Pre-Intermediate File 4 Exam

Complete the sentences with the correct word.

7. Don’t leave your clothes on the floor. __________ them up.

Complete the sentences with an adjective ending -ed or -ing.

Listen again. Match the speakers with what they say about housework.

Complete the email. Put the verb in brackets in the present perfect or past simple.

Complete the text.

Choose the correct word.

1. Do you know anything/ anyone about the meeting today?

Complete the dialogues with just, already, or yet.

Write sentences and questions with the present perfect. Use contractions where possible

Choose the correct word.

2. There isn’t anywhere / nowhere to go in the evenings.

Complete the dialogues with just, already, or yet.

Choose the correct word.

3. He couldn’t find his keys nowhere / anywhere.

Write sentences and questions with the present perfect. Use contractions where possible

Write sentences and questions with the present perfect. Use contractions where possible

Complete the dialogues with just, already, or yet.

Choose the correct word.

4. We didn’t know someone / anyone at the party.

Choose the correct word.

1. She didn’t do nothing / something / anything yesterday.

Write sentences and questions with the present perfect. Use contractions where possible

Choose the correct word.

5. Daniel has something / anything to tell you.

Write sentences and questions with the present perfect. Use contractions where possible

Choose the correct word.

2. I knocked on the door but somebody / nobody / anybody answered.

Choose the correct word.

3. We’ve bought you something / somebody / somewhere for Christmas

Choose the correct word.

7. We need to find somewhere / anywhere to stay in Dublin.

Write sentences and questions with the present perfect. Use contractions where possible

Complete the expressions with these verbs.

7. _________the clothes on your bed

Write sentences and questions with the present perfect. Use contractions where possible

Choose the correct word.

4. I’m thirsty because I’ve had something / nothing / anything to drink.

Choose the correct word.

8. Listen! I think somebody / anybody is upstairs.

Choose the correct word.

5. Did you go anywhere / nowhere / anything nice at the weekend?

Complete the dialogues. Use the present perfect or past simple.

Complete the sentences with an adjective ending -ed or -ing.

Choose the correct word.

6. Anyone / Someone / Something left their wallet in the classroom.

Complete the sentences with an adjective ending -ed or -ing.

Complete the dialogues. Use the present perfect or past simple.

Complete the dialogues. Use the present perfect or past simple.

Complete the shopping words in the sentences

Complete the sentences with an adjective ending -ed or -ing.

Complete the sentences with do or make.

5. Some children______friends easily when they go to school.

Complete the shopping words in the sentences

Complete the dialogues. Use the present perfect or past simple.

Complete the sentences with an adjective ending -ed or -ing.

Complete the shopping words in the sentences

Listen and Choose the word with a different sound.

1. key

Complete the shopping words in the sentences

Listen and Choose the word with a different sound.

2. snake

Complete the sentences with an adjective ending -ed or -ing.

Complete the shopping words in the sentences

Listen and Choose the word with a different sound.

3. snake

Complete the sentences with an adjective ending -ed or -ing.

Complete the shopping words in the sentences

Listen to a news story.

Complete the shopping words in the sentences

Listen again and answer the questions.

Complete the sentences with an adjective ending -ed or -ing.

Listen to four people talking about their weekends.

Complete the sentences with the correct word.

1. Elena is __________ a cookery course at the local college.

Listen again. Which speaker. ..?

Complete the sentences with the correct word.

2. Paul __________ some mistakes in his homework.

Complete the sentences with the correct word.

3. Lunch is nearly ready. Can you __________ the table, Pete?

Complete the sentences with the correct word.

4. Don’t walk on the kitchen floor! I’ve just __________ it.

Complete the sentences with the correct word.

5. Jaime forgot to do the __________, so there aren’t any clean cups.

Complete the sentences with the correct word.

6. Remember to __________ out the rubbish before you go to bed.

Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences.

Read the text. Choose the sentences T (true) or F (false).

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Men and women all over the world have arguments about doing the housework, and it’s usually the women who lose.
However, a recent study by at Oxford University shows that the situation is slowly improving.
The researchers asked men and women aged between 20 and 59 to keep a diary of how much time they spent on housework each day. Then the researchers collected the diaries and analyzed them.
These showed that women in the UK today spend about four hours and 40 minutes each day doing housework. Men, on the other hand, spend two hours and 28 minutes doing the same things. Although women still spend more time doing domestic jobs, the figures show that the situation has improved. In the 1960s, women spent six hours a day on housework and men only 90 minutes.
Researchers say that women are still doing most of the housework because people still divide domestic jobs into two areas. They see cooking, cleaning, and looking after children as ‘women’s work’, and general repairs, car maintenance, and work outside the home as ‘men’s work’.
So, in general, the results of the study bring good news for women. The difference between the amount of time men and women spend on housework is getting smaller every year. This means that the time will come when both sexes share domestic chores equally. However, women will have to be extremely patient, because the change won’t be complete for another four decades!

Question:

The time people spend doing housework has changed since the 1960s.

Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences.

Read the text. Choose the sentences T (true) or F (false).

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Men and women all over the world have arguments about doing the housework, and it’s usually the women who lose.
However, a recent study by at Oxford University shows that the situation is slowly improving.
The researchers asked men and women aged between 20 and 59 to keep a diary of how much time they spent on housework each day. Then the researchers collected the diaries and analyzed them.
These showed that women in the UK today spend about four hours and 40 minutes each day doing housework. Men, on the other hand, spend two hours and 28 minutes doing the same things. Although women still spend more time doing domestic jobs, the figures show that the situation has improved. In the 1960s, women spent six hours a day on housework and men only 90 minutes.
Researchers say that women are still doing most of the housework because people still divide domestic jobs into two areas. They see cooking, cleaning, and looking after children as ‘women’s work’, and general repairs, car maintenance, and work outside the home as ‘men’s work’.
So, in general, the results of the study bring good news for women. The difference between the amount of time men and women spend on housework is getting smaller every year. This means that the time will come when both sexes share domestic chores equally. However, women will have to be extremely patient, because the change won’t be complete for another four decades!

Question:

Today, women do more housework than they did in the 1960s.

Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences.

Read the text. Choose the sentences T (true) or F (false).

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Men and women all over the world have arguments about doing the housework, and it’s usually the women who lose.
However, a recent study by at Oxford University shows that the situation is slowly improving.
The researchers asked men and women aged between 20 and 59 to keep a diary of how much time they spent on housework each day. Then the researchers collected the diaries and analyzed them.
These showed that women in the UK today spend about four hours and 40 minutes each day doing housework. Men, on the other hand, spend two hours and 28 minutes doing the same things. Although women still spend more time doing domestic jobs, the figures show that the situation has improved. In the 1960s, women spent six hours a day on housework and men only 90 minutes.
Researchers say that women are still doing most of the housework because people still divide domestic jobs into two areas. They see cooking, cleaning, and looking after children as ‘women’s work’, and general repairs, car maintenance, and work outside the home as ‘men’s work’.
So, in general, the results of the study bring good news for women. The difference between the amount of time men and women spend on housework is getting smaller every year. This means that the time will come when both sexes share domestic chores equally. However, women will have to be extremely patient, because the change won’t be complete for another four decades!

Question:

Ingeneral, people think it’s normal for women to look after the family car.

Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences.

Read the text. Choose the sentences T (true) or F (false).

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Men and women all over the world have arguments about doing the housework, and it’s usually the women who lose.
However, a recent study by at Oxford University shows that the situation is slowly improving.
The researchers asked men and women aged between 20 and 59 to keep a diary of how much time they spent on housework each day. Then the researchers collected the diaries and analyzed them.
These showed that women in the UK today spend about four hours and 40 minutes each day doing housework. Men, on the other hand, spend two hours and 28 minutes doing the same things. Although women still spend more time doing domestic jobs, the figures show that the situation has improved. In the 1960s, women spent six hours a day on housework and men only 90 minutes.
Researchers say that women are still doing most of the housework because people still divide domestic jobs into two areas. They see cooking, cleaning, and looking after children as ‘women’s work’, and general repairs, car maintenance, and work outside the home as ‘men’s work’.
So, in general, the results of the study bring good news for women. The difference between the amount of time men and women spend on housework is getting smaller every year. This means that the time will come when both sexes share domestic chores equally. However, women will have to be extremely patient, because the change won’t be complete for another four decades!

Question:

Forty years from now, men and women will share the housework.

Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences.

Listen to five teenagers talking about housework.

Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences.

Match the words with the same sound.

1. changing          _________

Match the words with the same sound.

2. beautiful         _________

Match the words with the same sound.

3. account            _________

Match the words with the same sound.

4. match  _________

Choose the stressed syllable.

1. cus|to|mer

Choose the stressed syllable.

2. re|ceipt

Choose the stressed syllable.

3. ru|bbish

Choose the stressed syllable.

4. house|work

Choose the stressed syllable.

5. pro|ceed

Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and Choose the correct answer.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

1. Question:

Cathy and her mum went to the shopping centre yesterday.

Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and Choose the correct answer.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

2. Question:

Cathy’s mum wanted to buy her a skirt.

Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and Choose the correct answer.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

3. Question:

Cathy’s mum is 50 next weekend.

Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and Choose the correct answer.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

4. Question:

Cathy’s mum always buys too many clothes.

Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and Choose the correct answer.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

5. Question:

Cathy tried on a beautiful red dress.

Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and Choose the correct answer.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

6. Question:

Cathy and her mum agreed on everything.

Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and Choose the correct answer.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

7. Question:

Cathy thought it was an exciting shopping trip.

Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and Choose the correct answer.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

8. Question:

By 5 o’clock, Cathy wanted to go home.

Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and Choose the correct answer.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

9. Question:

Cathy doesn’t want to go shopping with her mum again.

Read a teenager’s blog about shopping and Choose the correct answer.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

10. Question:

Cathy isn’t going to her mum’s birthday party.

Read the blog again and answer the questions.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

Read the blog again and answer the questions.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

Read the blog again and answer the questions.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

Read the blog again and answer the questions.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

Read the blog again and answer the questions.

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Shopping with mother?

I’m Cathy Huang and I’m 16. Welcome to my blog. This week I’m writing about shopping with your mother. Thanks for reading!

Have you ever been shopping with your mother? I’d like to hear you say ‘Yes, and it was fun.’ But are you really telling the truth? I went to the shopping centre yesterday with my mum. She wanted to buy me a dress for her birthday party. She’s going to be 50 next weekend. So what’s the problem with that? I hear you ask.

Well, the problem is, my mother always wants to buy me what she wants, not what I want. And we want very different things. I tried on a beautiful red dress, but she said it didn’t fit. (It was very short!) Then I tried on a long skirt, but she didn’t like the colour. (It was purple!) I was in and out of changing rooms all day and we couldn’t agree on anything. She rolled her eyes and complained about everything I tried on. It was so depressing. And so boring. By 5 o’clock my feet were killing me and I still didn’t have a dress for the party.

Next time Mum wants to take me shopping, I’m going to tell her my room is a terrible mess and I have to tidy it now. I know it’s not very nice to lie, but shopping with my mother is not fun. And, I’ve just seen a fantastic dress on eBay. It’s so chic. I’m going to look amazing at Mum’s party.

Listen to a conversation between Jack and his mother. Choose the answer to complete the sentences.

Listen to five conversations. Match the conversations with the topics (A–G). There are two answers you don’t need.