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Listening 3 Why was the girl surprised about London?
1 Recording 1 Listen to a conversation between a a It wasn’t a modern city like she expected.
man and a woman and answer the questions. b The school he attended didn’t have the activities she
1 How many places to eat are mentioned in the expected.
conversation? c She expected London to have bigger schools.
_________Two________ 4 She was interested in acting
2 What kind of atmosphere is there in the first a before she started playing football.
restaurant?
b after she started playing football.
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c because she started playing football.
3 What should Judy do at the statue?
5 They began playing girls’ football at her new school
______________________________
a because the director of the school requested it.
4 What is Luka’s flat above?
______________________________ b when Mrs Braithwaite saw the girls playing in the
park.
5 Zaza’s food isn’t good and it’s also ...
c after Mrs Braithwaite asked the school director.
______________________________
6 Why is the girl more popular than she used to be?
6 What relationship is Victor to Luka?
______________________________ a because her friends like to visit her in London
/5 b because she started a girls’ football team

2 Recording 2 Listen to a girl talking about her c because of social media

experiences of moving to a new home. Decide if /5
the statements are true (T) or false (F).
Grammar
1 The girl had a difficult start after moving
4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
to her new home. T
the words in brackets.
2 She only had one hobby when she was
1 I’m going to finish (finish) the decorating tomorrow
at her old school in Ledbury. ___ and I need you to help me.
3 She made friends after she started playing
2 ________ we ________ (play) in the concert on
sports with the boys from her school. ___ Saturday afternoon or evening? I can’t remember.
4 A teacher began training the girls to play football in
3 She’s ________ (interested) in eating healthily than
the park after school. ___ other girls her age.
5 The girls’ football team hasn’t been very successful
4 He ________ (go) to games night on Thursdays and
since it started. ___ it’s film night on Fridays.
6 She has stayed in touch with her friends
5 Joseph is________ (popular) boy in the class.
from Ledbury but never sees them. ___ Nobody likes him.
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6 I ________ (work) when he came in so I didn’t see
3 Listen again and choose the correct option, a, b him.
or c.
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1 Ledbury was not boring, because it was
5 Find and correct the mistakes in each sentence.
a the right size.
1 Evie is 50 today. She’s She used to be the most
b a lovely town. beautiful girl at school and she still looks great.
c there was a girls’ football team. 2 Have a look in the fridge. I don’t think we have
2 Why was the girl’s mother so worried about her enough chicken to feeding everyone.
daughter after they moved? 3 People say that he’s rich that he wears new clothes
a because of how long she had missed her old town every day!
b because she was stressed after the house move 4 Have you finish painting your house yet? It has been
c because she hated her new school months since you started!
5 We didn’t thought that Portugal was very expensive.
And the food was excellent.
6 Has he studying the language every day? He’s
excellent!

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2 Her house has a very small patio/entrance – there’s
6 Complete the text with one word in each gap.
not enough space for two chairs out there.
When you live in 1___a____ house with a garden, you
get used to the space. In 2________ summer, you 3 My father dresses up/dresses in very fashionable
can sit outside for meals and the children have clothes. I’m so proud of him.
somewhere to play. So we were quite worried when 4 It’s a really reliable/good value taxi service and I’ve
we had to move into a flat in the city. When you move never arrived late when I use it.
into a small home after living in a large one, it 5 Their watches are so popular/well designed that they
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________ always easy. But actually, the area give a lifetime guarantee. I know they won’t break.
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________ we live now is lovely. There are three
6 Are you very sociable/sensible? It seems like you are
parks within walking distance and there’s so much to
interested in talking to people.
do 5________ we really don’t miss the garden very
much. Our bedrooms are actually bigger than at the 7 We have to take a bus into the city because we live
old house and the living room is 6________ biggest out in the neighbourhood/suburbs.
I’ve 7________ seen. We’ve been going to a lot of 8 They built that ugly block of flats and it ruined the
museums and art galleries and the kids love going to landmark/skyline of the city.
the zoo and aquarium. There’s a nice mixture of 9 If it’s a weekday, we keep in touch/hang out in the
people here too. I 8________ spoken to our mall but at the weekends we go to the town centre.
neighbours briefly and they are both doctors. I think
10 There’s a job coming up in April and I’m definitely
they 9________ work at the local hospital. I’ll ask
going to apply/attend.
them when I see them next time. There 10________ to
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be a lot 11________ people around here who work at
the hospital. Maybe I’ll find a new job there, too! 9 Complete the sentences with the missing words.
Anyway, we’re really happy here and I’m looking 1 I’ve been travelling for years. It’s because I like to
forward to getting to know the area. experience_ new cultures.
/10 2 It’s a str________ environment working as a doctor
Vocabulary because just one mistake could cost a life.
7 Match the sentence halves. 3 I’m a pretty ________tic person and I think we’ll stop
global warming.
4 I’m too emb________ to go out with this big scratch
on my face.
1 She’s a very confident woman who a 5 For the first time, unemployment figures have
2 They forgot to take her ice-skating so ___
de________ so that’s good news.
3 We lost touch with each other and ___
4 The smell of freshly cut grass ___ 6 I think the traffic situation is im________ since the
5 It’s quite a landmark because ___ cycle lanes were built.
6 I thought I was quite energetic but ___ /5
7 Have you seen this documentary ___ Function
10 Choose the response that is not possible, a, b or
c.
1 How about eating at that new Chinese restaurant at
a says exactly what she thinks. the week?
b I can’t find any contact details for her. a I’m not really into Chinese food, I’m afraid.
c my wife says I’m too inactive. b I don’t fancy eating there because the restaurant is
too dark.
d it’s the biggest building in the country.
c That’s amazing.
e she’s very disappointed.
2 I think you’ll enjoy that golf course tomorrow.
f always makes me think of summer.
a That’s a brilliant idea.
g about the history of the flu virus?
b I’m not sure golf is a good idea because I’ve hurt my
/6 back.
8 Underline the correct alternatives. c I’m not keen on playing during the week.
1 It really wasn’t very tasty/sweet. I don’t think they 3 How about going to the archaeology exhibition when
added any salt to it at all. we get back home?
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b I’m not really into that kind of thing, I’m afraid. 2 Do you know ________ to make vegetable soup? Is it
c I found it a bit boring. easy?
4 And what happened next? 3 I thought the game was terrible, to be ________ .
a He just walked away. 4 It’s a good song, but ________ not their best.
b It’s very good for you. 5 How long does that ________ ? Is it more than an
c I don’t know. hour
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5 What did you think of it?
a It was OK, I guess. Reading
b Best game I’ve seen all season. 13 Read the article and match headings A–G with
c Oh no! paragraphs 1–5. There are two extra headings.
6 What happened in the end? 1 B
a It’s not my kind of thing. In the past, A-list actors would rarely appear on television
b They all lived happily ever after. after becoming famous in films. That all seems to be
changing now, with many big names choosing to do
c It was a disaster.
television rather than large budget movies. Has the small
/5 screen slowly begun to fight back in the battle against the big
screen?
11 Complete the conversation with phrases a–g.
2 ___
A: Can you tell me 1 how to get to the bus station, Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton, Francis McDormand,
please? Teri Hatcher, Alec Baldwin. These are all big movie stars
B: There are a few ways, actually. who have starred in blockbuster movies over the years. What
A: What’s the 2____________ , please? do they all have in common? That’s right. They have all
switched to television recently and starred in high quality TV
B: Well it depends if you’re walking or cycling, you see.
series. In the past, this may have been seen as a step down in
A: I’m walking. their careers – a sign that things can’t be going too well for
B: OK. 3____________ this street until you get to the them professionally. However, these actors were all at the top
pharmacy. Then 4____________ the road and of their game. So why did they decide to make the move?
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____________ down Barnaby Street. 3 ___
A: Barnaby Street. OK. Perhaps the fact that major American film studios are all
more interested in making films that rely on special effects
B: After the crossroads, it’s 6____________ on the left. and don’t care about making films which challenge people to
You can’t miss it. think. It’s impossible to visit a cinema nowadays without
A: How far is it? seeing yet another superhero film advertised. What happened
B: It’s 7____________ . It’s about a five minutes’ walk. to all the dramas and thrillers with excellent plots that we
used to see on the big screen? I’m talking about films like
A: Thank you very much.
The Game, Frantic or Pulp Fiction. When was the last time
B: Not at all. you saw films of that quality at the cinema? You could say
that people want to escape from reality and enjoy themselves.
a quickest way But there are many films for people to see like that. Not
many for those who want to be challenged.
b not far
4 ___
c walk along Many people believe that this is why television is becoming
d cross over so popular. In a television series there is time, over 12 or 24
e how to get episodes, to tell a good story with realistic character
development and high-quality production. This attracts the
f go straight on actors who are more interested in acting than they are in
g the second turning trying to look good while dressed in colourful tights and
/6 capes. Furthermore, the popularity of online television
services like Netflix and Amazon Prime, means that there is
12 Complete the sentences with the words in the more money to invest in television. So even the actors who
box. There are three words you do not need. are just interested in the money are beginning to take notice
of television.
end honest how idea just pass
5 ___
recommend take
Personally, I welcome the change. Perhaps the film studios
1 I really recommend The Security Guard. It’s a new TV will begin to understand that people want more variety in the
films they watch at the cinema. If they do, we might get to
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see some more interesting films at the cinema than we a They’re wearing superhero clothes.
currently do. b They’re wearing fashionable clothes.

A Film fights back c They’re wearing make-up for their acting.

B The rise of TV 6 The writer believes
C Small screen – big quality a money is beginning to be another reason actors are
D Actors on the move moving to television.
E Who are the superheroes? b money is starting to go into cinemas from online
television services.
F Things can only get better
G Where’s the quality gone? c money might begin to go into online television
services.
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14 Decide if the following statements are true (T) or

7 Overall, what do you think best summarises the
false (F) according to the writer.
writer’s opinions?
1 In the past, TV was seen as a better career move for
a As the quality of television programmes improves,
actors than film. F
cinema might get better as a result.
2 Popular actors have started to choose television over b Good thrillers and dramas are only available at the
film. ___ cinema so TV needs to improve.
3 There’s less choice at the cinema than there used to c Acting in television is not bad for your career any
be. ___ more and cinema will lose all the good actors.
4 It’s not clear why television is becoming more popular /6
for actors. ___
5 Cinema might be influenced by television in the
future. ___
6 Actors in television only care about the
money. ___
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15 Choose the correct option, a, b or c.
1 What do you think the writer means by ‘A-list actors’?
a the most popular actors
b actors from A–Z in the alphabet
c actors from a special movie studio list
2 What do you think a ‘blockbuster’ is?
a a film with exploding buildings in it
b an expensive and popular film
c a film with the most famous actors in it
3 What does the writer mean by ‘a step down in their
careers’?
a The actor is moving into television.
b The actor is no longer as popular or as successful as
before.
c The actor wants to be more serious in his or her job
choices.
4 The writer feels that
a dramas and thrillers are the best kind of film.
b if the plots of superhero movies were better, he’d
watch them.
c cinemas no longer show films which focus on good
stories.
5 What is the writer referring to when he says actors
are ‘dressed in colourful tights and capes’?

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17 Write an essay answering the question below.

Writing You should write 120–180 words.
16 Find words and phrases in the box which mean
the same as the ones in bold. People often say that people were happier in the
past. But how true is that?
because but how are you
more or less want to go
You should think about how to organise your essay,
using topic sentences, examples and conclusions.
1 I have approximately six years’ experience in this You should also use linkers
type of work.
more or less
2 I believe I am the right person for the job as I have
five years’ experience.
_________________
3 I like shopping. However, shopping malls get too
busy at the weekend.
_________________
4 Hey, Carol, how’s it going? I hope your family are
well.
_________________
5 The position you have advertised is ideally suited to
me.
_________________
6 Do you fancy going to the art exhibition in town
tomorrow?
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