1 Read the text. How many of the tasks below can you do?
My worst journey everIt was my final day in Indonesia on business. It was a very successful trip, but two weeks was a long time and I was looking forward to getting back home and seeing my family. My plane took off at 7 p.m. I left my hotel by taxi at 4 p.m. The airport wasn’t very far away, but the traffic could be terrible and I didn’t want to miss my plane.My taxi driver seemed very friendly. He only knew about three words of English. I didn’t speak Indonesian, so we couldn’t talk. I sat back in the taxi and read a book.Suddenly, I heard somebody shouting. I looked up and out of the window. We were stopped at a red light. Beside us were two men on a motorbike. They didn’t seem to be very happy with my taxi driver. He wasn’t happy with them either and I was very happy when the light turned green and we could continue driving. I went back to reading my book.A few minutes later, there was a huge crash and the back window of the taxi smashed all over me. As you can imagine, it was quite a shock and I looked out of the window to see the two men on the motorbike. They were riding off as quickly as they could. The taxi driver didn’t turn around to see if I was OK. He followed the motorbike, driving as fast as he could. He was no longer worried about getting me to the airport. It was very scary. He was driving very fast. He didn’t stop at traffic lights. It was like being in a film.
Finally, he had to stop because the cars in front stopped too. I got out of the taxi – just in time because the cars started moving again. My taxi went off as quickly as it could. As I watched it disappear down the road, I remembered my suitcase was in the back of it. I never saw it again.
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.
1 The writer is looking forward to
his business trip.
seeing more of Indonesia.
seeing his family.
2 His flight was
at 7 p.m.
at 4 p.m.
late at night.
3 His taxi driver spoke
very little English.
very good English.
very little Indonesian.
Complete the sentences with the correct words from the box. There are 3 extra words.
passenger read a book driver angry checked his emails curious
4 The passenger sat in the back of the taxi and read a book.
5 The taxi driver and the men on the motorbike were angry.
7 What did the writer say the chase was like? like being in a film / It was like being in a film. / like a film
8 Why did the taxi driver stop? Because the cars in front stopped. / The other cars stopped. / Because he had to stop.
9 What did the passenger realise after he got out of the taxi? He had left his suitcase in the taxi. / His suitcase was still in the taxi. / His suitcase was in the taxi. / He left his suitcase in the taxi.
2 Read the text. How many of the tasks below can you do?
Time is running out for sharks
Seeing a shark is probably most people’s biggest nightmare when they get in the sea. And it’s true that some kinds of sharks can be dangerous to humans. But the truth is that most sharks are not dangerous.Sharks have been on the Earth for four hundred million years. They’re even older than the dinosaurs and far older than us. Most people know a few kinds of shark; the great white shark is the most well known, but many people also know the hammerhead, blue and tiger shark. There are 470 different types of sharks in our seas. The smallest, the dwarf lantern shark, is no longer than 20 cm. The largest fish in the sea is the enormous whale shark. It can reach up to 12 m in length. Of these 470 types of sharks, around 100 are fighting for their survival!Sharks are incredibly efficient at surviving in the sea. They are amazing hunters. They can smell, hear and see very well. They can find other fish from a great distance and they can even see when it’s dark. They have no other fish to fear except sometimes other sharks. So why are they in danger?The sad answer is because of human activity. Worldwide, sharks kill about seven people each year. But around 100 million sharks are killed by humans each year! We are killing sharks faster than ever before. People eat their meat and make soup out of their fins*. The shark fins soup industry kills millions of sharks each year. Often the fin is cut from the shark and the rest of the body is thrown back into the sea. We are also killing sharks by polluting our seas with plastic. The plastic destroys the environment the sharks need to survive.
VOCABULARY: *fin – Flosse
Choose the correct answer.
1 Some / Most sharks are dangerous to us.
2 Sharks are not as old as / older than the dinosaurs.
3 The most famous / biggest shark is the great white.
Match the sentence halves. There are three extra options.
4 Some sharks are tiny but are always longer than 20 cm.
5 The largest fish in the sea are in danger of becoming extinct.
6 A hundred different sharks will be dead in a few years.
7 Why are sharks such good hunters? They can smell, hear and see very well. / They can find other fish from great distance. / They can see when it’s dark.
8 Which fish can be a danger to sharks? other sharks
9 Why do people kill sharks? They want their meat. / They want their fins. / They want their meat and their fins. / for their meat and fins / for making soup
10 How does plastic kill sharks? It destroys the environment the sharks need to survive. / It destroys their environment.
Listening
3 Listen to Jane talking about her holiday. How many of the tasks below can you do? 4
Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
1 Jane had to make some plans for the summer holiday. She didn’t want to be
tired.
lonely.
bored.
2 Jane worked in … to earn some money.
a factory
an office
a shop
3 Jane worked
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
at night time.
in the mornings.
Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are three extra words.
6 What kind of pet did Aunt Steve have? She had a dog.
Tick T (True) or F (False).T F
7 Aunt Steve told Allan he looked like her brother.
8 Spike was not very big.
9 Spike bit Allan and it was very painful.
VOCABULARY: *relative – Verwandte/r
Language in context
5 Read the text and circle the correct words.
A Camping Trip to Remember
Last summer, I went camping in the Lake District with some friends from school. It was only for a weekend,
but I’ll never forget it.
(1) While / By the time / During the trip, I went sailing for the first time. (2) While / During / Before I was
sailing, my wallet fell in the lake. (3) By the time / Until / Before, I realised this, it was already too late. It
wasn’t (4) when / after / until I got back to the campsite and needed some money to buy a drink. (5) While / Before / After my friends heard about my wallet, they lent me some money.
The next morning, we all went on a hike to a castle (6) during / while / before we had lunch. (7) When / While / During the walk, we saw some deer. (8) It took / Until / By the time an hour and a half to
walk back to the campsite from the castle. (9) By the time / Before / During we got back, we were all very
hungry so we ate a huge lunch. (10) While / During / When I got home that evening, my mum was cooking a
big meal. I couldn’t eat anything.
6 Complete the text with the words and phrases in the box. There is one extra phrase.
more poisonous less than uglier most poisonous the scariest the fastest faster the deadliest the longest deadlier much more aggressive
The Stone Fish
The Stone Fish is not beautiful at all – it is (1) uglier than most fish. It lies on the sea floor and waits calmly for
other fish to swim by. It is very fast and it can eat its prey* in (2) less than 0.015 seconds. It is (3) more poisonous / deadlier than any other fish. Its poison is so strong that it is known as the world’s (4) most poisonous fish.
The Black Mamba snake is one of (5) the scariest creatures in the world, so many people are afraid of it. In
Africa there are a lot of myths and legends about it and people are very scared of it. It is very aggressive and
very fast. It is (6) deadlier / more poisonous than any other snake. It can kill 15 men with one bite. It is (7) the deadliest snake in the world. It is also (8) the longest poisonous snake in Africa because Black Mambas can
be over 4 metres in length. They move (9) faster than most snakes. It can travel at 20 kph, so it is one of (10) the fastest snakes in the world.
VOCABULARY: *prey – Beute
7 Complete the mini-dialogues with the present simple or past simple form of the verbs in brackets.
1 A Does Max play the guitar?
B No, he doesn’t play / does not play (not play) the guitar. He plays (play) keyboards.
2 A Does she write her own songs?
B Yes, she writes (write) all her songs.
3 A How many bestselling albums did they have?
B They had (have) five bestselling albums.
4 A Did you watch her concert on TV last night?
B No, we didn’t watch / did not watch (not watch) it.
5 A Did you buy a ticket for the concert?
B No, I didn’t buy / did not buy (not buy) a ticket for the concert.
14 Match the sentences to the pictures. Write the numbers.
1 I fell asleep after I watched the film.2 I watched a film during the flight.3 I ate a bar of chocolate after the climb to the top.4 I ate a bar of chocolate while I was climbing the mountain.5 I ate a bar of chocolate before I climbed the mountain.6 I fell asleep while I was watching the film.7 I didn’t fall asleep until I got to my hotel room.8 I fell asleep before I watched the film.
3 1 6
4 8 5
7 2
Words in context
15 Complete the dialogue with the words from the box. There are two extra words.
She’s talking on her mobile. She’s drinking orange juice.
She’s paying the bill. She’s buying a newspaper.
Writing
21 Write a short story about a terrible journey you had (70-120 words). Use the words below to help you.
very excited about the trip can’t sleep bored get up late forget your phone miss the bus to the airport heavy snow plane delayed turbulence* during the flight
