Kadir Thank you! Woman What’s your name? Kadir

Jake
I’ve already tidied it. 
Mum
Good. And have you hoovered the living room 
yet? 
Jake
No, I haven’t. 
Mum
I asked you to hoover it this morning. Can you go 
and do it now, please?
Jake
Sarah can do it! What has she done to help? She 
hasn’t done anything!
Mum
She’s changing the beds. I haven’t finished 
decorating Uncle Mike’s birthday cake yet. She’s 
going to help me with that too.
Jake
Oh, OK. But I haven’t done my homework yet. I 
need to do that first.
Mum
No, hoover the living room first, please. Do your 
homework later.
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4.09 Lesson 9E, Exercise 2
Marvin
How do I help round the house? I’m afraid I don’t do much 
housework, actually. I occasionally do the hoovering, but I 
have to do a lot of homework every evening. It takes ages, 
so I haven’t got time for much housework. 
Harriet
My mum is a single parent, so my sister Emma and I try to 
help her with the housework. We make our beds every 
morning. Then after we’ve had breakfast, I usually do the 
washing up. At the weekend, Emma often does the cleaning
while mum and I take the bus into town and do the 
shopping. 
James
I do my best to help with the housework, but it’s difficult to 
find the time. I tidy my bedroom once a week and I 
sometimes take the rubbish out or help mum to make the 
dinner. My brother, Max, has a lot of arguments with our 
parents about housework. He does nothing to help.
4.10 Lesson 9F
Island home
It is one of the hardest places in the world to visit. First, you 
have to fly to Tahiti, an island in the South Pacific Ocean. 
Then you have to travel by boat – for nine days! During that 
time, you hardly ever see another boat or plane. And the 
final part of the journey is the most dangerous, because of 
the rocks. Over the years, they have caused hundreds of 
boats to sink. You can still see some of the wrecks on the 
beaches. But finally, you arrive at the tiny tropical island of 
Palmerston, part of the Cook Islands. When you get there, 
you will get a very warm welcome. The islanders love 
visitors and look after them well.
The island is very beautiful, with white sandy beaches and 
clear blue water. There are no cars. The main road in 
Palmerston is only about a hundred metres long and is 
made of sand, with only about six buildings. There is a small
school, but there are no shops. The families on Palmerston 
don't use money in their daily lives. They work together, look
after each other and share. When you run out of rice, you 
ask your next-door neighbour. They only use money to buy 
things from other countries.
A ship visits the island twice a year and brings basic 
supplies, like rice and fuel. The islanders need money to pay
for this, so they catch and freeze fish. They then sell them to
the ship and buy the things they need. But sometimes the 
ship doesn’t come. Recently, eighteen months passed 
without a visit from the ship. But that wasn’t a problem: they 
could eat coconuts and fish.
These days, the islanders access the internet for one or two 
hours a day and they can even get a mobile phone signal – 
sometimes. But everyday experiences, like a visit to the 
dentist, can be a problem because the island is so remote. 
The nearest dentist is on Rarotonga, the capital of the Cook 
Islands. It takes four days to reach it by boat. And when the 
dentist has finished, you sometimes have to wait six months 
for a boat home!
Some of the islanders love the remoteness and think their 
home is paradise, but others have decided to leave. In the 
past 50 years, the population of Palmerston has dropped 
from 300 to just 62. About twenty of these are children. Their
life is very happy and relaxed. But as they get older, some of
them want a university education. This means going abroad 
to study. They often plan to come home again after their 
studies – but in reality, they rarely return. 
But, for the people who stay on the island, daily life is easy. 
Nobody works very hard and there is a lot of free time. In the
evenings, children swim in the beautiful blue ocean or play 
volleyball on the beach. The adults watch TV (there is one 
TV on the island) or chat. There is a policeman on 
Palmerston, but there isn’t any crime, so he makes musical 
instruments instead! 
4.11 Lesson 9G, Exercises 3 and 4
1
Both photos show bedrooms, and you can see teenagers in 
both photos. The bedroom in the first photo is quite large 
and bright, and there are two teenage boys in it. I can see 
a bed, a desk and a bookcase. There’s a laptop on the desk.
The two boys are sitting in front of the desk. The boy on the 
left is playing the guitar and looking at the laptop. Perhaps 
he’s reading some music on the screen. The boy in the 
white T-shirt is looking at the laptop and smiling. It looks as if
they’re having a good time. In the second photo, the 
bedroom looks smaller. I can see a bed, a lamp and a rug. 
There’s a laptop on the rug. In the first photo, the boys are 
using the laptop, but in the second photo, the girl isn’t using 
it. She’s using her phone. She’s probably listening to music. 
I would say that she’s got some homework, but she isn’t 
doing it! 
2
Both photos show teenagers. The first photo shows two 
boys in a bedroom, whereas the second photo shows a girl 
in a bedroom. In the first photo, a boy is playing the guitar 
and his friend is listening. In the second photo, a girl is using
a laptop and listening to music on her phone at the same 
time. In both photos, the teenagers are smiling. In the first 
photo, the teenagers are sitting on chairs, but in the second 
photo, the girl is sitting on the floor. I like both bedrooms, 
but I think I prefer the second one. It looks cosier 
and warmer.
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4.12 Exam Skills Trainer 5, Exercise 4