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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 How many books can we _______________ from the library?
2 He’s going to _______________ maths and physics at university.
3 I _______________ gymnastics every day after school.
4 I want to _______________ the singing competition.
5 I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Could you _______________ that, please?
6 We can _______________ lunch now. Are you ready?
7 We don’t _______________ a uniform to school.
8 In art class we’re going to _______________ posters for the school play.
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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’re _______________ Rosalind Franklin in our history lesson this week.
2 We have to _______________ when the head teacher comes into our classroom.
3 The next competition will _______________ in London on 24thSeptember.
4 They _______________ France when she was a child.
5 I can’t do chemistry, but John _______________ at chemistry. He’s the best in the class.
6 What time did you _______________ last night?
7 How much did you _______________ your computer? Was it expensive?
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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’m not a very1_______________ (practice) person and I’m not very2_______________ ,
(imagine) so I was a bit worried about the3_______________ (enter) exam to get into the school. For one
part of the exam we had to make something with our hands. The teachers gave us paper, glue and paints to work with. Most of the4_______________ (study) made models, but I decided to do a5_______________
(paint) of the head teacher. 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 in B at C on
2 A on B in C at
3 A is staying B stays C stayed 4 A Until B While C When 5 A can B couldn’t C could
6 A in B at C for
7 A too B either C well as 8 A rather B preferred C didn’t mind 9 A play B to playing C playing 10 A has B doesn’t have C can 11 A is trying B tried C tries
12 A wins B won C was winning 13 A Well B Then C While
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14 A meets B met C was meeting 15 A can’t B isn’t C doesn’t
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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 I hate watching football.
I can’t ___________________________ football.
2 This hotel is more expensive than the other one.
The other hotel wasn’t ___________________________ this hotel.
3 I’ve got nothing to do – I’m really bored.
I haven’t got ___________________________ – I’m really bored.
4 The gym at our school is bigger than the gym at yours. Your gym ___________________________ as our gym.
5 This test wasn’t as difficult as the last test.
The last test ___________________________ this test.
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EYE
XPRESSIONS6 Match the questions/statements (1–10) with the responses (a–k).
0 I’ll meet them later. g) a) I don’t think so.
1 I don’t agree with him. b) Yes, please.
2 I was working in the shop today. c) So did I.
3 I can speak Spanish. d) Neither do I.
4 I didn’t think the play was very good. e) Good luck! 5 Would you like to speak to him? f) Do you? 6 That test was very hard. g) So will I. 7 Is he coming here today? h) Neither did I.
Name _____________________________________ Class ____________________________
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8 I prefer cycling to running. i) So can I. 9 I went to the concert last week. j) That’s true.
10 I’ve got an English test now. k) Were you?
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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 8:30 B 7:30 C 9:00
2 Which day is there a concert?
A Tuesday B Thursday C Wednesday 3 Which of these does not close at 9p.m.?
A the rehearsal rooms B the swimming pool C the theatre 4 This month there’s an excursion to see a play in
A London. B Norwich. 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
Name _____________________________________ Class ____________________________
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1 won an international competition in 2009? ______
2 is extremely clever? ______
3 has been in the Olympics? ______
4 filmed themselves? ______
5 is British? ______
6 was not allowed to watch themselves? _____
7 is American? ______
8 is the youngest champion ever? ______
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EADING9 Complete the text with the words in the box.
about as for in magicians on (x2) part performing shows take talented than
The Mysterious Ching Ling Foo
Magic is as old0as recorded history and we know that1_______________ performed nearly 5000 years ago
in ancient Egypt, and then ancient Greece and Rome. Until about 1750 most magic2_______________
were watched in marketplaces across Europe. But when these closed, magicians started3_______________
in public houses or rented rooms. Finally, rich people became interested4_______________ magic and
magic shows were put5_______________ in theatres.
Born in 1854 in Beijing, China, Ching Ling Foo was a6_______________ magician who studied traditional
Chinese magic. His show went to the United States where he was very successful. His most famous trick 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. Hundreds of people paid7_______________ tickets to see his shows. While he was in
America, he offered a reward to anyone who could produce a child from a bowl of water as he did. Ching
didn’t expect anyone to8_______________ up the challenge, but an American called William Elsworth
Robinson did.
He came from New York and had started learning9_______________ magic when he was fourteen years
old. Ching was furious when Robinson accepted the challenge and he refused to take10_______________ 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 even more
famous11_______________ the man he copied, but he died12_______________ stage 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 in 1922.
Name _____________________________________ Class ____________________________
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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 only performed in theatres.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 2 Magicians never performed in ancient Greece.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 3 Rich people were good at magic tricks.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 4 Americans liked Ching Ling Foo’s shows.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
5 Ching Ling Foo made a child disappear from a bowl of water.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 6 Ching accepted Robinson’s challenge.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 7 Robinson died in 1918.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say 8 Ching lived longer than Robinson.
A Right B Wrong C Doesn’t say
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RITING11 Complete the email with the phrases a–k.
a) Anyway
b) we’re having
c) It’s also near
d) singing, either
Name _____________________________________ Class ____________________________
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f) here I am
g) I’m staying with
h) I’m studying
i) we visited
j) is here too
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 this
evening. I don’t think I’ll be very good at the dancing or8_____ , but I’ll do my best!
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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