Listening
1 Recording 1 Listen and underline the correct answer, a), b) or c).
1 What does Nicky like doing in her free time?
a) -watching TV- b) gardening c) reading
2 Where’s Harry going this weekend?
a) a concert b) the theatre c) the cinema
3 What does Ben say about his job?
a) It’s dangerous every day.
b) He hates working outside.
c) He loves it.
4 What time does the man try to book the table for?
a) 7.00p.m. b) 9.15p.m. c) 8.30p.m.
5 What time does Nick say the concert starts?
a) 6 o’clock b) 7 o’clock c) 8 o’clock
6 Where did Peter and Françoise meet?
a) Paris b) Venice c) London.
2 Recording 1 Listen again and write true (T) or false (F).
1 Nicky loves gardening. F
2 Jack isn’t going to the theatre with Harry. ______
3 Ben says riding horses isn’t always dangerous._____
4 The man books a table for nine people. _____
5 Nick usually goes to a Book Club on Tuesdays. _____
6 Pete proposed to Françoise on a weekend away. _____.
3 Recording 2 Listen and answer the
questions below.
1 Which two activities did his friends enjoy doing?
Playing football and fishing
2 Who sometimes slept during the day?
_____________________________________
3 Did Mike enjoy being on his own?
_____________________________________
4 When did Mike read in his bedroom or lounge?
_____________________________________
5 How many places did Mike enjoy going to when
it was sunny and he wanted to read?
_____________________________________
6 How does Mike feel when he thinks
about these places?
_____________________________________.
Grammar
4 Complete the sentences with the
correct form of the verb in brackets.
1 My boyfriend _usually works_ late.
(usually/work)
2 I ________ to the cinema. (hardly
ever/go)
3 Be quiet! I ________ to study.
(try)
4 He ________ late for work last
year. (be/rarely)
5 Whose car ________ yesterday?
(she/drive)
6 ________ (they/stay) with us next week?
.
5Write questions for the answers below
using the words in brackets.
1 -Who wrote the message?- (Who)
John wrote the message.
2 ________
(When)
They arrived very late last night.
3________
(How many)
Two thousand people work in my
company.
4________
(Whose)
It’s my husband’s car
5________
(Which)
My car is the black one.
6________
(What)
Pride and Prejudice is her favourite book.
6 Complete the email with the correct
alternative, a) b) or c).
Hi Gary. What 1 -c- you doing tomorrow?
Liam and Gina 2
to London! Gina
wants 3 ___ shopping at Floris 4___
we’re going there first. Then I 5___ of
taking them to that great place in Soho for
lunch. We 6___
there in May – do you
remember? Liam absolutely loves Chinese
food but I 7___
sure if Gina is keen 8___
it. After that, Gina wants to see the latest
Bond film. I 9___ mind 007 movies
but I 10___ you hate them! And I’m
not sure what we 11___ do in the
evening.
Danni x
1 a) do b) is c) are
2 a) comes b) are coming c) come
3 a) to go b) go c) to going
4 a) but b) because c) so
5 a) think b) ’m thinking c) are
thinking
6 a) was b) go c) went
7 a) ’m not b) don’t c) am
8 a) at b) on c) of
9 a) do b) am c) don’t
10 a) don’t know b) am
knowing c) know
11 a) are going b) are going to c) go
to.
Vocabulary
7 Complete the words.
1 Joanne and Keith got -e n g a g e d- last
weekend and they’re going to get married
in Hawaii!
2 I love walking along the w________t
at night. It’s relaxing to see the boats on
the water.
3 R________ e workers like firefighters
often have to work under pressure.
4 I don’t like it when you i________t
me. I forget what I’m saying.
5 Marina loves travelling and wants to
become a foreign c________t.
6 My boss gave me an interesting t________ k
to do. I had to write a sales report in
Spanish.
.
8 Underline the correct alternative.
1 Did you -have-/go a good evening out?
2 How many hours a day do you get/spend
outdoors?
3 Teachers have/work lots of time off in the
summer.
4 He’s very good at dealing/risking with
people’s problems.
5 I’ll have dinner with you but please don’t
talk/speak business in the restaurant.
6 She should stop smoking. She’s
spending/risking her health
7 Do you get on/by well with your sister?
8 Let’s have/get tickets for a comedy show.
9 Have you got time to take/have a quick
chat?
.
9Complete the sentences with the words
in the box. There are two extra words.
______________________
bonus employees gossiping
play proposed salary saying
speak talked telling
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1 Our company has over 100 -employees.-
2 My dad is terrible at________ jokes.
3 What game do you want to________
?
4 My new job pays a much better________
.
5 He________ to her on a beach in
Thailand. It was very romantic.
6 Last night we________ about our
school days.
7 I don’t like Mary. She’s always
about other people.
8 Our boss was very happy with our hard
work and gave us a________ at
Christmas.
Function
10 Match 1–8 with a)–h).
1 So, what do you do? _e_
2 How do you know Bruno? ___
3 It was very nice to meet you. ___
4 This is my teacher, Mr James. ___
5 I met Jeff’s girlfriend last weekend. ___
6 Would you like a cup of tea? ___
7 Why are you going to leave your job? ___
8 Lovely weather, isn’t it? ___
a) Nice to meet you.
b) No, thanks. I’m not very keen on it.
c) Because I can’t stand sitting in front of a
computer all day.
d) We work in the same office.
e) -I work for a computer software
company.-
f) Yes, it’s beautiful.
g) Really? What was she like?
h) Yes, it was. Let’s keep in touch.
11 Complete the conversation with the
words and phrases in the box.
_______________________
ask her at the catch leave
number
´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´´
A: Good morning. IT Solutions. Brenda
1- speaking -.
B: Good morning. Can I 2 _____
Ms
Johnson, please?
A: I’m afraid she’s not here 3_____
moment.
B: Do you know when she’ll be back?
A: In about thirty minutes, I think.
B: OK, can I 4_____
a message
then?
A: Of course.
B: Can you 5_____
to call Richard
when she gets back?
A: Richard – right. Does Ms Johnson have
your
6_____?
B: I’m not 7_____ . It’s 0779 136
583.
A: Sorry, I didn’t 8_____ that.
07791 …
B: 36583
A: Thank you, Richard. I’ll ask her to call
9_____.
B: OK. Bye.
Reading
12 Complete the article with headings
a)–h).
How to make friends
1 _d_
There’s nothing wrong with enjoying your
own company but if you want to make new
friends, here are some suggestions.
2 _____
Go out and join a club or a sports team: you
don’t need to be good at sports to enjoy
doing it. It will also make you healthier.
3 _____
The internet can be a great place to make
friends. But be careful – not every person
online is who they say they are.
4 _____
You can talk to anybody – the person next
to you on the bus or at the supermarket
checkout. Make a comment about the
weather or a request like ‘Can you tell me if
the bus stops near the station?’ Then go on
from there.
5 _____
When you talk to people, smile or say
something nice about their hair or clothes.
Show an interest in them.
6 _____
Choose a quiet café where you can talk and
if you like the person, give them your
phone number or email address.
7 _____
If they don’t get in touch with you, don’t
worry. It takes time to make a friend.
8 _____
Remember to act naturally. Be honest and
people can decide if they like you or not.
People who do like you will take an interest
in you.
a) Talk to people.
b) Invite them for lunch
or a coffee.
c) Don’t put pressure
on people.
d) -Want to get out more?-
e) Go online.
f) Just be yourself.
g) Be friendly.
h) Don’t stay at home.
13 Read the article again. Decide if the
statements are True (T) or False (F).
1 It’s not good to enjoy being alone. _F_
2 You have to be good at sport to enjoy it. ___
3 You always know who you’re talking to
on the internet. ___
4 It’s a good idea to start a conversation
with a comment about the weather. ___
5 Asking people for information is not a
good way to get talking to someone. ___
6 It’s good to smile when you meet people.
7 You should never give your phone
number or email address to people.___
8 People who want to be your friend won’t
contact you. ___
9 Try to make people like you by being
like them. ___.
Writing
14 Underline the correct alternatives.
1 -Dea-r/Hello Mr Bates,
I read an article about your company in the
newspaper 2 but/so I’m writing to ask you
for a job. I think I’d be an excellent
employee 3 because/and I’m very keen on
working with computers. I absolutely love
computer games 4 but/because I don’t have
much work experience, 5 so/then I don’t
mind making the coffee for you at first.
I look forward to hearing from you.
6 Yours sincerely/Cheers,
Jonathan Brown.
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