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Contents Unit 13 Weird and wonderful 1613.1 Mysteries 16MY EXAM REVISER 13.2 Feelings 16What is the Exam Reviser? 2 Unit 14 Work to live 17How and when should I use it? 2 14.1 Jobs and work 17VOCABULARY 14.2 Phrasal verbs (work) 17Unit 1 Entertain me 3 Unit 15 State of mind 18

1.1 Going out 3 15.1 Memory 181.2 Staying in 3 15.2 Idioms with mind 18

Unit 2 Family and friends 4 FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE2.1 Family and relationships 4 1 Expressing opinions 192.2 Describi ng people 4 2 Responding to opini6ns: Agreeing

Unit 3 lifestyles 5 and disagreeing 193.1 Places to live 5 3 Involving other people/asking for3.2 At home 5 someone else'sopinion 203.3 Town and country 5 4 Giving yourself 'thinking time' (fi llers) 20

Unit 4 Get away from it all 6 5 Comparing photos 204.1 Travel and transport 6 6 Speculating 214.2 Synonyms 6 7 Starting. moving on and finishing

Unit 5 Play to win 7 a discussion 215.1 Sports 7 8 Justifying choices/giving reasons 225.2 Success 7 9 Starting and finishing a letter/email 22

Unit 6 Put it down to experience 8 10 Organising your ideas 236.1 Ages and stages 8 11 Asking for information 236.2 Prepositions 8 12 Complaining 236.3 Clothes 8 13 Comparing ideas 24

Unit 7 Science fact, science fiction 9 14 Describing advantages and making7.1 Science, inventions and recommendations 24discoveries 9 15 Overview of linking expressions 247.2 Alternatives to very 9 PHRASAL VERBSUnit 8 Food for thought 10 Family 258.1 Restaurants 10 2 Relationships 258.2 Describing and preparing food 10 3 Travel 258.3 Food 10 4 Health 25Unit 9 The world around us 11 5 Technology 269.1 Environment 11 6 Learning 269.2 Weather 11 The grammar of Phrasal Verbs 269.3 Adjectives: extending your USEFUL LANGUAGE CHUNKSrange of vocabulary 11

i t ta ke s a ge s, th er e's n o p oin t in . p ayUnit 10 Talk, don't talk 1210.1 Phrasal verbs (speaking) 12 a tte ntio n to , etc. 27-2810.2 Ways of speaking 12 TOP TIPS FOR THE EXAM

Unit 11 Cash in hand 13 Paper 1 Reading 2911.1 Money 13 Paper 2 Writing 2911.2 Numbers 13-14 Paper 3 Use of English 29

Unit 12 Does crime really pay? 15 Paper 4 listening 2912.1 Crime and punishment 15 Paper 5 Speaking 2912.2 Phrasal verbs (crime) 15 MY EXAM

When and where? 30My revision timetable 30


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My Exam ReviserWhat is the E xam R eviser?T he E xam R eviser conrains langu age andadvice re levanr to the Cam bridge FCE exam . lris organised in a way that m eans you can easilyfind su mm aries of d ifferenr areas of langu age,as w ell as advice abou t the exam itse lfThe m ain vocabu lary from each of theC oursebook units is sum m arised in theV oca bu la ry s ectio n, T he re is a lso a dd itio na lvocabu lary linked to som e of the topics.In the Functional Language section you w illfind usefu l phrases for both the speaking andw riring parts of the exam .There are also sections on com m on P hrasalV erbs (inc lu ding exam p le senrences) andU sefu l Language Chunks (e.g. it ta kes a ges,th e re 's no po in t in , etc.),The Top T ips for the E xam section inc ludesadvice for each of the five papers in the exam .The last section, M y E xam , is designed to helpyou plan you r revision rim e.How and when shou ld I use it?As you work through the Coursebook inc lass, y ou w ill notice references to the E xamR eviser, particu larly for the V ocabu lary andF unc tio na l L an gu ag e se ctio ns . S om e tim e s,you w ill be asked to do som ething in the E xamR eviser, e .g. to com plete arable w ith m orewords and phrases, or to write som e exam plesenrences. A r other rim es, there is noth ing tow rite, bu r you shou ld still rake rim e (0 look atthe re levanr sections. By the end of the cou rse,

you r E xam R eviser w ill provide you w ith acom pleted sum m ary of the language you needfor the exam .As you get nearer the dare of you r exam , havea look at the My E xam section and use Myre vis io n time ta bl e (0 o rg an is e y ou r re vis io nrim e, m aking su re you know the dare, rim e andplace of each paper. Check thatyou have readand understood the inform ation in the TopTips for the E xam section, (00.In the last couple of weeks before you r exam ,you can use you r E xam R eviser (0 help yourev ise differenr aspecrs of langu age - u singthe com pleted V ocabu lary and FunctionalLangu age sections, and the sections onP hrasal V erbs and U sefu l Language C hunks.Y ou cou ld set you rself targets. e.g. (0 learnten w ords and phrases from a particu larsection each day, or (0 test a friend on ap articu lar s ectio n, D on 'r fo rg er (0 look at, andif necessary update, M y revision tim etable asthe days go by.In the last two or rhree days before the exam ,keep you r E xam R eviser w ith you . U se it to testyou rself and you r friends in spare m o m ents,e.g. on the bus or w hile you 're having breakfast:O n the day before you r exam , check again thatyou know the rim e and place of the exam .Look ar the Top T ips for the E xam one m orerim e and then have an early n ightlOn the day of you r exam , pu r you r E xamR eviser away. You have now done as m uchas you can. Try to re lax and enjoy the exam !G ood luck!

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VocabularyUnit 1 I Entertain mefuG oing o ut 4" '" ;199 : .', ITypes of rnusic I Types of film Things you can I Things you can see, : see In a theatre or In a m useum or art

, concert hall I galleryjazz horror film a play sculpturesoul science fiction film a concert ' . ' pain tingsheavy metal comedy film a ballet draw ingsc lass ica l music action adventure a show modern artd an ce m u sic -film a m usical historical objects

p erio d d rama

Things you can read I Things you can do Types of TV I Things to do W ithi on a com puter programmes friends at homenovel download music soap (opera) to h ave friends roundautobiography shop online documentary (fo r a m ea l)biography send emails chat show to go round to anon-fiction receive emails sports programme f ri en d 's ( fo r a me al )fiction play computer quiz show to hav e a barb ecuen ewspa pe r ( ta blo id / games news to have a partyquality) --. w rite an d ed it cu rr en t a ff ai rs to hav e a dinn ermagazine documents programme partysc ien t if ic journa l v iew and edit a d ram a series to invite som eone in

,-- photographs a s it com fo r co ff ee

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. .. .REmium I Vocabu l a r y IUnit 2 I Family and friends(!!. F am ily a nd re la tio ns hip s . " I @ I ' ! i li 1 : !U

...Male I Femalefather partner mother partnerstep- father boyfriend step-mother girlfriendbro ther fiance sister fianceehalf-bro ther husband half-sister wifestep-bro ther husband- to-be step-sister w ife- to -beso n ex-boyfr iend daughter ex -g irlfriendcousin ex -husband cousin ex -w ifeuncle auntgrandfather friend grandmother friendfather-in-law best friend mother- in - law best friendbrother-in-law acquaintance sister-in-law acquaintance

colleague colleagueclassmate fiatm ate classmate flatrnateflatm ate flatrnate

@! Describ in g p eo ple . " ! i @ i ! it i 1 : !fb.Hair Build G eneral appearanceblondcurlyshoulder-lengthclean-shavena b eard

slimwell-builtstocky

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....... .... ......Unit 3 I Lifestyles@ !. P laces to live _ i i ,t 'iTi! i1:_k

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P laces to live I Definitionsd eta ch ed h ou se e . J( a riverboat that you can live onsem i-detached house ,-a house with on ly one floor (no upstairs)te rr aced house t H . Y e t sm all house in the country or in a villageflat FDa house joined at one side t o another house

, 0. r e 1I+1,;~v b lock of AatsG E "a house not jo ined to any other houseCl ra J", maisonette J V a p lace to live which is part o f a larger bu ild ing (Am E : apa r tmen t )

-'I cottage c : _ va large bu ild ing with m any fla ts in it (Am E : a p ar tm e nt blo ck )Cl VI/iQ

I bungalow ~b a house joined to several other houses to form a rowI , : o - l o . . a'-) ,- bedsir :.. ...ra place to live/stay m ade of cloth supported by po les and ropes" a:,;-tQ.- houseboat r ~ flat w ith its ow n front entrance (u sually part of a converted

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Unit 4 I Get away from it all@ !. T ravel an d tran sp ort ! i l? i i T i T i 1 : . . . . .chauffeurCar T rain Plane Ship

@! Synonyms - liiti i ! i T i 1 : COa Journey an argument Interested unhappy surprisedexpeditionexcursiontrip

quarrelrowdispute

spellboundfascinatedintrigued

fed updepressedupset

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Unit 5 I Play to win@ ! . Sports +.iiti i t i T i 1 : U*do play goarcheryb e - ) i i ;~6ct:

@! Success +.ifL;ititm_u.Verb Noun[0su ccee d (in d oin g so m eth in g) success[0a chie ve (som e thin g, e .g . to p m a rks) achievementto w in (som e thing, e.g. a race, a prize) winning[0bea t (s omeone ) -[0take (a n e xam , te st, e tc.) -[0p ass (a n ex am , te st, e tc.) a pass[0fa il (an e xam , te st, e rc.) a fa il / fa i lu re[0e arn (m o ne y/a liv in g) earnings[0g ain (s ome th in g, e .g . e x pe rie nc e, c on tro l, w eig ht) gain

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..... PREmium I Vocabulary I. ..... . .. . ..... .,.. . . . . .Unit 6 I Put it down to experienceC ! : ! . Ages and stages +.iiti # i T i t i 1 : !iD

S tages o f lifego to prim ary schoolgo to secondary schoolh av e a 'c o rn in g -o f- a ge ' p ar ty /c er emonyleave schoo lg ra du ate from u niv ers itylea rn to d riv em ove out (of your paren ts' house)

l ive w i th a f ri end /r la tma r eliv e to ge th er (w ith a p artn er)g et y ou r first jobg et e ng ag edg et m a rrie dhave ch ild renhave g r andchi ld r enretire

C ! : ! Preposit ions _ S t ' I i @ A i t i T i l : /I'm preparing/or th e F irst C ertifica te e xa m in Jun e.123456

C ! : ! Clothes +.i i i # # i I ' i t i 1 : !1DTypes of clo thes Parts of clo thes W ays of describ ing M athenals that clo thesclothes are m ade of

suit sleeves short-sleeved cottonjacket zip loose silktrousers collar tigh t woolsk irt hem baggy polyestersh irt bu ttons close- fitting Iycrat-sh irt belt long-sleeved denimdress cuff sleeveless leathersweater buckle v-neck velvetcard igan lining round-neck suedehooded top smar tshorts scruffycoat trendytrainersbootssocksvest

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I PREm ium I Vocabu la ry . .... . ... . . ..Unit 7 I Science fact, science fictionfu Science, inventions and discoveries 4 ' I 'I i . 1 ; m m _ l G l i

Verb Noun Adjective Adverbto discover a discovery - -to invent an invention - -- science scientific scientifically- technology technological technologicallyto experiment an experiment experimental experimentallyto know knowledge knowledgeable knowledgeablyto theorise a theory theoretical theoreticallyto analyse analysis analytical anafytically

~ Alternatives to very . ' ! ' I@I1iTi l ! !D1 It was a bitterly cold day.2 Living conditions are exceedingly harsh in the mountains.3 My grandparents are utterly devoted to eachother.4 The view from here isbreathtakingly beautiful.5 He was blissfully unaware that he'd missed the deadline.6 A lot of fabulously wealthy people live in this street.7 Her new TV sitcom is hilariously funny.8 It's notor ious ly difficult to park in the town centre.


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Unit 8 I Food for thoughtC ! : ! . Restaurants _i.l i iL,U:a.W e had a lovely t hr ee -c ou rs e m e a l.For s t a rt e rs , I h ad sm oked salm on.T h e m ain co urse cost about 12.T his restau ran t h as g ot so me d elicio us desser t s .C ou ld I h av e th e m enu please?Could w e have th e bill please?The se t m en u costs 10 for tw o courses .T he food has im proved since the new cook to ok o ver.I'm w ork ing as a wai ter in a local cafe for the summ er.T h e service is v ery slo w in th at n ew Jap an es e re stau ran t.E xcu se m e . T his plate/bowl/knife/!ork/spoon/glass/cup/napkin i sd i r ty>C ou ld I h av e an oth er o ne, p lease?l!! D escrib ing and preparing food l i i 'W t i T i ll...Ways of describ ing food W ays o f prepanng foodtasty to roast

C ! ! Food _i.'iiL,itiTi1:Fruits and vegetab les M eat and fish D airy products D esserts and sw eet foodbanana beef m ilk chocolate cakeorange sausage cheese ice creamcabbage salm on butter biscuitpo ta to sard ine yogur t ap ple p iecarrot


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Unit 9 I The world around usC ! ! Env i r onment 4t ' ' ' ' '1' '_! i9

I PR Em iUm I Vocabu la ry

Environmental Geographical Natural disasters Animalsproblems featurespollutiongreenhouse effectozone layerglobal warming

junglebeachcliffmountainvolcanoforeststreamoceancoastriver

earthquakeflooddroughtfamine

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lionelephantbuffaloleopardrhino

C ! ! Weather _ iii;,itiIm_UDrain wind temperature snow/ice otherpouring with rain strong windlight drizzle gentle breezeshowers

warmhumidfreezing coldchilly

frost cloudythick fogunbroken sunshinestormthunder and lightning

~ Adjectives: extending your range of vocabulary ... li@ili!ilI-MnA ....

grippingnail-biting

funny exciting Interesting surprISing boring strangeamusinghilariousentertaining inspiring

fascinating extraordinary dullintriguing unbelievable tediousthought-provoking remarkable monotonous

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Unit 10 I Talk, don't talk~ Phrasal verbs (speaking) ... I i ! ;W 1 i ! i l I _ . i ' I .

It's a big room so you'll need co sp eak up .2 My boss spends his whole time ta lk in g d ow n to me.3 I've spent the whole morning on the phone crying cog et th ro ug h co someone.4 P ass on my congratulations co them.S He ge ts h is p oin t a cro ss clearly.6 It was good co see so many people sp ea kin g o ut about all the new parking restrictions

around here.7 I just picked it up while I was living in Spain.8 I find it so hard co brin g up a subject like money.W ay s o f s pea king 4Ii.lll~i~!l!IilI.ilr"object cosomething I ob je ct to peop le ta lk ing loud ly on th e ir m obile phones on buses .boast about something

grumble about something

moan about something

mumble about something

mutter about something

insist on something

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Unit 11 Cash in hand~ M oney - littiiT i! i1 :_ .I" .

I PREm iUm I Vocabu la ry

IShopping I Work 'O thersg et a re ceiptget a re fu ndg et a d is co un tget a bargai ng et a fre eb iep ay a d ep os itpay the balancebid for som ething in anauct ionhagglepay in cashpay by credit carda 1 co ina 10 notechangeth e s ale s

~ Numbers _S.iiiti i t i f i 1 : _ i l l +A

e arn a sa laryget paid ove rtim eget a pens ionpay (incom e) taxget paid on comm ission

saveinvestlendborrowowebe in debtdonateinheritsquandergamblepay a farepay a finepay a feepay re ntleav e a tipta ke OU t in su ra nc em ake a claimbe ab le to afford

1.6 one point s ix16 sixteen162 one hundred and sixty-two1,625 one thousand, six hundred and twenty-five16,255 sixteen thou sand, tw o hu ndred and fifty-five162,558 one hundred and sixty tW O thousand, five hundred and fifty-e ight1 ,625,589 one m illion, six hu ndred and twenty five thousand, five hundred and eighty-nine6.25 six pounds twenty-five (pence)2,349.50 tW O thousand, three hundred and forty-nine pounds fifty (pence)

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B3 .2% three poin t two per cent65 kg s ix ty - fi ve k ilo s07739 456997 oh double seven three nine, four five six double n ine seven27C tw enty seven degrees C elsius120 kph a hundred and twenty k ilometres per hour2L tw o litres17 km seventeen k ilometresY o a half20 .05 .83 the twentieth of M ay (nineteen) eighty - three0.5 nought point five5.50 five po un ds fifty7.15 a.m . seven fifteen a.m . (quarter past seven a.m .)

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Unit 12 I Does crime really pay?~ Cr im e and punishm ent _ i .i ii? i it iT i u_ . t1i.

Verbs I Cr imes I O ther nounsto com m it a crim e m urder a crim ina lto be against the law _IT lan~~~ght~ ajuryto arrest/to be arrested burg lary a judgeto catch a crim ina l m ugging a defence lawyerto p lead (nor) gu ilty shop lifting a p rosecu tion lawyerto be found gu ilty /innocent (o f ... ) vanda lism an eyew itnessto b e s ente nc ed .Loyrig.! !Jg a ser io u s o ffe nd erto reach a verdict rape _ a firs t-tim e o ffe nd erto get tim e off for good behaviour kidnapping a p revious convictionto be P U t in ja il/p rison ~Iackr:n~i l_ com m u njty serviceto be on probation smuggl ing ( fo re ns ic ) e vid en ceto pay a fine drug-traffick ing a tria lto be re leased drink-driv ing a law cou rt

~ Phrasal verbs (crim e) _ i . i i ' i l . i i t i t i 1 ' _ . t 1 -1 m a ke (so m eth in g) u p = invent2 le t (som eo n e ) o ff = re lease w ith little or no pu nishm e nt3 b re a k i nt o = enter illega lly or by force4 g et a w ay w ith (s om e th in g ) = escape5 o wn u p (to so m eth in g) = admi t6 ta k e in /to be t a ken in by s om e o ne = deceive7 m ake o ff w ith (som eth in g) = stea l and take som eth ing w ith you8 tie (som eo n e ) up = fasten rope, etc. around som eone so they cannot m ove or escape9 fig ht (som eon e ) o ff = stop som eone doing som ething by fighting them10 se t on ( s omeon e ) = m ake a sudden and unexpected physical a ttack


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Unit 13 I Weird and wonderful~ M yster ies l i t@Mp:.- i lci

Verbs Verbs I Adjectivest o s ol ve a my ste ry /p uz zl e/ pr ob lemto work out the answerto find a solutionto do/perform a m agic trick

a my ste rya magi ci ana m agic trickan i ll us ion is tan o ptical illu sio na m ira gea (c ry ptic ) c ro sswo rda (jig saw) p uz zlea treasure hunta 'Whodunni t'a haunted housea g ho st

mysteriouspuzzlingbizarreweirdstrangecreepyf ul l o f s us pe ns e

"~ Feelings _i.( ii , . ' ij it it i1: ., i lCf: .

happy I sa d I angry I surprisedelated distraught irritated staggeredth rilled (to b its) downhearted annoyed amazedcheerful traurnatised furious astonishedpleased m iserable in a rage stunnedoverjoyed upset

Ifrigh tened worried i excited other common feelingsscared anxious enthusiastic relievedterrified nervous exhilarated overwhelmedpetrified apprehensive inspired ashamedscared stiff uneasy embarrassed

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Unit 14 I Work to live~ Jobs and w ork _i.iiti# iT iliU _ .rs

doctor un iversity lectu rer d irector ta xi d ri ve rsurgeon research scientist investm ent banker mechanicnurse lawyer clerk cashiermidwi fe vet administrator cleanerdentist farmer re ce ptio n is t p ol ic e o ffic erphysiotherapist chef secretary fire-fighters oc ia l wo rker waiter p er so nn el o ffic er pop stara m bu la nc e driv er architect economist music ianteacher designer sal es r ep footballercaretaker bui lder sa les ass is tan tchild-rninder engineer fl ig ht a tte nd an tlibrarian p lumber pi lot "be flexib le have initia tive be a good listenerbe se l f-mo t iva ted be able to think on your work well in a teambe open -m inded feet b e a te am - pla ye rb e amb itio u s keep ca lm u nder pressu re be good w ith figu resbe en thus ias ti c have an eye for deta il h a ve leader sh ipbe hard -work ing be good w ith peop le qua litiesto w ork n in e-to -fiv eto w ork flex i-tim eto get the sackto be m ade redu ndantto be on m atern ity leaveto be on sick leave

to be in a dead-end jobto have a prom ising career aheadto have a dem anding jobto have a high-powered jobto be prom oted toto be headhunted for

~ P hrasa l verbs (work) _Oij i ; i iJ i l i ) I_. i{ jra.1 The governm ent needs to b rin g d own the level of in flation u rgently.2 We have three candidates for the new job lin ed u p to see you th is afternoon.3 We've decided to p ut o ff ou r u sua l Tu esday staff m eeting until F riday becau se so m anypeop le are off s ick.4 Steve fina lly tu rn ed u p nearly tw enty m inu tes after the presentation had started.5 We really m ust cu t back on trave l expenses. F rom now on, all ju nior m anagers m u st fly

econom y class.6 Our loca l b ig superm arket has br an ch ed o ut into s elling de sig ne r je an s a nd t-shirts,7 Why does she want to leave? We only t ook her on in M arch.8 Who do you think w ill ta k e o v er as m a nager w hen S ue goes on m a ternity leave?9 You know you can always count on J am ie in a cris is.10 Apparently, due to falling dem and E ngCom have la id o ff an oth er 30 0 w orke rs .


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;. PREm ium I Vocabu la r y IUnit 15 I State of mind~ Memory _ i .l i ' @ i fi t i1 : _ . h1.

I can't r emembe r what time the meeting starts.2 Sheforget s my birthday every yearl3 I'm much moreforget fu l than I used to be.4 He'sgot a really g oo d m em ory fo r phone numbers.S I need to revi se for my exam next week.6 Will you rem in d m e to phone Jack later?7 This song really rem in ds m e o f last summer.S I sometimes use rhymes to jog m y m em ory about difficult spellings.9 He's very good at learn ing song lyrics by h ea rt.10 When I play the piano, I prefer to play from m em ory .11 I love acting. but I find memor i s i ng the words very difficult.12 We had a really memorab le day our with all the family. .I13 Seeing those old school photos made me feel quite nos ta lg ic .14 My grandmother loves remin i sc ing with her sister about their childhood.

~ Id iom s w ith mind -i,'''tiifiti]i_iI*.She looks terrible. She'sobviously got something o n her m ind .

2 It never cro sse d m y m in d that he wasn't a realsalesrep.3 M y m ind w en t blan k and I just couldn't remember her name.4 I'm finding it difficult to k eep m y m ind on the job at the moment.S I was supposed to phone her this morning, but it completely s l ipped

m y m ind .6 He can't m ake up h is m ind whether to study medicine or psychology.7 I went to see the doctor just to put m y m ind a t re st.S I'm not going to apply for that job at the moment, but I'll k eep it in m ind

for the future.9 I was going to go to the party, but I've chang ed m y m ind because I don't

feel very well.10 If I had to describe my mother. 'sociable' is something that definitely

s pr in g s to m i nd .

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Functional LanguageG . . . Expressing opinionsCoursebook Unit 1 p9, Unit 5 p54 and Unit 11 p119I think that ...I don't think that ...I've always thought that ...In my opinion, ...From my point of view, .As far as I'm concerned, .I strongly believe that ...I have my doubts about ...

(!.. Responding to opinions; agreeeing and disagreeingCoursebook Unit 2 p21, Unit 9 p96 and Unit 11 p119A I think that it's the best song she'sdone!B Really?A In my opinion, bus faresare too expensive. Do you agree?B Y es , b ut the problem is how to pay for the service.A I think this town needs a new cinema.B T ru e, b ut I think a new library isjust as important.A I strongly believe that computers should be available in all schools.B M e, to o.A I think Linda will be late today.B Do y ou ? { d o n't. She'susually on time.A I have my doubts about how they are going to cut crime in this area.B { know wha t you m ean .A I think that the best friends are ones you've known all your life.BA As far as I'm concerned, eating a lot of fried food is really bad for you.BA I strongly believe that families stick together no matter what happens.BAgreeing and disagreeingI totally agree.I absolutely agreewith you.I agree up to a point, but .. ,I'm not sure I agreewith that.I don't really agree.I don't agree at all.Actually, I disagreewith you.I completely disagree.


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@ . . Involv ing other people/ask ing for som eone else's opin ionCoursebook Unit 12 pUSA W hat about you?B We ll , I c omp le te ly d is ag re e a ctu ally .A H ow about you 7B I d o n 't re ally a gre e.A So, w ha t do you th ink 7B I'm not sure I com pletely agree.A Do yo u ag ree w ith th at?B Yes, up to a p oin t.A H ow do you feel about th is?B I'm not really sure. I can see both sides of the argum en t.G. G iving yourself 'th ink ing tim e' (fillers)Coursebook Unit 2 p22Let m e see .W ell, I m ean .It d ep en ds, re ally ...I th ink that depends on various th ings ...I 'm not sure, bu t I s uppose.I 'm not quite sure w hat I th ink about that ...I 've never thought about that befo re ...I don 't know m uch abou t th is, bu t I th ink ...T hat's an in terestin g q uestio n ...

C ! . Com paring photosCoursebook Unit 3 p31 and Unit 14 p147A T alk in g ab ou t sim ilaritiesBo th p ic tu re s a re co n ne ct ed to th e th em e o f en terta in m en t.In bo th p ictures, yo u can see p eo ple p lay in g d ifferen t k in ds o f sp ort.B T alk in g ab ou t d ifferen cesIn th is p icture, the place looks quite co ld , whereas in th is one, it is m uch w arm er.T he room in the first p icture is very crow ded. I n con tra s t, the room in the secondp ictu re is a lm o st em pty .C Speculating about the picturesA s fa r as I c a n te ll, the people in the first p icture are teenagers w ho are at school.I'm n ot su re i f the people in the second picture are at school or not.

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o G iv ing a personal com mentP ersonally , I m uch prefer th is k ind of film to th is one.I 'drather live in a place that w as quiet than so mew here n oisy lik e th at.I'm not very keen on d an gero us sp orts lik e th at.


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I PREm ium I F un ctio na l L a ngu a ge ......C ! . SpeculatingCoursebook Unit 7 p73 and Unit 13 pBSA The speaker is fairly su re o f his/her ideas:There 's som e k ind o f light on a table behind them .She 's wea ri ng w ha t loo ks lik e ru bb er b oo ts.T hey d on 't really loo k a s i f th ey 're e njo yin g th em s elv es .They 're probably p olic e o ffic ers - f rom th e hats th ey 're w earing .They mus t be in an exam .A s fa r a s I ca n te ll, they could be having a m eeting .There is s om eone who m igh t be a c om p ute r te ch nicia n.I've go t a fee lin g tha t they m ight be friends.I th ink it's m ore like ly tha t they are at w ork .I th ink it's som e so rt o f m achine used in cooking.I k new r ig h t from the s ta rt th a t there w as som ething strange go ing on.B The speaker is not sure o f his/her ideas:They seem to be reading som eth ing, but I'm no t qu ite sure w hy .A t firs t I th ou gh t they were on a train , bu t now I'm no t so sure .I jus t can 't w ork ou t wha t the person in the background is d oing.I d o n 't se e h ow it could be a chil d.It do esn 't m ake sen se .C The speaker is responding directly to som eone else's ideas:I h adn 't tho ugh t o f th a t.I s up po se y ou 're rig ht.

Q . . Starting, moving on and finishing a discussionCoursebook Unit 13 p136S ta rtin g th e d isc ussio n:1 W hy don 't w e sta rt by talk in g a bo ut h ea lth y e xerc ise ?2 Sha ll w e th ink about what food we like f irst?3 Le t~ beg in w ith the type of T V programm es.M oving the d iscussion on :4 And wha t about th e a ccommod a tio n?S W ha t e lse do you th ink is im po rta n t76 Lets s ee . W h at's le ft?F in ish in g th e d isc uss io n:7 Sha ll w e ch eck th a t w e agree on what to p ut f ir st?8 So , have w e decid ed w h ich on es w e lik e b est?9 Anyw ay , w e ha ve to d ecide w h ich three are the m ost im portant.


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PR Em ium I Functional Language I

(!_ Justifying choices/giving reasonsCoursebook Unit 14 p143Linking w ords follow ed by a clause:There's no point in tak ing any CD s because we won't have a CD player there.

assince

Linking words followed by a noun phrase:I don 't th ink he w ill get the job because of his lack of experience.

due toow ing to

Othe r ph ra ses/ con st ru c ti on s: I p refer w atching DVDs at home to going to the cinema. The m ain reason for th is is that I

like to be able to stop the film whenever I l ike. H olidays are very im portant to me.lf l h av e a p ro pe r b re ak re gu la rly ;'th en

I w ork m uch m ore efficiently w hen I get back .(!_ Starting and finishing a letter/em ail

InformalCoursebook Unit 2 p25 and Unit 8 p84Start F inishDear Mick Be st w is he sH i Carla All th e bestHello Jim Bes tH i LoveH ello LovefromH i t he re ! Lo ts o f lo veFormalCoursebook Unit 6 p66, Unit 11 p115 and Unit 14 p146Start F inishD ear M r Sm ithD ear M rs E vansD ea r M s Ja ck so nD ear M iss B reed

Yours s incere ly

D ear S irD ea r M a damDear S ir /Mad am

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I PREm ium I F unc tio na l L a ngu a ge

@ Organising your ideasCoursebook Unit 8 p841 Firstly, I think that there should be more sports facilities in schools.2 F irs t o f a ll, I'd lik e to sa y that traffic jams are a major problem in my town.3 The firs t po in t is that students miss out if they do nor attend classesregularly.4 Secondly , travelling isa good way of learning about other cultures.S W hat's m ore, it's often easier to learn a language by living in that country.6 Ano th er im po rtan t po in t is walking is cheaper than driving.7 Fina lly , you often get better service in smaller shops.8 Last but no t lea st, you can meet new people by playing different sports.9 Then . there is the po in t about pollution caused by cars.

@ . . Asking for informationCoursebook Unit 6 p66Neutral/less formal:I'd like to know ...Could you tell me 7More formal:Iwould be (very) grateful if you could tell me ...I am writing to ask for more information about ...Could you give me some more information about ... 7

@ . ComplainingCoursebook Unit 11 pll SStarting the letter/emailI am writing to complain about ...I am writing to express my dissatisfaction with ...Explaining the situationI was very disappointed by ...I would like to point out that .The advertisement stated that , but in fact ...I was assured that ..., whereas actually ...When I received the product, to my surprise.Even more worrying is the fact that ...Saying what you wantI would like to request that ...I must insist that you refund my money immediately.Pleasecan you assureme that you will replace the ... assoon as possible.I would be grateful if you would give me a refund.


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PREm ium I F unc tio na l L a ngu a ge I... It. .......... ....@. Comparing ideas

Coursebook Unit 15 p1561 Young people today have much more freedom co m p ar ed w ith young people in the past.2 There's quite a bit more pressure on young people now in co m p ar is on w ith a few yearsago.3 Children seem to spend much more time indoors using or playing with technology unlike

when I was growing up. We were always outside, running around or playing with a ball.4 In co n tr as t to most of her friends, my daughter hates mobile phones.5 Our teachers encourage us to have our own ideas a s oppo sed to just learning other

people's opinions off by heart.~ Describing advantages and making recommendations

Coursebook Unit 10 p1011 More webcams would be e x tr eme ly be nef ic ia l asthe present facilities are too limited.2 A new Internet cafe would o ffer m a ny be nefits to the company. /3 Th ere a re a num ber o f go od p oin ts a bo ut the existing computer suite.4 A new garden areawould be a v a lu able a d d iti on to the existing outdoor area.5 Spending the money on networking the computers would b en efit th e com p a ny in tw o

m ain w ays .6 A DVD player in every classroom w ou ld a pp ea l to m a ny s tu den ts .7 A larger covered patio area wou ld o ff er th e fo llow in g a d v an ta g e s.8 A new Internet cafe w ou ld m a ke a big d iffere nce to the school.9 I w ou ld strong ly recom m end spend ing th e m oney on a new Internet cafe.

@ . Overview of linking expressionsCoursebook Unit 12 p129Contrast Addition i Consequence Conclusion Purposealthough in addition because of this in conclusion so thatwhereas moreover so to sum up in casenevertheless what's more therefore to summarise tohowever aswell as asa result so as todespite furthermore consequently in order toin spite of not only ... but also due toon the other hand on account of


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Phrasal VerbsG _ Family

1 to grow up: W hat do you wan t to bew hen you grow up?2 to bring (someone) up: Her

g ra nd pa re nts br ou gh t h er u p.3 to look after: I lo ok a fte r m y littles is te r w hen m y m um 's a t wo rk .4 to look up to (someone): I

a lw ays lo oked up to m y g ra nd fa th erwhen I w as a ch ild .

S to take after (someone): H eta kes a fter h is fa th er in lo oks a ndpersonal i t y .

6 to name (someone) after(someone): M y p aren ts n am ed mea fter m y m oth er 's m oth er.7 to live up to (something): I

fo un d it d ifficult to liv e up to m y fa th er 'sh i gh expect a ti ons .

8 to tell (someone) off: M y m oth era lw ays used to te ll m e o ff fo r g etting m yc lo t he s d i r ty .C ! . . Relationships

1 to get on (with someone): I ge to n w ith a ll m y fla tm ates rea lly w ell.

2 to go out with (someone): She 'sbeen g oing out w ith M ick fo r a yea r.

3 to fall out (with someone): Id on 't th in k I've ever fa llen o ut w ith afr i end.

4 to split up (with someone):lo nn y a nd A liso n sp lit up a fter s ix y ea rso f ma r ria g e.

S to make up (with someone):H ave you m ade up w ith D an ie l y et?

6 to let (someone) down: I can'ttru s t h im because h e's le t m e d ow n som an y tim es .

7 to look down on (someone): Ia lw ays fee l th at m y bo ss is lo ok in g d ow non m e.

I PREmiUm I Phrasal Verbs ....8 to put up with (someone/something): I d on 't se e why I h ave toput up w ith yo ur rud eness a nym ore .

@ . . Travel1 to set off: We have to g e t up ea rlyand se t o ff a t 6.30 a .m .2 to get on/off: Do you know w here

to g et o ff th e bus?3 to pick (someone) up: C an y oupick me up fro m th e tra in s ta tio n?4 to drop (someone) off: J ' I I drop

you o ff a t schoo l on m y way to work .S to check in:We have to check in tw oh ou rs be fo re th e flig h t le av es .6 to run out of (something): I

ca n't be liev e w e h ave ru n o ut o f p etro lagain .

7 to break down: I to ok th e busbeca use m y ca r bro ke d ow n.

8 to take off: The w orst p art o f theflig ht is w hen th e p la ne ta kes o ff.G . . . Health

1 to come down with(something): I th in k I'm com in gd ow n w ith flu .

2 to swell up:M y ankle hurts and itseem s to ha ve sw ollen up .

3 to throw up: The dog ha s thrown upa ll o ve r th e ca rp et.4 to fall over: Sh e fe ll o ver o n th epavem en t and broke her leg .S to shake (something) off: I can't

sha ke th is co ld o ff - I've had it fo r over aweek .6 to pass out: The s ig ht o f blo od m a deh im p ass o ut in sta ntly .7 to pull through: He w a s s er io us ly

in ju re d, b ut I'm s ur e h e'll p u ll th ro ug h .8 to pass away: I wa s r ea lly u ps etw hen m y ca t passed aw ay last year

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PREm i um I Phrasal Verbs I

@ . . Technology1 to turn (something) on/off:

Can yo u tu rn th e lig h t on , p lea se?2 to turn (something) up/down:Le t 's tu rn th e m usic up a bit.3 to plug (something) in: Yo u ca n

p lug th e com pu te r in o v er h e re .4 to charge (something) up: I ne ed

to ch a rg e m y m obile p ho ne up .5 to log in: You 'll n eed a p a ssw ord to

lo g in.6 to back (something) up: I t 's r ea l l y

im po rtan t tha t yo u back a ll y ou r w o rkup e ve ry da y .

7 to print (something) out: Can Ip rin t th is do cum en t o u t o n yo u r p r in te r?

8 to go off: I d idn 't h e a r m y a la rm goo ff th is m o rn in g.C ! . . Learning

1 to work (something) out: I c a n' tw ork th is qu es tio n o u t a t a ll.

2 to look (something) up: W hyd on 't y ou lo ok it up in a d i ct io n a r y ?3 to fall behind (withsomething): Sh e is la zy a nd iss er io usly fa llin g be hin d w ith h er re vis io n.

4 to catch up (with someone/something): It 's d ifficu lt to ca tch u pw ith th e w ork if yo u do n 't a tten d a ll th eclasses .

5 to give/hand (something) in: I' dlik e yo u to g ive y our e ssa y in o n M o nd ay .

6 to cross (something) out: If yo um ake a m is ta ke , ju s t cro s s it ou t .

7 to miss (something) out: B e su reno t to miss an y o f th e qu e stio n s o u t.

8 to mess (something) up: Im essed th e w ho le te s t u p beca use I g o tth e tim in g w ro ng .

See also:10.1 Phrasal verbs (speaking) p1212.2 Phrasal verbs (crime) pIS14.2 Phrasal verbs (work) pI7

The Grammar of Phrasal VerbsThere are four main types of phrasal verbsC L Verb + adverb (no object)The verb and the adverb cannot be

separated by other w ords.to g e t o n ( = = to h av e a g oo d relatio nship)They a ren 't g e ttin g on ve ry w e ll a t th em om e n t .They clle ll'tg ettillg ~ ely w ell Oil a t th emoment:C ! . . Verb + adverb + object (or verb +object + adverb)The verb and adverb can be separated , butif the object is a pronoun (e.g . it, m e , th em ),the adverb m ust com e after the object.to m a ke up ( = = to in ve nt)I t h in k sh e 's m ak in g up th e w ho le s to ry .I t h in k sh e 's m ak in g th e w ho le s to ry up .I th in k sh e's m ak ing it up .I th illk s he 's m ak illg up it .

@ .. Verb + preposition + objectThe verb and preposition cannot beseparated.to bre ak in to ( = = to en te r ille gally o r b y fo rc e)They brok e in to o u r fla t an d sto le th e TVa nd co m pu te r.TIley blO k e OU Ifia t il l to a lld s to le th e TVa lld c om p u te l.

G .. Verb + adverb + preposition + objectT he verb , adverb and preposition cannotb e s ep ar at ed .to p u t up w ith ( = = t o t ol er at e)I don 't k now how sh e pu ts up w ith h ist er r ib le b e ha v io u r .f dOI l' t k l low how she pu t s his tell iblebeha~iow up with.f dOI l' t k l low how she p u ts up his te l Iblebeha~ iow with.


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I PREm ium I U sefu l L angu age Chu nk s

Useful Language ChunksWrite another example for each sentence, using the language chunk initalics.(l. W e need [Q le av e e arly b ec au se it ta ke s a ge s [Q g et th ere .(!.. This coffee m achine is o ut o f o rd er .C ! . . There's no p oin t in talking [Q him - he won't lis ten.G . . . H ave you m a d e a rr an ge m en ts fo r the so fa to be de li ve red?(!. She tr ie d h er b es t [Q get here on tim e, bu t the tra in was delayed.(!.She d idn 't m ea n to hurt you - it was an accident.( Z . . I t' s a p i ty you m issed the concert - it was rea lly good fun.(!.I'd be grate fu l if you cou ld a ll p a y a tte n tio n to what I'm saying.C ! . . His nam e is W illiam bu t he's u su ally k no wn a s Bil ly.~ He h a s d if ficu lty i n concentra ting on his stu dies w ithou t being d istracted.

@ . I l as t h e a rd fr om Ju lia over three m onths ago.@ . Don't say anything - it's n o t w o rth a rg u in g a bo ut.@ . So fa r th is y ea r, th ey'v e bee n [Q fiv e d iffe re nt c oun tr ie s.~ These instructions don 't m ake sen se - th ey 're v ery c on fu sin g.


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.. PREm ium I Use fu l L anguage Chunks I@ . Stonehenge is sa id to be about 3 .50 0 years old .

G! I l ove spending Lim e a t [he beach - [here 's n ow he re q uite lik e it.@ . I gave [he police a d e ta ile d d e sc rip tio n of [he person who stole my bag.G ! That dog muse be more [han d ou ble th e w eig ht it should be.G! M y parents spend [he sum mer in [he m oum ains in se ar ch o f coo le r weath er ,@! I p re fe r g oin g sh op pin g on m y ow n [han going w ith friends.


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Top Tips for the ExamReading I Paper 1G . . . R ead the text through qu ickly to get ageneral idea of the content before doing

th e d eta ile d q ue stio ns .C ! . W rite an answer for every question, evenif you guess. You don't get m arks taken offfor a w rong answer.@ . . Multip le cho ice. In part 1 decide what youthink the answ er IS ,and t hen look at thefo ur cho ic es .

@ .. Gapped text. In part 2 read what com esbefore and after the gap in the textcareful ly.(!. Multip le m atch ing: In part 3 underline keywords in the questions and m atch themwith ideas in the text.

Writing I Paper 2G . . . P lan you r tim e so that you spend an equalam ount of tim e on each question.

C ! . Make sure you answer the question inpart A (it's com pu lsory). Then, choose oneother question from part B .@ . . W rite a brief paragraph plan andbrainstorm som e Ideas first.

@ .. Leave tim e to read through what you havew ritte n a nd ma ke a ny n ec es sa ry c orre ctio ns .(!. Don't waste tim e counting words. Youneed to know approxim ately how m uchpaper your norm al handw riting coversusing l20-180 words.

Use of English I Paper 3G . . . R ead the text qu ickly to get a general ideaof m eaning before filling the gaps (I n parts1 ,2 and 3).C ! . Look at the words before and after eachgap carefu lly, checking the gram m ar andm eaning of the m issing word (in parts 1, 2and 3).

I PREm iUm I T op T ips fo r the E xam

@ . . W ord form ation. In part 3 rem em berthat the m issing word m ay need to bep lu ral or negative, it m ay need a prefix ora su ffix added or it m ay need to changeco m ple te ly (e .g. long > lengthen) .

@ .. K ey w ord transform ations. In part 4 w ritebetween two and five words in the gapincluding the key word. Don't change thekeyword.(!. W rite an answer for every question, evenif you guess. You don't get m arks taken offfor a wrong answer.

Listening I Paper 4G . . . Take tim e to read throu gh the inform ationa nd qu estions b efo re y ou start lis te ning.C ! . W hile you 're listening for the first tim e,w rite the answers on the question paper.@ . . W hile you 're listening for the second tim e,lis ten ou t for key words which justify you ranswers.@ .. Take the tim e at the end of the test tocopy your answers onto the answer sheet.(!. W rite an answ er for e,very qu estion, evenif you guess. You don t get m arks taken offfor a wrong answer.

Speaking I Paper 5G . . . G ive fu ll, interesting answ ers inclu ding arange of vocabu lary and plenty of detail.C ! . Ask the exam iner to repeat the question ifyou don't understand the first tim e.

@ . . P ersonal inform ation interv iew . In par~1 m ake sure you answer the exam inersquestions and don 't start ta lking aboutsom ething else.

@ .. Com paring photos. In part 2 don 't justdescribe the photos - do what theexam iner asks you .(!. C ollaborative task and D iscu ssion. In parts3 and 4 m ake sure you interact W ith theother candidate by asking for his or hero pinion, m a kin g su gges tions , etc .


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PREm i um I My Exam I ......My ExamWhen and where?

i Date of exam ' Time of exam I Place of examPaper 1: Reading

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