• Grammar revision

Present perfect with ever, never, for, since Present perfect with already, yet, just

1 Choose the correct alternative. Lily's mum is in hospital and Lily has to do the jobs around
1 Mark and I have took/taken a lot of photos. the house. Look at her list of jobs and write sentences in
2 Hgs/Ндуе you and Hannah started the project? the present perfect with already, yet and just lor the things
she has and hasn't done. Remember! We use just for things
3 They've been friends for/since they were kids.
done a short time ago.
4 Have you eyer/neyei felt sick in a car?
5 My friend and I have ever/never been to Scotland. J o b s
6 We haven't had an English test for/since ages.
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7 How long/much time, have you known Samantha?
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Present perfect and past simple

2 Are these sentences correct? Correct them if necessary.
1 Danny has been to Romania last year.
1
2 Have you seen the Eiffel Tower when you were in Paris?
2
3 A: Did your sister ever ride a horse?
B: Yes, she loves horse-riding. 3
4 I've seen this film twice. 4
5 My brother's 18. He went to the USA three times. 5
6 Did you speak to the teacher yesterday?
6

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• Vocabulary revision
Parts of the body Illnesses

1 Label the parts of the body. 2 Look at the pictures and identify the health problems.

1 She's got a
3 He's

щ
2 She's got a. . leg. 4 A lot of people are ill
because of a

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Compound nouns connected with health and medicine

3 Complete the compound nouns with the correct words.

1 Sit in the room. The nurse will call you when 4 Take this pain three times a day if your back hurts.
it's your turn. 5 My neighbour is a doctor at the centre down the
2 My sister had an accident but there was someone there who road.
knew first 6 Quick! Get a doctor. I think this man is having a
3 She ate something bad and now she's got food heart

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• Gateway to exams Units 3-4

• Reading
Tip for Reading Exams
In matching activities, remember... 1

Read all the text once quickly to get a general understanding. Then
read the information that you need to find. Look for the section of the
text where you think this information appears and look at it again in
more detail. EXAM SUCCESS • page 151

1 Look at t h e title of t h e text y o u are g o i n g to read.

Being bilingual is good for your brain

Work with a partner a n d answer these questions.

1 W h y d o y o u t h i n k t h a t b e i n g b i l i n g u a l is p r o b a b l y g o o d
for t h e brain?

2 H o w d o y o u t h i n k s c i e n t i s t s d i s c o v e r e d this?

R e a d t h e text. W h a t a n s w e r s d o e s it give t o t h e q u e s t i o n s
in 1?
R e a d t h e text a g a i n a n d m a t c h t h e p e o p l e in
A recent study says that speaking two languages can help 1 - 6 w i t h t h e i n f o r m a t i o n in a - f .
old people to stay mentally active. D r Ellen Bialystok
1 T h e British Alzheimer's S o c i e t y
and her team o f scientists at York University i n Canada
planned some special tests. Then they asked 104 people 2 P r o f e s s o r Clive Ballard

between the ages o f 30 and 88 to do them. From the tests, 104 p e o p l e f r o m C a n a d a a n d India
the scientists found out that people who can speak t w o b e t w e e n t h e a g e s of 3 0 a n d 8 8
languages are very good at thinking fast. 4 Dr Ellen B i a l y s t o k a n d her t e a m

The scientists did different experiments and came to the 5 T h e C a n a d i a n s , w h o only s p o k e English,
conclusion that being bilingual can help o l d people to T h e Indians w h o d i d t h e tests
think quickly. Investigation has shown that playing musical
instruments, dancing or reading can also help to keep you
mentally active. Simple activities like doing crosswords or h a d t h e idea for this investigation into
bilingualism.
playing board games like chess or monopoly can also have
a positive effect. did t h e t e s t s that t h e scientists invented.

Dr Bialystok thinks that speaking different languages w e r e t h e p e o p l e w h o s p o k e English a n d

Tamil.
is very good for you and your brain. Half o f the people
who d i d the tests came from Canada and only spoke d didn't d o t h e t e s t s as quickly.
English. The other half came from India and could speak e w a n t e d t o k n o w a b o u t t h e results.
English and a language called Tamil. The scientists tested
f t h i n k s t h a t all e d u c a t i o n is g o o d for t h e
vocabulary skills and maths ability. They also checked
brain.
how fast the people d i d the activities. The ones who could
speak two languages did the exercises quickly and well.
4 W h a t a b o u t you?
The people who spoke only one language weren't so good.
1 A r e y o u bilingual? D o y o u k n o w a n y b o d y
The British Alzheimer's Society was very interested in the w h o is?
discoveries. 'It is possible that i f we learn a second language 2 W h a t a r e t h e a d v a n t a g e s of b e i n g
when we are young, it can help us even when we are old,' bilingual?
said Professor Clive Ballard. Ballard is the Alzheimer's
Society's Director o f Investigation. 'Education in general
can certainly help the brain to stay active.'

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• Use of English • Writing

ip for Use of English Exams Tip for Writing Exams

In multiple-choice cloze activities, remember...
Read the complete text first without thinking about the gaps.
This helps you to get a general understanding of the text.
1 Г In writing exams, remember...
Include all the information in the instructions or you will
lose marks. And don't forget to write in the correct style
1
EXAM SUCCESS • page 150 (formal or informal). EXAM SUCCESS • page 151

5 Complete t h e text by c h o o s i n g t h e c o r r e c t o p t i o n : A, You are s t a y i n g w i t h a n English t e e n a g e r called

В, С or D, to fill e a c h g a p . J o e . You haven't g o t a m o b i l e p h o n e . T h i s
a f t e r n o o n y o u are at h o m e a l o n e but y o u n e e d
In China they h a v e u s e d a c u p u n c t u r e for t h o u s a n d s
to g o o u t to t h e chemist's to b u y s o m e m e d i c i n e
and t h o u s a n d s of y e a r s . But n o w a s c h o o l in a n d t h e n t a k e it to a f r i e n d . L e a v e J o e a m e s s a g e .
England (1) j u s t s t a r t e d to u s e it w i t h t h e i r I n c l u d e this i n f o r m a t i o n .
students. S t a n c h e s t e r C o m m u n i t y S c h o o l is t h e
school (2) they have b e g u n this project. A t this • E x p l a i n w h e r e y o u h a v e g o n e a n d why.
school they h a v e a t e a c h e r w h o h a s s p e n t t i m e
• I n f o r m t h e m w h o is ill.
living in C h i n a , s t u d y i n g a c u p u n c t u r e w i t h C h i n e s e
experts. T h i s t e a c h e r h a s (3) a c u p u n c t u r e to • G i v e t h e a d d r e s s of t h e p e r s o n w h o is ill a n d
a small g r o u p of s t u d e n t s at t h e s c h o o l (4) their telephone number.
2005. T h e s e s t u d e n t s suffer d i f f e r e n t p r o b l e m s .
• A s k J o e to ring y o u w h e n he g e t s h o m e .
A very c o m m o n p r o b l e m that t h e s t u d e n t s h a v e
is stress, usually stress c a u s e d by e x a m s or
homework. P e o p l e (5) suffer f r o m s t r e s s o f t e n
have h e a d a c h e s , b a c k a c h e , or s t o m a c h a c h e .
The students all say that t h e y e n j o y t h e t r e a t m e n t • 'Can Do' Progress Check
and they say t h a t it h a s (6) h e l p e d t h e m a lot. It
makes t h e m feel g o o d a n d r e l a x e d . In fact, m a n y of How well can you do these things in English now?

the students also say that n o w t h e y h a v e s t a r t e d to Give yourself a mark from 1 to 4.

sleep really w e l l . Let's h o p e t h a t t h e s t u d e n t s haven't 1 = I can do it very well.
started to s l e e p in c l a s s (7) ! 2 = I can do it quite well.
3 = I have some problems.
1 A has В is С have D was 4 = I can't do it.
2 A that В who С where D which
a I can talk about different quantities.
3 A give В gave С gives D given
b I can understand written and spoken texts
4 A since В for С at D on about different languages.
5 А В who С when D what
с I can make negative adjectives by using
6 A yet В ever С never D already prefixes.
7 A just В yet С already D never d I can ask for information about language
courses and check that I have understood.
e I can write a text about my experiences of
• Speaking learning a language.
f I can report general and recent experiences in
• Tip for Speaking Exams the past using the present perfect.

In speaking exams, remember... g I can talk about activities which continue up

to now using the present perfect with for and
It's important to know what the examiners want to hear. Find
since.
out how many marks there are and what you need to do to 1
get a good mark. EXAM SUCCESS • page 150 h I can discuss health problems and illnesses.
i I can describe scenes in photos and pictures
using fillers.
6 Work with a partner. L o o k at p a g e s 4 0 a n d 123.
Each c h o o s e a d i f f e r e n t p h o t o . Take it in t u r n s to talk j I can write basic notes and messages.
about y o u r p h o t o s u s i n g t h e q u e s t i o n s below.
2 Now decide what you need to do to improve.
1 W h e r e are t h e p e o p l e a n d w h a t are t h e y d o i n g ? 1 Look again at my book/notes.
2 W h a t t y p e of p e o p l e are t h e y ? 2 Do more practice exercises. •=> WORKBOOK page 20-37

3 W h a t are they w e a r i n g ? 3 Other:

4 W h a t else is in t h e picture?

5 How d o y o u prefer to learn a l a n g u a g e ?