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A family
1 affair
Grammar
Present perfect simple
and continuous

1 Read this email and put the verbs in brackets into the most
appropriate form (present perfect simple or continuous).

To: Melissa

Hi Melissa,
How are things? Sorry it (1) has taken (take) me so long to get in touch. I (2) (think) about writing to
you for ages, but time (3) (fly) by since I (4) (be) in Italy. I (5) (stay) with my
sister in Padova, just near Venice. She (6) (study) at the university there and has just graduated. There
are lots of international students who go there, so she (7) (have) a great time meeting people from
around the world. I (8) (enjoy) staying with my sister this summer and I would even say the experience
(9) (make) us closer. Before going I was worried we might argue, but fortunately that (10)
(happen) at all!
We are staying with a local family and my sister and I look after the children when the family are out at work. I speak a bit
of Italian, but knowing the language isn’t essential as the family all speak English well.
Anyway, enough about me, how (11) (be)? I (12) (hear) you are staying at an activity camp.
How long (13) (do) that? It would be great to hear from you. I (14) (miss) our long chats.
Hope to hear from you soon!
Love Laura

Asking questions (present perfect simple and continuous)

2 A few days later, Laura replies to Melissa and asks her the following questions in her email. Use the prompts to write her
questions using the most appropriate form (present perfect simple or continuous) in the speech balloons.
1 how long / stay / with the family? 4 you visit / other parts of Italy yet?

How long have you been staying with the family?

2 Italian / improve a lot? 5 what / weather / like?

3 make / lots of new friends? 6 eat / lots of delicious ice cream?

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Vocabulary wear out take on clear up cheer up
tear up hang around with
Collocations with make and do
1 Last week we welcomed a new addition to our family and
Complete each of the sentences below with the correct
form of make or do.
(1) took on (accept responsibility) a puppy
called Toby. Having him around has had its advantages and
1 Before going to Italy, Melissa did a course in Italian. disadvantages, but for the most part I’ve really enjoyed it. On
2 In order to get pocket money the kids have to the plus side, he is great company and always manages to
jobs. (2) (make happy) when I come in
from school. Also, having him means I always have someone to
3 My parents get really mad if I a mess before
(3) (spend time with). He has a lot of
guests arrive.
energy, so I have to (4) (make tired)
4 My brother is dinner tonight, I hope it tastes OK! by taking him for regular walks. The only downside to having
5 I have a promise to my sister that I will always Toby, is that it is also a lot of hard work! Because he is still very
keep. young he sometimes tries to (5)
6 I can’t see you tonight. I’m something with my (destroy) the furniture and he makes a big mess, which I then
cousin. We are going to the cinema. have to (6) (tidy).
7 When we go to my aunt’s house we have to our
homework before dinner.
Writing Part 2
8 I have the decision to visit my grandmother
every weekend. An article
9 Because they are twins, I sometimes the
mistake of speaking to the wrong sister. Read part of an article written by a student for a magazine
10 My mum always her food shopping online. and correct the spelling and punctuation. There are 12
mistakes. The first one has been corrected for you.
Adjectives
2 For each of the sentences below, make an adjective Staying with your grandparents is great when you
from one of the words in the box. Some gaps need a growing
negative adjective. are growed up. When my brother and I visit are

grandparents they are always really pleased to see

relief think energy believe pride
entertain ambition us. My parents say we get spoilt when we stay there,

1 He was too proud to ask his parents for help. but they dont seem to mind to much. During the
2 She thought her brother’s show was very school holidays our grandparents always give us nice
 . She hadn’t enjoyed herself so much for
a long time. things to eat, and sometimes its food we havent tryed
3 He was when his brother arrived home
safely. before. They also tell us a lot of intresting stories
4 He was very and was determined to do
about there past and things which happened before
better than his siblings.
5 He is so unlike his twin brother. It’s that we were born. The best stories are always about
they are even related.
6 She is a very child and always considers our parents’ and how they behaved when they were
how other people feel.
young. Our grandparents also do lots of enjoyable
7 Even though their grandmother is in her seventies, she
is still fairly and often goes to the gym. things with us, such as taking us to the beach or the

Phrasal verbs park. Last time we visited, we made cake’s and went

swimming. Even though they are in they’re seventies,

3 Complete each gap with a phrasal verb which means
the same as the word(s) in brackets. Use the verbs in the they are still very active!
box in their correct form.

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Listening Part 3

Read A–H and listen carefully

to each speaker. The
words you hear will be
different from those
below.

02 You will hear five short extracts in which teenagers describe their favourite family holiday. For
questions 1–5, choose from the list (A–H) what each speaker says about the holiday. Use the letters
only once. There are three extra letters which you do not need to use.

A I regret arguing on holiday.

B I’m going to try to have the same experience but with different people. Speaker 1 1
C I felt more independent on this trip. Speaker 2 2
D I enjoyed the holiday because we stayed in a posh hotel.
Speaker 3 3
E I wish I had done more on this holiday.
F My enjoyment of this holiday largely relied on us having good weather. Speaker 4 4
G I am fortunate that this trip was captured on film. Speaker 5 5
H I didn’t enjoy the holiday when it rained.

Reading and Use of English Part 7

Read the questions, then quickly
read the texts. When you
You are going to read a newspaper article about being a twin. For questions find the part of a text which
1–10, choose from the people (A–E). The people may be chosen more than once. matches the question,
underline it.
Which person
appreciates the importance of twins needing to find their own way in life? 1

has mixed feelings about being looked after by their sibling? 2

feels angry when people assume that all twins look the same? 3

likes having conversations about being a twin? 4

didn’t like the way they were viewed as a twin child? 5

struggles when parted from their sibling? 6

realises that it is not only twins who sometimes argue? 7

no longer has a problem with being a twin? 8

shares their parents, view of being a twin? 9

has always felt fortunate to be a twin? 10

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*sibling: a sister or brother

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The 󰇴󰈦󰈢s 󰈜󰇳󰈨 co󰇳󰈤 󰈢f 󰇨󰈥i󰈡g 󰇧 󰇹󰈟󰇯n

A Sam Pearson, 13
People often ask: ‘What’s it like being a twin?’ To which I often
respond, ‘I don’t know. I have never been anything else!’ I never
mean to be rude; I am just being honest because since birth I have
never known anything different. I guess there are some advantages
though, for example, there is always someone to partner you in
class or hang around with at home. Also, when I meet new people
they always fi nd it really interesting to talk about what it must be
like being a twin.

B Julia Taylor, 30
I have always loved being a twin and I see being one as something
unique. There aren’t many people who have had this benefit and therefore I try to always focus on
the positives. This is something our mum and dad taught us when we were very young and I have
always remembered this. When we were growing up, one of the best things about being a twin was
our birthday parties! We had brilliant birthdays as kids. I am sure they were fairly stressful for our
parents, but we thought they were fabulous!

C Claire Kite, 16
People often presume when you are a twin that you must also be identical. This is not the case
however, and my twin brother is much taller than me; so sometimes people don’t believe we are
twins and I fi nd this really annoying! Being a twin has both its good and bad points. We fi ght a lot,
especially over gadgets, and when we were younger over toys or for the attention of our parents, but
I guess this is just like any other family. On the positive side, we often have a lot of fun together and I
never feel lonely. My brother is also very protective of me, especially at school, which is both a good
and bad thing!

D Mary Blackwell, 40
Growing up I had very mixed emotions about being a twin. I really hated it when people grouped us,
referring to us as ‘the twins’! We very much had our own identities and some people just failed to
recognise that. I used to constantly dye my hair different colours, just so I could look different to my
sister. Being seen as a unit rather than as an individual didn’t seem to bother my sister that much,
but for some reason it really affected me, especially as a teenager. Fortunately, we now have very
different lives, so it isn’t really an issue anymore.

E Helen Thompson, 19
I absolutely loved being a twin when I was growing up. I used to have a great time going out with my
sister. We are identical, so we always used to wear the same clothes and have the same haircuts.
We got so much attention when we went out and we were sometimes asked to pose for photographs.
We felt like celebrities! We were also very close when we were younger, and sure we would argue
sometimes, but most of the time we were best friends. This has all changed now though, as we have
each gone to a different university. I know it is a good idea that we each have our own independence,
but I do fi nd it hard sometimes and a bit lonely.

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