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B1 Booster v3
I joined a chess (1) .......... last year and I really enjoy it now. It’s a great (2) ..........
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because you have to really think about how to win. You also meet people.
Ilona I love (3) .......... to great music. My ideal weekend is going to a music (4) ..........
and seeing lots of new bands.
I love travel! My favourite activities are going (5) .......... and visiting museums and
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art (6) ........ .
My ideal leisure activity is (7) .......... on a beach and reading a fashion (8) ........ .
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So relaxing!
I’m quite a creative person. I bought a camera last year and took up (9) .......... . I’m not
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interested in being a (10) .......... of a club, though. I’m quite happy to spend time on my own.
do you agree that going back to like I said not sure, because
on a completely different subject that’s an interesting point
what do you think about this what I mean is
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Exam task
Look at the text in each question. What does it say? Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.
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1 Why has Josh sent this message?
A to ask George to go camping with him
next weekend
Hi George, I’m going camping next
weekend, so can I borrow your tent? You B to tell George about a new tent he’s going
bought one last summer, didn’t you? If to buy
you’ve got a small cooker, that would be
great, too. Thanks.
C to ask if George will lend him some
Josh camping equipment
2 Reply Forward What should club members do?
To: Photography club members A come to the picnic with food to cook
Subject: Picnic
B take lots of photos at the picnic
Everyone welcome – just meet at the park at 2.30 on
Saturday. Bring something for the barbecue – drinks C tell Tom if they want to go to the picnic
provided. Bring your best pictures to share. See you there!
Tom
Get it right!
Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct the mistake.
I write to you because last week I started a new English course in the same school.
Exam task
A B C
A B C
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3 What has the woman studied in college this week?
A B C
A B C
5 What did the students enjoy learning about in the lecture today?
A B C
A B C
A B C
Get it right!
Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct the mistake.
2. I don’t mind going to the gym, though b it’s cheaper than buying them!
Now complete the sentences so that they are true for you.
1b
1. I’d rather ...............................................................................................................................
3. I love ....................................................................................................................................
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Exam task
7 Have you ever tried any .................... sports? Did you enjoy it?
Complete the text with so, while, after, what’s more, at first and anyway.
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Last week, a friend of mine invited me to watch her doing her hobby. (1) .................... , I was confused:
why would she want me to do that? (2) .................... , I went along to the local theatre, where a band
was playing that night. I arrived early, (3) .................... I sat down and waited. (4) .................... I was
sitting there, my friend appeared on stage with a huge piece of paper, which she stuck to a board. That
was strange enough, but (5) .................... , when the band came on, she took out some paints and
brushes as well. As the band played, my friend painted to their music! (6) .................... they finished
Get it right!
Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct the mistake.
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I’m going on holiday to Turkey in two weeks and staying at the Bright Sands holiday (1) ....................... .
I haven’t been before. Any advice?
• I went last year and loved it. It’s got great (2) ....................... , especially the swimming pools!
• If you’re expecting luxury (3) ....................... , you may be disappointed. But the rooms are all clean.
• If you booked online, check your (4) ....................... before you go. There was a problem with mine.
Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the present
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continuous, past simple or present perfect.
Reply Forward
Hi Beth,
Joe and I (1) ........................................ (arrive) in New York three days ago, and we
(2) ........................................ (have) a great time here. We (3) ........................................
(already / do) quite a lot. Yesterday we (4) ........................................ (go) up the Empire State
Building – amazing! We (5) ........................................ (not see) a show on Broadway yet, but
we’ve got tickets for tomorrow.
Abbie
Exam task
The people below all want to go on holiday. On the next page there are descriptions of
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eight holidays. Decide which holiday would be the most suitable for the following people.
For 1–5 write the correct letter A–H.
George wants a holiday with a big group of friends. They are into sports and want
1 to do different things every day. He doesn’t like boats, and some in the group have
young children.
Ana loves to be near the sea. She wants to visit different places, but she also wants
2 to keep away from holiday resorts. She enjoys being active and learning
new skills.
Harry just wants to relax and have fun by the sea. He loves going out and wants to
3 meet other people. He wants a cheap hotel and would prefer to pay for everything
together.
Jess wants to travel abroad and learn about a different way of life. She wants to
4 stay with local people, not in hotels. She would also like to see some
performances.
Greg doesn’t like crowded beaches and wants a peaceful holiday where there aren’t
5 many people. He enjoys walking in the countryside and is happy to spend some
time alone with a good book.
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The best holidays
A Golden Sands Beach Club B Making waves
There’s lots to do at the Golden Sands Beach Our learn-to-sail holiday in Greece will teach you all
Club in Mallorca. It’s a holiday you can afford. the basics of sailing. You’ll be busy but will still have
Enjoy wonderful beaches and swimming in the time to enjoy the silence of the open sea. We stop
Mediterranean or take trips to nearby villages! at a small harbour every night where you can enjoy
Then enjoy shows and make friends at the local food in small restaurants, before sleeping on
social activities in the evening. All meals and your boat. Price includes accommodation but not
drinks are included in the price! food.
Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.
basin
cooker
d
balcony
garage
gate f
c i
lamp e
mirror h
bookcase
stairs g
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Exam task
Photograph 1
3b Track 21 Now listen to the examiner explaining the second part of the Part 2 task.
B, complete the second part of the task.
Photograph 2
Get it right!
Look at the sentences below. Then try to correct the mistake in each one.
Sport
Choose the correct preposition to follow each adjective.
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1. Netball is similar with / of / to basketball.
2. You should be ashamed for / from / of yourself for
cheating in the game!
3. The city of Manchester is famous of / for / from its
football teams.
4. We were very surprised at / from / for the result.
5. Are you interested for / in / with keeping fit?
6. Hurry up – I’m tired of / from / with waiting for you!
7. I’m not very keen of / on / for sport.
8. Who is responsible for / with / about organising the event?
Exam task
Read the text and the questions below. For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Athletics in Jamaica
Jamaica has produced some of the world’s best they work and train together as a team, so they
athletes, including stars such as Usain Bolt and produce better results.
Veronica Campbell-Brown. Is this success partly
The Championships have turned many young students
due to one event – the Jamaica Schools’
into stars, but those who are most talented as adults
Championships?
don’t always win as young teenagers. Olympic gold
The four-day Championships have taken place medallist Usain Bolt, for example, failed to win a
every year since 1910. Nearly 200 school single race at the Championships as an under-15
students take part in front of an audience of runner. Olympic champion Veronica Campbell-Brown
over 30,000 people. The event is also shown was always easily beaten in the lower-age groups
on live TV, and the whole country watches what before finally winning as an older student.
is sometimes called Jamaica’s mini-Olympics.
Nathaniel Day, a young runner from Britain, has
The competitors take it very seriously, and
studied and trained in Jamaica for the last two years.
they all want to win. Classmates and former
‘Young athletes here get experience of being on TV
students also come to support and encourage
from the age of 12,’ he says, ‘so when they’re older,
their schools.
they aren’t scared of big occasions and they perform
School coach Dwayne Simpson has trained many well. In the UK, athletes don’t perform in front of the
young stars. He believes the Championships have cameras until they’re adults, and sometimes they
an important role in the development of young find it hard to deal with.’ According to Nathaniel,
athletes. They are the biggest schools’ competition the Championships also give young athletes a goal.
in the world, he says, and other countries are now ‘Because it’s such a big event, it gives them an
looking to copy them. He also believes that the idea of how exciting it is to perform in an Olympic
Championships give young athletes a reason to stadium. It helps them develop the ambition to
practise. They want to do well for their school, so become champions.’
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1 What does the text say about the Championships? 4 According to Nathaniel Day, the event
A Thirty thousand people watch them on TV. A helps young athletes get used to being filmed.
B Young athletes take part just to have fun. B is more exciting than the Olympics.
C They started over 100 years ago. C makes some young athletes feel nervous of
D Some former students take part. big occasions.
D is hard for some young competitors to
2 What does Dwayne Simpson say about the
deal with.
Championships?
A Other countries should try to hold a similar 5 Which best describes the Jamaica Schools’
competition. Championships?
Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.
Sport Equipment
cricket (1) b _ _
tennis (2) r _ _ _ _ _
(3) s _ _ _ _ _ _ boat
football (4) g _ _ _
(5) b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hoop
surfing (6) s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
(7) b _ _ _ _ _ gloves
Exam task
4 You will hear two friends talking about a sailing course they did.
They enjoyed the course because
A the equipment was high quality.
B the instructor gave clear instructions.
C the conditions were perfect for sailing.
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5 You will hear two friends talking about a video game.
They think that it would be better if
A there were more levels.
B the characters were more interesting.
C it had better music.
6 You will hear two friends talking about a basketball game they went to.
Why were they disappointed with it?
A The game was boring.
B Their favourite team lost.
C A player they like got hurt.
Are the relative pronouns in these sentences correct? Correct the ones which are wrong.
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1. Football and cricket are the sports who the greatest number of people play around the world.
2. People what go cycling are called cyclists.
3. The match which was on TV last night was watched by millions of people.
4. Whom tracksuit is this? You’ll need it for our sports lesson today.
5. People which go skiing must be quite brave as it can be dangerous.
6. The referee is the person that stops players breaking the rules of the game.
Get it right!
Look at the two sentences below. Which one is correct?
• The stadium that the match was played can hold 100,000 people.
• The stadium where the match was played can hold 100,000 people.
Free time
Respond to statements 1–7. Use the phrases in the box.
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Track 26 Listen to the examiner explaining the task for Part 3. Then talk with a partner for about
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two minutes.
Activities for a weekend away
Track 27 Now listen to the examiner asking the questions for the Part 4 task. Pause the
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recording after each question. Work in pairs and discuss your answers to each of the
examiner’s questions together. Try to say as much as you can in answer to each question.
Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.
Complete the sentences with the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.
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1. Lambs are ................................................ animals. (farm, small, white)
2. Their dog is brown with ................................................ spots. (black, round, small)
3. We saw some ................................................ birds. (African, tiny, colourful)
4. Bears are ................................................ animals. (shy, large, wild)
5. The puppy had ................................................ fur. (brown, lovely, soft)
6. We saw a butterfly with ................................................ wings. (shiny, small, blue)
Get it right!
Look at the sentence below, then try to correct the mistake.
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Exam task
Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, choose the correct
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answer. There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use.
Most people enjoy seeing bees in gardens and Lisa calmly closed the kitchen door and called a
parks, but it can be scary when they’re flying local beekeeper, who removed the bees from her
together in large numbers, and it can be even more cake. (3)......... Last summer, Jane Norton from
frightening if they come a bit too close! Manchester had a similar experience. She was
driving home from work when she noticed thousands
A few years ago, Lisa Turnbull was in her home in of insects following her car. (4).......... She stopped
York. She had made a cake, which she had left on the car, hoping that they would continue and leave
the kitchen table. (1).......... But, as she opened her in peace. However, they landed on it and stayed
the window to help the cake cool more quickly, there. Feeling rather nervous, Jane used her phone
she unfortunately didn’t notice the large number to look online and find the phone number of a local
of bees flying around in her back garden. Lisa left beekeeper. (5).......... It turned out that the queen
the cake in the kitchen and went upstairs. A few bee had flown into the boot of the car while Jane
minutes later, she heard a loud noise coming from was putting shopping into it. When she closed the
her kitchen, so she went back downstairs. (2).......... boot, the queen was stuck inside, so when she
They had left their old home and were looking for drove off, the rest of the bees followed. Jane stayed
a new one. It seems that the queen bee, which in her car until the beekeeper had safely removed
controls all the others, had fancied a bit of cake and all the bees – which took over three hours! That’s a
landed on it. She was followed by 15,000 others! good excuse for being late home!
A She realised after a while that they were bees flying after her.
B There were still a few bees in the room, but the cake had disappeared!
C She opened the door and saw a huge number of bees.
D The beekeeper told her that he couldn’t remove such a large swarm.
E She was very much looking forward to having a slice.
F He arrived just half an hour later.
G Although it wasn’t damaged, Lisa didn’t feel very hungry any more!
H The bees seemed to be attracted by the cake and followed her.
1. ...........................
2. ...........................
6. ...........................
3. ...........................
5. ...........................
4. ...........................
Exam task
Track 9 For each question, write the correct answer in the gap. Write one or two words or
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a number or a date or a time.
You will hear a talk about an exercise class called Extreme Bootcamp.
Extreme Bootcamp
The (1) .................. use the name ‘bootcamp’ for soldiers’ training.
Extreme Bootcamp takes place on a (2) .................., so you can exercise and look at the river.
Members start each class at 6.30 a.m. by doing some (3) .................. .
Wear the same clothes as for other exercise classes, and bring good (4) .................. .
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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets. Use -ing or to + infinitive.
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1. Failing ................... (take) your tablets on time could cause problems.
2. Many people avoid ................... (visit) the dentist because they feel scared!
3. Can I suggest ................... (see) the doctor about the headaches you’re getting?
4. I’d recommend ................... (rest) your ankle for the next week until it mends.
6. Did you manage ................... (pick up) my prescription from the pharmacy?
What can people do to live a healthy life? Write a short paragraph with your ideas.
3b
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Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.
Weather
Complete the texts with the words in the box.
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dry freezing heat humid ice lightning showers thunder
Exam task
For each question, choose the correct answer.
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Weather forecasts
People have always tried to predict the weather. In the past, people often watched the sky for
(1) ................... of how the weather was changing. A red sky at night, for example, suggested that
the (2) ................... day would be fine. Animals’ behaviour also provided information for forecasting
the weather. For example, if cows were lying down it meant it was (3) ................... to rain. Nowadays,
however, scientists use complicated computer models to produce weather forecasts that are much
more (4) ................... . They can say, for example, if there is a 20% or 30% chance of rain on
a particular day. They can also warn people if a storm is (5) ................... . This is important for
farmers and other people who work outside. It also helps ordinary people know whether they need to
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1 A marks B notices C signs D alarms
Complete the conditional sentences with the correct form of the verbs. Then decide whether
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each sentence is a zero, first or second conditional. Write zero, first or second.
1. If we ................ (not have) a lot of rain here, the fields wouldn’t be so green. .......................
3. They will be OK on the mountain if the weather ................ (stay) fine. .......................
4. If you see lightning, you usually ................ (hear) thunder soon after. .......................
5. I ................ (be) really scared if I found myself in the middle of a big storm. .......................
6. If you don’t get too close to the storm, you ................ (not be) in danger. .......................
8. I would love to take photos of a storm if I ................ (have) a good camera. .......................
Get it right!
Look at the sentence below. Then try to correct any mistakes.
If I were you I will go to the countryside because it is a lovely place and it is very peaceful.
Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.
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Exam task
For each question, write the correct answer. Write ONE word for each gap.
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Making my clothes
I started making some of my own clothes last at shirts quite soon. It’s great, and I’ve saved loads
year and I’m really enjoying it. It was my mum (6) ……… money, as I’ve bought fewer clothes.
(1) ……… first got me interested in learning to
sew because she makes a lot of her own things.
I started off by designing something quite simple
– a T-shirt. It wasn’t as easy (2) ……… I thought
it would be, and it took me quite a long time. I
was pleased (3) ……… the finished product,
though, and I enjoyed sewing it. I liked it so much,
(4) ……… fact, that I decided to study how to
make clothes at college. I signed (5) ……… for
a course earlier this year and started in July. So
far on the course, I’ve learned all about making
trousers and skirts and we’re going to start looking
1. The two friends went out without their coats ………………. the fact it was raining.
2. I could either wear my sandals ………………. these trainers. Which would be best?
3. They had some really nice trousers, ………………. I couldn’t find any nice shirts.
4. I couldn’t get the jumper I wanted ………………. I didn’t have enough money.
5. The weather was really warm, ………………. Anna decided to wear shorts and a T-shirt.
6. I’ve bought Mum a necklace for her birthday ……………… I’ve also got her a bracelet.
City life
Test your knowledge! Complete the compound nouns.
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1. There’s usually a red one at the top and a green one at the bottom. Sometimes there’s an orange one.
t........................................ l........................................
2. This type of transport travels in dark tunnels.
u........................................ t........................................
3. This includes trains and buses. It’s used a lot by people who don’t have their own car.
p........................................ t........................................
4. You can find out about the attractions in the area you are visiting here.
t........................................ i........................................ c........................................
5. Lots of people in cities live in one of these. It has a lot of floors.
a........................................ b........................................
6. This is the middle of a very large town. It’s where most of the shops and businesses are.
c........................................ c........................................
Exam task
1 What does Scott say about his ‘capsule’ A It was too small for him to feel comfortable in.
apartment in Japan? B There was a lot of noise from nearby
apartments.
C He had to think carefully about where to
put things.
2 Scott says that the ‘upside-down’ house he A wasn’t as exciting as he thought it would be.
lived in B attracted a lot of interest from tourists.
C needed repairing regularly.
3 How did Scott feel when he had to leave his A disappointed that it had become so expensive
home in London? to live in
B pleased to escape the effects of the
weather
C amazed that so many people wanted to
buy it
4 What does Scott enjoy about living in cities? A having access to facilities
B getting interesting jobs
C seeing lots of people
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5 What problem has Scott had with his ‘water A It’s hard to find the right colour for it.
building’? B It’s difficult to build on water.
C It’s not easy to get the right shape.
6 Why would Scott like to design a railway A to create something people love
station? B to test his design skills
C to improve transport services
Add a prefix or suffix from the box to complete each word in the sentences.
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Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.
Weather
Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.
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1. We had an awful holiday – the weather was amazing / terrible!
8. We’ve had a lot of rain – I hope the river won’t flow / flood.
Choose the correct words to complete the text about the weather in Iceland.
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(1) ............ it is situated in the far north of Europe,
Iceland’s climate is not as cold as you might expect.
The island (2) ............ attracts a large number of
tourists. From May to September, visitors can enjoy
daylight almost 24 hours a day. (3) ............ , it is
often cloudy for at least a part of each day, so don’t
expect 24-hour sunshine! There are frequent showers
(4) ............ , so it’s a good idea to bring a raincoat
with you. Winter is the time of long nights and colder
weather. There are (5) ............ frequent storms,
which can be frightening. You might think this would
stop the tourists from coming, (6) ............, in fact,
the country is still a popular destination in winter, (7) ............ of the bad weather. Visitors should bring
warm clothing and a swimsuit (8) ............ if they want to try a swim in one of the country’s natural hot
swimming pools, such as the famous Blue Lagoon.
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Exam task
Read this email from your English-speaking friend Marley and the notes you have made.
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Reply Forward
From: Marley
Subject: My holiday
Hi!
Fantastic!
I’m going on holiday to your country next month with my family.
What’s the weather like at that time of year?
Explain I’m just planning what I need to take. What sort of clothes do you think I need
to take?
Tell Marley
What do you think I should do while I’m there?
Suggest
Thanks for your help.
Marley
Write your email to Marley, using all the notes, in about 100 words.
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Get it right!
Look at the sentences below and choose the correct one.