Do the quiz with a partner. Then listen and check your answers.

                                 WORLD of ADVENTURE

WE'VE FOUND SOME OF THE BEST PLACES IN THE WORLD FOR ADVENTURES. DO OUR COMPETITION QUIZ FOR A CHANCE TO WIN THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME!

1. The Red Sea is a great place for scuba-diving. Which of these is not a sea?

a. The Yellow Sea

b. The Black Sea

c. The Blue Sea

2. The Grand Canyon is an enormous, deep valley. The river which made it is the.....

a. Nile

b. Colorado

c. Congo

3. In Quảng Bình, Việt Nam, there is an enormous cave called Son Doong. It holds the world's largest natural cave with a volume of....

a. 28.5 million m³

b. 38.5 million m³

c. 48.5 million m³

4. Brazil is a fantastic place for adventure. You can visit the spectacular falls at Iguazu, or watch the wildlife in the Amazon rainforest, which is bigger than.....

a. the USA

b. South America

c. Western Europe

5. You can surf some of the world's biggest waves in the Atlantic ocean off the beaches of Ireland and Portugal. Which of these is not an ocean?

a. Indian

b. North

c. Pacific

6. In the Gobi March, competitors run 250 kilometres through the dunes of the Gobi Desert. The race is part of a four-race desert challenge which also includes the....

a. Sahara, Atacama and the Antarctic

b. Alps, Andes and Himalayas

c. Islands, Highlands and Lowlands

Check the meaning of the phrases in the box and complete the questionnaire. Listen and check. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.

               Plan your ideal school!

What is your ideal school like? Choose from these ideas.

1. Type of school

What kind of school do you decide to ¹........... yourself in?

a Single-sex school

b. Boarding school

c. Mixed school

d. Homeschooling

2. Subjects

Traditional school subjects are a bit boring, so you want a school where you can take ²………. in:

a. dance, theatre and singing.

b. skateboarding.

c. graffiti art.

d. sailing.

e. other (please tell us what!)

3. Timetable

What hours do you choose to go to ³…………?

a. from 8.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.

b. from 9.00 a.m to 4.00 p.m.

c. from 10.00 a.m to 2.00 p.m.

d. A timetable? No, thanks. I go to lessons when I feel like it.

4. Study

It's important to do ⁴………… How much would you do at your ideal school?

a. 2-3 hours a day

b. 4-5 hours a week

c. More than ten hours a week

d. Homework is so old-fashioned. We don't have it at my ideal school!

5. Rules

What happens if you don't ⁵…….. rules at your school?

a. You get extra homework.

b. Nothing.

c. You stay at home for a week.

d. You spend your lunchtime in class.

6. School leavers

You're finally in your last year. The most Important thing for you is to:

a. ⁶..…..….. exams so you can get ⁷…..…… and find a job.

b. not ⁸…………. exams.

c. get ⁹………… and get ¹⁰……..… to study for your future career.

d. enjoy your last year with your friends. 

E. Complete the questions and answers. Then listen and check.

(Hoàn thành câu hỏi và câu trả lời. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)

Omar: So, Mia, what time (1) _______ you _______ work?

Mia: I start work at nine o’clock.

Omar: (2) _______ you finish work at five, then?

Mia: No, I (3) _______. I finish at six.

Omar: That’s a long day! What time (4) _______ you eat dinner?

Mia: My family (5) _______ dinner at eight. Then we (6) _______ to bed at ten.

Choose the best linking words to complete the sentences. Then listen again and check your answers.

1. Photo A is of a room in a hostel, I think, unless/ whereas the second shows a small flat.

2. There are bunk beds in the room in the hostel, but/ when the other room has got a double bed.

3. While/When photo A shows a rather untidy room, the room in photo B is very tidy.

4. The room in the hostel looks quite cosy. However,/ Whereas the furniture looks a bit old and worn out.

5. I like the idea of sharing with other students, although / despite the lack of privacy.

Do the quiz. Compare your answers with a partner's. Then listen and check.

1) 0 - 5 years

Which of these things can children normally do before they’re five?

a. Get a new hobby

b. Read and write a 20-word story

c. Get a bank account

2) 6 - 12 years

Surveys show we are happiest around nine to ten years old. Why?

a. It’s when we get rich

b. It’s when we get a pension

c. It’s when we have the most fun and fewest worries.

3) 13 - 19 years

Most teenagers have got social media account nowadays. How old do you usually need to be to get a social media account?

a. Thirteen

b. Fourteen

c. Fifteen

4) 20 - 29 years

When they have got a degree or finished their studies, people in their twenties often get a job. Which of these things can’t you do in the UK until you’re twenty-one?

a. Get a driving licence

b. Adopt a child

c. Get a boyfriend or girlfriend.

5) 30 - 49 years

At this age, many people are married. According to scientists, if you get married, you’ll probably __________.

a. be happy

b. die younger

c. live longer

6) 50 - 59 years

People often become grandparents at this age. What is the record number of grandchildren to one grandparent in the world?

a. 99

b. 140

c. 247

7) 60 - 79 years

When people get a pension, they often lead a quiet life, but not always! In the Senior Olympics event in the USA, for example, older people compete in every Olympic sport. What’s the world record for the women’s 100 metres for women over seventy?

a. 10.6 seconds

b. 14.6 seconds

c. 20.6 seconds

8) 70 - 100 years

People are getting older. In 1900, the average life expectancy in Europe was forty-three. What is it now?

a. About seventy

b. About eighty

c. About ninety

SPEAKING Work in pairs. Complete the arts quiz. Use vocabulary from exercises 1, 3 and the correct form of the verbs in the following list. Then do the quiz and check your answers at the bottom of the page.

Artistic activities

act      appear in      carve      compose      conduct      create

dance      direct      draw      paint      perform      play      sing      write

Arts quiz

1. Which italian Renaissance artist (1) _____________ the Mona Lisa?

a. Michelangelo

b. Leonardo da Vinci

c. Caravaggio

2. Which Russian (2) _____________ wrote the music for the ballet Swan Lake?

a. Shostakovich

b. Rachmaninov

c. Tchaikovsky

3. Which of these films was not (3) _____________ by Steven Spielberg?

a. Jaws

b. 2001: A Space Odyssey

c. Schindler's List

4. Which Shakespeare (4) _____________ inspired the film West Side Story?

a. Romeo and Juliet

b. Julius Caesar

c. A Midsummer Night's Dream

5. Which famous (5) _____________ cut off part of his ear?

a. Monet

b. Cézanne

c. Van Gogh

6. Which British (6) _____________ sang on the 2011 hit Someone Like You?

a. Adele

b. Ellie Goulding

c. Calvin Harris

7. Which of these film series did actor Robert Pattinson not (7) _____________ ?

a. Harry Potter

b. Twilight

c. The Hobbit

8. What is the name of the famous (8) _____________ in the photo?

a. Mark

b. David

c. Anthony