Laser b2 fce workbook with keys

1 Relationships Reading 1: vocabulary Reading 1 pages 6 and 7 =——»> A Match each word or phrase in column Awith a B_ Write a word or phrase from the box in the correct form in each

Anne Nebel Rob Nicholas Laser ::

page 36

page 44

page 52

page 58 page 66 page 74

page 82

page 90

page 98 page 106

1 Relationships

Reading 1: vocabulary

Reading 1 pages 6 and 7 =——»>

A Match each word or phrase in column Awith a

B_ Write a word or phrase from the box in the correct

form in each gap to complete the sentences

bully « charity ¢ look into e service e sort out

split up tease e turn to

1 Mark seemed really ie before he and his

girlfriend

problems | had last year

at school

teens and their families

6 Now that I’ve heard of Helping Hand, |’m going to

their programmes right away

7 It’s important to have someone you can

when you need to talk

looks, it can really hurt your feelings

C Choose the word (a, b or c) that is closest in

meaning to the key word

4 frustration

ahappiness b fear canxiety

Grammar 1

Grammar 1 page 8 =—>

A Write a verb from the box in the correct form in each

gap to complete the sentences

go @ see e sound experience

talk ¢ play © want e start

1 Most teenagers emotions and feelings

on the national team

6 Because her mother is French, Margot often

to Paris

71 to dye my hair bright red, but my

parents would have hated it!

8 You tired on the phone last night

Are you all right?

B_ Complete each reply using the emphatic present

simple

Example: ‘You never call me any more.’

‘Actually, | do call you sometimes.’

1 ‘You don’t get along with your sister at all, do you?”

2 ‘They don’t spend very much time together these

days.”

‘Actually they

weekends.”

3 ‘Most teenagers don’t talk to adults about their

problems.’

their parents and teachers.”

4 ‘Michael didn’t realise he'd hurt your feelings, did

he?

5 You never have fights with your brother, do you?

not very often!”

6 ‘My parents never let me stay out late with my

friends.’

“That not true! They

late sometimes.”

time together at

you stay out

l % Use of English part 2

D_ Read the text below and fill in the gaps Use only one word in each gap

C Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences

1 When my brother finds / will find a new girlfriend, he'll stop hanging out with me

2 Although | didn’t go out last weekend, | meet /will meet up with my friends most weekends,

Be Brothers and Big Sisters is an organisation (1)

aged from seven (2)

have honest and caring relationships (3)

(4) Some children do not have strong role models in (5)

supports children and teenagers seventeen, Children, and especially teenagers, need to

adults who can guide and help

families, or

Because of this, social workers sometimes recommend children (7)

Big Sisters (8)

‘big brother’ or ‘big sister’ This person (10)

(11) a long time They spend time together, (12)

Big Brothers and

take an active interest in the child’s life

fun and sometimes doing exciting things Most importantly, the big brother or big sister will listen

a big difference to a lot of young people!

1

Reading

exa Pores Reading

You are going to read a magazine article about friendship Seven sentences have been removed from the article

Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7) There is one extra sentence which you do not need

to use

A They spent all their weekends together, and

several evenings a week too

B There is much less time each day and each week

to ‘feed’ the friendship, to prevent it from dying

C For one production, she and another woman

called Carol had to work very closely together on

the script

D It’s actually very difficult to sustain this number

of friends into adulthood

E Because of this, I’m now much more careful about the friends | choose

F They enjoy each other’s company while they're working together, but they don’t really socialise

outside of the working environment

G Real friends are actually incredibly hard to find

H For this way of viewing friendship to be successful, it requires both people in the

relationship to feel the same way about the

other person

A friend in need

It's fairly easy to define what a relative is It's a

person you're biologically related to, or who

has married someone you are biologically

related to, or has been adopted, for example,

by someone you're biologically related to In

short, it’s someone in your family It’s not quite

so easy to define what a friend is

On an obvious level, our friends are people who are

not family members whose company we enjoy

However, what about two people who work closely

together in an office?[7 | | Are they friends, or

just colleagues? And consider two people who were

best friends at school, but haven't been in contact

with each other for over twenty years Are they still

friends? Or should we say they used to be friends

but aren't any more?

‘So what?’, you might say ‘Perhaps friendship is tricky to define, but that doesn’t matter If you think you're friends with someone then you are, but if you don't then you're not.’ In many cases, that might be

a good general rule, but there are potential

problems with it.( 2 | _ ]There are countless

examples of relationships where that doesn’t

happen

Take Jane, for example She joined an amateur dramatics club, which puts on plays two or three

week, and frequently called each other on the

phone As Jane says: ‘I enjoyed working with Carol,

and we got on well together It was really difficult

when we'd finished the play, though Carol still

wanted to meet up and chat regularly | didn’t,

mainly because | just didn’t have time I've got a

family and a busy social life, and | wasn’t looking for

any more close friends How do you tell someone

who thinks they're your close friend that really

they're not?’

A further problem is the issue of ‘fair-weather

friends’ These are people who you consider to be

your friends, but prove themselves not to be when

things get tough Jake, for example, thought that

shared an interest in movies, and had the same

sense of humour ‘Everything was great,’ says Jake,

‘until my mother became ill It was a troubling time

for me, and | got a bit depressed | needed Dave to

give me some support, but he wasn't interested He

just disappeared.’ What Jake needed, and what

Dave was not, was the kind of friend referred to in

the saying ‘a friend in need is a friend indeed’ The

idea behind this is that if you are still the friend of

someone when they are ‘in need’, when they need

something such as help from you, then you are a

real friend You're not a ‘fair-weather friend’

(3 ] ] Most adults say that they only have two

or three real friends — people they can totally rely on

in difficult times

At school, children and teenagers often have one or two ‘best friends’, but they also have a wide circle

of other friends — twenty or thirty is not uncommon

(6 | | The main reasons for this are time and shared experience Children see their friends every day (during term time) and have plenty of

opportunity to ‘feed’ the friendship — in class, during

the breaks, after school Also, of course, all the

members of the group live close together, and have

a shared interest (the school and what happens there) With adults, this is rarely possible (_7_]_

And, of course, people move apart geographically

when they grow up, and lose the sense of a shared

interest when they start working in different fields,

or spending their time in different ways Very few of

our friends from school remain real, close friends

twenty years later

J

Rela

Vocabulary

“Vocabulary page 9 =————

A Choose the correct word to complete the sentences

1 This book is so bored / boring that every time | start

reading it, | fall asleep!

2 My mum thinks classical music is very relaxed /

relaxing, but | can’t stand it!

3 Monica was very frightened / frightening by the

horror movie she saw last night

4 All my friends are excited / exciting about the party

this weekend

5 | find football tired / tiring | prefer indoor sports

like table tennis

6 My little brother can be a bit annoyed / annoying

sometimes ~ particularly when he won't be quiet!

7 \'m not very interested / interesting in science, but |

love maths

B Use a form of the words in brackets in each gap to

complete the sentences

4 You shouldn’t have spoken so (RUDE)

to the shop assistant

2 Many teenagers pay a lot of attention to their

went to my new school

6 Your QEALOUS) is making it hard for

us to remain friends

C Match each word or phrase in column A with a

phrasal verb in column B

4 take care of d take after

7 disappoint g look after

D Use a word from the box in each gap to complete the sentences

selfish e nervous honest e polite alone kind e funny e lonely

1 | was so the first time | went out with Kylie my hands were shaking!

laughed out loud the whole time

3 | rather like being lenjoy the peace

and quiet

4 Children tend to be want to share their things

5 It’s not to interrupt when someone else is talking

6 Since Pat moved away from her friends she’s been feeling rather

7 Johnis avery

helps people in need

8 Bob borrowed my favourite CD without asking me and then denied it He’s not very

They don’t really

person who always

Reading 2: vocabulary

Reading 2 pages 12 and 13 m————>

A Match each word in column A with a meaning in column B

adult and it can take some time to (2)

a break up of some sort when they are a young

it It is perfectly normal to feel

In fact, it can often (5) like the feeling will never go away But the truth is that broken bearts do mend!

Experts in the field offer some tips that can really make life more (6)

You can't (7)

keep a positive attitude If you are (8)

from a break-up if you don't even try To begin with,

to feel sorry for yourself, dont

Look on the bright side: you are free again to meet someone new Second,

get some exercise A broken heart can (9)

Make sure you (10)

Third, find a new (12)

your body and your mind

yourself You need to (11)

, like a sport or a bobby Finally, (13)

and take it easy!

your friends and family for support They will almost certainly bave gone

(14) similar experiences and will try to belp and understand you

If you follow this (15)

Btempted

Btease

B look up to Blet down

B argument Bturn to

Binto

B relationship

Cexperiences Covertake

C embarrassing Cterrifying Csound Cbearable Csuffer Cmade Cupset Ctake after Ctolerate Cconcept Csort out Cover Cchance

youll start feeling better very soon!

D look into Dto Dreason

Grammar 2

Grammar 2 page 14 =——>

A Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the

sentences,

1 | have /had been to Spain several times, so | know

a few words of Spanish

2 As soon as she has /had got her results, Gwen

phoned her mother

3 We have /had already finished doing the

preparations when Dan arrived, late as usual

4 Nick has /had only just left home when we got to

the train station

5 Andrea still hasn’t /hadn’t written me a letter and

it’s been six months!

6 Kristina and john have /had never travelled abroad

before last summer

7 You have /had been a great help to me lately

4 Gary’s one of the best players this year He

(be) on the football

team since he was very young

when | met Susie

argument that ended a friendship?

with my best friend Mary when you saw me crying this morning

Gust / break up)

couple of games before he was made team captain

4 James Dean grew up in Indiana with his aunt and uncle

raised

aunt and uncle in Indiana

5 | have tolerated your behaviour for tao long!

put

for too long!

6 I solved the problem quickly with Jack’s help

out

problem quickly.

7 You need to chat to a counsellor about this g Pat drove a car for the first time this year

when | saw him

B_ Read the text below Use the words in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line

TEENAGE ACTORS

that, you just might become a star!

11

v^ Travelling

Reading 1: vocabulary

Reading 1 pages 18 and 19 =————>

A Use a word from the box in each gap to complete

2 Think carefully about who you choose to travel with

because a personality can ruin your

holiday

3 According to the

of the sea

4 Many teens prefer holidays because

there are more things for them to do

5 Even if you go there in July, they say there is no

of sunshine

B Use a word or phrase from the boxes in each gap to

complete the sentences

1 During it is natural to want to spend

your holidays with your and teenagers

parents

resort e companions e compatible e location

is far more important than the

mt of the -

activities ¢ adventure ¢ outdoor e cater for

3 | wanted to go on a(n) holiday with

they didn’t people under the age of

sixteen

12

exotic @ budget « gap year e laid-back

4 During my , if t have a high enough

_ , | will go to a(n) island where the people are really

3 | am hot because | sat /have been sitting ona crowded bus for the last two hours

4 Sarah only came back from Germany last week and she already plans /is already planning her next trip

5 When | met Alex, | was staying /have been staying

ona campsite for a few days

6 When the bus arrived, | realised that the taxi driver

has been lying /had been lying to us

B Use a verb from the box in the correct form in each gap to complete the sentences

g0 e drive e travel e do @ look e stay

1 What worried me most was the fact that we

a car which was not suitable for those roads

2 We in the Carlton Hotel— come and

see us if you get the chance

4 Martin and | at brochures and we think we've decided where we want to go this year

5 What yesterday evening at around 8 o'clock? | phoned to talk about the school trip but there was no answer

6 The bus was going through a tunnel when suddenly

C Use the verbs given to complete the dialogue Use present (simple or continuous), present perfect (simple or

continuous) and past (simple or continuous) tenses

Interviewer: | have with me in the studio Laura

the world in rather an unusual way for the last six

months, haven’t you?

How does that work?

documentary about going round the world |

could do it for free, and that’s what | (10)

(do) now

Interviewer: What inspired you to try such a thing?

generosity and you’d be surprised to learn how much people help I've had lifts in cars, on bicycles, and even in a

private plane!

Interviewer: That’s amazing Now, tell us about the time you (14)

an accident

Laura: Well, it’s a long story First of all,

(travel) through China and you had

D There are six mistakes with tenses in the following text Find the mistakes and rewrite them correctly

went

At my last school, we WPySftg on a summer trip to a campsite by the sea every year One year, however, | remember

being more excited than usual | think it was because my best friends, Joanne and Michelle, were promising that they

would meet me there On the morning of the day we had been leaving, | looked forward to the trip — and seeing my

friends of course — when Joanne came round and told me that there had been a change of plan and they couldn't

come She is calling my mobile for days, but | had changed my phone and | had forgotten to tell her the new number |

was miserable for the whole week — and all because | was making a stupid mistake

13

14

Reading

You are going to read an article from the travel section of a newspaper about Lima, the capital city of Peru For

questions 1-8, choose the answer (A, B, C or D) which you think fits best according to the text

into atarge city, and more ang lOr€

fits

holidaymakers are making it th

mie South Americ Nereig

AC large numbers of European tourists begin

sand on the coasts of their own continent, travel

gents cue putting together trips to more and more

exotic destinations which don’t normally come up

in the post-Christmas where are we going this year?

discussion One city which is beginning to appear in

more and more brochures is Lima the capital of Peru

From surfing on the Pacific beaches of Punta Hermosa

to exploring history in the National Museum, Lima has

something to appeal to everyone

Joday’s Lima is a huge city of almost 8 million people

The population is very mixed consisting of native

South Americans, mestizos (people of mixed native

35, Limaghas grown

it stop

and European origins) and Europeans particularly

Spanish The mestizos have long been the largest

group, but the make-up of the city has changed over

out of the countryside and into Lima, Although many

of them have managed to adapt to city life and have

become wealthier than they were in the country

many live in areas Known as pueblos jovenes (young,

towns), which don't have modern facilities vet

It was the Spanish who conquered this area in

the sixteenth century, and despite the modern

development which took pkice during the twentieth

century, their influence can still be seen in some

historical buildings Amongst the skyscrapers and

hedral stand

luxury hotels, attractions such as Lima

out In spite of the earthquakes which have forced

rebuilding and which still shake the area from time

to time, the cathedral is a beautiful reminder of the

history of the city

time of the year Visitors should bear in mind that it

is south of the equator, so the seasons are reversed

compared to Europe The geography of the area,

sand coastal areas, means that

including hills, valle

conditions can vary considerably from one district to

ast

the next The morning fog that hangs over the

of the Surco area in winter, for example, could appear

the next district, La Molina, enjoys

there is almost no rainfall, although summer showers

occasionally come down from the mountains in the

evening

1 More people are considering going to Lima on

holiday because

A they can avoid crowds of tourists there

B it is cheaper than holidaying in Europe

C you can do things there you can’t do in Europe

D they are bored with resorts closer to home

2 Most people in Lima are

A mestizos

B of Spanish origin

C native South Americans

D of European origin

3 The population of Lima has grown due to

A an increase in the number of houses available

B the number of Spanish people moving there

C problems faced by people in areas outside the city

D an increase in the number of mestizos

4 Lima Cathedral is an example of

A modern architecture in Peru

B modern development spoiling Lima

C a building that looks Spanish

D native South American architecture

One of the things that strikes any visitor is the cuisine

The mixed population means that many influences:

are combined, from native and Spanish dishes to

from which to watch the Lima nightlife pass by

Getting around Lima can present challenges, even

to experienced travellers, but a little patience (and perhaps a little Spanish!) goes a long way Buses and

axis are generally cheap, and the new Metropolitano system, which the mayor hopes to introduce, will mean that buses run in special lanes and get to their

destination without getting caught up in the Lima

traffic The rail service, the Lima Metro, provides a limited service, since the planned system is still in the

process of being completed

Go to the Travel section of this newspaper's website for

Surther details of flights to Lima and accommodation

5 Which of the following are you unlikely to see in Lima?

A fog in Surco in July

B light rain in the evening in December

C sunny winter days in La Molina

D heavy rain in Surco

6 The food in the restaurants in Lima is

A simple and traditional

B becoming more famous

C just like Spanish food

D unpopular with tourists

7 What does the writer suggest might help in travelling around Lima?

A knowing the local language

B only taking short trips

C asking people to be patient with you

D planning a route which avoids the traffic

8 The general impression of Lima the writer wants to

give is of a city

A where people don't live well

B with a lot of history which has developed rapidly

C where different groups of people struggle against each other

D that travellers will find difficult and frustrating

15

Vocabulary 2 The one thing | hate about flying is the moment

to London before dark

4 Of course, we all wanted to go to the station to see

5 Our flight was at seven ơ'clock but we had to check

at five

aplatform bticketinspector crunway d carriage

sentences 4 to go onaschool

5 a five-star

D Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space

BRITISH HOLIDAYMAKERS

The traditional British holiday at home is not dead In fact, it could be making a comeback Because of

holidaymakers

Once they get there, holidaymakers need to be able to get around While the car is still preferred , the

around the country And for those who do make it to the sea, many are tempted by a (10) ride to nearby

sunshine

16

Reading 2 pages 24 and 25 =———>

A Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the

sentences

1 Every year, thousands of tourists to

the Mediterranean in search of sandy beaches

2 There is nothing like the feeling of skiing down the

of a mountain

b cable cars

3 You can find out about all sorts of holidays if you

visit your agent

4 After the exams, why not

aspend b treat c handle

the way to Vienna

a relaxed bexperienced c wandering

B Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the

sentences

1 This region / neighbourhood is world-famous for its glaciers

people on your travels

3 Many of the souvenirs that tourists bring home from here are small animals carved / constructed out of

wood

4 Going / Getting away from it all has never been

easier with our new range of package holidays to

suit every budget!

5 Being pulled across the ice on a dog rink /sled isa

very unusual experience

6 This festival / culture is held every year in June

17

S0 e such too e enough e used e would

take me away with them when they were travelling

on business

do anything in the middle of the day

only very rich people can afford to go on it

vowed | would never do it again

5 My parents had told me that they didn’t have

money for a summer holiday that year

would be like to live in the exotic places | read

about

Use of English

Use of English page 27 =————

B Ifasentence is correct, put a tick (V) Ifitis incorrect, rewrite it correctly

1 | love being on holiday but | am not used to have so much free time

2 The tickets were expensive enough so | couldn't go

3 It was so a long and tiring journey that | was asleep when we arrived

4 When we were there on holiday, | thought New Zealand was too interesting

5 | will never get used to flying, however many times |

do it

6 When | was very young, we would live in Portugal

7 it used to be much harder for people to have foreign holidays

8 My sister is not enough old, so she'll have to wait until next year

exa Pomc Use of English part 3 ¢

A Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given Do not change the word given You must use between two and five words, including the word given

1 | started going abroad when | was ten

have

2 The holiday was so expensive that we could only

afford one week

an

It was

3 Hilda was too young to travel on her own

enough Hilda was

4 Years ago, a lot of people spent their holidays with relatives,

used Years ago, a lot of people their holidays with relatives

5 After Peter's visits, we would all say goodbye to him 8 | was promised the best holiday | had ever had but it

at the station it turned out to be a disaster

6 When the plane started to go faster, my sister was g One place that is becoming increasingly popular

scared

10 Because we were so compatible, the trip was a

7 | slowly opened my eyes once the plane had left the great success

After the plane if the trip was a great success

slowly opened my eyes

B_ Read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

While this gears schoo€ Rolidays are sti€e quite fresh in the memory,

it ts perhaps the Gest time to begin making (1) for next gear PREPARE

Ask gourseéf how it went this year Perhaps you ondy went as far as

the (2) video skop to rent a film if this sounds Like you now NEAR

is the time to consider gour (3) for next gear and there is a huge OPT

choice of organisations (4) for teenagers tastes Firstly, think CATER

about (5) - Do you want to travel abroad? f so, it is usually LOCATE

cheaper to go on a (6) - holiday Then again, gou might be the PACK

(® type who Likes nothing more than a wide range of new and DOOR

exciting (8) to try out An adventure L4 4 could 6e just the ACTIVE

chatlenge you need A€ove ak make sure you don't turn next gears

Rotiday into a struggle for (9) - Having a good time can SURVIVE

sometimes 6e an (10) in itse€f ACHIEVE

19

Reading 1: vocabulary

Reading 1 pages 32 and 33 ———>

A Use a word or phrase from the box in each gap to

complete the text

usage online « overtake e download

predict e literate

Technology is changing so fast that it’s impossible to

as next year More and more of us are becoming

rising, and the number of people who (5)

music in the shops — if it hasn't already!

B_ For each word or phrase, write a word or phrase

with a similar meaning Some letters have been

given to help you

computer programs ap

Aurwnyn money from the government gr

Grammar 1

Grammar 1 page 34 ———>

A \fasentence refers to the future, put a tick (V)

1 My computer science class is in an hour

2 Industrial technology is really very exciting!

3 Scientists are developing new technologies

8 The cash is going to be transferred automatically from your bank account

a we are all living

b we'll all have been living

c we're all going to be living

advances in technology

a will have been making

b will have made

¢ will make

C Complete the sentences using ‘will’, ‘shall’, ‘be going to’, present continuous or present simple If more than one choice is correct, write all choices

wireless

computer technology.

1é (1/ help) you choose a new laptop? |

know all about them

Ạ (Chris / realy / go) to the technology

fair again this year?

without using mobile phones

D Imagine it is Sunday evening Read these pages from Francesca’s diary

shopping With Jufte

@ Write five sentences about things Francesca will be doing

at particular times this week

aiqner with Adrian

@ Write five sentences about things Francesca will have done

by the end of this week

G This might include a photograph, as well as things like education or work information

H_ You can post photos that show what you’ve been up to, or send a message to let everyone know what’s happening in your life

F _ This is really just using the same kind of caution as you would in real life

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES

One of the online success stories of recent years is

the spectacular spread of social networking sites

These sites, including MySpace and Facebook, allow

you to connect to your existing friends and to make

new ones What exactly is the attraction of them, and

is there anything to worry about in the popularity of

this phenomenon?

The idea of these sites is quite simple, and the ease

of use is one of things that attracts people to them

The way they work is this You set up your own page

and add information about yourself.[® ]_ }

Some people like to add links to other things that say

something about them, such as music videos they

like This page, then, is your profile, the page other

people on the site see that represents you

Once you've created this online presence, it’s time to

search for friends Each of these websites keeps a

large database of people who have joined Using

your friends’ names or email addresses, it’s possible

to search this database to find people you know You

can then add them to the list of friends on your

profile page To protect their privacy, you may have to

be approved before their details showup.[2] —_ }

This balance between what is public and what isn’t is

very important to the members and some of the sites

have received complaints when they have tried to use

members’ information in ways they haven't given

permission for

Once you’ve found all the people you know, then

there are various ways in which you can use these

sites It’s a good way to keep in touch with friends

you don’t see every day, perhaps because they live in

another city or country.[ 3] ]Apartfrom that,

you can also find people you don’t already know who

share the same interests as you or like the same

people's social lives.(4 | | Friendship can be

much more than simply sharing likes and dislikes and swapping links to music websites People whose only social life is through sites like these may be missing out on real interaction with real people

Other critics point out that these websites can

possibly be abused for cyber-bullying (bullying on the internet) Whereas in real life your popularity (or lack

of it) might not always be so obvious, on social networking sites it is reduced to a number: the

number of friends you have (#1) It might

seem like harmless fun at the time, but this kind of thing makes many teenagers’ lives miserable

Another problem that has been highlighted is that

employees spend up to two hours a day updating

their profile and searching for friends rather than

getting their work done, companies suffer In fact, many firms have introduced rules banning their workers from using Facebook and MySpace during

office hours

As with most things online, it seems that users need

to be sensible about how they use these websites

It’s a good idea to be careful about who you allow to

become your friend.[ Z7] ]You mightalso

consider limiting how much time you spend on social networking sites A good guide might be that if your parents or boss tell you that you’re spending too much time on these sites, then you probably are!

23

B_ Usea phrasal verb from the box in the correct form

to complete the text

break down e come up with cut off

THE TROUBLE WITH COMPUTERS

| didn’t think my brand new laptop could

The first time | tried to connect to the Internet | got

at all The modem wasn’t working

| called the technical support number and explained my

see if the phone line was properly plugged into the

, |had no problem at all

C_ Use a form of the word in brackets in each gap to

complete the sentences

(ACHIEVE)

2 I'd like to invent something that is

(BENEFIT) to people in developing countries, like a

water purification system perhaps

artist!

helping people live longer and healthier lives

5 Leonardo da Vinci was an artist and also a brilliant

(INVENT)

6 For every problem, there is usually a

(SOLVE)

D._ Choose the correct word to complete the sentences

1 Who discovered / invented America, Christopher Columbus or Leif Ericson?

2 Thomas Edison discovered / invented the electric light bulb in 1879

3 Claudia spends a lot of time in the library doing investigation / research for her school projects

4 The police conducted a thorough investigation / research after the theft

5 The great thing about laptops is that they are mobile / portable

6 My father keeps all his gardening tools / appliances

in the garage

Reading 2: vocabulary

Reading 2 pages 38 and 39 =

A Use a word or phrase from the box in each gap to complete the sentences

figured out « gradually « brainwave debt « sealed « emigrate

4 When you owe money to people or banks, you are in

2 If you have a really wonderful new idea, it’s called a

3 When people leave their own country and move to

you have found the solution

5 When something is closed so tightly that no air gets

6 if you do something slowly or step-by-step, you do it

exa Penta Use of English part 1 |

B_ Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space

ALFRED NOBEL

When we hear the name Nobel, we immediately think of the Nobel Prizes But Alfred Nobel, the

studied mechanical (5) _ Afterwards, he returned to Sweden to work with his father

explosives He eventually owned (11) _ explosives factories around the world and became very

wealthy

people for their great (15) to the world

25

i

26

Grammar 2

Grammar 2 page 40 ——>

A Use ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’ in each gap to complete the

text If no article is required, use a dash (-)

Michael’s father is (a) president of

company He started (3) company twenty-

five years ago when he had just finished

@ college His company develops

6) technology for (6)

defence industry and even for (7)

government! They also investigate new ways to use

new technology in everyday life That sounds like

(8) perfect job for me! I'd be

() great researcher and | love to work

with (20) computers

B There are eight mistakes with articles in this text

Find the mistakes

TEENAGE CLICKS

Ai the teenagers are particularly open to a new

echnology, companies that target this market are being advised to use the Internet not only as a way to communicate their message to teens, but also to hear

back from them For an instance, a recent consumer

survey of teenagers' online behaviour conducted by the global research firm Jupiter MMXI emphasises how the teenagers are ‘spreading the word’ Almost a forty per cent said that they shared an information they had

found on the Net several times a week Indeed, the primary reason most teenagers log on is to

communicate with the people of their age group

Throughout the Europe, chat and e-mail services

feature among the most popular online destinations

C_ Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences

1 P repair my laptop as soon as | will know / know

what’s wrong with it!

2 Can! have your old mobile phone after you bought /

buy anew one?

3 Be sure to turn off your computer before you are

leaving /leave

Use of English

Use of English part 3

4 PL see you later tonight when the science club

meeting will end /ends

5 Vil call you while /’ll go /I’m going home on the bus

6 Sarah wants to be a computer programmer when

she will grow / grows up

7 Molly’s going to lend me her new CD after she will

listen / has listened to it

A Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given Do not

change the word given You must use between two and five words, including the word given

1 If your computer stops working properly, you should

calla technician

down

you should call a technician

2 | don’t understand this physics homework

figure

I can’t

3 We often don’t think about how much technology

helps us in our daily lives

granted

technology helps our daily lives

4 You shouldn’t turn off your computer until you have closed all the programs

before Close ail the programs

your computer

5 | wanted to buy a CD player, but the shop didn’t

have any in stock,

run

players so | couldn’t buy one

6 She'll return on Monday and she'll contact you right

8 Have you discovered who invented safety pins?

way to travel through time!

10 Josh’s research is about why some people are

frightened by technology

into

people are frightened by technology

B Read the text below Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line

FAMOUS ME!

| sometimes wish | were a great (1) ~—=- like Edison or Marconi My INVENT

name would go down in history for having (2) something totally DISCOVER

@ Perhaps | would also be famous for being extremely REVOLUTION

(5) sas in the world! What a great brain | would have! SCIENCE

| would be responsible for new (7) that would change PRODUCE

the way people live and would be (8) to the whole world BENEFIT

and would thank me for the many great (1o) of my life! ACHIEVE

Yes, that would suit me fine!

27

28

4

Reading 1: vocabulary

Grammar 1

(" Reading 1 ‘pages 44 and 45 —)

A Use a word from the box in each gap to complete

B Match phrases from Exercise A to these definitions

1 to try to achieve something

2 toberich

3 to become rich

4 to be poor

5 to start a company

6 to put your money into a business

in order to make more

C Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the

sentences

1 You have to have dedication / company if you want

to succeed in business

2 When James was ready to buy the bike, he took all

his fortune / savings out of the bank

3 Her business didn’t make any money because she

didn’t have enough clients / entrepreneurs

4 They didn't sell many games because they weren't

5, His father does / makes about €200,000 a year

6 You need a lot of skills and abilities to run /hold a

business successfully

7 You will never seil anything unless there is a

partner / market for it

8 By becoming a millionaire at 19 years old, he

achieved / succeeded what thousands of teenagers

would like to do

Grammar 1 page 46 —

A Match to make sentences

1 If you learn to manage money when

you are young,

2 Ifl were you,

3 I'll take an extra €20 in case

4 If you're finding it hard to get by,

5 If you had enough money,

6 I'll give you this €100 as long as

a | would put my money in the bank where it is safe

b you promise to pay me back next month

c it’s a habit that stays with you for life

d try not to go out so much at weekends

e | see something | want to buy

f would you buy a new CD player?

B Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the

sentences

1 You'll never be rich you start saving

money now

aprovided bunless cas long as

2 Ifyou me the list, I’ll pick up your

shopping for you

agave bwillgive cgive

you

a will bwould ccan

4 Take an extra €5

in price

case it has gone up

5 I'll pay for your ticket this week, as long

you pay for me next time

send some, awill call bto call ccall

TP English part 2

C_ Read the text below and find the word which best fits each space

Ten years ago, Paul Freeman was so poor that he

(2) he stayed with relatives He lived

in a tiny house with three friends and would only

buy clothes if they were very (3)

However, he had always wanted to (4)

up his own business and, eventually, he decided to

couldn't risk buying anything expensive in

(6) he needed the money for the

business Today, however, he is wealthier

Paul's story contains a few useful lessons

there is a market for it You might have difficulties

in the beginning but you should never

should soon start to be successful

Even now, Paul (13) goes on holiday

So why doesn’t this successful entrepreneur take holidays? Perhaps it is because he has invested

yourself this: if you — like Paul - had luxurious homes in Jamaica, Florida, Switzerland and France,

D Ifasentence is correct, put a tick (V) If it is incorrect, rewrite it correctly

1 If you do not have any money, life is difficult

2 If you go to the office, the bank manager will speak

to you

3 If you will have financial problems, get some advice

4 If | were you, | don’t buy that car

5 Ifl can buy anything | want, | would buy a house in

the country

6 If | need money, | ask my parents

7 \ can’t afford to go to the cinema tonight except

Mum gives me some money

8 Helen took her purse in case that the bank was closed

g I'll buy it for you as long you promise to use it

10 You can’t buy a motorbike unless you are over

seventeen

29

Reading

aa You are going to read a magazine article about young people who earn money For questions 1-15, choose from the people (A-E) The people may be chosen more than once

xã

has learnt how a business makes a profit? {97} :

‘The original idea was to set up a website so that

other girls my age could order make-up cheaply You see, | realised that if | bought lots of make-up from Hong Kong and then sold it through a website, | could make a profit In the beginning, the money came from

my parents, but | paid them back at the end of the first month Gradually, the site grew and now | send

tips online I've got a couple of people who work

for me part-time, like Alison - she's our beautician

| want to finish my education, and hopefully keep

the website running at the same time, and then go

into business in a big way after university The

most important thing at this stage is that I've

proved to myself that | can do it The money is

nice, of course, but it's not the main reason I'm

doing it.’

B Craig Little

‘There's never been that much money at home,

especially since Mum and Dad got divorced, so |

decided to try to make some myself I'm only 14,

so there are legal restrictions on what kind of

work | can and can't do, but | managed to get

part-time work in a computer shop It's good

because it's something | know about, and it means

that Mum doesn't have to worry about giving me

an allowance | can even help her out with bills

occasionally | don't spend much each week, so |

usually manage to put a little in the bank for a

rainy day, as they say.’

C Naomi Webster

‘Starting at the bottom and working your way up

certainly teaches you a lot It means that | already

understand how the place works and where the

money comes from I've always wanted to go into

hairdressing, and | think it's important to start

earning your own money as soon as you can |

mean, Mum and Dad work for their money, so why

shouldn't 1? | don't think about the future too

much - I'm too busy learning and enjoying myself

| never have any money left at the end of the

month, but | don't mind because | know that |

spend it on things | enjoy.’

D Neil Chalmers

‘Delivering pizzas wouldn't be my first choice as a career, but it's fine for this stage in my life | get

to meet people, even if it is only briefly, and | like

to be outdoors Nobody's going to get rich doing this, but the money does make a big difference,

and | notice it at the weekend when | can afford

things that maybe the others can't | think of

myself as quite an ambitious person, and I'm

planning on studying to be an architect, so I'm not sure this experience is that relevant, really One thing I've learned is that you value money much

more when you've earned it, and | appreciate the

effort my mum and dad put in to make sure the

family has enough The worst thing about the job

is the unsociable hours - when everyone's out partying, | often have to be on my motorbike with

important to me that | earned the money

somehow | decided to go to ebay - the website where you can sell all your old stuff to people

from around the world | didn’t think | had anything

to sell until my uncle pointed out that | had lots

of old action figures They were still in the boxes, and apparently people collect them We sat down and worked out what they were worth and | sold them In the end, we didn't make as much as I'd hoped, but it was still enough to go on holiday

with."

32

Vocabulary

Vocabulary page a7 =

A Choose the correct word to complete the sentences

1 Can | lend / borrow your pen, please?

2 I’ lllend / borrow you the money, as long as you pay

5 It’s often more economic / economical to buy one

large packet than two small packets

B Use a word or phrase from the box in each gap to

complete the sentences

checkout « refund e cheques e bargains

receipt « credit card currency

women’s clothes at Stephanie’s Store this week?’

example, dollars?’

accepted in euros.’

think we’ve got enough money for all this shopping!’

go and get some money while you wait in the queue.”

‘Did you go back to the shop and get a for that CD that you bought which didn’t play?”

everywhere | think | was so busy checking the

that | forgot to pick it up.’

C_ Use one word in each gap to complete the sentences

going to take a long holiday

| don’t think | like that dress | bought, | think I'll take

it for me

3 Some people in this country have so little money that they struggle to get

fortune and never had to work another day in her life

business writing computer programs

6 When my grandparents were younger, they often

was none in the shops

TARGETING THE TEENAGE INVESTOR

The idea behind it is that if they can get you young enough,

banks that they will try almost anything to get their hands on

your (6) So be prepared for their free offers They will SAVE

system to all first-time customers That's not a bad return on

when you might need that!

Reading 2: vocabulary

ading 2 pages 50 and 51 ———>

A Use a word from the box in each gap to complete B Choose the correct word to complete the text

the sentences

possess e well-being / offices would be tempted to make claims for products

that weren’t true In order to protect (2) grown-ups /

1 |was quite shocked when | found out that a very small consumers, most countries control advertising in some

majority of the wealth

en stop on certain advertisements For example, you might

3 Anywhere where food is being prepared, such as a ¬

restaurant, good is extremely important be able to imply that a certain product increases your

4 Asthe hotel manager, you'll be responsible for the day- social (5) level / status, but you can’t say that it will give

of proof

5 I finally decided that | had had enough of the

of such a difficult career and | left my job

6 It might not always seem fair, but it’s a fact of life that rich

a some e much « many e few « little

money than | do

2 He went to the bank manager to get

advice about his business

3 | have got very

weekend

the library instead of the CD shop

money left after the

cup of coffee?

own money

Use of English

Use of English page 53 =———>

B Ifasentence is correct, put a tick (V) Ifit is incorrect, rewrite it correctly

1 | feel that | am lucky because | have few friends who would lend me money if | needed it

2 There are not many furnitures in my room because | can’t afford to buy things | like

3 | went shopping this morning and bought a new trouser

4 You need to buy a wood to fix that table,

5 | haven't read the news for ages, so if you’re passing the newsagent’s, can you get me a paper?

6 | wonder if you could give me some advices about what MP3 player to buy?

of English part 1

A Read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each space

DECORATING A TEENAGER’S BEDROOM

decorated The fact that families had many (2)

children than they do now was an important

money available to pay for more than the basics - paint

or wallpaper Add to this the fact that children of

differing ages — and tastes - had to share a room and it

is easy to see why, when it (4) to decorating, not

much thought was put into the job

Times change, however, and now the amount spent on

children have more of a voice; in other words, parents

become very clear is that most teenagers are aware of the latest (8)

idea of the way they want their personal space

and they really do have a very good decorated, It is then up to their parents to help them achieve the (9) they want

Money is still going to be a consideration - (10) _ , of

there is a wide range of materials to choose from and it

available throughout the year, so it can be done quite

(14) Parents may argue that their child’s choices are

not appropriate, but it is the teenager who has to live

colour or a material that the parent considers impractical, this can always be discussed!

B_ Read the text below and look carefully at each line Some of the lines are correct, and some have a word which

should not be there If a line is correct, put a tick (YW) by the number If a line has a word which should not be

there, write the word on the left

MONEY WORRIES

1 Thanks for your letter I was sorry to hear about that you

2 have been having few financial problems 1 know it’s hard

3 to get by on very little of money — I've been like that for

5 time and you'll get over it If I were as you, I would try

6 to find another part-time job If you will do, you can start

# paying back the money you have borrowed.You might

8 have to do something without a few things as well.Try not

10 Be much patient! You will have paid your debts before long

1 and then you can start saving up for things that you really

12 want.As long as that you are careful for a few months,

1 tempted to get a credit card or borrow and more money

15 ‘Take it from me, that would be a big mistake! Hope this helps!

35

B_ Use a word from the box in the correct form to

complete the sentences,

transformation make-up « addictive

babysitting » infuriate

somewhere and then doesn’t turn up!

2 Sally earns extra money at the weekend by

for the neighbours’ kids

3 Have you seen the video arcade since it was done

4 Video games are such a(n)

Once you start playing, it’s so hard to stop!

_ pastime

5 Did you ever notice how much

performers wear when they're on stage?

( Grammar 1 page 60 =——_

A Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences

It’s going to be fabulous!

2 Please may /must | come with you to game this Saturday?

3 Ryan could /should have had a party if he had asked his parents

4 Nicole couldn’t /shouldn’t go out in the evening until she was fifteen

5 Do you have to / must play your music so loud? It’s driving me crazy!

would have enjoyed it

B_ Decide what the function of the modal is in the sentences Write A for ability, O for obligation, C for criticism, AD for advice and P for permission

1 You shouldn't read so much in the dark

You’tl hurt your eyes

2 Larry has to go on a family picnic this Saturday

3 If | do my homework first, can | go with my friends to the cinema on Thursday?

4 You ought to have phoned when you realized you were going to be late

5 When | was young | could speak Italian rather well

6 Can you help me figure out how to set up this exercise equipment?

C_ Use a word or phrase from the box in each gap to complete the sentences

should have ¢ don’t have to e can’t « mustn't e should had to

for Saturday's concert

not allowed to play on his own outside after dark

see the stage from here

disturbs the neighbours

she’d really be happy if you did

ball next week?

exa Peete Use of Eng!

change the word given You must use between two and five words, including the word given

1 | really wish my dad didn’t smoke - it’s so unhealthy

you're under sixteen

5 I'd suggest coming with us to the dance class on

Tuesday

ought

dance class on Tuesday

6 Be more careful next time and you won't get hurt again

will

you don’t want to get hurt next time

7 | am absolutely incapable of speaking French without an accent

party, but | think he’d like to come

g | wish | could go to a fashion show in Paris!

able I'd love

10 Why didn’t you tell Rod what time we were meeting? should

we were meeting

37

Reading

You are going to read an article about teenagers and free time Seven sentences have been removed from the

article Choose from the sentences A-H the one which fits each gap (1-7) There is one extra sentence which you do not need to use

they take time out for a little fun and

entertainment

D While some might want to get away from all the

activity, he says it suits him perfectly

to keep up with it all, and the

pressure is beginning to show

School's over, the homework’s done and you've

finished any household chores you have to do

What do you do when it's entirely up to you?

How do you fill your free time? It seems that

teenagers have a thousand and one things that

they like to do, from hobbies to sports, from

reading to playing music The young people |

spoke to all had interesting things to tell me about what today’s teens like to do

Jemma and Julie are twins, both 16 last month They're good students at school and spend a

means that a free afternoon or evening for

these girls is spent at the cinema with friends

‘Im crazy about action movies, says Jemma

‘They're just so exciting! Julie agrees and

explains that going to the cinema is almost an

addiction for them ‘If | don't see at least one

movie at the weekend, | really feel I've missed

something great.’

Charlie is 15 years old and has his own ideas

the weekend, though, he abandons the world

of technology in favour of his other hobby —

bowling! Charlie's favourite way to unwind is to

bowl for a few hours at the local bowling alley

‘We've got a nice league going, and it's great

fun Bowling lets you escape from the

pressures of school and just enjoy yourself for

a while It's great!

Sean is 17 and his cousin Roger is 16 They

both believe there's only one proper leisure

activity - sport! In particular, football Sean and

Roger are both players and fans They play for

the school tearm and attend as many of their

—]

Faces painted in team colours, Sean and Roger

local team's games as they can

are sure to be the ones Jumping up and down

in front of the camera when their team scores

‘There's nothing more exciting than sport, says

Sean Roger adds that being a player goes

and not the other.’

Valerie and Sue are both 17 and are not very specific about what they do in their free time, probably because they don't actually have any hobbies! They go window shopping, maybe sit for a drink or a quick bite to eat somewhere,

and in general, just ‘hang out.[ 4 ] ]'Ws

hard to say exactly what we do when we hang out, but it's important that we get together whenever we can We're such good friends that we have loads of fun even if we're just sitting in a fast food restaurant talking!’

Fifteen-year-old Monica and her brother Freddy,

14, say that they don't have much leisure time

at all (5T ] ‘It might sound sad, but in my

free time | usually do something like practise

the piano | don't mind because I'm getting

really good One day I'll be glad | put in the time to learn.’ Freddy agrees and adds, ‘You don't have to be fooling around or getting into trouble to have fun I'm taking karate lessons

on Saturdays with two of my schoolmates and

we have a great time!

22444012244 4

39

Simon is 15 and comes from a very large

family With 6 brothers and sisters and 24

cousins, there are an awful lot of people

around the house to spend time with

[#1 ] ‘Id say most of my leisure time is

spent with my family, just doing different things

together There are so many of us coming and

going from each other's houses all the time, it's

like we're always having a party,’ Simon says

“Sure, my friends come round and we hang out

sometimes, but usually I'm doing something

with someone from my family We're all really

close to each other.’

Vocabulary

Vocabulary page 61 ———>

A Usea word from the box in each gap to complete

the sentences

cast e audience e spectator e lifeguard « host e crowd

1 I'm not much of an athlete, but | love to watch

2 After the performance, the director held a party for

Mario Live He's the greatest!

beach

5 When our team won the championship, the

went absolutely wild!

It’s really exciting

Judith admits she's a bit of a loner, and says she likes to have some time to herself everyday [7a] _| ‘I see my friends often enough,’ she says, ‘but | really need time alone, although it's not always easy to find the time

to get away.’ When no one's around Judith likes to read or listen to music She finds being along very relaxing When asked if she gets lonely, she's very quick to point out that being alone is not the same at all as being lonely

B_ Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences

1 In-line skating really came across / caught on a few years back

2 Why don’t you come across /come round to my place for lunch on Saturday?

3 Here, flick through /take up this magazine for a minute and tell me if you like it

4 Mara would really like to take up / take to yoga this year

5 I’ve tried yoga before, but | didn’t take up /take to it right away

6 I'll meet you at 5.30 if | can come across / get away from work early

C_ Use a form of the words in brackets in each gap to complete the sentences

1 There is always a lot of (ACTIVE) in the park on Sunday

2 | found the play very (AMUSE) Did you enjoy it?

4 (ATTEND) was at an all time high at last night’s match

7 My favourite form of (ENTERTAIN) is listening to music

D Choose the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences

1 How did you manage getting /to get free tickets to the ball?

2 Julie finally succeeded in persuading /to persuade her parents to let her have flying lessons

3 Jane was able to organise /of organising another very popular programme of social events this year

4 I've arranged to meet / meeting Jerry after chess club tonight

5 My brother really enjoys to play / playing squash

6 My parents never allowed me for wearing /to wear make-up before | was fifteen

7 Does your mum tet you to go /go out on week nights?

Reading 2: vocabulary

Reading 2 pages 64 and 65 m——

A Use a word from the box to replace the underlined word or phrase

notion reasonable « twist © obstacles « current e cable

1 An athlete has to overcome many difficulties before he can succeed ~

2 If you turn your neck around like this, you can almost see the sea from this window

3 | think the prices at that new sports shop are not too expensive

4 The idea that we all have loads of free time is just ridiculous! -

5 The ski lift runs ona thick steel wire all the way up the mountain

6 You don’t even have to swim in the water park The water flow just pulls you along!

41