Spotlight 10. Module 1. Focus on exams

Listen to the recording and answer the question. What did he learn from his part-time job?

Listen to the recording and answer the question. When did he go to London?

Listen to the recording and answer the question. How long did he stay in Milan?

Listen to the recording and answer the question. How well did the speaker do at school?

Listen to the recording and answer the question. Why did he have difficulties in New York?

Listen to the recording and answer the question.What did he do when he left school?

Read the text. Fill in the gaps with the correct phrases. On average, we only regularly wear a third of the clothes that we own. Most of us have T-shirts we’ve never worn, five years ago. However, we don’t often think about getting rid of our clothes and, if we do, we often don’t know the best way to do this. Throw them away or recycle them? Sell them online? Donate them to a charity shop? Simply throwing clothes away is very wasteful; . However, selling clothes online can be quite a lot of hassle. For example, when I’ve sold jumpers and dresses on websites like eBay I only usually receive 99p or £1.99, which for me isn’t worth the time and effort. We often want new clothes; shopping is many people’s favourite pastime. However, most of us can’t afford to pay around £20 for an item of clothing from a high-street store. When I moved to Leeds to go to university and discovered Leeds Community Clothes Exchange (LCCE) everything changed. I organised small-scale 'clothes swaps' with my friends, . Everyone always went home happy with new clothes to wear. Organisations such as LCCE adopt this idea, but on a much larger scale. LCCE started in 2007, and has become a very popular event which happens once a month. You pay £3 to enter, and your clothes are checked (they must be clean and in good condition). You are then given one credit per item (so for example ). There is also a café selling tea, coffee and homemade cakes. The clothes exchange has become a community social event; people often spend a whole afternoon there with their friends! Not only can you get rid of the clothes you never wear but you get that buzz of enjoyment from finding exciting new items, at a total cost of only £3! I went to the LCCE throughout my time at university and hardly ever bought expensive clothes in high-street stores. Most of my clothes are from clothes swaps, and I love the feeling ! The look on their face is great when they realise how little I paid and how much fun the events are. Similar events happen across the UK. The LCCE is one of the most successful, and people are looking to set up branches in other cities such as Bristol and Manchester.

Read the email. Choose the correct option. To: Rachel@hotmail.co.uk From: Sophie@aol.com Subject: news Hi! How are you? I from you for ages. I guess you for your exams for the last few weeks like me. I most of them. I the most important and the last one this Friday. I for it for the whole year and now I exhausted. My friends and I a big party to celebrate the end of exams this weekend. We the village hall. any plans for Saturday night yet? If not why don't you come? It at 6 pm and you can stay at my house. Laura and Eve too so it'll be fun. Let me know. Write back soon. Love, Sophie

Fill in the gaps with the suitable words. How much free time do I have? Not much, actually. I can't hang or go clubbing with my friends every weekend because I have a lot of things to do. First of all, I'm really enthusiastic my studies at college. I'm a very person so one day I'll become an outstanding specialist. The second reason is I have 2 siblings and have to look them. Sometimes they can be a pain in the but most of the time we get well. We live in a single-parent family and our mother has to work a lot. Hate, when people look us because of that. My mum is a and patient woman and deserves to be . The third thing is I’m keen music! I spend all my free time playing the guitar. Hope one day all of these will pay off!

Fill in the gap with the correct word derived from the word in brackets. John is always angry. I wish he wasn’t so ........... (AGGRESSION)

Fill in the gap with the correct word derived from the word in brackets. I enjoy making things because I’m a ........... (CREATE) person.

Fill in the gap with the correct word derived from the word in brackets. She had a...........(DREAM) faraway look on her face.

Fill in the gap with the correct word derived from the word in brackets. Jack is always telling jokes. He’s so...........(FUN).

Fill in the gap with the correct word derived from the word in brackets. He is very ........... (PASSION) about football. He watches every game he can.

Fill in the gap with the correct word derived from the word in brackets. Stop being so ........... (SELF) and try to think of others for a change.

Fill in the gap with the correct word derived from the word in brackets. My best friend is a very ........... (CARE) and kind person.

Fill in the gap with the correct word derived from the word in brackets. He paid the man before the job was done. He is very........... (TRUST).

Fill in the gap with the correct word derived from the word in brackets. He is very...........(ACT). He rides his bike, runs and plays sports.

Fill in the gap with the correct word derived from the word in brackets. The dog next door barks all the time. It’s so ........... (ANNOY)

You have received an email from your English-speaking pen-friend Richard who writes: ...I’m currently studying for my exams and hope to do well at my finals. I wish I could have more free time now as I love going out with my friends, meeting new people, making new acquaintances. Do you like hanging out with friends in your free time or are you a stay-at-home type? How do you usually spend the weekend? What are your hobbies or interests? A friend of mine is coming to see me this weekend... Write an email to Richard. In your email answer his questions, ask 3 questions about his friend’s visit. Write 100—140 words. Remember the rules of email writing.