Vocabulary

1 Match the words below to the words in bold with a similar meaning.
slender ugly handsome plump beautiful trim

1 Tom is a very attractive young man. My sister really likes him! ____________

2 Sylvie has a good, slim, athletic figure because she works out a lot in the gym. ____________

3 Dan was overweight when he was younger, but he’s been on a diet recently. ____________

4 She was a really attractive girl. That’s why she became a supermodel. ____________

5 Some people thought he was very unattractive, but it wasn’t true. _____________

6 Sally is a gymnast with very long, thin arms and legs. _____________

Mark: ___ / 6

2 Complete the compound adjectives with the correct word.

1 I’m forty, and I’m long-_____________ . I can’t read books without glasses these days. But I don’t feel middle-_____________ !

I still feel very young.

2 Joe returned from his holiday on the beach in Mexico looking very sun-_____________ . I hardly recognized him!

3 Bill is good-looking and broad-_____________ . He has to buy very large shirts.

4 Swedish people are famous for being blue-_____________ and blonde-_____________ , but, actually, a lot of them aren’t.

5 Diane is a green-___________ girl who is short-__________ . She needs glasses because she can’t see things that are far away.

6 People who are pale-_____________ and fair-_____________ or blonde can’t sit in the sun very long because they burn easily.

7 Ayan is straight-_____________ and dark-_____________ . She’s got blonde hair.

Mark: ___ / 12

3 Complete the description with the words below.

sensitive shy determined easy-going assertive lazy arrogant emotional modest
stubborn

My relatives are so different! My brother John, for instance, is 1____________ and relaxed all the time. He never gets angry or bad-

tempered. He’s very 2____________ , too. He can sing and play the piano, but he never talks about how talented he is. In contrast,

Simon is very 3____________ – he’s always telling people that he’s so clever and so good at sport, and he’s 4____________ , too – he

never does what I tell him to do – even when I give him good advice! It really annoys me. Amy is 5____________ – she lacks

confidence and doesn’t like being the centre of attention. But, on the plus side, she always seems to know when I’m feeling sad or

depressed. She’s so 6____________ . Adam, my cousin, is more 7____________ . He has a strong personality and says what he

thinks. He’s also a very 8____________ person, who, if he has a difficult task to do, works hard until he’s achieved it. His
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____________ brother Hugh, however, gets up late and never does any work. Then there’s cousin Julie! She’s the most
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____________ person I know – she’s always crying or laughing! What a family!

Mark: ___ / 10

4 Choose the two correct words to complete the sentences.

8 I like __________ or __________ clothes. You know, clothes that were fashionable in the seventies and eighties.

a designer b retro c stylish d vintage

9 At the Paris Show you can see the latest, well-designed, fashionable clothes that are both __________ and __________ .

a chic b vintage c stylish d retro

 10 I usually buy my clothes in __________ shops instead of __________ shops. OK, so they may not be new, but they are cheap.

a chic b second-hand c old d designer

11 His clothes aren’t fashionable, but they are __________ and __________ . Nobody else has clothes like that.

a innovative b stylish c original d chic

Mark: ___ / 8
Grammar

5 Complete the sentences. Use the time expressions and the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

12 Sally _______________ (hardly ever / wear) make-up or jewellery.

13 Tim _______________ (dance)! It isn’t something he usually does at parties!

14 Ian _______________ (not think) that tattoos are cool these days.

15 I _______________ (not need) braces on my teeth. My teeth are fine.

16 These days, more teenagers _______________ (have) cosmetic surgery. I don’t think it’s a positive trend.

17 I _______________ (usually / buy) clothes in retro shops.

18 My sister _______________ (always / criticize) my choice of clothes! It really annoys me!

19 Joe is tall but he _______________ (look) younger than his brother.

Mark: ___ / 8

6 Complete the questions from the prompts. Use the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs.

20 What / he / wear / ?

Well, it looks like a vintage leather jacket. It’s cool!

21 Who / she / look like / ?

She’s similar in appearance to her aunt.

22 Where / you / go shopping / ?

In the big shopping centre, usually.

23 Why / Peter / go to the gym / these days / ?

Well, he really wants to lose weight.

Mark: ___ / 8

7 Complete the sentences. Use the infinitive with or without to or the -ing form of the verbs in brackets.

24 Penny suggested _______________ (dress) up as goths for the party.

25 Wendy decided _______________ (buy) a pair of vintage jeans.

26 Sue couldn’t _______________ (pay) for the pullover.

27 I hate _______________ (wear) hats.

28 Eddie wants _______________ (go) shopping on London’s fashionable Carnaby Street.

29 Flared trousers seem _______________ (be) in fashion.

30 I promise _______________ (lend) you my tie.

31 Have you ever considered _______________ (become) a fashion designer? Mark: ___ / 8

TOTAL MARK: ___ / 60

Everyday English

8 Circle the correct answer (a–c).

32 Andrew ____________ his grandfather. a looks as b looks like c looks as if

33 Stuart ____________ wear glasses nowadays, but I don’t know for sure. a might b must c can’t

34 Sylvia seems ____________ . a friendly b like friendly c being friendly

35 Carl ____________ be in the basketball team. He hates all sports! a might b must c can’t

36 Lucy looks ____________ in that shirt. a gorgeous b a gorgeous girl c she’s so gorgeous

Mark: ___ /5
Listening

9  Listen to Tom and Sarah describing a photo. Circle the correct answer.

37 Tom is describing a photo of his friends / classmates / family members.

38 Tom describes Chris and Ben’s physical appearance / personalities / physical appearance and personalities.

10  Listen again. Circle the two correct answers.

39 Tom thinks that Ben is ____________ . a emotional b hard-working c arrogant d determined

40 In Tom’s opinion, Emily is ____________ . a emotional b modest c stubborn d easy-going

41 In Tom’s description, Emily is ____________ . a slim b short c tall d attractive

42 Emily is a ____________-haired girl. a short b dark c fair d long

Mark: ___ /10

Reading

The significance of the hoodie

All clothes are political in the sense that they communicate a message about how the person wearing the clothes
wants the world to see them. Often these messages are positive ones. For example, some people wear business suits
to say that they are powerful, confident and assertive. Others buy designer clothes to show that they are cool and
stylish. However, sometimes clothes carry a message that is more threatening, and, in our modern society, no single
item of clothing is more menacing than the simple hoodie.

Hoodies are a twentieth century development. In 1930, an American sweatshirt company called Champion added a
hood to their sweatshirts so that workers could keep their heads warm in cold weather. At that time, people didn’t
think that hoodies were threatening, but they did think that they were the sort of clothes that only poor, working class
people wore. In 1976, the film Rocky came out. It was a film about an uneducated boxer who became the world
champion. The main character wore a hoodie, and a lotof young people copied the style. Wearing a hoodie meant that
you were cool and street-wise, but it also said that you were poor, angry and misunderstood by society. When hip hop
artists like Run DMC and Eminem adopted the hoodie, its meaning changed subtly once more. Hoodie-wearers were
now not only angry and on the edge of society, but they were also dangerous and up to no good.

That, of course, is the image of the hoodie today. When older people see a group of teenagers wearing hoodies, they
immediately form a negative opinion of them. It is the uniform of the truant and the bully, the shoplifter and the
hooligan. It’s impossible for most people not to think that they are trouble-makers. A lot of shopping centres ban
young people in hoodies from entering, and there is evidence to show that police officers are more likely to stop and
question teenagers in hoodies than young people in other types of clothing. But is this fair? On the one hand, perhaps
it is. Hoodies allow the wearer to cover his or her face. Hiding your identity may just be a way of saying that you hate
the world and you want to hide from it, but it is also, of course, a good way of avoiding being filmed on CCTV cameras
while committing crimes. In our society, it is natural to mistrust people who don’t show us who they are. On the other
hand, it is a form of discrimination to treat hoodie-wearers as a threat. Why shouldn’t young people wear hoodies to
express how angry and isolated they are in a society that doesn’t respect them?

11 Read the text. Choose the correct answers.

43 According to the writer, wearing a hoodie

a is a serious threat to the fashion industry.
 b sends a more positive message than wearing suits or designer clothes.
c is negative in the eyes of many people.
d is one way of showing confidence and assertiveness.
44 According to the text, the first hoodies
a were for people in manual jobs.
b were popular with people from all classes.
c were a type of leisure wear.
d were called Champions.
45 Hoodies became cool with young people for the first time
a during the 1930s.
b when professional boxers started wearing them.
c during the hip hop era.
d when a film actor wore one in a movie.
46 According to the text, people in hoodies tend to
a face questions from the police more often than most young people.
b commit more crimes than people in the general population.
c spend more time in shopping centres than other people.
d bully or threaten older people rather than young people.
47 In the last paragraph, the writer says that
a teenagers have no right to cover their faces in public.
b hoodie-wearers just want to be filmed by CCTV cameras.
c he / she understands why people don’t trust teenagers in hoodies.
d it is acceptable to discriminate against people in hoodies.

Mark: ___ /10

Challenge!

12 Complete the text with the correct words (a–d).

Wedding preparations

Hi, my name is Shakra, I’m nineteen and I 1____________ in Mumbai, India. I’ve always lived here! Currently, I
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____________ for my wedding. It’s next week! At a Hindu wedding, women 3____________ sixteen different items of
jewellery and cosmetics. These include necklaces, earrings, henna and perfume. We also place rings on our toes and
a ring through our nose. I don’t often 4____________ kohl, which is a very dark eye make-up, but I think kohl suits
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____________ people like me. It’s strange to wear a traditional sari because I 6____________ to wear the latest fashions –
you know, 7____________ European designer clothes. In my everyday life, I am a businesswoman and I am very
determined and 8____________ – I like to tell people what to do! But now I’m just very nervous about next week and all
the preparations I still have to make.

1 a live b lives c ’m living d is living 2 a prepare b prepares c ’m preparing d is preparing

3 a wear usually b usually wear c are usually wearing d usually are wearing

4 a be using b use c is using d uses 5 a middle-aged b broad-shouldered c short-sighted d dark-haired

6 a prefer usually b usually prefer c am usually preferring d am preferring usually

7 a chic b retro c second-hand d vintage 8 a modest b assertive c easy-going d lazy