Unit One

1. Where do you come from? Describe the city where you come from.
2. What do you like about your hometown?
3. What do you dislike about your hometown?
4. How friendly are people in your hometown towards strangers? Give examples.
5. What sort of accommodation do you mostly prefer when you are on holiday? Why?
6. Where do you live? Do you live in a house or flat? Please describe it.
7. What sort of accommodation do you prefer when you are on holiday? Why?
8. What do you like about the area where you live?
9. What don’t you like about the area where you live?
10. Can you tell me what you do? Do you work, or are you a student?
11. How is the area where you live changing?
12. What do people in your area do in their free time?
13. What do you do in your free time?
14. What do you think the visitors to your town or region should see? Why?

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 B1, Chapter: 1
Title of The Reading: The world’s friendliest city, The happiest
country in the world
Question Type: Table completion, Note completion,
Number Words in the text Paraphrased words
1 Intimate, companionable
2 Complete activity
3 Citizen, dweller
4 Not to have time, run out of time
5 To be encircled
6 Different, various
7 Conserve, defend
8 Equatorial
9 Influence, effect
10 Enough
11 Outstanding, prosperous
12 Essential, eminent

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UNIT 1
TRACK 1.3

Amanda Dubai Palm Apartments, Amanda speaking. How can I help you?
Leo Oh hi, Amanda. I’m ringing to 1 ----------------- about a holiday apartment for a month after next.
A OK, no problem. Let me 2 ------------- your details first, then I 3 ---------- tell you what we’ve got. Is
that all right?
L Fine, go ahead.
A OK. Can I have your name first, please?
L Yes, It’s Leo Blucher, that’s L 4 --------O- that’s my first name and my surname is B 5 -------U-C-H-E-
R.
A OK. I’ve got that. Where are you from, just 6 ---------- 7 ------------ interest, Leo?
L I’m Austrain.
A Right, OK, and what’s your address?
L It’s number 8 ------------ Blumengasse in Vienna.
A Could you just spell Blumengasse for me, please Leo? My German’s 9 ---------- too good.
L Sure, it’s B-L-U-M-E-N-G-A-double 10 ------ -E.
A Great, thanks. And what’s the weather like 11 -------- Vienna at the moment?
L It’s pretty gray and rainy. I’m afraid. Hope 12 ---------- better in Dubai.
A Yes, it’s lovely at the moment. Sunny and warm, but 13 ----------- 14 --------------hot. Now, can you
give me your phone number?
L Yes, it’s 43 (15) ------ 21 (16) ------ (17) ------ 57.
A Great. So, you’re looking for a holiday apartment, Leo. How many people is 18 ----------- for, just
yourself?
L No, 19 ------------ 20 ------- four of us, two adult and two children.
A Fine, and 21 -------------- would you like it from?
L Ideally from the 1st 22 ------- January.
A January the 1st. OK. I’ll have 23 --------- look and see what we’ve got. How long would you like 24 -
----------- stay?
L Well, it depends 25 ---- 26 ---------------- 27 -------- on the price. But I think that about nine days
would be perfect.
A Fine, and talking of prices, what would be your maximum, do you think?
L Well, I’ve looked 28 ------- the internet, but I don’t know if I’m 29 -------------- realistic if I say 200
euros 30 ------- day. Things seem too range from 150 to 31 ------------ 32 ---------------- 400.
A Well, it depends where, of course, but I think we could probably find something for you
33 --------- 34 ---------- price.

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L Great. They are various other things, 35 -------------. Our children are 36 ----------- small, and we
don’t want to take 37 --------------- to restaurants all the time, so one thing 38 --------------- really
appreciate is a fully equipped kitchen so we can do some cooking.
A Yes, I 39 --------------- understand. Do you have any other special requirements?
L Yes, we live 40 ----------- the city center hundreds of miles from the sea, so we’ve really like 41 ------
------ able to see it from our apartment.
A OK. I'll 42 ----------- 43 ------------ down. All our apartments come 44------------ air conditioning and
central heating, by the way.
L Oh dear. One thing I don’t like is the noise 45 -------- 46 ------------- conditioning of the background.
Can you make sure it’s as quiet 47 ------------ possible?
A Yes, I’ll look 48 --------- that. Anything else?
L Yes, just one more thing. We’d like to hire a car while 49-------------------- 50 -------- Dubai, so we
need to have a parking space. I think – we don’t want 51 ------- have 52 ------- walk a long way from the
car to the apartment.
A I think 53 ------------------ quite right. I’ll look into all these things and make a list 54 -----------
possible apartments. Do you have an email address, so I can send them to you?

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Unit Two
1. Do you like travelling? Why/Why not?
2. Do you think it’s better to travel alone or with friends? Why?
3. Where would you prefer to stay when you are on holiday? E.g. a hotel, a guest house…
4. Do you think it’s important to speak the language of places where you travel to? Why?
5. What skills do you have?
6. What skills do you think somebody who goes on a trip should have?
7. What skills do you like to learn in the future? Why?
8. Do you come from a large family or a small family?
9. As a child, who did you spend more time with: your family or your friends? Why?
10. When you were a child, how did you spend your weekends?
11. What did you enjoy the most about school?
12. When you were at school, who did you think was your best teacher? Why?
13. What traditional skills and knowledge do people in your family have?
14. Do you think it’s important to preserve traditional skills and knowledge? Why/Why not?

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 B1,Chapter: 2
Title of The Reading: Freya Stark, explorer and writer, Mau
Pialug, ocean navigator
Question Type: Flow-chart completion, T/F/NG
Number Words in the Paraphrased words in the text
questions
1 Far
2 Widely, broadly
3 Appear, visit
4 Asian
5 Allow, authorize, empower
6 Area, domain, district
7 Old, antique
8 Connect, associate
9 Analysis
10 Journey, excursion
11 Conventional, classic
12 Intention, aim, goal
13 Function, act
14 Journey

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UNIT 2
Track 1.11

Clive Hello?
Debbie Hi, Clive. Is that you?
C Yes, hi, Debbie.
D Did you manage to see those candidates 1 -------------- 2-------------- expedition?
C Yes, I did, and there 3 -------------- 4 ----- extra one who was quite a surprise. You know, he hadn’t
applied and he just turned 5 --------- 6 --------- 7 ------- the blue, so we haven’t got any details 8 --------
him.
D Really? Tell me about him.
C OK, and you can take some notes. Then 9 -------------- see what we think.
D Fine.
C First, 10 ------------- called Sanjay Dubashi.
D Ok. Sanjay is spelled S – 11 ----- – N – J – A – 12 -----, right?
C Correct. And Dubashi is D 13 -------B-A-S-H 14 -------.
D D-U-B-A-S-H-I, fine, thanks, I’m just 15 ---------- that down.
And did you find 16 ---------- how old he is?
C Sure, he’s round about our age, you know – well, a couple of years older, he’s 27. Quite a big
man, quite muscular, impressive, 17 --------- 18 ----- big moustache.
D And what does he do?
C Well, actually, he just says he’s an office worker, you know, 19 -------- 20 ------- 21 --- those
people with quite a routine job 22 --------- 23 ---------- office.
D Mm, 24 ----------- sound like he finds his job very interesting.
Has he got any experience, do you know, 25------- 26 ----------- 27 ------ to remote places on foot?
C Yes, 28 --------------- been all over the place. He was telling me 29 ---------- about a trip he 30 --------
---- 31 ---- a 32 ---------- 33 ------------ across Central Africa from one side to the other, which 34 ---------
----- pretty exciting. And dangerous.
D Great! I think it 35 --------- 36 ---- really interesting to cross Central Africa. I’d love to do that.
Anything physical? I mean, 37 ------------- 38 ------- actually had to walk instead of driving – you know,
39 ------------ so muscular, as you say?
C Mm, I was coming to that. Last year, he went to Russia with some friends 40 -------- 41 --------
summer holidays and they 42 --------- 43 ------ a mountain. Let’s see, um, Mount Elbrus, It’s called.
D Wow, now that’s really quite something. By the way, Elbrus is spelled 44 ------- -L-B- 45 ------- -
U-S, isn’t it?
C Not quite, it’s U-S.

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D Ah, OK … What qualifications does he have which would interest us? Has he done any sort 46 ----
-- specialist 47 ----------------, for example?
C Well, he’s done a 48------------- 49 ------- first aid, which may be pretty useful. If 50 ------- 51 -------
52 ------- get injured, he should know what to do.
D Good. It 53 ------------- 54 ---- useful to have someone 55 ---------- knows how to do first 56 -----------
57 ------- case someone has an accident. Can he swim?
C I didn’t ask, 58-------- you mention it. I forgot. 59 ----------- 60 -------- did tell me he can hold
conversations in five languages. He’s not fluent in all of them, but he can 61 ---------- 62------- . He grew
up in India, and I suppose that helps, you know, for learning languages, 63 ------------- 64 ------------- he
lives over here.
D Right. What else? Has he been to university, for instance?
C Yes, he graduated in media studies, though he says he’s never worked in the media.
D OK, and when he’s not off on expeditions to remote places, what does he like doing in his spare
time?
C He seems to do all sorts of things. One thing he told me which could be useful is that he likes
fishing.
D Yes, 65 --------------- better tell him to 66 ----------- his fishing rod – that is, if we choose him.
C And he seems to spend a lot of time at the gym – he says 67 ---------- really likes to keep fit. And
when you meet him. 68----------- 69 ------------- it’s true.
D Great, another fitness fantastic, like you. Well, sounds 71-------- 72------- should meet him, doesn’t
it? When can you fix that up?

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Unit Three
1. What types of transport do you use regularly? Why?
2. What types of transport are more common in your hometown?
3. How do you think public transport has improved over the past 10 years in your hometown?
4. Do you think electrical cars will replace diesel or petrol cars? Why? Why not?
5. Would you like to have an electrical car? Why/Why not?
6. Is it common for people in your hometown to use bicycle as a means of transport?
7. How do you think they can be encouraged to use bicycles more than now?
8. How bad are traffic jams in the city where you come from?
9. What problems do traffic jams cause?
10. What solutions to the problem can you think of?
11. At what age can people start driving a car in your country?
12. Do you think this is the right age? Why/Why not?

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 B1 Chapter: 3

Title of The Reading: The electric revolution, Traffic jams – no end in sight

Question Type: labeling a diagram, list of headings

Number Words in the text Paraphrased words

1 Sudden transformation

2 Predominant, central, essential,

fundamental

3 Almost, approximately

4 Related to city

5 Creative, ingenious, inventive

6 To run on, to work with

7 Discharge, radiation

8 Adeptness, effectiveness

9 Accessible

10 Consumed

11 Smoke and fog, air pollution

12 Daily traveler

13 Substitute, choice

14 Availability, usefulness

15 Start, put into action

16 Provide, support

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17 Reluctant, not in mood

18 Advocate, give support

19 Advance, develop

20 Scope, volume

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UNIT 3
Track 1.17
Good evening 1 ---------- welcome abroad the Pride of Poole. In this recorded announcement, 2 ----------
-------- give you details of some of the facilities available 3 --------- 4-------------- this ship.

You’re currently standing 5-------- the reception area in the center of B Deck. If you’re feeling hungry
after 6----- 7---------- day’s travelling, go up the stairs to A Deck, where 8--------------- 9------------- the
restaurant. The restaurant caters for

10 --------- appetites. With anything from a light snack 11 ------ 12 ----- full three-course meal. The
restaurant will be open from 13 ------- 14 --------- 15 -------- ship leaves port to half an hour before arrival.

Next to the restaurant on A Deck in the lounge, there are reclining 16 ------------ with music headphones
if you want to relax. The headphones are free, but people using 17 ---------------------- are encouraged to
keep noise to minimum so that other passengers can enjoy themselves and sleep 18 ----- 19 ------------ if
they wish.

20 ---------- 21 -------- 22------ you who’d like some entertainment, just next door

23 ------- 24 -------- 25 -------- this deck is a 40-seat cinema showing the latest full-length 26------------- films.
The cinema program is available 27------- 28 ------- reception, but 29 ------------ have to buy the tickets
themselves at the cinema entrance just before you 30 --------- 31 ---------.

Just next to the cinema 32 ---------- 32 ---------- staircase leading down to the cabins

33 --------- 34 --------- Deck. To access your cabin, just show 35------------ 36------------- pass to a steward,
who will give you the key.

On this deck, that is B Deck, you’ll also find an area where you can either play games 37-------- 38--------
-------- special electronic games arcade 39---- 40---------- your shopping.

Just beyond 41------- 42 --------- 43 -------- same level, people who want 44 ------

45 --------- 46 -------- fresh air or just want to 47 ---------- the 48 ---------- can go out onto the viewing deck,
which is the open air. Make sure you wear a jacket or coat, 49 ------- 50 -------- can be quite cold and
windy.

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Unit Four
1. How important is air-conditioning in your country?
2. Why do you think it’s important to have comfortable places to work and study?
3. What factors do you think may contribute to an ideal workplace?
4. How do you think workplaces have changed in your country over the last fifty years?
5. Are you a good team player? Why do you think so?
6. Do you prefer to work alone or work in team? Why?
7. Have you ever been in an exhibition? How did you like it?
8. What sort of exhibitions might interest you? Why?
9. Do people visit art galleries and exhibitions regularly in your country?
10. What types of exhibitions are more popular in your country?
11. What electric devices interest you the most? Why?
12. What electric devices would you like to buy in the future? Why?
13. What kinds of puzzles are popular in your country?
14. Do you enjoy doing puzzles? Why/Why not?
15. Do you agree that people today do less physical activity than in the past? Why/Why not?
16. What areas of people’s lives have modern inventions affected in your opinion?
17. Do you think people who do physical work or do a sport have better health than other people?
18. How do you think working with computers or watching TV affect people’s health?
19. How did people communicate with their friends in the past?
20. How do people communicate today? How has it changed?
21. Do you think technology has mad people closer to each other or farther? Why?
22. Do you think technology has made people less sociable than the past? How?

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 B1 Chapter: 4

Title of The Reading: Air Conditioning, Rubik’s Cube

Question Type: Multiple choice, Sentence Completion, summary completion
Number Words in the questions Paraphrased words in the text
1 Agreeable, gracious
2 Variation, Change
3 Line up, coordinate
4 Related to production of medicine
5 Advance, develop
6 Universal, broad, extensive
7 To be successful
8 Capacity, output
9 Study was done
10 Effectiveness, capability
11 An object made of stone, wood etc.
12 Internal, inside
13 Initial, fundamental
14 Miscellaneous, differing
15 Search
16 Try to do something
17 Flexible, rubbery
18 Bring together
19 Alike, corresponding
20 Show, display

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UNIT 4
Track 1.22

Irina Good morning, Can you tell me 1 ---------------- 2 ------ ticket options, please?

Man Certainly, we’ve got various options, depending on whether you want to just visit parts of
the exhibition 3 ------ 4 ------- 5 -------- 6 --------. It organized into various different sections, and
because it’s so large, you 7 -------- 8-------- 9 -------- interested in everything or have time for
everything. You can buy tickets just for the sections you want to visit, 10 --------- 11 ----------
makes it a lot cheaper.

I Well, um, 12---------------- 13 --------- come here to see things to do 14 ------------ electronics.

M Right. Then I think 15 -------- 16 --------- the first part of the exhibition 17 -------- 18 -------
19 -------- 20 --------- is quite relevant. It’s all about electronics and how we can use them to
protect the world around 21 -------- 22 --------- know, the environment and what we can 23 -------
24 -------- avoid damaging it further.

I:Protecting the environment. That sounds interesting.

Anything I should specially 25 --------- 26 -------- 27 -------- there?

M: There are lots of new devices. 28 ---------- 29 -------------- fascinated me when I went round
was 30 ------- new instrument for measuring how the temperature of the ocean changes at
different levels, 31 --------- 32 -------- can be done from a ship on the surface right down to the
bottom.

I:Great, I look 33-------- 34------ that.

M: OK,and I see you’ve got your son with you, which is nice because the subject of the next
section is 35------------ 36-------- different things for keeping 37------- 38--------- 39 ------- your
children and looking after their safety. It contains a range of things, from electronic
instruments 40 ----------- 41 -------- medicine to children’s electronic games 42 --------- 43 ---------
44 ----------- number of new devices to prevent children from having an accident when they’re
at home.

I:That sounds useful.

M Yes, there’s 45---------- 46 -------- invention for older children – you’ll see a demonstration of
47 ------- 48 ------------ you’re three – which helps parents to make sure their kids are going to
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school. Really useful in families where both parents work. 49 ------- 50 -------- 51-------
electronically tells parents about their kids’ attendance and sends them a signal 52 -----------
the internet.

I:Very convenient. But my son 53 ---------- 54 ---------- 55 ----------- young to worry about that yet.
Are there any other sections which feature electronics?

M Sure. There’s another section – it’s third you come to. I think – which should interest
everyone. It contains lots of new electronic instruments or device for looking after and working
with money – you know, like 56 ------------- thing you must have 57 ------------ 58 --------- which
counts what you’re putting into your supermarket trolley and adds up 59 ------------ 60-----------
61 ---------- you go around.

I:Right, money – that sounds interesting, too. Well, thanks for the information. I’d like tickets for
myself and my son 62 ----------- 63 ----------- three sections, then, please.

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Unit Five
1. Are there any animals in your country which are in danger of disappearing?
2. Is it because their habitat or food is disappearing or is there another reason?
3. Do you like animals?
4. Do you keep a pet at home?
5. What kinds of pets are more popular in your country?
6. Do you think it’s a good idea to keep animals in a zoo? Why/ Why not?
7. What can children and adults learn from zoos?
8. Which are your favorite animals? Why?
9. Which animals don’t you like? Why?
10. Where are the best places in your country to see wildlife?
11. How popular is watching animals in your country?
12. Do you think keeping animals in a zoo has any cons for them? Which ones?
13. Do you think some people may benefit from keeping pets at home more than others? Who?

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 B1 Chapter: 5
Title of The Reading: The life of European bee-eater, Humpback whale breaks
migration records

Question Type: Sentence completion, Multiple Choice

Number Words in the questions Paraphrased words in the text

1 Easily, smoothly, well

2 Safe, gentle
3 Company, group
4 A box-like shape for bees
5 Hazardous, troubling
6 Ploy, tricky plan
7 A person who studies or is an
expert on birds.
8 Hunter, killer
9 Destroying insects or other
organisms harmful to cultivated
plants.
10 Usually, commonly, ordinarily
11 Decide, conclude, resolve
12 Chance, coincidence
13 A small shrimp-like creature
14 Notice, detect, examine
15 Certainly, definitely

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UNIT 5
Track 1.27
Hi there, everybody, and welcome to Animal World. Before, you start your visit, I'd just like to
tell you 1 ………….….. 2 ……..……… special events happening here today. 3 ……………
4 ……………. free, and I'd really encourage you to go 5 .............. 6 …..….… 7 …..…..….. of
them as you can, as I think you'll learn a lot.

The first event 8 ………..…. called The World of Ants, and it's happening this morning
9 ……..……. 10 ………….... in the Insect House, which is 11 …………… 12 ............ short walk
from here. The well-known entomologist Dr David Crocker, who many of you will have
13 …..……… 14 ………….... television, is giving a lecture 15 …………….. 16 ………..….. ants -
the different types of ants, how they organize themselves, what they eat, 17 ….…………
behavior 18 …………… 19 ……..… 20 ………….. . It's actually a fascinating subject. So, The
World of Ants, a lecture by Dr Crocker, in the Insect House, and it 21 ……..……….
22 …………… 11 o'clock and lasts for 23 …………..…. minutes.

At 24 ……………., that's 12 o'clock, there’s a film which is just as fascinating 25 ………….……

26 ……….…… called The Great Migration. This 27 ………….….. 28 ………………. about birds
and how they migrate 29 …………………… continents and oceans using the Sun, the stars
and 30 ………….…. 31 …………..….. magnetic field. As I said, it's a film - an absolutely
spectacular film – which 32 …………..…… the family will enjoy, some fabulous photography -
and it's 33 ……. 34 ……….. Theatre C. which you can see here just behind me - so bear
35 …………….… 36 …………. 37 ……….…for 12.

The next 38 ……………..….. 39 …………..…. a demonstration taking place in the

40 ………….…..… Room and given by Monica Chaddha. It's called Encouraging Garden
Wildlife. Monica will be showing you 41 ………..…….… 42 ………….... encouraging animals,
birds and other wildlife to visit and 43 …………….. 44 ………………. your garden, how to
place boxes for nests, what food to 45 ………….……… 46 ………………. them and
47 …………………. sorts of practical advice. That's at 2.30, so just after lunch.

The 48 …………….….. 49 ……………. event for today is Birds of Prey. Tasha, their keeper, will
be giving a display 50 …… 51 ……………… 52 ………….…… 53 ………….…… most magnificent
birds and how they fly, and I 54 ……………….…. Recommend this event. The display includes
eagles, vultures and owls and will be starting at 3.45 on the lawn outside It's 55 …………..…

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56 ……………….………… "- experience, so remember, on 57………………. 58 …………..….
lawn at 3.45 to see the birds flying.

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Unit Six
1. Is there anything you wish you change about yourself? What is that?
2. What have you done so far to change it?
3. Have you ever taken part in a study? When? Why?
4. Have you ever conducted any tests or experiments? When? What did the results show?
5. What sort of things do people usually forget?
6. What can people do if they forget something important like meeting a relative for lunch?
7. What methods do people use to help themselves remember things?
8. In what places can people fall sleep?
9. What things can make people fall sleep?
10. Why do you think some people do not get enough sleep?
11. What sort of things do people need to remember every day?
12. Why do people sometimes forget important things?
13. What activities can help improve people’s memory?
14. What factors in your opinion contribute to success? Hard work or talent?
15. Who is the most successful person in your family? What made them successful?
16. Can you name someone who is successful in your culture? How did they achieve this success?
17. Are talented people always successful? Why/Why not?
18. Do people usually have to work hard to become successful? Why/why not?
19. Are there any other reasons why people become successful?
20. Are there any televised talent shows in your country? What happens during them?
21. Why do people enter talent shows, and why do people watch them?
22. Who do you think profit the most in talent shows?
23. What other methods are there of finding talented people?
24. Which ones are most reliable in your opinion? Why?

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 B1, Chapter: 6
Title of The Reading: Making a Change, Reducing errors in Memory
Question Type: Y/N/NG, summary completion with a box
Number Words in the text Paraphrased words
1 Leave a place
2 Travel to different places by
getting free rides
3 Diminish, fall, decrease
4 Stability, uniformity
5 Standard, traditional, typical
6 Originality, freshness
7 Putting off
8 Confuse, miss
9 Competitor, player
10 Tests were done / carried out
11 Learn, obtain
12 Essentially

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UNIT 6
Track 2.5

Man So we have to do a presentation on a successful person 1…………. 2……… 3………..

seminar.
Woman Yes, do you any ideas?
M Well, I've been on the Internet and picked 4………. 5……….. couple.
W OK - 6……….. 7…………… some suggestions, too.
M Right, well, you start.
W OK …… um, his name's Mahmoud Kaboor and he's a film 8………… 9……….. Dubai in the
United Arab Emirates.
M 10 …………. 11 ………..
W Yes. He's the managing director 12 ……….. 13………… 14…………. big film company:
M So what made him successful?
W Apparently his uncle was a film student 15…….. because 16………… that, he started
making short films when he was 17……..…… 18….…….
M That’s 19………….. 20………….. and were they good?
W Yup. He 21….…… a scholarship 22………… 23……... 24………….. Canada and study film,
and that's how his career developed .
M Great. Um… 25 ……….. one of my suggestions. She was a 26…………. dancer – born in St
Petersburg in Russia in 27………..
W Anna Pavlova. OK - why have you picked her?
M Well, firstly, because her parents weren't wealthy - they 28………….. 29……….. poor, in
fact - and yet she still went to the School of Imperial Ballet at ten years 30………… 31…………
W That's so young! 32…………. 33…………… very talented?
M Yes, she was, but she 34 …………. 35 ……….. the rules of ballet. She was very individual
and did things that were different from other ballerinas 36 ……………. 37………….
38………………
W Ah - and that's what made her 39 ……………...
M Yes
W OK. I've got another woman - Marie Curie.
M She's very famous. 40…………….. 41……………. Polish?

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W Yeah, born 42 ………… 43…….……, but did you know that she was the first woman
44…………….. at the University of Paris and the first woman 45……….. 46 .……… 47……….
Nobel prize?
M Yes - amazing!
W There were many brilliant scientists 48 ………… when she was working.
M Why did she 49..……… 50…………?
W Other scientists couldn't get 51……….. 52………… 53……….. because she sensibly
published her ideas straight away.
M What a clever thing to do!
W Yeah - everyone 54……….. 55…………. automatically these days, but all those years ago,
people often didn't think 56…………… 57…….....
M Great! Well, here's one more.
W OK - who is it?
M This is an African-American guy who worked 58……….. 59………. chef in the 60 …………..
His name was George Crum.
W Did he make a famous 61 ………. 62…………. something?
M Not exactly – but 63………… 64…………., we wouldn't have the potato chip. Or crisps, as
the British 65…………… 66…………..
W Oh!
M Yeah. Apparently, he had a customer who was annoyed because his French fries were too
67…………. 68…………. 69………….... So he sliced a new potato as 70…..………. as he could
and fried it until it was hard and crunchy. Added 71…………… 72………… salt
W ……. and a new snack was created.
M Well, I, I think we've 73………….. 74……….. interesting people here.

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Unit Seven
1. Have you ever done an online course? How did you like it?
2. Are online courses popular in your country? Why/Why not?
3. Do you have to write letters or emails as part of your job?
4. Do you think it’s important to develop our writing skills? Why/Why not?
5. Do you have a good handwriting?
6. Do you believe it’s important to have a good handwriting?
7. Do you think there is a connection between people’s personality and their handwriting? How?
8. How important is it for children to read books?
9. When do children usually read book?
10. Why do you think some adults dislike reading?
11. What sorts of problems do adults have if they can’t read and write?
12. How can be people more encouraged to read more?
13. Do people in your country spend their free time reading books?
14. What types of books are more popular in your country?
15. How do you compare paper books and e-books? Which one do you prefer most?

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 B1, Chapter: 7
Title of The Reading: Speed reading
Question Type: Matching information, Table completion
Number Words in the text Paraphrased words
1 Be eligible, be good enough,
meet the requirements
2 Task, duty, responsibility
3 Take out, withdraw
4 Insignificant, trivial
5 Position, organization
6 Divide into pieces
7 General, inclusive
8 Persistently, repeatedly

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UNIT 7
Track 2.7

Advisor Good morning, The Writing School, 1…………… 2……………..I help you?
Caller Oh, hi. I'm ringing about the online writing courses you advertise 3…………. 4…………
Internet.
A Yes ... would you like me to send you a 5…………………..?
C Urn, I would, but I also have some questions.
A OK, well, let me take your details first, 6………….. 7…………… 8……………. can deal with
the questions after that.
C OK.
A I just need to 9…………… 10……………. this form . . so, um, can you give me your first
name, please?
C Yes, it's Alex.
A That's great, Alex. And what's your last name?
C It's Sachdeva.
A OK - can you 11………………. 12……………….. for me?
C Yes, it's S-A-C-H-D
A Is that 13…………….?
C No, 14…………..-E-V-A.
A OK, I've got that. Now, can you give me your address?
C Well, 15……………… 16………………. 17………………… friends at the moment, but be in my
new 18…………. 19………….. Preston next week.
A Well, perhaps the Preston address is best.
C OK. So that's Flat 20………………, 21………………… New Valley Road.
A New Valley Road ...
C Yes, that's right.
A OK - that's great and we know the town ... that's Preston.
C Yes
A Do you know what your postcode will be there?
C Oh – I think, 22…………… 23……………….. 24……………….. somewhere on a piece of paper
…. let me see ... yes, here it is. Er, it's 25…………….. 3BZ.
A BS?
C No BZ.
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A Right. I guess you 26………………. 27……………….. a phone number yet?
C 28………………, 29……………… at the flat. And my mobile's 30…………. working right now I
have to take 31……………. 32………………….. the shop and see what's wrong.
A Oh, I hope it's nothing serious.
C Well, it's new, 33……………….. 34………………. should be all right.
A You could give me the number anyway. For the future.
C Yes, OK. Urn, it's 0787 345077.
A That's three-five-four-zero-double seven.
C No, three-four-five.
A Oh, thanks. 35………………. 36………………. that your phone is not working right now.
C OK, thanks.
A Now, the last thing I 37………………… 38………………. 39……………… email address.
C OK, it's Alex 40 …………….com. That's my personal address.
A ... ptu dot corn. Fine. Now, as you're moving, I'll put something in the message box so that
the brochure 41…………………… come 42………………. 43…………………...
C Yes, could you do that?
A I'll 44………………. 'deliver brochure next week'.
C Oh, that's great.
A Now, what would you like to do about ..

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Unit Eight
1. Which kind of holiday do you enjoy the most?
2. Why do you think most people prefer to go overseas on their holiday?
3. How do you think people can benefit from travelling to other countries?
4. Do you think tourism can affect the environment? How?
5. Should governments in some parts of the world limit tourist numbers? Why/Why not?
6. What are the cultural benefits of tourism for the host country?
7. Do you have any museums in your country? What can you see/do there?
8. What makes a good tourist?
9. What sort of museums do you most enjoy visiting? Why?
10. How important is tourism in your hometown?
11. What places would you recommend people to visit in your hometown?
12. What festivals take place in your local area?
13. Do you prefer to visit exotic places or familiar ones on your holiday?
14. Why do you think some people decide to visit a place more than once?
15. Do you think our impression of a place would be different on the 2 nd or 3rd visit in comparison to 1st
one?

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 B1, Chapter: 8
Title of The Reading: Here today, gone tomorrow
Question Type: summary completion
Number Words in the text Paraphrased words
1 Related to regions around
North Pole
2 Related to regions around
South Pole
3 Uninviting, unfriendly
4 Somewhat, partially
5 Yearly
6 Related to or found in the sea
7 Area, location
8 Helicopter, airplane etc.
9 Departure, evacuation
10 Worsen, decline
11 Scheme, plan, project
12 Admit, accept, grant

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UNIT 8

Track 2.13

Good morning, everyone, and welcome to the museum. Um there are 1 ………….….… 2
………………. that you need to remember, so, before you 3 ……….… 4…………..5 ……..……
6…..……… run through them. Then you 7……….... 8………..… go off and have a good time!

So, first of all, you've all paid and 9……..…….. 10……..……… have a ticket that allows you 11
…….….. 12……..….... anywhere in the museum and includes 13 ………...... 14…..……..… to
the 3D cinema. So you 15 …….... 16……..……… make sure that you put the ticket
somewhere 17 ……..….. 18 …….…….. secure but easy to find. This is partly because you'll
need to show it to 19 ……….… 20…..…….. if you decide to go out at any time - there are two
restaurants which are outdoors, for example - and, um, anyone who21 ………… 22……..……
to go outside should go and come back through the 23 ………… 24 ………… 25 ………...
Please don't use the emergency exits unless 26………... 27……….. is an emergency!

Now, I'm afraid that if you want to take photographs, you have to purchase a permit
28………29 ………… 30………. . we don't allow visitors to take photographs of anything in the
museum unless they have a permit. If you'd like a picture of you and your friends at any time,
just 31 ………32 ………… 33……….. .. We have a number of professional photographers 34
………..35 ……….. a photo for you.

Um, another thing is that you must 36 ……….37 ……….. that belongs to you with you all the
time. A lot of people will come to the museum 38 ……….. 39………… 40………… - you'll
probably 41………. 42……… 43………….. most of the day yourselves - so don't lose your
wallet arid make sure you don't 44……… your mobile phone anywhere. It's easily done, and
we aren't responsible for any losses while 45 ………… 46……………

Er, as I mentioned earlier, you can go and see 47 ……..48 ……… 49………… films that are
50………. 51……… the 3D cinema. I'll tell you about 52……….. in a minute -53 ………. 54
………….. a schedule on the back of the museum guide.

I suggest you 55……….. 56……… 57…..…… cinema entrance roughly five minutes early . It
takes very little time to 58…….…… everyone, so you 59 ……… 60………… waiting for the
show to begin.

Well, I think those are all the instructions I need to give you .
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Unit Nine
1. Do you have any water-related issue in your hometown/country?
2. What do you think can be done to deal with them?
3. What problems are there if you don’t have access to clean water?
4. Do you think people should stay in villages without water, or should they move to cities?
5. What water sports are popular among young people?
6. How are sports like surfing and swimming different?
7. Why do some people not enjoy water sports?
8. What activities do children enjoy doing in or around water?
9. How does a child’s attitude to water differ from an adult’s?
10. Why do some adults take part in dangerous water sports?
11. How do you think a city can be benefited if it is located next to the water?
12. Do you think people in the future would still be interested in seaside holidays? Why/Why not?

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 B1, Chapter: 9
Title of The Reading: The burden of thirst
Question Type: Matching heading, sentence
completion, pick from a list
Number Words in the text Paraphrased words
1 Change, alter, modify
2 Sharp, vertical
3 A period of low rainfall
4 Plentiful, rich
5 Dispose of something
6 Absence, shortage
7 Real, genuine
8 Cleanliness, disinfection
9 Sufficient
10 Very large or strong
11 Having been deserted or left
12 Attitude, perspective
13 A large pool used for water
supply

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UNIT 9

Track 2.21

Tutor So, Fahad, let's talk about your presentation. Urn, you've done a 1…………………
outline, so, er, let's go 2………………. 3……………. and then you can go away and write
4……………….. 5……………. 6………………..
Fahad Sure.
T I asked you to choose a topic related to water, 7………………. 8…………….. chosen
desalination - removing salt from seawater. Now, why did you choose that?
F Well, I come from the United Arab Emirates, and we have 9……………. 10……….…………..
11……………………… desalination plant.
T Right, that's very relevant, 12…………………… 13…………….. think you should include that -
you know, your personal, er, reasons - at the start.
F Say why I decided on this topic?
T Yes - just give a sentence or two, 14………………….. 15………………...
F OK - I mean, I thought I should keep the introduction 16…………………….
T Yes, but you can say why you like the topic, it's a good choice of topic - very interesting –
17………….. 18…………….. 19…………….. can follow the introduction easily.
F OK.
T Now, let's go 20………… 21…………….. the historical background.
F Mm, I want to make it clear that seawater purification 22…………….. 23……………. new
idea.
T No - indeed, that's a good point to make
F So I'm going to describe some of the 'older' 24………………… from the past.
T Mmm. I got a 25………………. 26…………………… reading your notes here
F Ah-ha. Is it too long?
T Well, I think the real problem is that the information 27………….…… 28…………….…….
29…….………… logical order.
F I see, well, it is just notes.
T Well, you start in the 30…………….th century, then move to the present day, then go back
to the 31………………th century.
F So it needs reorganizing
T Yes, that would help.

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F OK - I'll make it 32……………….. What about the description of the process?
T Ah, yes, that looks pretty 33……………….. 34………………. 35………………….., but we'll go
over it in more detail in a moment.
F OK. I may need to 36……………….. 37………………….. 38………………………..
T Yes, definitely - it goes on for a long time and gets a bit technical.
F Sure, er ... OK. After the process, I want to talk about the 39…………….. 40…………………
41……………….. of desalination, because that seems to be the big debate.
T I totally agree. But you need to 42……………. 43…………….. section out.
F Yes, it is a bit confusing.
T I think you should present the main points 44………………. 45……………… 46……………..
time
F OK - what, er, the advantages and disadvantages?
T Yes, and talk about each one 47………………………..
F OK - rather than presenting them all together?
T Mmm – it's hard for your listeners 48……………….. 49…………………… 50……………….. like
that. It's all a bit unclear at the moment.
F I see.
T So, lastly, you conclude that we need to look for 51……………………… ways to remove salt
from seawater.
F Well, yes. Do you think that's the wrong conclusion?
T No, no - not at all. However, you should tell your 52……………………… exactly why you think
this.
F I will in the previous section.
T Mmm, but you need to summarize the reasons 53……………….. 54……………….
55……………… final part of your presentation.
F Oh, I see. Right ... I'll mention them briefly, then.
T Just a list will do. That'll make the conclusion a 56…………………… 57…………….. as well.
F OK - thanks very much, Dr. Tyler.

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Unit Ten
1. Why do some cities have large, impressive buildings?
2. Who do you think should organize and pay for the construction of city buildings? The government or
the urban dwellers?
3. Is it important for people to like the buildings in their local area? Why?
4. Are there any buildings that you recommend to visitors in your hometown? Which ones?
5. Does your country have a traditional architecture? What’s it like?
6. How do you think climate can affect the architecture of an area? Give examples.
7. What types of housing facilities are more popular in your hometown?
8. Do you think old houses should be knocked down so that new houses can be built? Why/Why not?
9. In what ways are architects different from builders?
10. Why do some buildings last a long time?
11. Which one do you think is more important for a city: a sports centre or a library? Why?
12. How is a building such as a school different from a theatre?
13. Are modern theatre basically the same as old theatres?

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 B1, Chapter: 10
Title of The Reading: The Pompidou Centre
Question Type: Multiple choice, matching sentence
ending, Y/N/NG
Number Words in the text Paraphrased words
1 Extraordinary, amazing
2 Reputable, distinguished
3 Legal action
4 Hopeless
5 Hurry, rush
6 Pessimistic or gloomy
7 Eventual, last, ideal
8 Unbroken, continuous
9 To be paid for, to be authorized
10 Purification
11 Skill, technique, workmanship
12 Front or face of the building
13 Considering perception an
concept

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UNIT 10

Track 2.27

Last week, we looked at some of the features of modern houses, and today 1……………..
2………………. 3…………….. turn the clock back and look at traditional house design. 3……………….
4………………. to start with Samoa, which is part of a group of Polynesian 5…………………. in the
South Pacific Sea, because the influence of culture and weather on house 6………………..
7……………………… 8……………. clear there.
Um, so let's have a look at, first of all, 9…………….. 10……………….. 11……………… design of a
traditional Samoan house. Now, these days, houses in Samoa have become more modern and are
usually 12……………………, but traditional designs were round or sometimes they were
13……………… 14………………. 15……………….. Here's a picture. This traditional style 16……………..
still used -often for guest houses or meeting houses - and most Samoan villages have at least one of
these buildings.
As you can see, there 17……………….. 18………………… 19………………….., so the air circulates
freely around the house - Samoa is a place that 20……………… high temperatures but the open
design of the house also reflects 21…………….. 22……………….. 23……………….. Samoan society. If
the occupants want shelter, there are several blinds 24……………….. 25…………………
26……………….. leaves that can be lowered during rainy or windy weather - or indeed the blinds
27………………. 28……………….. 29………………. pulled down if people want some privacy.
The foundations of the house - that's the part 30……………………… the floor - are 31……………..
slightly. Urn, in the past, the 32………………… was linked to the importance of the 33……………….,
which we'll talk about another time. However, the floor of the house was usually covered with
34……………….. 35………………... Today, we have a range of methods for balancing the temperature
inside a building, but the stones 36……………. 37…………………. floor 38………………. 39……………..
Samoan home are ideal for cooling the building on hot days.
Now, let's have a close look at the roof. This, as you can see in the picture, is 40…………………….. and
traditionally 41……………………., or covered with leaves from the sugar cane - that's an established
crop in Samoa. This was a job for the 42…………………, and it involved twisting the leaves and then
fastening them with 43…………… 44………………. 45………………… of coconut leaf before fixing them
to the roof in several layers.
Now, the shape of the 46…………………. 47………………….. important - you can see that the sides are
quite steep, and that's done so that the rain falls straight to the ground without 48………………….
49……………………. 50………………….. the leaves and causing leaks or dampness inside the house.
Then 51………………. 52…………………….. how high the top of the roof is - this is a way of

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53…………….. 54…………………. to rise on sunny days and go through the thatching, thereby cooling
the house.
So how does the house stay upright? Well, there are a number of 55…………………
56…………………..posts inside. They, urn, they 57……………………. the interior of the building and go
up to the roof and support the beams there. They're also buried - er, usually about a 58………………
59………………. 60……………….. half - in the ground to keep them firm. These posts are produced
using local timber from the 61…………………. forests. They're cut by men from the family or village,
and the number 62………………….. 63……………………… 64……………….. the size and importance of
the house.

Now, these posts were a very significant part of Samoan culture and did 65………………
66……………….. 67………………….. hold up the roof. When there were meetings, people sat with their
back to certain posts depending 68………………. 69…………………. 70………………… in society. So
there were posts for 71……………….. according to their status and posts for speakers and so on - and
ordinary people sat around the 72………………… 73………………… 74………………………..
The last area I want to look at today is 75……….. 76…………………….. 77………………… the beams
and posts - what you call 'fixing' the construction. Traditionally, no 78………………… 79………………….
80…………………… were used anywhere in such a building. Instead, coconut fibers were braided into
rope to fix the beams and posts together. The old 81…………………. 82……………….. 83……………..
village usually made and plaited the rope. This was a lengthy process - an ordinary house used about
84………………………feet of this rope – and as you can see in this picture, the rope was pulled very
tightly and 85………………….. 86……………………. the beams and posts in a complex pattern. And in
fact, the process of 87…………………… it to the beams so that it was tight and strong enough to keep
them together is one of the great 88……………………… achievements of Polynesia

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