Intermediate File 08 Exam

Complete the sentences using reported speech.

Complete the sentences using reported speech.

Complete the sentences using reported speech.

Complete the sentences using reported speech.

Complete the sentences using reported speech.

Complete the sentences using reported speech.

Complete the sentences using reported speech.

Complete the sentences using reported speech.

Complete the sentences using reported speech.

Complete the sentences using reported speech.

Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets.

Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets.

Choose the correct answer.

1. That jacket is just the right size. It ________ you perfectly.

Choose the correct answer.

2. The ________ had a lot of interesting new shops.

Choose the correct answer.

3. The jumper looked a bit small so I ________ in the shop.

Choose the correct answer.

4. I saw a great pair of shoes ________. So I went in and bought them!

Choose the correct answer.

1. Fantastic news! I’ve been retired / sacked / promoted!

Choose the correct answer.

2. My home-made clothes are selling well since I applied / set up / worked a website.

Choose the correct answer.

3. Jason’s sleeping late. He’s doing night shifts / hours / jobs at the factory this week.

Choose the correct answer.

4. I love being part-time / temporary / self-employed – I can work whenever I want to.

Choose the correct answer.

5. Sasha’s in charge / responsible / boss for the training department.

Choose the correct answer.

6. He doesn’t have regular / full-time / working hours. He often works in the evening.

Choose the correct answer.

7. Everyone will have to resign / be sacked / retire later in life in the future.

Choose the correct answer.

8. The problem is that I’m too unemployed / redundant / well qualified for many jobs.

Write the nouns for the verbs.

Write the nouns for the verbs.

Write the nouns for the verbs.

Write the nouns for the verbs.

Write the nouns for the verbs.

Write the nouns for the verbs.

Write the nouns for the verbs.

Write the nouns for the verbs.

Match the words with the same sound.

1. train     ________

Match the words with the same sound.

2. boot     ________

Match the words with the same sound.

3. tree      ________

Match the words with the same sound.

4. egg      ________

Match the words with the same sound.

5. computer         ________

Choose the stressed syllable.

1. de|mon|strate

Choose the stressed syllable.

2. de|li|ver

Choose the stressed syllable.

3. tem|pora|ry

Choose the stressed syllable.

4. un|em|ployed

Choose the stressed syllable.

5. qua|li|fi|ca|tion

Read the blog posting and Choose the correct answer

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

1. Question:

Sara is describing two women who blogged about ______.

Read the blog posting and Choose the correct answer

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

2. Question:

Belinda didn’t buy new clothes for ______.

Read the blog posting and Choose the correct answer

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

3. Question:

She wasn’t happy about ______.

Read the blog posting and Choose the correct answer

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

4. Question:

Sara says that Belinda ______ clothes herself.

Read the blog posting and Choose the correct answer

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

5. Question:

Belinda modified clothes that didn’t _____.

Read the blog posting and Choose the correct answer

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

6. Question:

She enjoyed wearing clothes that _____ in shops.

Read the article again. Answer the questions with the letters A, B, or C.

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Do something different and get a super salary! 

Would you like your friends to be impressed by your job? Do you want to earn a better salary? Here are some of the strangest jobs around that pay over $100,000 per year.

[A] Ethical hacker
What they do
A hacker doesn’t usually have permission to enter a company’s computer system. But an ethical hacker is actually employed by a company to look after the system.
Ethical hackers have to protect a company’s IT network from real hackers. Their job is to stop professional criminals from entering the company’s system to steal confidential information.
How to get a job
After taking a degree in IT, you have to work in computers for a few years until you have enough experience in programming. After that, you need to get a special qualification called the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) certificate, which lets you work as an ethical hacker. Salaries start between $50,000 and $100,000, depending on your experience and where you work.

[B] Golf-ball diver
What they do
Not all of the golf balls on a golf course @nd up in the hole on the green. In fact, golfers hit a surprisingly high number of them into the lake. Golf-ball divers
do exactly what the job title suggests: they dive into the lake to collect the balls. Professional divers only work during the day. They have to wear special diving equipment, as well as a pair of thick Waterproof gloves to stop their hands getting cold.
How to get a job
To be a golf-ball diver, you need an advanced certificate in scuba diving. Once you have the right qualifications, you can choose to work for a company or to Woforr youkrsel f. If you work for a company, the company will organize your schedule for you, whereas if you’re selfemployed, you have to contact the golf courses yourself, Golf-ball divers are paid between seven and 12 cents per ball, and on an average day, they can collect about 4,000 balls. If you work from 7 a.m. to midday four days a week, you can earn up to $100,000 per year.
[C] Forensic dentist
What they do
Forensic dentists spend most of their time identifying dead bodies. When a body is found, the dentist looks at the teeth and checks the records of other dentists to try and discover who the person was. If they don’t find any information to match the dead person’s teeth, the forensic dentist has to build up a profile about them. This profile contains information such as their sex, age, height, weight, and diet. Forensic dentists often work closely with the police and they sometimes have
to give evidence in court.
How to get a job
First, you need to do a degree in dentistry and after that, you can do a postgraduate course to become a forensic dentist. You have to work
in a laboratory for many years until you are promoted to Head of Department. The starting salary is between $69,000 to $146,000 per year, but forensic dentists who go to court can earn up to $180,000.

Question:

get paid depending on the results of a day’s work

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

7. Question:

Jennifer had seven black dresses that were all _____.

Read the blog posting and Choose the correct answer

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

8. Question:

She _______ dressing in the way she did every day.

Read the blog posting and Choose the correct answer

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

9. Question:

She only used extra items that she had or that people had _____ her.

Read the blog posting and Choose the correct answer

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

10. Question:

Jennifer raised money to ______.

Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

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Sara’s blog

Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).

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Welcome to my blog where I talk about other blogs I have enjoyed reading!

This week I have been really inspired by two women who blogged about their exciting experiments with shopping and fashion. First of all, there’s the English woman, Belinda, who didn’t buy any new clothes for a year, and then decided to only shop at charity shops. In her blog, Belinda explains that she loved fashion but she didn’t like the fashion industry and that she was fed up with worrying about whether her clothes were ethically made or not. For a year she didn’t walk into a single shopping mall or department store. Can you imagine? She was also very good at sewing so she was able to adapt the clothes she already had. If she had something that didn’t suit her or wasn’t fashionable any more, she wasn’t afraid to change it and make it look different. She says she liked knowing that she would never meet someone wearing exactly the same thing.

Another woman, a young American called Jennifer, did something even braver. She actually wore the same ‘little black dress’ for a year (well, she had seven identical dresses – one for each day of the week). People asked her if it was boring to put on the same style of dress every day but being so creative, she found it easy and fun to invent 365 ways of wearing the same dress. In the photos on the blog she looks amazing just by changing accessories (hats, scarves, belts, etc.), but she only used things she already owned or that people gave her. So, why did she do it? She says she wanted to set herself a style challenge, but she also realized that she wanted to do something useful with her creativity. So she set up the Uniform project and asked people who visited her website to donate money to help send street children in India to school. She has not only given people lots of great fashion ideas, but has also succeeded in raising 100,000 dollars and sending over 300 children to school. I think that’s really cool!

Listen to a conversation. Choose the correct answer.

Listen to five conversations. Match the conversations (1–5) with what the speakers were talking about (A–E).