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YouVe got a widescreen? What make? Wicked!
Satellite dish.., how many channels? Wicked!
And if there's nothing on the <t5 channels, what videos have you got? Yes, great... and can I use the Internet?
Ohj anything will do - sausages, crisps, hamburgers... got any ice cream? >Ot& Yeah, yoghurt . - any flavour except passion fruit.
Oh I've just remembered - I've got a maths test tomorrow... sorry!
i babysit look after j babies or children when their parents are out
1 fare cost of a train/bus t /taxi/plane journey
done! d> = T accept your offer'
widescreen large, modern TV set
make name of company which makes machines, cars, etc. e.g. Sony, Ferrari
wicked © [slang, used by young people] fantastic
channel TV station
anything will do 1
don't mind, anything will be OK
flavour type of taste e.g. we sell twenty flavours of ice cream
except but not
passion fruit
small tropical fruit
kid <§ child
This means that the word or phrase is informal.
what a
i\ frog visits a fortune teller to see what the J i future holds for him.
1 can see „. a beautiful girl. She will want to know everything about you.'
The frog is very excited. 'Fantastic! Where will 1 meet her? At a party?'
'No, in a biology class/ says the fortune teller.
adjective snake
Write the answers to the clues in the snake. The last letter of each word is the first letter of the next word. Black squares are the beginning or end of a word.
1 well known
2 not doing stupid things; practical
3 smartly dressed
4 not able to relax when you are nervous or worried
5 very relaxed, not easily worried (2 words)
6 happy to give money etc. to help others
7 having a sharp, acid taste, like a lemon
8 not cooked
9 opposite of narrow
10 causing feeling of interest and pleasure
11 very impressive, especially a building or an event
12 not safe
13 showing you understand someone's problems or feelings
14 full of people
15 boring
16 opposite of hard-working
find the fßmi
Find a vegetable or fruit hidden in each sentence.
Would you like to sam ba, Nana! Mouskouri? banana
I'll have five of those, if they're cheap, please.
They were on a diet, so they only had one chip each.
Have you been home long, then?
Did you invite Monica or Angela to the party?
She was wearing some beautiful gold clip earrings.
I'll meet you at the bus depot at one o'clock.
This toy car rotates all the time.
He wants to be an airline pilot when he grows up.
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Translate these verbs into your language.	
English	Your Language
chop	
slice	
grate	
peel	
roast	
fry	
grill	
boil	
bake	
taste	
swallow	
| bite	
1 chew	
| Lick	
1 suck	
4    FOOD AND	DRINK •  FOOD AND DR
j- Ullf tortoises decide to go for a picnic, J It takes them two hours to get to the picnic spot. When they open their basket, they realize they've forgotten the cake. The older tortoises ask the youngest to go home to get it.
'Why should I go?' asks the young one.
'Because you're younger and faster.1
They spend an hour trying to persuade him, and finally he agrees to go- 'But don't drink the lemonade before I come back!* he says. 'OK, it's a promise/ they reply.
The young tortoise starts walking home. After an hour, the others are so thirsty that they decide to start the lemonade, Suddenly, a little head appears from behind a tree and says, 'If you drink that lemonade, 1 won't go!'
word ladder
Change one letter each time.
0 0
S A
K~j prepare food
low temperature, but not cold a stupid person what you eat opposite of bad a precious metal past participle of sell
U the bottom of your shoe
I where you buy something cheaper _I than the usual price
T _and pepper
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fruit and veg
Complete the crossword using the pictures. Be careful - put the words in the correct places.
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would you
believe it?
mm Crisps, or 'potato chips' as they are U called in the USA, are manufactured SO that you can't swallow the whoLe crisp in one go. This Lets you enjoy the satisfaction of the noise and feel of the crisp.
WW A famous brand of cola used a slogan
which was 'Come alive with Cola.' This was translated in German as 'Come alive out of the grave with Cola' (the grave is the place where bodies are placed in a cemetery.) In some Slavic countries, it was translated as 'Cola brings your ancestors back from the grave'.
ELIMIN E!
Cross out (eross out) the letters of the illustrated words, like this;
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Read the other letters to find a message, for example SPEAK UP.
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ANS LI ENAKD
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crossword
across
1 what time
3 remain
5 policeman/woman who investigates serious crimes
7 jewellery you wear on your fingers
9 control the direction of a car, boat, bicycle, etc.
11 hair on man's face between nose and mouth
12 travel by horse, bike, etc.
13 When my sister doesn't know the answer, she_
down
1 marriage ceremony
2 go in
4 dogs move these to show they're happy
6 join one thing to another
8 female cabin crew: air_
9 something you hear 10 big stones
me.
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JUMBLED WORDS
Rearrange the letters to make words. Then connect the words to things in the picture.
trumcope bealtpa/m ectiondabor   j,.      , P^star    aSteW n^
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missing letters
Make words by adding one letter in each circle.
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and
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unci the proverb
Complete the crossword. The letters in the middle column, when you read them from left to right, spell out a proverb. What is it?
mother and
small red fruit with a stone in the middle wearing clothes
large animal which lived millions of years ago
5 make-up e.g. lipstick, mascara
6 a reservation for a hotel, restaurant, etc.
7 kind of gum you eat
8 person who serves you in a cafe
9 sounds reflected off the surface of a wall
10 part of your body where you put what you are going to eat
11 a place to work
12 large area covered with trees
what a -
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t V man goes to visit his psychiatrist i J in his office on the tenth floor.
'Doctor, I'm very worried about my wife/ the man says. 'Vou see, she thinks she is a grand piano.'
'I see,' says the doctor. *Why don't you bring her to see me and I'll see what I can do?'
'You must be mad!' exclaims the man. (How do you think I'm going to get a grand piano up all these stairs?'
ADD A LETTER
Add a letter somewhere in each of the words on the left so that they match the clue. The first one has been done as an example. The letters in the boxes spell out a word.
/ICE l^fj animals with tails, Like smaLL rats CH AT do something dishonest to win
BAN [^~^ a music group
NOSE [^~| Loud or unpleasant sound
HILLY Q coLd
DEAL Q perfect
SAIL [^j smaLL, sLow creature with a sheLl
BARD Qj hair on a man's face
Ten things guaranteed to make you feel GUILTY ... when you'ue done nothing wrong!
1 Telephoning your office to say you are ill 3fc Watching TV when you are ill at home
3 Going through immigration and customs at the airport
4 Walking out of a bank Dr shop which has security guards on the door
5 Leaving a supermarket without buying anything
6 Sitting in the cinema on your own
5r Not leaving a tip in a restaurant
ft Overtaking a police car
9 Going into a newsagent's holding a magazine you bought in another shop
10 Giving a shop assistant a large bank note when you're buying something very cheap
body maths
Complete the puzzle and do the maths. Is yom total correct?
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TOTAL
54
0 How many thumbs have you got?
Q One set of twins. How many ears between them?
U How many stomachs has a camel got?
|t| Half a dozen babies. How many little pink cheeks?
Two dogs, running about. How many paws?
Q Mick Jagger. How many lips?
Q A dozen Hollywood actresses. How many beautifully shaped eyebrows?
([J Six kids with their elbows on the dining table. How many elbows altogether?
|21 Triplets. How many toes?
Q An Olympic relay team. How many ankles altogether?
Q A tennis doubles match. How many shoulders on both teams put together?
U Four cats. How many tails?
picture frame
Write the Letters for each verb illustrated in the numbered boxes. The first one has been done has an example. When you have finished, boxes 1-10 spell out an expression. What is it?
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THE USUAL SUSPECTS
Study the picture for two minutes. Then answer the questions on page 12. You must not turn back to look at the picture.
word ladder
Change one letter each time.
lowest part of the leg a heavy shoe a thing you sail in the rhythm of a song noun from 'hot'
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make someone healthy again
would you
believe it?
An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.
If you shouted for eight years, seven months and six days, you would produce enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.
Only one person in two billion will Live to be 116 or older. The strongest muscLe in the body is the tongue. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
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Translate these verbs into your language.	
English	Your language
touch	
feel	
stroke	
breathe in / out	
smell	
sniff	
sneeze	
yawn	
cough	
blow	
pant	
whistle	
stare	
watch	
glance at	
WORDS IN A WORD
Using only the letters in the word FINGERNAIL, label the pictures.
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Now answer these clues, again using only the letters in FINGERNAIL.
past tense of ring big
feeling you have when you're afraid not near a number
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You have two minutes. Think of five more words using the letters in FINGERNAIL.
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THE BODY • THE BODY • THE BODY • THE BODY • THE BODY • THE BODY 9
destiny
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get sb down make sb depressed or sad
destiny what happens or will happen to you in life that you can't change or avoid
get on sb's nerves
annoy or irritate sb
previous happening before the event you are talking about
for instance for
example
luxurious very comfortable and expensive
knowing my luck
Agrippine is saying she is generally a very unlucky person
what's the point in ...
[+ -ing] there is no reason to do it
that's final!
[exclamation] used in spoken English to say a decision will not be changed
battery you put these in a clock, personal stereo, etc. to produce electricity - the boy in picture 8 is holding two batteries
glossary
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My doctor says that for health reasons I should stop playing the drums.
Mawi Why?
ikhi     He lives in the flat below.
4 V young boy was practising the violin in his bedroom, and the terrible ^ -> noise was making the dog howl loudly, The boy's father was trying to watch a film downstairs. After listening to this horrible symphony of the violin and the dog for ten minutes, he shouted to his son, 'Richard! Can't yotr play a song the dog doesn't know?'
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musk puzzle
Write the answers to the clues in the spaces below. The last letter of each word is the first letter of the next word. Black squares are the beginning or end of a word.
b U
1 a musical band
2 a keyboard instrument
3 a person who plays the organ
4 a person who plays the trumpet
5 the regular beat of music
6 you listen to this to relax
7 stringed instrument shaped like a large violin
8 dramatic music which is sung -written by Mozart, Puccini, etc.
9 collection of songs or pieces of music on one record
10 a play or film with songs and dancing e.g. Cats, Chicago
11 the words of a song
12 produce music with your voice
13 stringed instrument common in pop groups
14 music can be bought on a CD,
a cassette or a_
15 instrument you hit with sticks or with your hands
11
JUMBLED WORDS
Rearrange the letters to make words. Then connect the words to things in the picture.
bXo
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sneecry starco
diacenue
what's on TV?
Complete the crossword about TV. The letters in the grey boxes spell a kind of programme. What is it?
very short film selling a product or service
TV drama which is on several times a week about the Lives of a group of characters
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3 animated film, drawn by artists, e.g. Walt Disney
4 a programme where people win prizes by answering questions
5 a TV play
6 a daily programme about what's happening in the world at the moment
7 occasional programme about social or political situations happening at the moment
8 interviews with famous people about their Lives and work
9 the 10 a _
_ forecast: is it going to rain?
. programme can be about football, tennis, etc.
. ii a_is a funny programme or film
These are the questions for the pictures on page 8.
1 How many women are there?
2 Which suspect is the tallest?
3 How many are wearing glasses?
4 Which suspect is wearing a coat?
5 Which suspect has a beard?
6 Does the suspect with the scar have a beard?
7 Which suspect is the shortest?
8 How many suspects have dark hair?
9 Are both female suspects sLim?
10 Who is wearing a sweater?
tj^antem thoughts
Francis Ford Coppola, internationally famous director of The Godfather, amongst other movies, used to get angry with criticism from the press. Now he's started to accept it. He says:
'I once watched a famous bullfighter, but the crowd just criticized and booed him. When 1 said I thought they were rude, a man sitting next to me said, 'They're paying a day's wages to see this, and the bullfighter is getting $30,000 an hour. He should be brilliant.'That is how I see the press. They are saying 'If you have the world's attention, you have to live up to it each time you make a film.'
Source: Vanity Fair
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12   ENTERTAINMENT *  ENTERTAINMENT •  ENTERTAINMENT • ENTERTAINMENT
	
	
Translate these nouns into your language.	
English	Your Language
conductor (of an orchestra)	
composer	
songwriter	
novelist	
scriptwriter	
poet	
dramatist	
cameraman	
director	
producer	
film editor	
make-up artist	
sculptor	
artist	
critic	
teevee
In the house of Mr and Mrs Spouse he and she would watch teevee and never a word between them spoken until the day the set was broken.
Then 'How do you do?' said he to she, 'I don't believe that we've met yet. Spouse is my name. What's yours?' he asked.
'Why, mine's the same!' said she to he,
'Do you suppose that we could be - ?'
But the set came suddenly right about, and so they never did find out.
by Eve Mem am spouse husband or wife
c i r c I e w o r d s
Each circle contains a nine-letter word. Using the clues below, write a letter in the middle of each circle to complete the word. The letter in the centre is the last letter of the word. All the words are connected to films and plays.
1 the director's job
2 something to watch on TV
3 words on the screen translating the dialogue in a film
4 showed you liked something by clapping your hands together
5 person who acts, sings, etc. in front of people
6 technician who does the filming
7 person who writes pLays
8 time spent practising a play or show before the public see it
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hidden
words
Find the illustrated items hidden in the sentences
I'd Like to try an Australian Wine. Would you prefer Shi
raz or
Chardonnay? razor
She couldn't pick it up so a porter carried it. I left my brush and comb at home.
My grandmother once had to show Ernest Hemingway how to do the tango. There's a cheese and onion crisp on Gerald's carpet. He came over to welcome Brad Pitt to his restaurant. I saw Alessandro Costacurta in the supermarket yesterday. Could you cut a piece of bread for me? I think you can drop luggage off at the air terminal.
crossword
across
1 I didn't catch the
bus; I_it.
very cold Tolstoy wrote
"War and_'.
person from Asia courageous, fearless stupid stress
12 noon is the_
of the day.
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What_shoes
do you take? 42. get better after an illness
more unpleasant past tense of hear
He_his
girlfriend on the phone every day.
We_to have a
Rolls-Royce, but we sold it.
round the world quiz
Tick / the correct answer.
1 The capital of Sicily is ...
a Palermo b Catania c Syracuse
2 The currency used in Portugal is ...
a the escudo b the euro c the peseta
3 The Great Wall of China is ...
a 1250 km long b 1750 km long c 2250 km long
4 Two South American countries which don't have a coastline are ...
a Bolivia and Peru  b Peru and Paraguay c Bolivia and Paraguay
5 The colours of the Polish flag are ...
a red and white  b yellow and white  c red and yellow
6 Hammerfest is the most northerly town in Europe, and is in ...
a the Russian Federation  b Norway c Finland
7 The country in South East Asia which uses three writing systems, Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana, is ...
a China  b Korea  c Japan
8 The capital of Brazil is ...
a Brasilia  b Rio de Janeiro  c Sao Paulo
Check your answers in the key.
7-8 correct: you're a brain box! 5-6 correct: well done! 3-4 correct: not bad!
0-2 correct: never mind - get yourself an encyclopedia!
find the hidden message
Complete the crossword. The letters in the middle column, when you read them from left to right, spell out a message. What is it?
1 love someone or something very much
2 opposite of exit
3 Yesterday I_ 100 lengths of the swimming pool.
4 adjective form of alkali
5 animal which climbs trees and has a long tail and long arms
6 person who is very good at sports like running, long jump, etc.
7 person who is starting to learn something
8 express the meaning of something in a different language
9 to heLp sb to do sth
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* \ man is walking in the desert, J J when he hears a voice say, 'DIG!' He looks around, and there's no one there.
Once again he hears the voice. 'DIG!' it says.
He starts to dig in the sand with hfs bare hands. After a while, he finds a small locked box.
'OPEN!' says the voice.
He breaks the box open. Inside, there are a lot of coins. The voice says,'TO LAS VEGAS'.'
Las Vegas is only a few miles away, so the man walks there and goes into the first casino he sees.
The voice says, 'ROULETTE!'
With the coins, the man buys an enormous pile of roulette tokens, and goes to the nearest table.
The voice says, %$\*
The man puts the whole pile on number 43-Everybody is silent The croupier throws the ball.
The ball stops at 4-2,
'BAD LUCK!'says the voice.
Complete the puzzle using the clues. Be careful - put the words in the correct places.
document with your name, photo, and date of birth on it
you have to show this just before you get on a plane
vo°rP^^^ fu finsh a course or pass an exam
"you need one to drive a cat
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to try and get a job
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Find 14 differences in these versions of a witness's statement. In each case, do the different words have the same meaning, or a different meaning?
(The lady) tried on (afew) (sweaters), but only bought one of them.
(The wo man)tried on (^veraj)(card?^ir^, but only bought one of them. s<3/>?£        save, difftftfii
I mas in >do.ine's cUpetrtrnZirr store at 10.00 a.m. last Tuesday. Two juys wWo uja-ß qu.ite skxbbily dressed came in, and went mp tö tUz counter nearest tn€ door, atazre there was a slnop assistant selling perfume. One nan uuas holding a carrier bag, and the other had his hands in his anorak pockets - they looked rather suspicious. They speke to the shop assistant) who looked scared. After a couple of minutes, she left the counter and led the way to an office. All three of them went in.
I was in Delaine's department store at 10.00 last Tuesday morning. Two men who were quite smartly dressed came in, and went up to the counter near the door, where there was a shop assistant selling cosmetics. One man was carrying a rucksack, and the other had his hands in his jacket pockets - they looked quite suspicious. They spoke to the person behind the counter, who looked frightened. About two minutes after that, she left the counter and followed them to an office. All three of them disappeared inside.
WORDS IN A WORD
Using only the letters in the word SUPERMARKET, label the pictures.
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Now answer the clues, again using only the letters in SUPERMARKET.
1 the police do this when they catch criminals
2 have to
3 where you sit on a plane, bus, in a cinema, etc.
4 a small animal with a long tail, like a Large mouse
5 a_tyre: one you keep for an emergency
You have two minutes. Think of five more words, using only the letters in SUPERMARKET.
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Translate these nouns into your language.	
English	Your language
greengrocer's	
grocer's	
butcher's	
chemist's	
deli / delicatessen	
fishmonger's	
florist's	
off-Licence	
DIY {do-it-yourseLf) store	
newsagent's	
department store	
antique shop	
stationer's	
market stalL	
shopping centre	
WORDSEARCH
Find 15 more words to do with money. The words can be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal.
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1 Shop assistant: Hello, do you need__? (3,4)
4 Shop assistant: Good morning,__help you? (3,1)
5 These trousers are nice. Where can I_them_? (3,2)
6 _would you like to pay? By cheque or credit card? (3)
7 The_room is over there. (8)
9 We haven't got any black ones in stock, but I can_some for you. (5)
11 Oh, that's OK, I'm_served, thank you. (5)
13 It's a present, so could you_it for me, please? (8)
15 I'm afraid it's too small. I'll _ it, thanks, (5)
16 Customer: Do you_Visa? Shop assistant: Yes, of course. (6)
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2
3
4 8
10 12 14
Does it come in_other colours? (3)
I'm sorry, your order hasn't arrived (3)
Would you like any help? No, thanks, I'm just__(7)
I'll pay in_, thanks. I've left my cheque book at home, (4)
Have you_this jacket in size 12, please? (3)
Gustomer: Can 1 change this shirt I bought last week?
Shop assistant: Yes, of course, if you've still got the__(7)
Customer: Could you deliver this for me?
Shop assistant: I'm afraid__We don't have a delivery service. (3)
Customer: How much are these? Shop assistant: 15 euros.
Customer: OK, here's 20. Shop assistant: Fine. Here's_in change. (4)
would you
believe it?
Businessman of the year
A businessman in Alicante, Spain, who is terminally ill, is offering to take messages to people on 'the other side' (who have already died) at €40 each, as long as the messages are short enough to memorize.
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i.
future projects
Between 2014 and 2016 I'll have three kids - then by 2019, I'll have to have liposuction on my tummy.
Q.
Between 2020 and 2030 I'll be able to enjoy my successful career and family.
In 2031 I'll have a facelift-and anything else that needs lifting,..
I dunno what I'll do after that, though...
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gonna © spoken English form of j going to nose job (© operation on the nose to change its shape
lips they form the outside of your mouth
collagen material which is injected to make your lips bigger
devote time to give time to, concentrate on
kids % children
liposuction a way of
taking fat out of your body through a tube tummy <§> stomach
facelift operation on your face where the skin is pulled tight to make you look younger
dunno §> spoken English for don't know
glossary
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' ■ city mouse invited a country mouse to stay for a weekend J ) The city mouse spent the weekend giving his friend lots of advice about living in town.
On the last evening they were sitting in the dining room, and suddenly the most enormous cat the country mouse had ever seen came in.
'Don't panic,' said the city mouse, 'leave this to me.'
He went up to the cat and started barking at it: 'Woof! Woof! Woof! Woof! Woofl'
The cat turned and ran out of the room.
'Wow! That's incredible!' said the country mouse.
'Yes, it always helps if you can speak a second language'.
compound crossing
Write the answers to the clues in the spaces below. All the words are compound nouns (i.e. nouns made of two or more words, like pedestrian crossing, hairdryer, sitting room). The last letter of each word is the first letter of the next word. Black squares are the beginning or end of a word.
1 a private gym where people go to do physical exercises and get fit (6,4)
2 your sister's husband (7,2,3)
3 you send someone a letter written on this (7,5)
4 time in the morning and evening when there is a lot of traffic (4,4)
5 place where you catch a train (7,7)
6 place in an office where people put information or messages (6,5)
7 you need this permit to drive a car (7,7)
8 period of time added to the end of a football match if there is no winner (5,4)
9 line of hair above the eye (7)
10 you put your dirty clothes in one of these (7,7)
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meeting and greeting
Complete the crossword. The Letters in the grey boxes spell another word. What is it?
1 a way of greeting friends and family
2 How are you?_, thanks.
3 Sorry to_you - have you got the time?
4 say hello or welcome someone
5 Hello! Come in and make_at home,
6 People sometimes shake_when they meet.
7 _me, is this seat taken?
8 Chris, do you and
David know_
other?
9 Mary,_is Sam
- he's my oldest friend.
10 Hello! Long_
no see!
11 In Japan and Korea, people do this when they meet.
12 Juan, let me
— you to Mary.
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word ladder
Change one letter each time.
opposite of 'dislike'
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a row of people or things
connect one thing to another
where you wash things in the kitchen
make music with your voice
past tense of sing you find it on the beach put sth in the post repair or fix
ODD ONE OUT
Circle the odd one out in each group.
Qj stages teenagers go through
1 Being bored with everything 2 Giving up breakfast 3 Staying in bed until midday
every shop wmdow tneyp
5 Keeping a diary
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Translate into your language.	
English	Your language
propose to sb	
get engaged to sb	
fiance / fiancee	
get married to sb	
wedding ceremony	
registry office	
reception	
bride	
bridegroom	
best man	
bridesmaid	
make a speech	
drink a toast (to sb)	
honeymoon	
wedding anniversary	
t tn be with the family A Pretending not to be w
° when they're on bohday 7 Going vegetarian
8 Communicating in words of one syllable
9 Showing an extraordinary talent for secrecy
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Wearing black
how do you get on?
Find the answers to the clues by moving horizontally or vertically, backwards or forwards. The answers are all phrases. The first word of each phrase is in bold.
1 have a romantic relationship with somebody
2 become husband and wife
3 have a romantic meeting with somebody
4 argue with somebody
5 enjoy yourself with somebody
6 have a good relationship with somebody
7 promise to marry somebody
8 develop strong feelings of affection towards somebody
9 going to have a baby
10 find out more about somebody
20   RELATIONSHIPS  •  RELATIONSHIPS  •  RELATIONSHIPS  • RELATIONSHIPS
RELATIONSHIPS  •  RELATIONSHIPS  •  RELATIONSHIPS  •  RELATIONSHIPS 21
Sorry, I'm busy right now ..
© ELIMINATE!
Cross out (cross out) the letters of the illustrated words, like this:
Read the other letters to find a message, for example THANK YOU.
^afagloldoown
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, ni.
iloooknuarpy
thhreowawlay^
©ppsluygoiuwn    ^ J^J»
tiurtnhupphr
0BARESAKDOWAN hlavngeurpbs@
puzzle it out
You're driving a number 38 bus. At Trafalgar Square, Harry *the Hať Robdibank gets on with ten other passengers. At the British Museum, Melanie Beauty gets off with two others. At the corner of Charing Cross Road, four get on. At Saint Paul's Cathedral, a policeman gets on with a German shepherd dog. At The Mall, everyone gets off. What's the driver's name?
crossword
across
3 took something without permission and. kept it
7 person in authority, e.g. a police--
a customs_
9 frequently
10 picture you have in your mind of someone or something
13 to train again
14 someone whose job it is to be photographed for advertisements, etc.
down
1 all the workers in an organisation, e.g. a school or an office
2 a point or position
4 exercises you do outside class to help your progress
5 an angry disagreement
6 If someone attacks you, you — yourself.
8 possibility that someone might be hurt or killed
11 a seat without a back, often with three legs
12 person who makes or sells bread and cakes
22
what a
ikiif i h? If you had two dollars, and you asked your father for another dollar, how many dollars would you have?
lit*/      Two dollars.
TrEifiiia/ Vbu don't know your maths.
il^v      fou don't know my father.
' \ girl comes home from her first day at school. J" * 'What did you learn today?' asks her father. 'Not enough, They told me to go back in the morning.'
Can you complete this typical answerphone message?
S»rry, I c»n't t»k« y«r c r»ght n»w. »f y«« l«ve y»»r n«m» »nd n«mb»r, »'ll g»t b»ck t» y«.
Now read these funny - and real - answerphone messages.
Hi. I'm not in at the moment, but my answerphone is, so you can have a chal with that instead.
missing letters
Make words by adding one letter in each circle.
@— each
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Hello . This is Bill. If you're the credit card company, 1 already posted fhe money, If you're my parents, can I have some money? If you're my bank manager, why didn't you lend me more money? If you're a friend, can you pay me back the money I lent you? If you're female, I have lots of money. Wait for the beep.
Hi. It you are a thief, then we might be at home, cleaning our knives and guns right now, and can'l answer your call. For anyone else, we are probably out, and it is sate to leave a message.
JUMBLED WORDS
Rearrange the letters to make words. Then connect the words to the pictures.
tranco beut
wblo
rja
anc
tapt
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seav
obx
Pi
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Mum, what happens to a car when it's very old and no good to anyone?
Iby.h-r Someone sells it to Daddy, dear.
trainh'nes
Find the answer to each clue in the grid.
Each word starts in a numbered square and moves horizontally or vertically to the next letter. The last letter of a word is the first letter of the next word.
JUMBLED WORDS
Rearrange the letters to make words. Then connect the words to things in the picture.
doraskrow     fritcaf tMg(s 5^crooss
esrett plam    mapevnet ador ni#
rtaffci
depesranti csgonsri
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B		A	G		I	E	R □	R	S a	S
E		T	R		u	T	E	E	s	0
M		I	N		R	I	V	K	c	N
E		T □	T		D a	U	G fl	E	I	T
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1 you can sit here in the station if your train hasn't arrived yet
2 reserve a ticket
3 official who is in charge of a train but doesn't drive it
4 person who controls the speed of the train
5 you buy one of these when you're going on a train and coming hack
6 this tells you when the trains arrive and depart
7 the vehicle that pulls the train
8 a fast train
9 you buy this if you are going to travel regularly on the same route
10 metal lines the train travels on
11 where passengers sit on a train
would you
believe it?
How a car phone can get you into trouble ...
A woman's car was stolen, so she called the police to report the crime. She told them that there was a phone in the car. The policeman called the phone and told the man who answered that he had seen an advertisement for the car in the local paper and was interested in buying it. He met the thief an hour later, and arrested him.
JJ
In each of the sentences, two words are wrong. Replace them with words from the grid. You do not need to use all the words in the grid
Did you drive here? Yes, we came on foot, but there was nowhere to park.
Have you heard? The train 2   drivers are going by bus
tomorrow. They want a pay rise
Did you take your secretary on the trip? No, I went on time
It's only five minutes' walk from here. Let's go by train.
We were lucky - we just 5   got there by mistake before they closed the flight.
We're going away in time next week, so could you look after my cat for me?
Oh, good, you're here. /   Yes, luckily the train was by myself. ( Jj
I wasn't concentrating and I got on the wrong bus on strike.
ADD A LETTER
Add a letter somewhere in each of the words on the left so that they match the clue. The first one has been done as an example. The letters in the boxes spell out a word.
SjAND		be on your feet
BUSH	□	you do your hair with it
STEM	□	hot gas from boiling water
EAR	□	feeling of being afraid
LET	□	not right
STARS	□	you go up and down them
RASH	□	accident when a car hits something
The WORD POLICE Investigate
,„ DRIVING r	
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Translate these verbs into your language.	
English	Your language
start the car	
put your seatbelt on	
pull out into the road	
speed up	
slow down	
do 80 kph	
overtake	
reverse	
brake	
change gear	
steer	
indicate left / right	
break down	
take a shortcut	
get lost	
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TRANSPORT •  TRANSPORT  •  TRANSPORT •  TRANSPORT  •  TRANSPORT 25
it makes two, baby!
Find one word which can go in the middle to make two compound words. Use the pictures to help you.
SHOE	shop	WINDOW
DINING		LAMP
CHEQUE		SHELF
WRITING		BAG
PHONE		PLATE
PARKING		OFFICE
ANSWER		BOX
BED		SERVICE
HORROR		STAR
what a
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' A private doctor went on holiday leaving J a his son - a recently qualified doctor -to look after his patients.
'How did you get on?' he asked his son when he returned.
%u know Mr Jones and Mrs Smith?* the son said, enthusiastically. 'Well, youVe been treating them for years, but I cured them both in only a week?
'Ohj really?' said the father. 'And who do you think \   was paying for your education all those years?1 y
WORDSEARCH
Find 15 more past participles - not present simple or past simple. The words can be vertical, horizontal, or diagonal.
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C	E	IS			0	M	A	H	A
H	L	0	fS		sO	0	K	E	N
0	L	w	s	uS		sR	E	A	D
S	U	N	G	H	0s		vN	R	W
E	T	E	G	R	0	v!S	\N)	D	0
N	0	0	f	I	E	T	W	I	N
S	L	G	0	a	V	A	E	U	B
V	D	M	A	D	E	E	R	L	D
A	W	R	I	T	T	E	N	W	L
the meaning of life
the answers
'When did the world begin and how?' I asked a lamb, a goat, a cow:
'What's it all about and why?' I asked a hog as he went by:
'Where will the whole thing end and when?' I asked a duck, a goose, a hen:
And I copied all the answers too, A quack, a honk, an oink, a moo.
by Robert Clairmont
ODD ONE OUT
Circle the noun in each group.
Then cross out the adjective which can't be used with the noun.
whata;]l.r[}jj
Dad, why do we have humps on our backs?
1HDWE THAT BODY!
Complete the sentences using unjumbled words from the box RUB
tfW- DON USHRB
W0B1 TIBE EKASH IUICC
CARGSTH HAKES
SOfiCS BDEN
your eyes when you're tired your knees to get lower down your nails when you're nervous your head to say 'yes' your head to say 'no' your hair when it's untidy your head when you're confused your nose when you have a cold your fingers to the rhythm of the music hands when you meet someone your legs when you're sitting on the floor
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what a
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/      stationery puzzle
'J*J lorry drivers come to a low bridge, The notice says four metres, but when they get out and measure the lorry, they realize it's four metres and ^ twenty-five centimetres high. The first man looks at the other and says, 'I can't see any policemen. Let's go for it.'
ACT YOUR AGE!
Find ten more words describing people's ages. The words are horizontal, vertical or diagonal.
A	T	M	T	G	R	0	W	N	U	P	E	N
F	G	I	R	E	P	A	A	A	F	A	R	V
V	A	D	0	L	E	5	C	E	N	T	S	0
Y	E	D	T	S	N	N	I	N	F	A	N	T
A	F	L	G	D	S	A	A	E	E	S	S	E
D	(B^	E	0	l<	I	V	C	G	L	H	c	S
U	P		s	0	0	0	L	D	E	0	H	H
L	0	6s		E	N	R	Y	3	R	R	I	E
T	M	E	I		E	E	E	T	T	G	L	L
T	Y	D	T	S	R	E	T	I	R	E	D	P
picture frame
Write the letters for each word illustrated in the numbered boxes. The first one has been done for you as an example. When you have finished, look at the letters in boxes 1-8. Why are these letters important?
Make words from the jumbled letters, and match them to the pictures.
deopant satpelr scroisss pbreakcaps seallopet rbesbur
Now read the text below. How much money did each customer spend? Who spent the most?
Basil took back a paperback novel someone had given him as a present, and the assistant let him exchange it for a thriller. He also got another book, a pair of scissors, and a packet of batteries.
Oswald returned a stapler that didn't work, and got some office stationery: a dozen rolls of sellotape, two packets of biros, and a couple of notepads.
Lucy was starting college in September, so she got a packet of biros, a stapler, two pairs of scissors, and half a dozen notepads.
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pages 2B31
adjective snake
famous, sensible, elegant, tense, easy-going, generous, sour, raw, wide, exciting, grand, dangerous, sympathetic, crowded, dull. Lazy
pages 4-5
find the food
1 apple, 2 peach, 3 melon, 4 orange, 5 pear, 6 potato, 7 carrot, 8 bean
word ladder
cool, fool, food, good, gold, sold, sole, sale
fruit and veg
Lettuce, grapes, pepper, cherries, raspberries. Lemon, celery, courgette, Leek
eliminate!
fridge, sink, taps, freezer, cupboard, mixer, cooker, saucepan, stools, kettle, toasters, wastebin
The message is 'You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink.' (= You can show someone what to do, but you can't force them to do it.)
pages 6-7
crossword
across 1 when, 3 stay, 5 detective, 7 rings, 9 steer, 11 moustache, 12 ride, 13 asks
down 1 wedding, 2 enter, 4 tails,
6 connect, 8 hostess, 9 sound, 10 rocks
jumbled words
1 desk, 2 computer, 3 table Lamp, 4 noticeboard, 5 calculator, 6 files,
7 caLendar, 8 stapler, 9 notepad, 10 waste bin
missing letters
lend, mend, send, tend
eight, fight, light, might, night, right, sight, tight,
band, hand, Land, sand
king, ring, sing, wing
find the proverb
I father, 2 cherry, 3 dressed, 4 dinosaur, 5 cosmetics, 6 booking, 7 chewing,
8 waiter, 9 echoes, 10 mouth,
II office, 12 forest
The message is There's no smoke without fire' (= If there are rumours or signs that something is true, then it must be at Least partly true.)
add a letter
cheat, band, noise, chilly, ideal, snail, beard
The word in the box is MEDICINE.
pages 8-9
body maths
A = 2, B = 4, C = 2, D = 12, E = 8, F = 2, G = 24, H = 12, I = 30, J = 8, K = 8, L-4
Total = 54
picture frame
1 W, 2 H, 3 A, 4 T, 5 A, 6 N, 7 0, 8 I, 9 S, 10 E, 11 L, 12 G, 13 C, 14 S, 15 U, 16 W, 17 S, 18 M, 19 H, 20 Z, 21 K, 22 E, 23 P, 24 U, 25 S, 26 R, 27 I, 28 C, 29 H, 30 S, 31 C, 32 Y, 33 A, 34 L, 35 R, 36 N, 37 H, 38 N, 39 E, 40 W, 41 M, 42 0, 43 G, 44 Y, 45 E, 46 R, 47 E, 48 U, 49 I, 50 E
The expression is 'What a noise!'
the usual suspects
1 two, 2 man two, 3 two, 4 woman one, 5 man one, 6 no, 7 woman two, 8 two, 9 no, 10 man two
word ladder
boot, boat, beat, heat, heal
words in a word
1 ear, 2 alien, 3 nail, 4 file, 5 fire, 6 grin, 7 fringe, 8 fan, 9 rain, 10 ring
1 rang, 2 Large, 3 fear, 4 far, 5 nine
Some other possible words: flan, fig, fir, nil, near, gin, gain, grain, real, rail, range, line, lean, liar, lie, air, anger, inn, inner
pages 10 - 11
music puzzle
group, piano, organist, trumpeter, rhythm, music, ceLLo, opera, album, musical, Lyrics, sing, guitar, record, drum
pages 12 - 13
jumbled words
1 stage, 2 aisle, 3 box, 4 scenery, 5 orchestra, 6 actors, 7 audience
what's on TV?
1 advert, 2 soap opera, 3 cartoon, 4 quiz show, 5 drama, 6 news, 7 current affairs, 8 chat show, 9 weather, 10 sports, 11 comedy
The answer is DOCUMENTARY, circlewords
programme, subtitles, applauded, performer, cameraman, dramatist, rehearsal
hidden words
1 soap, 2 bath, 3 shower, 4 sponge,
5 towel, 6 curtain, 7 tap, 8 plug
crossword
across 1 missed, 3 freezing, 8 Peace, 9 Asian, 10 brave, 11 siLly, 13 pressure, 14 middle
down 2 size, 4 recover, 5 nastier,
6 heard, 7 calls, 12 used
round the world quiz
1 a, 2 b, 3 c, 4 c, 5 a, 6 b, 7 c, 8 a
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find the hidden message
1 adore, 2 entrance, 3 swam, 4 alkaline, 5 monkey, 6 athlete, 7 beginner, 8 translate, 9 assist
The message is 'Don't walk on the grass.' paperchase
credit card, licence, visa, application, dipLoma, birth, boarding card, permit
wordsearch
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I
ages 16 - 17
department store robbery
1 a.m. / morning - same, 2 guys / men - same, 3 shabbily dressed / smartly dressed - different, 4 near the door / nearest the door - different, 5 perfume / cosmetics - different, 6 holding/ carrying - same (in this case), 7 carrier bag / rucksack - different, 8 anorak / jacket - different, 9 rather / quite -same, 10 the shop assistant / the person behind the counter - same (in this case), 11 scared / frightened -same, 12 a coupLe of minutes / about two minutes - same, 13 led the way / followed them - different, 14 went in / disappeared inside - same
words in a word
1 skate, 2 mask, 3 stare, 4 star, 5 tram, 6 steam, 7 pram, 8 east ■
I arrest, 2 must, 3 seat, 4 rat, 5 spare
Some other possible words: are, art, ask, ate, ear, eat, make, maker, map, mark, marker, market, master, mat, meat, meet, park, past, pear, pure, rum, steer, super, tramp, trap, tree, trek
shopping crossword
across 1 any help, 4 can I,
5 try ... on, 6 How, 7 changing, 9 order,
II being, 13 giftwrap, 15 leave, 16 accept
down 1 any, 2 yet, 3 looking, 4 cash, 8 got, 10 receipt, 12 not, 14 five
0  I   N (PAYMENT) I
pages 18 - 19
compound crossing
health dub, brother-in-law, writing paper, rush hour, railway station, noticeboard, driving Licence, extra time, eyebrow, washing machine
pages 20-21
meeting and greeting
1 kiss, 2 Fine, 3 bother, 4 greet,
5 yourself, 6 hands, 7 Excuse, 8 each,
9 this, 10 time, 11 bow, 12 introduce
The answer is INTRODUCTION, word ladder
Line, Link, sink, sing, sang, sand, send, mend
odd one out
1 kid (the others are all family members; 'kid'just means 'child'),
2 nephew (the others are all female),
3 grandfather (the others are only related by marriage), 4 parents (the others are any family members; 'parents' means mother and father only),
5 acquaintance (the others are all friends; an acquaintance is just someone you know), 6 grandfather (the others are aLL informal)
how do you get on?
1 go out with sb 2 get married
3 go on a date with sb 4 have a row
with sb 5 have a good time with sb
6 get on well with sb 7 get engaged
to sb 8 fall in love with sb
9 be pregnant 10 get to know sb
pages 22 - 23
eliminate!
fall down, take off, look up, throw away, plug in, turn up, break down, hang up
The message is 'A good dictionary helps, you with phrasal verbs'
puzzle it out
You are the driver.
crossword
across 3 stole, 7 officer, 9 often,
10 image, 13 retrain, 14 model
down 1 staff, 2 place, 4 homework,
5 argument, 6 defend, 8 danger,
11 stool, 12 baker
missing letters
peach, reach, teach
bone, done, gone, tone, zone
came, fame, game, name, same, tame
bill, fill, hill, kill, pi LI, till, will
sorry, I'm busy right now
The complete message is 'Sorry, I can't take your call right now. If you leave your name and number, I'll get back to you.'
jumbled words
1 carton, 2 tube, 3 bowl, 4 can, 5 jar,
6 packet, 7 vase, 8 box, 9 bag, 10 jug
pages 24 - 25
jumbled words
1 traffic cone, 2 crossroads, 3 traffic lights, 4 pedestrian crossing, 5 pavement, 6 roadworks, 7 street lamp, 8 road sign
trainlines
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honeycomb
1 by car, 2 on strike, 3 by myself, 4 on foot, 5 in time, 6 on holiday, 7 on time, 8 by mistake
add a letter
brush, steam, fear, left, stairs, crash The word in the box is TRAFFIC.
pages 26 - 27
it makes two, baby!
dining table / table lamp; cheque book / bookshelf; writing paper / paper bag; phone number / number plate; parking ticket / ticket office; answerphone / phone box; bedroom / room service; horror film / film star (or horror movie / movie star)
odd one out
1 (coffee) -seft- 4 (bread) strong
2 (wine) qwM- 5 (eggs) revolver
3 (steak) -hafd- 6 (meat) -seft
move that body!
bend your knees; bite your nails; nod your head; shake your head; brush your hair; scratch your head; blow your nose; click your fingers; shake hands; cross your legs
pages 28
stationery puzzle
1 paperbacks, 2 notepad, 3 biros, 4 batteries, 5 rubbers, 6 scissors, 7 stapler, 8 rulers, 9 sellotape
Basil spent €16.50; Oswald spent €15.50; Lucy spent €21, so she spent the most.
picture frame
1 S, 2 S, 3 S, 4 S, 5 S, 6 S, 7 S, 8 S, 9 P, 10 R, 11, C, 12 0, 13 G, 14 l, 15 C, 16 A, 17 S, 18 T, 19 S, 20 J, 211, 22 L, 23 0, 24 E, 25 I, 26 C, 27 A, 28 S, 29 N, 30 A, 31 R, 32 L, 33 A, 34 G, 35 T, 36 S, 37 S, 38 H, 39 H, 40 T, 41 T, 42 S, 43 H, 44 N, 45 E, 46 0, 47 E, 48 T, 49 S, 50 E
The letters in 1-8 are all S. Notice that all the words illustrated are plural nouns which always end in S. For example, you can't say 'a short'.
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