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Finding synonyms
O t i t i h c o u r s e s п е а ч y o u
• Remember to underline the key words in the descriptions
I Do you need to work on your gram m ar or spelling? and to look for synonyms in the texts.
t you creative? Perhaps you w ant to w ork for a • You will only need to match five of the eight texts, but you
rspaper one day? These are all very good reasons must read all of them carefully.
lo a writing course this sum m er. It can im prove
• After you have matched the descriptions and the texts,
IWrwriting skills for sch ool or w ork. remember to re-read the three texts you have not used an
make sure they don't match any of the descriptions.

D Read the Exam Close-up. Then read the Exam Task below
and underline the key words.

E Now complete the Exam Task. Remember to read the
descriptions you didn't use again and check they don't
match any texts.
Exam Task

The teenagers below are all looking for a summer course to do.
Read about the eight summer courses for young people. Decide
which course would be the most suitable for the teenagers. For
questions 1-5, mark the correct letter a-h.
Toby is keen on the performing arts and he's in the drama
club at school. He enjoys being creative, and he would like
to do a course that will keep him fit. [f]
'hat could be more fun in the boring summer Mei is a sports fan, but she enjoys watching sport more than
Jural holidays than a magic course? You she likes playing it! Her dream is to be a sports journalist
№ learn lots of incredible tricks that will and write about competitions, matches and athletes. kH
naze and impress your friends. You will be Samuel is interested in different cultures. He loves travelling
We to make objects vanish, cut someone in to different countries with his family and enjoying the
fand pull a rabbit out of a hat! food and the music there. He wants to remember those
experiences again at home. | ]
COOK Emma can't afford to spend a lot of money, but she is very
good with her hands and makes some of her own clothes.
She is very interested in fashion and likes to look trendy. | |
Hans is very interested in cinema and likes classic, black
GOOD and white European films. One day, he would like to
watch his favourite films in their original language and
understand them. [J
FOOD F Find words in the course descriptions (in brackets) to *

complete the sentences below.
feryone loves eating, so why not
A(n) is a group of pages on the Internet. (A)
ipress your friends and family with Someone who is doing something for the first time is a(n)
ptfood? Do a cooking course and ___________(B)
___________ means not the same as something else. (C)
Im howto make delicious meals like
If something is___________, it is special and different. (D)
leones you eat in restaurants. You’ll
Something that is___________ is very boring. (E)
■) learn how to cook traditional When you something, you try to improve it. (F)
Idishes from around the world. ___________ is another way of saying 'disappear'. (G)
If something is___________, it has continued for a long time
without changing. (H)

O o
Are you interested in any of the activities mentioned in the Ideas Focus
texts? Which ones?
Would you like to do a summer course? Why? / Why not?
What kind of courses are the best for people of your age?
Why?
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