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people can’t. Secondly, they usually have a secret

1 Listen to an extract from a story.
identity. For example, Clark Kent is a newspaper
Choose the correct phrases to complete the
reporter, but when he is needed, he can change into
sentences. Superman in a second. Of course, nobody in everyday
The doctor asks Sandy to close her eyes. life knows that Clark is also Superman and they never
see him changing into a superhero with a red cape.
(help him close her eyes tell him her
Superheroes usually have a special costume and they
problem) often wear a mask as well. Thirdly, superheroes have
1 The doctor talks quite _________________. a lot of enemies that they must fight, but they also
(softly quickly kindly) have a weakness that their enemies can use to try to
destroy them. Superman’s weakness is Kryptonite, the
2 He _________________ the lights.
green material from his home planet of Krypton.
(turns on switches off puts off) Not all superheroes are men. There are also many
3 Sandy has to imagine that she is in female superheroes, such as Wonder Woman,
_________________. Catwoman and Batgirl, and some are nearly as old as
the men. Wonder Woman first appeared in a comic
(the countryside a garden her bed) book in 1941!
4 She imagines she can hear Now, we want to know about your favourite superhero
_________________ singing. or superheroine. Write a short article describing your
favourite and tell us why you like him or her so much.
(birds someone insects)
Send it to us before 10th December. The writer of the
5 She imagines she is walking towards best article will win two tickets for the premiere of the
_________________. latest Batman film and they will have a chance to meet
(a river a lake some trees) the star! So start writing!

6 The peaceful scene changes when Sandy The first superheroes were characters in
has to imagine she hears films.
_________________. The first superheroes were characters in
(someone shooting a gun the rain falling (American) comic books.
a plane flying over her) 1 Comic book superheroes first appeared in
7 She panics when she sees something the nineteenth century.
horrible coming out of the ___________________________________
_________________. 2 Superman first appeared in a comic book in
(trees garden lake) 1930.
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3 Batman can see better than normal people.
2 Read a text about superheroes. Correct the
___________________________________
mistakes in the sentences.
4 In his normal life, Superman is a teacher.
People have always had heroes they can respect and
admire. Sometimes these heroes are legendary
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characters from the past, like Robin Hood. Others are 5 Superman’s enemies can use Krypton to
characters in books, like the great detective Sherlock hurt him.
Holmes. And then in 1930s, superheroes appeared in
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American comic books. One of the most famous was
Superman, who appeared in the comic book series 6 Wonder Woman appeared in a film for the
Action Comics in 1938. Since then Superman has first time in 1941.
become a film superhero as well, along with other ___________________________________
much-loved superheroes like Batman and Spiderman.
7 The prize for the best article is a Batman
So what characteristics do superheroes have? Firstly,
they need to have extraordinary powers, which they comic book.
use to do good and save the world. Superman, for ___________________________________
example, can fly and he can see things that other
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3 Choose the correct alternatives. 5 Write requests. Use the prompts and the
I don’t mind to get up / getting up early. words in brackets.

1 My brother hopes to play / playing in a rock give / me a lift into town (could)
band one day. Could you give me a lift into town?
2 We really want to see / seeing that film. 1 turn / down the TV (mind)
3 I can’t imagine to be / being a doctor. ___________________________________
4 I often forget to read / reading my emails. 2 have / a cup of coffee (could)
5 The knight promised to throw / throwing ___________________________________
away the sword. 3 take / the dog for a walk (mind)
6 They didn’t finish to eat / eating until ___________________________________
two o’clock. 4 do / the washing-up (could)
7 The band stopped to play / playing at ___________________________________
midnight and everyone went home. 5 help / me with my homework (mind)
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6 wash / the car for me (could)
4 Complete the sentences using the -ing form. ___________________________________
Choose from these verbs. 7 ask / Josh to phone me tomorrow (could)
ring bark sing knock stand blow ___________________________________
climb lie _____ 7

There were a lot of birds singing in the 6 Look at the pictures and write the words.
garden.
1 I remember seeing my grandmother
____________________ next to my bed.
2 There is a phone ____________________
downstairs.
3 There are a lot of people
____________________ on the beach. knight 1 _______________
4 I can feel the wind ____________________
in my hair.
5 There is someone ____________________
on the door.
6 I can hear a dog ____________________ at
my cat!
7 I can see a burglar ____________________ 2 _______________ 3 _______________
over the gate.

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 8 Complete the dialogue.
Waiter Are you ready to order, madam?
Customer Yes, please.
Waiter What (1) ____________________
you?
Customer (2) ____________________ I
6 _______________ 7 _______________ have a chicken salad, please?
Waiter Do you want
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(3) ____________________ with
7 Correct the mistakes in the sentences. your salad?
I’m worried. We’re going on holiday Customer I’ll (4) ____________________
next week! some chips.
I’m excited. We’re going on holiday ______ Waiter Would you like anything
next week! (5) ____________________?
1 I love lying in the sun. I find it boring. Customer (6) ____________________ a
___________________________________ glass of apple juice, please.
2 The teacher was amused because we Waiter So, that’s a chicken salad with
weren’t listening to him. chips and an apple juice.
___________________________________ Customer Yes. Thank you. And would
3 Everyone laughed when I dropped my ice (7) ____________________
cream, but I was embarrassing. bringing me a coffee, please?
___________________________________ Waiter Certainly.
4 The game was excited. The final score was _____ 7
3–3.
___________________________________
5 This programme is interested. Can I change
channels?
___________________________________
6 I was relaxed when my friends organized a
party for me. I didn’t know anything about it!
___________________________________
7 There was an interested programme on TV
last night.
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