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every two Files. The first page revises the grammar,
a 1 J 3 lives 5 university
vocabulary, and pronunciation of the two Files. These 2 shorts 4 weight
exercises can be done individually or in pairs, in class or
b 1 talkative 3 prefer 5 comfortable
at home, depending on the needs of your Sts and the class 2 moustache 4 disgusting
time available. The second page presents Sts with a series
of skills-based challenges. First, there is a reading text
which is of a slightly higher level than those in the File, but CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
which revises grammar and vocabulary Sts have already a A bad thing.
learned. Then Sts can watch or listen to five unscripted b 1 T 3 T 5 F
street interviews, where people are asked questions related 2 T 4 F 6 T
to the topics in the File. You can find these on the Class
DVD, [Tools, and Class Audio (audio only). Finally, there is a CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THESE PEOPLE?
speaking challenge, which measures Sts' ability to use the
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the Class DVD, and iTools on a subject related to one of the
interviewer, J = Justin
topics of the Files. This is aimed at giving Sts enjoyable Who do you look like in your family?
extra listening practice and showing them how much I looked more like my mother when I was younger, now I
they are now able to understand. Sts can find all the video look like my father.
content and activities on the {Tutor.
interviewer, Jo = Joanna
Do you have a favourite painting?
STUDYHEH Yes.
• iTutor Can you describe it?
Yes, it's a life-size painting of a horse that's standing on its
back legs. It's by a painter called Whistler.
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interviewer, SJ = Sarah Jane
• Quick Test 2 Where did you go for your last holiday?
• File 2 Test Italy and France.
Did you have a good time?
Yes.
Why?
GRAMMAR I went with my parents and we travelled quite extensively,
1 c 6 c 11 and we ate lots of local food and we saw quite a lot of
2 b 7 c 12 museums, and art galleries.
3 a 8 b 13
- interviewer, D = David
4 c 9 b 14
Do you take a lot of photos?
5 a 10 c 15 I don't, but my wife does.
What does she take photos of?
Mostly buildings and some of me. She doesn't like to be in
VOCABULARY photos herself, so I have to do all the modelling.
a 1 do 6 book
2 look 7 invite : interviewer, A = Andy
3 wear 8 drive Do you prefer films with a happy or a sad ending?
4 take 9 play I quite like ones with sad endings actually.
Why?
5 stay 10 leave I have no particular reason why, it's just in general the films
b 1 on 3 in 5 at 7 on I like tend to have sad endings.
2 in 4 on 6 at
1 beard (the others are about hair)
2 lazy (the others are positive adjectives)
3 friendly (the others are negative adjectives)
4 tie (the others are normally worn by women)
5 gloves (the others are worn on your feet)
6 scarf (the others are pieces of jewellery)
7 dirty (the others are about the weather)
8 luxurious (the others are negative)

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• Quick Test 4 I = interviewer, P = Paul
I When was the last time you were at an airport?
• File 4 Test
P Two weeks ago.
I Were you going somewhere or meeting someone?
P I flew in from Frankfurt to London Heathrow.
GRAMMAR 2
I = interviewer, G = Gurjot
l b 6 a 11 a
I Do you have any plans for tonight?
2 c 7 b 12 c
G Yes, I'm meeting an old friend who I haven't seen in a while
3 a 8 a 13 b and we're having Domino's Pizza.
4 b 9 a 14 b 3
5 c 10 c 15 b I = interviewer, E = Ellie
I What housework do you hate doing?
E Cleaning the bathroom.
VOCABULARY I Is there anything you don't mind doing?
a 1 in 3 for 5 for E I like ironing.
2 for 4 on 4
b 1 do 3 do 5 make I = interviewer, A = Alise
I Have you ever bought something online and had a
2 make 4 do
problem?
c 1 lay 6 Gate A Yes, I just bought a pair of shoes online and they didn't fit
2 washing 7 trolley and they were the wrong colour.
3 try on 8 check-in 5
4 receipt 9 Terminal I = interviewer, An = Anya
5 fit 10 lifts I Did you do anything nice last weekend?
An Last weekend I spent some time with my friends and I did
d 1 boring 3 exciting 5 interested
some shopping for a friend's birthday.
2 relaxed 4 depressed

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a 1 trolley 3 chemist's 5 yet
2 worry 4 customer
b 1 Arrivals 3 teenager 5 arrangement
2 opposite 4 delivery

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a a) expensive designer shoes (only the left ones)
b) expensive designer shoes (only the right ones)
1 Malmo.
2 Two men. They stole expensive designer shoes shoes - the
left ones only.
3 Shop assistants.
4 30 minutes.
5 Because in Sweden shops display left shoes and in
Denmark shops display right shoes.
6 Yes, they did.
7 Because many stores have fewer shop assistants.
8 Because the thieves will then go to Germany.
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• Quick Test 6 I = interviewer, la = Ian
I Have you got more free time than three years ago? Why?
• File 6 Test
la Yes, because I had a part-time job then, now I'm fully
• Progress Test Files 1-6 retired.
2
I = interviewer, Y = Yvonne
I What's the most beautiful city you have ever been to?
GRAMMAR Y I think the most beautiful city I've been to is Rome in Italy.
l a 6 c 11 a I Why?
2 c 7 b 12 c Y Because I think it has everything - beautiful buildings,
3 a 8 a 13 a lots of culture, a beach, mountains, and there's lots to
see and do.
4 b 9 b 14 b
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5 c 10 b 15 b
I = interviewer, B = Ben
I Do you think you have a healthy diet?
B I think I have quite a healthy diet, yes.
VOCABULARY I Why?
a 1 waste 3 lend 5 teaching B Well, I try to eat fruit and vegetables and I try not to eat
2 spend 4 coming back too much sugar or fat.
4
b 1 sell 3 forget 5 learn
I = interviewer, Jo = Joanna
2 pull 4 fail I Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
c 1 crowded 6 palace Jo I don't know. My friends would probably say that I'm a
2 safe 7 mosque pessimist, but I would tike to think that I'm an optimist.
3 noisy 8 bones 5
9 brain I = interviewer, A = Anya
4 south
I Do you often dream about the same thing? What?
5 museum 10 skin
A I have recurring dreams about being chased usually.
d 1 on 3 of 5 for I Do you often have bad dreams?
2 in 4 at A Depending on what's going on in my life, if I'm having a
tough time at work, then I'll usually dream about bad
things happening at work.
PRONUNCIATION
a 1 much 3 won't 5 receive
2 eat 4 snow
b 1 impatient 3 invent 5 decide
2 interesting 4 practise

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a No, he doesn't.
b 1 F 3 T 5 F 7 F
2 T 4 T 6 T 8 F
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• Quick Test 8 I = interviewer, S = Stacey
I What's your idea of happiness?
• File 8 Test
S Happiness is havingjust enough money to live by and have
enough, and having people that love you, having a family.
GRAMMAR 2
I = interviewer, H = Heba
l a 6 a 11 a I What foreign languages do you speak?
2 c 7 a 12 b H I speak Arabic and French, a little bit of French.
3 b 8 c 13 b I How well do you speak them?
4 c 9 c 14 c H I'm very fluent in Arabic, and not as fluent in French.
5 b 10 b 15 c 3
I = interviewer, R = Ruth
I If you have a problem, who do you ask for advice, friends or
VOCABULARY family? Why?
a 1 meet 3 miss 5 wears R It depends what sort of problem it is. Quite often I would
2 tell 4 hope ask my mum for advice, but if it's a problem maybe about
relationships or something, I would probably ask my
b 1 forget 5 enjoy friends.
2 learn 6 mind
3 try 7 hate I = interviewer, B = Ben
4 promise 8 finish I What advice would you give someone who can't sleep at
night?
c 1 Very 3 bit 5 quite
B I would say that they should probably cut down on
2 incredibly 4 rather caffeine, or perhaps they're suffering from stress at work,
d 1 lost 5 on so they should try and reduce their stress.
2 home / back 6 divorced 5
3 better 7 from I = interviewer, N = Nick
4 tickets I Do you think the Americans are bad at language learning?
Why?
N Americans, I think they're not as good at learning
PRONUNCIATION languages as people in Europe. Sometimes I think
Americans aren't as interested in learning other languages
a 1 give 3 choose 5 wear as foreigners are.
2 child 4 sandwich
b 1 pretend 3 remember 5 quietly
2 important 4 salary

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a Because they are lazy.
b Students should tick: 2, 4 , 6 , 7
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• Quick Test 10 I = interviewer, D = David
I Do you have a phobia?
• File 10 Test D Yes, I don't like being in confined spaces, like a cave.
I How long have you had it?
D Since I was a child.
GRAMMAR I How does it affect your life?
1 b 6 11 D I try not to go into caves, or very small spaces.
2 c 7 12 2
3 a 8 13 I = interviewer, Jo = Joanna
4 c 9 14 I What animal would you most like to see in the wild, for
5 c 10 15 example on a safari? Why?
Jo Well, I've already been on safari, so I've seen quite a few
of them, but we didn't see any leopards when I went on
VOCABULARY safari, so I'd really like to see a leopard in the wild.
election 5 death 3
decision 6 success I = interviewer, P = Polly
I Did you like school?
choice 7 imagination
P Yeah, I loved school.
organization I Why?
goat (the others can fly) P Because you learnt lots of new things, there was lots of
lion (the others are farm animals) sport to do, and alt your friends were at school.
spider (the others are sea animals) I What were your best and worst subjects?
fear (the others are adjectives) P Maybe languages, I liked French, but also science, maths,
marks (the others are school subjects) and worst subject? I don't know I liked them all.
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retire based I = interviewer, SJ = Sarah Jane
fell designed I What do you do?
discovered SJ I'm a teacher.
kangaroo (also koala) terrified I How long have you been a teacher?
bee separate SJ Six years.
crocodile science 5
bull 8 report I = interviewer, J = Justin
I What's your favourite building in New York?
J Probably the Empire State Building.
I Why do you like it?
PRONUNCIATION J I like the decor, I like the design of it, and it's because it's
a 1 bear 4 nervous centralized, it's just the perfect location for that kind of a
2 cow 5 subject skyscraper.
3 children I What do you know about it?
b 1 giraffe 4 retire J I know it was put together in the late 20s, and it opened in
1931,1 think.
2 elephant 5 design
3 secondary

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a They pushed the swimmers together and swam around them.
b 1 F 3 T 5 F 7 F 9 T
2 T 4 F 6 T 8 F
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• Quick Test 12 I = interviewer, N = Nick
I Do you know any twins?
• File 12 Test
N Yes, I have a really good friend who has an identical twin
• Progress Test Files 7-12 brother.
• End-of-course Test I Are they very similar?
N They look exactly the same, but their personalities
couldn't be more different.
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GRAMMAR i = interviewer, R = Ruth
1 c 6 c 11 a I Are you a good or bad loser?
2 a 7 b 12 c R I'm a good loser, I think.
3 c 8 b 13 a I Why?
4 b 9 a 14 c R Well, I think the best person wins, and if I'm not the best
5 a 10 c 15 c person, then that's OK.

I = interviewer, H = Hew
VOCABULARY I Do you do any sport or exercise?
a 1 through 6 off Yes.
What do you do?
2 into 7 up
Play football, squash, cricket, tennis, a bit of hockey
3 along 8 down every now again and again, and I cycle.
4 towards 9 back Do you enjoy it?
5 past 10 out Yeah, otherwise I wouldn't do it.
b 1 identical 4 neither
2 as 5 both I = interviewer, A = Andy
3 similar I Are you a morning or evening person?
A Normally a morning person.
c 1 go 6 turn I Why?
2 put 7 have A Because I have much more energy in the morning. I used
to be an evening person, but not so much now.
3 tell 8 get
5
4 look 9 give I = interviewer, Al = Alison
5 leave 10 do I Who do you think gossip more, men or women?
Al I think men think women gossip more, but in fact men like
to gossip too.
PRONUNCIATION I Why?
4 neither Al I think everybody likes to gossip sometimes because
a 1 put
they're interested in what other people are doing, and
2 find 5 message they enjoy gossiping.
3 through
b 1 athletics 4 similar
2 towards 5 different
3 forward

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a They both had a life-saving heart operation in the same
hospital, on the same day performed by the same heart
surgeon.
b 8 Their daughter was born.
1 They both had a heart operation in the same hospital.
5 Alistair had another heart operation.
7 They got married.
4 They discovered that they had been in the same hospital
twenty years earlier.
3 They discovered they had the same heart problem.
2 They met at a swimming pool.
6 Alistair asked Alison to marry him.

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