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TESTS ANSWER KEY

UNIT 1 8
1 pen 4 mobile phone
1 2 dictionary 5 water
1 are you, I’m 3 is Dan, He’s 3 money
2 is she, She’s 4 Are your parents, they’re
2 UNIT 3
1 f 2 d 3 a 4 e 5 b 6 c
3 1
1 d 2 e 3 b 4 c 5 f 6 a 1 on 3 opposite 5 between
4 2 next to 4 behind 6 in front of
1 Are there 4 there isn’t 2
2 there’s 5 there are 1 her 4 us 7 him
3 Is there 6 Is there 2 their 5 Our 8 me
5 3 he 6 they
Countries: Brazil, China, Kenya, Saudi Arabia 3
Parts of the world: Central America, Asia 1 Andy’s sister 4 Adam’s hair
6 2 My parents’ villa 5 Diana’s new mobile phone
1 restaurant 4 shop assistant 3 Jack’s brother 6 Fiona’s brother’s
2 nurse 5 police station 4
3 school 6 designer 1 I can’t 4 I can’t come
7 2 Can I 5 Can you tell
1 quiet 3 small 5 dirty 3 We can drive you 6 You can’t use
2 hot 4 expensive 6 boring 5
8 1 bank 5 bookshop
1 hospital 3 school 5 hours 2 chemist’s 6 clothes shop
2 doctor 4 nurse 6 French 3 shoe shop 7 café
4 post office 8 sports centre
UNIT 2 6
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 b 6 b 7 b 8 b
1 7
1 cooking 5 learning 1 c 2 a 3 f 4 b 5 e 6 d 7 h 8 g
2 to go 6 watching
3 to do 7 being UNIT 4
4 getting
2 1
1 We always have dinner in the evening. 1 played 4 didn’t dance
2 Our grandmother usually visits us on Sunday. 2 didn’t cook 5 travelled
3 I sometimes go to bed in the afternoon. 3 walked 6 were
4 I don’t often do my homework. 2
5 My parents hardly ever go on holiday in summer. 1 When did Harry get home?
6 Mark never goes to the theatre at weekends. 2 Did Ann go swimming last Sunday?
7 Amy occasionally works at home in the morning. 3 What did you take on holiday?
8 William doesn’t usually like working at the weekend. 4 Where was the beach?
3 5 How many museums did they visit?
1 a 3 many 5 a lot of 6 Did Oliver go to the art gallery?
2 any 4 any 6 much 3
4 1 got home 4 was
1 a lot of 3 a 5 Some 2 went swimming 5 didn’t visit
2 many 4 some 3 took 6 went
5 4
1 c 2 e 3 d 4 a 5 b 1 was 4 played 7 read
6 2 went 5 didn’t go 8 walked
1 d 2 a 3 e 4 f 5 c 6 b 3 got 6 had
7 5
1 turn off 4 take 7 say 1 July 3 November 5 February
2 close 5 read 8 do 2 March 4 May
3 listen 6 watch 6
1 ninth 3 third 5 eleventh
2 first 4 twenty-second 6 seventeenth

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7 3
1 rent 4 going 1 larger 6 colder
2 fly 5 Take 2 more common 7 warmer
3 spend 6 stay 3 bigger 8 nicer
8 4 more famous 9 funnier
1 on 5 out 5 more exciting 10 more intelligent
2 to 6 in 4
3 with 7 with 1 c 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 a
4 in (or at) 5
1 biology 5 medicine
UNIT 5 2 history 6 engineering
3 computing 7 marketing
1 4 PE 8 literature
1 many 4 much 6
2 Could 5 What 1 Russian 4 Arabic
3 Which 6 else 2 Spanish 5 German
2 3 French 6 Chinese
1 those 4 that 7
2 These 5 that 1 creative 4 last
3 this 6 those 2 explaining 5 giving
3 3 start
1 is playing 5 is working
2 am drawing 6 aren’t going UNIT 7
3 is not feeling 7 are waiting
4 are taking 8 ’m not working 1
4 1 can 5 is
1 Are you going to the party? 2 didn’t 6 are
2 Is Jamie playing football right now? 3 isn’t 7 am
3 Is the shop making money? 4 do 8 didn’t
4 What are you doing at the moment? 2
5 Where is Dan living? 1 have to 5 has to
6 Why are you cooking pasta? 2 has to 6 don’t have to
5 3 doesn’t have to 7 don’t have to
1 pair 4 litre 4 have to 8 have to
2 kilo 5 cup 3
3 piece 1 don’t 6 do
6 2 doesn’t 7 is
1 retired 4 opportunities 3 does 8 isn’t
2 manage 5 sad 4 am 9 don’t
3 growing 5 are 10 can
7 4
1 a 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 b 6 b 1 daughter 5 aunt
8 2 grandfather 6 dad
1 men’s 5 first 3 sister 7 boyfriend
2 store 6 beauty 4 husband 8 cousin
3 ground 7 basement 5
4 main 8 escalator 1 look 6 sings
2 tells 7 feed
3 empty 8 makes
UNIT 6 4 do 9 share
5 pick 10 leave
1 6
1 really 5 quite 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 a 6 b
2 very 6 very
3 very 7 very UNIT 8
4 really 8 very
2 1
1 warmer 5 better 1 I’m going to be late tomorrow.
2 more difficult 6 more careful 2 The aren’t going to stay at that hotel again.
3 more romantic 7 worse 3 She isn’t going to go out next weekend.
4 earlier 8 farther 4 We’re going to watch that new film.
5 What is Peter going to do tomorrow?
6 The aren’t going to stay for lunch.

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2 6
1 Are you going to go on holiday this year? 1 wait 5 use
2 Yeah! We’re going to visit Malta for the first time. 2 called 6 lying
3 Wow! Where are you going to stay? 3 lost 7 stole
4 We are going to book a hotel on the island. 4 gave 8 missed
5 Is Jenny going to travel with you?
6 No. She’s going to have a holiday with her boyfriend. UNIT 10
7 Really? Where are they going to go?
8 I think they are going to drive to the south coast. 1
3 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 b 6 b
1 I’d like to go for a walk later today. 2
2 Would you like a cup of tea? 1 much 4 many
3 I’d really like to have kids one day. (or I would …) 2 many 5 much
4 Andy wouldn’t like to lose his job. 3 many 6 much
5 Would you like to play a musical instrument? 3
6 She’d really like to help you. 1 There are too many cyclists on the road.
4 2 There are too many cars in London.
1 like to 4 like to 3 I don’t have enough free time.
2 not going 5 going to 4 There aren’t enough airports in my country!
3 Would you 6 to be 5 We have too many tourists in my city.
5 6 Politicians get too much money.
1 plays 6 have 4
2 wrote 7 go to 1 the longest 5 the biggest
3 get 8 getting 2 the highest 6 the most expensive
4 go for 9 do 3 the most famous 7 the busiest
5 did 10 go for 4 the largest 8 the best
6 5
1 c 2 e 3 a 4 d 5 f 6 b 7 g 1 platform 5 direct
7 2 get on 6 return
1 for 5 provide 3 first 7 discount
2 improve 6 is 4 delay 8 single
3 create 7 saves 6
4 help 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 a 7 c 8 a
7
UNIT 9 1 d 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 g 6 e 7 h 8 f

1 UNIT 11
1 Have you ever been to Tokyo?
2 I have never tried Indian food. 1
3 Jack has bought a new pullover. 1 c 2 a 3 d 4 e 5 b
4 Has Simon seen that film? 2
5 Have you ever broken your leg? 1 too 4 ’m
6 We haven’t missed the train. 2 do 5 were
8 Joe hasn’t found his wallet. 3 neither
2 3
1 fallen 5 saw 1 many 4 a lot of
2 lost 6 done 2 a lot of 5 Some
3 cut 7 felt 3 any 6 many
4 made 8 took 4
3 1 much 6 any
1 Have you been 6 went 2 much 7 some
2 flew 7 haven’t climbed 3 some 8 some
3 haven’t visited 8 have swum 4 much 9 many
4 have seen 9 went 5 any 10 much
5 took 10 sent 5
4 1 b 2 e 3 f 4 a 5 c 6 d
1 missed 6 took 6
2 made 7 broke 1 b 2 b 3 a 4 b 5 c
3 hurt 8 feel 7
4 forgotten 9 fell 1 butter, cheese, cream 4 beef, lamb, chicken
5 lost 10 forgotten 2 potatoes, onions, spinach 8 tea, coffee
5 3 apples, oranges, kiwis
1 c 2 e 3 a 4 b 5 f 6 d

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8 5
1 unhappy 4 unusual 1 c 2 a 3 c 4 c 5 a
2 unpopular 5 unhealthy 6
3 unfriendly 6 unforgettable 1 pollution 4 farm
2 flat 5 Violent
UNIT 12 3 forest 6 surrounded
7
1 1 fox 3 dog, cat
1 I think you should to relax. 2 cow, horse, pig, sheep
2 What should we do this evening? 8
3 You shouldn’t work at the weekend. 1 c 2 e 3 f 4 b 5 d 6 a
4 He shoulds help other people.
5 Maybe you should go jogging.
UNIT 14
6 He shouldn’t wear that hat. 1
2 1 What was your party like?
1 You shouldn’t go outside on your own. 2 What is the food like here?
2 I just need to take an aspirin. 3 What is your younger brother like?
3 It’s just a small cut. 4 What are the new students like?
4 Maybe you should take a holiday. 5 What is the garden like?
5 I’ll be fine after I have something to eat. 6 What was the meeting like?
6 You shouldn’t go to work today. 2
3 1 won’t be 6 will leave
1 After 4 After 2 will probably feel 7 will feel
2 so 5 after 3 will pass 8 will be
3 because 6 because 4 probably won’t get 9 won’t sell
4 5 won’t start 10 will probably win
1 so 5 because 3
2 because 6 After 1 It’s easy to run a marathon.
3 so 7 because 2 It’s impossible to find a job in the town.
4 After 8 after 3 It’s dangerous to climb mountains in winter.
5 4 It’s cheap to shop online.
1 d 2 a 3 e 4 c 5 h 6 b 7 g 8 f 5 It’s good to live here.
6 6 It’s important to get a good job.
1 upset 5 relaxed 7 It’s boring to watch TV all day.
2 annoyed 6 stressed 8 It’s fun to play football on the beach.
3 happy 7 angry 4
4 excited 8 tired A
7 1 d 2 c 3 a 4 e 5 b
1 celebrate 5 builds B
2 damages 6 causes 6 f 7 i 8 g 9 j 10 h
3 killed 7 hit 5
4 opens 8 protest 1 high 5 effect
2 efficient 6 miss
UNIT 13 3 weak 7 climate
4 get 8 open
1 6
1 It might rain later today. 1 b 2 c 3 a 4 a 5 b 6 b 7 a 8 c
2 We are definitely going to play.
3 She might possibly win the award.
UNIT 15
4 The students might not come over later. 1
5 It is not going to be a nice day. 1 ’m thinking of going
2 2 ’re thinking of buying
1 b 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 a 3 is thinking of doing
3 4 ’re thinking of working
1 have you worked 5 have had 5 Are you thinking of changing
2 has known 6 have you been 6 you aren’t thinking of selling
3 has felt 7 haven’t made 7 ’m thinking of buying
4 has Thomas lived 8 hasn’t played 8 is she thinking of learning
4 9 is thinking of trying
1 has owned 5 got 10 is she thinking of doing
2 have lived 6 hasn’t lived
3 met 7 has been
4 moved 8 have worked

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2 REVIEW TEST 1
1 quietly 6 safe
2 hard 7 badly 1
3 efficiently 8 carefully 1 is 6 did
4 slow 9 difficult 2 Do 7 on
5 easily 10 generously 3 many 8 is
3 4 any 9 more
1 Joe speaks Spanish very well 5 her 10 well
2 Penny drives dangerously. 2
3 The people here work fast. 1 was 6 am doing
4 We walked home happily. 2 left 7 don’t have
5 Simon advised the students badly. 3 came 8 studying
6 I can write with this easily. 4 didn’t know 9 having
4 5 to do 10 be
1 tablet 5 dishwasher 3
2 laptop 6 vacuum cleaner 1 waiter 6 kitchen
3 hairdryer 7 washing machine 2 afternoon 7 second
4 camera 8 mobile phone 3 bank 8 train
5 4 package 9 sink
1 restart, install 3 memory stick, online 5 quiet 10 escalator
2 download, install 4 search, link 4
6 1 have 6 put
1 c    2  c    3  a    4  b    5  b    6  b    7  c    8  c 2 get 7 stay
3 listen 8 spend
UNIT 16 4 close 9 last
5 go 10 cost
1 5
1 I was sitting 5 You weren’t listening 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 c
2 they were trying 6 Was he playing 7a
3 we were having 7 she was carrying d
4 was she waiting 8 We weren’t learning 7b
2 1 F 2 T 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 F
1 didn’t see 6 was thinking
2 had 7 felt REVIEW TEST 2
3 was driving 8 decided
4 went 9 were walking 1
5 hit 10 were learning 1 Would 6 should
3 2 don’t 7 has
1 I’ll clean the car later. 3 am 8 do
2 I won’t call the police. 4 didn’t 9 ’m not
3 We will eat out next week, I promise. 5 Have 10 have
4 I will marry you. 2
4 1 have 6 most
1 I will. 3 I won’t. 2 so 7 going
2 I won’t. 4 I will. 3 going 8 much
5 4 like 9 enough
1 a 2 b 3 a 4 c 5 b 6 a 5 because 10 too
6 3
1 married 6 divorced 1 a 3 b 5 a 7 b 9 b
2 anniversary 7 approve 2 a 4 b 6 b 8 c 10 a
3 broken up 8 jealous 4
4 asked her out 9 get on 1 a 3 c 5 c 7 b 9 c
5 pregnant 10 date 2 b 4 b 6 a 8 b 10 b
7 5a
1 faded 5 let a 2 b 1 c 4 d 3
2 weeds 6 remain 5b
3 double 7 trouble 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 c
4 encourage 8 trust 7a
1 B 2 C 3 A
1 F 2 F 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 F

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REVIEW TEST 3 END-OF-YEAR TEST 1


1 1
1 been 6 were 1 was working 9 going
2 Were 7 won’t 2 decided 10 to see
3 of 8 going 3 didn’t understand 11 to win
4 well 9 for 4 have become 12 to try
5 will 10 very 5 go 13 call
2 6 am improving 14 doing
1 are thinking 6 healthily 7 slowly 15 will be
2 visiting 7 hard 8 better
3 to talk 8 was growing 2
4 to remember 9 have lived 1 a 3 a 5 a 7 a 9 a
5 won’t find 10 will have 2 c 4 b 6 c 8 c 10 c
3 3
1 cloudy 5 sheep 1 is she doing 4 Did they build
2 hill 6 dishwasher 2 should I 5 were you singing
3 screen 7 partner 3 Have they ever visited
4 sunny 8 married 4
4 1 out 5 after
1 a 3 b 5 c 7 a 9 a 11 c 2 reliable 6 cause
2 b 4 b 6 b 8 b 10 b 12 b 3 up 7 about
5 4 set 8 deleted
1 c 2 a 3 c 4 a 5 b 5
7a 1 b 2 c 3 c 4 b 5 d 6 c
A 3 B 6 C 4 D 5 E 2 6
7b 1 set 5 broke
1 c 2 a 3 e 4 b 5 d 2 made 6 lost
3 went 7 missed
MID-YEAR TEST 4 hurt 8 paid
7
1 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 a 5 c 6 b 7 a 8 b
1 a 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 a 7 b 8 c 8
2 1 c 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 b
1 There 6 those 10
2 ever 7 very 1 c 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 d
3 any 8 than
4 Can 9 did END-OF-YEAR TEST 2
5 Did 10 Would
3 1
1 usually lives 5 did 1 am sitting 9 produced
2 is staying 6 has never been 2 will be / is going to be 10 has written
3 is making 7 to become 3 to have 11 reading
4 taller 8 to take 4 opened 12 have tried
4 5 most popular 13 try
1 South 7 escalator 6 was working 14 to talk
2 hospital 8 lazy 7 wrote 15 am looking
3 safe 9 uncle 8 to run
4 chemist’s 10 start 2
5 sofa 11 hurt 1 a 3 a 5 a 7 a 9 b
6 ground 12 embarrassing 2 c 4 a 6 c 8 c 10 b
5 3
1 get 7 wash 1 Did you enjoy visiting 4 does Karen do
2 do 8 stay 2 Was Harriet driving 5 Has Graham seen
3 go 9 win 3 have you had
4 listen 10 learn 4
5 open 11 move 1 safe 5 for
6 turn 12 make 2 have 6 made
6a 3 off 7 relaxing
1 a 2 b 4 telling 8 off
6b 5
1 c 2 d 3 c 4 c 1 c 2 d 3 b 4 c 5 b 6 b
8
1 b 2 b 3 b 4 a 5 d
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6
1 empty 5 write
2 move 6 put
3 take 7 give
4 play 8 feed
7
1 b 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 a 6 c 7 a 8 c
8
1 c 2 c 3 b 4 d 5 b
10
1 c 2 d 3 c 4 b 5 d

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TESTS AUDIO SCRIPTS
eating or drinking chocolate might improve
REVIEW TEST 1 UNITS 1–6 your intelligence. In tests with students at their
CD 3 TRACK 1 university, they found that chocolate-eaters
I = inspector, J = Amanda Jackson completed maths tests much quicker than other
I: Are you Amanda Jackson? students. Now they want to do tests at American
J: Yes, I am, that’s right. universities.
I: And you own this shop? 4 And finally, a new report says that more men
J: Oh, no, no. I just work here. I’m … er … one of the shop are looking after children in the home than ever
assistants. before. More mums are going back to work,
I: OK. Well, I’m Inspector Hawkins. I understand that leaving dad with the kids. Here’s Rosie Cumber.
you saw one of the customers taking things from ‘Today ten per cent of children spend their day
your department this morning. Is that right? with dad. The economy is weak, so a lot of men
J: Not exactly. I work in womenswear, but I saw have lost their jobs, and nowadays wives often
somebody take something from the electrical earn more than their partners. That’s why there
department. It’s on the same floor, you see. Anyway, are so many stay-at-home dads.’
she took a camera.
I: OK. So, what exactly did you see? REVIEW TEST 3 UNITS 13–16
J: Well, I saw the customer – she put the camera in her CD 3 TRACK 3
bag. Then she walked out of the shop, but she didn’t
pay for anything. P = presenter, H = Hanne, T = Tom
I: Where exactly were you when you saw her? P: This week, the new musical Living in the City opened
J: Well, I was over there in the coats and jackets in London’s theatre district. Journalists Hanne
section, near the escalator. The customer was near Linberg and Tom Hales went to see it there, and here
the window, right over there. I saw her very clearly. they are today to tell us about it. So, Hanne, what is
I: What did she look like? Living in the City about?
J: Well, she was very short and she had white trousers H: Well, it tells the story of Casey, a singer from a small
and a long coat. Oh, and she had short, fair hair. town in America. At first, she hopes to be a star in
I: OK. So, what did you do? the New York theatre, but before she can go there,
J: Well, I followed her outside. She got into a small, red things change. So she doesn’t go to New York, or
car. There was another person in the car – a tall man, Hollywood, …
with glasses. P: Or London.
I: Then what did you do? H: No. No, she doesn’t. She goes to Paris. And that’s
J: Well, I went back into the shop and told the the story really. It’s about an American girl with
manager about the shoplifter. She phoned the police. not much money in a strange city. She can’t speak
And, well, here you are. French, at first, but then she quickly learns the
I: Well, thank you very much for your information. language. She doesn’t know anyone, but of course
she can sing brilliantly. And she falls in love with a
REVIEW TEST 2 UNITS 7–12 good-looking Frenchman.
CD 3 TRACK 2 P: OK. Don’t tell us what happens in the end! Did you
enjoy it?
Hello and welcome to News Today at six o’clock. H: Well, it’s romantic and sometimes funny, but
1 The government has introduced plans to build a new not funny enough, and the love story, well, you
motorway north of the capital city. Many people are know what will happen in the end, so it isn’t very
for the idea, saying that it is going to create jobs, interesting. I was a bit bored, to be honest. But some
help businesses and save more time for travellers. of the songs were quite good.
Others are angry, and say it is going to cause a lot of P: Tom, what did you think?
pollution. Two years ago, the government promised T: Well, I don’t really agree with Hanne. I enjoyed the
to cut the number of cars on the road. Some people relationship between Pascal and Casey and I thought
say that there will be more cars now because of the the two young stars acted brilliantly.
new motorway. H: Mmm. I didn’t think the acting was that good.
2 Millers, one of the country’s largest department P: OK. Tom.
stores, is going to close. The company began in the T: I quite liked some of the songs, too, especially Love
1930s, and at one time had eight large stores in by the River. That’ll be a hit, I think. And I thought the
different parts of the country. Today, there is only love story was interesting. I really did.
one store, selling menswear and womenswear and
furniture for the home. Sadly, it has lost a lot of
money and the management have had to make
plans to close its doors.
3 We all know that chocolate is great to eat. But
is it good for you? A team of scientists at an
English university have told News Today that

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MID-YEAR TEST UNITS 1–9 the 2nd. In Scotland, January the 1st and the 2nd
are both national holidays, so people have longer
CD 3 TRACK 4
parties!
M = Mike, P = Paula P: So, what exactly do people do at Hogmanay?
M: Hi, Paula. Are you enjoying life at university? M: People have parties at home with family and friends,
P: Yeah. It’s brilliant. There are lots of things to do there, and they sing a special song called Auld Lang Syne.
and my course is really interesting. It isn’t easy to P: Oh, yes.
do all the homework though. I have to write a lot of M: Yes, it’s about remembering friends and we only sing
essays and I don’t always finish them on time. The it at midnight on Hogmanay. It’s unusual, I think.
teachers have been angry with me a few times. Many countries prefer to dance or eat or drink, but
M: Really? our tradition is to sing this song. After midnight,
P: Yes. I’m afraid so. But I’m not doing badly. I think I’m some people then visit their neighbours’ houses.
going to do well in the exams at the end of the year. They walk outside into the cold weather. They take
M: And you’re not living at the university, are you? You’re black coal, or fruit cake, or whisky, the famous
sharing a house in the city. How’s life in your house? Scottish drink. It is good luck to be the first person to
Are you enjoying it? visit a house. And it is good luck if the first person to
P: Yes, I am, actually. It’s fun, most of the time. But visit your house is a tall, dark man!
living with three other girls is hard sometimes. We’ve P: Really? Is it different in the north of Scotland?
had to make some strict rules. M: Well, no. They have the same traditions. However,
M: Really? sometimes they also have bonfires and fire
P: Yes. For example, one rule is that we have to wash festivals. It can be noisy and dangerous so pets and
the dishes before we go out in the evening. Oh, and small children stay indoors! And the festivals are
we can’t use the washing machine on Sundays. It’s popular. People come from all over the world to see
noisy and the others want to study. What about you, Hogmanay for themselves.
Mike? Are you enjoying living in your room in the P: OK. Well, thanks for telling us about Hogmanay,
university? Morag.
M: Well, yes. It’s easy living there. There’s a kitchen, so
I can cook, but only when I want to. They give us END-OF-YEAR TEST 2 UNITS 1–16
breakfast, lunch and dinner at the university. And, of CD 3 TRACK 6
course, I don’t do any cleaning or tidying. They clean
my room every day. It’s great. D = Dan, E = Ellie
P: Lucky you. I have to clean and tidy all the time. But D: Hi Ellie. Did your Spanish course start today?
aren’t there a lot of rules? E: Hi Dan. No, I had the first lesson on Saturday
M: Well, yes, there are. We can’t invite friends to stay, for morning. Three days ago. I spent yesterday and this
example, or play musical instruments in our rooms morning doing my homework. I really enjoyed the
because it’s noisy! I have to go to the music room to lesson though, and I’m really looking forward to the
practise my guitar. next one.
P: Oh no, too many rules for me. I prefer living with D: And was the teacher good?
friends. E: Oh yes. I think she’s better than the teacher we had
M: Well, I like being at the university. I have more free on last year’s Spanish course, because she’s more
time because I don’t have to wash, clean and tidy like patient and helpful. She’s very funny, too. Her name’s
you! Gemma. It’s hard to say her name. She talks fast and
really loud. Perhaps that’s because she’s Spanish! It’s
END-OF-YEAR TEST 1 UNITS 1–16 difficult to understand her accent sometimes but I’m
CD 3 TRACK 5 sure it will get easier.
D: So, what are the other students like?
M = Morag, P = presenter E: There were twelve of them, but I think we’re
P: On today’s programme I’m talking to Morag going to have more in the next class. Two people
MacDonald from the Scottish Tourist Organisation. didn’t come because the college didn’t send them
Hello, Morag. information about the course start date. Everyone is
M: Hello. about the same age, so that’s great.
P: OK. So, we’re going to talk about Hogmanay. What D: And they’re all English?
exactly is Hogmanay, Morag? And did I say it E: Most of them are, yes. But there is a Canadian guy,
correctly? too. He’s probably the best in the class. I think he did
M: Yes, yes, you did. OK. Well, Hogmanay is a very old a lot of Spanish at school. And then there’s a Scottish
Scottish word and we use it to describe the New Year girl called Jill. She moved down here to London only
festival in our country. We don’t really know what last month, and she’s working for a big computer
the word means. company here. She wants to learn Spanish because
P: Really? she hopes to go to South America next year. I think
M: No, we don’t! The festival starts on December the her company does a lot of business there.
31st and lasts longer than the New Year festival in D: OK. Well, it all sounds great. Good luck with the next
England. There, people go back to work on January lesson.

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