Workbook answer key Narrator: Two.

You hear a man talking to his daughter about meeting her

mother for the first time.
Daughter: Dad, how did you first meet Mum?
with audioscripts Father: We went to university together. One day I needed a book for an
assignment. There was just one copy left in the library, but before I
could get to it this girl reached up and grabbed it off the shelf.
Units 1–14 Daughter: So you read the book together, then?
Father: No, actually she’d already read it. She’d used her university identity
card as a bookmark and had left it inside. She laughed when she
shook the book and the card fell out. I realised then that she hadn’t
Unit 1 A family affair meant to be rude – she told me later that she was worried about
losing her card. I think I’d have felt the same.

Grammar Narrator: Three. You hear a girl talking about getting driving lessons
Present perfect simple and continuous from her father.
Girl: When I turned 17, I was really keen to get my driving licence, but
1 lessons were so expensive. So my dad offered to teach me in his car.
1 haven’t been 9 have been I was a bit hesitant at first because I remembered my mum had said
2 have/’ve been organising 10 have/’ve spent that when he taught her to drive years ago, he’d got really annoyed
3 have/’ve changed 11 have/’ve been going /’ve been with her because she took so long to learn. But that wasn’t the case.
4 have/’ve been staying 12 have/’ve seen Even when I slammed on the brakes or took a corner a bit too fast,
5 have/’ve been sleeping 13 have/’ve decided he kept his cool. He actually taught me so well, I passed the test
6 has/’s been helping 14 have/’ve (already) spent first time.
7 have/’ve loved 15 have/’ve looked
8 have/’ve found Narrator: Four. You overhear a man and a woman talking about a new café.
Man: I went to that new café on the corner yesterday for lunch.
2
1 Have you found an apartment yet? Woman: It’s nice to have a local café again, isn’t it?
2 Have you visited the Statue of Liberty? Man: I thought so too, but it was so crowded! I couldn’t get a table and
3 Have you been eating healthily? just ordering a sandwich to take to the park took twenty minutes.
4 What Broadway shows have you seen? Woman: I was there on Tuesday and I had no problems getting served or
5 Have you been taking the subway everywhere? finding a seat. Oh well. It’s good for business if it’s popular. The one
there before was always empty – that’s why it closed down.
3
Man: You certainly can’t keep a place like that open if nobody actually
1 No, I haven’t. 2 Yes, I have. 3 No, I haven’t. goes there. I think I was practically the only customer in the
4 (I have/’ve seen) The Lion King. 5 Yes, I have. old place.

Narrator: Five. You hear a woman talking about a tree in her

Vocabulary neighbour’s garden.
Phrasal verbs Woman: My next-door neighbour has a huge tree growing in his garden and
one of the branches was pressing up against my bedroom window. I
1 asked him to cut the branch down, which he did yesterday, but now
1C 2F 3B 4D 5E 6A it’s lying on the grass in my garden and I can’t get in touch with him.
What do you reckon I should do? I certainly don’t want to get into an
2 argument with a neighbour, but I have a feeling he thinks it’s up to
1 turn (the information) into 2 turn up 3 made up me to get rid of it. It’s enormous, so there’s no way I can manage it
4 hang out 5 carry on 6 count on by myself. I hope he calls me soon.

Collocations with make and do Narrator: Six. You hear a husband and wife planning a holiday.
3 Man: Let’s go to Greece again this summer. We had such a good time
there last year.
1 do 2 make 3 did 4 make 5 make
6 did 7 made 8 make 9 done 10 make Woman: As a matter of fact, I was thinking we could go somewhere more
exotic this year.
Man: Really? But you said it was the most memorable holiday
Listening Part 1 you’d ever had.
Woman: Sure I did. But I get hardly any time off and I really want to make
1C 2B 3B 4A 5C 6C 7A 8A the most of it. We can’t just keep going back to the same place. I’ve
never been to Asia, for instance.
Track 2 Man: OK, fine – on the condition that we go somewhere with a beach. I
Narrator: One. You hear a young man talking about his friend’s new haircut. don’t feel like I’ve had a holiday unless I’ve spent some time
away from the city.
Man: My best friend recently dyed her hair pink. Not just a few light pink
highlights, but a hot pink – the kind of thing that people stare at in
Narrator: Seven. You hear two friends talking about a photograph.
the street. It does look striking and it rather suits her, but I thought
she was crazy getting it done, as we’ve both just graduated and Boy: Who’s this in the photo here?
have been looking for jobs. It’s really taking a chance having such Girl: It’s a picture of my grandmother when she was a teenager.
a loud hairstyle if you want someone to hire you, but she’s just got Boy: It’s a great photo.
a fantastic job working for a fashion magazine. She told me she Girl: Yeah, it is, isn’t it? I didn’t know her when she was that age, of
thought her hair was why she got the job – it made her stand out. I course, but the photo tells me she’s been the same type of person
don’t know about that, though. all her life. She looks so cheerful and full of energy. It’d be great to
go through life just as she has – she’s always seen the good side of
everything, despite any difficulties she’s had. Of course, she looks
different now – she’s elderly – but I instantly recognise the woman I
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Narrator: Eight. You hear a man talking about buying a new car. Vocabulary
Man: I’m looking around for a new car at the moment. I don’t really Phrasal verbs
want to get rid of my current one, but as it’s eight years old, I think
I should sell it now before it completely loses all its value. My kids 1
are growing up fast, so I could probably do with a larger model 1G 2H 3E 4A 5B 6C 7F 8D
anyway. I’ve never been a car person – as long as it gets me from
one place to another without breaking down, I don’t really care 2
about anything else. I don’t want to pay a fortune for it – you’ll 1 ended up 2 came across 3 thrown herself into 4 count on
never see me in a luxury car – but if I need to pay a bit extra for the 5 went on 6 came along 7 ran out of 8 came up against
right car, I’d be happy to.

Listening Part 2
Reading and Use of English Part 2 1 hobby 2 cool 3 street 4 space
1 such 2 of 3 the 4 to 5 bookshop 6 pottery 7 (good) (video) camera 8 100,000
5 with 6 been 7 by 8 if / though / when 9 (very) wealthy 10 (TV) (production) company

Track 3
Writing Narrator: You will hear a man called Michael Flannery talking about his
My sisters and I work restoring and selling antique furniture. For questions 1 to 10,
I am so glad Im I’m not an only child. Of course, my parents are grate great, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
but they don’t always understand the problems of being young. Thats Man: I restore and sell mid-century furniture for a living. You know the
That’s when I appreciete appreciate having sisters. I’m in the middle of type I mean – Scandinavian-style wooden furniture from the 1950s
two sisters and we spend all our time together. They are my best friends and 60s. It all started as a bit of a hobby when I bought my house
and we get on really well. Of corse, course, we sometimes fight – for but had no money for furniture. My house dates from the 1950s, so
example, if I borrow a sister’s cloths clothes without permision permission when my grandparents let me take some things from their attic, I
or if our bedroom gets to too messy. They are much tidyer tidier than me. found they really suited the style of the house. What I first thought
of as old-fashioned was actually quite cool. When people saw the
We do’nt don’t usually have many problems but if I argue whit with one
furniture, they were so impressed with how I’d brought it all back
sister, there is always the other one to talk to? . We have the same taist
to life with sandpaper and a bit of paint that they started giving me
taste in music, too. I think that without my sisters’ sisters, life would be pieces they came across. Soon my friends were arriving at the house
very boring. would Would I like to have a brother, too? I’m not so sure. I with a chest of drawers or a side table, saying, ‘Look what I found in
think I like having sisters more. the street! I thought you might like it.’ I think people are tired of good
solid furniture going into landfill just because they don’t have the
space for it. They also realise that there might be someone else who
Unit 2 Leisure and pleasure has a need for it.
It got to the stage where my house was not only furnished, but I had
Grammar too much furniture, so I tried selling some of it on a weekend market
stall. I couldn’t believe how well it went, and the prices that people
Making comparisons were willing to pay for things that had cost me virtually nothing.
Eventually I took the risk of giving up my job at a bookshop because
1 I no longer had my weekends free to restore the furniture. That
1 much hotter 5 much meant I could work on the furniture during the week, and then sell it
2 much more difficult 6 far on Saturdays and Sundays. My mum even reduced her hours at the
3 more, a better 7 much faster, more easily factory where she works, so she could lend a hand at the weekend
4 more 8 as good as when it got busy.
2 To make my stall look unique, I started buying mid-century pottery
1 as relaxing as / more relaxing than 5 even faster from other dealers at the market. This really worked, and my sales
2 correct 6 less complicated than almost doubled. I think sometimes people need style ideas to
3 as expensive as 7 (much) more enjoyable than boost their imagination, and adding items to the furniture, such
as cushions on chairs, or lamps on top of sideboards, helps people
4 correct 8 correct
imagine how the furniture could look in their house.
Adjectives with -ed and -ing I wanted some equipment to film the furniture projects while I did
them – something a bit more professional than just a phone – so
3 the next thing I did was buy myself a good video camera. Then I
1 boring 2 astonished 3 worried 4 puzzled started an online channel with how-to guides on restoring furniture
5 motivating 6 irritated 7 exhausting 8 excited and information on how I get my stock. I can’t just rely on people
giving me stuff now, though it does still happen. I get most of the
furniture from garage sales, and I film myself walking around them
4 buying things. Strangely enough, people find these videos really
Adjective Verb Noun relaxing to watch and I have more than 100,000 subscribers. It’s
amazing how quickly it happened – I was thrilled when I first reached
bored/boring to bore boredom ten thousand!
confuse/confusing to confuse confusion
embarrassed/embarrassing to embarrass embarrassment
excited/exciting to excite excitement
exhausted/exhausting to exhaust exhaustion
irritated/irritating to irritate irritation
motivated/motivating to motivate motivation
worried/worrying to worry worry

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 The problem with a business like this is that I no longer have any
time for anything but work. There’s always something to do – like
Unit 3 Happy holidays?
picking up furniture that someone has phoned me about. When
your passion becomes your job, it’s difficult to know when you’re Grammar
working and when you’re relaxing. Perhaps that’s a good thing. I
really love what I do and I’m actually now quite famous. I’m never
Past simple, past continuous, past perfect simple and
going to be very wealthy, but I do get a lot of views on my channel, past perfect continuous
which is starting to bring in extra income to add to the money I get
from the furniture sales. Recently, I was approached by a production 1
company about appearing in some sort of restoration and design 1 went 2 knew 3 woke up 4 was raining
programme. And a talent agent wants to represent me. I’m going to 5 decided 6 hoped 7 heard 8 was listening
film the first episode in the summer and see if any TV networks are 9 stopped 10 was parking 11 was getting 12 arrived
interested in it. I’m feeling very positive about my future. 13 were looking forward to 14 set off
2
1 had been driving 2 had already taken off 3 hadn’t travelled
Reading and Use of English Part 5 4 had forgotten 5 hadn’t been doing 6 had already paid
1D 2B 3A 4C 5C 6B 3
1 decided 2 had been working 3 realised
4 had packed 5 had sailed 6 hadn’t brought
Reading and Use of English Part 4 7 hadn’t taken 8 felt 9 hadn’t planned
10 found 11 was getting 12 bought
1 asked me to buy (her) OR asked (me) if I would/could/’d buy (her)
2 taste nearly as good at, in and on in time phrases
3 run out of milk so
4 as much money as me 4
5 it hadn’t been for 1 at 2 in 3 on 4 in 5 on 6 at
6 didn’t/did not mean to break

Vocabulary
Writing Part 2 (An article)
Travel words
1
1 Each week we go to a different place because we like to vary the 1
landscapes we paint. Across 1 business 3 overnight 6 travel 7 way
2 I enjoy the company of the other artists and I create some lovely 8 trip 10 holiday 12 weekend
paintings, too. Down 2 sightseeing 4 village 5 agent
3 I would suggest it to others because it’s a good opportunity to 9 journey 11 abroad
experience the natural environment.
4 I didn’t have much experience but the teacher taught me how to use Suffixes
colours and draw the outlines.
5 I saw a poster advertising landscape painting lessons and I decided to 2
enrol on the course. 1 colourful 2 reasonable 3 successful 4 energetic
6 I would never give it up because I have made so many new friends and it 5 natural 6 adventurous 7 doubtful 8 thrilling
helps me to be creative. 9 accessible 10 crowded 11 mysterious 12 friendly
7 I really love spending time outside but if it’s raining, we paint in
the studio.
2
Listening Part 3
A5 B4 1 C7 2 D3 6 1G 2C 3H 4A 5E
Suggested order of the text:
I saw a poster advertising landscape painting lessons and I decided to Track 4
enrol on the course. Narrator: Speaker 1
I didn’t have much experience but the teacher taught me how to use Speaker 1: It was the first day of our holiday in Spain. I’d taken the family down
colours and draw the outlines. Each week we go to a different place to the beach to the umbrellas and chairs we’d rented for the whole
because we like to vary the landscapes we paint. week. We couldn’t have had a better position, right up the front and
I really love spending time outside but if it’s raining, we paint in the studio. almost at the water’s edge. I was just settling into my chair when
I enjoy the company of the other artists and I create some lovely someone greeted me by name. I looked across and who was it but
paintings, too. my next door neighbour! Not only was his beach chair and umbrella
I would suggest it to others because it’s a good opportunity to experience right next to ours, but he was also staying at the same hotel! He
the natural environment. I would never give it up because I have made so didn’t seem that surprised but I was speechless. It’s a small world.
many new friends and it helps me to be creative.
Narrator: Speaker 2
Speaker 2: I was on holiday in Venice with a friend and we were doing a tour
of a four-hundred-year-old palace where the ceilings were covered
in amazing paintings. My friend suddenly burst out laughing and
started photographing something in the corner of one of the
rooms. I asked her what was going on, but before she could tell
me I’d spotted it myself. A chubby little cherub in the painting was
peering over the edge of a cloud and its face looked exactly like
mine – I couldn’t believe it! I still have a photo and people I know
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Narrator: Speaker 3 Reading and Use of English Part 1
Speaker 3: I was coming back from a holiday in the USA after a really tiring
rock-climbing tour. My flight was going from Dallas to London – and 1C 2A 3A 4D 5C 6C 7B 8D
I wasn’t looking forward to the ten-hour trip. As I was checking in,
I was told there were too many people booked in on the flight and
would I take a plane the next day instead. This really wasn’t part of Reading and Use of English Part 6
my plan, but I agreed, and the airline put me up in a very nice hotel
overnight. When I checked in the next day, they told me I’d been 1D 2C 3B 4F 5A 6G
upgraded to Business Class. I’d suspected this might happen as I’d
done the airline a favour.
Listening Part 4
Narrator: Speaker 4
Speaker 4: I’ve always been very active in the conservation movement, and I 1A 2B 3C 4B 5A 6B 7C
love helping to record where and when particular birds are seen. I
recently went on holiday to Scotland in the hope of tracking down Track 5
one species of bird people feared had died out. I can still hardly Narrator: You will hear a radio interview with a man called Mike Jones,
believe it, but when I was in the garden of the hotel, I suddenly saw who has recently been a contestant on a TV cooking show. For
one sitting on a branch above my head. By the time I’d raced up to questions 1 to 7, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
my room and come back ready with my camera, it was nowhere to
Interviewer: I have here in the studio Mike Jones, who’s recently been a
be seen. It was fantastic to discover it hasn’t become extinct, even if
contestant on the TV cooking show Stars of the Kitchen. How did
I don’t have proof of that.
you get on the show, Mike?
Narrator: Speaker 5 Mike: Well, it was completely unexpected as it was my sister who
entered me into the competition. She likes my cooking and
Speaker 5: I was walking along the beach on holiday in Nova Scotia in Canada thought I’d be a good contestant. When the production company
when I nearly tripped over something sticking out of the sand phoned me, I thought it was a joke. It wasn’t something I’d ever
between the rocks. On closer inspection, I saw it was an old bottle considered doing as I’m normally quite introverted, but when it
sealed with a cork. I got it open at the hotel and pulled out a comes to cooking, I’m a lot more self-assured. I thought it might
rolled-up piece of paper with nothing on it but a name and address be quite a stressful experience, but it ended up being really fun.
to contact, which I did when I got back home. Amazingly, the person
was still living at the same address. The bottle had been put in Interviewer: Have you ever worked in a professional kitchen?
the water by a schoolboy in Cornwall 30 years before as a science Mike: No, but I’ve always had the feeling that I’d open my own
experiment. He was now grown up and could hardly believe it when restaurant one day because I’m always praised for my cooking
I got in touch. skills. The closest I’d got to that was occasionally eating out in
a restaurant. I’ve been cooking since I was a child, although it’s
only recently that I’ve become more creative with it. So I suppose
that helped.
Writing Part 2 (A report) Interviewer: What was the first day in the studio like?
1 The purpose of 2 In terms of 3 It is also a benefit 4 Disadvantages Mike: It was a bit nerve-racking. I hadn’t read the email that had been
5 In addition 6 I would highly recommend 7 Although sent to me properly and so I didn’t know I’d have to cook for the
judges that day. I thought we’d just be learning how the show
worked and doing sound tests. I had to come up with something
Reading and Use of English Part 7 then and there, so I baked a cake that I could remember how to
make by heart. It was a bit on the easy side, so I thought there
1 B 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 A 6 D 7 B 8 C 9 D 10 A
was no way I’d get through to the next round. But the judges
thought it was delicious and said I was in.

Unit 4 Food, glorious food Interviewer:

Mike:
Is being on the programme as stressful as it looks on the TV?
In some ways, yes. We had the same time limits as you see on the
show. We usually had an hour to cook something, but that wasn’t
Grammar too bad. I think it seems more stressful on the TV because of the
dramatic music they use. We didn’t have that, but having to get
so and such, too and enough used to all the equipment was tough. I’m used to hanging out in
my own kitchen where I know the oven temperature and where
1
all the knives are.
1 enough 2 enough 3 too 4 such 5 so little
Interviewer: Do people stop you in the street now?
6 so few 7 such a 8 sweet enough 9 too 10 so many
Mike: Sometimes - and there’s not much I can do about it. I still find it
2 strange that people know who I am. With adults, it’s different.
1 much many 5 correct They don’t remember me from the show exactly, but they
2 correct 6 correct recognise my face without knowing why. People are more
3 too much so much 7 such expensive so expensive confused than anything. It’s a bit embarrassing, but I know it’s
4 there is enough there are enough 8 correct not going to last for very long.
Interviewer: What was the best thing about being on the show?
Mike: I have to say I learnt a lot about food and came out a much better
Vocabulary cook than I went in. Above all, though, I’ll always cherish the
Food and diet friendships I made. When the show’s on TV, they make it look like
we are all really competitive and don’t get on, but that’s not true
1 at all. I’m still in touch with quite a few contestants and we’ve
1 diet 2 dish 3 meal 4 dish 5 organic become really close thanks to our shared interest in food.
6 food 7 filling 8 fresh 9 meals 10 simple
2
Across 4 convenience 5 tasty 6 recipe
Down 1 balanced 2 lifestyle 3 nutrition 4 catering 6 raw

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 Interviewer: So, did you win Stars of the Kitchen in the end?
-ance other
Mike: Well, the final episodes haven’t gone to air yet so I have to keep
it to myself – that’s part of the contract. Let’s just say it’s going appearance advice
to get very exciting and there are a few shocks as well! So I’m behaviour
afraid you’ll just have to wait and see like everyone else. The comparison
next episode’s on Wednesday night. We’re going to be cooking confusion
Spanish food. feeling
Interviewer: I’ll be watching for sure. Thanks so much for coming in, Mike. response
5
1 agreement 2 comparison/confusion 3 investigation 4 preference
Writing Part 2 (A review) 5 response
1 such 2 enough 3 meals 4 so 5 recipes 6 dish 7 food 8 too
Listening Part 1
Unit 5 Study time 1C 2A 3A 4B 5B 6A 7B 8C

Grammar Track 6
Zero, first and second conditionals Narrator: One. You hear a father talking to his son about university.
Son: Dad, why didn’t you go to university?
1 Dad: I did go for a couple of years. Didn’t I ever tell you that? I started
1 weren’t 6 complete / have completed doing a degree in Accounting and I didn’t do too badly in the early
2 go 7 wouldn’t do part of the course. Then your grandfather got ill and I had to come
3 will/’ll need / needs 8 will/’ll try home to run the family business. I always intended to go back and
4 finish / have finished 9 don’t pass finish it at some stage, but then I met your mum and you kids came
5 choose 10 got /had got along. I suppose it’s a shame I didn’t manage to finish my degree,
but I would have ended up doing the same work anyway, so it didn’t
2
really change much.
1 correct
2 I would/’d spend more time practising
Narrator: Two. You hear two students talking about the university library.
3 She will / ’ll have trouble finding a job
Female: When do you go to the university library? I’ve never seen you there.
4 he has studied / he’s studied / studies too late
5 would I need to take an advanced maths course Male: I don’t go much at all. I prefer to do all my research online. It’s easier
6 correct than having to ask the librarian to collect books and material for
me. I have to wait, and then I take a look at them and find they don’t
7 I am going to travel / I’m going to travel / I will travel / I’ll travel
contain the information I want at all. It drives me crazy wasting so
8 correct
much time. It’s a good thing the papers I need for my research are
available free online, otherwise I’d be in the library as much as you.
Vocabulary Narrator: Three. You hear a student talking to a friend about his
Phrasal verbs new school.
Girl: How are you enjoying studying overseas?
1 Boy: Well… it is one of the best schools in Britain, and it’ll give me lots
1 look back at 2 got away with 3 puts off 4 handing back of options for my future education. Winning that scholarship to
5 live up to 6 turned out 7 pointed out 8 get over go away to school has made my parents so proud. But I really
struggle being so far from them and all my old friends here in
find out, get to know, know, learn, teach and study; New Zealand.
attend, join, take part and assist Girl: That’s not so good. Are the lessons tough?
Boy: Oh no, my old school must’ve been good, because I don’t feel I’m
2
behind in any way. Actually, I’m ahead in maths. I sometimes feel
1 unite join 2 known learned 3 learn study 4 join attend
I really don’t need to be there, but I wouldn’t want to disappoint
5 know find out 6 learned taught 7 know get to know 8 join take part in
Mum and Dad by not giving it a chance.
Study words
Narrator Four. You hear a student talking to a friend about a history report he
3 has written.
Across 2 career 4 degree 5 prospects 7 revision 8 tutor 9 marks Male: Can you check this report for me?
Down 1 research 2 course 3 admission 6 lessons Female: But you know we don’t cover this subject on my course.
Male: I just need someone to read it through to make sure it sounds OK.
Suffixes My friend Isobel and I wrote different sections each, and I’m worried
it’s not very clear. It’d be useful to get an objective opinion to make
4 sure it’s understandable. Please! You’ve always helped me
in the past.
-tion -ence -ment
Female: OK, but I won’t be checking any facts.
intention existence adjustment Male: That’s OK. Thank you so much. Feel free to write any comments
investigation preference agreement you have on it. I’m sure Isobel will be just as happy as me to have
qualification assessment another person look at it.
development
involvement

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Narrator: Five. You hear a girl leaving a phone message for a friend. 2
Female: Hello Eliza, I got a bit of a shock in my first literature lecture today. I 1 F (You must do the essay in Part 1.)
didn’t know we were supposed to read all the books on the syllabus 2 F (You must cover the two points given and include your own idea as well.)
before the semester started. I’ve read one or two, but there are 3F
more than ten and I haven’t even bought them all yet! In our first 4T
tutorial I have to give a talk on three of Shakespeare’s history plays 5T
and I’m not sure which ones they are. I was just wondering how you 6T
coped with all the reading when you did this course last year. I don’t 7 F (Your essay should be between 140 and 190 words.)
know if I’ll be able to catch up – everything seems to be moving so 8T
fast.

Narrator: Six. You hear two students talking about using tablets at school.
Girl: Do you use tablets at your school? We all have to have one next
Unit 6 Good job!
year at ours. Grammar
Boy: Yes, I’ve been using one since I started high school. It’s great not
having to carry a big bag of books around all day. All my books are Countable and uncountable nouns
e-books on the tablet, though there’s nothing like the feeling of
holding a real book in your hand, is there? 1
Girl: Well, my parents aren’t too happy about having to pay for the 2 scenery – U 3 idea – C 4 favour – C 5 luggage – U
tablet – they cost a lot! 6 music – U 7 trip – C 8 food – U
Boy: Tell them not to worry. E-books are much cheaper than paper
books, so over the years you save money. Articles
Girl: Great! I’ll tell them that. 2
1 - 2 - 3 the 4 a 5 an 6 - 7 - 8 a 9 the 10 the 11 the 12 a
Narrator: Seven. You hear a man talking about a book. 13 - 14 a 15 a 16 - 17 a 18 - 19 the
Speaker: Take this book, for example. The cover makes it look like it’s
one of those blockbusters you buy at an airport, and the title
doesn’t really explain what it’s about at all. It was a colleague’s Vocabulary
recommendation that eventually made me decide to get it, despite
my first impressions. Often when I start reading a book, after the work or job; possibility, occasion or opportunity;
first few pages, I think, ‘Why have I bothered?’, and I was expecting
the same with this one. But this book turned out to be far better
fun or funny
than I’d expected. Until I finished it, I blocked out the world and 1
entered another one as if it were my own.
1 fascinating 2 part-time 3 manual 4 outdoors
5 tiring/tough 6 well-paid 7 responsible 8 hard
Narrator: Eight. You hear a boy talking to a friend about studying after school. 9 challenging 10 demanding 11 worthwhile 12 permanent
Girl: How do you manage to study when you have to work in your
mother’s shop after school? 2
Boy: I do most of my homework there. I don’t really have much to do in 1 I couldn’t find any information online about the company.
the shop – I only serve customers if I’m needed. 2 correct
Girl: Don’t you find people coming into the shop all the time distracting? 3 correct
Boy: It annoys my mum that sometimes I don’t even hear the bell when 4 If you get the opportunity/chance, call me tonight.
people come in because I’m concentrating so hard. I’m completely 5 I spent all weekend doing geography homework.
used to people coming in and out. In some ways, it’s less distracting 6 Do you have any decorating equipment I can borrow?
being in the shop. There’s no TV or video games, for instance. I 7 I need (some) advice on how to prepare for a job interview.
really get a lot done. 8 Is there any possibility/chance you could babysit for me this evening?

Reading and Use of English Part 3 Writing Part 2 (An email or letter)
1 repeatedly 2 interested 3 differences 4 unmotivated / demotivated 1
1 T (The word limit is 190 words.)
5 comparison 6 information 7 creativity 8 knowledge
2 T (There are no contractions, phrasal verbs or informal expressions.)
3 F (Each main point from the advertisement should be dealt with in a
separate paragraph in the letter.)
Writing Part 1 (An essay) 4 F (The formal greeting and sign-off are Dear Mr Davis and Yours sincerely. A
formal greeting should contain the surname and not the first name. If the
1 greeting contains a person’s name, the sign-off is Yours sincerely; if it is
Giving your opinion Dear Sir or Madam, the sign-off is Yours faithfully.)
in my opinion 5T
I believe 6 F (There is no mention of the candidate’s ability to communicate
Introducing other people’s opinions in English.)
Some people think that
2
Introducing an argument 1H 2D 3F 4C 5B 6G 7E 8A
There are several reasons
Expressing contrast
However
on the other hand
Putting your ideas in order
Firstly
Furthermore
Introducing your conclusion
To sum up
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 Listening Part 3 Unit 7 High adventure
1E 2C 3G 4A 5D
Grammar
Track 7 Infinitive and verb + -ing
Narrator: Speaker 1
Speaker 1: After I graduated, I got a job as an accountant with a very big 1
international firm. I’d go around to different companies checking 1 to show 2 sitting 3 being 4 to get 5 training
their financial records to make sure they were paying the right 6 to reduce 7 to start 8 playing 9 Joining 10 not to try
amount of tax. It annoyed me when people said the job sounded
2
boring. I remember I loved the variety and the salary was more
1 admitted 2 thought 3 failed 4 succeeded
generous than I’d expected. I was working at a different company
every month and it was really rewarding to be able to use 5 avoided 6 allowed 7 expected 8 decided
everything I’d learned at university. I don’t work for that firm any
more, but I’m still an accountant.
Vocabulary
Narrator: Speaker 2 Verb collocations with activities
Speaker 2: I used to work as a lifeguard at the beach during my summers when
I was at university. I had to do a short course to qualify and I also 1
needed to know first aid. There weren’t many waves and the water 1 going 2 doing 3 compete in 4 playing 5 do 6 held
wasn’t very deep, so not many people got into trouble. As a result,
it did have its dull moments. For me, it was an excuse to hang out in look, see, watch, listen and hear
the sunshine for the whole summer and get paid for it. The money
wasn’t great, but I met a lot of people, and on a few occasions, I was 2
able to help people in the water. 1 to see 2 watching 3 heard 4 don’t listen 5 looked 6 watching

Narrator: Speaker 3 3
1 saw looked 2 correct 3 correct 4 listen to hear
Speaker 3: I had trouble finding a job in the field I’d studied for. I eventually
5 watched saw 6 listened to heard 7 correct 8 watched saw
got hired as a drama teacher, but until that happened I worked in a
call centre for about three years. It certainly wasn’t my dream job,
talking to people who were complaining about their wi-fi going
down, but it paid the bills at the time. It also taught me how to Reading and Use of English Part 4
deal with angry customers and bring some calm to very negative
situations. After a while, I just got used to it, as I knew that every call 1 suggested taking | an
I got was an emergency situation for someone. It became easier to 2 win | despite having
deal with. 3 any people / anybody / anyone | swam there
4 find it | annoying
Narrator: Speaker 4 5 gets by | on
6 had his | blood pressure checked
Speaker 4: I worked in a nursing home for old people. It’s not a job I would
have done my whole life, but I’m glad I had the experience. Nursing
homes struggle to fill these positions, so I had no problems in
finding work. It certainly wasn’t all fun and games, but I mainly Listening Part 4
remember the lovely old people that I cared for and how I tried
to find time for them when they needed someone to talk to. I’ve 1B 2A 3B 4C 5A 6B 7A
always been a good listener. It can be difficult for people to move
into a nursing home, and sometimes a bit lonely, especially in the Track 8
evenings when there are fewer people for them to talk to. Narrator: You will hear an interview with a motorcycle racer called Darren
Beanhill. For questions 1 to 7, choose the best answer (A, B or C).
Narrator: Speaker 5 Interviewer: Today I’m interviewing the young motorcycle racer Darren
Speaker 5: Cleaning people’s houses was a great way to pay the bills when Beanhill. Welcome Darren. You’ve been racing for a few years
I was studying. It was relatively straightforward, but it was hard now. Can you remember your first ever race?
work. I had to clean the bathrooms and kitchens, and do all the Darren: I grew up on a farm in Australia, so I was riding motorcycles
floors. I would put on my headphones and listen to music though, from the age of seven. When I was 12, there was a race put on in
and the time would fly. I could just switch off and daydream. It was my town for under-16s. I thought, well, I’m under 16 so I should
a good way to stay in shape, too – I remember enjoying that a lot. qualify. All the boys there were bigger and had really expensive,
These days I have my own house cleaned once a week because my new bikes. I just turned up with one we had used on the farm for
job means I don’t have time to do it myself. years and everyone thought it was hilarious. They didn’t tease me
for long, though. I ended up winning the race, despite my age.
Interviewer: This is your third year on the international circuit. How is it
Reading and Use of English Part 5 different from your first two years?
Darren: I think people know now that I stay in the middle of the pack
1A 2C 3C 4D 5A 6B for most of the race and then start overtaking in the last ten
minutes. The first year I was the new kid in town and that was
a big advantage. I’ve been threatening to get into the top five
for the past couple of years, so now other riders see I’m real
competition for them. I don’t worry about what the other riders
think of me – I’m concentrating too hard on getting to the finish
line as fast as I can.
Interviewer: You had some trouble with your tyres last year. How is it going
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Darren: Last year they were new tyres for me, and I had some problems Reporting verbs
with the grip, especially in the rain. I’m slowly getting used to
them, and that’s given me added confidence on the bends. It’s 3
amazing how much a tyre can affect your whole performance, 2 promise 3 admit 4 apologise 5 recommend 6 agree 7 warn
but I suppose they’re my only point of contact with the track – it 4
all starts from there, doesn’t it? 2 Oliver admitted that it was him who had broken the mirror.
Interviewer: You spend much of the year at races around the world. How do 3 My husband agreed that we could go out that night.
you cope with the lifestyle? 4 Julia apologised for not seeing my performance the day before / yesterday.
Darren: Apart from the racing, I live a pretty normal life. My wife and my 5 William promised that he would be on time the next day / tomorrow.
son, Ricky, travel with me, and we tend to avoid hotel rooms and 6 Angelo recommended that I/we should stream the TV series.
find somewhere to stay that is more like home. Sure, we’re not 7 Lisa warned us not to buy concert tickets from strangers.
in one place for very long, but there’s something very calming
about having both of them with me. I don’t know what’s going to
happen when Ricky has to start going to school, but that’s not for Vocabulary
a year or two yet.
Interviewer: How would you describe a typical motorbike racer? Describing entertainment
Darren: Well, we all seem to have a way of blocking fear. I’m aware of the
1
dangers, but all the riders at this professional level love speed
and none of us is concerned about coming off, or even crashing Across 4 play 5 gripping 8 stage 12 audience
into fellow riders, for that matter. If I suddenly became anxious 14 famous 16 edge of your seat 17 scene 18 musical
about going out there, I’d have to quit racing. I’ve seen it happen Down 1 rerun 2 twist 3 part 6 predictable
to some of my peers. It’s meant the end of their careers. 7 performance 9 act 10 spectators 11 binge watch
Interviewer: Do you have an age you’d like to retire at? 12 audition 13 hilarious 15 hooked
Darren: I’m 24. Nowadays people are racing until they’re nearly 40. Who
knows where I’ll be and what I’ll be doing at that age. Right now, I
love it, and I’m just living from season to season. I certainly don’t Listening Part 2
want to think about quitting before I’ve won a championship. But
there’s not just yourself to consider when you’re married. My wife 1 father 2 communication 3 level 4 style 5 contacts
and I will determine that together, when the time comes. 6 reputation 7 tips 8 novels 9 flexible 10 professional
Interviewer: The forecast says it’s going to be 38 °C for the race on Sunday. Will
that affect your performance?
Darren: It’ll probably help me, in fact. All the races in this championship Track 9
are in hot places – we follow the sun around the world all year Narrator: You will hear a woman called Margie Levine talking about her job as
and our bikes are designed to cope. Add in the fact that I’m a Hollywood agent. For questions 1 to 10, complete the sentences
Australian and grew up in the heat, so I’m used to racing in high with a word or short phrase.
temperatures. It’s a positive factor for me, unlike the riders who Speaker: I’ve been an agent for actors in Hollywood for nearly 30 years and
come from cooler climates – I don’t have to adapt. In fact, it’s I’ve worked with the best in the world. I had an interest in acting
when it’s cold and raining that my performance is weakest. from a young age. Show business was in the family – my aunt was a
Interviewer: Thank you for coming in today. backing dancer in several classical musicals in the 50s. I even tried
Darren: Thank you. to pursue a career in musical theatre myself – against the advice of
my father – but that came to an end pretty quickly as I wasn’t that
good at singing or dancing.
Writing Part 2 (An article) But I never lost my desire to work in a creative industry, I just
needed to find something that matched my skills. Effective
1 In addition 2 As a result 3 As well as communication has always been one of my strengths and a friend
4 By doing this 5 Moreover 6 also who was working as a talent agent said this quality would make
me perfect for that role. You’re dealing with dozens of people on a
day-to-day basis, so you have to be able to express yourself clearly.
Unit 8 Dream of the stars I had to learn to be a little more diplomatic, especially when turning
actors down, but this came with time.
So I started at the bottom, as a receptionist for a big firm in Los
Grammar Angeles. Then I became an assistant, then an agent, then a head of
at, in and on in phrases expressing location department. By holding various positions at each level of the firm,
I got to understand completely how it operated. It was a long, slow
1 learning process, but I got the best possible training in the industry.
1 on, at 2 at, in 3 in 4 on 5 at 6 on 7 at 8 in I never had the intention of starting my own agency, but I kept
meeting actors that I liked who were really talented and that I
Reported speech wanted to represent. However, they didn’t fit in with the company’s
style. So I took a chance and started out on my own. It was a bit
2 of a culture shock at first, working alone and not having anyone
2 It’s the funniest film I’ve ever seen. else to rely on. However, since I had so much experience and so
3 I’ve never heard of it. many contacts in the industry, it didn’t take me long to become
4 I’ll/I’d definitely watch it again. established and get offered lots of assignments.
5 I can’t see it because I don’t live near a cinema. / I couldn’t see it because I Once I was working with actors whose abilities I was sure of, I
don’t live near a cinema. was able to get them plenty of work. This helped me develop my
6 I didn’t really enjoy it because it was too long. reputation as a talent agent and gain the trust of casting directors,
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 Young actors are always asking me for tips on how to succeed in Vocabulary
Hollywood. I usually give them three. The main thing is that you
need to keep developing your skills. Just because you’ve finished achieve, carry out and devote; stay, spend and pass;
drama school, it doesn’t mean your training is over. You never know make, cause and have
what you’re going to be cast in as an actor and you have to be ready
for anything. If you’re well-prepared, you’ll be less nervous. 1
Take regular acting classes, learn languages, learn to ride a horse, 1 spending 2 stay 3 spend 4 stay 5 passed 6 spend
learn to fight, familiarise yourself with the most recent novels. 2
Secondly, you have to bear in mind that the best actor doesn’t 1f 2a 3d 4e 5c 6b
always get the job, so selling yourself well is the first step. By selling
yourself, I mean not just showing that you’re talented when you 3
audition, but that you’re a team player and can get on well with achieve carry out devote
people. Most importantly, however, you have to show that you
are flexible when the need arises. The most successful Hollywood an ambition an improvement energy to
actors are the least demanding. That’s no coincidence. Casting an objective an instruction one’s life to
directors give jobs to people who are going to make their lives success an objective time to
easier and not cause problems. an order
The third suggestion is to make the most of your promotional research
materials. Don’t get your photographs taken by a friend – go to a test
a professional. Amateur-looking photos create a terrible first a threat
impression. Keep your biography up to date. After you have an
audition, the people in casting will look at your social media.
Does it represent the sort of person a film or TV production
would want to hire? Reading and Use of English Part 4
So if your agent gives you advice, take it. It’s in their interest to find 1 can’t | be switched 4 warned me | not to go
you work, so trust what they say. They know the business. 2 I came | across 5 will go on | until
3 is much | tastier than 6 shouldn’t | have borrowed

Reading and Use of English Part 7

Listening Part 1
1 C 2 B 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 A 7 D 8 C 9 B 10 A
1B 2C 3A 4C 5B 6A 7B 8C

Reading and Use of English Part 1 Track 10

1B 2D 3B 4A 5C 6A 7C 8D Narrator: One. You hear a man talking about drinking coffee.
Man: One of the great pleasures in my life is my first coffee of the day. I’m
quite fussy about it. Of course, it can’t be instant coffee – in fact, I’m
Writing Part 1 (An essay) not very keen on any coffee I make myself. I’ve experimented with
most home gadgets and machines, and found that nothing comes
1 One of the main reasons is 2 Because of this 3 for this reason close to what a café coffee machine can produce. Luckily, there’s a
4 Because / Since 5 That is why 6 because / since café in my street that I can go to every morning. If I want to fit in a
coffee before work, it has the added benefit of making me get up
and get dressed on time.
Unit 9 The power of the mind Narrator: Two. You hear a father talking to his son.
Father: Wake up, Jack! It’s ten o’clock already and it’s a beautiful
Grammar day outside.
Modal verbs to express certainty and possibility Son: Aaagh … Dad, it’s Sunday – let me sleep in. It’s the only day
I can do it.
1 Father: I think you’re wasting the day. I know you have to study a lot, but
2 She might/could/may be out with her friends. why waste the free time you do have lying in bed?
3 He might not/may not speak English. Son: This is the only day I’ve got that’s truly mine. I love sleeping in…
4 That must be fun. Father: I’ve been up since six. I’ve already taken the dog for a walk and done
5 It can’t be him driving that car. a load of washing. You’ve lost half the day already.
6 Her parents must have been very proud of her. Son: Come on, Dad! I’m sure you loved sleeping in when you
7 They can’t have bought another one. were my age.
8 My mother might have/may have/could have cooked it for me when
I was young. Narrator: Three. You hear a woman talking about doing yoga.
9 She can’t have been able to write. Woman: When I tell people how much I love yoga, I always get the feeling
10 They might/may/could have thought I couldn’t afford it. they think it’s some kind of passive relaxation therapy. The reality
2 is that the hour I spend twice a week in my yoga class really pushes
1 can’t 2 might/could 3 can’t 4 could 5 must 6 may/might my body to the limit – it calls for a lot of energy and movement.
Everyone knows that all that stretching releases chemicals in the
body called endorphins that have a real calming effect. But the
body reacts in this way for a reason: it needs to balance out the
stress that it undergoes when you hold a yoga position for a
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Narrator:
Woman:
Four. You hear a man and a woman meeting after a long time.
Is that you, James?
Unit 10 Spend, spend, spend
Man: Christine? Wow, how long has it been? It must be ten years!
Woman: Yes! Is this your usual supermarket? How strange I’ve never run into
Grammar
you in here before. as and like
Man: I only moved back to the area last month. I realised I could do my
job anywhere and I was getting sick of city life. I’ve been wondering 1
who still lives here. 1 as 2 correct 3 correct 4 like 5 correct 6 correct 7 as 8 like
Woman: I’m still living with my parents. I travel a lot for work, so it hasn’t
been worth getting my own place. There aren’t many from our class Modal verbs to express ability
still in the village, though.
2
Man: That’s a shame. It would have been nice to catch up with
1 can’t / ’m not able to / won’t be able to
old friends.
2 couldn’t / wasn’t able to
3 can
Narrator: Five. You hear a man talking about a favourite pair of trainers.
4 haven’t been able to
Man: I think I’ve had these trainers for about ten years, and I’d love to
5 could already / was already able to
wear them every day. They’ve faded quite a bit, so you can tell
6 Will I be able to
they aren’t new, but they haven’t got any holes or tears in them.
The fact is, though, that they don’t exactly look like they’ve just 7 could have
come out the box, I don’t mind. The most important thing is they’re 8 am always able to / have always been able to / can always
comfortable. I can put them on and know I’m not going to have any
problems with them. Unfortunately, they aren’t smart enough for
work. I mean… I don’t care how I look, but the boss does. Vocabulary
arrive, get and reach
Narrator: Six. You hear a man and a woman talking about a film
they’ve just seen. 1
Man: I’m not sure if it was worth spending three hours of my time 1 arrived 2 reached 3 arriving 4 get 5 arrives 6 arrive / get
watching that film. 2
Woman: I loved the storyline. I think it was really clever how they revealed 1 bargain 2 brand 3 sale 4 competitive 5 consumer
who the murderer was. 6 available 7 stock 8 purchase 9 counter 10 debit card
Man: I guessed who it was quite early, actually. The guy who played the
main role did really well – he has such an expressive face. Phrasal verbs
Woman: He did give a very impressive performance. I loved the music, too.
Man: I’m not sure about having a classical soundtrack in a film like this, 3
but I can see why you liked it. For me, it just didn’t work in this film. 1 for 2 in 3 over 4 into 5 up 6 out
7 up 8 up 9 down 10 around 11 out 12 up
Narrator: Seven. You hear a student who’s worried about planning
her study time.
Woman: I’m just under so much stress at the moment. I have university Reading and Use of English Part 2
exams coming up and I really don’t know how I’m going to study
properly for everything. I still have classes to go to and I’m working 1 into/in 2 so 3 what 4 even 5 having 6 front 7 there 8 been
every evening as a waitress. I need to ask my boss if I can take some
time off to study, or at least reduce my hours, but I’m worried I
might lose my job. Strange that I’m more anxious about my Listening Part 4
part-time job than university – my exams really need to come first.
I should consider a less demanding job. 1A 2C 3A 4A 5B 6B 7C

Narrator: Eight. You hear a woman giving a talk about meditation. Track 11
Woman: I was suffering terrible mood swings and was always exhausted, Narrator: You will hear a radio interview with a personal shopper called
so a friend suggested I try meditation. Even though I was doubtful Amanda Houseman. For questions 1 to 7, choose the best answer
it would help, I was willing to give it a go. It wasn’t easy getting in a (A, B or C).
comfortable position or clearing my brain of my thoughts. Some Interviewer: Today, I have with me Amanda Houseman, who will be talking to
days I suspected I was wasting my time, but eventually I was able to me about her job as a personal shopper. First of all, Amanda, what
do it. It might not be the solution for everyone, but it really calmed does a personal shopper do?
me down. Not just that, but my memory improved – I started Amanda: I help busy people who need to buy clothes but never get
planning my life more effectively and generally felt more positive. the chance. Finding time to go shopping is tough for many
Now I wish I’d taken that up years ago. professional people today, so my principal role is solving that
problem. I put together a selection of clothing, usually a mix of
luxury, high-prized designer items and everyday brands, which I
Writing Part 2 (A report) take to clients to try on. Then they choose what they’d like to buy
and I take the other clothes back to the shop.
1 Interviewer: What kind of experience do you need for the job?
Sentences 2, 3, 5 and 6 should be ticked Amanda: Well, time spent employed in the fashion industry is a good start.
2 I began by working in a department store. That doesn’t sound like
1 to find 2 opening 3 repairing 4 to close 5 to attract 6 building much, but apart from serving customers I built up a lot of skills,
including getting to know the work of different designers and
learning about sizes and fabrics. Some people have a degree in
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 Interviewer: How did you make the change to being a personal shopper?
Amanda: A customer at the place I was working wanted some advice on
Unit 11 Medical matters
what she should take on a business trip. What I chose for her
must have been right because not only did she buy everything I Grammar
suggested, she also offered to pay me to choose clothes for her Relative pronouns and relative clauses
regularly. I started shopping for her in my spare time, and people
began asking her where she got her clothes. That’s how it started. 1a
She passed my name on to anyone who was interested and I 1 which 2 whose 3 who 4 which 5 where
slowly built up a business. 6 which 7 which 8 whose 9 who 10 which
Interviewer: How do you know what clothes to take to clients?
1b
Amanda: Often I’ll just get a picture in my head of what they need, or I may
5 I like going to places like the beach in winter, where I know there won’t be
spot something in a shop and think that’s perfect for a particular
many people.
person. But in the beginning, much of it is getting to know the
individual. I always sit down with them and ask questions about 7 The city’s football team, which is at the top of the league, has more fans
their work and lifestyle. I like to visit clients at home as I can than any other.
usually learn more about their tastes from the way their house is 1c
decorated than from what they’re wearing. Just doing that, you The relative pronouns can be replaced by that in 1, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 10.
get to know a lot about them. 1d
Interviewer: What problems come with the job? The relative pronouns can be omitted in 4 and 10.
Amanda: It sometimes worries me having to handle clothes that are worth
2
so much. The clothes are my responsibility once they leave the
store, so there’s quite a bit of trust involved with clients. I once 1f 2c 3d 4a 5e 6b
had a client who didn’t pay me for the clothes that she’d kept, so
that has made me rather cautious. Since then I’ve only worked for
people who have been recommended to me by other clients. Vocabulary
Interviewer: Do you ever take the clients shopping with you? Words relating to health
Amanda: They sometimes ask, but I try to avoid it – above all because
when I’m out shopping it’s usually for more than one person, so 1
it wouldn’t be an efficient way for me to work. Also, if you’re in a Across 1 itchy 4 bumped 7 sneezing 8 broke
shop with a client, you lose control of the situation and they can 9 reaction 10 feet 12 coughing
start trying on things that aren’t right for them. I don’t discourage Down 1 injured 2 stung 3 weather 5 poisoning
them from making their own selections, it’s their money after all, 6 bug 8 bled 11 hurt
but it does mean that I have to find something there and then
which suits them better. Word formation
Interviewer: What advice would you give someone who wants to be a
personal shopper? 2
Amanda: You need to have confidence in your ability to choose the right 1 ability 2 awareness 3 certainty 4 experience 5 formality
clothes and be able to guide people without pushing them too 6 happiness 7 helpfulness 8 honesty 9 patience 10 possibility
hard. On the other hand, you can’t forget you have to be flexible, 11 predictability 12 reliability 13 satisfaction
too. If a client doesn’t like what you’ve brought them, it can be 3
quite tough turning round and going out shopping for them again.
You need to be ready to admit you might have got the selection dis- im- in- un-
wrong. In the end, the client has to want to wear the clothes
dishonest impatient inexperienced unable
you’ve chosen.
dissatisfied impossible informal unaware
uncertain
unhappy
Writing Part 2 (A review) unhelpful
unpredictable
1
unreliable
2 It was the cover of the book that
3 What I found out when I started reading it was that unsatisfied
4 It was the description of life in New Orleans that
5 What I really liked about this book was that it
6 What I want to read next is Listening Part 3
2
1 What I really need at the moment is a new tablet. 1F 2C 3H 4D 5B
2 It was Michael who stole the book from the shop.
3 What happens is the main character loses his job. Track 12
4 It was last year that she took out a bank loan. Narrator: Speaker 1
5 It was the black shoes which I liked the most. Speaker 1: At around the age of ten I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer. Hours
6 What I don’t know is what time the department store opens. spent in the pool had me getting some really good times for my age
and I was competing at regional level. The dream ended, however,
after a stay in hospital for a particularly nasty ear infection. It left
me almost unable to hear in one ear. The doctor told me it was
simply too risky getting back in the pool again, so I had to give up
swimming. Still determined, I took up cricket instead, and with the
same crazy enthusiasm I’d had for the pool. I got better and better,
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Narrator: Speaker 2
Speaker 2: You know lice, the little insects that live in your hair? I had them
Unit 12 Animal kingdom
when I was seven. When I turned up at school with an extremely
short haircut and parents were told that they needed to check Grammar
their kids’ heads, fingers were soon pointed at me. School was a Third and mixed conditionals
nightmare after that. Nobody would play with me and some kids
were even afraid of me. I was miserable. I really think the teacher 1
should have stepped in at this point and explained to the class 1 hadn’t gone, wouldn’t have found
that I didn’t have lice any more. It wasn’t until I went to secondary 2 wouldn’t have seen, hadn’t taken
school that it was all forgotten. 3 wouldn’t have discovered, hadn’t offered
4 wouldn’t be, hadn’t quit
Narrator: Speaker 3
Speaker 3: Children can get vaccinated for it now, but when I was young,
chickenpox was a disease everyone got at some point in their
wish, if only and hope
childhood. I woke up one morning covered from head to toe in 2
itchy red spots. It made them worse if I scratched them, but I just 1 If only 2 hope 3 wish 4 hope 5 hope
couldn’t resist it, so my mum had to wrap my hands in bandages 6 wish 7 If only 8 hope 9 wish 10 wish
to stop me. The one thing that worked was lying in a cool bath.
Nothing else seemed to help. I was ill for about two weeks – it was 3
terrible. I think it’s great that kids don’t suffer as much from this 1 correct
illness these days. 2 hadn’t had the binoculars with her
3 I wish I/we had seen more elephants
Narrator: Speaker 4 4 correct
Speaker 4: My parents always made me put on sunscreen at the beach, as I 5 so I hope
had really fair skin. But one day I went with a friend and his family 6 correct
and though Mom had sent me off with a bottle of sunscreen, I 7 it hadn’t rained
forgot to put it on. I had to spend the next three days lying on my 8 we could stay
stomach as my back and shoulders were really badly sunburnt – I
got incredibly painful blisters. I certainly learnt my lesson. Now,
when it’s hot, I don’t leave the house without putting sunscreen Vocabulary
on. I never want to go through that again!
avoid, prevent and protect; check, control,
Narrator: Speaker 5 keep an eye on and supervise
Speaker 5: One morning, I woke up completely unable to speak. I had
laryngitis, a throat infection. It didn’t hurt and I felt OK, so I went 1
to school anyway. My parents didn’t think to give me a note for 1 protect 2 supervised 3 prevent 4 avoid
the teacher. Probably because I looked fine, she wasn’t convinced 5 control 6 check 7 keep an eye on
that I had really lost my voice, and thought I was just playing
games with her. As the morning went on and I still didn’t speak,
she lost her patience with me and sent me to the headteacher. It Reading and Use of English Part 7
wasn’t until the headteacher had phoned my parents that I was
allowed back into class. 1 C 2 D 3 B 4 A 5 C 6 A 7 C 8 A 9 D 10 B

Reading and Use of English Part 6 Reading and Use of English Part 1
1G 2E 3A 4C 5F 6D 1A 2C 3A 4D 5B 6D 7B 8C

Writing Part 1 (An essay) Listening Part 1

1 due to 5 whereas / while 1C 2A 3A 4A 5B 6B 7A 8C
2 despite 6 While / Whereas
3 Although / Even though 7 Even though / Although Track 13
4 however 8 but Narrator: One. You hear a man speaking to his friend about a neighbour’s
1 pet bird.
1 in spite of knowing (that) 3 even though they know (that) Woman: What’s that whistling sound?
2 While it’s important to 4 the fact that temperatures drop Man: It’s the bird that lives upstairs. The lady that owns it puts the cage
out on her balcony if it’s a nice day. That’s why you can hear it.
Woman: Why would anyone want to have a bird? It seems cruel to me, never
letting it out of a cage.
Man: Does it sound unhappy to you? It sings like that all day. My
neighbour lives by herself and she says it keeps her company. She
told me she sometimes lets it out of the cage and it flies round the
house. Apparently, it goes back to its cage on its own when
it’s had enough.
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 Narrator: Two. You hear a mother talking to her son about an incident at Narrator: Seven. You hear a blind man talking about his guide dog, Lola.
the beach. Man: I’ve had this guide dog, Lola, for eight years, so she’s getting near
Mother: Why are you back from the beach so early? Are you OK? retirement age. She’s my fourth guide dog and I think she’s the best
one I’ve had. She never gets distracted when we’re out in the street.
Son: Well … I was sitting on my surfboard in the water when a shark
She even ignores children trying to feed her. I have the option of
started circling me. I was too afraid to use my arms to get back to
keeping her here with me after I get a new dog, and in the past I’ve
shore, so I had to wait for the next wave and surfed in
done that and had two dogs at the same time, one working and one
on my stomach.
in retirement. But I don’t think I’ll be able to manage this time. I’m
Mother: That’s unbelievable! You weren’t in the water on your own, too old now to look after two dogs.
were you?
Son: Of course not. I shouted to my friends and they got out Narrator: Eight. You hear a man talking to an employee of a cruise company.
quickly as well.
Man: I’d like to change one of the names of the travellers in my
Mother: I thought they fly a helicopter over that beach checking for sharks. booking. My wife has to work and can’t come with me, so I’m taking
Son: Only at the weekend. my son instead.
Mother: Well, you’re not to go there unless it’s the weekend, then. Woman: Certainly. Can you tell me the name of the passenger who’s
currently booked?
Narrator: Three. You hear a man talking to his friend about a dog Man: Yes, it’s Jane Sinclair. And my son’s name is Hamish Sinclair.
walking service. Woman: OK, that shouldn’t be a problem. There’ll be a fee of £200 to alter
Man: I’ve recently started using a dog walking service. the booking.
Woman: Oh really, what’s it like? Man: Did you say £200? You’re just typing my son’s name into a computer!
Man: Well, I was a little hesitant at first because it’s surprisingly pricey, Can’t I change it myself online?
but then I made a few savings elsewhere and that made it more Woman: I’m afraid that’s not possible, sir.
manageable. But it gives me peace of mind to know that someone’s Man: In that case, forget it. That’s simply ridiculous!
looking after my dog while I’m busy at work, so it’s worth every
penny. I do have to go a little out of my way to drop the dog off every
morning before heading to the office, but it’s lovely when I come
back and see her so happy in the evening. Writing Part 2 (An email)
Narrator: Four. You hear two friends talking about their exam results. 2
1 ✓ She thinks it’s a brilliant idea.
Boy: So, how did you get on?
2 ✓ She suggests a dog.
Girl: Pretty good overall, I think. I wasn’t expecting to do as well as I did 3 ✓ good exercise and teaches responsibility
in maths. I didn’t feel at all confident coming out of the exam. 4 ✓ She thinks it’s a good idea but warns him that pets are a
Boy: That was one of my worst results, to be honest – although it’s hardly big commitment.
surprising given how little time I had to prepare for it.
3
Girl: But you still passed! So you must feel pretty good about that.
Suggested places for paragraphs to begin:
Boy: You’re right, I suppose. I’m just glad it’s all over and I won’t have to [Getting a dog …, [I don’t think you should get a pet…, [So, overall, I think … ,
sit an exam again for a while. [Let me know…
Girl: I couldn’t agree with you more on that. Now we can enjoy the rest of
4
the summer.
The email is too long: it is over 190 words. It should be between 140 and 190
words. There is a greeting (‘Hi Jonathan’) and a sign-off (‘Write soon’).
Narrator: Five. You overhear a father and daughter talking on the train.
Father: I’m glad we decided to go by train today. I’d forgotten how stunning 5
the countryside was around here. You don’t see this 1B 2D 3G 4H 5A 6E 7C 8F
from the motorway.
Daughter: Yes, it’s nice, I suppose, but what are we going to do when we
get to the station? Unit 13 House space
Father: We’ll take the underground. It’s not far to Covent Garden.
Daughter: Well, at least you don’t have to pay for parking. Grammar
Father: True, although I knew the train tickets wouldn’t be cheap. But this
way, I don’t have the stress of getting stuck in traffic and arriving
Causative have and get
late. We couldn’t have driven into the centre anyway – it’s just not 1a
worth taking the car to London these days.
2 She needs to have/get the floor carpeted.
3 She’d like to have/get the windows cleaned.
Narrator: Six. You hear a woman talking on a radio programme about
4 She has to have/get the light fixed.
personal challenges.
5 She wants to have/get some pictures hung.
Woman: I’d been practising for months, but I was still concerned I might not 6 She is going to have/get some furniture delivered.
be successful. My instructor told me not to worry – all I had to do
was control my nerves on the day and I’d be fine. I just kept thinking 1b
of all the things that could go wrong, though. But as soon as I went 2 She has (already) had/got the floor carpeted.
outside and got behind the wheel, I felt a boost of confidence, and 3 She has (already) had/got the windows cleaned.
everything I had been practising just came naturally. The next 40 4 She has (already) had/got the light fixed.
minutes flew by and when the examiner told me I’d passed, I felt 5 She hasn’t had/got any pictures hung (yet).
so relieved – I wouldn’t have been able to start my new job without 6 She has (already) had/got some furniture delivered.
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Expressing obligation and permission Sometimes people expect you to know everything about a building.
I once had a couple who were very interested in an apartment I was
2
showing them in the city centre. They had the electrics checked,
1 I don’t let my children 5 shouldn’t
and those did need some work before the purchase, but two
2 don’t have to 6 weren’t allowed to months after they’d moved in they had problems with the plumbing
3 needn’t have planted 7 can’t and expected me to take care of it. It took a lot of explaining before
4 are not supposed to 8 are allowed to they understood it wasn’t actually my responsibility. The most
expensive place I’ve sold was a huge beachside residence, but
that needed a lot of work doing to it, so it took a long time to sell.
Vocabulary Eventually the right buyer came along and we did the deal. I was
Describing where you live thrilled because the agency’s record for a sale was 2 million and I
managed to close for 2.5 million. It was still a bargain for the buyers
1 because the property was originally listed for 3 million before I
1 residential 2 central 3 neighbours 4 outside 5 peaceful talked the owners into dropping the price.
6 en-suite 7 open-plan 8 balcony 9 links 10 amenities I think that the most difficult part of being an estate agent isn’t
dealing with the homeowners, or even with the sometimes very
demanding buyers, but the people that work for them. The banks
space, place, room, area, location and square can be very hard to deal with, but the toughest are the lawyers who
2 inspect the contracts. They always want to change something,
1 area 2 room 3 space 4 place which means we need to get legal advice, too. But there isn’t
5 location 6 square 7 place 8 space anything I can’t manage – I love matching people with their perfect
home and can’t see myself ever doing a different job.

Listening Part 2
Writing Part 2 (An article)
1 mother 2 training 3 certificate 4 honesty 5 financial situation
6 (current) owners 7 patience 8 plumbing 9 2.5 million 10 lawyers 1
1 No, the title is not catchy or interesting as it repeats the words in the
question.
Track 14
2 ✓ (It includes a question in the first paragraph.)
Narrator: You will hear a woman called Julie Marshall talking about her 3✓
work as an estate agent selling houses and other properties. 4✓
For questions 1 to 10, complete the sentences with a word 5 ✓ It gives an opinion in the third paragraph, but there could be a better
or short phrase. balance between comment and description.
Speaker: Hello, my name is Julie Marshall and I’m here today to talk about 6✓
my job as an estate agent. I’d often thought about doing the same
kind of work as my father – he was an estate agent for 30 years – 2
but it was when we were selling the house that belonged to my 1E 2C 3B 4A 5D
grandmother that my mother convinced me I’d be really good at
it. Some people are in it for the money, of course, and that can be
a great part of the job, but I was initially interested in my company Reading and Use of English Part 5
because they provided training, which meant I wouldn’t have the
expense of going to university. After just 12 months, I finished my 1C 2B 3D 4A 5C 6A
course and passed all my exams. The company was really pleased
with my performance and my boss hung my certificate on the wall
in the office. This gave me the incentive to try for a bonus by selling
properties for higher than the expected price.
Unit 14 Fiesta!
The thing I love most about working with my colleagues in the
agency is that we have such good communication. They’re always
Grammar
teaching me new sales techniques and better ways to work with The passive
clients. And honesty with clients will always work in your favour.
People will come back to you the next time they want to buy or sell 1
a house because they have that connection. Sometimes I need 1 has been held 9 were worn
information from clients that can be quite private, but thankfully 2 is surrounded 10 were hidden
personal questions about their profession are largely irrelevant 3 was set up 11 are still worn
nowadays. One thing I can’t avoid, though, is enquiring about their 4 was built 12 is attended
finances if I want to show them houses they can afford. 5 be cultivated 13 are sold
When I’m showing the houses, I’m always amazed by what the 6 were grown 14 are also crushed
buyers want to know. Apart from the value of the home, you’d think 7 were employed 15 has now been converted / is now converted
they’d want to know about the condition of the house, but usually 8 is still held
they want to know about the current owners. Some people spend
ages deciding which house they want to buy and often ask to go
back for multiple viewings. I understand that. After all, buying a The passive with reporting verbs
house is the biggest expense most people have in their lives and 2
they want to make the right decision. So patience is something I 2 It is believed that the escaped prisoner is still in the area. / The escaped
have to have a lot of, even if I don’t always have the enthusiasm. prisoner is believed to still be in the area.
If you pressure people to make a decision too early, they might 3 It is expected that unemployment will fall next year. / Unemployment is
decide to go to another agency instead. expected to fall next year.
4 It is thought that storms will probably hit the coast on Sunday.
5 Maria Callas is considered to be the most popular opera singer ever.
6 It has been confirmed that a man (who has been) missing for 10 years has
been found on a desert island. / A man missing for 10 years is confirmed to
have been found on a desert island.

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 Vocabulary Interviewer: So, do you think the festival will change in the future?
Describing festivals and celebrations Margaret: We’re the biggest youth poetry festival in the country, and
the event continues to grow. We’ve increased the number of
1 venues to include five more coffee shops. We could include
1 dress up, wear 2 celebrate, commemorate 3 march, gather round larger venues as well, but then we’d risk losing the personal
4 hold, let off 5 perform, play atmosphere that you get in a small setting. There’s been some
call to incorporate short stories and songwriting, but I think
we’ll leave that to other festivals. What would be really useful,
Suffixes though, is to extend the duration of the festival – we’re starting
2 to struggle to fit everyone into the schedule.
1 motorist, tourist, economist, refugee Interviewer: If listeners can’t get to the festival, is there anywhere they can
2 researcher, collector, survivor, investigator read the poems?
3 consultant, conductor, assistant, contestant Margaret: Each year we publish a book with all the poems from that year’s
4 salesman/woman, sportsman/woman, businessman/woman, manager festival, along with a short biography of each young poet. The
5 specialist, novelist, comedian, pharmacist tenth edition came out yesterday, and you can order it online.
6 waiter, sailor, farmer, miner Be quick, though, as copies usually run out quite quickly. But I
really think that people should come along to the performances
and hear them in person.
Listening Part 4 Interviewer: And what about your original poets from ten years ago?
Margaret: Some of them are involved in the organisation of this year’s
1B 2C 3B 4B 5C 6A 7B festival. You have to be between 15 and 25 years old to enter,
so they can’t take part as they’re beyond the age limit. They
all tell me they still write poetry. I’m not sure whether they still
Track 15 meet to read it – I should ask. But if anyone’s interested, the
Narrator: You will hear an interview with Margaret Blake, a teacher who opening night is this Saturday. Just go to our website to check
organises a poetry festival for young people. For questions 1 to 7, the venues. It’s youngpoetsfestival.com.
choose the best answer (A, B or C). Interviewer: It all sounds very exciting. Thank you for coming in, Margaret.
Interviewer: Welcome, Margaret. This year’s Youth Poetry Festival starts next
week. Didn’t it all begin with a group of your students?
Margaret: Yes, it did. About ten years ago, I came across some poetry
Reading and Use of English Part 6
online and recognised the names of a few of my secondary 1B 2E 3G 4D 5A 6C
school students, who seemed to have some sort of poetry club.
They weren’t doing it as classwork, so I had no idea that it was
going on. Apart from them putting the poems online, what really
amazed me was they were also reading poems to each other at Reading and Use of English Part 3
meetings they organised. There was really no other means for
1 competition 2 innovative 3 fashionable 4 responsibility
them to do this.
5 artistic 6 annually 7 achievements 8 exchange
Interviewer: Is this what made you come up with the idea for a poetry festival?
Margaret: That’s right, it got me thinking. I had a group of students who
were writing poetry because they wanted to! I wondered if there
was a greater movement of teens writing poetry, hungry for an
Writing Part 1 (An essay)
audience. Perhaps we could set up some sort of writers’ festival? 1
I went online to where the young people’s poetry was being 1D 2B 3A 4C
uploaded and asked anyone who’d like to be involved in a festival
to contact me.
Interviewer: Did you get much response?
Margaret: I was completely overwhelmed with emails. I found out that
there was a huge community of young poets out there. I received
enquiries from all over the country but wasn’t expecting so
much interest from people in the local area. People were just so
thankful for the opportunity. I even had emails from a number of
poets offering to promote the festival for me, although this wasn’t
necessary as a colleague had already promised to set up
a website.
Interviewer: So how did the first year of the festival go?
Margaret: In our first year, we had fifty young poets performing and got a lot
of interest from the media. Most of the poets were from the UK,
but a few had come from all around the world. That’s when I knew
that we were really onto something big, knowing that so many
young poets were willing to come all that way to read their poems
in a café. It also turned out to be a wonderful opportunity for
them to meet and exchange ideas, so not only was it well received
by the audiences, but the poets really got something out of it, too.

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