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Passport to Success
JETSET Intermediate
Level 4 (SET version)
Passport to Success
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Contents
Introduction |
Chapter 1 – Introducing the family
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Chapter 2 – A day out in Birmingham |
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Chapter 3 – A visit from the relatives |
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Chapter 4 – Celebrations |
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Chapter 5 – Going on holiday |
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Chapter 6 –Working life |
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Chapter 7 – Medical matters |
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Chapter 8 – Things to do at the weekend |
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Chapter 9 – Vocabulary lists |
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Chapter 10 – Answers |
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Introduction
EDI is a leading international awarding body that was formed through the merger of the
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry Examinations Board (LCCIEB) and a leading
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Our range of qualifications is trusted and valued by employers worldwide and recognised
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This workbook is part of the EDI Passport to Success series of workbooks. The JETSET
Passport to Success titles have been designed as tools to reinforce prior learning and, as
such, they are suitable for use as either homework books or as key classroom resources.
This particular title has been written specifically to meet the needs of learners preparing
to sit senior (SET) versions of the JETSET Level 4 qualification. It covers the key syllabus
topics and focuses on the core vocabulary and grammar demands. It is important to
emphasise that this workbook is offered as a tool to reinforce class-based learning and
should only be used as part of a language course and in conjunction with other JETSET
support materials.
Further resources to support the JETSET qualifications include sample exam papers, the
JETSET syllabus and teaching support materials. Please either contact your local EDI
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out how to acquire these additional resources.
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Introducing the family
Dominic and Lily’s family
Read about Alan, Jenny and their family and make sure that you understand all the words.
Jenny, a teacher, and her husband Alan, a chef, live in Birmingham - a large city in the
centre of England. They have two children, Dominic and Lily. Dominic is 14, and Lily is 11.
The family lives in a semi-detached house, on the outskirts of the city, which Jenny and
Alan moved to 15 years ago, just before Dominic was born. They are now buying their
house, having borrowed money on a mortgage.
Jenny works in a local primary school, so she is usually able to be at home after school
with the children – and of course she has the same holidays. Alan has a job in a nearby
hotel, but his job means he often has to work in the evenings and at weekends. They have
been married for 17 years, and share many of the same interests, particularly going to the
theatre, and Jenny likes spending a lot of time in the garden. When he is free at weekends,
Alan likes to go to watch football matches, - he supports Aston Villa, a local team.
Their son, Dominic, is quite tall for his age, has short, dark hair and dark brown eyes. He is
very interested in sport, playing football with his friends whenever he has time. But now
he is beginning to have a lot of homework, and he knows he will soon be taking
examinations which will be important for his future, so he needs to work hard at school.
Lily is much smaller than Dominic, and quite thin. Her hair is curly, and she wears glasses,
and is always worried about breaking them. Her main hobby is music; and she is learning
to play the violin. When she was younger she also had piano lessons, but she has chosen
to learn the violin so she can play in the school orchestra when she is good enough. She
has a great sense of humour, and is often playing tricks on Dominic – he feels that now he
is a teenager, life is more serious, and he is often irritated by her behaviour.
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Part One
Read the paragraph on the previous page again, and then decide if the following
statements are (A) true (B) false or (C) not mentioned in the text.
1.
Jenny does not work.
A True
2.
C Not in text
B False
C Not in text
B False
C Not in text
B False
C Not in text
B False
C Not in text
Alan is a good cook.
A True
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B False
Alan and Jenny are renting their house.
A True
10.
C Not in text
Lily is fun loving.
A True
9.
B False
The children go to the primary school.
A True
8.
C Not in text
Dominic is in the school football team.
A True
7.
B False
Lily plays in the school orchestra.
A True
6.
C Not in text
Alan often works on Saturday.
A True
5.
B False
Jenny is older than Alan.
A True
4.
C Not in text
The daughter wears spectacles.
A True
3.
B False
B False
C Not in text
Part Two
Think of a person that you know well and try to describe them very accurately in full
sentences. If possible, read your description to someone who knows the person you have
described. Can they recognise the person from your description?
Words you may find useful –
dark
blonde
slim
brown
handsome
straight
lazy
ponytail
friendly
tall
short
freckles
plump
curly
serious
outgoing
thin
wavy
hardworking
shy
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Part Three
Recently Lily started going to the same school in Birmingham as her brother.
Every day they travel there by bus. Lily has lots of questions for Dominic about
the school and what she can expect when she moves to the senior classes.
Read the conversation and put it into reported speech; the first one is done for you.
“Dominic, I am finding the maths lessons really hard at school. Did you find
it hard when you first started at secondary school?”
Lily told Dominic that she found the maths lessons
very hard at school. She asked him if he had found it
hard when he first started at secondary school.
“Don’t worry. I remember I found it really quite hard to begin with. The
maths you do at primary school is much easier, so now you will have to
work!”
“But at my primary school I was one of the best at maths, and now
everyone seems to know the answers before me.”
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Part Three (continued)
“They may answer before you, but do they have the right answer? They
may be faster than you, but they may not be correct.”
“That’s true. Most of the time I do get the answer right. I just need to
go slowly and keep checking to be certain.”
“There you are then; that shows you are doing OK. You should relax, and
just be happy that you get the answers right. Speed isn’t everything.”
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“Yes, I suppose you are right. But will you help me sometimes with my
homework, to make sure I understand it properly.”
“Of course – but not today; I am off to play football with George and
Paul. I’m meeting them at the park in half an hour, so I have to hurry.
Bye now.”
“Bye; have fun. See you later.”
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Family tree
Part Four
Here is a family tree of Dominic and Lily’s family. Answer the following questions.
1.
Jacob and Elisabeth are Dominic and Lily’s
2.
Edward is Dominic and Lily’s mother’s
3.
Helen is Dominic and Lily’s father’s
4.
Dominic, Lily, Jacob and Elisabeth have the same
5.
Dominic and Lily’s mother and father are Jacob and Elisabeth’s
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Part Five
There are different views about family life; do you think one parent should stay at home to
look after the children? Or do you think it more important for parents to take paid
employment and arrange childcare? Do parents have a choice?
Write an article discussing both points of view, making your own opinion clear in the
conclusion.
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Part Six
Below are some acrostics (puzzles in which certain letters in each line form a word), using
Alan’s and Lily’s names using words to describe them.
L oveable
A ston Villa football fan
I ntelligent
L ikes working hard
L ighthearted
A ctive
Y oung
N ever home early!
Now can you make an acrostic for Dominic? (If it is easier make a sentence rather than just
using one word).
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Part Seven
Now try to do an acrostic on your own name?
Here are some adjectives to help you
Athletic Busy Caring
Decisive
Energetic Fun-loving Generous
Humorous
Idle
Jolly
Kind
Lovely
Motivated
Nervous
Older Patient Quick-witted
Rude Silly
Timid Understanding
Virtuous
Warm
Youthful Zestful
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A day out in Birmingham
Part One
Read the description below. Then, on the following page, re-write the numbered parts in
direct speech just like in the example (1).
It is half term, so school is closed; Jenny and the children have a half term holiday. Jenny
wants to go shopping, as Dominic needs a new football kit. She is planning to go to the
City Centre. She also wants to go to her bank, to enquire about getting a loan. She wants
a new kitchen, and knows they will need to borrow some money to pay for it.
Unfortunately Alan is busy at work, so he cannot join them.
1)
It is already 9 o’clock and Jenny is telling the children to hurry because the bus will be
leaving in 15 minutes. 2) Dominic is arguing with her; he wants to go in the car.
3)
Jenny explains that she does not want to have to drive into the crowded city centre,
and anyway it costs too much to park there.
4)
Then, Lily joins in and complains that she does not want to walk, and if they go
shopping they will have too much to carry.
Jenny begins to get impatient and annoyed by their objections. 5) She reminds them that
they are not going to be buying very much, only Dominic’s football kit, and as there are
three of them it is not a lot to carry. The bus is cheaper than parking and as the children
have bus passes, they can use them and get a discount.
6)
Lily complains that the bus is often very slow and does not take them near the sports
shop.
7)
Finally Jenny has had enough, and she tells the children to stop arguing, and get ready,
otherwise they will miss the bus. If they go any later, then they will not be able to stay out
for lunch.
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Part One (continued)
Re-write the numbered parts of the description on the previous page so that they are in
direct speech. The first one has been done for you.
1.
“Come on Lily and Dominic. We need to hurry
up and get ready; the bus is leaving in 15 minutes.”
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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Part Two
Look at the prices for bus tickets to the city centre and costs for car parking. Then,
answer the questions on the following page.
Bus ticket prices
FROM Spring Lane Bus Stop
TO
City Centre
Adult Single
Return
£1.50
£2.60
Child (under 16)
Single
Return
£1.00
£1.75
Child (with discount bus pass)
Single
£0.70
Return
£1.20
Parking costs
FOR CARS
70p per half hour for the first two hours
£1.50 for every other hour
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Part Two (continued)
They plan to stay in the City Centre for at least 4 hours.
1.
How much would it have cost to park?

A £4.40
B £5.80
C £6
They have decided to buy bus tickets that take them to and from the city centre.
2.
How much will Lily’s bus ticket cost?

A £0.70
B £1.20
C £1.75
Dominic has forgotten his bus pass.
3.
How much will it now cost for all three tickets?

4.
A £4.15
B £5.00
C £5.55
Would it be cheaper to park or to travel by bus?

A Cheaper by bus
B Cheaper to park
C It would have cost the same
They catch the 10.15 bus to the City Centre.
5.
Based on the above timetable, what time should the bus arrive?

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A 9:40
B 10:40
C 10:45
Shop
Post Office
Chemist
Bus
Stop
Part Three
Describe the route that they need to take to get to the Bus Stop on Spring Lane from their
house which is number 8 Swan Road.
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Part Four
Now draw the route on the above map with a red pen or pencil.
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At the City Centre, Jenny goes to the bank first. There is a long queue at the counter, but just
inside the door there is an enquiry desk, with a woman sitting behind it. A namebadge gives
her name as Louise Stepping, customer advisor.
Part Five
Put their conversation into reported speech, after each name prompt, - the first one has been
done for you.
“Can I help you?” asks Louise Stepping.
Louise
asked if she could help Jenny.
“Well, yes, please, Miss Stepping” replies Jenny. “Actually I am not quite
sure what it is I need, but I am sure you can advise me”.
Jenny
“Tell me what the problem is, and we will take it from there, oh and
please just call me Louise” says Louise. She also asks “What is your
name?”
Louise
“Oh, I’m Mrs Tolley,” Jenny answers, “We have our account here, my
husband and I, that is. We need to borrow some money”, she adds, a bit
nervously.
Jenny
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“That’s why we’re here. How much do you need to borrow?”
Louise
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“We want to put a new kitchen into our house, and think we will need to
borrow about £5,000” says Jenny.
Jenny
“Well,” says Louise, “I think the best thing is to give you some leaflets now,
and we can then book you an appointment to discuss the best way for
you”.
Louise
“Thanks,” says Jenny; “We could come in later this week – maybe Friday
morning?”
Jenny
“You can have an appointment to see our financial advisor on Friday at 11.30
if that’s ok?” Louise then asks Jenny “Please just fill in this form and we will
see you on Friday”.
Louise
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At the Sports shop
After going to the bank, Jenny takes the children to the sports shop to buy Dominic’s
football strip. He has been selected to play for his school team, so he needs to have a
football shirt in the team colours, which are blue with a white stripe, and white shorts, and
blue socks. He also needs a new pair of boots, as he has almost grown out of his old pair.
He comes out of the changing room, very proud of himself in his team colours – but the
shirt is rather tight. Mother immediately says to the assistant that the shirt is too small,
and she wants him to try the larger size.
Part Six
Read the conversation below and then fill in the gaps with a suitable word or words.
“He has tried on the Medium size at the moment. I think the next size
up is Large, which might be (1) ________________ big.”
“Let’s try it anyway; he will only grow (2) ___________________ and we
hope he will stay in the team for a long time”.
“Yes, of course I will! And if the
(3)
_________________ size is too big, I
can always wear a tee-shirt underneath when it is cold”.
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Part Five (continued)
“He also needs some football boots. He takes (4) _________________ 6.
“Oh, I am
(5)
_________________ we have some in that size.
Let me get you a selection of pairs to look at and try.”
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A visit from the relatives
Uncle Edward’s visit to Birmingham
The family is expecting a visit from Jenny’s brother, Edward and his family. Edward lives
in Amsterdam, in Holland. He is married to Ingrid, a Dutch woman he met through his
work. They have two children, Elisabeth, who is now 10, and Jacob, who is 8. The two
families often visit each other, but usually they meet in Holland, as the two Dutch children
are still quite young and do not like travelling.
It is nearly 6 years since the Dutch family last came to Birmingham, so Lily and Dominic
are very excited and want to make sure they have a good time. Dominic has also been
finding out about the city, as he wants to tell his Aunt Ingrid about the history of the area.
He knows she will be interested, as she often takes them to museums when they visit
Amsterdam. Now he wants to be able to take her around Birmingham, and to show off his
knowledge of his home city.
Part One
Read the text above and then decide if the following statements are true (A), false (B) or
not mentioned in the text (C).
1.
Jenny rarely gets to see her brother Edward and his family.
A True
2.
B False
C Not in text
B False
C Not in text
Uncle Edward’s children are very excited about the visit to Birmingham.
A True
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C Not in text
People who are from Holland are called Dutch people.
A True
5.
B False
Edward's family have visited Birmingham once before.
A True
4.
C Not in text
Jacob is the youngest of Edward’s children.
A True
3.
B False
B False
C Not in text
Facts about Birmingham
Dominic has been doing a school project about his home city, and he has found out the
following facts. He knew that Birmingham was a major industrial city, but he had not
realised just how many important inventions and discoveries had been made there –
discoveries which still affect our daily lives.
1.
Joseph Priestley, a Birmingham Minister from 1780 to 1791, discovered oxygen.
2.
John Wright invented electroplating in Birmingham in 1840.
3.
John Wyatt developed the spinning jenny, a machine for spinning wool.
4.
Henry Clay found out how to make a new form of papier mache, using sheets of
paper, in 1772.
5.
John Dunlop invented the pneumatic tyre in Birmingham in 1888.
6.
Nigel Mansell, the famous Indy and Formula One driving champion, is a native citizen
of Birmingham.
7.
Birmingham is the home of rock bands such as Duran Duran and UB40.
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Part Two
Re-write the facts from the previous page using the passive form – the first is done for
you.
1.
Oxygen was discovered by Joseph Priestley, a Birmingham
Minister.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
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Mother and Lily are preparing for the visit by doing some baking. “When Edward was a
boy he adored chocolate cake” said Mother. “I thought I would make him one as a
surprise.”
“I should ask your father to make it at work, but this is a family recipe, and I am sure I can
do it” she added.
This is the list of ingredients:
225g butter
225g brown sugar
4 eggs
225g self raising flour
55g cocoa
Mother looks in the cupboard to see if she has all the ingredients she needs.
“Oh dear, I have not got enough sugar. Lily, can you go to the shop for me and buy some
more sugar please?”
Part Three
Look back at the map on page 19 (Chapter 2) and describe the route that Lily will have to
take to get to the shop.
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When Lily gets back from the shop, Mother has already started preparing the cake.
“I think we should make a larger cake, as there will be quite a lot of people”, said Mother.
“I will make twice as much, I think. The recipe is enough for four people, and there will be
eight people when they are all staying here”.
Part Four
Can you double the quantities in the list of ingredients on the previous page? Write out
the recipe with the new quantities.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Part Five
Later the family are all sitting down, eating a meal, and Dominic asks his mother about his
uncle and cousins. Read their conversation.
“What was Uncle Edward like as a boy?”
“As a boy?” He looked quite like you, actually. As a boy he
was taller than you are now, and his hair was shorter. Boys
were not allowed to have long hair in those days; it was
always cut quite short. Ted was keen on playing football, he
didn’t enjoy his schoolwork much, and didn’t work very hard.
I am glad you work harder than he did, although he does
seem able to make money easily enough with his business.”
“Why do you call him Ted sometimes, Mum?”
“That was his nickname – it’s the short form of Edward!”
Dad added “We also called him Teddy sometimes – but that
really annoyed him. He kept objecting, because he thought
we meant he was like a Teddy Bear!”
“Yes” added Mother. “He used to get quite angry, so we did
not do that very often”.
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Now complete gaps in the conversation. The first one is done for you.
“Uncle Edward’s hair was cut very short when he was a boy,
_________________?”
wasn’t it
“Yes, boys did not grow their hair long in those days”.
“He liked to play football, ____________________? So I am
quite like him, aren’t I?”
“Yes, you both like sports, but I think you work harder at
school than he did.”
“But I need to work hard if I want to get a good job,
___________________. But Uncle Edward just seems to be
good at making money, doesn’t he?”
“You called Edward by his nickname sometimes,
____________________?”
“Yes, we called him Ted.”
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“But he didn’t really like it, ____________________?”
“No, he used to get quite annoyed – but it was worse if we
called him Teddy Bear” added Mother.
“But you didn’t do that very often?”
“No, of course not; it is not right to annoy your brother.”
“But Lily often annoys me, ____________________?”
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Birmingham Airport
Uncle Edward, Aunt Ingrid and the two children have booked a flight which means they will
arrive at Birmingham Airport at 3 o’clock on Friday afternoon. Mother is planning to meet
them, and has arranged to finish at 1 o’clock, but she is worried about getting back to be at
home when Lily gets home from school. She talks about this with Alan.
“Why don’t you just ask the school if Lily can come with you to the airport?” suggests Alan.
“Dominic needs to be at school and he is old enough to get home on his own and wait for
you. If the flight is delayed you can phone him. After all you should be back from the airport
by 4:30 or 5 o’clock, provided the traffic is not too bad. I should be home by 6 anyway, so
Dominic would only be alone for about two hours.”
“Yes, I will do that” says Jenny. “I will write to the school and ask if I can collect Lily at 1:30;
we can drive to the airport in plenty of time to meet them. After all, we do not do it very
often, and it is the first time my brother and his family will be coming to England since the
children were babies, and we have not seen each other for about two years”.
Part Six
Now look back through the discussion and the letter – can you change the times so that they
are written according to the 24 hour clock? The first one has been done for you.
1.
3:00 pm
=
2.
1:00 pm
=
3.
4:30 pm
=
4.
6:00 pm
=
5.
1:30 pm
=
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Part Seven
Here is the letter that Jenny wrote to the school. Fill in the gaps with the suitable words.
Choose from the words shown at the bottom of the page.
Dear Teacher
Next week my brother Edward and his family are
to England. I have not
(2)
(1)
_____________________
____________________ him and his family for two
years, so I am (3) ____________________ to be at the airport to meet him. The
only flight they can
(4)
__________________ arrives at the airport at 3 o’clock.
If I (5) __________________ him and his family I
back when Lily
(7)
(6)
___________________ be
____________________ home from school.
Therefore I (8) __________________ like to ask if I can
Lily from school at 1.30pm, and
airport. Of course, if she
(11)
(10)
(9)
_________________
__________________ her with me to the
____________________ some important school
work, she can (12) __________________ it over the weekend, at home.
I hope you (13) ____________________ to my request. I do not want Lily to
have to spend a long time alone (14) ____________________ at home for me
to get back from the airport.
I look forward to
gets
coming
(15)
____________________ from you.
won’t
catch
meet
would
do
hoping
hearing
misses
collect
agree
take
seen
waiting
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Word search
Lily is very excited about going to the airport. She is trying to guess which countries the
planes will be arriving from.
America
Argentina
Australia
Bulgaria
Chile
China
Cyprus
Denmark
Ecuador
Ghana
Greece
India
Italy
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Russia
Spain
Sweden
The Netherlands
Part Eight
Look at the list of Countries above and see if you can find them in the word search. One is
done for you. The words may be written horizontally, vertically, or diagonally from left to
right, or from right to left!
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4
Celebrations
Lily’s birthday party
It will soon be Lily’s birthday, when she will be 12 years old. She is already getting very
excited and wondering what presents she will receive, and how many of her friends will
come to her party.
She is planning the day with her mother. This year her birthday falls on a Friday, so she
will have to go to school, but she has agreed with her mother that they will have a party in
the evening. As school finishes as 3:40pm, there is time for Lily to get home, change, and
invite her friends to come to her house for 5 o’clock. There will be time for a birthday tea,
and then Lily wants to go out in the evening.
But her mother does not agree. “Why don’t we have your friends over for a party on
Saturday?” she suggests. “On Friday it is just too busy, and there is not enough time. I
will be at work myself until 3:30pm, and then it will all be such a rush to get everything
ready.”
“Besides, if we wait until Saturday we can spend the morning preparing and just having
fun, and then in the afternoon we could all go out to the cinema, or we could go skating at
the indoor ice rink, or whatever you would like to do.”
Lily rather likes the idea of going out with her friends – and she realises that there will not
be enough time to do this on Friday evening, so she is happy to agree with her mother.
“And there is something else I was going to suggest,” says Jenny. “Why don’t we invite
Granny over on Friday evening, and maybe we could go out for a family meal. I am sure
your Father could arrange to have the evening free from work, particularly as it is his
mother’s birthday, as well as his daughter’s!”
For Lily is not the only one in her family having a birthday soon. Lily was born on her
grandmother’s birthday, so they share the day, and often, jokingly, call themselves “twins”.
“We are not really twins” says Lily, “We are twins who are 51 years apart!”
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Part One
Read the text on the previous page and then decide if each of the following statements is
true (A), false (B) or not mentioned in the text (C).
1.
Lily’s birthday this year is on Thursday.
A
2.
False
C
Not in text
True
B
False
C
Not in text
True
B
False
C
Not in text
True
B
False
C
Not in text
True
B
False
C
Not in text
True
B
False
C
Not in text
C
Not in text
Granny is about to be 63 years old.
A
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B
Lily and her grandmother jokingly call themselves “twins”.
A
8.
True
Mother suggests the invite Granny over for a family meal on Friday evening.
A
7.
Not in text
Lily is unhappy about her mother’s ideas for her birthday party.
A
6.
C
They decide to go to the cinema on Saturday afternoon.
A
5.
False
Lily finishes school at 15.40 every day.
A
4.
B
Her mother agrees that she can invite 5 friends to her party.
A
3.
True
True
B
False
Planning the party
Lily decides she will invite her three closest friends to come to a party on Saturday, the
day after her birthday. She would like to invite many more, but she wants to go out to the
ice rink. They will go there by car, and there is only room for Lily and three friends – and
Mother as the driver.
Part Two
Can you help Lily write the invitations to her party? The friends she has invited are called
Sophie, Sarah and Anita. Complete the invitation below by filling in the missing words and
deciding which friend this invitation is for.
Dear ____________________
I would like to invite you to come to my birthday party on Saturday afternoon.
The party ____________________ at 2 o’clock, and we __________________
ice skating at the Indoor Ice Rink in Birmingham City Centre.
It ___________________ perfect if you ____________________ at my house
just before 2pm, and then my mother ____________________ us all in her car
to the rink. You ____________________ to bring any special clothes, although
the staff at the ice rink ____________________ us all to bring a warm sweater
or coat. After skating we ____________________ back to my house, for tea!
Perhaps you ____________________ your parents to collect you from my
house at 7 o’clock.
I ____________________ you _________________________ to come.
Please reply by Wednesday.
Love,
Lily
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Part Three
Lily telephones Granny to invite her to the family meal on Friday evening.
Complete the conversations, making full sentences from the notes.
“Hello Granny, how are you?”
“I/fine/dear/how/you?”
“I/fine/too/I/very/excited. I /look forwards/to our birthday.”
“Our birthday?/You/so/funny/! You/not/tease/me.”
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“I/ring/you/ask/what/you/do/Friday evening?”
“You/like/come/to a family dinner on Friday evening?”
“I/delight/to come. How lovely. I/bring/some food/help/your mother.
I/not want/her/too busy/. She work/hard enough/at school.”
“No Granny! Daddy /have/the day/off work/celebrate his mother’s
and his daughter’s birthday, so he/ cook!”
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Wedding Anniversary Celebrations
Part Four
Next Wednesday, March 19th, is Alan and Jenny’s wedding anniversary; they are
discussing what they might do to celebrate.
Read the following conversation and then choose the correct verb to fill
each of the numbered spaces.
“Next week it is our wedding anniversary. What ______(1)______ you like to
do to celebrate?”
A will
B would
C should
D can
“I’m not sure. We ______(2)______ go out for a meal I suppose?”
A can
B wouldn’t
C could
D must
“But you work in a restaurant, and ______(3)______ cook every day. How
about a night out at the theatre as a treat?”
A have to
B can
C must
D should
“That’s an idea. And my mother ______(4)______ be able to come
and stay overnight, to look after the children.”
A could
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B would
C wouldn’t
D might
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“Oh, that’s a good idea! Then it ______(5)______ matter if we were late
back”
A should
B wouldn’t
C might
D must
“OK. We ______(6)______ be too late, as we will have work the
next day.”
A mustn’t
B can
C should
D must
“I just hope there is something on at the theatre. It ______(7)______ be a pity
if there is nothing we want to see”.
A could
B must
C should
D would
“Well, you ______(8)______ arrange the entertainment, and I will ask my
mother to come over for the night to be with the children.”
A must
B could
C can
D should
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Which Type of Entertainment?
A
B
C
D
Tickets available
Tuesday – Thursday
Friday and Saturday night
SOLD OUT
Matinee Weds and Sat
Starts at 3pm
Evening Show Starts at 8pm
Jenny is trying to decide which type of entertainment to go to with Alan for their wedding
anniversary. His mother is able to come and be with the children, but cannot get to their
house until 6.30pm, which means Jenny and Alan cannot be in the City Centre before
7.30; Alan does not like opera; neither of them like seeing animals providing
entertainment; Alan does like thrillers and murder mysteries but Jenny is not keen on
them; she prefers classical theatre such as Shakespeare plays.
Part Five
Read through all the promotional advertisements above, and decide which one Jenny will
choose.
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A
The Circus
B
Death on the Nile
C
Carmen
D
Romeo and Juliet
Part Six
All cultures and countries have different occasions for celebration – Chinese New Year;
American Thanksgiving, French Bastille Day, St Patricks Day In Ireland, Hogmanay in
Scotland. We also have Father’s Day, and Mother’s Day – the Chinese even have Teacher’s
Day! Do these celebrations serve any purpose? Is there value in having these special
occasions? Or are they just an excuse for card-selling shops, florists and restaurants to
promote their business? What do you think?
Write an essay giving both sides of the argument, and using examples from your own
experience.
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C+E+L+E+B+R+A+T+I+O+N+S
Part Seven
How many words, of four letters or more, can you make from the letters in the word
“celebrations”?
You can only use these letters, and the only letter you can use twice is “e” as there are
two “e”s in celebrations. It does not count if you add an “s” to make the word plural; it is
still only one word. Write them in the spaces below.
3 have been done for you to give you a start. See if you can get another 50!
line
seen
near
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5
Going on holiday
Planning the holiday
One day Alan came home from work, and told the family that it was time to plan for their
summer holiday. (1) “I have to book my time off work” he said. “I only have 4 weeks
holiday a year not like you lucky children who have long school holidays!”
“But you do enjoy your job don’t you?” asked Lily.
“Of course he does,” said Jenny. “He is just teasing you, and wanting to get your
sympathy. (2) Take no notice. Let’s think about holidays”.
“I’d like (3) to go abroad this year,” said Dominic. “I’ve been doing French at school for
three years now, and Lily has begun to learn French too – so can we go to France?”
“I don’t know” said Jenny, “It might be (4) very expensive”. She looked at Alan.
“I would certainly like to go somewhere where we can be certain of some good weather. I
don’t want to spend all my holiday worrying about being cold and wet!” said Alan. “I think
we might be able to afford it if we don’t stay in a luxurious hotel, or (5) travel first class .
Maybe we could find somewhere that is (6) self-catering, and we could drive, or maybe get
(7)
a good rate for the tickets on the train.”
“Well,” said Jenny, “the first thing is for you to book some time off, and then we can start
planning. Let’s not go as soon as term ends; I always like a few days to get sorted out
after term ends, and to prepare for going away. So maybe we should go at the end of
July; I think the term ends on July 24th this year.”
“Fine” replied Alan. “I’ll book time off from the end of July for maybe two and a half
weeks; I am sure my manager will agree. I think Dominic and Lily are now old enough to
help with the planning. You two can spend some time (8) on the Internet, looking for
places to go, how to get there and the arrangements for travelling. After all, it’s you two
who speak French and have computer lessons at school.”
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Part One
Read the text on the previous page. Some of the phrases have been underlined. Explain
these phrases below, in your own words, ensuring you understand their meaning in the
context that they have been used.
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1.
I have to book my time off
2.
Take no notice
3.
To go abroad
4.
Very expensive
5.
Travel first class
6.
Self-catering
7.
A good rate
8.
On the Internet
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How to get there?
The next evening, Dominic and Lily start looking at the different ways that they could
travel to France for their holiday. They make the following notes.
Fly to France, which might be quite cheap and would be the quickest option – but there
would be a limit on how much they could take with them as luggage; they would not have
a car in France, so would have to rent one. The airport is a long way from Rouen.
Take the train and a ferry, which would be quite expensive, but they could take all their
luggage, they would arrive in the centre of Rouen; it would be quite slow but also easy
and relaxing. They would need to rent a car if they wanted to travel around in France.
Use the Eurostar train through the Channel tunnel and take their own car with them –
but that was very expensive, and would not get them exactly into Rouen. They would
have to drive from Paris, and they would have to drive from Birmingham to London to get
on Eurostar. “I am not sure Dad would like that option” said Lily. “He will say he is on
holiday and does not want to drive in big cities”. An advantage would be that they could
take a lot of luggage, possibly including their bikes on a bike rack.
Drive all the way taking a ferry across the English Channel. Even this would not be
cheap, because of the cost of fuel for the car, the ferry crossing, additional insurance for
the car as they would be abroad. And it would take quite a long time and would be tiring.
“Well, Mum could do some of the driving” said Lily, “and we could make the journey part
of the holiday.” They would be able to take a lot of luggage, and they would have the car
with them for the holiday.
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Part Two
Read the notes on the previous page and then list some of the points for (pros) and points
against (cons) each of the travel options.
Points For
Fly
Cheap
Points Against
Can’t take much luggage
Train + Ferry
Eurostar Train
Drive
Part Three
What do you think is the best method of travel for the family? Give your choice below and
explain why you think it would be best.
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Accommodation
Another decision that has to be made is where to stay, but this seems much easier. A
hotel is going to be too expensive, and Alan does not want to stay in a hotel for two
weeks anyway – “too much like work”. He suggests that they go camping. Jenny says that
she thinks a hotel would be very comfortable but would not consider camping even
though it would be cheap. The family decide that renting a house and preparing their
own meals would be the best option for them so the children are looking at prices of selfcatering accommodation for two weeks near Rouen.
They find lots of possibilities, but they realise that a larger place is much better value. A
house for 4 people in August is 1,200 Euros a week; but a house for 8 people is only 1,850
Euros a week. “I know”, says Lily, “let’s see if Uncle Ted, Aunt Ingrid, Elisabeth and Jacob
can come – we could share the costs, and it would be such fun”.
Part Four
Read the text above and then decide if each of the following statements is true (A), false
(B) or not mentioned in the text (C).
1.
The only reason that Alan does not want to stay in a hotel is the cost.
A True
2.
B False
C Not in text
B False
C Not in text
A bigger house is cheaper to rent, per person, than a smaller house.
A True
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C Not in text
There are few choices of self catering accommodation in the Rouen area.
A True
5.
B False
Self-catering accommodation is accommodation where meals are not provided but
the facilities to cook food are provided.
A True
4.
C Not in text
Jenny does not want to go camping because it is too uncomfortable.
A True
3.
B False
B False
C Not in text
Dominic and Lilly decide to email Uncle Ted, and see if he agrees this is a good idea.
“Don’t tell Mum and Dad yet, let’s find out what he thinks first”, said Dominic.
Part Five
Fill in the gaps in their email (gaps may contain more than one word) – the first is done for
you.
you were able
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Driving abroad
Alan is doing his own research into their holiday. He wants to take the car, but is
concerned about the legalities, such as the insurance, and if the car will need any special
equipment or alterations for driving on the other side of the road. So he contacts his car
insurance company for advice.
They send him a list of advice “Taking your car to France” :
Taking your car to France
Driving Laws
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Speed limits

The minimum age for driving in
France is 18

Motorways 130 Kms/80 mph (110
Kms/68 mph when wet)

All cars must have the badge of
their country of registration

Dual carriageway110 Kms/68 mph
(100 Kms/62 mph when wet)

UK insurance gives automatic 3rd
party insurance cover

Other roads 90 Kms/55 mph (80
Kms/50mph when wet)

All car occupants must wear seat
belts

Built up areas 50 Kms/31 mph (in all
weathers)

At roundabouts it is correct to
give way to traffic already on the
roundabout, coming from the left.

Dipped headlights must be used
when driving in poor visibility in
the daytime

It is illegal to talk on a mobile
phone when driving, even using a
handsfree kit, or headset

You must have basic breakdown
equipment including a warning
triangle
Part Six
Re-read the “Taking your car to France” text on the previous page and then decide if each
of the following statements is true (A), false (B) or not in text (C).
1.
Only front seat passengers must wear seat belts.
A
2.
True
B False
C Not in text
True
B False
C Not in text
True
B False
C Not in text
True
B False
C Not in text
Headlight beams must be altered on British-made cars.
A
8.
C Not in text
If it is raining you must reduce your speed.
A
7.
B False
You are breaking the law if you drive at over 100 Kms on a dual carriageway.
A
6.
True
If your car breaks down you will need a warning triangle.
A
5.
C Not in text
You must have fully comprehensive insurance cover.
A
4.
B False
Using a mobile phone when driving, even in an emergency, is forbidden.
A
3.
True
True
B False
C Not in text
Cars from England must display a country badge.
A
True
B False
C Not in text
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What makes a great holiday
Part Seven
What makes a memorable holiday? Think about the best holiday you have experienced,
and try to make a list of 10 important elements which make up a good holiday. Talk with a
friend or colleague, and share ideas.
For example, you might say it is important to be with good friends or to have good
weather. But the list should demonstrate what is important to you, and what are your
priorities for a good holiday!
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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6
Working life
New kitchen – new job?
This evening Alan has worked late at
the hotel, and does not get home until
nearly midnight. He is surprised to find
Jenny sitting up, waiting for him.
“Hello darling,” he says, as he comes in.
“This is a nice surprise; you are usually
in bed when I am home late”.
“I know,” says Jenny, “but I want to talk
to you. It’s important, and I want your
thoughts. It’s easier to talk when the
children are asleep”.
“OK“ says Alan, and then laughing he adds “is it about the new kitchen? I know you want to
go ahead, but I am worried about the money.”
“Well, a new job has become available at my school – Head of Year – it would be a promotion
for me, and I am thinking about applying for it. What do you think?” she asks. “The only
problem is that I would have to put in more time; there would be more responsibility, and
more paperwork. I might need to stay at school later once a week – and maybe bring more
work home”.
“Well,” replies Alan. “The first thing is, do you want this new job? If you are only doing it for
the extra money I don’t think that’s a good idea. But if it is something you want to do, and
there is also more money, then why not?”
“Lots of reasons why not” says Jenny – “I might not get it; I might not be good enough. But
mainly, I wonder about the children….”
“The children! No need to worry about them. They are fine. Lily has settled really well in
secondary school; Dominic is happy to look after her if they get home before you; she will
have things to do after school, clubs, activities – you don’t need to be here for her. They have
quite a lot of homework to do, so if you need to work at home as well, that’s OK. And on an
evening like this when I am working late, then I can’t see it’s a problem if you and the children
are all doing paperwork,” he adds. “And we won’t know if you will get it or not, if you don’t
apply. So why not apply, and we will see what happens”.
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Part One
Re-read the text on the previous page and then answer the following questions:
1.
Jenny has got a new job as “Head of Year”.
A
2.
True
B False
C Not in text
True
B False
C Not in text
Alan is worried about how the new job would affect their children.
A
5.
C Not in text
Jenny is worried about her ability to do the new job.
A
4.
B False
The new job will involve working more hours than her current job.
A
3.
True
True
B False
C Not in text
Alan thinks that Jenny should apply for the new job.
A
True
B False
C Not in text
Part Two
Jenny currently works as a class teacher, and is applying for the post of Head of Year.
Here is a list of documents she will need – can you explain each one?
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1.
Application form =
2.
Job description =
3.
Qualifications and certificates =
4.
CV (or résumé) =
Careers
Dominic and his friends are talking
about careers. Although he is still only
14, Dominic will soon be 15, and a year
later he could choose to leave school.
However, he is thinking that once he has
taken his GCSE (General Certificate of
Secondary Education) examinations he
would like to stay on in education for
another two years, to take his A-levels.
Then he might decide to go to
university.
But he is beginning to feel as if he has
too many decisions to make. He has to
study hard for his GCSEs, and is already
doing regular coursework which will
count towards his final examination
grades; then, once he has taken those
examinations he will have to decide
which A-levels to study. He is hoping to
take 8 GCSE exams (ICT, Media Studies,
English, Maths, Science, French, History
and Design), but will be limited to only 3
A- level subjects.
When deciding which A-levels to study,
Dominic will also have to begin to
choose his future career, because this will influence his choice of subjects. For example, if
he decides he wants a career working in the computer industry, he will need to continue
his ICT studies; if he wants to become an architect, he will need to continue to study
Maths and Design.
Part Three
1.
Dominic could choose to leave school in 2 years time.
A True
2.
False
C Not in text
Dominic is limited to only 8 GCSE subjects.
A True
3.
B
B
False
C Not in text
Dominic must think about the job he would like to do when deciding which
A-levels to study.
A True
B False
C Not in text
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Part Four
Read the conversation below then fill in the gaps with a suitable word or words.
“Maybe you should become a chef, like your father.”
“No, I don’t want to work unsocial hours like Dad; he is always having
to work late, and at weekends; I would _______________________
to have a job with regular hours.”
“Do you want to be a _____________________, then, like your mother. You
would have holidays and weekends free – but you have to like children I
suppose! And do all that marking of their homework.”
“I would like to be a ____________________, but I don’t think I am good
enough. I think it would be fantastic to be picked out by someone who is
looking for talented young players, invited to join a football academy with
one of the big clubs, and then to start ____________________ an
enormous amount of money.”
“I am sure it would be great, but you would need to be able to score a lot of
goals. You were hopeless in our last game, and you kept on missing. I can’t
see anyone ____________________ you a lot of money to play!”
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Part Five
Rewrite each of the following sentences in the passive form. The first is done for you.
1.
An architect is a person who designs houses.
Houses are designed by architects.
2.
A doctor is someone who treats people who are ill.
3.
A nurse works in a hospital, helping people get better.
4.
Teachers work in schools, helping children to learn.
5.
Veterinary surgeons help sick or injured animals to get better.
6.
People who work in the police force keep the public safe from criminals.
7.
A chef prepares meals for guests who are staying in hotels.
8.
Journalists write news reports and articles for newspapers and magazines.
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Part Six
What would be your ideal job and why? Will you need special qualifications and training
for your chosen career? Try to answer these questions in the space below.
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7
Medical matters
An accident at school
When Dominic and Lily get home from school they are surprised to find their mother,
Jenny, there already. Usually they get home first (unless they have (1)stayed late at school
for orchestra, football practice or another (2)after-school activity), and Mother gets back at
about 5 o’clock. She stays late at school to clear up at the end of the day, and (3)to get
everything ready for the next day. She does not like (4)bringing school work home with
her – “school is the place for work, and home is the place for family” she says. “Why are
you home early?” asks Dominic. “Have you lost your job?” he jokes.
“Of course not!” says Jenny. “No, (5)it is a bit sad really. One of the boys in my class was
outside playing football at lunchtime and he fell over, and he hurt his ankle. He could not
walk properly; he (6)could not take any weight on his foot”.
“I was going to call an ambulance to take him to hospital, but then the head teacher asked
me to take him in my car, and we arranged for the boy’s mother to join us at the hospital,
at the A and E department. Another teacher took my class for the afternoon. I went to
the hospital, and had to wait there for about an hour, then I came home. There was no
point going back to school.”
“Will the little boy be alright?” asked Lily. “And what is A and E?”
“A and E is the Accident and Emergency department” explained Jenny. “The little boy will
be fine. When I left the hospital his mother was with him and he had seen the doctor and
had (7)had his ankle x-rayed. He has broken his ankle, and it has been (8)put in plaster. He
will have to stay at home for a few days, resting and keeping the leg still; then he will be
able to come back to school, (9)using crutches.”
“But does it hurt a lot? Did he cry? I am sure I would have done” said Lily. “I am sure it
did when he fell” said Jenny, “and of course he cried a bit. But he was very brave and now
he has taken some (10)painkillers, which will help.”
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Part One
Read the text on the previous page again. Ten words or phrases have been underlined.
Can you explain the meaning of each one, using different words?
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1.
stayed late at school
2.
after-school activity
3.
to get everything ready
4.
bringing school work home
5.
it is a bit sad
6.
could not take any weight
7.
had his ankle x-rayed
8.
put in plaster
9.
using crutches
10.
painkillers
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Alan catches a cold
Alan is not at work because he has caught a cold which is a type of
sickness. He is feeling very ill, and complains that the rest of the family
are not taking his illness seriously. “You keep telling me it is ‘just a cold’,
but I feel ill, and I want some sympathy” he moans.
Lily goes to her computer, to find out more about the Common Cold
which is the type of illness that her father has.
This is what she finds :
The Common Cold
A cold is an infection that affects the upper respiratory tract - the
nose, throat, sinuses (small spaces in the skull behind the eyes and
nose), trachea (the main airway that runs to the lungs), larynx (voice
box) and bronchial tubes (the airways in the lungs).
Colds are caused by viruses and can be spread in several ways. If you have a cold and you
sneeze, cough or speak, tiny droplets of fluid containing the cold virus are launched into
the air. If these are breathed in by someone else then they may become infected.
The symptoms of a cold usually begin 2-3 days after you become infected, and last for 214 days. Most people recover from a cold within a week. You are most contagious when
you have the sneezing, runny nose and cough that are the first signs of a cold developing.
Colds are very common. They occur mainly during the winter months, although cold
weather itself is not a cause of colds. Children tend to have more
colds than adults. This is because adults have built up immunity
against some of the viruses that cause colds. On average, adults have
between two and four colds a year, while children may have as many
as eight or ten.
Part Two
Lilly then tells her mother what she has found out about the common cold. Their
conversation is described on the following page. Write the conversation in direct speech
in the spaces provided.
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Lily tells her mum that she has found out all about the common cold on the Internet.
“Mum, I’ve found out all about the common cold on the Internet”.
Jenny asks Lily to tell her more about the cold, and if Dad is really ill.
“______________________________________________________”
Lily tells Jenny that colds are very common and usually last for between 2 and 14 days.
“__________________________________________________________”
Jenny replies, pretending to be very upset, that she cannot bear the idea that Dad will be
ill and complaining for 14 days.
Jenny, pretending to be very upset, says “______________________
_______________________________________________________”
Lily laughs at her mother’s reaction and reassures her that most people usually recover
from a cold within a week.
“__________________________________________________________”
Jenny says that that is a relief; she can probably put up with Dad at home for a week, but
she will be glad when he goes back to work, and stops complaining.
“______________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________”
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Visit to the dentist
Dominic has been suffering from toothache, so Mother has
arranged an appointment for him with the dentist. The only
appointment she could get at short notice is on Friday
morning at 10 o’clock. Father says that he can take the
morning off, and go with Dominic to the dentist – and Mother
agrees to write a note to school to explain why Dominic will
come in late on Friday.
The dental surgery is not far from their house, but they decide
to go by car, so that Father can drop Dominic off at school as
soon as they finish at the dentist. “Then you won’t miss too many lessons!” says Father.
“And you can make up the notes from the lessons you are missing at the weekend”.
When they arrive, they can park the car just outside in a designated parking area. They go
into the dentist’s surgery, tell the receptionist that they have arrived, and then go into the
waiting room. They are a little bit early, so Dominic settles down to read a football
magazine, and Father picks up the newspaper.
After a few minutes Dominic’s name is called, so they get up and go into the consulting
room. Dominic sits down in the special chair, and the dentist asks him about his problem.
“My tooth at the back on the left hand side keeps hurting” explains Dominic, “particularly
if I eat anything cold like ice-cream, or have a hot drink.”
“OK, let’s have a look” says the dentist. “Open wide!”
After inspecting Dominic’s tooth, the dentist says he needs a filling, as part of the tooth
has decayed. He tells Father that he can do it straight away, and that he will give Dominic
an injection, to numb his mouth, so that he will not feel any pain.
It takes about 15 minutes, and afterwards the dentist informs Dominic that he will need a
follow-up appointment in 6 weeks time, just to check that the filling has settled and all is
well.
“I would also suggest that you see the dental hygienist next
time” advised the dentist. “She can show you how to clean
your teeth properly, brushing carefully to ensure you really
remove any traces of food, and that your gums stay healthy.”
“OK” says Dominic, “and thank you!” he adds. “I am sure it will
feel a lot better once the anaesthetic from the injection wears
off.”
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Part Three
In the text on the previous page a number of verbs have been marked in bold script and
underlined. They are all verbs describing a different way of talking.
Use each of the following verbs, correctly, in a sentence which will clearly illustrate its
meaning. You might need to use a dictionary to help you. The first one has been done for
you as an example.
1.
To agree
When two or more people have the same opinion they agree with
each other.
2.
To say
3.
To tell
4.
To explain
5.
To ask
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6
To call
7.
To inform
8.
To suggest
9.
To advise
10.
To add
Abbreviations
UN
Abbreviations are used a lot in English. This is where the initial letter is used instead of
the whole word. Mother took the little boy to the A and E department at the hospital –
Accident and Emergency. Dominic is studying for his GCSEs and may do A-levels. Other
common abbreviations include BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation, UN (United
Nations), USA (United States of America, email (electronic mail) and TV (television).
Part Four
Can you find out what JETSET, ESOL and ASAP are abbreviations of? Find another 4
abbreviations and write the in the spaces below along with what they mean.
1.
JETSET
2.
ESOL
3.
ASAP
4.
5.
6.
7.
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Things to do at the
weekend
Plans for the weekend
It is the weekend, and – for once – Alan is not working. He has a “long weekend” off work,
so he finished work on Thursday night and will not go back to work at the hotel until
Tuesday. The whole family are happy; they look forward to his long weekends, and always
make special plans. This weekend Alan has tickets to take Dominic to a premiership
football match; Jenny and Lily are going to spend the day visiting Granny, and doing some
shopping.
On Sunday the family are going to have the whole day out together. They are hoping the
weather will be fine so that they can go out into the countryside and have a long day in
the open air. Jenny suggests that they will take a picnic on Sunday, and that Alan could
do some cooking for the picnic on Friday, while the rest of them are at school.
“I don’t know about that” says Alan. “You always say you leave your work at school, and
home is just for the family; I think I will leave my cooking at work, and just relax and enjoy
myself while you are all at work.”
“Oh no, please Daddy, do cook” says Lily. “If you don’t prepare a picnic we will have
nothing to eat, because you never let us go to other restaurants or cafés; you always
criticise the food and the service; and say it is too expensive! You are always so critical of
everyone else.”
Part One
1
The weather forecast for the weekend is fine.
A
2
C Not in text
True
B False
C Not in text
Alan always enjoys eating out but he says it costs too much money.
A
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B False
Alan is happy to do some cooking for the family picnic.
A
3
True
True
B False
C Not in text
Going to the football match
Part Two
Dominic is phoning his friend James to invite him to go to the match with him and his
father on Saturday. James is not at home, so Dominic leaves this message on the answer
phone.
Read the message below and then look at and choose the correct word from the options
on the following page to fill each of the numbered gaps. Mark your choice (A, B, C or D)
by ticking (3) the correct box.
“Hi James,
I am ringing to ask if you would like to come to a football match on Saturday. Dad
has a guest at the hotel
Club.
(2)
(1)
____________________ a player with Aston Villa Football
____________________ Dad first met him, he thought he recognised him
but didn’t really know (3)____________________ he was. That’s fathers for you. He
is only the Aston Villa goalie! Anyway, it seems he really likes Dad’s cooking, so he
offered Dad some tickets for the match. He asked Dad
(4)
____________________
many he wanted, and Dad asked if he could possibly have three!
(5)
____________________ you, me and Dad. And do you know
(6)
____________________ they are playing on Saturday? Chelsea! I’m not sure
precisely (7)____________________ we will be sitting, but I am sure they will be
good seats. I can’t wait! Ring me back as soon as you get this message, to let me
know (8)____________________ you will be coming!”
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1.
A who
B whose
C who’s
D whom
2.
A where
B when
C as
D if
3.
A whom
B which
C that
D who
4.
A how
B which
C who
D what
5.
A That
B That’s
C If
D When
6.
A when
B which
C who
D why
7.
A what
B where
C were
D how
8.
A when
B who
C that’s
D that
At the Pizza restaurant
While Alan, Dominic and James go off to the football match, Jenny and Lily take the bus
and meet Granny in the centre of Birmingham. Granny went into the city before them,
and has been to the hairdresser. She is very pleased with her new hair-do, so they decide
to go for lunch at a pizza restaurant, and then they will go shopping.
They are shown to their table, and the waiter explains that there is a salad bar, where they
can help themselves to a variety of salad items, and they can choose their favourite pizzas
from the menu.
Jenny chooses a “Margarita” pizza, with just cheese and tomato on the top; Lily wants to
have the “Special of the Day“, which is a deep pan pizza, with pineapple, cheese, ham,
tomato and olives; and Granny wants to try the American pizza, which has pepperoni,
green peppers, onion, tomato and chillies. They also order a portion of chips to share
between them. “I’ve never had it before, but I’m trying a new hairstyle so I’ll try a new
taste in pizza.” Lily wants Cola to drink, and Jenny and Granny order a pot of tea for two.
“If we are still hungry after pizza, chips and salad, then we can have ice cream for
pudding,” adds Jenny.
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Part Three
Describe your favourite meal. Lily and Dominic both like eating pizza. What do you like
to eat best?
Do you have a favourite restaurant or café where you go with your friends and your
family?
Write a short article about having a meal out; describe the food you like to eat, and also
describe the restaurant. Do the waiters wear a uniform?
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Part Four
While they are eating Lily tells her Granny about her success at playing the violin. Fill in
the gaps in their conversation. The first one has been done for you.
“I have been invited to go to an audition to play in the City Youth
going
Orchestra, Granny. I am ____________
(go) to the Music School in
the City Centre next Saturday, and I ___________________ (play)
the pieces I practised for my last exam.”
“Lily, that is very exciting. You _______________ (not play) the violin
for very long, have you? I ____________________ (think) you have
only been playing for about two years”
“No, it is longer than that. I ____________________ (start) when
I was only 8, and I am now just 12. So it is more like 4 years.”
“Even so, you are doing very well indeed.
What ____________________ (happen) after the audition? I mean,
what are you auditioning for?”
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Part Four (continued)
“Well, if I am good enough then I ____________________ (play) in
the Junior City Youth Orchestra. And that means I will go on tour!”
“On tour? Where ____________________ (you go)? Will you travel
abroad? Or just in England?”
“Oh, the Junior Orchestra only ____________________ (visit) other
cities in England. But even that is exciting. Last year they
____________________ (travel) to Gloucester and to Cambridge.
And if I keep practising hard, in a year or two I _______________
____________________ (audition) for the senior orchestra. Then I
____________________ (travel) abroad, to other cities in Europe.”
“What fun. Maybe you __________________ (visit) Amsterdam,
and then Uncle Ted ____________________ (come) and hear
you play.”
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The family picnic
On Sunday the family get up quite early, they have breakfast, and by 10.30 are in the car,
heading out of Birmingham, to an area of open country near to Stratford upon Avon. Alan
knows a small village where they can park the car easily, and go for a walk beside the
canal.
They are lucky, as the weather is fine, and there is no sign of rain.
“For once it looks as if the weather forecast was accurate,” said Jenny. “I watched it last
night, and it said there was a slight chance of rain, but it was likely to be dry, warm, sunny,
and only a slight breeze.”
“And Dad seems to have done a great picnic,” said Lily, “he won’t tell me what he has
packed; he says it is a surprise, but there seems to be a lot to carry.”
“Never mind”, says Alan. “The bags will be empty on the way back, and at least if we walk
by the canal it is flat all the way; no steep hills to climb if we walk by the water”.
Part Five
Here are some of the items they are having – but the letters are jumbled up. Can you work
out the ingredients of their picnic? The first one is done for you.
1
pespal
2
doleib gegs
3
hoolcctae keac
4
ckhcien gles
5
mha ndwiachess
6
priscs
7
assague llors
8
eesche
9
ttmooaes
10
uubmccre
Apples
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Part Six
Is it a good thing that many people enjoy their leisure time in the countryside, or do
tourists and people who live in cities damage the rural environment by using it as a
playground?
Write a letter to a newspaper, giving your views on leisure activities in rural
areas.
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Vocabulary lists
The following vocabulary lists are
vocabulary that should be learnt
progressive and each level builds
such, these lists include all of the
levels of JETSET.
presented according to topic and consist of the core
for JETSET Level 4. The JETSET vocabulary lists are
on the learning achieved from the previous level. As
words that should have been learnt for the preceding
It is important to note that these vocabulary lists are not definitive but do represent the
core of vocabulary used in the JET SET Level 4 exams.
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NUMBERS
One to one thousand in
words and figures
double
fifth
fourth
second
sixth
third
thousand
twice
AT HOME
armchair
ball
bath
bathroom
bed
bedroom
bin
blanket
bookcase
bowl
box
brush
carpet
chair
chimney
computer
cooker
cup
cupboard
dining room
dish
door
electric(al) / electricity
fire
flat (apartment)
floor
flower
football
fork
freezer
fridge
game
gate
glass (drinking)
glass (window)
guitar
heater
home
house
household
jug
kettle
kitchen
knife
lamp
laptop
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lounge
mat
mess
milk jug
money
newspaper
paint (n + v)
pan
photo / photograph
piano
picture
pillow
plate
post (v)
pot
programme
radio
room
rubbish
saucer
shelf
shower
soap
song
spoon
sport
stamp (n)
stereo
switch (n)
table
teapot
telephone / phone
television / tv
tennis
toilet
toothbrush
toothpaste
towel
wall
wardrobe
washing up (do the)
window
EDUCATION
alphabet
ambition (ambitious)
answer
answer ..
art / artist
attention
badge
bag
be careful
blackboard
book
can I have..?
card
chair
chalk
chart
chemistry
choose
circle
class(room)
click
close the door / window
colour …
come here / in
computer
design(s)
desk
dictionary
don't…
drag
draw …
draw a line
drop
error
examination
example
exercise (school work)
exercise book
give me …
glue
grammar
half
hands up!
headmaster / mistress
history / historical
homework
How many …?
information
ink
instruction
interested in
interests / interesting
join …
lesson
letter (alphabet)
letter (write a)
librarian
line
listen to me
look at ..
make ..
mark (n + v)
match ..
mathematics / maths
meeting
message
mistake (n)
note(s)
notebook
number
open / close your books
page
paper
pen
pencil
pencil case
pencil sharpener
pick up ..
playground
Point to ..
poster
primary school
problem
pupils
Put
question
quiet
read ..
ready ?
repeat after me
result
revise / revision
rubber
rule(s)
ruler
satchel
say it again
school
science / scientist
seat
secondary school
sentence
shape (n)
show me ..
sit down / stand up
spell (v)
spelling
square (n + adj)
stop (talking)
story
student
take a seat
teacher
test
tick ..
touch ..
triangle
turn to page …
university
vocabulary
whiteboard
who is …
word
write your name
LEISURE /
ENTERTAINMENT /
SPARE TIME
actor / actress
audience
band
bank
bar
bat
beach
bingo
building
cafe
cassette
castle
CD
cell phone
channel (TV)
cinema
circus
city
clown
comic
competition
concert
cost
costume
download
drama
DVD
envelope
event
exhibition
fence
festival
field
film (n)
film star
fireworks
fountain
fun
gallery (art)
garden
gift
group
guitar / guitarist
headphones
hobby
hole
holiday
instrument
invitation
jigsaw
joke
jungle
laughter
library
magazine
magic
market
microphone
mobile (phone)
mountain
MP3 player
mud
museum
music
musician
news
nightlife
noise
novel
orchestra(l)
painting
park
party
perform(er)
performance
plant
play
play (i.e. theatre)
pop-singer
post office
pound (£)
present (n)
prize
puzzle
quiz
rhythm
ride
safari park
scenery
science fiction
series (TV)
show (TV)
sign
singer
sledge (n + v)
smile
snack -bar
snowball
snowman
sport(s)
stadium
stage
swimming pool
table tennis
team
tent
text
theatre
theme
theme park
ticket
town
treasure
trick
trip (go on a)
video
zoo
NATURE / GEOGRAPHY
air
atmosphere
avalanche
bay
beach
canal
cave
cliff
climate
cloud
coast
cool
coral reef
dam
damage
desert
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dike
distress message
drought
earth
earthquake
environment
equator
fair
fertile
flood
flower
fog(gy)
forecast
forest
frost
geography
grass
ground
harbour
hill / hilly
humid
hurricane
hut
iceberg
incident
inland
isolated
lagoon
lake
landslide
marsh
mild (weather)
moon
narrow
natural
ocean
outdoors
overcast
path
peak
planet
pole (North and South)
pollute / pollution
pond
prehistoric
pyramids
rain (rainy) (raining)
rainfall
region
river
rock
salty
sand
sandy
sea(side)
seabed
seafront
severe
shade
silence
site
sky
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slope
snow (snowy) (snowing)
snowstorm
space
star(s)
stone(s)
storm(y)
sun
sunrise
sunset
survival
temperature
thunder(storm)
tidal wave
tide
tip (end of)
tragedy
tree
view
volcano
water
waterfall
wave (surf)
well (n)
wide
mouse
owl
panda
parrot
penguin
pet
pig
poison(ous)
pony
puppy
rabbit
safari (on)
scales (fish)
seagull
sheep
snake
spider
tiger
tortoise
whale
wild(life)
wing
wolf
zebra
PARTS OF THE BODY
ANIMALS
animal
bear
bee
bird
cage
calf
camel
cat
chicken
cow
dinosaur
dog
dolphin
donkey
duck
elephant
feather(s)
fish
fox
frog
giraffe
goat
goose / geese
gorilla
hen
hippo(potamus)
horse
insect
kangaroo
kitten
lamb
lion
monkey
mosquito
arm
back
beard
body
bone
cheek
ear
eye
face
finger
foot / feet
hair
hand
head
knee
leg
moustache
mouth
neck
nose
shoulders
tail
teeth
thumb
toe
tooth
COLOURS
black
blonde
blue
brown
colour
dark
green
grey
light
orange
pink
purple
red
white
yellow
FOOD & DRINK
apple
banana
barbecue
beans
beef
bill (n)
biscuit
bread
breakfast
bun
butter
cabbage
cake
carrot
cauliflower
celery
cheese
cherry
chips
chocolate
coca-cola / coke
cocoa
coconut
coffee
cookery
cornflakes
cream
crisps
cucumber
curry
dessert
dinner
drink (n + v)
egg
flask (Thermos)
food
fruit
grape(s)
gum
hamburger
honey
hot dogs
hungry
ice
ice cream
jelly
juice
lemon
lemonade
lettuce
loaf (ves)
lunch (time / box)
meal
meat
melon
menu
milk
nut(s)
onion
orange
pancakes
pasta
pea(s)
peanut
pear
picnic
pizza
potato
pudding
restaurant
rice
roast
salad
salt / pepper
sandwich
sausage(s)
snack
soup
spaghetti
steak
strawberry
sweet (adj)
sweets
tea
thirsty
toast
tomato
vegetable(s)
ear-ache
emergency
fault (my fault)
fever
fitness
flu
headache
health / healthy
heart
hospital
illness
infection (ious)
injection
injury / injured
malaria
medicine
nurse
nurse
pain(ful)
pill
protein
raw / cooked
ripe
senses (sight, etc)
service(s)
sore
sterile
stewed
stomach
symptom
tablet
throat
tongue
toothache
treatment
vaccination
virus
vitamin
wound
HEALTH / MEDICINE
SHOPPING
accident
activity
ambulance
ankle
aspirin
bacteria
bandage (n + v)
better (cured)
blood
born
brain
breathe
cancer
chest (body)
cold
cough
dentist
die
diet
doctor
bit (of)
cash
cheap / expensive
counter for
department
entrance
exit
extra
free (no charge)
invoice
pay
receipt
sale (for / on)
sale (n)
shop
store
supermarket
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CLOTHES
apron
bikini
blouse
boots
button
cardigan
clothes
clothing
coat
dress
dressing gown
fashion
fleece
glasses (wearing)
gloves
handbag
hat
helmet
hoodie
jacket
jeans
jewellery
jumper
leggings
overcoat
pair of …
pocket
pullover
pyjamas
raincoat
scarf
shirt
shoe(s)
shorts
silk
skirt
sleeve
sock(s)
spots
sweatshirt
swimsuit
tie (n)
tights
top
tracksuit
trainers (shoes)
trousers
T-shirt
umbrella
wool
INDUSTRY FINANCE
AND COMMERCE
advertisement
appointment
bank balance
building society
business(man)
communication(s)
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company (business)
credit (card)
currency
customer
CV
debit (card)
department
director
economy
energy / energetic
estimate
exchange rate
facility (ies)
factory
finance
generator
loan
mail
manager
mine (n)
mortgage
office
on the phone
overdraft
overdrawn
power / powerline
profit / loss
résumé
reduction
statement
tax
typewriter
typist
unit of currency
VAT
wage
INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY
access
back-up (copy)
bug
CD-ROM
computer-friendly
computer-literate
crash
cursor
diary
disc
disk
document
download
e-mail
fax
hardware
headset
internet
keyboard
laptop
laser
machine
memory
micro-chip
microphone
modem
monitor
mouse
network
notebook
password
paste
printer
program
reception
screen
search engine
signal
software
spreadsheet
user-friendly
virus
volume control
website
wire
wireless
word processing
SCIENCE
aluminium
apparatus
biology
bubble
chemical
copper
crystal
diamond
experiment
expert
fact
gas
iron (metal)
laboratory
lead (metal)
lid
liquid
lump
metal
method
microscope
nuclear powered
nuclear reactor
physics
project (n)
radiation
research
results
solid
spray
substance
system
tank
technique
tin-foil
FARMING
TIME / MEASUREMENT
agriculture
barn
blade
bulb
cattle
corn
crop
dairy
farmyard
fertiliser
flavour
greenhouse
hay
irrigation
mature
organic
pesticide
plough (n + v)
recipe
seed
sour
sow
stable
tractor
traditional
tulip
typical
variety (ies)
vegetable
vintage
wood
about (approximately)
actual
after
afternoon
afterwards
ago
all
already
always
amount
annual
approximate(ly)
April
around (approximately)
as soon as
at least
at once
August
autumn
average
bedtime
birthday
carat
century
clock
clockwise / anticlockwise
close(ly)
common
constant
daily
date (e.g. 12 June)
day
daytime
December
degree Centigrade
diagram
diameter
distance
early
equal to
evening
February
fortnight
frequent
Friday
future
future
hardly
height
holiday
immediately
January
July
June
last (night)
level
little (a)
lots (of)
main
major
CRIME
arrest
burglar
clue
crime / criminal
detective
drug (dealer)
finger prints
handcuffs
jail
law
lie (n)
missing
mugging
murder
owner
prison
public
report (n)
rob
robbery
situation
theft
thief
truth
many (how/too)
March
maximum
May
midday
midnight
mile
millions
minimum
minor
minute
moment
Monday
month
more
morning
much
never
night
November
now
o'clock
October
often
once
only
percent / percentage
period
quarter
regular
roughly (approximation)
Saturday
sea level
season
September
some
sometimes
soon
spare
spring
square (e.g. kilometres)
summer
Sunday
thermometer
Thursday
time
today
tomorrow
tonight
tonne (ton)
Tuesday
unusual
usual(ly)
volume
watch (n)
Wednesday
week
weekday
weekend
weigh / weight
when (what time?)
whenever
85
winter
year
years old
yesterday
JOBS / PEOPLE /
FAMILY / RELATIONS
adult
aunt
baby
boy / girl
boyfriend
brother / sister
brother-in-law
builder
butcher
characters
chef
child / children
club
conversation
cousin
crowd
Dad(dy)
dancer
daughter
electrician
engineer
everybody
everyone
family
father / mother
father-in-law
female
fireman
foreigner
friend
girlfriend
grandfather
grandmother
guard
human
husband
job
journalist
leader
male
man / woman
married
mechanic
model
mother-in-law
Mr / Mrs / Miss / Ms
Mum(my)
name
nephew
niece
parents
partner
people
person
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postman / woman
queue
relative
report / reporter
secretary
single
sister-in-law
soldier
somebody
someone
son
speaker
teenager
twins
uncle
voice
wife
workman
writer
TRAVEL
abroad
aeroplane / plane
airport
automatic
bicycle / bike
boarding card
boat
bus
bus stop
by air
by rail
camera
camping
car
car (coach) park
caravan
carriage (train)
coach tour
connections
crew
customs
destination
diesel
driver
engines
equipment
expedition
fare
ferry
flight
flight
flightpath
foreign
fuel
group
helicopter
hike
holiday
island
journey
lorry
luggage
miniature train
monument
motorbike
motorway
package holiday
passenger
passport
pedestrian
petrol
phrase book
pilot
platform
port (sea)
postcard
puncture
rail
reserve
resort
return
road
sail (n + v)
ship
single
sleeping bag
speed
station (bus, train, fire)
stewardess
submarine
suitcase
sunburn
taxi
terminal
ticket
timetable
timetable
tip (gratuity)
tourist
traffic
train
travel / traveller
tyre
van
wheel
LOCATION /
DIRECTIONS
above
address
ahead
area
at
backwards
before
behind
below
beside
between
beyond
bottom
bottom / top
bridge
by
centre
close (near)
compass
direct / direction
east(ern)
entrance
everywhere
exit
far
first
from
front (in .. of)
here
immediately opposite
in
inside / outside
into
kilometre
last
left / right
local
map
middle
near
next
next (to)
north(ern)
off
on
on the corner of
on top of
opposite
out
overhead
past
path
pavement
plan
round / around
roundabout
second (n + adj)
south(ern)
square (in town)
straight (on / past)
street
there
through(out)
to
top
towards
traffic lights
under
up / down
village
west(ern)
where
with
zebra crossing
POLITICAL
COUNTRIES, CITIES &
NATIONALITIES
administration
armed forces
bomber
border
county (UK only)
education
election
Government
kingdom
military base
monarchy
negotiation
peace
politician
President
Prime Minister
refugee
state
terrorism
terrorist
vote (n + v)
war
Africa / African
America / American
(USA)
Amsterdam
Argentina / Argentinian
Asia / Asian
Atlantic Ocean
Australia / Australian
Buenos Aires
Bulgaria / Bulgarian
Canada / Canadian
China / Chinese
country(side)
Cyprus / Cypriot
Dane
Denmark / Danish
Dutch
England / English
Europe / European
flag
Florida
France / French
Germany / German
Great Britain / British
Greece / Greek
Holland / Dutch
India / Indian
Inuit
Ireland / Irish
Italy / Italian
Japan / Japanese
Lagos
language
London
Madrid
Mediterranean Sea
Moscow
nationality
Netherlands / Dutch
Nicosia
Nigeria / Nigerian
North Sea
Portugal / Portuguese
Puerto Rico
River Rhine
River Thames
Rotterdam
Russia / Russian
Scotland / Scottish
Sophia
Spain / Spanish
Sydney
The Hague
Utrecht
Wales / Welsh
world(wide)
SOCIAL
anything else?
come back
enjoy yourself!
excuse me!
good afternoon
good evening
good morning
good night
goodbye / bye
Happy Birthday
hello
here you are
hi
keep still
let's
look
nothing important!
of course
oh
oh (no)!
oh dear
OK / Okay
pardon?
please
quick ! (be quick!)
ready?
really!
right!
sorry to trouble you
sorry!
thank you / thanks
welcome
well done!
what a mess!
what's the matter?
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who else?
your turn
EMOTIONS and BELIEFS
advice
anger
bored
comfortable /
uncomfortable
fear
feeling
glad
marvellous
opinion
pleased
scared
serious
surprised
terrible
upset
wonderful
worried
RUBRIC / COMMAND
WORDS
accurate spelling (is not
needed)
ask
bring me …
choose
complete
copy
cross
cut
fill in the spaces
find
fold
hurry
identify the place …
label
make notes about….
put in order
say which
select
tell me / him
tense …
underline the best
use
watch
what happened?
write about …..
ADJECTIVES
able
afraid
alone
aloud
ancient / modern
angry
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available
awake / asleep
beautiful/ugly
best
big(gest) / small(est) /
little
boring
both
careful
careful(ly)
careless
clean / dirty
clever / stupid
cold / hot
correct / right / wrong
crazy
danger(ous)
dangerous
deep
delicious
different
difficult
dirty
dry / wet
easy / hard
elder / eldest
empty
enormous / tiny
exciting
extinct
fair (it's not fair)
false
famous
fast / slow(ly)
fast food
fat(test) / thin(nest)
favourite
fine / ill
first / last
foolish
friendly
full
funny
funny (strange)
gentle
good / bad
greedy
happy / sad
hard / soft
helpful
horrible / horrid
hot /cold
important
kind
large
late
lazy
light / heavy
long(est) / short(est)
lost
loud
lovely
lucky
mad
mean / generous
musical
new
nice
noisy
old (how old / years old)
open / shut
perfect
plain
polite
popular
pretty /ugly
real
rich / poor
round / square
safe
same
scientific
short(est) / tall(est)
sick
silent
silly
simple
smart
special
sticky
still
strange
strong / weak
sunny
sweet (taste)
thick
thin / fat
tired
true / false
unhappy
upside down
urgent
useful
warm
well / ill
VERBS
abandon
accelerate
act
add
admit (some body)
admit (something)
advise
agree
allow
am / is / are
apologise
argue
arrive
ask
attach
attend
bandage
be responsible for
be shipwrecked
beat
become
begin
behave
believe
belong (to)
bend
bit
blame
bleed
block
blow
boil
book
borrow
bother
break
breed
bring
broadcast
brush
build
burn (n + v)
buy
call
called (is)
camping (go)
can
cancel
carry on (continue)
catch
cause (ing)
celebrate
challenge
change
check
check in
choose
clap
climb
close
collect
collect / collection
comb
combine
come
come back
come(s) back
complain
conclude
connect
consist of
construct
consume
contain
continue
control
cook
cost (n + v)
count
cover (n + v)
crash
create
cross
cross out
cry
cultivate
cut
cycle / go cycling
damage
dance
decide
delay (n + v)
depend on
descent
describe
design
destroy
develop
die out
dig
digest
disappear(ance)
discover
discuss
display
do
drain
dream
drink
drive
dry
earn
eat
employ
enclose
encourage
end
enquire
enter
entertain
erupt
establish
estimate
expect
experience
experiment (n + v)
explain / explanation
explode
explore
export / import
extend
fail
fall
feed
feel
fight (n + v)
fill in (form)
fill up (fuel)
find
find (out)
finish
fishing (go)
fix
flow
fly
focus (+ on)
follow
forecast
forget
forgive
form
found
freeze
frighten
generate / generator
get (become)
get dressed
get into (car)
get it right (do it
correctly)
get out of
get ready
get some (buy)
get to (arrive)
get up
go
grow
grow up
guess
guide
hang
happen
harvest
has/have (got)
hate
hear
help
hide
hike
hire
hit
hitch-hike
hold
hope
hunt
hurt
identify
improve
include
increase
interview (n +v)
introduce
invent
investigate
invite
irrigate
is being
join
jump
keep
89
keep (back)
keep (down)
keep away (from)
keep off
kill / was killed
knock
knock down
know (don't know)
land (plane)
last (duration)
laugh
launch
lay
lay (eggs)
lead (n + v)
learn
leave
leave out
lend
let's
lie (to tell a lie)
lift
like
link
listen
live
look
look after
look for
look like
look up in
lose
love
make
make friends with
manufacture
mark
may
measure
meet
melt
mend
miss (v)
mix
move
navigate
need (n + v)
notice (n + v)
object
observe
occupy
open
order
organise
own
own
pack
paint
pass
pay
pick (e.g. fruit)
pick up
90
place (n + v)
plant
play
plough (n + v)
point
post
pour
predict
prefer
prepare
preserve
pretend
prevent
print
process (foodstuffs)
produce / production
promise
propose
protect
provide
publish
pump
push / pull
put
put away / on
put out (fire)
reach (arrive)
read
receive
recover
re-cycle
reduce
refuse
relax
release
remember
rent
repair
repeat
rescue
resign
restore
retire
return
ring (phone)
ring (surround)
ripen
ripen
roast
rotate
row
rub out
run
run away
rush
sail (n + v)
sample
save
saw (n + v)
say
score (n + v)
scream (n + v)
search
see
seem
sell
send
separate
serve
settle
shake
share
shine
shiver
shock (n + v)
shoot
shop / shopping
shout
show
sing
sink
sit
skating (go)
ski-ing (go)
skip
sledge
sleep (go to)
slip
slow down
smell
sound (n + v)
speak
spell
spend
spill
spray (n + v)
spread
squeeze
stand
start
stay
steal
step
sterilise
stick (n + v)
sting
stir
stop
store
study
supply (n + v)
support
sure
surround
suspend
swallow
sweep
swim / go swimming
switch on / off
take
take off
take place
talk
taste
teach
tear
tell (a lie / the truth)
tell (x to)
think
threaten
throw
touch
tower
trace
traffic jam
translate
transmit
try
tune in
turn (left / right on / off)
turn down (volume)
type
understand
use
vanish
vehicle
vessel
vibrate
visa
visit
volunteer
vote (n + v)
wait
wake up
walk
want
warn
wash
waste (n + v)
watching
water-ski
wave (goodbye)
wear
wearing
went
wheelchair
whisper
will
win
wonder
work
wrap / wrapping
GRAMMATICAL WORDS
a / an
about
absolutely
again
all
almost
along
also
although
and
another
any
as
as well as
away
because
best
better
both
but
capital (city and letter)
chance (by)
despite
difference
due to
during
each
either
enough
equal
ever
every
everything
faster
few / fewer / fewest
final / finally
for
for (2 weeks, etc)
free (to do)
half-full
half-way
he / him / his
hers
herself
himself
however
I / me / my
if
in a hurry
in brackets
in danger
in order to
in the end
in time
instead
it
itself
just
kind (type)
less
like (similar)
lot of
lower / est
maybe
mean (meaning)
meanwhile
mine
myself
near
nearly
neither
nor
nothing
nowadays
of
on fire
or
other
ours
ourselves
over (fly over)
over (over fifty)
part
particularly
perhaps
plenty
possible
probably
properly
really
recent(ly)
she / her
similar
since
so
something
still (adv)
such as
sudden(ly)
than
the
their / theirs / they
them
themselves
then
therefore
these / those
thing
this / that
too
type (kind of)
until
us / our
very
way (method)
we
what
when
which
who/ whose
whole
why
within
without
worse / worst
yes/ no /not
you / your / yours
yourself / yourselves
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Answers
For any of the answers that state “suitable written responses / any suitable response” you
can ask your teacher or someone else that you know who speaks English very well to check
them for you.
Chapter 1 – Introducing the Family
Part One
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B
A
C
A
B
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
C
C
A
B
A
Part Two
Suitable written response.
Part Three
Dominic:
Dominic told Lily not to worry; he remembered that he had found it quite hard to
begin with. The maths she had done at primary school was much easier, so now
she would have to work.
Lily:
Lily told Dominic that at her primary school she had been one of the best at
maths, but now everyone seemed to know the answers before her.
Dominic:
Dominic said to Lily that they might answer before her, but did they have the
right answer? They might be faster than her, but they might not be correct.
Lily:
Lily said that was true, but that most of the time she got the answer right. She
just needed to go slowly to keep checking to be certain.
Dominic:
Dominic told her there you are then; that showed that she was doing OK. She
should relax and be happy that she was getting the answers right. He told her
that speed isn’t everything.
Lily:
Lily said yes she supposed that he was right. But, asked him to help her
sometimes with her homework, to see that she was understanding it properly.
Dominic:
Dominic told her of course – but not today; he was off to play football with
George and Paul. He was meeting them at the park in half and hour, so he would
have to hurry. He said bye now.
Lily:
Lily said bye; that he should have fun; that she would see him later.
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Part Four
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Cousins
Brother
Sister
Grandparents
Aunt and Uncle
Part Five
Suitable written responses.
Part Six
Example:
Decisive
Older brother
Motivated
Idle
Nervous
Interested in sports
Caring
Part Seven
Chapter 2 – A day out in Birmingham
Part One (suggested answers)
1
Mother:
(Example)
2
Dominic:
“Why are we going by bus? Why can’t we take the car?”
3
Mother:
“Because I don’t want to drive into the busy City Centre and anyway it is
very expensive to park.”
4
Lily:
“But it means we have to walk and we will have too much to carry.”
5
Mother:
“We are not going to buy much, only a football kit and between the three of
us that’s not a lot to carry. Also, you two have bus passes and will get a
discount if you use them.”
6
Lily:
“But mum, the bus is often very slow and does not take us close to the
sports shop!”
7
Mother:
“Stop arguing children, I have had enough. Now get ready otherwise we will
miss the bus. If we don’t leave soon I wont take you for some lunch!”
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Part Two
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B
B
C
A
B
Part Three (Note – the following is an example only)
Turn right out of the house onto Swan Road, then left onto Birdcage Crescent. Turn right
onto the footpath across The Green. Turn right onto Birdcage Crescent, then turn left onto
Goose Road, and then right into Spring Lane.
Part Four
Part Five (Note – the following are examples only)
Louise: asked if she could help Jenny
Jenny:
accepted as she was not quite sure what she needed and was sure Louise could
help her.
Louise:
asked Jenny to tell her what the problem was and that they would take it from
there. She also said to call her Louise and asked what Jenny’s name was.
Jenny:
answered saying she was Mrs Tolley and that she and her husband had their
account there. She also added nervously that they needed to borrow some money.
Louise:
said that was why they were there. She asked how much they needed to borrow.
Jenny:
said she wanted to put a new kitchen into their house and thought they would
need to borrow about £5,000.
Louise:
said the best thing was to give her some leaflets and then they could book an
appointment to discuss the best way for them.
Jenny:
thanked Louise and said they could come in later that week, maybe Friday
morning.
Louise:
said they could have an appointment to see the financial advisor on Friday at 11:30
and if that was OK. Louise then asked Jenny to fill out a form and that they would
see them on Friday.
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Part Six
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
too
bigger
large
size
sure
Chapter 3 – A Visit from the Relatives
Part One
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B
A
C
A
C
Part Two (suggested answers)
1.
Oxygen was discovered by Joseph Priestley, a Birmingham Minister.
2.
Electroplating was invented in Birmingham by John Wright in 1840.
3.
The spinning jenny, a machine for spinning wool, was developed by John Wyatt.
4.
A new form of papier mache, made using sheets of paper, was found by Henry
Clay, in 1772.
5.
The pneumatic tyre was invented by John Dunlop in Birmingham in 1888.
6.
Nigel Mansell, the famous Indy and Formula One driving champion, was born in
Birmingham.
7.
Duran Duran and UB40 were established in Birmingham.
Part Three
Turn right out of the house onto Swan Road, then right onto Birdcage Crescent. Take the
third road on the right which is Cuckoo Road. The shop is the third building on the right.
Part Four
450g butter
450g brown sugar
8 eggs
450g self raining flour
110g cocoa
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Part Five
“He liked to play football, didn’t he?
So I am quite like him, aren’t I?”
“But I need to work hard if I want to get a
good job, don’t I? But Uncle Edward just
seems to be good at making money, doesn’t he?
“You called Edward by his nickname sometimes,
didn’t you?”
“But he didn’t really like it, did he?”
“But Lily often annoys me, doesn’t she?”
Part Six
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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3:00 PM
1:00 PM
4:30 PM
6:00 PM
1:30 PM
=
=
=
=
=
15:00
13:00
16:30
18:00
13:30
Part Seven
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
coming
seen
hoping
catch
meet
won’t
gets
would
collect
take
misses
do
agree
waiting
hearing
Part Eight
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Chapter 4 –Celebrations
Part One
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
B
C
A
C
B
A
A
A
Part Two
Dear Sophie / Sarah / Anita
I would like to invite you to come to my birthday party on Saturday
afternoon. The party will start / starts at 2 o’clock, and we will be going /
are going ice skating at the Indoor Ice Rink in Birmingham City Centre.
It will be perfect if you arrive at my house just before 2pm,
and then my mother will drive us all in her car to the rink. You do not
need to bring any special clothes, although the staff at the ice rink have
advised / advises us all to bring a warm sweater or coat. After skating
we will go back to my house, for tea! Perhaps you could ask your
parents to collect you from my house at 7 o’clock.
I hope you will be able to come.
Please reply by Wednesday.
Love,
Lily
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Part Three
“I/fine/dear/how/you?”
“I’m fine dear, how are you?”
“I/fine/too/I/very/excited. I /look forwards/to our birthday.”
“I’m fine too; I am very excited. I am looking forward to our birthday.”
“Our birthday?/You/so/funny/! You/not/tease/me.”
“Our birthday? You are so funny! You shouldn’t tease me”.
“I/ring/you/ask/what/you/do/Friday evening.
You/like/come/to a family dinner on Friday evening?”
“I am ringing to ask what you are doing on Friday evening.
Would you like to come to a family dinner on Friday evening?”
“I/delight/to come. How lovely. I/bring/some food/help/your mother.
I/not want/her/too busy/. She work/hard enough/at school.”
“I would be delighted to come. I will bring some food to help your
mother. I don’t want her to be too busy. She works hard enough at
school.”
“No Granny! Daddy /have/the day/off work/celebrate his mother’s
and his daughter’s birthday, so he/ cook!”
“No Granny! Daddy is having the day off work to celebrate his
mother’s and his daughter’s birthday, so he will cook!”
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Part Four
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
B
C
A
D
B
A
D
D
would
could
have to
might
wouldn’t
mustn’t
would
should
Part Five = D
Part Six
Part Seven (examples)
able
abort
aces
airs
ales
ants
arts
aster
bail
bait
bale
bane
bans
bars
base
basin
bastion
bats
bean
beast
beat
been
beer
berate
best
bias
bile
bite
bits
blast
bleat
bloat
boast
boat
bone
bore
brace
brain
bran
brat
cane
cans
100
care
case
cast
castle
cats
cistern
cite
clean
clear
cleat
coal
coast(er)
coat
cone
core
cost
crane
crate
create
creel
crone
earn
ears
ease
easier
east
eats
eels
elate
elation
into
ions
irate
iron
isle
lace
lair
lane
last
late
lean
lease
least
lice
line
lion
list
loan
lobe
loin
lone
lose
near
neat
nice
nose
note
oral
orate
ornate
race
rail
raise
rate
ration
real
reel
relate
relation
retail
rice
riot
roast
roes
role
rose
rote
sable
sabre
sail
sale
sane
sate
scale
scent
seal
sear
seat
seen
seer
sine
site
slice
snare
sneer
snore
sore
sort
stain
steal
steel
stone
table
tail
tale
tare
teal
tear
teas
tees
tics
tile
tins
tire
toes
tone
tons
tore
torn
tors
trace
train
Chapter 5 – Going on holiday
Part One
Suggested answers:
1.
I need to arrange to have time away from work for my holiday.
2.
Ignore (him/her/it)
3.
To visit another country
4.
Costs a great deal of money
5.
Travel in the best quality (usually most expensive) seats
6.
Cook your own food
7.
Get value for money
8.
Look at Internet web sites to get information
Part Two
Points For
Fly
Cheap
Quick
Points Against
Can’t take much luggage
Would need to rent a car
Airport not close to Rouen
Train + Ferry
Can take lots of luggage
Expensive
Arrive in centre of Rouen
Would need to rent a car
Easy and relaxing
Eurostar Train
Can take bikes
Slow
Expensive
Lots of driving
Would have own car
Drive
Journey part of holiday
Would have own car
Expensive
Take a long time
Tiring journey
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Part Three
Auitable written response.
Part Four
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
=
=
=
=
=
Part Five
102
B
C
A
B
A
Part Six
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
B
A
C
A
B
A
C
A
Part Seven
Chapter 6 – Working Life
Part One
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
=
=
=
=
=
B
A
A
B
A
Part Two (suggested answers)
1.
Application form = A form that must be completed when applying for a job.
2.
Job description = A detailed description of a job that is usually provided by the
employer.
3.
Qualification certificates = A document that gives proof that a person has achieved a
particular qualification.
4.
CV (or résumé) = A summary of a persons education and employment history.
Part Three
1.
2.
3.
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A
C
A
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Part Four
“No, I don’t want to work unsocial hours like Dad; he is always having
prefer
to work late, and at weekends; I would _______________________
to have a job with regular hours.”
teacher
“Do you want to be a ____________________,
then, like your mother? Then
you would have holidays and weekends free – but you have to like children I
suppose! And do all that marking of their homework.”
“I would like to be a _____________________,
but I don’t think I am good
football player
enough. I think it would be fantastic to be picked out by someone who is
looking for talented young players, invited to join a football academy with
earning
one of the big clubs, and then to start ____________________
an enormous
amount of money.”
“I am sure it would be great, but you would need to be able to score a lot of
goals. You were hopeless in our last game, and you kept on missing. I can’t
paying
see anyone ____________________
you a lot of money to play!”
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Part Five
1.
Houses are designed by architects.
2.
People who are ill are treated by a doctor.
3.
People are helped to get better by a nurse working in a hospital.
4.
Children are helped to learn by teachers working in schools.
5.
Sick or injured animals are helped to get better by veterinary surgeons.
6.
The public are kept safe from criminals by people who work in the police force.
7.
Meals are prepared for guests, who are staying in hotels, by a chef.
8.
News reports and articles for newspapers and magazines are written by journalists.
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Chapter 7 – Medical matters
Part One (suggested answers)
1.
remained at school after lessons have finished
2.
something (like a hobby) you do after school lessons have finished
3.
to prepare things in advance
4.
taking work home after the working (school) day has ended
5.
it is a pity / shame
6.
could not put any pressure on
7.
had a photograph of his ankle taken using x-rays (to see the damage to the bones)
8.
had a plaster of Paris bandage applied (which sets hard to prevent movement of his
ankle)
9.
supporting your weight with walking ‘sticks’ to help you walk (and to relieve the
pressure on the injured ankle)
10.
a drug which stops an injury hurting
Part Two
“Tell me more about the common cold Lilly and if dad is really ill.”
“Well mum, colds are very common and usually last for between 2 and 14 days.”
“Oh dear, I can’t take the thought of your dad being ill and
complaining for 14 days!”
“Don’t worry mum, most people usually recover within a week.”
“What a relief. I can probably put up with your dad at home for a week
But I will be glad when he goes back to work and stops complaining.”
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Part Three (suggested answers)
1.
When two or more people have the same opinion or beliefs they agree with each other
2.
To say: I said it loudly so that everyone could hear.
3.
To tell: I told Samuel when we are going on holiday, so he will know when we will be
away from home.
4.
To explain: I explained what happened to Anne so that she will understand why Jack
did it.
5.
To ask: Peter asked Jayne the time so he would know how soon he had to leave.
6.
To call: She called Matthew’s name, so that he would know to come into the room.
7.
To inform: Robert informed his doctor that he had a sore throat, so the doctor would
know what medicine to give him.
8.
To suggest: James suggested that he would like to go to Paris on holiday, to help his
mother make a decision where they might go.
9.
To advise: The teacher advised Henry to take Chemistry, Physics and Biology A levels
because he would need to pass these exams if he wanted to go to university to study
to be a doctor.
10.
To add: Not only is it a long way away, but it is also very expensive, added Mother.
Part Four
1.
2.
3.
JETSET
ESOL
ASAP
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=
=
Junior English Tests Senior English Tests
English for Speakers of Other Languages
As Soon As Possible
Suitable written responses for questions 4, 5, 6 and 7.
Chapter 8 – Things to do at the Weekend
Part One
1.
2.
3.
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=
=
C
B
B
Part Two
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
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C
B
D
A
B
C
B
D
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Part Four
“I have been invited to go to an audition to play in the City Youth
Orchestra, Granny. I am going (go) to the Music School in the City
Centre next Saturday, and I will play (play) the pieces I practised for
my last exam.”
“Lily, that is very exciting. You have not been playing (not play) the
violin for very long, have you? I thought (think) you have only been
playing for about two years”.
“No, it is longer than that. I started (start) when I was only 8, and I
am now just 12. So it is more like 4 years.”
“Even so, you are doing very well indeed.
What will happen (happen) after the audition?
I mean, what are you auditioning for?”
“Well, if I am good enough then I will play (play) in the Junior City
Youth Orchestra. And that means I will go on tour!”
“On tour? Where will you go (you go)? Will you travel abroad?
Or just in England?”
“Oh, the Junior Orchestra only visits (visit) other cities in England.
But even that is exciting. Last year they travelled (travel) to
Gloucester and to Cambridge. And if I keep practising hard, in a
year or two I will audition (audition) for the senior orchestra. Then I
will travel (travel) abroad, to other cities in Europe.”
“What fun. Maybe you will visit (visit) Amsterdam, and then Uncle
Ted will come (come) and hear you play.”
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Part Five
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Apples
Boiled Eggs
Chocolate Cake
Chicken Legs
Ham Sandwiches
Crisps
Sausage Rolls
Cheese
Tomatoes
Cucumber
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