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VOCABULARY 5 I got out of / got away with doing the washing up

because I walked the dog instead.

1 Match the two parts of the sentences. 6 You should go for / get into this summer job, it
would be a great experience for you.
1 I still haven’t got A up late and watch my 7 As a big sports fan I can depend on / identify with
round favourite film on TV. those who didn’t get tickets to the game.
2 Steven cut his B up in this room before 8 I still need to pay off / take out the money
finger badly and Mum gets home. I borrowed from Dad to buy my bike.
nearly passed
3 Please can you C down exactly what 4 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the
words in capital letters.
all note pages you need to
read.
1 My parents always show great
4 Come and help D out because of the when they’re giving money to charity. GENEROUS
me to put pain.
2 Unfortunately, Luke hadn’t got the
5 We need to tidy E to finishing my to run the last part of the 10 km race. STRONG
homework.
3 After finishing my drink in the café, I found
6 This weekend F away the food we’ve I’d got no money. The was
I’m just going to chill bought. awful! EMBARRASS
7 Tonight I’m G up for the museum 4 I had a very helpful with my teacher
going to stay trip on Friday. about how to deal with my homework. DISCUSS
8 Don’t forget to H out and relax after all 5 I would never have guessed the ending to this book.
sign my exams. It wasn’t at all. PREDICT
6 It’s not surprising you can’t find anything
2 Complete the sentences with the missing word. There
is one space for each letter.
on your desk. It’s so ! ORGANISE
7 I was really grateful for Sam’s
1 My cousin has always been p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ about when I first arrived at my new school. FRIENDLY
art, and now he’s a famous painter. 8 We have to be at the first dance class
2 Tom showed real b _ _ _ _ _ _ when he jumped in early for . If we don’t do it,
and pulled Sian from the sea. we can’t attend. REGISTER
3 Taking photos in the museum is strictly
p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, according to the sign.
4 The special panels on our roof mean we can use GRAMMAR
s _ _ _ _ p _ _ _ _ _ for heat and light in our house.
5 The suspect made a c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in court and 5 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases
from the box.
admitted he had taken part in the burglary.
6 Some buildings completely c _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when
are you waiting has just left ʼll be sitting
the earthquake struck.
Seeing the longest ʼve been fixing
7 The v _ _ _ _ for the rock concert was the best we’d was swimming was taken
ever been to – a massive stadium.
8 I’ve just read a novel that was so m _ _ _ _ _, it 1 my brother fall off his
actually made me cry in places. bike was worrying – but luckily he was fine.
2 This time next week I in
3 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences. a beach café on my holiday!
1 My teacher wasn’t happy with me and asked me to 3 I to a really nice
stay behind / give out after the lesson. restaurant by my parents last week.
2 We’ll have to break up / put off Saturday’s match as 4 Paul isn’t here – he .
the weather’s going to be bad. 5 This is easily walk we’ve
3 I didn’t bring many sandwiches, so if you’re hungry, ever been on.
fill up on / cut down on cake. 6 Max saw a lot of fish while he
4 Dad suggested trying out / eating out in a restaurant in the sea.
tonight, instead of cooking.

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7 A: Who for?
8 Choose the correct words to fill the gaps.
B: Ted! He’s always late!
Hi Maisie,
8 Sorry, my hands are covered in oil.
I my bike for the last two Guess what? My parents are away on holiday, and
hours! (1) are leaving / leave / have left / will leave my brother
Rick and me in charge of the house! We’re not here by
ourselves, of course. Our grandparents are here too.
6 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
But grandma, (2) which / who / that / what has a very
1 What do you do / would you do if you lost your wallet tidy house, has asked us (3) to tidy / tidy / tidying / to
with all your money in? tidying practically the whole house! Well, that’s what
it feels like, anyway. We (4) have cleared / had cleared
2 My granddad would / used to collect me from school
/ clear / have been clearing up the mess in our rooms
every day when I was a child.
all morning – exhausting! And they’re still a bit untidy!
3 I’ve eaten / I’ve been eating three ice creams today. I’ve still got loads of music magazines under my bed.
I mustn’t have any more. I’m sure there (5) can’t / might / must / will be over 100!
4 I took this photo / had this photo taken. Most of them (6) were given / gave / have been given /
The photographer in town did it. give to me by my brother when he got bored with them.
5 It definitely could / won’t rain tomorrow. That’s what Of course, if we always (7) keep / kept / were keeping /
the weather forecast said. had kept our rooms tidy in the first place, we wouldn’t
have so much work to do. Anyway, there have been
6 The tree we planted is almost as bigger than /
lots of advantages. Grandma’s very kind, really, and a
big as our house now!
fantastic cook. She’s just made (8) the more big / the
7 There’s not much food in the fridge, so we need / big / the bigger / the biggest chocolate cake I’ve ever
we’re needing to go shopping. seen – so now we’re off to eat it!
8 I wish I didn’t tell / hadn’t told my brother about the Hope you’re OK. Send me some news!
party. Now he wants to go too!
Much love,
Lucy
7 Complete the sentences with correct verb form.
Use the words in brackets.

1 John hasn’t called me, so he

LISTENING
lost my number. He’s always losing
things! (must / have) 04 9 Listen to a boy called Harry talking about a winter
sports holiday he went on with his family. Choose
2 If I’d got up earlier this morning, I the correct answers.
the train. Now I’ll be
late! (would not / miss) 1 On holiday, Harry and his family originally wanted
3 We our car at the to stay …
garage earlier this week. (have / fixed) A with members of their family.
4 A lot of houses have B in a rented house.
since the storm started this morning. (be / damage) 2 Harry thinks he’s good at …
5 Peter be at home. His car’s gone, and A snowboarding.
there are no lights on in the house. (can)
B skiing.
6 A: What’s Janine doing today?
3 Harry fell down the hole because …
B: Well, she said she
A he wasn’t looking where he was going.
at home this morning. (be / study)
B another skier got in his way.
7 This is the beach where we all our
family holidays as children. (spend) 4 After Harry fell down the hole, …
8 I to A he was surprised that no one helped him sooner.
contact Fred about the cinema trip, because he’s B he thought the skier had gone to get his dad.
not answering his phone. (not able) 5 When the skier came to visit Harry, he brought …
A a gift as a way of saying sorry.
B something that Harry had lost.

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READING 3 What does Fiona’s dog do in the garden?

A it usually sleeps quietly in the sunshine
10 Read the article. Choose the correct answers. B it usually moves about a lot when it first gets
there
My favourite place
C it usually makes a lot of noise during the whole
By Fiona Baker time it’s there
What’s your favourite place in the whole world? 4 What did Fiona and her brother used to do in the
Whenever people are asked that question, they often garden?
start describing somewhere exotic that they’ve visited A invent lots of different games to play
on holiday, or maybe somewhere they’re living now.
B have picnics that their grandma had made
And if you give them the same question to answer
the following week, they might very well give you a C eat the fruit that dropped from the trees
different answer altogether! But I know exactly what 5 Fiona says that her mum’s cakes are
my answer would be, and it would always be the same: A not as good as her grandma’s.
my grandparents’ garden.
B are meant to be the same as her grandma’s.
It’s not a particularly big garden, or full of amazing
C made using her grandma’s recipe.
plants. But when the flowers do come out in spring,
there’s a fabulous splash of colour, especially from
some huge red ones called peonies, and the place is WRITING
alive with all kinds of insects and birds. My dad and I
often sit there together then, not needing to talk, but
just appreciating the peace. Even my pet dog, Wolfie,
11 You and your friend both belong to a youth club.
The group leader is planning to take everyone on a
manages to sit quietly with us in the sunshine – after camping trip next month. You are really keen to join
he’s finished running around everywhere and barking the trip, but your friend doesn’t want to go.
to announce our arrival, that is!
Write an email to your friend. In your email …
But another reason why the garden is special is
because it reminds me of when my older brother • describe the place where the group are planning to
and I were children. At the bottom of the garden, for camp
example, part of the garden is hidden by the thick • try to persuade your friend to go with you
branches of the fruit trees, which drop all their fruit • say why you think you will both enjoy the trip.
there. We loved the idea that it was a secret space
that no-one else knew about. We made up all sorts Write about 120 words.
of fantastic games there, too. Then grandma would
come and find us, to take us inside for afternoon tea,
with delicious cakes she’d made herself – and we’d eat
absolutely everything!
Since then, my mum has often tried to recreate the
same tea for us, with exactly the same type of cakes as
grandma’s, which she’s made herself. And they’re really
good, but they’re never the same as grandma’s used
to be when we were small – and I’ve no idea why. Of
course, grandma is a fantastic cook – but then so is my SPEAKING
mum. But maybe we still need the magical atmosphere
of the garden all those years ago to give the food its 12 A Write the words in the correct order in to make
questions.
great taste.
1 Fiona thinks that most people 1 Can / me / sport / you / that / about / a / tell /
A have a similar favourite place to hers. enjoy / you ?
B like places they’ve been on holiday best.
C keep changing their mind about their favourite 2 equipment / need / do / to / sport / your / do /
place. What / you ?
2 Fiona says her grandparents’ garden
A has some unusual plants in it. 3 sport / advantages / doing / of / disadvantages /
B is mainly planted with red flowers. What / the / are / and ?
C attracts different types of wildlife.

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4 agree / some / sportspeople / paid / much / get /

Do / too / money / you / that ?

5 best / keep / do / think / What / are / ways / fit / the /

to / you ?

B Ask and answer the questions with a partner.

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