Exercise 1 Exercise 2: Listening Reading

REVIEW TEST 1-3 • ANSWER KEY • GROUP A

Listening

Reading

Exercise 1

Exercise 2

Can follow extended speech expressing unstructured ideas and thoughts.

Can identify specific information in a linguistically complex factual text.

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die of heart disease: ‘lonely people are twice as likely to die of heart disease as those who are socially active.’

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choosy: ‘men are said to be more choosy when it comes to who they hang out with.’

D: ‘… the central premise is a focus on holistic education, one which aspires toward complete emotional, mental and physical well-being.’

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flatmates: ‘This tolerance also seems to extend to retaining flatmates. Studies carried out on Amerian campuses showed that men are much happier to continue sharing with someone of the same sex than women – who tend to flit between female flatmates until they find someone who is a much better fit.’

B: ‘One of the more contentious issues, however, is the absence of tests, grades and exams. Instead, students create detailed portfolios of their work throughout the year. Assessment, it is argued, distracts students from concentrating more naturally on doing their best at all times out of an obligation to both themselves and the other members of their team.’

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suffer in silence / brood: ‘Men are much more likely to brood, …, preferring not to share our innermost feelings but rather suffer in silence.’

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share their intimacies: ‘they … are happier to seek the company of other women in order to share their intimacies and vent their frustrations.’

A: ‘Indeed, inspectors recently left the school convinced not only that the students were happy to actually be in school but they also demonstrated a degree of self-confidence, motivation and respect for others much greater than that found in traditional school environments.’

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C: ‘… Tilda Swinton left a Hollywood event early to help prepare sandwiches for a school trip and sweep the floors of the school. Such practice, it seems, is quite common for parents with children attending the school in order to keep the costs down.’

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C: ‘Indeed, inspectors recently left the school convinced not only that the students were happy to actually be in school but they also demonstrated a degree of self-confidence, motivation and respect for others much greater than that found in traditional school environments.’

Exercise 3 Can identify specific information in a linguistically complex factual text.

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FOCUS 5

PHOTOCOPIABLE

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D: ‘The mother of tofu and soymilk, the soya bean is a symbol of the vegan life style. … Vast sums of the legume are used as protein-rich animal feed for chickens, cows, etc.’

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D: ‘… by limiting the amount of the meat we consume, and thus limiting the amount of commercial (soy) animal feed needed, we could ease the pressure. But let’s say the human consumption of soy replaces that demand – we’re back at square one.’

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C: ‘… many workers in the cashew industry suffer acidic burns to their hands because they aren’t provided with gloves!’

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B: ‘… now people in Peru and Bolivia, who have eaten quinoa for the best part of seven centuries, are finding that imported junk food is cheaper to eat.’

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A: ‘… as the state hits its fourth consecutive annual drought …’, ‘… this all-year-round crop devours about eight percent of the area’s agricultural water supply.’ page

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Use of English

Exercise 4 1

long: Before long is an expression which means soon.

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about: The adjective excited is followed by the preposition about.

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own: Have a character of its own means the same as has its own character but is slightly more emphatic.

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no: With no fear means the same as without fear.

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entire: An entire chapter means the whole chapter – the difference is in the use of articles.

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if: I would be very happy if I ate … is a second conditional clause which means the same as I would be very happy to eat …

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life: The rest of my life is an expression meaning for the time left in my life.

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road / street: Just down or up the road means it’s not far away.

Exercise 5 1

has been a great pleasure: It’s been a great pleasure means the same as we’ve really enjoyed it; it’s used as an expression; the indefinite article an is used before the uncountable noun pleasure as the reference is to a specific context, strengthened by the use of an adjective (great).

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sees the best in: If someone sees the best in people, they try to concentrate on their good features, not the negative ones.

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wasn’t planning on spending / to spend: Both sentences refer to plans for the future as seen from the past perspective – hence the use of didn’t intend to in the original sentence, and its equivalent wasn’t planning to is the other.

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(minute) panic kicked in: If someone started panicking, it means panic kicked in (started to take effect).

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she may not have been: Speculation about the past (possibility) – It’s possible she didn’t know about … means the same as she may not have been aware of …

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the odds of getting: The odds of getting a well-paid job are the chances of getting it.