PRE-IELTS CONTENTS (Updated 26/03/2021) Wordlist .............................................................................................. 2 Writing Practice Unit 1................................................................................................. 24 Unit 2................................................................................................. 26 Unit 3................................................................................................. 28 Unit 4................................................................................................. 30 Unit 5................................................................................................. 32 Practice 1 ............................................................................................ 36 Self-study Unit 1................................................................................................. 51 Unit 2................................................................................................. 73 Unit 3................................................................................................. 94 Unit 4................................................................................................. 114 Unit 5................................................................................................. 135 1 PRE-IELTS WORDLIST 2 PRE-IELTS UNIT 1: DAILY LIFE VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION EXAMPLES VIETNAMESE DEFINITION 1. athletics (n) /æθˈletɪks/ I do athletics at the điền kinh weekend. 2. catch the bus (v) /kæʧ ðə bʌs/ I catch the bus to bắt xe buýt school. 3. cattle (n) /ˈkætl/ I live on a cattle farm. gia súc 4. coast (n) /kəʊst/ I live near the coast. bờ biển 5. dishwasher (n) /ˈdɪʃwɔːʃər/ My house doesn’t have máy rửa chén a dishwasher. 6. do homework (v) 7. do the housework /du: ˈhəʊmwɜːrk/ / duː ðə ˈhaʊswɜːk/ I do homework in the làm bài tập về evening. nhà I often help my mom làm việc nhà do the housework 8. do the laundry (v) / duː ðə ˈlɔːndri/ I often help my mom giặt ủi do the laundry. 9. do yoga (v) /du: jəʊɡə/ My mom does yoga in tập yoga the morning. 10. get a lift (v) / gɛt ə lɪft/ I often get a lift from a đi nhờ xe friend. 11. get up (v) /gɛt ʌp/ I get up at 6am thức dậy everyday 12. go jogging (v) /ɡəʊ dʒɑːɡɪŋ/ I often go jogging in đi chạy bộ the morning 13. have a shower (v) / hæv ə ʃaʊər/ After dinner, I have a shower. 3 đi tắm PRE-IELTS 14. have breakfast (v) /hæv ˈbrɛkfəst/ I have breakfast at 7am. ăn sáng 15. have dinner (v) /həv dɪnər/ I usually have dinner at ăn tối 6pm 16. have lunch (v) /həv lʌntʃ/ I normally have lunch ăn trưa at 11am. 17. prepare a meal (v) / prɪˈpeər ə miːl/ My mother always chuẩn bị bữa ăn prepares a meal. 18. put the rubbish out / pʊt ðə ˈrʌbɪʃ aʊt/ My brother sometimes put the rubbish out. (v) 19. relax with friends / rɪˈlæks wɪð frɛndz/ (v) 20. take care of the /Teɪk ker əv ðə garden (v) 21. tidy up (v) bỏ rác At the weekend, I relax thư giãn với bạn with my friends. bè My mom takes care of chăm sóc vườn ɡɑːrdn/ the garden. /ˈtaɪdi ʌp/ I always tidy up my dọn dẹp room. 22. volleyball (n) /ˈvɑːlibɔːl/ I play volleyball after bóng chuyền school. 23. wash the clothes (v) /wɑːʃ ðə kləʊðz/ I sometimes wash the clothes. 4 giặt quần áo PRE-IELTS ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 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advert (n) /ˈædvɜːrt/ I like Pepsi new product quảng cáo advert. 5. advice (n) /ədˈvaɪs/ Do you have any advice lời khuyên for me on passing the exam? 6. agent (n) /ˈeɪdʒənt/ I found my house through đại lý an agent. 7. attic (n) /ˈætɪk/ There is a small attic in my gác xép house. 8. basement (n) /ˈbeɪsmənt/ My house has a basement. tầng hầm 9. blind (n) /blaɪnd/ Can you pull up the blind? bức màn che 10. curtain (n) /ˈkɜːrtn/ The curtains in my house rèm are yellow. 11. freezer 12. fridge (n) /ˈfriːzər/ /frɪdʒ/ Do you have a freezer in tủ đông, ngăn your house? đông There is no food in the tủ lạnh fridge. 13. garage (n) /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/ I put my car in the garage. 7 nhà để xe PRE-IELTS 14. garden (n) /ˈɡɑːrdn/ There is a garden in my vườn house. 15. go off /gəʊ ɒf/ My alarm often goes off at đổ chuông 6am. 16. hall (n) /hɔːl/ I will wait for you in the đại sảnh hall. 17. housemate (n) /ˈhaʊsmeɪt/ I live with 3 housemates. bạn chung phòng 18. lecturer (n) /ˈlektʃərər/ Andy is my favorite giảng viên đại lecturer. học He has a strong tính cách 19. personality (n) /ˌpɜːrsəˈnæləti/ personality. 20. private /ˈpraɪvət/ I want to have a private riêng tư room 21. study habit (n) /ˈstʌdi ˈhæbɪt/ You need to have good study habits to be good at English. 8 thói quen học tập PRE-IELTS ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 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___________________________________________________________________________ 10 PRE-IELTS UNIT 3: HOBBIES, LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION EXAMPLES VIETNAMESE DEFINITION 1. a coach (n) /kəʊtʃ/ Park Hang Seo is a famous huấn luyện viên coach in Vietnam. 2. adventure (n) /ədˈventʃər/ I like going on an cuộc phiêu lưu adventure. 3. canoeing (n) /kəˈnuːɪŋ/ Canoeing is an Olympic chèo thuyền sport. 4. climbing (n) /gəʊ ˈklaɪmɪŋ/ I sometimes go climbing at đi leo núi the weekend. 5. competition (n) /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃn/ I won a competition last cuộc thi week. 6. cooking (n) /ˈkʊkɪŋ/ I really like cooking nấu ăn 7. entrance (n) /ˈentrəns/ Every building has a main cổng vào entrance. 8. exhausted (a) /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/ I was exhausted after the kiệt sức marathon. 9. forest (n) /ˈfɔːrɪst/ I like walking in the forest. rừng 10. go cycling (v) /gəʊ ˈsaɪklɪŋ/ I often go cycling with my đi đạp xe father on Tuesday. 11. guesthouse (n) /ˈɡest haʊs/ Can you recommend any nhà khách guesthouse to stay? 12. hiking (n) /ˈhaɪkɪŋ/ He likes hiking. đi bộ đường dài 13. include (v) /ɪnˈkluːd/ The price will include bao gồm meal and accommodation. 11 PRE-IELTS 14. look after (v) /lʊk ˈɑːftə/ Can you look after my chăm sóc daughter for a few days? 15. mountain (n) /ˈmaʊntn/ There is a big mountain núi near my house. 16. national (a) /ˈnæʃnəl/ This is a national contest. thuộc về quốc gia 17. racket (n) /ˈrækɪt/ You need a racket to play cái vợt badminton. 18. reading (n) /ˈriːdɪŋ/ My hobby is reading đọc sách 19. rest (v) /rest/ The doctor told me to rest. nghỉ ngơi 20. sailing (n) /gəʊ ˈseɪlɪŋ/ Sailing is my favorite bơi xuồng sport. 21. sea (n) /siː/ I want to have a room with biển a sea view. 22. shopping (n) /gəʊ ˈʃɑːpɪŋ/ I like shopping. mua sắm 23. slope (n) /sləʊp/ My house is on a slope. dốc 24. snowboarder (n) /ˈsnəʊbɔːrdər/ Andy is a famous vận động viên snowboarder. trượt tuyết I want to find a sponsor for nhà tài trợ 25. sponsor (n) /ˈspɑːnsər/ my project. 26. tournament (n) /ˈtʊrnəmənt/ He won the Australian giải đấu tennis tournament. 27. trick (n) /trɪk/ She is doing snowboarding thủ thuật tricks. 28. volcano (n) There isn’t any volcano in /vɑːlˈkeɪnəʊ/ núi lửa Vietnam. 29. waterfall (n) /ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/ There is a waterfall near here. 12 thác nước PRE-IELTS 30. white water /ˌwaɪt wɑː.t̬ ɚ ˈræf.tɪŋ/ Harry enjoys white water rafting, dancing and rafting (n) chèo xuồng vượt thác singing. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 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UNIT 4: TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS VOCABULARY PRONUNCIATION EXAMPLES VIETNAMESE DEFINITION 1. advanced (a) /ədˈvænst/ This technology is really nâng cao advanced. 2. art gallery (n) 3. attend (v) / ɑrt ˈgæləri/ /əˈtend/ There is a famous art triển lãm nghệ gallery in town. thuật Everyone is welcome to tham dự attend the free event. 4. attraction (n) /əˈtrækʃn/ The Independence Palace sức hút is one of the famous tourist attractions. 5. cookery (n) /ˈkʊkəri/ I'm going on a cookery nấu ăn course. 6. countryside (n) /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/ I prefer to live in the nông thôn countryside. 7. cultural (a) /ˈkʌltʃərəl/ My university often văn hóa organizes cultural activities. 8. demonstration (n) /ˌdemənˈstreɪʃn/ I will give a demonstration sự thể hiện on how to use the computer. 9. famous (a) /ˈfeɪməs/ Hoai Linh is a famous nổi tiếng comedian in Vietnam. 10. go horse riding (v) /ˈhɔːrs raɪdɪŋ/ I sometimes go horse đi cưỡi ngựa riding at the weekend. 11. host family (n) / hoʊst ˈfæməli/ My host family in America is very nice. 15 gia chủ PRE-IELTS 12. instructor (n) /ɪnˈstrʌktər/ He works as a fitness người hướng dẫn instructor. 13. luxury (a) /ˈlʌkʃəri/ I want to live in a luxury sang trọng life. 14. outdoor (a) /ˈaʊtdɔːr/ There are a lot of outdoor ngoài trời activities in this course. 15. popular (a) /ˈpɑːpjələr/ This song is popular. phổ biến 16. previous (a) /ˈpriːviəs/ You don’t need to have trước đó any previous experience for this job. 17. qualified (a) /ˈkwɑːlɪfaɪd/ You need to study a lot to đủ điều kiện be qualified for the job. 18. snorkelling (n) /ˈsnɔːrkəlɪŋ/ I sometimes go snorkeling lặn với ống thở at the beach. 19. sunset (n) /ˈsʌnset/ I like watching the sunset. mặt trời lặn 20. technique (n) /tekˈniːk/ Running this machine kĩ thuật needs a lot of techniques. 21. traditional (a) 22. water park (n) /trəˈdɪʃənl/ /ˈwɔːtər pɑːrk/ Banh chung is a traditional thuộc về truyền food during Tet holiday. thống Dam Sen is a famous water công viên nước park in HCM. 23. wildlife (n) /ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ We need to protect our động vật hoang dã wildlife. 24. windsurfing (n) /ˈwɪndsɜːrfɪŋ/ Windsurfing is a fun activity. 16 lướt ván PRE-IELTS ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 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afford (v) /əˈfɔːrd/ I can afford to buy a car. có đủ tiền 2. arts and crafts /ɑrts ənd kræfts / I take arts and crafts nghệ thuật và thủ classes during my free công (n) time. 3. bake (v) /beɪk/ Can you bake the dough in nướng the oven for 10 minutes? 4. boil (v) /bɔɪl/ Boil the eggs. luộc 5. bread (n) /bred/ I often eat bread for bánh mì breakfast. 6. broccoli (n) /ˈbrɑːkəli/ Broccoli is very healthy. bông cải xanh 7. cabbage (n) /ˈkæbɪdʒ/ My favourite food is bắp cải cabbage. 8. cauliflower (n) /ˈkɑːliflaʊər/ Cauliflower is really súp lơ healthy. 9. cheese (n) /tʃiːz/ Pizza needs to have phô mai cheese. 10. chef (n) /ʃef/ I want to be a famous chef. đầu bếp 11. coconut milk (n) /ˈkəʊkənʌt mɪlk/ Coconut milk is really rich nước cốt dừa in flavors. 12. cut (v) /kʌt/ You need to cut the onion. cắt 13. dish (n) /dɪʃ/ My dinner normally has 3 món ăn dishes. 19 PRE-IELTS 14. dough (n) Let’s the dough rest for /dəʊ/ bột nhào 30’. 15. dumpling (n) /ˈdʌmplɪŋ/ Tom really likes dumpling. 16. festival (n) /ˈfestɪvl/ There are many festivals in lễ hội bánh bao summer. 17. fish and chips (n) /ˌfɪʃ ən ˈtʃɪps/ 18. flour (n) /ˈflaʊər/ You have to try fish and món cá và khoai tây chips. It’s delicious. chiên You need flour to make bột mì bread. 19. food stall (n) /fuːd stɔːl/ In the festival, there are quầy hàng thức ăn many food stalls. 20. fry (v) /fraɪ/ I can fry the egg. Chiên 21. garlic (n) /ˈɡɑːrlɪk/ I really hate garlic. tỏi 22. lamb (n) /læm/ Lamb is really delicious. thịt cừu 23. lettuce (n) /ˈletɪs/ You need to have lettuce to rau diếp make salad. 24. lobster (n) /ˈlɑːbstər/ Lobster is expensive. tôm hùm 25. mix (v) /mɪks/ You need to mix the salad. trộn 26. noodles (n) /ˈnuːdl/ You should eat noodles. Mì 27. onion (n) /ˈʌnjən/ Eating onion is really hành tây healthy. 28. pepper (n) /ˈpepər/ Pepper is really spicy. Tiêu 29. piece (n) /piːs/ Can I have a piece of miếng cake? 30. prawn (n) /prɔːn/ For this recipe, you need to tôm (uk) have prawn. 20 PRE-IELTS 31. roll (v) /rəʊl/ Can you roll the dough? cuốn 32. salmon (n) /ˈsæmən/ Salmon is rich in omega 3. cá hồi 33. shrimp (n) /ʃrɪmp/ You need to peel the tôm shrimps before cooking it. 34. spring onion (n) /ˌsprɪŋ ˈʌnjən/ I cannot eat spring onion. hành lá 35. tasty (a) /ˈteɪsti/ This cake is really tasty. 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A PERSONAL PROFILE 1. Read Jamie’s profile. Do you have similar interests? Netfriends Worldwide Jamie Hamilton My Profile I’m from Chicago, but I live in Hometown New York. I’m a graphic designer. I work for Occupation an international company. Languages I speak English and a little Italian. Interests I like pop and rock. I don’t like Music classical music or jazz. Films I like American and Asian movies. I love old Japanese movies, e.g. Kurosawa’s seven 2. Write a profile of yourself. Use the same headings (Hometown, Samurai.Music, etc.). Use and, but, and or to join your ideas together. TV I watch the news in the evening and soccer on the weekend. Using: and, but, and or And Sports and a little Italian. I speak English I play tennis and I go to the gym. I watch the news and soccer on the weekend. But I speak English, but I don’t speak Italian. I’m from Chicago, but I live in New York. Or I don’t speak English or Italian. I don’t like classical music or jazz. 24 PRE-IELTS B. MY FAVORITE DAY 1. Read Cristina’s article. Is her Saturday like yours? MY FAVORITE DAY My favorite day of the week is Saturday because it’s the first day of the weekend! I get up very early during the week, so on Saturday it’s nice to get up late, and I always stay in bed until about 10.30. Then I usually go shopping with a friend. In Mexico, stores are sometimes closed on Sundays, so Saturday is the best day for shopping. We don’t always buy anything, but we have fun just looking. I often have lunch with my mother and brother. It’s great because my mom is a really good cook and she always makes things we like, and my brother and I have time to talk about our week. After lunch, I sometimes study from about 4:00 to 6:00, especially if I have exams. In the evening, I usually go out with my friends. We often go to the movies, and then we have a pizza or tacos. I never go to bed before 1:00 or sometimes later. 2. You are going to write an article for a magazine called My favorite day. Write four paragraphs. First, look at the questions and make notes of what you can say. a. What’s your favorite day of the week? Why? b. What do you usually do in the morning? c. Where do you have lunch? What do you usually do after lunch? d. What do you usually do in the evening? 25 PRE-IELTS UNIT 2 DESCRIBING A FESTIVAL 1. Work in pairs. Look at the picture and guess the answers to the questions. 1. Where is the festival? A. London B. Beijing C. Cairo 2. When does it happen? A. in January B. in August C. in November 2. Read the text and check your answers to the questions in activity 1. The Nothing Hill Carnival is a special festival in London, in the UK. It takes place in August and lasts two days. There are floats and colorful street parades with music and dancing. There are food stalls and people eat delicious food from all over the world. It is a special event because people from many different cultures go to the festival and it is fun. WRITING SKILLS PUNCTUATION 3. Read the text in activity 2 again. Complete the sentences with these words. full stop months capital letter places 1. You use a ……………. at the beginning of a sentence. 2. You use a ……………. at the end of a sentence. 3. You use capital letters for the names of ……………., people, ……………. and countries. 4. Rewrite these sentences with capital letters and full stops. 1. my favorite festival takes place in thailand in april _______________________________________________________________ 2. leah comes from Singapore _______________________________________________________________ 3. the festival doesn’t happen in Australia ______________________________________________________________ 4. he always spends time in quebec in January ______________________________________________________________ 26 PRE-IELTS 5. Think of a festival in your country. Make notes about it in the table. 1. What is it? 2. Where is it? 3. When is it? 4. How long does it last? 5. What happens? 6. What do people do? 7. Why is it special? 6. Complete the text. Use the notes you made in activity 5. The …………… is a special festival in ………………. It takes place in ……………… and lasts ………………. There are ……………… and people ………………. It is a special event because ………………. SPEAKING A SPECIAL DAY OR EVENT 1. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. a. Does your country celebrate a national day? If so, when and how? b. Do you think that national days are important? Why or Why not? 2. Describe a special day or event. You should say: - what it is - when it is - what you do and explain why it is special for you 27 PRE-IELTS UNIT 3 DESCRIBING A GOOD LEADER 1. Work in pairs. Circle the ideas you agree with. A good leader… 1. a. is confident. b. is talkative. 2. a. has a lot of experience. b. has new ideas. 3. a. is good at making decisions. b. is good at communication. 4. a. listens to people. b. is an expert and doesn’t listen to other people. 2. Read a paragraph describing a good leader. Tick the ideas below it mentions. • The character of a good leader • What the person is good at • Who the person is • Their home The person’s relationship with the writer • An example of good leadership My boss, Mariame, is a good leader and a person I really admire. She is a very honest person and she is usually calm and kind. She is also good at talking to people. She asks people what they think and listens to them too. She has lots of experiences and can solve difficult problems. WRITING SKILLS LINKING IDEAS WITH AND, TOO AND ALSO 3. Look at the paragraph in activity 2 again. Complete the sentences with these words. and too also 1. …………. joins two ideas. 2. …………. and ………… add an idea. 3. You usually put ………. at the end of the sentence. 4. …………. usually comes after the verb. 4. Complete the sentences with and, too and also. 1. Peng is intelligent. She is hardworking ………. 28 PRE-IELTS 2. Jaques is calm. He is ………. quiet. 3. Ersa can make good decisions ………… she can communicate well. 4. A good leader asks questions. They …………. listen to the answers. 5. We enjoy working with our new manager. We can learn from him ………… 5. Think of a person who is a good leader that you admire. Make notes about them. Think about … The person’s relationship with you (boss/ sister/ friend …). Their character. What they are good at. An example of good leadership. 6. Complete the text. Use the notes you made in activity 5. My …….… is a person I really admire. He/ She is a ………. person and he/ she is usually ……...... and ………. He/ She ………. is also good at ……... He/ She has ……. and can ………... too. 7. Describe a famous person you admire You should say: - Who they are - What they do - What you admire about them And explain the reasons you admire them 29 PRE-IELTS UNIT 4 DESCRIBING A CITY 1. Work in pairs. Match the two cities in the photographs with the fact files. European Capital of Culture, 2008 Description Historical, lively Size Medium-sized: population less than half a million Location North-west of UK, on the River Mersey, port Industries Shipping, tourism American Capital of Culture, 2008 Description Modern, exciting Size Large: population 6 million Location South American, central Chile, capital city Industries Finance, mining 2. Find words in the fact files which mean … 1 in the middle of a country or city c………. 2 a city near the sea p………... 3 the most important city in a country c……… 4 not big and not small m……… - c………… 5 the people in a country p………… 30 PRE-IELTS WRITING SKILLS ORGANISING A PARAGRAPH 3. Read the description of Liverpool and number the ideas in the order they are mentioned in the text. ………. the size of the city ………. the name of the city and its main characteristics ………. the main industries ………. the location of the city ………. when the city was a Capital of Culture Liverpool is a historical and lively city. The city is on the River Mersey, in the northwest of the UK. It is a medium-sized city with a population of less then half a million. Liverpool is a port and its main industries are shipping and tourism. In 2008, Liverpool was a European Capital of Culture – it was an important year in the city’s history. 4. Look at the fact file about Santiago in activity 1 and complete the text. Order the information in the same order as in the text in activity 3. Santiago is a ………... and ………... The city is …………. It is a ………. city with a ……. Santiago is the ………… of Chile and its ………… In ………... – it was an important year in the city’s history. 5. Describe a special building You should say: - What it is - Where it is - Say what you know about it and explain why it is special for you. 31 PRE-IELTS UNIT 5 THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF TOURISM 1. Work in pairs. Look at the pictures of a beach resort. What advantages and disadvantages do you think tourism has brought to the local area? Use the words below. Animals and plants Jobs Buildings Money Crowded Pollution Damage to the environment 2. Read the paragraph and choose the best title. a. What tourists can learn from other countries b. Why people go on holiday c. The advantages and disadvantages that tourism brings Many tourists want to visit areas of natural beauty. They want to enjoy beautiful landscapes, such as sandy beaches and palm trees. There are one or two advantages to tourism. (1) ………………, local people can earn money on the beach selling souvenirs. Tourists like spending money when they are on holiday! (2) ………………, tourists can bring disadvantages too. (3) ………………, new hotels and buildings can damage the natural environment. Also planes and buses are noisy. (4) ……………………….., tourists bring more disadvantages than advantages. 32 PRE-IELTS WRITNG SKILLS PRESENTING AN ARGUMENT 3. Look at the text again and put these words in the correct place, A – D. In my opinion However For example First of all 4. Complete the sentences with the correct words and phrases from activity 3. 1. There are some benefits to staying in a hotel. ……………, it is very comfortable and secondly it is very convenient. 2. There are many places of natural beauty to visit in Britain, …………... the Lake District and the Forest of Dean. 3. Some people think that we have too many holidays. …………. they are good because it is important for people to have time to relax. 4. Tourism can bring jobs and money to an area. ………….. we need to do more to protect areas of natural beauty. 5. Group these ideas under two headings: advantages and disadvantages. 1. Jobs for local people – hotels, restaurants and shops 2. More people – crowded – more buses and cars 3. Sand dunes cleared – new hotels and buildings 4. Tourists bring money into an area 6. Match the sentences a – d with the ideas in activity 5 a. This can cause pollution. b. This can destroy the habitat of animals and plans. c. This can improve local services, like schools and hospitals. d. They have more money for their families. 7. Read the essay title and write a paragraph about it. Use the model in activity 2 and the ideas in activity 5 and 6 to help you. Use First of all, For example, However and In my opinion. Tourists cause more than good to local people and the environment. Do you agree or disagree? ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 33 PRE-IELTS ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 34 PRE-IELTS PRACTICE 35 PRE-IELTS PRACTICE 1: LISTENING Section 1 Questions 1-7 09 You will hear a telephone conversation between a hotel receptionist and a caller making a reservation. Complete the form below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Silver Tulip Hotel Number of nights 1 Type of room: (circle one) (1) Single / Double – twin beds / Double - king-sized bed Name (2) Home address (3) ………………………………………….…………Avenue, Cambridge Postcode (4) Transport (5) Meals (6) Date of arrival (7) Questions 8-10 10 Listen to the next part of the conversation and choose the correct letter, a, b or c. 8 The customer’s mobile phone number is: a. 07976 122577. b. 07961 122577. c. 07961 121597. 9 The customer would also like to: a. receive tourist information. b. make a restaurant booking. c. book tickets for the theatre. 36 PRE-IELTS 10 He leaves a message for: a. Mr Alami. b. Mr El Fassi. c. Mr Alaoui. Section 2 Questions 1-4 You will hear a talk on nutrition. Complete the notes. Write MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. 16 Topic: Healthy eating definition reasons why people don’t (1) …………………… ideas for (2) …………………………. Healthy eating is: balanced diet eating the (3) …………………………. Note: balanced diet including meat, veg, fruit, cereals, (4) …………………………. Questions 5-7 17 Listen to the next part of the talk. Choose THREE letters a-h. Give three reasons why the speaker thinks so many people have an unhealthy diet. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. It is cheaper to buy packet food. People do not know how to eat healthily. It is cheaper to buy fast food. They prefer fast food. They do not like packet food. It is quicker to buy fast food. They have to plan their meals. Schools teach children about a balanced diet. 5 …………… 6 ……….. 7…………… 37 PRE-IELTS Questions 8-10 18 Listen to the last part of the recording and complete the table. Write NO MORE THAN ONE WORD for each answer. Group responsible: (8) …………………… (9) …………………… (10) ………………….. Limit advertising for unhealthy food. Stop selling unhealthy snacks and drinks. Make sure children eat a balanced diet. Educate the public about a healthy diet. Provide children with fresh and healthy options. 38 PRE-IELTS READING PRACTICE 1 READING PASSAGE 1 Questions 1-12 Read the following passage. Do the statements agree with the views of the writer? Write: YES If the statement agrees with the views of the writer NO If the statement contradicts with what the writer thinks NOT GIVEN If it is impossible to know what the writer’s point of view is 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Another name for the East-West trading route is ‘silk road’. ………………………. Zhang Qian is admired by Chinese schoolchildren. ……………………….. Zhang Qian was a Chinese adventurer. …………………………. At least one German used the silk road in the 19th century. …………………….. Silk was the main material to be traded on this route. ………………………. The silk road was used for trade in natural materials, man-made materials and animals. ………………………. We know that Zhang Qian was the first person to use the silk road. …………………. The Romans may well have used the silk road. …………………… The reports about a ‘stone tower’ provide evidence that the Romans used the silk road. ……………………….. Kashgar is a welcoming city. …………………….. People who go in the Taklaman desert never come back out. ……………………. The journey from West to East was so long and difficult that the travellers probably did not go all the way to China. ……………………. Schoolchildren in China learn that the opening of the East-West trading route popularly known as the silk road occurred in139 B.C. When Zhang Qian, the Chinese ambassadoradventurer, travelled westward across the Pamirs, a mountain range in Central Asia. He was the first known Chinese person to do so. The term ‘silk road’ was actually first used late in the nineteenth century by a German geographer, Baron Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905). Silk was not the only material that passed along these routes. Other goods are known to have included ceramics, glass, precious gems and livestock. 39 Alay Valley. Whatever the truth about the Stone Tower may be, it seems likely that some form trade was taking place in this region millennia before more formal recorded trade took place. On the other hand, it is difficult to believe that people in those times were able to travel such huge distances. Travelling from West to East, the trader first had to cross the Pamir Plateau, through the 20,000-foothigh mountains. If the weather in the mountains had been kind and the journey undertaken in the right season, the eastward bound traveller would then finally arrive at the Kashgar, a logical place for trade and PRE-IELTS However, there are reasons to think that these roads were being used centuries, probably even millennia, earlier than Zhang’s expedition. In Roman times, Pliny the Elder reported a ‘stone tower’ which he said existed on the Pamir Plateau where goods had been traditionally exchanged between traders from the East and the West. In the early second century, Maës Titianus, an ancient Roman-Macedonian traveller, actually reported reaching this famous Stone Tower, but its exact location remains uncertain. According to one theory, it was at Tashkurgan in the Pamirs. (The word ‘Tashkurgan’ actually means ‘stone tower’ or ‘stone fortress’ in the Uyghur language). Scholars today, however, believe that its location was probably somewhere in the rest, where they could exchange horses or camels and then start on the return journey back over the mountains before the winter snows started. It is unlikely that in these earlier times traders or travellers from Kashgar, as they would have had to go round the Taklamakan Desert. Going through it was not an option as its name suggests: it literally means ‘Go in and you won’t come out’. Beyond this desert, there still would have remained eight hundred miles of a dangerous journey before they would have found the first true signs of Chinese civilization. Adapted from The Moon over Matsushima – Insights into Mugwort and Moxa, by Merlin Young (Godiva Press). READING PASSAGE 2 You should spend about 20 minutes on questions 1-14 which are based on Reading passage 2 below. Is this the end of the High Street? Take a walk down any ‘High Street’, normally places full of shops, and you’ll notice signs that all is not well: they will say ‘To Let’. The High Street faces real competition from out-of-town retail parks and the steady growth of supermarkets, both in number and in size. There is also the growing trend for people to shop online, combined with a reduction in many families’ finances which has affected customer confidence. Retailing (the sale of goods from a fixed location) is changing too: shopping is becoming a leisure activity as much as a necessity, along with the rise of home delivery services saving time and journeys. Convenience is a powerful motivator for shoppers’ behavior. Is the traditional High Street dying out? During the last two years, independent retailers have struggled more than the chain stores. Research suggests over 12,000 independent stores closed in 2009. Economies of scale (it is cheaper to buy stock in bulk, so big shops can change lower prices) are one part of the issue. 40 PRE-IELTS Supermarkets have a stronger control over the supply chain and can manipulate prices more effectively. As a result of the decline in smaller stores, there are now many empty shops in most town centers, some of which have been vacant for some time, and have whitewashed windows. What impact do they have on the overall ‘feel’ of the town for visitors and residents? More importantly, how does the loss of a familiar shop which has perhaps served decades of local residents affect people at a time when so many other familiar aspects of daily life are under threat? When a shopping mall is being planned, it is very important to secure the key ‘anchor’ tenants: the big names that can guarantee customers through the doors. Is the disappearance of these familiar local shops and small department stores like losing a link with the past? The growth of CCTV cameras, use of private security firms and blurring of public and private land has also been an issue in cities such as Exeter. This can result in young people feeling that they are being victimized and forced out of city centers. Another feature of many city centers is that they are beginning to look very similar to each other. The New Economics Foundation introduced the term ‘clone town’ in a report published in 2004. This suggests that many High Streets have few individual characteristics – the same shops can be seen in most towns. This was also followed up by a report in 2010, which identified Cambridge as the most ‘cloned’ city in the UK: one with very few independent stores in the center. Vacant shops are another issue for town centers. These can end up as charity shops, ‘popup’ shops (especially around Christmas) or attract vandals and graffiti. Some cities such as Portsmouth have made an effort to revamp empty store-fronts to improve those areas where they are found. This is important for cities which attract large numbers of tourists, such as Bath, York and Chester. Services are perhaps more resilient to these changes, particularly those that offer something that is not available online. As one person commented: ‘You can’t have your hair cut online …’ – well, not yet anyway. This partly explains the growth of coffee shops and nail bars in some town centers, which are going against the general trend. Finally, out on the edges of our towns, the supermarkets continue to grow – they’ve got the town center surrounded. A report published in late 2010 said that around 55p of every £1 that we spend is spent in supermarkets, and there have been a large number of planning application for further stores. 41 PRE-IELTS QUESTIONS 1-6 Do the following statements agree with the views of the writer? Write: YES If the statement agrees with the views of the writer NO If the statement contradicts with what the writer thinks NOT GIVEN If it is impossible to know what the writer’s point of view is 1 2 3 4 5 6 Not only are supermarkets getting bigger, there are more of them than ever. ……………………… People have less money now, so they try to buy cheaper goods via the Internet. ………………………. People shop because they have to, but also because it is fun. ……………………….. The younger generation may feel unwelcome in certain towns. ……………………….. Although most towns have the same shops, there are many features that make them unique. ……………………….. Although a large number of stores are closing, the number of shops that offer services is increasing. ……………………….. QUESTIONS 7-10 Look at the following features (7-10) and the list of groups below. Match each item with the correct group (A-D). NB You may use any letter more than once. 7 8 9 10 There are fewer of them competition is increasing business is getting better are often located outside of the city center ………………………. ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… This is true for: A independent shops that sell goods B supermarkets C both supermarkets and independent shops D private security firms 42 PRE-IELTS QUESTIONS 11-14 Choose the appropriate letters a-d to finish sentences 11-14. 11 Britain’s High Streets are a full of shops. b suffering because of online shopping. c convenient for shoppers. d providing more competition for chain stores. 12 Economies of scale a are causing problems for independent shops. b means that bigger shops can buy more goods. c affected 12,000 independent stores in 2009. d are responsible for the economic problems of the past two years. 13 Shopping malls a are being built in High Streets. b are increasingly using CCTV. c are being planned in Cambridge. d like having well-known shops. 14 Nail bars a are no longer trendy. b are becoming more popular. c are starting to offer online services. d are also starting to cut hair. 11 ………… 12 ………… 13 ………… 43 14 ………… PRE-IELTS PRACTICE 1 – WRITING A. Many students in the UK take a gap year after school and before going to university. In fact about 250 000 do every year. Most of them want to combine travel with making money or doing voluntary work. But whatever their reasons, students need to think carefully about what they do. There are number of advantages to taking a gap year. B. First of all, it gives people time to decide what degree they want to have in the future. It also allows them to learn more about the world, for example, learning differrent languages, experiencing different cultures and seeing landscapes they have never seen before. C. However, many people argue that travelling for a year is just a long holiday. It is also expensive and it might be better to spend the money on education. Some students also forget how to study during their gap and find it hard to study again when they return home. D. In conclusion, there are a lot of advantages and disadvantages in taking a gap year. In my opinion, a gap year is a valuable experience, but one whole year is too long. Voluntary work is that you do because you want to, not because you have to do it. Volunteers work to make things better and are not paid for what they do. Writing The advantages and disadvantages of a gap year 1. Read the text and answer the questions. a. What is a gap year? b. What are the advantages of a gap year? c. What are the disadvantages of a gap year? 2. Read the text again and match the function 1 – 4 with the paragraph A – D . 1. Giving the writer’s opinion. 2. Listening the bad things about a gap year. 3. Introducing the topic. 4. Listing the good things about a gap year. 44 PRE-IELTS Writing skills Presenting an argument 3. Read the text again and answer the questions. In my opinion example However First of all For 1. Which word introduces the opposite idea? 2. Which phrase shows what the writer thinks? 3. Which phrase helps list one of many points? 4. Which phrase introduces an explannation? 4. Complete the paragraph below with words and phrases from activities 3. There are some benefits to spending a year travelling. 1____________, you can visit more places than in a one or two-week holiday. 2____________, you cannot spend time in the Amazon rainforest, climb the snowy Himalayas and relax on the sandy Australian beaches in one week. 3 ____________, people who have spent a long time travelling feel bored. They don’t enjoy travelling by plane, boat, train and bus anymore. 4 ____________, people who can travel for a year are very lucky but they need to plan carefully. 5. Read the essay title and write a paragraph abour it. Use the model in activity 4 to help you. Use First of all, For example, However and In my opinion. Gap years are an important experience. Do you agree or disagree? ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 45 PRE-IELTS ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 46 PRE-IELTS PRACTICE 1: SPEAKING PART 1: 1. Work in pairs. Talk about these topics. You can use suggested words and phrases to answer the questions. When you are listening, you should write yes/ no beside sentences 1-6 1. The talk is easy to understand. _____ 2. The speaker often pauses and hesitates. _____ 3. The speaker stays on the topic of the question. _____ 4. The talk is too long. _____ 5. The talk is too short. _____ 6. The talk is interesting. _____ Topic 1: Hobbies/ Free-time activities a. Do you have any hobbies? b. What do you do in your free time? c. What hobbies/ free-time activities are popular in your country? d. Is it important to have a hobby? e. Why is it important to have a hobby? f. Is it harmful to spend too much time on a hobby? g. What free-time activities would you like to try in the future? Nouns: Leisure pursuit spare time pastime unwind by kill time by Verbs: Amuse oneself by Adjectives: Fascinating captivating time-consuming 47 appealing PRE-IELTS Idioms: Take up (= start) I’ve recently taken up swimming. Take part in I frequently take part in group activities like… Get into (=enjoy) Recently, I’ve been getting into fishing. Have a go at (=try) I’d rather like to have a go at scuba diving. Idle away the hours (= spend time) In my time off, I often idle away the hours by playing the guitar. Topic 2: Family a. Tell me about your family b. What kind of things do you and your family do together? c. Who does the housework in your family? d. Would you prefer to have a larger or smaller family? Nouns: Family unit relativehousehold chore Family circle family connection Adjectives: Affectionate intimate distant Idioms: 1. It’s in the blood. (= It’s a natural part of one’s character.) All my family are really fond of reading – I guess it’s in the blood. 2. Run in the family (= be shared family characteristic) My brothers and I have big ears – it runs in the family. 3. Born with a silver spoon in one’s mouth. I wasn’t exactly born with a silver spoon in my mouth – my family is quite normal. 48 PRE-IELTS PART 2: CUE CARD 1: A character from a story/ film/ TV program Describe a character from a story/ film/ TV program You should say: Who the character is When you first saw or heard this story/ film/ TV program What kind of person this character is Why you like this character. CUE CARD 2: A happy event Describe a happy event in your life You should say: What the event was What you did Why it was happy Whether this type of event is common in your country. 49 PRE-IELTS SELF – STUDY EXERCISES 50 PRE-IELTS UNIT 1 DAILY LIFE A. Grammar & Vocabulary Exercise 1: Match the digital times with the times in words. 1. 05:15 ● ● It’s twenty past eight. 2. 08:20 ● ● It’s half past two. 3. 06:45 ● ● It’s a quarter to seven. 4. 14:30 ● ● It’s twenty – five to four. 5. 20:50 ● ● It’s five past ten. 6. 09:10 ● ● It’s ten to nine 7. 15:35 ● ● It’s ten past nine. 8. 10:05 ● ● It’s twelve o’clock 9. 12:00 ● ● It’s a quarter past five. 10. 16:55 ● ● It’s five to five Exercise 2: Rearrange the letters in brackets to complete the text. When I get up in the morning, the first thing that I do is to __________ (vahe) a shower. I then go to the kitchen and make breakfast. After breakfast, I __________ (hrbus) my teeth. Then I __________ (mtee) my friends and we __________ (atchc) the bus to college. At college, we study all day, but have a break for lunch at twelve o’clock. At four o’clock, we __________ (elave) and __________ (og) home by bus. In the evenings, I usually __________ (htawc) TV unless I have a lot of homework. I always __________ (od) my homework in the evenings. At night, I __________ (og) to bed and quickly __________ (lfal) asleep. Exercise 3: Complete the table using the words in the box. a mess lunch the housework the bed a cake the shopping Make the cleaning some homework Do 51 the laundry dinner PRE-IELTS Exercise 4: Complete the email. Use the words in the box. catch finish get up go out walk have leave live meet work Hi Sam, I’m having a great time here in France and I’m learning lots of French. My host family are very nice. They ______ in an apartment in an area called Pantin, and they both ______ as journalists. They ______ very early and go home before me. I ______ breafast at about 8 a.m. and then go to the language school. I usually ______ there, but if I’m late I ______ a bus. Lessons at the school ______ at 4 p.m. The other students are very nice and I have made lots of new friends. We______ after school in a café or ______ in the evening to the cinema. Harry Exercise 5: Complete the sentences with the third person forms of the verbs in brackets. 1 My dad ………….. (wash) his car every weekend. 2 Jim …………..(watch) too much TV. 3 Adrian’s baby ………….. (cry) a lot. 4 My brother is good at chess and ………….. (practise) every day. 5 Olga ………….. (go) jogging most evenings after work. 6 Tom’s wife cooks and Tom ………….. (do) the washing up. 7 Anna ………….. (catch) the 253 bus to college each morning. 8 Nadia ………….. (relax) by doing yoga. 9 I think our teacher ………….. (give) us too much homework. 10 My brother ………….. (switch off) his light at about midnight. Exercise 6: Read the sentences and choose the correct answers. 1 My brother (work/ works) for a computer company in the city. 2 My friends and I often (play/ plays) basketball together at the weekends. 3 I go to a college where everyone (study/ studies) different languages. 4 My grandparents (come/ comes) from a small village in Germany. 5 My lunch break (begin/ begins) at 12 p.m. and (finish/ finishes) at 12:45 p.m. 6 In the evenings, I (like/ likes) to chat to my friends online. 52 PRE-IELTS 7 In my family, only my sister (get up/ gets up) before 6 a.m. 8 She (have/ has) a dance class every Wednesday evening. 9 My friend is good at baking and (make/ makes) amazing cakes. 10 In Britain, most school students (wear/ wears) a uniform. Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. 1. Always 2. I my football 3. Take at I to 4. Minutes five 5. Shower in 6. Go I 7. Does 8. Weekend room the most visit his friend weekend college the a my checks have evening six my play lunch brother the months a 53 . . dentist at . phone every I housework I for his every family . . sandwich mother my tidies the . to . of . PRE-IELTS Exercise 8: Complete the email. Use the words in the box. Clean enjoy finish gets tells have work opens shouts start Hi Anna, I’ve got a new job! It’s in a supermarket and I _________there every Saturday. I _________at 8 a.m. and the shop _________at 9 a.m. I tidy and fill the shelves, _________the floors and work at the checkout. My manager is very nice. She _________me what to do and never _________. The other workers are really friendly, too. We _________three breaks a day and _________at 4 p.m. It’s hard work because the shop _________very busy, but I really _________it. Sarah B. Language Builder Exercise 1: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box. building cash machine office reception stairs toilets 1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________ 6. _____________ 54 PRE-IELTS Exercise 2: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box. bank car park chemist’s library post office sport center supermarket 1. ___________ 2. ___________ 3. ___________ 5. ___________ 6. ___________ 7. ___________ 4. ___________ Exercise 3: Match the opposite words. Use the words in the box. early full large left near 1. far _____________ 2. right _____________ 3. late _____________ 4. small _____________ 5. closed _____________ 6. empty _____________ open Exercise 4: Complete the conversations. Use the words in the box. big closed full late 1 A: Are there any spaces in the car park? B: No, it’s usually __________by nine o’clock in the morning. 2 A: Is the cafeteria open now? B: No, it’s always __________at this time. 3 A: Are there any shops __________ the college? B: No, they are all about ten minutes away by bus. 55 near right PRE-IELTS 4 A: Are the toilets on the left? B: No, they’re on the __________ 5 A: Is the library small? B: No, it’s very __________ 6 A: Am I __________for the first lesson? B: No, you’re five minutes early. Exercise 5: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences. 1. This the is reception are in main the 3. These are toilets the . 4. Are stairs the there over 5. A café . is a there computer room and 6. There . small car park one is only 7. There is drinks machine a 8. Isn’t a there bank . 9. There are any supermarkets 10. A chemist isn’t no, 2. We . office . 56 . ? ? there . PRE-IELTS C. Reading Exercise 1: Match the activities with the pictures. Use the words in the box. do homework go to the gym do the housework go for a walk make dinner go shopping meet friends play computer games 1. ____________ 2. ____________ 3. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ 6. ____________ 4. ____________ 5. ____________ Exercise 2: Read the text. Then complete the exercise on the next screen. HOW TO HAVE A GREAT DAY EVERY DAY Many people want to know how to work harder and feel better. How can you have a great day at school or at the office? A good daily routine can help you to have a great day every day. A Get up early Many people want to stay in bed in the morning, but it is best to get up before 7:00 a.m. If you start working or studying early, you will have more ideas and you will be able to work faster. Many well-known writers and musicians from the past believed that it was important to get up early – and to go to bed early too. You should also try to get up at the same time every day, because this is good for your body and brain. 57 PRE-IELTS B Eat breakfast Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. People often say that they don’t have time to eat breakfast, but they will find it more difficult to start work, and they will soon feel very hungry. A healthy meal of toast, eggs, and fruit juice will help you to work well all morning – and stop you from eating unhealthy food like crisps and chocolate later in the morning! C Go for a walk If you usually spend a lot of time in your office or in the classroom, it is very important to go outside and get some fresh air. If you spend just 30 minutes a day walking outside, you will feel less tired and you will be able to do more when you get back to work or school. A walk in the park every day will make you feel much healthier and will help you to do your best work. Choose the correct paragraph to match the information. Read the text on the first screen again to help you. 1. A lot of people don’t have time to do this. ○A ○B ○C 2. This will stop you from feeling tired. ○A ○B ○C 3. This will stop you from eating food that is bad for you. ○A ○B ○C 4. In the past, famous people thought that this was a good idea. ○A ○B ○C 5. You should do this at the time every day. ○A ○B ○C 6. Many people don’t want to do this. ○A ○B ○C Exercise 3: Choose the correct verbs to complete the email. Dear Jane, Thank you for your email. It was very interesting to hear about your daily life in Cambridge, England. I am writing to tell you about my typical day in Rome. On school days I usually (do/get/have) up at 7:00 a.m. I have a shower and (do/get/make). In Italy, we don’t have to wear a school uniform, so I normally wear jeans and a tee-shirt. Then I (do/have/take) breakfast with my parents and sister. I usually eat bread with jam and drink orange juice. My school starts at 8:30 a.m., so I leave my house at 8:00 a.m. I don’t live far from the school, so I walk there with my friends. My sister’s school is far away, so she takes a bus. I have lessons in the morning until 1:00 p.m. and then I go home and (do/go/have) lunch with my mum. In Italy we often eat a lot for lunch, including pasta, meat and salad, but we have a much smaller dinner. In the afternoon I do my homework and help my mum to (do/have/make) the housework. I do the washing up and (do/have/take) out the bins. I have football practice on Tuesday afternoons and a piano lesson on Thursday afternoons. I have dinner at about 7:00 p.m. Every day after 58 PRE-IELTS dinner, I (go/have/take) for a walk with my family around the town. We often stop and have an ice cream in my favourite ice cream shop. I usually (go/have/make) to bed at about 10:00 p.m., because I have school the next day. Hope to hear from you soon. Best wishes, Alessia Exercise 4: Read the email. Then complete the next exercise. Dear Jane, Thank you for your email. It was very interesting to hear about your daily life in Cambridge, England. I am writing to tell you about my typical day in Rome. On school days I usually get up at 7:00 a.m. I have a shower and get dressed. In Italy, we don’t have to wear a school uniform, so I normally wear jeans and a tee-shirt. Then I have breakfast with my parents and sister. I usually eat bread with jam and drink orange juice. My school starts at 8:30 a.m., so I leave my house at 8:00 a.m. I don’t live far from the school, so I walk there with my friends. My sister’s school is far away, so she takes a bus. I have lessons in the morning until 1:00 p.m. and then I go home and have lunch with my mum. In Italy, we often eat a lot for lunch, including pasta, meat and salad, but we have a much smaller dinner. In the afternoon, I do my homework and help my mum to do the housework. I do the washing up and take out the bins. I have football practice on Tuesday afternoons and a piano lesson on Thursday afternoons. I have dinner at about 7:00 p.m. Every day after dinner, I go for a walk with my family around the town. We often stop and have an ice cream in my favorite ice cream shop. I usually go to bed at about 10:00 p.m., because I have school the next day. Hope to hear from you soon. Best wishes, Alessia 59 PRE-IELTS Choose the correct answers. Read the email on the first screen again to help you. 1 Jane lives in Cambridge/ Rome 2 On school days, Alessia usually wears a school uniform/ jeans and a T-shirt. 3 Alessia lives close to/ far from her school. 4 Alessia normally eats a big/ small lunch. 5 Alessia plays football/ the piano on Thursdays. 6 Alicia always/ sometimes goes for a walk after dinner. Exercise 5: Read the text about professional swimmer Michael Daley’s day. Then complete the next exercise. I usually get up at around 6:00 a.m. Before I became a professional swimmer, I got up late most days, but I don’t ever stay in bed now, even on Sundays! I always go to the gym in the mornings. I spend about 30 minutes on the running machine, and then another 30 minutes doing other exercises. It is very important for me to stay fit and healthy. I only spend two hours at the gym when I have a big swimming competition. I get home from the gym at about 8:00 a.m., have a shower and get dressed. I always have a big breakfast of cereal with banana, toast, eggs, coffee and orange juice. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for me because I do a lot of swimming every day. After breakfast, I go for a long walk in the park near my house. The exercise helps me to relax and feel prepared for the rest of the day. Then it’s time for me to start work. From 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. I normally go to the swimming pool and train for two hours with my personal trainer. I swim about five kilometers, and practice diving. After my training, I usually have a meeting with my trainer to talk about how well I’m doing and what I still need to work on. I sometimes have lunch at the pool café with my trainer, but if I have a television interview, I’ll walk over to the TV studio. All my friends think that it’s exciting to be on television, but it takes a long time to film, so it can be a bit boring. It’s not difficult to do TV interviews, but it takes a long time to get ready. At home, it takes me about 20 minutes to have a shower, get dressed and do my hair, or maybe half an hour if I’m going somewhere special, but at the TV studio it takes an hour! If I have a big competition coming up, then I do more training in the afternoon, or have more meetings with my trainer. 60 PRE-IELTS In the evenings, I usually relax at home with my wife, Emma. I quite enjoy cooking, so we often eat at home together. Emma hated my cooking at first, but now she thinks it’s OK. Her father is a chef at a top restaurant, so she loves good food. We sometimes go to a restaurant for dinner. We both love Korean food, and there’s a great place near my house. I never eat fast food like burgers and kebabs, or my trainer will get angry with me. Then Emma and I usually watch a film on television. We both love comedy films, and Emma also likes romantic films, but I’m not a big fan – I prefer action films. I usually go to bed at 10.00 p.m. because I need to be back in the gym by 7.00 a.m. the next day Choose the correct answers. Read the text on again to help you. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. When does Michael get up late now? ○Most days. ○On Sundays. ○Never. Michael usually exercise at the gym for ○30 minutes ○1 hour. ○ 2 hours. After breakfast, Michael ○gets prepared for the day. ○ goes for a walk. ○relaxes in his house. Michael says that TV interviews are sometimes. ○exciting. ○ boring. ○ difficult. When Michael gets ready at the TV studio, it takes him. ○20 minutes. ○ 30 minutes. ○1 hour. What does Michael’s wife, Emma, think about his cooking now? ○She loves it. ○She hates it ○ She doesn’t mind it. Michael often eats ○dinner at home. ○dinner in a restaurant. ○burger and kebabs. Both Michael and Emma like watching ○comedy films. ○ romantic films. ○ action films. Exercise 6: Complete the sentences. Write the verbs in brackets in the correct form of the present simple tense. The first question has been done for you. 1. I usually _________________ (get up) at around 6:00 a.m. 2. I always _________________ (drink) orange juice for breakfast. 3. Breakfast _________________ (be) the most important meal of the day for me. 4. My sister’s school is far away, so she _________________ (take) a bus. 5. I usually _________________ (wear) jeans and a tee-shirt. 6. I never _________________ (eat) fast food like burgers and kebabs. 61 PRE-IELTS 7. We both love tennis and Jane also _________________ (like) football. 8. We sometimes _________________ (go) to a restaurant for dinner. Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with the words in the box. always never often sometimes usually 1. I walk to school with my friends most days. I _________________ walk to school with my friends. 2. I have a cup of coffee every day at 11:00 a.m. I _________________ have a cup of coffee at 11:00 a.m. 3. Some weekends, I go to a museum or art gallery. I _________________ go to a museum or art gallery at the weekend. 4. I don’t watch TV at all. I _________________ watch TV. 5. I go to the gym a lot. I _________________ go to the gym. C. Listening & Speaking Exercise 1: Match the activities with the pictures. Use the phrases in the box. drive to work go to the gym have dinner read in bed play chess use a computer 1. ______________ 2. ______________ 62 3. ______________ PRE-IELTS 1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________ Exercise 2: Listen to five people talking about doing activities. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. always never often sometimes usually (Track 1.1): She _____________uses computers. (Track 1.2): I ______________play chess. (Track 1.3): I ______________go to the gym. (Track 1.4): She ______________drives to work. (Track 1.5): He _______________reads in bed. Exercise 3: Listen to five people talking about things they do every day. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. drives makes moves play reads (Track 1.6): Every morning he ____________his children to school. (Track 1.7): When she’s at the office, she _____________her emails immediately. (Track 1.8): Everyday she ______________computers from the storeroom to the shop. (Track 1.9): Most evenings, she ___________dinner. (Track 1.10): Every lunchtime, they _____________basketball. 63 PRE-IELTS Exercise 4: Listen to Sanjay talking to a friend, Tom, about his flatmates’ daily routines. Match each person to the activity. (Track 1.11) 1. Marc ● ● gets up early. 2. Blas ● ● 3. Luke 4. John ● ● ● ● teaches French classes in the morning. cooks every evening. works part time in the evenings. 5. Sam ● ● studies in the afternoon. Exercise 5: Listen to Mary talking about what her family does every day. Choose the correct answers. (Track 1.12) 1. Mary gets up at ○7 o’clock. ○ 7:15. ○7:30. 2. Julia is usually late for college because she always ○does the washing up after breakfast. breakfast. ○gets up late. ○ watches TV after 3. Mary’s office is ○at home. ○in a bank ○in the city center. 4. On his way home from work, Mary’s husband, Jack, often ○Goes shopping. ○goes to the gym. ○plays chess. 5. Jack goes to watch Simon play ○Basketball. ○Football. ○Tennis. 6. Before going to bed Julia usually ○Takes out the bins. ○Uses her computer. 64 ○Watches TV. PRE-IELTS Exercise 6: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Practice saying the sentences. 1. College often 2. The 3. To sometimes the 4. Early 5. The I’m . to go you gym 6. Always TV drives tries to evenings in she dinner we in library study home bus morning sometimes in he do ? . always prepare I 9. Always work he never 8. The late usually arrive 7. Never for . watches together . the they teaches . . catch. the . Exercise 7: Match the sentence halves to make sentences describing daily activities. Practice saying the sentences. 1. I wake ● ● the washing- up. 2. My father has ● ● a shower before breakfast. 3. My sister goes ● ● to work. 4. I play ● ● the house. 5. My brother cleans ● ● 6. My mother prepares ● ● 7. I do ● ● 8. My sister takes out ● ● 65 up at 7:30. dinner. chess. the bins. PRE-IELTS Exercise 8: Complete the plan with the expressions for talking about a family’s daily routine. Use the expressions in the box. After dinner, We … After lunch, my mother … Before she goes to bed, my mother … After dinner, We … After lunch, my mother … Before she goes to bed, my mother … What I like about my day is … When my sister gets home after school, she … My Family’s Daily Routine In the morning _________________________________ _________________________________ In the afternoon _________________________________ _________________________________ In the evening _________________________________ _________________________________ Conclusion _________________________________ _________________________________ Exercise 9: Describe what people in your family do every day. Look at the ideas below. Spend a few minutes thinking about what to say. Talk about: • • • • what they do who they do it with where they do it how often they do it. 66 PRE-IELTS Remember: • to use the correct verbs forms • to put adverbs in the correct place in the sentences • you can invent things if you like! Exercise 10: Listen to Sandra talking to some new college students. Choose the correct answers. (Track 1.13) 1. Sandra Field works in the café/ library/ office. 2. She is talking to people in the library/ main entrance/ room for student. 3. The toilets are in the corner/ on the left of the reception/ on the right of the reception. 4. The room for students is in the corner/ on the first floor/ on the ground floor. 5. The car parks are usually full by nine o’clock/ seven o’clock/ ten o’clock. 6. At the top of the stairs there are about 10 classrooms/ 20 classrooms/ 30 classrooms. 7. Near the college there are some bookshops/ some small supermarket/ two banks. 8. The sports center is near the bookshop/ chemist/ supermarket. Exercise 11: Listen to the first part of the audio again. Complete the paragraph with the correct words. (Track 1.14) Welcome to the __________. Let me introduce myself. My name is Sandra Field and I work in the main __________ here. I’m going to show you round the building this morning. We are now in the main __________ . This is the reception here and that is the main office. You can go there if you have any questions or problems. These are the __________ on the left of the reception and those are the __________ over there in the corner. Here on the ground floor there is also a room for students and a __________ . For those of you who drive, there are two large __________ to the right and left of the main __________ . But you must arrive early to find a place to park. The car parks are usually full by nine o’clock. 67 PRE-IELTS Exercise 12: Listen to the second part of the audio again. Complete the sentences with the words in the box. (Track 1.15) Are there Is there there isn’t There’s there are there aren’t there is Sandra: OK, let’s go up to the first floor now. At the top of the stairs there are about 20 class rooms, the library and the computer room. Any questions so far? Student: __________a drinks machine in the student room? Sandra: Yes, __________. It sells drinks and snacks, so you can get something when the cafeteria is closed. Student: Is there a cash machine? Sandra: No, __________ a cash machine in the college, but __________ two banks and a post office very near here. Student: __________ any shops near here? Sandra: Yes, there are. __________ a chemist, a bookshop and a small supermarket. Student: Is there a sports center? Sandra: Yes, there is. It’s near the supermarket. Student: Are there any public telephones in the college? Sandra: No, __________. Nearly all students have mobile phones nowadays. If there is a problem, you can use the telephone in the office. OK? D. Writing: Exercise 1. Complete the sentences with and, but and or 1. We speak English for one hour. It’s not easy________we know it’s good for us. 2. Do you play football on Saturday, ________ do you play tennis? 3. Do you like meeting people ______watching movies with them? Exercise 2. Complete each sentence in three different ways. Use and, but and or. 1. I like listening to English… ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. At the weekend, I go running… ___________________________________________________________________________ 68 PRE-IELTS ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 3. Read Charlie’s email. The computer has found ten mistakes. They are grammar, punctuation, or spelling mistakes. Can you correct them? From: Charlie [barcacarlos @hotmail.com] To: Lucy [lucyathome1989@yahoo.com] Subject: Hi from Spain Hi Lucy My name’s Charlie. Well, it’s really Carlos but everyone calls me Charlie. I’m from Barcelona and I live at home with my parents and my dog. I have 21 years old, and I’m at university. I’m studing physics. I’m in my last year and I really like it. I’m going to tell you about myself. As you can see from the foto. I have black hair and brown eyes. My father always says I have a big nose, but I don’t think so. I think it’s a Roman nose! I think I’m a positive person. My freinds say I’m funny and it’s true, I like making people laugh. But I can to be serious too when I need to be! I dont have many free time becuase when I’m not in class I have to do projects or write reports. But when I can, I like watching TV series, especially science fiction series and comedies. I watch them in english with subtitles. I also like playing computer games like World of Warcraft and Starcraft. Please write soon and tell me about you and your life. Best wishes Charlie Exercise 4. Read Charlie’s email again and answer the questions. 1. Where’s Charlie from?_______________________________________________________________ 2. What’s his real name? _______________________________________________________________ 3. Who does he live with?_______________________________________________________________ 4. What does he do? ___________________________________________________________________ 69 PRE-IELTS 5. What does he look like? ______________________________________________________________ 6. What’s he like? ____________________________________________________________________ 7. What are his favorite free time activities? ________________________________________________ Exercise 5. Write a similar email about you. Write four short paragraphs. Paragraph 1 name, nationality, age, family, work/ study Paragraph 2 physical appearance Paragraph 3 personality Paragraph 4 hobbies and interests 70 PRE-IELTS LISTENING SCRIPT Exercise 4 (Track 1.11) Tom: How many people live in your house, Sanjay? Sanjay: Six. Me and five friends from college. Tom: Wow! That’s a lot! Is it difficult? Sanjay: Not really, because it’s a big house and we all have different daily routines. Tom: OK. Sanjay: For example, I’m the only one who has lunch at home, so at that time of day, I have the house to myself. It’s quiet so I usually use the computer and check my emails, or sometimes I watch TV. Tom: I see. Sanjay: Marc has a part time job in a restaurant, so he’s not there in the evenings. I only really see him in the mornings. And Blas cooks dinner every day, so he’s always in the kitchen. Tom: That’s nice for you! Sanjay: Yes, he’s a great cook. But he doesn’t usually do the washing up afterwards! Luke leaves the house very early, so he gets up before everyone else, to catch the bus. Tom: So, I suppose he goes to bed early as well. Sanjay: No, he doesn’t. In fact, Luke goes to bed very late so he doesn’t sleep very much. John is the same, he stays up late and plays chess with Luke, but he doesn’t get up early because he studies in the afternoon. Tom: Oh? I thought you told me he teaches in the morning. Sanjay: No that’s Sam, he teaches French in the morning; I’m not sure what he does in the afternoon … Exercise 5 (Track 1.12) I wake up at 7 o’clock. My husband, Jack, wakes up at the same time. He gets up immediately but I stay in bed. Jack brings me a cup of tea at about 7:15 and then I get up at 7:30. We have a son, Simon, and a daughter, Julia. They get up at about 8 o’clock. Julia has a shower first, then Simon. We usually have breakfast together and then Simon and Julia leave for college. Julia is often late because she always watches TV after breakfast, but Simon always catches the bus on time, even though he always does the washing-up before he leaves the house. I’m a designer and I don’t need to travel to work because I have an office here in the house. Jack works in a bank. It’s in the city centre so he drives to work, but if the weather’s nice, he sometimes walks. He has lunch with colleagues. I have lunch at home; I make something simple because we usually have a big meal in the evening for dinner. And of course, Simon and Julia have lunch at college. After college, Simon usually goes to the gym and Julia sometimes plays chess with a friend. My husband often goes shopping on the way home and buys something for dinner, and I 71 PRE-IELTS usually clean the house and then I often read the newspaper, or sometimes, if I have time, I phone a friend for a chat. We prepare dinner together. Jack’s an excellent cook. Simon and Julia like cooking too. I don’t like it as much, but I’m quite good. Sometimes Jack goes to watch Simon play basketball at the sports centre. But Simon usually takes the bins out and Julia usually does the washing up. Later, before we go to bed, Jack and I watch TV for a while, usually with Simon, and Julia chats with her friends online on her laptop. We all go to bed at about 11 o’clock but I don’t go to sleep immediately. I always read for at least half an hour before I turn off the light! Exercise 10 (Track 1.13) Sandra: Welcome to the college. Let me introduce myself. My name is Sandra Field and I work in the main office here. I’m going to show you round the building this morning. We are now in the main entrance. This is the reception here and that is the main office. You can go there if you have any questions or problems. These are the toilets on the left of the reception and those are the stairs over there in the corner. Here on the ground floor there is also a room for students and a café. For those of you who drive, there are two large car parks to the right and left of the main building. But you must arrive early to find a place to park. The car parks are usually full by nine o’clock. OK, let’s go up to the first floor now. At the top of the stairs there are about 20 classrooms, the library and the computer room. Any questions so far? Student: Is there a drinks machine in the student room? Sandra: Yes, there is. It sells drinks and snacks, so you can get something when the cafeteria is closed. Student: Is there a cash machine? Sandra: No, there isn’t a cash machine in the college, but there are two banks and a post office very near here. Student: Are there any shops near here? Sandra: Yes, there are. There’s a chemist, a bookshop and a small supermarket. Student: Is there a sports center? Sandra: Yes, there is. It’s near the supermarket. Student: Are there any public telephones in the college? Sandra: No, there aren’t. Nearly all students have mobile phones nowadays. If there is a problem, you can use the telephone in the office. OK? 72 PRE-IELTS UNIT 2 HOUSE AND HOME A. Grammar & Vocabulary Exercise 1: Read the questions about places in and around the house. Answer the questions with the words in the box. bathroom bedroom garage garden hallway living room 1. What do you call the place where you go to sleep every night? _________ 2. What do you call the place where you can have a wash and brush your teeth? _________ 3. What do you call the place where everyone sits together to talk, play games or watch TV? _________ 4. What do you call the place where you keep the car? _________ 5. What do you call the place that you walk through to move from one room to another? _________ 6. What do you call the place where you can be outside and sit on the grass? _________ Exercise 2: Look at the pictures. Choose the correct labels. 1. a freezer/ a fridge drawers 2. a semi-detached house/ a terraced house 3. a desk/ some 4. a living room/ a study wardrobe 5. an attic/ a basement 73 6. a cupboard/ a PRE-IELTS 7. a chair/ a sofa 8. a private apartment block/ a university campus Exercise 3: Match the questions with the answers in the box. Because I can’t cook. Go down the hall and it’s next to living room. My comfortable bed and my posters. My parents, my sister and grandparents. Usually in the living room, sometimes in my bedroom. Usually in the study, sometimes in my bedroom. Yes, and I think I’m quite good at it. Yes, I like it because I can always relax in the garden. 1. What do you like about your room? 2. Who do you live with? 3. Do you like to cook? 4. Where do you watch television? 5. Is it often sunny where you live? 6. Where do you do your homework? 7. Can you tell me where the bathroom is, please? 8. Why do you never go in the kitchen? 74 PRE-IELTS Exercise 4: Find the ten words about places and things in and around a house. Attic Basement Desk Garden Kitchen Sink Shower Study Television Window Y T Y D B A S T X E A T T I C T M E N T S E R L S S V X I P L D U K T S E P G E N A V W K I T C H E I B S B U O R Q N Z T H V W S W D S D I U M Y E I T O H D H S R N I N O S F K V Q N W T Y F R I E I Exercise 5: Correct the underlined mistake in each sentence. 1 I really like my certains – they are red and black, and they make my bedroom very dark. 2 I have a bright table lamb that I turn on when I do my homework. 3 I think potsers make the walls look more interesting – don't you? 4 It is good to sleep with two billows – it is very comfortable. 5 My brother never cooks – the only thing he can do is turn on the uven! 6 Most of my clothes are in my walldrobe – the rest are in the drawers next to my bed. Exercise 6: Rewrite the sentences using question forms. The first question has been done for you. 1 You help your parents with the housework. Do you help your parents with the housework? 2 It is OK to come to your house this evening. ___________________________________________________________________________ 3 You can check that the windows are all closed before we go out. ___________________________________________________________________________ 4 You are in the living room next to the kitchen. ___________________________________________________________________________ 5 You want to sit in the garden. ___________________________________________________________________________ 6 The apartments in the UK are very different from the apartments in your country. ___________________________________________________________________________ 75 PRE-IELTS Exercise 7: Find and rewrite the four mistakes in the sentences. Two sentences are correct. 1. In my country, people live usually in apartments and not houses. ___________________________________________________________________________ 2. My uncle keeps always his car in the garage because it is very expensive. ___________________________________________________________________________ 3. Our sink sometimes makes a very strange noise. ___________________________________________________________________________ 4. I have a housemate but I don’t see very often him – he is always studying. ___________________________________________________________________________ 5. In your country, do people usually celebrate their 18th birthday with a party? ___________________________________________________________________________ 6. Do you prefer do your homework in your bedroom? ___________________________________________________________________________ Exercise 8: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences and questions. 1. Up does washing 2. Advice you 3. 8 a.m. always 4. Go off what 5. House my cousin 6. Where live the can never some me my house does 7. You how many 8. Live do on at to my do with you people ? ? ? . in the future the university campus 76 time often you live . your comes to do ? I alarm for . give leave usually want he ? PRE-IELTS Language Builder Exercise 1: Match the sentence halves. 1. My grandfather ● ● is my father’s sister. 2. My uncle ● ● is the child of my aunt. 3. My aunt ● ● is my father’s mother. 4. My grandmother ● ● is my mother’s son. 5. My cousin ● ● is my mother’s father. 6. My brother ● ● is my mother’s brother. 7. My sister ● ● is my father’s daughter. Exercise 2: Match the formal and informal family words. Use the words in the box. Auntie dad grandma grandpa Formal kids mum Informal 1. father _______________ 2. mother _______________ 3. grandmother _______________ 4. grandfather _______________ 5. aunt _______________ 6. children _______________ Exercise 3: Look at the family tree. Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. Lilian 69 Ivor 81 Sylvia Tom Becky 39 43 38 Martin Sara Jimmie 10 12 2 77 PRE-IELTS aunt baby brother brother husband children mother grandmother son wife 1. Martin is Sara’_______________. 2. Jimmie is Martin and Sara’s _______________ . 3. Martin, Sara and Jimmie are Sylvia and Tom’s _______________. 4. Sylvia is Tom’s _______________. 5. Ivor is Lilian’s _______________. 6. Lilian is Becky’s _______________. 7. Becky is Sara’s _______________. 8. Lilian is Sara’s _______________. 9. Tom is Ivor and Lilian’s _______________. Exercise 4: Match the questions with the answers. 1. How old is your mum? ● ● No, she isn’t. 2. How old are your cousins. ● ● No, he isn’t. 3. Are you and your sister good friends? ● ● Yes, we are. 4. is your sister older than you? ● ● She’s 39. 5. Are your aunt and uncle in the photo? ● ● Yes, they are. 6. Is her husband Italian? ● ● They’re 5 and 9. Exercise 5: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences. 1. We’re all the beach 2. Really big a family 3. 9 now my are two 4. Is 5. The 6. Dad’s other who my brother are on you’re . brothers . your four children grandchildren four 78 . how ? ? they’re . PRE-IELTS Exercise 6: Rewrite the underlined words with the correct short forms. 1 You are a big family. 2 They are my uncle’s grandchildren. 3 We are not twins. 4 I am in the photo. 5 He is the same age as me. 6 She is not my brother’s wife. B. Reading & Writing Exercise 1: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box. bookcase cupboard cushion desk television lamp picture rug 1. _______________ 2. _______________ 3. _______________ 4. _______________ 5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________ 8. _______________ 79 PRE-IELTS Exercise 2: Read the email and complete the sentences. Write no more than one word in each gap. Dear Sir or Madam, My name is Haruka Murukami. I come from Tokyo in Japan. I am coming to the USA in August and will start my course at New College in September. Thank you for sending me the course information. I felt a bit worried about the course before, but now I feel really excited about studying at New College. I am writing to find out about student accommodation for international students. I would like to know what the rooms are like and what furniture they have. I would also like to know where students like me who live on the campus can eat. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Best wishes, Haruka. 1. Haruka’s home country is …………. 2. Haruka starts studying at New College in …………… 3. Haruka received some information about the …………… 4.Haruka feels …………… about the course now. 5. Haruka wants to know what …………… the rooms have. 6. Haruka wants to know where she is able to …………… Exercise 3: Read the text. Then complete the exercise. Many international students come to study at New College every year. There are three main types of accommodation available to international students: college halls of residence, private houses or flats, and host families. A. College halls of residence There are three halls of residence on the college campus. Tulip Hall and Rose Hall have single rooms for students with a bed, desk, chair, wardrobe, cupboard and a bookcase. There are shared bathrooms and a shared kitchen. In Holly Hall, the rooms also have their own bathrooms. Students have breakfast, lunch and dinner in the college restaurant. The college halls of residence are a good choice for students who want to make new friends, but would prefer not to cook their own meals. B. Private houses or flats Some students prefer to find their own house or flat in the city. This is more expensive than staying on campus or with a host family, but many students like to do this because they can 80 PRE-IELTS live with their friends. Students can find houses and flats to rent in the city on the college website. This is a good option for students who prefer to cook for themselves. There is often a living room where students can spend time together when they are not working. C. Host families Another popular choice for international students is to stay with a local host family. Students live in a house or flat with a family. The family makes breakfast and dinner for the student, but they need to buy their own lunch. The family also spends time with them in the evening and organises activities for the weekend. All students have their own bedroom, and share the bathroom, living room and kitchen with the family. This is a really good way for international students to improve their level of English quickly by talking to members of the host family. Match the information with the three paragraphs. Read the text again to help you. 1. This costs more than the other types of ccomodation. ○A ○B ○C 2. This accomdation includes three meals. ○A ○B ○C 3. Students need to cook their own meal in this type of accomodation. ○A ○B ○C 4. With this accomdation students have trips organised for them at the weekend. ○A ○B ○C 5. This accomdation has three diffrerent buiding where students can live. ○A ○B ○C 6. This type of accomdation can help students to improve their English. ○A ○B ○C Exercise 4: Read the text again. Which type of accommodation would be the best choice for each student? 1. Komal from India I would like to get to know people from this country and to improve my level of English really quickly. I don’t want to spend a lot of money on a room. I like cooking, and would like to learn how to cook English food. Best choice of accommodation: ○halls of residence ○private house or flat ○host family 2. Pierre from France I am planning to study a lot this year, so I want to be close to the library. I don’t want to spend a lot of time shopping for food and cooking. Best choice of accommodation: ○halls of residence ○private house or flat 81 ○host family PRE-IELTS 3. Yuxi from China My sister and I are both studying at New College and I would like to live together, maybe with one or two other people. We would like to live close to the college, but we prefer to cook our own meals. Best choice of accommodation: ○halls of residence ○private house or flat ○host family 4. Ahmed from Dubai I am new from the city, and I would like to make new friends . I don’t like cooking and I don’t want to travel far to get to the college. Best choice of accommodation: ○halls of residence ○private house or flat ○host family 5. Nasreen from Saudi Arabia I would like to relax in the evening and talk to people in English. I don’t want to spend all of my time with students from my country, as I need to improve my level of English quickly. Best choice of accommodation: ○halls of residence ○private house or flat ○host family Exercise 5: Read about professional runner Rosa Martinez and where she goes on holiday. Then complete the exercise. A As a famous runner, I do a lot of travelling as part of my job. Last year I did races in London, New York, Paris and Dubai. I also went to Thailand for a big sports event, which was an amazing experience. However, when I have time to take a holiday, I love going to my aunt and uncle’s house in the south of Spain. I go there for two weeks every summer with my whole family. My aunt and uncle bought the house when I was very young, and I still remember the summers I spent there when I was a child. It is a beautiful house and my favorite place to stay in the whole world. B The house is just outside a small village and it is close to the mountains and the sea. It is more than 100 years old. In the past, it was a farm with horses, chickens and sheep. There are no animals there now, but there is still a lot of land, so the house has a really big garden. In the garden, there is a barbecue area, and we often have dinner there in the summertime. There are fruit trees, vegetables and a lot of flowers. We don’t need a swimming pool, because the house is so close to the sea. We always spend a lot of time at the beach when we go there in the summer. C All of the rooms are large and pretty. On the ground floor, there is a big kitchen and living room, a bathroom and one bedroom. Upstairs there is one large bedroom with its own small bathroom. You can see the mountains from this bedroom. There are two more bedrooms where you can see the sea. My favorite bedroom is the first one on the left when you go up the stairs. I used to stay there when I was a child. It has a seat in the window where I like to 82 PRE-IELTS sit and read books or write letters. D The style of the house is very traditional. There is a very large dinner table in the kitchen, so that the whole family can sit down and eat together. The living room has comfortable chairs and a large television screen. We often watch films or play games there in the evenings. My uncle made a lot of the furniture himself. He made the tables and chairs in the kitchen and all the beds. The walls are all painted in different shades of green and blue to look like the sea. My aunt loves to paint and does beautiful paintings of the mountains and the sea in the area. There are many of these paintings on the walls. E The house is close to some of the most beautiful countryside in the area, and it is possible to walk to some of the best beaches, where there are not many people. In fact, we sometimes have the whole beach to ourselves! The village is a short walk or bicycle ride from the house, and you can find some lovely cafés and restaurants in the main square. I often go canoeing, horse riding and hiking nearby. It is great to get away from the city and relax in nature. Match the information with the correct paragraph. A 1. Some outdoor activities that Rosa likes doing ○ B C D E ○ ○ ○ ○ 2. Rosa’s favorite place to sleep ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 3. The history of the house ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4. The furniture in the house ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 5. Rosa’s favorite place to go on holiday ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 6. Where Rosa’s family spend time in the evening ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 7. Places to eat near the house ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 8. Rosa’s aunt’s hobby ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Exercise 6: Rearrange the words and phrases in brackets to complete the sentences. 1 There is a cupboard……………(no) the wall. 2 There is a guitar……………(udrne) the bed. 3 There is a lamp……………(txne ot) the computer. 4 There is a window ……………(bhenid) the bed. 5 There is a tennis racquet ……………(ni) the cupboard. 6 There is a chair ……………(ni rtnfo fo) the desk. 83 PRE-IELTS Exercise 7: Choose the correct words to complete the paragraph. I live __________ number 9 Castle street. It is a small, yellow house with a red front door. There is a garden __________ the house. There are tree and lots of flowers __________ the garden. __________ the ground floor of the house, there is a large kitchen and a small living room. __________ the living room, there is a sofa and two armchairs. There is a lamp __________ the sofa, and there is a television __________ a small window. Upstairs there are three bedrooms and a bathroom. My bedroom is the smallest. There is a bed, a small table and a desk. There is a lamp __________ the desk and some posters __________the walls. Exercise 8: Read the description of a room. Complete the paragraph with the present simple form of the verbs in brackets. The first question has been done for you. My favorite room in my house is (be) the living room. I __________ (like) this room because it is very relaxing and I enjoy spending time there with my friends and family. The living room is at front of my house. There __________ (be) two big sofas and two small armchairs. The sofas __________ (be) blue and the armchairs are grey. My sister puts a lot of cushions on the sofas. There __________ (be) also a colorful rug on the floor, which my parents bought when they went on holiday to Turkey. There is a big painting of some boats on the wall, and some pictures of me and my sister and my parents. There is a big bookcase with a lot of book in it. Sometimes, I __________ (sit) in my favorite chair and __________ (read) a book. There is a big television screen on the wall. I often __________ (watch) films with my family on Saturday nights. Sometimes we order pizza and __________ (eat) in the living room while the film is on. There is also a piano in the living room. My sister __________ (play) the piano very well. I __________ (be) not very good, but I have lessons, so I hope I will be better one day. Exercise 9: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences. 1. My house the really like nice 3. Two big red are 5. Is favorite living room at my grandma’s . 2. Because has this 4. Sofas is next on a lamp are there furniture room I it lots of . to the the television some on bookcase 84 there the there chairs cushions . . PRE-IELTS 6. The floor 7. A 8. Of on rug small table a pretty a in front of photograph is there table on there the window my the . is there . family is Exercise 10: Write a description of your favorite room. Use the notes to help you. Notes 1 Say which room is your favorite room and why. 2 Describe the room. Talk about the furniture, and the colors. 3 Say where some things are. 4 Say what you like to do in this room. ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 85 PRE-IELTS Exercise 11. Read the text and answer the questions. Then read the text again and add the punctuation and the capital letters. may day happens on the first of may in england It happens every year and it is traditionally celebrated at the end of winter. there is a may queen and traditional dancing. in oxford it is traditional to meet at 6 a.m. outside magdalen college. at durham university students enjoy folk dacing and traditional music it is called labor day in many other countries such as germany, bahrain and brazil. 1. When is May Day? ___________________________________________ 2. What happens on May Day? ___________________________________________ 3. What is May Day called in other countries? ________________________________________ Exercise 12. Complete the text with the words in the box. is happens remembers celebrate lasts Guy Fawkes night ________ in winter in England. It ________ on the 5th November. It ________ for one night. People ________ by having a bonfire and fireworks. It ________ the day Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot failed to blow up parliament in England. 86 PRE-IELTS D. Listening & Speaking Exercise 1: Listen and choose the correct times, measurements, phone numbers and house prices you hear. (Track 2.1) 1. ○1:45 a.m. ○11:45 a.m. ○11:15 p.m. 2. ○505m2 ○515 m2 ○550 m2 3. ○3759 296300 ○3759 256400 4. ○6 1/2 kilometers ○6 1/2 meters 5. ○12:25 p.m. ○12:35 p.m. ○12:35 a.m. 6. ○€416, 500 ○€460, 500 ○€465,000 7. ○$230,555 ○$230,565 ○$213,555 8. ○0081 675231 ○0081 679231 ○0081 679321 ○3759 296400 ○16 1/2 kilometers Exercise 2: Listen to someone telephoning an estate agent’s to ask about a house for sale. Write the names of the people and places you hear being spelt. Remember to use capital letters. (Track 2.2) 1. John ___________ 2. Denise ___________ 3. Newton in ___________ 4. ___________ Road 5. Jerzy ___________ 6. Mary ___________ Exercise 3: Listen to an estate agent describing a house. Complete the notes. Choose the correct option for each answer. (Track 2.3) 1. Last year the ___________ was concerted into an extra bedroom. 2. The area of the house is around ___________ square meters. 3. The largest bedroom has ___________. 4. The has a large ___________ which is ideal for barbecues. 5. The owners wants to sell their house for ___________. 87 PRE-IELTS Exercise 4: Listen to the estate agent giving extra information about the house. Complete the table. Remember to use capital letters. (Track 2.4) Monday to ___________: 9:30 a.m. - ___________p.m. Viewing times Saturday: ___________ a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Friday and Sunday: no viewings Mark Mmith Telephone: 0073 ___________ Amada ___________ Contacts Mobile: ___________ Main Office: 279 ___________ Road Chesterford CD3 9AG Other office: Office address 35 Market Street Chesterford ___________ Exercise 5: Match the words to make phrases. 1. single ● ● lamp 2. shared ● ● bed 3. ground ● ● floor 4. table ● ● bathroom 5. fast ● ● block 6. apratment ● ● Wi-Fi 88 PRE-IELTS Exercise 6: A student is looking for a flat mate. Read and listen to her advertisement. Practice saying the numbers. (Track 2.5) My name’s Rachel and I’m a student. I’m in my 2nd year at Central School of Art. I live in a large flat in an apartment block in a quiet street in Princetown, only 2km from the city center. The flat is about 120m². There are 3 bedrooms and I would like to rent one of them to another student. It’s a very big room, about 4.5m wide and 6m long. The flat has a shared bathroom, kitchen and lounge; it’s modern and comfortable and has fast Wi-Fi. The price is €400 per month. If you would like more information, or if you would like to see the flat, please call me on 1896 320744. Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to make questions. 1. Do you 2. Like 3. Do of house live 4. Favorite 5. Study house what who your where 6. Where is 7. Where music 8. Single or live you is you quiet you about to a what your with room ? you it double do type you ? ? ? your do listen in house live you have 89 which in ? do ? bed do ? ? PRE-IELTS Exercise 8: Practice answering the questions. 1 What type of home do you live in? 2 What do you like about your home? 3 Who do you live with? 4 Which is your favorite room in your home and why do you like this room? 5 Where do you study? 6 Is it quiet where you live? Exercise 9: Listen to Tamsin talking about her family. Choose the correct answers. (Track 2.6) 1. Tamsin’s family is … ○quite big. ○quite small. 2. John is Tamsin’s … ○brother. ○ cousin. 3. Next to her father is Tamsin’s … ○auntie. ○ mother. 4. Uncle Tom is a … ○football player. ○teacher. 5. Tamsin’s garndfather is … ○very big. ○father. ○sister. ○tennis player. ○over 70. ○under 70. ○65. 6. Tamsin has … ○two brothers and no sister. ○two brothers and one sister. ○two sisters and one brother. 7. Tamsin’s cousin, Alan, goes to university in … ○American. ○Australia. ○ England. 8. James is Antonia’s … ○brother. ○friend. ○ husband. Exercise 10: Listen to Amanda talking to Samir about some photos of her family. Choose the correct answers. (Track 2.7) 1. What is Amanda doing? ○Taking short break ○Working 2. How many brothers and sisters does Amanda have? ○3 ○6 ○7 3. How old are Amanda’s twin brothers? ○7 ○8 ○9 90 ○Drinking coffee PRE-IELTS 4. What nationality is Amanda’s new aunt? ○Italian ○English ○Spanish 5. Who is in the photo with Amanda’s father? ○His four grandchildren ○His four granddaughters ○His grandson and two granddaughters. Exercise 11: Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. Then listen and check your answers. (Track 2.8) We’re Are they He’s Is she She’s You’re she isn’t they aren’t they’re Amanda: This is a photo of me and my brothers and sisters. We’re on the beach. Samir: Wow, There are seven of you! __________ a really big family. Amanda: My oldest sister is 32 and my two youngest brothers are 8. No, sorry, __________ 9 now. Samir: __________ twins? Amanda: Yes, that’s right. Samir: And how old is your other brother? Amanda: __________ the same age as me. James and I are twin as well! Samir: Really! Amanda: This is a photo of my dad with his youger brother, my Uncek Tom’s just got maried and that’s his new wife, Maria. Samir: __________ English? Amanda: No, __________. __________ Spanish. Samir: And two are the four children? Amanda: They’re my dad’s four garnchildren. Samir: Are they all boys? Amanda: No, __________. He’s got one grandson and three granddaughters. 91 PRE-IELTS LISTENING SCRIPT Exercise 3. This is a large detached house in a quiet street close to the centre of the village. You can walk to schools and shops, and the train station is only one and a half kilometres away. Last year, there was some building work which made the study and the dining room bigger, and the owners made the attic into an extra bedroom, so the total area of the house is now about 150 square metres; before it was only 120 square metres. The house has four bedrooms so it’s a good size for a family with children. The largest bedroom has a private bathroom. One of the other bedrooms has a private shower room and the other two bedrooms have lots of cupboards. On the ground floor, apart from the hall, the study and the dining room, there’s a lounge, and a very big kitchen. There isn’t a large garden at the front of the house, but there’s a very pleasant, large, sunny garden at the back of the house where you can have barbecues in the summer. You can get to the garden through glass doors from the lounge. There’s no garage, but there’s enough space to park two cars on the road at the front of the house. The owners have spent a lot of money on the house over the years and kept it in very good condition, so they’re hoping to sell it for about 350,000 euros. I agree, and I think this is a very good price … Exercise 9. This is a photo of my family. As you can see, we’re quite a big family. This is my dad. His name’s John and next to him on the right is my mum. Her name is Sally. Behind them is my Auntie Jill. We’re really close. We often do things together. She’s great fun to be with. Next to Auntie Jill is my uncle, Tom. He’s a teacher and very interesting to talk to. He knows a lot about football. At the back of the photo, on the left, are my grandparents. My grandma is 65 and my grandpa’s over 70, but very fit and well. We often go for long walks together and they’re both good tennis players. I’ve got two brothers and a sister. That’s Fabian, Hamish and Rachel. They’re sitting at the front with Alan. He’s my cousin from America. He’s a student at university in England this year. And look, at the back of the photo on the right is my best friend, Antonia, with her husband, James. She’s really nice and very clever. Exercise 10. Samir: Hi, Amanda. Is now a good time to show me your photos from the summer or are you working? Amanda: I’m working, but I’m happy to take a break for ten or fifteen minutes. Would you like a coffee? Samir: Yes, a coffee would be great. Amanda: OK. Let me show you the photos, then. This is a photo of me and my brothers and sisters. We’re on the beach. Samir: Wow, there are seven of you! You’re a really big family. Amanda: Yes, I’ve got three sisters and three brothers. My oldest sister is 32 and my two youngest brothers are 8. No, sorry, they’re 9 now. 92 PRE-IELTS Samir: Are they twins? Amanda: Yes, that’s right. Samir: And how old is your other brother? Amanda: He’s the same age as me. James and I are twins as well! We’re both 27 this year. Samir: Really! Amanda: This is a photo of my dad with his younger brother, my Uncle Tom. Uncle Tom’s just got married and that’s his new wife, Maria. Samir: Is she English? Amanda: No, she isn’t. She’s Spanish. Samir: Yes, she looks Italian or Spanish with her black hair. Amanda: This is another photo of my dad. Samir: And who are the four children? Amanda: They’re my dad’s four grandchildren. Samir: Are they all boys? Amanda: No, they aren’t. He’s got one grandson and three granddaughters. 93 PRE-IELTS UNIT 3 HOBBIES, LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT A. Grammar & Vocabulary Exercise 1: Match the activities with the pictures. badminton cycling gymnastics skiing football taekwondo hockey fishing golf athletics volleyball swimming canoeing karate boxing tennis hiking chess horse riding judo table tennis sailing 1 _____________ 2 _____________ 3 _____________ 4 _____________ 5 _____________ 6 _____________ 7 _____________ 8 _____________ Exercise 2: Complete the table using the words in the box. golf finish horse riding cycling badminton hockey judo table tennis boxing taekwondo Play football skiing canoing karate Do 94 tennis athetics volleyball sailling gymnastics hiking swimming chess Go PRE-IELTS ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ Exercise 3: Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the box. Beats catch hit kicking lose win play scores throwing 1. I’m playing in a tennis tournament tomorrow. I hope I __________some of my matches. 2. Our school football team is not doing well this term. Every team we play against __________ us. 3. I really want to learn how to __________ baseball but it’s not a popular sport in Britain. 4. It is quite difficult to learn how to __________the ball with the racket when you start playing tennis. 5. When you __________a sports match, it’s important to learn from your mistakes and do better next time. 6. In rugby, players usually pass the ball to each other by __________ it. 7. In football, players cannot hold the ball – they must move it by__________ it with their feet. 95 PRE-IELTS 8. In baseball, players wear a special glove on their hand to help them __________the ball. 9. In football and handball, the team that __________ the most goals is the winner. Exercise 4: Read the sentences and choose the correct answers. 1. Cricket is a favorite/ good/ popular sport in several countries around the world, including India and Britain. 2. There are 11 people in a cricket group/ set/ team. 3. You play the sport by hitting/ kicking/ throwing a hard red ball with a bat. 4. It can take five days to complete a cricket goal/ match/ point. 5. People often put/ use/ wear white clothes to play cricket. Exercise 5: Find and highlight the odd word out in each group. 1. sailing swimming tennis windsurfing 2. football rugby cricket athletics 3. catching hit kick racket 4. matching judo tournament game 5. boxing snowboarding skiing ice satking 6.ball winner bat racket Exercise 6: Complete the table with the third person present simple and -ing forms of the verbs. Verb Third person spresent simple snow ____________ snowing fix Fixes ____________ get ____________ ____________ stop ____________ ____________ wash ____________ ____________ make ____________ ____________ buy ____________ ____________ copy ____________ ____________ travel ____________ ____________ 96 -ing form PRE-IELTS Exercise 7: Match the sentence halves. 1. My mum’s working ● ● at the weekend? 2. I often go to the cinema ● ● a volcano with my uncle. 3. I can’t speak to you right now ● ● eating his sandwich? 4. What does your brother ● ● in Italy at the moment. 5. In this photo, I’m climbing ● ● like doing in his free time? 6. What do you usually do ● ● because I’m watching TV. 7. Why isn’t Sam ● ● on a Saturday evening. Exercise 8: Read the sentences and choose the correct answers. 1. I don’t know/ I’m not knowing how to play tennis, but I’d like to learn. 2. I’m very sorry, I can’t remember/ I’m not remembering your name. 3. Can you help me with my homework? I don’t understand/ I’m not understanding this problem. 4. John has/ is having a great time on holiday. Look at these pictures on his blog! 5. I’m afraid you can’t borrow that book. It belongs/ It is belonging to my sister and she reads/ is reading it at the moment. 6. I don’t want to/ I’m not wanting to go out tonight. I’m too tired! 7. My brother has/ is having so many hobbies! At the moment, he takes/ is taking photos in the garden. 8. Sue can’t hear/ isn’t hearing you at the moment. She has/ is having a shower. Exercise 9: Complete the email with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Hi William, I __________(have) a great time here in Leeds. The city is really big and __________ (have) so many interesting places to visit. I __________ (enjoy) my course so far and I really __________ (like) my classmates. I __________ (stay) in one of halls of residence this year, but next year I may move into an apartment with some friends. I __________ (have got) a job in a local restaurant so I can earn some extra money. I __________ (work) there three evenings a week from 7:00 p.m. until midnight. It’s fine, but at the moment I __________ (look) for another job. I __________ (want)one that __________ (finish) a bit earlier because I need more sleep ! Write soon with your news, Katy 97 PRE-IELTS Exercise 10: Match the questions with the short answers. ● ● Yes, he is. 2. Do you always get up early? ● ● Yes, I do. 3. Are your parents staying in a hotel? ● ● Yes, it is. 4. Are you making chocolate cake? ● ● No, I’m not. 5. Is your brother having a good time in ● ● No, we don’t. ● ● No, they 1. Is that your brother playing tennis over there? Iceland? 6. Do you and your parents always eat don’t. together? 7. Am I wearing your gold necklace? ● ● Yes, you are. 8. Do any your school friends do Taekwondo? ● ● Yes, they are. B. Language Builder Exercise 1: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box. bag bottle 1. ______ bowl can 2. ______ 5. ______ cup glass 3. ______ 6. ______ 98 plate 4. ______ 7. ______ PRE-IELTS Exercise 2: Label the pictures. Choose the correct labels. 1. chips/ pasta/ rice 2. apple/lemon/orange 3. biscuit/ bread/ cake 4. fish/ meat/ sausage 5. butter/ cheese/ egg 6. garlic/ onion/ pepper 7. burger/ chicken/ steak 8. butter/ cream/ milk 9. pepper/ salt/ sugar 10. ice/ ice cream/ sauce 11. cola/ fruit juice/ water Exercise 3: Match the words with the definitions. 1. breakfast ● ● People eat this meal outside in good weather. 2. omelet ● ● How you feel when you want to eat. 3. picnic ● ● This is the first meal of the day. 4. cereal ● ● This is the last meal of the day. 5. sandwich ● ● This is two pieces of bread with something in the middle. 6. dinner ● ● People eat this with milk or yoghurt in the morning 7. hungry ● ● People make this meal with eggs. 99 PRE-IELTS Exercise 4: Match the questions with the answers. 1. How can I help you? ● ● I I’d like a cup of coffee, please. 2. Have you got any biscuits? ● ● Yes, certainly. Onion or Tomato? 3. Would you like a glass of milk? ● ● Yes, please. 4. Could I have bowl of soup? ● ● That’s twenty pounds. 5. Can I also have a sweet? ● ● Yes, we have ice cream or cake. 6.How much is that, please? ● ● No, sorry, we haven’t. 7. Can I pay by card? ● ● No, sorry. Our machine is broken. Exercise 5: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences. 1. Bottle I 2. You got 3. Cola, have please 4. With milk 5. Omelet 6. Of ? please 7. And any of 8. Chocolate ice I I also a with got have cream have glass like I’d much a ? ? could can steak any a you and onion is can sandwiches cup bowl chips water, have like a of of ? coffee an ? cheese . with yoghurt the how have cereal ? you ? Exercise 6: Choose the correct answers to the questions. Sometimes both answers are correct. 1. A: Would you like milk and sugar? B: ○Yes, please. ○No, Thank you. 2. A: Can I have a slice of lemon cake? B: ○Yes, we have. ○Yes, of course. 3. A: Have you got any chips? B: ○No, you haven’t. ○Yes, we have. 4. A: What would you like for dessert? 100 PRE-IELTS B: ○A bowl of ice cream. ○Some chocolate cake. 5. A: Could I have a cola, please? B: ○In a can? ○In a bowl? 6. A: Can I pay by card? B: ○Yes, no problem. ○No, we only take cash. C. Reading & Writing Exercise 1: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box. 1. ______________ 2. ______________ 4. ______________ 5. ______________ 7. ______________ 8. ______________ 101 3. ______________ 6. ______________ PRE-IELTS Exercise 2: Read the information about college clubs. Then complete the exercise. A Computer game club Do you love playing computer games? The computer club meets every Monday and Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. in the small hall. Bring your laptop and games and come and join other computer game fans. We play a lot of different games, but sports and driving games are very popular with our members. Once a year, we have a 24-hour games meeting, for the biggest fans of computer games. B Book club If you love reading books, come to our book club. We meet on the last Thursday of every month between 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. in the college café to have coffee and cakes and talk about the book that our members chose to read in the last meeting. We read many different types of book, from books on history to ghost stories, and we are always happy to try reading something new. We have many new members this year, so it is a good chance to make new friends who also enjoy reading. C Photography club Come to our photography club to find out everything you need to know about taking fantastic photographs. In the photography club, you will learn how to use your camera in different ways to take amazing pictures. We meet every week at 3:00 p.m. in the college library, but we often go out to different parts of the city to take photos. We hold a popular photography competition every year and put up the best pictures in the library. D Cooking club The cooking club is always popular with students at the college. We meet once a month in the college kitchen near the big hall and cook dishes from different countries in every meeting. In the last meeting, we cooked an Italian pasta dish, and next we will cook a traditional Indian curry. Afterwards, we sit down and enjoy the food together. Please see the cooking club poster to find out what food to bring. 102 PRE-IELTS Match the information with the clubs. Read about the college clubs on the first screen again to help you. A B C D 1. This club meets once in a week. ○ ○ ○ ○ 2. This club meets in a café ○ ○ ○ ○ 3. People need to bring food to this club. ○ ○ ○ ○ 4. This club has a competition ever year. ○ ○ ○ ○ 5. This club meets twice a week. ○ ○ ○ ○ 6. Once a year, this club has an event which lasts a whole day. ○ ○ ○ ○ 7. There are a lot of new people in this club. ○ ○ ○ ○ 8. This club meets near the big hall. ○ ○ ○ ○ Exercise 3: Read the letter from Rachel to her pen friend Susie. Then complete the exercise. Dear Susie, Thank you for your letter. I’m writing to tell you about the sports I enjoy doing. I like playing tennis and swimming, but my favorite sport is cycling. I got my first bike when I was 8, and I started cycling to school with my sister, Helen, when I was 12. Now my sister goes to a different school, so I ride to school with my friend Laura. At the weekend, I often go cycling in the countryside with my parents and Helen. We cycle all day and take a picnic for lunch. We go cycling in winter and summer, but I prefer cycling in winter because the countryside looks pretty. I like taking photos on my phone of the trees and animals. I also go on cycling holidays with my family. We usually go to the north of England, but last summer, we went to the mountains in the south of Spain. We all enjoyed cycling in the day and going to restaurants in the evenings. It was sometimes difficult to cycle in Spain. It was not difficult to cycle in the mountains because we had mountain bikes, but the weather was very hot, so we got quite tired. I would like to go cycling in Spain again next summer, but my parents want to go cycling in Scotland. I also cycle for my school team. My friend Laura joined the team two years ago, and I joined last year. We race against cyclists from other schools. Last year, I won second prize in the 10 km race. I was really happy, but next year I will try to win first prize. In your next letter, please tell me about the sports you like. What is your favorite sport? Are you in a team? Hope to hear from you soon. Best wishes, Rachel 103 PRE-IELTS Complete the sentences with words from the letter. Write one word only in each gap. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Rachel favorite sport is ___________. She got her first bike when she was ___________ . She often goes cycling with her parents at the ___________ . In the summer, Rachel’s family normally go cycling in ___________ . It was sometimes difficult to cycle in Spain because it was ___________ . She is on the cycling ___________ at school. Rachel would like to know about the ___________ Susie likes. She would also like to know if Susie is in a ___________. Exercise 4: Read the letter from Rachel to Susie again. Then Choose the correct answers. 1. Rachel started riding her bike to school when she was 8/ 12. 2. Now Rachel cycles to school with Helen/ Laura. 3. Rachel prefers cycling in summer/ winter. 4. Last year Rachel and her family went to England/ Spain to go cycling. 5. Rachel and her family enjoyed cycling/ going to restaurants in the evenings in Spain. 6. Next year, Rachel’s parents want to go to Spain/ Scotland to go cycling. 7. Rachel joined the school cycling team one year ago/ two years ago. 8. Rachel won first prize/ second prize in the 10km race. Exercise 5: Read an article about a teenager’s hobby. Then choose the correct answer, True or False. Adam Jones has an unusual hobby for a 15-year-old boy. Most of his friends like to spend their time playing sports like football and basketball or playing computer games, but Adam prefers to cook. Adam first became interested in food from watching cookery programs on television, but he learned how to cook from his father who was a chef in a local Italian restaurant. His father says that Adam is now the best cook in the family. In the past, Adam’s father did all the cooking for the family, but now Adam cooks most of the family meals. His parents love Adam’s cooking, and even his younger sister Sarah eats most of the food he cooks. Adam likes cooking food from all over the world, but especially Italian, Indian and Thai food. Last year, he went on holiday to India and Thailand with his family, and he enjoyed trying all of the different dishes. Next year, he is going to travel to China and learn how to cook Chinese food. Adam also likes computers and has his own website called ‘Cook with Adam’. He first made the website as part of a school project, but now he uses it to tell people about his cooking and to teach young people how to cook. It has easy food recipes, photos of his food and videos to show people how to cook his favorite meals. The website is very popular with young people, and Adam hopes that it will make them more interested 104 PRE-IELTS in learning to cook. His father now has his own restaurant, and Adam has a part-time job as a chef there. When people go to the restaurant, they are often surprised that the chef is so young. Adam’s father is happy for him to work there, but only at the weekends because he doesn’t want him to be too tired for school. Adam recently won the first prize in a cooking competition for young people in the UK. He made a chicken curry with rice and vegetables and a chocolate and raspberry dessert. He was very surprised to be in the final part of the competition, and he couldn’t believe it when he won first prize. He won £500 and a cooking lesson with a famous TV chef. Adam’s whole family were very happy that he won the competition, especially his father. After the competition, he appeared on a television news show and a cookery show. In the future, Adam wants to move to London and work as a chef at a top restaurant. He would also like to have his own cookery show on TV and to travel around the world and learn how to cook food from many different countries. True False 1. Adam likes cooking more than playing football. ○ ○ 2. Adam learned how to cook from watching programs on television. ○ ○ 3. Adam now cooks most of his family’s meals. ○ ○ 4. Adam only likes cooking Italian, Indian or Thai food. ○ ○ 5. Adam went to China with his family last year. ○ ○ 6. Adam made his website for school project. ○ ○ 7. Adam’s father allows him to work at the restaurant on any night of the week ○ ○ 8. Adam now has his own cookery show on television. ○ ○ Exercise 6: Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. I really enjoy doing/ making/ taking photos with my new camera. I started doing/ taking/ playing football when I was 8 years old. I do/ go/ play swimming once a week. My older brother does/ takes/ plays a lot of computer games. Every weekend I play/ take/ watch TV with my family. 6. My sister makes/ takes/ reads a lot of books. 7. I often go/ ride/ play my bike to college. 8. My father likes cooking and makes/ plays/ takes really good Italian food. 105 PRE-IELTS Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences from a letter. 1. You 2. Sport to your about is 4. Was 8 5. Swimming favorite swimming I first go school 7. Competition I . 8. To letter thank you . tell my favorite . I’m writing . 3. Sport 6. I . for started weekend my last soon my hope at am in swimming I often the at on writing a prize hear you when . second from . the team won year, . Exercise 8: Complete Susie’s reply to Rachel’s letter. Use the adjectives from the box. big difficult exciting fun happy healthy tired Dear Rachel, Thank you for your letter. I also enjoy sports. I like playing basketball and swimming, but my favorite sport is football. I like football, because it is an _______ game, and it is a good way to stay_______. I started playing football when I was 9. In the summer, I often go to a football summer camp. The summer camp is in the countryside, about two hours from my city, Los Angeles. It is near a ______ forest. We do football training in the mornings and play matches in the evenings. In the afternoons, we do other sports like swimming, walking and cycling. We work hard, but we have a lot of _______ too. I also play for a football team. I joined the school team when I was 12. We do football training twice a week, and we usually play a match on Saturdays with other school teams. I always feel _______ after matches, so I go to bed early! Sometimes we play on the football field at our school, and sometimes we travel to other schools by bus and play there. Every year, our school enters a football competition with schools all over California. Last year, our team won the competition, so we were all really _______, and we had a special dinner at a restaurant to celebrate. Next year, I want to join another girl’s 106 PRE-IELTS football team in Los Angeles. It is a strong team with lots of good players, so it’s ________ to get onto the team. I need to do a lot of training this summer! Hope to hear from you soon! Best whishes, Susie Exercise 9: Read part of the letter. Then match the information with paragraph A or B. A Thank you for your letter. I also enjoy sports. I like playing basketball and swimming, but my favorite sport is football. I like football, because it is an exciting game, and it is a good way to stay healthy. I started playing football when I was 9. In the summer, I often go to a football summer camp. The summer camp is in the countryside, about two hours from my city, Los Angeles. It is near a big forest. We do football training in the mornings and play matches in the evenings. In the afternoons, we do other sports like swimming, walking and cycling. We work hard, but we have a lot of fun too. B I also play for a football team. I joined the school team when I was 12. We do football training twice a week, and we usually play a match on Saturdays with other school teams. I always feel tired after matches, so I go to bed early! Sometimes we play on the football field at our school, and sometimes we travel to other schools by bus and play there. Every year, our school enters a football competition with schools all over California. Last year, our team won the competition, so we were all really happy, and we had a special dinner at a restaurant to celebrate. Next year, I want to join another girl’s football team in Los Angeles. It is a strong team with lots of good players, so it’s difficult to get onto the team. I need to do a lot of training this summer! A B 1. When Susie started playing football ○ ○ 2. When Susie joined the school football team ○ ○ 3. Information about a football summer camp ○ ○ 4. How Susie usually feel after playing football matches ○ ○ 5. Information about a football competition ○ ○ 6. How often Susie plays football ○ ○ 7. Why Susie like football ○ ○ 8. What Susie wants to do next year ○ ○ 107 PRE-IELTS D. Listening & Speaking Exercise 1: Match the statements with the pictures. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. They’re playing basketball in the park. They’re cycling in the country. We’re doing karate. We’re shopping in the supermarket. We’re canoeing on the river. They’re sailing on the sea. He’s skiing in the mountain. She’s cooking in the kitchen. They’re hiking in the mountains. 1. ___________________ 2. ___________________ 3. ___________________ 4. ___________________ 5. ___________________ 6. ___________________ 7. ___________________ 8. ___________________ 9. ___________________ 108 PRE-IELTS Exercise 2: Listen to a phone call between Peter and his sister Susan. Choose the correct answers. (Track 3.1) 1. Peter and his friend are staying at ○a guest house. ○a hotel. ○the activity center. 4. Peter says he’s tired because ○he’s doing too many activities. ○ he’s not really fit. ○ he’s not sleeping enough. 2. Peter says the food’s ○ great. ○ not very good. ○very good. 5. The activity center is close to ○a big river. ○a lake. ○ the sea. 3. At the moment Peter is ○cooking. ○hiking. ○ resting. 6. Peter and his friend are not going cycling because ○They can do it at home. ○They don’t have mountain bikes. ○They don’t like it. Exercise 3: Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1. The guest house is/ is being fantastic. 2. I have/’m having a wonderful time this afternoon. 3. This week, we get up/ ‘re getting up early every day. 4. At the moment she rest/ ‘s resting. 5. John and Steven swim/ are swimming this morning. 6. What do you do/ are you doing this week? 7. I study/’m studying every evening. Exercise 4: Put the activities in the correct columns. bowling judo athletics skiing karate basketball fishing tennis canoeing football chess gymnastics Play do go _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ 109 PRE-IELTS ____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ Exercise 5. Listen and complete the conversations. 1. (Track 3.2) A: Can I have a___________ of tea, please? B: With _____________and sugar? A: Yes, please. 2. (Track 3.3) A: Can I help you? B: Yes. Can I have a________________ of cola, please? A: Yes, with______________? B: No, thanks. 3. (Track 3.4) A: Could I have a____________ of rice with egg, please? B: Yes, certainly. Would you like a drink with that? A: Yes, a_______________ of lemonade, please. 4. (Track 3.5) A: How can I help you? B: I’d like a_______________ , please. A: With cheese, egg or_________________? B: With cheese, please. Exercise 5. Listen to someone ordering food in a cafeteria. Choose the correct answers. (Track 3.6) 1. The customer would like to drink tea with lemon/ milk/ sugar. 2. The customer chooses carrot/ chocolate/ lemon cake. 3. The customer’s son would like to drink a bottle of cola/ glass of fruit juice/ glass of water. 4. The customer’s son would like to start his meal with a bowl of fish/ onion/ tomato soup. 5. The customer’s son would also like to eat burger/ chili/ fish and chips 6. The two orders cost £18.15/ £18.50/ £20 110 PRE-IELTS Exercise 6: Choose two of the pictures A–D to describe. Say how you feel about the activities in the pictures. Spend a few minutes thinking about what to say. Useful language: In picture A (B, C, D) … I can see … I think … There is / are … The activity looks … Picture A Picture B Picture C Picture D 111 PRE-IELTS LISTENING SCRIPT Exercise 2 Susan: Hi Peter! Peter: Hi Susan! How are you? Susan: I’m fine, thanks. And how are you? How’s your holiday? Peter: It’s fantastic. I’m having a wonderful time! I’m staying with my friends at a guest house – it’s close to the activity center and it’s cheaper than a hotel. It’s comfortable, but the food’s not very good! But the staff are very friendly! Susan: And what about the activities? Peter: Every morning, we get up early and we usually go to the center. John and Steven are there now. They’re swimming. And Martin’s in the kitchen, having fun, cooking with the chef, they’re preparing a picnic because we’re going hiking later. At the moment, I’m resting because I’m exhausted. Susan: Why are you so tired? Peter: There are so many activities and I’m doing lots of them, I’m sleeping ten hours a night but the activities are hard work and I’m not really fit! I’m sailing, I’m canoeing … Susan: So the center is close to the sea? Peter: It’s not close to the sea, but there’s a lake nearby, where we go sailing and canoeing, and there’s a big river about twenty kilometers away where we go white water rafting. Susan: White water rafting! Are you going white water rafting? Peter: Well, we’ve been once. It’s scary, but we enjoyed it. We’re going again tomorrow. Susan: And what other things are there? Peter: There’s cycling too, but we’re not going cycling; we like it, but we can do it at home. But there’s mountain climbing and we definitely want to do that. Susan: Isn’t that dangerous? Peter: Yes, but the guides look after us really well. And what are you doing, Susan? Susan: I’m studying as usual, and this afternoon I’m going shopping with Mary and Patricia. Peter: Shopping!?! That’s so boring … Susan: Maybe for you, but I love it … Exercise 5 Assistant: Good morning. How can I help you? Customer: I’d like a cup of tea, please. Assistant: Would you like it with milk and sugar? Customer: No, thanks, with a slice of lemon, please. And I’d also like something sweet to 112 PRE-IELTS eat. Have you got any nice biscuits? Assistant: Yes, we’ve got chocolate biscuits and a really nice carrot cake. Customer: Mmm. A slice of the carrot cake then, please. It looks really good. And as always, my son is very hungry. Son: And thirsty! Assistant: Would you like a bottle of cola or glass of fruit juice? Son: No, thanks. Can I just have a big glass of water, please? Assistant: Yes, of course. And what would like to eat? Son: Could I have a bowl of soup with bread to start with? Assistant: Sure. What soup would you like? We’ve got onion, fish or tomato. Son: Can I have onion soup and then burger and chips, please? A large portion of chips! And have you got any chilli sauce? Assistant: All the sauces are on the table. Son: Can I also have a dessert, Dad? Customer: Let’s see if you eat your soup and burger first. Son: OK. Customer: How much is that, please? Assistant: One moment, please. That’s £18.15. Customer: Can I pay by card? Assistant: No, I’m sorry, our machine isn’t working today. Customer: No problem. Here’s £20. Assistant: And here’s your change. Enjoy your meal. Customer: Thanks. 113 PRE-IELTS UNIT 4 TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS A. Grammar & Vocabulary Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the types of holidays in the box. A beach holiday a city break a family holiday a language exchange An adventure holiday 1. You can do lots of activities, like cycling and horsing riding, on ______________. 2. My friends want to go on ______________, but I don’t enjoy relaxing by the sea all the time. 3. I went on ______________to Paris. It was interesting to visit all the museums. 4. My sister is going to ______________ and will stay with a family in Italy. 5. I went on ______________with my parents and we camped by a lake. Exercise 2: Complete the table using the words in the box. go horse riding go on cycling tours go on cultural visits see famous buildings see local attractions visit beach resorts swim in the sea go mountain climbing stay with host families learn new language try local food City break Adventure holiday Beach holiday Language exchange 114 PRE-IELTS Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the holiday activities in the box. go horse riding go on a cultural trip go mountain climbing go on a cycling tour stay with host family go on a beach holiday go on day trips visit local attractions go shopping visit water parks 1. We often _____________in the airport where you can buy things cheaper. 2. When I visit my aunt on her farm, we often _____________in the countryside. I love animals. 3. You can visit _____________like an old castle in my town. 4. Families like to _____________when the weather is hot so they can cool down. 5. From the city, you can _____________by coach to the countryside. 6. It is often cheaper to _____________in their own home than in a hotel. 7. If you are fit, a good way to see more of a country is to _____________. 8. You shouldn’t _____________alone as it can be a dangerous sport. 9. When you _____________to a city, you have the chance to see museums and art galleries. 10. If you _____________, you can enjoy being by the sea and doing sports, like surfing and waterskiing. Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the words in the box. boring cultural local delicious natural famous popular fun interesting traditional 1. The USA is a very __________country to visit. Last year, it had over 70 million visitors. 2. I think it is more __________ to go on holiday with friends than with family because you are interested in doing similar activities. 3. I would prefer to see animals in their __________ environment than in the zoo. 4. If you go on a language exchange programs, you can learn a lot about the __________ area where your host family lives. 5. A lot of people like go to the beach for holidays, but I find it __________. 6. I prefer to do __________ activities on holiday, like visiting museums and art galleries, than to spend all my time on the beach. 7. Barcelona has o lot of __________ buildings. Many of them were designed by the artist Antoni Gaudi. 8. On the last night of my holiday, I ate the most __________ meal in the restaurant by the sea. 115 PRE-IELTS 9. The Eiffel Tower is the most __________ building in Paris – people all over the world know what it looks like. 10. I love to eat __________ food when I go on holiday. I don’t always like it, but it is fun to try it. Exercise 5: Read the conversation and choose the correct answers. A: Do you like/ You like going on holiday? B: Yes, I do/ I did . I always have a great time on holiday with my family. A: Me too. Where do you usually go/ did you usually go? B: We usually go on a beach holiday, but last summer we go/ went on a city break. A: What do you do/did you do there? B: Well, because my parents enjoy/enjoys going to the theatre, we all go/ we all went to see a play by a famous British writer. A: Is it/ Was it good? I don’t really like/ not really like plays. I think they are boring. B: I thought that, too, but this one didn’t/ wasn’t boring at all. It was really fun Exercise 6: Complete the email with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Hi Tony, I ___________(go) to Germany with my family in February last year. My family and I ___________ (not/like) beach holidays, so we ___________ (decide) to go to Berlin for a week. Usually on holiday, I ___________ (enjoy) visiting lots of famous museums and monuments but we ___________ (not/ have) time to see everything, so we just ___________ (see) the main ones, like the Berlin Wall and the Brandenburg Gate. In my opinion, I think they are (be) both very interesting monuments. I ___________ (learn) about them at school last year. Unfortunately, we ___________ (feel) cold lot of the time because it ___________ (be) the middle of winter. Where ___________ (you/like) going on holiday? ___________ (you/prefer) city breaks in the winter or beach holidays in the summer? Take care, Sarah 116 PRE-IELTS Exercise 7: Match the sentence halves. 1. I go to the French lessons ● ● stay with a host family? 2. The weather in Stockholm ● ● twice a week. 3. I’m not good at sport ● ● but I enjoy hiking and horse riding. 4. Did you decide to ● ● wasn’t very nice. 5. Are you good ● ● at sailing? Exercise 8: Choose the best words for the gaps. The first question has been done for you. 1. I didn’t go on the language exchange because my language level wasn’t high enough. 2. __________we enjoy kayaking, we decided to go on an adventure holiday this year. 3. The host family spoke English really well __________ I wasn’t worried that we wouldn’t be able to communicate. 4. We prefer city breaks __________ we find laying on a beach for a week really boring. 5. __________ my parents enjoy trying traditional food, they went on a food tour. B. Language Builder Exercise 1: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box. computer games ________________ cooking gym radio television walking ________________ 117 restaurant ________________ shopping ________________ PRE-IELTS ________________ ________________ ________________ ________________ Exercise 2: Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences. 1 He likes plays/ playing/ play football. 2 They hate listen/ listening/ listens to the radio in English. 3 I loves/ love/ loving reading a book at home. 4 She hate/ hating/ hates shopping in the mall. 5 We don’t like does/ do/ doing sport. 6 Do you like cook/ cooks/ cooking for friends. 7 Don’t they hate goes/ going/ go for walks in bad weather? Exercise 3: Match the sentence halves. 1. I like going ● ● surfing the internet. 2. I hate shopping ● ● to the gym with my friends. 3. I don’t like going for ● ● to the news on the radio. 4. I don’t like listening ● ● for clothes. 5. I hate playing ● ● dinner for my family. 6. I don’t like spending time ● ● walks in the rain. 7. I love cooking ● ● tennis. 118 PRE-IELTS Exercise 4: Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box. boring sad 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. fit friendly funny happy interesting lazy She does a lot of sport. She’s very ___________. He makes me laugh. He’s really ___________. They don’t like working hard. They’re ___________. They are always smiling. They’re ___________. She cries a lot. She’s ___________. He always tells the same stories. He’s very ___________. My teacher explains things well and I want to learn more. She’s is ___________. The neighbors are every kind and helpful to us. They are very ___________. Exercise 5: Read about William and his friends. Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives. Hello, my name’s William. I’m an engineer and I work for a big company. I know lots of people at work and some of them are also my friends. My best friend is called Eddie. We work in the same office. He always makes me laugh because he’s so boring/ funny. He loves playing tennis and football. He also likes swimming. Eddie is very fit/ lazy, because he does so much sport. My sister, Maxine, also likes playing tennis and she loves going for long walks, but her main interest is shopping for clothes! I often go with her to the shopping mall, but I hate shopping myself. For me, it’s boring/ friendly to wait while someone chooses lots of clothes, so I normally sit and play games on my mobile phone while I wait for her. That’s much more interesting/ sad! My other friends are all very different. John, for example, hates doing sport and is only funny/ happy when he’s at home reading a book or watching TV. Another friend, called Dave, is a really nice guy who loves going out with friends. Dave hasn’t got a job and he doesn’t want one, because he doesn’t like working. He’s very interesting/ lazy. Marta is my sister’s best friend. She’s very friendly/ sad so loves chatting for hours on the internet. She has hundreds of online friends. Exercise 6: Complete the sentences. Use the phrases in the box. hate doing 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. like going out reading like playing loves talking My best friend _____________football. Maxine _____________to the gym. John and Martin _____________sport. Thomas _____________a book at home. I _____________to restaurants with my friends. Marta _____________to friends on the internet. 119 loves going loves PRE-IELTS Exercise 7: Read the profiles of the people from the internet. Choose True or False. Kyra Hello, my name’s Kyra. I’m from Mexico, but I live in Germany now. I’m 22 years old, but I’m not married. I like reading and playing the piano. I love watching tennis and football on the TV, but I don’t like doing sport. My friends say I’m a bit lazy and I think they’re right. I’m a student, by the way. Lars Hi, I’m Lars. I’m from Sweden. I’m 24 years old and I’ve got lots of friends. I like inviting them for dinner at the weekend. I love cooking French and Italian dishes. People say that I’m a friendly person and I think they’re right because I like being with people and helping them. I’m quite sporty and fit. I don’t like sitting at home watching TV or playing computer games. Rachel Hi there, my name’s Rachel. I’m 26. I’m from France. I like playing football and I love swimming. That’s my main interest. I go to the swimming pool about three or four times a week. Most of my friends like doing sport as well. They’re all quite fit. At the weekend we all love going for long walks and then in the evening we love having a meal together in a restaurant. That’s usually great fun. True False 1. Kyra is German. ○ ○ 2. Kyra loves playing tennis. ○ ○ 3.Kyra is lazy. ○ ○ 4. Lars is Italian. ○ ○ 5. Lars loves cooking. ○ ○ 6. Lars loves playing video games. ○ ○ 7. Rachel enjoys swimming. ○ ○ 8. Rachel’s friends are fit. ○ ○ 9. Rachel loves going for walks with her friends in the evening. ○ ○ Exercise 8: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences. 1. I the friends cinema with love my going to . 2. Hate for clothes shopping I . 3. The park going for long don’t 120 like walks in I . PRE-IELTS 4. The 5. Really 6. Guy 7. Friendly to like love best radio I I hatting really nice very wife listening on is is my . internet the friend a . my . C. Reading & Writing Exercise 1: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box. airport hotel beach castle museum fun park restaurant skyscraper 1. _____________ 2. _____________ 4. _____________ 5. _____________ 121 3. _____________ 6. _____________ . PRE-IELTS 7. _____________ 8. _____________ Exercise 2: Read the information about a museum. Complete the sentences with one word or a number from the text. At the Nature Museum, you can find out about many different animals, from dinosaurs to dolphins. The animals in the museum are not only to look at. Visitors are welcome to play with them, learn how they eat, and of course, take lots of photos. From May until September, on the second floor, visitors can learn about how dinosaurs lived in the past, play with our friendly model dinosaur, and even make their own dinosaur. Visitors can take a group tour of the museum, or explore the museum on their own with our new mobile phone app. If you get tired, you can visit our café on the third floor for hot drinks, sandwiches and cakes. There is also a shop on the ground floor, where you can buy presents for your friends and family. The museum is open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the weekend. Tickets cost £6.00 for adults and £3.00 for children. A family ticket for two adults and two children costs £12.00. The museum is free on the first Saturday of every month. 1. Visitors to the Nature Museum are welcome to take ___________. 2. From May until September, there is a model of a ___________ that visitors can play with. 3. Visitors can take a tour of the museum in a ___________ or on their own. 4. The café is on the ___________ floor of museum. 5. The museum closes at ___________pm at the weekends. 6. A family ticket to the museum costs £ ___________. 122 PRE-IELTS Exercise 3: Read the text about a famous building. Complete the gaps with the correct verbs. The Burj Khalifa is a modern skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is made/ take of metal and glass and it is over 800 metres high. Many people from all over the world travel/visit the Burj Khalifa every day. Visitors can take a lift to the 148th floor and look out of the windows at the city. Inside the Burj Khalifa, visitors can eat in the highest restaurant in the world, which serves fantastic food. Visitors can also look at and enjoy paintings by famous artists from the Middle East. They can even leave/ stay there for the night, in the world’s highest luxury hotel. The Burj Khalifa is not only for tourists as many people live in the building, in luxury apartments or visit/ work in one of the many offices inside the building. It is also a good place to celebrate special occasions. For example, on New Year’s Eve, many people go to the Burj Khalifa to see the famous fireworks at midnight. The Burj Khalifa is an important tourist place in Dubai, because it is the highest building in the world. It is also the most popular place to visit in the United Arab Emirates. Many people from all over the world want to go to the top of the world’s highest building and put/ take their photos on the internet. Many people see/ watch the photos and then want to visit Dubai. If you like/ want to visit Dubai, you should definitely go/ see to the Burj Khalifa. Exercise 4: Read the postcard from Tom to his friend Adam. Choose True or False. Dear Adam, Hello from Coconut Island! I am having a brilliant time relaxing on the beach with my aunt and uncle and my brother. It’s a shame that my parents aren’t here – they had to stay at home and work. The beach has beautiful white sand, palm trees and clear blue water. I went swimming this morning, and the water was lovely. It wasn’t too cold. There are a lot of different activities to do on the beach. Yesterday morning me and my brother tried surfing. He was much better than me, but I still enjoyed it. My favorite activity was the boat trip yesterday afternoon. We saw dolphins and a lot of colorful fish. Yesterday evening, we had dinner in a restaurant next to the beach and ate fish. I usually don’t like fish, but the food at the restaurant was delicious! See you next week. Best wishes, Tom 123 PRE-IELTS True False 1. Tom is on holiday with his parents. ○ ○ 2. The water was very cold when Tom went swimming. ○ ○ 3. Tom did some activities on the beach yesterday. ○ ○ 4. Tom’s brother was good at surfing. ○ ○ 5. Tom’s favorite activity was surfing. ○ ○ 6. Tom didn’t like the fish at the restaurant. ○ ○ Exercise 5: Read the text about a famous fun park. Match the headings in the box to the paragraphs A–E. Different times of year How to visit What is Tivoli Gardens? Things to do Why is it so popular? A _____________________ Tivoli Gardens is a fun park in Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark. The park was built a very long time ago in 1843. In the past, Tivoli Gardens had many famous visitors, including the Danish children’s writer Hans Christian Andersen and the American filmmaker Walt Disney. Today, the fun park is still one of the most popular places for tourists to visit in Copenhagen and people who are both young and old enjoy visiting the park every day of year. B _____________________ There are a lot of popular things to do for tourists to Tivoli Gardens. It is most famous for its rides. The oldest ride in the park was built in 1914, and people can still ride on it today. One quite scary ride is called ‘vertigo’ and it travels at 100 km per hour. This ride won the prize for the Best Ride of 2014. There are also many restaurants, where people can eat food from all over world. There are many old buildings and the beautiful gardens are a very good place to relax. 124 PRE-IELTS C _____________________ Many people ask the same question about Tivoli Gardens – how does it still get so many visitors after all these years? One reason why so many people love Tivoli Gardens is because there is something there for everyone. Some of riders are old, and others are new. Some riders are scary and other are relaxing. The rides are not just popular with children. Adults enjoy them too because they make them think about when they were young. Is has beautiful buildings and gardens, and colored lights at night time, so people feel relaxed and happy. D _____________________ Tivoli Gardens is open all year, and there are different things to see and do all year round. In spring, visitors can enjoy the beautiful flowers in the gardens. In summer, the park is open until late, and there are dance shows. There are pumpkins, spiders and witches for Halloween, and in winter there are many colored lights on the trees and a market. It is a popular place to go celebrate the New Year, when there are fireworks at midnight. E _____________________ There are two different types of ticket that visitors can buy to visit Tivoli Gardens. They can pay to enter the gardens and pay for rides later, or they can pay a little more for a ticket which includes as many rides as they like. This is generally the best ticket to choose, as it saves spending a lot of extra money on rides. If guests have a Copenhagen visitor card, they can enter the Garden for free. People can buy tickets at the gardens or on the internet. Exercise 6: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences. 1. In the 2. Is Empire State Building is a famous building . of building 3. If very old for important because 4. With New York there wood it’s made is an the place . tourists . beautiful flowers 125 are gardens . PRE-IELTS 5. Has people sand the 6. Where people 7. A where where white restaurants beach relax beautiful can . there many are eat can . people . 8. Tickets can buy internet buy presents the shop on can there is people . Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with the correct words. 1 Most people like to relax in/ on/ to the beach. 2 You can swim at/ in/ on the sea every day – it is not too cold. 3 You cannot take photos in/ on/ to this museum. 4 You can eat in/ on/ to a restaurant every night. 5 People can take pictures at/ in/ to the top of a tall building. 6 We went in/ on/ to an amazing boat trip. Exercise 8: Match the sentence halves. 1. The castle is over ● ● A thousand years old. 2. The hotel has ● ● Glass and metal. 3. Over a million people ● ● The gardens are open until late. 4. In summer ● ● Ten floors and 100 rooms. 5. the fun park is close to the ● ● City center. 6. The building is made of ● ● In the museum café. 7. People can have lunch ● ● Most popular place for tourists. 8. The Royal Palace is the ● ● Visit the museum every year. 126 PRE-IELTS Exercise 9: Read the text about the Burj Khalifa. Match the information with paragraph A or B A The Burj Khalifa is a modern skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is made of metal and glass and it is over 800 meters high. Many people from all over the world visit the Burj Khalifa every day. Visitors can take a lift to the 148th floor and look out of the windows at the city. Inside the Burj Khalifa, visitors can eat in the highest restaurant in the world, which serves fantastic food. Visitors can also look at and enjoy paintings by famous artists from the Middle East. They can even stay there for the night, in the world’s highest luxury hotel. The Burj Khalifa is not only for tourists as many people live in the building, in luxury apartments or work in one of the many offices inside the building. It is also a good place to celebrate special occasions. For example, on New Year’s Eve, many people go to the Burj Khalifa to see the famous fireworks at midnight. B The Burj Khalifa is an important tourist place in Dubai, because it is the highest building in the world. It is also the most popular place to visit in the United Arab Emirates. Many people from all over the world want to go to the top of the world’s highest building and put their photos on the internet. Many people see the photos and then want to visit Dubai. The Burj Khalifa is popular with people of all ages. Young people, families and older people will all enjoy visiting this amazing building. If you want to visit Dubai, you should definitely go to the Burj Khalifa. A B 1. Where to eat. ○ ○ 2. Why the building is important. ○ ○ 3. People of different ages like visting the building. ○ ○ 4. A place to stay. ○ ○ 5. How some people find out about the building. ○ ○ 6. A description of the building. ○ ○ 127 PRE-IELTS Exercise 10. Write a description of an important place for tourists in your country. Use the notes to help you. Notes 1. Say what type of place it is. 2. Say where it is. 3. Say what people can do there. 4. Say why it is important ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ 128 PRE-IELTS C. Listening & Speaking Exercise 1: Listen to the descriptions and match them with the different kinds of holiday. (Tracks 4.1 – 4.6) 1. City break ____________ 2. Language exchange ____________ 3. Sailing holiday ____________ 4. Wildlife holiday ____________ 5. Adventure holiday ____________ 6. Beach holiday ____________ Exercise 2: Listen to people talking about activities they like to do on holiday and match them with the pictures. (Tracks 4.7 – 4.12) 1. __________________ 2. __________________ 4. __________________ 5. __________________ 129 3. __________________ 6. __________________ PRE-IELTS Exercise 3: Listen to John talking about the different places he’s visited. Match the countries with the main reasons he went to them. (Track 4.13) 1. Turkey ● ● So he could study art. 2. Morocco ● ● Because he loves mountain climbing. 3. Italy ● ● So he could improve his language skills. 4. Thailand ● ● So he could try the food. 5. Russia ● ● Because he loves beach holidays. 6. Spain ● ● Because his grandmother lives there. Exercise 5: Listen to Cristina talking about her holiday. Choose the correct answers. (Track 4.14) 1. Cristina usually goes on ○Adventure holidays. ○Beach holidays. ○Sailing holidays. 2. Cristina and her friends stayed ○In a gueshouse. ○In a hotel. ○With a family. 3. On the first day, Cristina and her friends visited 5. Cristina and her friends went to the Palace of Versailes ○By bus. ○By car. ○By train. 6. Cristina ○Didn’t enjoy her holiday. ○Enjoyed her holiday. ○Wasn’t sure if she enjoyed her holiday. 7. Cristina thinks that Paris is ○The Eifel Tower. ○Expensive ○The Louvre museum. ○Great. ○The Pompidou Centre. ○Very clean. 4. Cristina says that the food in the restaurant was ○Delicious. ○Not very dood. ○Very expensive. 130 PRE-IELTS Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Practice saying the sentences. 1. With family 2. On I 3. Water 6. Travelled a went parks 4. Attractions 5. A we I cycling trips saw 7. They visits 8. And galleries local . . went train cultural went visited . . visited we by host day they tour they stayed on . . on museums . we . Exercise 8: Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1 I like to go on wildlife holidays because I prefer to see animals in their delicious/ fun/ natural environment. 2 I’m an architect, so when I travel, I like to visit easy/ famous/ long buildings like the Burj Al Arab in Dubai. 3 I don’t like beach holidays so going to a beach resort is very boring/ interesting/ short for me. 4 I love travelling to China because the food is cultural/ delicious/ quick. 5 I enjoy going to museums, so I often go on cultural/ delicious/ difficult visit. 6 When I’m on holiday, I like shopping and visiting boring/ difficult/ local markets. 7 I love eating, so when I go on holiday to another country, I think it’s famous/ fun/ popular to try traditional food. 131 PRE-IELTS 8 I think France is great. It’s a very local/ natural/ popular country to visit. It has over 50 million visitors a year. Exercise 9: Complete the sentences with so or because. 1. I love animals ___________ I often go on wildlife holidays. 2. We satyed in a guest house ___________ hotels are very expensive. 3. she loves sports ___________ she went on an adventure holiday. 4. He wanted to improve his Italian ___________he went on a language exchange Rome. 5. They love holidays by the sea ___________they stayed at a beach resort. 6. I went on a city break to London ___________ I love visiting museums. Exercise 10: Describe a holiday you really liked. Look at the ideas below. Spend a few minutes thinking about what to say. Talk about: • • • • where you went what you did on the trip why you went why you liked it. 132 PRE-IELTS LISTENING SCRIPT Exercise 3. The food in Turkey is very good, especially the fish and the mezze, and I like to try traditional dishes when I’m on holiday. And there are lots of traditional dishes in the different parts of the country. I went to Morocco last year for the first time for three years. In the past, I went more often. It’s a beautiful country, but the main reason was that my grandmother lives there. When I was a child, we went to Italy quite often and stayed in a hotel by the sea. But two years ago I went to study. I’m an art student and with so many famous painters, Italy’s a fantastic country to study Art History. The weather in Thailand is fantastic! At least on the islands and parts of the coast, and that’s great for me, because my favorite type of holiday is just being on the beach, and swimming in the sea. The first time I went to Russia, I visited the famous art galleries in St Petersburg. But this year I went to Moscow on a language exchange and stayed with a host family. My Russian is much better now! A lot of people don’t know that Spain has lots of mountains. It’s not just a place to go for a beach holiday, or to eat traditional food or go to museums. It’s one of the best places in Europe for mountain climbing. I went there about five years ago. Exercise 4 I like all kinds of holidays. Usually, I go on long beach holidays with my friends, and two years ago we went on an adventure holiday. Another time we went on a sailing holiday. But last year we had less time, so we decided to go on a short city break. It was more expensive than a beach holiday, but we had a wonderful time. We went to Paris. We couldn’t afford a hotel so we thought about staying with a host family, but then we decided to stay in a small guesthouse. It was very comfortable, but it was a long way from the city centre. We chose it because it was cheap. And the public transport in Paris is good, so we moved around very easily. 133 PRE-IELTS On the first day we went to the center and visited the Louvre museum. We waited for over an hour to buy tickets and there were lots of people, but we really enjoyed looking at all the famous paintings. We wanted to visit the Pompidou Centre too, but we didn’t have time because there’s so much to see in the Louvre. In the evening, we thought about going to the Eifel Tower, but we were too tired! So we went there – and to the Pompidou Centre – on the second day. And in the evening we went to a typical restaurant as we wanted to try some traditional French food. It wasn’t very expensive and I liked the food. It was delicious! And the service was very good too. On the final day, we went on a day trip to visit the Palace of Versailles, near Paris. We thought about hiring a car, but as it was too expensive, we went by train. It was quicker than the bus. The palace is very famous and it’s quite beautiful. There are wonderful gardens where we walked and relaxed in the sunshine and rode bicycles around the fountains. Our holiday was a very short, city break so on the fourth day we travelled home. For me, this was a very different holiday, but it was one of the best holidays I’ve had because I visited so many famous places for the first time. Paris is an expensive city, and like most big cities it isn’t very clean, but it is a great place for a city break. 134 PRE-IELTS UNIT 5 FOOD A. Grammar & Vocabulary Exercise 1: Match the words in the box with the pictures. beef cauliflower lettuce 1. ______________ 5. ______________ duck lobster salmon garlic spaghetti 2. ______________ 3. ______________ 4. ______________ 6. ______________ 7. ______________ 8. _____________ Exercise 2: Complete the table with the words in the box. duck lobster beef lettuce cauliflower carrot salmon garlic Meat Seafood/ Fish Carbohydrates Vegetables 135 spaghetti PRE-IELTS Exercise 3: Match the ways of preparing and cooking food with the definitions. 1. bake ● ● to cook food in water 2. boil ● ● to put two or more ingredients together to make one 3. chop ● ● to cook something in hot oil or fat 4. fry ● ● to cut something into small pieces 5. mix ● ● to cook something such as bread or a cake in the oven Exercise 4: Complete the chart below with the words in the box. A an any some 1. Before singular countable nouns we use _______before a consonant and _______ before a vowel. I have _______ sandwich for lunch. I had _______ apple for a snack today. 2. In positive sentences, with plural countable and uncountable nouns we use _______. There are _______ oranges in the cupboard. I have got _______ juice in the fridge. 3. In questions and negative sentences with plural countable and uncountable nouns, we use _______. Are there _______ tomatoes? There isn’t _______ fish on the menu. 4. In offers and requests, we use some. Can I have _______ water, please? Would you like _______ biscuits? Exercise 5: Read the sentences. Choose the correct answers. 1 We use a lot of/ many in positive and negative sentences with countable and uncountable nouns. 2 We have a lot of/ much oranges to eat because we have an orange tree in our garden. 3 We don’t have a lot of/ many fruit to eat in winter. 4 We use many/ much in questions and negatives with countable nouns. 136 PRE-IELTS 5 How many/ much lemons do you need for the recipe? 6 There aren’t many/ much cauliflowers in the shop. 7 We use many/ much in questions and negatives with uncountable nouns. 8 How many/ much coffee is there in the cupboard? 9 There isn’t many/ much sugar in the dish. Exercise 6: Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1 Could you go to the shop? There isn’t any/ many/ some milk in the fridge. 2 How a lot of/ many/ much eggs do we need to make the cake? 3 There are a lot of/ any/ much potatoes in the cupboard, so we could make chips. 4 How any/ many/ much spaghetti do we have in the cupboard? 5 I think that we have any/ much/ some carrots in the fridge. 6 I would like any/ much/ some fish, please. 7 How many/ much/ some sugar would you like in your coffee? 8 There aren’t many/ much/ some vegetables in the shop, just cauliflower and lettuce. 9 We don’t have any/ many/ some beef at all. Would you like chicken instead? 10 There are a lot of/ any/ much different salads on the menu. I don’t know which one to choose. Exercise 7: Read the text. Choose the correct answers. My best/ favorite/ lovely food is pizza. I like eat/ eating/ ate pizzas because they are very easy to prepare. If you want to get/ make/ have your own pizza, all you need to do is make the bread for the base. This is called the dough. You can add/ fold/ mix tomatoes and cheese and a lot/ many/ much other ingredients on top. You then boil/ cook/ fry it in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes until it is ready to eat. If you don’t feel like making pizza, you can buy a/ much/ some pizza from your local supermarket and just put it in the oven when you get home. Nowadays, a lot/ many/ much of people are so busy that they don’t have time to cook at home or they like to have a rest at/ for/ in the weekend. These people often eat pizza, but they go for/ in/ to a takeaway restaurant and buy a pizza that has already been cooked. 137 PRE-IELTS Exercise 8: Look at the pictures. Then read the instructions about making an Arabian cauliflower recipe. Put the sentences in the correct order. Next, add the garlic and some lemon juice to a special paste called tahini. While the cauliflower is boiling, chop some garlic. Finally, cover the dish and put it in the fridge until you are ready to eat it. First, take a large cauliflower and cut the leaves off so that you only have the white part. Mix paste, the lemon juice and the garlic together. Next, take the cauliflower and place it in boiling water. Add the mixture of paste, garlic and lemon juice to the cauliflower. 138 PRE-IELTS B. Language Builder Exercise 1: Match the jobs with the pictures. Use the words in the box. mechanic dentist waiter pilot doctor receptionist chef nurse 1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________ 8. ________________ 139 PRE-IELTS Exercise 2: Label the pictures. Choose the correct labels. 1. factory/ office/ shop 2. garage/ hospital/ sports club 3. factory/ farm/ supermarket 5. hospital/ post office/ railway station 6. chemist/ library/ restaurant 7. bookshop/ garage/ shop 4. factory/ farm/ police station Exercise 3: Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the box. Cleans cooks Serves flies shows grows takes paints teaches repairs writes 1. She’s a chef. She ________ meals in a restaurant. 2. She’s a waitress. She ________ food and drinks at restaurant tables. 3. He’s a pilot. He ________ a plane. 4. She is a lecturer. She ________ in a university. 5. He’s a mechanic. He ________ cars in a garage. 6. she’s a journalist. She ________ reports for newspapers or news on TV. 7. She’s a guide. She ________ tourists round the town. 8. She’s a dentist. She checks and ________ people’s teeth. 9. She’s a sales assistant. She ________ things to customers in a shop. 140 sells PRE-IELTS 10. He’s a photographer. He ________ photos when people get married. 11. He’s a famer. He ________ fruits and vegetables. 12. He’s an artist. He ________ pictures. Exercise 4: Match the subjects with the sentences. Use the words in the box. art history biology chemistry maths physics geography technology 1. students learn about people and things that happened in the past: _____________ 2. Students study different countries and learn about mountain and seas: _____________ 3. students learn about living things like plants and animals: _____________ 4. Students study what is in things and how they change when they are mixed together: _____________ 5. Students study things like electricity, light and sound: _____________ 6. Students study numbers: _____________ 7. Students learn how to paint or draw: _____________ 8. Students study how to use computers and new equipment: _____________ Exercise 5: Read the text and choose the best job for each person. My best friend, Emma, was very good at languages at school. She’s studying English at university now. She loves talking to people and writing. She wants to be a driver/ journalist/ nurse when she finishes her course. Jim is another friend from school. He was always good at biology and is now studying medicine. He wants to be a doctor/ mechanic/ pilot after finishing university. I remember Laura very well. She sat in front of me in class. She was quite good at most subjects and she really liked being with small children. She is now working as a cook/ guide/ teacher in a primary school. Dan was terrible at school. He hated all the subjects! When he left school, he went to college and learnt how to repair cars. He now works as a farmer/ mechanic/ police officer. Beth was always very good at French and German at school. She also likes meeting people from different countries. She now has a job as a (an) actor/ guide/ nurse at a big tourist information office. 141 PRE-IELTS Exercise 6: Read the email from Sara asking about a job. Complete it with the words in the box. course fun good interview hobbies jobs interested store working Job – Receptionist (Sofitel Hotel, Abu Dhabi) I am very __________ in the job of receptionist at your hotel. I’m 22 years old and I have just finished a __________ in Maths and Technology at Sussex University. I’m very __________ a language and speak English, French, Arabic. I have had several __________ during the summer holidays. I have worked as a sales assistant in a big __________ and also as a receptionist for a dentist. I’m a hard worker and I’m good at __________ with others in a team. My __________ are reading about history and watching films in French and Arabic. Other students on my course say that I’m very friendly and good __________ to be with. I am in Abu Dhabi at the moment and could come for an __________any time during this month. Best wishes, Sara Ahmad C. Reading & Writing Exercise 1: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box. dumplings pasta fish rice meat soup noodles vegetables 1. ________________ 2. __________________ 142 3. ________________ PRE-IELTS 4. ________________ 5. __________________ 6. ________________ 7. ________________ 8. __________________ Exercise 2: Read Richard’s letter to his friend, Alessandro. Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. Dear Alessandro, Thank you for your email. You asked me to tell you about the food in the UK. Some people think that British people eat unhealthy, fried/ heat food like fish and chips all the time. However, this is not true. A lot of British people prefer to eat food from other countries. Chinese and Indian food is very like/ popular in the UK. Many people eat Chinese or Indian food at the weekend, and some people cook it at home. I like Indian food a lot and think that it is very boring/ tasty, but some dishes with a lot of chili are a bit too spicy for me. Many people also think that British people have afternoon tea every day at 4:00 p.m. This is also not true! People sometimes have afternoon tea with sandwiches and spicy/ sweet foods like cakes, but only on special occasions. You also asked me about what food I like. My favorite/ popular dish from my country is called Shepherd’s Pie. It is a cold/ hot dish made of meat and vegetables and potato, which is cooked in the oven. It tastes really good. I usually eat it with a lot of fresh vegetables like peas or cabbage, so it is quite a fat/ healthy dish. My mum usually cooks it for me and my brother when we come home from university. I like to eat Shepherd’s Pie in the winter 143 PRE-IELTS when it is cold, because it makes me feel warm. My favorite cold/ sweet dish is apple pie which is baked. Many people believe that British food is not so tasty, but I think we have some boiled/ delicious dishes. Hope to hear from you soon. Best wishes, Richard Exercise 3: Read the email from Jenny to her friend, Karen. Then complete the exercise. Hi Karen, I hope that you are enjoying your summer holiday in France with your famlily. I’m having a great time on the school exchange in Turkey. I am staying with a nice girl called Alev She is very friendly and funny, and her parents are very kind. They cook for me every day. I didn’t know very much about Turkish food before I came here, but everything is delicious. In the morning we have a big breakfast with bread eggs, cheese and jam. It is quite simlilar to breakfast in the UK. For lunch, we usually have a lot small dishes. My favorite Turkish foods are borek, a dish with cheese and potatoes, and dolma, a vegetable and rice dish. I also tried an interesting drink made from youghurt called ayran. I didn’t like it very much, but Alev’s mother says that it is a very healthy so I drank it all. For dinner last night, we went to a traditional Turkish restaurant and had a kebab, which is the most famous dish in Turkey. It was delicious. After dinner we had coffee. The waiter also gave us baklava, which are small sweet cakes made of honey. I am going to bring some home so that you can try them. I know that you love sweet things! See you soon at school. Best whishes, Jenny Choose True or False. True False 1. Kenny is in Turkey with her family. ○ ○ 2. Jenny knew a lot about Turkish food before she stayed with Alev. ○ ○ 3. The breakfast in Turkey is not very different from breakfast in the ○ ○ UK. 144 PRE-IELTS 4. Borek is a dish with rice. ○ ○ 5. Jenny didn’t like the Turkish yoghurt drink. ○ ○ 6. Baklava is a sweet dish. ○ ○ 7. Jenny tried a famous dish in a restaurant. ○ ○ 8. Jenny is going to bring some coffee back from Turkey. ○ ○ Exercise 4: Read the magazine article about street food. Then complete the exercise. One of the most popular activities that people do when they go on holiday to another country is to try the local food. However, eating dinner in a restaurant every night can be expensive, and many people find the restaurants they choose are full of tourists and not many local people. A much better way to try local food is to eat ‘street food’, food made and sold not in a restaurant, but on the street, from a ‘stall’ or large table. It is often very tasty and you can try many different small dishes. It’s also cheaper than eating in restaurants. Different countries have their own famous types of street food. France is famous for baguettes, which are a type of French bread filled with cheese or meat with salad. You can buy baguettes from stalls on the street in many French cities. In Italy, there are slices of pizza, and arancini which are fried balls of rice with cheese, meat or vegetables inside. The name arancini means ‘oranges’ in Italian. Mexico has tacos, a dish with spicy beans and meat. Eating street food is also a great way to learn about new places and to talk to local people about the food in their country. So, the next time you travel to a new country, don’t go to a restaurant, go to the street instead! You will love the delicious food you can find there. Complete the sentences with one word from the text. 1. Many people like to try the local _________ when they visit another country. 2. Many restaurants have a lot of _________ but not many local people go there. 3. Street food is usually _________ than food in restaurants. 4. You can buy baguettes on the _________ in many cities in France. 5. Arancini is the Italian word for _________. 6. Tacos are a popular street food in _________. Exercise 5: Read about food in four different countries. A Japan Japanese food is fresh, healthy and tasty. It includes a lot of fish, vegetables, tofu and rice. Typical dishes are ramen, a type of soup with noodles and vegetables or seafood, and curries with chicken or tofu. Japanese people usually eat small amounts of food. They also like to eat their food very slowly and this stops them from eating too much. For this reason, Japanese 145 PRE-IELTS people are among the healthiest people in the world and do not get ill very often. Japanese people do not eat a lot of sweet dishes, but they enjoy eating fruit and small cakes called dorayaki. To celebrate the new year, Japanese people often eat cakes made of rice, and a special soup called ozoni. B Italy When many people think of Italian food, they think of delicious but not very healthy food like pasta with meat sauces, lots of cheese, and, of course, pizza. However, Italians don’t eat these dishes every day. They eat a lot of healthy foods, including vegetables, tomatoes and olive oil. A typical Italian meal usually includes several different small dishes. Italians stay healthy by eating a lot of vegetables and only a little meat. Lunch is the main meal of the day and Italians like to have long lunches at home. Sometimes Italians will get together with their friends and family in the evening and go to a pizzeria to eat pizza. After dinner, they might have a gelato, a type of Italian ice cream, which has many delicious flavors. C China Chinese people eat a lot of vegetables, which are usually steamed or fried. They eat some meat and fish, but usually not very much, and often on special occasions. Rice, noodles and dumplings are popular Chinese dishes. A lot of Chinese dishes use garlic and ginger, which are tasty and are good for the stomach. Green tea is a popular drink in China, and many people believe that it helps them to stay healthy. China has many festivals, and people often eat special food during these times. People eat dumplings to celebrate Chinese New Year, and for the Autumn Festival people eat special cakes called moon cakes. Festivals are often special times for families to get together and eat delicious food. D Poland Polish people like to eat food that keeps them warm in winter. Soup, meat and small dumplings called pierogi are all popular dishes. Pierogi can be sweet or savory. Polish dishes are usually served with vegetables, especially carrots, potatoes and cabbage. Polish people also like sweet dishes, especially cakes. Cheesecake and doughnuts are popular for dessert, and people make special cakes for weddings and festivals. Polish people usually eat four small meals a day. They eat the main meal of the day in the afternoon, usually at about 2:00 p.m. This meal usually has three dishes, a soup, a meat dish and a dessert. In December, Polish people eat a special meal to celebrate Christmas, which includes 12 different dishes! 146 PRE-IELTS Match the information to the countries. Japan Italy China Poland 1. A healthy drink is popular in this country. ○ ○ ○ ○ 2. People from this country eat soup to celebrate the New Year. ○ ○ ○ ○ 3. Healthy food in this country often includes olive oil. ○ ○ ○ ○ 4. People from this country usually meat for their main meal. ○ ○ ○ ○ 5. Many people ice cream in the evening in this country. ○ ○ ○ ○ 6. Sweet dumplings are a popular dish in this country. ○ ○ ○ ○ 7. People from this country eat meat on special occasions. ○ ○ ○ ○ 8. people from this country eat their meals slowly. ○ ○ ○ ○ Exercise 6: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. 1. Pizza is 2. Food Italian healthy very 3. Eat meat 4. Day . the 5. Eat a of meat lot I always a is Japanese people main meal dish of the . Polish of don’t in eat ice . a lunch lot . is China, people . 6. The cream 7. Breakfast 8. Indian popular summer in . people spicy big is eat quite 147 Turkish food a often . . PRE-IELTS Exercise 7: Put the words in the box in the correct column. rice pizza dumpling pasta egg bread meat vegetable soup Countable nouns Uncountable nouns ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ ______________ Exercise 8: Change the underlined words to the correct countable or uncountable form to complete the sentences. The first question has been done for you. 1. Do you eat much many vegetables? 2. There is not many milk left. We need to buy some more. 3. I made a soup for dinner. 4. How many rice would you like? 5. I like to eat a fruit for breakfast. 6. Would you like some cup of coffee? 7. I don’t eat many meat any more. Exercise 9: Read part of the text. Then complete the exercise. A Thank you for your email. You asked me to tell you about the food in the UK. Some people think that British people eat unhealthy, fried food like fish and chips all the time. However, this is not true. A lot of British people prefer to eat food from other countries. Chinese and Indian food is very popular in the UK. Many people eat Chinese or Indian food at the weekend, and some people cook it at home. I like Indian food a lot and think that it is very tasty, but some dishes with a lot of chilli are a bit too spicy for me. Many people also think that British people have afternoon tea every day at 4:00 p.m. This is also not true! People sometimes have afternoon tea with sandwiches and sweet foods like cakes, but only on special occasions. 148 PRE-IELTS B You also asked me about what food I like. My favorite dish from my country is called Shepherd’s Pie. It is a hot dish made of meat and vegetables and potato, which is cooked in the oven. It tastes really good. I usually eat it with a lot of fresh vegetables like peas or cabbage, so it is quite a healthy dish. My mum usually cooks it for me and my brother when we come home from university. I like to eat Shepherd’s Pie in the winter when it is cold, because it makes me feel warm. My favorite sweet dish is apple pie which is baked. Many people believe that British food is not so tasty, but I think we have some delicious dishes. Match the information with the two paragraphs. A B 1. A description of Richard’s favorite dish. ○ ○ 2. Food from different countries. ○ ○ 3. Who cooks Richard’s favorite dish. ○ ○ 4. A winter dish. ○ ○ 5. Something that British people don’t have very often. ○ ○ 6. Richard’s opinion of British food. ○ ○ D. Speaking & Listening Exercise 1: Match the ingredients in the box and the pictures. beef butter seafood fruit chicken vegetables cheese fish oil 1.________ 2. ________ 3. ________ 4.________ 5. ________ 6. ________ 149 PRE-IELTS 7.________ 8. ________ 9. ________ Exercise 2: Listen and complete the conversations. Write two words in each space. 1 A: Do you have ________? (Track 5.1) B: No, I don’t. 2 A: Are there ________? (Track 5.2) B: No, but there are ________ 3 A: There’s ________in the fridge. (Track 5.3) B: There’s ________. as well. 4 A: We need ________to make a Spanish omelet. (Track 5.4) B: And also________ Exercise 3: Match the words with the pictures. Boil chop cut fry mix roll 1. ______________ 2. ______________ 3. ______________ 4. ______________ 5. ______________ 6. ______________ 150 PRE-IELTS Exercise 4: Listen and choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1. Paella is a very popular dish. It’s made from rice and chicken chopped/ cut into small pieces, with some meat/ seafood. It comes from the city of Valencia, in Spain. (Track 5.5) 2. I love tagine, it’s a national dish in Morocco, and it’s made with something called couscous, which is mixed/ rolled with vegetables. It sometimes has fish/ meat as well. (Track 5.6) 3. Fondue comes from Switzerland, but it’s popular in France and other countries too. It’s a dish of cheese/ eggs – or beef – and it’s fun because it’s boiled/ cooked at the table. (Track 5.7) 4. This dish is called perico. It’s not very famous, but it’s very popular in Venezuela. It’s made from fruit/ vegetables and eggs that are mixed together and boiled/ fried a little. (Track 5.8) 5. This dish is one of the most famous/ favourite dishes from Japan. Its main ingredients are fish/ meat and rice, and ít name is sushi. (Track 5.9) Exercise 5: Listen to a chef explaining how to make paella. Choose True or False. (Track 5.10) 1. Paella is usually made with chicken and seafood. ○True ○False 2. Paella is a wonderland dish to eat alone. ○True ○False 3. Paella is an expensive dish to make. ○True ○False 4. A special pan is used for making paella. ○True ○False 5. Chicken is the first ingredient you need to fry. ○True ○False 6. You should cook the paella quickly. ○True ○False 7. The last ingredient to add to the pan is the rice. ○True ○False 8. You should add a little salt at the end if you want to. ○True ○False Exercise 6: Match the sentence halves to complete the cooking instructions. 1. Mix the ingredients ● ● the vegetable into very small pieces. 2. Fry the egg ● ● in the oven. 3. Boil the potatoes ● ● in some oil. 4. Cut the meat ● ● into pieces. 5. Chop all ● ● together. 6. Bake the bread ● ● in the water. 151 PRE-IELTS Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Practice saying the sentences. 1. From 2. And it’s Greece like dish it, Moussaka in my is a popular . I country . 3. The . and cheese 4. Vegetables onions . 5. Oven aubergines other tomatoes and moussaka you Greek salad 6. Served 7. A at in eat it’s 8. Friends . ingredients such as cook in a delicious with it’s can eat with you great are meat, it the home or to main has . . it restaurant dish a Exercise 8: Describe a dish you enjoy eating. Look at the ideas below. Spend a few minutes thinking about what to say. Talk about: • • • • • • where the dish comes from what the main ingredients are how you make it why you like it where you eat it who you eat it with. 152 PRE-IELTS Exercise 9: Listen to Hamish talking about work to the presenter of a radio program. Choose True or False. (Track 5.11) True False 1. Hamish is 19 years old. ○ ○ 2. He is studying three subjects at school. ○ ○ 3. He works hard at school. ○ ○ 4. He wants to study technology at university. ○ ○ 5. He has had several Saturday jobs. ○ ○ 6. He is working as a waiter now. ○ ○ 7. he likes repairing computers. ○ ○ 8. The presenter thinks Hamish should work for his uncle when he leaves school. ○ ○ 153 PRE-IELTS LISTENING SCRIPT Exercise 5. Paella is one of the most famous dishes from Spain. It comes from Valencia in the south east of the country. The main ingredient is rice. Rice grows in the Valencia area. Traditional paella is made with rabbit, but now most people make it with chicken and seafood. I love paella because it makes me think of home and the sun and the sea! And it’s a wonderful dish to share with family and friends. It’s not a dish to eat alone! It’s quite a cheap dish to make. These are the ingredients you need: chicken, seafood – prawns and squid for example – oil, onions, peppers, tomatoes, green beans, garlic, and saffron, which is a very expensive ingredient that gives the dish flavor and a beautiful golden color – you only need a very small bit. You also need to add a little salt, and stock, which is a kind of sauce that is flavored with chicken and vegetables. And of course, most importantly, you need some rice. You also need a special, wide pan, for making the paella. First, cut the chicken into pieces and chop the onions, peppers, tomatoes and garlic. Heat the oil in the pan and when it’s hot, add the chicken pieces. Fry the chicken for a few minutes until the pieces are golden brown, then add the onions, peppers, tomatoes and garlic and fry all the ingredients for a few more minutes. Next add the saffron, the rice and the salt and mix everything together. When the stock boils, cook slowly until the chicken and the rice are nearly done, then add the seafood and the green beans; you may need a little more stock. Cook for a few more minutes and finally, taste and add more salt if you wish. But not too much! Enjoy! Exercise 9. Presenter: Good morning. I’m Jane Wilson. Welcome to Radio Brighton. A number of people have already phoned in to our program about jobs. So let’s make a start. The first person waiting to speak is Hamish. Hi, Hamish. Hamish: Hello, Jane. Presenter: Can you tell us a few things about yourself, Hamish? Hamish: Yeah, I’m 18 years old and I’m still at school. Presenter: OK, so what subjects are you doing? Hamish: Maths, science and technology. Presenter: And are you a serious student? I mean, do you usually get good marks for homework and in tests? 154 PRE-IELTS Hamish: Yes, I do. I normally get As or Bs in exams. I really like these subjects and work hard. Presenter: What do you want to study at university, Hamish? Hamish: I don’t want to go to university. I want to get a job after school. Presenter: It’s hard to get a good job nowadays if you don’t go to university, Hamish. Hamish: Yes, I know, but I want to get a job and earn some money. Have you got any ideas to help me find a job? Presenter: Have you already had any jobs at the weekend or in the holidays? Hamish: Yes, I’ve done several Saturday jobs. I’ve worked in a shop as a sales assistant, for example, and I’ve also worked as a waiter in an Italian restaurant. At the moment, I’m working in my uncle’s computer shop. Presenter: That’s interesting. So, what are you doing there? Hamish: I do some of the simple repairs to computers. My uncle tells me or shows me what to do and I do it. I really like the work. Presenter: Well, Hamish, I think my advice to you is to continue working there after school. I think that will be perfect for you and for your future. Hamish: Thanks, Jane. That was helpful. Presenter: You’re welcome. And now let’s hear from the next person waiting to speak. Hi there, Andrea … 155 PRE-IELTS 156
