Grammar Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of 4 Complete the sentences with a suitable word or
these verbs. phrase. Use the clues in brackets to help you.

drive • get • smell • think (x2) 1 My neighbours are a lovely ……………………… couple. They
are retired now. They must be about 80, but they’re still
1 Something ……………………… delicious in the kitchen!
very active. (this word is a more polite way to say ‘old’)
2 ……………………… you ……………………… into town? Can I
2 Most airline companies nowadays only allow you to
come with you?
take a small amount of ……………………… on board. Any
3 We ……………………… about staying on a campsite while
larger suitcases have to go in the hold. (this word has a
we’re on holiday.
similar meaning to ‘bags’)
4 Brad is taking his driving test this afternoon.
3 He had been playing football and his shirt was covered
I ……………………… he’s quite nervous!
in thick mud. It was ……………………… . (this word means
5 It ……………………… quite cold outside. Take a hat
the same as ‘very dirty’)
and scarf.
4 They’re lucky not to have neighbours on either side of
/5 their house because theirs is ……………………… . (this word
means that a house is not connected to any other)
2 Correct five mistakes in the dialogue. 5 When we went on holiday, we ……………………… very early
so that we avoided the early morning traffic. (this
Mum: Hi, Ben. Are you hungry? Did you have anything to
eat yet? phrasal verb means ‘to start a journey’)
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two hours and I haven’t finished it already.
Mum: OK. Is it French homework?
Ben: Yes, it is. I didn’t used to enjoy French, but I do 5 Complete the sentences with the correct answer,
now. A, B or C.
Mum: OK. Well, we’ll have supper when you finish then.
1 I’ll try to …………… the 6.30 train tomorrow morning.
I am cooking for two hours and I’ve made a
A catch
delicious pie.
B miss
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2 Where did your car break …………… at the weekend?
3 Choose the correct alternatives to complete the A up
sentences. B over
1 Anna was angry because I wasn’t inviting/hadn’t invited C down
her to my birthday party. 3 The …………… to Rome is £400 and that’s a little too
2 As soon as I was getting/got home, I packed my expensive for us.
suitcase for the holiday.
A cost
3 Jackie couldn’t take us to the station because her car
broke down/had broken down. B fare
4 My brothers were playing/played a computer game C departure
when I went into the bedroom. 4 The hotel was …………… ; it had several hundred rooms!
5 We used to live/would live in a block of flats, but now A ancient
we live in a bungalow. B historic
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5 I’m sorry I’m late, but I …………… the bus.
Total / 15 A lost
B delayed
C missed

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6 Complete the dialogue with these words. There are two extra words.

coach • cottage • factory • ferries • mansion (3) ……………………… . Not at all like her sister who is
very shy.
outgoing • yachts
Maya: She told me that her family have moved recently to
Maya: Lisa was telling me about her family yesterday. a village north of here and they now live in a little
It was really interesting. (4) ……………………… . Apparently it’s very cute, just
Tom: What did she say? like in a picture book!
Maya: Well, apparently her grandfather was a very rich man Tom: Yes, she told me that last week. I went with her on
who loved sailing and the sea. He used to own two the school trip to see the tennis match and we sat
luxury (1) ……………………… . Can you believe it? In the together on the (5) ……………………… . There were
summer they would sail over to France on them. 20 of us altogether and the driver was one of
Tom: Well, her father owns a(n) (2) ……………………… , doesn’t the teachers.
he?
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Maya: Yes, he has one that makes jam, I think. It’s that big
industrial building on the outskirts of town.
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Tom: I like Lisa. She’s really good fun and very

Reading
7 Read the article about British accents. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Complete the
article with the correct sentences (A–F).

So where in the UK are you from?

The UK has so many regional accents and dialects that it is often very difficult for visitors to identify them. (1) ……………………… They usually
know from a person’s accent if he or she is from the South, the Midlands, the North or London. But you need to know an area quite
well to be more accurate. In fact, language experts can sometimes guess the area a person was born and brought up in to within five
kilometres! The English language is very rich in its variations, and most people are naturally proud of their local identity.

Many people who live outside the UK think that there are basically two accents in English: posh and working class! (2) ……………………… If
you watch a night’s TV in the UK, you can hear many of our regional accents in the popular soap operas! There is the famous East End
of London accent in EastEnders, the Yorkshire accent in Emmerdale and the Lancashire accent in Coronation Street. There’s a Scottish
detective series called Taggart where you can hear the accent from Glasgow – which is very different from the accent spoken by the
people of the capital, Edinburgh. Many of the more famous accents have special names too – Cockney for the East End of London,
Geordie for Newcastle and Scouse for Liverpool.

Regional accents have developed over the centuries for a lot of different reasons and many of them are very difficult for people from
outside the region to understand. (3) ……………………… Changes in language happen because people communicate with each other. If a
community doesn’t have much contact with another community, then those changes don’t happen. (4) ……………………… For example, the
accents and dialects of north and south Wales are different because of the mountains that divide them.

(5) ……………………… People are fighting to keep these alive. The Welsh language is still very strong. It is spoken throughout Wales and is
taught in schools. There are TV programmes completely in Welsh and the road signs are in both languages. Gaelic is still alive and
well in Scotland, and there is even a campaign to protect Cornish, a language that people in the West of England spoke until about
150 years ago.

So, what will happen to the languages and dialects of the UK over the next 100 years? (6) ……………………… Or will everyone sound the
same? It will be interesting to see.

A However, it is much more complicated than that. D The English of today is the result of different languages
B Will we still keep a local identity? that invaders and settlers brought to England in the past.
C We must also not forget that, as well as English, there E This is how different dialects and accents develop.
are other completely different languages that still exist F Even British people themselves have problems!
in the UK.
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8 Read the article again. Are these statements True 8 I played football for a long time this morning and now
(T) or False (F)? I’m really hot.
BEEN
1 There is such a variety of accents in the UK
I’m really hot because ………………………………………………
that visitors don’t know where people are from. T/F
football this morning.
2 The soap operas in the UK don’t use regional
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3 The geography of a country influences how
accents develop. T/F
4 People in Wales are fighting because of Listening
their language. T/F
5 Wales is the only part of the UK that has 10 Listen to four short extracts. Match the
its own separate language. T/F extracts (A–D) with the comments (1–5). There is
6 One language within the UK has been one extra comment.
dormant for many years and may be used again. T/F Extract A ………………………

Extract B ………………………
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Extract C ………………………

Total / 12 Extract D ………………………

1 I really enjoyed it and it had such a great ending.

2 We’re almost neighbours now.
Use of English 3 It could have been lovely, but it wasn’t.
4 I want to move house as soon as possible.
9 Complete the second sentence so that it means 5 We have a bit of time to spare now.
the same as the first, using the word given. Use
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1 We saw the film and then we had a meal at a good 11 Listen again and choose the best answers,
restaurant. A, B or C.
WE 1 In Extract 1 what caused the doctor to lose his memory?
After ……………………………………………… the film, we had a A an operation
meal at a good restaurant. B an accident
2 We always went on holiday to the beach when I was C a prisoner attacks him
very young. 2 Who causes the accident?
TO A an escaped prisoner
We ……………………………………………… on holiday to the B another doctor
beach when I was very young. C his wife
3 I met Danielle when we started school together in 1996. 3 In Extract 2 why is Gary phoning?
KNOWN A to make an arrangement
I ……………………………………………… we started school B to change an arrangement
together in 1996. C to cancel an arrangement
4 I was playing tennis earlier and I’m really tired now. 4 In Extract 3 what was the problem on the holiday?
HAVE A The weather wasn’t good.
I’m really tired because ……………………………………………… B His children got bored.
tennis. C Another family was very noisy.
5 I started work here in 2014. 5 In Extract 4 where is the girl living now?
SINCE A in Danwell Gardens
I ……………………………………………… 2014. B in Kennet Road
6 When my father was a young boy, he liked mending C near the leisure centre
cars in his spare time. 6 What’s the problem with the girl’s flat?
WOULD A It’s too close to the park.
As a young boy, my ……………………………………………… in his B She has to use the stairs a lot.
spare time. C It’s a long way from the leisure centre.
7 When did you buy that laptop?
HAD /6
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 Writing
12 Choose a city that you know well and write a description of it for a travel magazine.

In your description, you should include:

• facts about the city: location, size, etc.
• a description of the city
• places of interest in the city: buildings, monuments, museums, etc.
• leisure facilities in the city: restaurants, shops, etc.

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 Speaking
13 Compare and contrast the photographs and say how you think the lifestyles in each place differ. Use the
ideas in the box to help you make brief notes before you begin.

Before you begin, make brief notes for each of these points:
• climate
• housing
• amenities
• quality of life

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