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C. Read the text and answer the questions.

1. Why did Mateo have to get up so early?
2. Why is it important to have a good level of English?
3. What activities did he get to do?
4. Why did he feel unhappy at the end of the morning?

5. What helped to cheer him up?

D. Find words in the text with similar meaning.

a. cope with, manage (verb)
b. belonging to the same group (adjective)
c. standards, requirements (plural noun)
d. made to seem real (adjective)
e. best part (noun)
f. collection (noun)
g. friends (plural noun)
h. protective equipment for your head (noun)

E. Complete the sentences using the phrases in italics in exercise B on page 95.
1. A picture I painted when I was a child is my parents’ – it’s still hanging on the
fridge today.
2. Education nowadays is about keeping children busy rather than preparing
them for the future.
3. I love the of cities, and I definitely want to live somewhere metropolitan when
I’m older.
4. It really annoys me when people come into my room saying, “ !”
5. There are people where I live from - it’s a very multicultural area.
6. Unfortunately, having lots of exams is of being a teenager.
7. When my homework’s , I usually play video games.
8. Whenever I go away, my parents always want me to let them know I’ve arrived .

F. Imagine you’re going to take part in the following experience days. Answer the questions with
a partner.

• spend the morning with a Formula 1 driver
• learn to snap the city’s sights with a world-class photographer
• work with wildlife as a zookeeper for the day
• train with the best – spend the day with a Champions League footballer
• get a taste for the kitchen on a culinary course with a top chef

1. What do you think the experience would involve?
2. What do you think might be difficult about it?

3. Which would be your favourite? Why?

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