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Exam inform ation
The Cam bridge First Certificate Examination in English is
made up o f five papers, each testing a different area o f
ability in English. Each paper is w o rth 20 % o f the total
mark. There are five grades. A, B and C are pass grades;
D and E are fail grades.

Paper 1 Reading

( i hour)

The Reading paper has three parts. Each part tests a
different reading skill o r skills. There are 30 questions
altogether. You w rite your answers on an answer sheet
during th e exam.
P a rt 1 M u ltip ie -c h o ic e q u e s tio n s
Focus: Detail, opinion, gist, attitude, deducing meaning,
te xt organisation features (exem plification, comparison,
reference), tone, purpose and main idea
Task: There are eight four-option m ultiple-choice
questions. You have to choose th e correct option (A, B,
C o r D) based on th e inform ation in the text.
► Exam fo cu s p.44
P a rt 2 G a p p e d te x t
Focus: Understanding te x t structure, cohesion and
coherence

Task: You read a te xt from w hich seven sentences have
been removed and placed in jum bled order after the
text. You have to decide where they f it in the text. There
is one extra sentence th a t you do n o t need to use.
► Exam fo cu s p.148
P a rt 3 M u ltip le m a tc h in g
Focus: Specific inform ation, detail, opinion and attitude
Task: You read 15 questions o r statements about a te xt
w hich has been divided into sections, o r several short
texts. You have to decide w hich section o r te xt contains '
th e inform ation relating to each question o r statement.
► Exam fo cu s p.24

Paper 2 Writing

o h o u r 20 minutes)

The W riting paper is divided in to tw o parts, and you
have to com plete one task fro m each part. Each answer
carries equal marks, so you should n o t spend longer on
one than another.
P art 1 is compulsory, and there is no choice of
questions. You have to w rite a letter o r email based on
given inform ation and prom pts. It may be inform al or
semi-form al, and you have to w rite 120-1 50 words.
► U nit 1 p. 16, U nit 2 p.28

P art 2 has fo u r tasks to choose from . The first three
options may include any three o f the follow ing:
• a letter o r email ► U nit 11 p.140

• an article ► U nit 4 p.52
• a report ► U nit 6 p.78
• an essay ► U nit 7 p.90
• a story ► Unit 3 p.40
• a review ► U nit 5 p.64
The fo urth option has a choice o f tw o tasks based on
one o f five background reading texts. The task could be
any one o f the fo llo w ing : a letter, an article, a report, an
essay or a review.
The background reading texts change regularly, so you
should check the current regulations to find out w h a t
th e texts are. For Part 2, you have to w rite 120-180
words. ►W ritin g re fe re n ce p.206

Paper 3 Use of English

(4 5 minutes)

There are fo u r parts in the Use o f English paper, w ith 42
questions altogether. You w rite your answers on-an
answer sheet during the exam. There is always an
example at the beginning o f each task to help you.
P a rt 1 M u ltip le -c h o ic e cloze
Focus: Vocabulary
Task: You read a te x t w ith 12 gaps. You choose the best
w o rd 'to fit each gaf5 fro m a choice o f fo u r options (A, B ,'
C or D). ► Exam fo cu s p,36
P a rt 2 O p e n cloze
Focus: Gram mar and vocabulary
Task: You read a te xt w ith 12 gaps. You have to th in k o f

the m ost appropriate w ord to fill each gap. You must
use one w ord only. No options are provided.
► Exam fo cu s p,83
P a rt 3 W o rd fo r m a tio n
Focus: Vocabulary
Task: You read a te xt w ith ten gaps. You are given the
stems o f the missing words in capitals at the end of. the
lines. You have to change the fo rm o f each w ord to fit
th e context. ► Exam fo cu s p .1 10


Exam information

P a rt 4 K ey w o r d tr a n s fo r m a tio n s
Focus: Gram mar and vocabulary
Task: There are eight items. You are given a sentence
and a 'key w o rd '. You have to com plete a second,
gapped sentence using th e key w ord. The second
sentence has a different gramm atical structure b u t must
have a similar meaning to the original.
► Exam fo cu s p.61

Paper 4 Listening

(approxim ately

4 0 m inutes)
There are fo u r parts in th e Listening paper, w ith a to tal
o f 3.0 questions. You w rite your answers on th e question
paper and then you have five m inutes at th e end o f the

exam to transfer them to an answer sheet. In each part
you w ill hear th e text(s) tw ice. The texts may be
monologues or exchanges between interacting speakers.
There w ill be a variety o f accents.
P a rt 1 E x tra c ts w it h m u ltip le -c h o ic e q u e s tio n s
Focus: Each extract w ill have a diffe re nt focus, w hich
could: be: main point, detail, purpose o r location o f
speech, relationship between the speakers, attitude or
opinion o f th e speakers
Task: You hear eight short, unrelated extracts o f about
30 seconds each. They may be monologues or
conversations. You have to answer one three-option
m ultiple-choice question (A, B or C) fo r each extract.
► Exam fo cu s p.88
.
P a rt 2 S e n te n c e c o m p le tio n
Focus: Specific inform ation, detail, stated opinion
Task: You hear a m onologue o r conversation lasting
about three minutes. You com plete ten sentences w ith
w ords fro m the text. ► Exam fo cu s p.98
P a rt 3 M u ltip le m a tc h in g
Focus: As fo r Part 1
Task: You hear a series o f five monologues o r exchanges,
lasting about 30 seconds each. The speaker/s in each
extract are different, b u t the situations or topics are all
related to each other. You have to match each speaker
to one o f six statements or questions (A-F). There is one
extra option th a t you do n o t need to use.
► Exam fo cu s p.131
.

P a rt 4 M u ltip le -c h o ic e q u e s tio n s
Focus: Specific inform ation, opinion, attitude, gist, main
idea
Task: You hear a m onologue o r conversation w hich lasts
about three minutes. There are seven questions. You
have to choose the correct option (A, B o r C).
► Exam fo cu s p. 109

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Paper 5 Speaking
(approxim ately 14 m inutes)
You take th e Speaking te st w ith a partner. There are tw o
examiners. One is th e 'interlo cu tor', w h o speaks to you,
and the other is the 'assessor', w h o ju st listens. There are
fo u r different parts in the test.
P a rt 1 In te r v ie w (3 m inutes)
Focus: General interactional and social language
Task: The interlocutor asks each o f you questions about
yourself, such as where you come from , w h a t you do in
your free tim e. ► Exam fo cu s p, 15
P a rt 2 In d iv id u a l lo n g tu r n (4 m inutes)
Focus: Organising your ideas, com paring, describing,
expressing opinions
Task: The interlocutor gives you a pair o f photographs to
compare, and to give a personal reaction to: You speak
by yourself fo r about a m inute w hile your partner listens.
Then the interlocutor asks your partner a question about
w h a t you have said, Only a short answer is expected.
You then change roles. ► Exam fo cu s p.77

P a rt 3 C o lla b o r a tiv e ta s k (3 m inutes)
Focus: Interacting w ith your partner, exchanging ideas,
expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and/or
disagreeing, suggesting, speculating, evaluating?,
reaching a decision through negotiation
Task: You are given a task to discuss together, based on
a set o f pictures. You should try to reach a conclusion
together, b u t there is no rig ht or w ron g answer to the
, task,- and you d o n it have to agree w ith each other. It is
the interaction between you th a t is im portant.
► Exam fo cu s p.125
P a rt 4 D iscussion (4 m inutes)
Focus: Expressing and justifying opinions, agreeing and
disagreeing
Task: The interlocutor asks you both general questions ,
related to th e to p ic o f Part 3, and gives you th e chance
to give your opinions on other aspects o f the same topic,
► Exam fo cu s p.125


UNIT

1

What's on?

Speaking 1
1
Look a t th e film stills and discuss th e
questions.

1 Can you name the films?
2 W hat kind o f film s are they? Choose from the
words in the box.
3 W hat type of film do you like best? Why?
action anim ation/cartoon comedy horror
musical romance science fiction/fantasy
Western thriller
2
T h in k o f th e film you have seen m ost
recently.
1
2
3
4
5

W hat was it called?
W ho was in it?
Where was it set?
W hat was it about?
How many stars w ould you give it?
* * * * *
outstanding
* * * *
good
* * *
all right
* *
not very good
*

terrible
6 W hy did you give the film this rating? Explain,
using words and expressions from the boxes.
The plot was ...
The setting w a s ...
The acting w a s ...

exciting realistic terrible
frightening unusual
boring sad funny
excellent average

Example:
I gave it three stars - 1 thought it was all right.
The p lo t was quite exciting, b u t the setting w asn't
very realistic, and the acting was only average.
3 Im agine you are a film producer.
A n sw e r these questions and give y o u r reasons.
1 W hat kind o f film w ould you like to make?
2 Where w ill it be set?
3 W ho w ill you choose to star in it?


Listening 1: sentence com pletion
(Part 2)

■
Q

1

You w ill hear a ra d io in te rv ie w a b o u t a
survey o f p o p u la r film s. First, read th ro u g h th e
sentences below . W h a t w e re th e m ain areas
covered by th e survey? Can you suggest w h a t any
o f th e missing w ord s m ig h t be?

TIP! C om plete th e gaps w ith th e exact w ord s
used in th e re cord ing - d o n 't try to use
yo u r o w n w ords.

(T)

Film survey
An Internet questionnaire was com pleted by
( 1 ) ................... people.
By far the m ost popular type of film was
(2)

......................

There w ere tw o popular themes:
( 3 ) ............................ and good versus evil.
As regards location, people liked
( 4 ) ............................ places such as jungles.
The m ost popular setting in term s of tim e was the
( 5 ) ............................................

The male stars chosen, like Robert de N iro, were
m ore ( 6 ) ........................ than the fem ale stars.
Popular fem ale stars had ( 7 ) ............................ as

w ell as glam our.
Titles of the m ost popular film s often consisted of
( 8) ...........................
The film titles often included the name of a place
o r a ( 9 ) ............................
Listeners no w have to vote fo r the best film s of
th e ( 1 0 ) .........................

1 N ow listen and c o m p le te th e sentences. W rite
a w o rd o r s h o rt phrase fo r each answer.

2 Listen ag ain to check and co m p le te y o u r
answers.
■ I
1 Carry o u t a s im ila r survey to fin d o u t w h a t
y o u r class th in k s are th e best film s o f th e 21st
ce n tu ry so far. W o rk in groups. Ask and answ er
questions a b o u t:
•
•
•
•
•

types o f film s^w ith examples)
best plots (w ith examples)
most popular settings (place and time)
most popular actors (male and female)
most popular titles.

2 Find o u t th e results o f th e o th e r groups.
3 W rite an em ail th a t could be sent to th e
presenter o f th e ra d io pro g ra m m e
sum m arising th e fin d in g s o f y o u r class.


UN IT 1

What's on?

0 -

Vocabulary 1: recording

Sw va|j ( -nown) V s 3 iv * I/ Tra-H slftf ion:

vocabulary

....................... 2 A s e t o f guest ions ftiA f you

1 Read th e s ta te m e n ts b e lo w . W h ic h ones d o
y o u a g re e w ith ?
1 I like sitting rig ht in the fro n t row at the cinema.
2 I prefer film s th a t have a happy ending.
3 I th ink the special effects in m odern film s are much
better than in older ones.
~
4 I admire film stars w h o do th eir ow n stunts instead
o f getting someone else to do them .
5 I fin d film s w ith lots o f flashbacks very confusing it's hard to fo llo w the plot.

6 I prefer film s to plays because you can have
close-up shots o f the actors.
7 I th in k Steven Spielberg is th e greatest director alive
today.

______ 0

ASK a fax^e. n-Mw-her o f people ^ We carried
^

OKt A SKrve> AboKt y o w te st-e ve r film .'
( L is t ening-

00 ) 4 —L t o S K r V e v ( v e r b )

/s s V e l/

4

Discuss.

1 W hat other ways o f recording vocabulary have you
used?
2 W hich have you fo und m ost effective?

2 It w ill h e lp y o u to re m e m b e r n e w w o rd s if
y o u re v ie w a n d record th e m a fte r each lesson.

5 Look back a t th e firs t tw o pages o f th e u n it.
A re th e re a n y o th e r w o rd s y o u w o u ld lik e to

record?

A s p id e rg ra m is o n e w a y t o record w o rd s re la te d
t o th e sam e to p ic . Lo ok a t th e e x a m p le b e lo w
a n d a d d th e h ig h lig h te d w o rd s fro m Exercise 1.
T h en th in k o f o n e m o re w o rd to ad d to each p a rt
o f th e sp id e rg ra m . 3

tenses

Grammar 1: revision o f sim ple
m
1 Som e o f th e fo llo w in g sentences have m istakes
in th e use o f th e v e rb fo rm s . C o rre c t th o s e yo u
th in k are w ro n g ,R is in g p re se n t sim p le, past
sim p le o r p re se n t p e rfe c t fo rm s . Use th e
h ig h lig h te d tim e expressions to h e lp you.

3
The fo llo w in g e x tra c t fro m a s tu d e n t's
v o c a b u la ry n o te b o o k show s a n o th e r w a y o f
re c o rd in g voca bu lary.
1 A d d th e tra n s la tio n o f th e w o rd in y o u r o w n
la n g u a g e .
2 W h ic h lin e p o in ts to
a)
b)
c)
d)

8

an example sentence?
th e pronunciation?
related words?
th e definition?

E xam ple: All my life, I loved going to th e cinema.
Wrong. A ll m y life, I've loved go in g to the
cinema.
1 I've m et Carrie fifteen years ago.
2 I usually sit in the back row w hen I go to the
cinema w ith my friends.
3 I've belonged to this club from 2001 to 2003.
4 I've already seen th a t film - let's go to something
different.
5 He goes to the cinema at least tw ice every
weekend. I haven't understood h o w he can do
that!
6 I saw the video of The G odfather six times so far.
7 Have you ever been on television?
8 Have you seen Steven Spielberg's latest film yet?
9 W hen I was young. I've been to see my
grandm other nearly every day.
10
That’s the best film I've seen fo r a long time.


U N IT 1

2 C o m p le te th e ta b le u sin g th e h ig h lig h te d
tim e expressions fro m Exercise 1.1.
Tense

Tim e expressions

present simple

always

present perfect

since

What's on?

3
C o m p le te th e fo llo w in g extracts using th e
verbs in brackets. Use th e p re se n t sim p le, past
sim p le o r p re se n t p e rfe c t sim p le tenses.

AMERICAN ACTOR IS NEW
LONDON THEATRE BOSS

usually
fo r

past simple

A c to r Kevin S pacey ( 1 ) ............................. ( ju s t/b e c o m e ) th e

n ew d irec to r o f London's fam o u s O ld V ic th e a tre . H e
( 2 ) ............................. (p ro m is e ) to a p p e a r on s tag e him self and

— W a tc h O u t! B ritish a n d A m e rican English

b rin g in b ig -n a m e ta le n t in his new role.
'I love m ak in g m ovies, b u t I ( 3 ) ......................................
(a lw a y s /lo v e ) th e stage as w ell. This jo b is so m e th in g th a t I
(4) .............................(th in k ) a b o u t a lo t and I am loo kin g forw ard

1 1didn't have breakfast yet this morning.
2 1haven't had breakfast yet this morning.
The first sentence is acceptable in American English, but
might sound strange to a British person. True or false?

to th e ch allen g e,' he ( 5 ) .............................(say).
Spacey, w h o ( 6 ) ............................ (w in ) O scars fo r T h e U sual
S u sp e cts a n d A m e ric a n B e a u ty, ( 7 ) .............................(fall) in
love w ith th e O ld V ic after visiting it as a child.
M O VIE M A G A ZIN E DATELINE 10 February 2003

G ra m m a r re fe re n ce p.203 (19)
2
C o m p le te th e fo llo w in g pairs o f sentences
using w o rd s fro m th e box. Each p a ir o f sentences
sh o u ld have a s im ila r m e a n in g .
ago

before

ever

fo r

never

since

w hen

Example:
a) E ve r.
. I was six years o ld ; I have been
afraid o f spiders.
b) I started being afraid o f spiders
I was six
years old.
1 a) M y father last w e n t on holiday ten y e a rs .............
b) It's been ten y e a rs ........ my father last w e n t
on holiday.
2 a) I've had this c a r ............ I passed my driving test.
b) I bo ug ht this c a r ........ I passed my driving test.
3 a) I've know n S te ve ............ fo u r years.
b) I first m et Steve fo u r y e a rs ...........
4 a) It's th e first tim e I'v e ............ been to an English­
speaking country.
b) I'v e ........ been to an English-speaking country
before.
5 a) I've been friends w ith J e n n y ............ as long as I
can remember.

b) I can't re m e m b e r........ I started being friends
w ith Jenny.
6 a) He's never appeared in a f i lm ...............
b) This is th e first tim e h e 's ........appeared in a
film .

First Oscars for black actors
Actress Halle Beny (I)............................ (become) the first black
woman to win an Oscar for her part in the film Monster's Ball.
She (2 )............................ (make) an emotional speech when she
0 ) .............................(accept) the award at yesterday's Oscar
ceremony in Hollywood. Berry ( 4 ) .................................
(also/appear) in the popular James Bond movie, Die Another
Day. Another black actor, Denzel Washington, also
(5 )............................ (win) the Oscar for best male actor for his
role in Training Day.
M O VIE MAGAZINE DATELINE 25 A^trch 2002

1 M a ke q u e s tio n s fro m th ese p ro m p ts .
H o w m a ny can y o u answ er?
1
2
3
4
5
6

H ow many tim es / Brad Pitt / marry?
W ho / direct / Titanic?
W hich fo otb all team / w in / W orld Cup / five times?

In w hich country / Lord o f the Rings / film ?
Mel Gibson / ever w in / an Oscar?
Can you name any musicals / w in Oscars / last ten
years?
7 W hich fam ous English footballer / call / child /
Romeo?
8 W ho / usually present / evening news program m e /
television / your country?
2 N o w ask a n o th e r s tu d e n t y o u r qu estio ns.
W h ic h o f y o u can a n sw e r m o st qu estio ns?
mmmm

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UN IT 1

What's on?

Reality TV -

Reading: m u ltiple m atching
(Part 3) "

A

1
Lo ok a t th e d e s c rip tio n b e lo w . Have y o u
seen any te le v is io n p ro g ra m m e s lik e th is?

Reality TV is a term for television shows based on
a group of real people who are put in an unusual
or dangerous situation, or given the chance to
achieve an ambition. Their experiences are shown
live on television as entertainment. Reality TV
often takes the form of a game, in which the
viewers vote for people to leave the show until
there is only one left. This person is the winner
and receives a prize.

15

2 You are g o in g to rea d a m a g a zin e a rtic le
a b o u t fo u r o rd in a ry p e o p le w h o have ta k e n p a rt
in R ea lity TV pro g ra m m e s. Lo ok th ro u g h th e
a rtic le q u ic k ly an d d e cid e w h ic h person:

Ron Copsey was one o f a group of
contestants w ho agreed to live fo r a year on a
desert island, w ith cameras fo llo w ing their
attempts to survive together. He left the island after
five months, and later accused the producers of
the show of misrepresenting him, claim ing they
had edited the film to make it look as if he was
throw ing a c hair in the face o f one of the wom en.
'I'm not an argum entative, aggressive, 1nasty
piece o f work. It w as shocking,' he told a
journalist later. 'The producers led the public to
believe that the other contestants w ere g lad to 2*see
the back o f me but it w asn't true.' A fter returning

home from the island, M r Copsey said he was
unable to continue w ith his college course as other
students w o u ld n 't talk to him, and he had to take
antidepressant pills. The television com pany has
agreed to pay him £ 1 6 ,0 0 0 3com pensation.

B

1 had to overcome a physical problem,
2 lived on an island,

3 w on a singing com petition,
4 used to be a builder.
25

30

Craig Phillips w as the w inner o f one of the
first Reality TV programmes to be shown in
England, called Big Brother. C raig w as o rigin ally
a builder, and comes from Liverpool. A fter the
series ended he adm itted:
'I d o n't know w h y I w on - you'll have to ask all
those people that voted for me.' C raig 4donated
his £ 7 0 ,0 0 0 prize money to teenage friend Jo
Harris, to help pay for a heart and lung operation
in Am erica. 'She is a unique young lady and it is
w onderful to be in the position to help her,' he
said at the time. C ra ig later had a five-album
5d e a l w ith a record com pany but he 6was

d ro p p e d after his first single. However, he has
continued to raise money fo r 7charities as w ell as
ap pe arin g regularly on daytim e television shows.

C

Denise Leigh w on joint first prize in a TV
contest called O peratunity, in w hich o rd in a ry
people had the chance to be transform ed into
opera singers. But there is nothing ord ina ry
about Denise. She is a blind w om an o f am azing
determ ination w h o has succeeded aag ainst all
the odds.
She had alw ays dream ed of a musical career, but
this was prevented by the births o f her children.
Being a blind mother o f three is a challenge. 'It's
the hardest job in the w o rld ,' she says. 'Keeping
them safe is definitely more w orrying than
anything that can happen to you on stage.'
N o w the children are all a t school, she is free to


UN IT 1

the road to success?
so

ss

60

6s

70

pursue her dreams, and after O peratunity she
is better placed than she had ever hoped for.
'N o w I have sung on stage at the London
Coliseum I am a different person,' she said the
morning after her 9triumph. 'W in n in g the contest
has changed my life.'

D

Will Young shot to success when he w on
the TV com petition Pop Id ol out o f over a
thousand contenders, and w as offered a contract
w ith a m ajor record com pany. He is modest
about his success. 'I d o n 't think it's me myself
they're voting for, it's the TV contestant, and in
that context I feel very '°fla ttere d by it a ll/ he
said. His first single, Evergreen, became the
fastest-selling single o f all time. It sold over a
m illion copies in its first week. W ill thinks that
being a pop idol isn't only a matter of having a
good voice - there are generally other " factors
involved. 'Performers over the ages have always
given off a kind o f energy. I think it's about a
w hole im age - the look, the clothes, the music w hich puts a distance between you and other
people.'

3
Lo ok a t th e q u e s tio n s b e lo w . For each
q u e s tio n , y o u have to choose o n e o f th e p e o p le
A -D .
TIP! B e fo re y o u s ta rt, h ig h lig h t th e key w o rd s
in each q u e s tio n . Th en read q u ic k ly th ro u g h
th e te x ts fo r w o rd s o r phrases w ith a s im ila r
m e a n in g .
To h e lp y o u , th e 'p a ra lle l expressions' have
be en h ig h lig h te d fo r th e firs t six qu estio ns.
W hich person
1 is doing som ething they always w anted to do?
2 gave away the money they w on on the show?
3 received money to make up fo r th e harm done by
th e programme?
4 shared the first place in th e com petition w ith
another person?
5 was im m ediately successful in their career after
the programme?
6 does no t understand the reasons fo r their
success?
7 says th e program m e gave an untrue picture of
them ?

What’s on?

8 fo und th eir personal relationships w ere badly
affected by the programme?
9 has done w ell in spite o f a physical problem?

10 had a musical career th a t tu rned o u t to be
disappointing?
11 feels they are diffe re nt fro m the general public?
12 finds fam ily life m ore stressful than giving a
public performance?
13 feels th e other participants w ere sorry he/she left?
14 feels th eir success is n o t just due to personal
qualities?
15 had not expected to be in such a good situation
at this stage in life?
4

Discuss.

Thousands o f people apply to go on these shows.
W ould you apply to go on a Reality TV program m e o f
any sort? W hy?/W hy not?
5 Find th e n u m b e re d w o rd s a n d phrases 1-11
in th e te x t. Lo ok a t th e c o n te x t, th e n choose th e
c o rre c t m e a n in g a) o r b).
1 a) someone w h o is likely to cause trouble
b) som ething very unpleasant
CLUE: This is a colloquial expression. Look back at
the subject o f the sentence to fin d w ho o r w h a t it
refers to.
2 a) meet me
b) see me leave
CLUE: A nother/colloquial expression. In w hich
situation w o u ld you see someone's b a c k ?
3 a) paym ent fo r w ork

b) paym ent fo r som ething th a t w e n t w rong
CLUE: Does the previous sentence refer to w ork o r
to a problem ?
b) to ok away
4 a) gave
b) present
5 a) contract
b) was no longer used
6 a) fell dow n
7 a) big companies b) voluntary organisations
b) in spite o f difficulties
8 a) easily
b) failure
9 a) success
b) w orried
10 a) pleased
b) things
11 a) voices


UN IT 1 What's on?

Grammar 2: present perfect
sim ple and continuous
1
Look a t th e pairs o f sentences b e lo w . W h a t
is th e d iffe re n c e in m e a n in g b e tw e e n a) an d b) in
each case?

Last m o n th actress Stella Glass g ave birth to her seco nd child

- y e t now she is b ack on screen a n d looks m o re attractive
th an ever. M a n y p e o p le (1) have w o n d e re d / have b e e n
w o n d e r in g a b o u t her secret an d how she (2) has g o t b a c k /
has b e e n g e ttin g b ack h e r near p e rfe c t fig u re so quickly. She
claim s th a t th e secret is a m ixtu re o f d ie t and exercise. 'I
(3) have n e v e r s m o k e d / have n e v e r b e e n s m o k in g an d I
(4) h ave g o n e / have b e e n g o in g to th e gym regularly for
years. To lose w e ig h t I (5) have h a d / have b e e n having five
po rtio n s o f fresh fru it and v e g e ta b le s every d ay an d I (6) have
e a te n / have b e e n e a tin g pop co rn as it's low in calories.
R ecently I (7) have a ls o d ru n k / have a ls o b e e n d rin k in g a lot
o f m ineral w ater. M y ap p e a ra n c e has always b e e n im p o rta n t
to m e - I (8) h ave always w a n te d / have always b e e n w an tin g
to lo o k m y b e s t .'

3 The fo llo w in g d ia lo g u e s c o n ta in exam ples
o f th e p re se n t p e rfe c t sim p le. W h ic h o f th e m
s h o u ld be c h a n g e d t o th e p re se n t p e rfe c t
c o n tin u o u s so th e d ia lo g u e s soun d m o re n a tu ra l?

b) He's been running th e marathon fo r charity.
In a) he ran the m arathon a t some tim e in the past.
In b) he has ju s t finished running the m arathon and
you can still see the effects - he is o u t o f breath.
a) He's appeared on a daytim e television show.
b) He's been appearing on daytim e television
shows.
a) They've lived on the island all their lives.
b) They've been living on th e island fo r th e last six
months.

a) I've sent 20 emails this morning.
b) I've been sending emails all m orning.
a) She's read Lord o f the Rings and says it's very
good.
b) She's been reading Lord o f the Rings and says
it's very good.
I— W a tc h O u t! stative and dynamic verbs
Which sentence is NOT possible? Why not?
1 I've been knowing him for years.
2 I've known him for years.

G ra m m a r re fe re n ce p.203 (19 .3-4 )
2
C hoose th e best fo rm o f th e v e rb in th e
fo llo w in g e x tra c t fro m a h e a lth a n d fitne ss
m a g a zin e . B o th fo rm s m ay be possible in som e
cases.

12

E xam ple:
been waiting
A: W here have you been? I've w a ited fo r ages.
B: It's not my fault. I've been stuck in a tra ffic jam
fo r th e last tw o hours.
1 A: Have you g o t these headaches regularly?
B: Yes - I've had three in th e last week.
2 A: Where's Carrie? Have you seen her today?
B: Yes, she's w orked in her office all day.
3 A: H ow long have you shared the fla t w ith Lucy?

B: A m onth. But w e've know n one another fo r
years.
4 A: Have you.spoken to Mrs Craven yet about the
meeting?
B: No. I've tried to contact her fo r ages, but she's
-never in w hen Ip h o n e .
5 A: Laurie has ju st gone to spend six months
travelling in Canada.
B: Yes, I know. He's saved up to go there fo r years.
6 A: Haven't you finished th a t book yet? You've read
it fo r ages.
B: I know. But I keep fo rgettin g w hat's happened,
then I have to go back to th e beginning.
4 You b u m p in to a frie n d w h o y o u h a v e n 't
seen fo r six w eeks. R ole -play th e c o n v e rs a tio n yo u
have.
S tu d e n t A look at page 187.
S tu d e n t B look at page 188.
B egin lik e th is:
A: Hi! I haven't seen you fo r ages.
B: No - w h a t have you been doing?
A: I've ju st come back ...


U N IT 1

Use of English: key w ord
tran sform ation s (Part 4)
C o m p le te th e second sentence so th a t it
has a s im ila r m e a n in g t o th e firs t

sentence, using th e w o rd g ive n . Do n o t
c han ge th e w o rd give n . You m u st use
b e tw e e n tw o an d fiv e w o rd s , in c lu d in g
th e w o rd g ive n . The ta sk b e lo w o n ly tests
th e g ra m m a r in th is u n it.
Example:
0 I can't rem em ber th e plot at all.
fo rg o tte n
I
..........w h a t the plo t is
about.
1 I d o n 't know w h o the w inn er o f the
com petition is. has
I d o n 't know w h o ................................the
com petition.
2 I'm afraid I've lost th e tickets, find
I'm a fra id .................................. th e tickets.
3 She planted some flow ers in th e garden,
b u t they are nearly all dead now. have
The flow ers she planted in the garden
.................................. now.
4 I was talking to her m other a m om ent
ago. been
I .................................. to her mother.
5 It's been three years since I started to
w ork here, w o rkin g
I .................................. three years.
6 It is Miranda's first visit to Scotland.
never
M ira n d a ..................................to Scotland

before.
7 It's over a year since I last saw him.
seen
I .................................. over a year.
8 They d o n 't know w h a t the problem
is. found
T h e y .................................. w h a t the
problem is.
9 She hasn't g o t any money left,
run
S h e .................................. money.
10 Sue has just had her first child,
birth
S u e .................................. her first child.

W hat's on?

Vocabulary 2: w ord fo rm atio n
1
The fo llo w in g w o rd s com e fro m th e te x t o n pages
10-11. U n d e rlin e th e s u ffix o f each w o rd . W h ich g ro u p
o f w o rd s are all a) no un s b) ad ve rbs c) adjectives?
1 shocking diffe re nt flattered
2 com petition perform er determ ination
3 regularly generally

1

contestant

C o m p le te boxes 1 -1 0 in th e fo llo w in g ta b le w ith th e
c o rre c t fo rm s o f th e w o rd s.
Noun

Verb

A djective

A dverb

1 ............

2 .......... .

confusing/confused

confusingly

3 ............

4 .......... .

perform ing

5 ............

6 .......... .

original

8 ............

9 .......... .

flattering/flattered

2

7 ............
1 0 ............

N o w choose th re e m o re w o rd s fro m th is u n it and
c o m p le te as m a n y boxes as possible in th e last th re e
row s.

3
C o m p le te these sentences using th e c o rre c t fo rm o f
th e w o rd in capitals.
1 The show was re a lly .............. ENJOY
2 The w in n e r gave an e x c e lle n t.............. PERFORM
3 It was a b i g ............to me th a t I couldn't accept the
invitation DISAPPOINT
4 I have to do a lo t o f ............fo r my exam. PREPARE
5 The actress gave a lo n g ............o f all the problems she’d
had to face EXPLAIN
6 The volunteers had to live on a desert island as a test of
.............. SURVIVE
7 The w inner gave a b i g .............to charity. DONATE
8 M any o f the contestants have bu ilt on th eir fa m e ..............
and become very rich. FINANCE

4

A n s w e r th ese q u e stio n s. E xplain y o u r answ ers.

1 W hich lesson do/did you do m ost preparation fo r at school?
2 Are there any rules and regulations in your school, college
or workplace th a t you th ink are unnecessary?
3 Have you ever given a public performance?
M P f


U N IT 1

What's on?

Listening 2: extracts (Part 1)

6

You w ill h e ar p e o p le ta lk in g in six d iffe re n t
s itu a tio n s . For q u e s tio n s 1-6, choose th e best
answ er. A , B o r C. You w ill h e a r each e x tra c t
tw ic e .
TIP! The in fo rm a tio n in th e re c o rd in g is n o t
alw a ys g iv e n in th e sam e o rd e r as th e o p tio n s .

1 You hear a man talking about a film .
W hat does he say about the film ?
A The story is d ifficu lt to follow .

B The film is better than the book.
C The setting is unusual.
CLUE: You w ill hear his opinion ab o u t the setting
first (C), then the story (A), then the comparison
w ith the bo ok (B).
2 You overhear tw o people talking in the street.
W ha t are they talking about?
A a play at the theatre
B a concert
C a film on TV
CLUE: Listen fo r inform ation a b o u t the setting
an d the ending.
3 You hear an actress being interviewed on the
radio. W ha t is the actress doing?
A giving an explanation
B making a comparison
C offering advice
CLUE: In this type o f question, y o u have to think
ab o u t the m ain p o in t o f w h a t the speaker says.
4 You tu rn on the radio in the m iddle o f a
programme.
W ha t is th e relationship between the speakers?
A m other and son
B boss and employee
C teacher and pupil
CLUE: Listen carefully to w h a t the w om an says
towards the end o f the conversation.
5 You hear a w om an on a phone-in radio
program m e com plaining about a problem.
W ho is responsible fo r her problem?

A some workm en
B the local to w n council
C a m obile phone company
CLUE: A t the end, the w om an says,:'That's n o t
rig h t'. W hat is she referring to?

You overhear tw o people talking in a cafe.
W hat has the man ju st taken part in?
A a com petition on th e radio
B an oral exam ination
C a jo b interview
CLUE: A ll three answers may involve answering
questions an d feeling nervous. Listen fo r additional
inform ation to give you the correct answer.

Vocabulary 3: entertainment
1 C o m p le te th ese sentences w ith an
a p p ro p ria te w o rd . You have be en g iv e n th e firs t
p a rt o f each w o rd a n d th e n u m b e r o f le tte rs .
1 It's the first Shakespeare p____ I have seen in the
t_________ .
2 There w ere a lo t o f critics from th e newspapers at
the theatre. I w a n t to read th eir r_________ to see
w h a t they th o u g h t o f it.
3 The play was excellent and th e au_________
app_________ very enthusiastically at th e end.
4 I th o u g h t I d id n 't like o______ , b u t then I saw a
W onderful p________________ o f Carmen and I
changed my mind.
5 There was a c_________ last w eek w hich included

a new sym________by a young Italian
com________ . I t was alm ost s_____ o_ _ so I was
lucky to ge t a seat!
6 It must be very d ifficult to con______ an
ore_________ ;^here are so m any different
in_______________being played by so many
different mus_________ I
7 I enjoy po_ m______ as well, and I listen to
diffe re nt si________and gr_______. I've g o t a big
collection o f CDs.
8 On Saturday evenings I like going to ni____ cl_____I
and di______ w ith my friends.
2 W h a t k in d o f e n te rta in m e n t d o y o u e n jo y
m ost? P u t th ese in o rd e r fro m 1-7 a n d discuss
y o u r p re fere nces w ith a p a rtn e r.
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pop concerts
theatre
opera
television

□ cinema
□ comedy
□ classical concerts

I

UN IT 1

What's on?

This p a rt o f th e te s t gives th e e xam in ers th e ir firs t
im pre ssion o f you, so it's im p o rta n t to a n sw e r th e
qu e stio n s clearly, a c cu ra te ly a n d w ith e n o u g h
d e ta il.

3
Read th is
s h o rt re v ie w o f
a m usical fro m
an In te rn e t
site. Have you
h e ard o f th is
show ? W o u ld
yo u like to see
it? W h y? /W h y
n o t?

DO speak clearly so the examiners can hear you.
DO try to make your answers interesting and
personal.
D O N 'T give one-w ord responses, e.g. Yes or No.
Add some details.
D O N 'T learn long speeches by heart before you do
the exam. You probably w o n 't give appropriate

answers to th e actual questions.
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1 Each o f th e fo llo w in g answ ers has tw o
m istakes in g ra m m a r o r w o rd o rd er. Find th e
m istakes an d c o rre c t th e m . Then m a tch each
an sw e r t o o n e o f th e to p ic s above.

4
N o w w r ite a s h o rt re v ie w o f a show , c o n c e rt
o r p la y th a t y o u have seen recen tly. F o llo w th e
sam e o rd e r as th e re v ie w a b o ve an d re m e m b e r to
w r ite a b o u t:

• w h a t you saw
• w h a t it was about
• w h a t you th o u g h t o f it and why.

Exam focus
P a p e r 5 S p e a k in g : in tr o d u c tio n (P a rt 1)
A b o u t th e exa m : P art 1 o f th e S pe akin g te s t lasts
fo r th re e m in u te s . The in te rlo c u to r w ill ask y o u
a n d th e o th e r c a n d id a te som e q u e s tio n s a b o u t
yourselves. These m ay be:
•
•
•
•
•

th e place w h e re y o u live
y o u r fa m ily
y o u r w o rk o r studies
w h a t y o u d o in y o u r fre e tim e
y o u r fu tu re plans.

1 I am having tw o brothers. One is older than me; he
has tw enty-one years old. The other is younger he's ju st tw elve. So I'm in th e middle.
2 I live in Milan. It's a very big city, w ith lots o f traffic.
Just no w I stay in a hostel b u t I w a n t have my ow n
apartm ent one day.
3 I like very much playing com puter games and doing
sport, especially swim.
4 I have been studying English since five years, and I

enjoy it very much. But I never been to England.
5 In ten years’ tim e I hope I'll be a doctor. I w a n t
travel abroad, andTnaybe I married.

Q

2 N o w liste n a n d check y o u r answ ers.

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2 Listen t o som e s tu d e n ts d o in g P art 1 o f th e
exam . H o w g o o d d o y o u th in k th e ir answ ers are?
Choose A, B, C o r D f o r each speaker.
A
B
C
D

A good answer.
N ot good - makes a lo t o f mistakes.
N ot good - does n o t answer the question.
N ot good - does n o t say enough.

1 Joanna
2 Karl

.......
.......

3 Katerina

4 Jorge

.......
.......

3
W o rk w ith a p a rtn e r. You are g o in g to
pra ctise asking an d a n sw e rin g qu estio ns.
R em em ber to a d d som e d e ta il t o each o f th e
answers.
S tu d e n t A look at page 180.
S tu d e n t B look at page 184.

1


Writing: inform al em ail (Part 1)

■
Read th e sam p le a n sw e r b e lo w , a n d p u t th e
p a ra g ra p h s in th e c o rre c t order.

1
Look a t th e w r itin g ta sk b e lo w a n d an sw e r
th e fo llo w in g qu estio ns.
1
2
3
4

Look back a t th e task. Has th e w r ite r in clu d e d
all th e in fo rm a tio n need ed?

W ho are you w ritin g to?
W hy are you w riting?
W ha t tells you w h a t you m ust p u t in your reply?
H ow can you begin and end the email?

The w r ite r has m a de fo u r m istakes w ith v e rb
fo rm s , w h ic h are m a rke d . C o rre ct th e m istakes.
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You have been s tu d y in g h a rd b u t n o w y o u w a n t
t o g o o u t to th e th e a tre fo r th e e v e n in g w ith
som e frie n d s . Read th e tw o em ails a n d th e
a d v e rtis e m e n t. T hen, using th e in fo rm a tio n in
y o u r notes, w r ite a re p ly to Jack's em a il.
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N o w w r ite a s im ila r e m a il to a frie n d
in v itin g h im /h e r t o g o t o e ith e r a c o n c e rt o r a
film w ith y o u . G ive d e ta ils o f th e tim e an d place,
a n d say w h o else is c o m in g a n d w h e re y o u c o u ld
g o a fte rw a rd s . W rite 1 2 0-1 50 w o rd s.
4
W h e n y o u have fin is h e d , check y o u r w o rk .
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1 P ut th e w o rd s in th e r ig h t o rd e r to m a ke
qu estio ns.
1
2
3
4
5
6

long is since English started it studying how you ?
you have w hen last a did holiday ?
many have lived to w n years this you h o w in ?
book you long had h o w fo r have this ?
leave hom e did this you m orning w hen ?
have film s m onth seen ho w you this many ?

2

Ask an d an sw e r fo u r o f th e qu e stio n s ab ove
w ith a pa rtn e r.

1 For 1-6 b e lo w , th in k o f th e w o rd w h ic h is
b e in g d e fin e d . The w o rd s are a ll c o n n e c te d
w ith th e cine m a o r te le v is io n .
1 the character th a t an actor plays in a play or
film
2 the large w h ite surface th a t pictures are shown
on in th e cinema
3 th e place in a cinema w here tickets are sold

4 the place o r tim e where a film o r television
program m e is shot
5 th e story o f a film or book
6 th e technique o f starting a story in the present,
then m oving to the past
2

C hoose fiv e m o re w o rd s c o n n e c te d w ith th is
to p ic fro m th e u n it an d w r ite a d e fin itio n
fo r each. Then see if y o u r p a rtn e r can guess
w h a t th e y are.

3 C hoose th e c o rre c t a lte rn a tiv e in each o f
th e se sentences.
1 Have y o u run / Have you been running? You
look hot.
2 D id you ever go / Have y o u ever been to Milan?
3 I've had / I've been having a TV in my bedroom
ever since I was small.
4 / have never seen / / never saw an opera before.
5 She has done / She has been do in g her
hom ew ork fo r the last tw o hours.
6 / have know n / / have been k now in g him fo r
three years.
7 Tom asked me fo r your email address, b u t /
haven't know n / 1 d id n 't k n o w it.

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Hello

D ear Sami
It's been a lo ng tim e ( 1 ) ............. w e w ere in to uch I ho pe everything is O K w ith you. W ha t have you
been d o in g ( 2 )............. th e last year? Are you still
w orking fo r your father?
A lo t o f th ing s have h a pp ene d in m y life (3 ) .............

w e w ere at co lle g e in E dinburgh. ( 4 ) ............. I le ft
university, I g o t a jo b in London w orking in a bank. It
was O K ( 5 ) ............. th e firs t six m onths, b u t th en I
began to g e t a b it b o red , and I d id n 't really like living
in London. So I a p p lie d to d o voluntary w ork overseas
and I've ( 6 ) ............. heard I've been acce pte d to w ork
on a p ro je c t in N am ibia. I've (7 ) ............. been to
A frica, so I'm really lo o k in g forw ard to it.
It w o u ld be gre a t to see you be fore I g o - have you
m ade any plans fo r th e sum m er holidays ( 8 ) ............. ?
I've g o t th re e w eeks' holiday - m aybe w e could m e et
u p som ew here?
H ope to hear fro m you soon.
Best wishes
Francisco

4 C o m p le te th e e m a il a b o ve usin g a p p ro p ria te
tim e expressions.
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C o m p le te th e h ig h lig h te d expressions w ith a
s u ita b le p re p o s itio n .

1 I th in k everyone should have a chance to v o te ......
their favourite stars in th e Oscars.
2 If I w on a lo t o f money, I w ou ld donate at least half
charity.
3 I like w atching film s s e t......the future.
4 Being a film star isn't just a m a tte r...... looking good.

5 A p p e a rin g ...... stage is much more d ifficult than acting
...... a film .
6 I w o u ld n 't w a n t to take p a r t......a Reality TV show.
2

W h ic h sentences a b o ve d o y o u a g re e w ith ?

G o to w w w .iT e s ts .c o m o r y o u r C D -R O M fo r in te ra c tiv e e x a m practice.

17


UNIT

Worth the risk?

2

Speaking 1
1 Lo ok a t th e p h o to an d discuss th ese
qu estio ns.
The w om an is 'free diving'. W ha t do you
th in k this involves?
2 W ould you be prepared to try this?
W hy?/W hy not?
3 W hat type o f person do you th in k you need
to be to do this?

1 A n s w e r th e fo llo w in g qu e stio n s fo r
y o u rs e lf. W rite :

always

often

occasionally

n<

Do you enjoy taking risks?
last^m^nute?yS leave thin9 s until the

W ould you like to drive a fa s t ca r?
Do you take ch ances even w hen you
think you m ay not su cceed?
V
Do you think about w h a t m ig h t oo
w rong before you try a n y t h in new ?

2 E xplain y o u r answ ers to a p a rtn e r.
W h ich o f y o u is m o re a d ve n tu ro u s?
3

= ° U c ^e c ^ a m a P before you s e t off
on a journey to a new place?y
nn

If som eone d a re s you to do
som ething, do you a c c e p t th e d a re ?
W ould you find life boring if th e re was
no d an g e r an yw here?

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Discuss th e se qu estio ns.

1 Is it always a good th ing to take risks?
2 W hy do you th in k some people m ight
no t approve o f risk-takers?


UN IT 2

Listening: m ultiple-choice (Part 4)

(£ )

| The w o m a n in th e p h o to o p p o s ite is Tanya
S treeter, w h o b ro k e a w o rld record fo r fre e
d iv in g o n 17 A u g u s t, 2002. You w ill h e ar an
in te rv ie w w ith her.
TIP! B e fo re y o u listen, rea d th ro u g h th e firs t
p a rt o f each q u e s tio n (th e 's te m ') an d h ig h lig h t
th e key w o rd s . Then read th ro u g h th e o p tio n s
(A -C ).

Worth the risk?

2 | Listen t o th e in te rv ie w an d choose th e best

a n sw e r (A, B o r C).
3

Discuss these qu estio ns.

1 Do you th in k th a t w h a t Tanya does is w o rth the risk
she is taking? W hy?/W hy not?
2 Describe to a partner the m ost dangerous and/or
exciting th in g you have ever done. W ould your
partner like to do the same thing?

Vocabulary 1: adjectives o f feeling
To help you, the key w ords have been highlighted fo r
the first tw o questions.
1 Tanya says th a t w hen she was very young, she
A was at ease in the water.
B was encouraged to do sports.
______
C overcame her fear o f the sea.
I 111
2 In the free diving class, Tanya fo und that, compared
w ith th e men,
A she was less competitive.
B she was much younger.
_ _ _
C she was better at some things.
I 121
3 Tanya says she w anted to set diving records
because
A she knew th a t she could do. it.

B she w anted her parents' approval.
C she was encouraged by her parents.
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4 H ow does Tanya ge t back to th e surface after a
dive?
A in stages
B on a platform
______
C very quickly
I 141

■ 1 C o m p le te th e a d je ctive s in th e fo llo w in g
sentences by a d d in g -e d o r -in g .
Example: Tanya was amaz.... and thrill.... w hen she
beat the w orld record.
1 A lo t o f people are excit.... by the idea o f doing
dangerous sports.
2 Top athletes m ust fin d all th e media attention very
flatter.... .
3 I th in k I'd find hang gliding rather frig h te n ......
4 I'm really un fit! It's so depress....!
5 I can't understand w hy some people are
interest.... in trying to beat records.
6 I th o u g h t th e w ay the coach explained things was
rather confus......
7 People w h o attem pt to beat records often feel
very frustrat.... w hen they fail.

8 M y instructor yvas very encourag.... about my
chances o f w inning.
9 I was annoy.... w ith myself w hen I lost the game.
10 Please stop w histling. It's really irrita t.....
► G ram m ar reference p.191 (1)

5 W hen she is deep underwater, Tanya says th a t
A the size o f her body changes.
B she can th in k very clearly.
C her heart beats very quickly.

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6 Tanya says th a t if there was an emergency during a
dive, she w ould
A give up the dive immediately.
B receive expert support.
C depend on her ow n resources.
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7 W hen she broke the w o rld record, Tanya fe lt
pleased she had shown
A how anyone can fu lfil th eir am bition.
B th a t w om en can equal men.
C w h a t the human race can achieve.
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1 H o w w o u ld y o u fe e l if:
• your friend gave you an unexpected present?
• you th o u g h t a stranger was fo llo w ing you?
• your brother or sister borrow ed your CD player
w ith o u t asking you?
2 W rite som e m o re q u e s tio n s lik e th e ones
a b o ve a n d ask a pa rtn e r.


UN IT 2

Worth the risk?

Reading 1: m ultiple-choice
questions
1 You are g o in g to rea d a m a g a zin e a rtic le
a b o u t an unusual w a y o f tra v e llin g . Lo ok a t
th e p h o to an d th e t itle o f th e te x t.
1 W ha t is th e young man doing?
2 W hy do you th ink he is doing it?
3 W ha t do you th ink the title means?
2 Look th ro u g h th e te x t q u ic k ly t o fin d
th e answ ers to th ese qu estio ns.
1 W ho is th e young man in the photo?
2 W hat is the im portance o f the cable to
a) the young man? b) the local schoolteacher?
c) th e village w here th e man lives?

T h e c a b le ra c e r

R

obinson Diaz lives in a small cottage high in the
Andes Mountains of South America. Diaz is a
‘cable racer’, and every morning he faces the
difficult task of taking the local teacher to her school.
To do this, he first walks for an hour up to a place the
locals call Los Pinos (the Pine Trees), right at the edge
of the 120-metre deep 1gorge of the Negro valley. Here,
one end of a thick metal cable has been fixed to a
wooden post. The cable stretches right across the deep
valley to the other side, a kilometre away.
A metal hook is fixed to the cable, with leather
straps hanging from it. Diaz fastens the straps around
his shoulders and waist, does a quick safety check and
then, without hesitating, throws himself off the edge of
the mountain. Attached to the cable by only the metal
hook, he rapidly picks up speed and soon he is racing
through the air. Crossing the valley by wire takes him
30 seconds, instead of the two hours it would take him
to walk down through the 2snake-infested rain forest
and climb up the steep muddy slopes on the other side.
As Diaz begins his trip, Diana Rios, a 23-year-old
elementary teacher, is waiting on the other side of the
gorge for the moment when he will come racing
through the 3mist towards her at 160 kph. She will then
return with him, hanging on to him as he goes back
along a second cable. Diana had no idea when she took
the teaching job that just getting to work in the village

school would be so dangerous. ‘At first I wanted to
cry,’ she says,4clutching her books as the metal cable
starts to 5rattle violently at Diaz’s approach. ‘But I soon
got used to it.’ She still prefers to go with Diaz, though,
rather than making the frightening and hazardous
crossing on her own.

For the inhabitants of Los Pinos, the wire cable is a
35 lifeline. For more than 50 years, it has served the
community as a form of transport to and from the rest of
the world. Everything that comes arrives via the cable bricks and wood for building, sacks of rice and com.
Puppies are held between the knees of young men like
40 Diaz who act as ‘cable-racers’, and go flying over the
gorge. Pregnant mothers, who must get to the nearest
clinic, cross the wire during the darkness of the night,
returning with their newborn babies. It is dangerous, but
they have no choice.
45
This time Robinson Diaz makes a perfect landing on
Diana’s side of the gorge. For him, the dangers of his
daily journey are 6insignificant. ‘What T’m really scared
of is snakes,’ he says. ‘This is nothing in comparison.’
Then Diana straps herself into her harness and hooks
so herself up to the wire behind Diaz, holding on to him
tightly. He turns, 1flashes her a smile, releases the brake
and kicks away. Within seconds, teacher and cable-racer
have disappeared back into the mist.

Adapted from THE INDEPENDENT

UN IT 2

3
Read th e te x t ag a in a n d choose th e an sw e r
(A, B, C o r D) w h ic h y o u th in k fits best ac co rd in g
to th e te x t. T h e re are som e clues to h e lp you.
TIP! You w ill fin d it easier to d o th is ta sk if you
read th e stem s firs t w ith o u t re a d in g a ll th e
o p tio n s A -D . T h en fin d th e p a rt o f th e te x t
w h ic h th e stem relates to , an d see if y o u can
fin d th e an sw e r y o u rs e lf. A fte r th is, g o back
an d check y o u r o w n an sw e r w ith all th e
o p tio n s . The q u e s tio n s are alw a ys in th e sam e
o rd e r as th e in fo rm a tio n in th e te x t.

1 Robinson Diaz has a d iffic u lt task every m orning
because he has to
A climb a long w ay up a m ountain.
B get to th e edge o f a valley.
C help someone get to w ork.
D w alk through a dangerous area.
CLUE: W hat is his m ain task?
2 In the second paragraph, the w rite r suggests th a t
Diaz is
A confident about w h a t he is doing.
B unaware o f th e danger he faces.
C neglectful o f his ow n safety.
D uncertain o f w h a t he is doing.
CLUE: Look fo r in form ation ab o u t w h a t Diaz does

an d h o w he does it.
3 Diana Rios fo und o u t ho w she w ou ld travel to
w ork
A w hen she was a student.
B w hen she saw the cable.
C after she had m et Diaz.
D after she to o k the job.
CLUE: Look fo r a tim e expression in the text.4
4 W h a t is Diana's opinion about the journey now?
A She enjoys it.
B She no longer finds it a problem.
C It makes her feel very frightened.
D It w ou ld be impossible w ith o u t Diaz.
CLUE: Her opinion has changed - think ab o u t h o w
she feels n o w

Worth the risk?

5

The cable is im po rtan t to the people o f Los Pinos
because
A it allows contact w ith other comm unities.
B it provides entertainm ent fo r th e young people.
C it enables th e doctor to visit the village.
D it gives the inhabitants the chance to sell their
produce.
CLUE: Think ab o u t the m ain purpose o f the cable.

6

W ha t does Diaz say about using the cable?
A He does no t th ink there is any risk.
B He is w orried about the danger o f snakes.
C He is happy th a t he can help the teacher.
D He does not find it as frightening as other
things.
CLUE: You need to check w h a t a pro no un in the
last paragraph refers to.

m

Find th e n u m b e re d w o rd s a n d phrases in
th e te x t.
1

Look a t each o n e in c o n te x t an d th e n choose
th e best m e a n in g a) o r b).

1
2
3
4
5
6
7

a)
a)
a)

a)
a)
a)
a)

2

C hoose tw o o th e r w o rd s fro m th e te x t th a t
y o u d o n 't k n o w a n d tr y t o w o rk o u t th e ir
g e n e ra l m e a n in g fro m th e c o n te x t.

a deep river
ftill o f snakes
th ick fog
holding tightly
break suddenly
im portant
smiles quickly

b)
b)
b)
b)
b)
b)
b)

a deep valley
w ith o u t snakes
lig h t cloud

touching
shake noisily
n o t im portant
smiles slowly

5
Lo ok a t th e fo llo w in g p ro n o u n s in th e te x t
an d choose w h a t each o n e refers to .
1 it (line 12)
2 he (line 23)

a)
a)
3 it (line 43)
a)
4 they (line 44) a)

the hook
Diaz
the night
the cable racers

b)
b)
b)
b)

the
the
the

the

cable
teacher
crossing
mothers

J jjP I Discuss these qu estio ns.
1 H ow do you travel to school or w o rk every day?
2 H ow enjoyable do you find the journey? Does it
involve any problems?
3 Have you ever had to use a dangerous o r risky fo rm
o f transport w hile travelling? W hen? Why?


U N IT 2

Worth the risk?

Grammar 1: making comparisons
tm

N o w u n d e rlin e th e in te n s ifie rs in Ben’s
sentences an d c o m p le te th e ta ble s.
a lo t / ................/

1 Each o f th e fo llo w in g sentences has a m istake
w ith com p arison s. Find th e m istakes an d c o rre c t
th e m .
E xam ple:

h ig h e s t
The Andes M ountains are am ong the moot high in
the w orld.
1 Life in the country is not as busy than life in the city.
2 Transport is more easier for people w h o live in cities.
3 There are th e most people living in the w o rld today
than ever before.
4 Teachers today are less stricter than they w ere in
the past.
5 Antarctica is the less populated continent in the
w orld.
6 I th in k w indsurfing is th e more exciting than sailing.
7 I am more good at sport than my brother.
8 I w ou ld rather to travel by car than by train.
2

2

C o m pare y o u r answ ers w ith a pa rtn e r.
G ra m m a r re fe re n ce p.193,197 (8.6)

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1 M a tc h th e sentences so th a t
Ben alw ays agrees w ith A le x.

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A le x:
1 This rope doesn't seem nearly
as strong as the old

one w e had. e)
2 I suppose it was a lo t cheaper.
3 It's rather harder to
hold on to though.
4 I suppose it's no worse than
the old one.
5 Maybe th e bo tto m o f th e m our
isn't qu ite as far as it looks.
Ben:
a) M m m , perhaps it's a bit nearer.
b) Yes, it is slightly more difficult.
c) No, I expect it's just as good.
d) You're right, it was far
less expensive.
e) No, it's m uch thinner.

G ra m m a r re fe re n ce p. 194 (4.8)

rather
a h it I

more expensive
less expensive
cheaper

no

almost / not quite

as expensive

(not) nearly
3
C o m p le te th e second sentence so th a t it has
a s im ila r m e a n in g to th e firs t s e -te ^ c e , using th e
w o rd g ive n . Do n o t cha n g e th e .vo rd give n . You
m u st use b e tw e e n tw o a n d fiv e w o rd s, in c lu d in g
th e w o rd give n .
Example: Football is tne —c s t
' - c soort to play,
as
No other sport ..Is. as
: a. as football.
1 I’ve never seen s u e a - z ~ s z ~ g s h iv, th e
This is ....................................t f ia ir v e ever seen.
2 Sam isn’t nearly as o rs.e as C noe lot
Chloe is ................
la r
3 Last year th e show w a s - f :a -s -.e as this
year, b it
Last year the show w a s ------------------------------expensive than th is jrear
4 I th ink p la y ." t e " : : .- - a r i a
far
I th ink it 's ........
-r - ; r a 5 N ot many other ct-as a e as a f e as
.c th e
Tokyo is one
r tne world.
6 I p re fe r sights— " : ' :
" : : — a t e a : " ra th e r

I ' d .............
— an * e beach
m
W o rk w ith a s a - r e ' C -c c s e
o f th e
fo llo w in g to p ic s . Think of Iwenanws. write th e m
in a circle an c : i ~ i a - a r a - -s - ; f a adjectives
g ive n and in te rs * a n f y E * r c s e 3
Famous people: .-.a •< - :
.- —- o e f , wealthy,
old, fit, talented
Places: busy, d u a : a x e - - : o o k d c ~ odern
Films: frig—.e—<■ ~g x r - g -'ovative
Cars: fast s c i t . j s CMM axae-sve r.;;r;~ :c a l
Example:
Nicole K G '- * - : -~ c ~ :>=-?■
J K R ow ling c r ~sr a 5 R H F

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U N IT 2

W o rth th e risk?

Vocabulary 2: w ord fo rm atio n

Use of English: w ord fo rm atio n

(n e g a tiv e p re fix e s )

(P a rt 3)

1 Choose th e c o rre c t a lte rn a tiv e in each o f th e
fo llo w in g sentences.

■ i Lo ok a t th e t it le o f th e te x t b e lo w . W h a t d o
y o u th in k th e a n sw e r to th e q u e s tio n m ig h t be?

Example:
People w h o are active t inactive do n o t make good
athletes.
1 You should tru st / distrust anyone w h o says it's easy
to have a career in sport.
2 Having skill and talent is insufficient / sufficient fo r
a career in sport nowadays.
3 You need to be quite unlucky / lucky to succeed in
such a com petitive area.
4 Some people th in k th a t if you believe in yourself
then it is impossible t possible to fail.
5 Because you are pushing your body so hard, a
career in sport can actually be quite healthy /
unhealthy, so you need to look after yourself.
6 Please d o n 't misunderstand / understand me - 1
th in k it’s a w onderful career!

H R Read th e te x t th ro u g h q u ic k ly t o see if y o u
w e re rig h t.

3

1 W ha t part o f speech is needed - noun, verb,
adjective or adverb?
2 If the w ord is a noun, should it be singular or plural?
Do you need to add a negative suffix?
3 If it is a verb, w h a t ending does it need?
Example: 0 - adjective

4 Use th e w o rd g ive n in ca p ita ls b e lo w th e
te x t to fo rm a w o rd th a t fits in th e g a p in th a t
lin e . T h ere is an e x a m p le a t th e b e g in n in g (0).
W H Y DO PEOPLE TAKE RISKS?

2

C o m p le te th e se sentences using th e c o rre c t
fo rm o f th e w o rd in capitals. A d d a n e g a tiv e
p re fix w h e re necessary. T h ere are th re e sentences
w h e re y o u d o n 't need to cha n g e th e w o rd .
1 M any people fe e l............w hen they move to a
new to w n and d o n 't know anyone. SECURE
2 I th in k it 's ............ how brave she is. CREDIBLE
3 A nything is ............ if you have a positive mental
attitude. POSSIBLE
4 She spoke very quickly, so it's possible I ............
w h a t she said. UNDERSTAND
5 M ost people a r e ............ o f learning several
languages given th e chance. CAPABLE
6 Steve was s till............ even th oug h he had hit his
head as he fell. CONSCIOUS

7 The new player was v e ry ............- he had never
played at th a t level before. EXPERIENCE
8 I w anted to learn scuba diving, b u t ............ there
w ere no instructors available FORTUNATE
f
C o m p le te th ese sentences. G ive tru e
in fo rm a tio n .
1
2
3
4
5

I th in k it's incredible t h a t ...
I tend to distrust people w h o .
I’ m incapable o f ...
I th in k it's unhealthy to ...
It's impossible fo r me to ...

Look a t each sentence a n d th in k a b o u t th e

gap.

W hy are some people risk-takers? W ha t makes them
take part in (0) dangerous o r even life-threatening
activities? There are different ( 1 ) ......................fo r this.
Car racers love the ( 2 ) ......................o f speed, w hile
climbers get th eir thrills fro m ( 3 ) ......................the
challenge o f high m ountains. M illions o f years ago,
w hen people faced danger daily, risk-taking was

essential fo r ( 4 ) ........ .,.............A lthough living in
today's w o rld is ( 5 ) ......................than it w as in those
days, perhaps th a t ( 6 ) ......................instinct still
remains. However, taking risks can become a very
( 7 ) ............. ....... obsession. Some people can even
become addicted to danger, and are unable to stop
looking fo r it. It is also ( 8 ) ......................th a t the
m ajority o f risk-takers seem to be men. Is this because
men have more ( 9 ) ......................? Or do w om en think
tw ice about taking risks because they are more
( 1 0 ) ......................?
0
1
2
3
4
5

DANGER
EXPLAIN
EXCITE
FACE
SURVIVE
EASE

6
7
8
9
10

BASE
HEALTH
INTEREST
CURIOUS
SENSE

M l Do y o u th in k it is tru e th a t m en ta k e m o re
risks th a n w o m e n ? G ive exam ples.

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Exam focus
P a p e r 1 R e a d in g : m u ltip le
m a tc h in g (P a rt 3)
A b o u t th e exa m : In Paper 1,
P art 3, yo u read several s h o rt
te xts , o r o n e lo n g e r te x t d iv id e d
in to sections. The qu e stio n s
re q u ire y o u t o lo ca te specific
in fo rm a tio n in th e te x t. The
answ ers can com e fro m any p a rt
o f th e te x t; th e y d o n o t fo llo w th e
sam e o rd e r as th e qu estio ns.
T h ere m ay be m o re th a n one
answ er to some questions.
P rocedure
1 Read th e t it le o f th e te x t an d
a n y subh ea din gs, a n d skim th e

te x t q u ickly. This w ill g iv e you
an idea o f w h a t th e te x t is
a b o u t. D o n 't read th e w h o le
te x t y e t.
2 Read th e q u e s tio n s c a re fu lly
a n d u n d e rlin e key w o rd s.
3 Lo ok th ro u g h each s e ctio n o f
th e te x t to fin d th e in fo rm a tio n .
You d o n 't ne ed to read th e te x t
in d e ta il. Lo ok fo r w o rd s o r
expressions w h ic h m ean th e
same as th e w o rd s in th e
q u e s tio n . U n d e rlin e possible
answ ers in p e n cil. Be c a re fu l th e re may be sim ilar in fo rm a tio n
in d iffe re n t sections.
4 Leave a n y q u e s tio n s th a t you
are n o t sure o f, an d g o back to
th e m a t th e en d. You sh o u ld
alw ays choose an answ er, as
y o u w ill n o t lose any m arks in
th e exam fo r a w ro n g answ er.
5 W h e n y o u have fin is h e d ,
tra n s fe r y o u r answ ers t o th e
a n sw e r sheet.

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1 You are g o in g t o read a m a g a zin e a rtic le in w h ic h fiv e
p e o p le ta lk a b o u t th e ir in te re s t in o u td o o r a ctiv itie s . Lo ok a t th e

ph oto s.
1 W ha t ou tdo or activity does each photo show?
2 Look through the w ho le article quickly and match the photos to the
appropriate texts.
2 For q u e s tio n s 1-15, choose fro m th e p e o p le A -E . Som e o f
th e p e o p le m ay be chosen m o re th a n once. W h e n m o re th a n one
an sw e r is re q u ire d , th ese m ay be g iv e n in a n y order.
W hich person
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is interested in protecting the environm ent?

2 1

enjoyed being ta u g h t ho w to do th eir activity?
found o u t about their activity from
another fam ily member?

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was suddenly asked to do som ething new?
says th a t public interest in their activity is grow ing?
says th a t their activity has form ed their character?

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m entions an activity made m ore dangerous by the weather?

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says they are different from m ost other
people doing the activity?

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likes th e w ay people o f diffe re nt abilities can
take part together?

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says it has become easier fo r others to take up th eir activity?
w ants to be better than other competitors?
does their activity less often than they used to?

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U N IT 2

W o rth th e risk?

The Great Outdoors
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A Anna Collins

D Laura Jeans

My twin sister, Lucy, and I have an identical interest in
BMX racing. We got into riding competitions by accident
really, when Lucy entered a cross-country cycle race and
came second. She came home full of the thrill of it all,
and started going regularly. I was bored staying at home
while she was getting all the excitement, so 1 decided to
take it up too. It didn’t take long before I found the speed
and element of danger it involved as exciting as she did.
There are only about twenty girls who race in the UK
compared to over 300 boys, but we like being treated the
same as the boys. We’re not stupid, but we do like taking
risks - and we both want to be BMX champions one day!

My dad and I wanted to do something different one
40
weekend so we decided to try hang gliding, and my first
lesson was brilliant! The more 1 did, the more I enjoyed it
and I soon forgot to be scared. I started by taking off from
small hills but now I can go as high as 100 metres and

I’m getting more adventurous and confident all the time. 4s
It’s not as dangerous as people think and I’ve never hurt
myself doing it. My friends think I’m crazy but I love the
sense of freedom I get when I’m gliding up there in the
air. Unfortunately, it isn’t great for meeting people of my
own age as most people I glide with are older than me, so so
I wouldn’t recommend it for anyone who wants to find a
boyfriend!

B Jenny McCormack
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In adventure racing, you’re in a team covering vast
distances out in the wild, doing different things swimming, canoeing, running and so on. I had a very
lucky introduction to it - 1 was a last-minute replacement
for someone in a team going to Nepal. I’d never been in
an adventure race before, but I’d lived in Nepal for two
years and done a lot of mountain climbing there as well
as mountain biking and white water rafting. In the race,
we covered 900 km and the winning team finished in just
under five days. Our team did it in seven, which wasn’t
bad, although of course it would have been great to come
first. What I love about adventure racing is that you often
compete in exotic places that you might never get the
chance to visit otherwise. I also love the fact that it is a
very friendly world - even the top athletes mix with the

beginners.

E Peter Beaumont
My brother had started mountain climbing and when I
heard about it from him it seemed to me that it was
something I simply had to do. So he arranged to take me ss
when he next went climbing locally. It was raining, so we
tried climbing in the rain, slipping about on wet, polished
stone. It was hardly the best start, but I loved it. When the
winter came, we went to the mountains in North Wales to
try climbing on ice. I climbed by instinct, just picking it
so
up as I went along, but these days most people start safely
indoors, and learn the/basics there. You’ll find a lot of
sports centres nowadays have indoor climbing walls so
newcomers can get a feel for the sport and build up their
confidence before they tackle a real mountain. As a result, ss
climbing is becoming an increasingly popular activity but it remains one of one of the most dramatic sports on
the planet.

C David Bellamy
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My lifelong addiction to walking began when I was a
child. I used to meet up with my friends and go on long
walks. I remember standing in the country one day with
everything covered in frost. Then the sun suddenly came
out and all the frost melted off the trees in a matter of

seconds. It was the sort of thing you’d never see from a
motor car. That kind of experience made me the person I
am. I still walk whenever I can, although I’m often too
busy for day-long walks now. My main concern now is
encouraging people to take greater care of the world’s
most important and popular sites of natural beauty.

3 Discuss th e se qu estio ns.
1 W hich person do you th in k seems to enjoy their
activity the most?
2 W hich o f the activities w ould you prefer to do?
Why?
3 W hich w ou ld you like to do least? Why?

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U N IT 2

Worth the risk?

Grammar 2: articles

m

1
Som e o f th e fo llo w in g sentences have
m istakes w ith articles. Find a n d c o rre c t th e
m istakes.

1 H ere is som e in fo rm a tio n a b o u t a n e w s p o rt.
Lo ok a t th e h ig h lig h te d sections an d m a ke any
necessary c o rre c tio n s w ith a rticle s (a la n /th e o r
z e ro a rtic le ). N o t all th e h ig h lig h te d sections

1 I've never crossed th e A tlantic Ocean in a ship.
2 I d id n 't go o u t yesterday because it was a terrible
weather.
3 W hen he grows up, he w ants to be footballer.
4 I can't get o u t because a fro n t door's locked.
5 The London M arathon takes place every year near
River Thames.
6 It's over 50 years since Hillary and Tensing climbed
th e M o u n t Everest.
7 I live at the home w ith my parents b u t I'm going
to get my ow n place soon.
8 It happened by an accident - I d id n 't mean to do

it.
9 W e w ere alm ost hom e w hen the sun finally came
out.
10 One day I'd really like to go m ountain clim bing in
th e Nepal.
G ra m m a r re fe re n ce p.192 (3)
2
C o m p le te th e fo llo w in g sentences w ith a,
an, th e o r (-) w h e n n o a rtic le is ne eded.
1 It is possible t h a t ............ w hale m igh t become
extinct in the future.
2 People say th a t you always meet someone you

know in the m iddle o f ............ Times Square in
............ New York.
3 ............ best way o f carrying things w hen you're
o n ............ w alking holiday is in a rucksack.
4 ............ Belgium is fam ous fo r its chocolate.
5 E a tin g ............ bananas is a good w ay o f getting
energy quickly.
6 Some people wish t h a t ............ mobile phone had
never been invented.
7 W hy do you th in k ............ Spanish are so good at
football?
8 It is possible to go sailing o n ............ Lake Garda
in the summer.
9 ............ highest w ind speeds officially recorded
reached 370 kph.
10 Some o f th e m ost im po rtan t scientific discoveries
w ere made b y ............ chance.

- the latest
adventure experience
A zo rb is (1) hollow plastic ball, ab ou t three
m etres in height. You clim b into the ball and then
roll dow n (2) the hill inside it. (3) A firs t zorb was
built by (4) an organjsation called
(5) A D angerous S po rts Club. The idea w as
developed in (6) the N ew Zealand in (7) late
1990s, and is now spreading rapidly throughout
(8) world.
There are tw o diffe re nt types o f zorb, a dry
zorb and a w et zorb. W ith (9) the dry zorb, you

are strapped into (10) the harness inside the ball.
The zorb can reach speeds of 50 to 60 kph.
The w et zorb is totally different. W ith this one,
you are not strapped in and you are encouraged
to stand up and try to run as (11) a ball rolls
dow n the hill. (12) The challenge is to rem ain
upright all the w ay to (13) bottom . This sounds
easy, so to m ake things (14) a little harder, they
th row som e w arm soapy w ate r inside, so things
get very slippery. People say it feels a bit like
being in (15) w ashing m achine!
2 Im a g in e th a t y o u have trie d e ith e r th e w e t zorb
o r th e d ry z o rb . W rite a s h o rt e m a il t o a frie n d
te llin g th e m w h a t it w as lik e an d h o w y o u fe lt.

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A b o u t th e e xa m : In Paper 5, P art 2, y o u speak on
y o u r o w n fo r a b o u t a m in u te . You have to
c o m p a re tw o p h o to g ra p h s , an d an sw e r a fu rth e r
q u e s tio n a b o u t th e m . For th is p a rt, y o u need to
use th e la n g u a g e o f co m p a riso n , an d t o lin k
c o n tra s tin g ideas to g e th e r.

1
Look a t th e tw o p h o to s. H o w are th e y
s im ila r? Choose a) o r b).
a) Both photos show people trying to do something
difficult.

b) The photos show people on the stage and in the
air.
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1 Read th e se sentences c o m p a rin g th e ph oto s,
an d u n d e rlin e th e c o m p a ra tiv e structure s.
1 The man looks much older than th e wom an.
2 There are fe w e r people in the firs t photo.
3 The wom an's clothes are more brightly-coloured
than the man's.
4 The man looks more nervous than th e w om an.
5 The man is taking a bigger physical risk.
6 The man seems to be enjoying himself more than
th e wom an. 2
2 Som e o f th e sentences g ive in c o rre c t
in fo rm a tio n a b o u t th e p h o to s. Find th e m an d
c o rre c t th e m .
younger

Example: The man looks much o lder than the
wom an.
TIP! W h e n y o u c o m p a re th e p h o to s, re m e m b e r
to describe b o th s im ila ritie s an d d iffe re n c e s .

1 C hoose th e c o rre c t lin k in g expression in each
o f th e fo llo w in g sentences.
1 While / On the o th e r hand th e first ph oto shows a
man w ho's about to perform in public, the w om an
in the other ph oto is on her ow n.
2 The man is inside b u t / also the w om an is o u t in
the open air.

3 In the firs t photo, the man looks quite nervous,
whereas / although in the other one th e w om an
looks quite relaxed.
4 That's fu nny because th e w om an is taking a risk In
addition / w hile the man is no t in danger.
5 I th in k the w om an has practised a lo t and is an
expert an d as w ell as this / b u t on the other hand
th e man m igh t be doing this fo r th e first tim e.

(D *

Listen an d check y o u r answ ers.

(D 3

Listen a g a in an d m a rk th e stressed w o rd s.
Practise saying th e sentences w ith th e sam e
stress a n d in to n a tio n .

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1 C o m pare th e p h o to s, using ideas fro m
Exercises 1-3 . Try to keep ta lk in g fo r
a b o u t 40 seconds.
2 B rie fly say w h ic h a c tiv ity y o u th in k is th e m ost
d iffic u lt, a n d w h y (a b o u t 20 seconds).

5

W o rk w ith a p a rtn e r.

Student A look at photo A above and at photo C on
page 180.
Student B look at photo B above and at photo D on
page 180.
The p h o to s s h o w p e o p le try in g to d o s o m e th in g
d iffic u lt. Take tu rn s to co m p a re y o u r p h o to s and
say w h ic h a c tiv ity y o u th in k is th e easiest to do.

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