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Grammar Vocabulary

1 Complete the sentences with a, an, the or 0 (no 4 Choose the correct alternatives to complete
article). the sentences.
1 Can you turn television on? X-Factor is on 1 I really like my brother-in-law/stepbrother. I’m happy
in five minutes. that my sister married him.

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2 Jan’s got new baby. She’s beautiful! 2 My mum married again and my new husband/
3 Do you enjoy studying English? stepfather is very nice.
4 I’d like to be engineer when I’m older. 3 Helen is a single/an only child and she doesn’t like it.
5 Come in! My dad’s in kitchen. He’s cooking. 4 Brett and Beth aren’t very happy together. I think
they’re going to get single/divorced soon.
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as me – they’re my sons/cousins.
2 Write complete sentences. Use the present simple
or the present continuous. 5

a
1 you/know/my friend Susie?
5 Complete the sentences with the correct noun form
of the words given.
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2 Jack/not work/on his computer/right now
1 We asked the teacher for (inform)

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3 we/study/present tenses/this week 2 We guarantee an (improve) in your
English.
4 I’m afraid/I/not understand/this homework 3 My grandmother isn’t enjoying her
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(retire). She says she’s bored.

5 your grandmother/stay/with you/at the moment? 4 Can you give me a (describe) of your
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bag? What does it look like?

5 5 You need a lot of (confident) to be
an actor and perform in front of crowds of people.
3 Complete the sentences with the correct present 5
simple or present continuous form of these verbs.
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6 Complete the sentences with words related to
go • have • stay • study • work the stages of a person’s life.

1 Our family dinner together every baby • middle-aged • senior citizen

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evening. I think it’s important. • teenager • young adult

2 I at my best friend’s house in the
countryside this weekend. 1 My grandfather’s 70. He’s a .

3 At the moment, my cousin at a college He’s retired and lives with his wife in Spain.
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in England. He’s having a great time. 2 My aunt is 48. She’s a woman.

4 We on holiday to Spain twice a year. She’s a teacher in a secondary school.
We love hot countries! 3 My cousin Mary is 25. She’s a .
5 My dad in a bank in the city centre. She wants to get married next year.
He drives in every day. 4 My sister’s 17. She’s a .
5 She lives with my mum and stepfather.
Total: 15 5 My little brother’s one. He’s a .
He doesn’t sleep much at night!
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Use of English

7 Complete the text with one word in each gap.

Family life (1) changing a lot these
days. In some countries, all the members of a family
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in the same home. However, in other countries, people
often have to move away from their home town to find
a job when they are ready to start work. They get married
and start (3) family away from
their parents, and then their children do exactly the same
thing. Grandparents sometimes live hundreds of miles
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away from their grandchildren. Sometimes they are even
in (4) different country!
This can cause a lot of problems when people

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(5) older. Sons and daughters
can’t help their parents when they are ill and they
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have to go into hospital or special homes. The
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to help with the grandchildren when they are young.
Some parents have to send (7)
children to special schools at a young age if they need
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family life is never going to be the same again.

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Reading 9 Read the article again and choose the best answers,
A, B or C.
1 The writer says mobile phones
8 Read the article about a new kind of mobile phone.
The headings are missing from the article. Choose A are important for many people.
from the headings A–E the one which fits each gap. B protect young children.
C cause problems for many people.
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Mobile phones are an important part of our lives and
A My Moby is a silly idea.
most of us can’t imagine life without one. They keep us
in contact with friends and family at all times and when B My Moby is a toy.
we have a problem we can call immediately for help. C children like My Moby.
Now parents can buy a special mobile phone for their 3 The writer says children
four-year-old children. Is this a way to help protect our

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young children or is it a silly idea?

The phone is called ‘My Moby’ and it looks like a toy,

A
B
C
can call their parents with My Moby.
can’t make calls with My Moby.
can call anyone with My Moby.

a
but it isn’t. It comes in many colours and young children 4 Many parents think My Moby
love it. It has five buttons and two of them call ‘Mum’ A will make them worry.
and ‘Dad’. Of course, the parents control all the numbers B will get lost.
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in the phone and the idea is that the child can call their
C helps keep children safe.

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parents when they want to. And of course the parents
can call the child too. 5 Some people believe
3 A many children are angry.
Many parents like the idea and they think it’s good for B it’s important to enjoy childhood.
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the parents can phone their child, and if the child gets
6 These people also believe that
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lost, they can call home! They also think it’s a good idea
if children learn how to use modern technology like A mobile phones can be bad for children’s health.
mobile phones. B young children need a mobile phone.
4 C young children don’t need adults.
However, not everyone agrees that it’s a good idea 7 The writer asks readers to
and some people are angry about the idea. They think A protect their children.
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children today are growing up too fast. They want to be
B give their opinions.
like adults when they are very young and this isn’t good
for them. They believe that children need to enjoy their C talk to their phone company.
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childhood and they think it’s a very bad idea to give
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a four-year-old a mobile phone. They say it’s unnecessary Total: 12

and it can be dangerous for their health. They also say that
young children don’t need a phone because they
are always with an adult.
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So, is it a good idea or not? Can phones be good for
protecting our children or are they just good for the phone
company? What do you think? Send us your comments.

A Tell us what you think

B A new mobile phone
C Designed for children
D Do children need mobile phones?
E Good for parents and their children
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Listening 11 01 Listen again. Are these statements True (T)
or False (F)?
10 01 Listen to four teenagers talking about 1 Speaker 1 doesn’t go home late. T/F
family life. Match the speakers (1–4) with the 2 Speaker 1 goes out a lot in the week. T/F
comments (A–D).
3 Speaker 2 always looks after her little brother. T/F
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2 Saturday mornings. T/F
3 5 Speaker 3 doesn’t like eating with his family. T/F
4 6 Speaker 4 watches TV with her mum and dad. T/F

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A Many teenagers disagree with their parents.
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B I understand why my parents worry.
C We have too many rules at home.
D We don’t agree on many things.

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Writing Speaking

12 Read this email from Patsy, an English friend, 13 Role-play the situation with your partner.
and write a reply. Remember to answer all her
questions. You meet an old friend after a long time. Tell him/her
about yourself and find out about him/her. Use the ideas
in the box to help you.

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Hi,
How are you? I know you’re on holiday at the moment. • friends and family
Who are you with? What’s the weather like? Are you
• what you’re studying at school
doing anything interesting? And do you like the food?
Write soon! • what you do in your free time
Patsy
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In your email you should talk about:
• the people you’re with. Total: 80

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• the weather.
• what activities you are doing.
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• the food.

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