Introduction | p. 1 |
Test 1 | p. 11 |
Listening (1) | p. 12 |
1 Student accommodation/homestay provision | p. 12 |
2 Campus plan for the Open Day | p. 14 |
3 Numeracy week | p. 15 |
4 Tropical storms/naming hurricanes | p. 17 |
Reading (1) | p. 18 |
1 Shedding light on it | p. 18 |
2 Taking soundings | p. 21 |
3 Oxbridge | p. 24 |
Writing (1) | p. 28 |
1 Fuel usage 1800 to 2000 (graph) | p. 28 |
2 Electronic calculator use | p. 29 |
Speaking (1) | p. 30 |
1 Hobbies | p. 30 |
2 Food you like | p. 30 |
3 Convenience food | p. 31 |
Test 2 | p. 33 |
Listening (2) | p. 33 |
1 Walking tour/revised booking | p. 33 |
2 Field trip/timetable | p. 35 |
3 Poster presentation | p. 37 |
4 History of diagrams/flow charts | p. 39 |
Reading (2) | p. 41 |
1 Rosetta Stone | p. 41 |
2 Tickled Pink | p. 44 |
3 Bubbly and burgers | p. 47 |
Writing (2) | p. 51 |
1 Housing owned and rented in the UK (pie chart) | p. 51 |
2 Unemployment | p. 52 |
Speaking (2) | p. 53 |
1 Travelling to work | p. 53 |
2 Where you live | p. 53 |
3 Choosing where to live | p. 54 |
Test 3 | p. 55 |
Listening (3) | p. 56 |
1 Camping and caravan park | p. 56 |
2 Volunteers weekend | p. 57 |
3 Work placements | p. 58 |
4 Darwin/Galapagos Islands | p. 60 |
Reading (3) | p. 61 |
1 Recalling it | p. 61 |
2 Home-schooling | p. 65 |
3 Bio-fuels backlash | p. 69 |
Writing (3) | p. 74 |
1 Internet activities by age group (table) | p. 74 |
2 Obesity | p. 75 |
Speaking (3) | p. 76 |
1 Pets | p. 76 |
2 Memorable holiday/vacation | p. 76 |
3 Work and play | p. 77 |
Test 4 | p. 79 |
Listening (4) | p. 80 |
1 Library registration/library policy | p. 80 |
2 Travelling by train | p. 82 |
3 Home composting | p. 84 |
4 Academic essays | p. 86 |
Reading (4) | p. 87 |
1 Hacked off | p. 87 |
2 Highlands and islands/map of the Western Isles | p. 90 |
3 Dummy pills | p. 95 |
Writing (4) | p. 99 |
1 Waste disposal in four towns (bar chart) | p. 99 |
2 Success in life | p. 100 |
Speaking (4) | p. 101 |
1 Educational achievements | p. 101 |
2 Describe a book | p. 101 |
3 Reading books | p. 102 |
General Reading and Writing Test A | p. 103 |
General Training Reading Test A | p. 103 |
1 Check-in procedure at Stanza airport/You're fired! | p. 104 |
2 Newview Hotel terms and conditions/a proper brew | p. 108 |
3 Vertical transport | p. 112 |
General Training Writing Test A | p. 115 |
1 Letter to a friend | p. 115 |
2 Advantages/disadvantages of a gap year | p. 116 |
General Reading and Writing Test B | p. 117 |
General Training Reading Test B | p. 117 |
1 Use the right type of fire extinguisher!/contract of employment | p. 117 |
2 How to create a blog/print, copy and scan | p. 122 |
3 Old dogs and new tricks | p. 126 |
General Training Writing Test B | p. 130 |
1 Email letter of complaint | p. 130 |
2 Should children wear a school uniform? | p. 130 |
Audio-Scripts for the Listening Tests | p. 131 |
Answers | p. 167 |
Marking scheme | p. 167 |
Test 1 | p. 168 |
Test 2 | p. 174 |
Test 3 | p. 180 |
Test 4 | p. 186 |
General Training Test A | p. 192 |
Test B | p. 196 |
Reading section expanded answers | p. 201 |
Appendix 1 Reading section vocabulary | p. 227 |
Appendix 2 British and American spellings | p. 239 |