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Reading: Use of English
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Reading exam tip
Writing exam tip
In multiple-choice activities where you have to choose the correct word, remember … Look carefully at the words before and after the gap. Sometimes words have the same meaning but only one word will match with the words before or after the gap.
In activities where you’re replying to emails, remember … Plan your answer carefully using the four notes to guide you. Make sure you organise the information in your answer clearly. 7 Read this email from your friend Alex and the notes you have made. Write an email to Alex using the notes. Write about 100 words.
5 Read the text quickly. Would you like to live somewhere like this? Why/Why not?
6 Choose the best answers to complete the text.
UNDERWATER HOMES
From: Alex Subject: Healthy snack day Hi! So, we are going to have a healthy snack day next month with students bringing snacks to share. The teacher has asked me to organise it! Can you help? Where can we put all the food before we eat it? What can we do about allergies? And how can we tell all the students
Did you know that, in the future, more and more people will have to live in underwater homes? Sea (1) are rising and in some places, like the Heart of Europe project in Dubai, there are already homes where one level is under the water! We need to (2) of water as our home rather than seeing it as a danger. In underwater houses, you will be able to get into the house via a special lift or stairway and whole housing (3) could be connected to the mainland by a bridge. There will still be schools, factories and offices like nowadays. Also, you will still be able to (4) the kind of house you like, for example, a detached house or a (5) of flats. It may sound strange but we will have some wonderful things, such as gardens with fish swimming around. Just think about the amazing (6) we will have!
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Listening exam tip
Writing exam tip
In gap fill listening activities, where you need to complete notes, remember … Read the notes carefully as they will be in the same order as the information you hear. Doing this will help you follow when you listen. Look at the instructions and make sure you don’t write too many words. ES1 You will hear a student called Luke telling a group of students about his experience of being a team leader. Listen and complete the notes.
In writing exams, when you need to reply to an email, remember … Read the email carefully and check who you are writing to, why you are writing and what you need to include in your reply.
empty classroom, bring ice
what they need to do? I hope it’s going to be a big success! Alex
allergy chart
8 Read this email from your friend Matt and the notes you have made. Then write an email to him using the notes. Write about 100 words.
1 A stages 2 A imagine 3 A estates 4 A accept
B heights
C levels
D points
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B think
C consider D feel
B properties C lands
D cities
speaking Exchange emails with a partner. Use the Writing checklist on page 141 to check your partner’s email and give suggestions to help him or her improve.
B prefer B block
C take
D choose
5 A unit
C building D group
From: Matt Subject: The holidays! Hi!
6 A background B site
C scene
D view
Being a team leader Luke likes doing a variety of (a) as team leader. Luke is happy his (b)
How are you? I’m just back from my summer holidays. We had a fantastic time and I met lots of new friends! How was your trip? What did you enjoy most about it? Did you meet anyone nice? Come round and tell me all about it! I can’t wait to see you. Speak soon. Matt
Great! Tell him!
wanted him
to be a team leader. Luke organised an event to support the (c) in his school. On a trip, Luke controlled the students on the (d) . Luke says it is the (e)
Explain …
of a team leader
to get all the students to join in. Luke says he has learnt to be more (f ) from his time as a team leader.
Suggest …
speaking Exchange emails with a partner. Use the Writing checklist on page 141 to check your partner’s email and give suggestions to help him or her improve.
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speaking Discuss the questions. 1 Would you like this role? Why/Why not? 2 What skills do you have that would help you be a team leader?
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