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3 I hope I am going to / will see you tomorrow. Have

Listening
a good evening.

1 05 Listen to five short dialogues. Match the 4 I’m going to / ’ll help you with those bags. They look
dialogues (1–5) with the comments (A–E). very heavy.

Dialogue 1 5 I don’t think we are going to / will ever stop global

Dialogue 2 warming.
Dialogue 3 5
Dialogue 4
4 Write complete sentences. Use the future
Dialogue 5
continuous or the future perfect.
A It was a bit disappointing. I just did something low key. 1 what/you/do/this time next week?
B I’ve had a rethink and I believe that this will work better.
C Everyone’s talking about it at the moment.
It’s fascinating stuff.
2 I/start/my exams/by the time the exchange students
D I’m really pleased for him. It’s great news.
arrive
E To be quite honest, I’m a bit sick of that type of thing.
5

2 05 Listen again and choose the best answers, 3 I/definitely/not play football/here/this time next year
A, B or C.
1 How did the girl celebrate her birthday?
A She went to Paris. 4 this time tomorrow/I/sit/on a plane
B She went out with her friends.
C She went to the theatre.
2 What’s the cookery programme about? 5 the chef/open/two new restaurants in Paris/by the end
A new recipes of the year
B who the best cook is
C food in other countries
3 Where is Jack going to work?
A in a supermarket 5
B in a restaurant
5 Complete the dialogue with the correct form
C in a clothes shop of the verbs given.
4 Why is Megan phoning Emily?
Mark: H
i Angie. I’m just calling to remind you about
A to make an arrangement
the arrangements for tomorrow.
B to cancel an arrangement
We (1) (travel) to London
C to change an arrangement in the afternoon.
5 What does Rob want to talk to Vanessa about?
Angie: I remember! The train (2)
A an article he has read
(get) in at 3.30, so we should be home by 4.00.
B a TV programme he has seen
Mark: G
reat! If you can’t come for any reason, then just
C a radio programme he has listened to
5 give me a call. I (3) (be)
at home until half past two, but then I have
Total: 10 to go out.
Angie: OK, I will. (4) you
Grammar (meet) your cousin
on Sunday?
3 Choose the correct alternatives to complete
the sentences. Mark: I’m not sure yet. I (5)
(phone) you to let you know.
1 Be careful! That chair is going to / will fall over.
2 It’s your birthday today Mum, so I am going to / will 5
cook dinner!
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Vocabulary 8 Complete the text with these prefixes. There are

two extra prefixes.

6 Complete the sentences with the correct answer, dis- • inter- • mis- • over- • pre-• re- • under-
A, B or C.
1 Tuna is a type of I work for a big (1) national hotel in the centre
A fish. of town. Sometimes people think that working in a hotel
B meat. is boring. However, they shouldn’t (2) estimate
C a bakery product. hotel work as it can be full of challenges. I admit there are
some (3) advantages to hotel work such as long
2 A pie is
hours and difficult-to-please customers at times. Once
A a cake.
I had a customer who complained about how the bed was
B a dish made of rice.
made and I had to (4) make the bed three times
C a dish made of fruit/vegetables and pastry. until she was happy! Then she complained about the
3 Turkey is food in the restaurant and said that the vegetables were
A a type of cheese. too soft and that they were (5) cooked. But in
B a type of fruit like a pear. general I do really like my work.
C a type of meat like chicken. 5
4 Sweetcorn is
Total: 15
A a vegetable.
B a snack.
C a drink.
Use of English
5 Semi-skimmed milk is
9 Complete the article with one word in each gap.
A milk with less fat in it.
A branch of our famous restaurant chain Badger’s
B milk for babies.
will (1) opening on the 8th
C milk with sugar in it.
5 of July in Chilworth High Street, and we hope you’ll be
there to try our fantastic menu on our opening night.
7 Complete the sentences with adjectives related Because we believe that once you’ve tasted our food
to food. you (2) come back again
1 W
e’ve got some vegetables and again. We (3) offering
in the freezer, if the fresh peas are finished. a free meal to the first 20 people who come through
2 It’s dangerous to keep meat our doors! (4) you be one of those
in the fridge for a long time. You should cook it people? We’re also (5) to give
as soon as possible. a free dessert to all customers in our first week of
3 I think these sandwiches were made yesterday. business. (6) the time you leave us,
The bread is really .
you’ll (7) eaten some of the
4 food is very convenient
finest food in this area. And we think you’ll be surprised
and often very tasty, but it’s not good for you.
by our reasonable prices. You’ll definitely be able
5 I love cooking and I grow my own herbs. to afford more than one visit!
herbs have a lot more flavour
We’ll be waiting for you on the 8th! We guarantee that
than dry herbs.
5 you (8) regret coming!

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10 Read the article about high-tech dining. A We’ll also be able to order directly from our tables,
Six sentences have been removed from the article. tapping in codes on virtual keyboards.
Choose the best sentences (A–F) to complete
B However, is it necessarily going to be a good
the article.
thing for us?
C As we have seen, technology is already changing
High-tech dining the way that some restaurants operate and experts
Americans love going out for dinner. In fact the average believe that most of them will have changed
American family now spends more on eating out than it dramatically by about 2020.
does on groceries. (1) We choose
D How many times have you got the wrong meal
restaurants according to the atmosphere, the type of food,
because the busy waiter either didn’t write down
the service and, of course, our budget. Soon, there may
your order or wrote it down incorrectly?
be another factor that helps us choose a restaurant,
E Whether it’s a pizza at the local Italian restaurant
and that is technology.
or fine dining at a top hotel, we all love the experience
We know that high technology is already involved in food
of going out to eat.
preparation and chefs have a wide range of kitchen
F Some restaurants have already understood the need
gadgets to make better dishes, more efficiently.
for this and have introduced some amazing new ideas.
We shall soon be discovering that technology has
an importance in the actual dining experience itself. 6
(2) These will probably become
quite normal in the future. 11 Read the article again. Are these statements
True (T) or False (F)?
In just a few years, paper menus may well be a thing
of the past. We’ll be using the table top as a computer 1 There are many factors that influence our
choice of restaurant. T/F
screen, and pictures of the different meals available will
2 At the moment high technology in cooking is
appear on our empty plates for us to choose from.
still a thing of the future. T/F
(3) We’ll be communicating directly 3 Technological changes will mean that fewer
with the kitchen and there will be no need for waiters waiters will be needed in the future. T/F
to take our orders. This will reduce the time we have 4 There is already a restaurant in Germany that
to wait and also reduce the possibility of human error uses technology to serve the food. T/F
when taking orders. (4) 5 High-tech ordering will make the dining
experience better for all customers. T/F
Technology like this will be good for restaurants that need
6 The writer thinks that these changes will
diners to eat quickly and move on, allowing other people
happen whether we like it or not. T/F
to take their places. It’s easy to see why – because they’ll
make more money! (5) Getting 6
the correct meal quickly is important, but surely this
Total: 12
introduction of high-tech ordering will mean that many
waiters will lose their jobs. One restaurant in Germany
no longer needs any waiters at all because it has a mini
roller coaster which delivers meals directly from the kitchen!
Another point to consider is that people don’t always want
to rush when they go out to eat. Diners want to take their
time and enjoy the interaction with other people.
(6) And whether we see interactive
dining as adventurous and fun or a sad end to a great
tradition, it is something that we all will just have to accept.

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12 Imagine that it’s your grandmother’s birthday 13 Role-play the situation with your partner.
and you want to organise a party to celebrate.
Write an email to a member of your family inviting You and your friend want to go out to dinner in your
him/her to the party. town. Look at the list of restaurants and make brief notes
In your email you should include the following on the advantages and disadvantages of each one.
information:
Nachos Nachos: A new Mexican restaurant.
• the location.
Hot spicy food with a difference. Colourful décor.
• the time.
Burger Delight: The biggest burgers in town.
• arrangements for food and drinks. Hollywood theme.
• entertainment. Noodle City: Noodles, noodles and much more.
Write 150–180 words. Crispy vegetables, tangy sauces, noodles galore.
Open your taste buds!
Fruit Heaven: Delicious fruit smoothies, fruit
kebabs, passion fruit, berries and much, much more.

Now work with your partner to decide which restaurant

to go to.

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Total: 80

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Total: 70

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