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Reading K

1 Look at the photos. What time in British history do they show? Tick () a, b or c.
a the 1500s b the 1800s c the 1900s

Now read the article about Alices summer holiday and check your answer.

Alice is a student. She usually Every summer, more than 700

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jeans and T-shirts, and
in her free time she usually listens
to her MP3 player, reads magazines and
hangs around with her friends. But at the
moment shes wearing a long, old-fashioned
dress and a hat, and she 2 her
morning job cooking breakfast for all the
people who are working in the fields. Why?
Alice is spending three weeks this summer
3
Kentwell Hall in the south-east
of England. Its a big, old Tudor house, with
fields and forests around it. The word Tudor
describes the period of English History
from about 1485 to 1600. The name comes
from the royal family during this time, and
people from this period are called Tudors.
people of all ages from all over the
world 4 here to live as Tudors, 5 to
learn about life in England in the Tudor times. So thats
why Alice is wearing the clothes from that historical
period and shes cooking breakfast for the workers.
Schools and the general public buy tickets to visit the
house so they can experience life in Tudor England.
They can see the family, the servants and the
labourers doing their daily 6 . They can hear
conversations and smell the cooking. Its lots of fun
and a great experience.
Alice says, Its good fun, but hard work. When we
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as Tudors, we havent got washing
machines or fridges. Nowadays weve got TVs,
computers and phones. Life is much easier for us,
I think, 8 weve got a lot gadgets to help us!

2 For questions 18 choose the correct word, A, B, or C, for each space.

1 A wear B wears C is wearing
2 A does B makes C s doing
3 A to B at C outside
4 A are coming B comes C come
5 A because B want C and
6 A activities B housework C meals
7 A live B lives C re living
8 A so B why C because

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Reading K
1 Read the article and tick () the best title, a, b or c. Write it at the top of the article.
a Girls prefer cars, boys prefer dolls
b Boys prefer cars, girls prefer dolls
c Girls and boys like the same toys
Boys are naturally more interested
in cars and girls are more
interested in dolls from a very
early age, a study suggests.
University researchers are doing an experiment.
Theyre putting a selection of toys one metre from
90 children aged between nine and 36 months
and studying which toys the children choose
to play with. It seems that boys spend more time
playing with cars, trucks and balls, while girls
spend more time playing with the dolls.
Researchers say the study suggests that young
children instinctively prefer toys that are
stereotypical of the sexes. The children also show a
preference for different colours.
One of the researchers, Mette Pedersen, says, Boys
immediately choose the ball and the black car, and
girls go to the teddy bear and the doll. In a separate
2 Read the sentences. Are they Right (A), Wrong (B) or Doesnt say (C)?
1 Very young boys and girls are naturally more
interested in different toys.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
2 The research is taking place around the country.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
3 There are 36 children in the experiment.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
4 The oldest children in the experiment are three
years old.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
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study, were also
seeing that girls
generally prefer lighter
colours, like pink and the
boys like darker colours, like
dark blue and black.
The team says its study is the first to find consistent
differences in the choices children make about toys.
Another researcher, Dr Angela Cooper, says, Were
surprised to find the differences at such a young age.
But she adds, Children of this age are already
experiencing a lot of social conditioning. For example,
they possibly see their father do car things and
they see their mother look after other children. But
these results show that children instinctively prefer
particular kinds of toys. So perhaps boys and girls are
closer to traditional stereotypes than we think.
5 Girls prefer playing with balls.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
6 Boys and girls prefer different colours.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
7 The researchers arent surprised by the childrens
choices.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
8 Children always copy the things their parents do.
A Right B Wrong C Doesnt say
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Writing T

1 Read each sentence and guess the sport, a, b or c.

1 You dont kick the ball. You throw it to the other players.
a tennis b basketball c football
2 Pass the ball behind you and run!
a table tennis b volleyball c rugby
3 The cup final match is at the new stadium next week.
a athletics b cycling c football
4 The first person to get to the other end of the pool is the winner.
a tennis b swimming c volleyball
5 Shes the only teenage competitor, but shes winning the race.
a badminton b tennis c cycling

Which of the sentences explain the rules of different sports?

2 Read Chiaras project about her favourite sport and underline

the rules.

e s p o r t v o ll e y ball
My favourit
My favourite sport is volleyball. Volleyball is very popular all over the world and
its now an Olympic sport. You can play it indoors or outdoors, so its perfect for
any season.
To play the game you need two teams of six players. There is a net between the
teams. Each team scores points by getting the ball on the ground on the other
teams side of the net. Its quite a difficult game. You need to hit the ball over the
net. You dont throw or catch the ball. You usually hit it with your hands, but you
can use your head or chest too.
In Italy, the top championship is the Series A championship. My favourite team is
my local team, Trento. I support them in every game they play!

3 Choose your favourite sport and write a description of it (100 words).

Include this information:
where and when you do this sport
some rules
the names of some players and/or teams in your country
the name of some big championships or tournaments
your favourite team/player

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Writing T

1 Read Jakes email. Number the things you read
about (ai) in the correct order (19).
a uniform
b homework
c school clubs
d type of school
e the year Jakes in
f the number of lessons every day
g the subjects Jakes studying
h when school starts and finishes
i what Jakes doing at the moment
2 Write an email (100 words) in reply, describing your
school life.
Answer these questions:
What type of school do you go to?
What year are you in?
What subjects are you studying this year?
What time do you start and finish school?
What do you wear to school?
What do you like about school and what dont you
like?

My school
Hi Alberto,
How are you? I hope youre well. Thanks for your email about your
school. It sounds great!
Well, I go to a comprehensive school. Im in Year 11 and Ive got my
GCSE exams at the end of this year, so were spending most of the
time at the moment preparing for the exams. GCSEs are the exams
that all students take when theyre sixteen. Theyre quite soon, so
were doing lots and lots of practice papers at the moment. I
also do exam questions for homework every evening. Im
doing GCSEs in ten subjects the usual subjects like
Maths, English, Geography, History and Science
(Chemistry, Biology and Physics) and Im also
doing Music, French and Drama.
The school day starts at 8.30 and finishes at
3.30, and consists of six 45-minute lessons.
Some subjects are a double lesson, so
we usually have three or four different
subjects every day. We finish school
early on Wednesday because there are
Sports, Drama or Art clubs on Wednesday
afternoon, but most students just go home
early!
We wear a uniform at my school, but its not
too bad. Everyone wears a white shirt with a
collar and a tie. Boys wear black trousers and
the school blazer with the school badge on it.
Its horrible! All the girls wear black trousers
or a black skirt, but they dont wear a blazer.
I think its really unfair!
Schools OK, but I really want to finish my exams
and go to France on holiday!
So, tell me about your school.
Jake

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Student A
1 In pairs. Look at the picture. Describe your picture to
Student B and describe the family. Find 12 differences
between your pictures.
2 In pairs. Tell your partner how you
and your family typically spend your
evenings.
Do you usually do things together as a
family in the evenings?
What kinds of things do you do?
Do you watch TV together?
Which programmes do you watch?
Is the scene in the picture typical of
what you and your family do in the
evenings?
What is a typical family scene in your
home?

Useful language
I can see
On the left/right
On the wall/floor
In the background
The son/daughter is
The mother/father has got

Student B
1 In pairs. Look at the picture. Describe your picture to
Student A and describe the family. Find 12 differences
between your pictures.
2 In pairs. Tell your partner how you
and your family typically spend your
weekends.
Do you generally do things together as
a family at the weekend?
What kinds of things do you do?
Do you go out together?
Where do you go?
Is the scene in the picture typical
of what you and your family do at
weekends?
What is a typical family scene in your
home?

Useful language
I can see
On the left/right
On the wall/floor
In the background
The son/daughter is
The mother/father has got

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Student A
a d

Ricky

c
b
Mike

Jim Alex e Joe

1 Youre at a party with Student B, but you dont know 2 Now answer Student Bs questions about the boys at
many people. You only know the boys and Student B the party.
only knows the girls. Ask Student B questions about
the girls and write their names in the correct places
Useful language
(ae) in the picture.
Whats Sophie doing? Is Sophie -ing?
1 Sophie 2 Sally 3 Julia 4 Lucy 5 Alison Has she got dark hair?
Is she dancing?

Student B

Julia
Sophie

Lucy
Sally
b

a d Alison e

1 Youre at a party with Student A, but you dont know 2 Now ask Student A questions about the boys and
many people. You only know the girls and Student A write their names in the correct places (ae) in the
only knows the boys. Answer Student As questions picture.
about the girls. 1 Ricky 2 Mike 3 Jim 4 Joe 5 Alex

Useful language
Whats Ricky doing? Is Ricky -ing?
Has he got dark hair?
Is he playing the guitar?

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