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1 Oxford University PressNew English File Elementary1 r E a d iN gb 1 F 2 ? 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 T 8 ?c 1 8 2 80 3 4 550 5 in a hotel2 l i s tE Ni N g 1 Dabrowska 2 Polish 3 36 4 5 71 339 78903 r E a d iN g & s pE a k iN g 1 45 2 10% 3 6 4 527 million 5 3282 v o c a b u l a r ybteacherpupils, classroom, schooljournalistinterview, writing, newspapertaxi driverpassenger, traffic, drivingpilotairport, flight, planehotel receptionistbill, guest, roomtravel agentbooking, beach.

2 Holiday2 l i s tE Ni N gaLondonLos AngelesplaneflySingaporeflightschoolchil drenpassengersb 1 The speaker is a pilot. 2 schoolchildren is the odd-one-out (it is not related to flying)c Speaker 1 DSpeaker 2 ASpeaker 3 CSpeaker 4 E3 r E a d iN g & s pE a k iN ga 1 F 2 ? 3 F 4 T 5 T 6 F 7 ? 8 T 9 ? 10 Fb 1 c 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 c3 r E a d iN g & s pE a k iN ga 1 Irish. 2 Carols by Candlelight. 3 plum pudding. 4 Yes. 5 New Year s Eve and the celebrations that happen on this day in Scotland.

3 6 A plant with red leaves, used as a Christmas decoration in some clay, 2 lantern, 3 shelter, 4 wren, 5 holly, 6 coal4 rE a d iN ga1b, 2a, 3c, 4b, 5b, 6b, 7c, 8a2 l i s tE Ni N g & s pE a k iN ga1f, 2a, 3h, 4c, 5g, 6b, 7e, 8db 1 1981 2 1935 3 2002 4 1957 5 1994 6 1945 7 1970 8 1960c1d, 2h, 3b, 4e, 5j, 6a, 7i, 8g, 9f, 10cd 1 soundtrack 2 credits 3 plots 4 set 5 producer 6 director 7 extra 8 cast 9 screenplay 10 editor5 r E a d iN ga1b, 2c, 3b, 4bb 1 An International Student Identity Card.

4 It gives you discounts on transport and accommodation in Europe. 2 An InterRail pass is a train ticket that allows unlimited second class travel in about 30 countries in Europe and North Africa for a specific period of time. 3 You can stay in youth hostels, or travel by train overnight and sleep on the key2 Oxford University PressNew English File Elementary 4 The benefits of travelling by InterRail are that you can create your own itinerary; decide how long you want to stay in a particular place, change your plans as you go, decide whether you want to travel by a fast or slow train.

5 5 You should take a guidebook, a rucksack, local currency (if the country doesn t use the Euro), and suitable clothes depending on the country s l i s tE Ni N gShe says:3, 4, and 5 She doesn't say:1 (She lives in Rome not Milan); 2 (She speaks French not Spanish.); or 6 (She s leaving in September not June).3 r E a d iN g & s pE a k iN ga 1 c 2 c 3 b 4 c 5 a 6 a 7 bb 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 F 8 TcStudent s own answers . See assessment l i s tE Ni N g & s pE a k iN ga1c, 2b, 3c, 4c, 5c, 6b, 7a, 8c, 9b, 10b2 r E a d iN g & s pE a k iN gaThe article is about Britain and the attempt to re-brand its image from being traditional to being 1 warm beer, cricket, tea and sandwiches, and the Royal Family 2 trendy, hip, and happening 3 He s an artist famous for preserving animals in formaldehyde.

6 4 images of the Royal Family, red buses, black taxis, and cooked English breakfasts 5 It s a mixture of l i s tE Ni N gEmmaWatches to the gym. Meets friends in the local to the cinema. Rents DVDs. JamesGoes to the pub. Plays football at to watch football guitar in a in local pubs and swimming in all go to the r E a d iN ga1 popular, 2 tired, 3 demand, 4 pictures, 5 temperature, 6 table, 7 games, 8 organizec1 landlord, 2 illiterate, 3 soft, 4 cider, 5 pickle, 6 gourmetd 1 Pub is short for public house.

7 2 In Roman times. 3 In 1393, King Richard said all landlords had to put signs outside their pubs. The signs contained pictures as most people couldn t read or write. 4 You can eat snacks, traditional food like ploughman s lunch, scampi, chicken and chips and also gourmet food. 5 British beer is called bitter and is served at room temperature. Lager is lighter in colour and served cold. 6 You can play pub games like darts, billiards, pool, cards, dominoes, and skittles. You can take part in a quiz or sing karaoke.

8 You can watch big sporting events on TV. You can listen to live music and concerts. 3 r E a d iN g & s pE a k iN ga 1 b 2 b 3 c 4 b 5 c 6 bb 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 F 6 T 7 T 8 F8 v o c a b u l a r y 1 hotter 2 more beautiful 3 worst 4 happiest 5 most dangerous2 r E a d iN gaSample answersExamples of diversity in American life are: race, nationalities, Language , politics, food and cuisine, leisure activities, geography, weather conditionsc 1 2000 2 The melting pot means immigrants mix into US culture and throw away their own customs, while the salad bowl means they integrate without losing their own cultural identity.

9 3 A combination of two different types of cuisine 4 Hawaii 5 Around 700,0003 Oxford University PressNew English File Elementary5 l i s tE Ni N g & s pE a k iN gaWhere is he/she from?Why did he/she move there?What does he/she love most about the USA?What does he/she miss the most?JosephUgandaTo give his children opportunities he didn t haveThe friendliness of the peopleOpen space and sunsetsMayaIndiaTo earn more money as a doctorThe fact there is no real class systemVibrant coloursHansGermanyTo finish his studiesThe live jazz musicFamily, friends and German beer!

10 9 r E a d iN ga1a, 2a, 3b, 4d, 5b, 6db 1 On the south bank of the river Thames in London. 2 Flags were used as advertising. Colour coding was also used - a black flag meant a tragedy, white a comedy, and red a history. 3 Totus mundus agit histrionem - the whole world is a playhouse. Re-worded by Shakespeare in As you like it to All the world s a stage . 4 A Quarto text was a stolen version of a play. These versions were obtained by someone attending a play and copying the lines the actors spoke.