1 ² Listen to a radio interview with Louise Willis.
Write down two words that describe
her art. ___Painting___ ______Photography_____
Listen again. Circle the correct answer (a–c).
1 What do we find out about Louise’s exhibition at the London Gallery?
a It hasn’t taken place yet.
b It was a great success.
c It’s already started.
2 People can see Louise’s most recent works of art in an exhibition
a next year.
b right now.
c very soon.
3 Louise has experience of
a sculpture.
b design.
c drawing.
4 Louise’s biggest inspirations have been
a great painters like Picasso.
b photographers.
c everyday designers.
2 Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs below.
catch up hit it off pick on make up get over run into stick up for open up
5 Paul is a great guy and our date was fantastic. We really _hit it off_ .
6 I am looking forward to my party on Saturday. It will be lovely to __catch up__ with old
friends.
7 My best friend was bullied at school. It stopped when the teacher told the bullies not to
__pick on__ her or they would be suspended from school.
8 I feel very uncomfortable when someone asks me to ____open up___ and talk about my
feelings.
9 Sarah, you and Matt have been finished for months. You really need to ___get over_ him
and move on.
10 It is really important that you _stick up for_ your friends when someone is nasty to them.
11 I haven’t spoken to Beth in over a week. We had an argument and now she won’t talk to
me, but I really want to _make up_ and be friends again.
12 I’m late for my interview! I hope I don’t __run into_ any traffic on the way there!
3 Underline the correct words to complete the sentences.
13 I feel sympathetic / friendly towards people who are bullied at school.
14 My computer crashed. Consequently / Consistently, I lost all the files stored on it.
15 Have you heard the last / latest news?
16 We listened to the speeches for hours. Eventually / Possibly they finished and we went
home.
17 I’ve never been on a march. Currently / Actually, I never see the point of marches. They
don’t change anything.
18 George died two weeks ago. Who was the last / latest person to see George alive?
4 Match the adjectives (1–6) to the definitions (A–F).
1 durable A it lasts a long time and doesn’t break easily
2 out-of-date B it’s an easy thing to use
3 fragile C it always works correctly
4 inexpensive D it’s old and people don’t use it anymore
5 convenient E it breaks easily
6 reliable F it doesn’t cost very much
5 Complete the sentences with the words below. Use each word twice.
disc book apple face
19 She has a pretty __face_ with big eyes and high cheekbones.
20 I bought a new _apple_ computer.
21 Could we _book__ a restaurant for tonight?
22 Our houses _face_ each other. Silvia lives opposite me.
23 My aunt fell over and slipped a _disc_ . It was very painful.
24 Sue picked a big, red _apple_ from the tree and ate it.
25 I’ve saved the photos on a _disc__ for you. You can upload them on to your PC if you
like.
26 I’m reading a really good _book_ about Africa at the moment.
