KEY
Exercise 1:
1F 2D 3C 4E 5A
Exercise 2:
18 2F 3A 4E SG GH
Exercise 3:
1. C. mountain gorilla 2.B. blue ring octopus
3. A. Arabian leopard 4.D. Pere David’s deer
Exercise 4:
A2 B5 C4 D1 E3
Exercise 5:
- B,
- A
- C
- C
- D
- B
Exercise 6:
Conversation 1. D
Conversation 2. E
Conversation 3. B
Conversation 4. C
Conversation 5. A
TRANSCRIPT
Exercise 1:
Carlos: Hi Jack! I’m really excited about coming to stay with you at your house on the student exchange trip to Australia next term.
Jack: Me too, Carlos! I know you’re going to have a great time at my school and with my family.
Carlos: Tell me a bit about your family. What do you all like doing?
Jack: Well, I love playing volleyball and basketball. I do volleyball once a week and basketball twice a week.
Carlos: I remember you have a brother. What does he do? Is he interested in sport, too?
Jack: No, not really. He prefers staying at home and reading. He’s a member of our local gym but he never goes.
Carlos: Oh, that sounds like me! You’ve got a sister too, haven’t you?
Jack: Yes, she’s really good at painting and drawing. Some other work is hanging up on the walls at home, so you’ll be able to see it when you come.
Carlos: That would be great. I’d love to see it. What about your parents?
Jack: Well, my mum loves growing things. She spends a lot of time outdoors, planting flowers and cutting the grass.
Carlos: That sounds interesting. And your dad? What does he like doing?
Jack: Well, he’s really good at building and fixing things. If anything gets broken around the house, he fixes it. He makes new things, too, like furniture.
Carlos: Great! And I know your grandma lives with you. What does she like doing?
Jack: Well, we’re lucky – she’s an amazing cook and makes us all wonderful meals every day. She already wants to know what you like eating.
Carlos: [Laughs] Really? Well, that gives me an idea for a present for
her – a recipe book from where I’m from in the USA.
Jack: Perfect!
Exercise 2:
Mark: Hi, Jane.
Jane: Oh, hi Mark.
Mark: I’m really looking forward to the food festival. I love Chinese food and I hope our friends can come.
Jane: Well, I’m afraid most of them are busy.
Mark: What even Marco? He always says he has nothing to do and that he’s interested in trying new food.
Jane: Mohammed says Marco has no money. Mohammed can’t go because he is helping his flat-mate decorate his room.
Mark: But the festival is free!
Jane: Yes, but we have to go there on the underground and I’m sure he’ll want to buy some food when he’s there.
Mark: Well, I don’t have much money either, perhaps Pierre could lend him some. He’s got a job and he is Marco’s best friend.
Jane: Oh, Pierre can’t come either.
Mark: Really? Is he at work? All he thinks about is work!
Jane: No, his parents are coming from France and he’s going to show them around London … you know, Big Ben, Tower Bridge …
Mark: OK, what about Hang Vie, her mother owns a Chinese restaurant, she mustbe interested.
Jane: She is, but she’s going to help with the cooking for her family’s party on the day we’re going. I don’t know about Lucy and Larissa though.
Mark: Well, I phoned Lucy, but her flatmate said she was on holiday in Italy and won’t be back until the week after the festival.
Jane: I didn’t even know she was on holiday. And Larissa?
Mark: She’s got a really important exam, so she needs to prepare for it!
Jane: Well, it looks like it’s just going to be you and me then. Not to worry. We’ll take lots of photos to show everyone!
Exercise 3:
Speaker 1
This creature is found in the mountains of Central Africa. Jt has black hair all over its body, which is much thicker than that of other members of the species. This means that it can live in colder temperatures. There are only about 900 of these apes in the wild. A lot of the green plants they eat have been destroyed, and they have also been killed in the past for their fur.
Speaker 2
This creature lives in the ocean from Australia up to Japan. Many of them are quite small, with a body that grows up to five centimetres long, and they have long tentacles, or arms. Its name comes from the bright blue rings that show up when it’s frightened. You need to be careful in the sea around them as they are very poisonous.
Speaker 3
These creatures live mainly in desert areas and can survive in both mountains and valleys. Their tails help them to balance when they are climbing or sleeping in trees. Their black and yellow coats help them to hide in the places where they live. Unfortunately, there are only about 250 of these beautiful big cats left in the wild today.
Speaker 4
This strange-looking animal lives in wet areas and comes from the area south of the tropics in China. There are very few in the wild now. As you can see, it has antlers like most deer, but it has a neck like a camel and hooves or feet like a cow. They eat mainly grass and live partly on land and partly in water.
Exercise 4:
1 This game is similar to tennis, but you don’t need to have such strong arms to play it. The playing area is smaller and people hit a shuttlecock- a light object with feathers – instead of a ball. You need to think and move quickly.
2 You have to be very strong in your arms and legs but also light and flexible to do this sport because you use your whole body all the time.
3 You don’t need to move around a lot in this sport, but you need to think very fast and move your arms quickly and accurately because the playing area is so small and the ball is so light.
4 You have to train hard every day to get very strong arms if you want to be good at this sport. You also need to have very strong legs to support yourself, but you don’t move around to do it.
5 People who play this sport are usually very tall, but you also have to be able to run a lot, move quickly and throw very well.
Exercise 5:
Hi guys, it’s Jeff, again. Can you let me know when you’ve received this message? I’ve just realised that I probably won’t be able to be there at the start of the competition because I have an appointment that I can’t cancel, so I’m going to tell you what event I want each of you to organise during the day, just so that you know. I’ve tried to work it out so that each of you can be in charge of the event you prefer as far as possible. So, first of all, the morning: now, Steve and Amanda, I know that you both like badminton and Amanda, you used to do gymnastics, so I know you’d be happy with either, but I have to make sure of the best arrangement on the day. Amanda, if I remember rightly, you also once did some training in the rules of badminton, so it might be best if you take that on, rather than the gymnastics. It will be useful to have you there to help with judging line calls and so on. That means either you, Steve, or you, Malik, with the gymnastics. Either of you is capable of doing that, but that leaves the weightlifting. Both of you do a lot of the general training in our sports centre, but this is a bit more specialist in terms of getting the weights right for each competitor. OK, for the moment, I’ll put Steve in charge of the gymnastics and Malik can take care of the weightlifting in the morning, as I think you have just that bit more experience of dealing with weights, Malik.
For the afternoon, I know Amanda and Malik would both love to do the basketball as you both play it, but Malik, you’re already doing the weightlifting, so perhaps Amanda, you can do the basketball. Actually, no, I’ve just thought. I’m pretty certain I’ll be in for the afternoon, so Malik, you won’t need to do the weightlifting then. How about you do the basketball, Malik? Then I can take over the weightlifting in the afternoon as I’m particularly keen on that, as you all know, and I’d like a chance to get involved with it. So then, Amanda, you can do the table tennis, but that leaves Steve without anything. No, that’s OK, actually, if we leave it at that. Steve, you can be available to help wherever you’re needed in the afternoon, and if something happens and I can’t make it in the early afternoon, you can take care of the weightlifting till I arrive, though I don’t think there’ll be any problems. OK, if you need to check on anything, call me on my mobile. Otherwise, see you next week. I think we’re going to have a great day!
Exercise 6:
Conversation 1
A: The next bus should be here soon.
B: No, it won’t. I just checked. It’s due in twenty minutes.
A: Twenty? I don’t believe it! It should be every ten minutes. This service is getting worse and worse!
B: You’re right. It was never this bad. The bus company just doesn’t care about passengers anymore, as long as they get the money.
Conversation2
A: Excuse me, could you tell me why the 4.50 train to London hasn’t arrived yet?
B: I’m afraid there’s been an accident on the line at the station before this one.
A: Oh, sorry to hear that. Do you have any idea when it might arrive?
B:Well, at the moment the line’s closed but I’ve just heard that the company is arranging buses to take passengers to London. There should be one here soon.
A: Thanks for letting me know.
Conversation 3
A: What do you think? Should we take the car? It’s the quickest way to get to Bristol. It’s straight down the motorway. We should be there in two hours.
B: Haven’t you heard? There’s fog on the motorway and there are massive jams all the way down. There’s really no point in driving.
A: Oh, really? Well, shall we take the train? I know it’s expensive, but maybe we can get a cheaper fare. I’ll have a look at the train website.
B: Good idea. At least we can get there fairly quickly and safely.
Conversation 4
A: OK, darling, I’m off to work.
B: You’re not using the car, are you? Remember what the doctor said. You need to get more exercise and lose weight, especially now that your leg is better.
A:I know, but my leg hurts a bit today. I’d prefer to use the car.
B: Yes, but it won’t get better if you sit in the car all day. I really think you should do some more exercise. And it’s a lovely day for cycling. You can use the car when it rains.
A: OK, OK, I’ll cycle today, but I’ll need to use the car tomorrow as I’ve got a lot of things to take to work.
Conversation 5
A: I’m thinking of buying a motorbike now that I’ve retired. I’ll have a lot of time to ride around like I used to.
B: A bike? Are you sure? I really don’t think that’s a good idea. They’re really dangerous.
A: Only if you don’t know what you’re doing! I used to ride one when I was younger.
B: How long ago was that? It must be at least 30 years ago. Have you been on one since?
A: No, but I’m sure I can remember how to ride one.
B: Well, if you ask me, I think you’re making a big mistake. I wouldn’t get back on a bike after so much time, but it’s your decision.