Before you start
Read the blog post and check your answers
Read again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
Complete the sentences with these words and phrases from the text
Costa Rica Expedition: Day 1
Before you start
Read this sentence from a conversation between Ali, who has just got married and left home, and his friend
Now listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
Listen to the conversation again and answer the questions.
Complete these sentences from the recording with used to, would or the correct comparative phrase
Work in pairs. Do you agree or disagree with the statements below about leaving home? Give your reasons
Before you start
Read the letters to an online problem page from young people
Work in pairs. Read the problems again and think of a possible solution for each one.
Make a list of two pros and two cons for the two solutions you chose in Exercise 2
Find another pair to work with. Take it in turns to present your two solutions and their pros and cons.
A letters from an online problem page from young people
Before you start
Read the opinion essay. Divide the essay into four paragraphs
Read the opinion essay again, then answer the questions.
You are going to plan an opinion essay
Use your notes to write your essay
5 Work in pairs. Tell your partner your opinion about whether it’s better to volunteer in your community or volunteer somewhere else
Research online or in a library to find out about current volunteer opportunities in your community
Choose the correct answer from a, b, c, or d
Read this part of the play. Match the characters with the things they do in Acts 3 and 4
Answer the questions
Read the quotations and choose the correct answer.
5 Imagine that you are a newspaper reporter. Write a clear and easy to understand summary of what happened in these three excerpts from King Lear