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G R AM MAR 3 Complete the sentences with shall / going to / will or the present continuous. 1 Underline the correct form. Example: I’m sure that Jess will help (help) you if you Example: We usually get up / get up usually early every ask her. morning. 1 A I ________ (go) to town this afternoon. 1 I don’t usually have / I’m not usually having dessert, but I’ll have one tonight. ________ (I /go) to the supermarket on my way back? 2 Jake tries / is trying to get fit for the athletics competition next month. B Yes, we need bread, milk and some fruit. 3 In the summer, I often cycle / I’m often cycling A OK. I ________ (get) all that, and some to work. eggs, too. 4 What are you doing / do you do this evening? 2 A I heard on the radio that the weather ________ (be) excellent this weekend. 5 Helen don’t work / isn’t working tomorrow, so we’re meeting for lunch. B That’s good, because my parents ________ 6 Clare buys a lot of takeaways, but I prefer / I’m (come) to stay with me. preferring home-made food. 3 A I went to see Miami Vice yesterday at the cinema. 6 It’s excellent. 2 Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of B Oh good. I ________ (see) it tomorrow. the verb in brackets. A I know you ________ (love) it. 7 Example: He was watching (watch) a film on TV when I arrived. Grammar total 20 1 I ________ (already / finish) cooking when Gill VO C AB U L ARY offered to help. 2 As soon as I arrived, we ________ (order) our food – 4 Underline the odd word out. everyone had waited for me. Example: beans salmon spicy sausages 3 Manchester United ________ (win) 2–0 at half time, but they lost the match 3–2. 1 spicy prawns sweet fresh
4 We were really tired when we arrived because we 2 duck sausages chicken beans ________ (not sleep) for 26 hours. 3 starter main course napkin dessert 5 You’re lucky I’m still here. I ________ (get) ready to 4 grilled baked boiled raw go out when you phoned. 5 knife fork glass spoon 6 I was thinking about him when he ________ (ring) me! 6 frozen home-made menu low-fat 7 Last week the boss ________ (say) he would give me 6 a pay rise, because I was so hard-working. 7
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R EAD I N G Example: Katie believes that your family and friends don’t influence you. Read the article and tick (✓) A, B, or C. A True ■ B False ■ ✓ C Doesn’t say ■ 1 Maria has a close relationship with her family. We interviewed three people about how family and friends have affected their personalities. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 2 Maria’s grandmother had seven children.
Maria Stanovich A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■
3 Maria’s grandmother is still alive. I’ve always had a strong relationship with my family. An important influence on my personality was my A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ grandmother, Hannah. She was born in 1930 into a 4 Growing up in a big family made Maria’s grandmother poor family with seven children – they had to take very less selfish. good care of each other in order to survive. Growing up in such difficult conditions had a positive effect on A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ her, teaching her to share everything, be honest, 5 Katie met Rob at work. helpful, hard-working, and affectionate. My A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ grandmother taught me all these things, making me realize that family is more important than material 6 Katie knew she and Rob would be good friends because possessions. they immediately got on well. A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ 7 Katie thinks Rob lives his life in a positive way. Katie Dupont A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ The people around you have the greatest influence on your life – they affect the way you behave and think. As 8 Jed’s uncle’s first job was as a chef. soon as Rob and I met, we connected. When Rob was A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ young, his father died in a motorcycle accident. Being 9 Jed thinks people shouldn’t waste any chances in life. brought up as an only child by a single parent made him independent and ambitious. He left home at 16, and A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ since then has lived in different places and had various 10 Jed would like to travel like his uncle did. jobs. He’s taught me that it’s important to find time for friends and family and to do what makes you happy. He A True ■ B False ■ C Doesn’t say ■ always has fun, trying new things, keeping his mind and Reading total 10 body healthy, and he still works hard to achieve his goals. I greatly admire Rob and I hope that one day I can look at life in the way that he does. WR ITI N G Imagine you’re going to study at a language school in Jed Mitchell the UK for three weeks. You receive an email from your home-stay family asking some questions about I spent many hours as a child listening to my uncle your lifestyle. Reply to their email and include the Wilson’s stories. He was the youngest of 11 children following information. (140–180 words) whose family lived in a fishing town in Scotland. Life was hard and with so many mouths to feed, the • thank them for email children began working from an early age. At just 14, my uncle began his first job as a fisherman. That was • your age, family, work / study the beginning of his adventures – he travelled and • what you usually eat / your likes and dislikes worked in Alaska, South-East Asia, India, and Africa. He educated himself, learnt to be a chef, an engineer, a • sports you do / interests you have 10 farmer, and photographer. Uncle Wilson taught me that life is special and that you should take every Reading and Writing total 20 opportunity that you can to fill it with adventure.
