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Introducing PET

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The same routine Different experiences

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Perfect homes Home from home

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Waste not, want not What's it like there?

Sales power Are you a shopaholic? Aches and pains Stayi ng hea Ithy

Go for gold! Sport for all Body fuel Special recipes

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Old building, new use State of the art

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Take the challenge Take a break

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Free to talk Disappearing languages

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At your service Student life

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The working world All work and no play

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Fame Glittering prizes

Internet interests Leisure interests Summer music Screen scene

Different relationships Close to you Your own wheels On the move

It could happen to you Life can be difficult

In captivity In the wild Get ready! Aim high!

Practice test Answer sheets Answers

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Introducing PET Paper 1 Reading and Writing (1 hour 30 minutes) Part

Task type

What does it test?

Marks

What do you do?

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Three-option multiple choice

Your ability to understand short 'real-world' texts

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Answer each question by choosing one option

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Matching

Your ability to scan for information and detail

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Match five people with short texts, choosing from eight

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True/false

Your ability to scan a factual text for information

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Decide whether each sentence is correct or incorrect according to the information in the text

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Four-option multiple choice

Your ability to understand attitude or opinion in a text

5

Answer each question by choosing one option

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Four-option multiple-choice doze

Your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary

10

Answer each question by choosing one option

35 marks are 'scaled' to 25 in the Reading 1

Sentence transformations

Your knowledge of grammar

5

Complete a sentence using between one and three words

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Communicative message

Your ability to write a short, dear message

5

Write 35-45 words, including three pieces of informatjon

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Longer piece of writing

Your range and accuracy in writing

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Write either a story or an informal letter in about 100 words

Paper 2 Listening (about 30 minutes plus 6 minutes to transfer answers) Part

Task type

What does It test?

Marks

What do you do?

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Three-option multiple choice

7 Your ability to understand short monologues or dialogues

Choose one of three pictures

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Three-option multiple choice

Your ability to identify detailed 6 meaning in a monologue or interview

Answer each question by choosing one option

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Gap filling

Your ability to understand a monologue and use key information in notes

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Complete a set of notes or sentences, using recognisable spelling (common words and words spelled out must be accurately spelled)

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True/false

Your ability to understand detailed meaning and attitude or opinion in a dialogue

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Decide whether each sentence is correct or incorrect according to what you hear

Paper 3 Speaking (10-12 minutes per pair of candidates) two candidates and two examiners - one, the 'assessor', takes no part in the interaction Part

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Task type

Time

What do you do?

Conversation between the Your ability to talk about examiner and each yourself and express opinions candidate

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Answer the examiner's questions

Shared task between the two candidates

Your ability to carry out a task using functional language such as making suggestions and agreeing

2-3 mins

Talk together using a picture to help you

Individual long turn

Your ability to talk on your own for up to a minute, using the language of description

3 mins (up to

Describe a photograph

Discussion between the two candidates

What does it test?

Your ability to discuss a topic, taking appropriate turns in the conversation

1 min for each candidate plus brief comments) 3 mins

Discuss the topic from Part 3

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INTRODUCING PET

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The same routine Voca bulary 1

Complete the puzzle with a suitable word for 1-8. Then write a meaning for the word that appears in the box. 1 This word means doing something active with your body - it can go with exerase, for example. 2 The meaning of this word is very important. 3 If you feel this, you believe you can do anything. 4 This word mean s clean. It can be used to describe air and water. 5 This word has a similar meaning to fears. 6 This word has a similar meaning to simple. 7 If you behave like this, you are relaxed and don't get excited. 8 The opposite of this word is expensive.

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Complete sentences 1-6 with some or any. During the week, I don ,t h ave ............................ . breakfast - there isn't enough time. 2

At the weekend, I usually h ave ............................. toast with cheese and jam, and a big pot of coffee.

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On Sunday, I like to spen d ............................ . of the morning looki ng at the newspaper.

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I love music and I read ............................. article I can about new bands.

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I never miss going to .................. ......... of the big pop concerts in London.

Writing 3 Read the paragraph about an unusual daily routine and add any missing pronouns.

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AT MIDNIGHT, when.most people are already asleep, Oswald 8qy puis on his coat, says goodbye to his wile and sets off for WOIt. For the last forty-two years, has chosen to work the night shilt at the local jam factory, Oswald prefers working at night, because gives him more free time during the day, He spends most of this time looking after his huge vegetable garden, whatever the weather. When comes home from work at eight thirty in the morning, he has a big breakfast and then changes into his gardening clothes. Oswald says only needs four hours' s1eep a night and he has this after his evening meal, between seven thirty and eleven thirty. His behaviour hasn't changed for years. But next week, his routine will change forever, as is retiring from the factory. Oswald is lOOking forward to, because will be able to spend even more time in his garden.

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Which of these nouns from the text are countable (C) and which are uncountable (U)? behaviour coat day factory garden routine shift sleep wea ther work

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Different experiences Reading 1

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Read the text and decide if the sentences after each paragraph are correct or incorrect.

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A DIFFER ENT WAY OF LIFE In the recent 1V series Faking It, ten men and women took up something completely different from their actual jobs, For example, a kickboxer became a dancer and a computer-games tester became a racing driver. They each spent just four weeks learning their new skill and then had to take part in a test or competition, where they tried to make the judges belleve that they were experts! The people appear ing on Faking It were unemployed. After four weeks' training, the people had to show how good they were.

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Stuart Matheson says that appearing on the programme changed his life, Before Faking It. he had no real aims and was stuck In a routine. The 1V company decided to send him to Cornwall, in the South-west of England, to to surf the waves. The surfers there showed hi m a different way of life lot of fun. In fact, he is seriously thinking of movi ng to Cornwall, if only his agree .

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information

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Answer questions 1-8 with words conn ected to clothes.

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RECEIPTS keep your receipts and any papers until you are sure you are satisfied with your goods if anything arrives damaged contact the company immediately

What part of a shirt is between your shoulder and your hand? ................ 2

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your trousers up? ............................ . What do you caU a type of shoe that covers

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PERSONAL INFORMATION never give out personal information. you are not required to give your bank account number? or internet password, Your credit card number and the date It runs out IS all the information any company needs

your foot and ankle, and sometimes your leg as well? .............................

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What is a short coat called? .............................

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What do you wear on your hands when it is cold? ............................ .

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If you haven 't got a purse or wallet, what part of your clothes can yo u keep money in?

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Underline three sentence openings which use an imperative to give advice .

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Circle four words at the beginning of sentences which refer to time .

Your answer will be too long ......................................................... extra information . Remember to write about all three points.

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How many different verbs does Mona use in her letter?

Don't ......................................................... about all three points. After the test, our teacher asked us if we had checked our work.

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Which tenses does Mona use?

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Find three verbs connected to preparing for exams .

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Find two words or phrases that mean stop for a

The instructions ......................................................... the situation. 2 Don't include extra information or your answer will be too long.

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Reading Part 1 Questions 1-5 Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Mark the correct letter A, B, or C on your answer sheet. Example:

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A Valuable objects are removed at night.

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At the Film Club this evening, members can see A a film from Latin America.

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In advance of the Latin American cinema season , there's a special showing tonight (19.00) of Woody Allen's very funny movie Bananas. Also, don't forget our horror film tomorrow at 23.00!

B a comedy. C a horror movie.

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A Stay in one part of the pool with another person if you cannot swim. B Keep to the shallow end if you are on your own in the pool. C Accompany non-swimmers if they wish to be in the deep end.

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A John should give some of the team a lift.

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C John will pick Andrea up from work tonight.

A Book another holiday with us now to receive a discount of 10%.

BOOK YOUR NEXT HOLIDAY! PAYMENT DUE TWO WEEKS BEFORE DEPARTURE (LESS 10% DEPOSIT NOW)

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B Depart on holiday within two weeks and save your 10% deposit. C Pay only 10% of the holiday cost until a fortnight before you leave.

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Part 2

Questions 6-10 The people below all want to watch a programme on television tonight. On the opposite page there are descriptions of eight TV programmes. Decide which programme would be the most suitable for the following people. For questions 6-10, mark the correct letter (A-H) on your answer sheet.

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Katie is looking for a programme to help her with a geography project she is doing on the mountains of Europe. She needs to find out some basic facts before tomorrow's lesson.

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Jake enjoys programmes about real people and would like to find one that involves travelling . As he wants to relax this evening, he would prefer to watch something that isn't too serious.

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Anna and Kim are hoping to have a short holiday soon. They would like to watch a programme which will give them some practical advice about where they could go at an affordable price .

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David has promised his parents that he will redo their tiny kitchen. However, he lacks experience and wants a programme that will help him to carry out the work properly.

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Brian loves programmes about the past, where he can learn more about famous individuals. He is particularly interested in inventors of the nineteenth century.

On TV tonight Do-it-yourself! Tonight, this practical look at home improvements considers how to make life easier for those who prepare the family meals! If you want to find out which is the right paint to use and explore new possibilities for even the smallest cooking spaces, you'll find all the answers you need tonight - or on the programme's seriously detailed website.

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Memorable people This series has looked at a number of important people, from the scientist Charles Darwin to Brunei, the great nineteenth-century engineer. Tonight's programme will introduce us to Sir Humphry Davy, whose famous development of the Davy safety lamp in 1815 changed the lives of miners and their families forever.

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New homes Continuing the lives of people who have moved to different countries in the last twelve months, tonight's episode follows Berit as she leaves her home in Norway and drives south to her dream house in Spain. Even when she learns her furniture is stuck on a lorry north of the border, Berit doesn't stop smiling. Highly entertaining TV.

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Terry Martin visits Switzerland to find out more about the famous mountain, filming it both in winter and summer. He discusses how and when the Matterhorn was formed, and informs the viewer about the wildlife and plants found beneath its snowline, as well as telling some amusing stories about nineteenth-century climbers.

High challenge Tonight's true story is about one man's attempt to reach the top of one of the most difficult mountains in the world fifty years ago. Recreated from diary entries and newspaper reports, this wonderful film will hold your attention right to the end, with its amazing camerawork and unusually detailed content on this little-known climber.

Shelley's kitchen Visit top chef David Shelley's home tonight, for an amusing half-hour of recipes and personal stories. In his own kitchen, Shelley will be preparing recipes from the Italian mountain regions. He will cook a range of delicious mountain dishes consisting mainly of cheese, herbs and potatoes. Perfect entertainment for vegetarians! Friends like us This Australian comedy series has many fans, who love its gentle jokes and true-to-life characters. This evening, Val's cousin has come for a short holiday, and decides to redesign the apartment while everyone is out at work, which is very unpopular, and makes Val finally say what's on her mind.

Travel &bop Tonight's programme reviews four of the best holiday destinations in Europe and includes a special report on camping opportunities in the USA this summer. There's also a detailed look at the cut-price weekend breaks available on the internet, with advice on the best sites for last-minute bookings.

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Part 3 Questions 11-20

Look at the sentences below about growing tea in Britain. Read the text on the opposite page to decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, mark A on your answer sheet. If it is not correct, mark B on your answer sheet.

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Vegetables used to be grown on the Tregothnan estate.

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The first tea plants at Tregothnan were introduced as an experiment.

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The next fields to be planted with tea are on flat land.

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Jonathan Jones has been able to learn about growing conditions in different countries recently.

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Jonathan Jones suggests that British people drink more tea than anyone else.

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Green tea is a more valuable product than white tea.

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The Tregothnan Estate wants to supply its tea in different forms commercially.

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Jonathan Jones believes that tea produced at Tregothnan would be fresher than imported tea.

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Some tea plants at Tregothnan will be ready for commercial use before 2005.

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A well-known British tea company is interested in ordering some Tregothnan tea for its own shop.

Britain's first tea plantation

High above the River Fal in south Cornwall, a team of gardeners is preparing to grow a much-loved plant for the first time commercially in Britain. On the Tregothnan Estate, fields that were once used to grow potatoes, carrots and peas have become the home of Britain's first tea plantation. In 1999, Tregothnan staff were unsure whether they could grow tea, so they planted five hundred tea plants. They are growing well and there are now plans to cover the hillsides with different varieties of tea all the way down to the river by 2005. This part of the country has a suitable climate for growing tea and because the fie lds face south, Jonathan Jones, Tregothnan's head gardener, is especially hopeful: 'We think we've got the perfect conditions: he says, and he should know, becau se he has just spent three months visiting tea plantations throughout Asia, Australia and Africa, on a research trip. Of course, no one is doubting the demand for the product. 'The British are the biggest tea drinkers in the world apart from the Irish: Mr Jones says. 'We drink on average three cups a day, so it makes perfect sense to grow it here: However, it is not the commonly used black tea that will be grown, but green and white tea. For such special tea, the market is growing by 25 % a year, with some 10% of tea drinkers having tried it. Green tea, which is said to lower cholesterol. reduce high blood pressure and prevent certain illnesses, is far more expensive than black tea, while the even rarer white tea can be sold for ten times the price of black tea. If all goes well, apart from producing the usual dried tea in packets, th e Tregotbnan Estate also aims to introduce fresh leaves, which are believed to have additional health benefits, for sale at supermarkets up and down the country. 'The tea from around the world that reaches the supermarkets at the moment is nine months old, but we could get green tea on their shelves within 24 hours: says Mr Jones . Tea has to be grown for six years before it can be picked for sale, which means that Tregothnan staff will have to wait until 2005 to know whether their efforts have been successful. However, leaves that were picked after three years suggest that these particular plants do produce a light. refreshing and very drinkable green tea. Stephen Twining, the tenth generation of the Twining family to work for the famous tea firm, is positive: 'We do think there's a market for this tea and provided the quality is there, we'd consider having it in stock in our specialist tea shop: Twinings has seen its sales of green tea increase by 43 % this year.

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Part 4 Questions 21-25

Read the text and questions below. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or 0 on your answer sheet.

The Art of Travel by ALain de Botton The old saying 'It's better to travel than to arrive' is usually understood as an attack on destinations rather than a positive statement about travel. Indeed, people are always complaining about the horrors of travelling: crowded airports, overbooked flights, cancelled and dirty trains. However, I believe there are some unusual pleasures in the journeys we make. Take the aeroplane, for example. Few seconds in life are more exciting than those during take-off. Waiting at the beginning of a runway, we see familiar locations out of the plane window: grass, a road, modern hotels - the Earth as we have always known it, where we make slow progress even by car. Then suddenly, accompanied by the controlled noise of the engines, we rise smoothly into the sky and a huge space opens up for us, where we can imagine new possibilities in our lives. Trains are another wonderful travel environment. I love the atmosphere of half-empty carriages making their way across the countryside: enjoying the silence inside and the regular beat of the wheels against the track outside. A train journey can be like a dream, where we become involved in different thoughts and are able to recall distant memories. There's nothing like a moving train to encourage the mind to perform properly. Thinking can even improve when parts of the mind are busy with other tasks, like listening to music or following a line of trees. If we are attracted to air or train travel despite their disadvantages, it is perhaps because we feel that these

experiences provide an important alternative to the habits and limitations of our ordinary world.

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What is the writer's main purpose in writing the text? A

to disagree with an accepted saying

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to complain about modern transport

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to explain his ideas about travelling

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to describe an unusual train journey

What does the writer say about travelling by air? A

He finds the delay before take-off annoying.

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He enjoys the feeling of freedom it gives.

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He prefers it to driving: despite the time taken.

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When the writer travels by train, he likes to A

spend much of the journey asleep.

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sit in a completely empty carriage.

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admire the countryside along the way.

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listen to the movement of the wheels.

According to the writer, a train journey is good for us because A

it encourages us to remember certain things.

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it allows us to forget about our daily problems.

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it lets our minds concentrate on a single idea.

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it offers us the chance to be totally relaxed.

Which of the following might the writer say?

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If we travelled less often, we would have better memories of our visits.

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Unless the destination is unusual, it is not worth the effort of getting there.

o Despite the speed of modern travel, there are too many disadvantages.

Even though journeys can be uncomfortable, they are of benefit to our lives.

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Part 5

Questions 26-35

Read the text below and choose the correct word for each space. For each question, mark the correct letter A, B, C or 0 on your answer sheet. Example:

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Today, there are (0) ............ like 20 million skateboarders around the world. It has

(26) ............ about thirty years for this leisure activity to become (27) ............ popular. There were actually a few 'home-made' skateboards in the 1960s, but it wasn't (28) .......... .. 1970 that things really started to (29) ............ , in the Pacific Ocean Park area of Los Angeles, California. One group of people in particular was (30) ............ for the development of skateboarding. The 'Z-Boys', as they were called, were keen surfers and (31) ............ to transfer their skills to dry land. In the early 1970s, there was very little rain in California and many people had to

(32) ............ their swimming pools empty. These smooth, concrete spaces were excellent skateboarding locations for the Z-Boys, (33) ............ soon became famous locally for using the skateboard in new and exciting (34) ............. People were amazed at what the Z-Boys

(35) ............ do and immediately wanted to try skateboarding for themselves.

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Writing Part 1 Questions 1-5 Here are some sentences about going out to a nightclub. For each question, complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use no more tha.n three words. Write only the missing words on your answer sheet. You may use this page for any rough work. Example:

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My friend Gianni said I was spending too much time studying. My friend Gianni said 'you ........ .... ..... ..... .. ..... .. .... . too much time studying.'

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Gianni suggested going to a nightclub on Thursday. Gianni said 'Why .. ...... ... .......... ....... ....... . we go to a nightclub on Thursday?'

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I was too tired to go on Thursday, so we went on Friday. We went on Friday ..... .. ... .......... ..... ... .. ..... . Thursday, because I was too tired then.

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At the Blue Parrot nightclub, you can dance and there's also live music. At the Blue Parrot nightclub, there's dancing .. ......... .. ... .... ...... .......... as live music.

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Our other friends didn't get there until 10.00. It was 10.00 ..... ........ ... ..... ... ..... .. ..... our other friends got there.

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Although the evening cost a lot, I really enjoyed myself. I really enjoyed myself .................................... of spending a lot of money.

Part 2 Question 6 You are on holiday and have bought this postcard to send to your friend Pat. Write a postcard to send to Pat. In your postcard , you should

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Part 3 Write an answer to one of the questions (7 or 8) in this part. Write your answer in about 100 words on your answer sheet. Put the question number in the box at the top of your answer sheet.

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This is part of a letter you receive from your English friend Alex.

I really don't read enou!:jh! What thin!:js do you enjoy readin!:j? What else do you like to do in your free time?

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Your English teacher has asked you to write a story.

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Listening Part 1

Questions 1-7 There are seven questions in this part. For each question there are three pictures and a short recording. Choose the correct picture and put a tick (.1') in the box below it.

Example: Where does the man find the woman's notebook?

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What did the girl do this morning?

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Which house do William and Jane live in?

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Which photograph is the woman talking about?

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Part 2

Questions 8-13 You will hear a radio interview with Roger Henderson, who is talking about his career as an actor. For each question, put a tick (,f) in the correct box.

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Roger decided to train as a teacher because

Why did Roger finally take up acting?

Who gave Roger his first role in a play?

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Roger's main aim now is to

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acted on the stage.

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learned how to dance.

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wrote his own play.

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his parents wanted him to.

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his English teacher suggested it.

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he was worried about finding acting work.

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He was no longer enjoying his teaching.

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His new girlfriend encouraged him to.

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He felt he had reached the right age to act.

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a writer

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an actor

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a director

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looking for another job.

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making an advertisement.

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working in London.

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act in a filrn.

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You will hear a teacher talking about final arrangements for a geography trip. For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space.

Geography trip When coach departs on Friday: (14) .................................... a.m. What luggage to take: (15) .................................. .. Important thing to have: (16) .................................... (last year's students forgot!) What to bring for the project work: (17) ................................... . Where we're staying: (18) .................................... Hotel Sports facilities at hotel: (19) ................................... .

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Part 4 Questions 20-25 Look at the six sentences for this part. You will hear a conversation between a boy, Chris, and a girl, Holly, about working and studying. Decide if each sentence is correct or incorrect. If it is correct, put a tick (of) in the box under A for YES. If it is not correct, put a tick (of) in the box under B for NO.

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Chris is surprised that Holly has left the cafe.

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Holly had some difficulties with her college work last term.

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Chris considers Holly to be cleverer than him.

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Example questions that either candidate may be asked. What's your name? ". What's your surname? How do you spell it? Where do you come from? Do you work or are you a student? What do you do I study? Do you enjoy studying English? Why (not)? What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

Part 2

You are organising an exhibition of present and past photographs of your town. Decide together which place would be most suitable for the exhibition. There is a picture with some ideas to help you on page 66.

Part 3

Candidate A should look at photograph 1 on page 67, show it to Candidate B and talk about it. Candidate B should look at photograph 2 on page 67, show it to Candidate A and talk about it.

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Your photographs showed different types of entertainment. Talk to each other about these events and say which you would prefer to go to.

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