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Pearson Education S.A. The Publisher would like to acknowledge María Alicia
Av. Belgrano 615 piso 11º Maldonado for the authorship of these tests as well as
C1092AAG Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. for her adaptation and pedagogical supervision of the
What’s Up? 3rd edition series.
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Pearson Education S.A. The Publisher would like to acknowledge María Alicia
Av. Belgrano 615 piso 11º Maldonado for the authorship of these tests as well as
C1092AAG Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina. for her adaptation and pedagogical supervision of the
What’s Up? 3rd edition series.
www.pearsonelt.com.ar

© Pearson Education S.A. 2016

The publisher would like to thank the following for their
kind permission to reproduce their photographs:
Publisher Anne-Sophie Vignolles

Editor Paula Czajka Fotolia: P13 Monkey Business, P16 Ruslan Solntsev,
P18 Catalin Soare, P20 brizardh, P22 foto4440, P23
Design El Ojo del Huracán® ysbrandcosijn, P24 Mariusz Blach, Voyagerix, Jörg
Hüttenhölscher, ave_mario, P26 WavebreakMediaMicro,
Cover design El Ojo del Huracán® P28 WavebreakMediaMicro, Syda Productions,
 jorgophotog
 jorgophotograph,
raph, ZoneCr
ZoneCreative,
eative, Yakobc
YakobchukOle
hukOlena,
na, yanlev,
yanlev,
Production Damián Marrapodi
P30 Monkey Business, mariiya, P32 puckillustrations,
Manuel López
Lisa F. Young, P33 Heliosphile, tataks, charlottelake,
pbombaert, blew_f, P34 EBFoto, P35 EBFoto, P36
vmiloserdof1981, P37 Andrey Armyagov, rh2010,
Sergey Nivens, Happy monkey, YakobchukOlena, P38
RetroColoring.com, dmitryshlyahov, P39 Seamartini
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Assessment is an integral part of the teaching and
learning cycle. Classroom interactions provide
teachers with varied instances suitable to evaluate
students’ progress and teachers’ own achievements as
their mentors. A communicative ELT classroom is to
provide an atmosphere of authentic English language
use, or what we call a “classroom of communication”,
ie we use English for everyday real communication, not
 just to practis
practise
e English
English for future
future possible
possible use.
Teachers’ aim, as mentors, is to show students how
much they are learning so as to encourage them to
go on trying and learning as much as they are capable
of doing. The well-known assessment washback
effect  explains what students pay attention to and how
they approach the subject being studied. Therefore,
assessment can promote or inhibit the learning.
In order to enhance learning, it is advisable to use
continuous assessment , which provides teachers
with opportunities to give immediate feedback while
they evaluate following the same procedures used to
introduce the linguistic contents, as well as the learning
and communicative strategies,
strategies, as skills develop.
From an experiential and holistic view of language,
which understands cognitive and socio-functional
aspects of communication as paramount, assessment is
carried out by means of contextualised use of language.
It is also necessary to have some instance of formal
assessment which measures learning through the
performance of previously taught linguistic content
which is context embedded .
There are many arguments for and against testing .
The main drawback attributed to tests is the state of
nervousness and anxiety  students are in when facing a
testing instance. It is argued that this anxiety deprives
students of the possibility of using their critical thinking
to solve the language problems presented. Some other
opinions support the idea that students study for the
test and then forget what they have learnt.
On the other hand, students deserve the opportunity  to
be tested. They need to have a feeling of achievement
and, why not, they also deserve to be challenged  and
to be given the opportunity to fail and thus develop
resilience. The emotions tests arise on students very
much depend on teachers’ feedback. That is what
makes the big difference. A positive, encouraging
response shows students that their effort pays off.
Moreover, the teacher’s and classmates’ feedback
are a great source of improvement. Feedback will
help individual students to reflect upon the errors
they have made and it will provide them with various
possibilities for recreating their systematisation and
retention strategies. Feedback should be an instance
of learning and never an instance of highlighting
learners’ errors.
The set of tests offered includes:
> a diagnostic-prognostic test which identifies what
learners have achieved or learnt after having
finished the Starter  level
 level of the What’s Up?  series.
 series.
Teachers will be able to identify the starting point in
Our view of tests
order to move onto new contents and skills , using
what students have already learnt as a springboard
for acquiring new contents, improving already learnt
skills and developing new ones. This test is meant
to be encouraging, showing students how much
English they already know (there is nothing more
motivating than success). The support provided
balances the demands of the problems presented.
> six progress tests – to see how learners improve
their performance as classroom practice advances.
A test after each unit measures achievement,
focusing on contents taught and skills developed
throughout. It enables teachers to redirect teaching
according to students’ performance. In order to
be valid, reliable and fair, these tests have been
prepared using the same procedure followed
during the teaching process. Students do not feel
threatened by the evaluation experience. If students
are familiar with the procedure and the demands
of the tests are up to their level of achievement , the
results will be mostly rewarding and encouraging.
Both teachers and students will have a sense of
achievement which will trigger further enthusiasm
to go on working together.
Results also provide information about aspects of
the teaching and learning process which may not be
working adequately. This can be discussed in class
and improved for future work.
> an integrative test every two units, which will help
students and teachers to recycle knowledge .
Resorting to previously presented material triggers
a better awareness of the idea of language being
meaningful in context, to serve as a real means of
authentic communication. Integrative tests focus on
students’ strengths so that they become aware of
how much they can do  with language.
> an integrative achievement test (including contents
presented in all units as a final review) to give both
teachers and students information about the success
achieved by the end of the year course.
Reading comprehension tests
Reading opens our minds to incredible spaces. It can
help us to dream of not yet created realities . If we
really learn how to read, understanding that there is
always a hidden secret under the lines, we will develop
our imagination, lateral thinking and creativity. We will
plunge into the story and become part of it. Moreover,
nobody will be able to give us the story already
processed for us to swallow it without  even tasting its
essence.
The reading comprehension tests aim at helping
students to become re-creators of their content while
they enjoy playing with reality and transforming it .
This is the reason why they are not graded. It is not
important to have a number as feedback. What matters
is that both students and teachers think and reflect
upon the magic of reading .
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DIAGNOSTIC TEST

1 a. Read and choose the correct

correct option.
I 1am / is / are Justin
are Justin and she 2am / is / are Maggie.
are Maggie. We 3am / is / are students
are students 4in / at / on West
on West School. It
5
am / is / are big
are big and modern. Our favourite subject 6am / is / are Geogra
are Geography.
phy. Miss Vaugh 7am / is / are
our teacher. 8He / She / It is
It is great! Her lessons 9am / is / are interesting
are interesting 10or / and / because fun.

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b. Use the clues

clues to ask about Justin. Then answer.
answer.

1. Justin / a teacher Is Justin a teacher? No, he isn’t.

2. Maggie / Justin’s friend
3. Maggie and Justin / at university
4. West School / old
5. Miss Vaugh / their mother
6. her lessons / fun

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2 a. Read and choose the

the correct
correct option.
Hi! I’m Sergio and I’m from Posadas. 1It is / He is the
is the capital city of Misiones. I 2study / studies at
studies at Guaraníes
School. 3Your / My  favourite
 favourite subject is History.
I 4has got / have got two favourite friends. 5They / He are Gastón and Felipe. 6You / We have a great time at school.
I 7lives / live in
live in a big house. 8There are / They are four
are four bedrooms and two bathrooms in my house. 9There is /
There are a
are a bed and a desk in my bedroom. My 10favourite things / things favourite are
favourite  are my computer and my
skateboard. I 11always go / go always to
always  to the club 12at / on Saturdays.
on Saturdays. I 13do / go karate there. Mr Kishimura is
my karate coach.14He / She is
She is very strong. He 15can’t / can break boards with his hands.

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b. Put the questions about Sergio in order.

order. Then answer.
answer.

1. from / Sergio / is / where / ?

2. capital / is / Salta / city / Posadas / the / of / ?
3. school / what / the / name / is / of / the / ?
4. Sergio / at / work / does / school / ?
5. house / his / big / is / ?
6. bedrooms / there / two / his / are / house / in / ?
7. favourite / what / his / are / things / ?
8. often / go / he / club / how / does / the / to / ?
9. Kishimura / is / who / Mr / ?
10. do / what / he / can / ?

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3 Look at Susan’
Susa n’ family tree. Complete with: have / has got and possessive
adjectives. Then write the names.

Alfred Agnes

Charles Susan

Ingrid Henry

Hi! I’m Susan and this is 1

 family. I 2  a small family. Charles and I 3
two children. 4  names are Ingrid and Henry. They 5  a pet. 6  name is
Fido. It 7  big eyes and small ears.
Ingrid loves 8  grandmother, Agnes. Henry always plays cards with 9
 grandfather,
Alfred. 10 you a big family?

1. Henry’s father:
2. Agnes’ daughter:
3. Charles’ and Susan’s son:
4. Susan’s mother:
5. The children’s grandparents:

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4 Use the words in the cloud to complete the chart. Then write one more item in
each category.
Day of the week Weather

Colour Room of the house

Food Number

Favourite thing Part of the body

Drink Furniture

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5 Use the clues to ask and answer about abilities.

1. Super girl / swim

2. dogs / fly
3. a baby boy / smoke
4. you / speak Spanish
5. your classmates / write

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1 a. Read about Fernando and complete the card.

Hello! I’m Fernando Falco. I’m 13 years old and I’m a student in year 1 at Belgrano School in Santa Fe,
Argentina. We are 30 students in the class. We study in the morning. Classes are from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
We have 8 obligatory subjects: History, Science, Maths, Spanish, PE, English, ICT and Civic Education. Music,
Art and Yoga are optional. Our favourite subjects are Music and Yoga because we can relax and feel good.
There are different clubs in the afternoon. We can play instruments, write poems or perform acrobatics.
Our school is 100 years old, but it has got very modern equipment. There is a modern computer lab, where
we can surf the net to find information. The library is very old, but it has got new books too. It is on the first
floor. My favourite place at school is the Science lab because we can do experiments there. Mr Gomez, our
Science teacher, is my favourite teacher too. He is very strict, but his classes are great.
I love the school canteen. We sometimes have lunch there. Salads and veggie sandwiches are wonderful!

  School
  Name
  Surname
Age
  Class
Favourite subjects
Favourite place
Favourite teacher
Classes start
Classes finish

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b. Use the clues to ask questions and answer them.

1. Fernando / a teacher Is Fernando a teacher? No, he isn’t.
2. classes / morning
3. Maths / optional subject
4. library / modern
5. Mr Gomez / strict
6. computer lab / modern

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c. Put the questions in order.

1. old / Fernando / how / is / ?
2. classes / time / are / what / ?
3. clubs / the / when / are / ?
4. favourite / who / Fernando’s / teacher / is / ?
5. library / is / where / the / ?

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3 d. Match the questions from Exercise 1c with these answers.

a. On the first floor.
b. Mr Gomez.
c. From 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
d. In the afternoon.
e. He’s 13.
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2 Complete the crossword with the missing words.

1. We have lessons in the ... .
2. We have lunch in the ... .
3. We do PE in the ... .
4. We can read in the ... .
5. We do experiments in the ... .

 5

 4

 1

 2

 3

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3 Complete the email with the correct prepositions or articles.

NEW MESSAGE +  

From: Elsie
 –
To: Class
Subject: Meeting

Hi!
Our meeting is 1  Wednesday 2  4:00 o’clock 3  the
afternoon. Remember to bring 4  orange paper and 5  black marker
for 6  invitation poster.
Classes start 7  April.
Let’s meet 8
 room 6 (It’s 9  the first floor) 10  midday.
Elsie, your YOGA teacher

Send A +

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1 Complete the text with the words from the box.

After that cooks decorate finally First have (x2) invite open opens prepare
put puts Then wear

Hi! I’m Ingrid and I’m from Sweden. Christmas is a traditional celebration in my house. Every year,
we 1  a big party. We 2
 our grandparents, Aunt Astrid, Uncle Olaf and my cousins, Alexia
and Odin. We 3  the house in red and 4  candles and stars on the windows. Father
5  Santa Claus at the door and my brother and I 6  the green Christmas tree with lots
of lights. We 7  new clothes and Mother 8  special food. 9 , we 10
dinner.11 , there are fireworks. 12 , we 13
 the presents. And 14 ,
Dad 15  the champagne and we eat lots of sweets.

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2 Now put the words in order to find out about another celebration.
1. is / Mother’s Day / home / special / always / a / at / day / .

2. cooks / favourite / always / Mum’s / Grandma / dish / .

3. ice-cream / usually / dessert / we / for / eat / .

4. sister / my / sometimes / photos / lots / takes / of / .

5. have / always / time / we / great / a / .

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3 a. Read the mail. Then confirm and correct the information.

NEW MESSAGE +  
 –
From: Jun Liu
To: New friends

Hi friends!
I’m Jun Liu and I live in Korea. My favourite celebration is Chu-Suk. It is a very important holiday in Korea. It is in August. People go to their
hometowns and the whole family gives thanks to our ancestors for the harvest.
People celebrate for three days. On the first day, we prepare a lot of food. My mum and aunts cook rice, soup, fish, meat and lots of
vegetables. We wear Han-Bok (traditional clothes). Men wear Baji-jegori (pants) and Jegori (jacket), and women wear Chimajegori (skirt)
and Jegori. These clothes have got a lot of colours: red, green, yellow, white. On the second day, we do Je-Sa, which is the rite to give thanks
to our ancestors. We eat the food we prepare. This is my favourite part of the celebration! Adults usually talk about their lives and work. On
the third day, everybody goes back home. We are happy because we see our families.
The only problem is traffic jams, because there are too many cars on the roads.
Cheers, Jun Liu

Send A +

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1. Jun Liu lives in London.

Does Jun Liu live in London? No, he doesn’t. He lives in Korea.
2. Diwali is his favourite celebration.

3. People celebrate for 10 days.

4. They prepare food before they see their family.

5. Jun Liu wears Chimajegori.

6. They eat after they go home.

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5 b. Complete the questions about Chu-Suk.

1. is Chu-Suk important? It is important in Korea.
2. do they celebrate it? They celebrate it in August.
3. do people wear? They wear traditional clothes.
4. does Jun Liu love? Jun Liu loves the second day.
5. are people happy? Because they see their families.

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4 Write about you.

 How often do you …
1. … read an e-book?

2. … go to the cinema?

3. … have breakfast?

4. … do homework in class?

5. … celebrate Christmas in March?

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REVIEW

1 a. Read and choose the correct option.

Hi! I’m Patricio and I’m a student 1at / in / on year 1 2at / in / on Patrol School in Resistencia, Chaco. We study
3
at / in / on the morning. Classes are from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. We 4have / has / are obligatory subjects and
optional subjects. And there are different clubs 5at / in / on 3:00 p.m.
I 6usually has / have usually / usually have  lunch with my friends in the school canteen. My friend Lisa
7
comes sometimes / sometimes often / sometimes comes  with me.
The school anniversary is 8at / in / on November 5th. Ms Hender, the Art teacher, 9organises always /
never organises / always organises a festival. We 10helps / help / have her with the decoration of the room.
That is a special day!

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1 b. Find, circle and write 5 questions about Patricio.

Where does Patricio study? Who is

What clubs? the are When the
time How often does Lisa art
are classes? Patricio? with eat teacher?

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1 c. Now read these answers and write the corresponding question from Exercise 1b.
1. ?
In Resistencia.
2. ?
Ms Hender.
3. ?
From 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
4. ?
In the afternoon.
5. ?
Sometimes.

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2 d. Confirm and correct the information about Patricio.

1. Patricio is a teacher.
Is Patricio a teacher? No, he isn’t. He is a student.
2. Patrol School is in Corrientes.

3. Clubs are in the morning.

4. Patricio always has lunch in the canteen.

5. Students organise the School Anniversary celebration.

6. Ms Hender helps the students.

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2 Use the words in the cloud to complete the chart.

People at school School subjects

Special days Meals

  Adjectives

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3 a. Put the text in order. Learn about Harry’s day.
a. Then, I do my homework.
b. I get home from school at 5:30.
c. Finally, I go to bed and read my favourite book.
d. First, I drink a glass of milk and
e. I always do a lot of things at home.
f. After dinner, I wash the dishes.
g. eat some biscuits.
h. After that, I help Mum with dinner.
i. I always have dinner with Mum and Dad.
 j. Before we eat dinner I have a shower.

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b. Use the clues to ask questions about Harry. Then answer them.

1. What time / get home from school

2. What / drink

3. Who / help with dinner

4. When / have a shower

5. Where / go / after wash the dishes

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4 Match the columns.

1. watch a. candles
2. listen b. special clothes
3. wear c. to jazz music
4. make d. my favourite TV programme
5. blow e. a cake

/5

5 Use the words from Exercise 4 to write about you. How often do you do that?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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6 Complete with the words from the box.

good hard nice Secondary strict

I’m a student at Park 1

 School. I love my school because people are really 2
. Teachers
are 3 , but kind. My favourite subject is Maths. It’s 4 , but very interesting. My best
friend is Arantxa. She is a very 5  student!
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1 a. Read the interview and put the words in order.

Interviewer: So, Agatha, tell us about your routine. 1you / where / work / do / ?

Agatha: in / I / natural / animals’ / work / habitats / .

2

Interviewer: you / a / are / ranger / forest / ?

3

Agatha: No! 4photographer / am / a / I / .

Interviewer: you / what / photograph / do / ?

5

Agatha: Wild animals in their natural habitats.

Interviewer: you / get / can / wild / near / animals / ?
6

Agatha: No! 7mustn’t / we / get / animals / wild / near / .

It’s dangerous!
must / we / special / use / cameras / .
8

Interviewer: animal / favourite / what / your / is / ?

9

Agatha: The tiger. 10run / can / up / and / fast / it / trees / climb / .

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1 b. Use the clues to write questions about Agatha. Then match them with the
answers.
1. What / she / photograph

2. she / get near animals

3. Where / she / work

4. What / photographers / use

5. she / forest ranger

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a. In animals’ natural habitats.

b. No, she isn’t. She’s a photographer.
c. Wild animals in their habitats.
d. No, she can’t. Wild animals are dangerous.
e. They must use special cameras.

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2 Read the text and complete with the words from the box.

can kill can swim the desert in the jungle must respect

Wild animals live in their habitats. Whales, dolphins and sharks live in the ocean because they 1
.
Lions and tigers live 2
 and they must hunt to eat. Camels live in 3
 because they can
survive for days without water.
Some animals, like snakes or spiders, can be dangerous. Some of them are poisonous and 4

people. We 5  nature. We mustn’t touch wild animals because they can be aggressive.

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3 Use the words in the cloud to complete the word web.

cow

wild fly

sting kill

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1 Read and choose the correct option.

These are the Hunts. They are a big family! Today they are having lunch
together. There is 1a / an jar of water and 2some / any glasses on the table. There
isn’t 3any / some bread, but there are 4any / some biscuits. There are 5any / some
eggs on a plate and 6any / some salt in the middle of the table. 7Is / Are there 8any /
some meat on the plates? No, there 9isn’t / aren’t because they don’t eat 10any /
some meat. They are vegetarian!
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2 Find 10 nouns in the wordsearch and complete the phrases.

H W R B O O K A
A T H I F S H S
I F I L M H M P
R R G L U I E I
C U R C S R A R
U I Y O I T T I
T T Q U C Y W N
M A G A Z I N E

1. borrow a
2. have a
3. buy an
4. watch a
5. get some fresh
6. pay a
7. listen to
8. try on a
9. buy a
10. buy some

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3 Use phrases from Exercise 2 to complete the sentences. Write about what
they are doing.
1. Jack is at the fruit shop. He
2. We are at the bank.
3. Mum is at the cinema.
4. Jeff and Lisa are at the disco.
5. I’m at the newsagent’s.

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4 Look at the map and complete the sentences.

CHEMIST’S BAKER’S FLOWER SHOP BAR

BANK LIBRARY SCHOOL HAIRDRESSER’S

1. The baker’s is the flower shop and the chemist’s.

2. The school is the flower shop.
3. The bank is the library.
4. The bar is the hairdresser’s.

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5 Put a tick (3) next to the acceptance and a cross ( 8) next to the refusal.

1. Great! Let’s go.

2. Sorry. I don’t like films.
3. Ok. What shall we drink?

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6 Use the expressions from Exercise 5 to respond to the following suggestions.

1. Shall we rent a video?

2. Why don’t we meet at the bar?

3. Let’s go shopping.

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1 Read and choose the correct option. Then complete the chart.
Pandas are 1big / small black and white 2insects / mammals. They are bears. They can 3eat / climb trees and
sit / speak like a human, but they 5can / can’t fly. They 6are / aren’t aggressive, but you 7must / mustn’t get
4

near them. They 8can / can’t be dangerous because they are strong.
They live in bamboo forests in the 9sea / mountains  of China. They eat bamboo, but they are endangered
because 10can / can’t find enough food.

  Animal Panda bear 

Description
Habitat
Food
Abilities
Reasons why they are in danger

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2 a. Complete with the words from the box. Then complete the map.

a lot aren’t any between can buy dangerous near next opposite riding some

This is a photograph of my town. It is quite small, but we have 1  of fun here. There
are 2  very good shops where we 3  trendy clothes. In the photograph,
there are a lot of people 4
 their bicycles.
Distances are short, there are only some cars and there 5  buses. It isn’t
6  to ride bikes. The bank is 7  the post office and 8  to the bar.
The school is 9  the bar and the church. And all of them are 10  the town
square. A lot of people are walking to do the shopping. I love my town!

BAR

POST OFFICE CHEMIST’S LIBRARY HAIRDRESSER’S

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2 b. Use these verbs to describe what these people are doing and where.
borrow buy eat have pay study

1. Mother / aspirin
2. Betty and Sue / bill
3. Grandma / haircut
4. I / book
5. You / sandwich
6. Fred / Geography

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3 Look at the fridge and describe what there is in it. Use There is / are – There isn’t /
aren’t – a / an – some / any / a lot.
1. fruit

2. cheese

3. milk

4. bottles of coke

5. vegetables ?

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4 Complete the text with:  a – an – the .

This is 1  photo of 2 old area of New York City. It is near 3   Metropolitan Museum.
There are a lot of people standing at 4
door. They are looking at 5   immense dinosaur!

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5 Find the names of 5 animals and 5 parts of the body. Classify them in the chart.

B U T T E R F L Y Animal Part of the body

E A G F S C A L E bird beak  
A T H I F T B S U
K M O S Q U I T O
S C R H T S R I W
R W N I H K D N I
E Q Y C O W W G N
E L E P H A N T G

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6 Put the questions in order. Then match them with the answers.
1. butterflies / can / what / do / ?
2. live / crocodiles / do / where / ?
3. hunt / must / tigers / food / their / get / to / ?
4. can’t / fish / what / do / ?
5. winter / tortoises / do / must / what / in / ?

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a. They live in the river. d. They must hibernate.

b. They can’t run fast. e. Yes, they must.
c. They can’t fly.
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7 Put a tick (3) next to the acceptance and a cross ( 8) next to the refusal.
1. Good idea! Let’s see a horror film.
2. Ok. Where shall we meet?
3. I’m sorry. I’m not very hungry.
4. No, thank you. I am reading a novel.
5. Sorry, but I’m very tired.
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8 Use the expressions from Exercise 7 to respond to the following suggestions.

1. Let’s have a cup of coffee.

2. Why don’t we borrow some books from the library?

3. Shall we go for a hamburger?

4. Let’s go to the disco.

5. Why don’t we rent a video?

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9 Complete the rules from a natural reserve with must or mustn’t.

1. You respect nature.
2. You touch wild animals.
3. You feed the animals in the reserve.
4. You follow the guide’s instructions.
5. You walk alone in the reserve.
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1 a. Read and choose the correct option.

Hi! I’m Irina. I 1love / ’m loving  my laptop. I always 2use / ’m using  it to do research. I usually 3click /
’m clicking on a hyperlink and I 4find / ’m finding  the information I need. At the moment, I 5 prepare /
’m preparing a final project on healthy eating with four classmates. We often 6connect /
are connecting online in the evening to work. We 7organise / are organising  a campaign. We 8write /
are writing slogans to invite people to eat well. We usually 9download / are downloading  pictures and
diets and 10 paste / are pasting them on slides for a PowerPoint presentation. ICT is great!

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1 b. Confirm and correct the following information.

1. Irina hates her laptop.
Does Irina hate her laptop? No, she doesn’t. She loves it.
2. She uses her laptop to send messages.

3. She is uploading photos at the moment.

4. She and four classmates are preparing a sports campaign.

5. They often connect in the morning.

6. They paste poems on slides.

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2 Use the words in the cloud to complete the phrases.

1. connected with friends

2. emails
3. research
4. a message
5. photo albums

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6. comments
7. music
8. online
9. a QR code
  10. a selfie

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3 Complete with the corresponding subject or object pronoun.

Look at my friend Alfred! 1 ’m skyping with 2 . Come and say “Hello” to
3
.4  is living in Utah with his wife Hellen. 5  are planning to come and
visit 6 .7  can give 8  our bedroom and sleep in Nancy’s bedroom.
9
 is staying at the university dorm for the week. Tell 10
 to tidy her bedroom
before she leaves.

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4 Use the adjectives from the box to complete the sentences.

boring cool excited sad shy

1. Harriet never talks at parties. She’s a girl.

2. We always have a good time with Peter because he is so .
3. Mother is never . She’s always happy.
4. Maggie is because her friend is coming from the USA
to visit her.
5. I don’t like long documentaries because they are .

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1 Match to complete Milton’s holiday story.

1. I travelled a. plane.
2. We travelled by b. in a modern hotel.
3. We didn’t go c. in the sea.
4. We stayed d. bikes.
5. We hired e. back by train.
6. We didn’t swim f. lots of museums.
7. We visited g. around.
8. We walked h. board games.
9. We didn’t play i. camping because Dad doesn’t like tents.
  10. We came j. to Salta with my family.

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2 a. Read and choose the correct option to complete Julián’s email.

NEW MESSAGE +  

From: Julián
 –
To: Enriqueta

Hi, Enriqueta!
How are you? I 1had / are having / am having a great time here in San Juan. I 2stay / am staying / stayed  in a good
hotel with my friend Franco because we 3doesn’t like / aren’t liking / don’t like camping.
We 4arrives / arrived / are arriving three days ago. Two days ago, we 5goed / went / are going  to Valley of the Moon.
It 6were / was / are  marvellous! And yesterday we 7hired / hire / are hiring bikes and 8are visiting / visit / visited  a
mountain near our hotel. We 9are / was / were  so excited!
Franco 10wants / is wanting / wanted to visit a champagne winery so we 11 planning / are planning / is planning a trip to
Cavas de Zonda. It 12doesn’t / isn’t / wasn’t far from the city.
I 13take / am taking / taked lots of photos. Can’t wait to show them to you!
Well, I have to go. I 14am / was / were  very hungry. We 15go / are going / went to have dinner.
Julián

Send A +

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3 b. Put the questions about Julián’s email in order.

1. writing / who / email / is / this / ?

2. and / Franco / where / are / Julián / ?

3. they / hotel / why / staying / at / are / a / ?

4. arrive / did / San Juan / they / when / in / ?

5. go / where / planning / they / to / are / ?

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4 c. Match the questions from Exercise 1b with the following answers.

a. Because they don’t like camping.
b. Julián.
c. Three days ago.
d. In San Juan.
e. To Cavas de Zonda.

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5 d. Correct the following information.

1. Julián and Franco are camping.

2. They are having a hard time.

3. They visited Valley of the Moon yesterday.

4. It was horrible.

5. They hired horses yesterday.

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1 a. Read the dialogue and choose the correct option.

Francis: Hi, Linda! 1 Are you studying / Do you study ?

Linda: No, Francis. 2I chat / I’m chatting with Lorena and Bianca.
Francis: Do they prepare / Are they preparing the final project with you?
3

Linda: No! They 4found / are finding an excellent tour offer yesterday and
they 5told / are telling me about it. They always 6are surfing / surf 
the net and they usually 7hired / hire great excursions.
Francis: Last year, I 8’m going / went  on an excursion to Puerto Madryn
with some friends and it 9was / were marvellous! We 10have / had
a lot of fun!
Linda: Puerto Madryn… That’s a good possibility. I love whales!

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1 b. Read the dialogue again and correct the following information.

1. Francis is talking to Lorena and Bianca.

2. Lorena and Bianca are at Linda’s house.

3. Lorena and Bianca found a good shoe offer yesterday.

4. Lorena and Bianca hate internet.

5. Last year, Francis was in Perú.

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2 Use the verbs from the word cloud to complete the phrases.

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1. a QR code
2. on horseback
3. at a luxury hotel
4. photos and music
5. a selfie
6. a bicycle
7. in the sea
8. a message
9. a good time
  10. online

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3 a. Read the text and insert the phrases in the correct place.

but at midday everything changed Liz (14) and Sonia (16)

They rescued the girls The girls got lost

They are talking to their family and friends

People in the city are happy. The two adventurous teenagers are finally safe!
Yesterday two young teenagers, 1
went to the mountains without a guide. The weather was sunny and warm early
in the morning, 2 . There was a
storm.
It started to rain.
3 . Their parents were worried.
The mountain guide went up the track with his dog to help them.
4
. They were cold and afraid,
under a tree. Now they are at home.
5 . The parents are delighted. The girls are not going to forget
such a frightening experience!
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3 b. Use the clues to ask questions about the text. Then answer them.

1. Why / everybody / happy

2. When / the two girls / to the mountains

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3. How / the weather

4. Who / go up the track

5. What / the girls / do at home now

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1 c. Find adjectives in the text describing:

1. the people in the city:

2. the teenagers:
3. the weather in the morning:
4. the parents:
5. the experience:

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4 Find and circle 10 words in the wordsearch. Then use them to complete the chart.

S H A P P Y T A B L E T
T E N T E E B E A C H T
R N G R M O U N T A I N
A G R U C K S A C K R Y
I E Y I W X R D F H F R
N S M A R T P H O N E A

ICT DEVICE ADJECTIVE OF PLACE TRANSPORT LUGGAGE ACCOMODATION

  PERSONALITY

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1 a. Read and choose the correct option.

Hello! I’m Guadalupe. I 1have got / ’m 13 years old and I’m a student in year 1 at Guemes School in Salta,
Argentina. 2They / We are 30 students in the class. Classes are from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. In the morning,
they are / there are 8 obligatory subjects: History, Science, Maths, Spanish, PE, English, ICT and Civic
3

Education. Music, Art and Yoga are optional. 4Our / Their  favourite subjects are Music and Yoga. We 5can’t /
can relax and feel good.
There are different clubs 6at / in the afternoon, where we can play instruments, 7sing / write poems or
perform acrobatics.
Our school is 80 years old, 8because / but it has got very modern equipment. There is a modern computer
lab, where we can surf the net to find information. The library is very old, but it has got new books too. It is
in / on the second floor. I love the science lab because we do experiments there. Mr Ramirez, our Science
9

teacher, is my favourite teacher. He is very strict, but his classes are fun.
But my favourite place at school is the canteen. We sometimes have 10dinner / lunch there. Their green
salads and cheese sandwiches are wonderful!
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1 b. Correct the following information about Guadalupe.

1. Her name is Miranda. Her name isn’t Miranda. Her name is Guadalupe.
2. She is a student in year 2.
3. She is from Jujuy.
4. Classes are in the evening.
5. ICT is an optional subject.
6. Mr Ramirez is a caretaker.
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2 c. Find and circle 5 questions about Guadalupe. Then answer.

Why are Yoga
often How and
does there? Music
Guadalupe are their
have subjects favourite
lunch obligatory subjects?
at many How
school? is Mr Ramirez?
Where Who books?
are there new

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2 a. Read the dialogue and choose the correct option.

Sandra: Hi! What 1are you doing / do you do?

Victoria: I 2’m looking / look at my favourite photos. 3Do you / Are you want to join me?
Sandra: Oh! 4What / Where are you in this photo?
Victoria: 5
They / We are at the Arrayanes National Park. 6I’m / It’s a natural reserve. You
7
can / must  see wild animals there.
Sandra: 8
How many / How much  kinds of animals are there?
Victoria: There are 9any / a lot. You 10mustn’t / must  touch them because they are
dangerous.
I 11like / ’m liking  the huemul deer with their funny 12beaks / horns.
Sandra: 13
What / Where is this photo?
Victoria: 14
It’s / They’re at my grandparents’ house. They always invite us for Christmas.
Last year, Mum 15cooks / cooked turkey and we 16are preparing / prepared the
salads. Grandma is a genius! She 17cooks / is cooking wonderfully. She 18made /
make my favourite chocolate cake!
Sandra: 19
Do / Did your grandpa help with the celebration?
Victoria: Yes! He 20ornaments always / always ornaments the Christmas tree with lots of
colourful globes.

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4 b. What do the words in bold refer to?

me:
there:
them:
us:
She:

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4 c. Look at the photo. Label the elements mentioned in the dialogue.

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1 d. Read the dialogue again and find:

1. something Victoria is doing at the moment.
2. a prohibition.
3. a possibility.
4. something Grandpa always does.
5. something Grandma cooked for the celebration.
6. something Victoria and her brother did for the celebration.

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3 Match the columns.

1. pay a. a QR code
2. take b. for a hamburger
3. scan c. research
4. borrow d. a room at a hotel
5. book e. a bill
6. put up f. life
7. do g. a selfie
8. respect h. nature
9. go i. a book from the library
  10. celebrate j. a tent

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4 Read and complete the sketch map.

The flower shop is between the school and the hospital.
The library is opposite the school.
The bar is next to the hospital.
The hospital is opposite the newsagent’s.
The baker’s is between the library and the newsagent’s.

SCHOOL HOSPITAL

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5 Use the places from Exercise 4 to write where these people are and what they
are doing.

1. (Anna) 2. (John)
Anna is at the hospital.
The doctor is checking her heart.

3. (Henry) 4. (Sue and Mary)

5. (Andrea) 6. (The teenagers)

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My School and More…

1 Read and insert the missing phrases in the corresponding blanks.

We eat delicious food that’s my favourite day

because they always give you an answer The classrooms are big and comfortable

He’s from Brazil

Hi! My name is Matt. I’m 13 and I’m in year 1. My school is not modern, but I like it!
1
and we’ve got a nice lab. There are 30 students in my
class and I’ve got many good friends. This year we’ve got a new classmate,
Pablo. 2 and his English is very good.
We take PE together. I don’t like sports very much but Pablo is sporty.
PE is his favourite subject and he plays football really well.

My favourite school area is the canteen. I like long lunch breaks from
quarter to twelve to quarter past one.
3
and talk to friends. We can’t
use our phones in the classrooms or at the lab but we can use our
phones in the canteen. The canteen is a great place to be!

My teachers are nice and friendly, and you can ask them any questions
4
. My favourite teacher is Ms Biggs. She
teaches Photography in one of the after-school clubs. She takes fantastic
pictures and I want to be like her in the future.
I can be a professional photographer one
day! Here are some pics of my dog,
Fido.

At school, there are hard

subjects like Maths and
Science, but we take Maths
on Tuesdays, and Science on
Thursdays – so that’s OK. The easy
subjects for me are Geography and
History, and we take them on Wednesdays,
so 5 . There
is only one negative thing about my school: Music and
ICT are optional subjects and there are only twenty places for
Music and fifteen places for ICT because there aren’t enough musical
instruments or computers! So, many students can’t take these classes. How
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2 Find and underline the following information in the text. Then write.

1. Matt’s new classmate:

2. lunch break time:
3. Matt’s favourite teacher:
4. hard subjects:
5. optional subjects:

3 a. Find and circle 5 adjectives in the wordsearch. Then write them.

S T U H R I A S
D T Y O W T H F
E R B R B A D R
Z C X R Y G N U
P O S I T I V E
Q L Y B V A I A
S D G L T H J S
T A R E F N T Y

3 b. Now find and circle the opposite adjectives in the text. Then write them here.
=/
=/
=/
=/
=/
=/

4 Put the questions in order and answer them.

1. old / is / how / Matt / ?

2. Pablo / is / where / from / ?

3. Matt’s / area / what / school / is / favourite / ?

4. are / friendly / who / and / nice / ?

5. Geography / when / classes / and / History / are / ?

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Teenagers’ Routines Around the World

Today  José Huamuani, Peru

José lives in a small Andean town in Peru with his

mother and two brothers, Diego (10) and Carlos (9).
He is 13 years old and his day is not the typical
teenager’s day in a big city.
José Huamuani (13), Peru

He always gets up at 5:30 in the morning and prepares breakfast for his mother and
brothers. After breakfast, his mother takes the bus and goes to work. She works in a
shop at about 18 kilometres away from their home. His brothers go to school in the
morning, but José goes in the afternoon.
When José’s mother and brothers leave, he feeds the chickens and ducks they have,
and his pets – his two loved dogs. He usually takes breakfast to his grandfather
next door and then he washes the dishes and the clothes. After that, he does his
homework and then he prepares lunch. He has a quick shower, a quick lunch, and
then walks 30 minutes to get to school. He is never late for school.
After school, many school friends like studying Maths with José in the library. He
loves Maths and can explain it very clearly. Finally, when José goes back home in the
evening, he usually arrives at 7:30 pm. He has dinner with his family and watches TV.
He hasn’t got a computer, but he reads old magazines his mother buys every week.
He goes to bed early because he is tired at the end of the day.
Many teenagers in other parts of the world like school breaks. But for José, school is
THE break on his day.

1 Read and write what these numbers refer to.

5:30
30
13
18
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2 Read and complete the chart about José’s routine. Put a 8 in the
corresponding square.
always usually often sometimes never
get up very early
take the bus to school
take breakfast to grandfather
be late to school
work with the computer at home

3 Read and put the pictures in order to describe José’s day.

a b c d e

4 Complete with: and – but – because .

1. José wakes up very early prepares breakfast for his mother and brothers.
2. His mother takes the bus she works in a shop at about 18 kilometres away from their home.
3. José walks to school he is never late.

5 Connect these ideas using before or after . Write sentences.

1. José’s mother / take the bus / have breakfast

2. José / feed his pets / take breakfast to his grandfather

3. José’s brothers have breakfast / get up

4. José and his friends / study in the library / have lessons

5. José / watch TV / go to bed

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Let Chimps Be Chimps!

We all enjoy watching chimpanzees in films and publicity. We think they
are funny and adorable. But for sure, chimps must not like being in
a film or television studio.
When a chimpanzee “smiles” or “grins” in a TV commercial or
in a film, it is because a person gives an order, usually with a
gesture that the chimp fears or does not like. But is the chimp
really smiling or we think so? Often, chimp trainers (and
trainers of other animals who work for the entertainment
industry) use punishment to make animals ‘learn’ to perform
certain gestures or movements. So, we see the nice result but
not the terrible process.

What do you know about chimps?

Chimps are not monkeys – that’s a common mistake. Monkeys have
got a tail but chimps have not. Chimps and monkeys are both mammals and
primates, but chimps are part of a group called ‘apes’, a family that includes
gorillas, orangutans and even humans in some biological classifications.
Chimps are wild animals – their natural habitat is the forests of Central Africa. They can
stand and walk like humans, but in their habitat, they usually walk on their two legs and
arms. They make nests in trees. Of course, they don’t sleep in beds!
It is true that chimps are similar to humans biologically. We share 98% of our DNA with chimps.
They are very intelligent and sociable, and can be friendly or aggressive – just like humans. But
their intelligence is not human intelligence and they are not friendly or aggressive for the same
reasons humans are.
As a conclusion, chimps can do many things humans do, but we must remember that they are
not human. We must take care of chimps and protect them, as well as their natural habitat. So,
let chimps be chimps !

1 Find and underline positive and negative adjectives in the text. Then write
them in the chart.

  + Adjectives - Adjectives

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2 Read the text and match each adjective with the corresponding noun.
1. nice a. intelligence
2. terrible b. classification
3. biological c. habitat
4. natural d. result
5. human e. process

3 Read the text and choose the correct option. Justify with words from the text.

1. Chimps are / aren’t monkeys.

2. Monkeys and chimps are  primates / apes.

3. Chimps are wild / farm animals.

4. Chimps have got / haven’t got a tail.

5. Humans and chimps share / don’t share 98% of their DNA.

4 Read the text again and complete the card with the missing information.

Chimps

Natural habitat:

Biological classification:

Abilities:

Important characteristics:

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Far From Home…

1 Read the email. Then use the words from the cloud to complete the text.

NEW MESSAGE +  

 –
From Nancy Maughlin
To David Maughlin
Subject How’s the family?

Hi Dad!
I’m writing now because we’ve got a break and I’m at the school 1  having a snack. The classes
I’m 2
 are excellent and the course is very interesting, but I miss you all!
What’s mum doing? I know! At this time she’s cooking! Is she 3  her famous chicken with
garlic? Food here is not very good. I usually eat some sandwiches for lunch at a 4 near the
school! Then I have dinner with my host family in the house.
And Jean and Mark? Are they doing their homework or are they 5  clothes at the shopping
centre next to the park? Ha-ha. There is a big shopping centre in town, but it is 6 the house,
so I don’t go there often. There is a supermarket near school and I 7  food, but I can’t
8  school supplies! Good thing: it is next to the library, so I usually study or do my homework
and then go shopping.
And Happy? What is my little puppy doing? Is he 9  on the sofa? Or is he out in the garden
eating mum’s plants? We need to get a dog trainer and teach him good manners!
I must go now. I need to meet Clara, my new friend. We are going to the library to 10
 some books.
Shall we skype this weekend? How about on Saturday afternoon? I want to see mum and my little brother
and sister!
Here are some pics from yesterday at the park.

Love you all!

Nancy

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2 Read again and number the pictures according to the order in which they are
mentioned or described.

a b c

d e

3 List the places Nancy mentions.

4 Match the places from Exercise 3 with the following activities.

1. have a snack:
2. take lessons:
3. buy food:
4. borrow books:
5. try on clothes:

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The New World of Images

When we are talking to other people – in person or on the
phone – we can “see” their emotions on their faces or
through their gestures, or in their tone of voice.
That is called non-verbal communication. Is our
interlocutor being friendly or aggressive? Is our
teacher happy or sad with our marks in the test?
Is our friend angry, worried or excited? We can learn that
by watching and hearing people more than from the words
they use.
Nowadays, we don’t phone our family or friends very often, but
we communicate via instant messages most of the time. This way
of immediate communication provides people with a set of icons to
represent not only part of their messages but also their emotions. They
are called “emoticons”. Many of these basic icons can help people replace the
tone of voice on a phone conversation or the expressions and gestures
in face-to-face communication.
Emoticons, as well as emojis, are essential elements on all social networking sites.
Some communicators think that, little by little, they will even replace the use of
abbreviations, such as: “LOL” (laugh out loud) or “OMG” (Oh, my God). What do
you think about that?

What’s the difference between emoticons and emojis?

Emoticons (short form for ‘emotion + icon’) express mainly emotional states, while
emojis express complete ideas in just a few characters. For example, you can
use the image of a clock, a bus and a school building to send a three-character
message expressing: “It’s time to take the bus to go to school.”

Older people find it difficult to understand this way of communication because

their brain does not process this type of visual information naturally. All the
same, they must celebrate that new generations are still doing the most
important thing for humans – communicating effectively.

1 a. Read the text, find and underline adjectives that describe emotional states.
Make a list.

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b. Match each adjective from Exercise 1a with one of these emoticons.

Compare with your classmate.

a. e.

b. f.

c. g.

d.

2 Read the text again and decide if the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. Instant messages are replacing phone calls.
2. We never phone our family and friends.
3. We communicate via emails most of the time.
4. The tone of voice expresses our emotions.
5. Emoticons can replace words on a chat conversation.
6. Emoticons and emojis express the same.
7. Older people can’t understand emoticons or emojis.
8. Young people are communicating well.

3 Complete with subject and object pronouns.

Nowadays, 1  don’t always phone our parents. 2  send 3  instant

messages. Our parents can’t see 4 , so 5  can’t ‘read’ our emotions. Emoticons
represent 6  in the messages.
7
 prefer a big hug from my mum. 8
 is so sweet! 9  love 10
with all my heart.

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Travelling Experiences

1 Read Randy’s last post and number the paragraphs in the correct order.

When you think of travelling, there are four steps you can follow:
1. dream
2. plan (optional)
3. go
4. share
Well, here I am, writing about the last step – my UNplanned trip to
“wherever-land”. RANDY-92

Finally, I arrived on my dream island late at night and to my surprise, I found out that the only
hotel on the island was full! Luckily, a local family offered me accommodation: a bed in the
children’s room. And do you know what? There were SIX of them! I was so exhausted that I went
to sleep without noticing the six children around me.

Five years ago, I was in serious need of a holiday, and I dreamt of a sandy
beach near a small village somewhere in the Caribbean. I surfed hundreds of
sites and finally decided to book a cheap flight to one very small island. I didn’t
even think of accommodation because I thought not many people could travel
to that little island. That was all my planning for the trip!

I stayed with this family for the rest of my holidays because the hotel never had
a free room, but it was for the best! They took me to places that other tourists
did not visit and I swam in the sea where locals did – the beach was wonderful!
They taught me to snorkel, and I borrowed one of the children’s bikes and went
riding all around the island. I ate delicious local food and learnt a lot about the
friendly people on the island.

Soon, I discovered that the cheap flight was cheap for a reason: I spent more than 10 hours
at airports waiting for connecting flights and making sure my luggage got from one plane to
another. I was tired and angry, but I told myself, “Well, you have got seven days to relax on this
paradise island!”

That was my best holidays ever. And I did not do any planning at all!

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2 Read the text and put the pictures in order.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

3 Read again and answer.

1. When did Randy travel?

2. Where did he go?

3. Why didn’t he stay in a hotel?

4. How did he feel at the airport?

5. How did he feel when he arrived?

6. How did he feel with the host family?

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Diagnostic Test
1a) 1. am 2. is 3. are 4. at 5. is 6. is 7. is 8. She 9. are
10. and
1b) 1. Is Maggie Justin’s friend? Yes, she is. 2. Are Maggie
and Justin at university? No, they aren’t. 3. Is West School
old? No, it isn’t. 4. Is Miss Vaugh their mother? No, she
isn’t. 5. Are her lessons fun? Yes, they are.
2a) 1. It is 2. study 3. My 4. have got 5. They 6. We
7. live 8. There are 9. There is 10. favourite things
11. always go 12. on 13. do 14. He 15. can
2b) 1. Where is Sergio from? He is from Posadas.
2. Is Posadas de capital city of Salta? No, it isn’t. It is
the capital city of Misiones. 3. What is the name of the
school? Its name is Guaraníes. 4. Does Sergio work at
school? No, he doesn’t. He studies at school. 5. Is his
house big? Yes, it is. 6. Are there two bedrooms in his
house? No, there aren’t (two bedrooms). There are four
(bedrooms). 7. What are his favourite things? They are his
computer and his skateboard. 8. How often does he go to
the club? He always goes to the club on Saturdays.
9. Who is Mr Kishimura? He is his karate coach.
10. What can he do? He can break boards with his hands.
3) 1. my 2. have got 3. have got 4. Their 5. have got
6. Its 7. has got 8. her 9. his 10. have, got
1. Charles 2. Susan 3. Henry 4. Agnes 5. Alfred and
Agnes
4)
Day of the week Weather
Monday rainy
Colour Room of the house
blue kitchen
Food Number
salad twelve
Favourite thing Part of the body
 jeans mouth
Drink Furniture
 juice table 
5) 1. Can Super girl swim? Yes, she can. 2. Can dogs
fly? No, they can’t. 3. Can a baby boy smoke? No, he
can’t. 4. Can you speak Spanish? Yes, I can. 5. Can your
classmates write? Yes, they can.
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1a) School: Belgrano School Name: Fernando
Surname:  Falco Age: 13 Class: year 1 Favourite
subjects: Music and Yoga Favourite place:  The Science
lab Favourite teacher:  Mr Gomez (the Science teacher)
Classes start:  7:30 a.m. Classes finish:  1:30 p.m.
1b) 2. Are classes in the morning? Yes, they are. 3. Is
Maths an optional subject? No, it isn’t. 4. Is the library
modern? No, it isn’t. 5. Is Mr Gomez strict? Yes, he is.
6. Is the computer lab modern? Yes, it is.
1c) 1. How old is Fernando? 2. What time are classes?
3. When are the clubs? 4. Who is Fernando’s favourite
teacher? 5. Where is the library?
1d) a. 5 b. 4 c. 2 d. 3 e. 1
2)
 5
 4
L 
 1
C L A S S R O O M
I B
B
R 
 2
C A N T E E N
R 
 3
G Y M
3) 1. on 2. at 3. in 4. an 5. a 6. the 7. in 8. at / in 9. on
10. at
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1) 1. have 2. invite 3. decorate 4. put 5. puts 6. prepare
7. wear 8. cooks 9. First 10. have 11. Then 12. After
that 13. open 14. finally 15. opens
2) 1. Mother’s Day is always a special day at home.
2. Grandma always cooks Mum’s favourite dish.
3. We usually eat ice-cream for dessert. 4. My sister
sometimes takes lots of photos. 5. We always have a
great time.
3a) 1. Is Diwali his favourite celebration? No, it isn’t.
Chu-Suk is his favourite celebration. 2. Do people
celebrate for 10 days? No, they don’t. They celebrate

for three days. 3. Do they prepare food before they
see their family? No, they don’t. They prepare food
after they see their family. 4. Does Jun Liu wear
Chimajegori? No, he doesn’t. He wears Baji-jegori.
5. Do they eat after they go home? No, they don’t. They
eat before they go home.
3b) 1. Where 2. When 3. What 4. What 5. Why
4) 5. I never celebrate Christmas in March.
Answer Keys
3b) 1. What time does he get home from school? He
gets home (from school) at 5:30. 2. What does he drink?
He drinks a glass of milk. 3. Who does he help with
dinner? He helps his mother with dinner. 4. When does
he have a shower? He has a shower before he eats /
they eat dinner. 5. Where does he go after he washes
the dishes? He goes to bed.
4) 1. d 2. c 3. b 4. e 5. a
6) 1. Secondary 2. nice 3. strict 4. hard 5. good

Review 1
1a) 1. in 2. at 3. in 4. have 5. at 6. usually have 7. often
comes 8. in 9. always organises 10. help
1b) and c) 1. Where does Patricio study? 2. Who is the
Art teacher? 3. What time are classes? 4. When are the
clubs? 5. How often does Lisa eat with Patricio?
1d) 2. Is Patrol School in Corrientes? No, it isn’t. It is in
Resistencia / Chaco. 3. Are clubs in the morning? No,
they aren’t. They are in the afternoon. 4. Does Patricio
always have lunch in the canteen? No, he doesn’t.
He usually has lunch in the canteen. 5. Do students
organise the School Anniversary celebration? No,
they don’t. Ms Hender (the Art teacher) organises the
celebration. 6. Does Ms Hender help the students? No,
she doesn’t. The students help Ms Hender.
Wrap up 3
1a) 1. Where do you work? 2. I work in animals’
natural habitats. 3. Are you a forest ranger?  4. I am a
photographer. 5. What do you photograph? 6. Can you
get near wild animals?  7. We mustn’t get near wild
animals. 8. We must use special cameras. 9. What is
your favourite animal?  10. It can run fast and climb up
trees. / It can climb up trees and run fast.
1b) 1. What does she photograph? 2. Can she get
near animals? 3. Where does she work? 4. What must
photographers use? 5. Is she a forest ranger?
a. 3 b. 5 c. 1 d. 2 e. 4
2) 1. can swim 2. in the jungle 3. the desert 4. can kill
5. must respect

2) 3)
People at school School subjects farm cow horn 
librarian  ICT  animals  wild birds feathers   fly
secretary  Literature 
caretaker  Science  tiger claw hunt  
insects bee   sting kill
Special days Meals
Christmas  breakfast 
birthday  lunch 
Independence Day  dinner 

  Adjectives
comfortable 
modern 
traditional 

3a) a. 5 b. 2 c. 10 d. 3 e. 1 f. 9 g. 4 h. 6 i. 7 j. 8

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2b) 1. Mother is buying an aspirin. (at the chemist’s)
Wrap up 4
2. Betty and Sue are paying a bill. (at the bank)
1) 1. a 2. some 3. any 4. some 5. some 6. some 7. Is 3. Grandma is having a haircut. (at the hairdresser’s)
8. any 9. isn’t 10. any 4. I am borrowing a book. (at the library) 5. You are
eating a sandwich. (at the bar) 6. Fred is studying
2) Geography. (at school)

H W R B O O K A 3) 1. There is a lot of fruit. 2. There is some cheese.

A T H I F S H S
3. There isn’t any milk. 4. There are some bottles of
I F I L M H M P
R R G L U I E I coke 5. Are there any vegetables?
C U R C S R A R
U I Y O I T T I
4) 1. a 2. an 3. The 4. the 5. an
T T Q U C Y W N
M A G A Z I N E
5)
1. borrow a book 2. have a haircut 3. buy an aspirin B U T T E R F L Y
4. watch a film 5. get some fresh fruit 6. pay a bill E A G F S C A L E
A T H I F T B S U
7. listen to music 8. try on a shirt 9. buy a magazine K M O S Q U I T O
10. buy some meat S C R H T S R I W
R W N I H K D N I
E Q Y C O W W G N
3) 1. He is getting some fresh fruit. 2. We are paying a
E L E P H A N T G
bill. 3. She is watching a film. 4. They are listening to
music. 5. I’m buying a magazine. Animal Part of the body
  bird beak 
elephant tusk 
4) 1. between 2. opposite 3. next to 4. opposite mosquito sting
butterfly wing
5) 1. 3 2. 8 3. 3 fish scale 
cow horn
6) 1. Sorry. I don’t like films. 2. Ok. What shall we
drink? 3. Great! Let’s go. 6) 1. What can butterflies do? 2. Where do crocodiles
live? 3. Must tigers hunt to get their food? 4. What can’t
fish do? 5. What must tortoises do in winter?
a. 2 b. 1 c. 4 d. 5 e. 3
Review 2

1a) 1. big 2. mammals 3. climb 4. sit 5. can’t 6. aren’t 7) 1. 3 2. 3 3. 8 4. 8 5. 8

7. mustn’t 8. can 9. mountains 10. can’t
8)
1b) 1. Ok. Where shall we meet? 2. No, thank you. I’m
reading a novel. 3. I’m sorry. I’m not very hungry.
  Animal Panda bear 
Description big, black and white mammal, strong 4. Sorry. I’m very tired. 5. Good idea! Let’s see a horror
Habitat bamboo forests in the mountains of China
Food
film.
bamboo
Abilities climb trees and sit like a human
Reasons why they are in danger can’t find enough food
9) 1. must 2. mustn’t 3. mustn’t 4. must 5. mustn’t
2a) 1. a lot 2. some 3. can buy 4. riding 5. aren’t any
6. dangerous 7. opposite 8. next 9. between 10. near

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Wrap up 5
1a) 1. Are you studying 2. I’m chatting 3. Are they
1a) 1. love 2. use 3. click 4. find 5. ’m preparing 6. connect
preparing 4. found 5. are telling 6. surf 7. hire 8. went
7. are organising 8. are writing 9. download 10. paste
9. was 10. had

1b) 1. Does she use her laptop to send messages? No,

1b) 1. Francis isn’t talking to Lorena and Bianca.
she doesn’t. She uses her laptop to do research. 2. Is
Francis is talking to Linda. 2. Lorena and Bianca aren’t
she uploading photos at the moment? No, she isn’t.
at Linda’s house. They are at their houses. 3. Lorena
She is preparing a final project. 3. Are she and four
and Bianca didn’t find a good shoe offer yesterday. They
classmates preparing a sports campaign? No, they
found an excellent tour offer. 4. Lorena and Bianca
aren’t. They are preparing a healthy eating campaign.
don’t hate internet. They always use it. 5. Last year,
4. Do they often connect in the morning? No, they don’t.
Francis wasn’t in Perú. She was in Puerto Madryn.
They often connect in the evening. 5. Do they paste
poems on slides? No, they don’t. They paste pictures
2) 1. scan a QR code 2. ride on horseback 3. stay at
and diets on slides.
a luxury hotel 4. download photos and music 5. take
a selfie 6. hire a bicycle 7. swim in the sea 8. send a
2) 1. stay connected with friends 2. check emails 3. do
message 9. have a good time 10. chat online
research 4. send a message 5. upload photo albums
6. post comments 7. download music 8. shop online
3a) 1. Liz (14) and Sonia (16) 2. but at midday everything
9. scan a QR code 10. take a selfie
changed 3. The girls got lost 4. They rescued the girls
5. They are talking to their family and friends.
3) 1. I 2. him 3. him 4. He 5. They 6. us 7. We 8. them
9. She 10. her
3b) 1. Why is everybody happy? Because the two girls /
teenagers are safe. 2. When did the two girls go to the
4) 1. shy 2. cool 3. sad 4. excited 5. boring
mountains? They went to the mountains yesterday.
3. How was the weather? It was sunny and warm.
4. Who went up the track? The mountain guide with his
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dog (went up the track). 5. What are the girls doing at
home now? They are talking to their family and friends.
1) 1. j 2. a 3. i 4. b 5. d 6. c 7. f 8. g 9. h 10. e

3c) 1. the people in the city:  happy 2. the teenagers:

2a) 1. am having 2. am staying 3. don’t like 4. arrived
adventurous, young, cold, afraid 3. the weather in the
5. went 6. was 7. hired 8. visited 9. were 10. wants 11. are
morning: sunny and warm 4. the parents: worried,
planning 12. isn’t 13. am taking 14. am 15. are going
delighted 5. the experience: frightening

2b) 1. Who is writing this mail? 2. Where are Franco

4)
and Julián? 3. Why are they staying at a hotel? 4. When
S H A P P Y T A B L E T
did they arrive in San Juan? 5. Where are they planning
T E N T E E B E A C H T
to go? R N G R M O U N T A I N
A G R U C K S A C K R Y
I E Y I W X R D F H F R
2c) a. 3 b. 1 c. 4 d. 2 e. 5 N S M A R T P H O N E A

ICT DEVICE ADJECTIVE OF PLACE TRANSPORT LUGGAGE ACCOMODATION

2d) 1. They aren’t camping. They are staying at a hotel.   PERSONALITY
tablet  happy  beach  train  rucksack tent  
2. They aren’t having a hard time. They are having smarthphone  angry  mountain  bus 

a great time. 3. They didn’t visit Valley of the Moon

yesterday. They visited it two days ago. 4. It wasn’t
horrible. It was marvellous. 5. They didn’t hire horses
yesterday. They hired bikes.
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newspapers. 3. Sue and Mary are at a bar. They are
Final Review
having coffee. 4. Andrea is at the baker’s. She is buying
1a) 1. ’m 2. We 3. there are 4. Our 5. can 6. in 7. write some bread / croissants. 5. The teenagers are at the
8. but 9. on 10. lunch library. They are studying.

1b) 2. She isn’t a student in year 2. She’s a student in

year 1. 3. She isn’t from Jujuy. She’s from Salta.
4. Classes aren’t in the evening. They are in the
morning. 5. ICT isn’t an optional subject. It’s an
obligatory subject. 6. Mr Ramirez isn’t a caretaker. He
is a teacher.
Reading Comprehension 1
1) 1. The classrooms are big and comfortable 2. He’s
from Brazil 3. We eat delicious food 4. They always give
you an answer 5. that’s my favourite day

1c) 1. Why are Yoga and Music their favourite subjects? 2) 1. Pablo 2. From quarter to twelve to quarter past
Because they can relax and feel good. 2. How many one (from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.) 3. Ms Biggs 4. Maths
obligatory subjects are there? There are 8 (obligatory and Science 5. Music and ICT
subjects). 3. How often does Guadalupe have lunch at
school? She sometimes has lunch at school. 4. Where 3a) horrible, bad, positive, easy, old
are there new books? (There are new books) at the S T U H R I A S
library. 5. Who is Mr Ramirez? He is their Science / D T Y O W T H F
E R B R B A D R
favourite teacher. Z C X R Y G N U
P O S I T I V E
2a) 1. are you doing 2. ’m looking 3. Do you 4. Where Q L Y B V A I A
S D G L T H J S
5. We 6. It’s 7. can 8. How many 9. a lot 10. mustn’t T A R E F N T Y
11. like 12. horns 13. Where 14. It’s 15. cooked
16. prepared 17. cooks 18. made 19. Did 20. always 3b)
ornaments horrible – fantastic
bad – good
2b) 1. Victoria 2. Arrayanes National Park 3. wild positive – negative
animals 4. Victoria and her family 5. Grandma / easy – hard
Victoria’s grandmother old – new / modern

2c) Christmas tree, colourful globes, turkey, salads
2d) 1. She is looking at her favourite photos.
2. You mustn’t touch wild animals (because they are
dangerous).3. You can see wild animals. 4. He always
ornaments the Christmas tree (with colourful globes).
5. She cooked turkey. 6. They prepared salads.
3) 1. e 2. g 3. a 4. i 5. d 6. j 7. c 8. h 9. b 10. f
4)
SCHOOL FLOWER SHOP HOSPITAL
LIBRARY BAKER’S NEWSAGENT’S  
4) 1. How old is Matt? He’s 13 (years old). 2. Where
is Pablo from? He’s from Brazil. 3. What is Matt’s
favourite school area? The canteen. 4. Who are friendly
and nice? Teachers. 5. When are Geography and
History lessons? They are on Wednesdays.
Reading Comprehension 2
1) José gets up 5:30 a.m. José walks 30 minutes to
school. José is 13 years old. José’s mother works in
a shop 18 kilometres from their home. José usually
BAR 
arrives home at 7:30 p.m.

5) 1. John is at the flower shop. He’s buying some

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2) 3) school, cafeteria, fast food restaurant, house,
always usually often sometimes never shopping centre, park, supermarket, library, garden
get up very early 8
take the bus to school 8
take breakfast to grandfather 8
be late to school 8 4) 1. have a snack: cafeteria / fast food restaurant /
work with the computer at home 8
house 2. take lessons: school 3. buy food: supermarket
3) a. 2 b. 1 c. 3 d. 5 e. 4 4. borrow books: library 5. try on clothes: shopping
centre / house
4) 1. and 2. because 3. but

5) 1. José’s mother takes the bus after she has Reading Comprehension 5
breakfast. 2. José feeds his pets before he takes
breakfast to his grandfather. 3. José’s brothers have 1a) friendly, aggressive, happy, sad, angry, worried,
breakfast after they get up. 4. José and his friends excited
study in the library after they have lessons. 5. José
watches TV before he goes to bed. 1b) Other answers can also be accepted: a.  sad
b. worried c. friendly d. angry e. happy f. aggressive
g. excited
Reading Comprehension 3
2) 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. T
1) Positive adjectives: funny, adorable, nice, intelligent,
sociable, friendly Negative adjectives:  terrible, 3) 1. we 2. We 3. them 4. us 5. they 6. them 7. I 8. She
aggressive 9. I 10. her

2) 1. d 2. e 3. b 4. c 5. a

Reading Comprehension 6
3) 1. aren’t (Chimps are not monkeys – that’s a
common mistake) 2. primates (Chimps and monkeys 1) A 3 B 1 C 4 D 2
are both mammals and primates) 3. wild (Chimps are
wild animals – their natural habitat is the forests of 2) a. 3 b. 2 c. 1 d. 5 e. 4
Central Africa) 4. haven’t got (Monkeys have got a tail
but chimps have not) 5. share (We share 98% of our 3) 1. He travelled five years ago. 2. He went to a small
DNA with chimps) island. 3. Because the only hotel was full. 4. At the
airport, he was tired and angry. 5. When he arrived, he
4) Natural habitat:  forests of Central Africa Biological was exhausted. 6. With the host family, he was happy.
classification: wild, mammals, primates, apes
Abilities: stand and walk like humans, make nests in
trees Important characteristics:  intelligent, sociable,
friendly, aggressive

Reading Comprehension 4

1) 1. cafeteria 2. taking 3. making 4. fast food

restaurant 5. buying 6. not near 7. can buy 8. get any
9. sleeping 10. borrow

2) a. 2 b. 1 c. 5 d. 4 e. 3

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