to D  his awareness of the problems of
other abilities. conducting accurate studies.
D Some people exaggerate how poor theirs is. 5. Alan and Jolie agree that listening to music
2. What does Jolie say about describing perfumes? while studying
A Experts use a vocabulary that is hard for A is beneficial if the music chosen is not
people to understand. too emotional.
B Some perfumes are too complex to be B has an undesirable effect on their powers
described. of concentration.
C Ordinary people sometimes fail to use C  helps the mind to focus on things that are
words appropriately. important.
D Some perfumes require a particularly D  has different effects depending on the
specialist vocabulary. material being studied.
3. What does Alan say about synthetic smells? 6. When talking about the next episode of the
A They are able to mislead people into programme, Jolie shows that she
believing they are natural. A is worried about the amount of information
B They have a greater effect on people than there is on the internet.
natural ones. B has doubts about how good the internet is
C They are seen as more unpleasant than for people.
natural ones. C believes the internet makes her own life
D They vary in their popularity with the public. more difficult.
D trusts in her brain’s capacity to evaluate
4. When talking about smell and the brain, Alan information on the internet.
reveals
A his belief that humans have superior smelling
abilities to some animals.

Get it right!
Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct it.

You can find out everything you want, if just you press the button.

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 Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box.
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one ones either neither not ours so such those

1. I don’t think the internet has a harmful effect on the brain. And it isn’t bad for your memory
.
2. ‘This new study about the brain is very interesting.’ ‘Yes, I gather.’ I’ve heard it’s worth
reading.
3. The brains of mice are much smaller than .
4. It seems everyone can improve their sense of smell. Even who have difficulty initially
show improvements with practice.
5. I’ve got a terrible memory. I’d love to have a better .
6. I adore light flowery perfumes, but I’m less keen on heavy spicy .
7. A: There’s this guy who can memorise a 50 digit number just by looking at it for a few seconds.
B: I find it hard to believe a thing.
8. Harvey doesn’t find music helps his concentration while studying, and does Becky.
9. A: Do you think your brainpower will improve as you get older?
B: I expect , unless, of course, I do regular brain training!

Complete the sentences with the words in brackets in the most appropriate order.
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1. Lucy in brain surgery.
(almost / is / specialise / going / certainly / to)
2. There further research into this area.
(than / be / is / likely / to / more)
3. It ‘designer babies’ may become a reality.
(that / probable / increasingly / looks)
4. The doctors the new treatment will work.
(not / are / that / sure / absolutely)
5. The study shows that some people from
memory problems than others.
(more / far / likely / suffer / are / to)
6. There is a fire extinguisher system for use a fire
in the laboratory.
(of / event / the / unlikely / in)
7. It’s my opinion that many further developments in the field of genetics.
(undoubtedly / be / will / there)
8. It life will be found on other planets.
(improbable / me / seems / to / that / highly)

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Events and issues

Exam task
Track 12 You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about taking part in
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a public event. For questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) what each speaker feels about
what they are doing.

A relieved about the costs involved

B happy to give up free time Speaker 1 1
C surprised at the amount of preparation
Speaker 2 2
D confident about being successful
E pleased by the media attention
Speaker 3 3

F keen for it to be finished Speaker 4 4

G grateful for the help received
Speaker 5 5
H determined to do it again

For questions 6–10, choose from the list (A–H) each speaker’s main reason for taking part.

A to avoid a sense of wasting time

B to obtain a better job Speaker 1 6
C to practise a skill
Speaker 2 7
D to surprise a friend
Speaker 3 8
E to prove a point
F to learn more about something Speaker 4 9
G to show off a talent
Speaker 5 10
H to meet important people

Get it right!
Look at the sentences below. Then try to correct the mistake.

Empolyers won’t accept those excuses, and to be honest, I won’t accept them neither.

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 Complete the sentences with the correct words from the boxes.
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demonstrating seeking out simplifying socialising

1. This article about nuclear physics will need if ordinary people are to
understand it.
2. Marta began her talk by just how much the population has grown using graphs.
3. Politicians have to spend a lot of time with important people if they want to
have influence.
4. By people with the appropriate experience you might learn more than from
sitting at your desk.

drafting campaigning covering observing

5. James spent part of his degree in South America how climate change affects
wild birds.
6. Luke is very involved in to improve healthcare for the elderly in his area.
7. The journalist the floods in the south of the country was exceptionally
well-informed.
8. I always start a report by the main points and examples I want to include before
actually writing it in detail.

Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs from the box.
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avoid be (×2) do draw have

talk try

1. Unless something to prevent future flooding,

the same problem will arise again.
2. If the media were more attention to the
issue, people might give it more importance.
3. The meeting will continue for a further 20 minutes, so long as there any objections
to this.
4. Provided you too much about the problems but focus on the solutions, I think your
talk will go well.
5. Social inequality and injustice will continue unless more people access to
a decent education.
6. If it for the police arriving so quickly, the thieves could have got away.
7. Many people believe greater financial regulation is needed if another global economic crisis is
.
8. If the government to create more employment opportunities, there is a greater
danger of social unrest.

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