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Trinity GESE Grades 5-6 and ISE I

GESE Grades 5-6 and ISE I

Ready for Trinity GESE Grades 5-6 and ISE I features: · 6 units for each Trinity grade · Over 200 speaking and listening activities · Real life situation dialogues in the Functions section · Grammar and vocabulary reinforcement in every unit · Useful exam tips and Watch out! boxes · Extensive cyclic revision and practice of all exam components · 2 pages per unit of Topic phase and Conversation phase preparation · Diagnostic tests and example exam practice tests · 26-page ISE I section simulating all the task types in ISE I

Ready for Trinity

Ready for Trinity is a modern course created specifically for Trinity Graded Examinations in Spoken English (GESE) and Integrated Skills in English (ISE) exams. The exercises are designed to activate and stimulate the students’ speaking and listening skills and to promote active class interaction and student autonomy.

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Contents Grade 5 GESE Grade 5 – Basic exam information

p. 4

Test your knowledge

p. 5

Unit

1

Vocabulary So much music in the world!

Functions

Grammar

Pronunciation

Music

Quantifying

Adjectives and adverbials of quantity

Word stress

Entertainment

Talking about events in the indefinite and definite past

Present perfect tense with ever, never, just

Word stress

Stating the duration of events

Present perfect tense with for and since

Intonation – Present perfect questions

Expressing preferences

Expressions of preference

Silent letters

Giving reasons

Connecting clauses using because

Festivals

Talking about the future – informing and predicting

Will referring to the future for informing and predicting

Contractions – will

Special occasions

Review of all Grade 5 functions

Review of all Grade 5 grammar

Basic intonation

p. 6

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Have you seen the show?

Film genres

Present perfect vs Past simple

-ed past tense endings

p. 12

3

What have you been up to?

Recent personal experiences Expressions relating to past time

p. 18

4

How do you go to school?

Means of transport

Weak forms – to

p. 24

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Festivals around the world p. 30

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I’d rather celebrate in style p. 36

Example Exam Practice Test

p. 42

Grade 6 GESE Grade 6 - Basic exam information

p. 44

Test your knowledge

p. 45

Unit

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Vocabulary Language learning

Learning a foreign language

Functions

Grammar

Pronunciation

Expressing intention and purpose

Present continuous tense for future use

Word stress

Travel

Describing past actions over a period of time

Past continuous tense

Word stress

Health

Expressing certainty and possibility

Zero conditional and First conditional, using if and when

Word stress

Expressing certainty and uncertainty

Modals for expressing certainty and uncertainty

Silent letters

Expressions relating to future time

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What’s your destination? p. 52

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Healthy lifestyles

Fitness

p. 58

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I might make some money!

Money

Requesting and expressing opinions and impressions

p. 64

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We have to meet again!

Intonation

Rules and regulations

Expressing obligation and necessity

Modals for expressing obligation and necessity

Sentence stress

Fashion

Review of all Grade 6 functions

Review of all Grade 6 grammar

Word stress

p. 70

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Dedicated follower of fashion p. 76

Example Exam Practice Test

p. 82

ISE I

p. 84

Glossary

p. 110

Please refer to trinitycollege.com/English for the language requirements and assessment criteria of Trinity exams.

Grade 5

GESE Grade 5 – Basic exam information GESE (Graded Examinations in Spoken English) Grade 5 (CEFR B1.1) examination is a conversation in two parts between you and the examiner.

For more detailed information, please download the Trinity Exam Information booklet from www.trinitycollege.com/GESEexaminformation.

Exam format

Time: 10 minutes Exam procedure: • Greet the examiner.

• Have a conversation (up to 5 minutes) with the examiner on a prepared topic - Give the examiner your topic form and tell him her what you are going to talk about; - The examiner chooses the discussion points on your topic form for you to talk about; - The examiner asks questions and makes comments about your topic this continues until at least four points on your topic form have been covered; - You must ask the examiner at least one related question during the Topic phase.

• Have a conversation (up to 5 minutes) with the examiner on two subject areas selected by the examiner. You must ask the examiner at least one related question during the Conversation phase.

• Say goodbye.

For the exam, you must know and be able to use the language items for Grade 5 and for the previous grades.

For Grade 5, you must understand and use the functions, grammar and vocabulary (relating to the subject areas) below.

Vocabulary Festivals Means of transport Special occasions Entertainment Music Recent personal experiences Expressions related to past and future time, e.g. two days ago, in three weeks

Grammar Present perfect tense including use of for, since, ever, never, just Connecting clauses using because Will referring to the future for informing and predicting Adjectives and adverbials of quantity e.g. a lot (of), not very much, many Expressions of preference, e.g. I prefer, I’d rather

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Functions Talking about the future – informing and predicting Expressing preferences Talking about events in the indefinite and recent past Giving reasons Stating the duration of events Quantifying

Phonology The correct pronunciation of vocabulary specific to the topic and sub ect areas The combination of weak forms and contractions, e.g. I’ve been to...

Avoidance of speech patterns of recitation

Grade 5

Test your knowledge 1

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Listen to the questions and choose the correct option.

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A Tomorrow.

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A I don’t like it.

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A No, I never.

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A Because he loves their music.

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A Since three years.

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A Not often.

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A In a couple of weeks.

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A He rather go to the festival.

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A In two days.

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B I didn’t get many presents.

C With my friends.

B Reggae.

C Rap music.

B No, I haven’t.

C Yes, I did.

B Because he will go.

C Next week.

B After three years.

C For three years.

B Not many.

C Much people.

B Last week.

C I will go.

B He’d rather go to the festival.

C He go to the festival.

B Last yesterday.

C Two days ago.

A I rather go by train.

B I went by train.

C I’d rather go by train.

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A Since yesterday.

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A Not much.

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A Yes, I do!

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A Not very long.

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A Because they didn’t have time.

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A By my friends.

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A I’ve got a lot!

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A Since last week.

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A Because they have.

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A Yes, it will.

B For yesterday.

C Since tomorrow.

B Not many.

C Many.

B Yes, I have!

C Yes, I was!

B Since a week.

C For last week.

B Because they have.

C Because they prefer it.

B We had fireworks.

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sually with fireworks.

B I’ve got a little!

C I haven’t got much!

B Yes, he has.

C Yes, he will.

B They will.

C Because they like it.

B No, it will.

C No, I won’t.

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UNIT

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So much music in the world!

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Music

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What type of music are they playing or singing? Match the pictures A-F to the types of music. Then listen and check.

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pop heavy metal rap

4 5 6

rock reggae classical

Pairwork Can you think of any other types of music? Share your answers with the class. Add any new words to the mind map.

heavy metal

pop

rap

TYPES OF MUSIC hip hop

classical

Pairwork Match the words to the definitions hen com are your answers in pairs. Repeat the sentences.

1 A conductor...

2 The rhythm...

3 A lead singer...

4 A stage...

5 The lyrics...

6 A fan... a b c d e f

reggae

rock

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3

4

is the main person who sings in a band. are the words of the song. is a person who loves a particular band or singer. leads the orchestra at a classical concert. is the platform where the musicians play. is the musical timing of a song.

Pairwork Cover the descriptions in exercise 3.

Can your partner remember them? Take turns to ask and answer questions.

A What does a conductor do?

B He leads the orchestra at a classical concert.

VOCABULARY 5

Grade 5

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Look at the picture. Match the words in the box to the instruments. Then listen and repeat. Can you add any other instruments? keyboards

acoustic guitar

trumpet saxophone drums

2 ______________

electric guitar violin

3 ______________

cello

4 ______________

1 ______________

5 ______________

6 ______________ 7 ______________

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8 ______________

Pairwork Look at the picture in exercise 5 again. Take turns to ask and answer questions using the prompts below. Remember to develop your answers. Then tell the class your partner’s answers.

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can / play / musical instrument? which / easiest to play? which most difficult to play which / sounds best with lyrics? which / creates the best rhythm?

A Can you play the saxophone?

B Yes, I can. I play sax twice a week in the school band.

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Match the verbs in box A to the nouns in box B. Some verbs have more than one noun.

Then listen, check your answers and repeat the expressions.

B records karaoke music an acoustic version A read play go to do

download

collect

a concert

the song titles

read music / read the song titles

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Listen to four people talking about music and complete the table with the missing information.

Audrey

Dave

Ben

Christina

1 What type of music do they listen to?

2 How do they listen to music?

3 Where do they listen to music?

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Get ready for ISE I Pairwork Listen again and take notes while you listen. Share your notes with your partner. Then tell the class what you remember about the four speakers.

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Audrey is a big fan of rock music because listening to rock music makes her feel...

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I listen to a lot of music Useful Language Quantifying Countable nouns

Uncountable nouns

Questions

How many CDs have you got?

How much music have you got on your phone?

Large quantities

I’ve got a lot of CDs.

I’ve got a lot of music on my phone.

Small quantities

I’ve got a few CDs. I’ve got a little music on my phone.

I haven’t got many/a lot of CDs. I haven’t got much/a lot of music on my phone.

We use How many/How much to ask about the quantity. We use a lot of, many, much, a few, a little to express a large or small quantity.

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1.6 How much music does Sam listen to? Complete the interview with the words from the box. Listen and check your answers.

many (x 2) Interviewer Sam Interviewer Sam

Interviewer Sam

Interviewer Sam

Interviewer Sam

2

a little

How much

a few

much

How many

a lot of (x 3)

Hi Sam. I know you’re going to be a DJ when you’re older and that you like collecting music. (1) _____________________________ music have you got?

Well, I’ve got (2) _____________________________ music on my computer but I haven’t got (3) _____________________________ records or CDs. They are expensive!

What kind of music do you like?

Well, the biggest part of my collection is rap and reggae.

I’ve got (4) _____________________________ pop music but not (5) _____________________________ jazz or classical music.

How old were you when you started listening to music?

I was very young, about 9 or 10. (6) _____________________________ my friends started listening to rap and reggae at the same time but now most of them listen to pop and rock music.

Do you think buying music is expensive?

It isn’t very expensive to download (7) _____________________________ songs.

Unfortunately, it’s very expensive to buy records and CDs. (8) _____________________________ CDs do you buy?

Not (9) _____________________________. There are (10) _____________________________ different ways to listen to free music online now.

Pairwork Ask and answer the interviewer’s questions in exercise 1. Use the expressions in the Useful Language box and develop your answers with extra information. Then tell the class about your partner.

Thomas hasn’t got much music on his computer but he’s got a lot of songs on his phone. He listens to a lot of pop music and most of the songs on his phone are pop songs. He started listening to music when he was a out he first songs he listened to were his rother s heavy metal records e thin s uying a lot of music is expensive and he doesn t uy many s

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FUNCTIONS IN CONTEXT

Grade 5

Reading

R&B

1 _______________________________________________ Rhythm and Blues music dates back to America in the 1920s, when a lot of African-Americans migrated from rural areas to major cities. This migration brought a lot of musicians together and created a large audience for their music, leading to the popularity of jazz and blues.

2 _______________________________________________ By the 1940s, artists such as Louis Jordan were combining aspects of jazz and blues and incorporating new instruments and heavier rhythms. Music journalist Jerry Wexler invented the term ‘rhythm and blues’ for this new music. A typical R & B band from the 1940s to about 1970 consisted of one or two electric guitars, an electric bass guitar, a couple of saxophones, a piano and drums.

3 _______________________________________________ Cuban artists in uenced American R B artists in the 1950s, making the genre more distinctive and more than a few American rock bands were in uenced by African-American R B artists. By the 1970s, R B referred to various musical genres such as soul, disco and funk.

4 _______________________________________________ Contemporary R & B is characterised by a more polished production and sometimes they eliminate the piano and saxophone.

Vocals and rhythm have become a lot more dominant, especially since the popularity of hip-hop. Since the 1990s, a lot of R & B artists have collaborated with hip-hop artists and mixed the lines between the two genres.

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Get ready for ISE I Read the text and match the titles to the correct paragraph.

Speaking 3

The instruments of early R & B

The origins of R & B

Lyric s and beat

to be talented to have money to be creative to be lucky

Musical genres related to R & B

Our group thinks that it is more important to be talented, then... and then..., because...

Listening 2

1.7

Listen to Sophia talking about music and underline the correct answer.

1 She loved / hated playing the piano at first.

2 Now she can read music, playing the piano is a lot / a little easier.

3 A lot / A few of her friends play the piano.

4 She practises at home when she’s got a little / a lot of free time.

5 She likes a few / a lot of rock and roll songs.

6 She’s practising a little / a lot at the moment.

Group work What’s more important for a singer/musician? In groups of three or four, put the adjectives in the box in order of importance. Then compare your group results with the class. Do you all agree?

Writing 4

Get ready for ISE I Write an article (100-130 words) for your school magazine about your favourite music. You should include: how much music you listen to the type of music you like why you like that type of music its main instruments

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The Topic phase – Choosing your topic Topic Tip It’s important to choose a good topic for the first part of the exam, the Topic phase. A good topic • is a topic that you find interesting • has suitable vocabulary that you can remember in the exam • is a topic you like talking about • allows you to use the grammar in Grade 5 • gives you a lot to say • allows you to use the functions in Grade 5 Don’t forget that your topic must be different from the six subject areas in the exam.

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Listen to three candidates.

What are their topic titles? Match the candidates to three of the topics in the box. a favourite person a favourite activity a favourite sports team a visit/school trip a favourite city a past experience

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Think of three topics that interest you. Write them at the centre of the mind maps below.

Topic Tip Remember that the Topic phase of the exam is an opportunity to show the examiner the language you can use in English. Choose a topic that helps you express yourself best in English and uses the language of Grade 5.

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Complete the mind maps above with some ideas and extra information. Use the question words in the box to help you.

What? When?

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Where?

Who... with?

How?

How often?

Why?

How much/many?

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Pairwork Compare your mind maps with your partner’s mind maps. Can you add any new questions or ideas to your mind maps in exercise 2?

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Now look at the three mind maps again. Which of the three topics gives you more things to say hich to ics use the language of rade hoose your to ic and find a good title for it Write your title at the centre of your Trinity topic form on page 42.

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Pairwork Practise talking about your topic with your partner. It’s not important now to have a finished to ic but you can begin to understand what is a good to ic choice

FUNCTIONS GET READY IN FOR CONTEXT TRINITY

Grade 5

The Conversation phase 1

Listen to the example exchange between an examiner and a candidate. What questions does the candidate ask?

2

Now read the example questions and write your answers in the spaces.

1.9

Example questions

Possible answers

Now let’s talk about something different.

Let’s talk about music.

Do you listen to a lot of music?

What type of music do you usually listen to?

Who is your favourite singer?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

What do you like about the singer?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you like listening to loud music?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you like watching music videos?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

And how do you usually listen to music?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you like live music?

________________________________________________________

When was the last concert you went to?

________________________________________________________

What did you like about the concert?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

So, is there any music you really hate?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Can you play a musical instrument?

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Write three good questions for the examiner and include them naturally in the conversation.

Question 1 _____________________________________ Question 2 _____________________________________ Question 3 _____________________________________

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________________________________________________________

Exam Tip You must ask the examiner at least one relevant question. You will make a better impression if you do this without a prompt from the examiner.

Pairwork Take turns with your partner to practise the conversation. Try not to read your answers and try to speak naturally.

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UNIT

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Have you seen the show?

D

C

Entertainment

B

A

F

E

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Match the pictures A-F to the types of entertainment. Then listen, check and repeat. Can you add any other types of entertainment?

1 2 3 4

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circus opera magic show art exhibition

5 6

street performance funfair

4

Positive

reality TV an audience a cartoon an advertisement the news a documentary

PRONUNCIATION: Word stress

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Listen to the words in exercise 2 and underline the stressed sounds.

Then repeat the words.

Put the adjectives into the correct group. Then listen and check. awful terrible entertaining boring funny brilliant predictable exciting

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1 ______________________ is the public promotion of a product or service.

2 ______________________ is a serious programme that tells us facts.

3 ______________________ tells us what is happening around the world.

4 ______________________ is the series of drawings in an animated film.

5 ______________________ is the people who watch a show.

6 ______________________ shows a group of people, often celebrities, who are continuously filmed.

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5

Negative

Pairwork Ask and answer these questions.

Take notes of your partner’s answers. Can you think of any other questions?

1 Do you like going to the circus/the opera/ magic shows/etc.? Why? / Why not?

2 Do you like watching TV? Why? / Why not?

3 What do you like watching on TV? Why? 4 Do you watch the news? Why? / Why not?

5 What do you think about reality TV?

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Classwork Now tell the class about your partner’s answers.

Tomoko loves the opera because it’s exciting and the costumes are brilliant. She likes watching TV ut she hates ecause she finds it

VOCABULARY Film genres 7

B

A

Grade 5

C

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atch the films to their genres. Then listen and check.

D

E

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science fiction horror romantic comedy action thriller western

1 2 3 4 5 6

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Complete the sentences with the words or expressions in the box. Then listen and check. director end

1 2 3 4 5 6

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dubbed

plot

was released

soundtrack

Is it better to watch a film in its original language with subtitles or the ________________________ version?

What happens at the ________________________ of the film That was an interesting film. Who was the ________________________?

I loved the music in the film. It was a great ________________________.

It’s uite a new film. It ________________________ in 2018.

The ________________________ gives us the main events in a film.

Information exchange Look at the information in your cards and take turns to ask and answer the questions in the box. who / director? which genre?

when / released?

Student A

who / main actors?

what / plot?

Student B

THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE

STAR TREK BEYOND

directed by Chris McKay

directed by Justin Lin

cartoon

science fiction

released in 2017

released in 2016

starring Will Arnett, Ralph Fiennes (voices)

starring Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto

Batman and Robin continue to save Gotham City from the Joker

The USS Enterprise explores space and meets a new dangerous enemy

Student A Who is the director of Star Trek Beyond?

Student B Justin Lin is the director. Who is the director of The Lego Batman Movie?

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Have you seen this film?

Useful Language a ng a out events n the n efin te an

efin te past

ndefinite past

efinite past

I haven’t seen Chris today.

I didn’t see Chris yesterday.

‘Have you been to the theatre this week?’

‘Yes, I have.’

‘Did you go to the cinema last week?’

‘Yes, I did, ut the film wasn’t great.’

We use the resent perfect to talk about unfinished time, e.g. today, recently, this week, in your life.

We use the ast simple to talk about finished time, e.g. yesterday, last week, last year.

Watch out!

We often use the Present perfect with ever (in questions) and never (in negative answers).

A Have you ever worked in a theatre? (ever in your life unfinished time

Present perfect)

B I’ve worked in a theatre but I’ve never been an actor.

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Present perfect or Past simple? Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Then listen and check.

Hi Rashid. (1) ___________ you ever ___________ (meet) a famous person?

Rashid Yes, I have. I (2) ___________ (meet) Leonardo DiCaprio last year in a restaurant in Los Angeles.

Doug Really? Wow! (3) ___________ you ___________ (speak) to him?

Rashid Yes, I did but I only (4) ___________ (say) hello. (5) ___________ you ever ___________ (be) to LA? Doug No, I haven’t. I (6) ___________ never ___________ (be) to America. When (7) ___________ you ___________ (go) to LA? Rashid I (8) ___________ (go) last summer.

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Listen and tick (3) the correct sound. /t/ /d/ /Id/

1 2 3 4 5

14

Has she performed at the circus?

They have never worked on TV. Has he painted a new mural?

I have waited for hours. ou haven’t finished.

Use the prompts below to make questions with the Present perfect. Then listen and check.

1 ever / be / to the opera?

Have you ever been to the opera?

2 Who is your favourite director? / see / his her latest film 3 Who is your favourite singer? / ever / see / him/her in concert?

4 ever / be / on TV? 5 ever / be / to a funfair?

6 ever / act / in a street theatre performance?

7 ever / see / a magic show?

8 ever / visit / an art gallery?

Doug

PRONUNCIATION: -ed past tense endin s

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Pairwork Ask and answer the questions in exercise 3. Don’t forget to develop your answers with extra details. Tell the class about your partner.

A Who is your favourite director?

B My favourite director is Quentin Tarantino.

A ave you seen his latest film B No, I haven’t but I saw Django Unchained at the cinema. I really liked it. It was an exciting film thought it had a great plot and an unpredictable ending.

FUNCTIONS IN CONTEXT

Grade 5

Reading

Book review

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a fascinating title. The British author, Mark Haddon, has won a lot of prizes for literature. He wrote this book in 2003. It is a mystery novel that teaches us a lot about what life is like for a young person who doesn’t find it easy to socialise with other people.

The plot follows the story of Christopher, a 15-year-old boy who is brilliant at Maths but who also suffers with behavioural difficulties. When he starts to solve the mystery of his neighbour’s dead dog, he discovers deep secrets about his parents and the people who live near them. Christopher learns how to understand the strange world around him, and becomes more optimistic for the future.

The author says that the novel is about being an outsider and about seeing the world in a surprising way. It has sold in more than 35 countries and has become an international bestseller.

In the UK it has sold more than 2.5 million copies. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has also become a popular theatre play and is possibly going to be a film.

Listening 2

Get ready for ISE I Pairwork You’re going to hear part of the plot of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. As you listen, write down six facts from what you hear. Then compare your notes with your partner and add any other notes to your list.

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1998, Swindon, England _____________________ _____________________

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Read the text and answer the questions.

1 Who wrote the book? _________________________________________________ 2 Has the book won any prizes? _________________________________________________ 3 Who is the main character? _________________________________________________ 4 What does the main character discover? _________________________________________________ 5 According to the author, what is the book really about? _________________________________________________ 6 In the UK, how many people have bought the book? _________________________________________________

_____________________ _____________________ _____________________

Speaking 3

Pairwork Use the facts you wrote in exercise 2 to tell your partner about the plot.

The story takes place in 1998 in Swindon in England.

Writing 4

Get ready for ISE I Write a review (100-130 words) of a book you have read or a film you ha e seen n your re iew you should: describe the location and the main characters explain the plot and any main themes say what you thought of the book

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The Topic phase – Choosing your discussion points 1

1.19 Listen to Sebastian talking about his topic, My part-time job with a newspaper. Look at his completed topic form and number the discussion points in the order you hear them. Which discussion point don’t they talk about? What extra information does the examiner ask for?

How I started

What I do at work

Title of topic:

My part-time job with a newspaper

Articles I’ve written

Things I like and don’t like

My future with the newspaper

They don’t talk about: __________________________________ Extra information: _______________________________________

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The examiner will ask you questions about at least four of your five discussion points and will decide what questions to ask so be prepared to ta a out our scuss on po nts n an or er.

Don’t memorise your answers but practise speaking naturally about your topic.

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Pairwork magine you are the examiner Can you think of three other questions to ask Sebastian about his job?

1 _________________________________________________ 2 _________________________________________________ 3 _________________________________________________

Think of at least six questions about the topic you chose on page 10. Write these questions in the table below.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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opic ip

Questions

My answers

Topic ip Choose discussion points that help you use the language of Grade 5. Useful functions include: • Future – informing and predicting • Preferences • Events in the indefinite and recent past • Giving reasons

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Pairwork Now compare your questions with your partner’s questions. Can you add any new questions to the table in exercise 3?

5

Answer all the questions you wrote in exercise 3. Which questions give you more to talk about?

Write them on your Trinity topic form on page 42.

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Pairwork

ow ractise asking and answering the fi e questions you chose

FUNCTIONS GET READY IN FOR CONTEXT TRINITY

Grade 5

The Conversation phase 1

Listen to the example exchange between an examiner and a candidate. What questions does the candidate ask?

2

Now read the example questions and write your answers in the spaces.

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ample uestions Let’s talk about entertainment.

Have you ever been to the theatre?

Possible answers ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Have you ever acted on stage?

________________________________________________________

Have you ever seen an opera?

________________________________________________________

What about films o you prefer going to the cinema or watching films on T

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Can you tell me about the last film you saw

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

What kind of films do you like?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

o you usually watch films in their original language?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

And what about books?

Do you read a lot?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

How much TV do you watch?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

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What type of programmes do you like watching?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you watch the news?

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Write three good questions for the examiner and include them naturally in the conversation.

Question 1 ________________________________________ Question 2 ________________________________________ Question 3 ________________________________________

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The plot was exciting/funny/predictable.

The soundtrack was brilliant/awful/terrible.

Pairwork Take turns with your partner to practise the conversation. Try not to read your answers and try to speak naturally.

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What have you been up to?

Recent personal experiences

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1.21 Match the pictures A-F to the expressions. Then listen, check and repeat.

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stay at a friend’s house go shopping change your hair move house go on holiday spend time with friends

seful an ua e Expressions relating to past time nfinished past time We’ve moved house recently.

I haven’t been on holiday for ages.

They’ve stayed at a friend’s house every night this week. inished past time We moved house two years ago.

I went on holiday last week.

They stayed at a friend’s house the day before yesterday.

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Look at the example sentences in the Useful Language box and underline the correct answer.

1 Expressions and verbs of unfinished time use the Past simple / Present perfect tense.

2 Expressions and verbs of finished time use the Past simple / Present perfect tense.

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Match the questions to the answers. Then listen and check.

1 2 3 4 5 a b c d e

Have you spoken to Sergio recently?

Did you go shopping yesterday?

Have you been on holiday this year?

When did you change your hair?

Did you go to Paul and Lisa’s wedding last Sunday?

I changed it yesterday.

No, I didn’t. I haven’t been to a wedding for ages.

Yes, I have. I spoke to him two days ago.

No, I didn’t. I’ve been too busy this week.

No, I haven’t, but I went to London last year.

VOCABULARY E

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Listen to two people, Mark and Keith, talking about a recent experience. Write the name of the person in the correct photo.

F A

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Read the questions and answers in exercise 3 and underline all the expressions relating to past time. Then put them into the correct column. inished time

nfinished time

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Now listen again and match the adjecti es to the erson who says them confusing excellent fantastic formal impressive amazing classy incredible 1 Mark __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 2 Keith __________________________________________ __________________________________________

: ntonation resent perfect uestions

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Listen and underline the stressed words in the questions. Then listen again and repeat.

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Has she had lunch?

Where have you been recently?

Has he read the book?

What have you done today?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

airwork hink of fi e things you e done recently hen ask and answer questions with your artner on t forget to de elo your answers and use ex ressions relating to past time.

A B A B

What have you done recently?

Well, I’ve been shopping.

When did you go?

I went yesterday afternoon after school.

emor ui ow much can you remember from exercise 7? Answer the questions hen com are your answers with your artner

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What was formal?

What was amazing?

What was impressive?

What was excellent?

What was classy?

What was confusing?

What was incredible?

What was fantastic?

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How long have you lived here? seful an ua e Stating the duration of events A How long have you lived here?

B I’ve lived here for 5 years. / I’ve lived here since I was 13. / Not very long. I’ve just moved here.

We use How long with the Present perfect to ask about the duration of events.

We use for and since to state the duration of events.

We use for to state a period of time and since to state from a specific point in the past.

We use just to talk about a very recent event without a specific time.

atch out We put just between has/have and the main verb.

I’ve just arrived.

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Claire for a long time lives next door sister’s best friend spend time together

Sam

ayla

Rachel Lee

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Lee has lived here since he was three years old. He likes living on this street and he’s got a great group of friends. Claire lives...

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How long / Lee / know / Claire?

Where / Claire / live?

How long / Lee / know / Sam? Where / Lee and Sam / meet?

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airwork Ask and answer the questions in exercise 3.

How long / Lee / know / Rachel?

When / Lee and Rachel / meet?

How long / Lee / know / Layla?

What / Lee and Layla / do together / next time?

FUNCTIONS IN CONTEXT

Grade 5

Reading

Disabled tourists have been closed out of tourist attractions for too long

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ow long have disabled tourists had access to hotels and tourist attractions in B ritain?

It seems not for long enough.

B ritain’s 1 1 m illion disabled travellers have asked the hotels and tourist attractions to do more. 1 1 m illion disabled tourists bring 2 bi llion a year to the tourism industry.

Have you ever been sightseeing in your hometown but from the point of view of a disabled tourist? It’s a valuable learning experience.

The company V isitB ritain has been active since 2013 a nd has done a lot of research to understand the problems that disabled tourists have. V isitB ritain has j ust published an updated list of hotels and tourist attractions that are truly accessible. They say that the attitude of B ritish workers towards disabled people has improved a lot but only about 30% of tourist attractions are fully accessible today.

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They also say that some travellers have had difficulties because attractions haven’t provided full details.

They would like to see the creation of an international website to provide reliable, detailed information.

‘The image of disabled people stuck at home is outdated,’ says a disabled speaker from V isitB ritain.

‘The last few years have illustrated how much we want access to sport and adventure. W e don’t want to only visit museums, we are capable of anything.’

Read the newspaper article and answer the questions.

4 Has the attitude of British workers towards disabled tourists improved?

5 Has the image of disabled people changed over the last few years?

1 How long have disabled tourists had access to hotels and tourist attractions in Britain?

2 How many disabled tourists are there in Britain?

3 What has VisitBritain just done?

Listening

Speaking

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isten to renda s recent ersonal experience and choose the correct option.

1 Brenda was ___________ last week.

A 16 B 18 C 21 2 This year, she celebrated with her ___________.

A friends B family C classmates 3 First of all, they went to ___________.

A the train station B a pizzeria C a club 4 She went home by ___________.

A bus B train C taxi 5 She describes the evening as ‘___________ I’ve had in a long time’.

A the best evening B the most fun C the funniest time

airwork sk your artner questions using the rom ts below about a arty he she went to ell the class about your artner when where the location

the reason for the party the food the music

A Have you been to a party recently?

B Well, it was my brother’s birthday last month and he had a small party...

Writing 4

Write an email Get read for words about the arty you described in exercise 3. You should: describe the location and the reason and say what you liked or didn’t like about it

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The Topic phase – Developing your discussion points opic ip It is easier to talk about a topic when you have a lot of vocabulary. This way you can express yourself to the best of your ability. Look for the words you want to use in a dictionary or on the Internet.

You can also use adjectives and adverbs to expand your topic.

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Nouns Verbs

Adjectives

Leonard Cohen – a musical inspiration Adverbs

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Useful expressions

hink of all the words you know that are useful for the to ic you chose on age ut them into the correct grou re there any words from other units that are useful ind other useful words in a dictionary or on the nternet Nouns Verbs

Adjectives

Vocabulary Adverbs

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FUNCTIONS GET READY IN FOR CONTEXT TRINITY

Grade 5

The Conversation phase 1 2

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Listen to the example exchange between an examiner and a candidate. What questions does the candidate ask? ow read the exam le questions and write your answers in the s aces

ample uestions Let’s talk about recent personal experiences.

Tell me about some of the things you’ve done recently.

Have you been out with your friends recently?

ossi le answers ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Have you been to any parties recently?

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(If yes) How was the party?

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(If yes) Where was it?

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(If yes) Did you enjoy the music?

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Now let’s talk about entertainment.

Do you prefer going to the cinema or watching TV?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Have you seen any good films recently

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Tell me more about the films you watched.

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

What type of film do you usually watch?

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o you watch films in their original language?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

When was the last time you watched a film in English

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Write three good questions for the examiner and include them naturally in the con ersation Question 1 ________________________________________ Question 2 ________________________________________ Question 3 ________________________________________

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am ip When you talk to the examiner, remember to use as much of the Grade 5 language as you can.

Don’t worry if you forget a word. You can always describe the word to the examiner.

airwork ake turns with your artner to ractise the con ersation ry not to read your answers and try to s eak naturally

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How do you go to school?

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Then listen, check and repeat.

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sailing boat helicopter hot-air balloon cruise ship lorry

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ferry underground coach aeroplane cable car

Classwork Now put the words in exercise 1 into the correct column. Can you add other means of transport? Share your answers with the class.

By sea

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By air

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Private

Public

Now grade the means of public transport from the most to the least expensive in your country.

MOST EXPENSIVE 1 ____________

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LEAST EXPENSIVE 2 ____________

3 ____________

4 ____________

5 ____________

6 ____________

Pairwork How many of these means of transport have you been on or in? Ask and answer questions with your partner. Remember to develop your answers.

A Have you ever been in a hot-air balloon?

B No, I’ve never been in a hot-air balloon but I’ve been in a helicopter. It was... What about you?

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Complete the sentences with the transport expressions in the box. Then listen and check.

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get on or get off get in or get out of get a puncture wait for, catch or miss take off and land 1 A plane, helicopter and hot-air balloon can ____________________________________.

2 You can ____________________________________ a car, taxi, helicopter and lift.

3 You can ____________________________________ a means of public transport.

4 You can ____________________________________ a bike, a motorbike, a horse, a camel, a boat, a plane, a train and a bus.

5 Any form of transport with wheels can ____________________________________.

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Listen to three people talking about their favourite means of transport. Underline the correct means of transport. Why is this their favourite? Listen again and complete the sentences.

1 Malak likes travelling by car / underground / plane because ______________________.

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Match the adjectives to their opposites. Then listen and check. comfortable clean reliable convenient cheap efficient fast safe environmentally friendly 10 simple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

dirty expensive inconvenient dangerous complicated uncomfortable environmentally unfriendly h inefficient i unreliable j slow

a b c d e f g

2 Javier likes travelling by bus / train / tram because ______________________.

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1 yacht 2 comfortable 3 environmentally unfriendly

Useful Language Connecting clauses using because She goes to school by bus because it’s quicker than by car.

We’re travelling by train because it’s cheap.

We use because to give reasons.

3 Yuki likes travelling by ferry / underground / taxi because ______________________.

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Pairwork Describe your favourite means of transport and give reasons. Use the prompts below to help you. Then tell the class about your partner. cost travel times environmentally friendly I like travelling by plane because I love the feeling when the plane takes off, it’s very exciting. I know air travel isn’t very cheap or environmentally friendly but it’s very fast. It only takes a couple of hours to travel thousands of kilometres. It’s also more comfortable than trains and buses.

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I’d rather take the bus Useful Language Expressing preferences A Do you prefer travelling by bus or by train? / Do you prefer to travel by bus or by train?

B I prefer travelling by bus to travelling by train. / I prefer to travel by bus. / I prefer the bus to the train.

We use I prefer to express a general preference. Prefer can take either the infinitive or the gerund form of the verb. There is very little difference in meaning.

A Would you rather go by bus or train? / Would you prefer to go by bus or train?

B I’d rather take the bus than the train. / I’d rather not take the train. / I’d prefer to take the bus.

We use I’d rather (I would rather) or I’d prefer (I would prefer) to express a specific preference.

Watch out!

Remember that I’d rather is followed by the verb without to.

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Listen to the telephone conversation and complete it with the missing words.

Lydia Georgia Lydia Georgia Lydia Georgia Lydia Georgia Lydia Georgia

Hey Georgia, what (1) _____________ do today, stay at home or go into town?

I (2) _____________ stay here. I’ve got a lot of stuff to do.

Are you sure?

Yes thanks. And I (3) _____________ spend any money!

Ahh, OK. How about meeting us tomorrow?

I (4) _____________ meet out of town – somewhere that isn’t very expensive.

I (5) _____________ meet you in the centre because it’s much easier for me. How about meeting for a pizza?

Hmm ... alright. I (6) _____________ pizza restaurants to more expensive restaurants. Are you going to invite Sally?

No, I (7) _____________ say anything because I know she’s working tonight.

Good. I (8) _____________ see her, we had a big argument last time!

PRONUNCIATION: Weak forms – to

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Listen to how the weak forms are pronounced. Underline the strong parts of the sentences.

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I’d like to speak to Mary.

I’d rather go to the cinema.

Would you rather eat in or out?

I’d rather not go to the park.

Would you like to go to Rome?

1.35 Listen again and repeat. How is would you pronounced?

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Pairwork What would you rather do or have in these situations? Ask the questions and state your reasons using because. Then tell the class about your partner.

1 Would you rather travel to another country by train, plane, coach or car?

2 Would you rather have free public transport or very cheap petrol?

3 Would you rather spend a ten-day holiday on a yacht or in a camper van?

4 Would you rather get an expensive, new motorbike or an old, unreliable car?

5 Would you rather have a car-free city centre or parking outside the shops?

FUNCTIONS IN CONTEXT

Grade 5

Reading

Alternative London transport options 1

London Duck Tours How about an exciting ride in an amphibious vehicle?

A London Duck Tour takes you around the most popular sights but the difference is you get to go by land and by water. The Duck travels first on the roads around central London and you can learn some interesting new facts about the city. The vehicle then drives into the river Thames to continue the tour. It’s lots of fun for the family, a group of friends or even a special occasion. Why not try something different next time you are in London? A classic tour costs £26 for an adult and takes 75 minutes. All tours leave from near the London Eye – only a short walk from Waterloo train station.

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A stretch limousine

Have you ever wanted to feel like a celebrity for a night? These stretch limos can accommodate up to eight people and you can create your own personalised tour of London. The limos are equipped with luxurious seating, a drinks bar and a television. They all have panoramic tinted windows so you can see out but nobody can see in. Imagine the fun you can have with your friends inside our stretch limos and imagine the look on people’s faces when you arrive at a special party in one of these limousines! A stretch limo costs about £100 an hour but don’t forget, that is only £12.50 an hour when shared between 8 people.

Get ready for ISE I Read the texts and the sentences below. Write T (true) or F (false).

4 The stretch limousine only follows specific tours.

5 ou can watch a film in these limos.

6 People can easily see inside them.

1 An amphibious vehicle can travel both on the land and in water. ____ 2 The Duck Tour starts on the River Thames. ____ 3 A classic Duck Tour takes an hour. ____

____ ____ ____

Listening 2

Get ready for ISE I Listen to three people talking about unusual forms of transport. Write the number of the speaker in each picture. Then listen again and take notes of the important facts.

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A Speaker __________

B Speaker __________

C Speaker __________

Speaking

Writing

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Pairwork Now use your notes and the pictures from exercise 2 to tell your partner about Robbie’s, Maurice’s and Patricia’s experiences.

Get ready for ISE I Have you ever travelled on an unusual form of transport? Write a letter (100-130 words). You should: say why you went by this means of transport and describe how much you liked or didn’t like it

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The Topic Phase – Get ready for the examiner’s questions 1

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Listen to this example exchange between an examiner and Jack, a candidate. Look at Jack’s Topic form and answer these questions.

Other people on board

Duties on board

Title of topic:

20 days on a Norwegian tall ship

Places we visited

The tall ship

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Food on board

1 Which of Jack’s discussion points are they talking about?

2 What other questions does the examiner ask Jack?

3 What question does Jack ask the examiner?

Look at your discussion points on your topic form on page 42. Think of a couple of possible questions for each of them. Use the words in the box to help you.

When... ? Where... ? Who with... ? What... ? How... ? How often... ? How much... ?

Do you like... ? Did you... ? How long... ? Since when… ?

Question 1

Discussion point 1 Question 2 Question 1

Discussion point 2 Question 2 Question 1

Topic Tip

Question 2

The examiner is going to ask you various questions about your topic. It’s a good idea to think of as many questions as you can and prepare answers for them.

Discussion point 3

Question 1

Discussion point 4 Question 2 Question 1

Discussion point 5 Question 2

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Pairwork Student A is the examiner and Student B is the candidate. Student B, talk about your topic and Student A, ask a question for each discussion point. Then swap roles. Did your partner think of any new questions? If so, add them to your list in exercise 2.

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Pairwork Student A is the examiner and Student B is the candidate. Student A, ask Student B all of the questions on his/her list in exercise 2. Check the grammar and pronunciation together.

Then swap roles.

FUNCTIONS GET READY IN FOR CONTEXT TRINITY

Grade 5

The Conversation phase 1

Listen to the example exchange between an examiner and a candidate. What questions does the candidate ask?

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Now read the example questions and write your answers in the spaces.

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Example questions

Possible answers

Which means of transport do you usually take?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you prefer travelling by train or by bus?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you often take the bus?

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Are the buses expensive?

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What’s the cheapest way to travel around your country?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

What about cars?

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Is environmentally-friendly transport important to you?

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Have you got a bicycle?

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What are the worst means of transport for the environment in your opinion?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

How do you think transport is going to be different in the future?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Write three good questions for the examiner and include them naturally in the conversation.

Question 1 ___________________________________ Question 2 ___________________________________ Question 3 ___________________________________

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Pairwork Take turns with your partner to practise the conversation. Try not to read your answers and try to speak naturally.

Exam Tip Remember to use the linking word because to give reasons for your opinions.

I’d rather travel by train because they are more reliable.

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Festivals around the world

Festivals 1

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hat ty e of festi al is it om lete the sentences with the ty es of festi als in the box hen listen and check harvest

seasonal

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religious

arts Lughnasadh was originally an Irish _______________________________ festival.

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Wesak is a ____________________ festival and celebrates the Buddha’s birthday.

2

The Edinburgh Fringe is the largest _______________________ festival in the world.

The Stonehenge Winter Solstice Festival is held on the shortest day of the year.

It is a ____________________________ festival.

Pairwork ry to write definitions for the ty es of festi als in exercise with your artner s

hen com are them

Harvest festival celebrates local food and drink.

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Pairwork ook at these ictures of world festi als hat are the eo le wearing se the ex ressions in the box to hel you an you add any other ty es of festi al clothes dress up as (a witch)

A Halloween – USA

wear traditional clothes

wear make-up wear extravagant costumes

B Bali Art Festival

wear colourful masks

Mardi Gras – Brazil

At Halloween in America, people dress up as strange characters, for example witches, zombies and ghosts.

They sometimes wear special make-up or masks.

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Pairwork a e you e er worn a costume for a arty or festi al wore hen tell the class about your artner

ell your artner what you

Carla has been to the Mardi Gras in New Orleans. She went there with... She dressed up in...

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Grade 5

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give presents eat special food wear special clothes clean the house watch fireworks light candles have parties give money spend time with family put up decorations Festival

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When

Who celebrates

Diwali

Hindus, Sikhs and Jains

Christmas

Christians

Eid ul Fitr

Muslims

What people do

Pairwork Get ready for ISE I ell your artner about one of the festi als in exercise se the information you wrote to hel you eople cele rate iwali for five days in the autum t is

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Chinese New Year is celebrated on the same day every year.

Most people don’t go to work for a week.

The Chinese New Year was originally an arts festival.

People traditionally celebrate with a big family meal.

Red is an unlucky colour.

People give each other red envelopes.

People wear red clothes.

There aren’t any fireworks.

____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____

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Pairwork hink of a festi al you know well but don t tell your artner the name of the festi al ell him her some facts about it and he she guesses the name of the festi al hen swa roles hink about the time of year the dates

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I’ll go to next year’s music festival!

Useful Language Talking about the future – informing and predicting There will/won’t be another festival here next year.

A Will there be any big names at the festival?

B es, there will No, there won’t.

We use will/won’t (will + not) + base form of the verb for: making promises or informing someone of a future action predicting something that you think will happen in the future

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ead im and oanna s tele hone call about arrangements for hanksgi ing ay and com lete it with will or won’t se contractions where a ro riate hen listen and check im Hi Jo. ( ) ______ you be at the Thanksgiving dinner next Saturday? o Of course I (2) ______! And I (3) ______ bring presents for everyone, don’t worry!

Unfortunately Jeff (4) ______ be there because he ( ) ______ still be abroad on holiday. But I’m sure he (6) ______ call us. im What a pity! Nearly all the family (7) ______ be there... o Yes, I know. But I’ve already spoken to Grandma and she understands.

(8) ______ Auntie Marjorie be there? im No, she (9) ______ be with us either but Uncle Ed ( ) ______ be there and he wants to help cook the turkey again! o Oh no, I hope he ( ) ______ burn everything like last year! Do you remember the disaster in the kitchen? im Ha! Yes, I do, but Grandma ( ) ______ keep an eye on him this year. o Sorry Tim ... I can’t talk now ...

I ( ) ______ call you back later! Bye! im OK bye!

PRONUNCIATION: Contractions – will

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isten to the ronunciation of the contracted forms and re eat the sentences Do you think you’ll be at the arts festival next week?

2 urry up or we’ll be late for the first show 3 I bet she’ll be in an extravagant costume.

4 He’ll call me when they’ve found a parking space.

Don’t worry, I’ll drive home after the festival.

6 They’ll be near the main stage.

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ead the sentences and underline the alternati e that is true for you I will / won’t celebrate New Year’s Eve next year.

2 My hometown will / won’t celebrate the next harvest.

3 I will / won’t take part in the next local festival or carnival.

4 I will / won’t dress up in costume at Halloween next year.

My school will / won’t celebrate the next International Language Day.

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Pairwork ell your artner your reasons for your answers in exercise will won t cele rate New ear s ve next year because…

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Classwork ow tell the class three things about your artner ohn says he ll cele rate New ear s ve next year because it’s the best party of the year. He always has lots of fun and he loves watching the firewor s

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Grade 5

Reading

The Future of Firework Displays

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ireworks were invented in China about 1,50 ye ars ago and have been a popular way of celebrating important festivals ever since. M odern firework displays are essentially the same, with lots of powerful rockets and exploding colourful stars. B ut before long, technology will be able to add some exciting extras. Here are some of the things that will probably happen in the near future and that will make fireworks more enj oyable for everyone.

S ilent F irew ork s

For most people, one of the best parts of a fireworks display is the explosive noise but not everyone likes the sudden bangs that the explosions create. P et owners in particular aren’t happy about the noise because their animals become terrified.

Firework creators have found a clever solution to the problem – s ilent fireworks! O ne day soon, it’s possible that fireworks will be silent and we’ll enj oy a magnificent, technicolour display without any noise. Silent fireworks will also help protect people’s hearing, especially young childrens.

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D ayt ime F irew ork s

Traditionally, fireworks need the black sky of night as a backdrop for the lights but another future change will be the introduction of more daytime displays. These will need much brighter colours and firework designers want to create logos and customised designs in the sky during daylight hours. Firework displays will probably become part of daylight celebrations so that more people can enj oy them.

B lu er B lu es

Firework designers say that colours like red, green and orange are easy to produce. They have created many different colours since the times of the original Chinese fireworks, but one colour has always been difficult to produce – dark blue. The big breakthrough will be the creation of a deep blue colour, which will need precise temperature control. Firework displays will have a much greater range of colour and this is what people want.

ead the article and answer the questions ow many years ago were fireworks invented 2 Name three important changes for fireworks in the future.

3 What are the reasons for these changes?

4 Do you think these changes are improvements or not?

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hen read the sentences and write

The festival lasts for three days.

2 There are a few stages for performances.

3 There were 1,500 people at the first festival in 1970.

4 Now there are about 165,000 people at every festival.

A lot of people can sleep in tipis.

6 A tipi is a tent originally used by the Native Americans.

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Group work ou are the organisers of a two day local festi al ou will ha e a total of or local equi alent to s end ow will you use the money ere are some exam les live music

firework display

food and drink accommodation

a local or national charity

We will use a lot of the money to get really good bands to play. There will be a lot of...

Writing 4

rite a re iew Get ready for ISE I ha ens where you li e ou should

words about a s ecial occasion or festi al that

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The Topic Phase – Finalising your topic 1

ook at your to ic notes so far and answer these questions to check your to ic Yes

No

Is it an interesting topic?

2 Is it easy for me to talk about this topic?

3 Can I say a lot of things about this topic?

4 Do I know a lot of vocabulary for this topic?

Can I use a lot of Grade 5 language when I talk about this topic?

6 Can I ask the examiner at least one question about this topic?

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ook at your to ic form on age and think of two or three rele ant questions that you could ask the examiner at an a ro riate moment uestion uestion uestion

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hat two

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Topic Tip You must ask the examiner AT LEAST one question that is relevant to your topic and forms a natural part of the conversation.

It is a good idea to think of some possible questions for the examiner that you could use during the conversation. But don’t ask a question every time you say something!

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Classwork ow think of a good isual aid icture or small objects for your to ic nswer these questions to check your isual aid is suitable for the exam hen tell the class why you chose that isual aid Topic Tip Yes No Can you easily describe your visual aid?

If you want, you can bring a picture or small 2 Do you know all the important words object to the exam to help you talk about your about your visual aid? topic. Make it relevant to your topic and don’t bring 3 Can you correctly pronounce all the anything to the exam that has words on it in English vocabulary from your visual aid? (it’s if they’re printed on the object e.g. a book 4 Do you know when you want or CD DVD cover). Always check with your teacher. to show the examiner your visual aid?

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Pairwork tudent is the examiner and tudent is the candidate tudent ask tudent for his her to ic form and ask him her about one of the discussion oints tudent remember to ask tudent the examiner at least one question at an a ro riate moment alk about your isual aid if you like wa roles for a different discussion oint and take turns to ractise your to ics

FUNCTIONS GET READY IN FOR CONTEXT TRINITY

Grade 5

The Conversation phase 1 2

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Example questions

Possible answers

OK and now let’s talk about festivals.

Have you ever been to a festival?

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And how do you celebrate?

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Do you wear any special costumes?

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When is the festival held?

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How long does the festival last?

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What do you like best about the festival?

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Does everyone in your town go to the festival?

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Did you do anything different at the festival last year?

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Will you go again next year?

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Who will you go to the festival next year with?

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________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

Pairwork ake turns with your artner to ractise the con ersation ry not to read your answers and try to s eak naturally

Exam Tip Remember to use weak forms and contractions when you speak.

I’ve been to…

I’ll go to…

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I’d rather celebrate in style

Special occasions

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birthday wedding wedding anniversary Mother’s Day graduation New Year’s Eve 1.48

Listen to Clara talking about how she celebrated her 18th birthday. Tick (3) the activities you hear. There are three things Clara doesn’t mention. prepare special food get money make a wish give a speech blow out candles

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give a present wear best clothes put on music put up decorations

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Now listen again and complete the text with the missing words.

Last year my friends organised a surprise 18th birthday party in the garden. My family (1) _____________ and a lot of lights in the garden. My mother made me an enormous chocolate cake and there were 18 candles on the cake. When I (2) _____________ the (3) _____________, I (4) _____________ but I can’t tell you what it was, it’s a secret. I had a few presents but most people (5) _____________ money because they knew I wanted to buy a stereo. After we finished eating, I gave a short (6) _____________ to say thank you to everyone and then we (7) _____________ some (8) _____________ and danced until late. It was a fantastic birthday surprise!

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Pairwork How did you celebrate your last birthday? You can use the text in exercise 3 and these prompts to help you. when where who with

food clothes presents

speech other activities

My birthday is on...

My family and I put on our best clothes and went to... because…

VOCABULARY 5

Grade 5

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Listen to three people talking about a special occasion they’ve attended recently. Then look at the pictures and write the reason to celebrate in each case.

1 _________________________________

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2 _________________________________

3 _________________________________

Get ready for ISE I Listen again and complete the table with notes and more detailed information.

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Venue

Number of guests

Other details

Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3

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Match the words and expressions to the pictures. Then listen, check and repeat.

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cut the wedding cake make a toast bride

4 5 6

wedding rings bridesmaid groom

PRONUNCIATION: Basic intonation

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When you memorise answers, your intonation and speech is different.

Listen to the sentences and choose the sentence that isn’t memorised. How can you tell the difference?

1 My sister got married two years ago.

2 They cut the cake and we ate a lot.

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throw and catch the bouquet throw confetti

Pairwork Look at the pictures in exercise 8 again. Take turns to ask and answer questions using the prompts below.

Remember to develop you answers. Then tell the class your partner’s answers.

1 2 3 4 5 A B

be / a wedding? make / a toast to someone or something? the best part of a wedding? Why? the worst part of a wedding? Why? the best age to get married? Why? Have you ever been to a wedding?

Yes, I have. I went to my cousin’s wedding last summer. It was a lovely day and...

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Quantifying 1

Expressing preferences

p. 8

Pairwork Read the statements and underline the options that are true for you. Tell your partner the reasons for your answers. Then report to the class.

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1 A few / A lot of people in my class prefer to have a big party to celebrate their birthdays.

2 I go to a lot of / a few local festivals.

3 A lot of / Not many people get married in the winter.

4 All / A lot / A few / None of my friends watch reality TV. 5 Many / Not many of my friends download music.

A lot of people in my class prefer to have a big party to celebrate their birthdays because…

Pairwork Look at the pictures for each situation. Ask and answer questions using would rather, prefer, love, like and hate.

Then report to the class.

1 You want to celebrate your birthday at the cinema. There are two films on this evening, Pirates of the Caribbean 5 or Wonder Woman.

A hich film would you rather see B I’d rather see... because...

Talking about events in the indefinite and recent past p. 14 2

Pairwork How many of these activities have you done? Ask your partner. Develop your answers. Can you add any other party activities? make a cake put up decorations blow out candles

make a wish give a speech throw a party

2 You want to travel to your capital city to celebrate a special occasion. Choose one of these means of transport.

A Have you ever made a birthday cake?

B Yes, I have. I make a cake every year for...

Stating the duration of events 3

cal lC assi

p. 20

Pairwork Ask and answer questions using the prompts below. Use for, since and just.

Develop your answers when possible. Then report to the class.

1 2 3 4 5

How long / live / in your home?

How long / study / English?

How long / be / at your school?

How long / know / your best friend?

How long / have / your phone?

A How long have you lived in your home?

B We’ve just moved into my new house! I’ve lived in this house for about three months.

We moved house because...

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3 It’s New Year’s Eve and you want to go to a concert. Choose one of the concerts.

Talking about the future – informing and predicting p. 32 5

Pairwork Choose either situation 1, 2 or 3 in exercise 4 and plan what you’ll do. Use the prompts to help you. Think of some good reasons for your answers and then tell the class about your plans. transport meeting place

clothes food

FUNCTIONS IN CONTEXT

Grade 5

Reading

Weddings around the world Did you know that red is a traditional wedding colour in China and wine glasses are broken at a Jewish wedding? Let’s take a closer look at some wedding customs around the world.

In modern China, a bride likes to choose three dresses for her special day. The first dress is a traditional qipao or cheongsam and it is usually red because red is a strong, lucky colour in Chinese culture. She generally changes into a white dress later in the day and then finally she puts on an evening dress for the last part of the ceremonies.

Before an Indian bride gets married, she decorates her hands and feet with menhdi – beautiful and intricate designs drawn with henna. A lot of her female friends and family do the same. It takes a long time to paint and even longer to dry.

At Jewish weddings, the groom breaks a glass under his feet at the end of the wedding ceremony. The wedding guests call out Mazel tov! after the glass breaks, which means ‘Good luck’, ‘Congratulations’.

In Peru, the wedding cake holds a surprise for the unmarried females at the wedding party. Before the bride and groom cut the cake, the other women pull ribbons attached to the cake and one lucky ribbon has a ring at the end of it. Tradition says that the wedding guest who picks the lucky ribbon will be the next to get married.

Lebanese weddings are an exciting event. The ceremonies start with a lot of singing and dancing outside the groom’s house and then the musical procession accompanies the groom to his bride’s house. The guests then throw rose petals on the happy couple.

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1 2 3 4 5

A Chinese bride’s first dress is usually a ______________________________, red dress.

When a bride ______________________________ in India, she paints her hands and feet with henna.

At the end of a Jewish wedding ______________________________, the groom breaks a glass.

There is a ______________________________ hidden in the wedding cake in Peruvian ceremonies.

In Lebanese weddings, the groom is accompanied by ______________________________ to get his bride.

Listening 2

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Listen to Silvia making plans for her next birthday party and complete the sentences with the words you hear. Then listen again and check your answers.

1 She hasn’t organised a party ______________.

2 She ______________ a party outside.

3 Because her birthday is in summer, she ______________ have a barbecue.

4 If it rains, she’ll order ______________ pizzas.

5 She ______________ book a DJ for the music.

6 She probably ______________ have time to make a cake.

Speaking 3

Group work n grou s of four or fi e eo le imagine that you are going to organise a grou party. Decide who will do what to make the party great. Use the prompts in the box to help you. Present your proposed party to the class. Who has organised the best party? when

location

theme

music

other entertainment

decorations

food and drink

invitations

Writing 4

Get ready for ISE I Write an article (100-130 words) for your school magazine about a recent party you attended. You should: say where and when the party was and how long it lasted describe the food and decorations say which was the best/worst part

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The Topic phase – Perfecting your topic Topic Tip Complete your topic form with a title and five discussion points before the exam.

You can’t write any extra notes on this form.

You can always use a practice Topic form with notes to help you revise for the exam.

1

Listen to Greta talking about her topic, Crossfit training. Which four discussion points are they talking about? Tick (3) them.

2

Listen again and complete the four discussion points in Greta’s practice topic form with the extra notes in the box. Remember this is only an example of a practice topic form. The topic form you bring to the exam room must only ha e the title and the fi e discussion oints on t write any extra notes!

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become a Crossfit trainer wanted to get fit father was an athlete get fit enough to do anything exercise philosophy and competitive sport elements from different sports two close friends do Crossfit bigger gym strength, exibility and endurance aerobic exercises and specific muscle workouts

What is Crossfit _________________ _________________ _________________

y future with Crossfit _______________________ _______________________ _______________________

Title of topic:

Crossfit training

Topic Tip You will have up to five nutes to ta a out your topic, including asking and answering questions with the examiner. That’s approximately one minute for each discussion point.

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Benefits of Crossfit _________________ _________________ _________________

Why I started Crossfit _________________ _________________ _________________

Things I like/ dislike about Crossfit _________________ _________________ _________________

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Now prepare a practice version of your topic form on page 42.

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Pairwork Student A is the examiner and times each of the discussion points. Student B is the candidate. Student B, talk about one of your discussion points and Student A, ask at least one question nclude the questions in your timing ow re eat for the other fi e discussion oints Which discussion points have enough material and which discussion points need more work?

Then swap roles.

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Pairwork Give your topic form to your partner. Practise talking about your topic and asking and answering questions. Time your complete conversation. Then swap roles. Can you help your partner improve his/her topic or questions?

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Pairwork Practise talking about your topic with different partners. Practise asking different partners new questions about their topic. Change the order of your discussion points each time. The more you practise, the more natural your talk will be.

Topic Tip Don’t memorise your talk. In the exam, you’ll talk about at least four of your discussion points but the examiner will decide the order. Practise your topic without looking at your notes. Be confident you can do it. Good luck

FUNCTIONS GET READY IN FOR CONTEXT TRINITY

Grade 5

The Conversation phase 1

Listen to the example exchange between an examiner and a candidate. What questions does the candidate ask?

2

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Example questions

Possible answers

When is your birthday?

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How did you celebrate last year?

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Did you have a cake?

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Did you get any good presents?

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What did you like best about the party?

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How will you celebrate next year?

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How would you rather celebrate your birthday?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

And what about other special occasions? Have you celebrated other special occasions recently?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

How did you celebrate?

________________________________________________________

Did you give a present?

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Have you ever organised a surprise party?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Tell me, is there anything you don’t like about parties?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

3

Write three good questions for the examiner and include them naturally in the conversation.

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Pairwork Take turns with your partner to practise the conversation. Try not to read your answers and try to speak naturally.

Exam Tip Relax, smile and enjoy the opportunity to show the examiner how much English you know

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The Topic phase 1

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EXAMPLE EXAM PRACTICE TEST

Grade 5

The Conversation phase 2

Read the example questions and give your answers.

Example questions

Possible answers

Let’s talk about entertainment. Have you seen any good films recently

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

ave you ever watched a film in English

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What was the last thing you watched on TV?

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Would you rather watch a soap opera or a documentary?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Will you watch some TV this evening?

________________________________________________________

What type of books do you usually read?

________________________________________________________

Have you ever been to the theatre?

________________________________________________________

Are there a lot of concerts in your hometown?

________________________________________________________

Will you go to the next concert?

________________________________________________________

Now let’s talk about something different.

Let’s talk about means of transport.

Did you come to this exam on foot?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

How do you usually travel when you are on holiday?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

How many people use public transport in your hometown?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you prefer to travel by public transport or private transport?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

When did you last catch a bus?

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How long have your parents had their car?

________________________________________________________

Have you ever been in a helicopter?

________________________________________________________

Why do people sometimes use bicycles in a city?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you think transport will be different in the future?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

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Pairwork Give your Topic form to your partner. Student A, you are the examiner and Student B, your are the candidate. Role play the exam (the Topic phase and the Conversation phase).

Then swap roles.

Exam Tip The examiner will only choose t o su ect areas from the six possible subject areas for your conversation.

You must be prepared to talk about all six because you don’t know which subjects the examiner will choose Remember to ask the examiner at least one question

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Grade 6

FUNCTIONS

GESE Grade 6 – Basic exam information GESE (Graded Examinations in Spoken English) Grade 6 (CEFR B1.2) examination is a conversation in two parts between you and the examiner.

For more detailed information, please download the Trinity Exam Information booklet from www.trinitycollege.com/GESEexaminformation.

Exam format

Time: 10 minutes Exam procedure: • Greet the examiner.

• Have a conversation (up to 5 minutes) with the examiner on a prepared topic - Give the examiner your topic form and tell him her what you are going to talk about; - The examiner chooses the discussion points on your topic form for you to talk about; - The examiner asks questions and makes comments about your topic this continues until at least four points on your topic form have been covered; - You must ask the examiner at least one related question during the topic phase.

• Have a conversation (up to 5 minutes) with the examiner on two subject areas selected by the examiner. You must ask the examiner at least two related questions during the Conversation phase.

• Say goodbye.

For the exam, you must know and be able to use the language items for Grade 6 and for the previous grades.

For Grade 6, you must understand and use the functions, grammar and vocabulary (relating to the subject areas) below.

Vocabulary Travel Money Fashion Rules and regulations ealth and fitness Learning a foreign language More expressions related to future time e.g. in a year’s time Common phrasal verbs

Grammar Zero and First conditionals using if and when Present continuous tense for the future Past continuous tense Modal verbs related to Grade 6 functions, e.g. must, need to, might and don’t have to Infinitive of purpose

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Functions Expressing and requesting opinions and impressions Expressing intention and purpose Expressing obligation and necessity Expressing certainty and uncertainty Describing actions over a period of time

Phonology The correct pronunciation of vocabulary specific to the topic and sub ect areas Sentence stress to clarify meaning Basic intonation and features of connected speech at sentence level Intonation patterns of more complex question forms Avoidance of speech patterns of recitation

FUNCTIONS IN CONTEXT

Grade 6

Test your knowledge 1

2.1

Listen to the questions and choose the correct option.

1

A I go shopping.

2

A He’s going to his sister’s house.

3

A Yes, I will.

4

A We will study the past simple tense.

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A Yes, I do.

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A I love it!

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A At the doctor’s.

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A I don’t make exercises.

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A To speak English.

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B I put it in a piggy bank.

C I haven’t got a bank account.

B He does nothing.

C He go to his parent’s every Sunday.

B Yes, I have.

C Yes, I do.

B We were studying the past simple tense.

C We were study the past simple tense.

B Yes, I need.

C Yes, I have.

B I not like it.

C I love!

B At the gym.

C Online.

B I go to the gym.

C I make exercises.

B To go to university in Barcelona.

C To get fit.

A Yes, I am.

B Yes, I go.

C Yes, I do.

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A You must be married.

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A No, I don’t.

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A To watch films.

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A No, I haven’t.

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A She is wearing skinny jeans.

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A To make more money.

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A Yes, I’m sure they’re arriving tomorrow.

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A No, it doesn’t!

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A No, I don’t think so.

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A No, I never broken a bone.

B You don’t have to be married.

C You must be 18.

B No, I do.

C No, it won’t.

B I don’t go to the cinema.

C By watching films.

B No, I won’t.

C No, it isn’t.

B She was wearing skinny jeans.

C She wears skinny jeans.

B To understand better.

C They like them.

B Yes, I’m sure they arrive tomorrow.

C Yes, they do.

B No, I find not C No, I don’t!

B No, I not sure.

C No, we mustn’t.

B No, I’ve never broken a bone.

C Yes, I ever broken a bone.

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Language learning

Learning a foreign language 1

2.2

Read the free ways of learning a foreign language in the box. Put them into the correct skills group. The same activity can go into more than one group. Then listen and check.

READING SKILLS

read books/articles listen to music organise a language exchange watch films in English with subtitles listen to other people’s conversations do karaoke use online resources write a diary in English

LISTENING SKILLS WRITING SKILLS 2

3

Pairwork Can you think of any other ways to learn a foreign language? Discuss with your partner and add them to the groups in exercise 1.

SPEAKING SKILLS

Pairwork hat do you find most difficult about learning a foreign language rade the ex ressions in the box from the easiest to the most difficult hen com are your answers with your artner o you find the same things hard using grammar correctly remembering vocabulary pronouncing words clearly spelling words correctly speaking uently

easy 1 _______________

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difficult 2 _________________

3 _________________

4 _________________

5 _________________

Pairwork What have you done to improve your English? In pairs, ask and answer questions.

Use the words and expressions in exercises 1, 2 and 3 to help you. Expand your answers with details. find listening the most difficult and ve watched a lot of films in nglish to improve my listening s ills usually watch films with su titles ecause it s easier and ve learnt a lot of new phrases and expressions

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Classwork Now tell the class three things about how your partner has improved his/her English.

VOCABULARY 6

2.3

Match the underlined phrasal verbs and expressions to their meanings. Then listen and check.

1 2 3 4 5 6

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a b c d e f

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My English is slowly getting better.

He listens to music to pick up new words.

Our teacher really focuses on pronunciation.

I note down new words when I hear them.

I tend to look up new words in a dictionary.

It’s hard to make out the words in rap music. to hear for the first time and learn to concentrate to write on a piece of paper to understand clearly to improve to search for the answer 2.4

Put the adjectives in the box into the correct group. Then listen and check.

Can you add any more adjectives? challenging inspiring difficult interesting entertaining confusing tiring fascinating easy hard fun

Positive

Both

Negative

Useful Language Expressions relating to future time I start university the day after tomorrow/the week after next/the year after next he nglish course starts in a minute/in 10 minutes/in an hour/in a week/in two weeks from now. ll e ac in ten minutes’ time/in two hours’ time/in a year’s time. e ll discuss it later/soon/in the near future. e ll have a different teacher next Tuesday/ next year/on Wednesdays/tomorrow morning.

We use expressions relating to future time to say when something will happen.

Grade 6

2.5

Listen to Takeshi talking about his plans for improving his language skills and complete the text. Make sure you use the correct form of the verbs.

Hi, I’m Takeshi and I’m going to live in Quebec in Canada (1) _______________________________.

I’m starting a French language exchange (2) ________________________________ and I’d like to (3) ______________________________ speaking and listening. I’m also doing an online English course at the moment and I’ve (4) ___________________________________ a lot of new words already. I’ll get a private teacher (5) __________________________________ but I don’t know when exactly. I watch a lot of TV in English but sometimes I still find it hard to (6) ____________________________________ what they are saying. I (7) ___________________________________ new words and my listening skills are definitely (8) ____________________________________.

My favourite soap opera in English starts (9) _______________________________________; soaps are a great way to learn a language because the dialogue isn’t usually very (10) _______________________________________.

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Pairwork Describe your experience of learning a foreign language to your partner.

Use these prompts to help you: how much you enjoy learning a foreign language what you find easy and difficult how you plan to improve

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Classwork Now tell the class about your partner’s language learning experience. i loves learning foreign languages ut she finds it confusing ecause he also finds ut she s getting much etter at he thin s that he s starting a language exchange next month and she ll focus on

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I’m going to London to study English

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seful an ua e

A What are you doing next Monday?

B I’m playing...

Present continuous for future use ‘When are you taking the exam?’

‘I’m taking the exam next month.’ hen are they starting college ‘They’re starting college the day after tomorrow.’

We can use the Present continuous with an expression of future time to talk about future arrangements.

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Look at the events that a language school is putting on for its students and complete the sentences with the Present continuous form of the verbs in brackets and an expression of future time from the box. next Wednesday the Tuesday after next the Friday after next on Thursday the 12th next weekend in three weeks

seful an ua e Expressing intention and purpose ‘Why is he studying English?’ ‘He’s studying English to enter university in London.’

‘Why are you leaving now?’ ‘We’re leaving early to avoid the traffic We use the infiniti e form of the verb to state an intention or purpose.

3

Creative writing course

How long has Juan studied Japanese?

When and why is he moving to Kyoto?

How long is he going to stay in Japan?

What are the three aims of Juan’s cultural exchange programme?

5 What is Juan’s other reason for moving to Kyoto?

6 What is kanji?

Wednesday 4th Saturday and Sunday 7th – 8th

Monthly Book Club Quiz night Amanda’s birthday party Guest speaker – Improving your speaking skills

Tuesday 10th Thursday 12th Friday 13th Thursday 24th

1 The language school _______________________ (hold) Book Club _______________________ .

2 Film club _______________________ (discuss) the film _______________________ .

3 The school _______________________ (host) a guest speaker _______________________ .

4 They _______________________ (organise) a creative writing course ______________________ .

5 We _______________________ (celebrate) Amanda’s birthday _______________________ .

6 The school _______________________ (do) a quiz night _______________________ .

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2.6

1 2 3 4

This evening Friday 29th – pizza night!

Monthly Film Club – discuss the film

Pairwork Make some notes on what you’re doing next week. Then ask and answer questions.

4

Pairwork Use these prompts to ask and answer questions. Develop your answers and take notes about your partner.

Which languages / you / speak?

Why / you / study / English?

What other reasons / people / learn foreign languages?

Why / you / think / learning a foreign language is important?

What / you / do next to improve your English?

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lasswork Now tell the class about your partner.

Ajmal speaks... and he is studying... to...

He thinks that...

FUNCTIONS IN CONTEXT Reading

2

1

Listening 3

get better advantages people who only speak one language point of view a multilingual person understand made stronger the ability to do lots of things at the same time focus gives us more opportunities in life

2.7

Listen to Karim talking about the fastest ways to learn a language. Read the sentences below and write T (true) or F (false). Listen again and check your answers.

1 It is easier to learn another language because we already speak one language.

2 We learnt our native language in primary school.

3 Children become uent in their native language in about 4 years.

4 The fastest way to become uent is to practise every week.

5 There aren’t many opportunities for learning a language in today’s world.

6 The Internet is often the cheapest way to learn.

7 There are only a few language learning apps available.

8 Watching videos can help you with your pronunciation.

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Speaking 4

Find a word or phrase in the text (maximum 3 words) that has the same meaning as the words and expressions below.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Now answer the questions.

1 How does learning a language help the brain? _________________________________________________ 2 Name one social advantage of speaking more than one language. _________________________________________________ 3 Name one economic advantage of speaking more than one language. _________________________________________________

BENEFITS OF SPEAKING MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE Approximately 65% of people around the world speak at least two languages regularly and many countries have more than one official language. South Africa, for example, has 11 official languages. It seems that the more languages we speak, the easier it is to learn a new one.

Most people learn a foreign language to improve their job and travel prospects but science has also found a link between knowing more than one language and having greater brain power. A brain that is constantly switching between different languages is getting a lot of exercise. Like a well-exercised body, a well-exercised brain gives us a lot of benefits, especially as we get older. Older people who regularly speak more than one language tend to have less memory loss and enjoy better mental health than monolingual speakers.

Frequent use of multiple languages is also linked to greater empathy for others. Studies have shown that practising another language makes us more able to see the world from another person’s perspective. We become more open-minded and able to recognise and understand the needs of others. A multilinguist’s brain is often more able to comprehend differences between cultures too. An ability to empathise in this way gives us a social advantage.

Brain functions are strengthened by learning and practising another language, which improves both decision-making skills and multitasking skills. The brain is like any other muscle in our body, it needs to keep fit to work well. A fit brain is better at remaining focused in a busy environment and helps us concentrate in a modern world that is full of distractions.

Learning another language helps us to communicate and opens more doors in the world of work but it also enables the speaker to understand his or her own language and culture better. When we learn new expressions in another language, we start to question how and why we say things in our first language.

It’s never too late to learn a new language!

Grade 6

Pairwork You are the owners of a language school in your hometown. Think of the best ways to convince people to come and learn a foreign language with you. You can use these prompts to help you. Then present your arguments to the rest of the class. reasons to learn another language courses extra activities you organise

Writing 5

Write the text for a brochure (100-130 words) to advertise your English school in exercise 4. Try and convince people to come and study with you.

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The Topic phase – Choosing your topic Topic Tip The purpose of the Topic phase is to give you the opportunity to display your knowledge of the language of Grade while you talk about a topic that interests you.

Remember that your topic must be different from the six subject areas in the exam.

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Listen to three candidates. What are their topic titles? Match the candidates to the topics in the box.

a favourite personality a past experience a favourite subject an unusual hobby a particular visit/school trip an important invention a learning experience a favourite sports team/organisation or company a favourite city, book or film

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1 _____________

2 _____________

3 _____________

Think of three topics that interest you. Write them at the centre of the mind maps below.

Topic Tip Avoid very simple topics like my family, my best friend or my pet. At the same time, be careful not to choose topics that are too complex with a lot of new vocabulary or facts to remember.

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What

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Where

Who... with

How

How often

Why

How much many

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Pairwork Compare your mind maps with your partner’s mind maps. Can you add any new questions or ideas to your mind maps in exercise 2?

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Now look at the three mind maps again. Which of the three topics gives you more things to say hich to ics use the language of rade hoose your to ic and find a good title for it Write your title at the centre of your Trinity topic form on page 82.

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Pairwork Practise talking about your topic with your partner. It’s not important now to have a finished to ic but you can begin to understand what is a good to ic choice

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The Conversation phase 1

Listen to the example exchange between an examiner and a candidate. What questions does the candidate ask?

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Now read the example questions and write your answers in the spaces.

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Example questions

Possible answers

How many languages do you speak?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Why are you learning a language?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

What’s the hardest part about learning a language?

What do you do to practise the language?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you think speaking English is useful? Why? / Why not?

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How long have you studied English?

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Would you like to learn any other foreign languages?

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What do you like and dislike about learning foreign languages?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

How do you plan to improve your foreign languages in the future?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

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Write four more possible questions from the examiner about learning a foreign language. Use the words and expressions from this unit. Then write your questions on the board and share them with the rest of the class.

Question 1 ______________________________ Question 2 ______________________________ Question 3 ______________________________ Question 4 ______________________________

Exam Tip

Get ready for the Conversation phase by thinking of as many questions as you can that use the language of Grade in each of the subject areas. The examiner might ask one of them

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Pairwork Choose three of the questions on the board and ask your partner. Then swap roles.

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Pairwork Take turns with your partner to practise the conversation, including the extra questions in exercises 4 and 5. Try not to read your answers and try to speak naturally.

Now write three good questions for the examiner and include them naturally in the conversation.

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What’s your destination?

Travel 1

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Match the pictures A-H to the travel preparations. Then listen and check. Can you add any other travel preparations?

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Documents Source of money Special clothes/shoes Other

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get a visa book a place to stay arrange travel insurance get time off work or school change some money pack your bag get vaccinations get a pet sitter

Group work Using the information in the table decide which are the fifteen most important objects to pack in your bag. Then share your answers with the class. Which destination type requires the biggest bag?

VOCABULARY 4

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Listen to a travel agent explaining some alternative ways to travel the world.

Which of these ways does she mention?

Put a tick (3 here are fi e answers you don’t need to use.

take a

car

ferry

plane

train

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mountain bike camel a tent

motorbike

helicopter

camper van

hotel

couch-surf work on a

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organic farm

sailing yacht

Pairwork You have a $1,000 (or local equivalent) to spend on a trip abroad.

Decide together how you will spend the money and the reasons for your choices.

Then tell the class about your trip.

We’ve decided to take a city break in Singapore because it’s a fascinating country with... e ll spend half of the money on ights and then about $300 on food and accommodation.

We’ve decided to stay in... because...

Watch out! a trip a journey to travel

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when you go somewhere for a reason (a school trip, etc.) the route from A to B the act of moving from A to B

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Complete the sentences with the correct form of one of the words above.

Then listen and check.

1 The __________________ from home to the airport was awful. There was so much traffic.

2 I want to go __________________ around Asia when I finish school.

3 Last year we went on a history __________________ to Athens to study the ancient Greek civilisation.

Match the underlined phrasal verbs with the correct definitions isten and check

a b c d e f g h

elephant caravan

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We set off at dawn to climb the mountain.

I wanted to go away for a couple of days.

The plane took off before we arrived.

The taxi dropped me off outside the hotel.

I managed to pick up a bit of the language.

We can check out of the hotel anytime.

I wanted to find out more about the locals.

I’m looking forward to going abroad. to go up into the air to discover to pay and leave a place to stay to leave to go on a trip to learn casually to travel somewhere away from home to be happy about a future event to leave someone at a place

Watch out!

The verb that follows looking forward to always takes the -ing form.

I’m looking forward to seeing you.

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Chris is staying at a youth hostel.

He’s chatting to some new friends he has made. Listen and complete what Chris says.

As soon as I (1) ___________________, I booked a place to stay for the first few nights and arranged my travel (2) __________________. I didn’t need any (3) __________________ so I (4) __________________ work and set off immediately on my travels. And here I am On the first day I checked into the hostel and then I went out to (5) __________________ sights.

I (6) __________________ the first night because it was all so exciting. Over the last few days, I’ve (7) __________________ new food, met the locals and even (8) __________________ some of the language!

Tomorrow I’m going on a trek through the jungle.

I’m really (9) __________________ it! Then next week, I’m going to hire a boat and (10) __________________ the islands. Who wants to come with me?

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I was staying with friends for a couple of days 3

Describing past actions over a period of time

Student A

Table 1

We use the Past continuous to talk about actions over a period of time in the past.

to move house

Student B

Table 2

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hoping for last summer

Student A Where was Martin living last year?

Student B He was living in…

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Pairwork Ask your partner where he/she was living last year, what he/she was doing last summer and what he/she was hoping for last summer.

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Classwork Now tell the class about your partner.

Read the text again and answer the questions.

1 What was Lina doing when Josh and the author got off the plane?

2 What was the baby doing while they were queueing?

3 What were they doing when they got into Lina’s car?

4 Where was Lina living last year?

travelling in Greece with Martin

Lina

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doing last summer

architect in the city centre

in a shared house in the country

Lina was waiting for us outside customs when we got off the plane. It took us ages to get through passport control and customs because we were queueing behind a lot of other travellers. As soon as we got outside, Lina asked us, ‘What were you doing in there? I was imagining all sorts of terrible things!’.

Josh and I laughed as we explained the reason for the delay. Soon Lina was laughing with us as we told her about the long queue of angry passengers.

‘Did you see that crazy couple? They were arguing about whose bag was whose!’

‘Oh yes and what about the woman with the baby? The baby was crying the whole time and the customs officers didn’t know what to do!’

We were still joking with each other when we got into Lina’s car and headed towards town. She said over her shoulder as she took the motorway exit, ‘I was living in a much smaller flat last year. You’ll love this new one, it’s much bigger and it’s even got a big terrace with a view of the sea.

Martin is preparing lunch for us now. I sent him a message when you arrived. It’s OK, he wasn’t worrying, Martin never worries about anything! I hope you like seafood?’

‘We love seafood AND we’re looking forward to seeing Martin AND the new flat!’, Josh and I shouted happily back together.

working last year

working last receptionist in year a large hotel

New day, new city!

in a small flat in the city centre

travelling in Greece with Lina

Read an extract from the book New Day, New City and underline the verbs in the Past continuous.

living last year

Martin

hoping for to get married last summer to Martin

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Lina

living last year

I was travelling abroad for six months last year.

Where were you living last year?

I wasn’t staying at a hotel, I was staying at a bed and breakfast.

Pairwork Student A, cover the information in table 2. Student B, cover the information in table 1. Ask each other questions to complete your table.

doing last summer

Useful Language

FUNCTIONS IN CONTEXT Reading

Grade 6

VAGAMONDO

around the world without flying Carlo Taglia has literally travelled the world. He lived in various different places for 528 days and during that time, he covered 95,450 km and 24 countries. Perhaps the most amazing part was that he did it without once taking a plane and he travelled the whole time with very little money in his pocket. He’s written a book about his experiences, the friends he’s made and how travelling has changed his life.

One of the many experiences he talks about in the book was while he was staying on a farm with a group of about 20 people in Sweden. Everyone shared the jobs to be done: some people were working in the vegetable garden to provide food for the table while others were producing soaps and cosmetic products to sell in the market.

The people on the farm were reducing their everyday costs – they weren’t going out to restaurants and they weren’t buying expensive clothes but they were happy and they were always inventing new ways to live cheaply. Living cheaply means you work less and travel more, Carlo says.

He also says in his book that the hardest part about travelling is actually leaving your family, friends and the comforts of home behind. According to Carlo, travelling is the opposite to being on holiday. Being on holiday is about spending money and having all of life’s luxuries to hand whereas travelling is more about learning to adapt to new cultures, making sacrifices and above all, about learning to love your inner self and become the person you’ve always wanted to be.

Being on the road has brought Carlo happiness and taught him all this and more.

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Read the text and choose the correct option.

1 He was travelling for...

A almost B almost C almost a year a year. two years. and a half.

2 He took ... aeroplanes.

A0 B 528 C 24 3 He was staying on a farm where everyone...

A made B wore expensive C shared soap. clothes. the jobs.

4 The people on the farm ... went out to restaurants.

A never B sometimes C always

5 Carlo says that travelling is ... going on holiday.

A the same as B very different from C easier than 6 The most important thing that travelling has taught Carlo is how...

A to be happy with yourself.

B to make sacrifices.

C to adapt to new cultures.

Listening

Speaking

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Take notes while you listen and then answer the questions. Then listen again and check your answers.

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1 What was Annabel doing when the incredible thing happened?

2 Where was she staying?

3 What were the film director and film crew doing there?

4 What role did she play?

5 id Annabel feel confident in front of the camera 6 What was she doing while the make-up artist was doing her make-up?

7 Did she enjoy the day?

Pairwork Practise talking about exciting or unusual things that have happened to you while you were travelling or on holiday.

Use these prompts to help you. Then tell the class about your partner. where you were who you were with when you were what you were doing there what happened Desmond was travelling in Holland when a funny thing happened to him. He was...

Writing 4

Write a short story (100-130 words). Start your story with A funny thing happened to me while I was away...

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The Topic phase – Choosing your discussion points 1

2.16 Listen to Pierre talking about his topic, My passion for motorbikes. Look at his completed topic form and number the discussion points in the order you hear them. Which discussion point don’t they talk about? What extra information does the examiner ask for?

Advantages of riding a motorbike

Why I love bikes

Topic Tip Bikes I’ve owned

Title of topic:

My passion for motorbikes

The examiner will ask you questions about at least four of your six discussion points in any order.

Make sure that your topic form doesn’t include general points like Introduction or What I did next.

The Topic phase will last up to 5 minutes. That’s about one minute for each discussion point.

2 My motorbike ambitions

My motorbike trips Riding a motorbike safely

3

1 _________________________________________________ 2 _________________________________________________ 3 _________________________________________________

Think of at least six questions about the topic you chose on page 50. Write these questions in the table below.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Pairwork Imagine you are the examiner.

Can you think of three other questions to ask Pierre about his passion?

Questions

My answers

Topic Tip Choose discussion points that help you use the language of Grade 6. Useful functions include: • • • • •

Expressing opinions and impressions Expressing intention and purpose Expressing obligation and necessity Expressing certainty and uncertainty Describing actions over a period of time

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Pairwork Now compare your questions with your partner’s questions. Can you add any new questions to the table in exercise 3?

5

Answer all the questions you wrote in exercise 3. Which questions give you more things to talk about? Write them on your Trinity topic form on page 82.

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Pairwork Now practise asking and answering the six questions you chose.

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The Conversation phase 1

Listen to the example exchange between an examiner and a candidate. What questions does the candidate ask?

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Now read the example questions and write your answers in the spaces.

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Example questions

Possible answers

Have you ever been abroad?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Tell me about some of the things you have seen and done.

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

And what about places you’ve visited in your country?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Who do you usually travel with?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

What do you pack in your bag?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Where do you usually eat when you’re away from home?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

What do you always carry in your bag when you’re travelling?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Tell me about something that’s happened while you were travelling.

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Write four more possible questions from the examiner about travelling. Use the words and expressions from this unit. Then write your questions on the board and share them with the rest of the class.

Question 1 ______________________________ Question 2 ______________________________

Question 3 ______________________________ Question 4 ______________________________

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Pairwork Choose three of the questions on the board and ask your partner. Then swap roles.

5

Now write three good questions for the examiner and include them naturally in the conversation.

6

Pairwork Take turns with your partner to practise the conversation, including the extra questions in exercises 4 and 5. Try not to read your answers and try to speak naturally.

Exam Tip Remember to give reasons for your opinions when you expand your answers.

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Healthy lifestyles

Health 1

2.18

Write the words in the box under the pictures. Then listen, check and repeat the sentences.

black eye

broken arm

sore throat

1 _________________

2 _________________

5 _________________

6 _________________

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cough

headache

3 _________________

7 _________________

our finger is bleeding!

I’m allergic to strawberries.

I’ve hurt my hand. ave you got a temperature? e isn’t here today, he’s ill.

I’m feeling better, thank you.

It’s easy to get dehydrated in the sun. ave you got the u?

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to have a higher body temperature than normal to not feel sick or ill any more to not feel well to lose blood from the body damaged common illness that causes fever and headache eating or touching the product makes you ill to need to drink water immediately

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Dr Patel works at the Accident & Emergency department in a busy London hospital. Listen to him talking about three of the patients he treated. Complete the texts with the words in the box.

A

This gentleman had a nasty (1) _______________ on his thumb. e’s had a course of (2) _______________ to protect against a possible (3) ______________ and some (4) ______________ to help with the pain. It looks much better now.

B This lady (5) _______________ her ankle two weeks ago. I’m looking at the (6) _________________ and it seems O now. We’ll remove the (7) ________________ in two weeks.

C

This patient had (8) ________________ on his heart ten days ago. The (9) ________________ were working in the (10) ________________ for 3 hours.

Pairwork Ask your partner questions using the prompts. Develop your answers. broken bones

operations

ailments/illnesses

A Have you ever broken a bone?

B Yes, I have. I broke my arm 5 years ago. I was...

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Match the underlined ailments to their descriptions. Then listen and check.

operating theatre X-ray antibiotics broke cut painkillers plaster cast infection an operation surgeons

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treatments

VOCABULARY Fitness 5

Grade 6

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Match the pictures A-H to the ways of getting fit an you add any other ways of getting fit

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here are fi e main ty es of training to im ro e strength flexibility aerobic ca acity quick reflexes and balance. Underline the best alternative.

Then listen and check.

1 Aerobic / Strength activities increase your breathing and your heart beats faster.

2 Quick reaction / Strength exercises make your muscles stronger.

3 Balance / Aerobic exercises improve your stability and help prevent falls.

4 Flexibility / Balance exercises stretch your muscles.

5 Exercises for your balance / re exes improve the speed of your reactions.

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Pairwork Use your answers in exercise 6 to state the benefits of the acti ities below Share your answers with the class. Do you all ha e the same answers

yoga martial arts running football classical dance cycling swimming lifting weights Yoga improves your exi ility, strength and balance.

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go to bed early avoid unk food go ogging eat a sensible diet have regular medical check-ups count calories take vitamins don’t smoke

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Pairwork Tell your partner about any acti ities you do to kee fit i e reasons for your answers. Then tell the class about your partner.

A B

hat activities do you do to eep fit ell, don t really li e sports or exercises ut do a lot of other activities wash the car t improves oth my strength and alance because... also do a lot of

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Hopefully I’ll see you at the gym!

Useful Language Expressing certainty and possibility I take an aspirin if/when ve got a headache When/If ve got the u, don’t go to school.

We use the Zero conditional to talk about facts in the present and to express certainty about the conse uences of a situation. We use either if or when to say that one action depends on the other.

Useful Language I think I’ll be at the gym tomorrow but I’m not sure.

To express probability and uncertainty, we can use the adverbs and expressions probably, I think..., perhaps, m not sure, don t thin ...

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If you start running now, you’ll feel fitter soon I’ll go to the doctor if I still feel sick tomorrow.

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If I’ve got a cold, ...

When I want to relax ...

If I’ve got a fever, ... ...when I’ve got a cough. ...if I’m tired.

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What do you think will happen in these situations se the ex ressions in brackets to help you.

Pairwork Now ask and answer the questions in exercise 3. Then tell the class three things about your partner. ictor will go home and rest after the lesson if he feels tired e

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Pairwork Put the words in order to make questions.

1 do What if you you feel tired after the lesson will 2 you will feel hungry after the lesson if What do you 3 don’t feel well tomorrow if What you will do you 4 What do you you if will catch a cold next winter

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hat do you always do in these situations

1 If he eats a sensible diet... (lose weight) 2 She won’t get bitten... (use mos uito spray) 3 If he lifts weights, ... (build muscles) 4 e’ll feel better tomorrow... (take some medicine)

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Can you add any more expressions to the box A

We use the First conditional to express certainty or possibility about the conse uences of a situation in the present or in the future. We use if to say that one action depends on the other.

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o you want to come to the gym with me tomorrow (1) ______________________. I’m busy tomorrow...

Are you sure you still want to get fit If you start now, you’ll (2) _________________ feel better in a couple of weeks.

(3) ______________________ I do but (4) ______________________ I’ve got the time this week.

Well, I’m (5) ______________________ going to the gym tomorrow. In fact, I’ll (6) ______________________ go three times this week. Let me know if you want to come.

(7) ______________________ I can come on Thursday. Can I call you (8) ______________________. ave you got my number (9) ______________________, let me check ... es, I’ve still got it.

Pairwork Ask your partner about the certainty or uncertainty of the events below. Develop your answers. go running tomorrow visit the dentist within the next month do some exercise every day next week start a new physical activity soon A o you thin you ll go running tomorrow B don t thin so don t li e running went running a few years ago and hurt my nee don t thin running is the sport for me

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FUNCTIONS IN CONTEXT

Grade 6

Reading

TIPS FOR STAYING HEALTHY HOME

ABOUT ME

PERSONAL TRAINING SERVICES

RECIPES

FOLLOW

If you enjoy a healthy lifestyle, you’ll probably live longer and of course you’ll feel better as you get older. It can be hard to find the time and energy to exercise regularly or prepare healthy meals so here are some tips to help you: • Be physically active for 30 minutes each day. If you are very busy, you can break this down into three 10-minute sessions. Any type of physical activity is good, even doing the housework energetically is as good as the same time spent in the gym.

• If you eat a well-balanced diet with a variety of fresh produce, you’ll probably get enough minerals and vitamins to keep you feeling healthy. Try and avoid eating too much processed food.

• Wearing a seatbelt in the car and a bicycle helmet when you’re on your bike can help you avoid a serious injury if you have an accident. Use safety precautions at all times.

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• Protect your skin from the harmful rays of strong sun. If you don’t use sun cream, you’ll burn and your skin will suffer. A day on the beach is relaxing but every hour in the hot sun without protection will damage you skin permanently.

• Get enough sleep. If you don’t get enough sleep, your immune system will be weaker and you’ll be more likely to catch colds and the flu.

• Being happy can make a big difference to your physical health.

Don’t underestimate the importance of a positive attitude.

Stress and unhappiness can be the cause of various illnesses. If you’re happy, you’ll certainly feel healthier.

Read the text and answer the questions.

4 What will happen if you don’t use sun protection 5 What will happen if you don’t get enough sleep 6 According to the text, what can be the cause of various illnesses

1 According to the text, what will happen if you en oy a healthy lifestyle 2 ow can you get enough minerals and vitamins 3 ow can you help prevent a serious in ury in a car

Listening 2

2.23

Kumiko comes from Okinawa in Japan. Listen to her talking about why Okinawans live such long and healthy lives. Then read the sentences below and write T (true) or F (false).

1 Okinawans are usually still active at 100 years old.

2 Exercise is probably the most important factor.

3 Okinawans eat more than most apanese people.

4 If we eat less, we can possibly slow down the ageing process.

5 Okinawans eat a lot of green, orange and yellow vegetables.

6 Okinawans eat a lot of fried fish.

7 Okinawans drink a lot of fresh milk.

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Writing

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Group work What factors are important for li ing a ha y and healthy life ecide on fi e factors and gi e reasons for your answers. Then share your answers with the class. Can the class decide on the three most im ortant factors ur first factor for a happy and healthy life is to eat a well alanced diet with plenty of

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Get ready for ISE I Write an article (100130 words) for your school magazine on kee ing fit and healthy ou should talk about: the benefits of being fit and healthy how to stay fit how you like to stay healthy

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The Topic phase – Developing your discussion points Topic Tip Think carefully about how much material you’ll need in the Topic phase. The phase only lasts up to 5 minutes but make sure you have enough grammar and vocabulary for those 5 minutes!

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Pairwork Listen to a student talking about his topic, My specialist sporting activity – mountain biking. Write all the words you hear in the correct group in the mind map below. hen com are your mind ma with you artner an you add more words to your mind ma 2.24

Nouns Verbs and phrasal verbs

Adjectives

Mountain biking Adverbs

2

Useful expressions

Think of all the words you know that are useful for the topic you chose on page 50. Put them into the correct grou re there any words from other units that are useful ind other useful words in a dictionary or on the Internet.

Nouns Verbs and phrasal verbs

Adjectives

Vocabulary Adverbs

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Pairwork an you ronounce all the words in your mind ma in exercise ork with a artner and hel each other with the ronunciation heck difficult words with your teacher

4

Pairwork Check the phrasal verbs that you have chosen for your topic. Make sure you use the correct prepositions.

5

Pairwork Now try to talk about your topic for a few minutes.

GET READY FOR FUNCTIONS TRINITY

Grade 64

The Conversation phase 1

Listen to the example exchange between an examiner and a candidate. What questions does the candidate ask

2

Now read the example questions and write your answers in the spaces.

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Example questions

Possible answers

What do you do to stay fit

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

o you en oy walking (If yes) ow far do you usually walk

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

In your opinion, what are the best types of exercise

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ow important do you think it is to eat a healthy diet

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o you eat a healthy diet

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What do you do if you’ve got a fever

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When was the last time you had the u

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ow long did it take to get better

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rite four more ossible questions from the examiner about health and fitness se the words and expressions from this unit. Then write your questions on the board and share them with the rest of the class.

Question 1 ______________________________ Question 2 ______________________________

Question 3 ______________________________ Question 4 ______________________________

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Pairwork Choose three of the questions on the board and ask your partner. Then swap roles.

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Pairwork Take turns with your partner to practise the conversation, including the four extra questions in exercises 4 and 5. Try not to read your answers and try to speak naturally.

Now write three good questions for the examiner and include them naturally in the conversation.

Exam Tip You must be able to use the language of Grade 6 (and the previous grades) correctly during the exam. Try and use the language naturally without being prompted by the examiner.

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1 I’m sorry but can you pay for the coffee? I’ve __________ of money!

A pay in B run out C get out 2 Josh is __________ to buy a new bike.

A saving up B getting out C paying in 3 Take this money and _____ it _____ to the bank.

A pay ... in B save ... up C get ... out 4 Can you give me £20 when you _____ some money _____ of the cashpoint?

A pay … back B pay … in C get ... out 5 Thanks for lending me the money. I promise I’ll _____ you _____ tomorrow.

A pay ... back B pay ... off C pay … in

borrow money lend money owe money earn money make money save money waste money

to borrow = to take (for a period of time) to lend = to give (for a period of time)

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piggy bank bank statement banknotes wallet receipt

hoose the correct hrasal erb hen listen and check

Match the verbs with the correct definition hen listen and check

Watch out!

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1 To __________________________ means to be in debt to someone.

2 To__________________________ means to put money in a safe place to be spent later.

3 To__________________________ means to give money to someone. They will give it back to you.

4 To__________________________ means to spend money on unnecessary things.

5 To__________________________ means to receive more money than you originally spent on the investment.

6 To__________________________ means to take money from someone. You will give it back to them.

7 To__________________________ means to work and receive money for your work.

coins online bank account cashpoint machine

PRONUNCIATION: Silent letters

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ircle the silent letter in the underlined words isten and check hen listen again and re eat 1 I hate to be in debt!

2 A mortgage is a special loan from the bank to buy a house.

3 I’d like to start my own business one day.

4 Always ask for a receipt when you change money.

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Grade 6

hen listen and check

DIALOGUE 1 imon Hey Jack, can I ask you a favour? ack Sure. How can I help you? imon Can you (1) ________________________ me $50? It’s just until next week! I get paid on Friday. ack Again? But you (2) ________________________ $20 from me last month! You still haven’t given it back to me. imon I know but it’s really important. I want to get my brother a birthday present. ack OK but it’s now $70 that you (3) ________________________ me! Here you are... imon Thanks Jack. I promise I’ll (4) ________________________ you back everything next week.

DIALOGUE 2

DIALOGUE 3

I’m going to the bank later to talk to them about my bank account. ony Why? ill Well, I got my bank (5) __________________ this morning and it says I’m in (6) __________________. ony Really? Is the bank charging you interest? ill Yes! That’s the problem. They are charging me 20%!

I need to pay (7) __________________ some money immediately.

Bart Why are you putting your pocket money in the (8) ____________________ bank? uis Because I’m (9) ____________________ up to buy some designer jeans.

Bart Designer clothes are a ( ) _______________ of money! uis It depends. They are usually very well made...

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Pairwork magine you ha e a monthly salary of or local equi alent ow much do you want to s end on the following ex enses i e reasons for your answers rent / mortgage household bills savings for a holiday food savings for emergencies going out new clothes / music / books presents for other people We want to spend 50% of our salary on rent because we like to live in a beautiful house.

It’s important to pay the bills but we don’t want to spend more than $150 a month on bills...

PRONUNCIATION: Intonation

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isten and underline the strong sounds isten again and re eat 1 Can money buy happiness?

2 Money doesn’t grow on trees.

3 Money is power.

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B I don’t think money can buy happiness. But having money helps because...

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He must be rich!

Useful Language Expressing certainty and uncertainty Present certainty Sam’s got an expensive computer. He must be rich! (very certain) They are famous. They may/might/could be rich. (not very certain) He hasn’t got any money. He can’t be rich! (very certain) Future certainty I won’t have enough money to go on holiday next summer! (very certain) I may/might/could be paid on Friday. (not very certain)

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What do you think of/about... ?

Do you believe that… ?

What’s your opinion on… ?

Expressing opinions and impressions I think...

In my opinion, ...

I’d say that…

I believe that...

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Hey, I’m going shopping tomorrow, do you want to come?

I’m not sure. My grandparents (1) _____________ here for lunch tomorrow.

Again? They (2) _____________ your mother’s cooking!

Ha! So where are you going shopping tomorrow?

I don’t know. I (3) _____________ the new shopping centre.

They’ve only got expensive shops. You (4) _____________ rich!

Sadly, I’m not rich but the sales are on 70% discount in some shops!

Really? I suppose I (5) _____________ after lunch...

OK, I (6) ___________ there all afternoon.

Call me when you’ve finished lunch.

Pairwork ead these situations and discuss them with your artner be rich within the next five years have enough money to buy a new phone this year have enough money to go abroad next year A Do you think you’ll be rich within the next five years B I won’t be rich but I might...

Money quiz ead the statements and circle the best answers for you hen ask and answer the questions with your artner gi ing reasons A Do you think money is important because it shows how successful and powerful you are?

B Would you rather save money than spend it?

C When you have a lot of money, do you think you can do whatever you want?

D Do you often show your love to people by buying them presents?

E Do you think an important reason for earning a lot of money is to be free?

isten and com lete the tele hone call with the missing ex ressions

Emma

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A B C D E

Yes 5 5 5 5 5

4 4 4 4 4

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No 1 1 1 1 1

I put 1 in question A. I don’t think money is important for that reason. In my opinion, it isn’t good to... I’d say that...

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Pairwork fter taking the qui decide which of these attitudes is most true for you and your artner an you write a better descri tion for you or your artner 1 _____________ is a person who doesn’t think money is important and will probably have money problems in the future.

2 _____________ is a person who believes it is important to earn lots of money to be free and independent.

3 _____________ is a person who is very cautious with money and will probably always have plenty of savings.

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Grade 6

Reading 1

Get ready for ISE I extra title

ead the text and match the titles to the correct aragra h

here is one

Choose something to save up for Watch your savings grow Make a budget Make saving a habit Decide on your priorities Plan on saving money Record your expenses

SIMPLE WAYS TO SAVE MONEY Credit Cards

Investing

Personal Banking

Insurance

1 ________________________________________ The first step to saving money is to work out how much you spend.

When you keep track of your expenses, you can account for every penny that you spend. It’s important to write down everything you buy, which means even the little things like drinks and snacks. Do this for a month and once you have all of your data, organise your spending into groups like going out or clothes. Calculate the total for each group.

2 ________________________________________ If you have a good idea of what you spend each month, you can begin to organise your spending into a possible budget. Write down how much money you receive each month, then take away your expenses. Don’t forget to include unexpected expenses like birthday presents. If your expenses are more than your income, you need to rethink your spending habits.

3 ________________________________________ Now that you’ve made a budget, create a savings section within your budget. Try to put away 10-15% of your income as savings. If you can’t do that, look back at your expenses and see if you can cut down on any non-essential items. That might include going out and extra snacks.

4 ________________________________________ One of the best ways to save money is to set a goal. Think of something that you might want to save up for. A new pair of trainers or a holiday abroad with friends. Then work out how long you need to save up for to reach that goal.

5 ________________________________________ When you receive money, keep it in a safe place or open a bank account and put your money there. Do this every time if you really want to save money. If it doesn’t go into your pocket, you can’t spend it.

6 ________________________________________ Check your progress every month. This will help you stick to your personal saving plan and will also help you identify and fix problems quickly.

Listening

Speaking

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ow are merican teenagers s ending their money isten and com lete the ie chart with the s ending habits (5) ____________ 2% other 4% events 6%

electronic products 7%

(3) ____________ 9%

where you get your money from what you spend your money on how you save money

clothes 21%

(4) ____________ 8%

Pairwork se the rom ts to ask and answer questions about your s ending habits i e reasons for your answers hen tell the class three things about your artner

Writing (1) ____________ 20%

(2) ____________ 10% music/movies and video games 13%

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rite an article Get ready for ISE I words for a blog on the im ortance of managing your money n your blog you should explain why money is important describe different ways of managing your money

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The Topic phase – Get ready for the examiner’s questions 1

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isten to this exam le exchange between an examiner and a candidate ook at the to ic form and answer these questions 1 Which of these discussion points are they 2 Managing talking about? work and 3 Why I started 1 How I started school ______________________________________________ my own my own 2 Which questions does the examiner ask? business business ______________________________________________ ______________________________________________ Title of topic: ______________________________________________ My own business: creating apps

4 Things to remember if you want to start a business

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5 Being self-employed

ook at your discussion oints on your to ic form on age hink of at least two ossible questions for each discussion oint se the words in the box to hel you When... ?

Where... ? Who... with? What... ? How... ? How often... ? Do you like... ?

Did you... ? How long... ? Since when… ? How much... ?

Discussion point 1

Discussion point 2

Discussion point 3

Discussion point 4

Discussion point 5

Discussion point 6

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Question 1 Question 2 Question 1 Question 2 Question 1 Question 2 Question 1

Topic Tip

Question 2

The examiner is going to ask you different questions about your topic but you don’t know which questions he/she will ask. Be prepared and think of as many questions as you can that the examiner might ask.

Question 1 Question 2 Question 1 Question 2

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Pairwork tudent is the examiner and tudent is the candidate tudent talk about your to ic and tudent ask a question for each discussion oint hen swa roles id your artner think of any new questions f so add them to your list in exercise

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Pairwork tudent is the examiner and tudent is the candidate tudent ask tudent all of the questions on his her list in exercise heck the grammar and ronunciation together hen swa roles

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The Conversation phase 1

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isten to the exam le exchange between an examiner and a candidate does the candidate ask the examiner

hat questions

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ow read the questions and write your answers in the s aces Example questions Possible answers Do you like spending money?

Do you sometimes lend money to people?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Are you saving up for something special?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Are you careful with money?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

How do you spend your money?

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Do you think that money can buy happiness?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you think that money can buy love?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

What can you do when you have lots of money?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

What do you think is a waste of money?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you think some people earn too much money?

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Pairwork rite four more ossible questions from the examiner about money se the words and ex ressions from this unit hen write your questions on the board and share them with the rest of the class uestion uestion

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uestion uestion

______________________________ ______________________________

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Pairwork hoose three of the questions on the board and ask your artner hen swa roles

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ow write three good questions for the examiner and include them naturally in the con ersation

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Pairwork ake turns with your artner to ractise the con ersation including the extra questions in exercises and ry not to read your answers and try to s eak naturally

Exam Tip The examiner is only going to ask you about two of the possible six subject areas during the Conversation phase. You don’t know which subject areas he/she will choose so prepare for all of them!

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Rules and regulations 1

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Write the expressions in the box under the pictures. Then listen and check your answers. wear a cycle helmet no talking no photos respect the speed limits wear a seat belt

1 ________________________

2 ________________________

3 ________________________

4 ________________________

5 ________________________

6 ________________________

7 ________________________

8 ________________________

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Choose the correct word to complete the sentences. Then listen and check.

1 It’s __________ to drive a car on a public road when you are 12.

A illegal B legal C allowed 2 If you __________ the law, you might be punished.

A break B drop C follow 3 You are generally __________ to smoke outside.

A banned B forbidden C allowed 4 __________ parents send their children to bed early.

A Strict B Relaxed C Legal 5 Browsing the Internet using a mobile phone signal is __________ on planes in ight.

A strict B banned C accepted 6 It’s __________ to cheat in exams.

A illegal B strict C forbidden

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don’t use the phone while driving don’t drop litter no parking

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Match the laws, rules and regulations to the reasons. Then listen and check.

1 We have to follow road signs 2 We mustn’t steal 3 We shouldn’t drop litter 4 We shouldn’t break the law 5 We must learn to live together in harmony

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a b c d e

to keep the country clean. to keep the peace. to prevent traffic chaos. to protect private property. to keep order in general.

Pairwork Look at the pictures in exercise 1. Which pictures represent laws in your country and which pictures represent common sense?

In my country, it’s illegal to use a mobile phone while we are driving because we should always keep our eyes on the road...

VOCABULARY 5

Grade 6

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Listen to Paul and Susan talking about the strange laws around the world and complete the sentences. Then listen again and check your answers.

1 In the state of ictoria, Australia, you had to be a ualified electrician to change a light bulb.

2 In Venice, Italy, gondolas must be __________________________.

3 In Baltimore, USA, you mustn’t take __________________________.

4 In Iowa, USA, you can’t __________________________ for more than five minute.

5 In Singapore you can’t __________________________.

6 In Iraq you mustn’t __________________________.

7 In the Vatican City women __________________________.

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Pairwork In your opinion, what are some possible reasons for the laws in exercise 5? Share your answers with the class.

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Write the expressions for school rules in the box under the pictures. Then listen and check. no bullying classmates be punctual for lessons no eating food in class no running in the corridor switch off your phone in class no make-up or jewellery wear a school uniform bring the correct books to class

1 ________________________

2 ________________________

3 ________________________

4 ________________________

5 ________________________

6 ________________________

7 ________________________

8 ________________________

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Pairwork Read the expressions for travel rules and tick (3) the things that a visitor to your country must do. Then compare your answers with your partner. carry an identity card at all times get a visa to enter your country get vaccinations to enter your country buy travel insurance buy a ticket to travel on a train or a bus buy tickets to visit the main tourist attractions

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What do you have to do?

Useful Language Expressing obligation and necessity We have to/need to wear a seat belt while driving. (legal/rule obligation) I must/need to go to the dentist’s. (necessary personal obligation) We mustn’t/can’t use a mobile phone in class. (legal/rule prohibition) We don’t have to/don’t need to get vaccinations. (no obligation/it’s not necessary)

Useful Language Expressing general moral obligations We should help more at home. (moral obligation) We shouldn’t waste food. (moral obligation)

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children / help with the housework families / share the housework equally children / learn to get up early people / watch TV to learn about events around the world 5 people / smoke in public places 1 2 3 4

Watch out!

We only use must for the present and future. We can use have to for all tenses.

I must/have to do some work tomorrow. I didn’t have to do any work yesterday.

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A Do you think children should help with the housework?

B It depends. I don’t think young children should help with the housework. But if we want to...

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Clara is working on an organic farm during her year off between school and university. Listen and complete the farm rules with the correct modal verb.

1 Clara and the other people ______________________ get up early.

2 Clara ______________________ feed the chickens before breakfast.

3 She ______________________ clean the chickens’ area every day.

4 She ______________________ clean the chickens’ area at least three times a week.

5 Javier ______________________ do the washingup after breakfast.

6 Ben ______________________ complain so much.

7 Two or three people ______________________ work in the vegetable gardens.

8 They ______________________ use chemicals because it’s an organic farm.

9 They ______________________ pick fruit too when it was the right season.

10 They ______________________ work after lunch.

Pairwork Use the prompts to write sentences that are true for you. You can use the modal verbs in both Useful Language boxes. Ask you partner what he/she thinks. Give reasons for your answers.

PRONUNCIATION: Sentence stress We can stress a particular word to show that it is the most important part of what we want to say.

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Listen to the sentences and underline the most important word for the speaker.

1 Smoking should be banned everywhere. It’s a disgusting habit!

2 I don’t have to do the washing-up but unfortunately I have to clean my room.

3 People shouldn’t drop litter but unfortunately they do.

4 We mustn’t drive without a valid licence.

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Group work Use the prompts to talk about legal ages in your country. Are they fair or unfair? get married have a credit card smoke drive a car

drive a scooter leave school start paid work vote in an election

A How old do you have to be to get married?

B In my country, you must be 18 to get married. I think you should be able to get married younger because...

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Grade 6

Reading

What legal rights do teenagers have in America?

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f you’re a teenager, life can sometimes seem hard and unfair. You might feel like an adult but you’re still living at home, you haven’t got any money and you can’t even watch certain films without an adult’s permission or presence.

Each country decides when a person is legally allowed to drink, vote, drive or get married. In America, the law recognises that young people are probably not physically and emotionally mature enough to take responsibility for drinking alcohol, voting, driving or getting married.

Despite that, teenagers in America do have the same, basic rights as adults. Just to give a few examples, they have the right to see a lawyer if needed and they are protected against cruel punishments and unreasonable searches.

However, some teenagers believe that these rights have been abused in the past. For example, in some cases, the Supreme Court in America has limited student rights to free speech and free expression in school. The Court has

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censored school newspapers for inappropriate language and allowed some schools to search a student’s private property without a good reason. That includes looking at a student’s mobile phone and reading private messages.

The law defends itself by saying that searches may only be permitted if there is a reasonable suspicion that the student is breaking the law or the rules of the school. The hard part is deciding what is a ‘reasonable’ suspicion.

Get ready for ISE I Read the text and complete the sentences with a word or expression (maximum three words) from the text.

Some teenagers think life is ___________________________ because they can’t do the same things as adults.

Teenagers under 18 need their parents’ ___________________________ to watch some films.

According to the law, teenagers have the same basic ___________________________ as adults.

In some cases, the law has limited students’ rights to ___________________________ because the language or content wasn’t appropriate.

5 Some school newspapers have been ___________________________ because of their unsuitable content.

6 A school can search a student’s private property if there is a _______________________ that the student might be breaking the law.

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Listening

Speaking

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Get ready for ISE I Listen to Iqbal talking about his school rules and take notes. Then answer the questions fully, giving Iqbal’s reasons for what he thinks.

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1 Does Iqbal understand all the school rules? ______________________________________________ 2 What happens if a student arrives late? ______________________________________________ 3 Can girls wear trousers at Iqbal’s school? ______________________________________________ 4 Can they publish anything they want in the school magazine? ______________________________________________

Pairwork Ask and answer the questions about school rules. Then share your answers with the class. Do you all have the same answers?

1 What rules do you have to follow at school?

2 What happens if you break those rules?

3 Are there any rules that you don’t agree with?

If so, give reasons for your answer.

Writing 4

Get ready for ISE I Write an article (100130 words) about some school rules that you would like to change. You should: explain why you think they’re unfair and suggest an alternative rule

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The Topic phase – Finalising your topic 1

2

Look at your topic notes so far and answer these questions to check your topic.

Yes No 1 Is it a topic that interests me?

2 Is it easy for me to talk about this topic?

3 Can I say a lot of things about this topic?

4 Do I know a lot of vocabulary for this topic?

5 Can I use a lot of Grade 6 language when I talk about this topic?

6 Can I ask the examiner at least one question about this topic?

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Listen to this example extract of a candidate discussing her topic, Sporting Heroes. Which fi e language oints from rade does the candidate use ick 3) them.

Talking about future with the present continuous tense and future time expressions Expressing intention and purpose with the infinitive of purpose Expressing obligation and necessity with modal verbs Describing past actions over a period of time with the past continuous tense Expressing certainty and uncertainty with modal verbs Expressing and requesting opinions and impressions Using the Zero and First conditionals with if and when Using relevant phrasal verbs

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Listen to the extract in exercise 2 again. What question does the candidate ask the examiner?

_____________________________________________________________________

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Look at your topic form on page 82 and think of two or three relevant questions that you could ask the examiner at an appropriate moment.

Question 1 _______________________________________________________ Question 2 _______________________________________________________ Question 3 _______________________________________________________

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Topic Tip Remember that you must ask the examiner at least one question that is relevant to your topic. The idea is to create a natural two-way conversation.

Don’t be shy!

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Classwork If you want, you can bring a photo or small object to the exam to help you talk about your topic. Now think of a good visual aid (picture or small object) for your topic. Answer these questions to check your visual aid is suitable for the exam. Then tell the class why you chose that visual aid.

Yes No 1 Have you checked that it hasn’t got any words on it in English? (It’s OK if they’re printed on the object, e.g. a DVD cover.)

2 Can you easily describe your visual aid?

3 Do you know all the important words about your visual aid?

4 Can you correctly pronounce all the vocabulary from your visual aid?

5 Do you know when you want to show the examiner your visual aid?

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Pairwork Student A is the examiner and Student B is the candidate. Student A, ask Student B for his/her topic form and ask him/her about one of the discussion points. Student B, remember to ask Student A (the examiner) at least one question at an appropriate moment. Talk about your visual aid if you like. Swap roles for a different discussion point and take turns to practise your topics.

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The Conversation phase 1

Listen to the example exchange between an examiner and a candidate. What questions does the candidate ask the examiner?

2

Now read the questions and write your answers in the spaces.

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Example questions

Possible answers

What do you have to do at home?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do your parents have any homework rules?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

What do your parents do if they catch you doing something wrong?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Are your school rules very strict?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

At what age can you leave school?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

How old do you have to be to drive a car?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

In your country, is it illegal to use a phone while you’re driving?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Do you think it’s right that smoking is banned in public places?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

Are there any laws or rules that you would like to change?

________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________

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Pairwork Write four more possible questions from the examiner about rules and regulations.

Use the words and expressions from this unit. Then write your questions on the board and share them with the rest of the class.

Question 1 ______________________________ Question 2 ______________________________

Question 3 ______________________________ Question 4 ______________________________

4

Pairwork Choose three of the questions on the board and ask your partner. Then swap roles.

5

Now write three good questions for the examiner and include them naturally in the conversation.

6

Pairwork Take turns with your partner to practise the conversation, including the extra questions in exercises 4 and 5. Try not to read your answers and try to speak naturally.

Exam Tip In order to create a more natural conversation with the examiner, remember to ask at least two relevant questions.

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Fashion A

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Pairwork Look at these people’s clothes. How many items can you name?

Complete the table. Can you add any other words?

Clothes

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polka dot

owery stripy checked patterned ripped

Shoes Accessories Jewellery Materials

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1 ______________

2 ______________

3 ______________

4 ______________

5 ______________

6 ______________

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Match the adjectives to their opposites. Then listen and check.

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trendy baggy smart vintage ared eans

a b c d e

tight scruffy skinny jeans modern unfashionable

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Pairwork Use the adjectives in exercises 2 and 3 to describe the photos of the people in exercise 1. he girl in photo is wearing a owery s irt and a trendy, right coloured shirt he s carrying a denim ac et and a small, vintage ag er ag might e leather or plastic

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Classwork What do you usually wear in these situations? Tell the class.

Watch out! escriptive ad ectives usually follow a specific order quantity + quality/opinion + size + age + shape + colour/pattern + material.

She’s got two, large, vintage leather bags.

He’s wearing an old, checked shirt.

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a day out with friends a formal dinner

a birthday party a walk in the country

VOCABULARY 6

om lete the definitions with the ty es of clothing shops in the box.

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markets designer shops vintage shops high-street shops charity shops

Who are they talking about? Listen and for each description, tick (3) the correct picture.

A

B

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A

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B

C

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B

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Underline the phrasal verbs in these sentences. hen match them to their definitions 1 Put on a coat! It’s cold this morning.

2 Those jeans are worn out. They’ve got big holes in the knees.

3 I must lose some weight. I can’t do up these trousers any more.

4 Those shoes don’t go with that skirt.

5 It’s always better to try on new clothes before buying them.

6 I like to dress up to go to a party.

7 I don’t really follow fashion. I usually throw on whatever I find. a b c d e f g

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1 ____________ are the chain stores you usually find on the main shopping street in a town.

2 ____________ sell second-hand clothes.

3 ____________ sell clothes from a designer label.

4 ____________ have a range of privately-owned stalls and the clothes are usually very cheap.

5 ___________ sell original clothing from the past.

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to wear clothing so often that the fabric is ruined to coordinate clothing to wear elegant clothes to check an item fits or looks good to close an item of clothing, e.g. a coat to get dressed quickly without thinking about style to wear

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Listen again and answer the questions.

1 According to Speaker 1, where does the woman probably buy her clothes?

2 What does Speaker 2 say about the man’s trousers?

3 According to Speaker 3, where is a good place to wear the woman’s clothes?

4 Does Speaker 4 like the man’s sense of fashion?

Complete the sentences with the fashion idioms and expressions in the box. cheap and cheerful slave to fashion sense of style fashion statement old-fashioned 1 Josh always looks great. He’s got a strong ____________________.

2 My grandmother is rather ____________________ in her tastes.

3 I don’t want to be a ____________________, I’ll wear what I like.

4 Student styles of clothing tend to be ____________________.

5 Wow! She’s making a ____________________ with that great jacket.

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Expressing intention and purpose 1

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Expressing certainty and uncertainty 4

1 Ken is going to Darren’s house to...

2 Darren wants to try on Ken’s designer jacket to...

3 Julia is going to the pizza place in the centre of town to...

4 Julia wants Darren to wear the jacket this evening to...

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Pairwork Which of these shoes and accessories do you think will be fashionable next year? Tell the class about your fashion predictions.

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1 What type of jeans were people wearing in the 1970s?

2 What type of clothes was the radio presenter wearing in the 1970s?

3 What type of music were the punks NOT listening to?

4 Thanks to rap music, what type of clothes were popular in the 1980s?

5 What was Anna’s brother doing during the 1990s?

Expressing and requesting opinions and impressions p. 66 3

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Pairwork What characteristics do these people need to be successful in their fashion jobs? You can use the characteristics in the box to help you but feel free to add your own. have artistic talent be punctual be organised be beautiful have a sense of fashion be tall be younger older than 1 be allergic to something be energetic be creative

Pairwork What do you think of these fashion styles? Ask and answer questions to find out what your artner thinks personal shopper hairstylist

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Reading SHOPPING

ARTICLES & TIPS

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Is it wrong to buy badly-made clothes that have to be thrown away after only a few times of wearing them? Wouldn’t it be cheaper in the long run to buy one good-quality T-shirt that lasts for several years instead of many low-quality T-shirts that only last a couple of weeks? Is it better to buy clothes that are produced ethically? The answers to these questions are, of course, yes but the hard part is actually doing the reasearch and finding these clothes.

The people at BuyMeOnce have a list of criteria that each product has to pass to qualify for inclusion on the website. The questions include: Do the materials and craftsmanship make this product last longer than its competitors? Is it made ethically? Is it made of sustainable material? Does the manufacturer offer an after-sales care package or guarantee? If a product answers all of the criteria, it gets put on the website.

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Tara Button has developed a revolutionary website, buymeonce.com. This website has been created to help us find objects that are both ethically made and designed to last a lifetime. Here you can find clothes, electrical goods and other products that can be sent back to the factory at any point during their life cycle, even after years of use, to be repaired. The people at BuyMeOnce research all of the items on the website to check that they are produced ethically using sustainable materials. This means that nothing you find on the site has been made, for example, in factories that don’t respect workers’ rights or pay decent wages or use child labour.

Tara Button and her colleagues aim to go global with their website and reach as many people as possible.

They want to have a huge range of quality products available on their website. They also aim to challenge manufacturers to produce environmentally-responsible, long-lasting products. They have got a lot of work to do but BuyMeOnce is already making important steps towards reaching these goals.

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8 We have to give more attention to what we wear.

Get ready for ISE I Read the text and match the titles to the correct paragraph.

There is one extra title.

Clothes shopping in a consumer world Revolutionary clothes The items at BuyMe nce How does BuyMe nce choose their products The future of BuyMe nce

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Then read the sentences and write T (true) or F (false).

1 Fashion changes very quickly. ___ 2 It can be expensive to follow fashion. ___ 3 If you’ve got clothes that you don’t wear, it’s better to buy lots of cheap, trendy styles. ___ 4 Good quality clothes will always be stylish. ___ 5 You don’t have to be rich to create an individual style. ___ 6 It’s good to see someone wearing the same clothes as you. ___

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What kind of clothes do you like to wear?

What are the reasons why we choose to wear certain clothes?

Who or what decides what is in fashion and what we should be wearing?

Is it possible to look good without spending lots of money on clothes?

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Get ready for ISE I Write an article (100130 words) describing your personal style of clothing. Use the prompts below to help you. where you shop favourite styles, colours and materials why you wear those styles, colours and materials

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The Topic phase – Perfecting your topic Topic Tip Complete your Topic form with a title and six discussion points before the exam.

You can’t write any extra notes on this form.

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Plumstead Common good leader 1 years captain the beautiful game formed in 1 Emirates Stadium discipline and talent Back our Defence teamwork strong defence matches and 10 trophies Tony Adams

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How to create a winning team ______________ ______________ _______________

The future of football ________________ ________________ ________________

Famous matches ________________ ________________ ________________

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Topic Tip You will have up to 5 minutes to talk about your topic, including asking and answering questions from the examiner. That’s approximately one minute for each discussion point.

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Which discussion points have enough material and which discussion points need more work? Then swap roles.

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Topic Tip Don’t memorise your talk. In the exam, you’ll talk about at least four of your discussion points but the examiner will decide the order. Practise your topic without looking at your notes. Be confident you can do it. Good luck

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How important is fashion to you?

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Who chooses your clothes when you go shopping?

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Who do you usually go shopping with?

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What styles of clothes do you prefer to buy?

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What do you usually wear when you want to dress up?

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Have you got a lot of smart clothes?

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What style of clothes do your parents prefer?

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Why do you think people follow fashion?

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What type of clothes are fashionable in your country at the moment?

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Do you know what shapes and colours suit you?

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What do you do with your old clothes when you don’t wear them any more?

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Question 1 ______________________________ Question 2 ______________________________

Question 3 ______________________________ Question 4 ______________________________

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Exam Tip Relax, smile and enjoy the opportunity to show the examiner how good your English is

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Read the example questions and give your answers.

Example questions

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Let’s talk about health and fitness. How do you stay healthy?

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In your opinion, what’s the best way of getting fit

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Do you do physical activity regularly?

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What physical activities were you doing last year?

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What type of food do you think is the healthiest?

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Do you think a vegetarian diet is better than a non-vegetarian diet?

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How important do you think it is to get enough sleep?

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Let’s talk about something different – learning a foreign language. How many languages do you speak?

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In your experience, what’s the most difficult part of learning a foreign language?

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How long have you studied English?

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Why are you studying English?

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How do you learn new words?

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How do you practise the English you’ve learnt?

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What do you think are the benefits of speaking another language?

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Would you like to learn any other foreign languages?

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How do you plan to improve your English?

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Role play the exam (the Topic phase and the Conversation phase). Then swap roles.

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ISE I – Basic exam information The ISE (Integrated Skills in English) I (CEFR B1) exam is in four parts and assesses all four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. For more detailed information, please download the Guide for Students from www.trinitycollege.com/ISEI.

Reading & Writing Exam format

Time: 2 hours • Task 1 (Long reading) suggested timing 20 minutes • Task 2 (Multi-text reading) suggested timing 20 minutes • Task (Reading into writing) suggested timing 0 minutes • Task (Extended writing) suggested timing 0 minutes Exam procedure: The reading exam: In the reading exam, you will complete the following tasks.

Task 1 – Long reading: Read a text of about 400 words and answer 15 questions. uestions 1-5 Title matching uestions -10 Selecting the true statements uestions 11-15 Completing sentences with a word or phrase (maximum three words) from the text Task 2 – Multi-text reading: Read four texts with a total of about 400 words and answer 15 questions. ne text is an infographic (diagram, plan, graph, map or drawing). uestions 1 -20 Multiple matching uestions 21-25 Selecting the true statements uestions 2 - 0 Completing summary notes Task 3 – Reading into writing A writing task (100-130 words) using prompts from the four texts in Task 2. You should include the three obligatory content points in your writing. There is space on the paper for planning but no marks are given for these notes. You must use as many of your own words as possible. The writing will be a descriptive or discursive essay, an article (magazine or online), an informal or formal email (or letter) or a review.

Task 4 – Extended writing A writing task (100-130 words) using a prompt. You should include the two obligatory content points in your writing. There is space on the paper for planning but no marks are given for these notes. You must use as many of your own words as possible. The writing will be a descriptive or discursive essay, an article (magazine or online), an informal or formal email (or letter) or a review.

The texts are simple and factual and talk about these subject areas: Subject areas for Reading & Writing Travel Money Fashion Rules and regulations

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Special occasions Entertainment Music Recent personal experiences

ISE I Speaking & Listening Exam format

Time: 18 minutes • Topic phase minutes • Conversation phase 2 minutes • Listening (Task 1 and Task 2) 10 minutes • Examiner administration time 2 minutes Exam procedure: • Say hello, good morning or good afternoon.

• Have a conversation with the examiner on a prepared topic - Give the examiner your topic form (with four discussion points) and tell him her what you are going to talk about; - The examiner chooses the discussion points on your topic form for you to talk about; - The examiner can ask you more questions about your discussion points; - You must ask the examiner at least one question about your topic.

• Have a conversation with the examiner on one subject area selected by the examiner.

• Listen to the first recording twice and take notes. The examiner then asks six questions about the content from the recording.

• Listen to the second recording twice and take notes. Then you tell the examiner six facts from the recordings.

The examiner then asks four follow-up questions about the content from the recording.

• Say goodbye.

For the Speaking & Listening part, you must understand and be able to use the functions and vocabulary (relating to the subject areas) below.

Functions for Speaking & Listening escribing past actions in the indefinite and recent past Describing the future, informing and expressing intention Predicting and expressing certainty and uncertainty Giving reasons, opinions and preferences Expressing obligation Asking for information and opinions

Subject areas for the Conversation phase Travel Money Fashion Rules and regulations ealth and fitness Learning a foreign language

During the exam, the examiner asks you questions to check your knowledge of the language functions of ISE I. He/She can interrupt if he/she thinks the conversation isn’t natural and spontaneous. Don’t memorise long sentences, the examiner will know!

You need to pass both the Reading & Writing part and the Listening & Speaking part to pass the exam.

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Group work: Entertainment Discuss the statement below in small groups and give reasons for your answer. Then report your group’s opinion to the class. Use the vocabulary in unit 2 p. 12 to help you.

Television is the world’s most popular form of entertainment.

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Forms of entertainment over the years A Paragraph 1 – _______________________________ Entertainment can be defined as an en oyable activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience. The audience could be ust one person or it could be millions of people.

Entertainment has been an important part of every country’s culture since man first started communicating. From story-telling in front of a campfire to live concerts broadcast around the world, entertainment has developed into different forms.

Paragraph 2 – _______________________________ Since ancient times, ban uets have been a popular form of entertainment for the upper classes.

A ban uet is a big party with eating and drinking. Originally the main purpose of ban uets was to display riches and power, but nowadays they are focused on celebration and generosity. The medieval ban uets have now been replaced by more specific celebrations like weddings and religious obligations but the focus remains on the pleasures of stimulating conversation and eating fine food.

Paragraph 3 – _______________________________ usic was perhaps originally used to support other forms of entertainment, for example as background music for storytelling or as a vital part in dance performances. Previously music was only available to musicians or to an audience listening to live music but nowadays, modern technology has brought music to the masses. Through the Internet, anyone can listen to their favourite music at any time of the day or night.

Paragraph 4 – _______________________________ ames have always been played with an ob ective of winning. Traditional games might use special e uipment such as balls, boards or dice. In recent times, online gaming has become a popular pastime for all ages and social classes. Online video games might involve a single player or they could include thousands of unknown team members or opponents from all over the world.

Paragraph 5 – _______________________________ Before the invention of video and audio recording, performances in front a live audience were a ma or source of entertainment. Theatrical performances covered a wide range of genres including drama, dance and comedy, which are still popular today. An aspect common to all live performances is the immediate reaction of the public. If a show is seen as entertaining, the audience show their appreciation with applause and even standing ovations. If the audience doesn’t en oy a performance, they will make noises showing a critical attitude or even leave the venue.

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It tastes as good as it looks And the winner is...

Pleasure to the ears

The audience decides

L et the fun b eg in!

The evolution of entertainment

Extension activities

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What is your favourite form of entertainment? Write your answer in no more than 130 words.

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Pairwork: Music and festivals Have you ever been to a music festival? Which one? When? Tell your partner about your experience. Use the vocabulary in units 1 p. 6; 30 and 5 to help you.

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Reading subskill: Careful reading for specific information ead the first two paragraphs of the text. Then read the sentences below and write T (true) or F (false). Correct the false answers.

1 The 1969 Woodstock Festival was held in New ork City.

2 The festival was originally planned to last three days.

3 The local people were happy to have the festival in their town.

4 Woodstock was free for everyone.

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Perhaps the most famous music festival of all time was the 1969 Woodstock usic and Arts Festival in Bethel near New ork. It attracted a crowd of over 00,000 and lasted four days, one day longer than expected. A total of 32 iconic acts performed for the audience in a mix of hot sunshine and violent rain storms.

Paragraph 2 – Planning the event Finding the venue wasn’t easy. The organisers tried booking suitable land in several places but each time, the local residents opposed the festival and succeeded in blocking the permit. espite the opposition, the final venue was on a dairy farm and this late change meant that the organisers didn’t have time to finish building the fences. Tickets went on sale only in New ork record shops or by mail. uring the planning stage, tickets cost 18 in advance for the three-day event or 2 at the gate. The organisers sold about 186,000 advance tickets and were expecting about 200,000 people to attend the festival. When 00,000 people turned up, the fences were soon pulled down and Woodstock famously became a free concert for almost a uarter of a million people.

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Paragraph 3 – The line-up The first person to play at Woodstock was Richie avens at about 5 p.m. on Friday 15th of August and the line-up went on to include some big names of American rock and folk music. oan Baez was the last musician to play on the Friday night and she was six months pregnant when she performed.

Saturday and Sunday saw some incredible performances, perhaps the most notable was oe Cocker’s rendition of the Beatles song With a Little elp from y Friends on Sunday afternoon. Because of delays due to bad weather, the final act, imi endrix and his band ypsy Sun and the Rainbows, played at 9.00 on onday morning to a crowd of about 30,000. A lot of people were already going home by then but imi endrix’s show became the defining moment of the Woodstock Festival.

Paragraph 4 – Media coverage of the event The festival was covered mostly by local reporters and at the beginning, articles focused on the negative aspects, like the traffic ams and the mud. owever, by the end of the weekend, the local papers only had praise for the peaceful attitude of the crowd and overall lack of violence at the event.

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Reading subskill: Deducing meaning of words from context Skim the text. Match the highlighted words to the definitions below.

1 the list of musicians playing at a concert 2 absence 3 destroyed 4 best describes an event 5 musical version

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__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

A The weather at Woodstock 1969 kept changing.

B ou couldn’t buy tickets to Woodstock 1969 when you arrived.

C oan Baez was the first performer to play on the Friday.

D oe Cocker gave the most interesting performance on Sunday.

E ost people waited to watch imi endrix perform.

F edia coverage of Woodstock 1969 wasn’t always positive.

G usicians played for three days at the 199 Woodstock.

H The 1999 Woodstock was less peaceful than other Woodstock Festivals.

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Paragraph 5 – Later Woodstock events To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Woodstock, a two-day festival was planned near the original site in 199 but it lasted three days in the end. Thousands of people turned up and several of the original Woodstock bands played again. Then in 1999, event promotors organised a second Woodstock about 320 kms from the original site to mark the 30th anniversary. Sadly this event was marred by violent incidences and fire because the festival seemed to be ust a money-making opportunity on the part of the organisers.

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Answer your partner’s statements.

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Group work: Means of transport In small groups of three or four people, answer the question below. Give examples and reasons for your answer. Then share your answer with the class. Use p. 24 the vocabulary in unit 4 to help you.

Which is the best means of transport for exploring your country?

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1 ow can you define private transport 2 What are the main advantages of private transport 3 What are the main advantages of public transport 4 What type of service does ber offer

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It isn’t easy to define public and private transport in these days of large, privately-owned transport companies. For the purposes of this text, we’ll specify private transport as when the owner driver has complete control over privacy (who can share the means of transport) and complete control over its use (timing and route).

Public transport has scheduled services that are available for anyone willing to pay for the ride.

Paragraph 2 – Advantages and disadvantages of private transport Travelling with your own car or motorbike has distinct advantages. ou are free to decide what time you leave, which route you take, who or what ob ects travel with you and if or when you take a break along the ourney. owever private transport is much more expensive in the long run. ou have to pay for fuel, parking, vehicle insurance and maintenance and there are also road taxes to include. The driver has to concentrate on driving safely, shouldn’t be tired and certainly mustn’t drink while at the wheel.

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Public transport is generally much cheaper, especially over shorter distances and within a town or city. The main advantage is that you only have to pay for the distance you travel and you don’t have to pay for parking or waste time finding a parking space. If the means of public transport is running on time, you know what time you’ll arrive at your destination.

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To conclude, the advantages and disadvantages of both private and public transport are numerous.

A lot depends on the distance you want to travel, the route you want to take and the number of people travelling with you. From an environmental point of view, public transport wins hands down.

From the perspective of comfort, private transport is the better option.

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1 Public transport operates scheduled services for people _________________________________ to pay for the ourney.

2 One of the disadvantages of private transport is that the driver must always keep their eyes on the road while at _________________________________.

3 One of the disadvantages of public transport is that you might not have much _________________________________ when it’s too crowded.

4 ber offers the possibility of sharing your ourney with _________________________________.

5 The choice between public or private transport also depends on _________________________________ you have to take.

Paragraph 4 – Modern forms of transport

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Exam practice Completing sentences (Questions 11-15 in the ISE exam) Read the text again. Complete sentences 1-5 with a word, phrase or number from the text (maximum three words).

The disadvantages are mainly to do with comfort you’ll be sharing your personal space with complete strangers, sometimes in crowded conditions. There might even be issues with personal safety late at night or the theft of personal property.

There are also modern forms of transport that are neither private nor public. ber is one such example. ber offers a car-sharing service via its smartphone app which allows passengers to book a car and share the costs of the ourney with other passengers. The ber cars are usually privatelyowned but the service is public you don’t know who you will share the car with but you will have a guaranteed place in the car.

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Group work: Special occasions In small groups of three or four people, answer the question below.

Then share your answer with the class. Does all the class agree? Use the vocabulary in unit 6 to help p. 36 you.

Which is the most celebrated special occasion around the world? Why?

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D Paragraph 1 ou might think that your birthday is a special day ust for you but did you know that you share your birthday with about 19 million other people on the planet September is the most popular month for birthdays and in America, 9th of September is the most common birthday. The least common birthday is obviously 29th of February because it only happens once every four years but apart from 29th of February, the other least common birthdays are during the week between Christmas and New ear.

Paragraph 2 athematicians have worked out a formula stating that in a room of only 23 people, there is a 50 chance of someone in that room having the same birthday. In a room of ust 75 people, there is a 99.9 chance of two people sharing the same birthday.

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Paragraph 3 According to the uinness World Records, the appy Birthday’ song is the most recognised song in the English language. It has been translated into 18 different languages. The tune behind the song comes from a song by American sisters Patty and ildred ill in 1893, although there isn’t any proof that the sisters actually wrote the song.

Paragraph 4 So how do all of these people around the world celebrate their birthdays Cultural differences offer us a wealth of interesting celebrations. For example, a exican birthday is traditionally celebrated with a pi ata, a paper-mache statue filled with sweets. The guests hit the statue with a stick until it breaks and the sweets fall out. The exican birthday song is called Las a anitas and was written in the 1950s. When the song finishes, the birthday girl or boy blows out candles and makes a wish.

Paragraph 5 In ietnam, people don’t usually celebrate the day of their birth. Everyone celebrates on the same day each year, New ear’s ay, which is known as Tet. If you were born in September, you will automatically become one year old at Tet and two years old at the second Tet. In ietnam, all events follow the lunar calendar and Tet marks the beginning of the new year on the lunar calendar and the beginning of spring. This is usually sometime between 21st of anuary and 19th of February on the solar calendar. Tet is a huge celebration lasting three days and involves a lot of celebrations – delicious food, visits from family and friends and the exchange of red envelopes containing lucky money.

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A B C D E F

Birthday celebrations around the world A short history of birthday celebrations Everyone has the same birthday Sharing your birthday in a room Sharing your birthday around the world appy birthday to you

Exam Tip Always look at the questions before you read the text.

Don’t hurry. If you need to, work by elimination!

Choosing true information from the text (Questions 6-10 in the ISE exam) hoose the fi e statements from A-H below that are true according to the information given in the text. Write the letters of the true statements on the lines below (in any order).

1 2 3 4 5

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Exam Tip Remember! The statements are in the same order as the information in the text.

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A Approximately 19 million people in the world were born on the same day as you.

B A birthday on 27th of ecember is less common than a birthday on 9th of September.

C In a room of 75 people, it is not likely that someone shares your birthday.

D The appy Birthday’ song was originally an English song.

E exican children break an ob ect to celebrate their birthdays.

F exican children sing the appy Birthday’ song.

G ietnamese people share the same birthday celebration.

H In ietnam, Tet starts on the first day of the new year.

Completing sentences (Questions 11-15 in the ISE exam) Read the text again. Complete sentences 1-5 with a word, phrase or number from the text (maximum three words).

1 Few people have their birthdays on __________________ of February.

2 The minimum number of people necessary to have a 50 chance of sharing your birthday is __________________.

3 There is no __________________ that Patty and ildred ill wrote the appy Birthday’ song in 1893.

4 A baby born in ietnam in ecember becomes __________________ at his or her first Tet. 5 Special occasions in ietnam are dated according to the __________________.

Exam Tip Read the sentences first. Try to understand what type of word or expression is missing (a verb, a noun or an adjective). Words must be from the text. Always check the grammar and spelling of your completed sentences.

Extension activities

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Read through the text again. Underline any new words. Look them up in a dictionary and write the translation next to the word.

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How are birthdays traditionally celebrated in your country? Write your answer in no more than 130 words.

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Group work: Learning a foreign language In small groups, answer the question below and give examples and reasons for your answer. Then share your answer with the class. Use the p. 46 vocabulary in unit 7 to help you.

What are the three most useful world languages to study?

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Reasons for learning a new language T oday we live in a multicultural society whose strength lies in its ability to combine different cultures and languages harmoniously. Learning another language allows you to become part of this society and will improve your life in many ways.

For example, speaking more than one language fluently obviously provides more opportunities for further education and career paths. As a result of globalisation, companies today value bilingual workers.

In addition to this, being able to speak two or more

languages opens a lot of doors for travelling and meeting new people. The experience of learning a new language helps to develop good listening skills, which enables you to connect with people more easily. Learning a new language is a great way to discover the world around you and to widen your horizons.

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TIPS AND TRICKS TO LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE Matthew Youlden is an expert in learning languages, he can speak nine languages fluently and can understand another 12. He has some interesting tips and tricks to help you pick up a new language quickly and then to be able to use it effectively.

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REASONS FOR LEARNING According to Matthew, firstly you have to know why you want to learn a language. This might sound obvious but if you don’t have a good reason for learning a language, it is much harder to stay motivated. If you are motivated, you’ll continue making progress.

STUDY WITH A PARTNER inding a partner to study with is a big help to staying motivated. You could learn together, test each other, invent conversations together and generally put into practice what you are learning.

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first but talking to yourself will help you familiarise yourself with new words and grammar and make it easier to speak to someone else when you get the chance.

HAVE FUN! Learn a new language with the things that you enjoy doing, for example by listening to music if you like music or watching films if you like doing that in your own language. When you make the learning process fun and motivating, it’s much easier to continue.

UNDERSTAND YOUR NEEDS His final piece of advice is to keep your language learning relevant to your needs. There’s no point in learning words and expressions that have no relevance to your life.

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Reading subskill: Skimming Now skim texts B and C and match the statements 1-3 to the correct text.

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Hi Clara ’ve een here in anchester for two weeks and ’ ovin it started the an a e co rse ast onday and so far it’s een very sef We s a y st dy in c ass in the ornin s and then fo ow di erent co rses in the afternoon ’ve et so e reat peop e and have had a ot of f n ’ve a so een cky with y host fa i y they’ve even he ped e with y ho ework when was havin pro e s think nderstand the resent perfect tense now ’ e p ain it to yo when co e ho e hope everythin is oin we with yo ots of ove na

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DO YOU HAVE A SECOND LANGUAGE?

TOP FOUR LANGUAGES STUDIED IN EUROPE & MOST COMMONLY STUDIED LANGUAGES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS

18%

21%

SPANISH

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Sweden

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Exam practice Multiple matching (Questions 16-20 in the ISE exam) Read the questions first and then read the texts A, B, C and D. As you read each text, decide which text each question refers to.

Choose one letter (A, B, C or D) and write it on the lines below. You can use any letter more than once.

Which text: 1 tells us which is the most studied foreign language?

2 explains how we learn languages?

3 gives us some benefits of learning a new language?

4 talks about a positive learning experience?

5 encourages us to study with a partner?

Netherlands

43%

100%

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UK

Pairwork Write a paragraph about how many people speak a second language in your country and who they are.

Then swap your paragraph with your partner. Underline three key words or expressions from your partner’s paragraph. Do you agree with your partner’s three key words or expressions from your paragraph? Explain why you agree or disagree.

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93%

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Read the texts again. Underline any new words. Look them up in a dictionary and write the translation next to the word.

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1 Language courses are both fun and useful at the same time.

Text _____ 2 It is important to understand why you want to learn a language.

Text _____ 3 The more you practise a language, the better you become.

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Pairwork: Recent personal experiences Look at the pictures and ask your partner if they have done these things recently. Expand your answers with what you thought about the experience p. 18 and how you felt. Use the vocabulary in unit 3 to help you.

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A Have you tasted any new food recently?

B Yes, I have. I went to an Mexican restaurant last week with my family and it was absolutely delicious!

We had... Most of the vegetables were...

I’d love to...

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Life-changing experiences

A lot of the decisions we make in our lives are based on comfort and the fear of losing that comfort. Few of us willingly take a step out of that comfort zone.

But there are some life-changing experiences that could alter the way you view the world around you. Here are a few examples.

1 START AGAIN ne of the hardest things to do is to admit failure and start all over again. To admit that the plan you’ve followed or the life you’ve built around that plan isn’t working for you, is very difficult. The good news is that once you’ve started to make some positive changes, your life will become easier.

2 BACKPACKING Have you ever tried living, if only for a few days, with only the items on your back Backpacking is one of the most liberating experiences you can have. In the modern world, it is insane

how we collect and define ourselves by our stuff. There is nothing quite like stripping back your life to the barest essentials and discovering how little you actually need to survive.

3 FACE YOUR FEARS Everyone is afraid of something; it could be something specific like spiders or the dark or it might be something general like losing someone you love or being failure in life. If your fear causes you problems, try and face it and do something about it. Problems don’t often disappear on their own, you need to do something about them.

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Benefits of change in our lives People often avoid change and prefer to stick with what they know because making changes can be uncomfortable and even traumatic. But if we learn how to change our life when we are young, we will be more prepared to face unexpected changes as we get older.

Have you seen the film Stranger than Fiction? The main character Harold Crick does the same things at exactly the same time for years. He leads a completely dull, extremely predictable and essentially uninteresting life. That is how your life would be without changes.

Every time you change something important in your life, you grow personally. You discover things you didn’t know about yourself and you learn to become more flexible and adapt to new situations and new people in your life. Change triggers progress and as a result, things move forward and develop in new directions that might be unexpected but they will always teach you something new about yourself. We never know what opportunities that even the smallest change might bring unless we try. Each change is like turning a page. It’s about closing one chapter and starting a new one. Changes bring new beginnings and new excitements to life.

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How many people move house each year in the US?

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ut of a sample population of 282,556,000 people in America, an average of 40,093,000 people have moved house within the year. That’s a percentage of about 14%. Of those 40 million people, more than 23 million have moved within the same county, nearly 8 million have moved to a different county but within the same state, more than 7.6 million have moved to a different state and more than a million have moved abroad to a different country. The majority of people that have moved house are young people between 18 and 34 years old. Once people reach their 50s, their move rate is minimal and less than 2% of people over the age of 70 move house. Couples with young children are most likely to move a long distance. There are, however, two exceptions to this trend.

When people reach 65 years old, there is an increase in both the number of people that have moved house and the distance that they have moved. This is probably due to retirement.

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Weekly media use for an average American teenager Cinema 3 hours Reading 4 hours

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Reading subskill: Deducing meaning of words and phrases from context Read the four texts and match the highlighted words in the texts to the definitions 1 TV, Internet, newspapers, etc.

2 things that don’t follow the general rule 3 creates change 4 not deviate from 5 removing all non-essential items

__________ __________ __________ __________ __________

Music 17 hours = about 9 hours every day

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Exam practice Selecting the true statements (Questions 21-25 in the ISE exam) hoose the fi e statements from A-H below that are true according to the information given in the texts.

A It’s easy to admit failure.

B We often define ourselves by the ob ects we own.

C aking a change is rarely difficult.

D Even a small change can bring new opportunities.

E Less than 40 million people have moved house since last year in America.

F People tend to move less as they get older.

G An average teenager in America watches 31 hours of TV a week.

H An average teenager in America spends more time on the Internet than reading newspapers.

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Pairwork Now explain why the three false sentences in exercise 4 aren’t true.

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TV 31 hours

the Internet 10 hours

Reading subskill: Skimming Skim the four texts and decide which text: 1 tells us about the process of change.

2 tells us how many people have made a big change in their life this year.

3 shows us how important the media is in affecting teenagers’ lives.

4 gives us some examples of ways to change your life.

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Read the texts again. Underline any new words. Look them up in a dictionary and write the translation next to the word.

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Write your answer in no more than 130 words.

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Group work: Health and fitness In small groups, discuss the question below. Give reasons for your answers. Then tell the class the reasons for your group’s choice. Use the vocabulary in unit p. 58 9 to help you. hat are the three most im ortant things to get fit and healthy

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The power of Zumba umba is a dance-fitness programme developed in Colombia in the 1990s. It involves dance and aerobic movements performed to energetic music like hiphop, samba and salsa. In addition to dance moves, it also includes specific exercises designed to improve balance, muscle strength and oint exibility. In an hour’s Zumba class, you can burn off between 500 and 1,000 calories, depending on how much energy you put into your workout. There are various types of Zumba class according to age and ability.

They range from gentle routines for beginners and the more elderly through to dance lessons in a swimming pool and up to advanced Zumba with high-intensity circuit training.

There are courses available for everyone, so what’s stopping you from signing up, getting into shape and having fun while you do so?

An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

It’s one of the most recognisable expressions in the English language and besides the fact that it rhymes and is fun to say, an apple really does have benefits for your health.

Apples and fresh fruit contain vitamin C, which strengthens your immune system, and plenty of fibre to help keep your digestive system working well. Apples also contain a lot of boron, which helps support strong bones and a healthy brain. Apples are rich in vitamins A and E. These vitamins, along with others found in apples, fight damage in the body caused by city pollution and can have a profound effect on our health, including reducing the risk of heart disease, diabetes and asthma.

Apples also act as a toothbrush, cleaning your teeth and killing bacteria in the mouth, which might reduce risk of tooth decay. If you have less tooth decay, you won’t have to visit the dentist so often.

They are low in calorie density, one of the trademarks of a healthy food. When a food is low in calorie density, you can eat good size portions of the food for relatively few calories. In addition, apples are affordable and readily available.

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What’s the best way to keep fit?

The best way to keep fit is to do a physical activity that you en oy doing. I hate running but I love horse-riding.

I go every week for about three hours and I feel great!

Viktor (Russia) I got fit at my local gym. There are experts available to help you design a personalised fitness programme that covers both aerobic exercise and muscle strength. In my opinion, the best way is with the help of professionals.

Trudy (Australia) I’ve always been fit and healthy and usually follow a sensible diet. If you don’t eat the right food, you can’t expect to stay fit and healthy. Obviously a regular exercise programme will help get your body into shape but oining a gym could be expensive. I go running two or three times a week and it doesn’t cost me anything.

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RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A HEALTHY HEART

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Reading subskill: Careful reading for specific information Read the texts and decide if the sentences are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false sentences.

1 Zumba isn’t suitable for elderly people.

2 Apples contain a lot of fibre.

3 According to Tareq, you have to eat a good diet to stay healthy.

4 25 minutes of aerobic activity a week will improve your health.

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Exam practice Completing summary notes (Questions 26-30 in the ISE exam) The summary notes below contain information from the texts A-D. Find an exact number, word or phrase (maximum three words) from texts A-D to complete the missing information in gaps 1-5. Write your answers on the lines below.

Summary notes The importance of good food and exercise: dancing is a great aerobic exercise you can burn off (1) _________________ quickly exercising will improve balance, muscle strength and oint exibility exercise should be fun professionals can help you create a (2) _________________ you should do at least 150 minutes a week of light aerobic exercise Eating the right food: fresh fruit contains vitamins vitamin C helps improve your (3) _________________ boron helps form strong bones (4) _________________ in the city may damage our health if a food type has a low (5) _________________, you can eat more of it you need to eat good food to stay healthy

Extension activities

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Group work: Money and fashion In small groups, discuss the question. Give reasons for your p. 64; 76 answer. Use the vocabulary in units 10 and 12 to help you.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of online shopping?

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Text B

A 25-year-old British computer science graduate is aiming to transform how we shop for clothes online. Snap Fashion, her new iPhone app, lets users take a picture of an item of clothing in a magazine or on the street and then find similar items from high-street shops.

The app was the idea of University of Bristol graduate Jenny Griffiths and claims to be the first fashion-focused visual search engine in Britain.

The Snap Fashion website lets shoppers search online using only a web link without text. For example, a picture of a fashion model wearing a stripy dress would return search results for similar stripy dresses from various fashion retailers.

Griffiths says that Snap Fashion takes the concept of style sharing on blogging sites a step further by putting its cutting-edge search technology in the hands of fashion fans so they can buy the clothes they see in personal photos, favourite websites and fashion magazines. It speeds up online shopping for clothing by using images instead of words, which take longer.

Tips to remember when shopping online for clothes and shoes Sizes aren’t always standard. Check that you can get a full refund if the clothes or shoes you buy don’t fit.

The items in the pictures might not always be the same as the items you receive. Again, check that you can get a full refund.

False online reviews – you should always check the customer reviews before you buy from an online shop. However, some companies have been known to write false reviews. Be suspicious of extremely positive reviews.

Try and stay safe online by using a credit card with a maximum spending limit. If someone does try to steal your credit card details, you won’t lose all your money.

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There are some great websites that might help you compare prices for the same item. If you know what you want to buy, check the prices at different online shops to get the best deal.

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United States United Kingdom Sweden France Germany Japan Spain China Russia Brazil

$1,757 $1,629 $1,446 $1,228 $1,145 $968 $849 $626 $396 $350

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Multiple matching (Questions 16-20 in the ISE exam) ead the questions first and then read texts A, B, C and D. As you read each text, decide which text each question refers to. Choose one letter (A, B, C or D) and write it on the lines below. You can use any letter more than once.

Which text: 1 tells us how much French people spend shopping online 2 talks about a new way to shop online?

3 talks about real and fake designer goods?

4 tells us how to shop online more quickly?

5 explains how to find cheaper options when shopping online

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Exam Tip ea the uest ons first to understand what you are looking for. Then read the texts and underline the key words and expressions.

Selecting the true statements (Questions 21-25 in the ISE exam) hoose the fi e statements from A-H below that are true according to the information given in the texts. Write the letters of the true statements on the lines below (in any order).

1 ________ 2 ________ 3 ________

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Exam Tip rst rea a the state ents and underline the key words.

When you read the texts, underline the words or expressions that are equal or similar to those in the statements.

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A Snap Fashion App was written by someone with a British degree.

B Shoppers can take a photo of clothes they like and Snap Fashion will search the Internet for similar clothes.

C When you shop online, check that you can get your money back if you aren’t happy.

D It is a good idea to do some research to find the best price online before you buy.

E The designer acket was fake.

F The designer acket wasn’t worth a lot more.

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online shoppers spend almost twice as much as Spanish shoppers. erman shoppers spend less than apanese shoppers online.

Completing summary notes (Questions 26-30 in the ISE exam) The summary notes below contain information from the texts A-D. Find an exact number, word or phrase (maximum three words) from texts A-D to complete the missing information in gaps 1-5. Write your answers on the lines below.

Summary notes Online clothes shopping Snap Fashion is a fashion-focused, visual (1) _________________ Snap Fashion returns search results from similar fashion (2) _________________ you can buy cheap clothes at a second-hand market watch out for fake designer goods European countries spend less online than America apanese shoppers spent an average of (3) _________________ online in 2015 Protecting your money: be careful when you buy online make sure the online shop gives you (4) _____________ in case the clothes are the wrong size read the (5) _________________ before you buy put a limit on your credit card

Exam Tip rst rea the su ar es and try to understand what type of words or expressions are missing.

Complete the expressions and check that your answers are true in the texts. Then check the grammar and spelling of your answers.

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Group work: Travel In small groups, discuss the question below. Give reasons for your answer. p. 52 Then share your answers with the other groups. Use the vocabulary in unit 8 to help you.

Which is the most interesting country in the world to travel around?

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Reasons to travel A desire to learn more about the world around us is as good a reason as any for many people to travel. To experience unfamiliar surroundings is more educational than a traditional lesson in school. Travelling is like an intensive course in discovering how the rest of the world actually lives and is guaranteed to cover subjects like History, Geography and Sociology.

Every destination has something unique to teach visitors and immersing oneself in a completely different culture is probably one of the best learning situations. A different setting will also show a traveller how to open their mind, broaden their horizons and consider different ideas and possibilities.

People may also travel to learn a specific skill. It might be another language, a previously unknown cuisine or a particular aspect of a new culture. As a bonus, they’ll take away more than their specific goal because they will discover totally different perspectives and ways of doing even everyday activities. What they’ve learnt will stay with them for a long time.

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Packing tips from the experts We all want to pack light to avoid the discomforts of carrying a lot of heavy luggage when we go away but is it really as easy as people say? Apparently so. We spoke to some travel experts who have given us some handy tips.

The first rule is choose just one bag that is no bigger than airplane carry on size. That way you can’t possibly bring too much baggage. Now comes the hard part – trying to fit everything into that one bag.

Rule number two is to lay everything you’d like to take on the floor so you can see clearly. Start with the vital items like passports, travel documents and money. Put them into the bag, making sure they are somewhere safe and where you can find them quickly when necessary.

Rule number three is to put your clothes and shoes into groups; for example beach wear, evening wear and travelling clothes. Try and coordinate your clothes so that you can wear any one item with everything else.

If you pack separate outfits, it will take up too much space. Only take the barest essentials.

Rule number four is to avoid taking toiletries. You can always buy shampoo and soap when you arrive at your destination.

The fifth and final rule is to never pack for more than seven days. It’s easier to wash your clothes than carry a heavy bag. If you follow these simple guidelines, you’ll enjoy a stress-free journey.

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MOST VISITED CITIES AROUND THE WORLD *million visitors

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Paris, Dubai, New York City, Singapore Kuala Lumpur, France UAE USA 12.11 Malaysia 18.03 15.27 12.75 12.02

Istanbul, Turkey 11.95

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Bangkok Bangkok is the capital city of the Kingdom of Thailand. In Thai, it is called Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep and has a population of more than 8 million people in the city centre.

Bangkok welcomes more visitors each year than any other city in the world and it isn’t difficult to understand why. It is a city of contrasts with frenzied action all around you; from a visit to the magnificent temples to a trip on the boats through the floating markets, Bangkok won’t cease to amaze.

Food is a Bangkok highlight. Thai cuisine is famous for its fresh ingredients and spicy flavours. Try a fiery Thai soup from the night food markets or indulge in 5-star, culinary luxury on a romantic rooftop terrace.

Most budget travellers head directly to the hostels, internet cafés and cheap restaurants along Khao San Road. The pavements are lined with inexpensive stalls selling all sorts of backpacker fashions and it’s a great place to meet other travellers.

Bangkok is also an important transport centre serving the buses and trains that leave for the hill towns in the north and the beaches in the south.

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Which text: 1 describes a destination?

2 advises us on how to pack a bag?

3 tells us the most popular tourist destinations?

4 gives us some benefits of travelling 5 tells us what we will learn if we travel?

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Reading subskill: Identifying relevant information Underline nine key words and phrases in text D. Then compare your answers with a partner. Have you underlined the same words and expressions?

Reading subskill: Paraphrasing short pieces of information Read these paraphrases of information in text B. Find the original phrases in the text and write them under the paraphrases.

1 Use only one medium-sized suitcase to avoid bringing too much luggage.

Choose just one bag that is no bigger than airplane carry on size. That way you can’t possibly bring too much baggage...

2 Begin your packing by putting only the absolutely essential items in your bag.

3 Choose fewer items of clothing but that can be worn with all the other clothes.

4 You don’t need more clothes than for a week. Carrying a heavy bag is more difficult than washing clothes.

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Exam practice Reading into writing Write an article (100-130 words) for your school magazine with the title Come to my home town! Use the information you read in the four texts to: explain the reasons to come suggest the places to visit and describe the essential items to bring

You should plan your short article before you start writing. Think about what you want to say and make some notes to help you in this box.

Planning notes

(no marks are given for these planning notes)

Exam Tip Use the Planning notes box to write your key words and phrases. Always try to find a different word for the key words.

Make sure you include all the necessary information.

Now write your article of 100-130 words.

Try to use your own words as far as possible – don’t just copy sentences from the reading texts.

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Group work: Rules and regulations In small groups, discuss the statement below. Give reasons p. 70 for your answer. Use the vocabulary in unit 11 to help you.

Children should help more with the housework.

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Doing household jobs makes children more responsible Few people enjoy doing household chores and, instead of arguing with unwilling children, busy parents might find it quicker and easier to do the housework themselves. However, new studies have found that children develop a greater sense of empathy (the ability to share and understand the feelings of another person) when they are part of a team and help around the house. They learn to be more willing to put other people before themselves.

Between the 1930s and 1970s, children did a lot more housework. They planned menus, shopped and prepared meals for the family. They had responsibility for serious tasks including nursing sick family members, organising the household money, decorating or even helping to look after the family car.

Nowadays, most modern-day teenagers are only asked to take on simple responsibilities such as feeding a pet, clearing the table after dinner or tidying up after themselves.

Jeremy Todd, head of the national helpline Parentline Plus, says ‘Giving children their own must-do chores is great for self-discipline and for building their confidence. Chores can also teach children how to plan their own time, taking into consideration other people’s needs, limits and responsibilities. They teach children about the consequences of their actions and encourage them to think about what they do and don’t do during the day.

Having to clean their shoes after a walk shouldn’t be seen as a punishment, it just needs to be done.’

Text B

Holiday rules!

Life isn’t fair!

What’s happened Alika?

My parents are so strict...

What have they done?

They’ve given me a long list of rules for my summer holiday.

There shouldn’t be any rules when you’re on holiday!

That’s the best thing about being on holiday.

Exactly. In my opinion, it isn’t necessary to do homework or get up early when you don’t need to go to school. But oh no! I have to get up before 9 a.m. every day and they say I need to clean my room and make my bed before lunch. I can’t watch TV or play Xbox until after I’ve done my homework.

No Xbox? That’s terrible!

The good news is that they might let me stay with Raquel next week and her parents aren’t strict at all. She can go to bed when she wants when she’s on holiday and get up when she wakes up, even if it’s at 2 p.m.

Excellent! Hey Ailika, can I catch you later? I’m a bit busy right now...

Of course! Speak later.

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TASK 3 – READING INTO WRITING Text C

How much homework do you have to do?

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Exam practice Reading into writing Write an email to a pen friend to tell him/ her about how much housework a typical teenager has to do in your country (100130 words). Use the information you read in the four texts to:

I generally have to do about 3 or hours every evening. I’m studying to be a doctor and I need to get good results in my exams to pass the year.

Khalid (age 19)

say what type of household chores a teenager usually has to do say how many hours a day or week are normal and explain why you think this is fair or unfair

I don’t have to do much homework, perhaps an hour a night. I should do more but I don’t really like studying. My parents are very strict about doing homework but I don’t always listen to them.

Amy (age 17) I should do more homework than I do because I want to have a good career. I don’t need to pass all of my exams but I certainly could do more Ali (age 17)

How average full-time college students spend their days TIME SPENT PER DAY ON ACTIVITY, IN HOURS

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Exam Tip Write a short paragraph (four or five sentences) for each point. Don’t forget to leave yourself five minutes at the end to check your spelling and grammar.

Now write your email of 100-130 words.

Try to use your own words as far as possible – don’t just copy sentences from the reading texts.

Eating and drinking Washing

Extension activities

Reading subskill: Identifying common themes across the four texts Which of these connections can you find in at least three of the texts? There are two connections you don’t need. housework teenage obligations and responsibilities

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Planning notes

Working and related activities

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You should plan your email before you start writing. Think about what you want to say and make some notes to help you in this box.

(no marks are given for these planning notes)

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strict parents homework future plans

Reading subskill: Identifying relevant information Read the texts again and underline the relevant information for your answers in exercise 2.

Writing subskill: Paraphrasing Now paraphrase one of the expressions in each text that you underlined in exercise 3.

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Read the texts again. Underline any new words. Look them up in a dictionary and write the translation next to the word.

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Write a paragraph explaining some important house rules for a foreigner in your country. Write your answer in no more than 130 words.

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Pairwork Swap the paragraph you wrote in exercise 7 with your partner and underline two key words or expressions in your partner’s paragraph.

Paraphrase them. Then check your answers together.

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TASK 4 – EXTENDED WRITING

Task 4 – Extended writing Descriptive/Discursive essay

Article

Example answer

Example answer

Example question Write an essay (100-130 words) for your teacher about a recent personal experience and how it has affected your life. You should: describe what happened and say why you will remember the experience

Planning notes what happened – met Amar for first time, he was living in Australia, moved back to Malaysia recently why I will remember the experience – exciting, have new friend to share experiences with, will go to same school in Sept, maybe athletics club

Example question Write an article (100-130 words) for an online blog about language learning. You should: talk about the benefits of learning a foreign language and give some tips for learning a language

Planning notes benefits of learning a language – understand different perspectives, open-minded, career learning tips – watching TV series, speaking and listening difficult, conversational expressions (no marks are given for these planning notes)

(no marks are given for these planning notes)

Last month I met my cousin, Amar, for the first time. He is the same age as me but he has lived in Australia all his life. My uncle moved there almost twenty years ago and Amar was born in Sydney.

They were living in a beautiful house near the sea in Bondi Beach but now they have moved close to us in Kuala Lumpur.

Next September, Amar is starting the same school as me. I hope we will be in the same class. If he is fast enough, he might start athletics training with me too but he has to get fit before he can train with our school athletics team. It will be very exciting to share some future experiences with a new friend.

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Read the example answer and underline the following language structures.

1 Past continuous 2 Present perfect 3 future with will

4 Present continuous for future use 5 modal verbs of obligation 6 modal verbs of possibility

Exam Tip • Spend a couple of minutes planning what you want to say in your essay.

• Make sure your essay is relevant to the question. Write the two prompts in the Planning box to help you.

• Think of how you can insert some of the functional language of level ISE I.

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Exam practice Now plan your essay and answer the example question.

Is learning a foreign language worth the effort?

Learning a foreign language is hard work but the benefits are enormous.

2 It is an extremely useful activity because when we begin studying, we start to see different perspectives more clearly and we usually become more open-minded. It is often easier to find a better job too.

3 However, it isn’t easy to learn another language.

The hardest skills to learn are probably speaking and listening in a conversation. Watching TV series in the new language can be very helpful because you can quickly pick up conversational words and expressions.

4 Learning a foreign language is definitely worth the effort because you can begin to understand other cultures better and you’ll have more job opportunities in the future.

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Exam Tip Articles must have at title (not included in the word count), be clearly organised into paragraphs (introduction, main body, conclusion) and express the writer’s main point of view in the conclusion. It should also express the writer’s opinion and be persuasive.

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Look at the example answer and match the letter to the correct spaces.

A conclusion B main body of text, first point

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C main body of text, second point D introduction

Exam practice Now plan your article and answer the example question.

TASK 4 – EXTENDED WRITING Formal/Informal letter/email

Example question Write an email (100-130 words) to a friend about a travelling experience. You should: talk about the journey and describe what you did when you were there Example answer Planning notes the journey – wrong train, wanted to go to London, kind ticket inspector, non-stop train to Glasgow what I did there – changed tickets, didn’t have to pay extra, Botanical Gardens, Kelvingrove Museum (no marks are given for these planning notes)

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Review

Example question Write a review (100-130 words) for your school maga ine about a film or rogramme you have seen recently. You should: describe the film or T programme and give your opinion on the film or T programme Example answer Planning notes describe the TV programme – prequel to Breaking Bad, main character: illegal activities, good heart my opinion – exceptional actors, magnificent desert scenery, set in New Mexico (no marks are given for these planning notes)

Hi Lisa I must tell you about a funny travelling experience! I was staying in Liverpool and I took the fast train to London for a day with a friend. During the journey, the ticket inspector arrived and he told us we were on the wrong train! Our train was travelling to Glasgow and it was a non-stop train!

Fortunately he was very kind and told us that we could spend the day in Glasgow instead of London. When we got to Glasgow, the inspector helped us to change our tickets.

We didn’t have to pay for new tickets and spent a fantastic day in the city. We went to the Botanical Gardens and the Kelvingrove Museum. It was certainly an exciting day out!

Lots of love, Jemima

Exam Tip Both formal and informal emails and letters must have an appropriate opening and closing. The first paragraph should state the reason for writing. You must not use contractions in formal writing.

Opening: Dear Mr Green... (formal); Dear/Hi Peter (informal) Closing: I look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards/Best wishes (formal); See you soon/Lots of love/Love from… (informal)

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Pairwork Look at the example of an informal email. What changes could you make to change it into a formal email?

Exam practice Now plan your email and answer the example question.

Better Call Saul I’ve just watched another fantastic, American TV series, Better Call Saul. It is the prequel to the more famous TV series Breaking Bad and the main character is the same crazy lawyer before he changes his name to Saul Goodman. He does lots of illegal things but his heart is in the right place and he cares a lot for his brother and his elderly clients.

There are some exceptional actors in the series. Perhaps my favourite was Jonathan Banks, a private investigator who isn’t afraid of anyone. Michael Mando is also excellent as the criminal Nacho Vargo. In addition, the series is mostly set in New Mexico and the desert scenery is magnificent.

I recommend everyone should see this series either before or after watching Breaking Bad!

Exam Tip A review must have a title and be clearly organised into paragraphs. There should also be a recommendation. Reviews should have a neutral or informal tone and must contain description language.

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Pairwork Look at the example review. What language does the writer use to describe what he she thinks of the series

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Exam practice Now plan your review and answer the example question.

Exam Tip Take about 10 minutes to plan your writing, about 25 minutes to write it and then 5 minutes at the end to check the content, spelling and grammar. Don’t forget to count the number of words at the end.

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Independent listening Task 1

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Listening subskill: Listening in detail Listen to the audio and practise taking notes. Try and write as many facts as you can. Then listen again and check your facts.

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Pairwork Now compare the facts you wrote in your notes with your partner.

Then listen again and check your facts.

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Pairwork Prepare six questions to ask your partner about the audio in exercise 2. Then ask and answer your questions.

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Classwork Look at the pictures A-E Put them into order of 5 (most healthy) to 1 (least healthy). Then explain the reasons for your decision to the rest of the class.

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Listen to the audio and take notes.

Then listen again and check your notes.

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Exam Tip You will hear the audio twice and you are encouraged to take notes during both listenings. These notes are only for you and will not be assessed as part of the exam.

The examiner will then ask you six questions from the information in the audio. You only need to give short answers (one or two words is fine). You can use your notes to help you answer these questions.

The audio lasts approximately one minute.

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Exam practice Now listen to six questions and answer the questions you hear.

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Notes

Exam Tip

(no marks are given for these planning notes)

Use your notes to help you answer the questions.

If needed, you can ask the examiner to repeat the instructions and questions once.

Could you repeat the instructions, please?

Can I hear the question again, please?

INDEPENDENT LISTENING – TASK 2

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Task 2 1

Pairwork Look at these four famous paintings. Match the artist and the title to the paintings. Then listen and check your answers.

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Pairwork In pairs, tell each other the facts you wrote. Then listen again and check your answers.

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Pairwork Now prepare six questions to ask your partner about the audio. Then ask and answer your questions.

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Exam practice Listen to the audio once. Write a few words (maximum six words) summarising the content of the audio.

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Exam Tip You will hear the audio twice. After the first listening, the examiner will ask you to give a brief summary of what you have heard.

The examiner will give you a piece of paper. You will listen to the same audio again and this time you can take notes.

These notes are only for you and will not be assessed as part of the exam. You have to tell the examiner six facts from the audio. You can use your notes to help you.

The examiner will then ask you four more questions.

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Georges Seurat – A Sunday afternoon on the island of La Grande Jatte Salvador Dali – The Persistence of Memory Pablo Picasso – Guernica Leonardo a inci – The Mona Lisa

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Pairwork Describe the paintings in exercise 1 with your partner. Use these questions to help you. Then report to the class.

What can you see in the paintings?

What colours and techniques did the artist use?

How does the painting make you feel?

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(no marks are given for these planning notes)

Facts 1 2 3 4 5 6

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Listen to the audio and tick (3) the gist of the audio. the world’s most famous painting the Louvre Museum Leonardo a inci

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Exam practice Listen to the audio and take notes. Then write six facts from the audio.

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1 _________________________________________________ 2 _________________________________________________ 3 _________________________________________________

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Exam practice Now listen to the questions and write your answers.

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Grade 5 ISE Foundation

Glossary UNIT 1 Music acoustic guitar /əˈkuːstɪk ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/ cello /ˈtʃeləʊ/ classical /ˈklæsɪkl/ collect /kəˈlekt/ concert /ˈkɒnsət/ download /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd / drums /drʌmz/ electric guitar /ɪˈlektrɪk ɡɪˈtɑː(r)/ genre /ˈʒɒ̃rə/ heavy metal /ˌhevi ˈmetl/ hip hop /ˈhɪp hɒp/ karaoke /ˌkæriˈəʊki/ keyboards /ˈkiːbɔːdz/ lyrics /ˈlɪrɪks/ music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ play /pleɪ/ pop /pɒp/ R & B /ˌɑːr ən ˈbiː/ rap /ræp/ records /ˈrekɔːdz/ reggae /ˈreɡeɪ/ rock /rɒk/ saxophone /ˈsæksəfəʊn/ song titles /sɒŋ ˈtaɪtlz/ trumpet /ˈtrʌmpɪt/ violin /ˌvaɪəˈlɪn/

UNIT 2 Entertainment advertisement /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/ art exhibition /ɑːt ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn/ audience /ˈɔːdiəns/ awful /ˈɔːfl/ boring /ˈbɔːrɪŋ/ brilliant /ˈbrɪliənt/ cartoon /kɑːˈtuːn/ circus /ˈsɜːkəs/ documentary /ˌdɒkjuˈmentri/ entertaining /ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/ exciting /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/ funfair /ˈfʌnfeə(r)/ funny /ˈfʌni/ magic show /ˈmædʒɪk ʃəʊ/ news /njuːz/ opera /ˈɒprə/ predictable /prɪˈdɪktəbl/ reality TV /riˌæləti ˌtiː ˈviː/ street performance /striːt pəˈfɔːməns/ terrible /ˈterəbl/

Film action /ˈækʃn/ director /dəˈrektə(r)/

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TASK 3 – READING INTO WRITING VOCABULARY TIP Remember that these words are only suggestions. Trinity doesn’t have a word list. The aim is for you to search for the words you need and personalise the subject areas. dubbed /dʌbd/ horror /ˈhɒrə(r)/ main actors /meɪn ˈæktə(r)z/ plot /plɒt/ released /rɪˈliːst/ romantic comedy /rəʊˈmæntɪk ˈkɒmədi/ science fiction /ˌsaɪəns ˈfɪkʃn/ soundtrack /ˈsaʊndtræk/ starring /ˈstɑːrɪŋ/ thriller /ˈθrɪlə(r)/ western /ˈwestən/

UNIT 3 Recent personal experiences amazing /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/ change your hair /tʃeɪndʒ jɔː(r) heə(r)/ classy /ˈklɑːsi/ confusing /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ excellent /ˈeksələnt/ fantastic /fænˈtæstɪk/ formal /ˈfɔːml/ go on holiday /ɡəʊ ɒn ˈhɒlədeɪ/ go shopping /ɡəʊ ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ impressive /ɪmˈpresɪv/ incredible /ɪnˈkredəbl/ move house /muːv haʊs/ spend time with friends /spend taɪm wɪð frendz/ stay at a friend’s house /steɪ ət ə frendz haʊs/

Expressions relating to past times for ages /fə(r) eɪdʒɪz/ last week /lɑːst wiːk/ recently /ˈriːsntli/ the day before yesterday /ðə deɪ bɪˈfɔː(r) ˈjestədeɪ/ this week /ðɪs wiːk/ two years ago /tuː jɪə(r)z əˈɡəʊ/

UNIT 4 Means of transport aeroplane /ˈeərəpleɪn/ cable car /ˈkeɪbl kɑː(r)/ catch /kætʃ/ coach /kəʊtʃ/

comfortable /ˈkʌmftəbl/ convenient /kənˈviːniənt/ cruise ship /kruːz ʃɪp/ dangerous /ˈdeɪndʒərəs/ efficient /ɪˈfɪʃnt/ environmentally friendly /ɪnˌvaɪrənmentəli ˈfrendli/ environmentally unfriendly /ɪnˌvaɪrənmentəli ʌnˈfrendli/ ferry /ˈferi/ get a puncture /ɡet ə ˈpʌŋktʃə(r)/ get in /ɡet ɪn/ get off /ɡet ɒf/ get on /ɡet ɒn/ get out of /ɡet aʊt əv/ helicopter /ˈhelɪkɒptə(r)/ hot-air balloon /ˌhɒt ˈeə bəluːn/ inconvenient /ˌɪnkənˈviːniənt/ inefficient /ˌɪnɪˈfɪʃnt/ land /lænd/ lorry /ˈlɒri/ miss /mɪs/ reliable /rɪˈlaɪəbl/ safe /seɪf/ sailing boat /ˈseɪlɪŋ bəʊt/ take off /teɪk ɒf/ travelling by /ˈtrævəlɪŋ baɪ/ uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌmftəbl/ underground /ˌʌndəˈɡraʊnd/ unreliable /ˌʌnrɪˈlaɪəbl/ wait for /weɪt fə(r)/ yacht /jɒt/

wear special clothes /weə(r) ˈspeʃl kləʊðz/ wear traditional clothes /weə(r) trəˈdɪʃənl kləʊðz/

UNIT 6 Special occasions birthday /ˈbɜːθdeɪ/ blow out candles /bləʊ aʊt ˈkændlz/ bride /braɪd/ bridesmaid /ˈbraɪdzmeɪd/ catch the bouquet /kætʃ ðə buˈkeɪ/ cut the wedding cake /kʌt ðə ˈwedɪŋ keɪk/ get money /ɡet ˈmʌni/ give a speech /ɡɪv ə spiːtʃ/ graduation /ˌɡrædʒuˈeɪʃn/ groom /ɡruːm/ make a toast /meɪk ə təʊst/ make a wish /meɪk ə wɪʃ/ Mother’s Day /ˈmʌðəz deɪ/ New Year’s Eve /ˌnjuː jɪəz ˈiːv/ prepare special food /prɪˈpeə(r) ˈspeʃl fuːd/ put on music /pʊt ɒn ˈmjuːzɪk/ speech /spiːtʃ/ throw confetti /θrəʊ kənˈfeti/ wear best clothes /weə(r) best kləʊðz/ wedding anniversary /ˈwedɪŋ ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri/ wedding rings /ˈwedɪŋ rɪŋz/

UNIT 5 Festivals arts /ɑːts/ clean the house /kliːn ðə haʊs/ dress up as /dres ʌp əz/ eat special food /iːt ˈspeʃl fuːd/ give money /ɡɪv ˈmʌni/ give presents /ɡɪv ˈpreznts/ harvest /ˈhɑːvɪst/ have parties /həv ˈpɑːtiz/ light candles /laɪt ˈkændlz/ put up decorations /pʊt ʌp ˌdekəˈreɪʃnz/ religious /rɪˈlɪdʒəs/ seasonal /ˈsiːzənl/ spend time with family /spend taɪm wɪð ˈfæməli/ watch fireworks /wɒtʃ ˈfaɪəwɜːks/ wear colourful masks /weə(r) ˈkʌləfl mɑːsks/ wear extravagant costumes /weə(r) ɪkˈstrævəɡənt ˈkɒstjuːmz/ wear make-up /weə(r) meɪk ʌp/

UNIT 7 Learning a foreign language become fluent /bɪˈkʌm ˈfluːənt/ challenging /ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ/ clearly /ˈklɪəli/ confusing /kənˈfjuːzɪŋ/ conversation /ˌkɒnvəˈseɪʃn/ correctly /kəˈrektli/ fascinating /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/ fluently /ˈfluːəntli/ focus on /ˈfəʊkəs ɒn/ fun /fʌn/ getting better /ˈɡetɪŋ ˈbetə(r)/ improve your English /ɪmˈpruːv jɔː(r) ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/ inspiring /ɪnˈspaɪərɪŋ/ interesting /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/ language exchange /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

TASK 3 – READING INTO WRITING look up /lʊk ʌp/ note down /nəʊt daʊn/ online resources /ˌɒnˈlaɪn rɪˈsɔːsɪz/ pick up /pɪk ʌp/ pronounce /prəˈnaʊns/ spelling /ˈspelɪŋ/ subtitles /ˈsʌbtaɪtlz/ write a diary /raɪt ə ˈdaɪəri/

pack your bag /pæk jɔː(r) bæɡ/ plane /pleɪn/ see the sights /siː ðə saɪts/ tent /tent/ travel insurance /ˈtrævl ɪnˈʃʊərəns/ trip /trɪp/ try new foods /traɪ njuː fuːdz/

Future time expressions in a minute /ɪn eɪ ˈmɪnɪt/ in an hour /ɪn ən ˈaʊə(r)/ in the near future /ɪn ðə nɪə(r) ˈfjuːtʃə(r)/ next year /nekst jɪə(r)/ the day after tomorrow /ðə deɪ ˈɑːftə(r) təˈmɒrəʊ/ the week after next /ðə wiːk ˈɑːftə(r) nekst/ tomorrow morning /təˈmɒrəʊ ˈmɔːnɪŋ/

UNIT 8 Travel arrange /əˈreɪndʒ/ book /bʊk/ camper van /ˈkæmpə(r) væn/ caravan /ˈkærəvæn/ change some money /tʃeɪndʒ səm ˈmʌni/ couch-surf /kaʊtʃ sɜːf/ discover /dɪˈskʌvə(r)/ get a pet sitter /ɡet ə ˈpet sɪtə(r)/ get a visa /ɡet ə ˈviːzə/ get time off /ɡet taɪm ɒf/ get vaccinations /ɡet ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃnz/ helicopter /ˈhelɪkɒptə(r)/ hitch-hike /ˈhɪtʃhaɪk/ journey /ˈdʒɜːni/ meet the locals /miːt ðə ˈləʊklz/ motorbike /ˈməʊtəbaɪk/ mountain bike /ˈmaʊntən baɪk/ organic farm /ɔːˈɡænɪk fɑːm/

UNIT 9 Health ailment /ˈeɪlmənt/ allergic /əˈlɜːdʒɪk/ antibiotic /ˌæntibaɪˈɒtɪk/ black eye /ˌblæk ˈaɪ/ cold /kəʊld/ cough /kɒf/ dehydrated /ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪtɪd/ feeling better /ˈfiːlɪŋ ˈbetə(r)/ fever /ˈfiːvə(r)/ flu /fluː/ headache /ˈhedeɪk/ hurt /hɜːt/ illness /ˈɪlnəs/ infection /ɪnˈfekʃn/ operating theatre /ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ θɪətə(r)/ operation /ˌɒpəˈreɪʃn/ painkillers /ˈpeɪnkɪlə(r)z/ plaster cast /ˈplɑːstə kɑːst/ sore throat /sɔː(r) θrəʊt/ surgeon /ˈsɜːdʒən/ temperature /ˈtemprətʃə(r)/ toothache /ˈtuːθeɪk/ treatment /ˈtriːtmənt/ X-ray /ˈeks reɪ/

Fitness aerobic capacity /eəˈrəʊbɪk kəˈpæsəti/ balance /ˈbæləns/ calories /ˈkæləriz/ cycling /ˈsaɪklɪŋ/ flexibility /ˌfleksəˈbɪləti/ getting fit /ˈɡetɪŋ fɪt/ go jogging /ɡəʊ ˈdʒɒɡɪŋ/ junk food /ˈdʒʌŋk fuːd/ lifting weights /lɪftɪŋ weɪts/

martial arts /ˌmɑːʃl ˈɑːts/ medical check-ups /ˈmedɪkl ˈtʃek ʌps/ quick reflexes /kwɪk ˈriːfleksiz/ running /ˈrʌnɪŋ/ sensible diet /ˈsensəbl ˈdaɪət/ strength /streŋθ/ swimming /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ training /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ vitamins /ˈvɪtəmɪnz/ yoga /ˈjəʊɡə/

Grade 6 ISE Foundation forbidden /fəˈbɪdn/ illegal /ɪˈliːɡl/ litter /ˈlɪtə(r)/ private property /ˈpraɪvət ˈprɒpəti/ seat belt /ˈsiːt belt/ speed limits /spiːd ˈlɪmɪts/ strict /strɪkt/

UNIT 12 Fashion UNIT 10 Money bank statement /ˈbæŋk steɪtmənt/ banknotes /ˈbæŋknəʊts/ borrow /ˈbɒrəʊ/ business /ˈbɪznəs/ cashpoint machine /ˈkæʃpɔɪnt məˈʃiːn/ coins /kɔɪnz/ debt /det/ earn /ɜːn/ lend /lend/ mortgage /ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ/ online bank account /ˌɒnˈlaɪn ˈbæŋk əkaʊnt/ owe /əʊ/ pay back /peɪ bæk/ pay in /peɪ ɪn/ piggy bank /ˈpɪɡi bænk/ receipt /rɪˈsiːt/ run out /rʌn aʊt/ save up /seɪv ʌp/ wallet /ˈwɒlɪt/ waste /weɪst/

UNIT 11 Rules and regulations allowed /əˈlaʊd/ banned /bænd/ break the law /breɪk ðə lɔː/ cycle helmet /ˈsaɪkl ˈhelmɪt/

accessories /əkˈsesəriz/ baggy /ˈbæɡi/ charity shops /ˈtʃærəti ʃɒps/ cheap and cheerful /tʃiːp ənd ˈtʃɪəfl/ checked /tʃekt/ clothes /kləʊðz/ designer shops /dɪˈzaɪnə(r) ʃɒps/ fashion statement /ˈfæʃn steɪtmənt/ flared jeans /fleəd dʒiːnz/ flowery /ˈflaʊəri/ high-street shops /ˈhaɪ striːt ʃɒps/ jewellery /ˈdʒuːəlri/ markets /ˈmɑːkɪts/ materials /məˈtɪəriəlz/ old-fashioned /ˌəʊld ˈfæʃnd/ patterned /ˈpætənd/ polka dot /ˈpɒlkə dɒt/ ripped /rɪpt/ scruffy /skrʌfi/ sense of style /sens əv staɪl/ shoes /ʃuːz/ skinny jeans /ˈskɪni dʒiːnz/ slave to fashion /sleɪv tə ˈfæʃn/ smart /smɑːt/ stripy /ˈstraɪpi/ tight /taɪt/ trendy /ˈtrendi/ unfashionable /ʌnˈfæʃnəbl/ vintage /ˈvɪntɪdʒ/

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