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some way, e.g. change the verb tense or change

from singular to plural.)

1) Some ________ animals are in danger of

extinction.

2) Most Londoners live in the suburbs and have to

________ every morning to get to work.

3) ________ _______ the weather forecast,

tomorrow will be cold and windy.

4) Which country is going to ________ the next

World Cup?

5) Last year an important conference ______________ here.

6) The story was reported in all the ________.

Answers on page 6one 1

By Pamela Linwood

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GETTING STARTED

A - Before you start

Answer the questions with a partner.

1) Have any old buildings been demolished in your

town recently?2) If so, why were they demolished? What replaced them?

3) Have there been campaigns to save old buildings

in your area?

4) If so, were they successful?

B Read and answer

Read these statements and write T (true) or F (false).

1) The Earls Court Exhibition Centre was opened

after World War II.

2) The Centre is also used for music and

sporting events.

3) The mayor of London wants to save Earls

Court from demolition.

4) The mayor isnt a popular figure.

5) Duggie Fields says there are plans to demolish

other famous London buildings.

6) Some people think London is becoming a city

only for rich people.

C Read and answer

Read the article and answer the questions.1) What kind of music events is Earls Court famous for?

2) When did some important sporting events

take place there?

3)What is Capco?

4)What does Capco plan to do if Earls Court

is demolished?

5)Whos Duggie Fields?

6)What does he think will happen to the area if the

Exhibition Centre closes?

D Learn it! Use it!Complete these sentences with words from the

glossary. (You may have to adapt the expression in

Save Earls Court [A2 PRE-INTERMEDIATE]


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E Ready for KET? (Paper 1, Part 5)!

Choose the best word for each space.

When Earls Court was 1________ (build/

building/ built), in 1937, it was intended to be

the 2________ (largest/large/larger) exhibition

centre in Europe. It was designed 3________

(for/by/from) architect C. Howard Crane with

more 4________ (that/than/ of) 40,000 square

metres of space over two levels and cost 1.5

million. The first

exhibition 5________

(ever/never/to)

held there was

the Chocolate

and ConfectioneryExhibition, on 1st

September, 1937.

Sixty years later,6________ (cause/

AFTER YOU READ

why/because) of the need for more space, Earls

Court Two was built next 7________ (of/to/from)

the original building. The second building is8________ (as large/enough large/large enough)

to hold four jumbo jets. It was opened by Princess

Diana on 17th October, 1991.

F Check your pronunciation

Underline the stressed syllable in each of these words.

exhibition landmark venue visible

campaign ignorant interest foreign

development commute

G Write about it

Write about a campaign that you think is right.- What is the purpose of the campaign?

- Who started it?

- Do you support it actively? How?

- Do you think it will be successful? Why (not)?



1) What do you know about Wales? (Where is it?

What is it famous for?)

2)Can you name any famous Welsh people?

3)Have you ever been to Wales?

B Read and answer

Read the main article and the information boxes andanswer the questions.

1) Where is Cardiff situated?

2) Where can you see the remains of the fort

built by the Romans?

3) When did Cardiff become an important

town? Why?

4) What happens when the national rugby team

is playing at the Millennium Stadium?

5) Why is Cardiff an attractive city to shop in?

6) How has Cardiff Bay changed?

7) Where can you sample Welsh food thisChristmas?

8) What is Calennig?

GETTING STARTED

READING

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KET EXAM PRACTICE

Cardiff [B1 INTERMEDIATE]


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N.B. This interview is graded as C1, so dont

be discouraged if you find it difficult. Try to

understand the main points.

Read these statements. Then listen to the interview

with Robert Llewellyn, without reading, and write

T (true) or F (false).

1)Robert Llewellyn says Cardiff is less famous

than Edinburgh.

2)Roald Dahl, the author of Charlie and the

Chocolate Factory, was born in Cardiff.

3)The city has now lost its multi-cultural character.

4)The Tiger Bay area of Cardiff got its name from

French sailors.

5)Llewellyn warns visitors to avoid coming toCardiff in February and March.

6)He says Welsh rugby fans often become

aggressive when Wales lose.

D Listen, read and check your answers

Listen to the interview while reading the text.

(If you did Exercise C, check your answers

while reading.)

E Learn it! Use it!

Complete these sentences with words from the


some way, e.g. change the verb tense.)

1)Many power stations still use ________ to produce

electricity.

2)The regatta was cancelled because the sea was

too ________.

3)At the end of the first half of the match, the

________ was three goals to one.

4)I decided not to buy a computer from a foreign

website because the cost of ________ it to the UKwas too high.

5)That car must be very old. Im sure its a ________

model.

6)After travelling around Europe for five or six years,

Dan finally ________ in Paris.

F Ready for PET? (Paper 1, Reading: Part 5)

Choose the correct word in brackets for

each space.

Wales is a part of the United Kingdom and is oneof the three countries that 1_________ (make up/

make/compose/build) the island of Great Britain.

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PET EXAM PRACTICE

Its capital, Cardiff, is 2_________ (placed/seated/

posed/situated) in South Wales, on the banks of

the River Taff.

Much of Wales is mountainous, with the3_________ (higher/highest/highly/height)

mountains in the north and central areas. The

country 4_________ (is/has/was/did) transformed

from an agricultural society into an industrialnation 5_________ (since/throughout/during/while)

the Industrial Revolution.

Wales was annexed 6_________ (from/by/of/for)

England in the 16th century and came under the

English legal system. However, the Welsh are a

Celtic people and have 7_________ (ever/always/

yet/still) had strong sense of national identity.

They descend from the Britons 8_________

(which/what/who/than) occupied most of Britain

before the Roman invasion.

In Wales there are two official languages.Everybody 9_________ (speak/speaks/spoke/

spoken) English, but in the north and west of the

LISTENING


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country the 10_________ (majority/most/more/

many) of people also speak Welsh, a Celtic

language.

G Write about it

Write about a city that you know well.

Where is it?

When was it founded?

What is it like?

When is the best time to visit? Why?

What should visitors go and see?

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AFTER YOU READ AND LISTEN

Good Neighbours [B2 UPPER INTERMEDIATE]GETTING STARTED



1) Do you think its important to have a good relationship

with your neighbours? Why (not)?

2) What makes a good neighbour, in your opinion?

3) Do you like your neighbours? Why (not)?

B Read and answer

Read the main article and answer the questions.

1) What kind of TV programmes are often based on

the relationship between neighbours?

2) What has determined the type of relationship people

have had with their neighbours through the ages,

according to Emily Cockayne?

3) Why were people forced to have close relationships

with neighbours in medieval times?

4) What social functions did neighbours carry out?

5) What contact did people often have with theirneighbours in Victorian times?

6) Why was the 1950s a time when relationships

between neighbours began to change?

7) Why are English people more distant neighbours

than people in other European countries?

8) Why does Emily Cockayne think neighbours will

continue to be important?

C Read and answer

N.B. This interview is graded as C1, so dontbe discouraged if you find it difficult. Try to

understand the main points.

READING

READING

Read these statements. Then read the interview with

Emily Cockayne through once and try to answer

T (true) or F (false).1)Emily Cockaynes book studies the subject of

neighbours, starting from Roman times.

2)She thinks the most important change in

relationships with neighbours involved the shared

toilet.

3)In the early 1950s, half the population still

shared a toilet with their neighbours.

4)In the 1950s, the state took over some of the

functions of neighbours.

5)Cars affected peoples relationships with their

neighbours, too.6)Cockayne feels relationships with neighbours

are less genuine than in the past.


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AFTER YOU READ

D Read and check your answers

Read the interview again. (If you did Exercise C,

check your answers while reading.)

E Learn it! Use it!

Complete these sentences with words from the


some way, e.g. change the verb tense or change

from plural to singular.)

1) Joe works till late every day so he only has the

weekend to do all the household ________.

2) I cant cut the grass today because the ________ isnt

working.

3) The car journey was an absolute ________! It took us

an hour to get here in the traffic.

4) This area has just been built so there arent manyleisure ________ yet.

5) You children must be thirsty. Theres a ________ of

fresh orange juice on the garden table.

6) On Saturdays, Chloe doesnt do any sport. She just

_______ _______ with her friends.

7) The doctor asked Jake how frequently his headaches

________.

8) This fish cant be fresh. Its really ________.

E Ready for FCE? (Paper 3: Use of English,

Part 3)

Use the word in brackets to form a word that fits in

the space given.

1) Emily Cockayne explains how _________

(NEIGHBOUR) relationships have evolved.

2) In Victorian times, terraces were the main form of

_________ (HOUSE).3) Neighbourliness was _________ (PRIMARY) a

female concept.

4) English people want to have their _________

(PRIVATE).

5) Cockayne has found complaints about shared

toilets from 1542 _________ (ON).

6) She thinks the importance of the shared toilet

has been _________ (LOOK) up to now.

7) In the 1950s, _________ (RISE) affluence meant

that neighbours didnt have to share things any

more.8) Cars took us _________ (FAR) away than before,

to visit distant friends and relatives.

9) Nowadays, we dont have to be friends with the

people _________ (NEAR).

10) If we form a _________ (FRIEND), its more

genuine than in the past.

G Talk about it

In pairs or groups.

1) What are the most frequent sources of conflict

between neighbours in your country?

2) Do you think living in a block of flats helps you to

know your neighbours better? Why (not)?

3) In what sort of circumstances do people ask their

neighbours for help nowadays?

FCE EXAM PRACTICE


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Answers

CARDIFFB Read and answer

1) In South Wales on the

River Taff.

2)In the castle walls.

3)It became important in the 19th

century because of coal. It was

the biggest coal-exporting port

in the world.

4)The streets of Cardiff are full

of people in red rugby shirts. A lot

of beer is drunk and theres a lot

of singing.

5)It has several Victorian shopping

arcades with unusual and

colourful shops.

6)It used to be the docks but now

its been regenerated and has be-

come the citys entertainment zone.

7)At the Wales Millennium Centre.8)Its the New Years Eve celebration.

D Listen, read and check your

answers

1)T

2)T

3)F Theres a school in Car-

diff Bay which has children who

speak 30 different languages at

home. The citys ethnic communi-

ties still exist.4)F It got its name from Portu-

guese sailors.

5)F He says its particularly

colourful at that time.

6)F He says theyre still very

friendly when they dont win.

E Learn it! Use it!

1)coal

2)rough

3)score

4)shipping

5)vintage6)settled

F Ready for PET?

1)make up

2)situated

3)highest

4)was

5)during

6)by

7)always

8)who9)speaks

10)majority

SAVE EARLS COURTB Listen and answer

1)F It was opened before

World War II.

2)T

3)F He wants to demolish it.

4)F Hes loved my many

Londoners.

5)T

6)T

C Read and answer

1)Its famous for rock concerts.

2)During the 1948 and 2012Olympics.

3)Its a property company.

4)It plans to build a luxury urban

village.

5)Hes an artist and a member of

the Save Earls Court Campaign.

6)The local economy will lose 1

billion a year.

D Learn it! Use it!

1)wild

2)commute

3)According to

4)host

5)took place

6)papers

E Ready for KET?

1)built

2)largest

3)by

4)than

5)ever

6)because

7)to8)large enough

F Check your pronunciation

exhibition

landmark

venue

visible

campaign

ignorant

interest

foreign

development

commute


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GOOD NEIGHBOURSB Read and answer

1)Soap operas.

2)The shape and style of housing.

3)Because cohabitation was

common and people often had

to walk through another persons

living space to reach their own

home.

4)They helped poor, sick and vul-

nerable neighbours.

5)They often shared water, toilets

and sanitation with them.

6)Because many women went

out to work so they spent less

time with their neighbours.7)Because they want to have pri-

vacy.

8)Because we need our neigh-

bours in times of crisis and we

continue to trust them.

D Read and check your

answers

1)F It starts from medieval

times.

2)T

3)F Twenty per cent still shared

a toilet.

4)T

5)T

6)F She feels they are more

genuine because we are not

forced to rely on our neighbours

help.

E Learn it! Use it!

1)chores

2)lawnmower

3)nightmare

4)facilities

5)jug6)hangs out

7)occurred /occur

8)smelly

F Ready for FCE?

1)neighbourly

2)housing

3)primarily

4)privacy

5)onwards

6)overlooked

7)rising

8) further/farther

9)nearby

10) friendship

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