Professional Documents
Culture Documents
1 Steven learned a lot about finance and made excellent decisions, so hes quite rich now. His life skill is ____________.
2 We work together to reach the same goal. Sometimes its not easy but its a great life skill. Its ____________.
3 My aunt set up her own business. She had to take some financial risks, but we all know shell be successful. Her life skills is ____________.
4 Mark has a very special skill, which is helping different people or groups who cant agree to find ways of ending the disagreement. His life
skill is ____________.
5 Some people think that Donnas personality is too strong, but I like her. Shes full of confidence and her life skill is: ____________.
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1 My brother and I disagree sometimes, but most of the time we get on / go out really well.
2 Sunday afternoons are my favourite because I get to hang out / split up with my friends.
3 Vinny loves when his neighbours go on holiday because he gets to meet up / look after their lovely dog, Spot!
4 Natalia and Monica seem to argue very often but they always make up / ask out.
5 If youre going to settle down / bring up a difficult subject, you have to be ready for what people will say.
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1 Your nationality / ethnicity is the group with whom you share the same culture and traditions.
3 Your nationality / peer group is based on the country you are a citizen of.
4 Your possessions / values are the things which you think are important in life and affect how you behave.
5 Your style / appearance is how you choose to dress, behave, and approach situations.
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4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Theres an online ad that annoys me whenever I see it. Its from a financial company that offers (1)__________ (to lend / to borrow) people
money so that they can enjoy life. It shows happy families (2) __________ (wasting / spending) a long summer in beautiful holiday locations.
It all looks wonderful, but I think it makes some people feel bad. It just (3) __________ (remembers / reminds) them of what they havent got,
and makes them want (4) __________ (to borrow / to lend) money, which might be very difficult for them to pay back. These financial
companies are dangerous. We should be happy with what we have. We should only spend the money we have worked for and (5)__________
(have won / have earned), and forget about things we cant afford.
Score __/5
Grammar
5 Circle the correct present perfect or past perfect form of the verbs.
1 Theyre excited because theyve just learnt / learn to write computer code.
3 Ive already saw / seen the photos you took. They look great!
5 She hadnt speak / spoken in public before she came to this school.
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6 Match the sentences 15 with the correct future tense usage, ae.
1 Youll make lots of new friends when you go backpacking. a future possibility ____
2 Kerry is going to do work experience at the local library next b future prediction ____
month.
c future continuous ____
3 Im helping Nick with his project tonight.
d present continuous for future ____
4 When I make some money, I might buy a new laptop.
e future intention ____
5 This time tomorrow, hell be taking his final exam!
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7 Use the information in brackets to write full sentences in the correct conditional tense.
1 If you / I wont / what happened / dont listen, / tell you /. (first conditional)
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
4 If she / she wouldnt / the answer / hadnt asked, / have known /. (third conditional)
____________________________________________________________
5 If he / would have / hadnt / he / caught the train / wasted time, /! (third conditional)
____________________________________________________________
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8 Choose the correct form of the active or passive voice to complete the paragraph.
Plastic (1) is used / was used for so many things these days but, unfortunately, it is not an environmentally friendly material. And, although
bioplastics (2) were inventing / were invented in recent decades, they are quite expensive to produce. However, a new type of bioplastic (3)
was developed / are developed a few years ago using food waste, such as rice and spinach. Its not clear whether this method (4) replaced /
will replace traditional bioplastics in the future but, so far, experts (5) like / liked what they see!
Score __/5
9 Choose the correct form of the verbs to complete the reported speech sentences.
1 She can get a credit card when shes 18. He said she ______ a credit card when she was 18. a) would get b) could get
2 Ive received a lot of junk mail. He said he ______ a lot of junk mail. a) had received b) has received
3 Theyll destroy all the important documents. He said they ______ all the important documents. a) had destroyed b) would destroy
4 You have to check for phishing and scams. He said we ______ for phishing and scams. a) has to check b) had to check
5 When are you going to change your password? He asked when I ______ my password. a) had changed b) was going to change
Score __/5
10 Complete the sentences with the relative or reflexive pronouns in the box.
4 The company got __________ into difficulty when its products failed.
5 They use celebrities __________ fame helps to sell the brand. Score __/5
Reading
Its been a very exciting evening here at the awards ceremony of The Dublin Film
Festival. My colleague, Becky Barlow, has already reported on all of this years big
Best Make-up was awarded to the popular action film, Exciting Times. The make-up
artist gave an emotional speech, but she refused to cry she told the audience that she
didnt want to ruin her make-up! After much laughter and applause, the next category
was announced. It was the prize for Best Score and it was awarded to the romanticcomedy,
Leo and Sue, for its excellent soundtrack. The celebrity who presented the
award admitted that this soundtrack had made him want to dance when he first heard it.
We moved on to the Best Costume Design award, which went to John Jones, the
costume designer on the historical drama, Family Tree, whose costumes have started
new trends across Europe and America. The award for Best Screenplay was given to
the writers of the teenage adventure film, Fifteen Teens, whose script was praised for
being original and funny. The two writers were asked whether it had been difficult to work
together on the script. They agreed that it had been a challenge at times, but insisted
that they had respected each others opinions and cooperated fully.
It was a night to remember, and thats all from me until next years film festival.
a) a family drama
b) an action film
2 What did the film Leo and Sue win an award for?
a) best script
b) best soundtrack
3 Who wanted to dance when he first heard the soundtrack for Leo and Sue?
a) set designer
b) costume designer
a) two
b) three
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Writing
13 Circle the correct future aspirations and future verb forms to complete the informal email.
Hi Auntie Pam,
Thanks so much for your email today, and for all the news. It was great to hear from you.
Wow, you had lots of questions for me! Well, Ive been thinking a lot about the future. My
friends are (1) going backpacking / doing backpacking this summer, but Ive decided to (2)
have work experience / do work experience at a local company instead. I have to (3) do / go
for an interview at their main office tomorrow. Wish me luck! Im interested in working in sales
and I think (4) Ill going to / Ill learn a lot while Im at this company.
When I finish school, Im planning to (5) get a degree / make a degree in business and
marketing. I wont have to (6) leaving home / leave home because the local university has
really good courses. Of course I want to (7) make money / made money, but its not the most
important thing to me. After college, I want to work for a company that lets me travel a lot. I
hope I (8) pass / apply my driving test next week, by the way! (9) Im go to / Im going to ask
Dad to give me some extra lessons before then. If Im lucky, he (10) might / mightnt buy me a
car.
Thats all for now, Auntie Pam. Take care, and say hi to everyone for me.
Love,
Sam
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Listening
a) that day
a) their family
b) their class
a) very much
a) Joe
b) Tom
5 What was Joes favourite thing?
Score __/5
1 Joe was pleased that the museum had modern things as well as old ones. T / F
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Speaking
STUDENT A
a) Tell Student B that you are not sure whether people naturally have certain life skills, or whether they can
be learned at any time in life. Offer your own ideas on this with regard to the following skills:
- conflict resolution
- self-awareness
- problem-solving
Try to think of examples to support your ideas. Invite Student B to share his or her ideas with you.
b) Now Student A is going to give her or her opinion, and agree or disagree with yours. Student B,could
End the exercise by deciding together whether these life skills can be learned even if a person doesnt
Score __/10
Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100
Speaking
STUDENT B
a) Tell Student A that you are not sure whether people naturally have certain life skills, or whether they can
be learned at any time in life. Offer your own ideas on this with regard to the following skills:
- active listening
- assertiveness
- creative thinking
- negotiation
Try to think of examples to support your ideas. Invite Student A to share his or her ideas with you.
b) Now Student A is going to give her or her opinion, and agree or disagree with yours. Student A, you
End the exercise by deciding together whether these life skills can be learned even if a person doesnt
Score __/10
Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100
Vocabulary
1 Complete the sentences with the life skills in the box. There are three extra life skills.
1 Steven learned a lot about finance and made excellent decisions, so hes quite rich now. His life
skill is ____________.
2 We work together to reach the same goal. Sometimes its not easy but its a great life skill. Its
____________.
3 My aunt set up her own business. She had to take some financial risks, but we all know shell be
4 Mark has a very special skill, which is helping different people or groups who cant agree to find
5 Some people think that Donnas personality is too strong, but I like her. Shes full of confidence and
Score __/5
1 My brother and I disagree sometimes, but most of the time we ________ really well.
3 Vinny loves when his neighbours go on holiday because he gets to ________ their lovely dog,
Spot!
4 Natalia and Monica seem to argue very often, but they always ________.
5 If youre going to ________ a difficult subject, you have to be ready for what people will say.
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1 Tori has excellent ____________ and principles. She knows what is important in life and has high
standards.
2 Saeed and I are part of the same cultural group. That means we share the same ____________.
3 The survey asks whether you are male or female. You have to state your ____________.
4 Luna has a unique ____________.The clothes she wears and the way she behaves make her
stand out.
5 Some people have two ____________, which means they have two passports.
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4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in the box.
Theres an online ad that annoys me whenever I see it. Its from a financial company that offers (1)
____________ people money so that they can enjoy life. It shows happy families (2) ____________ a
long summer in beautiful holiday locations. It all looks wonderful, but I think it makes some people feel
bad. It just (3) ____________ them of what they havent got, and makes them want (4) ____________
money, which might be very difficult for them to pay back. These financial companies are dangerous.
We should be happy with what we have. We should only spend the money we have worked for and (5)
Score __/5
Grammar
5 Complete the sentences with the correct present perfect or past perfect form of the verbs in the
brackets.
1 Theyre excited because they____________ just ____________ (learn) to write computer code.
3 I ____________ already ____________ (see) the photos you took. They look great!
5 She ____________ (not speak) in public before she came to this school.
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2 Kerry is going to do work experience at the local library next month. ____________
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7 Complete the sentence with the correct form of the conditional tense in brackets.
1 If you ____________ (not listen), I ____________ (not tell) you what happened. (first conditional)
2 If I ____________ (meet) him, maybe I ____________ (give) him a hug. (second conditional)
(second conditional)
4 If she ____________ (not ask), she ____________ (not know) the answer. (third conditional)
5 If he ____________ (not waste) time, he ____________ (catch the train! (third conditional)
Score __/5
8 Choose the correct form of the active or passive voice to complete the paragraph.
Plastic (1) is used / are used / was used for so many things these days but, unfortunately, it is not an
environmentally friendly material. And, although bioplastics (2) were inventing / are invented / were
invented in recent decades, they are quite expensive to produce. However, a new type of (3)
bioplastic is developed / was developed / are developed a few years ago using food waste, such as
rice and spinach. Its not clear whether this method (4) replaces / replaced / will replace traditional
bioplastics in the future but, so far, experts (5) like / liked / liking what they see!
Score __/5
9 Complete the reported speech sentences with the correct form of the verbs.
1 She can get a credit card when shes 18. He said she ____________ a credit card when she was
18.
2 Ive received a lot of junk mail. He said he ____________ a lot of junk mail.
3 Theyll destroy all the important documents. He said they ____________ all the important
documents.
4 You have to check for phishing and scams. He said we ____________ for phishing and scams.
5 When are you going to change your password? He asked when I ____________ my password.
Score __/5
10 Complete the sentences with the correct relative or reflexive pronoun from the box. There are
4 The company got ________ into difficulty when its products failed.
Score __/5
Reading
Its been a very exciting evening here at the awards ceremony of The Dublin Film
Festival. My colleague, Becky Barlow, has already reported on all of this years big
Best Make-up was awarded to the popular action film, Exciting Times. The make-up
artist gave an emotional speech but she refused to cry she told the audience that she
didnt want to ruin her make-up! After much laughter and applause, the next category
was announced. It was the prize for Best Score and it was awarded to the romanticcomedy,
Leo and Sue, for its excellent soundtrack. The celebrity who presented the
award admitted that this soundtrack had made him want to dance when he first heard it.
We moved on to the Best Costume Design award, which went to John Jones, the
costume designer on the historical drama, Family Tree, whose costumes have started
new trends across Europe and America. In his acceptance speech, Jones said that his
grandmothers style had inspired his designs, and he dedicated the award to her. The
award for Best Screenplay was given to the writers of the teenage adventure film,
Fifteen Teens, whose script was praised for being original and funny. The two writers
were asked whether it had been difficult to work together on the script. They agreed that
it had been a challenge at times, but insisted that they had respected each others
It was a night to remember, and thats all from me until next years film festival.
1 This online article is ________.
a) the soundtrack
b) the screenplay
a) an action film
b) a historical drama
a) every year
b) every month
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___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
3 What did the soundtrack to Leo and Sue make the presenter want to do?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
5 What kind of film was Fifteen Teens, and what was the writing like?
___________________________________________________________________________
Score __/10
Writing
13 You are going to write an email. Your aunt or uncle who lives overseas has sent you an email
asking what your plans are for the future. Write a short reply (approximately 150170 words):
i) opening with an informal greeting and thanking him or her for the email;
ii) describing what your aspirations are in the immediate future (e.g. for the summer holidays) and also
in the longer term (what you want to do in the coming years) and
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__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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Listening
Score __/5
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Score __/5
Speaking
STUDENT A
a) Tell Student B that you are not sure whether people naturally have certain life skills, or whether they can
be learned at any time in life. Offer your own ideas on this with regard to the following skills:
- conflict resolution
- self-awareness
- problem-solving
Try to think of examples to support your ideas. Invite Student B to share his or her ideas with you.
b) Now Student A is going to give her or her opinion, and agree or disagree with yours. Student B could
End the exercise by deciding together whether these life skills can be learned even if a person doesnt
Score __/10
Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100
Speaking
STUDENT B
a) Tell Student A that you are not sure whether people naturally have certain life skills, or whether they can
be learned at any time in life. Offer your own ideas on this with regard to the following skills:
- active listening
- assertiveness
- creative thinking
- negotiation
Try to think of examples to support your ideas. Invite Student A to share his or her ideas with you.
b) Now Student A is going to give her or her opinion, and agree or disagree with yours. Student A could
End the exercise by deciding together whether these life skills can be learned even if a person doesnt
Score __/10
Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100
Vocabulary
1 Steven learned a lot about finance and made excellent decisions, so hes quite rich now. His life
2 We work together to reach the same goal. Sometimes its not easy but its a great life skill. Its
c____________.
3 My aunt set up her own business. She had to take some financial risks, but we all know shell be
4 Mark has a very special skill, which is helping different people or groups who cant agree to find
5 Some people think that Donnas personality is too strong, but I like her. Shes full of confidence and
Score __/5
1 My brother and I disagree sometimes, but most of the time we ____________ really well.
3 Vinny loves when his neighbours go on holiday because he gets to ____________ their lovely dog,
Spot!
4 Mr and Mrs Thomson seem to argue very often but they always ____________.
5 If youre going to ____________ a difficult subject, you have to be ready for what people will say.
Score __/5
1 Your ________ is the group with whom you share the same culture and traditions.
4 Your ________ are the things which you think are important in life and affect how you behave.
5 Your ________ is how you choose to dress, behave, and approach situations.
Score __/5
4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There are three extra
verbs.
Theres an online ad that annoys me whenever I see it. Its from a financial company that offers (1)
____________ people money so that they can enjoy life. It shows happy families (2) ____________ a
long summer in beautiful holiday locations. It all looks wonderful, but I think it makes some people feel
bad. It just (3) ____________ them of what they havent got, and makes them want (4) ____________
money, which might be very difficult for them to pay back. These financial companies are dangerous.
We should be happy with what we have. We should only spend the money we have worked for and (5)
Score __/5
Grammar
5 Complete the sentences with the correct present perfect or past perfect form of the verbs in the
box.
1 Theyre excited because they ____________ just ____________ to write computer code.
3 I ____________ already ____________ the photos you took. They look great!
Score __/5
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1 If you dont listen, I wouldnt tell you what happened. (first conditional)
__________________________________________________________________________
2 If I will meet him, maybe I would give him a hug. (second conditional)
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
4 If she hadnt asked, she wouldnt have knew the answer. (third conditional)
__________________________________________________________________________
5 If he hadnt waste time, he would have caught the train! (third conditional)
Score __/5
8 Complete the paragraph with the correct active or passive form of the verbs in brackets.
Plastic (1) ________ (use) for so many things these days but, unfortunately, it is not an environmentally
friendly material. And, although bioplastics (2) ________ (invent) in recent decades, they are quite
expensive to produce. However, a new type of bioplastic (3) ________ (develop) recently using food
waste, such as rice and spinach. Its not clear whether this method (4) ________ (replace) traditional
bioplastics in the future but, so far, experts (5) ________ (like) what they see!
Score __/5
He said _________________________________________________________________.
He said _________________________________________________________________.
He said _________________________________________________________________.
He said _________________________________________________________________.
He asked ________________________________________________________________.
Score __/5
Score __/5
Reading
Its been a very exciting evening here at the awards ceremony of The Dublin Film
Festival. My colleague, Becky Barlow, has already reported on all of this years big
Best Make-up was awarded to the popular action film, Exciting Times. The make-up
artist gave an emotional speech but she refused to cry she told the audience that she
didnt want to ruin her make-up! After much laughter and applause, the next category
was announced. It was the prize for Best Score and it was awarded to the romanticcomedy,
Leo and Sue, for its excellent soundtrack. The celebrity who presented the
award admitted that this soundtrack had made him want to dance when he first heard it.
Then, to the delight of the audience, he started dancing on stage and the crowd loved it
We moved on to the Best Costume Design award, which went to John Jones, the
costume designer on the historical drama, Family Tree, whose costumes have started
new trends across Europe and America. In his acceptance speech, Jones said that his
grandmothers style had inspired his designs, and he dedicated the award to her. The
award for Best Screenplay was given to the writers of the teenage adventure film,
Fifteen Teens, whose script was praised for being original and funny. The two writers
were asked whether it had been difficult to work together on the script. They agreed that
it had been a challenge at times, but insisted that they had respected each others
It was a night to remember, and thats all from me until next years film festival.
b) Exciting Times
c) Family Tree
a) a romantic comedy
b) an action film
c) a historical drama
3 The presenter said the Leo and Sue soundtrack had made him want to ______.
a) laugh
b) cry
c) dance
b) America
a) next year
b) next month
c) next week
Score __/10
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2 Why did the audience laugh when the Best Make-up award was presented?
___________________________________________________________________________
3 What did the presenter of the Best Score award do that the audience loved?
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Score __/10
Writing
13 You are going to write an email. Your aunt or uncle who lives overseas has sent you an email
asking what your plans are for the future. Write a short reply (approximately 150170 words)
using informal language and describing your short-term and long-term aspirations.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
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Listening
14 Listen and circle the correct answers.
a) cousins
b) classmates
c) brothers
a) voluntary work
b) a class project
c) a class trip
a) modern
b) old
c) boring
a) light
b) fun
c) useful
a) driverless cars
b) smart materials
c) wearable gadgets
Score __/5
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3 Why does Toms dad think that Joe probably liked the inventions?
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Score __/5
Speaking
STUDENT A
a) Tell Student B that you are not sure whether people naturally have certain life skills, or whether they can
be learned at any time in life. Offer your own ideas on this with regard to the following skills:
- conflict resolution
- self-awareness
- problem-solving
Try to think of examples to support your ideas. Invite Student B to share his or her ideas with you.
b) Now Student A is going to give her or her opinion, and agree or disagree with yours. Student B could
End the exercise by deciding together whether these life skills can be learned even if a person doesnt
Score __/10
Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100
Speaking
STUDENT B
a) Tell Student A that you are not sure whether people naturally have certain life skills, or whether they can
be learned at any time in life. Offer your own ideas on this with regard to the following skills:
- active listening
- assertiveness
- creative thinking
- negotiation
Try to think of examples to support your ideas. Invite Student A to share his or her ideas with you.
b) Now Student A is going to give her or her opinion, and agree or disagree with yours. Student A could
End the exercise by deciding together whether these life skills can be learned even if a person doesnt
Score __/10
Vocabulary __/20
Grammar __/30
Reading __/20
Writing __/10
Listening __/10
Speaking __/10
TOTAL __/100