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Grammar
Listening
4 Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 Recording 11 Listen and number the items
(a–g) in the order people talk about them. One 1 What were did you do yesterday?
topic is not in the listening. 2 He has a lot brothers and sisters.
a) A holiday ____ 3 Jill can running 10km.
b) A birthday gift ____ 4 You’re going have a good time.
c) How they met their husband __1_ 5 No, there aren’t some good shops near here.
d) Making friends ____ 6 I love wrap gifts.
e) A new job ____ 7 Do you like my new bike? My dad gave it to him
f) Transport problems ____
for my birthday.
g) A concert ____
8 The meal didn’t be expensive.
5 9 Do you like my shoes? I bought it yesterday.
10 There is five people in my family.
2 Recording 11 Listen again and underline the
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correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 Why was the woman in China?
a) for work 5 Complete the story with the words in the box.
b) on holiday a any arrived didn’t don’t on wasn’t
c) to visit family
2 Adam’s wife wants him to travel by _____. Planes, trains and me
a) bus I love going to different countries but I 1    don’t         
b) taxi like travelling by plane. In fact, I hate it! Last year,
c) underground I went 2                holiday with my friend, Luca.
3 What did Selma do on her holiday? Luca wanted to fly, but I 3                want to go by
a) camping plane so I travelled by train. Big mistake!
b) meeting friends The journey took nine hours. I didn’t have
c) walking 4
                food with me and there wasn’t 5               
4 Fiona’s going to_____ on Monday. café at the station.
a) go for a walk When I 6                at the hotel, I was very tired and
b) work in a French restaurant hungry. It 7                a good start to the holiday!
c) buy a monthly pass
5 What did Alice do with Ricardo’s gift? 6
a) changed it
b) sold it
c) gave it back to Ricardo 6 Complete the questions for the answers. Use
6 What can’t the man do? two or three words.
a) play the drums 1 A: Where         were you                        last week?
b) play the guitar B: I was on holiday.
c) sing 2 A: Where                                                                                         ?
B: I went to Dublin.
5 3 A:                                                                                         hot?
B: No, it wasn’t. It was cold!
3 Recording 12 Listen and write True (T) or 4 A:                                                                                         an
False (F). airport in Dublin?
B: Yes, there is an airport in Dublin.
1 Today it’s 1st August.  T 5 A:                                                                       people
2 Lisa’s birthday is on 21st August.     friendly?
3 Lisa didn’t dance at her party last year.       B: Oh yes, they were really friendly.
4 She’s going to cook a meal for a lot of 6 A: What                                                                                             ?
friends for her birthday this year.       B: I ate the local food.
5 Angela gave Lisa clothes last year.      
6 Lisa would like a day at a beauty spa.       5

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Vocabulary Function
7 Add the missing letters. 10 Match sentences 1–6 with responses a)–f).
1 Alex is going to Italy? But he doesn’t 1 Which colour would you like?     c  
s p e a k Italian! 2 Do you have a map of the city?      
2 You can write ‘t             d’ like this – ‘3rd'. 3 How was the fish?      
3 Simon’s birthday’s in on 22nd J                     y. 4 Hey, this music’s really great.      
4 A: Is the window on the left of the door? 5 How was the film?      
B: No, it’s on the r             t. 6 Nice to talk to you.      
5 A: These pictures of your family are great.
B: Thanks. I like t                 g ph             s. a) Yes, here you are.
6 Let’s get a coffee and send some emails at that b) Good to talk to you, too.
i                         t c         é. c) Let me see … the black one, please.
d) Yes, I agree. It’s fantastic. I love it!
5 e) It was boring and the actors were terrible!
f) Delicious!
8 Complete the sentences with the words in the
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box.
chatting remember return
11 Complete the conversations with the words
terrible underground weight and phrases in the boxes.
1 Can I have a return ticket to London, please? 1
2 I’m sorry, but I don’t                               your name. Can I have Sorry When
3 My goal for this year is to lose                               . Where you like you want to
4 He goes to work by                               .
5 I don’t like                               online. Assistant: Can I help you?
6 This is a                               hotel! It’s noisy and dirty. Customer: 1Can I have a ticket to Zurich, please?
Assistant: Would 2                              a single or a
5 return?
Customer: Return, please.
Assistant: And when do 3                              come
9 Underline the correct alternative, a) or b).
back?
1 Let’s talk about it         a          the taxi. Customer: Tomorrow.
a) in b) at Assistant: That’s sixty-seven fifty, please.
2 She writes travel blogs _____ the internet. Customer: OK. 4                              does the next train
a) at b) on leave? And where does it leave from?
3 I love                     old buildings on holiday! Assistant: At ten forty from gate fifteen.
a) seeing b) going Customer: 5                              ? Gate fourteen?
4 How many                     were there on the train? Assistant: No, fifteen.
a) platforms b) passengers Customer: Thank you.
5 ‘B’ is                     ‘A’ and ‘C’ in the alphabet.
a) behind b) between 2
6 See you                     ! Excuse me for example opposite
a) two weeks b) later that’s right Where you know
7 I love                     new people on holiday.
a) meeting b) speaking Customer: Oh … 6                              !
8 He plays the piano but he can’t                     music. Assistant: Yes?
a) read b) speak Customer: 7
                              is gate fifteen?
9 Those phones                     a lot of money. Assistant: It’s 8                              the snack bar.
a) buy b) cost Customer: ‘Snack bar’? What’s a ‘snack bar’?
10 Where did you                 it? Assistant: It’s … 9                              , a place like a
a) give b) get café where you can get snacks,
11 I was _____ university in 1994. 10
                              drinks, cakes, chips …
a) at b) in Customer: Ah, yes. I understand. Let me check.
The snack bar is in front of gate
10 fifteen.
Assistant: Yes, 11                            .

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Reading 13 Read the article again. Underline True (T) or

False (F).
12 Read the texts and answer the questions.
Write A (Audrey), N (Nuria), B (Bjorn), S 1 A lot of people want to make changes
(Stef) or M (Martin). to their lives at New Year. T/F
2 Audrey would like to move house. T/F
New Year – New You? 3 Nuria wants to help other people. T/F
It’s the 31st of December. Tomorrow is the start of 4 One of Bjorn’s goals is to cycle more. T/F
a new year. For many people this is a good time to 5 Stef can’t keep New Year’s resolutions. T/F
choose some personal goals. We asked five people 6 Martin has one child. T/F
about their New Year’s resolutions. Here’s what
they told us. 5

‘I can’t think of any New Year’s resolutions. I’m

very happy being me. I don’t want to change Writing
anything. No, I am OK. I love my job, I like where I
14 Underline the correct alternatives.
live and I love my family. It’s all good.’ Audrey, 65
1
Hi/Dear Mr Kovacs,
‘I work in a bank, but I hate thinking about money I’m going to be back in the office on
all the time. I’m going to look for a completely 2
Monday/monday, not tomorrow, 3so/because there
different sort of job this year. I’d like to help others aren’t any planes tonight.
in some way.’ Nuria, 26 I met Elise Bernhardt yesterday and I gave
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her/Elise Bernhardt the pictures. There weren’t any
‘I always have lots of plans at the start of a new problems with them, 5because/so we had some time
year. This year I’m going to go to the gym three to talk about other things.
times a week. I’d really like to get fit. I’m going to 6
Take care/Regards,
go swimming every Sunday because I love doing Carla
that. I’m going to stop eating chocolate and I’m not
going to drive to work. I’m going to go by bike.’ 5
Bjorn, 29
15 You are on holiday in a city. Write an email
‘I’m not going to make any New Year’s resolutions
to a friend. Write about three of the topics in
this year. Last year I made about five New Year’s
the box. Write 60–90 words.
resolutions but I couldn’t keep any of them! It was
too difficult! It was the same the year before that … a plan for tomorrow a problem the food
and the year before that!’ Stef, 32 transport what you did yesterday

‘I’m going to learn to swim. I didn’t have lessons                                                               

when I was a child and I don’t like being in the         
water. But now I have my own children, I think it’s                                                               
important for me to learn.’ Martin, 28         
                                                              
Who…         
1 doesn’t want to make any changes? A                                                               
2 is going to join a gym? ___         
3 ’d like to change jobs? ___                                                               
4 can’t swim? ___         
5 enjoys swimming at the weekend? ___                                                               
6 really loves his/her job? ___         
7 made five resolutions last year? ___                                                               
8 wants to learn to do something new? ___         
9 says he/she won’t make any resolutions? ___                                                               
10 thinks about money every day? ___         
11 is happy living where they do? ___                                                               
        
                                                              
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