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1. Talented Teens 5 break a leg! (idm) = used to wish somebody good luck

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4. Answers for exercise 2 • 1 T • 2 DS • F (Denise has studied dance since she was 6 • and break dancing for 3 years) • 4 T • 5 DS • 6 F (Rick isn’t very good at practising alone)

5. D C

6. F E A G H

7. Audio script and answers C 1.35 B – ballroom dancing 1 D – disco dancing 2 C – Latin American dancing 3 E – ballet 4 A – folk dancing 5 F – rock ‘n’ roll 6 G – hip hop 7 H – break dancing

8. C A B

9. Possible answers A: I’m good at playing the piano. B: I’m hopeless at playing the guitar. A: I’m not very good at playing the violin. B: I’m good at acting, singing and dancing. A: I’m hopeless at painting and drawing.

12. Possible answers A: How long has Susan studied dance? B: She’s studied dance since July. A: How long has Mike done folk dancing? B: He’s done folk dancing since he was 7. A: How long has Mike had acting lessons? B: He’s had acting lessons for 2 months. A: How long have Craig and Lisa studied Japanese? B: They’ve studied Japanese for a long time.

15. Possible answer Yes, he’s won numerous medals and awards all over the world.

16. F B A C E Answers 1 F started racing 2 B broke Under 17 record 3 A won the ‘Young Disabled Sportsperson of the Year’ award 4 C broke Under 20 record 5 E won the silver medal

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18. broken eaten sung lost

19. seen flown met been

20. Audio script and answers C 1.38 Fiona’s won a lot of medals. 1 Mr Brown’s lost his keys. 2 Jake has never sung in public. 3 She’s broken her leg. 4 He’s just eaten a really hot curry. 5 They’ve never flown before. 6 He’s just seen a shark. 7 Sally’s met a lot of famous people. 8 Bud Johnson has been to Mars 17 times!

21. Answers (won) I’ve won a lot of medals. (win) (sung) I’ve never sung in public. (sing) (broken) I’ve broken my leg. (break) (eaten) I’ve just eaten a really hot curry. (eat) (flown) I’ve never flown before. (fly) (seen) I’ve just seen a shark. (see) (met) I’ve met a lot of famous people. (meet)

23. Possible answers A: Have you ever won a competition? B: Yes, I have. A: When did you win it? B: I won it when I was in primary school. A: Have you ever seen an eclipse? B: Yes, I have. A: When did you see it? B: I saw it when I was a child. A: Have you ever visited the USA? B: Yes, I have. A: When did you go there? B: I went there two years ago. A: Have you ever eaten French food? B: Yes, I have. A: When did you eat it? B: I ate it in Paris last summer.

25. Possible answers A: Have you ever got a bad mark in a test? B: Yes, I have. A: Which test was it? B: It was History. A: Have you ever forgotten your homework? B: Yes, I have. A: When was it? / When did you forget it? B: Last week. A: Have you ever lost your diary? B: Yes, I have. A: When did you lose it? B: I lost it last December. I left it on a bus.

29. How long has Rajid lived here? How long has Mary had long hair?

30. How long have they studied Chinese? How long has Mr Charleston worked there? How long has Sally known Susan? How long have you had your dog?

32. a long time five years half an hour three months six o’clock I was young July 2006

34. A B C E

35. Audio script and answers C 1.39 D How long have they studied English? For two weeks. They have learnt a lot. 1 A How long has she had a dog? Since she was young. 2 B How long have your grandparents been married? They’ve been together for over 60 years! 3 C How long have you had Mrs Collins as a teacher? For about one year. I really like her lessons. 4 E How long has John lived there? He’s lived there since 2000.

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37. ’m good at was good at ’m hopeless at is hopeless at is good at were good at

41. กิจกรรมเพิ่มเติม • What’s special about Millicent? • What is she good at? • What is she hopeless at? • Who is going to be her first friend? (She’s a genius) (Maths) (Making friends) (Emily)

43. Who has Millicent invited to a sleepover? • What must Millicent’s parents do? • What mustn’t they do? • What did Millicent promise? (Emily) (Be kind, but keep their distance) (Discuss politics, kiss or dance in front of the guest, mention Millicent’s achievements) (She promised to put the dirty dishes in the dishwasher and not to cut out articles from the newspaper) • What do you think will happen next? • Will Emily come for the sleepover? • Will she discover her friend is a genius? • Will she be happy about it? • Will Millicent tell Emily about her achievements?

44. Do you like the story? Why / Why not? • Would you read the whole book? • Would you recommend it to a friend?

46. Audio script and answers C 1.40 One of the first talent shows was in the UK in 1956. It was called Opportunity Knocks and viewers sent their votes by post! Simon Cowell, a producer of talent shows, pays more than (1) £21.7 million in tax. So how much does he actually earn? Apart from the English and American versions of Pop Idol, there are versions all around the world, including (2) Asian Idol, Canadian Idol, Indian Idol, (3) VietnamIdol and Idolos Brazil! In 2007, (4) 200,000 people auditioned for The X Factor in the UK. (5) Five singles released by contestants in the UK’s The X Factor have reached number one. In 2007, (6) 74 million people voted to elect the American Idol winner.