IN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO + respond to sentence completion questions ie + skim read a text + recognise paraphrase * practise using the present Simple and past simple ‘ell your partner about the house or apartment you vein, Isitbigor Howmany bedrooms isitoldor | Doesit havea (O12|) What kind of house would you like to live in?(0131) Find thesein the pictures on this page. treehouse houseboat shipping container homes Which ones would you like tolive in? [SKIMMING AND SCANNING A TEXT © _Teskisof skimming and scansngareveryimportantinthe Reading test. ‘Skimming reading the passage quichly to get anidea of whatitis about Scanning i also reading the passage quickly, but this time looking for particular information inthe text, forexample,the answer toa question, + Before youlookatthe questions readthrough the passage quickly Don't spend more than a minute on this. + Skim over {don't spend time on) words ke the, they, ou, through + Notice the'conten’ words, suchas nouns and verb, to get an idea of what the passageis about + Readthe questions + Sean the passage forthe answers. Let your eyes move quichy over the text unti'you see oneot the key ‘words from the question, or words that have a similar meaning + Readthat part ofthe passage carefully until young the answer UNIT 02 / READING[G]aIg Whats the passage about? Readitin ONE minute and choose one of the options. 2 Lifein diferent cities around the world Unusual places tolive or stay around the world € Thetype of houses and flats most people ive in [G]EIY Readthe passage againto find the words from the boxinexercise3 as quicklyas youcan. youhave ust done practised scanning? Which practised skimming? [DIGI Which ofthe rwoactvi AINE? Most people live ina house or a flat. When they goon holiday they stay in a hotel or a ‘guest house. But some places where you can lve or stay area bit different. 5 © one crusual pecs toliveisa houseboat. Amsterdam in Holand is famous for is ouseboets~ there are about 2500 ther, They have eveything rata narmalnouse has ving rom, besroom, kitchen, patoom end even sometimesateraceon the oo. 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Rf locking dos onda widow, fou can tum tant isle when youwantto le dwn Frans rom Munich spentthenght lone recently st tose what twas he He feund It biturcomfertalel @ Foran unusual haley you can stayin an ilo, a house made oie These Page eee ae et eee eye neers ote al eset toid us, Wesleptin an oo lastiht. sso cols here= minus ceprees cere, We wed eee Se okeey ware! @ Another couple, Shaun and Rael rom Manchester enjoyed a recent heliday ina reehoutcin Sussex, England They salt was right up Inthe aes lis eva ea ere ed eA ct cl didour own cooking twas the perfect placeto getaway om our busy ves! EF vnir02/neaoinc© Inthe Reading paper, itis very important tobe abieto understand paraphrase (when the same ideais given Using diferent words) The words usedin the questions ‘won't be exactly the sameasthe ones in the passage. Match these words and phrases from the text (1-6) with their paraphrases(a-f). 1 houseboats. a not being watched by others 2 permanently bb not feeling pleasant 3 privacy © homes on the water 4 surroundedby thenaturalworld Nordic countries 5 uncomfortable ¢ forever, always 6 Sweden, Norway and Finland £ having nature allaround Choose the best paraphrase for these sentences from the text. 1 The treehouse had everything we needed ‘A We needed some more things for our stay in the treehouse, B Thetrechouse was very well equipped, Weneed everything for the treehouse. 2 Some houseboats can be moved to other parts of the river. {A Not all houseboats are permanently fixed in one place. B Only some parts of the river have houseboats. € You can move toa houseboat in another part ofthe river. 3 One house in Chile was built from 12 containers. [A There are 12 houses in Chile made from containers, B 12containers were used to make one house. € You need 12 containers to make a house in Chile UNITo2 READING. ES)QE SENTENCE COMPLETION | “ © (ois Inthistask type you will have to completea sentence with upto three words (orto words and/or umber taken from the passage. Theinstructions wil tll you how many words you are allowed touse. Lookat this example: Houseboat occupant ie ving ‘This is a paraphrase ofthe following sentence from the passage: eople who live on houseboats enjoy Bg closer nature Because you have to use words from the passageinyour answer, the answer i close fo roture. Follow the steps inthe box opposite and complete the sentences. Choose NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the passage foreach answer. © 1 The two people who live in the transparent house love it, but it wouldn't 2 The designer of the smallest house hopes to __to the lack of houses al over the world. 3 People who stay in igloos sometimes protect themselves from the cold by making use of 4 People who have ‘would find a holiday in a treehouse ideal. = 1 Which tenses does the| 2 present tenses b pasttenses € both present and past tenses 2 Which tenses are used: 1 todescribe the houses? b to describe habit or things that are always true? € todescribe people's experiences on holidays? 4 totalk about designing or building the house? [Oly Answer these questions about the Amazing homes passage. passage use? As partofyourfirst quick lookat the passage, identity whetheritis written mainly inthe past, present or future, andifthe tense ‘changes. Tis may help you understand the passage. Choose the correct verb, present simple or past simple. 1 Most people in China live /tived in flats. 2 In the UK most houses have / had gardens. 3 In 2010, my parents move / moved to Australia. 4 Nowadays Sarah usualy spends / spent her holidays in cities. 5 Inthe past she prefers / preferred beach holidays. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbin brackets. 1 Farid now 2 Lastyearhe 3 Once! 4 My flat 5 In2014we. _____ share) flat with some other students. (live) at home with his parents. (stay) on a campsite next toa lake in tay. {have) two balconies. {move into our new house. How todo sentence ‘completion questions + Undertne key words from the sentence houseboat ccupants, Inthe above example) + Seanthetextforthe key words ‘or words that mean something similar (people who lve on houseboats has asimiar meaning tohouseboot occupants) + Readthesentencesnearthe heywords careully lke hiving means the same as enjoy being, + Find the words that seem to fit the sentence. + Check thatthe meaning ofthe sentence matches the meaning ofthetext. + Checkthe grammar af the completed sentence. + Checkifthe words shouldbe singular plural + Check that you have used the correct number of words.EXAM SKILLS remember feeling the first time !left home that | would never spent three sppy weeks with the Schmitt family. Brigitte __ beable tofeel at home anywhere butin myhome. Noother ha: ther, Hendrik, and a younger sister, Lisa "place would have my mum and dad, my annoying little cats, Ping and Pong, who sat on my lap es ee brother and my cat, Tilly. Nowhere would smell like my he evenings. The whole family were home - my mum’s roast chicken in the oven and the salty, seaweed smell that drifted in from the nearby beach. The sound of seagulls squawking was the sound of home. and of apples baking in the oven became familiar and Nowhere else would Ifeel comfortable enough to put my comforting, ke the smells of home. learnt in those three feet up under me and gaze into the log fire dreaming of Jeeks that you can feel at nome anywhere t the future. was 15 when | first went away fram homeo to Germany. My triends were going too, but w ay with diferent families. Iwas nervous ab dew rehome | kind toyo at year, Brigitte cay y with mein t we her my room and moved in with my orather, cleared us roast chicken CX fe We made ould be lke? awelcome banner and putitup on the dia w woud spend th esick and sad, missing my family bac feel at home with us, We arrived in Germany late at night ater ao journey bycoach and was tired and hu! We went into the school hal, where the ho: were waiting to meet us. | wondered which one would be mine, Would they give me dinner at this, time and would | beable to eat the unfamiliar food? Suddenly | heard my name called and the name of my exchange partner, Brigitte Schmit. A pretty, blonde gi stepped smiling widely, Behind her stood her parents, a pleasant cooking couple who were also smiling, They held out their hands and said, ‘Wilkommen in Deutschland, Welcome to Germany [BI Read the passage and complete the sentences below. Choose NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS from the passage for each answer. 1 The writer's mother often cooks 2 She thought the visit to Germany would make her fee! 3 Brigitte came to pick up the girl with 4 The Schmitt family’s pets’ names are 5 From her bedroom the girl could see a 6 The girl and her family tried hard tomake Brigitte UNITO2 READINGIN THIS UNIT YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO + describe changes over time as shown on amap i Y [DLAI Which ofthese facilites do you expectto find ona university campus? bank —busstop carpark halls of residence gym library laboratories lecture theatres. cafés postoffice tenniscourts recreation area [GIS tookattemapsot nn Univers campusin 385 and toy. (RES incactiescan your Sunnyhills University 1995 Sunyhils University today AAAAAMAL AAAMAA amg, asorones AA or ald A AMAAAAAAAAAAA | Mw Le[O13 book again at the map of Sunnyhill University campus today. Which of these sentences are true? Prepositions areimportantin any task including maps. tis Important to say exactly winere things are located in Felation to other places. 1 The Founder's Building is between the Watson Building and the Scott Library. 2 The bus stop is in the upper right-hand corner of the campus. 3 The halls of residence are opposite the Students’ Union, 4 There are two car parks on the campus. 5 There are two places to eat on the campus. 6 The main receptionis in the middle of the campus. 7 The Students’ Union moved toa different building between 1995 and today. 8 The car park was moved towards the bottom of the campus. Complete the sentences about the 1995 campus map using the prepositions inthe box. between in nextto of of on opposite 1 Thetennis courts were the football pitch. 2 The Founder's Building was inthe middle the campus. 3 The Scott Library was the halls of residence and the football pitch 4 Thecafewas the football pitch 5 Therewere two car parks _ the campus. 6 Thegymwas the bottom right-hand cornerof the campus. 7 The Watson Building was the left of the Founder's Building. 8 The main reception was part _ the Watson Building. [G]ETS Complete the sentences to describe the map ofthe campus today to your partner. You can use the expressions in the box. between infront of in the top right-hand corner, nextto ontheleft opposite 1 The halls of residence 2 The laboratories 3 Thebus stop 4 The recreation area 5 Thetable tennis tables 6 The Students’ Union ‘UNIT 02 / WRITING(«DESCRIBING CHANGES IN A MAP | [O]E]y Read this Writing Part 1 task You should spend 20 minutes on this task. Look at the two maps of Sunnyhills University campus in 1995 and today. ‘Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, ond make ‘comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words, ‘There are three important parts in a Part 1 essay. Match the parts 1-3 with their meanings a-c. Then find them in the model answer. 1 The introductory sentence 2 The concluding sentence 3 The overview o ‘the two maps show changes tothe campus of Sunnyhils University petuwen 1995 and today. We can see that the university made many changes during this period, including new bulldings and recreation 2 Asummary of the main points b Adescription of what the data shows € Writing the most impor points again in different words (O]BIN Find these in the model answer: facilities. inthe past the Scott Library was in ront ofthe Founders Buln teas located the rit, ani adction increased insite td ubvary building now contains laboratories. in 1935 ther ‘tap lefcnand comer ofthe campus, whereas now the main parki oe reception there, The halls of residence were moved to the far eto the eampusanda new Aets Building was bult opposite them The idegarts ound gym anaters o a tismore the une) i le tennis tables, anew 1 verbs describing change 2 expressions describing where things are ies, includin developed new sports } ymand squash courts. They also built twornew cafés ged and expanded durin [O[al] Theundertined words inthe model So, itis clea that the university changed and expand e answer are useful for any essay. Among ‘them, find two expressions which: this period 1 mean‘and’ 2 mean but" 3 refertotime 4 referto what yousee inthe chart or diagram It isimportant to use plenty of diferent wardsin theessay toshow youhavea wide vocabulary. Makea lat ofsimitar words in your notebook and writingyeur pra [i01§ Find wordsin the model answer with these meanings. 1 moved to a different place 2 made (2 words) 3 knocked down 4 got bigger (2 words) use them when, iceessays, fo: Reed[1/1] Find these past tense formsin the model answer. Which of them ar (2 whatare the infinitives of these verbs? expanded changed created - made built increased developed moved was [a]2|) These sentences couldalso be used to describe the maps. Put the verb in brackets into the past tense to complete the sentences. 1 They____(eut) down trees to build the halls of residence. 2 Theold café (become) thenew library. 3 1m1995 students (catch) the bus outside the Students’ Union. 4 Theuniversity (need) laboratories. 5 They (put) table tennis tables infront of the Scott Library 6 There (be) not enough halls of residence in 1995. —— 1 They (dig) a pond in the recreation area, 8 They (plant) lots of new trees. Two of the verbs are regular. Which ones? [[ERAMAARTCCUSTPASTSINPLESACTIVEANO PASSIVE] = Thesmwaiy deepest conn ding this period ~actve [A[3I) Read the information about active and passive verbs + The subject (the university did the action. ‘Are sentences 1-4 about the map active or passive? = The verb se singleword (devcloped 2 They also built two new cafés. + The subject (new hails of residence) didn't 3 The university created a new recreation area. do the action ould), but someone ese di ! 4 The old gym and tennis courts were demolished. the actiontoit. + Theverb consists of wo words: the correct form of be were] + past participle (bul) [a[aly Change these sentences from active to passive 1 The university expanded the campus. The campus was expanded. 2 They planted trees in the recreation area 3 Theauthorities moved the bus stop. 4 They built a new main reception. uniTo2 WRITING(Exam skits ] | ISIS Answer the task betow. Take as much time as youneed and try towrite 150 words. The verbs the box may be useful. Check the meaning of any unknown words. add build construct create develop expand move _plant trees The maps below show Colwick Arts Centre in 2005 and today. ‘Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the ‘main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Rememberto: + write an introductory sentence include an overview + use the present simple and past simple, both active and passive + use prepositions to explain where things are/were.OE Here are some pictures of places in a town. Match pictures A-G with the words inthe box. railway station museum bank harbour sportscentre restaurant bus stop BG) Be) B®) Bi@) =e) HX) O Put the words in exercise 2 into the correct group. There isan example tohelp you. Travel and transport harbour Sports and leisure Arts and culture: Money: Listen to two short conversations. Where are the speakers? Conversation 1 Conversation 2Listen to the rest of conversations 1 and 2 and answer the questions. © _insections ofthe isteningtest By Comersations eaeiee ere ientel "1 whatisthe address ofthe sports website? ‘“ Seeaeh ase rate A wor getactive.com B wn getaktive.com fay area alias comversoton2 leuenetheEoglahaghebetso that you can write the words correctly. fyou dont, your answer vallbe wrong. Youwill hear the 2 What isthe man’s name? James _ 3 What ishis address? Spelingonce ony [O[EIS Listen again anc complete the extracts from the two conversations, tke Tefisteterof each wordsgiventohelp you. 1 4 Getactive'-Isthata__ ow? 2 Isthat[..Jw___an‘e'orwithout? 3 Wt'sgotan‘e’atthee 4 Isthat.Jwithad did you say? Read the questions and undertine the key words. ss Coe rye frst one hasbeen done for your © _ ovotenuseshortanswersin rnotecompletiontasks.Inthistype 1 What did the speakers orderin the restaurant? oftask youansmer questions 2 How much did each person pay for their meal? Usingupte three words or wo 3 What time is the bus due? Seoew amas 4 Where is the bus stop? ‘5. How long did the course last? 6 Which TWO things did the speaker do on the course? 7 What isthe date of the next course? 8 Who will lead the course? [O[TIS complete the table. Use the key words in the questions exercise 6 tohelp you. The first onehas been done for you. Which questions need. Question + adate 7 + aprice + aperiod oftime + atime + amealora kind of food + aname ofa person + the names of activities or skills aplace? EF unre usrewnic[GIR tookst the tale you completedin execs 7.Fr which questions oyounedto (DISD riteanumber [O[BIY ster tothe conversation and answer the questions. Wirte NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. 381 What did both speakers order? 2 How much did each person pay forthe meal? £__ Read this question about a shopping trip, and choose the correct answer. Why is the other answer incorrect? ‘Answer the question. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER foreach answer. What did the boy buyintheshoppingmall? Angwer: shoes / he bought shoes IRisimportantto check the Instructions carefully to ee how mary words you can writin your Listen to the conversation and choose the correct answers. Why are the other answers incorrect? ‘Answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ORA NUMBER fareach answer. 1 What time isthe bus due? pm seven fifteen / seven fifty /7.15/ 7.50 2 Whereis the bus stop? Blithe Road / Blith Road / Blythe Road / Blyth Road spelling carefully. Ifyou spell the word incorrectly, your answer will be marked wrong, When you need toanswera question witha number, itiseasierand quickerto writeitasanumberratherthan writing itn words. And also you are esslikely to make a mistake. unrroa/ustenine EJ[IID Listen to lca tein riendabouta sailing course and answer the questions (21218 rite WO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR ANUMBER foreach answer. "1 Howlongdid the saling course last? 2 What was the first thing that Alicia learnt? 43 Whatis the date ofthe next course? 4 Who wil lead the next course? EXAM SKILLS ] FISTS Read questions 1-8 below. For which questions do youneed to write a number ONLY? [HLA] Find thekey wordsin questions 1-8 below. [EI] ster and answer questions 1-8. Then read your answers carefully. + Did you check your spelling? + Did you write numbers in digit form? + Did you check that you have written the correct number of words? (Questions 1-5 ‘Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ORA NUMBER foreach answer. 1 What kind of tour did the woman do? 2 How did she find out about the tour? 3. How many people were on the tour? 4 What is the address of the hire shop? 5 How much did each studentinthegroup pay? § Questions 6-7 Which TWO items were includedin the cost of the hire? 6 Questions What isthe website address ofthe hire shop?What tense would you use to answer these questions? Select the correct. answer A-C below. Is there much for young people todo inyourhome town? What was yourhometawn lke inthe past? Has your home town changed since you were a child? A Presentperfect, e.g. Many things have changed in my home town over the years. B Present simple, e.g, There are ots of things for young people todo in my home town, Past simple, e.g. There were more factories and the houses were smaller. Now, with a partner, ask and answer the three questions in exercise 1(NT ANSWERING PART 1 QUESTIONS } (O[ST Listen toa boy describing his home town and read the script. ‘Match the places the boy talks about with A-H on the ma town hall _H_ library artgallery _— cinema __ shoppingmall harbour __ stadium ___—_ swimming pool ‘Well ive ina small town in the north of my AAA AAA ‘country. thas quite afew interesting placesto visit. Forexample, in the centre of town, onthe AA northsideot thesquarewehavethehistorc SA town hall, which was builtin 1895. In front of it, rz A there's a beautiful fountain. Oppositethe town hall there's the library. Then ifyou go over the a bridge, we have the ar gallery, a big modern building, which often hasinterestingexhibitions @ n {tothe north) and. big shopping mal, where! often meet up with my fiends. Teowsoohottetmn tesahater, A just behind itis the public swimming pool. It'san eresoteic [DJA] Now describe your home town. You might want to draw a map to help you. Prana ‘Choose the correct heading from the box for the words and phrases in the table below. Areas 8 ql tate beeation Opinion 1 Location 2 Be Ba Rie Reet conthecoast. | busy hot industial tall inthenorth-east | crowded humid business historic inthecentre | dirty mild financial ordinary outdoor exciting modern inland tively old = | [oo ee eyLookat the wordsandphrasesnthe bor andthe nthe occ column ofinetae neers ancient colourful cool enormous high-rise tourist inthesouth indoor incredible magnificent narrow polluted huge With a partner, add two more adjectives of your own to the table. Complete the sentences with pairs of adjectives from the table in exercise 5. 1 Icome froma very modern city. You can see Itisa goodidea touse pairs of and buildings everywhere. words with similar meaning when 2 Insummer it's very wet and uncomfortable in my town. you talk about your hometown, Wsvery and ‘Thisshows the examiner that you 3 There'susually a light breeze from the sea, soit's very _ havea good range of vocabulary. and Foresample: Alot of people live ‘and werkin my city. t's very busy 4 There's alot of rubbish on the streets. It's quite _ and 5 There's a great atmosphere in my city, especially at night. It's very __and [B]BI took at the photographs below. Try todescribe each place using the headings and the words in exercise 5. Enews ead he questionson the examinercard (0151) ren match them withthe verbtanses © InPart ofthe Speaking test the examiner will askyou questions about familar everyday topics ‘“ suchas yourhome town, To answerthe questions Let's talk aboutthe town or city where you grew up, ‘youmight needto use range of tenses. 41 Where did you grow up? 2 Isitagoodplaceto live? 3 Doyou think it has changed a lot? How? ‘tisimportantto listen very carefully tothe questions the ‘examiner asks you. This willhelp you to decide how to form your answer and what tense to use. One thing you «an dois repeat or'echo' the examiner's question to help you dothis, but don't dothis too often! presentsimple present perfect past simple[Oly Readthe Part 1 questions trom diferent Speaking tests and choose the correct tense inthe candidates’ responses. Examiner Where were you born? Candidate 1 1(2)am/was born in Dubai, in the Middle East, It(2)is/ was situated on the north-east coast of the United Arab Emirates. Examiner Wheredid you grow up? Candidate 2_(3)am//was born in asmallvillagein China, but | (4) grow up / grew up in Chengdu, which (5)is/was avery bigcity in south-west China, Examiner Has yourhome town changed much since you were a child? Candidate inthe lastten years Baku (6} changed /has changed 2 lot. Ten years ago we (7) haven't had / didn’thave so many tall buildings and there (@)isn’t /wasn’t as much to do then. The biggest problemis that everything (9)is /was more expensive now. Examiner —_Isthere anything that you used to doin your home town that you don't donow? Candidate 4 Welt, | (10) used to / was used to goto the beach every summer when 1 (23) have been / was younger, but now | don't have time. One summer, leven (12) used to go /went fishing. like to do that again. Perhaps: have time next summer after my exams. fly Listen and check your answers. [TIT Answer the examiner's questions in exercise 10 with your own ideas. i Be careful with which tenses you use. Tease © _nmepsstsimpiene ‘ending ofthe verb canbe [TIBI Uistento the sentences and ick the correct column, ti ord according pronouncedinoneafthree a tohow the verb endingis pronounced. ways and Cramp 0 IM wok -—wored i a al (a! ploy played 1 bought developed ny deca declded Er 2 built designed 3 situated discovered 4 called started 5 located used to 6 changed said WE owiro2 spencne[Z[BIJ Complete the sentences with ideas of your own. Then say them to your partner, pronouncing the verb carefully. 1 Ourfamily bought inthe middle of town, 2 The was built in 3 Ourtownissituated 4 The iscalled'the —____ 5 is located across from the _ 6 hhave/has changed over the years in my home town, 7 was/were developed by the harbour. 8 was designed by —' 9 Recently, scientists discovered near our village. 10 Recently, many young people have startedto— _ 11 Along time ago many people used to 12 A tourist who visited recently said our Tay Read an examiner's questions, then listen to four students answering them, Match the speakers 1-4 with the examiner’s questions a-<. ae 2 ‘a What isyour favourite place in your town? b What do people doforfunin your town? € Isiteasy to travel around your town? d Whats the oldest part of your town? Speaker] Speaker2 Speaker3___ Speaker 4 Now ask and answer questions a-d with partner. = EXAM SKILLS ] SJ] Askandanswer the questions below about your 50 cme town ithe ‘new partner. Listen to your partner’s answers and note any new ideas or vocabulary you hear. Then, ask and answer the questions again and try to improve your answers. 1 Can you describe the town where you grew up? 2 What places of interest are there in your home town? Where are they? 3 Isita good place for young people? Why? 4 Where do young people in your town meet their friends? 5 What is your town like at night? {6 How has your town changed in the last 10 years? 7 Have any new buildings been built? 8 Along time ago, where did people from your town used to work?