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FCE Listening and Speaking Skills 2 toi the Revised Cambridge

FCE Exammatu

Preparing for Speaking Test 1 f t OLD AND MODERN TIMES 1.

Old House Modem House

o i l l a m p , l o g fire, b e a m s e l e c t r i c light, r a d i a t o r s , v i d e o r e c o r d e r , w a s h i n g m a c h i n e

2.

(Suggested answer) THEN

3

NOW

LIFESTYLE

hard-working

stressful, c o m p l i c a t e d , busy, hectic comfortable

TRANSPORT

horse, donkey, carnage

car

OVERSEAS TRAVEL

boat

plane, spacecraft

JOBS

blacksmith, weaver

CLOTHES/MATERIAL

long dresses, cotton

FACILITIES

w e l l , o i l l a m p , fire

HEALTH

early d e a t h

m o r e vaccines better healthcare

PASTIMES

playing the piano

cinema, video recorder stereo, computer games

simple

c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m e r , a s t r o n a u t , pilot w o o l bikini, nylon, lycra cotton, w o o l t a p s , r u n n i n g w a t e r , electricity, r a d i a t o r s , central h e a t i n g

(Suggested answer) 2 3 4 5

6

7 8

P e o p l e u s e d to travel b y h o r s e or d o n k e y a n d carnage They also went o n foot as they didn I have cars N o w a d a y s people g o everywhere b y car A h u n d r e d a n d fifty y e a r s a g o p e o p l e t r a v e l l e d t o o t h e r c o u n t r i e s b y b o a t , w h i c h t o o k a l o n g t i m e N o w t h e y travel b y p l a n e w h i c h is fast a n d c o n v e n i e n t e s p e c i a l l y f o r o v e r s e a s travel People u s e d to work for themselves as blacksmiths, weavers, farm labourers etc N o w people have m o r e sophisticated jobs, for example c o m p u t e r p r o g r a m m e r s , pilots etc In t h e p a s t p e o p l e w o r e different k i n d s o f c l o t h e s W o m e n u s e d t o w e a r l o n g d r e s s e s m a d e o f cotton or wool a n d they wouldn't g o anywhere without wearing a hat Nowadays clothes are m a d e of m a t e r i a l s s u c h a s n y l o n or l y c r a a n d w o m e n d o n o t h e s i t a t e t o a p p e a r m their b i k i n i s o n t h e b e a c h w h i c h w a s u n t h i n k a b l e a h u n d r e d a n d fifty yBars ago P e o p l e d i d n ' t h a v e a c c e s s t o facilities in t h e p a s t T h e y h a d o i l l a m p s a n d a fire m t h e i r h o u s e s a n d t h e y h a d t o w a l k t o a well t o f e t c h w a t e r N o w w e h a v e t a p s a n d r u n n i n g w a t e r O u r h o u s e s h a v e c e n t r a l h e a t i n g a n d e v e r y t h i n g is o p e r a t e d b y e l e c t r i c i t y P e o p l e in t h e p a s t s u f f e r e d f r o m d i s e a s e s w h i c h c o u l d n ' t b e c u r e d a n d t h i s w a s t h e r e a s o n f o r a h i g h p e r c e n t a g e of early d e a t h s N o w a d a y s t h a n k s to a n t i b i o t i c s a n d v a c c i n e s p e o p l e live l o n g e r A h u n d r e d a n d fifty y e a r s a g o p e o p l e e n t e r t a i n e d t h e m s e l v e s b y p l a y i n g t h e p i a n o a n d r e a d i n g b o o k s N o w a d a y s p e o p l e h a v e a l a r g e r variety of p a s t i m e s a n d t h e y c a n c h o o s e f r o m w a t c h i n g video tapes playing c o m p u t e r g a m e s , g o i n g t o the c i n e m a o r listening to m u s i c o n their stereo

4. 1 more comfortable 2 more c o n v e n i e n t / s i m p l e r

3 simpler/more c o n v e n i e n t 4 more complicated

5 6

more polluted safer

7

cheaper

125

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and Speaking Skills 2 for the Revised Cambridge

5. m o r e l u x u r i o u s more polluted simpler more complicated 6

safer less cosier cheaper

FC£

Examination

more m o d e m more convenient more comfortable harder

(Suggested answer) SA

It m a y b e m o r e c o m f o r t a b l e b u t it is a lot m o r e c o m p l i c a t e d All t h e s e n e w e l e c t r o n i c m a c h i n e s d o n ' t n e c e s s a r i l y m a k e life e a s i e r Y o u m a y b e r i g h t P e r h a p s life was s i m p l e r in t h e p a s t E x a c t f y A n d p e o p l e felt s a f e r a s t h e c r i m e r a t e w a s n t s o h i g h A n d t o d a y w e l e a d a m o r e l u x u r i o u s lifestyle t h a n k s t o t h e facilities w e h a v e a c c e s s t o B u t n o o n e c a n d e n y t h a t t h e e n v i r o n m e n t is m o r e p o l l u t e d n o w b e c a u s e o f all t h o s e t h i n g s

SB SA SB SA

t h a t w e c o n s u m e a s p a r t o f o u r lifestyle M o s t p e o p l e w o u l d r a t h e r live m t h e p a s t w h e n there w a s less pollution I d o n ' t q u i t e a g r e e w i t h y o u T h i n k of all t h o s e t h i n g s t h a t m a k e life m o r e c o n v e n i e n t t o r us T h a n k s t o t h e m e d i c a l f a c i l i t i e s a v a i l a b l e , p e o p l e suffer l e s s n o w a d a y s t h a n in t h e p a s t

SB SA

T h a t s t r u e Still I w o u l d p r e f e r life in t h e p a s t w h e n t h i n g s w e r e c h e a p e r a n d t h e r e w a s less stress a n d anxiety

SB

i m n o t s o s u r e a b o u t it W e h a v e m o r e m o d e r n t e c h n o l o g y n o w a d a y s w h i c h m a k e s h o u s e h o l d c h o r e s , f o r i n s t a n c e , less t i m e - c o n s u m i n g Life in g e n e r a l is e a s i e r n o w a n d people enjoy themselves more

| j HEALTHY DIET AND LIFESTYLE 1. ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s ) •

I w o u l d s a y t h a t h a m b u r g e r s p i z z a a n d m e a t a r e u n h e a l t h y f o o d , w h e r e a s fruit a n d s a l a d s are healthy I t h m k f r e s h fruit a n d v e g e t a b l e s f i s h w h o l e m e a l b r e a d a n d p o u l t r y a r e g e n e r a l l y c o n s i d e r e d tc b e healthy f o o d S w e e t s j u n k f o o d , red m e a t a n d fizzy drinks are unhealthy f o o d T h e r e a r e s o m e k i n d s o f f o o d t h a t I e a t q u i t e o f t e n s u c h a s crisps, chocoiate hamburgers and sweets I h a v e cornflakes a n d milk for breakfast I usually have c h i c k e n a n d c h i p s for lunch a n d a pizza for dinner

• •

2. vitamins carbohydrates

-

fat

-

fibre

-

n a t u r a l o r g a n i c s u b s t a n c e s f o u n d in m o s t f o o d s w h i c h a r e n e c e s s a r y for g r o w t r s u b s t a n c e s s u c h a s s u g a r a n d s t a r c h f o u n d in f o o d s a s u b s t a n c e contained m f o o d s s u c h as meat, c h e e s e a n d butter w h i c h forms ar energy store m your body t h e i n d i g e s t i b l e p a r t o f a f o o d f o u n d m o s t l y i n w h o l e m e a l b r e a d v e g e t a b l e s anc frurt

h i g h in fat

126

cheese meat, ice cream

r i c h in v i t a m i n s

oranges, milk

h i g h in p r o t e i n

e g g s meat, fish

h i g h in f i b r e

h i g h in c a r b o h y d r a t e s

milk

l o w m fat

c h i c k e n , y o g h u r t 0%fat

l a c k i n g in v i t a m i n s

junk food

l o w in p r o t e i n

chocolate

vegetables brown bread

l o w in

crisps icecream, chocolate milk, e g g s

potatoes

l o w in c a r b o h y d r a t e s

fibre

eggs

FCE Listening and Speaking Skills 2 for the Revised Cambridge

FCE

Examination

(Suggested answers) SA SB SA SB

2 3 4

I t h i n k h e o u g h t t o e a t c e r e a l in t h e m o r n i n g f o r b r e a k f a s t Y e s c e r e a l s a r e h i g h i n f i b r e b u t h e s h o u l d u s e t o w (at milk H e c o u l d also include o r a n g e s a n d v e g e t a b l e s in his diet M a y b e he c o u l d have s o m e fish, v e g e t a b l e s a n d b r o w n b r e a d for lunch i a g r e e For d i n n e r h e m i Q h t h a v e s o m e y o g h u r t w h i c h re l o w m i a t cycles climbs play

5 6 7

aerobics swim yoga

8 9 10

digs jog ski

11 g y m 1 2 fit 1 3 exercise

14 b u s y 15 s t r e s s 16 t r a m

(Suggested answers) SA SB

A t l u n c h t i m e l u s u a l l y eat a s n a c k It m i g h t b e b e t t e r if y o u h a d s a l a d i n s t e a d

SA SB SA SB SA SB

After w o r k I g o t o t h e p u b t o relax I n s t e a d of g o i n g t o t h e p u b t o relax, y o u s h o u l d t h i n k a b o u t g o i n g t o y o g a c l a s s e s I r e a d t h e S u n d a y p a p e r s w h e n I a m a t h o m e at t h e w e e k e n d s W h y d o n t y o u d i g y o u r g a r d e n ? It's a g o o d f o r m o f e x e r c i s e l s m o k e w h e n 1 m under stress Y o u c o u l d t r y srtting q u i e t l y f o r a f e w m i n u t e s , it w i l l h e l p y o u r e l a x Y o u s h o u l d r e a l l y try t o give u p s m o k i n g , you'll b e m u c h healthier

. 1 2

b a

H o w t h e heart starts t o g o w r o n g W h a t to eat, w h a t to avoid

3 4 5 6

d c e f

Give u p s m o k i n g A n y r e g u l a r e x e r c i s e is g o o d f o r t h e h e a r t Crash diets d o n t w o r k E a t t o live, d o n t live t o eat

T o the t e a c h e r : Ask t h e following c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s

3

1

H o w d o e s fat affect t h e heart'?

2

W h a t s h o u l d a healthy diet i n c l u d e ' ' What are the problems

caused by smoking''

4 "vvYiy s h o u l d o n e e x e r c i s e r e g u l a r l y ? 5 W h a t is t h e b e s t w a y o f l o s i n g weight"? 6 W h a t a r e t h e c a u s e s of overeating"? Answers to the comprehension questions: 1

2 3 4 5 6

If a p e r s o n e a t s t o o m u c h fatty f o o d t h e n f a t i s d e p o s i t e d o h t h e i n s i d e of t h e a r t e r i e s a n d o n t h e w a l l s o f t h e h e a r t C o n s e q u e n t l y t h e b l o o d s u p p l y t o t h e h e a r t is r e d u c e d b e c a u s e it is o b s t r u c t e d s o t h e heart h a s t o w o r k harder w h i c h c o u l d lead to heart disease A healthy diet s h o u l d include fruit v e g e t a b l e s a n d f o o d w h i c h is h i g h m fibre Sweets s h o u l d b e a v o i d e d a n d it is a g o o d i d e a t o g r i l l , b o i l o r s t e a m f o o d i n s t e a d o f f r y i n g it S m o k i n g c a u s e s t h e h e a r t t o b e a t faster w h i c h i n t u r n l e a d s t o h i g h b l o o d p r e s s u r e it a l s o r e d u c e s t h e q u a n t i t y of o x y g e n i n b l o o d w h i c h is t h e t e a s o n w h y t h e h e a r t h a s t o w o r k h a r d e r B e c a u s e r e g u l a r e x e r c i s e l e a d s t o a h e a l t h i e r h e a r t w h e r e a s i n f r e q u e n ^ s t r e n u o u s e x e r c i s e is likely to d o m o r e h a r m t h a n g o o d T h e b e s t w a y t o l o s e w e i g h t is t o f o l l o w a s e n s i b l e d i e t a n d t o c h a n g e o n e ' s e a t i n g h a b i t s It m a y t a k e l o n g e r b u t t h e e f f e c t s are m o r e p e r m a n e n t P e o p l e m a y e a t m o r e t h a n it is n e c e s s a r y e i t h e r b e c a u s e t h e y find it e n j o y a b l e o r b e c a u s e t h e y seek s o m e comfort in f o o d

P

C £ Listening

8

and Speaking Skills 2 for the Revised Cambridge

1

reduce

5

fat

2

sugar

4 3

increase disease reduce

6 7 8

reduce more fat

!

'-\

FCE

9 10

less increase

11

lead

12

health

Key^

Examination

13 l e a d 14 l e a d 15 a v o i d

health

Speaking Test 1

Part 2 (Suggested answers) Pictures A and B •

•

P i c t u r e A s h o w s a m o d e r n d a y f a m i l y o u t s i d e their h o u s e T h e f a m i l y h a v e a c c e s s t o a lot o f facilities T h e i r lifestyle is c o m f o r t a b l e a n d h e a l t h y a n d t h e y h a v e f r e e t i m e t o e n | o y t h e m s e l v e s P i c t u r e B is a s c e n e f r o m m y g r e a t g r a n d p a r e n t s t i m e T h e w o m e n a r e w e a r i n g l o n g d r e s s e s T h e r e is a h o r s e d r a w n c a r n a g e a n d t h e p e o p l e h a v e o i l l a m p s i n s t e a d o f m o d e r n d a y facilities s u c h a s e l e c t r i c i t y o r c a r s All i n all life w a s m u c h h a r d e r t h e n a n d d e f i n i t e l y l e s s c o m f o r t a b l e I w o u l d p r e f e r t h e lifestyle in p i c t u r e A b e c a u s e all t h e facilities w e h a v e a l l o w us f r e e t i m e t o d o t h i n g s w e e n j o y like p l a y i n g s p o r t s a n d w a t c h i n g t e l e v i s i o n

•

T h e r e h a v e b e e n m a n y c h a n g e s in life i n t h e last 100 y e a r s N o w a d a y s t h e r e a r e m o r e facilities a v a i l a b l e w h i c h m a k e life a lot e a s i e r P e o p l e live l o n g e r b e c a u s e t h e r e h a v e b e e n g r e a t a d v a n c e s in m e d i c i n e T h e y h a v e a g r e a t e r v a r i e t y o f e n t e r t a i n m e n t w h e r e a s in t h e p a s t t h e y e n t e r t a i n e d t h e m s e l v e s b y p l a y i n g t h e p i a n o or r e a d i n g O n t h e o t h e r h a n d life in t h e p a s t w a s l e s s s t r e s s f u l a n d c o m p l i c a t e d M o r e o v e r t h e r e w a s l e s s p o l l u t i o n a n d p e o p l e c o u l d e n j o y b e i n g in t h e c o u n t r y s i d e N a t u r e w a s still u n s p o i l t

«

I w o u l d d e f i n i t e l y c h o o s e t o live in a n c i e n t t i m e s b e t w e e n 2 0 0 B C a n d 2 0 0 A D a n d I w o u l d live in either R o m e o r G r e e c e O f c o u r s e there w o u l d n t b e a x i y t e i e v i s i o n o r c m e m a b u t t h e r e w o u l d b s o t h e r f o r m s o f e n t e r t a i n m e n t s u c h a s t h e g l a d i a t o r s or t h e t h e a t r e u f e at t h a t t i m e w a s v e r y a d v a n c e d t h e y e v e n h a d underfloor h e a l i n g m s o m e of their h o u s e s

Pictures C a n d D •

In p i c t u r e C t h e m a n o b v i o u s l y t r e a t s h i s b o d y in t h e w r o n g w a y H e c e r t a i n l y e a t s far t o o m u c h a n d s m o k e s w h i c h m e a n s t h a t h e m a y h a v e s e r i o u s h e a l t h p r o b l e m s in f u t u r e I d o n t t h i n k h e t a k e s a n y e x e r c i s e b e c a u s e i f h e a V d f i e w o u l d n t b e o v e r w e i g h t P i c t u r e D is o f a n e x e r c i s e c l a s s T h e y a l l s e e m t o b e q u i t e fit I t h i n k t h e y w a t c h w h a t t h e y e a t t o o b e c a u s e n o n e o f t h e m is fat

•

I b e l i e v e p e o p l e n o w a d a y s (ry t o s p e n d m o r e t i m e k e e p i n g fit t h a n t h e y d i d in t h e p a s t b e c a u s e w e a r e all a w a r e of h o w i m p o r t a n t it i s t o e x e r c i s e r e g u l a r l y T h e r e is a lot o f e m p h a s i s p u t o n t h e l o n g t e r m b e n e f i t s of e x e r c i s e e s p e c i a l l y b e c a u s e p e o p l e h a v e | o b s w h i c h d o n o t a l l o w t h e m t o t a k e any exercise while working

•

Themostpopularformsofexercisenowadaysarejogging

aerobics swimming playing basketball/

tennis/squash •

If a p e r s o n s d i e t is u n h e a l t h y t h e n h e / s h e m a y d e v e l o p w e i g h t p r o b l e m s

Part 3 (Suggested answers) SA SB

128

H e s h o u l d c e r t a i n l y s t o p s m o k i n g S m o k i n g is r e a l l y h a r m f u l t o o n e s h e a l t h a n d is r e s p o n s i b l e for heart p r o b l e m s I think he o u g h t to give u p d r i n k i n g a l c o h o l He c o u l d have n o n alcoholic d r i n k s with his meals

FCE Listening and Speaking Skills 2 tor the Revised Cambridge

SA SB SA

FCE

Examination

I b e l i e v e h e s h o u l d c h a n g e h i s d i e t t o o For e x a m p l e e a t i n g a lot of s w e e t s is c e r t a i n l y b a d f o r his health T h a t s t r u e H e c o u l d i n c l u d e m o r e v e g e t a b l e s fruit a n d fish in h i s d i e t as t h e y a r e l o w in fat b u t h i g h in v i t a m i n s a n d p r o t e i n s T o m should take up s o m e exercise too Being middle a g e d he could opt for s o m e gentle exercise He c o u l d for example g o for a walk twice a w e e k or even take u p s w i m m i n g w h i c h is a great f o r m of exercise

Part 4 (Suggested answers) •

SA SB

I t h i n k e a t i n g s e n s i b l y a n d a v o i d i n g fatty f o o d is a s t e p t o w a r d s b e i n g h e a l t h y I a g r e e I a l s o b e l i e v e in t a k i n g r e g u l a r e x e r c i s e e v e n in t h e f o r m o f a b n s k w a l k w h e n e v e r I get the c h a n c e

*

SA SB

I t h i n k I h a v e q u i t e a we)) b a l a n c e d d i e t I eat p l e n t y of f r e s h fruit a n d v e g e t a b l e s Y e s I d o t o o b u t I a l s o eat a l o t o f f a s t f o o d s u c h a s c h i p s a n d h a m b u r g e r s A n d I k n o w f e a t too many sweets and too much chocolate I d o n t t h i n k m y lifestyle is very h e a l t h y I s p e n d t o o m u c h t i m e w a t c h i n g t e l e v i s i o n a n d I d o n t

SA •

SA

SB

*

SA

SB

take e n o u g h exercise People n o w a d a y s d o n t exercise as often as they s h o u l d S o m e claim that their daily routine d o e s n t l e a v e t h e m a n y t i m e f o r e x e r c i s e b u t I b e l i e v e t h i s is a n e x c u s e W e c a n all t r y t o f i n d t i m e to exercise T h e s t a t e c o u l d i n c r e a s e t h e n u m b e r o f s p o r t s c e n t r e s w h e r e p e o p l e c o u l d e x e r c i s e f o r f r e e if this happened then p e o p l e w o u l d n t u s e t h e e x p e n s i v e f e e s s o m e p n v a t e g y m s c h a r g e a s a n e x c u s e for n o t t a k i n g a n y e x e r c i s e If t h e r e w e r e m o r e p a r k s p e o p l e c o u l d g o j o g g i n g w h i c h is a g o o d f o r m o f e x e r c i s e There are g r o u p s of people for instance entertainers m o d e l s s p o r t s m e n w h o worry about t h e i r w e i g h t a s t h i s i s d i r e c t l y l i n k e d t o their c a r e e r If t h e y g a i n t o o m u c h w e i g h t t h i s a f f e c t s their i m a g e a n d m i g h t l e a d t o p r o b l e m s in t h e i r c a r e e r I t h i n k t h e r e is a l o t o f e m p h a s i s p u t o n h o w w e l o o k A p p e a r a n c e p l a y s a n i m p o r t a n t p a r t e v e n w h e n y o u w a n t t o b e c o n s i d e r e d for a c l e r i c a l j o b f o r e x a m p l e G e n e r a l l y I t h i n k t h a t w a t c h i n g y o u r w e i g h t is a s e n s i b l e t h i n g t o d o p r i m a r i l y b e c a u s e it i s u n h e a l t h y t o b e v e r y o v e r w e i g h t H o w e v e r p e o p l e s h o u l d n o t o v e r d o it b e c a u s e t h a t in itself c a n l e a d t o p r o b l e m s like a n o r e x i a

Preparing for Speaking Test 2 jflClTY LIFE AND COUNTRY LIFE 1

1 country 2 skyscraper/city 3 farmer 4 business executive Words associated

with

5 6 7 8

city/skyscraper farmhouse tractor metro

tractor metro farmer business executive skyscraper farmhouse country city

farmer fields noisy etc fast u n d e r g r o u n d c r o w d e d convenient rush hour etc animals hard w o r k harvest tractor etc s t r e s s w e a l t h r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s h i g h income etc tall h i g h m a n y f l o o r s m o d e r n lifts etc isolated peaceful barn hay etc peaceful tranquil flowers farmhouse unspoiltetc n o i s y b u s y p o l l u t e d traffic tall b u i l d i n g s e t c

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Examination

Key

2 . T o t h e T e a c h e r : E x p l a i n a n y n e w w o r d s b e f o r e Ss d o t h e e x e r c i s e C O U N T R Y LIFE

CITY LIFE Buildings

barn, cottage

skyscraper, offices, multi-storey car park

Transport

car, train, u n d e r g r o u n d , b u s taxi trolleybus, tram

lorry, tractor, b u s , train

Jobs

b u s i n e s s executive, clerk, stockbroker, secretary executive, labourer

farmer labourer, s h e p h e r d

Features

m o t o r w a y , city c e n t r e , traffic j a m

f i e l d hill v a l l e y , f r e s h air

pollution, s m o g 3. ( S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r ) If y o u live in a city, y o u h a v e a c c e s s t o f r e q u e n t b u s , t r a i n , m e t r o a n d t r o l l e y b u s s e r v i c e s In t h e c o u n t r y b u s e s a n d t r a i n s o f t e n r u n i n f r e q u e n t l y A l s o , t h e r e a r e m o r e c a r s in t h e city w h e r e a s in t h e c o u n t r y y o u a r e likely t o s e e m o r e lorries a n d t r a c t o r s P e o p l e in t h e c i t y m a y w o r k a s c l e r k s , s t o c k b r o k e r s s e c r e t a r i e s , or e v e n e x e c u t i v e s T h e r e a r e m o r e b u s i n e s s e x e c u t i v e s in t h e city t h a n i n t h e c o u n t r y T h e r e a r e l a b o u r e r s in b o t h t h e c i t y a n d t h e c o u n t r y In t h e c o u n t r y , h o w e v e r , p e o p l e w o r k m o s t l y as farmers and there are a lot of s h e p h e r d s t o o C i t y life is c h a r a c t e r i z e d b y p o l l u t i o n a n d s m o g w h e r e a s c o u n t r y life offers m o r e f r e s h air T h e r e a r e m a n y m o t o r w a y s in a city a n d t h e c i t y c e n t r e is a l w a y s a s s o c i a t e d w i t h traffic j a m s In t h e c o u n t r y t h e r o a d s a r e u s u a l l y e m p t y Y o u c a n s e e f i e l d s a n d hills a n d y o u c a n feel m o r e relaxed 4, T o t h e Teacher: Explain any n e w w o r d s before Ss d o the exercise 1

underground

2 3 4

shepherd barn

5 5.

Shopping centres Executives

6 7 8 g 10

country lane Trams bypass Stockbrokers smog

11

Labourers

12 13 14 15

hamlet metropolis motorway multi-storey car park

h a m l e t v i l l a g e , t o w n city, m e t r o p o l i s ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

City U f e

education, culture

u n h e a l t h y , h e c t i c , stressful n o i s y ,

C o u n t r y Life

calm, quiet, peaceful

b u s y , traffic j a m s s m o g , l o n e l i n e s s healthy

s u r r o u n d i n g s , c l e a n air

isolation, loneliness, lack of medical facilities

(Suggested answer) L i v i n g in a c i t y m e a n s h a v i n g b e t t e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r a g o o d e d u c a t i o n t h a n l i v i n g in t h e c o u n t r y M o r e o v e r , city life h a s m o r e t o offer a s far a s c u l t u r e i s c o n c e r n e d P e o p l e c a n v i s i t m u s e u m s , art g a l l e r i e s a n d o t h e r c u l t u r a l centres more o f t e n t h a n p e o p l e w h o live in t h e c o u n t r y C o u n t r y life is u s u a l l y v e r y q u i e t a n d p e o p l e live in h e a l t h y s u r r o u n d i n g s P e o p l e c a n b r e a t h e in f r e s h air a n d h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o e n j o y t h e b e a u t i f u l c o u n t r y s i d e H o w e v e r , p e o p l e w h o live in t h e c o u n t r y m a y suffer f r o m l o n e l i n e s s a n d q u i t e o f t e n t h e y h a v e t o f a c e a l o t o f difficulties s u c h a s t h e l a c k o f m e d i c a l facilities a n d t h e s h o r t a g e o f g o o d s c h o o l s

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(Suggested answer) In this c i t y t h e r e is a lot of traffic t h e r o a d s s e e m really b u s y - b u t w h e r e I live t h e r e a r e h a r d l y a n y c a r s A l s o , t h e r e a r e lots o f tall b u i l d i n g s a n d o f f i c e b l o c k s in t h i s c i t y w h e r e a s t h e r e a r e o n l y h o u s e s in m y v i l l a g e In t h e c i t y p e o p l e h a v e t o p u t u p w i t h all t h e n o i s e a n d p o l l u t i o n b u t in t h e v i l l a g e w h e r e I live it is v e r y q u i e t a n d p e a c e f u l H o w e v e r , p e o p l e r a r e l y g e t b o r e d t h e r e a s w e are u s e d to m a k i n g our o w n entertainment

B. T o t h e T e a c h e r 1 2 3 4

E x p l a i n a n y n e w w o r d s first b e f o r e S s d o t h e e x e r c i s e

central heating oil l a m p s well washing machines

5 6 7 8

telephone computers complicated carnage

9 10 11 12

appliances blacksmith hectic relationships

13 v a l u e s 14 skills

i SPACE AND HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS 1.

1 2 3

artistic scientific scientific

2. T o the teacher:

4 5 6

architectural/artistic scientific scientific

7 8

architectural/artistic scientific

First a s k S s t o s k i m t h e s h o r t t e x t s T h e n a s k t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s Finally a s k S s t o fill in t h e b l a n k s

1

W h e n w e r e t h e p y r a m i d s built?

6

W h o m a d e t h e first r o c k e t ?

2

Is it e a s y t o f i n d o n e ' s w a y o n c e i n s i d e the pyramid?

7 8

A r e r o c k e t s still in use" W h a t is a natural satellite?

3 4 5

W h e n w e r e t h e first n u c l e a r w e a p o n s m a d e * W h a t is artificial i n s e m i n a t i o n ' ' C o u l d artificial i n s e m i n a t i o n c r e a t e problems?

9 10

5

W h a t are s o m e o f t h e uses o f satellites? W h a t d o p e o p l e t h i n k of n u c l e a r weapons?

Answers to t h e c o m p r e h e n s i o n questions. 1

They were built almost 5000 years a g o

2

It is n o t t h a t e a s y b e c a u s e t h e r e i s a c o m p l i c a t e d s y s t e m o f p a s s a g e s w h i c h m e a n s t h a t o n e c o u l d g e t e a s i l y l o s t if n o t a c c o m p a n i e d b y a g u i d e They were m a d e d u r i n g the 2 n d W o r l d War

3 A 5 6 7 8 9 10

It is a m e t h o d w h i c h c a n h e l p w o m e n t o h a v e c h i l d r e n w h e n n a t u r a l m e a n s h a v e f a i l e d It c o u l d c r e a t e p r o b l e m s b e c a u s e it is c o n s i d e r e d b y m a n y p e o p l e t o b e a g a i n s t n a t u r e a n d t o b e likely t o g e t o u t of c o n t r o l T h e first r o c k e t w a s m a d e b y t h e C h i n e s e T h e y a r e n o w u s e d t o l a u n c h satellites a n d s p a c e p r o b e s A n a t u r a l satellite is a m o o n w h i c h r o t a t e s a r o u n d a p l a n e t They can b e u s e d for weather prediction a n d t r a n s m i s s i o n of t e l e p h o n e a n d television signals T h e y t h i n k t h a t t h e y a r e a n effective d e t e r r e n t b u t o n t h e o t h e r h a n d it is t h o u g h t t h a t t h e y a r e a w a s t e of m o n e y Pyramids Nuclear W e a p o n s Artificial I n s e m i n a t i o n Rockets Satellites

( 1

build powerful

1 1 1

JOy fireworks rotates

2 2 2 2 2

chamber destroying childless sophisticated prediction

3 3 3 3 3

complicated deterrent nature landing signals

4 4 4 4 4

passages waste control launch channels

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To the Teacher questions

4

5

6

E x p l a i n a n y n e w w o r d s first a n d t h e n a s k t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p r e h e n s i o n

1 2 3

W h y m i g h t the aliens think t h a t s o m e h u m a n a c h i e v e m e n t s are primitive? W h y m i g h t a l i e n s b e i n t e r e s t e d in S h a k e s p e a r e ? H o w m a n y a r t i s t i c a c h i e v e m e n t s a r e l i s t e d in this p a s s a g e ?

1

B e c a u s e if t h e y h a d m a s t e r e d s p a c e t r a v e l t h e s e a c h i e v e m e n t s w o u l d s e e m v e r y s i m p l e t o them

2

B e c a u s e this w o u l d p r o v e t h a t t h e y a r e a n a d v a n c e d civilisation s o t h e y w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e t h e w o r k s of S h a k e s p e a r e w h o w a s a great playwright

3

Three M o n a L i s a Venus d e M i l o Shakespeare s works

1

achievements

3

inventions

5

artistic

7

sculptures

2

buildings

4

primitive

6

paintings

8

music

buildings

wall

inventions science

fire sand

medicine literature

influenza phrasebook

To the Teacher

9

literature

H e l p S s w i t h a n y u n k n o w n v o c a b u l a r y f r o m t h e list b e f o r e t h e y d o t h e e x e r c i s e BENEFITS

DRAWBACKS

nuclear energy

inexhaustible source of energy numerous applications

b a d l y built nuclear p o w e r stations

telephone

easy contact

l a c k of p r i v a c y

television

source of entertainment c h e a p a n d i m m e d i a t e m e a n s of information

negative influence limits imagination

cars

quick and convenient easy f o r m of transport

n o i s e a n d p o l l u t i o n traffic j a m s accidents

antibiotics

s a v e lives

c a u s e allergic reaction a n d side effects loss of natural i m m u n i t y

r a d i a t i o n l e a k s fatal illness

(Suggested answers) •

SA SB

•

SA SB SA

•

SA SB

T h e t e l e p h o n e e n a b l e s u s t o c o n t a c t p e o p l e all over t h e world H o w e v e r its m a i n d r a w b a c k is t h a t it c a n c a u s e l a c k of p r i v a c y a s p e o p l e m a y r i n g at inconvenient times T e l e v i s i o n i s a c o n v e n i e n t s o u r c e of e n t e r t a i n m e n t f o r t h e w h o l e t a m i l y It e n a b l e s us t o g e t i m m e d i a t e i n f o r m a t i o n o n e v e r y t h i n g that g o e s o n in t h e w o r l d B u t this d o e s n o t m a k e u p f o r t h e f a c t t h a t it c a n h a v e a n e g a t i v e effect o n c h i l d r e n o r t h a t it limits o u r i m a g i n a t i o n Cars are a n easy f o r m of transport They are quick a n d convenient T h e r e a r e m a n y d r a w b a c k s t h o u g h b e c a u s e t h e y a r e r e s p o n s i b l e f o r a lot o f n o i s e a n d pollution in the city Many a c c i d e n t s a r e c a u s e d by c a r s a n d traffic j a m s a r e a d a i l y f e a t u r e o f c i t y life

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Examination

SA

T h e d i s c o v e r y of a n t i b i o t i c s h a s e n a b l e d d o c t o r s t o s a v e m a n y m o r e p e o p l e & lives t h a n

SB

before Sut there are d r a w b a c k s a s antibiotics m a y have side effects a n d m a y c a u s e allergic reactions M o r e o v e r taking t o o m a n y antibiotics can lead t o a loss of natural i m m u n i t y

To the Teacher

E x p l a i n a n y n e w v o c a b u l a r y first b e f o r e Ss a n s w e r t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p r e h e n s i o n

questions 1 2 3

H o w d o aliens travel? WhatisthelETR? S h o u l d p e o p l e try to a p p r o a c h creatures f r o m outer space?

1 2

In f l y i n g s a u c e r s It is a n o r g a n i s a t i o n w h i c h offers a d v i c e o n e x t r a terrestrials

3

Mo t h e y s h o u l d n t

1

aliens

2 3 4

terrestrials green Martians Venusians

5 8

6 7 8 9 10

saucers UFOs flying humanoid antennae

11 12

radioactive communicate

13 14

dangerous photographs

15

immediately

T o the T e a c h e r Explain any n e w vocabulary before Ss d o the exercise 1

rocket

3

oxygen

5

i n t e l l i g e n t life

7

research

9

2

gravity

4

Satellites

6

Astronauts

8

colonise

10

shuttle courage

Speaking Test 2 Part 2 (Suggested answers) Pictures A and B Picture A is of a modern capital f i e l d s a n d t r e e s all a r o u n d

•

P i c t u r e A is m o r e like t h e p l a c e I live b e c a u s e it i s a c i t y v e r y b u s y w i t h l o t s o f f i g h t s a n d b u i l d i n g s and not much space

•

I would rather five in t h e country b e c a u s e it is q u i e t a n d p e a c e f u l Life t h e r e isn t a s s t r e s s f u l a s life in the city Life in t h e city is u s u a l l y h e c t i c a n d s t r e s s f u l T h e r e is a l o t of p o l l u t i o n a n d s m o g P e o p l e h a v e t o p u t u p w i t h n o i s e a n d t h e traffic Life in t h e c o u n t r y is m o r e p e a c e f u l a n d l e s s s t r e s s f u l P e o p l e h a v e t h e chance t o f o r m closer r e l a t i o n s h i p s T h e r e is l e s s p o l l u t i o n a n d p e o p l e c a n b r e a t h e f r e s h air a s w e l l as enjoy the unspoilt surroundings

•

city with skyscrapers

and

Prcture B is o f a s i m p l e c o u n t r y f a r m

•

with

Pictures C and D •

•

In p i c t u r e C t h e r e is a f a m i l y i n their k i t c h e n T h e y h a v e a l o t o f m o d e r n a p p l i a n c e s a n d a lot of f o o d T h e y a r e a m o d e r n f a m i l y l e a d i n g a c o m f o r t a b l e life In p i c t u r e D w e c a n s e e a c o u p l e o n t h e s h o r e of a l a k e a n d in t h e b a c k g r o u n d w e c a n s e e a farmhouse T h e i r life m u s t h a v e b e e n q u i t e h a r d O n t h e o t h e r h a n d t h e y w o u l d h a v e felt l e s s s t r e s s e d a n d e n j o y e d their s i m p l e b u t fulfilling life M y life is e a s i e r t h a n m y g r a n d p a r e n t s b e c a u s e o f a d v a n c e s in t e c h n o l o g y w h i c h s a v e m e t i m e a n d energy My grandparents often w o r k e d long hours d o i n g hard physical work but n o w there are faster w a y s of g e t t i n g t h i n g s d o n e w i t h t h e h e l p o f m a c h i n e s

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B e t t e r c o o k i n g a n d c l e a n i n g a p p l i a n c e s , a s w e l l a s c o m p u t e r s , h a v e m a d e lite t o d a y e a s i e r b e c a u s e they save t i m e a n d they c a n d o m a n y different things L i v i n g in t h e p a s t w a s m u c h s i m p l e r , h e a l t h i e r a n d less h e c t i c a n d s t r e s s f u l P e o p l e t r u s t e d e a c h o t h e r a n d w e r e g r a t e f u l f o r s m a l l t h i n g s in c o n t r a s t t o p e o p l e n o w a d a y s w h o b e c o m e o b s e s s e d w i t h the acquisition of material g o o d s

Part 3 (Suggested answers) SA SB SA SB SA SB SA SB SA

T h e astronaut c o u l d talk a b o u t the d e v e l o p m e n t of m e d i c i n e a n d h o w this has h e l p e d people live l o n g e r A n d h e s h o u l d n t f o r g e t to e x p l a i n h o w n u c l e a r p h y s i c s l e d t o t h e c r e a t i o n of w e a p o n s s u c h as the nuclear b o m b which ended the S e c o n d World War A n o t h e r i m p o r t a n t p o i n t is t h e l a u n c h i n g o f r o c k e t s w h i c h w a s t h e first s t e p t o w a r d s e x p l o r i n g space H e c o u l d aJso (alk a b o u t t h e p o s s i b i l i t y o f h a v i n g c h i l d r e n t h r o u g h t h e p r o c e s s of artificial insemination H e c o u l d a l s o t e l l t h e m a b o u t our c u l t u r a l a c h i e v e m e n t s like art m u s i c a n d a r c h i t e c t u r e H e c o u l d e x p l a i n t o t h e m t h e ability t o s t o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n a c o m p u t e r d i s c w h i c h c a n b e retrieved by pressing a button H u m a n s h a v e a c h i e v e d s o m a r r y t h i n g s t h a t c o u l d b e e x p l a i n e d t o e x t r a - t e r r e s t n a l s For e x a m p l e t h e u s e o f l a s e r b e a m s in m e d i c i n e a n d i n d u s t r y A n d architecture, from the pyramids to modern-day skyscrapers H e c o u l d a l s o talk t o t h e m a b o u t satellites that can predict the weather, transmit a n d t e l e p h o n e signals a n d even b r i n g us pictures b a c k of outer s p a c e

TV

channels

Part 4 (Suggested answers) •

SA

I t h i n k t r a v e l t o o t h e r p l a n e t s m i g h t b e p o s s i b l e o n e d a y , b e c a u s e s p a c e t e c h n o l o g y is constantly improving

SB

Y e s , b u t I t h i n k w o r l d g o v e r n m e n t s w i l l s t o p i n v e s t i n g s o m u c h m o n e y in s p a c e t e c h n o l o g y a s m o n e y is n e e d e d t o s o l v e p r o b l e m s h e r e o n E a r t h T h e r e m u s t b e i n t e l l i g e n t life e l s e w h e r e - p e r h a p s n o t in t h i s g a l a x y b u t in a n o t h e r o n e T h e u n i v e r s e i s h u g e , a n d w e k n o w v e r y little a b o u t it Y e s t h a t s t r u e b u t I t h i n k o t h e r b e i n g s " w o u l d h a v e m a d e c o n t a c t w i t h u s a l r e a d y if t h e r e w a s i n t e l l i g e n t life o n o t h e r p l a n e t s

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I w o u l d try t o c o m m u n i c a t e w i t h a b e i n g f r o m a n o t h e r p l a n e t P e r h a p s w e c o u l d f i n d a c o m m o n l a n g u a g e , a n d t h e n I w o u l d t e a c h it a b o u t o u r w o r l d I i m a g i n e t h a t it w o u l d h a v e d i s c o v e r e d a lot a b o u t h u m a n b e i n g s a l r e a d y I w o u l d w a n t t o find o u t a b o u t the b e i n g ' s planet I s u p p o s e a s t r o n a u t s h a v e t o be r e s o u r c e f u l , b e c a u s e t h e y h a v e t o f a c e a l o t o f difficult situations Yes, a n d they n e e d to b e c o u r a g e o u s too, b e c a u s e they certainly face d a n g e r o u s situations I t h i n k t h a t m o n e y s p e n t o n s p a c e r e s e a r c h is a n i n v e s t m e n t , a s it c o u f d r e s u l t in f i n d i n g solutions t o our p r o b l e m s here on Earth I d i s a g r e e W e s h o u l d s o l v e o u r p r o b l e m s h e r e first b e f o r e s p e n d i n g m o n e y o n s o m e t h i n g that m a y b e pointless W e s h o u l d worry a b o u t p e o p l e w h o are starving t o d a y

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Test 3

1 FESTIVALS AND CELEBRATIONS 1 . T o t h e T e a c h e r : T h e a i m o f e x e r c i s e 1 i s t h a t s t u d e n t s c o m e u p w i t h a n y l o g i c a l d e s c r i p t i o n of t h e pictures a n d g u e s s w h a t is h a p p e n i n g a n d w h a t t h e y a r e c a l l e d Encourage

T h e teacher t h e n explains w h a t the celebrations held are S s t o d e s c r i b e t h e a c t i v i t i e s s h o w n in t h e

pictures

S u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s g i v e n b y students a n d n a m e s o f festivals 1

Chinesepeopleparadinginstre^tsholdirigabann p l a c e in C h i n a o r in another c o u n t r y w h e r e there is a C h i n e s e c o m m u n i t y

(Chinese New Year

in C h i n a o r C h i n e s e c o m m u n i t i e s all o v e r t h e w o r l d ) 2

a b a s k e t w i t h c o l o u r e d e g g s a n d chocolate

bunnies lying o n grass - spring time

could be a

c e l e b r a t i o n of E a s t e r m a n O r t h o d o x c o u n t r y ( O r t h o d o x E a s t e r ) 3

p e o p l e d r e s s e d u p in f a n c y c o s t u m e s s i n g i n g a n d d a n c i n g - a n e x c i t e d a t m o s p h e r e t a k i n g p l a c e i n Brazil (Rio d e J a n e i r o , m o r e s p e c i f i c a l l y M a r d i G r a s

4

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Britain) 5 a p o s t c a r d s h o w i n g a c a r r i a g e d e c o r a t e d w i t h r o s e s - c o u l d b e a c e l e b r a t i o n of f l o w e r s - M a y D a y - p e o p l e visit s p e c i a l f l o w e r e x h i b i t i o n s a n d d e c o r a t e their h o u s e s w i t h a v a r i e t y o f f l o w e r s - in s o m e c o u n t r i e s a w r e a t h m a d e of f l o w e r s is p l a c e d o n t h e f r o n t d o o r of t h e h o u s e ( M a y D a y all o v e r t h e world) 6 a g r o u p of soldiers p a r a d i n g - t a k e s p l a c e in Britain - there c o u l d be a b a n d - c o u l d have fireworks or o t h e r s p e c i a l c e l e b r a t i o n s ( R o y a l M i l i t a r y P a r a d e / Q u e e n ' s B i r t h d a y in Britain) 7 a little a n g e l a n d r e d h e a r t s - s y m b o l o f l o v e ( V a l e n t i n e ' s D a y E u r o p e a n d A m e n c a ) 8 f i r e w o r k s d i s p l a y - c o u l d b e a n a t i o n a l h o l i d a y N e w Year s Eve, I n d e p e n d e n c e D a y o r a n y o t h e r s p e c i a l e v e n t - t h e r e c o u l d b e a p a r a d e h e l d a s w e l l (Guy Fawkes' Day in Britain or 4th of July in U S A o r N e w Y e a r ' s E v e ) and

2.

t y p e s of festivals

canine

religion

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n a m e s of f e s t i v a l s

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moods

beetle

activities

sleeping

3 Christmas

TYPE

ACTIVITIES

religious

eating drinking, church going

Thanksgiving

religious

eating

Chinese N e w Year

religious

fireworks

Independence Day

patriotic

fireworks

May Day

patriotic

parades

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Type Name Activities PJace

B Type Name Activities Place C Type Name Activities Place D Type Name Activities Place E

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Type Name Activities Place

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religious

Type Name Activities

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Place

eating USA

Type

religious

Name Activities

Place

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J

Type Name Activities

carnival celebration Halloween dressing u p having parties

Place

North A m e r i c a Britain

K

Type

patriotic

Name Activities

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France I

carnival (Mardi Gras) dancing dressing u p in colourful c o s t u m e s drinking R i o d e J a n e i r o Brazil religious Ramadan fasting feasting

the M u s l i m W o r l d

Place

messages Europe and America

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G

cultural C a n n e s Film Festival film previews parties

romantic Valentine s D a y exchanging presents a n d

Type

FCE Examination

Russia

Type Name Activities

Name

5

Skills 2 for the Revised Cambridge

military/patriotic (Russian) M a y Day parades

Place

patriotic Independence Day fireworks

picnics barbecues

USA

(Suggested answer) a

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6

To the Teacher

1 2 3 4

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dress u p Turkey celebrated Orthodox

Explain a n y n e w vocabulary before Ss d o the exercise 5 send 6 honour 7 displays 8 march

9 fasting 10 feast 11 e x c h a n g e 12 d e c o r a t e

13 r e l i g i o u s 14 g a t h e r 15 w o r l d w i d e

FCE Listening and Speaking

Skills 2 for the Revised Cambridge

FCE Examination

3 EDUCATION 1

(Suggested answers) S o m e s c h o o l s l a c k b a s i c e q u i p m e n t m s o m e t h e r e is little d i s c i p l i n e s o m e s t u d e n t s s k i p s c h o o l occasionally I w o u l d p r e f e r t o b e e d u c a t e d a t s c h o o l a s g o i n g t o s c h o o l m e a n s I c a n mix w i t h c h i l d r e n o f m y age I w o u l d prefer t o g o t o a state s c h o o l a s students w h o attend state s c h o o l s have a higher pass rate than students w h o g o to private schools

2

3

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Subjects

2

stimulated

3

career

4

grants

truancy

salaries teachers

7 fees 8 tuition

9

further education

13

promotion

10

11 qualifications

research

14

education

12

donations

15 training

low standards indiscipline detention suspension expulsion

repeated absence from school p o o r class a n d e x a m r e s u l t s rudeness or violence f r o m pupils b e i n g k e p t in s c h o o l after c l a s s temporary removal from school permanent removal from school

To the Teacher

Explain a n y n e w vocabulary before Ss d o the exercise

1 2 3 4 5

5 6

a s s e m b l y hall classroom canteen bell

5 6 7 8

playground statfroom s p o r t s hall p l a y i n g f i e l d s blackboard

9

corridor

10

office

(Suggested answers) PROBLEM

SOLUTIONS

truancy

s t u d e n t s to provide sick notes w h e n a b s e n t stricter p u n i s h m e n t organise a PTA

large class sizes

a p p o i n t e x t r a staff

lack o f d i s c i p l i n e

stricter p u n i s h m e n t d e t e n t i o n s u s p e n s i o n a r r a n g e m o r e in s e r v i c e t r a i n i n g

shortage of facilities

e n c o u r a g e local education authority t o increase s p e n d i n g grants install m o r e c o m p u t e r s d o n a t i o n s b y the rich

poor e x a m results

s e t u p e x t r a s u p p o r t c l a s s e s i m p r o v e l i b r a r y facilities set u p t u t o r i a l s

expulsion o r g a n i s e a PTA

government

H o w each solution would work • If s t u d e n t s w e r e a s k e d t o p r o v i d e s i c k n o t e s w h e n a b s e n t t h e n t h i s w o u l d s t o p t h e m f r o m s k i p p i n g s c h o o l b e c a u s e t h e y w o u l d n t b e a b l e t o j u s t i f y t h e i r a b s e n c e T h e i n t r o d u c t i o n of s t r i c t e r p u n i s h m e n t w o u l d b e a p o s i t i v e s t e p t o o A l s o t h e organisation of a P T A w o u l d help b e c a u s e p a r e n t s w o u l d b e p e r s o n a l l y a n d i m m e d i a t e l y n o t i f i e d if t h e i r c h i l d r e n f a i l e d t o c o m e to s c h o o l a n d s o m e action c o u l d b e taken b y t h e m a s well

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Key •

T h e p r o b l e m of l a r g e c l a s s s i z e s c o u l d b e d e a l t w i t h b y a p p o i n t i n g e x t r a staff It t h i s w a s d o n e then there w o u l d b e smaller g r o u p s a n d students w o u l d receive individual attention

•

I n d i s c i p l i n e c o u l d b e c o n t r o l l e d b y i n t r o d u c i n g s t r i c t e r p u n i s h m e n t s s u c h a s detention, suspension or expulsion Setting u p a Parent - Teacher Association w o u l d help b e c a u s e parents c o u l d help t e a c h e r s i n t h e i r e f f o r t t o e s t a b l i s h d i s c i p l i n e in c l a s s If t h e r e w a s m o r e i n - s e r v i c e t r a i n i n g t h e n n e w t e a c h e r s c o u l d c o n f e r w i t h t h e m o r e e x p e r i e n c e d o n e s s o a s t o find b e t t e r solutions to t h e p r o b l e m of indiscipline S h o r t a g e of facilities is a p r o b l e m t h a i c o u l d be o v e r c o m e b y e n c o u r a g i n g l o c a l e d u c a t i o n a u t h o r i t i e s t o g i v e m o r e f u n d s s o t h a t s c h o o l s c o u l d h a v e m o r e u p d a t e d facilities T h e s a m e t h i n g w o u l d h a p p e n if t h e r i c h m a d e d o n a t i o n s t o s c h o o l s o r if t h e g o v e r n m e n t i n c r e a s e d t h e g r a n t s

•

•

If extra s u p p o r t c l a s s e s o r t u t o r i a l s w e r e set u p , t h e n s t u d e n t s w o u l d h a v e t h e chance to revise m a t e r i a l a n d t o o v e r c o m e a n y w e a k n e s s e s t h e y m i g h t h a v e A l s o it w o u l d h e l p if l i b r a r y facilities were improved s o that students could have access to more reference books

6. L a r g e c l a s s s i z e s a r e a p r o b l e m i n m a n y s c h o o l s It w o u l d b e b e s t if l o c a l a u t h o r i t i e s i n c r e a s e d spending on education This would lead to extra staff b e i n g a p p o i n t e d a n d a s a r e s u l t c l a s s s i z e s w o u l d be reduced In o r d e r t o o v e r c o m e t h e p r o b l e m s c a u s e d b y l a c k o f d i s c i p l i n e t e a c h e r s c o u l d i m p o s e stricter punishments W h e r e not effective, teachers c o u l d resort to expelling students w h o s e behaviour was u n a c c e p t a b l e O r g a n i s i n g a P a r e n t - T e a c h e r A s s o c i a t i o n (PTA) w o u l d h e l p a s t e a c h e i s c o u l d f i n d o u t a b o u t p r o b l e m s certain s t u d e n t s m a y have w i t h i n their families w h i c h c o u l d b e t h e reason for their b e h a v i o u r Finally i f t e a c h e r s h a d m o r e m s e r v i c e t r a i n i n g t h e y w o u l d b e b e t t e r e q u i p p e d t o d e a l w i t h any discipline p r o b l e m s w h i c h m a y arise ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES

City Life

theatres, cinemas clubs g o o d public transport, open minded people

noise, more crime, pollution

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friendlier healthier, c o m m u n i t y spirit, n o c r i m e p e a c e a n d quiet scenery, ( f r e s h f o o d H ) , n o pollution

nosy people (no privacy), b a d public transport system lack of excitement people not so open-minded

Speaking Test 3 Part 2 (Suggested answers) Pictures A a n d B

To the T e a c h e r ; // S s do not know the names for these two holidays, they should be encouraged to d e s c r i b e the p i c t u r e s a n d u s e a p p r o p r i a t e e x p r e s s i o n s s u c h a s I think, (t s e e m s t o b e , it c o u l d b e , L o o k i n g a t the picture m a k e s m e think I imagine, it is probably etc •

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In picture A w e c a n s e e a beer festival w h e r e p e o p l e w e a r traditional G e r m a n d r e s s a n d d r i n k beer In M u n i c h this celebration takes place every O c t o b e r a n d p e o p l e h a v e a g o o d t i m e (n p i c t u r e B w e c a n s e e t h e V e n i c e C a r n i v a l i n Italy It i s a f a m o u s c a r n i v a l w h e r e p e o p l e d r e s s u p in e x q u i s i t e c o s t u m e s a n d w e a r m a s k s I n G r e e c e w e have a festival similar t o t h e o n e in picture A w h e r e p e o p l e d r i n k w i n e a n d d a n c e traditional d a n c e s T h e s e w i n e festivals are held i n v a r i o u s parts o f G r e e c e m o s t l y in t h e s u m m e r m o n t h s and they are a big tourist attraction S i m i l a r l y t h e r e i s a c a r n i v a l i n G r e e c e e v e r y F e b r u a r y i n t h e t o w n o f P a t r a It is v e r y f a m o u s a n d r e c e n t l y rt h a s b e e n a c k n o w l e d g e d a s e q u a l t o t h e o n e o f R i o d e J a n e i r o P e o p l e s p e n d m o n t h s p r e p a r i n g

F C E Listening and Speaking

Key

Skills 2 for the Revised Cambridge

FCE Examination

t h e i r c o s t u m e s a n d p r a c t i c a l l y e v e r y c i t i z e n o f P a t t a p a r t i c i p a t e s i n t h e c a r n i v a l it «s a g r e a t t i m e o f t h e y e a r f o r t h e p e o p l e of P a t r a a s t h e c e l e b r a t i o n s a r e t e l e v i s e d a n d b r o a d c a s t live all o v e r G r e e c e • •

I k n o w s o m e f o r e i g n f e s t i v a l s f o r e x a m p l e t h e B e r l i n Film Festival t h e Bastille D a y c e l e b r a t i o n s w h i c h are h e l d in F r a n c e t h e R o s e Festival m P o r t l a n d U S t h e E d i n b u r g h Festival etc I w o u l d p r e f e r t o g o t o t h e V e n i c e C a r n i v a l It s f u n t o d r e s s u p i n c o s t u m e s I w o u l d l o v e t o g o t o R i o d e J a n e i r o a t c a r n i v a l t i m e t o w a t c h t h e p a r a d e s It s o u n d s s u c h g o o d f u n

Pictures C a n d D •

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In p i c t u r e C w e c a n s e e a f a r m h o u s e s t a n d i n g i n p e a c e f u l s u r r o u n d i n g s T h e r e a r e t r e e s a n d l o t s o f g r e e n w h i c h m a k e rt a v e r y a t t r a c t i v e l a n d s c a p e Life w o u l d b e q u i e t a n d p e a c e f u l if n o t a little monotonous in such a place In p i c t u r e D w e c a n s e e a city full o f l i g h t s a n d tall b u i l d i n g s T h e r e is a f i r e w o r k s d i s p l a y t o o Life in s u c h a c i t y is hectic a n d s t r e s s f u l a s p e o p l e h a v e t o f a c e traffic j a m s n o i s e a n d p o l l u t i o n P e o p l e m o v e t o t o w n s a n d cities b e c a u s e t h e y e i t h e r w a n t t o h a v e a b e t t e r e d u c a t i o n o r t o f i n d a better j o b S o m e others m o v e t o t o w n s or cities simply b e c a u s e they w a n t m o r e e x c i t e m e n t If I lived m a v i l l a g e I w o u l d e x p e c t t o f i n d s o m e b a r s o r p u b s a c i n e m a a n d p e r h a p s a r e s t a u r a n t o r t w o I w o u l d n t e x p e c t t o f i n d a t h e a t r e o r a n art g a l l e r y O n t h e o t h e r h a n d if I l i v e d i n a city I w o u l d h a v e a c c e s s t o all k i n d s of e n t e r t a i n m e n t f r o m c a f e s t o e x p e n s i v e r e s t a u r a n t s f r o m c i n e m a s t o exhibition centres etc I t h i n k t h e b e s t p l a c e t o r a i s e c h i l d r e n is d e f i n i t e l y t h e c o u n t r y a s t h e r e is less p o l l u t i o n l e s s s t r e s s a n d a lot m o r e o p e n s p a c e C h i l d r e n w o u l d b e n e f i t f r o m b e i n g c l o s e t o n a t u r e a s t h e y c o u l d d e v e l o p m o r e skills t h a n c h i l d r e n w h o l i v e i n t h e c i t y

Part 3 (Suggested answers) SA SB SA SB SA SB

T h i s s c h o o l i s badJy understaffed which means t h a t t h e r e a r e far t o o m a n y s t u d e n t s in e a c h c l a s s S t u d e n t s d o n t r e c e i v e e n o u g h i n d i v i d u a l attention from their teacher That s true W e must persuade the local authority to increase our grant Perhaps w e might encourage local business to m a k e donations A n o t h e r p r o b l e m i s d i s c i p l i n e w h i c h reaJfy m u s t b e i m p r o v e d I p r o p o s e t o i n t r o d u c e stricter p u n i s h m e n t for t r u a n c y a n d b a d b e h a v i o u r m c l a s s S u s p e n s i o n o r detention c a n b e u s e d a s a warning for students w h o m i s b e h a v e I think that would b e a g o o d step towards overcoming this problem Expulsion of students w h o s e b e h a v i o u r i s totally u n a c c e p t a b l e i s a n o t h e r s o l u t i o n W h a t a b o u t t h e l a c k o f e q u i p m e n t ? It i s o b v i o u s t h a t n e w e q u i p m e n t s u c h a s c o m p u t e r s r e f e r e n c e b o o k s e t c is really n e c e s s a r y

SA

T h e s c h o o l w o u l d h a v e b e t t e r e x a m r e s u l t s if t h e

students could use updated material I a g r e e In m y o p i n i o n s e t t i n g u p a P a r e n t T e a c h e r A s s o c i a t i o n w o u l d b e a g o o d s t e p t o o Y o u k n o w h o w h e l p f u l p a r e n t s c a n b e if t h e y a r e a s k e d t o c o n t r i b u t e t o s u c h a c a u s e

Part 4 (Suggested answers) •

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I a g r e e b u t if s o m e p e o p l e w i s h t o p a y f o r t h e i r c h i l d r e n t o r e c e i v e p r i v a t e e d u c a t i o n t h e y should b e able t o Yes but state schools should receive e n o u g h m o n e y from the government to ensure that high educational standards are available t o everyone L a n g u a g e s a r e v i t a l n o w a d a y s b e c a u s e c o m m u n i c a t i n g is s o i m p o r t a n t i n all s o r t s o f b u s i n e s s That s true but sciences are also important as m a n y j o b s involve t e c h n o l o g y

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(fruit) g r e e n g r o c e r ' s / s u p e r m a r k e t (cheese) s u p e r m a r k e t / g r o c e r s (meat) butcher s / s u p e r m a r k e t (bread) baker s/supermarket (Suggested answers) • • •

I k n o w s o m e other s h o p s s u c h a s a d e p a r t m e n t store, chemist's, corner s h o p , n e w s a g e n t s etc I p a r t i c u l a r l y l i k e g o i n g t o d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e s a s t h e r e is s u c h a v a r i e t y of t h i n g s M o r e o v e r I d o n t w a s t e t i m e g o i n g t o d i f f e r e n t s h o p s a s e v e r y t h i n g I want is in one shop N o r m a l l y it s m y p a r e n t s w h o d o t h e s h o p p i n g for m y f a m i l y b e c a u s e t h e y k n o w e x a c t l y w h e r e t o d o t h e i r s h o p p i n g a n d h o w m u c h m o n e y t h e y s h o u l d s p e n d o n it

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baker s newsagent s greengrocer's grocer s chemist s butcher s supermarket hardware store fishmonger's clothes s h o p sweet shop

biscuits, bread, cakes newspapers magazines sweets, cigarettes, canned drinks v e g e t a b l e s , fruit s u g a r m i l k , c a n n e d d r i n k s v e g e t a b l e s , fruit, s e a f o o d , s w e e t s m e d i c i n e , p e r f u m e , m a k e - u p toiletries meat s w e e t s v e g e t a b l e s , fruit, s u g a r , m i l k toiletries, m e a t c a k e s , c a n n e d d r i n k s , fish, b i s c u i t s , m a k e - u p , s e a f o o d e t c h a m m e r nails tools fish, s e a f o o d clothes accessories sweets QUALITIES

PERSONNEL

FEATURES

m a r k e t stall

small, old-fashioned busy, c h e a p , specialist friendly

stall h o l d e r

display

corner shop

small, old-fashioned, friendly, expensive, little v a r i e t y o p e n long hours

shopkeeper

counter shelves basket d e e p f r e e z e , till

chain store

large, m o d e r n specialist busy impersonal cheap

s h o p assistants manager checkout operator

counter shelves, till c h a n g i n g r o o m s

supermarket

large

s h o p assistants manager, checkout o p e r a t o r , shelf s t a c k e r

shelves, racks aisles, d e e p f r e e z e trolley, b a s k e t

shopkeeper,

counter till, s h e l v e s

modern,

general, busy impersonal, cheap hardware store small, specialist busy friendly

s h o p assistants

A c o r n e r s h o p i s u s u a l l y a small, old-fashioned p l a c e It is r u n b y t h e s h o p k e e p e r w h o is u s u a l l y q u i t e f r i e n d l y A c o r n e r s h o p c a n b e m o r e e x p e n s i v e t h a n a s u p e r m a r k e t It i s n o t v e r y b i g a n d e v e r y t h i n g t h a t is f o r s a l e is p l a c e d o n s h e l v e s T h e r e is little v a r i e t y , b u t it is o p e n l o n g e r h o u r s t h a n larger s h o p s

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A c h a i n s t o r e is a l a r g e m o d e r n s p e c i a l i s t s h o p w h e r e p e o p l e c a n b u y p a r t i c u l a r t h i n g s T h e r e a r e s h o p a s s i s t a n t s w h o s e r v e c u s t o m e r s b e h i n d a c o u n t e r T h e r e is a till a n d t h e r e a r e c h a n g i n g r o o m s w h e r e p e o p l e c a n try o n a n y c l o t h e s t h e y w a n t t o b u y A c h a i n s t o r e c a n b e i m p e r s o n a l t h o u g h b e c a u s e t h e r e is n o t m u c h p e r s o n a l c o n t a c t b e t w e e n t h e c u s t o m e r s a n d t h e s h o p a s s i s t a n t s Supermarkets are large m o d e r n a n d busy places where people can b u y almost everything they n e e d S u p e r m a r k e t s are quite c h e a p b e c a u s e they c a n stock m bulk but are rather i m p e r s o n a l There a r e l o n g a i s l e s of f o o d s t a c k e d o n s h e l v e s r a c k s a n d i n f r e e z e r s b y shelf s t a c k e r s C u s t o m e r s c a r r y b a s k e t s o r p u s h t r o l l e y s T h e r e are c h e c k o u t o p e r a t o r s a n d s h o p a s s i s t a n t s A h a r d w a r e s t o r e i s a s m a l l s h o p w h e r e p e o p l e c a n b u y t o o l s It i s u s u a l l y r u n b y a friendly s h o p k e e p e r w h o m a y b e h e l p e d by s h o p assistants There are shelves displaying the items for sale a n d c u s t o m e r s p a y f o r t h e i r p u r c h a s e s a t t h e till 4

T o the T e a c h e r Explain any n e w vocabulary before Ss d o t h e exercise 1 2

expeditions p o p into

3 4

run staff

5

tags

5

6 7

stock superstores

11 12

cash credit

8 9

variety delivered

13 14

exclusive brand

10

discount

15

Handmade

GOOD POINTS

BAD POINTS

convenient

corner shop

long opening hours weekend opening

supermarket

competitive prices long opening hours large variety o f g o o d s g o o d layout convenient

long queues

grocer s

helpful assistants convenient

short opening hours limited space

chemist s

weekend opening helpful assistants

short opening hours

chain store

g o o d layout competitive prices

impersonal service

limited s p a c e expensive

impersonal service

S u p e r m a r k e t s offer a l a r g e v a r i e t y o f g o o d s a n d c o m p e t i t i v e p r i c e s T h e y h a v e l o n g o p e n i n g h o u r s w h i c h suits m o s t c u s t o m e r s They also have a g o o d layout s o c u s t o m e r s d o not w a s t e m u c h t i m e t r y i n g to f i n d w h a t t h e y n e e d T h e i r o n l y d r a w b a c k is t h a t s o m e t i m e s there; a r e l o n g q u e u e s at t h e tills a n d t h e service is q u i t e i m p e r s o n a l A g r o c e r s s h o p is c o n v e n i e n t a n d h a s h e l p f u l a s s i s t a n t s A s it is a s m a l l p l a c e t h o u g h it h a s l i m i t e d s p a c e O n e d i s a d v a n t a g e is t h e s h o r t o p e n i n g h o u r s I t y o u r u n o u t o f s o m e t h i n g y o u w i l l n o t b e a b l e to g e t it f r o m t h e s h o p b e c a u s e it m i g h t b e c l o s e d A c h e m i s t s s h o p offers w e e k e n d o p e n i n g w h i c h m e a n s t h a t if y o u u r g e n t l y n e e d s o m e m e d i c a t i o n y o u II f i n d o n e t h a t is o p e n O n t h e o t h e r h a n d t h e w e e k l y o p e n i n g h o u r s are s h o r t w h i c h is a disadvantage T h e assistants are normally helpful C h a m s t o r e s h a v e a g o o d l a y o u t s o c u s t o m e r s c a n f i n d w h a t t h e y w a n t quickly a n d e a s i l y T h e y offer competitive prices which m e a n s y o u c a n g e t t h i n g s a t a r e a s o n a b l e p r i c e H o w e v e r t h e s e r v i c e is q u i t e impersonal

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T o t h e T e a c h e r Explain a n y n e w vocabulary before Ss d o the exercise 1 2 3 4

7

baker s newsagent s greengrocer s grocer s

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

chemist s butchers supermarket fishmongers

clothes shop sweetshop corner shop chain stores

13

hardware store

14

Superstores

(Suggested answer) S u p e r m a r k e t s are large and impersonal whereas in a clothes s h o p y o u normally get m o r e fnendly service Supermarkets a n d clothes shops e m p l o y s h o p assistants w h o are overseen b y a m a n a g e r but s u p e r m a r k e t s also have c h e c k o u t operators a n d shelf stackers Antiques s h o p s are smaller and more specialist places than supermarkets They are m o r e expensive t o o Both clothes s h o p s a n d a n t i q u e s s h o p s h a v e a l i m i t e d v a r i e t y of g o o d s N o r m a l l y a n a n t i q u e s s h o p i s r u n b y t h e s h o p k e e p e r S u p e r m a r k e t s have Jong o p e n i n g h o u r s w h e r e a s c l o t h e s s h o p s a n d a n t i q u e s s h o p s h a v e s h o r t opening hours

1 ACCIDENTS 1

2

3

h o u s e o n fire g e t s t u c k i n a lift accident theft burglary t r o u b l e at sea

m Britain dial

100 199

T o t h e T e a c h e r E x p l a i n a n y n e w v o c a b u l a r y first t h e n a s k S s t o d o t h e e x e r c i s e 1 2

Paramedics stretcher

4 5

truncheons whistles lifeboat

3

firefighters sirens

6

life j a c k e t s

WOUNDS/INJURIES

TREATMENT

cut

stitches sticking plaster sticking plaster ice compress plaster cast

graze bruise broken bone/fracture sprain burn concussion 4

in G r e e c e d i a l

(Suggested answers) Fire b r i g a d e Ambulance Police Coastguard

7

fire b r i g a d e

8

coastguard

bandage ointment ice compress

T o the T e a c h e r Ask S s to s k i m t h e texts t h e n ask t h e f o l l o w i n g c o m p r e h e n s i o n q u e s t i o n s 1 2 3 4 5

Why was Mandy Gnbbons presented with a n a w a r d W h a t c a u s e d t h e c a r a c c i d e n t i n t h e first s t o r y " W h a t w a s t h e first t h i n g M a n d y d i d W h a t c a u s e d t h e c a r a c c i d e n t in t h e s e c o n d s t o r y ? W h y d i d J u l i e Jarvis u n d e r g o s u r g e r y

7

7

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B e c a u s e o f h e r b r a v e r y a n d h e r ability t o a c t q u i c k l y i n t h i s e m e r g e n c y

2

The car s k i d d e d o n black ice and ran into a wall

3 4 5

She called the police T h e c a r hit a t r e e a n d o v e r t u r n e d B e c a u s e h e r l e g w a s s h a t t e r e d a n d it h a d t o b e p i e c e d t o g e t h e r

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she called the police she tried t o comfort the victims

they didn't notify e m e r g e n c y services they didn't explain h o w urgent the situation w a s t h e y d i d n ' t try t o s t o p t h e b l e e d i n g

she k e p t t h e driver w a r m she carried the children to safety s h e left t h e d r i v e r w h e r e h e w a s

To t h e T e a c h e r ; E x p l a i n a n y n e w v o c a b u l a r y b e f o r e S s d o t h e e x e r c i s e 1 2 3

bruise shock/pain hysterical

4 pain 5 discomfort 6 unconscious

7 panic 8 numb 9 sore

SHOULD disinfect w o u n d s

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move people away from the area of a p o s s i b l e e x p l o s i o n g i v e artificial r e s p i r a t i o n keep victims warm dial 9 9 9

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7.

dizzy unwell concussion

SHOULDN'T

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10 11 12

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g i v e v i c t i m s a c u p of c o f f e e s m o k e next to a car a c c i d e n t i g n o r e t h e victims

(Suggested answers) Y o u s h o u l d a l w a y s try t o k e e p v i c t i m s w a r m Y o u m u s t n e v e r g i v e v i c t i m s a c u p of c o f f e e b e c a u s e i t speeds u p the heart beat O n l y if y o u h a v e t h e n e c e s s a r y e q u i p m e n t s h o u l d y o u a t t e m p t t o d i s i n f e c t w o u n d s You must never s m o k e next to a car accident as s m o k i n g can cause a n explosion It h e l p s if y o u d i a l 9 9 9 i m m e d i a t e l y a s a n a m b u l a n c e c a n c o m e q u i c k l y t o t h e s c e n e of a n a c c i d e n t a n d the paramedics can take care of the victims Y o u must m o v e p e o p l e a w a y f r o m t h e area of a possible explosion t o a place w h e r e they c a n safely r e m a i n till a n a m b u l a n c e a r r i v e s O n l y a t t e m p t t o g i v e artificial r e s p i r a t i o n if y o u k n o w h o w t o , o t h e r w i s e w a i t till t h e p a r a m e d i c s a r r i v e Y o u s h o u l d never ignore the victims a s they m i g h t n e e d i m m e d i a t e help

8

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To the Teacher: Ask Ss to skim the passage, then ask them the following comprehension

headlight

2

safety belt

3 spanner

4

splinter

5

graze

6

brake

questions 1

W h y have there b e e n s o m a n y accidents recently?

2

H o w m a n y car accidents are m e n t i o n e d i n this passage?

Answers 1

B e c a u s e of the c o l d wet weather w h i c h m a k e s driving d a n g e r o u s

2 Two 1

slippery

3

speeding

5

dented

7

brakes

2

speed restrictions

4

swerve

6

collided

8

seatbelts

9 write-offs

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HELP AVOID AN ACCIDENT

drinking alcohol lighting a cigarette not s l o w i n g d o w n near children o r animals driving taster in t o w n s

checking the brakes slowing d o w n before a junction keeping a safe distance f r o m other cars d r i v i n g m o r e s l o w l y in rain o r s n o w following s p e e d limits

Key

(Suggested answer) T h e s e c o n d a c c i d e n t m a y b e c o n s i d e r e d w o r s e a s it c o u l d h a v e b e e n a v o i d e d A l t h o u g h t h e d r i v e r w a s n o t h u r t t h e m o t o r c y c l i s t w a s T h e p e o p l e in t h e first a c c i d e n t h a d t a k e n all t h e p r e c a u t i o n s t h e y c o u l d t o a v o i d injury (Suggested answer) *

In t h e first d r a w i n g t h e r e is a c o u n t r y r o a d a n d a c a r w h i c h h a s hit a f e n c e T h e d r i v e r m i g h t n o t h a v e noticed the sign w h i c h w a r n s drivers t o drive slowly a s animals are frequently seen o n the road Alternatively h e m i g h t have had t o swerve t o avoid the s h e e p and a s a result he lost control o f the car a n d hit the fence

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13

In t h e s e c o n d d r a w i n g t h e r e is a c r o s s r o a d s a n d t w o c a r s w h i c h h a v e c o l l i d e d T h e a c c i d e n t m a y have b e e n c a u s e d b y one of the cars t r y i n g t o overtake the lorry a n d driving into the other A l t e r n a t i v e l y o n e o f t h e d r i v e r s m i g h t n o t h a v e s t o p p e d at t h e traffic l i g h t s a n d d r i v e n s t r a i g h t o n t h u s crashing into the other car In t h e t h i r d d r a w i n g t h e r e is a car w h i c h h a s hit a l a m p p o s t T h e c a u s e o f t h e a c c i d e n t m i g h t h a v e b e e n that t h e driver t r i e d t o a v o i d hitting t h e o l d lady w h o h a p p e n e d t o b e c r o s s i n g t h e street a n d in d o i n g s o h e hit t h e l a m p p o s t O r t h e c a r m i g h t h a v e s k i d d e d o n t h e icy p a t c h a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y t h e d r i v e r lost c o n t r o l o f h i s v e h i c l e a n d hit t h e l a m p p o s t

(Suggested answer) SA

O n e winter m o r n i n g I w a s travelling into t o w n with m y father w h e n a d o g ran into the middle

SB SA SB SA SB SA

of t h e r o a d So what did you do? Well m y father p u t o n the brakes a n d s w e r v e d t o a v o i d t h e d o g W h a t h a p p e n e d next? T h e c a r s k i d d e d off t h e r o a d a s it w a s w e t a n d hit t h e f e n c e at t h e s i d e of t h e r o a d W a sanyone hurt L u c k i l y n e i t h e r of u s w a s s e r i o u s l y h u r t W e o n l y h a d a f e w b r u i s e s

SB SA SB SA

What h a p p e n e d t o the car? It w a s b a d l y d e n t e d o n o n e s i d e a n d rt t o o k t w o w e e k s t o b e r e p a i r e d Is t h e r e a n y t h i n g y o u c o u l d h a v e d o n e t o p r e v e n t t h e a c c i d e n t ? I d o n t t h i n k s o M y d a d w a s n t d r i v i n g f a s t s o h e c a n t b e b l a m e d for n o t b r a k i n g i n t i m e

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(Suggested answers)

Pictures A a n d B *

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Picture A s h o w s a large department store whereas picture B s h o w s a grocer s s h o p The department s t o r e is c o v e r e d w i t h l i g h t s It s p r o b a b l y lit u p f o r C h r i s t m a s T h e g r o c e r s is s m a l l a n d p a c k e d full of things The w o m a n serving l o o k s very helpful a n d friendly Y o u c a n b u y e v e r y t h i n g in a l a r g e d e p a r t m e n t s t o r e l i k e t h e o n e in p i c t u r e A In p i c t u r e B t h o u g h y o u c a n o n l y b u y fruit a n d v e g e t a b l e s

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It is f i n e t o p a y o n c r e d i t if y o u h a v e e n o u g h m o n e y in y o u r b a n k a c c o u n t t o c o v e r t h e a m o u n t g r a d u a l l y o r if y o u a r e a b l e t o p a y i n i n s t a l m e n t s P a y i n g b y c r e d i t c a n b e a v e r y u s e f u l w a y o f b u y i n g s o m e t h i n g e x p e n s i v e g r a d u a l l y H o w e v e r it is e a s y t o g e t i n t o t r o u b l e w h e n p a y i n g o n c r e d i t b e c a u s e y o u m i g h t start t o b u y t h i n g s y o u actually d o n t n e e d or c a n t afford

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I d o b u y t h i n g s b y m a i l o r d e r a s I d o n t like s h o p p i n g It is m u c h e a s i e r t o s i t a t h o m e a n d c h o o s e t h i n g s from the comfort of your o w n h o m e t h a n having t o g o t o so m a n y different s h o p s or I n e v e r g e t t h i n g s f r o m m a i l o r d e r c a t a l o g u e s a s t h e y never h a v e a v e r y g o o d s e l e c t i o n of c l o t h e s o r a m / t h i n g e l s e A n d w h e n y o u d o o r d e r t h e t h i n g s t h e y re n e v e r l i k e t h e y a r e i n t h e c a t a l o g u e o r t h e y r e really b a d q u a l i t y o r t h e y d o n t fit Pictures C and D •

In p i c t u r e C t h e r e a r e t w o h o l l o w e d o u t p u m p k i n s w h i c h are t r a d i t i o n a l l y u s e d a t H a l l o w e e n H a l l o w e e n is a h o l i d a y w h i c h i s c e l e b r a t e d in N o r t h A m e r i c a a n d B r i t a i n d u r i n g w h i c h p e o p l e d r e s s u p a n d h a v e a g r e a t t i m e i n p i c t u r e D w e c a n s e e a n old Valentine s c a r d Valentine s Day is celebrated all o v e r t h e w o r l d a n d it is v e r y r o m a n t i c

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H a l l o w e e n isn t v e r y p o p u l a r in G r e e c e b u t S t V a l e n t i n e s D a y i s O n S t V a l e n t i n e s D a y e v e r y b o d y s e n d s t h e i r l o v e d o n e c a r d s f l o w e r s o r little gifts

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If I c o u l d c r e a t e a f e s t i v a l it w o u l d b e a n a t u r e f e s t i v a l P e o p l e w o u l d g o t o t h e c o u n t r y s i d e t o p i c k u p litter p l a n t t r e e s a n d g e n e r a l l y c a r e i o r t h e e n v i r o n m e n t T h e n t h e y w o u l d h a v e b i g p i c n i c s w i t h s i n g m g and dancing

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P e o p l e d o e n j o y c e l e b r a t i o n s t o d a y a s m u c h a s in t h e p a s t b u t t h e y j u s t c e l e b r a t e i n a d i f f e r e n t w a y In t h e p a s t t h e c o m m u n i t y o f t e n g o t t o g e t h e r t o c e l e b r a t e i m p o r t a n t f e s t i v a l s b u t n o w a d a y s c o m m u n i t i e s are not s o close T o d a y p e o p l e s e e m t o b u y t h i n g s a s presents for e a c h other rather than gathering together Note to the Teacher T h e s e are s u g g e s t e d a n s w e r s S s m a y c o m e u p w i t h m o r e a n s w e r s A n y answer is a c c e p t a b l e a s l o n g a s it is m e a n i n g f u l a n d m a t c h e s t h e c o n c e p t of t h i s e x e r c i s e M a k e s u r e t h e S s u s e a p p r o p r i a t e expressions s u c h as m a y / m i g h t have m a y / m i g h t not have possibly etc

art 3 (Suggested answers) SA

T h a t r e d c a r h a s j u s t hit t h e traffic light L o o k at t h e f u m e s c o m i n g o u t o f t h e e n g i n e '

SB SA

I m s u r e t h e c a r is b a d l y d a m a g e d W h a t d o y o u t h i n k c a u s e d t h e a c c i d e n t ? W e l l t h e d r i v e r m i g h t h a v e s k i d d e d o n t h e o i l y p a t c h a n d a s a r e s u l t h e lost c o n t r o l o f t h e v e h i c l e a n d hit t h e traffic l i g h t s A n o t h e r p o s s i b i l i t y w o u l d b e t h a t w h i l e t h e d r i v e r w a s g o i n g a l o n g P i n e Street a d r u n k e n m a n s u d d e n l y s t e p p e d o u t into t h e r o a d T h e driver m i g h t have s w e r v e d t o a v o i d h i m lost c o n t r o l o f his v e h i c l e a n d e n d e d u p h i t t i n g t h e traffic l i g h t A l t e r n a t i v e l y w h i l e t h e d r i v e r w a s g o i n g a l o n g P i n e S t r e e t a n e l d e r l y l a d y s t e p p e d off t h e c u r b c o m p l e t e l y u n a w a r e o f t h e o n c o m i n g car H e s w e r v e d t o a v o i d h i t t i n g h e r t h e n t h e d r u n k a r d

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a p p e a r e d T h e driver p a n i c k e d tried t o brake s k i d d e d o n t h e oily p a t c h a n d eventually c r a s h e d i n t o t h e traffic l i g h t s L o o k at t h e t w o c h i l d r e n r u n n i n g a c r o s s P i n e S t r e e t t o g e t t o t h e i c e c r e a m v a n T h e y c o u l d h a v e b e e n t h e c a u s e of t h e a c c i d e n t W h a t if h e s w e r v e d t o a v o i d r u n n i n g o v e r t h e m a s m o s t probably t h e y d i d n t c h e c k before c r o s s i n g the street? Y o u r e r g h t H e m i g h t h a v e s w e r v e d a n d t h e n h a v i n g lost c o n t r o l of t h e car c r a s h e d i n t o t h e traffic l i g h t s

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FCE examination

Key

SB

I t h i n k t h e r e is another possibility t o o There are t w o a n i m a l s c h a s i n g e a c h other a l o n g O a k Street The driver m a y have been g o i n g a l o n g O a k Street w h e n h e n o t i c e d t h e m H e tried t o a v o i d r u n n i n g o v e r t h e m s w e r v e d a n d e n d e d u p h i t t i n g t h e traffic l i g h t s

SA

W e l l it s o b v i o u s t h a t y o u m u s t b e r e a l l y c a u t i o u s w h i l e d r i v i n g b e c a u s e a n a c c i d e n t c a n b e caused within seconds

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Y o u should always wear your seat belt

SB SA

Y e s a n d b a b i e s s h o u l d travel in a s p e c i a l car seat in t h e b a c k T h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t t h i n g is t o d r i v e c a r e f u l l y Y o u s h o u l d n t e x c e e d t h e s p e e d limit a n d y o u s h o u l d n t t a k e a n y unnecessary risks

SA

I w o u l d look both ways before crossing a street

SB

A n d I w o u l d slow d o w n before reaching a crossroads

SA

I t h i n k it s h o u l d b e m a d e m o r e d i f f i c u l t b e c a u s e I b e l i e v e t h e r e a r e a l r e a d y a lot of u n s a f e drivers o n t h e road I agree I think there s h o u l d b e more emphasis o n safe driving Y e t if l e a r n e r s w e r e s h o w n h o w to r e a c t i n e m e r g e n c y s i t u a t i o n s t h e y m i g h t b e b e t t e r p r e p a r e d t o a v o i d a c c i d e n t s i n real s i t u a t i o n s 1 also think that the m i n i m u m age for driving should b e raised

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I r e c k o n y o u c a n d r i n k t w o o r t h r e e g l a s s e s of w i n e a n d still d r i v e N o in Britain y o u c a n only drink o n e glass of w i n e o r a pint of beer W e l l it d o e s n t r e a l l y m a t t e r b e c a u s e I d o n t t h i n k y o u s h o u l d d r i n k a n y t h i n g a t all

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I d o n t t h i n k t h e r e s h o u l d b e a s p e e d l i m i t b e c a u s e y o u c a n t g e t t h e f u l l v a l u e o u t o f y o u r car

SB

I completely disagree should b e lowered

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Skills 2 for the Revised Cambridge

FCE Examination

• ! • Preparing for Speaking Test 5 HOBBIES AND PASTIMES To the Teacher

Explain a n y n e w vocabulary before Ss d o t h e exercise

(Suggested answers) EQUIPMENT

QUALITIES / SKILLS

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stamp collecting

stamp album, magnifying glass

patient,

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playing chess

chess board chess pieces

patient,

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ballet dancing

ballet shoes, special clothes

a g o o d s e n s e of r h y t h m

organised

clever healthy

d e d i c a t e d , fit, artistic

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knitting

knitting needles and w o o l a pattern

patient creative

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listening to music

radio stereo C D cassette player

a l i k i n g for m u s i c , a s e n s e of rhythm a n ear for music

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gardening

tools seeds, watering can,

c r e a t i v e , p h y s i c a l l y fit o r g a n i s e d " g r e e n fingers

plants spade pesticides 7

fishing

rod, hook, line, fishing n e t fishing boots rowing boat

patient, persistent

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car racing

car special clothes, helmet

courageous quick observant, sharp

To the Teacher: collect-

Explain any n e w vocabulary before Ss d o the exercise stamps coins butterilies

play

b a s k e t b a l l , soccer

w a t c h / l i s t e n to-

records, m u s i c TV, video, birds films

billiards,

records

a. musical

go:

fishing, c i n e m a hiking, sailing

make-

m o d e l planes collages paper flowers

instrument, darts, chess

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(Suggested answers)

basketball

EQUIPMENT

QUALITIES/SKILLS

b a s k e t b a l l kit b a l l t r a i n i n g

e n e r g e t i c o b s e r v a n t fit active q u i c k accurate

shoes fishing

rod boots small boat net hook bait magnifying

patient persistent knowledgeable

s t a m p collecting

stamps album glass

canoeing

canoe helmet p a d d l e s w e t suit

courageous

reading

b o o k s reading glasses

patient selective k n o w l e d g e a b l e

playing chess

chess pieces

m e t h o d i c a l clever p a t i e n t

gardening

seeds gardening tools plants watering can pesticides

chessboard

patient organised knowledgeable observant

tit s t r o n g

observant

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