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Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in parentheses.
1 You should always act ____________________if there is an emergency. (prompt)
2 Jorge has a ____________________cough, so we told him to see a doctor. (persist)
3 Paula has a lot of problems, but she is always very ____________________about them. (philosophy)
4 The two famous writers ____________________on the book and it’s amazing. (collaborate)
5 During Mike’s time in the hospital, he decided to transform ____________________into opportunity and he
learned a new language online. (adverse)

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2 Match the sentence beginnings (16) with the correct endings (af).
1 The students went into the classroom one by one ___
2 My grandfather hates using computers, but you can’t ___
3 Now that he has retired, Pedro has decided to ___
4 We tried to make the company profitable, but we had problems ___
5 If you have a problem, you shouldn’t ___
6 I thought I did really badly on the exam, but it ___

a turn back the clock and work with paper only.

b turned out that I did very well!
c turn your back on it.
d turn his hand to woodworking.
e in turn.
f at every turn.

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.

consciously emulated perspective slept trial world
1 We lost the game, but it’s not the end of the ____________________. There’s another one next week!
2 I just couldn’t think how to solve the problem, but I ____________________on it overnight and tried again the
next day.
3 The car didn’t work all week, but somehow we fixed it by ____________________and error.
4 Sam is ____________________making time to work hard on math, because he knows he finds it difficult.
5 Beatrice has ____________________her sister and was accepted at a top college!
6 I really struggled my new job for a while, but I talked to my manager who changed my ____________________
by showing me how to see my problems as opportunities to improve.

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4 Answer the questions with your own ideas. Write full sentences.
1 Can you describe a time when you had to act promptly?
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2 Can you describe a person who has transformed adversity into opportunity?
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3 What hobbies would you like to turn your hand to?
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Grammar
1 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 Have you ___ to finish the math homework? It was difficult, wasn’t it?
a managed b succeeded c able
2 Louis Braille was __ to see after an accident when he was a child.
a failed b not managed c unable
3 Keira has ___ in her attempt to walk across the desert!
a managed b succeeded c been able
4 We ___ to find the hotel last night and had to stay at a campsite.
a failed b unable c not managed
5 Maddy might be ___ to get a place at Harvard University.
a succeed b able c managed
6 The team has been ___ work together for the first time.
a managed b succeeded c able to

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2 Complete the dialogue with should, shouldn’t, or could.

Father Why are you watching TV, Frida? You 1 ____________________ be doing your homework.
That’s the rule.
Frida I know, but I’m really tired.
Father You know that you 2 ____________________watch TV until you’ve finished your homework.
Frida Yes, but I was at Max’s all afternoon, so I need to relax.
Father I didn’t know where you were. You 3 ____________________ have phoned me.
Frida Sorry, but his family is moving, so I offered to help.
Father You didn’t tell me they were moving house. I 4 ____________________ have helped, too!
Frida Dad, you 5 ____________________ be moving furniture, you have a bad back!
Father That’s true.

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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
1 Eric got fined by the police. He shouldn’t ____________________ (park) in front of the store last night.
2 I can’t hear the teacher. She should ____________________ (talk) a bit more loudly.
3 You should ____________________ (tell) me you were visiting, I wasn’t expecting you!
4 Why are you in bed? You should ____________________ (work) today.
5 Those buildings shouldn’t ____________________ (make) of wood, they won’t be strong enough in
an earthquake.

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4 Write a criticism for these situations using should, shouldn't, or could in the correct form.
1 We visited our friends’ house yesterday evening, but all the lights were off.
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2 Priya put some ice cream in a bowl, but it melted before she ate it.
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3 I was too tired to do well on the exam.
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4 Jake’s mother is worried because Jake didn’t call her when he got to the sports center.
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Listening
1 3.08 Listen to students discussing a problem that the teacher has given them to solve. Check () the
three things which are NOT part of the solution.
a a bag of sugar ☐
b a clock ☐
c a bowl ☐
d a phone ☐
e a birthday party ☐

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2 3.08 Listen again and complete the sentences with one word.
1 Students have to ____________________ they are making a cake for someone’s birthday.
2 You need ____________________cups of sugar to make the cake.
3 You can’t guess the amount because you ____________________follow the recipe carefully.
4 Eva suggests putting three cups of sugar into the ____________________ bowl so there is room for two more
cups in it.
5 She then suggests filling the three-cup bowl again and pouring ____________________more cups into the five-
cup bowl.
6 That leaves ____________________cup in the smaller bowl, which she can put into the larger bowl with three
more cups of sugar.
7 Eva has ____________________in figuring out the problem.

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Reading
1 Read the texts. Which of the following statements is not true, according to the three texts?
a People with disabilities might have problems when travelling.
b We can work with travel companies to make transportation more accessible.
c Problems when travelling is a thing of the past for disabled travellers.

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Travelling in a wheelchair

1
Travelling in a wheelchair is never easy and airlines and airports can sometimes be less willing than they should to
make changes to improve accessibility. Fred Gilmour is a well-known journalist, and his determination has
succeeded in making one airline change the way it accommodates wheelchair users.

When Fred was in his 20s, he was in an accident that meant he was unable to walk, so he now uses a wheelchair.
He often has to travel for work and travels by plane regularly. However, he found that on more than one occasion,
he was left on the plane after all the other passengers had gotten off. He then had to endure the wait for
someone to help him down using a special lift. He found that this person often came so late that the cleaners
were already on the plane, preparing it for the next flight. He was most annoyed to find that this usually
happened in his home country and he felt that something should be done about it.

Fred campaigned for the airline he used regularly to have a jetway : something that wheelchair users can use to
exit the plane much more easily – directly into the airport.

In the beginning, the airline complained that jetways were too expensive, but after Fred persisted in his campaign,
and used social media to his advantage, the airline finally agreed. Fred knows that he will still have to wait for
other passengers to get off the plane first for safety reasons, but hopes that from now on, he will quickly follow
them using his own wheelchair on a jetway. Let’s hope that delays for passengers with a disability will soon be a
thing of the past.

Some people with a disability often need a wheelchair to continue their journey when arriving at an airport after a
flight. But what happens if their wheelchair fails to arrive at the airport with them? This is exactly what happened
to James Links when he arrived at an airport in the USA.

James has used a wheelchair since he was sick as a child. He has a special wheelchair which helps stop him from
getting sores – painful parts of your body that you get from sitting in one position for a long time. So when he
was told that his wheelchair had not arrived on his flight, it was a big problem for him. The airport offered to
move him from the plane to the airport exit in a chair, but he knew this would not be comfortable and refused.
Instead, he used his arms to crawl through the airport to the exit. He then managed to use a luggage cart to get
to a taxi.

James says that all airports should have wheelchairs for people to use in situations like this, but few of them do.
He is campaigning for this situation to change.
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Amanda West uses a wheelchair and was traveling on a long-distance train in December. It turned out that the train
only had one restroom for disabled people, and the toilet in it was not working.

Luckily, Amanda did not need to use the restroom during the journey, but contacted the company about what
happened the next day. A charity representing disabled people heard about what had happened to her and acted
promptly to help her win money from the train company, which had broken the law by not having a working restroom
for passengers with a disability.

Amanda has given some of the money to the charity and is using the rest to campaign for change. She is now working
with train companies to improve conditions for passengers with disabilities. She hopes that her work will help improve
not only restrooms, but also information and staff training so that travel will become more accessible for everyone.
Maybe her difficult train journey last year has transformed adversity into opportunity, and everyone will soon be able
to travel in more comfort.

2 Read the texts again. Are the statements T (True) or F ( False)?

1 Fred Gilmour needs to fly regularly for his work. T/F
2 Fred often had to wait for cleaners to help him off the plane. T/F
3 Because of Fred’s campaign, he is now able to get off the plane first. T/F
4 James Links needs his own wheelchair for a comfortable journey. T/F
5 People at the airport tried but failed to help James. T/F
6 James has succeeded in making all airports have wheelchairs. T/F
7 Amanda West was not happy about the disabled facilities on a train. T/F
8 Train companies are now working with Amanda to improve travel for disabled people. T/F
9 All three of the people in the articles have managed to change the way disabled people travel. T/F

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Writing
TASK Write a problem-and-solution essay on the statement below.

Many people like to buy a hot drink at school or at work, but these often come in disposable cups made of
materials that cannot be recycled.

1 Study the information on the use of disposable cups in the US below. Plan your essay and then write
your first draft. Write 140–190 words.

Takeaway cups
• In the US, around 50 billion hot drinks cups are thrown away every year.

• Many cups are made of plastic or materials that cannot be recycled.

• Fewer than 1% of cups are currently recycled.

• Some plastic and paper cups are easily recycled if put in the correct bins.

• You can buy reusable cups so that you can use them many times.

• Some cafes give discounts on hot drinks if you bring your own cup.

https://plastic.education/the-problem-with-disposable-cups/

2 Read through your first draft. Check it and revise it if necessary. Then write your final draft.

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