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1 Look at the photographs. What do they all have in common?

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photographs. Which would you rather go on and why? '
a sailing cruise cycling
horse-riding trekking [J 4 Imagine you are packing to go on holiday. Whaf
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5 Complete the following sentences with the correct word from the box.

tour - voyage - trip - sightseeing - journey

expedition - excursion - travel

a Did Sammy enjoy his school _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 f George took us on a _ _ _ _ _ _ of the city by

b She was exhausted after such a long _ _ _ __ night I
c Do you _ _ _ _ _ _ a lot in your work? g The group made the most amazing discoveries on the
d They went on a wonderful _ _ _ _ _ _ in the
Mediterranean: h My feet are killing mel I've been _ _ _ _ __
e The children are going on a/an _ _ _ _ _ _ to the all day!
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@ 6 Read the article and use the word given in capitals at the end of the line to form a word that fits the gap in that
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~-_!he best Christmas·HoHday~:l t ever!

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, . .go.you_fancy waking up on Christmas Day in a l _ _ _ _ wonderland?. ._SNOW
ix t foe.;Uhe top UK travel agents has a real treat in store for you ifyou want 2· . traditional _ TRUE
t{s~ _rtst~as magic. Go to Lapland and elves from Santa's workshop wll_l even meet you off-ymir pJane.
i-,,jifen how about a sleigh ride 3_ _ _ _ tiy huskies or rei[ideer, and a snowmobile safari through PULL
' '·"theb eautiful snowy. 4c___ _ _ ? And you can ski, toboggan' and kick-sled to your heart's content. WILD
There are also trips to the Christmas theme park, Santa/and, near the capital of Lapland, Levi.
You can curl up in front of the fire in 'a log cabin and ea~ all that 5._ _ _ warming northern TRADITTON
·s_ ___ food. And who knows you might even meet the real Father Christmas! EUROPE
' If.the 7_ _ _ _ child in you has g·rown up.and this sounds too much like hard work, then don't MAGIC
forget that it is summer in the 8_ _ _ _-hemisphere! SOUTH
Christm as dinner is more 9_ _ _ _ to be a barbecue or a champagne picnic on the beach in LIKE
Australia, 10_ _ _ _ by surfing, swimming and a game of beach ball or just soaking up the sun! FOLLOW

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,ro;, b Now listen and decide if the intonation in the
a Listen and repeat these questions with the ~k questions you hear is rising (.l') or falling ('\I).
correct rising and falling intonation. Then answer
the questions. He travels a lot, doesn't he?
You're catching the 8.45 train tomorrow, aren't you? ('\I) 2 You will come to the party, won't you 7
3 Their plane's been delayed, hasn't it?
You're catching the 8.45 train tomorrow, aren't you? (.l') 4 All the hotels were fully booked, weren't they?
5 They aren't going away for Christmas, are they 7
1 Which intonation is checking information? 6 He couldn't get time off work, could he?

I 2 What do we use a rising intonation for?

c Pronunciation Tip. Try this tongue twister!

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The text around the gap will help you decide if it is necessary to put the word in the plural
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gathering points for citizens, complete with
refreshment stands.
8 Look at the photos and discuss these questions in
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escalators and elevators - and entertainers and
a Do you recognise these two metro systems?
musicians (buskers) playing music of all kinds ·;
b Do you know where they are and what they are called7
c How often do you use public transport7 from jazz to Latin American to classical or
singing on the platforms while commuters await i
their trains. Often these buskers are serious ,
music students or aspiring rock stars. Many of
Getting from A to B! the_stations have murals on the walls done by "
A A metro system is the backbone of a large city's classes of schoolchildren - or by actual artists. ;,}
public transportation system. New Yorkers and
Londoners complain endlessly about their ~:~;:~;;~e:: ~~:rt;;::~r:: ::::u~:e:f their I
respective underground systems but actually hold beautiful mosaic and tiled walls. -1
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Cana1~l.is~ericas (Tube) is the oldest in the world;·
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Railway, opened in 1863 using)
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lasted until 1905. During World:
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9 Read the magazine article about the London Underground and the New York Subwa
the article answer the following questions.
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Yan eci e which sections oL

Which section(s) of the article

a describes the characteristics that have turned some stations into traditional monuments? Cl.
b mentions the length the track was when its metro system first opened? - - - - - - - - - -(1
c gives information on how people paid their fares in the past and today? a
d states which types of trains were first used?
e compares the map of the London Underground to a scar on someone's knee?
f says why New Yorkers and Londoners are so fond of their metro systems? lj

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g describe the purpose some stations served during times of war? ____
h tells you how to behave on the escalators?
i gives details about stations featured in f i l m s 7 ~ ~ ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
j describes the features the two systems have in common? ____________________
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minute. These escalators
are among the longest in
Europe and custom-built for
each station. They carry
13,000 people per hour, 364
days a year. Etiquette
dictates that people using
the Tube escalators stand on
the right-hand side or walk
on the left. The London
system has been featured in
many films. In the Harry
Potter films, the train
station used to get to
Hogwarts is Kings Cross and -
Albus Dumbledore, the
headmaster, has a scar
above his left knee that is a
perfect map of the London
Underground.
and inserted into turnstiles). The first tokens cost
E In 1870, the first Manhattan elevated line opened 15 cents. When the fares were raised, token
(above ground). Ground breaking for the New shapes changed. Today automatic Metrocards are
York Subway as we know it today hegan in 1900, used.
and the first official Manhattan subway system,
the lnterborough Rapid Transit (IRT), opened on G The New York City Subway has also inspired
October 27'" , 1904. It consisted of 28 stations filmmakers. In the French Connection (1971), the
along 9.1 miles of track. During the Cold War an subway / car chase on and underneath an
important secondary function of some subway elevated train is considered one of the greatest
stations was to provide shelter in case of a chase scenes in film history, and Spiderman 2
nuclear attack. featured a fight and crash scene on an out-of-
control elevated train in Manhattan.
F In 1953, the subway began using tokens
(medallions that were purchased at station booths

10 Rnd the following words in the text and write suitable definitions.
a buskers
h complain
c escalators
d etiquette
e backbone
f underground
g platforms
h custom-built
tokens
j shelters

Don't be fooled into choosing an answer just because it contains similar vocabulary to the
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Short Answers
See Grammar Reference page 208
13 Put the words in the sentences into the correct
order.
11 Write short answers for the questions below.
a the/ tell/ can/ time/ me/ you / ?
a Did they manage to get a seat on the early morning Can you .tell me .the ;t,i.,ne?
flight? Ye.6, .they did ./ No, .they didn't b arriving / is/ aunt/ Sunday/ your / on I?
b Are you having a good time on holiday7
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c going/ know/ you / let/ leave/ when /to/ me

d about / holiday/ liked / I / he / the / asked / what / rr

d Will John stay in a hotel when he gets ~o Paris? /him/ .
e know/ museum/ do/ where/ is/ the/ you/?
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e Has Sally got a pilot's licence?

See Grammar Reference page 209

See Grammar Reference page 209

12 Find the mistakes in the sentences and correct . 14 Complete the following sentences with the
correct question tag.
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a You're the tour guide, Men' t you ?
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a Who did forget to lock the door?
Who no~got to locR the doo~? b He doesn't like flying, _ _ _ _ _ ?
b Which suit does cost the most?
c You couldn't give me a lift to the airport, _ _ __

c What did happened to James yesterday? d We're not too late to check in, _ _ _ _ _ ?

e They've already been to Australia, _ _ _ _ _ ?

d Who does want to speak to me?
f You won't forget your passport, _ _ _ _ _ ?
e Which plane did leave on time? g There aren 't any free seats, _ _ _ _ _ ?
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15 Read this advertisement in a holiday magazine and write a letter to enter the competition.
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THE HOLIDAY
OF YOUR DREAMS!
We are looking for four people from four
different countries to spend rw:o months
travelling together around the world in a hot air
balloon! You will be fully trained for the event
and all expenses will be paid for! All you need is
"nerves of steel"!

Write to Gulliver's Travels and persuade us to

take you on the trip of a lifetime and say how
you think it might change your life!

Don't waste another minute! Enter now!

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:j;· 16 ~ou will hear a radio programme about a British tourist who got lost twice in the Australian Outback in 8 days!
Listen and complete the sentences.

a Martin Lake wandered off the path in Alice Springs and ended up in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
b His life was in danger because he didn't have much _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with him.
c The amazing thing was that he was within distance of the town.
d If he had been left a day or two longer, he would have _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
e When he phoned the police he _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ where he was in the desert.
f The police tried to phone him back but the battery on his phone had _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
g The search party finally found him four days later in the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of some rocks.
h He had a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ drink with frie nds before preparing to fly back to th e UK.
He went out for a walk and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ again!
j This time it took three helicopters and a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to find him!

17 Have you ever got lost? Tell your partner what happened.

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18 Imagine that a friend of yours is coming to stay, but you can't pick her up from the airport. Here are some means
of transport she could use to get from the airport to your house. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of
each one and then decide which would be most suitable.

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Make sure you read the text in front of the gap and not only the text behind it!

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In Part 3 you are given a text containing 10 gaps. Each
gap corresponds to a word. The roots of the missing
words are given beside the text and you have to change
them to form the missing word. This part focuses on
vocabulary. Each correct answer receives 1 mark.

Pail._ 1 Check the information before and after

each gap.
Make sure you read the sentence surrounding the gap
before you decide what the missing word is.
Sometimes the missing word will need to be in the
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plural and sometimes it will need to be in a negative Poimer 3 Get to know all the forms a root word
form. The sense of the text around the gap will help can take. ,
you decide if it is necessary to put the word in the plural Knowing the range of words which can be formed from
or make it negative. the same root word and the negative forms will also he-
you.

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Look at the words below and write the plurals.
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crisis phenomenon criterion man
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foot child person tooth
mouse sheep deer fish .
hero compete
piano spy dwarf
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Pointer 2 Revise your prefixes and suffixes.

The missing words may need prefixes or suffixes added
to them and sometimes they may need changing
internally as in long to length.

2 Put the words below into the correct columns

according to their prefixes.

happy, content, logical, like, healthy, polite, responsible,

honest, usual, legal, correct, successful, balance, regular,
mature, approve, important, secure, convenient, agree,
well, legible, pleasant, possible, formal, practical, decent,
adequate, literate, capable, proper, rational, relevant,
; •I resolute, legitimate, mobile.
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Part 3

For questions 25-34, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines
to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line. There is an example at the beginning (0) .

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS.

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Winter Holidays at the North Pole

Our favourite North Pole holidays are the ones (0) .................................. .. DESIGN
for the ultimate adventurer: dogsled expeditions. If the idea reminds you
of the great heroes of (25) .................................... like Peary, Henson and EXPLORE
Cook, if it conjures images of dog teams crossing freshly
(26) ...... ...... ... .. .............. .... . plains, and if this stirs your spirit of adventure, FREEZE
then a dogsled expedition may be the one that's right for you. Many
(27) ................... ................. believe, in fact, that dogsledding is the only CANADA
traditional way to see the (28) ............................. ....... Rocky Mountains in WONDER
the winter. But you have to be trained and well-prepared: you must learn
the (29) .... .. ........ ...................... of surviving the cold before you can 'mush' ESSENCE
a team of dogs, not to mention manage a dogsled team of Huskies.
By the time your (30) ........................ ............ training is done, you 'll be RIGOUR
able to harness and handle the dogs, and during the training you can
relax as a passenger or drive your dogsled team with the help of a guide.
However, this is total (31) ................. ................ ... in the dog mushing IMMERSE
programme! That means spending time on a (32) .................................... SPECTACLE
mountain trail and building a unique bond with your team of Alaskan

Huskies.
(33) ................... ..... ............ you have completed your training, it's time to ASSUME

depart by helicopter for 88 Degrees North. From there, it's dogsled and
skiing the final 2 degrees (about 220 km) to the North Pole! Your days in
the (34) ...... ....... ... .................... wilderness of ice and snow will be taken TOUCH

up with mushing the dogs and skiing , and evenings spent setting up
camp, feeding and caring for the dogs; preparing meals and relaxing with
fellow expedition tea'!l members.

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