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L W O R K S H E E TS
ESSENTIA

B1+

Jeremy Bowell
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CONTENTS
1 Teen spirit p3

2 Getting down to business p8

3 Planet Earth p13

4 Picture this p18

5 Survival p23

6 News travels fast p28

7 Future living p33

8 Game on p38

Answer key p43

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Unit 1: Teen spirit
VOCABULARY
Society Phrasal verbs
1 Choose the correct words for the definitions. 3 Look at the pictures and choose the correct options.
1 all the people born at around the same time
A authority B generation
2 the way that you behave towards someone
A attitude B respect
3 to decide your opinion on someone or something
A stand up for B judge
4 to speak for a person or a group of people at a meeting
or event
A judge B represent
5 something you have when you rule and make decisions 1 Tom brought over / 2 Anita and I ended up /
A generation B authority came along a pizza for hung out on Saturday.
lunch.
6 to need someone or something to live
A be dependent on B be addicted to

2 Choose the correct options.

1 When you vote you choose the person to judge /
represent you.
2 Penny’s really rude and has a very bad attitude /
respect, doesn’t she?
3 I think it’s really attitude / unfair that I have to be home
at 10 p.m., but my sister doesn’t.
4 Riley’s stand up / addicted to video games. He can’t 3 My mum got together / 4 I met up with /
stop playing them! told me off when showed up Pablo at the
5 Honesty, fairness and kindness are the most important I got home late. café on Sunday.
values / generation for me.
6 You shouldn’t judge / respect people by what they look
4 Match the words and phrases to make phrasal verbs.
1 D bring something A off
like.
2 tell someone B up to a party
7 For me, represent / respect means being polite and
friendly to everyone you meet. 3 meet C together with friends
4 hang D over
5 get E out with someone
6 show F up with a friend

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Unit 1: Teen spirit
GRAMMAR 1
Narrative tenses 3 Choose the correct sentences.
1 A My grandparents grew up in the 1950s.
1 Choose the correct options. B My grandparents had grown up in the 1950s.
1 I … my best friend at primary school. 2 A I watching TV at 9 p.m. last night.
A was meeting B met B I was watching TV at 9 p.m. last night.
2 I … video games when Pippa and Will showed up. 3 A I was meeting my best friend two years ago.
A was playing B played B I met my best friend two years ago.
3 … you hear the news about the climate protest? 4 A We visited Paris last year.
A Had B Did B We were visiting Paris last year.
4 Lily … to the restaurant before that evening. 5 A I wasn’t hearing of the film before I went to the
A didn’t go B hadn’t been cinema.
5 My grandad … this house 50 years ago. B I hadn’t heard of the film before I went to the cinema.
A built B was building 6 A They weren’t go shopping yesterday.
2 Look at the pictures. Choose the correct options. B They didn’t go shopping yesterday.
7 A They were listening to music when I arrived.
B They listening to music when I arrived.

4 Match the two halves of the sentences.

1 A Martin left A home at 8.30 a.m.
2 Our teacher hadn’t B late for school today.
3 The brothers C tennis last Sunday.
4 Lola didn’t D told us about the test
5 My friends and before we did it.
I played E were doing their
At 9 p.m.
6 Zuza was homework at lunchtime.
F go to the cinema last
night.

At 10 p.m.
1 Last night, Chloe was going / went to a party.
2 At 9 p.m. some people had danced / were dancing at
the party.
3 A thief had broken / was breaking the glass of the front
door.
4 The thief had stolen / was stealing phones and wallets
from people’s bags.
5 At 10 p.m. Chloe saw / was seeing the broken glass and
the thief.
6 The thief had get / was getting into a car.

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Unit 1: Teen spirit
GRAMMAR 2
used to / would 3 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences
with used to or would.
1 Choose the correct sentences. 1 award medals / for art. / The Olympics / used to
1 A My grandad used to live in a cottage. The Olympics used to award medals for art.
B My grandad would to live in a cottage.
2 In the 1830s, / sell tomato ketchup / people used to /
2 A I’m sure these chocolate bars would were bigger. as a medicine.
B I’m sure these chocolate bars used to be bigger.
In the 1830s,
3 A M y parents didn’t to spend hours on their phones.
3 to wear / cowboy hats. / didn’t use / Cowboys
B My parents didn’t use to spend hours on their
phones. Cowboys

4 A Did your grandmother use to work in that hospital? 4 people would put frogs / in milk / to keep it fresh. /
B Did would your grandmother work in that hospital? In the past,

5 A W hen I was little, I have a large teddy bear called In the past,
Gordon. 5 bones / people would use / Before toothbrushes, /
B When I was little, I used to have a large teddy bear to brush their teeth.
called Gordon. Before toothbrushes,
6 A Would they used to go out together? 6 People / didn’t use to think / was round. / that the Earth
B Did they use to go out together? People

2 Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences about Will 4 Choose the correct options.
with the words below.
1 Jasmine … be a vegetarian.
didn’t use to have didn’t use to wear used to be A wouldn’t B didn’t use to
used to have used to have would often go
2 We … the tram to school.
A would often take B would often took
3 I … much fitter in the past.
A would be B used to be
4 Our cousins … visit when we lived in Rome.
A didn’t use to B didn’t used
5 When I was a kid, I … like green vegetables.
A wouldn’t B didn’t use to
6 In the past, phones … have cameras.
A didn’t use to B wouldn’t

Twenty years ago Now

1 Will used to have long hair. 
2 He running in the park. 
3 He a child. 
4 He slim. 
5 He glasses. 
6 He a dog. 

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Unit 1: Teen spirit
READING
An article
1 Read the article and choose the best description.
A The text is about the beginning of the 20th century.
B The text is about the beginning of teenage culture.

2 Choose the correct options.

1 Before the 20th century, young people didn’t … .
A go to work B have their own culture
2 Young people started having their own culture at … .
A school B home
3 Young people became more independent when they … .
A left home B could use public transport
4 Teenagers became important to businesses when
they … .
A left school B had money to spend
5 In the 1950s, Hollywood movies … .
A invented rock ’n’ roll B told stories about teenage life

B efore the 20th century, you were a child and

then you were an adult. No one talked about
‘teenagers’. Poor people would often go to
work at the age of 13 or 14, while rich people would
be preparing for marriage.
3 Read the article again. Are the sentences true (T) or
false (F)?
1 In the past, poor teenagers would be
getting ready for marriage. T F 
2 During the 1920s, a lot more young
That changed in the 20th century. In the 1920s, everyone people had to go to school. T F
in Europe and the USA had to go to secondary school
3 When teenagers had money to spend,
and young people began to spend a lot more time at
they started to appear in TV adverts. T F
school. They met lots of other people their own age and
began to develop their own culture. 4 Rock ’n’ roll wasn’t very different to
other music at the time. T F
Cars, motorbikes and buses were also becoming more
5 Movies like Rebel Without a Cause were
popular. This meant that young people could get
important in creating teenage culture. T F
around more easily.
Young people also became more interested in trying 4 Choose the correct options.
new things and spending the money they now had. 1 People didn’t use to know or use the word
Because of this, in the early 1950s TV commercials teenager / adult.
began to show young people – teenagers – who were 2 In the 1920s, children in Europe had to go to
neither children nor adults. secondary / primary school.
There was also a new sound in popular music that was 3 Young people formed their own culture / music groups
faster and more aggressive. It was known as rock ’n’ roll at school.
and its stars Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Chuck 4 Young people started to have their own money /
Berry appealed to the youth generation. Hollywood public transport.
films like Rebel Without a Cause and Blackboard Jungle 5 TV commercials showed teenagers / children.
also told young people’s stories. Suddenly, young people
6 Films and music aimed at young people became
felt important. The teenager was born.
popular / less popular.

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Unit 1: Teen spirit
REVIEW
Vocabulary 3 Choose the correct sentences.
1 A My mum used to work in a shop.
1 Complete the text with the words below. B My mum used to working in a shop.
attitude get together hanging out respect 2 A I would scared of spiders.
stand up for values B I used to be scared of spiders.
3 A They used visiting us at the weekend.
How do we choose our friends? B They used to visit us at the weekend.
4 A Did she use to wear glasses?
I was thinking about this at the weekend when
B Would she used to wear glasses?
I was 1 hanging out with my best friend. We
have different interests and hobbies. But we both 5 A We to go would to the beach every day.
have the same 2 v and that’s really B We would go to the beach every day.
important to me. 6 A You didn’t use to like coffee.
B You didn’t to used to like coffee.
What I like most about her is that she will
3
s me if I have a problem. When we 4 Choose the correct options.
4
g , it’s always fun. 1 When I was little, my parents used take / used to take
I think we choose friends who have a similar me to the park every Saturday.
5
a to life, people who show us 2 My grandparents didn’t used to / didn’t use to go on
6
r and people who make us feel good holiday abroad because it was too expensive.
about ourselves. Just like my best friend. 3 Arthur didn’t know what to do because he didn’t /
hadn’t listened to the teacher.
4 My grandparents would / used often go to the local
Grammar disco when they were growing up.
2 Choose the correct options. 5 Most of my friends were playing / played basketball
1 I … a video game when the phone rang. when I arrived.
A played B was playing 6 Did they used to / use to go to school here?
2 My family … to the USA last summer. 7 I didn’t / wasn’t hang out with my friends last night
A went B was going because I was too tired.
3 Nick felt angry because he … his trainers at home.
A was leaving B had left
4 My dad … as a police officer when he met my mum.
A was working B was worked
5 Margo … Alex a few times before the party.
A was meeting B had met
6 We … at all last weekend.
A didn’t go out B weren’t going out

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Unit 2: Getting down to business
VOCABULARY
Money and business Personal skills
1 Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences. 3 Match the personal skills with the descriptions.
1 Last year, our company made a … of £25,000. 1 D t ime A thinking of new ideas
A wage B profit management B reaching an agreement
2 My hairdresser only … £8 for a haircut. 2 communication C being the person in control
A charges B savings 3 leadership D using your time effectively
3 Beatriz cycles to work so she doesn’t have any travel … . 4 negotiation E making arrangements for
A wages B expenses something to happen
5 creativity
4 I’m going to spend my … on a new mountain bike. F speaking and listening
6 organization
A savings B account
5 You can have my cap in … for your scarf. 4 Look at the pictures and choose the correct option.
A exchange B set up
6 Mel is a successful … who has made lots of money.
A profit B entrepreneur

2 Choose the correct options in the dialogue.

Fatima My friend and I 1 set up / charged a jewellery
business.
Adviser How’s the business going?
1 Marie’s time 2 All the products look
Fatima Not so good. We haven’t made a 2 wage / profit
management / beautiful thanks
yet and there isn’t any money left in our bank
communication skills to Pablo’s design /
account. Can you help?
have never been very negotiation skills.
Adviser Sure. First of all, look at your 3 expenses / good.
charges, things like the cost of materials and
your delivery costs.
Fatima They’re about £500 per month.
Adviser And what’s your monthly 4 savings / income?
Fatima We make about £300–£400 per month.
Adviser How much do you 5 save / charge for each
item?
Fatima Here’s the price list.
3 Julia taught herself 4 Ania showed her excellent
Adviser I think you’ve got to increase your prices by
computer creativity / attention / leadership
about 20%.
programming. skills when climbing in
the mountains.

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Unit 2: Getting down to business
GRAMMAR 1
Present perfect tenses 3 Look at the picture and the verbs in brackets. Complete
the sentences with the words below.
1 Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
1 Max … his bike for three months.
A has been owning B has owned
2 Federica … Arabic since the beginning of the year.
A has been learning B has learned
3 Zainab … enough money to go on holiday yet.
A hasn’t saved B hasn’t been saving
4 Our design teams … some great ideas for new products. Zach
A have been having B have had
5 You don’t know what to do because you … .
A haven’t listen B haven’t been listening
Mila
6 Jamie is tired because he … all day.
A has worked B has been working

2 Choose the correct sentences. has been making has been riding has bought
has made hasn’t done haven’t eaten
1 A We’ve been living here for two years.
B We’ve been living here since two years. 1 Zach has been making (make) coffee.
2 A They didn’t known each other for very long. 2 And he (make) a cake.
B They haven’t known each other for very long.
3 Zach (not do) the washing up.
3 A M ara and Dev have been working in that shop for
4 Mila (ride) her bike.
February.
5 She (buy) a pizza.
B Mara and Dev have been working in that shop since
February. 6 Mila and Zach (not eat) the
pizza yet.
4 A Lisa has known her boss since January.
B Lisa has known her boss for January. 4 Choose the correct options to complete the text.
5 A I have spoken to my colleagues in Madrid three times
for Monday. The personal stylist
B I have spoken to my colleagues in Madrid three times
since Monday. My friend Tyler 1 has achieved / has been achieving
a lot since he started buying clothes online and
selling them to his classmates. In the few years that
he 2 has selling / has been selling clothes, he has
built a successful business and 3 has made /
has been making several hundred pounds. Although
Tyler only spends a few hours a week buying clothes
online, he 4 has become / has been becoming
well known. I think he’s going to be famous! He
5
hasn’t been asking / hasn’t asked me to work for
him yet, but maybe one day he will!

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Unit 2: Getting down to business
GRAMMAR 2
Question forms 3 Complete the dialogue with the questions below. Use the
verbs in brackets to help you.
1 Choose the correct questions.
How do you promote your business?
1 A What have you been doing lately? What do you sell?
B What you have been doing lately? When did you start your business?
2 A W ho make the decision to start selling chocolate Where can I buy your products?
Who buys your products?
brownies?
Who inspired you to do that?
B Who made the decision to start selling chocolate
brownies? Owen 1
When did you start your business? (start)
3 A Your company has been quite successful, has she? Ida I set it up two years ago.
B Your company has been quite successful, hasn’t it?
Owen 2
(sell)
4 A Which product has been the most successful?
Ida Natural soap and shampoo.
B Which product has it been the most successful?
Owen 3
(inspire)
5 A Who does your products aimed at?
B Who do you think your products are aimed at? Ida My grandmother. She used to make all her own
soap.
6 A You didn’t employ any new staff last year, did you?
B You didn’t employ any new staff last year, didn’t they? Owen 4
(buy)
Ida People who are interested in natural products.
2 Complete the questions with the words below. Owen 5
(promote)
caused did happened has had is Ida I use social media.
make were
Owen 6
(buy)
1 What caused you to close the business? Ida From my online shop.
2 Where you living at the time? 4 Put the words in the correct order to make questions.
3 How important social media to your 1 did / you first develop / When / the product?
business?
When did you first develop the product?
4 Which person the biggest influence on your
2 sell / Which / the product? / shops
career?

5 What after you sold the business?
3 did / to program computers? / you learn / Where
6 Where you get the idea for the product from?
7 How much profit did you this year? 4 do / Who / work with? / you

5 have you / How many / this year? / made

6 this product? / developed / Who

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Unit 2: Getting down to business
READING
An article
Have you ever swapped a game, 1 Read the article. Choose the best title.
a book or any of your possessions A A new way to trade
with a friend? This is called ‘bartering’ B The return of an ancient way of trading
and is an early form of trading.
2 Read the text again. Choose the correct answers to
complete the sentences according to the text.
1 Bartering involves … .
A selling your own possessions
B 
exchanging something you own with something that
someone else owns
2 Bartering was useful … .
A for people who lived far away from each other
B for people who had fresh food they wanted to
exchange for something else
3 One of the main problems with bartering is … .
Thousands of years ago, before money was A the difficulty with transporting the goods
used, bartering was popular. If one person had B that it becomes difficult when more people are
too many eggs and another had a lot of milk, involved
then it made sense for them to barter the items 4 On TradeMade, you can … .
before they went off. In the winter, it was also
A offer to help someone with something in return for
much more useful to barter goods in exchange
something they have
for fresh food than for gold or silver.
B find people to go to concerts with
However, bartering only works when the things 5 Which of these things isn’t mentioned as an explanation
wanted and offered by two people are the
for the popularity of bartering today?
same. When three or more traders are required,
A People don’t trust buying products online.
it becomes complicated. So as the use of money
B People don’t have as much money as they used to.
became more common, bartering became less
important and popular. 3 Match the words that go together from the text.
But in this century, bartering has returned. 1 D made A goods
TradeMade is a popular app in the USA. People B media
2 barter
have been using it to trade their possessions
3 fresh C lessons
and their skills. For example, someone could
offer French lessons in exchange for some 4 French D sense
concert tickets. 5 concert E movement
The new barter economy has been made 6 social F food
popular and possible by social media 7 environmental G tickets
and phone apps. But that isn’t the whole
story. It’s popularity has been linked to the
environmental movement and people’s desire
to consume less. Increased unemployment has
also led to people having less income, but more
time to offer to others. But bartering nowadays
also gives people something they have been
missing: a chance to connect with one another,
and to feel a part of a community.

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Unit 2: Getting down to business
REVIEW
Vocabulary 3 Match the two parts of the questions.
1 F Who did you A been today?
1 Choose the correct options.
2 How many people B they learn at the training
1 At the end of the course, we had really improved our … session?
3 What happened
skills.
4 Where have you C at the meeting yesterday?
A time B communication
5 Who invented D bought one of the
2 It’s safer to keep your money in a bank … than at home.
products?
A account B expense 6 Why haven’t
E they sold many products?
3 You need to have very good … to detail to do this job. 7 What skills did
A negotiation B attention F talk to in the lesson?
4 These days, it’s really important that students become G the device?
good at critical … . 4 Choose the correct options to complete the dialogue.
A thinking B management
Ed When 1 did you open / you opened your shop,
5 Marcia earned £60 in … per week from her part-time job Lucia?
in the café.
Lucia We opened in 2021.
A charges B wages
Ed
2
Have you make / Did you make a profit in your
6 Jack swapped the video game in … for some
first year?
headphones.
Lucia No. It 3 been / was very difficult.
A exchange B expense
Ed Why was that?
7 Do you need good … skills to arrange a music festival?
A organizational B attention Lucia It was because of the pandemic.
8 How much money did you take from the cash … this Ed 4
Has / Did the situation improved since then?
morning? Lucia Yes, it has. We’ve been doing really well 5 since /
A bank B machine for then.
Ed How many people 6 do work / work here now?
Grammar Lucia We have six full-time staff.
2 Put the words in the correct order to make present Ed Who is that over there?
perfect sentences. Lucia That’s Ali. He 7 hasn’t been worked /
1 has / Laurie / a new business. / set up hasn’t worked here for a long time.
Laurie has set up a new business.
2 has been / Scott / since January. / working here

3 a profit. / made / haven’t / These two shops

4 have / a new product. / developed / They

5 paid my wages / They / this month. / haven’t

6 serving customers / Nina / has been / all day.

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Unit 3: Planet Earth
VOCABULARY
Fundraising (verb–noun collocations) Nature and the environment
1 Match the fundraising collocations with the examples. 3 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the
1 D raise funds A This project will have an words below.

2 reach a target important and positive effect 1 2

on the people.
3 ake a
m
difference B This is the result that we are
trying to achieve.
4 sign a petition
C Please write your name and
5 hold an event
address here to say you
support this idea.
D We’re collecting money to 3 4
build a new youth club.
E We’re organizing a large
meeting on Saturday.
2 Complete the sentences with the words below.
campaign donate gives goal make petition
planet promote
1 Plastic pollution causes a huge amount of damage /
1 Planting trees is one way to save the planet . habitats to our oceans.
2 Lots of people d money to this charity. 2 There has been a lot of investment in clean energy
3 The politician launched her c to become to reduce the country’s species / carbon footprint
president. recently.

4 Suni g a few hours of his time each week to 3 These factories emit large amounts of
help out at the old people’s home. greenhouse gases / carbon footprint into the
atmosphere.
5 After two years, Laura achieved her g of
running a marathon. 4 The city farm helps young people find out about
different damage / species of animal.
6 Over 5,000 people signed the p to protect the
local forest. 4 Choose the correct options to complete the text.
7 Social media is a great way to p a cause.
8 Do you think these posters about environmental issues Planting trees
will m a difference? Among all the incredible 1 green / greenhouse
technologies that are being used to fight climate
2
habitat / change, one of the most important things
that we can do is plant trees. When trees grow, they
absorb and store carbon dioxide – the number one
3
greenhouse / green gas. Planting trees can also help
to restore the natural 4 habitats / damage of plants
and animals and reverse the 5 damage / species that
has been done by deforestation. They are an
important part of a 6 sustainable / carbon future.

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Unit 3: Planet Earth
GRAMMAR 1
Future tenses: will, be going to, present 3 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the
phrases below.
simple and continuous for future
is going to be leaves ’ll get ’ll help ’m playing
1 Label the sentences with the words below. ’s going to score
intention plan prediction prediction
timetabled event

1 I think most of my classmates will be very successful.

prediction
2 Tom and Alesha are having a party this evening.

3 I’m going to start running and get really fit next year.
1 The train to Manchester 2 I tennis with
leaves at 12.15. Mike on Tuesday evening.
4 The flight leaves at 8.35 a.m. Don’t be late!
5 Your dog is growing fast. He’s going to be really big in a
few months.

2 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

1 In 20 years’ time, there won’t / going to be any cars on
the road that use petrol or diesel.
2 I hope this new advertising campaign going / will help
us find some sponsors. 3 Finn runs towards the 4 Don’t worry!
goal. He ! I you.
3 My friends and I are meeting / meet this evening to
organize the party.
4 Are you sign / Will you sign this petition to stop the
new road being built through the park?
5 Next year, Layla ’s going to help / help out at the local
kids’ club.
6 Those bags look heavy. I ’ll / ’m carry them for you.

5 I hope I a new 6 Tomorrow, it

video game for Christmas. sunny all day.

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Unit 3: Planet Earth
GRAMMAR 2
Future continuous 3 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences about
what people will and won’t be doing. Use the future
1 Choose the correct sentences. continuous form and the verbs in brackets.
1 A Humans will eat less meat in the future.
B Humans will be eat less meat in the future. Joe Marco
2 A This time tomorrow, I’ll sit on the beach.
B This time tomorrow, I’ll be sitting on the beach.
3 A Will you seeing your friends this weekend?
B Will you be seeing your friends this weekend?
Marsha Hannah
4 A W
ill you be living in the same house in three years’
time?
Laura
B Will you living in the same house in three years’ time?
Polly
5 A This time next week, I’m taking my exam.
B This time next week, I’ll be taking my exam.
6 A In 20 years’ time, people won’t be drive so much.
B In 20 years’ time, people won’t be driving so much. Nico
7 A Daria will visiting her grandparents in July.
B Daria will be visiting her grandparents in July. Shona Bukayo
Syed
8 A Don’t come at 7 p.m. because we’ll have dinner then.
B Don’t come at 7 p.m. because we’ll be having dinner
then.

2 Complete the text with the phrases below.

will be cycling will be following will be living
will be making won’t be eating won’t be using
1 Marsha will be walking (walk) her dog. 
The leaders of Copenhagen hope that by 2025, the 2 Hannah, Joe and Marco (play)
city’s residents 1 will be living (live) in the basketball. 
world’s first zero carbon city.
3 Nico, Laura and Polly (not go) for
Transport is an important part of the plan. a walk. 
Currently, over 60% of residents cycle to
4 Shona and Bukayo (have) lunch at
work or school, and they expect more people
2
the café. 
(cycle) in the future. They
3
(make) public transport more 5 Syed (not meet) his friends. 
attractive to use, so that by 2025, people in the city
4
(use) their cars at all.

By 2025, they hope that residents of the city

5
(eat) so much meat.

The people of Copenhagen are confident that

in 2025, the whole world 6
(follow) their example.

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Unit 3: Planet Earth
READING
ABOUT ARTICLES I M PA C T ARCHIVE An article

The environment:
1 Read the text. Match each story (1–3) to the correct
subtitle (A–C).

It’s not all bad news 1 B A Consuming waste

B Nature knows best
2
We hear many worrying stories about the C Homes producing power
3
environment, but there is some good news too.
2 Find words in the text to complete the sentences.
1 When beavers started
living in an English
river in 2008, many
1 The natural h a
in danger.
b it a ts of some animals are

farmers were worried 2 The p p la i ns of beavers are

about the damage they increasing.
would do. In fact, they
3 We need to make m n fac ring
have improved the
environment. They built dams and created pools of green energy solutions cheaper.
water which have helped plants to grow, provided 4 S ar c ll on a building can produce
new habitats for small animals and increased fish electricity.
populations. Their dams have also helped to 5 Some b eria can make you ill.
prevent flooding.
3 Read the questions and match them to the correct story

2 Solar power is (1, 2, or 3).

a great way to Which story …
produce clean 1 is about scientists improving on
energy, but something they found in nature? 2 3 
manufacturing
2 is about scientists improving on an
the solar panels
is expensive. However, Australian scientists have existing invention? 1 2
developed a way to print solar cells directly onto 3 is trying to solve a big problem? 1 3
plastic sheets. These sheets can be produced 4 mentions some positive things which
cheaply and quickly, and scientists say they will be no one expected to happen? 1 2
built into homes.
5 is about an invention that could reduce
levels of greenhouse gases? 2 3

3 Scientists in the UK may have found a way to

deal with the problem of plastic waste. The
team at the University of Portsmouth used plastic-
4 Choose the correct answer to complete the sentences.
1 Many of the benefits to the river have come from
eating bacteria found in Japan to eat plastics
beavers … .
quickly and easily.
A building homes on the water
Scientists hope that
B building barriers on the water
this will be a good
way to reduce the 2 In the future, it is possible that … .
amount of plastic A people will be able to print their own solar panels
waste that already B buildings will have solar cells in their walls
exists. 3 Scientists in Portsmouth have developed something
that … .
Glossary A will consume plastic
dam – a barrier across a river that stops water from moving B will only work in Japan

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Unit 3: Planet Earth
REVIEW
Vocabulary 3 Put the words in the correct order.
1 solar power / our homes. / will be heating / By 2030,
1 Choose the correct words to complete the text.
By 2030, solar power will be heating our homes.
2 sitting / tomorrow afternoon. / on a beach / I’ll be
This year, our school

is taking part in Earth
Challenge, a campaign 3 eating meat. / In a hundred years’ time, / won’t be / we
to 1 promote / launch
the cause of the environment 4 be doing / What will / next year? / you
and raise awareness of climate
2
footprint / change. It aims to get people from
5 on holiday this summer. / won’t be / We / going
all over the world to 3 give / reach their time to

do some scientific research in their local area.
6 be travelling / by car / People won’t / in the future.
After reading about how the use of chemicals

in farming is 4 threatening / supporting insects
and destroying their natural 5 species / habitats, 4 Choose the correct words to complete the text.
we are going to collect data about insect
populations in our area. To: Nathan

Earth Challenge is a great way for everyone Hi Nathan,

to get involved in 6 absorbing / saving the Did Jo tell you about everyone’s plans for the weekend?
planet. Because together, we can 7 make / hold She and Rob 1 are coming to mine on Saturday
a difference. morning. We 2 breakfast before walking to
the station. We 3 many bags because we’re
only going away for the weekend.

Grammar The train 4 at 11.45. We 5

Lisa and Nisha at about 11.30 outside the station. We’ll
2 Complete the sentences with the words below. see you there.
I’ve booked a table for dinner at the pizza restaurant. I
are going isn’t going to win leaves ’ll go
’ll visit ’m going to leave ’m visiting will win think it 6 on Saturday evening. So I don’t
7
think we dinner on the terrace! But don’t
1 My friends and I are going to Italy on holiday next year. worry. We 8 the whole weekend inside. It’s
going to be lovely on Sunday.
2 The train at 3.46 p.m. We mustn’t be late!
Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday,
3 Oh no! I forgot my wallet. I home and get it
later. Chloe
4 I my grandparents this weekend.
1 A come B are coming
5 The roads are very busy in the morning, so I
2 A having B ’re going to have
early.
3 A won’t have B aren’t having
6 If we go to Paris this summer, we the Eiffel 4 A leave B leaves
Tower. 5 A ’re meeting B meet
7 Sarah the race. She’s really slow. 6 A rains B ’s going to rain
8 I hope that our team the match. 7 A ’re having B ’ll be having
8 A won’t be spending B aren’t spending

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Unit 4: Picture this
VOCABULARY
Photography Prepositional phrases
1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 3 Complete the sentences with the words below.
1 I will … lots of photos of animals at the zoo. by contrast far hurry out
A shoot B flash
2 The picture of the mother and child had a big … on me. 1 Ethan was in a hurry to get to the shops before they
A frame B impact closed.
3 There is a strong … between the light and dark areas in 2 Aiden and I met chance while we were
this picture. walking our dogs in the park.
A depth B contrast 3 This is, by , the best ice cream I have ever
4 I couldn’t get into a good position to get a good … on tasted!
the photo. 4 It’s a real shame that your photos of the concert are all
A angle B viewer of focus. It’s hard to see them clearly.
5 This photo is very powerful and has a strong effect on 5 The burgers they serve are excellent, in to the
the … . terrible pizzas.
A viewer B frame
6 The way this photo was taken … the baby elephant.
4 Choose the correct options to complete the dialogue.
A highlights B angle Amira
1
At / In first, I didn’t really like this exhibition,
but now I’m really enjoying it.
2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with the Luke Yes, me too. The photos are really out of the
words below. 2
chance / ordinary.
close-up flash frame points Amira In 3 normal / general, I don’t like photography,
but these photos are amazing.
Luke Which is your favourite picture?
Amira By 4 far / long, it’s the one of the bear watching TV
in the forest.
Luke That’s a really powerful image. 5 On / In fact, it
won a prize last year.
Amira Which photos do you like?
Luke There’s a series of photos of people’s faces.
1 Aaron doesn’t like it when 2 Josie has taken a
They’re all slightly out of 6 focus / focal.
someone points a beautiful of
camera at him. a bee on a flower.

3 Please don’t use the 4 I couldn’t get all of the

! Our dog is giraffe in the .
terrified of it.

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Unit 4: Picture this
GRAMMAR 1
Modals of deduction and possibility: 3 Choose the correct options to complete the article.
past and present
1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 That … Alex’s sister. She looks a bit like him.
A must be B could be
2 Dad … that photo in New Zealand last year, but I’m not
sure.
A might have taken B must have taken
3 It … a lion in the background because they don’t live in

The Crooked Forest

Asia.
A can’t be B must be
4 It … a fake photo because chimpanzees can’t read!
A could be B must be One of the strangest places I’ve ever been
5 You … Harlie at the supermarket because she’s on
1
must be / can be the Crooked Forest in Poland.
holiday in Portugal. It has about 400 trees which all bend in the same
A can’t have seen B might have seen direction just above the ground. Experts 2 can’t /
6 This … the right answer as all the other options are might be sure what happened to the trees.
wrong. Some people think that they 3 must / could be
A can’t be B must be this shape because of a heavy snowstorm. Other
7 Dafne … it because she often uses a green pen. people think that very strong gravity* in the
A may have written B must have written area 4 can’t / might have caused the bend, but
scientists are certain that this 5 can’t / mustn’t
2 Complete the dialogues with the words below.
have happened as gravity pulls things down and
can’t be can’t have bought might be not to the side.
might have done might have got
must have invited It is generally believed that humans 6 must / can
have bent the trees. Whatever the truth is, it’s
1 ‘Who’s that at the door?’ certainly an amazing place to visit.
‘It can’t be Tim because he never comes
* gravity – the force that pulls objects towards the ground
round at this time.’
2 ‘I don’t remember inviting Lisa to the party, but
I .’
‘Well, someone her because she’s
at the door!’
3 ‘Sophia that T-shirt in Thailand
because she’s never been.’
‘Her cousin it for her when he was
there on holiday.’
4 ‘Why do you think Reece is running?’
‘He late for school.’

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Unit 4: Picture this
GRAMMAR 2
Verbs with -ing and to + infinitive 3 Match the two halves of the sentences.
1 F I recently stopped A to become friends.
1 Choose the correct sentence. B to feed the cat before
2 his morning
T
1 A Don’t forget to feed the cat while we’re away. I forgot I went to school.
B Don’t forget feeding the cat while we’re away.
3 hen I was young
W C meeting the president.
2 A T he paparazzi stopped to take photos of the star after I remember D not learning Italian
she complained.
4 Last year, I tried before I went to Rome.
B The paparazzi stopped taking photos of the star after
5 I really regret E to learn the violin, but
she complained.
6 I didn’t like Shona at it was really difficult.
3 A I tried to changing the angle, but it didn’t improve
first, but we went on F eating sweets because
the photo.
I had bad teeth.
B I tried changing the angle, but it didn’t improve
the photo. 4 Complete the text with the -ing or to + infinitive form of
4 A W e regret to inform you that your photo hasn’t won the verbs in brackets.
a prize.
B We regret inform you that your photo hasn’t won How to take
a prize.
5 A I’m sorry, but I don’t remember to meet you before.
a great selfie
B I’m sorry, but I don’t remember meeting you before. Have you ever stopped 1 to take (take) a photo of
yourself and been unhappy with the result? Haven’t
2 Look at the pictures and choose the correct words. we all! So, before you go on 2 (take) bad
selfies, read our top tips.
• Natural light is the best. Sunny days are great,
and if you’re out early in the morning, don’t
forget 3 (take) your phone as the softer
light is great for selfies. If you’re inside, try
4
(move) next to a window so that the
sun is on your face.
1 The tourists stopped 2 Lewis went on running /
to take / taking photos to run despite hurting his • Think about the angle. Remember 5
of the elephants. foot. (keep) the phone level with your eyes.

• Finally, try not 6 (edit) the photo too

much. Looking natural is great!

Good luck and have fun!

3 Lana was annoyed that 4 After a bad start, the team

Jayden had forgotten went on winning / to win
meeting / to meet her the match.
at the cinema.

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Unit 4: Picture this
READING
 HOME ARTICLES ABOUT BLOG
An article
1 Read the article. Match the words with the definitions.

Dutch girl fakes a holiday 1 D fake A make something by putting
things somewhere
to South East Asia 2 set up
B told people something they
3 souvenirs
We all know how easy it is to fake a photo didn’t know
4 revealed
these days, but what about trying to fake C things people buy on
an entire holiday? That’s exactly what holiday to take home
Dutch student Zilla Van Den Born did.
D not what someone says it is
Zilla told her family that she was going on
holiday to South East Asia. In fact, she wasn’t 2 Choose the correct options.
going anywhere. After her parents had said 1 Zilla’s … thought she was going on holiday.
goodbye to her at the airport, she went home A boyfriend B family
and began the task of faking her trip by posting
2 Zilla posted … on social media to make people believe
‘holiday’ photos on Facebook™.
she was on holiday.
With her boyfriend’s help, she set up her A photos B stories
apartment so it looked like a Bangkok hotel
3 She made her parents think her home was … .
room for when she video called her parents.
Then, she posted photos of herself at the beach A an apartment B a hotel room
and other tourist sites. To do this, she found 4 She took some photos of herself at a temple … .
images online and used photo software to A near her home B in Asia
digitally place herself in these impressive shots. 5 She also bought … from shops in Amsterdam.
Zilla didn’t only use technology to make A Asian clothes B souvenirs
her images. She found a Buddhist temple in 6 Zilla faked her holiday to show how easy it was … .
Amsterdam where she could shoot ‘real’ photos A to have a holiday at home
of herself with the monks who lived there.
B to show an unreal life on social media
She also bought takeaways from local Asian
restaurants and posted photos. 3 Choose the correct options to complete the summary of
She also sent messages to her friends in the the text.
middle of the night, and she even remembered 1 Zilla decided to fake a holiday / go on holiday.
to buy souvenirs from local Asian shops. 2 Zilla’s parents / boyfriend took her to the airport.
In the end, Zilla revealed to her friends and
3 Zilla went back to her apartment / a hotel.
family what she had done. Everyone was
surprised and most found it a 4 Zilla used photo software to take / fake photos of her
funny joke. But why did she do holiday.
it? She wanted to show how 5 Zilla ate food in Asian restaurants /
easy it is to create a fake from Asian takeaways.
world on social media. She
6 Zilla sent her friends messages during the day /
certainly did that!
when they were sleeping.
7 Zilla told / didn’t tell her family and friends the truth.

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Unit 4: Picture this
REVIEW
Vocabulary 3 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 Did you remember to feed / feeding the dog this
1 Choose the correct options to complete the text. morning?
2 Mina really regrets not learning / not to learn to swim
when she was young.
3 I tried turn / turning the TV on and off, but the picture
was still out of focus.
4 I decided to stop to eat / eating chocolate for a month.
5 After university, she went on becoming / to become a
Points of View famous writer.

Photography Exhibition 6 I forgot to tell / telling Maria about the party, and now
she is unhappy she didn’t know about.
Last weekend, the Points of View exhibition 4 Choose the correct sentences.
showed the work of ten young photographers.
1 A I remember inviting Omer to the party, so he must
My favourite photographer was Maddy Wilson. have forgotten about it.
By using her own grandparents as the B I remember to invite Omer to the party, so he must
1
subject / shot of her photos, her work has have forgotten about it.
a real 2 flash / impact. 2 A C
lara must have broken the window, but I’m not sure.
In contrast / chance, Kwame Asare’s photos
3 B C
lara might have broken the window, but I’m not
were amusing and entertaining. He is a street sure.
photographer who likes to 4 point / shoot his 3 A W
e regret to informing you that you didn’t win a prize
camera at people’s pets. this year.
I didn’t like all of the photos. I found Charlie B W
e regret to inform you that you didn’t win a prize
Maxwell’s photos difficult to understand. He this year.
takes 5 set ups / close-ups of items like clothing, 4 A T
his must be the best photo I’ve ever taken!
furniture and food. But they are nothing 6 by / B This must the best photo I’ve ever taken!
out of the ordinary. Also, some of the images 5 A I ’ll never forget to meet my best friend for the first
are out of 7 focus / contrast so it’s really hard time.
for the viewer to recognize the item. B I ’ll never forget meeting my best friend for the first
time.
Grammar 6 A A
yla can’t have stopped to drink coffee because I saw
her with a cup this morning.
2 Match the modal sentences to the ones with similar B A
yla can’t have stopped drinking coffee because
meanings. I saw her with a cup this morning.
1 E T
hat might be Alicia A It’s possible it
over there. happened.
2 he answer must be
T B I’m certain it
Denmark. happened.
3 e can’t have gone the
W C It’s not possible.
right way. D I’m certain it’s
4 Chris might have done it. true.
5 They must have been here. E It’s possible.

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Unit 5: Survival
VOCABULARY
Survival equipment Disasters
1 Choose the correct item for these situations. 3 Match the disasters with the descriptions.
1 You need this to cook dinner. 1 F earthquake A Roads were closed when snow
A rope B metal pot 2 drought fell down the mountain.
2 You want to keep your items dry as you cross a river. 3 hurricane B There was a very bright flash,
A waterproof bag B rope a loud noise, and a huge cloud
4 avalanche
of dust and smoke in the sky.
3 One of your friends has cut his leg.
5 cyberattack
A metal pot B first-aid kit C The wind destroyed many
6 flooding houses.
4 You’re in the sea and want to attract attention.
7 uclear
n D It didn’t rain for months.
A matches B whistle
explosion
5 It’s raining in the jungle and you want to stay dry. E There was water everywhere!
A tarpaulin B metal pot F The ground shook and all of
6 You want to repair something. the paintings fell off the wall.
A compass B multitool G None of the computers were
working in the office.
2 Choose the correct options to complete the dialogue.
4 Complete the sentences with the words below.
Arya I think we’re lost. Have you got the map?
Nina Here it is. Which way is north? Have you got a avalanches drought flooding forest fire
1
compass / rope? global warming hurricane volcanic eruption

Arya I forgot to bring it. Sorry. 1 Visitors to the mountains in winter must be careful
Nina It’s getting dark. I think we’ll have to stay here about avalanches taking place.
tonight. Let’s tie the 2 torch / rope to these two 2 Don’t have a barbecue or light a flame near the trees. It
trees and then hang the 3 matches / tarpaulin may cause a f .
over it so we can keep dry.
3 The ground was dry because of the d
Arya Good idea. Here’s the 4 torch / metal pot so we that lasted for six months.
can see what we’re doing.
4 Ah is a tropical storm that causes
Nina Thanks. The next job is to light a fire. strong winds to blow.
Arya I’ll do it. We’ve got plenty of 5 tools / matches. 5 Five days of heavy rain caused serious f
Nina Have you got any water 6 purification / first-aid in towns by the river.
tablets? 6 Av sent huge clouds of rocks and hot
Arya I’m afraid not. But we can boil water over the fire liquid into the air.
and make tea. 7 The extreme weather is due to g .

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Unit 5: Survival
GRAMMAR 1
Zero, first and second conditional 3 Choose the correct words.
(if / unless) 1 … you study hard, you’ll pass your exams.
A Unless B If
1 Choose the correct sentences. 2 When you are camping, keep your food away from your
1 A If you get lost, you can use your GPS. tent … you want to attract bears.
B If you’ll get lost, you can use your GPS. A unless B if
2 A I f the bridge breaks before we get there, we’ll have to 3 We’ll be late … we hurry.
swim across the river. A if B unless
B If the bridge is break before we get there, we’ll have 4 … you lived closer, we’d visit more often.
to swim across the river. A If B Unless
3 A Take a snack unless you’ll get hungry.
B You’ll get hungry unless you take a snack. 4 Match the two halves of the conditional sentences.
4 A I f you made a list of what you need to do, you won’t 1 F It it wasn’t raining, A if we drive through
to forget anything. 2 I f you don’t understand his town.
B If you made a list of what you need to do, you something, B ask the teacher.
wouldn’t forget anything. 3 I wouldn’t take the bus C if you get lost in the
5 A Where will you go if you can to travel anywhere? to London forest.
B Where would you go if you could travel anywhere? 4 I’ll visit my cousin D unless there were no
5 nless the rain stops
U trains.
2 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
soon E we would buy a car.
1 If I spent less time playing videos games, I would / will
6 Please call this number F I’d go to the beach.
do more homework.
7 I f we had enough G there will be flooding
2 What will / do you do if it rains this weekend?
money, in the village.
3 If you won’t / don’t go to the interview, you won’t get
offered the job. 5 Complete the email with the words below.
4 They wouldn’t / won’t understand unless you explain had is leave ’ll arrive won’t get would regret
why it’s wrong.
5 What would / will happen if a super volcano erupted?
6 We won’t / don’t win unless we start playing better. Hi Ela,

7 We wouldn’t teach this subject if it isn’t / wasn’t I’m writing about next week’s camping trip. What
important. time would you like to set off? If we 1 leave in the
morning, we 2 at the campsite after lunch.
But if we set off in the afternoon, we 3 there
until it’s dark.
The weather forecast looks good for next week. I still
want to be prepared if there 4 a storm.
Have you got a tarpaulin? If I 5 one, I would
bring it. The campsite is near a river. I think I’m going
to bring my inflatable kayak. It’s quite heavy, but if I
didn’t take it and there was a flood, we 6 it.
Is there anything else we need to think about?
Speak soon,
Karl

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GRAMMAR 2
Third conditional, What if … ? / I wish / 3 Complete the sentences with the words below.
If only could have become had brought had gone
hadn’t learned would have taken
1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 She would have won the race if she hadn’t fallen / 1 If I hadn’t learned first aid, I wouldn’t have been
didn’t fell over. able to help him.
2 If Tim Berners-Lee hadn’t invented the worldwide web, 2 I a torch if I’d had space in my
someone else would / wouldn’t have done it. backpack.
3 If we had known / know it was your birthday, we would 3 Jack wishes he to the party last
have got you a present. night.
4 Anna would have been on time if she had got / hadn’t 4 If only I a sleeping bag!
got lost on the way. 5 If Claudio had gone to university, he
5 What would you have done / would you done if you a doctor.
hadn’t become a doctor?
4 Complete the words in the text.
6 We wouldn’t have / would stayed in a hostel if we had
remembered our tent.
7 If she hadn’t lost / had lost the password to her
A world without
account, she would have sold her bitcoin for $1 million. phones
How would life have
2 Choose the correct sentences. 1
b e e n different
1 A If it hadn’t rained, you wouldn’t have got wet.
if Alexander Graham Bell
B If it hadn’t rained, you would have got wet.
2
h ’
2 A I f that man had known the way to the cinema, we
wouldn’t have missed the film. invented the telephone?
B If that man had known the way to the cinema, we The telephone made communicating much
wouldn’t miss the film. quicker and easier. If people 3 h
3 A I don’t think we would have been friends if we meet only been able to write to each other,
when we were younger.
communicating would have been slower.
B I don’t think we would have been friends if we had
And if phone lines hadn’t been installed
met when we were younger.
all over the world, the internet
4 A I f only I had see the film before, I wouldn’t have been
so bored.
4
w ’ have
B I f only I hadn’t seen the film before, I wouldn’t have been possible.
been so bored. But if modern communication methods hadn’t
5 A W hat would your parents have said if they had seen come along, people would 5 h
the house after the party?
continued to write letters. And it’s still exciting
B What would your parents said if they had seen the
to find a letter in the morning.
house after the party?

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Unit 5: Survival
READING
Home | Article | About | Blog

What if it was the

end of the world?
1 Preppers are people who are prepared for anything
from a nuclear explosion to a cyberattack. six-months supply of food at his home. He can make
rainwater safe to drink, and has lots of wood to burn to
2 If there was a natural disaster in Sally Benson’s
village, she would be ready. Sally, who is 44 and a
keep his house warm.
mum of three, began prepping a few years ago after
seeing news reports of flooding, hurricanes and 4 Geoff Motson, a retired teacher from Ohio, the USA,
doesn’t just prepare for possible events
like power cuts or flooding. He is also
earthquakes. She decided to keep a cupboard with a
few months’ supply of food and water in case her ready for a nuclear explosion.
village became cut off. She also has an emergency bag He is a member of a prepping group
that is packed with food, a first-aid kit and sleeping that includes doctors, nurses and
bags in her car. engineers. They have large supplies

3 Thirty-eight-year-old Rick Ainsley became a

prepper because he was worried about what
would happen if there was a cyberattack that stopped
of food, water, medicine, tools and
almost everything they need to
build a new community if society
electricity or food supply in his area. Rick keeps ends tomorrow.

An article 3 Read the article again. Complete the sentences with the
correct name of the person: Sally, Rick or Geoff.
1 Match the words with the definitions. 1 Geoff is prepping with other people.
1 D prepared A an amount of something that
2 is ready to leave home quickly.
2 supply you have
3 doesn’t work anymore because of his/
3 emergency B the people who live in an area
her age.
or part of a group
4 power cuts 4 isn’t preparing for a natural disaster.
C when there is no electricity
5 community 5 won’t run out of drinking water.
D ready for something
E a serious and dangerous event 4 Read the text again. Are the sentences true (T) or
false (F)?
2 Match paragraphs 1–4 with descriptions A–D. 1 Sally doesn’t have any children. T F 
1 C A A prepper who is concerned about what
2 Sally is worried about natural disasters. T F
2 could happen in his area
3 Rick couldn’t survive at home for more
3 B A prepper who is ready for the end of
than a few weeks. T F
the world
4 4 Rick is able to heat his home without
C What is a prepper?
electricity or gas. T F
D A prepper who was affected by the news
5 Geoff isn’t preparing for very serious events. T F

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REVIEW
Vocabulary 3 Match the two halves of the sentences.

1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 1 D I f you had brought A I wouldn’t have taken you
a map, to the pool.
1 Use this … to make a noise.
A compass B whistle 2 I f I had known you B we would have been able
can’t swim, to build a shelter.
2 People think someone started the … by dropping a
match. 3 here wouldn’t
T C if people hadn’t had a
A forest fire B hurricane have been a barbecue in the forest.
3 Don’t forget to take a … in case someone is injured. forest fire D we wouldn’t have got lost.
A tarpaulin B first-aid kit 4 If only E we had listened to the
4 Scientists say that the rise in temperatures is because 5 I f we’d had a guide!
of … . tarpaulin, F had met a bear in the
A global warming B cyberattacks 6 What if we forest?
5 Put your mobile phone in this … when we cross the
river.
4 Choose the correct options to complete the text.
A metal pot B waterproof bag
6 It’s possible to light a fire using the sun and a … . What would you do?
A magnifying glass B rope Learning about survival stories could save our lives
7 It was impossible to grow most vegetables during the … in the future. Because if we end up in a similar
last year. It didn’t rain for months. situation, we 1 will / would know what to do.
A drought B flooding When 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke’s plane crashed
8 There was a large volcanic … yesterday. in the rainforests of Peru in 1971, she remembered
A avalanche B eruption one very important lesson she’d been taught by her
parents. If you 2 are / will be lost in the jungle,
always follow a river or waterway. She found a
Grammar stream, followed it for nine days and was rescued.
3
If only / What if she hadn’t known this? If she
2 Put the words in the correct order to make conditional 4
walked / had walked in another direction, she
sentences and questions.
probably 5 wouldn’t have / wouldn’t survived.
1 some matches, / a fire. / If you have / you can light 6
If / Unless you were in a similar situation, do
If you have some matches, you can light a fire. you think you 7 would / would have make the
2 hiking. / doesn’t rain, / we’ll go / If it right decision?

3 be lost / had a map. / We wouldn’t / if we

4 wait for me? / I’m late, / will you / If

5 a map. / were you, / If I / I’d take

6 they don’t / Plants die / get water. / if

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VOCABULARY
News and media Compound nouns: media
1 Look at the pictures and choose the correct options to 3 Match the two halves of the compound nouns.
complete the sentences. 1 D media A news
2 fake B bait
3 visual C affairs
4 celebrity D outlet
5 conspiracy E theory
6 current F influencer
1 The Olympics are shown 2 The headline / update
live / news on TV around in all the newspapers 7 news G medium
the world. was about the election 8 click H feed
of a new president.
4 Choose the options to complete the sentences.
1 This website is behind a paywall / moneywall. You
can’t access it for free.
2 What is your favourite social media bridge / platform?
3 There are too many news programmes that report fake
theories / news.
3 The evening news on 4 There was some breaking
4 Because TV is a visual medium / feed, the news needs
Channel 5 always has reports / news about
to be exciting to watch.
two news eyewitnesses / serious flooding in the
ost of these headlines are just clicknews / clickbait.
5 M
presenters. west of the country.
They want you to go to their website.
6 Celebrity / Social influencers can make a lot of money
2 Put the words in the correct categories.
by advertising products to their followers.
breaking news eyewitness journalist live 7 Have you heard about the latest conspiracy bait /
news presenter report reporter update
theory about the 1969 moon landings? It’s crazy!

People News types

journalist live

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GRAMMAR 1
Reported speech 3 Choose the correct words to complete the article.

1 Choose the correct sentences.

1 A Yusuf said he’d been there yesterday.
Thieves caught
B Yusuf said me he’d been there yesterday. on social media
2 A Frankie told he was doing his homework. Two thieves were arrested last night after
B Frankie told me he was doing his homework. posting about their crimes on social media.
3 A T
he students complained me that the test was too
Detective Sergeant Linda Miller said she
difficult. 1
was amazed / amazed by how stupid they were,
B T
he students complained that the test was too
but felt pleased that they 2 had found / find the
difficult.
thieves. She 3 said / told reporters that her team had
4 A Your mum mentioned she likes my sweater. been looking for the bike thieves for six months.
B Your mum mentioned me she liked my sweater.
The thieves, Martin and Andrew Sanders, were
5 A The criminals admitted they were stolen the watches.
caught when they posted a video of themselves
B The criminals admitted they had stolen the watches.
with one of the bikes. In the video, Martin 4 told /
6 A Marco said he is thinking about studying abroad. said that he 5 was enjoying / enjoys riding his new
B Marco told he was thinking about studying abroad. bike. Then Andrew added that he 6 had found /
was finding it in a garage.
2 Choose the correct options to complete the dialogues.
1 ‘Did you see Rob yesterday?’ Someone shared the video and eventually Angus
‘Yes. He told me he wasn’t coming / isn’t to come to Davis saw it and recognized his bike. He told
school today.’ reporters that he 7 couldn’t believe / can’t believe
someone would steal a bike.
2 ‘What did your parents say about the trip?’
‘They said that I had been able to go / could go.’
3 ‘Where’s Simona at the moment?’ 4 Complete the sentences with the words below.
‘I think she’s in the park. She mentioned that she
plays / was playing tennis this afternoon.’ couldn’t didn’t had never had to was
wasn’t wouldn’t
4 ‘How was your trip to Italy with Alex?’
‘Good fun. But Alex didn’t tell me that he 1 Musa said he wasn’t meeting his friends that
couldn’t speak / isn’t speaking Italian.’ afternoon because he was studying.
5 ‘Did you hear anything interesting at the party?’ 2 Niko said he been to London.
‘Yes. Filippo told to me / me he had seen Dan and
3 My uncle told us to be careful because it
Simon arguing.’
snowing in the mountains.
6 ‘Do you think Yusuf will be late?’
4 The police officer told us we go home.
‘Yes, he said he needed / will need to go to the shop
5 My classmate said she know the answer to
before he got here.’
the question.
6 Kristen said she believe it had happened.
7 The boy told the teacher he be late the
next day.

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GRAMMAR 2
Reported questions, requests and 3 Choose the correct options to complete the dialogue.
commands
1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 The reporter asked when …
A did the football match start?
B the football match started.
2 Emma asked if … .
A she could leave early
B could she to leave early
3 Fatima told her friends … .
A to stop talking and listen Maya How was the speaking exam yesterday?
B stop talk and listen
Adam It was good. First of all, the examiner asked
4 My dad asked me … 1
me to talk about / to talk about my hobbies.
A what time I come home?
Maya I guess that was easy.
B what time I’d come home.
Adam Yes, it was. Then she asked if I 2 talked /
5 Max told his brother … his laptop without asking.
could talk about my favourite hobby, so I told
A not to borrow
them all about my music production.
B don’t borrowing
Maya Good answer.
6 The detective asked … committing crimes.
Adam Next, she told 3 me to look / to look at some
A the suspect stopped
photos and choose one to talk about.
B if the suspect had stopped
Maya Which did you choose?
7 One of the journalists asked … publish the data.
A the government to Adam I chose a photo of some young people playing
B the government they video games. Then she asked me whether
4
did I enjoy / I enjoyed this activity.
2 Put the words in the correct order to make reported Maya What next?
questions, commands and requests.
Adam She asked me how 5 I felt / did I feel the exam
1 was. / phone number / Lina asked me / what my
had gone.
Lina asked me what my phone number was.
Maya That was a strange question!
2 not to listen / The teacher / to music at school. / told us
4 Complete the sentences with the words below.
3 wanted to go / if we / to the mountains. / Omar asked had me not to told what whether

would

4 leave their seats. / the passengers / not to / 1 The waiter asked if we would like to order.
The flight attendant told
2 Carla asked us where we met.

3 The security guard me to wait outside.
5 asked me / The manager / I could start work. / when
4 I asked there were nuts in the cake.

5 I can’t believe that Jack didn’t ask you come.
6 We asked everyone to arrive late.
7 I asked you time the next train left.
8 My friend asked if I could help him with his
homework.

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READING

A study has found that fake news stories are more newsfeeds, and it won’t take long for that post to
likely to be shared than real stories. It also found reach 100,000 or a million people. Unfortunately, it
that fake news travels more quickly. often doesn’t end there. Some media outlets are so
desperate to publish interesting stories, they will
But why? Professor of Psychology Geoffrey Beattie
not consider whether they are true. Which means it
says that people enjoy sharing new information.
is up to us to work it out.
And it doesn’t matter if that information is true. It
only matters that it is interesting or surprising, or
makes you feel a strong emotion.
Fake news stories are often exciting, shocking and
usually cause an emotional reaction. And when a
story does this, you are more likely to share it. When
that news comes from someone you know, or
someone you admire like a celebrity influencer, it
will probably spread even faster.
Social media platforms are more likely to share
posts that are popular. So once 1,000 people have
seen and liked a post, it will start to appear in more

An article 3 Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1 The research found that people … .
1 Read the article. Choose the best title. A share fake news more often than real news
A Where does fake news come from?
B prefer to see real news in their newsfeeds
B How fake news spreads
2 According to Professor Beattie, people like spreading
2 Choose the correct words to complete the summary of stories that … .
how fake news spreads according to the article. A are well known
1 You read a news story on social media / TV. B no one else knows about
2 You have strong feelings about it and share / tell it with 3 Which of these isn’t true about fake news stories?
your friends. A They spread quickly when they are truthful.
3 Your friends know / like and share the story. B T
hey spread quickly when they come from people we
trust.
4 The social media influencer / platform recognizes the
post is popular and shares it even more. 4 Social media platforms are designed … .
A to stop the spread of fake news
5 The story is seen / written by thousands of people.
B so that the most popular stories spread the fastest
6 Media outlets publish the story after / without checking
5 According to the article, some newspapers and
if it’s true.
magazines are … .
A only interested in the truth
B more interested in a good story than the truth

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REVIEW
Vocabulary 3 Choose the correct sentences.
1 A The teacher asked to be quiet.
1 Complete the sentences with news and media words. B T
he teacher asked us to be quiet.
1 TV is a visual m e d i u m so it’s important
2 A T
he film star asked the reporter she wouldn’t make
that shows look interesting. another film.
2 This website has a p w so it B T
he film star told the reporter she wouldn’t make
costs money to have a look at it. another film.
3 The newspaper’s h l e is 3 A My friend asked help him with the project.
about two film stars getting married. B My friend asked me to help him with the project.
4 Ar p t from the local 4 A I asked Lorna if she’d seen the report.
newspaper is outside the police station now. B I asked if Lorna she’d seen the report.
5 The s u c of the story was a cleaner who 5 A The police officer told to leave the area.
worked for the president. B The police officer told us to leave the area.
6 Don’t believe that article. It’s a conspiracy 6 A I told my friend that whether I didn’t want to go to the
t e y. party.
7 The e w n s described B I told my friend that I didn’t want to go to the party.
what she saw. 7 A T
he journalist asked lots of people whether they
8 I’m really interested in current knew what happened.
a a s because I like to know what is B T
he journalist asked whether lots of people they
happening in the world. knew what happened.

Grammar 4 Complete the sentences with the words below.

asked me my friend said they told
2 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. whether
1 The politician said he … the question the following day.
A will answer B would answer 1 The news presenter said that there had been
2 The woman at the door said … a reporter for the flooding in a town near the river.
Daily News. 2 The reporter the police he wouldn’t say what
A she is B she was the source of the story was.
3 The eyewitness said he … strange lights in the sky 3 Many people asked me the story on social
that night. media was true.
A had seen B see 4 My grandad the man at the front door what
4 My best friend said she was tired because she … all day. he wanted.
A ’d been studying B studying 5 I asked to phone me that evening.
5 My dad said he … us with the school project the 6 My classmates said found the exam difficult.
next day. 7 The teacher asked to help her with the
A helping B would help computer.
6 In the interview last night, the president said he … the
story was fake news.
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VOCABULARY
Adjectives to describe technology Buildings and materials
1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. 3 Complete the sentences with the words below.
1 The new design ideas were very innovative / virtual. bricks huts skyscrapers steel tent tower
2 New technology has to be inspring / affordable so
people can buy it. 1 The Shard is one of London’s tallest skyscrapers .
3 In the future, lessons will take place in a virtual / 2 The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao is a famous
experimental classroom online. structure built from glass and s .
4 This design is still in the smart / experimental stage. 3 The views from the top of the t were
We need to finalise it. amazing.
5 We have to be adaptable / inspiring and change our 4 In Rwanda, traditional homes in the mountains are
habits to stop climate change. h made from mud.
6 Smart / Solar-powered devices will make our lives 5 The first b used to build homes were made
easier as they will make decisions for us. from mud.
6 The advantage of living in a t is that you
2 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. can pack it up and move it very easily.
1 We reduced our electricity costs by using … light bulbs.
A adaptable B energy-saving 4 Choose the correct options to complete the text.
2 An … teacher can motivate students to succeed.
A experimental B inspiring
3 It’s difficult to see … heating becoming practical in cities
that don’t get much sunshine.
A solar-powered B high-tech
4 Unless electric cars become more … , most people
won’t be able to buy one.
A adaptable B affordable
25 Verde: living
5 Students who can’t go to school are able to go online among the trees
and study in a … classroom.
A virtual B high-tech 25 Verde is a beautiful building in Turin. Like
6 The main advantage of using … technology is that it can many modern buildings, the 63 apartments are
change to suit different situations and needs. made out of 1 bricks / mud with glass windows.
A adaptable B inspiring But, its 2 steel / tent structure includes columns
7 These … homes use computers to control the heating, shaped like tree trunks, with real trees planted into
security and energy. the sides of the building. Each apartment has a
A affordable B high-tech balcony, so residents can sit outside and enjoy the
fresh air.
The floors are made of 3 hut / concrete, which
stays cool under the trees. With only five 4 storeys /
towers, it is of a similar size to many of the other
buildings in a city where there are no 5 concrete /
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GRAMMAR 1
Passive: present and future 3 Choose the correct options to complete the text.

1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. Cutting traffic on city streets
1 This house … in the 14 century.
th
It’s important that cities in the future reduce the traffic
A built B was built on their streets. Here are some ideas that 1 were /
was tried in some of Europe’s cities.
2 The film … for the first time on TV tomorrow evening.
A will be shown B will show • In London, a ‘congestion charge’ 2 will be / was
introduced in 2003. This meant most cars entering
3 At the moment, nothing … in the factory because it’s central London 3 were / was charged a fee.
closed for the holidays. • In Copenhagen today, over 60% of journeys to work
A is being produced B is producing 4
will be / are made by bicycle. This figure 5 are / was
4 The house … next week. achieved by building safe cycle paths across the city.
A is going to sell B is going to be sold • In Amsterdam, traffic lights which 6 will be / are
controlled by computers change colour according to
5 The steel roof … to the building in 2015.
how much traffic there is.
A was added B is added
There’s no doubt as we move forward, traffic
6 Glass … by heating sand to very high temperatures. 7
is going to be / are treated very differently in cities
A is made B made around the world.

2 Choose the correct sentences.

1 A The photograph was taken by my mum.
B The photograph was taken my mum.
2 A The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao design by Frank
Gehry.
B The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao was designed by
Frank Gehry.
3 A When will the new art gallery build?
B When will the new art gallery be built? 4 Complete the passive sentences with the correct form
4 A A re cars going to be allowed into the city centre in the of be. Use the prompts in brackets.
future? 1 English is spoken by most people in New
B Are cars to allowed into the city centre in the future? Zealand. (present simple)
5 A These books wrote by an unknown author. 2 War and Peace written by Leo Tolstoy. (past
B These books were written by an unknown author. simple)
6 A This car will be powered by water. 3 The museum closed next month for
B This car will power by water. renovation. (will future)
7 A Was designed this house an Italian architect? 4 This song sung by the singer Arlo Parks.
B Was this house designed by an Italian architect? (present continuous)
8 A What are these structures made from? 5 We told by the bus driver to get off at this
B What are making these structures from? stop. (past simple)
6 Cars built in this factory for 25 years. (present
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GRAMMAR 2
Quantifiers: (not) enough, (a) few, 3 Choose the correct options to complete the dialogue.
(a) little, a lot of, plenty of, Will Have we got everything we need for the meeting?
too much / many Zahra We’ve got 1 plenty / much of drinks, so no one
will get thirsty.
1 Complete the dialogues with the words below. Will And what about sandwiches? Last week, we made
a few enough enough plenty of too many too 2 much / many.
Zahra Yes, I remember. I’ve made 25 sandwiches.
1 ‘Is there any petrol in the car?’
Will Great! Are there 3 enough / a lot of chairs for
‘Yes, but there isn’t enough to get all the way to
everyone? I think about 20 people are coming.
Manchester.’
Zahra We’ve got 20 chairs, but I think we should get a
2 ‘What do you like most about your home town?’ 4
little / few more.
‘It’s great that there are p open spaces.’
Will Let’s have a look at the programme. I think we
3 ‘There are t people on the beach today.’
may need a 5 few / little more time to talk about
‘I know. There’s nowhere to sit and sunbathe.’
traffic. What about increasing that part to 20
4 ‘The shops are very quiet this morning.’ minutes?
‘I know. There are only a people about.’
Zahra I think 20 minutes might be 6 too much / enough.
5 ‘I’m really bored! There just isn’t e to do in this Let’s go with 15.
town!’
Will OK. That’s fine with me.
2 Choose the correct sentences. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct quantifiers.
1 A There are too many people here.
1 There aren’t enough parks in our town. We need
B There are too much people here.
more!
2 A T he train is going to leave in a little minutes.
2 I’ve got a l money, but not much.
B The train is going to leave in a few minutes.
3 F of my friends are going to my new school.
3 A I’m hungry because I only ate a little breakfast.
B I’m hungry because I only ate a few breakfasts. 4 Help yourself to cake! There’s p of it for
everyone!
4 A I haven’t got plenty of money for the cinema.
B I haven’t got enough money for the cinema. 5 The city centre is very busy today. There are too
m people shopping. I don’t like it!
5 A Too much people I know still drive to work every day.
B Too many people I know still drive to work every day. 6 The party last night was a l of fun. I can’t wait
until the next one!

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READING

Not so smart cities

In the early 2000s, Songjian New City, in the missing is people. It’s so quiet it’s hard to
Shanghai region of China wanted to attract believe that the official population is a little
people away from the city of Shanghai. To do under 1 million. One reason there are so few
this, they modelled part of the new city on a people here could be because it is in the jungle,
traditional English town. They called this part over 200 kilometres from the nearest city.
Thames Town. There was a town hall, a market
In the early 2000s, Dubai became one of the
square, and also a fish and chip shop. However,
world’s fastest growing cities. It attracted
because it was expensive and a long way from
millions of visitors and new residents. But when
Shanghai people didn’t want to live there.
the government decided to build three palm-
Today, it’s popular with tourists.
tree-shaped islands off its coast, they caused
Naypyidaw, the newly-built capital of Myanmar massive environmental problems and not many
is not a typical Asian city. It is bigger than New people wanted to buy properties there. One of
York, includes shopping centres, hotels, and the palms was a success, but another of them,
spacious residential areas. But the only thing Palm Jebel Ali remains empty and abandoned.

An article 3 Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1 Thames Town was built … .
1 Read the text. Match the cities to the photos. A b
ecause developers thought it would be a pleasant
A B C place to live
B b
ecause Songjian New City was becoming too
popular
2 Few people moved to Thames Town … .
A because it was popular with tourists
B because it wasn’t close to Shanghai
1 B Songjian New City 3 In Naypyidaw, … .
A it doesn’t take long to travel between places
2 Naypyidaw
B you might start to wonder where everyone is
3 Dubai
4 The writer doesn’t believe … .
2 Find words in the text to complete the sentences. A t hat the official population of Naypyidaw is correct
1 This t r a di t i o n al English B that Naypyidaw was built in the jungle
home has three bedrooms. 5 Palm Jebel Ali in Dubai … .
2 The sp io s appartment has lots of room A is starting to attract people
for furniture. B hasn’t been a success

3 There is a lot of housing in the

r s d tial areas of the town.
4 According to o i l figures, the
population is two million.
5 This park is m s i . I’ve never been
to one so big.
6 The skyscraper has been ab d ed.
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Vocabulary 3 Complete the sentences with the words below.
enough few little many much plenty
1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.
1 We don’t know if this technology will work. It’s still in 1 I don’t think we’ve got enough people to play a game
the experimental / innovative stage. of basketball. We need a few more.
2 This car is solar-powered / energy-saving. It’s powered 2 I’ve got a things to do before I go home.
by the sun.
3 Don’t worry. We’ve got of time before the film
3 Brick / Steel is a very strong metal that is often used to starts. We won’t be late.
build skyscrapers.
4 This cake isn’t very sweet. I think it needs a
4 Electric bikes used to be very expensive, but now they more sugar.
are more adaptable / affordable.
5 There are too cars on the roads in our city.
5 These cottages were built over 500 years ago. They are I wish more people cycled.
made from steel / stone.
6 Laurie’s got too work at the moment. She
6 My friend lives in a ten-storey / skyscraper apartment needs a break.
block.
7 You can use this device for many different purposes. It’s 4 Choose the correct words to complete the text.
great that it’s so experimental / adaptable.
8 When we were camping last summer, we stayed in a The future of Haymouth
large tent / tower.
Plans for the future of public transport in Haymouth
1
were / are discussed at a public meeting last night.
Grammar
Over a hundred people attended the meeting, which
2 Complete the passive sentences with the words below. meant that there weren’t 2 enough / many seats for
The tense you need to use is in brackets. everyone and some people had to stand. People at
the meeting included members of the town council,
has been made is still used was designed 3
much / a lot of residents, but only a 4 little / few
were built will be done will be opened business and shop owners.
The first proposal to introduce electric buses 5 was /
1 Chocolate has been made in this factory for many were suggested by local environmental campaigner,
years. (present perfect simple) Greg Arthurs. There was 6 plenty of / many support
2 I hope that something about air for it among residents. One resident said that
the buses cause far too 7 many / much noise and
pollution in our town soon. (will future)
pollution at present. It is understood that a decision
3 The building by a famous architect. about this 8 will be made / will make soon.
(past simple)
4 Mud today as a building material.
(present simple)
5 The new skyscraper next year.
(will future)
6 These homes using innovative
technology. (past simple)

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VOCABULARY
Gaming Abstract nouns
1 Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences. 3 Choose the correct words.
1 Some experts are worried that gaming can be … .
A educational B addictive
2 This new video game is fun, but it won’t expand
your … .
A mind B competitor
3 What I like about this game is that you learn to … risks 1 loss / truth 2 identity / beauty
in a safe environment.
A go B take
4 These adventure games have got really cool … .
A plots B social parts
5 A lot of people find gaming an … from reality.
A education B escape
3 mystery / victory 4 happiness / reality
6 Jed is a really strong … – he always does his best and
wants to win.
A competitor B development
7 I was really annoyed when my laptop stopped working
suddenly and … midway through a game I was playing.
A crashed B influenced
5 loss / growth 6 justice / strength
2 Choose the correct options to complete the dialogue.
Lou What did you think of this new game? 4 Complete the dialogues with the words below.
Dev
I found it pretty addictive / educational.
1
identity joy strengths truth victory
I couldn’t stop playing it.
Lou Me too. I loved the 2 plot / gaming, too. 1 ‘Winning today meant a lot to the team.’
Dev
Yes, it was really exciting. And definitely ‘Yes, it was an important victory for everyone.’
3
an escape / a risk from reality. I also like that it 2 ‘Why did you become a journalist?’
was a real 4 social / challenge. You needed good ‘Because I’m interested in finding out the .’
hand–eye 5 co-ordination / influence to do well. 3 ‘I think the clothes we wear are part of our .’
Lou That’s true. I really enjoyed the 6 entertaining / ‘Exactly, it’s a way of showing people who we are.’
social part, too. It was fun to work with other 4 ‘He’s a very patient person.’
players to complete a level. ‘I think that’s one of his greatest .’
Dev Definitely! And it was the kind of game where you 5 ‘How did you feel when you heard about the new baby?’
had to take 7 plots / risks to get more points. I love ‘Everyone felt huge . It was very happy news.’
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GRAMMAR 1
Determiners 3 Choose the correct words to complete the dialogue.
Mum Is that 1 the / this same game you’ve been
1 Choose the correct options to complete the sentences. playing through the holidays?
1 My dad works in … office in the city centre.
Daria No, it’s 2 another / the other one.
A the B an
Mum Who lent you 3 this / other one?
2 Is … your sister on the other side of the road?
Daria Georgia. It’s amazing.
A that B this
Mum I can see. You haven’t stopped playing it 4 every /
3 These biscuits are delicious. Can I have … one?
all day! Have you tidied your bedroom yet?
A another B other
Daria Yes, I did it 5 this / the morning.
4 I’m visiting my cousins this weekend. I’m going to stay
at … house until Monday. Mum Really? Can you take 6 the / other dogs for a walk?
A my B their Daria Yes, Mum. I’ll do it in a minute. Just let me finish
5 Do you like … electronic music?
7
that / this level!
A – B the
4 Complete the determiners in the email.
6 … of my friends go to the same school as me.
A Other B All From: Lucas                     To: Danny

7 … game I bought last week is one of the best I’ve played Hi Danny,
for ages.
How are you? Have you played 1 t h a t game
A The B A
I swapped with you at t
2
weekend? It’s
2 Complete the sentences with the words below. pretty addictive!

all each the these this your I’ve finished 3 y game. Have you got
4
a t r one I could borrow?
What are you doing this weekend? Do you want to
meet 5 m cousins, Alin and Amin?
They’re 6 b h pretty cool!
7
T r new house is near mine and
they’ve got a volleyball court in their garden!
Speak soon,
Lucas

1 ‘Is that your bike outside?’ ‘Yes, it’s mine.’

2 Which do you prefer, jeans or the ones over
there?
3 You need to give three cards to player.
4 Be careful. sea is really cold today!
5 Oh no! Where can we sit? the tables are taken.
6 is the best party I’ve ever been to!

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GRAMMAR 2
Defining and non-defining relative 3 Choose the correct words to complete the sentences
about a popular board game.
clauses
1 Pandemic is a board game who / that became popular
1 Complete the sentences with the words below. during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic.
Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 2 For families, whose / who members had spent time
that which who whose outside the home, the pandemic brought them together
at home.
1 Is that the girl who / that scored the winning goal
3 Many families began playing board games, something
yesterday?
who / which they hadn’t done for a long time.
2 Most of the books I’ve read this year were
4 In the game, that / which sees dangerous diseases
science fiction.
attack the world, players play together to beat the
3 This museum, was first opened in 1750, pandemics.
is the oldest in the city.
5 Players take different roles, which / that include a
4 There’s the man dog has the same name doctor, scientist and other experts.
as me.
6 They work together to find a cure for the disease,
5 Mrs Thompson, is our maths teacher, is which / that will hopefully save the world.
a very good chess player.
7 Many people which / who played the game said it was a
6 My mum works for a company makes great way to co-operate with their families and have fun.
video games.
8 It also helped young people talk about the fears that /
2 Match the two parts to make complete sentences. who they were feeling.
1 E He’s someone
4 Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
2 It’s good to make friends with people 1 I’ve been to / The best place / is Lisbon. / that
3 My best friend Carlos, The best place that I’ve been to is Lisbon.
4 My favourite board game, 2 I played / that / The last video game / was Pokemon
5 One of the most fun games Legends.
6 This is the video game
7 Games and Snacks, 3 is my grandad’s. / whose / The member of my family /
A that I played last year was Beat that! birthday I always forget
B who I’ve known for years, is moving to Spain.

C whose views are different to yours. 4 I’ve seen five times / A film / is Top Gun: Maverick. /
which
D which is a café in my town, is a great place to play new
board games.

E whose name I can’t remember. 5 someone / who / My best friend is / makes me laugh.
F which is Go, was invented over 2,500 years ago.

G that was designed by students from our school.

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READING
HOME | ABOUT | ARTICLE | ARCHIVE An article
1 Read the article. Choose the best title.
A The world’s newest sports stars
B How e-sports became big business

2 Find the nouns from these adjectives and verbs in

the text.
1 competitive competition
2 popular
3 grow
4 arrive

3 For each question choose the correct answer.

Y
1 What happened to video games in the 1980s?
ou might think that A They became more popular.
competitive video gaming B They became less popular.
is a new thing. But people have
2 Why did some young people stop playing games in the
been competing against each other for
1980s?
as long as video games have existed.
A Because many of the games were not good.
One of the earliest video gaming events B Because they were addicted to them.
took place at Stanford University in 1972. But it
3 What happened to video games when they went online?
wasn’t until 1980 that it became really popular.
A Families played games together.
Then 10,000 people took part in a Space Invaders
B P
eople could play with many more people than their
competition. Because the game became so popular, it
was reported in the media around the world. But this families and friends.
popularity began to fall during the 1980s. 4 When did video game competitions first offer big prizes?
A In the 1980s.
One reason for this was the large number of terrible
B In the 1990s.
video games that were produced. Also some experts
said children could become addicted to video games. 5 What happened in the 2000s?
A Some gamers became big e-sports stars.
All that changed again in the late 1990s, when there
B P
rize money for e-sports was stopped.
was huge growth in video gaming. Because games
went online, gamers were no longer restricted to 6 What does the writer think will happen to video games
only playing against their friends and family. Games in the future?
companies also began to get involved and offer huge A They might be bigger than some big sports.
prizes in competitions. B They will replace some big sports.

In the 2000s, e-sports continued to grow. As high-

speed internet became available, gamers could
spend more hours playing online. Then with the
arrival of YouTube™, the first e-sports stars were
created. They were soon competing for big prize
money that competitions offered.
There’s no doubt that e-sports have become big
business for companies and players. Perhaps one
day, they will become more popular than the world’s
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REVIEW
Vocabulary 3 Complete the sentences with who, that, which or whose.
1 Alex is the boy who lives next door to me.
1 Choose the correct words for the definitions.
2 This game, won many awards, is one of my
1 the story of a book, film or video game favourites.
A crash B plot
3 There aren’t many teams play as well as
2 the fair treatment of people they do.
A joy B justice
4 My friend Archie, grandma was a teacher at
3 the effect something has on the way a person thinks
this school, is really good at maths.
A influence B risk
5 Can you describe the man stole the laptop
4 something difficult to understand or explain
from the shop?
A reality B mystery
6 Most of the people at my youth club, started
5 the growth of something so it becomes more advanced
last year, go to my school.
A challenge B development
7 I think the people rubbish that is should clear
6 feeling of happiness
it up!
A joy B strength
8 I don’t like board games have lots of
7 teaching you something
instructions.
A addictive B educational
8 what we experience in life 4 Choose the correct words to complete the text.

Board games cafés

A reality B mystery

Grammar
2 Choose the correct sentences.
1 A I think that man on the other side of the park is
waving at us.
B I think this man on the other side of the park is
waving at us.
2 A I don’t like this song. Can you play other one?
B I don’t like this song. Can you play another one?
3 A She gave every of the children a chocolate. A friend of mine recently took me to 1 a / the
B She gave each of the children a chocolate. new café in town. It wasn’t like 2 any / each café
I’ve been to before. There was a bar serving tea,
4 A M argot and Eva have invited us to their house
coffee, snacks and cakes, and a really friendly
on Saturday.
waiter. But at every table, there was a group of
B Margot and Eva have invited us to her house people chatting, laughing and playing board games
on Saturday. together. As someone 3 who / whose family loves
5 A My mum is the doctor in the central hospital. playing board games, I was really happy.
B My mum is a doctor in the central hospital. After we’d ordered some drinks, 4 a / the waiter
6 A Each of my friends are coming to my party. asked us if we wanted to play a game. At one end of
B All of my friends are coming to my party. the café, there were lots of board games 5 which /
who the waiter said we could play. We chose 6 one /
it called Ticket to Ride, but it was quite complicated,
so we chose 7 other / another one instead.
Everyone in the café was really friendly and helpful.
8
That / This is definitely the best café I’ve been to
in a long time. I can’t wait to come back!

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