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D Linguas Group PRE INTERMEDIATE A: Class 1
Reading and Vocabulary
1. Work in pairs. Which of these things do you want most in your future? Number them from 1 (most
important) to 6 (not important).
2. Match these life events to the pictures (1-10) above.
3. Complete the sentences below with the verbs in exercise 2.
1 Around the world, 267 babies ____________________ every minute and 108 people ____________________
from illness or accidents.
2 The most dangerous years of your life are your first year, when you are very young, and the year after you
____________________ from work and have a lot of free time.
3 In the UK, the average woman ____________________ for the first time at the age of twenty-nine and the
typical child____________________ in a family with one brother or sister.
4 British teenagers often____________________ for example in a shop or cafe, while they are still at school.
5 6.7% of the people on the planet ____________________to continue their education after they leave school.
6 The average person ____________________ with four different people in their lifetime, but
____________________ to one. Husbands and wives aren't always happy together and they sometimes
____________________.
4. SPEAKING The photos below tell the stories of two people's careers. Match them to the jobs
below. What do you think the two stories are about? Read the text and check your answers.
5. Read the text again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false ones.
1 Sixto's music wasn't very successful in the USA.
2 Sixto and Elvis Presley were in concerts together in South Africa.
3 Americans liked to go on holiday to South Africa in the 1980s.
4 In the 1980s, Sixto was rich because of his success in South Africa.
5 In the end, the internet was a big help to Sixto's career as a musician.
6 Keith was into music when he was a child.
7 As a young man, Keith was a sportsman.
8 Keith's football team were big fans of opera.
9 Other singers were very nice to Keith when he was in his first opera.
10 Keith now sings opera in a lot of different countries.
1. Read the text and answer the questions.
a) What does Carlos do?
b) Where is he from?
The Culture show is an arts programme
which profiles people from the world of theatre,
music and dance. This programme is about
Carlos Acosta – a famous dancer. He was born
in Havana, but travels the world with his
dancing. In the programme he talks about his
home country and how important it is to him.
He also talks about his family and childhood.
2. Watch the video. How are the photos
connected to Carlos Acosta’s life?
3. Watch the video again and number the
events in Carlos’ life in order.
a) He was born and grew up in Havana. _1_
b) He was a champion break-dancer. ___
c) He won four dance competitions. ___
d) He often missed school. ___
e) He became famous. ___
f) He saw the Cuban National Ballet. ___
g) He travelled to Europe. ___
h) His father sent him to a ballet school. ___
4. Read what Costa says about Cuba and
underline the correct option.
Speak Out Elementary SB 6.4
