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Episode 2

Writer’s block

EMMA: No, that’s no good. That’s just that film I saw with Nicole. Oh, I bet Miss Jenkins saw it, too. Oh, this is a nightmare.

WOMAN: Oh no! Oh no! Lovely shoes!

EMMA: Are you all right?

WOMAN: Hmm? What? Oh yes, yes thanks, I’m OK. Well, actually, no, I’m not OK. The keys!

EMMA: Sorry?

WOMAN: The keys! I had them in my hand but I dropped them. Oh no! They went in there!

EMMA: What? Your keys? They fell in there?

WOMAN: Yes, the keys to the gallery.

EMMA: I’m sorry, I ...

WOMAN: I work in an art gallery. I’m the assistant manager.

EMMA: Really? Which gallery?

WOMAN: The Fielding Gallery on Cooper Road.

EMMA: I know that place. It’s amazing.

WOMAN: Thank you. Yes, it is a lovely little gallery. I just love it there. I hope to be manager one day.

EMMA: That’s great. Is that where you’re going now?

WOMAN: Hm?

EMMA: The gallery. Are you going there now?

WOMAN: Yes! There’s a big party there tonight for the opening of our new exhibition.

EMMA: Ooh, what exhibition?

WOMAN: Oh, a new painter, he’s very good, very expressive. You see his paintings and you just want to dance.

EMMA: Sounds wonderful. I’ll definitely try and see it.

WOMAN: See what?

EMMA: The exhibition. At the Fielding Gallery.

WOMAN: The Fielding Gallery? That’s where I work! And I really must go there now. I’ve got to open it for the party tonight. What did I do with my keys? Oh! The keys ... they’re in there!

EMMA: Yeah, still.

WOMAN: What am I going to do?

EMMA: Is there someone else who’s got the keys that you can call?

WOMAN: No! No one else can be trusted with something so important. The artwork in the gallery is very valuable. I keep the keys with me at all times, and I always find them immediately every time I lose them! It’s a good thing I’m such a reliable person.

EMMA: Yes, it certainly is. But I think you may have lost the keys for good this time.

WOMAN: Lost the keys? Don’t be silly. I haven’t lost them. I know exactly where they are. They’re right there, and I simply must get them out! This is awful!

EMMA: OK, calm down. Maybe we can ... Here, let me try, erm ... No, it’s not good. I can’t get my fingers through there. And I can’t pull it up either.

WOMAN: Do you have any children?

EMMA: Sorry?

WOMAN: Children. They’ve got smaller fingers!

EMMA: Erm, sorry, no.

WOMAN: Well, that isn’t very helpful, is it? Oh, this is the worst day of my life!

EMMA: We need a stick or something.

WOMAN: Maybe you can get it out with this?

EMMA: Me? OK, I’ll try.

EMMA: No, it’s not long enough. I can see the keys, they’re right there, I just can’t reach them.

WOMAN: Well, try again. I’ve got to get them back! I’m going to be late. I wanted to collect my dry cleaning on the way but I won’t have time if you don’t hurry up with this.

EMMA: Hold on! Dry cleaning? Where are the dry cleaner’s?

WOMAN: It’s just around the corner, but it’s closing time now.

EMMA: OK. Wait here. I’ll be right back.

WOMAN: Where are you going?

EMMA: To the dry cleaner’s!

WOMAN: That’s awfully kind of you, but I can go there tomorrow. Right now I just really need to get these keys out.

EMMA: Trust me. Wait here. Two minutes, OK?

WOMAN: OK. I’ll be right here.

EMMA: Excuse me. Could you please let me in?

MAN: Sorry, I’m just closing.

EMMA: No, please, it’s an emergency. I really need a hanger.

MAN: Oh, of course, it’s an emergency. Well, all right. Come on in and I’ll get you one.

EMMA: Oh, thank you!

WOMAN: Oh, lovely shoes!

EMMA: I’m back.

WOMAN: Oh, hello! Where’s my dress? Did it fall off the hanger? I mean, it was very nice of you to pick up my dry cleaning, but you really should be more careful with other people’s things.

EMMA: I didn’t pick up your dry cleaning. I only got the hanger.

WOMAN: Well, I hope he doesn’t expect me to pay for dry cleaning when all I got is the hanger. I mean really!

EMMA: You don’t have to pay. It’s just a hanger.

WOMAN: Oh, all right. To be honest, I never really liked that dress anyway, so it’s all good.

EMMA: Now, let’s see.

EMMA: Got them! Here you are.

WOMAN: Oh! That’s fantastic. You’re brilliant! You’re a genius ... er, …?

EMMA: Emma. My name’s Emma.

WOMAN: Emma. Emma. Thank you, Emma.

EMMA: Oh, the bus is there. You’d better hurry!

WOMAN: Oh, yes, yes. I’m so very late. Thanks, Emma. You saved my life!

EMMA: “Thanks, Emma. You saved my life!”

NICOLE: That’s brilliant, Emma! It’s a great story, and really well written. I love it!

EMMA: Miss Jenkins loved it, too. She gave me an A minus, best mark I’ve ever got in her class!

JUSTIN: Just a minute. You left out the most important part of the story.

EMMA: I did? What?

JUSTIN: Did she ever get her dry cleaning??

ALL: Justin!!

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lions – C

cattle – D

a scarecrow – A

a light bulb – D

a battery – B

a solar panel – B

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1 The doctor is the boy’s mother.

2 The woman is in a hotel room and the person in the next room is snoring loudly. She calls the number to wake them up and to stop the snoring.

3 The man is not tall enough to reach the button for the twelfth floor.

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1 The doctor is the boy’s mother.

2 The woman is in a hotel room and the person in the next room is snoring loudly. She calls the number to wake them up and to stop the snoring.

3 The man is not tall enough to reach the button for the twelfth floor.

exist

attacking

seeing

play

am / ’m

get

got

get

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decisive

dull

imaginative

impatient

organised

responsible

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2 attacking

3 seeing

4 play

Rule

1 used to do

2 be used to doing

3 get used to

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2 to hearing

3 to seeing

4 to watch

5 to imagine

6 to speaking

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Exercise 2a

1 ✓

2 ?

3 ✓

4 ✗

5 ✓

6 ?

7 ✓

8 ✓

Exercise 2b

1 bright

2 cautious

3 decisive

4 dull

5 imaginative

6 impatient

7 organised

8 responsible

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BOY: So, did you do the one with the brick?

GIRL: Yes.

BOY: OK. So. How many things did you think of?

GIRL: Well I only came up with six things.

BOY: Only? I think six is a lot! What are they, then, your six?

GIRL: Well, first of all, a paper weight – you know, put it on top of a pile of papers to stop them blowing away when you open the window.

BOY: Right. Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?

GIRL: Then, a doorstop, to stop a door banging in the wind. Then, er, something to put your laptop on, make it higher so you don’t have to look down at the screen. Erm then you can use the brick to stand on …

BOY: What?

GIRL: You know, when you’re at a concert or something, and you can’t see, you stand on the brick. That’s four. And the other two are … a hammer, to knock nails into a wall, and lastly you can put the brick behind the wheel of a car to stop it moving.

BOY: You’re not serious, are you?

GIRL: About what?

BOY: About using a brick as a hammer. I mean, it’s too soft, the brick would break.

GIRL: Oh please. It’s only a game. Don’t take it so seriously.

BOY: Yeah, OK. What about the picture one?

GIRL: I haven’t done that one yet. Have you?

BOY: Yes, and I got four things.

GIRL: Come on then. What are they?

BOY: Well, I can see … two people’s faces looking at each other if you focus on the trunk … and I can see a tree …

GIRL: Yes, yes. That’s obvious. What else? Come on!

BOY: OK, OK, don’t be so impatient! A piece of broccoli …

GIRL: OK … hmm, yes, OK, although any tree could be said to look like a piece of broccoli. And …?

BOY: … and then lastly, a human brain …

GIRL: What? How do you see a human brain in this picture?

BOY: Can’t you see it? Look – there! The top bit … if you ignore the trunk.

GIRL: Oh come on! You can’t just base it on one part of the picture and ignore the other … that’s cheating!

BOY: Now who’s taking things too seriously?

GIRL: Yes, sorry. But honestly – who makes these things up? Do you think they really say anything about a person?

BOY: Well they’re supposed to show how imaginative you are. And I’m a bit hopeless, so I guess it means I’m not very imaginative!

GIRL: No, don’t be so hard on yourself. What’s so creative about thinking of things to do with a brick?

BOY: You’ve got a point, I guess. Fun, though, isn’t it?

comes up with

pile of papers

nails

cheating

how imaginative

hard

BOY: So, did you do the one with the brick?

GIRL: Yes.

BOY: OK. So. How many things did you think of?

GIRL: Well I only came up with six things.

BOY: Only? I think six is a lot! What are they, then, your six?

GIRL: Well, first of all, a paper weight – you know, put it on top of a pile of papers to stop them blowing away when you open the window.

BOY: Right. Of course! Why didn’t I think of that?

BOY: What?

BOY: You’re not serious, are you?

GIRL: About what?

BOY: About using a brick as a hammer. I mean, it’s too soft, the brick would break.

GIRL: Oh please. It’s only a game. Don’t take it so seriously.

BOY: Yeah, OK. What about the picture one?

GIRL: I haven’t done that one yet. Have you?

BOY: Yes, and I got four things.

GIRL: Come on then. What are they?

BOY: Well, I can see … two people’s faces looking at each other if you focus on the trunk … and I can see a tree …

GIRL: Yes, yes. That’s obvious. What else? Come on!

BOY: OK, OK, don’t be so impatient! A piece of broccoli …

GIRL: OK … hmm, yes, OK, although any tree could be said to look like a piece of broccoli. And …?

BOY: … and then lastly, a human brain …

GIRL: What? How do you see a human brain in this picture?

BOY: Can’t you see it? Look – there! The top bit … if you ignore the trunk.

GIRL: Oh come on! You can’t just base it on one part of the picture and ignore the other … that’s cheating!

BOY: Now who’s taking things too seriously?

GIRL: Yes, sorry. But honestly – who makes these things up? Do you think they really say anything about a person?

BOY: Well they’re supposed to show how imaginative you are. And I’m a bit hopeless, so I guess it means I’m not very imaginative!

GIRL: No, don’t be so hard on yourself. What’s so creative about thinking of things to do with a brick?

BOY: You’ve got a point, I guess. Fun, though, isn’t it?

1 paperweight, doorstop, laptop stand, something to stand on, hammer, car wheel chock

2 two faces, tree, broccoli, human brain

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1 paperweight, doorstop, laptop stand, something to stand on, hammer, car wheel chuck

2 two faces, tree, broccoli, human brain

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1 comes up with

2 pile of papers

3 nails

4 cheating

5 how imaginative

6 hard

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1 F (He wants to work in TV.)

2 T

3 T

4 F (She says she can completely relate to his post.)

5 T

6 T

7 F (She thinks we shouldn’t see things as ‘right’ or ‘wrong’.)

8 T

He’s worried about the course he’s planning to do at university because he doesn’t think he’s creative enough to be able to succeed at it.

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He’s worried about the course he’s planning to do at university because he doesn’t think he’s creative enough to be able to succeed at it.

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1 F (He wants to work in TV.)

2 T

3 T

4 F (She says she can completely relate to his post.)

5 T

6 T

7 F (She thinks we shouldn’t see things as ‘right’ or ‘wrong’.)

8 T

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1 relate

2 start, believe

3 think

4 thinking

5 work

friendly

interesting

strange

fear

surprise

enthusiasm

1 a friendly / strange / horrible way

2 difficulty / interest / enthusiasm

3 a / an interesting / strange / different way

4 excitement / interest / enthusiasm

5 enthusiasm / excitement / interest

in public

in private

on purpose

by accident

in a panic

in a hurry

in a row

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1 T

2 C

3 C

4 P

5 M

6 P

7 C

8 T

9 M

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1 relate

2 start, believe

3 think

4 thinking

5 work

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friendly

interesting

strange

fear

surprise

enthusiasm

Rule

1 adjective

2 noun

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1 a friendly / strange / horrible way

2 difficulty / interest / enthusiasm

3 a / an interesting / strange / different way

4 excitement / interest / enthusiasm

5 enthusiasm / excitement / interest

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1 in public

2 in private

3 on purpose

4 by accident

5 in a panic

6 in a hurry

7 in a row

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1 in private

2 on purpose

3 in public

4 in a row

5 in a hurry

6 in a panic

7 by accident

8 in secret

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1 To write a story.

2 She’s anxious about it.

3 No, he isn’t being helpful.

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1 To write a story.

2 She’s anxious about it.

3 No, he isn’t being helpful.

Emma

Justin

Nicole

Emma

Nicole

Liam

1 again

2 can’t be serious

3 Calm down

4 give it a rest, out of order

5 That’s just it

1 not very good at

2 So far, so good.

3 it’s all good

4 It’s no good

5 It’s a good thing

for good

It’s no good

It’s all good

So far, so good

not very good at

It’s a good thing

She doesn’t say 2, 3, 5 or 6.

The sentences all express a negative opinion
about personal ability or a situation.

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2 e

3 g

4 a

5 f

6 d

7 b

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1 Emma

2 Justin

3 Nicole

4 Emma

5 Nicole

6 Liam

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1 again

2 can’t be serious

3 Calm down

4 give it a rest, out of order

5 That’s just it

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1 not very good at

2 So far, so good.

3 it’s all good

4 It’s no good

5 It’s a good thing

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1 for good

2 It’s no good.

3 It’s all good.

4 So far, so good.

5 not very good at

6 It’s a good thing

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She doesn’t say 2, 3, 5 or 6.

The sentences all express a negative opinion about personal ability or a situation.

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You will hear five different people talking about an after-school art group. Choose from the list (A–H) what each speaker likes most about the group. Use the letters only once. There are three extra letters that you do not need to use.

Speaker 1

MALE TEEN 1: There’s a massive emphasis at our school on sport and we’re really encouraged to get involved. There are clubs for loads of different sports and most kids want to get into at least one team. It’s definitely the thing to do if you want to be in. Being into art is most definitely not cool so if you’re creative like me, you usually don’t talk too much about it. When I heard Mr Bowden was starting an art club I got really excited. Not only is he a really inspiring teacher but it was my chance to find out if there were any other secret artists like myself at school. It turns out there are and I’ve made loads of new friends. I couldn’t be happier.

Speaker 2

FEMALE TEEN 1: I’ve been into art as long as I can remember. When I was a little kid I was always colouring in and cutting out and making things. It’s my favourite subject at school by a long way, and I know that when I leave school, I’m definitely going to art college. So this club was always going to be for me. It’s been really interesting and a good chance to learn about different ways of doing things. I’ve never had lessons with Mr Bowden before. He’s an absolutely amazing teacher and he really brings out the best in me. I’ve made a massive improvement and it’s all been with his help. He’s been the best part of this club, for sure.

Speaker 3

MALE TEEN 2: I’d always thought of myself as a bit of a maths geek. I mean I already know that I want to work in IT when I leave school. I never really thought of myself as having much imagination so I’ve been really surprised at the kind of work I can produce with a paint brush or a camera in my hand. I’m learning all sorts of things I never knew about myself. In truth, I only went to art club because I wanted to make new friends. I wasn’t really all that interested in art. I have met some really nice people but what has surprised me most is how much I’m enjoying being creative.

Speaker 4

FEMALE TEEN 2: I consider myself to be a really creative person and I love painting and drawing so this was the perfect after school club for me. The fact that it’s run by Mr Bowden, my favourite teacher, and that my two best friends go to it too, are just bonuses. What’s really great is that we don’t just do painting and drawing. Mr Bowden introduces us to other types of art too and encourages us to have a go. We’ve done sculpture, photography – we’ve even made a short film too. I can’t wait to see what we do next. I really enjoy the class; even the short lectures about famous artists aren’t too bad.

Speaker 5

MALE TEEN 3: If I’m honest, I didn’t really want to do extra art classes but my parents made me because they didn’t want me in the house on my own after school. I’d rather have gone to a history club, but there isn’t one. But it’s not as bad as I thought it would be because the teacher gives us quite a bit of art history too. It’s good to learn about which famous artists were doing what and when. I’m not really a very creative kind of person so I don’t really enjoy the practical side of the lessons, although we do do different stuff, which makes it less boring.

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Speaker 1 – G

Speaker 2 – F

Speaker 3 – H

Speaker 4 – A

Speaker 5 – E

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strict

organised

helmets

bad-tempered

well

public

imaginative

panic

secret

grow

enthusiasm

None

live

few

living

little

1 The test was ~~such~~ so difficult that nobody got everything right.

2 Harry was used to being alone in the old house so he wasn’t worried.

3 Sara was ~~much~~ too scared to stay there after dark.

4 Manu listened with ~~interesting~~ interest to the interview with the local politician.

5 There was hardly any of space on the shelf, so I couldn’t put the books there.

6 My grandmother always preferred her laptop. She never got used to using a tablet.

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1 strict

2 organised

3 helmets

4 bad-tempered

5 well

6 public

7 imaginative

8 panic

9 secret

10 grow

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1 enthusiasm

2 None

3 live

4 few

5 living

6 little

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1 The test was ~~such~~ so difficult that nobody got everything right.

2 Harry was used to being alone in the old house so he wasn’t worried.

3 Sara was ~~much~~ too scared to stay there after dark.

4 Manu listened with ~~interesting~~ interest to the interview with the local politician.

5 There was hardly any of space on the shelf, so I couldn’t put the books there.

6 My grandmother always preferred her laptop. She never got used to using a tablet.

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1 ’ll never, so

2 such, I can’t

3 so, such

4 hopeless, so

hearing

having

eating

wear

seeing

living

driving

get

got

was

get

are

get

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2 hearing

3 having

4 eating

5 wear

6 seeing

7 living

8 driving

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1 used to

2 was used to

3 got used to

4 used to

5 got used to

6 was used to

7 am used to

8 get used to

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1 is

2 get

3 get

4 got

5 is

6 was

7 get

8 are

9 get

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fast

beautifully

well

slowly

hard

enjoyable

surprise

friendly

excitement

different

fear

strange

interest

Jack approached the lion with fear.

Candy carried three suitcases with difficulty.

The boys ate their hamburgers with enthusiasm.

Jerry rode his horse in an awkward way.

Helen watched the football match with interest.

I’ll definitely finish the project by next Monday.

It’s a good thing that you came immediately.

I totally understand your point of view.

Dan worked hard on his homework and got top marks.

Jo and Kate were speaking quietly so no one would hear them.

Do you always have to think creatively in your job?

I live locally so I can walk home.

This is probably the best pizza I’ve ever eaten.

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1 fast

2 beautifully

3 well

4 slowly

5 hard

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1 enjoyable

2 surprise

3 friendly

4 excitement

5 different

6 fear

7 strange

8 interest

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1 Jack approached the lion with fear.

2 Candy carried three suitcases with difficulty.

3 The boys ate their hamburgers with enthusiasm.

4 Jerry rode his horse in an awkward way.

5 Helen watched the football match with interest.

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1 I’ll definitely finish the project by next Monday.

2 It’s a good thing that you came immediately.

3 I totally understand your point of view.

4 Dan worked hard on his homework and got top marks.

5 Jo and Kate were speaking quietly so no one would hear them.

6 Do you always have to think creatively in your job?

7 I live locally so I can walk home.

8 This is probably the best pizza I’ve ever eaten.

b r i g h t

i m a g i n a t i v e

r e s p o n s i b l e

a r r o g a n t

c a u t i o u s

c o n f i d e n t

d e c i s i v e

o r g a n i s e d

p r a c t i c a l

impatient

bad-tempered

cautious

imaginative

practical

responsible

arrogant

impatient

dull

for good

not very good

It’s a good thing

So far, so good

it’s no good

in a hurry

by accident

in public

in a row

in private

in secret

in a panic

on purpose

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1 bright

2 imaginative

3 responsible

4 arrogant

5 cautious

6 confident

7 decisive

8 organised

9 practical

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1 bad-tempered

2 cautious

3 imaginative

4 practical

5 responsible

6 arrogant

7 impatient

8 dull

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1 in a hurry

2 by accident

3 in public

4 in a row

5 in private

6 in secret

7 in a panic

8 on purpose

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1 for good

2 not very good

3 It’s a good thing

4 So far, so good

5 it’s no good

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Possibility thinking:
letting yourself imagine things that are often way outside reality, and pushing the limits of what you know.

Concentrated thinking:
Devoting a period of time every day to practise creative thinking.

Thinking about a problem for a long time and not giving up.

(also possible: Thinking in images)

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1 F

2 F

3 T

4 T

5 F

6 T

7 T

8 F

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Possibility thinking: letting yourself imagine things that are often way outside reality, and pushing the limits of what you know.

Concentrated thinking: Devoting a period of time every day to practise creative thinking.

Thinking about a problem for a long time and not giving up.

(also possible: Thinking in images)

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1 c

2 d

3 g

4 f

5 a

6 h

7 e

8 b

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The thing is

you know that

Well

Now

Marnie wants her sister Becca to give
her some tips on how to revise.

you know that

the thing is

Well

Now

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Marnie wants her sister Becca to give her some tips on how to revise.

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1 The thing is

2 you know that

3 Well

4 Now

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1 you know that

2 the thing is

3 Well

4 Now

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1 B

2 D

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Conversation 1

MAN: It’s completely stuck. This is the third time it’s happened. Now I can’t take it off.

WOMAN: Do you want me to help you? I’m usually pretty good at things like this.

MAN: No, just let me have another go, I think I can do it. Oh, no. This is hopeless! I’ll never undo it. It just won’t move! And now I’m soaking wet! Why can’t people make …

WOMAN: Don’t panic, calm down a bit, OK? You won’t get anywhere if you lose your temper. Here. Let me have a look. Oh, no. I can’t undo it, either.

MAN: I think perhaps I’ll just have to pull it over my head. It’s the only way to get it off. Here goes. Oh no! Now it’s stuck on my head.

Conversation 2

BOY: So, what do you think?

GIRL: Let me have a look. Well, it’s … interesting. I mean, I don’t think it’s quite as good as your last one.

BOY: Come on, admit it. It’s not very good, is it?

GIRL: Well, I’d have to say, no, it’s not that good. Sorry, but you did ask me for my opinion.

BOY: No, it’s OK. You’re absolutely right. I give up. I’m useless at painting.

GIRL: No, no, don’t give up. Why don’t you just start again? Maybe if you do that you’ll get a better idea of what you want in the end.

BOY: No chance. I’m going to take up photography instead. I never want to see a paintbrush and a pot of paint ever again!

Conversation 3

WOMAN: Oh, this is pointless!

MAN: What’s the matter? Are you having trouble?

WOMAN: Trouble? Yes, I am having trouble. Big trouble. I’m supposed to have three new ideas for the company for tomorrow morning’s meeting.

MAN: And you’re stuck?

WOMAN: Completely. I’ve been thinking for an hour – nothing! I’ll never come up with any ideas. And it’s eight o’clock already, I’m going to have to stay up the whole night if I don’t get some ideas soon.

MAN: Perhaps you’re going about it the wrong way. Perhaps you need a different approach.

WOMAN: Like what?

MAN: Well, I was reading something the other day about Einstein, and how he used ‘possibility thinking’.

WOMAN: Einstein? Jack, I’m an editor at a gardening magazine, not a physicist. I don’t think Einstein’s going to help me get a good idea, thank you.

MAN: Oh, OK then. I’ll leave you to it. Good luck.

Conversation 1

MAN: It’s completely stuck. This is the third time it’s happened. Now I can’t take it off.

WOMAN: Do you want me to help you? I’m usually pretty good at things like this.

MAN: No, just let me have another go, I think I can do it. Oh, no. This is hopeless! I’ll never undo it. It just won’t move! And now I’m soaking wet! Why can’t people make …

WOMAN: Don’t panic, calm down a bit, OK? You won’t get anywhere if you lose your temper. Here. Let me have a look. Oh, no. I can’t undo it, either.

MAN: I think perhaps I’ll just have to pull it over my head. It’s the only way to get it off. Here goes. Oh no! Now it’s stuck on my head.

Conversation 2

BOY: So, what do you think?

GIRL: Let me have a look. Well, it’s … interesting. I mean, I don’t think it’s quite as good as your last one.

BOY: Come on, admit it. It’s not very good, is it?

GIRL: Well, I’d have to say, no, it’s not that good. Sorry, but you did ask me for my opinion.

BOY: No, it’s OK. You’re absolutely right. I give up. I’m useless at painting.

GIRL: No, no, don’t give up. Why don’t you just start again? Maybe if you do that you’ll get a better idea of what you want in the end.

BOY: No chance. I’m going to take up photography instead. I never want to see a paintbrush and a pot of paint ever again!

Conversation 3

WOMAN: Oh, this is pointless!

MAN: What’s the matter? Are you having trouble?

WOMAN: Trouble? Yes, I am having trouble. Big trouble. I’m supposed to have three new ideas for the company for tomorrow morning’s meeting.

MAN: And you’re stuck?

MAN: Perhaps you’re going about it the wrong way. Perhaps you need a different approach.

WOMAN: Like what?

MAN: Well, I was reading something the other day about Einstein, and how he used ‘possibility thinking’.

WOMAN: Einstein? Jack, I’m an editor at a gardening magazine, not a physicist. I don’t think Einstein’s going to help me get a good idea, thank you.

MAN: Oh, OK then. I’ll leave you to it. Good luck.

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as good as

it’s not

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tomorrow

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13 it’s eight

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2 you’re really out of order

3 That’s just it

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LUCY: Would you say you had a happy childhood, Paul?

PAUL: Oh absolutely. I think my mum and dad did a really good job of bringing us all up.

LUCY: What do you remember most about it?

PAUL: It was just a lot of fun. There was a lot of laughter. I can't remember my parents ever arguing. They just seemed to be really happy together and that meant we grew up in a really positive atmosphere.

LUCY: What! There weren't ever any fights in your house?

PAUL: Not between my parents. Of course, I had a few with my brother and sister – just like all children I suppose.

LUCY: Would you say your mum and dad were quite soft?

PAUL: No, they weren't soft at all but they weren't overly strict either. I think they were fair. They had their ideas on how to bring up children and they were always consistent with them, which was great because we always knew what they expected from us. Some of the decisions they made were quite tough for us but we learned to live with them.

LUCY: For example ...?

PAUL: For example, we grew up with no TV. You've got to remember that this was back in the 1980s. Everyone had a TV. This was in days before the Internet so all the kids at school used to watch the same programmes and then discuss them the next day in the school playground. But I never could because I hadn't seen them. That was pretty tough for a while. But you know, I got used to it.

LUCY: Wow, no TV. That must have been hard. So what did you do?

PAUL: I don't know, really. I mean, I used to read quite a bit and we used to play a lot of board games. I used to play a lot of sport. Dad taught me to play tennis. Mum taught me how to swim. I think we just spent a lot of time together as a family.

LUCY: What about friends? Were you allowed to invite friends over?

PAUL: Absolutely. All the time. Our house was like an open house. It was always full of friends and Mum and Dad always made them feel very welcome. There was always homemade cake and biscuits for everyone. And they weren't embarrassing at all. My friends used to enjoy talking with my parents and my parents were always interested in getting to know them too.

LUCY: It sounds like it was a really happy time.

PAUL: It was. I hope I can do the same for my kids when I have them.

LUCY: Would you say you had a happy childhood, Paul?

PAUL: Oh absolutely. I think my mum and dad did a really good job of bringing us all up.

LUCY: What do you remember most about it?

LUCY: What! There weren't ever any fights in your house?

PAUL: Not between my parents. Of course, I had a few with my brother and sister – just like all children I suppose.

LUCY: Would you say your mum and dad were quite soft?

LUCY: For example ...?

LUCY: Wow, no TV. That must have been hard. So what did you do?

LUCY: What about friends? Were you allowed to invite friends over?

LUCY: It sounds like it was a really happy time.

PAUL: It was. I hope I can do the same for my kids when I have them.

The vast majority of my friends have their own tablet.

We haven’t got enough players for the board game tonight.

He is so practical that he can fix anything.

I do enjoy listening to music when I’ve got nothing to do.

I’ll never get used to waking up so early.

Mr White teaches chemistry in an enjoyable way.

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2 We haven’t got enough players for the board game tonight.

3 He is so practical that he can fix anything.

4 I do enjoy listening to music when I’ve got nothing to do.

5 I’ll never get used to waking up so early.

6 Mr White teaches chemistry in an enjoyable way.

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2 She showed him a list of all the important occasions in her life that he had missed.

3 important phone calls, travel, urgent meetings, sudden problems at work

4 He realised that he had lost control of the balance between work and family, and that he had been neglecting his daughter.

5 He resigned from his job and now has more time to spend with his family.

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5 He resigned from his job and now has more time to spend with his family.

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Look, read and match.

lions

cattle

a scarecrow

a light bulb

a battery

a solar panel

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Read the article and match summaries A–F with sections 1–5.

There is one extra summary.

The lions are finally fooled

An accidental light on the problem

Some success with scarecrows

The dilemma of the Masai people

The outcomes for animals and the inventor

An idea that didn't quite work

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Lion Lights

1 Richard Turere is a member of the Masai tribe who

live in Central and East Africa. The Masai are

traditionally farmers and often keep cattle, an

important source of food and income for them. But

a problem is that lions sometimes come to the farms

and kill the cattle. The Masai are used to lions

attacking their livestock, but of course they aren't

happy about it. The only solution seemed to be to kill

the lions and this had some degree of success in terms of protecting their

cattle, but the Masai weren't very happy about doing that, either, because they were reducing the population of lions.

2 In the Masai tribe the young boys are responsible for protecting their fathers' cattle. One day, when Richard was 11, he woke up and found that a lion had killed his father's only bull. 1 __________.

His first idea was to use fire, on the basis that lions were probably scared of fire. 2 __________. So Richard had to come up with something else.

3 His next idea was to use a scarecrow. Richard hoped that he could trick the lions into thinking that there was a person there, but lions are pretty

clever. 3 __________. And then they went in to attack the farm animals.

Then one night, Richard spent hours walking around in the cowshed with a torch. That night, no lions came, so he worked out that they were afraid of the moving light. And, being imaginative, he had an idea.

4 Richard is a bright young man who used to play with things to see how they worked, and he learned a lot about electrical gadgets that way. So he got a battery and a solar panel to charge it, and then he got an indicator box from an old motorcycle – the box that makes a light blink, to show if the biker is turning left or right. 4 __________. The bulbs flashed throughout the night, and the lions thought that someone was walking around inside the cowshed when in fact everyone was in bed asleep. 5 __________.

5 Since Richard invented his 'lion lights', his father has not lost any more cattle to lion attacks. And now Richard's idea is being used in many different places, to keep lions, leopards and elephants away from farms and homes for

good. 6 __________. He was also invited to talk at a conference in the

USA. 7 __________.

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There is one extra sentence.

But that didn't work at all – in fact, it seemed that the fire actually lit up the cowsheds and made life easier for the lions.

After a night or two, they got used to seeing this motionless thing and realised it posed no danger.

Richard's creativity also led to him winning a scholarship at one of the top schools in Kenya.

The lions kept well away.

He connected everything up to some light bulbs, which he then put outside the cowshed.

They went in to kill the cattle.

Richard, a responsible young man, felt terrible about it and decided he had to do something to keep the lions out without killing them.

It has also given him the pleasure of seeing people and cattle and lions living together without the conflict that used to exist in the past.

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Lion Lights

1 Richard Turere is a member of the Masai tribe who

live in Central and East Africa. The Masai are

traditionally farmers and often keep cattle, an

important source of food and income for them. But

a problem is that lions sometimes come to the farms

and kill the cattle. The Masai are used to lions

attacking their livestock, but of course they aren't

happy about it. The only solution seemed to be to kill

the lions and this had some degree of success in terms of protecting their

cattle, but the Masai weren't very happy about doing that, either, because they were reducing the population of lions.

His first idea was to use fire, on the basis that lions were probably scared of fire. 2 __________. So Richard had to come up with something else.

3 His next idea was to use a scarecrow. Richard hoped that he could trick the lions into thinking that there was a person there, but lions are pretty

clever. 3 __________. And then they went in to attack the farm animals.

good. 6 __________. He was also invited to talk at a conference in the

USA. 7 __________.

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A conflict used to

between the farmers and the lions.

The Masai are used to lions

their livestock.

The lions got used to

the scarecrow.

Richard used to

with things to see how they worked.

play

exist

attacking

seeing

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When he was a child, Richard used

The Masai people are used

The lions have never got used

Richard used

Richard is used

at conferences.

his father's cattle.

the sounds of lions at night.

the flashing lights

planes when they flew over the farm.

going on a plane to America.

in public now. He's given several talks

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Use the correct form of be or get.

I'm from Sweden, so I

Did it take you long to

I lived in the UK for years, but I never

I think I'll never

you used to life here now?

We didn't eat the food in China at first because we

used to it.

used to cold weather.

used to the food here?

used to driving on the left.

used to summer in January!

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Read about these people Jane met at her new school.

Brian gets angry all the time and he complains a lot. He's pretty ________ .

Barbara understands quickly and has lots of good ideas. She's very ________ .

Carla doesn't like taking risks. She's a very ________ person.

Dana's great because she makes her mind up really quickly – a really

Derek never has anything interesting to say – he's so ________ !

Imogen always has wonderful ideas, she's very ________ .

Ian wants everything and he wants it now! He's pretty _______ .

Oscar always knows where things are and what he has to do – he's

Use (✓) for the people she likes. Use (✗) for the people she doesn't like. Use (?) where it isn't clear.

Rita is someone you can trust, who makes good decisions – she's ________ .

________ girl.

very _______ .

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Brian gets angry all the time and he complains a lot. He's pretty

Barbara understands quickly and has lots of good ideas. She's very

Carla doesn't like taking risks. She's a very

Dana's great because she makes her mind up really quickly – a really

Derek never has anything interesting to say – he's so

Imogen always has wonderful ideas, she's very

Ian wants everything and he wants it now! He's pretty

Oscar always knows where things are and what he has to do – he's

Rita is someone you can trust, who makes good decisions – she's

girl.

very

bad-tempered

organised

dull

impatient

imaginative

decisive

responsible

bright

person.

cautious

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Briony only

Briony thinks you can put the brick on top of a

they don't fly away in the wind.

Mark thinks Briony is wrong about using the brick as a hammer to put

Briony accuses Mark of

Mark says the quiz is meant to demonstrate

Briony says that Mark shouldn't be

six ideas.

so that

when he says he can see a brain.

into a wall.

on himself.

people are.

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Paul intends to become a newspaper reporter.

Paul thinks he is going to fail his course.

Paul wants advice about how to be creative.

Sarah doesn't get why Paul is worried.

Sarah can see why Paul is worried.

Sarah believes that it is a bad thing to say you're not creative.

Sarah thinks that problems have correct solutions.

Sarah thinks people shouldn't criticise their own ideas.

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

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Hello everyone,

I'm 17 and I'm going to start university soon. I'm going to study journalism because I want to work in TV.

In the first semester, everyone has to do a course called 'Creative Thinking and Writing'. At first I thought it wouldn't be a problem – but now I'm really anxious because I'm not

Can anyone help me? Some tips on being creative would be good!

Paul

Thanks a lot!

Another problem is this: we come up with an idea and then we immediately think, 'Oh, that's no good.' We criticise our own thoughts and ideas before we give them a chance to grow! While you're thinking, just try to brainstorm ideas in an enjoyable way – then choose the best ideas later.

a creative person at all! I'm scared that I'm going to look stupid and that I won't pass the course, or else, I'll only get through it with great difficulty.

Hi Paul,

I read your post and can completely relate to it. I've been in exactly the same situation – I even did a journalism course, just like you. So here are my thoughts.

You say 'I'm not a creative person'. Look – everyone's creative! Denying your creativity is terrible. If you tell yourself you're not creative, you'll easily start to believe it. So, the first thing to do is: stop thinking like that! I'm no expert but I do want you to see that you are capable of thinking creatively. People sometimes talk about 'thinking outside the box' – you know, thinking in a different way – but actually, the only box is the way we've been brought up to see problems. A central obstacle to our ability to think outside the box is the assumption that there must always be a 'right' answer to a question or problem, and that limits creative thinking. So, try to stop seeing things as 'right' or 'wrong'.

And don't worry about looking stupid. If you try an idea and other people laugh at it, that's their problem, not yours. Try to look at the course as a way to have fun. Work hard, don't hold yourself back, do everything with enthusiasm and you'll be fine.

Anyway, enough from me. I hope these ideas help.

Sarah

The first thing to say is that if the course is any good, it'll start off by helping you with your problem! But I can understand why you're anxious.

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Read and choose.

I read your post and can completely relate to it.

I read about it recently.

This is definitely the best album they've ever made.

He'll probably win the prize.

You are capable of thinking creatively.

We got home at nine o'clock.

This is possibly the best work I've ever done.

You can choose the best ideas later.

Is the underlined adverb an adverb of time, manner, place or certainty?

I applied for the course, and, surprisingly, they accepted me!

You can buy most of the things you need locally.

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completely

easily

creatively

immediately

hard

What verbs to these words qualify? Where there are two options, answer in the order they appear in the text.

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Hi Paul,

I read your post and can completely relate to it. I've been in exactly the same situation – I even did a journalism course, just like you. So here are my thoughts.

The first thing to say is that if the course is any good, it'll start off by helping you with your problem! But I can understand why you're anxious.

Anyway, enough from me. I hope these ideas help.

Sarah

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in an enjoyable way

in an

in a

in an different way

in a horrible way

in a

friendly

with / without difficulty

with / without

with / without interest

with / without excitement

with / without

way

interesting

fear

surprise

strange

enthusiasm

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Use the expressions. There might be more than one possibility.

I really like football, so I went to the match with

The first time I met him, he looked at me in

The homework was easy – I did it without

Some of the people at the party were dressed in

It was a great programme and I watched it with

I don't really like parties, so I went to Cindy's without

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in an enjoyable way

in an interesting way

in a friendly way

in an different way

in a horrible way

in a strange way

with / without difficulty

with / without surprise

with / without fear

with / without interest

with / without excitement

with / without enthusiasm

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without other people knowing, you do it

that other people can hear or see, you do it

that other people can't hear or see, you do it

that you intended to do, you do it

that you didn't want to do, you do it

feeling stressed and without thinking properly, you do it

quickly, you do it

three times without a break, you do it three times

in secret

in public

in private

in a hurry

by accident

in a panic

on purpose

in a row

If you do something ...

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The two of us went into a room, alone, so that we could talk

He broke my phone and I'm really angry. I'm sure he did it

You shouldn't have behaved that way

I woke up late four days

I was very late so I had to leave the house

He was

I'm so sorry that I lost your papers – I left them on the bus

She did it late at night

. Everyone was staring.

because he couldn't find his mobile phone.

. No one knew anything.

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Emma sees a woman who

The woman works for

The woman is desperate because

Emma tries to help

When Emma gets an idea

Emma gets the keys out

Emma's really happy about

but she can't get the keys out.

the last thing the woman says.

is looking for something.

using something she got at a shop.

the owner of an art gallery.

she goes to a shop nearby.

she hasn't got a spare set of keys.

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, Michelle. I'm tired of how you criticise me

I know you told me before, but what's your name

Let's go for a walk in the park.

Come on, we're late!

, we're not late at all, we've got another fifteen

Your hair looks really stupid!

Oh,

all the time. You're really

A walk in the park? You

! It's raining!

, you know?

I don't feel like going out. Let's stay here and watch TV.

. You never want to go out.

out of order

can´t be serious

again

calm down

that's just it

give it a rest

minutes.

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The lights have stopped animals coming to the farm

I'm

She gave me an A minus, best I've ever got! So

. I just can't get the keys out.

Emma's such a nice person.

for good

creative thinking.

it's a good thing

it's all good

it's no good

not very good at

so far, so good

That's five words.

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for ever

It's not successful.

Everything is all right.

We have started but not finished, but everything has been OK until now.

not talented at

I'm/We're/You're lucky that...

Not very good at

So far, so good

It's all good

It's no good

It's a good thing

For good

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Listen, read and match.

Speaker 1

Speaker 2

It's fun to learn different forms of art.

It's good to meet people with the same interest.

It's fun to spend more time with your friends.

It will be useful for the future.

It's interesting to find out about painters from other times.

The teacher really helps you achieve good results.

It's good to practise sports in a club.

It brings out your creative side.

There are three extra statements that you do not need to use.

Speaker 5

Speaker 4

Speaker 3

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My parents were quite

everything I wanted to do.

My mother was very

everything in the right place.

I had five brothers and although we were often very difficult, I don't think she

was ever

Both my parents did everything they could to help us do

Use the words in the list. There are four extra words.

in life.

She always had our school things ready for us, even our cycling

best accident strict grow organised well private bad-tempered

panic soft helmets secret row imaginative public

when I was young. I couldn't do

. The house was always tidy with

They kept any arguments for when they were alone. They never argued in

My dad invented great games for us. He really was very

He was very calm. I never saw him in a

be done in

Once we helped him prepare a surprise party for my mum. Everything had to

so she wouldn't find out.

I think we were lucky to

up in such a family.

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few enthusiasm little living most live none surprise

Josh doesn't like boxing much, so he went to the boxing match without much

of my friends could come to the party; they were all away

on holiday.

When I was a child, I used to

Kyle has seen loads of films, but he's only read a

Penny has never got used to

Samya wanted to spend a

for the project.

more time on the photo selection

in London.

books.

away from her family.

Use the words in the list. There are two extra words.

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Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.

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Read and complete.

an imaginative person.

But you're

Oh, dear! This project is

What's the problem? You're usually

Don't be

pessimistic! I'm sure you can do it!

Oh! I'm

at drawing. This dog looks more like a bear!

write a poem.

a good writer. Can't you write one for me?

do that – but I'll help.

difficult.

Come on! Don't get

angry! Why don't you find a dog on the

Internet and copy it?

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That fast food place used to

my favourite French restaurant. (be)

music. (hear)

Pedro comes from Brazil, so he isn't used to

British food. (eat)

We live near the palace and we're very used to

royal family going past. (see)

I wonder if I'll ever get used to

members of the

in so much

jeans all the time when she was a student. (wear)

Use the correct form of the verb given (infinitive or –ing).

Sheila used to

My mother has finally got used to

When I first lived in a flat I couldn't get used to

the Internet on her phone. (have)

in such a beautiful place. (live)

When we arrived in London, we weren't used to

our neighbour's

traffic. (drive)

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Read and choose.

When I was young I

slippery so I

seeing me covered with mud and bruises.

Now I

I could

play outside with my friends. My mum

for hours, but she

me going out to ride my bike with them. Sometimes I was out

that, too. We often rode on mud tracks that

be used by motorcyclists, and they were often wet and

falling off my bike a lot. And so my mum

driving safely in my car and staying clean! I don't think

riding a bike again now.

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Julia is Mexican so she

My uncle's working in Berlin, so he had to

It never takes me long to

My father lived in Italy for years, but he never

the right.

My grandmother

very happy.

Bernard grew up in Norway. As a child he

I like warm weather. I could never

People in some parts of Japan

used to hot weather.

used to different food.

used to being in another country.

used to driving on

used to living in her small flat now, and she's

they happen quite often.

used to very cold winters.

used to skiing to school.

used to experiencing earthquakes –

Use the correct form of be or get.

On holiday, I went to the beach every day. That's something I could easily

used to!

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The horse jumped over all the barriers

The car was going too

The singer sang the song

Matty didn't do the test

My eyes

Sam worked really

. (easy)

for the police to catch up with. (fast)

. (beautiful)

enough to get top marks. (good)

became accustomed to the dim light. (slow)

to finish the job on time. (hard)

Use an adverb formed from the adjective in brackets.

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We really like Ms Philips, she teaches PE in an

We all jumped with

She came second, but she congratulated the winner in a

The fans screamed with

the stage.

Nobody understood the teacher's explanation of calculus, until he explained

it in a

of the cliff.

when the pop group walked onto

Harry told us a long, boring story which we listened to without much

fear

excitement

interest

friendly

surprise

different

enjoyable

when the door slammed.

way.

Fran started to shake with

when she looked over the edge

strange

way.

The dog was walking in a

way because he had hurt his paw.

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Mary / ask / her hairdresser / style / her hair / different

Jack / approach / lion / fear

Candy / carry / three suitcases / difficulty

The boys / eat / hamburgers / enthusiasm

Jerry / ride / horse / awkward

Helen / watch / football match / interest

Use adverbial phrases and make any other necessary changes.

fear.

difficulty.

way.

Helen

interest.

Jack

Candy

The boys

enthusiasm.

Jerry

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finish

I'll

project

definitely

the

Monday

immediately

you

it's

thing

good

that

came

your

view

understand

point

totally

and

Dan

hard

his

got

worked

top

homework

marks

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Adverbs

Learners often make word order errors with adverbs.

✗

You can easily find a hotel.

✓

You can find easily a hotel.

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Jo and Kate

would

hear

quietly

speaking

no one

were

them

job

creatively

always

think

have

your

you

walk

locally

home

live

can

ever

eaten

probably

pizza

the

this

I've

best

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Adverbs

Learners often make word order errors with adverbs.

✗

You can easily find a hotel.

✓

You can find easily a hotel.

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Complete the puzzle.

I learn quickly and easily.

If I say I'll do something, then I do it.

I get lots of new ideas.

I'm the best, by far!

I always think carefully before I do anything.

I'm sure of my abilities.

8 1 2 3 4 5 9 7

I don't sit around thinking for a long time.

I know where everything is.

I'm better at doing things than thinking about things.

Mystery word: 'I want it – and I want it now!'

Read what each person says and write the adjective to describe the person.

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She gets angry at everything I say.

Yes, he's a

She designs such different, interesting things!

Yes, she's very

Oh, I know, she's quite

Let's go to Australia for our holiday.

Oh yes – she's very

driver, usually.

Do you think she'll do what she promised?

Oh, be

. We haven't got enough money for that.

Use an appropriate adjective.

She thinks she's the best. I guess she's confident.

No, it's more than that – she's really

Hurry up!

OK. Don't be so

He isn't very interesting, is he?

No, he's a bit

, really.

He drives quite slowly.

dull imaginative arrogant responsible cautious

bad-tempered practical impatient

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No school today, the sun's shining, I'm with my friends –

It's really cold today.

. I think I'll finish in ten minutes.

I've apologised three times to her, but

Yes.

Use phrases with good.

Oh, no! This food is awful! Well, I guess I'm

She's not going to Australia just for a holiday – she's going there

at cooking.

– she's still angry

with me.

we're wearing our coats.

How are you getting on?

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Sorry, I can't stop and talk now – I'm

I made a mistake – I clicked the wrong button and deleted the file

I'm a nervous person – I don't think I could ever make a speech

Has any country ever won the World Cup three times

No one knew that the meetings were happening – they were held

I was so worried about being late that I started to do everything

on purpose

in secret

in public

in a row

in a panic

in a hurry

by accident

– in the shower, for example.

I only ever sing

in private

I'm sorry I broke it, but I promise you, I didn't do it

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Richard is a member of the Zulu tribe.

The tribe had problems because lions

were killing people.

Richard's first idea was to use fire to keep

the lions away.

The lions did not like a moving light.

To make his light, Richard used a battery

from an old motorbike.

Richard designed a light that flashed all night.

Lions no longer kill Richard's father's animals.

Because of his idea, Richard now teaches

at a college in the USA.

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

Read the article to check your answers.

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Lion Lights

1 Richard Turere is a member of the Masai tribe who

live in Central and East Africa. The Masai are

traditionally farmers and often keep cattle, an

important source of food and income for them. But

a problem is that lions sometimes come to the farms

and kill the cattle. The Masai are used to lions

attacking their livestock, but of course they aren't

happy about it. The only solution seemed to be to kill

the lions and this had some degree of success in terms of protecting their

cattle, but the Masai weren't very happy about doing that, either, because they were reducing the population of lions.

His first idea was to use fire, on the basis that lions were probably scared of fire. 2 __________. So Richard had to come up with something else.

3 His next idea was to use a scarecrow. Richard hoped that he could trick the lions into thinking that there was a person there, but lions are pretty

clever. 3 __________. And then they went in to attack the farm animals.

good. 6 __________. He was also invited to talk at a conference in the

USA. 7 __________.

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Read and match.

Einstein is known as the genius who

Not everybody knows that Einstein

Possibility thinking means

Einstein came up with an image

The image helped him

Possibility thinking only really works

Einstein felt that thinking in pictures

Einstein thought it was important

develop his Theory of Relativity.

to keep thinking until you get the answer.

first thought of the Theory of Relativity.

had things that he did to help him think freely.

was something very powerful.

of himself travelling on a beam of light.

moving away from the ways that we usually think.

if we practise it regularly.

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'The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.' Albert Einstein

For a lot of people, one of the best examples of creative genius was Albert Einstein, the physicist who came up with the Theory of Relativity, and by doing so, changed physics forever. However, what a lot of people don't know is that Einstein had specific techniques that he used to develop his ability to think creatively and freely.

Possibility thinking

But importantly, for possibility thinking to be effective, we have to give ourselves opportunities to practise it. Lots of people say that their 'thinking time' is when they're taking a bath, or when they're on the bus to work or school. But Einstein believed that it is important to devote a period of time every day to 'creative thinking': whatever problem or idea it is that interests you, set aside some time every day to thinking about it – concentrated thinking. And he was a great believer in images, too – he said that he often thought 'in a stream of pictures', and that this was a powerful way to think.

The main approach that Einstein took was something he called 'possibility thinking' – in other words, letting yourself imagine things that are often way outside reality, and pushing the limits of what you know. It means getting away from our familiar thoughts and ideas and trying to imagine many other possible things, no matter how incredible they might seem.

Time for creative thinking

Einstein had a special technique to do this, which he called 'the thought experiment'. This example of possibility thinking is simply an experiment that you do inside your own head. Perhaps the most famous thought experiment is the one that Einstein says he used to get himself on the path towards the Theory of Relativity. Einstein was interested in light and the speed of light and its relationship with time, so what he did was to imagine himself riding on a beam of sunlight. Now, that's an impossible thing to do, of course, but Einstein said that using his imagination like this allowed him to understand some of the relationships between light and time, and how they work.

Essentially, how we experience time depends on where we are and what we are doing. Einstein explained it as follows: 'When you're talking to a pretty girl, an hour seems like a minute. If you sit on a hot fire, a minute seems like an hour. That's relativity.'

Einstein also believed in thinking about a problem for a long time and not giving up: as he once said, 'I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.'

Einstein's thinking

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We use this phrase to introduce our main concern or problem.

We use this phrase to start talking about something the reader/listener already knows.

We use this word to give emphasis to what we are about to say.

We use this word to signal we're going to talk about something important.

you know that

Well

The thing is

Now

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Hi Becca,

[A] How are things with you? How's it going at university? I hope you're enjoying everything and not working too hard!

[B] Well, you know that I'm going to be doing my end-of-year exams soon, right? Just like you did all those years ago. Well, I'm writing to ask you for some advice. The thing is, I just can't get going with revision, because I'm really busy with lots of things at school and at home. Now, I know that revision's really, really important, but I'm finding that days are going past and I'm not fitting it in. It's really frustrating. I try to organise my time, but it's hopeless! I'm just useless at it. I also don't really have any techniques for it and I think I'll never come up with anything.

Marnie

[C] Have you got any tips you can give me?

[D] Now, I know you're busy too but I'm hoping you can find a few minutes to help your sweet younger sister out! The thing is, I don't know who else to ask.

See you soon I hope!

Love

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Use these phrases from the email.

there's a test tomorrow, right?

I'd like to give you some advice, but

, I'm no good at

So why am I writing?

revision myself!

of course!

, because you asked for my advice,

the thing is

you know that

well

now

Sandra –

, you might not like all these ideas, but I'm going to send

them anyway.

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Hi Becca,

[A] How are things with you? How's it going at university? I hope you're enjoying everything and not working too hard!

Marnie

[C] Have you got any tips you can give me?

[D] Now, I know you're busy too but I'm hoping you can find a few minutes to help your sweet younger sister out! The thing is, I don't know who else to ask.

See you soon I hope!

Love

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The main body of the email – the problem.

Explaining that you don't want to cause the person a lot of problems, and

why you're writing.

Saying what you want the reader to do.

Some personal exchange about the other person's life.

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Hi Becca,

[A] How are things with you? How's it going at university? I hope you're enjoying everything and not working too hard!

Marnie

[C] Have you got any tips you can give me?

[D] Now, I know you're busy too but I'm hoping you can find a few minutes to help your sweet younger sister out! The thing is, I don't know who else to ask.

See you soon I hope!

Love

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Use between 1 and 3 words.

Conversation 1

The man is trying to

his anorak but he can't. The woman offers to

help, but he decides to try again. Then he begins to

tells him to calm down. Then she tries but she can't

either. So he

so the woman

decides to

his head but it gets

photography and never wants to

again. The woman laughs.

Conversation 2

painting but the girl tries to persuade him not

A boy who is painting asks his friend for her opinion. She says it isn't

paints and brushes again.

to. But he says that he will

that good. The boy

his last one. Then she admits that

says that he's going to

Conversation 3

A woman needs to think of

for her company. She has to have

them for a meeting

morning, but she's stuck. And she's worried

because

o'clock and she might have to

late. Her friend

starts to tell her about

thinking, but she isn't interested so he

to it.

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Jean:

This is so frustrating!

No chance! I can't give up like that. That would be cheating.

Oh, that's OK. I always prefer to do them on my own, anyway. But I'm really stuck right now.

A crossword? I'm no good at those. I can't help you, I'm afraid.

OK then. Well, good luck, tell me when you've finished it!

What is it? What are you trying to do?

Well, if you're stuck, why don't you just look at the answers? No one will know!

I'm doing a crossword puzzle and I've only got three answers left to find.

Jean:

Marcus:

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Ella:

Oh, don't be like that. You're good at these things, usually.

Hello? James, is that you?

Well, now I give up. I was hoping you might help me! That's why I called.

I know I am. That's why I'm so frustrated. I've tried everything, but it's hopeless.

Hi, Ella. How are you? Are you doing the homework?

I'm stuck, too. I'll never get it right, I'm sure.

Sorry, but there you go. I'll see you tomorrow, Ella. Bye.

Yes, I am. Well, I'm trying to. But to be honest, I can't do it.

Ella:

James:

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This is terrible. I'm starting to panic!

Your hair looks awful!

You know,

It's so difficult to find a good babysitter these days.

, no one's available at short notice!

OK,

, it'll be OK.

Come on, write it down.

Honestly – my dad was an international footballer!

when you say things like that.

Oh,

Sorry, but how do you spell it

I'm going for a swim in the sea.

But it's freezing!

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Read and choose the most appropriate options.

Next month you're going to stay with an English-speaking family on an exchange programme. The family's mother has written to you and asked you to say if there's anything she needs to know about you before you go and stay. Write your response.

curry fans, I'm afraid I might have to pass! But otherwise, I'll eat

would be

spicy food. So if you are all

. (Oh, except mushrooms – sorry!)

First of all, I sometimes have trouble sleeping and that's especially true if the

Mrs Stevens,

for your really kind letter. It was nice to hear from you

and I'm really looking forward to meeting you next month.

because you asked me if there was

anything you should know before I come. Well, I'm quite an easy-going person,

so I don't think I'm going to be much trouble! But there are

things that I'd like you to know.

me, but I don't find it comfortable. So, if my room could be nice and dark, that

The other thing is food –

bedroom isn't very dark. When we go away, I sometimes take an eye-mask with

I hope this is helpful – please let me know if you need anything else before I arrive.

Roberta

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Read and choose the one in each pair that is more formal.

Great to hear from you!

I hope you're well.

How are things with you?

Is there anything else I can tell you?

What else do you want to know?

Thank you for your letter.

I think that's everything.

See you!

I hope to see you soon.

OK, I'm going to wrap up now.

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Listen to Paul talking about his childhood.

Choose the correct answers.

Paul with his sister and brother

Paul's mum with his dad

What did Paul think was great about how his parents raised him?

How did they treat his friends?

Paul with his parents

They weren't very strict with him.

They were always happy to play board games.

They always had clear expectations.

They wanted to know about them as people.

They were too interfering with them.

They weren't very friendly.

Who used to argue the most in his family home?

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Listen again and choose.

Paul doesn't remember his parents ever fighting.

Paul thinks his parents were too strict at times.

Paul couldn't join in with some of the conversations in the school playground.

Paul's parents encouraged him to be active.

Paul's dad would sometimes embarrass him.

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

True

False

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Read and put in order.

own

the

tablet

friends

vast

majority

board game

enough

tonight

players

got

for

haven't

that

fix

practical

anything

can

have

their

the

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listening

nothing

when

never

I'll

early

waking

used

get

teaches

White

way

chemistry

enjoyable

I've

music

enjoy

got

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Read and choose.

We didn't recognise him because he was wearing a

Steve is so

Knights carried a

Cyclists should wear

My dad's not very

He hasn't got any hair so he wears a

Don't be so

Her teachers says she's very

to protect their head.

. He can never make up his mind.

. I'll be ready to go in five minutes.

and should go on to university.

. He thinks he's better than all of us.

to protect themselves from arrows.

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Read and match.

My dad's not very strict.

Your homework's full of silly mistakes.

I had a really happy childhood.

He didn't do that by accident.

Bring your children up as well as you can.

She's a very secretive woman.

Our football team's doing really well.

Always try and do your best at school.

It will help you get ahead in life.

It will help them do well in life.

He did it on purpose.

She lives her life in private.

In fact he's quite soft actually.

They've won five games in a row now.

I grew up with a lot of love and care.

You did it in a hurry, didn't you?

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Dad:

Oscar:

OK, calm down. You always give up too easily.

That's a bit out of order. I'm only trying to help.

What's the matter, Oscar?

Music and art. That sounds perfect for you.

What do you mean, give up? What do you have to do?

No you're not. You just need a good idea.

Oscar:

I have to design a CD cover for my favourite band.

That's what I thought. But I'm useless.

Leave it out, Dad. Just leave me alone.

That's the problem, Dad. I just can't come up with anything. It's hopeless!

I know. I'm sorry, Dad. Maybe I just need a bit of a break.

It's this school art project. I give up.

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