PET Buster

01_07_PETBuster_CC:Azzurro OTT 14/02/13 14:04 Pagina 2 Pet Buster Acknowledgements Editorial Project: Sarah Howell Illustrated by Roberto Battestini, DrowArt Studio Eli Editorial Dept: Grazia Ancillani Photo: Cambridge/Trinity College (Marka), female student Art Director: Marco Mercatali (Masterfile), students and teacher (Masterfile) Eli Design Dept: Enea Ciccarelli, Fabrizio Redaelli Picture Researcher: Giorgia D’Angelo Photo and artwork acknowledgement Production Manager: Francesco Capitano Pag. 8: photo 2 Thom Brogan, photo 3 citystreetscene, photo 4 Cover Design: Paola Lorenzetti Simone 24, photo 5 Khum; page 9: top Shutterstock, bottom Ziedu Mate; page 10: Stephen Macken; page 11: top Or Adam © 2008 ELI S.r.l Congregation, middle Bisse Bowman; pages 12 - 13 Shutterstock; P.O. Box 6 page 14: illustrations 1, 2, 5 TM & © 2007 MARVEL, illustration 4 62019 Recanati Winx Club™ © 2003-2008 Rainbow S.p.A. All rights reserved. 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Kid Year XXIII – No.2 pp. 4-5 Manga Time; Kid Year XXI – No.4 p. 3 Celebrity Authors; Kid Year XX – No.5 p. 3 All websites referred to in PET Buster are in public domain and Books for girls. whilst every effort has been made to check that the websites were Unit 3 - Are you a good sport? Kid Year XXII – No.6 pp. 4-5 current at the time of going to press Eli s.r.l disclaims Teenage Sports Phenomeno. responsibility for their content and/or possible changes. Kid Year XXI – No.2 pp. 4-5 Basketball is best! Unit 4 - Are you receiving me? Kid Year XXI – No.5 pp. 4-5 Are While every effort has been made to trace all the copyright mobile phones safe?; Kid Year XXII – No.5 pp. 6-11 Internet the holders, if any have been inadvertently overlooked the publisher worldwide web will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first Unit 5 - Healthy eating? Kid Year XXI – No.3 p. 11 Have you got a opportunity. sweet tooth?; Tapescript adapted from article in Kid Year XXII – No.4 pp. 4-5 School Dinners Printed by Tecnostampa 08.83.076.1 Unit 6 - Famous faces Kid Year XXII – No.1 pag. 16 Will Smith; Kid Year XXI – No.1 pag. 16 Beyoncé Knowles. ISBN 978-88-536-1269-4 Self Study Edition with Answer Unit 7 - The world we live in Kid Year XXIII – No.4 pp. 6-7 Paradise Key + 2 Audio CDs Lost; Kid Year XX – No.3 pp. 4-5 Don’t waste Christmas!; Exam ISBN 978-88-536-1268-7 Student’s Book without Answer Buster E-waste in Europe Key + 2 Audio CDs http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071115113338.htm ISBN 978-88-536-1271-7 Teacher’s Book Unit 8 - Peaceful people Kid Year XXI – No.3 pp. 12-13 Bob Geldof; ISBN 978-88-536-1270-0 PET Practice Tests + 2 Audio CDs Kid Year XXI – No.4 pp. 12-13 Princess Diana; Exam Buster http://www.oxfam.org; http://wwwdoctorswithoutborders.org Unit 9 - Fashion Kid Year XXIII – No.1 pp.4-5 The Price of Fashion; Kid Year XXIII – No.3 pp. 10-11 BlackSpot: no global shoes; Exam Buster http://www.fashion-era.com; http://www.metmuseum.org/ http://www.apparelsearch.com/; Teen Year XXIII – No.5, April 2007. Unit 10 - Music for your ears! Kid Year XXIII – No.4 pp.10-11 Listening to Music: Freedom or Piracy?; Kid Year XXIII – No.5 Insert on music genres. Unit 11 - All ready and packed! Kid Year XXI – No.6 pp. 6-7 Where am I? Unit 12 - The perfect place! Kid XXII – No.2 pp. 12-13 Jamaica; Kid Year XXII – pp. 12-13 Vancouver; Exam Buster Sunrise at Stonehenge http://www.stonehenge.co.uk/ceremony.htm Unit 13 - School life Kid Year XXIII – No.5 pp. 4-5 Bullying; Kid Year XX – No.6 pp. 12-13 Exam anxiety! Unit 14 - Forever friends Kid XXII – No.1 pp. 6-7 Friendship; Kid Year XXI No.4 pp. 6-7 Love, love, love. Unit 15 - What’s on tonight? Kid Year XXII – No.2 pp. 4-5 Reality Bites; Exam Buster Turn Off TV Week http://www.tvturnoff.org http://www.truceteachers.org/ http://www.screentime.org/ Kid Year XXIII No.6, July 2007; Teen Year XXVIII No.1, September 2006 MTV Global Music Unit 16 - Spend! Spend! Spend! Kid Year XXII – No.3 pp. 6-7 Shopping Centres; Teen Year XXVII – No.2 pp. 12-13 Winning the Lottery.2

01_07_PETBuster_CC:Azzurro OTT 14/02/13 14:03 Pagina 3 Summary of PETThere are three Papers in the Preliminary English Test examination: Paper 1: Reading and Writing, Paper 2: Listening andPaper 3: Speaking. Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking are each worth 25% of the total marks. These are addedtogether to determine the final grade: Pass with Merit, Pass, Narrow Fail and Fail.PAPER 1 READING & WRITING 90 minutes Part Number of questions Task 1 5 2 Answering multiple-choice questions about notices, postcards, labels, 3 messages, e-mails, etc. 5 4 Matching descriptions of people to short texts describing accommodation, 5 books, holidays, etc. Part Answering true/false statements about an authentic adapted long text. 10 1 Answering multiple-choice questions about opinion, attitude, purpose and 5 2 general meaning of an authentic adapted long text. 3 Choosing multiple-choice words to fill spaces in a short text. 10 Task Number of questions Transforming sentences by adding one to three words to gap without altering 5 the meaning of the sentence above. 1 Writing a short communicative message (35-45 words) including three specified pieces of information. Writing either a letter or a story (approx. 100 words) on a given theme. 1PAPER 2 LISTENING 30 minutes* Part Task Number of questions1 Answering multiple-choice picture questions about seven short recordings. 7 62 Answering multiple-choice questions about a monologue or interview with 6 one main speaker. 63 Listening to one speaker giving an informational monologue and completing gaps in a sheet of notes or a form.4 Answering true/false statements about an informal dialogue between two speakers.* + 6 minutes to transfer answers to answer sheetPAPER 3 SPEAKING 10-12 minutes per pair Part Task Time 1 Responding to Examiner’s questions on personal information. 2-3 minutes 2 3 Discuss a situation in pairs on the basis of a picture provided by the Examiner. 2-3 minutes 4 Describing a colour photograph. 3 minutes Discussing a topic related to Part 3 with your partner. 3 minutes 3

Contents map Topic Grammar / Reading / Listening / Pronunciation Exam Buster Festivals Use of English Writing Speaking Unit 1 Adverbs of Frequency Summer Festivals True / False /i/ /i / /ai/ Speaking Part 1 Present Simple (Comprehension Describing an Festival Fun! Imperatives questions) event 8 - 13 A note Unit 2 Reading Habits Present Continuous Manga Time Multiple choice /n/ /m/ /ŋ/ Speaking Part 3 Describing Listening Part 1 Reading Time ! Comics and Books Present Simple v Present Continuous (True / False) characters Reading Part 1 14 - 19 E-mail Unit 3 Sports Activities Can / Can't (Ability / Possibility) Teenage Sports Gap filling / / /ə/ /ɑ / Can / Can't (Permission) Phenomena Negotiating Are you a good (Comprehension /h v/ sport? Communication Must / Have to questions) /h ftə/ 20 - 25 and Technology Mustn’t / Don't have to Letter Unit 4 Are mobile True / False phones safe? Negotiating Are you receiving (Comprehension me? questions) 26 - 31 E-mail Review Units 1 - 4 Food and Comparatives / Superlatives Fast Food v Slow Gap filling Word Stress Reading Part 2 Nutrition Food Negotiating 32 - 33 (True / False) Letter Unit 5 Healthy Eating? 34 - 39 Unit 6 Fame and Success Past Simple Will Smith Gap filling /id/ /t/ /d/ Writing Part 2 (Comprehension Describing a Famous Faces Questions) photograph 40 - 45 Fact File Unit 7 Environmental Present Perfect Paradise Lost Matching / Gap /bin/ Reading Part 3 Matters Past Simple v Present Perfect (True / False) filling /bi n/ Writing Part 1 The world we live in E-mail Describing a 46 - 51 photograph Listening Part 2 Unit 8 Social Interaction Used to Sir Bob Multiple choice /ju stə/ (Multiple-choice Negotiating Peaceful People cloze) 52 - 57 Story Review Units 5 - 8 58 - 59 Unit 9 Clothes Past Continuous The Price of Sentence /ə/ Past Simple v Fashion completion Fashion Past Continuous (Comprehension Describing a 60 - 65 questions) photograph Story4

Contents map Topic Grammar / Reading / Listening / Pronunciation Exam Buster Use of English Writing SpeakingUnit 10 Music and /ei/ /e/ Speaking Part 4 Technology Past Perfect Listening to Matching /Music for your ears! Past Perfect v Past Simple Music: Freedom comprehension66 - 71 Review of Tenses or Piracy? questions (Multiple-choice Negotiating cloze) StoryUnit 11 Travel and Present Continuous and Where on Earth Matching / Pronounced ‘r’ Reading Part 4 Holidays Present Simple for the Future am I? comprehension Silent ‘r’All ready and (Comprehension questionspacked! questions) Negotiating72 - 77 E-mailUnit 12 Destinations Future Tenses: Going to and Will Let’s take a trip to Multiple choice /waυnt/ Listening Part 3 Let's and Shall Jamaica, shall we? Decribing a /wɒnt/The Perfect Place! (True / False) photograph78 - 83 LetterReview Units 9 - 1284 - 85Unit 13 Education Imperatives Bullying Gap filling /ju / / / Listening Part 4 Make and Let (Comprehension Decribing a Speaking Part 2School life Infinitives and Gerunds questions) photograph86 - 91 LetterUnit 14 Relations with Modal Verbs: would / could / should / Friendship Multiple choice /t/ /f/ other people may / might (Multiple-choice NegotiatingForever Friends Question Tags cloze)92 - 97 So / Neither Note Reported SpeechUnit 15 Entertainment The Passive Reality Bites True / False /d / / / Reading Part 5 and Media The Causative (Comprehension Decribing a Writing Part 3What’s on tonight? questions) photograph98 - 103 NoteUnit 16 Shopping Zero, First and Second Conditional Shopping Centres Multiple choice ‘ll – ‘dSpend! Spend! (True / False) NegotiatingSpend!104 - 109 LetterReview Units 13 - 16110 - 111PET Practice Test 112 - 131Grammar Reference 132 - 138Phrasal Verbs 139 - 140Visuals 141 - 143Irregular Verbs 144Answer Key and Audio Transcripts 145 - 176 5

Introduction Unit 1 How PET Buster works Unit 1 Warm-up Festival Fun! Each unit offers a warm-up to introduce the theme Warm-up of the unit with brightly coloured photographs to promote conversation on the topic portrayed. 1 All these photos were taken at a festival in Britain. This is then followed by personalised questions Can you guess which festival it is? What are the offering the students the opportunity to talk about people in the photos during? How do you think they their own experiences in pairs or small groups. feel? Describe the photo you like most to your partner. 1 2 3 4 2 Now answer these questions. Tell your partner. a Do you have a similar festival in your country? b When do you celebrate this festival? What do you do? c Do you dress up or eat special food? d Is there usually a fireworks display at night, too? 85 Reading Unit 8 Comprehension activities such as Reading Pre-reading questions give the questions and true / false statements students the chance to anticipate verify whether the students have 3 Look at the photos and give your opinion on charity events. and discuss the topic dealt with in grasped the general and specific the article. meaning of the text. Sir Bob Attractive magazine articles give Students are offered a Reading Tip Bob Geldof (5th October, 1951) is the Irish singer, songwriter, the students a meaningful which they can put into practice actor and political activist who organized the Live Aid concert. reason to read. while carrying out the activity. He used to 1________ notorious for his wild lifestyle whereas today he is known as ‘Saint Bob’ because of his compassion Matching activities introduce and humanitarian efforts. and revise lexis. Moved by images of young children in Africa dying 2______ starvation, Bob Geldof organized with Midge Ure Band Aid, a \"supergroup\" of British musicians and singers which recorded the single \"Do They Know It's Christmas\". The single was released just before Christmas 1984 and it became the 3_________ selling single in UK history and raised over £8 million worldwide in funds for emergency aid to Ethiopia. But Bob wanted to do more and in the summer of 1985 he and Ure organized a 4______ charity concert: Live Aid. Many stars agreed to take part in the concert and two shows were staged live on 13th July at Wembley Stadium in London and John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia. Nearly half the people in Britain watched the concert. In total, Live Aid raised 5______ $100 million for famine relief. Geldof was subsequently knighted, at the age of 34, for his 6_______. On the 31 March 2005, Geldof and Ure announced the Live 8 project with the aim to put pressure on the G8 and raise awareness of the poverty in Africa. He believes that the only 7_____ to help Africa is to cancel the continent’s huge debt. “Africa is the only continent that has grown poorer over the past 25 years and we are helping it to stay poor,” he says. Ten simultaneous concerts were held on 2nd July in different countries and one on 6th July. On 7th July the G8 leaders pledged to increase aid to Africa by US$25 billion 8_____ the year 2010. 8 4 Read the article and choose the correct word for 5 Look through the article and underline the words 8 each space. which match the following definitions. 1 A is B are C be D being a sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings of others. 2 A of B to C from D at b concerned with or seeking to promote human 3 A slower B faster C slowest D fastest welfare. 4 A wide B huge C big D grand c suffer or die from hunger. 5 A over B up C more D much d a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action. 6 A strengths B efforts C tries D helps e an organization set up to provide help and raise 7 A habit B manner C way D action money for those in need. 8 A from B of C enter D by f extreme scarcity of food. Reading Tip If you don’t know which option to choose, try saying each word out loud to see if it sounds right in the gap. 53 Speaking 8Unit 6 Grammar Students are invited to describe Speaking The grammar offered is that covered photos or carry out problem- by the PET syllabus. Revision through solving activities such as those 6 Work in pairs. Tell your partner what you can see in your photograph. practical activities is provided and found in the PET examination. the students are given the possibility Grammar to read up on the rules in the Students are offered a Speaking Tip Grammar Reference if they should which they can put into practice Past Simple feel the need to do so. while carrying out the activity. 7 Can you remember the past simple of these verbs? If you’re not sure, check the article about Will Smith on page 41! start ___s_t_a_r_t_e_d___ form ____________ find ____________ get ____________ become ____________ win ____________ be ____________ have ____________ prefer ____________ called ____________ record ____________ come ____________ add ____________ lose ____________ make ____________ 8 Look at the comic and write a caption for each picture. 9 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the 12 verb in brackets. One morning, Tom looked 4 a _D_i_n_you__a_s_k__(ask) him for his autograph? out of his bedroom window and saw the snow. So he b Mr and Mrs Black _______(go) to the film premier. decided to phone Jenny. c John __________(not put) his camera away and it 3 was confiscated. d She _____(win) an Oscar at the academy awards. e I _______(not read) the manuscript before the rehearsal. f ____James ______(get) the role he auditioned for? g I ________(think) she was an exceptional actress. 10 Make sentences in the past simple with the prompts below. a you / go / concert / on / Saturday ? 5 6 _D_i_d__y_o_u__g_o__t_o__t_h_e__c_o_n_c_e_r_t__o_n__s_a_t_u_r_d_a_y_?_ b I / not / know / she / be / so / famous. c How much / tickets / cost ? d We / sit / in / front / row / under / stage. e He / not / have / very / good / part / in / film. 8 Speaking Tip Use the following words to describe different areas of the picture: in the bottom right-hand corner, top left-hand corner, background, foreground, middle of the picture. 426

IntroductionListening Unit 14 Pronunciation The students are introduced to the Listening Each listening activity is followed by topic dealt within the listening an activity on pronunciation which activity via a pre-listening task. 11 How do you think attitudes to love and marriage have changed over the ages? Discuss your ideas with a partner. aims to improve the students’ 12T2.38 Now listen to an extract from a radio programme entitled A history of love. For each question, put a tick () in intonation and fluency at PET level. The listening texts are made up of authentic adapted material and are the correct box. Writing of the same level and length as 8 those found in the PET examination. 8 1 The concept of courtly love was developed by: 6 What happened in the twentieth century? Each unit ends on a writing task in which the students are asked to write Most of the activities follow the A h knights and muses. hA People gave less importance to romantic love. a text comprising the structures and format of the PET examination, thus B h noblemen and poets. B h Equality was woman’s only goal. lexis featured within the unit. The providing the students with liberal C h acts of strength and bravery. C h People started dating more. style of each task strictly adheres to examination practice. the PET writing format. 2 What was marriage based on during the Renaissance? The students are provided with a Listening Tip to put into practice A h Love. while carrying out the activity. B h Money. C h Age. 3 What were the Puritans like? A h Realistic and not very romantic B h They didn’t believe in marriage. hC They believed in love and marriage. 4 During the Age of Reason people had to A h hide their feelings. B h show their feelings. C h pretend not to have any feelings. 5 Why did romantic love return during Victorian times? hA Because of the Industrial Revolution. hB Because more time was spent together at work. hC Because people had more money to spend. Pronunciation T2.38 c Pronunciation Practice Try this tongue twister! They thought they caught a cough. 13T2.38 a Listen and repeat. Writing I might go out with John on Saturday. You shouldn’t laugh at people. 14 You have fallen out with a friend of yours. T2.38 b Write the words in the correct column. Write a note to your friend. Then listen and check. In your note, you should thought - enough - fight - tough - caught • apologise for falling out. rough - height - cough • invite your friend to the cinema. • arrange a time and place to meet. laugh /f/ might /t/ .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. .............. Listening Tip If the three options confuse you, consider how you would answer the question in your own words and choose the option which best matches your own answer. 95Exam Buster Exam Buster 3 Exam Buster 3 Each unit is followed by an You can 4 Read the question and describe the differences in the T2.38 Let’s have a try! In Let’s have a try! the Exam Buster which focuses learn a lot by pictures. students are then given the on an individual Part of Listening Part 1 opportunity to put all the each Paper. listening! 1 Which sport is the girl good at? strategies together and try Questions 1-7 them out on a realistic Part The Pointer indicates the of a PET Paper! strategy the students need There are seven questions in this part. For each question there are three pictures and a short recording. to apply in order to succeed Choose the correct picture and put a tick in the box below it. The students are then in that particular Part. provided with an activity in 1 What can they rent at the sports shop? order to put that strategy into practice. Paper 2 Listening: Part 1 AI There are four parts to Paper 2 Listening. Part 1 AI BI CI assesses your ability to identify specific information. 2 What does the man want to do this evening? Pointer 1 Listen to the instructions. BI It is always important to know exactly what to do. T2.38 1 Listen to the instructions and fill in the gaps. In Part 1 of the Listening test, there are 1 ________ AI BI CI questions. For each question there are 2 ________ 3 When does the basketball match start? pictures and a short recording. You 3 ______ each recording 4 _______. Choose the correct 5 _______ CI AI BI CI and put a 6 _______ I in the box below it. At the 4 How much are tickets to the concert selling for? end of the test, you have 7 ______ minutes to copy a In picture A the girl _____________________. your 8 __________ on to the answer sheet. b In picture B the girl _____________________. AI BI CI c In picture C the girl _______________________. 5 Which comic books does the boy receive? 2 Answer the questions. Pointer 4 Listen carefully to the text. a How many questions are there in Part 1? ____ Listen attentively, especially to the verb tenses, adverbs of b How many pictures are there for each question? ____ frequency, numbers, dates, etc. c How many times do you hear each recording? ____ Pointer 2 Read the question. T2.38 5 Listen to these numbers, dates, prices and times. Before listening to the recording, read the question. Put them in the order you hear them. It tells you what to listen for. a I10/06 b I 20/12 c I 2,012 d I 1066 3 Read the question and tick I what you think the e I 11.40 f I £212 g I £22 h I 6.10 AI BI CI recording is about. 6 What’s the date of the girl’s birthday party? Pointer 5 Listen again and put a tick I in box A, B, a When is the basketball match? or C. 1 where the basketball is I T2.38 6 Listen to the recording for Ex. 4. Choose the correct picture and put a tick in box A, B, or C. 2 the time the basketball match starts I Pointer 6 Mark your answer sheet carefully. b What does the boy do in his free time? After the last recording, you have 6 minutes to transfer AI BI CI 1 what the boy’s doing now your answers to your answer sheet and shade the correct 7 How are they getting to school? 2 what the boy’s hobbies are I lozenge carefully. I Answer: 0 A B C Pointer 3 Look at the pictures. AI BI CI After reading the question, look at the three pictures 25 and note the differences. 24Review PET Practice TestAt the end of every four units the students can check their At the end of the book there is a PETprogress by completing the vocabulary, grammar, reading, Practice Test for the students to do in orderlistening, writing and speaking activities provided in the two page to see if they are ready for the exam!Review. Review Units 1-4 Practice Tests Vocabulary 4 Rearrange the words in the right order. The first word 3 Part 3 is in bold to help you. 1 Complete the sentences with the words in the box. Complete the second sentence so that it means the T2.38 a She / the / wear / parade / for / Carnival / same as the first. Use no more than three words. festival hosts Thanksgiving charity colourful / some / clothes / can a Questions 14-19 Easter floats relatives _Sh_e__c_a_n__w_e_a_r__s_o_m_e__c_o_l_o_u_r_f_u_l__c_l_o_t_he_s__f_o_r__ A You will hear a woman talking to a tour group. _th_e__C_a_r_n_i_v_a_l__p_a_r_a_d_e_.____________________ B For each question, fill in the missing information in the numbered space. a How do you celebrate _T_h_a_n_k_s_g_i_v_i_n_g ? Cb Oh, our family always gather together and I have b You / school / mobile / use / at / phone / your / mustn’t A Day in San Francisco a big dinner with my ________! _______________________________________ 4c _______________________________________ b ______ Sunday doesn’t have a precise date. d It usually falls in March or April, though. c Do / books / you / to / Italian / for / many / course / read / the / have e c Our local kite _______ for children takes place on _______________________________________ A the first Saturday in June. _______________________________________ B C d What I like most about Carnival is watching the d You / aren’t / competition / part / if / the / in / ______ in the streets. you / can’t / take / fit 5 Work with a partner. In turns, ask and answer _______________________________________ questions about the photograph. e This musical event ______ the best artists from a _______________________________________ Use the prompts below. lot of different countries. A f Join our festival! You can help support our ______. e This / than / skirt / cost / ten / can’t / euros / more B _______________________________________ C 2 Complete the sentences with the missing words. _______________________________________ There are letters to help you. T2.38 You will hear a trainer in a sports centre talking to a The rock band is giving a p_e_r_f_o_r_m_a_n_c_e at 9 tonight. f The / February / 23rd / festival / on / place / takes some young people about courses. For each question, b All the events in a film or a novel form a _______________________________________ fill in the missing information in the numbered space. s__________e . _______________________________________ c Who is your favourite sports s_____r ? OLYMPIA SPORTS CENTRE d How much t_______g is necessary to become a g Yvonne / train / to / doesn’t / to / doesn’t / have / 1 champion? she / want / today / if 2 e Can you t_____t or call me soon? I need an answer! _______________________________________ _______________________________________ 3 Reading 4 f My mobile phone battery is flat. Can you c_____e 5 Look at the text in each question. What does it say? 5 Be sure to bring or buy warm (14) ......................................... it up for me, please? Mark the correct letter A, B or C. 6 Things to do during the day: g You’re always t_______g on the phone! 1 • (15) ............................... shopping at Fisherman’s Wharf SEATS IN THE • Tours to Alcatraz Island: Adult tickets cost (16) $ ............................... Grammar FRONT ROW • Chinatown: Lunch at House of Nanking RESERVED FOR • The Mission District: Take a walk down (17) ............................... Street 3 Complete the text with the correct form (Present Simple or Present Continuous) of the following verbs. ELDERLY PEOPLE Things to do at night: • South of Market for (18) ............................... learn spend play need send A If you are young, you mustn’t sit in the front. • North Beach: famous for (19) ............................... restaurants and bars come go listen do B You don’t have to sit in the front. C Old people can’t sit in the front. Paco is my best friend. His father is American but his mother 1_c_o_m_e_s____ from Mexico, so he can speak 2 Spanish very well. We 2_________ to the same BREAK GLASS school but he isn’t in my class. He usually ONLY IN CASE 3_________ his free time with me; we watch DVDs, OF DANGER 4_________ to pop music and play football together. This Saturday our football team 5_________ a very A You may be in danger if you break the glass. important match! At the moment I 6_________ him B You can break the glass only for emergency use. an sms message because I 7_________ his help. C You mustn’t panic if the glass breaks. I 8_________ my Spanish homework! 129 32 7

Unit 1Unit 1 Festival Fun! Warm-up 1 All these photos were taken at a festival in Britain. Can you guess which festival it is? What are the people in the photos doing? How do you think they feel? Describe the photo you like most to your partner. 1 2 3 4 2 Now answer these questions. Tell your partner. a Do you have a similar festival in your country? b When do you celebrate this festival? What do you do? c Do you dress up or eat special food? d Is there usually a fireworks display at night, too?85

Unit 1Reading3 Look at the headings. Have you heard of any of these festivals? Summer time is a time for festivals in Britain. Join us as we go to three fab festivals! Notting Hill Carnival The Notting Hill Carnival takes place in the Notting Hill area of London on the last weekend in August. It is a huge multicultural arts festival and is the largest street festival in Europe. Groups come from all over the world to take part. There’s music, dancing, street theatre and decorated floats. Up to 1.5 million people come to the festival and there’s something for everyone to see and do. Glastonbury Festival In June Glastonbury hosts a huge contemporary music event. Glastonbury Festival is the largest ‘greenfield’ festival in the world (past performers have included Coldplay, Radiohead, The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Franz Ferdinand). As well as having some of the best contemporary pop, rock, folk and jazz music, Glastonbury also supports charities such as Oxfam, Fairtrade, WaterAid and Greenpeace. There are also talks on alternative medicine and displays of environmentally friendly products and techniques. Eisteddfod Eisteddfod, a celebration of Welsh music and poetry, is the biggest cultural event in Wales and it takes place in the first week of August. There are competitions for all the best singers, choirs and poets. The Gorsedd of the Bards, an association of the best poets, writers, musicians and artists in Wales, selects the winners. The members of the Gorsedd are called druids and they wear long colourful robes. All the events are in Welsh, but there are headphones with English-language translations for anyone who doesn’t understand Welsh!8 4 Read the article and answer the following 5 Read the article again and match the words below 8 questions. to their definitions. a When does the Notting Hill Carnival take place? 1 choir a fabulous ■ b How many people usually attend this festival? 2 display c When does Glastonbury host its music event? 3 druid b long clothes ■ d Which charities does this festival support? 4 floats e What is Eisteddfod? 5 greenfield c group of singers (usually in a church) ■ f Are the events at Eisteddfod in English? 6 robes 7 fab d a table showing different things ■ e pagan priest ■ f decorated lorries in parades ■ g in the open countryside ■ Reading Tip If you can’t find an answer, leave it and come back to it later. You may find it when you’re reading the text (scanning) for a different answer. 9

88Unit 1 9 Read about the Festival of the Tuareg in Libya. Speaking Fill the gaps with a word in the box using the Present Simple. 6 Work in pairs. Describe the festivals on page 9. sing take place put wear play go dance A: It’s an arts festival and it takes place in London. It’s the largest in Europe with up to 1.5 million The Festival of the Tuareg 1__t_a_k_e_s__p_l_a_c_e__in people taking part. Ghadames, in the Libyan desert, every October. It is a three day long festival full of music, dance and B: I know! It’s Notting Hill Carnival! traditions. The men 2__________ traditional turbans around their heads and faces with only their eyes free. Grammar The women 3__________ on bright, colourful clothes Adverbs of Frequency of purple, blue, green or silver. They 4_________ traditional songs, 5______ and 6________ the imzad, a See Grammar Reference page 132 type of violin, or drums. On the last day of the festival everyone 7_________to the Great Dune to see a parade 7 Read each sentence and insert the adverbs of of decorated white camels. frequency in the correct place. a The Notting Hill Carnival __a_l_w_a_y_s_ takes place in August. (always) b Up to 1.5 million people come to the festival. (sometimes) c There are talks on alternative medicines at Glastonbury Festival. (often) d The events at Eisteddfod are in English. (never) e The competitors don’t wear long colourful robes. (usually) Present Simple Imperatives See Grammar Reference page 132 See Grammar Reference page 132 8 Read the article again and write the verbs in 10 Complete the sentences with the imperative form of brackets in the correct form of the Present Simple. the words in brackets. a Glastonbury Festival _h_o_s_t_s_ (host) some of the a _D_o_n_’_t__p_a_r_k_ (no park) your car on the grass! best contemporary pop music. b ___________ (book) your tickets early! c ___________ (bring) an umbrella just in case it rains! b Groups ________ (come) from all over the world d ___________ (no stare)! It’s rude! to take part in this carnival. e ___________ (queue) here for free drinks! f ___________ (close) the gate after you! c The Notting Hill Carnival _________ (take place) g ___________ (throw) your litter in the bin! in June. It’s in August. d What ________ the druids at Eisteddfod _____ (wear)? e What kind of competitions ______ (be) there? f It ________(be) a huge multicultural arts festival. g An association in Wales ______(select) the winners. Speaking Tip Give your partner as much information as you can, eg: type of festival, where it takes place, when, etc.10

Unit 1 Listening 8 12 Listen again and decide if the following statements11CD 1 8 are true (T) or false (F). 1 Listen to three teenagers talking about different Kwanzaa TF celebrations. Number the photos according to the information you hear and write the name of the A Kwanzaa is an Afro-American festival. ■ ■ corresponding festival: B It starts on 25th December. ■■ Kwanzaa Chinese New Year C It means ‘first fruits’ and celebrates ■■ Hanukkah harvest. a ................................................................................................................... ■ D People reflect on the past and future. ■ ■ Chinese New Year ■ ■ A Chinese New Year is always in January. ■ ■ B People paint their doors and windows ■ ■ red for good luck. C On New Year’s Day they set off ■ fireworks and firecrackers. D They give their neighbours presents. ■ Hanukkah ■■ A Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights. ■■ ■■ B It lasts for a week. ■■ C People light a candle every morning. D The Menorah is a special candlestick with nine candles. Pronunciation - /i/ /i / /ai/ 13CD 1 a Listen and repeat the examples. 2 /i/ /i / /ai/ live free light .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... .......... ........... b ................................................................................................................... ■ .......... .......... .......... CD 1 b Write these words in the correct column in the 3 chart above. Then listen and check. with - people - might - hill - buy - street - time mean - million - think - I - week - typical - my - see c ................................................................................................................... ■ Writing 14 Write a note to a friend telling him or her about one of the festivals in this unit. Say • when and where the festival is • what people do at the festival • why you would like to go there. Listening Tip Read the sentences carefully before you listen! First listening: listen for general meaning and decide if the statements are true or false. Second listening: listen for more detailed meaning and check your answers. 11

Exam Buster 1 PET is easy! Stay cool and follow the Paper 3 Speaking: Part 1 exam pointers! There are four parts to Paper 3 Speaking. Part 1 assesses your ability to interact in a simple C conversation. (Time 2-3 minutes.) Pointer 1 Know yourself. In Part 1 the Examiner asks you questions about your personal life, your school / profession, your likes and dislikes, etc. Remember, don’t give one word answers; try to add some extra information! 2 Underline the extra information in Carlotta’s responses to the Examiner’s question in Ex. 1. Pointer 2 Know the English alphabet. The Examiner asks you how to spell your name or surname. It is important you know how to say the letters of the English alphabet. CD 1 1 Complete the conversation between the Examiner 3 Answer the following questions. 4 and Carlotta. Listen and check your answers. a what / name? a How many letters are there in the English alphabet? A: Now, _w_h_a_t_’_s__y_o_u_r__n_a_m_e_?___________ ________________________________________ B: It’s Carlotta. b How many letters are there in the alphabet of your language? b and / surname? ________________________________________ A: _________________________________ B: It’s Lopez CD 1 4 Complete the alphabet with the missing letters. c where / come from? 5 Listen, check and repeat. A: _________________________________ __ B __ D __ F G __ I __ K L M N __ P __ R S T __ V W __ Y __ B: I’m from Madrid, the capital city of Spain. d what / do? CD 1 5 Listen and fill in the gaps. A: _________________________________ 6 B: I’m a student. I study music at university. a How do you ________ your name? e ever / go / to any music festivals? A: _________________________________ __ __ __ __ __ __ B: Yes, I do. I usually to the Benicassim Festival. It takes place in a small town on b ______ do you write your ________ name? the east coast of Spain in July. It’s ...er… __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ similar to the Glastonbury Festival. 6 Think of a famous English pop singer. Spell his / her f what kind / like? name and ask your partner to write it down. A: _________________________________ B: I love contemporary pop and jazz music. ___________________ ____________________12

Exam Buster 1 Pointer 3 Always listen carefully. It is important to listen carefully to the Examiner’s questions. When you don’t understand something, ask the examiner to repeat it.CD 1 7 Fill in the gaps. Listen and check. 7 a ____ us about the type of music you listen to. b Sorry, I _____ understand. Could ____ repeat that, _______? c Yes. _____ kind __music do you ______ to? 8 In pairs, ask and give personal answers for all the questions in Ex. 1 and 5. Let’s have a try! Speaking Part 1 Work with your partner and do Part 1 of the Speaking test; one is the Examiner and one is the Candidate. Ask questions and give personal answers. Change roles. Good morning / afternoon. 8 Where do you go to school? 9 How do you get to school? 1 What’s your first name? 10 Tell us something about your favourite subject. 2 How do you spell it? 11 What kind of music do you like? 3 What’s your family name? 12 Tell us about your favourite sport. 4 How do you spell it? 13 Have you got any pets? 5 Where do you come from? 14 What do you do in your spare time? 6 Where do you live? 7 Do you work or are you a student? Thank you. 13