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2 Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation B

GRAMMAR

1 Order the words to make sentences.

Example: hungry / bit / feeling / I’m / a
I’m feeling a bit hungry.
1 clever / is / brother / my / extremely
2 never / on / out / Sarah / goes / weekdays
3 bed / soon / I’m / to / going / go / to
4 thanks / say / even / girl / the / didn’t
5 Steve / safe / I / with / feel / slowly / drives / because / he
6 meeting / about / unfortunately, / I / forgot / the
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2 Underline the correct word(s).

Example: In some towns there isn’t enough entertainment for young / the young.
1 I can’t believe you drove such a / such long way to visit him.
2 I bought some little silver lovely / lovely little silver earrings in Madrid.
3 He was so / such cold that he couldn’t feel his toes.
4 The Italian / Italians have a great sense of style.
5 My sister has short dark / dark short hair.
6 Poor / The poor in many countries rely on charity to survive.
7 He wore a striped new blue / new blue striped T-shirt and jeans to the party.
8 The Frenches / French enjoy good food.
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.
Example: The man came out of his house and ran (run) down the road.
1 The reason he ________ (not go) to the party was because Sam hadn’t invited him.
2 When the plane landed at Heathrow it ________ (rain) as usual.
3 We ________ (walk) for about an hour when we realized we were lost.
4 I _______ (do) my homework when I suddenly heard a loud noise.
5 When I got home, I remembered that I ________ (leave) my keys in the restaurant.
6 He was really angry when she arrived because he ________ (wait) for her for 45
minutes.
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Grammar total 20

VOCABULARY

4 Underline the correct word(s).

Example: They are always very lucky – they’ve even / ever won a car!
1 Michael is a talented singer, but he yet / still doesn’t have a recording contract.
2 I always get up lately / late on Saturdays and Sundays.
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3 She wanted to buy new jeans but at / in the end she bought a skirt.
4 My sister hardly / hard eats any fast food, sweets, or chocolate.
5 I’m really busy actually / at the moment, but I’m hoping to be able to have a holiday
soon.
6 I’ve nearly / near finished – I won’t be long.
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5 Underline the odd word out.

Example: V-neck sleeveless loose hooded
1 scruffy leather trendy stylish
2 cotton plain nylon linen
3 lycra fur vest velvet
4 striped denim velvet woollen
5 match smart fit suit
6 spotted patterned checked tight
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6 Complete the words in the sentences.

Example: A porter’s job is to help people carry their bags.
1 You may have to pay extra if you have excess b________.
2 Some of the p________ on the plane were frightened during the bad weather.
3 The plane finally t________ off after a three-hour delay.
4 The cabin c________ are trained to keep calm in an emergency.
5 The man looked carefully at my photo as I went through passport c________.
6 When the plane l_______ at the airport the weather was awful.
7 The f________ attendant offered tea and coffee to the passengers.
8 I walked through c________ and told them I had nothing to declare.
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Vocabulary total 20

PRONUNCIATION

7 Underline the stressed syllable.

Example: cotton
1 old-fashioned
2 especially
3 departures
4 airline
5 undressed
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8 Match the words with the same sound.

striped loose hooded leather velvet sleeveless

Example: bike striped

1 bull ________
2 tree ________
3 computer ________
4 boot ________
5 egg ________
5
Pronunciation total 10
Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50
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2 Reading and Writing B

READING

1 Read the article and tick ( ) A, B, or C.

There are times in the history of any great city when it feels that it’s at the centre of
all that’s fashionable. Though it was depressing and old-fashioned in the fifties, and
a bit scruffy at the edges for most of the seventies, London led the world of fashion
during the ‘swinging’ years of the sixties and during the punk revolution at the end of
the seventies. Showing the way were its fashion designers, notably Mary Quant and
Vivienne Westwood.

Mary Quant

Mary Quant left Goldsmith College, London, in the early fifties with very clear ideas
of what she wanted to achieve in the world of fashion. She was fed up with the idea
that high fashion should be for the rich and the middle-aged, and thought that it
should be fun and liberating. She started making clothes designed around simple
shapes and patterns, and bright colours.
Mary had been lucky enough to meet and marry a wealthy businessman called
Alexander Plunket Green while she was at college, and it was his investment that
allowed her to open a shop soon after finishing her studies. Mary opened a boutique
in the King’s Road, Chelsea, in the centre of London. The year was 1955. It was an
immediate success, thanks to her innovative designs, comparatively low prices, and
eccentric window displays, which made the clothes look even more stylish.

By the mid sixties, Mary Quant was a household name, and a fashion leader of
sorts. She had popularized, some people would say invented, the mini skirt, which
was arguably the most iconic fashion statement of the sixties, and she had done
more than anyone to make clothes youthful, sexy, and natural.

Vivienne Westwood

In 1971, Vivienne Westwood’s partner, and the father of her son Joseph, opened a
shop in the King’s Road called Let it Rock. His name was Malcolm Maclaren.
Vivienne, who had briefly studied at the Harrow School of Art in London, then started
to sell her designs in the shop. They weren’t ordinary clothes, nor were they
inexpensive. She combined traditional British materials such as tartan with more
outrageous items like black leather, metal chains, large safety pins, razor blades,
and dog collars.

After years of selling to a small, alternative set of customers, Vivienne’s designs

were suddenly in demand overnight after the punk rock band The Sex Pistols wore
her clothes at their first gig. Perhaps they loved the style, but it is more likely that
their manager, Malcolm Maclaren, influenced their choice of shop. Although
probably motivated by Maclaren’s business interests, the clothes and band worked
well together. The band’s anarchic energy combined with Vivienne’s sense of punk
style to take the world by storm in the late seventies, rocking the foundations of the
fashion world. The influence of those designs is still felt today.

In more recent years, Vivienne has introduced many other elements into her fashion
design, such as ways of cutting material borrowed from eighteenth-century clothes
makers, and patterns first used by indigenous South American peoples. She is
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always looking for the innovative and shocking, and her ready-to-wear clothes, while
no longer strictly punk, are still different and edgy.

Example: According to the writer, all big cities ______.

A never feel fashionable B sometimes feel fashionable 
C feel fashionable all of the time
1 London wasn’t fashionable ______.
A in the late sixties B in the early seventies C in the late seventies
2 When Mary Quant finished college, high fashion was ______.
A aimed at one group of people B becoming more exciting
C different to what she had studied at college
3 Mary Quant wanted her clothes to make women feel ______.
A free and natural B smart and sophisticated
C more wealthy than they really were
4 Mary Quant was able to open a shop because ______.
A she had finished college B she had help
C she had saved some money at college
5 Mary’s designs were immediately popular because they ______.
A looked more fashionable than they were B were original
C were very cheap
6 According to the writer of the text, in the 1960s, the mini skirt ______.
A was designed by Mary Quant B was the sexiest item of clothing
C was probably the most important item of clothing of that period
7 Vivienne started selling large numbers of clothes ______.
A almost at once B after a long period of time
C as soon as she had her own shop
8 According to the writer, the Sex Pistols probably chose to wear Vivienne’s clothes
because ______.
A they were recommended by their manager B they loved her punk style
C they wanted to change fashion forever
9 Vivienne’s 1970 designs ______.
A are still important now B weren’t popular
C were only worn by the Sex Pistols
10 Recently, Vivienne has started using ______.
A South American designs B South American material
C South American techniques
Reading total 10

WRITING

A magazine is running a short story writing competition. Write a story about

someone whose choice of clothes changed their life. Write 140–180 words.
Include the following information:
• a description of what the person wore
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2 Reading and Writing B

• details about who and where the person was and what happened when they wore those
clothes
• details about what happened in the end
Writing total 10
Reading and Writing total 20
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Class ____________________________

2 Listening and Speaking B

LISTENING

1 Listen to Carole talking about her funny experiences on an airport check-in

desk. Tick ( ) A, B, or C.
1 The old lady wanted to __________.
A sit at the back B open the window
C sit as far as possible from the window
2 The young man was worried about __________.
A the price of the flight B the length of the flight
C having to stop in California
3 The young man was disappointed because __________.
A there was no train to Hawaii B there was no plane to Hawaii
C he had missed the last flight to Hawaii
4 Carole’s favourite story __________.
A happened very recently B didn’t happen to her
C happened in England
5 They couldn’t find the woman’s luggage because __________.
A she hadn’t packed anything
B she hadn’t picked it up from baggage reclaim C she hadn’t checked it in

2 Listen to five conversations. Tick ( ) A, B, or C.

1 Emilio speaks __________.
A Spanish B Swedish C English
2 According to the woman, Mary is wearing __________.
A a tight T-shirt and a blue skirt B a green top and a pale-coloured skirt
C a sleeveless T-shirt and a tight skirt
3 The woman didn’t go out because __________.
A she got home from work late B she felt too tired
C it’s cheaper to cook at home
4 The man got angry with Sophie after waiting for about __________.
A an hour B forty-five minutes C thirty minutes
5 After meeting the German girl on holiday, Danny __________.
A did his best to keep in touch with her
B didn’t really try to keep in touch with her
C managed to keep in touch with her
Listening total 10

SPEAKING

1 Answer your partner’s questions.

Now make questions and ask your partner.
1 In what ways / you / typical of your nationality?
2 What kind of clothes / wear when / younger?
3 you / ever have / an accident when you travel? What / happen?
4 you / like flying? / Why / Why not?
5 What / the best novel / ever read? / What / it about?
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2 Listening and Speaking B

2 Talk about the statement below, saying if you agree or disagree. Give reasons.
‘You can’t judge people by the way they dress.’

3 Listen to your partner talking about national stereotypes. Do you agree with
him / her?

Speaking total 20
Listening and Speaking total 30