Unit 7

7 Work in pairs. Writing |

Take about two minutes to do the first part of this
speaking task. 1 Read this writing task and underline the points you
must deal with in your answer.

I’d like you to imagine that a town wants young

people to spend their free time in ways which
are useful for them. Here are some ideas that
they are thinking about and a question for you
to discuss. Talk to each other about how these
ideas would provide useful ways for young subject:
people to spend their free time.
A great way to keep fit.

Building a Running
sports centre adventure-
and gym sports
weekends
How would these
article
ideas provide
useful ways for
young people to 2 Work in pairs.
spend their free Discuss the ideas each of you could express to deal
time? Starting a with the points you have underlined in the task.
Organising cinema and Which ideas would you use in your article?
trips abroad theatre club
3 Read the article on page 83, which was written by
Nacho Pallas.
Providing a
What does he enjoy about his way of taking exercise?
library
Why?

Now follow the examiner’s instructions for the second

part of Speaking Part 3.

Now you have a minute to decide which

two facilities the town should build.

Exam advice
When you discuss the first part of the task, you needn’t
talk about all of the options, but you should make
suggestions, ask your partner’s opinion and respond to
your partner’s ideas.
When you discuss the second part of the task, it’s not
necessary to reach agreement, but you should:
discuss which option(s) to choose and give reasons for
choice(s)
listen and respond to what your partner says. Don’t
be afraid to disagree politely – this can lead to a good
discussion.

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Rugby: rough but fun 6 EP Study how Nacho used the words in the box in
his article. Then use them in the correct form to
I love playing rugby. I started playing the game at school complete the sentences below.
when I was just nine years old. It was compulsory to do a
sport three afternoons a week, and in winter the boys had athletic opponents competitive rough trophy
to play rugby. I immediately found I enjoyed it, despite not
coach spectators
being as big as other boys my age. However, I was quite
athletic, so I could often run past my opponents and score
points by being more agile than them. Although Valery enjoys sports, he prefers
taking exercise on his own.
Although it’s quite a rough game with complicated rules, Ice hockey is a game where players often get
it keeps you fit because you have to run for 90 minutes, hurt.
so you also have to train several times a week. For people If I was more , I might be able to win a few
who are competitive and enjoy playing in a team, it’s great more races.
fun. You can play it at any level, but if you want to win a Our for the next match are last year’s
trophy, you’ll need someone to coach you so that you learn champions.
the best tactics and learn to work effectively together. We need someone to our team so that they
Although you can sometimes get hurt, I would recommend learn to play better.
the game to anyone who enjoys ball games, running and Few watch adventure sports because they take
keeping fit. However, if you decide you don’t want to place in remote areas.
actually play, it’s a great sport for spectators as well. We’re rated as one of the top teams despite never
having won a single .
4 Look at the structure of the article. In which 7 Now write your own answer to the writing task in
paragraph does Nacho deal with these points? Exercise 1.
He describes a sporting activity. Before you start writing, make a brief plan.
How he started. Try to use structures and vocabulary you have studied
Why he would recommend it. in this Writing section and this unit.
Write between 140 and 190 words.
5 Study how the words and phrases in italics in
Read through your article when you have finished to
Nacho’s article are used. Then complete these
improve it and to check it for mistakes.
sentences by writing although, however or despite in
the gaps.
Exam advice
the swimming pool is quite far from where I
live, I try to go there three times a week. Write a plan before you start writing the article.
being given tickets to the football match, we Organise your ideas into paragraphs, and use linking
decided to watch it on TV. words such as: however, despite, in addition, for
I’d love to be a professional footballer, I don’t example and on the other hand.
think I’m talented enough. Before you write:
He was very easy to talk to being a famous think about what the people reading the article will find
tennis star. interesting, enjoyable or useful
Ten per cent of British teenagers dream of becoming write a plan by:
sports stars. , very few will achieve their – underlining all the points you must deal with
ambition. – organising your ideas into paragraphs so that you
I won the game I’d never played badminton cover everything you’ve been asked to do. Often each
before. underlined point will form the topic of a paragraph.
feeling very tired, she managed to finish the
race.
I didn’t enjoy the match. , our opponents
played very well.
Linking words for contrast

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