1 PART 1: VOCABULARY TEST ‘Which verb goes with these nouns? specific goals, the will to succeed feedback experience high self-esteem experience | ‘Write expressions which have the same meai ig as the ones below /from the article/. a. activity / hobby — b. surprising ©. mystery / enigma —> 4. observable / remarkable / spectacular Replace the underlined expressions with another suitable expression from the article. a. What might explain this? b. The research also suggests that when we talk about choosing a life path, you should do what you love. €. The observations of the researchers can expain the riddle of why so many elite players are born earlier int he year. 4... the player born in January is probably bigger, stronger, more mature. @. The coach may be mixing up maturity and ability. f. People often give up doing things they don’t like, telling themselves they simply don’t have the talent. Explain the following expressions with your own words: think back to— think straight > think highly of think for himself +55, Amy and Bill are talking about learning things when you are a child. Complete the words in their conversation, amy Have you read this article? It says you lear things better when youe a young child ou That's 'obwious wr Wsnot®sq__an__ne___ Tagree. But it explains hy. Apparently, when you lear something later, changes happen in a different part of your brain fu. That sounds “io any Yes, ita alotofse____, doesn’ it? The conclusion is that if you don’ start young enough, you can never be as good as someone who stated very young, ent I'm not really §o0___about that. ‘amy [don’t find it very Spe, ‘ithe, The sclentific explanation’s a bit Tha tof to0.1*do___ge this bit about brain scans, Ithinkit's saying that if you start later, the part of your brain that you use cant get very big and that's why people who star young are always better at things : wu That seems quite %si__ to me. 'm sure the fl explanation's more complicated ‘wy Tegree. mean, Joseph Contad was one ofthe greatest writers in English, and he couldn't speak a word of English until he was twenty-one Sots clearly not the yh ca Put the words in the correct order to make phrases and sentences. Then match the gaps in the conversation below. them meant /1/ she / think think she meant I/her / nearly finished it /I'd / told that report /you'd/I/thought/done_ to /is / another / text everyone / option thing /is/ printit out /togical /to/the 9. told/sent/usallacopy/you'd/shef/me h send / what /now/1/it/if__ es i she/ not / said / what / that's b €_ it/explains / that d e ' | emma to Nowak Ihave done it. Why do you ask? pan Because | asked Sanya about it on Friday and ?__ Nowx ?_. But she said you didn’t need it until today. conan‘ we needed it fist thing today. ova §__. She said on Monday. corman Well. ‘The problem is, we're seeing a customer at ten and we need to discuss the report, wowk by email? oman Not everyone's going to be at thelr desks, and we've only got half an hour to read it °_and take a copy to everyone, Novak But how will find them if they're not at their desks? ‘rman Good point. ®__. Say there are conies in the conference room, Nowak ‘That sounds lke the best idea.PART 2: GRAMMAR 1), Complete Sasha's email using the present perfect simple or progressive form of the verbs in brackets. Both forms may be possible. 900 pee tes! Delete _Reply Reply All Forward Print Dear Akila It was good talking to you after the meeting, and I’m glad you've got in touch: You ask how I learned to speak so many languages. I "ve always been (always //be) good at languages, perhaps because of my home situation. My father's Japanese and my mother’s Italian, so as a family, we ® (speak) two languages at home since I can remember. My parents ° (work) in six different countries, so I learned to speak English, Spanish and Arabic when I was at school. They're working in Singapore now. We 4 (not live) in the same country for some years, but I visit them when I can. Moving around so much was hard at times, but it © (help) me to adapt to the job I’m doing now ~ 1 4 (earn) my living as an interpreter for over a yéar, and I travel all the time. Do you have to travel for your work? And” _ (you / ever / want) to live in another country? Yi stop here as I'm really tired. My company & (prepare) for an international conference, and I've got @ busy day tomorrow. Sasha 4. Write complete sentences using the prompts. Use one past simple and one past pertect form. 1 Why wasn’t Lars at the barbecue on Sunday? |/think /-you / invite / him, thought you had invited him, 2 Itfalready /finish when [he/ hear / about it 3. He./nat ceed / my email tll Sunday night because /_he / be away /for a few days. 4. The Lees didn't buy our cari the end. By the time/ they /contact / us we / sell Lit 5 We/assumedthey./decide/nattebuyit 6 Iwas really late this morning. When |/ get/to the station my train (already / leave. =e nied 7 I got on the next train. Then | / realise /./ take /the wrong one. 8 The strange thing is, nobody / notice / that | not arrive / on.time.PART 3: WRITING 1. CHOOSE ONE OF THE TOPICS BELOW AND WRITE 10 SENTENCES. ‘A. Choose an important day of your life and write 10 sentences to describe it using a variety of past tenses. B. Think of somoene you know about who is very talented. Write 10 sentences about: what the person has experienced and achieved; how they've got to their present position; what they've been working on recently. 2. CHOOSE ONE OF THE JOBS BELOW AND OR ONE YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO, AND WRITE A COVERING LETTER. BEFORE WRITING LOOK AT THE COVERING LETTER EXAMPLE BELOW. AN AEROBICS INSTRUC TOR THE OFFICE MANAGER FOR A LARGE COMPANY ACIVIL ENGINEER AN ADVERTISING EXECUTIVE A COMPUTER PROGRAMMER Dear Sir or Madam I'm writing.in response to you're advert for a salesperson at JobsOnlineNow.com. My ambition has always been to work in the comic publishing sector and | attach a copy of my CV for your consideration. As you will see, | have ample sales experience and a degree in Marketing. Mystic Comics has a reputation around the world for the quality of its publications, and as a keen reader of your products, | would bring enthusiasm and knowledge to the job of selling them. My previous sales experience has allowed me ot develop the skills that this position requires, I'm a good communicator, with the ability to listen to others and compromise. Self-discipline is another key skill in this field, and my positive sales record demonstrates my ability to remain focused when working alone. | am also able to make the most of difficult circumstances. I've been unemployed since my last company closed, but have been using my time to study Chinese. I'm sure this would be useful when dealing with international clients, ‘Thank you in advance fro considering my application. | can be available for an interview at any time, and look forward to hearing form you in the near future. Yours faithfully