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Listening
Prefixes
Look at the exam task instructions and quickly read the text. Why did the writer go to Norway? Answer these questions about the example (0), then do the exam task. 1 What part of speech is needed and how is it formed? 2 Does the sentence indicate a positive or a negative meaning? 3 What prefix, therefore, is needed?
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Correct the mistakes made by exam candidates. 1 The cancellation of the training course caused unsatisfaction among the staff. 2 I can only assume that young man is completely unexperienced or naïve. 3 The number of habitants of our town has increased considerably. 4 It is completely irrealistic to expect people to pay such high fares. 5 Other employees find the canteen staff a little unpolite. 6 Her parents claim that, in their day, unemployment was rare, even inexistent. 7 There are some rather unprecise figures on the website. 8 Rainfall has disincreased a lot this year. Add the correct prefixes from the box to form C1-level words. You do not need to use all of them. anti bi dis inter il mis mono out over post re under 1 The hotel staff are ...paid and deserve an immediate rise. 2 The old industrial area will be ...developed as a shopping mall. 3 It’s a lovely beach but it’s ...crowded in summer. 4 The advertisement ...led us into thinking the flights were free. 5 Shanghai has ...lingual street signs, in Mandarin and English. 6 On the coast, foreign tourists ...number local people. 7 Downtown at night, there’s a lot of ...social behaviour such as people shouting. 8 In other cultures, people ...act with each other differently. Work in small groups. Match the correct prefixes in Exercise 2 with these meanings, then form as many words as you can with each prefix. a again b against c between d more / bigger / better e not enough f too much g two h wrongly
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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 ). Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS . Example: 0 UNSPOILT
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In pairs, look at the pictures of Medellín, Colombia. Answer the questions below using some of the words in the box. accelerate angle commute congestion downwards horizontal infrastructure isolated overcrowded scenic shuttle staggering transformation upwards vertical 1 Compare the two areas of the city. What do you think life is like for local people in each? 2 What effect do you think the construction of the Metrocable system has had on local communities? 3 Would you like to travel to and from your place of study or work like this? Why? / Why not?
You will hear a travel journalist called Aria Romero giving a talk to urban planning students about a transport network called the Metrocable in Medellín, Colombia. For questions 1–8 , complete the sentences with a word or short phrase.
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Norway’s Alps
The Metrocable of Medellín
Aria says that visiting Medellín’s (1) her main reason for going. For local people, the fact that it is (2)
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We sailed along the beautiful (0) coast of northern Norway until we reached the town of Tromso, over 300 kilometres inside the Arctic Circle. With its brightly coloured wooden houses set against a (1) of snow capped mountains, it was a remarkable sight. In the afternoon, we travelled to the Lyngen Alps where the (2) scenery took my breath away. Given the remote location, our accommodation there was surprisingly (3) and the large meal of fresh fish we were served that evening was of an (4) high standard for such a small hotel. The next day, refreshed after a wonderful (5) sleep of nearly nine hours, I headed for the practice slope, where (6) cross-country skiers like myself had to learn how to climb uphill with skis on. That far north towards the end of May, there was (7) daylight – and it was my (8) to go midnight skiing.
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the most important thing about the Metrocable. Aria uses the word (3) to describe the change in the mountainside neighbourhoods since the last century. The Metrocable was built to help bring about the (4) of richer and poorer areas of Medellín. New investment has created jobs for residents locally, especially near the (5) . You may need to take the Metrocable to see all the (6) on the buildings. Aria says that giving free (7) to people made them proud of where they live. Local people say the construction of the Metrocable has made them feel less (8) than before.
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• Get an idea of the context by quickly looking at the introduction, the title and the questions. • As you listen for the first time, make a note of your answers. • The second time you listen, check your answers and make any necessary changes.
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Study the exam task. For each question: • underline the key words around the gap; • decide what kind of word, e.g plural noun, is needed in the gap. 05 Do the exam task. Listen for expressions similar to the key words you underlined, but write no more than three words for each answer.
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• Quickly read the title, the example and the rest of the text. • Decide on the part of speech and if it is positive or negative. • Try adding different prefixes and/or suffixes to the word in capitals, or forming compounds. Quick steps to Part 3
Write the words you hear; don’t try to rephrase them. Exam tip
Read through the completed text to check it all makes sense and is grammatically correct. Exam tip
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Think of an urban transport system that you have travelled on, or one that you know about. Tell your partner where it is and what it consists of, how well it works (particularly during rush hour) and how it could be improved. 4
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