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[_4 2 reads certain information before making a trip? 2 3 wishes their car had an item that improves safety? 3 4-was relieved that their vehicle was only slightly damaged? 5 Is prepared to be uncomfortable to improve safety? 5) 6 mentions another person helping to avoid an accident? a] 7 suffers more than other drivers, because of their place of residence? 8 mentions a step people sometimes take which can end up creating danger? [_8| 9 was relieved they had purchased something before a trip? 9) 410 regrets not taking an item on a trip? [10] | 2. Match the phrasal verbs in bold in the text to the meanings a-f. Use the context to help you. The meanings are in the infinitive form. lower start ajourney stop — make something gradually thinner remove tolerate se aace absolutely detest. 've read that even though drivers tend to slow down and not overtake, there is still a much higher chance of having an accident. I find that visibility is really reduced and, when 2 truck or other large vehicle passes, the sples! frightening. Also, the windscreen steams up and I'm constantly having to wipe it in order to see through it properly. Sometimes, end up having to open a window to get rid of the steam and just put up with getting wet. I's even worse ifit rains at night because of the reflection of other vehicles’ headlights on the road surface. One time, | skidded ‘across the road during torrential rainfall because 6 car In front braked suddenly, My tyres were quite ‘worn down so they didn’t grip the road. Luckily, nothing was coming the other way, so I didn’t crash. Now | just try to avoid making unnecessary journeys in heavy rain by checking the forecast on my phone before setting out, Complete each sentence with a word or phrase from exercise 2 in the correct form. 41 The heels of my boots are really | must get them repaired. 2 We before sunrise so that we would reach the peak before midday. 3. mgoingto__ all my old clothes and buy some nice new things. 4_ It’s going to rain all weekend so we'll just have to it 5 | always the blinds so that the sun doesn’t wake me up early in the morning. 6 Ourcar started making a strange noise, so we at a petrol station and called a mechanic.[EEE My wite and 1 go on caravanning holidays at least twice every year. We love it, but one thing we really dislike is driving through high winds. We often go down to the Atlantic coast and the wind can get quite violent there. In fact, | usually take over at the wheel when the conditions are bad, because I'm a lot more experienced than my wife, The caravan gets pushed all over the road and you have to grip the steering wheel really firmly to keep in control. | remember a branch from a tree once blew onto the road and we almost drove straight over it. We'd just had @ new set of tyres put on the week before, so thenkfully | managed to brake properly and didn’t skid, Another time, we were driving slowly through a village in France and a sudden gust of wind picked up ‘8 dustbin lid which then flew through the air and hit one of our side windows. Itmade a huge bang and the noise terrified us. It only cracked the window, although it would have been @ lot worse ifit had hit the windscreen, Since then, we always check into the nearest campsite as soon es we feel a wind getting up. I'm quite used to driving in foggy conditions, but that doesn’t mean I like it! ive in the countryside near a river, s0 we tend to have 8 higher number of, fogay days than other areas. In my experience, most drivers do try to reduce their speed when visibility is poor; however, this sometimes means they keep @ lot closer to the vehicle in front. In fact, I've heard of a few cases where people actually get up close to another car's lights just so they can follow them. | would never do that ~ it’s extremely dangerous. When a driver brakes and the car in frontis too close, there's a lot less space to stop safely. I's even worse at right time because the lights in front get reflected by the tiny drops of water, which makes it really hard to see where you are going, Another thing people frequently forget is that fog can make the road surface slippery, making driving even more terrifying. l remember one particular journey where the conditions were so bad that | pulled in at the side of the road and waited until morning. | wished I'd packed @ blanket in the boot, because | was freezing cold. | can't stand driving with the sun in my eyes. | generally try to avoid trips at sunrise and sunset because that’s ‘when the sun is low on the horizon, and it’s extremely dangerous if you suddenly ‘come over the top of a hill and it hits you straight in the eyes. It can be blinding ~ even putting down the sun visor dosn't block it out completely. If only my car had one of those windscreens with ‘special glass that got darker in the sun! One thing | always do is to make sure my windscreen is reslly clean before @ {ong trip because the sun tends to make any dirt more visible and distracting. Once | had quite a scary experience when, even though | was travelling away from the sun, the sunlightreflected off a huge glass-plated office block. The sudden sunlight panicked me because | couldn't see a thing and the car swerved. Fortunately, my wife has quick reflexes 80 she grabbed the steering wheel and got us safely off the road. It took me a while to recover because | had black dots flosting around in my eyes. ‘Who would have thought an innocent building could be such a danger_Unit 4 Influence | Vocabulary | influences 1 Complete each sentence with a verb from the box. You may need to change the form of the verb. ‘copy idolise set encourage shape influence look up 11 The fact that both my parents were doctors really__my choice of career. 21 to my grandmother since | was a child, because she is so wise. 3 My dad always used from my mistakes. 4. Technological inventions can really the course of history. 5 my big brother, because he was so clever. 6 It’s interesting how people tend each other's body language. 7 The politicians in the new government should a good example by cutting their salaries. The weather 2. Match the words in A to the words in B to make common collocations. A B 0 widespread a sun 4 hard Nb flooding 2. blazing © over 3 ight force 4 torrential rain 5 gale- f winter 6 cloud B breeze ‘Complete each sentence with a collocation from exercise 2. 11 you are going out in that you must wear sunglasses. 2 The incredible storms caused 3. [really need a holiday in the sun. It’s been such a 4 Anumber of houses were damaged by the winds. 5 We had to change our clothes when we got in, because we got caught i 6 There was a ‘on the beach, 7 Typical! Just as we get to the park, it’s starting to . 50 it wasn't too hot metolearn | | Pres Language focus ind past t 1 Complete each sentence with the words in brackets. You need to put the verbs in the correct tense. 1 I'm absolutely exhausted because | my two-year old niece all day. (look after) 2 We skiing last year. (go) 3 The teacher was realy angry because the pupils to do their homework. (forget) 41______all the cleaning yet. (finish) 5 They in this law firm for over a year and they really enjoy it. (work) 6 Did you the news last night? (watch) 7 We Jack for ages and the great thing is he never changes. (know) & Liam felt realy tied in the exam, because he all night. (sleep) 9 Karina listened to the radio while she her essay. (write) 410 My dad is so annoying; he me to tidy my room. (always, tell) 14 Janet. for about an hour, when the car started making an awful noise. (only, drive) 12 |__two assignments this week and I stil have one mare to do by Friday. (already, write) used to/would 2 Complete each sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets and either would or used to. 41 When | was a child, we tothe park after school. (always, go) 2. Natalia the violin when she was a child, but she gave it up when she was sixteen. (play) 3 Matt pretty good German, but he's forgotten it now. (speak)Listening Part 2 Sentence completion ©) You will hear a man called Peter Jones giving a talk to a group of teenagers about an | experience which had a great | influence on his life | For questions 1-10, complete the sentences with a word or short phrase, Peter's friends used to miss school and go to the a, ‘They shoplifted items such as @) Peter's parents punished him and wouldn't et him go out for @) He rode a motorbike through the (4) AG) reported Peter and his friends to the police. He decided to change when he lost his (6) His mum gave him an @ which had a great impact on him. He had a very good relationship with the (8) in the youth offender institution. He applied fora job in a firm which made (9) : ‘The owner of the company was pleased Peter told him about his CO) a Fe 6 & a 2 2 ei EB a Fs Es Unit 1 Influence Reading and Use of English Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). Parents’ influence on their children’s maths scores ‘We all know that some people are better at maths than others and often, these skis (0)... A... in the family, Recently, an investigation into whether people's mathematical ability was more related to genetic or environmental factors was (1) out. The maths skills of ‘more than 400 pupils were analysed at the (2) of the school year and also at the end. Additionally, the children were asked to explain how maths-related situations, lke tests, (3) them feel, The children's parents, meanwhile, had to fil in a survey on their @ towards maths and were asked how often they helped their children with homework. Results showed that having a parent with maths anxiety was not the best indicator of the students (5) In fact, only students whose ‘maths-anxious’ parents actively helped them with their schoolwork were (6) to learn less over the school year and develop a similar maths anxiety. Students with maths-anxious parents that did not help them with their schoolwork did not (7) the same results. Perhaps, then, it's not only the parents’ genes that contribute to their children’s poor maths skills, but also the (8), environment that some of them create. 0 Ano B take C get D influence 4 A tured B taken € carried D looked 2 A opening B source € origin D start 3 A made B did C let D allowed 4 Aconcems —_B beliefs C attitudes D worries 5 A notes B titles C certificates grades 6 A possible B likely € probable D surely 7A perform B display C give D sample BA tense B firm stressing D hard_Unit 4 Influence (% Writing Part 1 Essay 41 Read the exam task and the two different approaches to this essay. In your English class you have been discussing factors which influence motivation in the workplace. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay. Write an essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. Salary is the single greatest influence on motivation in the workplace. Do you agree? Notes Write about: 1 salary 2 working atmosphere 3 (your own idea) Two different approaches 4 agree that salary is the single greatest influence (one-sided essay) 2 say that all three factors have an equal influence (balanced essay) 2 Read this model answer and decide which approach (1 or 2) it takes. Ignore the gaps for now. Read the model answer again and complete ‘each sentence with a word or phrase from the box. You may need to use capital letters. in contrast ] therefore | however even though | in conclusion | as a consequence eS It Is Important to use a variety of vocabulary related to the topic of the essay. Which vocabulary does the model answer use to describe the following? salary working atmosphere employees Read this exam task and underline the key information. In your English class you have been discussing how music influences teenagers. Now, your English teacher has asked you to write an essay, ‘Write an essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your point of view. Do you think music has a positive or negative influence on teenagers? Notes Write about: 1 effect on studies 2. effect on choice of friends 3 (your own idea) te put into our work their salary is high. programmes, staff will feel more motivated. (4) We all need monty to live and no-one is going to complain about being paid a good salary, . , U believe thet other factors also influence the amount of effort we are prepared Apleasant atmosphere at work really encourages employees ta be more hard-working. If going to work is enjayable, then they will not mind being asked to work overtioe to meet a tight deadline @) , ifwarkers fel stressed, they will probably perform less well (3) Another influence on motivation is the prospect of promotion. This is especialy important for ‘younger staff if advice is offered on possible carcer paths, and investment is made in training _ they will perform better, 6) _ I feel itis important for a company to show their appreciation by offering an adequate salary and giving employees a chance to move up the career ladder. However, Ido not believe the staff willbe fully motivated unless there is a friendly working environment © _ creating this atmosphere should be any company's number one priority.6 This chart shows two different approaches to the essay. Read the information in the chart and put the missing notes A-E in the correct section, ‘One-sided essay Say that music only has a positive influence Balanced essay Say that music has both a positive and oon teenagers. negative influence on teenagers. Introduction. Introduction 4 2 Topic paragraph 1 | Topic paragraph 1 3 4 Tople paragraph 2 | Topic paragraph2 | Background music | lear lyries increases ability to concentrate improve English ~ increases awareness of develops creativity + | social issues performance at school improves Conclusion Conclusion 5 Can lead to bad choice of friends = but in general helps teenagers understand world Unit 4 Influence ‘A. Mention negative influence of music + e.g. prevents teenagers studying ~ contrast with positive influence ~ e.g. helps them learn English B_ Gives teenagers common interest ~ follow fashions associated with particular music -> gain feeling of belonging to group follow group ~ go to concerts + make unsuitable friends ~ have social problems D_ Briefly describe positive influences of music e.g. creates sense of belonging to group E Provides teenagers with sense of identity Write your own answer to the question in exercise 5 in 140-190 words. You can choose to write a one-sided or a balanced essay. Bou tilelas | Decide if you will answer the question with a one- sided or balanced essay. | Write your plan, organising your ideas into paragraphs and including an introduction and a conclusion. Include a range of vocabulary. ‘Write in a consistently formal stylea READING AND USE OF ENGLISI we Reading and Use of English Part 6 Gapped text 41 You are going to read an article about an extreme outdoor gym. Six sentences have been removed from the article. Choose from the sentences A~G the one which fits each gap (1-6). There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use. ‘A. And they are rapidly becoming big business. B_ I'mnot a tough guy who lifts weights in the gym and the ast time | took my road bike around the park was nearly three months ago. Why, then, do people want to take part? D_Aswe switch to a reverse crab crawl, Cohen explains that not It's a cold winter afternoon and I'm all of what he does is about strength ankle-deep in mud, tying to Ita tree E Inthe gym, you might repeat a lift many times in an identical way with the aim of increasing the weight or number of repetitions. trunk onto my shoulders.[4 1] F it’s a sort of front crawl that relies on me pushing myself along | | However, my coach doesn't seem to ‘on my hands and knees. care. His name is Michael Cohen and G That's me, | realise, as | wish I'd been out on my bike a little | he's soon got me down on my hands more in preparation. _ | and knees in the thick, black mud of _ Ruislip Forest in west London. 2. Change words 1-6 from the text into adjectives by adding a suitable suffix from the box and making other changes if necessary. More than one answer may be possible. ql ing 1 itreeze___— 3 sweat__5 terrify 2 mud 4 pain 6 bun 3. Complete each sentence with an adjective formed from a word in exercise 2. More than one answer may be possible. 4 Emma can't play football this weekend. Her ankle is too. 2 Ineed a shower. I'm really 3 You shouldn't eat that toast = it’s ___ 4 We often buy food because we can only go shopping once a week. 5 I've got ahorrible____sensation in my stomach. 6 Please don't come into the house with boots. 7 Patrick is of heights. 8 Some of the rides at the theme park were absolutely 9 Don't worry, this medical procedure will be completely 40 You must wear a warm coat. It's outside.The wet, dark stuff is getting into my fingerless gloves and shoes as | attempt what Cohen calls the ‘crocodile walk’. [2 |] And the recent cold weather means I'm doing this in a near-to-freezing ‘muddy mess. Cohen doesn't look cold, though. He’s too busy concentrating on getting me as muddy as possible and inflicting as much pain on me as he can. It’s not long before I'm very sweaty. Cohen, who is 45 but apparently at the peak of fitness, leads me in an hour-and-a-half Wild Forest Gym session — a training programme he offers that follows his ‘functional natural movement’ approach. This aims to improve key elements such as strength, ‘speed, flexibility and co-ordination for the mind and body and, at times, it can be very painful. Cohen set Up Wild Forest Gym to offer personal coaching to athletes and fitness fanatics who compete in extreme physical races with terrifying obstacles — often set up by former Special Forces soldiers. [3 |] However, they're not for the weak-hearted, and neither, as I'm discovering, is Cohen's training programme. Perhaps trying to be kind, Cohen starts me off with what he describes as ‘a gentle warm-up jog’ through the woods, down muddy tracks and across very wet land. if had to choose a second home, it would be the woods,’ he says, as | try to keep pace. ‘So many of us are locked away all day in offices behind cour computer screens.[4 |_| ‘Why, then, would we choose to exercise in the sterile environment of a gym with more screens and air conditioning? Outside you can go wild, get back to nature and just, mess about in the mud. That's why events like Tough Mudder have become so popular.” This link to nature is important to Cohen and each of the exercises he takes me through, like arm-bending pull-ups off tree branches to jumping over fallen tree trunks, gets me dirty and really uses muscles | hardly remember having. This is where his functional natural movement comes into action.[ 5 |] But that's a tar too narrow view of exercise. ‘in the real world nothing We do is lke that,’ explains Cohen. ‘tn the real world, our physical challenges aren't uniform, and part of what | aim to do is help you predict the unknown elements of sports and day-to-day fe, because in the forest you never know how tightly you need to hold on or when a hidden tree root will make you fall down.’ In practice, this means Cohen has me lifting a heavy branch to my shoulder before dropping it down and picking it up lengthways. It takes far more energy than a simple lift and my muscles are soon burning. [6 [| Being able to keep up that strength for a long period is also important, he says. I see his point but after a ‘warm-up jog’ and an hour of lifting, jumping and crawling, I've almost been sick twice and am starting to fall over myself on the runs between exercises. Cohen's solution is not conventional. Imagine you are breathing oxygen into all of the painful areas of the body. Imagine it flowing into your arms and legs where there’s pai 1'm not sure about this approach, but Cohen seems convinced it works and it at least takes my mind off the burning pain in my muscles. Cohen’s coaching seems as much emotional as itis physical. And science increasingly suggests he is right about the benefit of exercising outdoors.Unit 2 Success! Vocabulary | Language focus Phrasal verbs | Comparisons 41 Match sentence beginnings 1-9 with 41 Some of these sentences are not correct. sentence endings a-i to form sentences ‘Change the Incorrect words. with phrasal verbs. 1 The conference was more successful that I'd 4. Please don't let me expected. 2 You should give 2. These swimming goggles are far more effective 3. She will always look than my old ones. 4 Iean't work 3 That was the worse job interview I've ever had 5 The headteacher has come 4 | find working in a team more efficient than 6 When | grow working on my own 7 My uncle went 5 Ronaldo is by far the better player I have ever seen, 8 The teacher is going to set 6 The high jump is my less favourite field event. 9 You shouldn't take 7 There isn’t much different between the two ri players. es aoe Oe coe 8 The tournament went on almost as longer as the great times she had. b- up video games and spend more time studying. last year. 9 | think the new pool isthe same length as the up, I want to be a referee. old one. dupa volleyball club. a My son can speak French almost so well as me down | am really relying on your help. " 11 I've never seen such a closer match; it was £ out how to use this device. g onany more work; you'll wear yourself out. amazing. fa Fonte become a suévessulpoltican. 42 The more effort you make, the most success i you will have i up with some great ideas on how to improve ‘the pupils’ exam results. 2. Match the sentences in A to the sentences In Sport B with the same meaning. 2 Complete each sentence with a verb from the I 4 I need to train little harder. box in the correct form. 2. I need to train much harder score do play” beat daw go 3 I don't need to train nearly as much [score 0 ey oe 4. I need to train almost as much as last year. 41 When | turned on the TV, Barcelona 5 need to train as much as last year just Ajax 4-0. b 2. Bournemouth with Inter Milan ee 2 Ou eady b I need to train slightly less. —__ I need to make a bit more effort. thee goals and there are stl twenty minutes ae anise togo 4. This the fist time | volleyball, need to train quite alot less. 01 may not be very good. : 5 This time yesterday!____ yoga by the side ofa lake to the sound of wind chimes. 6 used jogging every moming, but | just don’t seem to have the time these days.Listening Part 3 Multipl hing OLED =) You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about how they organised successful charity events. For questions 1-5, choose from the list (A-H) what each speaker says. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use. mate Which person || A. was surprised how well everyone behaved at the event? || B has organised similar events on other occasions? Speaker1 [_] | | © raised extra money because of something which happened during the event? Speaker2 [_ [2 5 = D_ had problems keeping control of the participants speeker3 | || Eis planning a similar event in the near future? — || F was helped by someone else to overcome their nerves? Sree | |G thinks the success of the event was due to the weather? Speaker 5. [ | | believes that raising money for charity has helped them achieve happiness? Reading and Use of English Part 1 Multiple-choice cloze For questions 1-8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). ‘The Comrades Marathon ‘There can be few races in the running world which offer quite the (0) .D.. level of challenge as the Comrades ‘Marathon. At approximately 90 kilometres, itis (1).....twice the length of a normal marathon and high on the list of any runner (2)... to test his or her endurance to the limit. This toughest of ultramarathons takes (3)... between the South African towns of Pietermaritzburg and Durban, the direction of the race alternating ‘each year, so that one year it is called ‘up’, the next ‘down’. However, each route is (4)... as hilly as the other and (6)....... times have varied little in recent years, regardless of the direction. Russian Leonid Shvetsov (6)...... the record for the fastest time overall of 5 hours 20 minutes, which he (7)... 2007, and South African Frith van der Merwe (8)....... the women’s record as far back as 1989, with a time of just under six hours. 0A similar B equal identical D same 4A more B above C over D longer 2. A wanting B considering € thinking D designing 3A part B way Cevent D place 4 A much B even just D far 5 A closing 8 winning C beating D gaining 6 A breaks B holds C owns D gets 7 A occurred B finalised C achieved D succeeded B Asset B did C caught D put LEE a 8READING AND USE OF ENGUSH (7 2 Success! Reading and Use of English Part 3 Word formation For questions 1-8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line, There Is an example at the beginning (0). Sports day nightmare for parents The first time | ever had a (0)... BROKEN... bone in my life was at the BREAK age of 41, playing in a parents’ charity match at school. This may seem o , but frankly, that event was more like a fight to the FOOL death than an (2) event to raise money. And now, with hatf- ENJOY term holidays behind us, we are about to enter the (3) DANGER season of (4) sporting events for parents, as they are COMPETE released from the sidelines and allowed to take part themselves. Sports fields up and down the country will soon be full of (5) middle-aged parents, complaining and checking their private health insurance policies after taking part in summer sports days. In fact, a recent survey suggests that around 50 per cent of physiotherapists treat clients who have been injured on school sports fields. ‘During early summer we are all used to treating parents with (6) muscles,’ agrees STRAIN physiotherapist Simon Fairthorne, who specialises in sports therapy. Simon adds that they often don’t seek (7) treatment for weeks or ‘MEDICINE even months. For some reason, hurting yourself at a school event is seen as something (8) EMBARRASS] Writing Part 2 41 Look at the task and the model answer. Put the paragraphs in the model answer into the comect order 1-4, You see this announcement in your college English-language magazine. ‘Articles wanted How to be a successful language learner ‘What advice can you give? ‘We will publish the best articles in our magazine. Write your article. ‘all else fail, then make | English best friend! = they are the most patient. teachers in the world! B Have you advertisements which say you can learn English none of those online in six weeks? ifyou've ever tried one, I'm sure you s00n realised you'd wasted your money! The truth 4s, learning a language requires time, effort and a large dose of motivation. jc cout opportunities to practise, euch as helping lost ourists or going to original-version films, But Once you are feeling more confident, seek don't worry when you make mistakes. Even the best language learners make a fool of themselves sccasionally. Another piece of advice is — never give ‘ap. Think ofall the interesting people youll be able | to communicate with and the fabulous job you'll be affered. D LD) difortunately there is no way of avoiding hours in front of'a grammar book. You need to get 1 grip ofthe basic structures before you can form a sentence properly. Then there's the vocabulary. Let. ne tell you my little trick: Ldvive my flatmate mad | esting able to evrathing in the hans, 0 sce the words and can memorise them. Unit 2 Success! 2. What is the purpose of each paragraph? Label the paragraphs from this list of options. There are some options which you do not need to use. © humorous ending. © introduction with an interesting fact © warning about the grammar © ending with a personal anecdote introduction with direct question to the reader learning the basics practising the language 3 Match these techniques to the correct underlined section of the article. thetorical question personal opinion speaking directly to the reader a personal experience giving an example humour giving a logical order Nauawnes 4 Read this Part 2 task and write your article In 140-190 words. Try to use some of the techniques from exercise 3. You see this announcement in your college English-language magazine, Articles wanted ‘The secret of success How important is it to follow your dreams if you ‘want to achieve success in your career? ‘We will publish the best articles in our magazine. Write your article. Use a clear structure for your article, for example: © interesting ttle © introduction which catches your readers attention © paragraph on how important hard work is if you want success © paragraph with personal anecdote about working. hard to achieve success © ending which encourages the reader to try hard, |READING AND USE OF ENGLISH 6 Reading and Use of English Part 5 Multiple choice 41 You are going to read an article about the supermodel Georgia May Jagger. For questions 1-6, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text. 41 In paragraph 2, we learn that Georgia A. has never felt her height was an issue. B__isnervous because the modelling world is new to her. C relies too much an the support of two friends, D__isanxious because she wil have a new experience. 2. Inparagraph 3, Georgia says ‘A her life is easier than others in the profession. B__ she sometimes finds it hard being around other successful girls. C she thinks she's more committed to her job than the other models. D she feels she has more experience than the other models. 3. In paragraph 4, Georgia states that her mother, A. islike any other mother. B thinks she is copying her. never causes her any embarrassment. D_ didn’t want her to become a model 4 Georgia sometimes A gets obsessed with certain social media. B finds some news stories ridiculous. C thinks media coverage is improving, D__ feels nervous about giving press interviews. 5 Inparagraph 6, we learn that the other models A. don’t make as much effort as Georgia. B go out later at night. CC _are envious of Georgia because she has more fun: D_ are working more than Georgia. 6 When Georgia is on tour, A. the hotel rooms bring back pleasant childhood memories she tries to keep her belongings well-organised B C she changes the hotel room to give ita personal touch. D__ she feels guilty about making her room untidy. (§2 Match the phrasal verbs in bold in the text to the meanings a-e. Use the context to help you. The meanings are in the infinitive form. take control of something b spend time together rapidly put something on top of another item/person d__ be asked to do something you are unfamiliar with gradually become an adult 3. Complete each sentence with a phrasal verb from exercise 2. You may need to change the form of the verb. 1. Lucy may be able to translate this report because she in Germany. 2. My parents must have been worried about me when | ‘was a teenager because | used to with some really crazy kids. 3. Your dad can’t have been very pleased when you a bucket of water hirnt 4 Jane's new job has completely her life, She must be exhausted - she never has a free moment, 5 Itmust have been annoying when you were the job with no training or preparation,Why Georgia May Jagger has carned her rock royalty title 1 Rock royalty is often criticised these days, but when your father actually is a Rolling Stone and your mother was one of the most fabulous models of the seventies, it’s fair to say you've earned such a title 2 [meet Georgia May Jagger in Milanese department store Excelsior during Milan Fashion ‘Week, where a party is being held in her honour by denim brand Hudson, of which she is the face — and legs. As we sit in the store, I get a close-up view of her appeal: that famously gap- toothed smile, and her charming voice. She is far more modest than other celebrity kids. For the last few days I've been so nervous? she admits. ‘Even though P've been modelling for ages, i's my first season doing any shows. It’s terrifying Especially in Milan, where every gitl is 5ft Lins ~I do feel that height-ist attitude, But De got Cara [Delevingne], who's one of my best friends and the same height as me. Kate Moss is the same height as well. We're few and far between, shost giels? 3° Treally enjoy doing beauty because I'm not as tall as the other girls? she explains.‘ fee! like Pm a bit better at it. But I actually really enjoy doing the shows, because I doa lot of interviews and things like this party. Its nice when you'se doing modelling to do every aspect Of it, to be with the other girls, and to get to hang out backstage. It is quite fun, But then saying that, T'm not doing five shows a day for every fashion week like the others have to. If I did, Pd probably have a different heart? 4 Family is important to her, and the influence of Hall — as both mother and model — is evident. ‘My mum is delighted that I've followed in her footsteps. She likes to get copies of everything I’ve done, its really sweet. She does stuff like putting my campaigns in frames and I always take them down, It’ so embarrassing but she’s just being a mum. You know what they're like? 5 ‘Growing up in the public eye has prepared me a little more than some people who are thrown right into the fashion business. I understand how things work,’ says Jagger, although she admits that the level of interest and access people have in the age of social networking is scary. ‘Also the quality of the media is really going down, It’s hard to take it seriously when someone famous eating a sandwich is news. I'm not very good at Twitter. I have to make myself do it but I don’t read all the feed — it makes me panic a little every time I do. People are really nice but sometimes they're a bit scary? 6 Part of the skill of a good model is to make the role seem effortless ~ surviving long hours and extensive travel can take over the lives, and bodies, of young ‘women. ‘Even without partying, [the season] is hard. You'll do 2 job, then you'll go to a fitting for another job. I've been up till midnight doing stuff since Pve been here ~ its an intensive schedule. I'm not even doing all the shows that some of the gitls ate, and I feel bad for them because it’s crazy. Everyone wants you to look perfect, but you go to bed at 3am and have to get up at 6am. 7 ‘When I was a kid, I grew up ‘on tour, so I was always moving around and I always thought that I didn’t want to do that. I always complained that I wanted to go home, but then when I’m bored Tilcall up my agent and ask “How come I’m not going anywhere exciting?” So T like that aspect of the job. Sometimes I bring scarves and throw them over the furniture in the hotel room so T feel it’s more like home or I make the rooms a bit more messy so it feels like my own room? ‘That ability to make anywhere feel like home must be invaluable to Jagger as she travels the world, always keeping her feet firmly on the ground. 1mca ETT 8 Vocabulary | Appearance 7 Complete each sentence with a word from the box. piercing | crooked narrow fen spotty tubby _wrinkled | | broader eet 1 When | was a child, everyone used to tease me: because I was a bit but now I'm really sim 2 He finds it hard to get shoes that fit, because his feet are so 3. Don'teat so many sweets or you'll have ‘teeth by the time you're twenty! 4. My shoulders seem much since 1 started working out at the gym. 5 twas sucha teenager, | spent a lot of time applying make-up to improve my appearance 6 My grandmother has really weak bones - that is why her back is so 7 When she stared at me with those blue eyes, | felt a bit scared. 8 Stay out of the sun, otherwise your face will be all by the time you are fifty! Sam Mende: Film and TV Complete each sentence with the correct answer, A, B, Cor D. 4 The whole went on to a party to celebrate the play's success. A setting B cast actors D performers 2. A Beautiful Mind is a film which is ona true story. A based C cast 3 Most of the film The Theory of Everything is in and around Cambridge. A cast B appealed € told D set 4- wasn’t very impressed by Kristen Stewart's i ‘She was rather one-dimensional. B taken D told A episode B effects C cast D performance 5 The where Thelma and Louise drive off the Grand Canyon is amazing, A effect B interpretation € scene D plot 6 I can't wait to watch the next of Sherlock. A effects B episode location D scene 7 {really loved the special in The ‘Maze Runner. They were so realistic. A cast B plots © actions D effects 8 Salt of the Earth the story of the remarkable photographer, Sebastiao Salgado. A tells B acts € sets D basesUnit 3 Image and images $ | Listening Part 4 Language focus lative Multiple choice ORD Make one new sentence from *) You will hear people talking in eight different situations. For ‘each pair of sentences using questions 1-8, choose the best answer (A, B or C). who, which, whose, whom or that. You may omit the pronoun 4 You overhear a woman talking about a film she was involved in. is possible. What job did she do? A. She played a small part in the film. B She helped with the sound effects. C She repaired some of the costumes. 0. Maria is a close friend. | lived with her at drama school. Maria isa clese friend who/that | lived with at drama school 41 This is my classmate, His aunt is going to put us up in Paris 2 You overhear a couple leaving an open-air concert ‘What did the woman think of the show? ‘A Iwas too crowded | B The sound system was poor. C_Itwas expensive. 2. The film Boyhood took twelve 3 You hear a man talking to his wife on the phone. years to film. It was released Where do they arrange to meet? in 2014. A. in the theatre café B outside the theatre inside the theatre 3 Julie's camera was broken. 4. You overhear @ woman talking on the phone in a hospital. She had to take photos with eee her ph cra A. wortied B relieved |] © annoyed oa cee aout the new ales 5 You hear two people talking about a film Bond film recently. itis on at the local cinema. What did they both dislike about the film? A the plot | B the setting 5 Sam Mendes directed the film. one of the actors have alot of admiration for him 6 You hear a mother talking to her daughter. The mother likes the daughter's ——_——— A make-up. 6 The new TV series is starting B earrings. tonight John told me about it © dress 7 You hear a radio programme about a fashion show. —— ‘What did the speaker find surprising about it? 7 The final Hunger Games film ‘A. the attitude of the models was very good. I'm sure you've B the height of the models seen it the age of the models 8 You hear aman talking about his career. What is his job? A a photographer | 8 Marilyn Monroe died in 1962. Her real name was Norma Jeane Baker. B aTV cameraman C anartist 3s