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Use of English: burn her feet on the sand that

summer.
Grammar
2 They had to finish their
1 Complete the sentences with homework before they could
either the gerund or leave the classroom.
infinitive form of the verbs in UNTIL
brackets. They had to stay in the
classroom................................
1 ____________ (become) ..their homework.
bilingual in a language, I
would recommend living in 3 The boss decided to advertise
the country where the for a new secretary on the
language is spoken. recruitment site.
2 Im bored of ____________ PUT
(study) in the library! I think The boss
its time for me to go home. decided ..................................
3 I dont know a lot about the for a new secretary on the
restaurant but its somewhere recruitment site.
____________ (go) and if we
dont like it, we can always go 4 Tom is the only person I know
somewhere else. who speaks with a
4 The boys dislike ____________ Glaswegian accent.
(attend) lectures on Friday NOBODY
afternoons as theyd prefer to Apart..................................sp
be at the park playing eaks with a Glaswegian
football. accent.
5 Its necessary ____________
(take) a level test if you want 5 In case of a fire, you must do
to enrol at this college. exactly what the fire warden
tells you.
/5 CARRY
You
2 For questions 1-5, complete must.................................instr
the second sentence so that uctions exactly.
it has a similar meaning to
the first sentence, using the /5
word given. Do not change
the word given. You must use 3 Read the text and then select
between two and five words. the correct answer, A, B, C or
D.
1 So that Sarah didnt burn her
feet on the sand that The need to be
summer, she bought some comprehensible
flip-flops to wear.
ORDER Online application forms now
Sarah bought some flip- (1)_______________ for most jobs.
flops .................................. With todays technology,
companies find themselves

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receiving hundreds of candidates

for one post. (2)_______________ 4 A decently
one person had to go through all B consequently
the applications, the task would C appropriately
be both laborious and tedious. D aptly
Companies need their
employees to carry out
(3)_______________ tasks and not 5 A remarks
waste their time. B distinguishes
(4)_______________, numerous C detects
companies have installed a D discriminates
software programme designed to
accept or reject applications, not
on academic or professional 6 A closely
background information, but on B strongly
their presentation, grammar and C firmly
accuracy. If the software D compactly
(5)_______________ grammatical
errors or issues with formatting,
the application is rejected. With 7 A by
such a vast quantity of B for
applicants, employers can afford C into
to be demanding. D amid

Companies are working

(6)_______________ with the /7
software manufacturers to
improve the programme so that
(7)_______________ each 4 Choose the correct
application form uploaded, the alternative.
recruiting company receives a
brief summary of the candidates 1 His mobile phone always goes
strengths and weaknesses. off whenever/wherever hes in
class.
1 A survive 2 Im not sure who told you to
B exist do that but however/whoever
C subsist it was you can ignore them.
D endure 3 A waiter should always look
after his customers
whenever/however busy he is.
2 A consider 4 Im not fussed about what you
B imagine cook. Im sure
C regard whatever/whichever you cook
D suppose will be great.
5 Wherever/Whichever David
and Victoria Beckham go,
3 A momentous people always recognise
B consequential them.
C meaningful
D major /5
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A: Last week I had to study for

an exam and one of my Spanish
friends asked me if I was going
to do something with my elbows!
I (4)_____________ the expression
_____________ and so I looked it
up later, and it means study;
nothing to do with elbows.
B: There are some phrases like
that in Italian. Word endings are
confusing. Is it o or is it a? One
letter wrong and you could end
up (5)_____________ someone
Use of English: _____________.

Vocabulary
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5 Complete the conversation
with the phrases below. 6 Choose the correct answer A,
There are two extra phrases B, C or D.
that you do not need.
Find puzzling Sarah and Amanda were
Make a gaffe speaking about the reasons why
Misinterpret things English was a dominant world
Offend somebody unintentionally language today when Tony
Take something literally (1)___________ and gave his
Talk at cross purposes opinion. Although the girls
Understand nuances wanted (2)___________ that they
hadnt heard him, they didnt.
A: You lived in Italy, didnt you?
B: Yes, in Florence. Beautiful The girls werent too fond of Tony
city! as he often deemed himself
A: So, hows your Italian? superior, and as a result, he
B: Not bad, considering I only (3)___________ the girls and the
lived there for six months. I rest of the students in the class.
mean, I understand most things When talking about the topic,
when Im listening to a Tony (4)___________ that English
conversation, but its was in fact dispersed during the
(1)_____________ that I find tricky. British Empire, and the reasons
A: I have the same problem with that the girls had mentioned
Spanish. I tend to were in fact invalid. The girls
(2)_____________ quite often (5)___________ their teacher, as
because Im not familiar with set they believed he would be able
phrases. Also, because I dont to help settle the argument.
have a vast knowledge of the
language, I often (3)_____________ 1 A made out
the phrases _____________. B pointed out
B: I know what you mean. C cut in
D turned to

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4 A spoke out
2 A to talk down to B picked up on
B to get through C turned to
C to pick up on D pointed out
D to make out
5 A brought up
3 A pointed out B made out
B talked down to C turned to
C cut in D spelt out
D got through to
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7 Read the text and insert the
correct form of the word in
CAPITALS into each gap.

When you step off the plane in a

country where you are
(1)____________ (FAMILIAR) with
the language, it can be
frightening. Therefore, it is
(2)____________ (RELATE)
important you plan beforehand
where you are going to stay and
how youre going to get there.
Before you travel, ensure you
have the hotel booking number
or that you have printed out any
(3)____________ (CORRESPOND)
between yourself and the hotel.

If you decide to get a taxi, find

out the cost before you get in, as
airport taxis (4)____________
(NOTORIOUS) rip tourists off. Be
(5)____________ (INSIST) you are
given a price before you leave,
or if they refuse, take a different
taxi. Have at hand the address of
the hotel, so you can show it to
the (6)____________(DRIVE).
Sometimes you will be given the
option of travelling by two
(7)____________ (ALTERNATE)
routes to your hotel. In this case,
choose the quickest, to save
time and money.

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/7 Reading
8 Read the following magazine
article on bilingualism and,
for questions 1-5, decide if
the statements are true (T),
false (F) or not given (NG).

The Advantages of
Bilingualism
As a linguist, I often get asked at
what stage an individual is given
bilingual status, and, to be
frank, bilingualism is a difficult
concept to judge, as it is
commonly the listeners
perception of the persons
proficiency that provides the
status. However, it is frequently
agreed that an individual is
bilingual when they have a
native-like control of both their
first and second language.

There are advantages to being

brought up in a bilingual
household. Research amongst
linguists proves that raising a
child bilingually gives them
academic advantages. An
experiment carried out on a
group of monolingual and
bilingual children aged 10-12,
concluded that the bilingual
children had improved levels of
literacy over their monolingual
counterparts. Given that literacy
can shape a childs future,
raising a child in a bilingual
environment can potentially give
the bilingual child a greater
chance of success in education.
An additional investigation found
that bilingual children displayed
superior communicative
competence, in that they were
more confident, polite and told
the truth more frequently than
their monolingual equivalents.

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Having the knowledge of two television in German and also to

languages in adulthood also has read books in this language.
its advantages. Firstly, doors Whenever feasible, he took them
open the instant you reach to Germany, so they could
bilingual status. You hear, Oh, interact with people that spoke
Paul speaks Greek, ask him if he their language.
can translate the document or
I think Maria speaks Spanish, During the early stages, the
why dont you ask her to join you children often confused English
at the meeting and she can and German words, which made
interpret for you. Therefore, it difficult for the mother to
being bilingual can impact understand what they were
careers and provide saying, as she had absolutely no
opportunities. Secondly, with the knowledge of the language. But
ability to hold conversations and this phase did not last long and
comprehend two languages, the confusion soon lifted.
people also have the capability However, even to date, they
to interact socially with a greater occasionally input German words
number of people from different into English sentences and vice-
cultures. Thus, being bilingual, versa, but when questioned,
you have the option to make they immediately correct
more friends from different themselves.
cultural backgrounds and this in
turn, believe it or not, increases Now the children have grown up
social awareness. and begun their careers. So has
being bilingual affected them? If
Understanding the benefits of so, how? Well, one of the sons
being bilingual and wanting to has started to work for a German
provide his children with a company where he uses German
bilingual upbringing, a bilingual on a daily basis. Unsurprisingly,
(English-German) German he found getting a job directly
language teacher from Australia after university relatively easy,
decided, as soon as his children while his monolingual friends
were born, to communicate with struggled for months. His brother
them in German, despite the fact has just finished university and is
that German was not his mother planning to move to Munich for
tongue. The teacher carried out one year before starting a career
his daily life speaking English to in teaching. Like his father, he
his wife, family, friends and wants to be a German teacher.
colleagues and communicating
solely in German to his two As we have seen, the knowledge
children. His wife, on the other of two languages provides
hand, only spoke to the children countless advantages. Why then
in the language which dont you choose to develop a
surrounded them, English. language that you perhaps
studied at school, or consider
To ensure the children gained raising your own children in a
sufficient coverage of the bilingual environment? For more
German language, the father information on this topic, I refer
encouraged them to watch the

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you to my latest book, Bilingual Listening

environments.
9 You are going to
1 The concept of what it means hear a radio discussion about
to be bilingual can be a teaching technique called
subjective. drilling. Complete
T / F / NG sentences 1-7. Use no more
than three words in each
2 The experiment conducted on gap.
a group of bilingual and
monolingual children gave 1 Drilling is a technique used
inconclusive results. where students
T / F / NG ________________ certain words
or phrases.
3 It appears that bilingual
adults receive higher salaries 2 Andys Asian students often
due to their range of linguistic ________________ due to the
skills. fact that the pronunciation of
T / F / NG their language is vastly
different.
4 The German teacher and his
wife only spoke German to 3 Liz met an Italian man whose
their two children. English pronunciation and
T / F / NG intonation was
________________.
5 There were occasions when
the children failed to 4 The Italian man Liz met
recognise they were mixing responded to her questions
both languages in speech. with ________________ that he
T / F / NG had learned.

6 The children have felt 5 The reason the man wanted

marginalised at times to learn English was because
because none of their friends he had seen a
speak German. ________________ online that
T / F / NG required fluent English.

7 One of the sons gained 6 The English course the man

employment before his joined taught him how to
friends because of his answer every single
language abilities. ________________possible.
T / F / NG
7 Andy concludes that when
drilling is used
/7 ________________ it can be a
positive technique to use.

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_____________________________________
Writing _____________________________________
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10You have decided to enter a _____________________________________
short story competition for _____________________________________
an online international _____________________________________
website. The competition _____________________________________
rules state that you must
_____________________________________
start with the following
words: _____________________________________
_____________________________________
It was late morning when we _____________________________________
landed at Londons Heathrow _____________________________________
airport. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
Write your story (120-180 _____________________________________
words)
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
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