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VOCABULARY
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
words.
1 A __________ is a musical performance.
2 A place where you can see a play is a _______.
3 A place where people make a film or TV
programme is a __________.
4 Actors usually have a __________ before a
performance.
5 A ________ is one small part of a film or a play.
6 A ______________ tells the actors what to do
when they make a film.
7 Harry Potter is the main ___________ in the
books by JK Rowling.
8 Actors perform on a ____________ in a
theatre.
9 A ___________ is a play about people and
their problems.
10 A ____________ is a group of musicians.
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2 Complete the sentences with words that show
feelings.
1 Harry got the part in the play and he was
__________ and happy.
2 Lucy is playing in her first concert tonight. She
feels __________. But I’m sure it will be fine.
3 The director shouted at me! I feel _________
of her.
4 I’m not going to be in the play. I feel
__________. But I won’t cry about it.
5 The theatre seats are very __________. Try not
to fall asleep!
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3 Write definitions for these words.
1 Documentary
________________________________________
2 Reality show
________________________________________
3 Talent show
________________________________________
4 Soap
________________________________________
5 Cartoon
________________________________________
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4 Complete the dialogues with the correct
phrases.
A: Hi there! (1)_________ things?
B: Hello. OK I guess. How are you?
A: Fine, but I’ve got (2)__________. I can’t go to
London with you after all.
B: Oh no! What a (3)__________! Why not?
C: So, I’m going from London to Miami, Miami to
Houston and then Houston to San Francisco.
D: It doesn’t (4)_________. Why aren’t you going
direct?
C: They said there aren’t any other flights
available.
D: But that’s (5) ______! There has to be an
easier way.
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PRONUNCIATION hard too. Of course, one or two say they’re not
5 Tick the correct sound for each word. worried so they (8) __________ their lives at all.
(9) __________ everything we say? I don’t
Will /i/ We’ll /i:/ know, but we (10) __________ really hard.
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seat
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teen
fit
live 7 Match the sentence beginnings in A to the
fill endings in B.
eat A
1 I think I will ___
feet
2 He won’t ___
leave
3 They won’t ___
4 I’m sure they won’t buy ___
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6 What will __
7 I’m sure they will ___
LANGUAGE WORKOUT 8 Where will Liam ___
9 He won’t phone ___
(GRAMMAR) 10 You won’t miss me. You’ll be ___

6 Read and complete with the correct form of B

going to and these verbs. Sometimes you might a) a ticket. They haven’t got enough money.
want to make a negative. b) come now. It’s very late and they’re tired.
c) get on well. They like the same things and I
do change eat spend try watch work do think they could be good friends.
work work d) good next week. It’s my holiday.
e) me this morning. It’s morning here but it’s
2am in China.
Good intentions
f) say sorry. He’s very angry and he doesn’t
Next year is really important for me and my think he did anything wrong.
friends because we have a big exam. Then we g) too busy having a good time.
can leave school or stay, so there are lots of h) see her again soon. She’s a good friend.
things to decide. At the moment these are my i) Simon do next? I’m really not sure.
intentions: I (1) __________ hard because I want j) work after university? I don’t know but I
to stay at school, and I (2) __________hours hope he finds a good job.
playing computer games every night.
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My best friend doesn’t want to stay at
school. He wants to get a job but he
(3) __________ hard too because he needs good
results. He says he (4) __________ TV all the
time because he needs more time for study.
My other friend, Cristina, (5) __________
sport every day. She (6) __________ healthy
things because she wants to work in sports.
And the rest of my classmates? Well, at the
moment most of them say they (7) __________

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New Inspiration Level 2 Tests
8 Read and complete the letter with the correct
adjective or adverb.
Hi Dave,
You asked me to tell you about the latest episode
…
Yesterday Billy and Karen were trying to get
the same job. They went for an interview with
Barbara, in her office. Billy worked (1)
______________ to prepare for the interview.
He spent lots of time preparing for it. But in the
interview, he talked very (2) ______________ –
he was difficult to hear. And he talked very (3)
______________ too, because he was nervous
and couldn’t slow down, so Barbara couldn’t
always understand him! He answered the
questions a bit (4) ______________ too. I was
surprised as he is usually very nice and
(5) ______. So I thought it all went quite
(6) _____________ for him.
But Karen’s interview went (7) ___________.
She knew all the answers and answered the
questions (8) _____________ without any
mistakes – she was great.
But at the end, Billy got the job! After the
good news, he danced down the street
(9) ______________. He had a big smile on his
face! But Karen was very, very angry. I think she’ll
have an argument with Barbara, or even a fight.
They’re going to broadcast tomorrow’s
episode (10) ______________ in the evening, so
I’ll still be at work. What am I going to do?!
Love,
Jill
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Unit 4 Higher Test
READING
9 Read the text and choose True or False.
Give reasons for false answers. Then answer the
five questions.
Some facts about soap operas
 Soap operas started on US radio in the 1920s
and then moved into television in the 1940s.
 In the USA in the 1940s, 90% of daytime
programmes were soap operas.
 The name ‘soap opera’ comes from the ads
that they often broadcast during soaps – ads
for washing products and other things you
needed to clean your home. The programme
makers thought that the people who
watched soap operas were women working
at home.
 In soap operas, the story never ends at the
end of an episode. It always continues in the
next episode.
 Most soaps follow a group of characters who
live or work in one special place. They follow
the day-to-day lives of these characters, who
are like us, ordinary people – except that
soap opera characters are usually more
handsome, beautiful and rich.
 Most soap operas are about love and
relationships.
 The US soap opera The Guiding Light started
in 1937 and still continues. There are many
long-running soaps in other countries too.
 Many American celebrities started their
acting careers in soaps. For example, Demi
Moore was in General Hospital in 1982 and
1983, and George Clooney starred in E.R.
 In recent years, television soaps made in
Latin America, India, Great Britain, Australia,
and other countries, have become popular
all over the world.
 The main difference between today’s and
yesterday’s soap operas is the use of more
exotic locations and unusual storylines
nowadays. The recent popular US soap
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Passions, for example, included a character LISTENING

with magical powers.
10a Listen and write the type of TV programme
 Soap operas are the most popular kind of and the name of the programme next to each
television drama in the world today. speaker.

1 Speaker 1 _______
1 They first broadcast soaps on TV. True/False
2 Speaker 2 _______
____________________________________
3 Speaker 3 _______

2 Soaps were not very popular in the USA in 4 Speaker 4 _______

the 1940s. True/False
_____________________________________ 5 Speaker 5 _______
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3 The stories in soaps begin in one episode
and finish in the next. True/False
_____________________________________ 10b Listen again and write the speaker
numbers.
4 In most soaps, action usually happens in one
town or place. True/False Who thinks that his/her favourite TV
_____________________________________ programme is ...

5 Storylines today are the same as they were 1 frightening? ___

in the past. True/False
________________________________________ 2 funny? ___

3 different? ___
6 When did the first soaps begin?
________________________________________ 4 relaxing? ___
7 Why are the called ‘soaps’? 5 surprising? ___
________________________________________
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8 What are the people in soaps like?
________________________________________

9 What are most soap operas about?

________________________________________

10 Are soap operas still popular today?

________________________________________

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11 You are a writer for the school magazine.
You have been asked to give a description
of your favourite sitcom or TV series and
say what you think will happen next. You
should also explain why you like this
programme. Finally, would you recommend
it? Why / Why not?

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