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Use of English: Grammar The

concert..................................beca
use the fans were wreaking
1 Complete the sentences with
havoc.
either the gerund or infinitive
form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Hes usually the first person

____________ (leave) once the
lesson has finished.
2 ____________ (practise) yoga helps
improve the bodys flexibility.
3 Theres no point in
her____________ (re-take) the
exam in December as she wont
have time to study for it.
4 ____________ (play) the piano well,
you need to practise every day.
5 Its interesting ____________ (note)
that despite studying a lot for the
exam, Maria failed.

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2 For questions 1-5, complete the
second sentence so that it has a
similar meaning to the first
sentence, using the word given.
Do not change the word given.
You must use between two and
five words.

1 Im pleased to inform you, we

have an opening in our
company.
THERE
Im pleased to inform you
that.................................. in our
company.

2 Luis is interested in finding out

more about Glaswegian English.
LIKE
Luis.................................. more
about Glaswegian English.

3 They cancelled the concert

because the fans were wreaking
havoc.
CALLED

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4 Can I borrow a pen, Maria? re-read it to ensure it makes sense

asked in the (7)_______________ language.
Claire.
LEND
Claire asked
Maria .................................. a
pen. 1 A capture
B discover
5 Maybe Alex forgot that we had a C get
meeting today. D learn
MIGHT
Alex..................................that we
had a meeting today.
2 A contemplate
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C ponder
3 Read the text and then select D replicate
the correct
answer, A, B, C or D.
3 A talent
B dexterity
How to be a good translator
C competence
Becoming a good translator takes
D skill
patience and time. It is not a skill
that you can (1)_______________
overnight. Although it may seem 4 A test
obvious, you need to be fluent in the B prove
language you wish to translate C ensure
before you can even D check
(2)_______________a career in this
area. Once you have reached a
certain degree of (3)_______________, 5 A chief
you can begin by translating basic B key
documents, for example, leaflets, C indispensable
brochures and short newspaper D necessary
articles. As part of the process, it is
a good idea to ask other near-native
or native speakers to 6 A intended
(4)_______________ your work and B denoted
look out for (5)_______________ C represented
errors. D insinuated

When translating, you have to

understand the nuances of idioms 7 A objective
and phrasal verbs and translate the B target
(6)_______________ meaning and not C goal
the literal meaning. A good D end
translator does not misinterpret
things. On the whole, once you have
completed a translation, you must
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4 Choose the correct alternative. phrase. It means Ive had

enough or Im fed up.
1 Whenever/wherever she has to B: I see. So its a set phrase. Ill note
take an exam she gets really that one down. I seem to have
nervous and finds it hard to (3)_____________ the phrase
concentrate. _____________.
2 The teacher told his students that A: Yes, and also where the woman
whoever/however studied the (4)_____________ about the mans
hardest would be rewarded. coat, youve translated the
3 Im certain that adjective as dirty when in fact it
whoever/wherever you decide to should be clean.
go on Friday, therell be lots of B: Oh yes. I must have confused
people. them. One thing I wanted to ask
4 Its extremely frustrating, you, I (5)_____________ it
however/whoever hard I try to _____________ that all of the
speak Polish, nobody questions in the original text
understands me. have upside down question
5 Whichever/whenever way we marks at the beginning of the
choose will be fine, as all the question, is that an error?
roads lead to the city centre. A: No, they are always used in
Spanish to indicate that the
/5 speaker is going to ask a
question.
B: Oh, ok. Thanks.
Use of English: Vocabulary
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5 Complete the conversation with
the phrases below. There are 6 Choose the correct answer A, B,
two extra phrases that you do C or D.
not need.
The students joined the debating
Find something puzzling table and the debate began. The
Get the wrong end of the stick topic for the week was the rise in
Imply something university fees in the UK. At first,
Make a remark the chairman (1)___________ the
Misinterpret rules of the debate and then it
Take something literally began. There were two teams: one
Talk at cross purposes in favour of the increase and one
against. Those against
A: Id like to say that the translation (2)___________ the importance of the
that youve done from Spanish to rise in fees for the countrys
English is good but there are a economy and they also spoke about
few instances where youve how the increase would not affect
(1)_____________. the quantity of students attending
B: Really, where? universities. It was at this stage that
A: Well, here, where the man says the opposing team (3)___________
estoy hasta las narices it and started shouting their counter-
doesnt mean Im up to my argument. The opposition
nose as youve translated it. (4)___________ that they hadnt
Youve (2)_____________ the

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heard what they had said and in this town were slim, or so I
continued stating their argument, thought!
until the chairman (5)___________ Sitting at the counter of a
what was going on and reminded restaurant, much to my (3)
the table of the rules of the debate. ___________(AMAZE), I was able to
order a drink and a two-course
1 A cut in meal. How? I hear you ask. The
B picked up on answer is with the (4)
C talked down ___________(UNIVERSE) language of
D pointed out sign language. Now, as I found, you
dont need to go on a specific sign
2 A got through to language course before you embark
B spelt out on a holiday to foreign parts, you
C made out just need to know a few (5)
D turned to ___________(BASE), for example that
raising a half open hand to your
3 A picked up on mouth means you would like a drink
B talked down to and of course then, there are a (6)
C cut in ___________(VARY) of different ways
D got through to you can order food. You can either
point at the pictures in the menu or
4 A spelt out more interestingly, you can point at
B made out the food other (7) ___________
C pointed out (CUSTOM) are eating.
D brought up
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5 A picked up on
B spoke out
C made out
D talked down to

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7 Read the text and insert the
correct form of the word in
CAPITALS into each gap.

Everyone knows that eating in a

restaurant in a foreign country can
be daunting. Last week, I found
myself in a small town in Russia. (1)
__________(FORTUNE), I dont speak
a word of Russian and it turned out
the people in the town where I was
staying had no knowledge of the
English language either. The (2)
___________(LIKELY) of me getting
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Reading ask him if he can translate the

document or I think Maria speaks
Spanish; why dont you ask her to
8 Read the following magazine
join you at the meeting and she can
article on bilingualism and, for
interpret for you? Therefore, being
questions 1-5, decide if the
bilingual can impact careers and
statements are true (T), false
provide opportunities. Secondly,
(F) or not given (NG).
with the ability to hold
conversations and comprehend two
The Advantages of Bilingualism
languages, people also have the
As a linguist, I often get asked at
capability to interact socially with a
what stage an individual is given
greater number of people from
bilingual status, and, to be frank,
different cultures. Thus, being
bilingualism is a difficult concept to
bilingual, you have the option to
judge, as it is commonly the
make more friends from different
listeners perception of the persons
cultural backgrounds and this in
proficiency that provides the status.
turn, believe it or not, increases
However, it is frequently agreed that
social awareness.
an individual is bilingual when they
have a native-like control of both
Understanding the benefits of being
their first and second language.
bilingual and wanting to provide his
children with a bilingual upbringing,
There are advantages to being
a bilingual (English-German)
brought up in a bilingual household.
German language teacher from
Research amongst linguists proves
Australia decided, as soon as his
that raising a child bilingually gives
children were born, to communicate
them academic advantages. An
with them in German, despite the
experiment carried out on a group
fact that German was not his
of monolingual and bilingual
mother tongue. The teacher carried
children aged 10-12 concluded that
out his daily life speaking English to
the bilingual children had improved
his wife, family, friends and
levels of literacy over their
colleagues and communicating
monolingual counterparts. Given
solely in German to his two children.
that literacy can shape a childs
His wife, on the other hand, only
future, raising a child in a bilingual
spoke to the children in the
environment can potentially give
language which surrounded them,
them a greater chance of success in
English.
education. An additional
investigation found that bilingual
To ensure the children gained
children displayed superior
sufficient coverage of the German
communicative competence, in that
language, the father encouraged
they were more confident, polite
them to watch the television in
and told the truth more frequently
German and also to read books in
than their monolingual equivalents.
this language. Whenever feasible,
he took them to Germany, so they
Having knowledge of two languages
could interact with people that
in adulthood also has its
spoke their language.
advantages. Firstly, doors open the
instant you reach bilingual status.
During the early stages, the children
You hear, Oh, Paul speaks Greek;
often confused English and German

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words, which made it difficult for the

mother to understand what they 3 According to research, bilinguals
were saying, as she had absolutely are more socially and culturally
no knowledge of the language. But aware.
this phase did not last long and the T / F / NG
confusion soon lifted. However,
even to date, they occasionally 4 The German teacher stopped all
input German words into English communication in English as
sentences and vice-versa, but when soon as his children were born.
questioned, they immediately T / F / NG
correct themselves.
5 The children travel to German
Now the children have grown up and every year to maintain their
begun their careers. So has being fluency.
bilingual affected them? If so, how? T / F / NG
Well, one of the sons has started to
work for a German company where
he uses German on a daily basis.
Unsurprisingly, he found getting a 6 When the children were young,
job directly after university relatively they often spoke German to the
easy, while his monolingual friends mum and English to the dad.
struggled for months. His brother T / F / NG
has just finished university and is
planning to move to Munich for one 7 One of the sons is following in his
year before starting a career in fathers footsteps.
teaching. Like his father, he wants T / F / NG
to be a German teacher.

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two languages provides countless
advantages. Why then dont you
choose to develop a language that
you perhaps studied at school, or
consider raising your own children in
a bilingual environment? For more
information on this topic, I refer you
to my latest book, Bilingual
environments.

1 There is a general consensus that

being bilingual signifies speaking
your mother tongue and a
second language equally as well.
T / F / NG

2 Research has shown that

bilingual children are more fluent
speakers than monolinguals.
T / F / NG

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Writing
Listening
10You have decided to enter a
9 You are going to hear a short story competition for an
radio discussion about a online international website.
teaching technique called The competition rules state that
drilling. Complete sentences 1- you must start with the
7. Use no more than three following words:
words in each gap.
It was late morning when we landed
1 When students are drilling new at Londons Heathrow airport.
words or phrases, the teacher
usually corrects the students Write your story (120-180
pronunciation,_____________ or words)
________________. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
2 Andy believes that by drilling key _____________________________________
words and phrases, students _____________________________________
improve their pronunciation and _____________________________________
are consequently understood in
_____________________________________
the ________________.
_____________________________________
3 When Liz started talking to a man _____________________________________
and he was unable to understand _____________________________________
what she was saying, she blamed _____________________________________
her ________________. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
4 To ensure the man understood _____________________________________
her, Liz spoke _______________ _____________________________________
every word.
_____________________________________
5 When talking to the man in _____________________________________
Italian, Liz discovered that the _____________________________________
English course the man had _____________________________________
taken only taught him how to _____________________________________
________________. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
6 Liz found out that the man was _____________________________________
called to attend an interview and
_____________________________________
the company had asked him if he
_____________________________________
________________ the interview
being held in English. _____________________________________
_____________________________________
7 Lizs overall belief about drilling _____________________________________
is that teachers tend to use this _____________________________________
technique ________________.

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