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Part A • Grammar, Vocabulary and How to … VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR 4 Complete the sentences with personality adjectives.
1 Put the words in the correct order to make 1 James is very h _ _ _ _ _ _ sometimes. Yesterday, he
sentences and questions. did my shopping for me.
1 Austria / a / sister / holiday / My / in / planning / is 2 Silvia is quite s _ _ _ _ _ _. She’s quite quiet and she
________________________________________. rarely makes jokes.
2 you / know / Kate / where / lives / Do 3 My mum is very p _ _ _ _ _ _. She always stays calm
________________________________________? and she doesn’t get angry.
3 I / the / go / usually / running / in / morning 4 Mikel’s a g _ _ _ _ _ _ _ guy. He paid for my dinner.
________________________________________. 5 My cousin is quite b _ _ _ _. He always tells other
4 your / Are / keys / for / you / looking people what to do.
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5 Jonah / a / while / Once / see / in / comes / us / to
________________________________________. 5 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases
6 They / not / are / for / long / staying / here in the box.
________________________________________.
7 day / cleans / his / bedroom / every / He friendly with gets on in touch looks up
________________________________________. take after
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1 I use a messenger app to stay __________ with my
friends.
2 Complete the sentences with the correct -ing or 2 Paula __________ well with everyone she meets.
to + infinitive form of the verbs in brackets. 3 People say I __________ my grandfather because
1 We agreed __________ (meet) at six o’clock. we’ve got similar personalities.
2 Before __________ (leave), we must close all the 4 I’m very __________ my neighbours. I talk to them
windows. every day.
3 Can you imagine __________ (live) in a house next to 5 Mia __________ to her big brother. She respects him a
the sea? lot.
4 They expect __________ (arrive) early in the morning. /5
5 __________ (drink) a lot of coffee gives me a
headache.
6 Complete the sentences with jobs.
6 I’d like __________ (watch) a film this evening.
7 She doesn’t mind __________ (lend) me her car. 1 I’m a f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ l c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t so I give people
advice about their money.
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2 I’m a m _ _ _ _ _ _ c so I repair cars and other vehicles.
3 I’m a j _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t so I write articles for magazines
3 Choose the correct option (a, b or c). and newspapers.
1 The restaurant was nice, but it was ___ expensive. 4 I’m a s _ _ p a _ _ _ _ _ _ _ t so I serve customers in a
a quite an b bit c fairly shop.
2 I spend ___ less time worrying nowadays. 5 I’m a c _ _ f and I prepare food in a Greek restaurant.
a quite b a lot c pretty /5
3 It was ___ surprise to see Andrew yesterday.
a quite a b relatively c a bit
7 Choose the correct alternative.
4 She’s ___ happy with her new motorbike.
a a bit b pretty c a quite 1 I hope to have a career / profession as a nurse in the
5 I’m tired so I need to sleep ___ more. future.
a fairly b lot c a bit 2 My mother runs / responsible for an online fashion
6 The actors were ___ good in the play. company.
a quite a b reasonably c a lot 3 Hassan works part-time / full-time so he only works on
Saturday mornings.
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4 I was out of work / volunteer for a few months, but I’ve
got a job now.
5 You need the right qualifications / wages if you want to
be a lawyer.
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HOW TO …
8 Complete the conversations with the expressions in
the box.
Conversation 1

by the way excuse me help yourself

how about you nice to meet you

A: 1__________, is anyone using this computer?

B: No. 2__________.
A: Thanks.
B: Is it your first time in this library?
A: Yes. 3__________?
B: No, I’ve been a member for a long time.
A: Great. I’m Katrina, 4__________.
B: 5__________. I’m Sakura.

Conversation 2

anything nice have fun lovely morning

see you what about you

A: It’s a(n) 6__________, isn’t it?

B: Yes. Beautiful weather.
A: Are you doing 7__________ at the weekend?
A: Not really. 8__________?
B: If the weather stays like this, I’ll probably go to the
beach.
A: Lovely. Well, 9__________!
B: Thanks! 10__________ later.
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Part B • Listening, Reading and Writing READING

LISTENING 3 Read the text about volunteer firefighters. Match the
paragraphs (1–5) with the topics (A–E).
1 [Audio UT1.01] Listen to five people talking about
how they relax. Match the speakers (1–5) with the A What the volunteers do
things they do to relax (A–E). B Meeting a firefighter
1 Alyssa ___ C Informing other people
2 Felix ___ D Ingrid’s full-time job
3 Julia ___ E How Ingrid became a volunteer
4 Jake ___ /5
5 Sarah ___
The volunteer fire service
1 ___
A Playing computer games Ingrid Karlsson is a veterinary nurse. After completing her
B Reading training in Sweden, she found a job with a vet in Somerset,
C Hanging out with friends England. She usually does medical tests and provides
D Watching television treatments for pets and farm animals but, occasionally, she
E Cooking does operations. Today, she’s treating a sick cow and
tomorrow she’s helping the vet with an operation on a cat. But
/5 this isn’t Ingrid’s only job. In her spare time, she’s also a
volunteer firefighter.
2 [Audio UT1.01] Listen again. Choose the correct
2 ______
answer, A, B or C.
One day a firefighter brought a dog to the vet’s office. It had
1 Why is it important for Alyssa to relax? been injured in a fire. The dog had some burns, but they weren’t
A She has a lot of work at university. very serious. While she was treating the dog, she began talking
B She’s starting a new job soon. to the firefighter about his job. Ingrid found out that the
C She does a lot of exercise. firefighter, called Patrick, was actually a volunteer. Most of the
time, he worked as a mechanic in the local garage. This was a
surprise for Ingrid because she thought all firefighters worked
2 What does Felix say about his hobby? full-time. Patrick saw that Ingrid was interested in his job and
A It helps him stay in touch with people. offered to show her around the fire station.
B It helps him learn new things.
C It helps him spend less time in his bedroom. 3 ___
The following Saturday, she went to the fire station and met
the other firefighters. The team were easy-going and happy to
3 What does Julia say about her job?
show her around. She found out that most of them had other
A It’s hard work, but fun. jobs, but they worked 10–15 hours a week as firefighters.
B It takes a lot of her time. They spent most of their time looking after the equipment and
C It makes her stressed out. practising putting out fires. However, in an emergency, they
had to stop what they were doing and go quickly to the fire
4 Why does Jake prefer preparing food at home than in station. Sometimes they even had to leave their other jobs to
the restaurant? go and put out a fire.
A There is better food. 4 ___
B There are cookery books. After meeting the firefighters and seeing the fire station, Ingrid
C There is less noise. decided to become a volunteer. She thought it was a great way
to help her community. However, before being allowed to
5 What does Sarah say about her lifestyle? respond to emergency calls, she had to attend different training
A She has more free time nowadays. courses. The courses included learning how to use the
equipment, emergency care and giving advice to the public.
B She still has a lot to do.
When she completed her training, Ingrid was allowed to ride
C She finds it hard to relax. in the fire engine and attend emergencies.
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5 ___
Ingrid also visits local schools and businesses to talk about the
volunteer fire service. A lot of people don’t realise that many
places don’t have full-time firefighters. Ingrid explains how
much work the firefighters do for their community without
getting a salary. She also tells them the story about Patrick and
the dog and why she joined the volunteer fire service. By
telling her story, Ingrid hopes that other people will give up
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4 Read the text again. Choose the correct answer, A, WRITING

B, C or D.
5 Choose the correct words to complete the
1 What do we learn about Ingrid in the first paragraph? sentences.
A She often does operations on pets and farm animals.
1 Marcos speaks good Italian and he also / as well as
B She studied to be a veterinary nurse in Sweden.
speaks a little German.
C She would like to find a job in England one day.
2 Everyone likes him for example / because he’s friendly
D She is unhappy working as a veterinary nurse.
and easy-going.
3 He plays tennis in his free time and a little chess,
2 How did Ingrid meet Patrick?
as well as / too.
A Patrick brought his pet to the vet’s office.
4 He helps me in different ways – because / for example,
B Ingrid had a problem with her car.
he helps me practise Italian.
C Ingrid was visiting the fire station.
5 He’s lived in Rome and Paris as well as / too London.
D Patrick wanted to help an injured animal.
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3 What did Ingrid learn about the firefighters?
A They all worked part-time for the fire service. 6 You have seen this advertisement in a magazine:
B They didn’t like people visiting the fire station.
C They spent most of their time on emergency calls. A GOOD FRIEND
D They all wanted to find new jobs. We want readers to write a description of a good friend. Talk
about:
- their personality.
4 Why did Ingrid become a volunteer firefighter? - their lifestyle.
A She wanted to ride in a fire engine. - why you get on well.
B She wanted to find a better job. We will include the best descriptions in our next magazine!
C She wanted to do something useful.
D She wanted to meet new people. Write your description in about 100 words.
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5 Why does Ingrid visit schools and businesses?
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B To inform them about the dangers of fire.
C To make sure their buildings are safe.
D To ask them to give money to the fire service.
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Part C • Speaking
SPEAKING
1 Make questions and ask your partner.
1 What / usually / do / the evening?
2 What / sports / play?
3 Who / look up to / your family?
4 How / travel / work or college?
5 Do / have / a relaxing lifestyle?
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2 Answer your partner’s questions.

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3 Describe the picture to your partner.

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