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OCABULARY1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. There is one extra verb.
borrow do have make put repeat study surf wear win
0 They usually surf the Internet in the evenings.
1 I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you _______________ that, please?
2 We don’t _______________ a uniform to school.
3 I want to _______________ the singing competition.
4 We can _______________ lunch now. Are you ready?
5 He’s going to _______________ maths and physics at university.
6 In art class we’re going to _______________ posters for the school play.
7 How many books can we _______________ from the library?
8 I _______________ gymnastics every day after school.
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2 Complete the sentences with one word from each box.
come get is learning lived pay stand take about for good home in into place up
0 They didn’t get into the car and drive away.
1 We have to _______________ when the head teacher comes into our classroom.
2 How much did you _______________ your computer? Was it expensive?
3 I can’t do chemistry, but John _______________ at chemistry. He’s the best in the class.
4 The next competition will _______________ in London on 24thSeptember.
5 What time did you _______________ last night?
6 We’re _______________ Rosalind Franklin in our history lesson this week.
7 They _______________ France when she was a child.
Name _____________________________________ Class ____________________________
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3 Complete the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets.
I went to a0boarding (board) school, because my parents used to travel abroad a lot and weren’t at home
very much. I had to take an1_______________ (enter) exam to get into the school. For part of the exam we
had to make something with our hands. I’m not a very2_______________ (practice) person and I’m not
very3_______________ (imagine). They gave us paper, glue and paints. I decided to do a4
_______________ (paint) of the head teacher, while the other5_______________ (study) were making
models from the paper. I think he liked it, because I got into the school!
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RAMMAR4 Read the text. Choose the best answer (A, B or C).
0C is Max Jones? Max Jones lives1_____ a small village in Wales, but2_____ the moment he3_____ in a
hotel in Florida with his family.4_____ he was four years old, he picked up his first golf club and his father 5_____ see that he was a very good player. However, he was very good6_____ football,7_____ . Finally,
he decided that he8_____ golf and he has played every day since then. He really loves9_____ golf and it
has become his life. He10_____ to train hard every day because he11_____ to become a professional golfer.
Last week he played in a tournament in America and12_____ first prize.13_____ he was playing in the
tournament, he14_____ some of the best golfers in the world and he played golf with them. He can be the
best in the world,15_____ he?
0 A Whose B Why C Who
1 A on B at C in
2 A on B at C in
3 A stays B is staying C stayed 4 A When B While C Until 5 A can B could C couldn’t
6 A in B for C at
7 A well as B either C too
8 A preferred B rather C didn’t mind 9 A playing B to playing C play 10 A can B doesn’t have C has 11 A tries B tried C is trying 12 A won B was winning C wins 13 A Well B While C Then 14 A met B was meeting C meets
Name _____________________________________ Class ____________________________
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5 Rewrite the sentences so that the second sentence has the same meaning as the first. 0 It’s possible to learn a new language in six months.
You can learn a new language in six months.
1 This hotel is more expensive than the other one.
The other hotel wasn’t ___________________________ this hotel.
2 The gym at our school is bigger than the gym at yours. Your gym ___________________________ as our gym.
3 This test wasn’t as difficult as the last test.
The last test ___________________________ this test.
4 I hate watching football.
I can’t ___________________________ football.
5 I’ve got nothing to do – I’m really bored.
I haven’t got ___________________________ – I’m really bored.
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EYE
XPRESSIONS6 Match the questions/statements (1–10) with the responses (a–k).
0 I’ll meet them later. c) a) So can I.
1 I don’t agree with him. b) Good luck!
2 I was working in the shop today. c) So will I.
3 I can speak Spanish. d) Do you?
4 I didn’t think the play was very good. e) Yes, please. 5 Would you like to speak to him? f) Neither do I. 6 That test was very hard. g) So did I. 7 Is he coming here today? h) Were you? 8 I prefer cycling to running. i) That’s true. 9 I went to the concert last week. j) I don’t think so.
10 I’ve got an English test now. k) Neither did I.
Name _____________________________________ Class ____________________________
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ISTENING7 Listen to a woman talking about summer courses. Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
Track 2
0 Which summer course is she talking about? A the first B the third C the fourth 1 What time does breakfast finish?
A 7:30 B 8:30 C 9:00
2 Which day is there a concert?
A Tuesday B Wednesday C Thursday 3 Which of these does not close at 9p.m.?
A the theatre B the swimming pool C the rehearsal rooms 4 This month there’s an excursion to see a play in
A Norwich. B London. C Great Yarmouth.
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8 Listen to four teenagers. Match 1–8 with the famous people. Write A, B, C or D.
Track 3 A Tom Daley B Hou Yifan C Chloë Moretz D Justin Bieber Which person … 0 was born in 1997? C
1 was not allowed to watch themselves? _____
2 has been in the Olympics? ______
3 filmed themselves? ______
4 is British? ______
5 is American? ______
6 is the youngest champion ever? ______
7 won an international competition in 2009? ______
8 is extremely clever? ______
Name _____________________________________ Class ____________________________
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EADING9 Complete the text with the words in the box.
As could practising in interested more performing put on stage take part take up trick when
The Mysterious Ching Ling Foo
Magic is as old0as recorded history with evidence of magicians1_______________ nearly 5000 years ago
in ancient Egypt, and then ancient Greece and Rome. Until about 1750 most magic shows were watched in streets and marketplaces across Europe. But2_______________ these started to close, magicians started
working3_______________ public houses or rented rooms. Finally, rich people became4
_______________ in magic and magic shows were5_______________ in theatres.
Born in 1854 in Beijing, China, Ching Ling Foo studied traditional Chinese magic. His show went to the United States in 1898 where he was very successful. His most famous6_______________ was producing a
huge bowl full of water from under a piece of cloth and then pulling a child out from the bowl of water. While he was in America, he offered a reward to anyone who7_______________ produce a child from a
bowl of water as he did. Ching didn’t expect anyone to8_______________ the challenge, but an American
called William Elsworth Robinson did.
He came from New York and had started9_______________ magic when he was fourteen years old. Ching
was furious when Robinson accepted the challenge and he refused to10_______________ in the contest.
Robinson changed his name to Chung Ling Soo and called himself ‘The Original Chinese Conjuror’. He
even refused to speak English, pretending that he was really Chinese. He became even11_______________
famous than the man he copied, but he died on12_______________ doing one of his tricks. He tried to catch
a bullet from a gun but unfortunately, he failed. He died from a bullet in the chest in 1918, four years before Ching Ling Foo died.
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10 Read the text again. Are sentences 1–8 ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B)? If there is not enough information to answer ‘Right’ (A) or ‘Wrong’ (B), choose ‘Doesn’t say’ (C).
0 Magic is older than we know.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 1 In the past magic shows were performed outside.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 2 Magicians performed in ancient Greece.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 3 Rich people were never interested in magic.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
4 Chinese magic is the most traditional kind of magic.
Name _____________________________________ Class ____________________________
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5 Ching Ling Foo first did his water trick in America.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
6 Ching was angry when Robinson accepted his challenge.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 7 Robinson died when one of his tricks went wrong.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 8 Robinson lived longer than Ching.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
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RITING11 Complete the email with the phrases a–k.
a) we’re having
b) It’s also near
c) singing, either
d) I’m staying with
e) we visited
f) Hope you’re okay
g) here I am
h) Anyway
i) is here too
j) I’m studying
k) your last email
Hi Frank,
How are you? Thanks for0k). Well,1_____ in Granada, Spain where2_____ Spanish for four weeks. The
family3_____ are really friendly and their house is in the centre of the town. The school is about five
minutes’ walk away, which is great.4_____ the main shopping centre. We have lessons from eight until
twelve every day and I’ve made lots of friends already. You probably know that my cousin5_____ , so I
don’t feel lonely.
Yesterday6______ the Alhambra Palace, which was amazing. I took lots of photographs and I’ll put them
on Facebook later. This afternoon7_____ a flamenco lesson and then we’re going to see a flamenco show
Name _____________________________________ Class ____________________________
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9_____ , that’s all my news for now. How are things back home?10_____ and having a great summer.
See ya! Charlie
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12 Write a reply to Charlie. Thank him for his email and tell him about your holiday. Use these ideas and remember to use linking words.
location
activities
people
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