Pre-intermediate A2+ Get Ready for ielts

negative feelings
positive feeliings
bored/boring
delighted
terrified/terrifying
excited/exciting
tired/tiring
relaxed/relaxing
satisfied/satisfying
surprised/surprising
Exercise 5
terrified, boring, tired, surprised, relaxed, tiring, 
delighted, satisfied, exciting
Exercise 6
1 terrified
2 boring
3 tired
4 surprised
5 relaxed
6 tiring
7 delighted
8 satisfied
9 exciting
Pronunciation: Giving emphasis
Exercise 
7 
really
and 
very
Grammar: Comparing 
Exercise 9
1 
c 
3 a
2 d
4 b
Exercise 10
1 most
2 more
3 better than
4 more
5 most
6 happier
7 more
Exercise 12
1 the
2 younger
3 nervous extra = most
4 wasn't
5 boring
6 happier
7 than
8 felt
Part 
2: 
Skills development
Part 1 
Exercise 1
1 b Answer a uses the present simple (/ 
play)
but
the question is about events in the past. The 
answer has to include a past tense.
2 a Answer b uses the present continuous (
I’m
using)
but the question is about habits that 
are repeated in the present. The answer has 
to be the present simple.
3 a Answer b doesn’t include the to in 
going to.
The answer has to include the correct form 
of 
(to be) going to.
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Unit 11
4 b Answer a uses 
since
with a period of time. 
For
is correct with a period of time and 
since
is correct with a point in time, e.g. since 
2011.The present perfect is practised in 
Unit 12.
Exercise 2
l a
4 b
2 b 
5 a
3 b
Part 2
Exercise 5
Past simple 
There was/were
Present perfect
Exercise 6
present simple 
past simple 
present perfect 
should
there was/were
Part 3
Exercise 8
1 have to
2 meet, is
3 more difficult
4 ’re starting
5 ’re going to
Part 3: 
Exam practice
Part 1 
Exercise 1
Model answers:
1 Yes, I have a large family. There is my mother, 
my father, four brothers and one sister. My 
parents are from big families too, so I’ve got 
lots of cousins.
2 Yes, my favourite teacher at school was Mrs 
Holder. She was very kind and she taught 
English and French. Everybody enjoyed her 
lessons. She was clever and funny.
3 Yes, I’m a creative person, so I enjoy making 
things. For example, I like drawing pictures or 
making cakes. I make lots of traditional food 
and I like eating out at restaurants.
4 My hometown is very small. It’s near the 
border and it’s very pretty. There’s a beach and 
a harbour. There aren’t many shops or offices. 
It’s very friendly and it’s famous for the old 
bridge in the town centre.
5 I’ve been to lots of countries. I’ve been to 
Europe three or four times. I’ve been to 
America and I’ve been to Australia. I really 
enjoy travelling. I think it’s important to learn 
about other countries.
Part 2 
Exercise 2
Model answers:
I’d like to describe an important event in my 
life. I’d like to describe my graduation from high 
school.
This took place in 2010 and in my hometown.
I live near my school and my father went to the 
school. My grandfather went to the school too 
and my mother taught there when I was young. 
It’s important to my family. The graduation didn’t 
happen at the school. It happened at the town 
hall. It’s a beautiful, old building and it opens for 
special occasions.
My family were there. All of my friends from 
school were there. There were some important 
people from the town too. They made a speech 
and gave me the graduation certificate.
Finally, it was important to me for lots of 
different reasons. Firstly, my grandparents 
live in another town but they made the trip 
to see my graduation. I was surprised to see 
them. Secondly, I had extra tuition in my final 
year at school and it was very challenging for 
me. I felt really satisfied when I passed my 
exams. Finally, it was my birthday too, so I got 
lots of presents. It was one of the best days of 
my life.
Answer key 
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Exercise 3
Model answers:
1 Definitely. Life is very busy and it’s important 
to remember special days. It’s good to talk 
about it with your family and friends and look 
at photos of the event. It makes me feel very 
happy.
2 That’s a difficult question. Let me think. I think 
planned events are more enjoyable because 
planned events are usually bigger and more 
important. For example, a graduation ro a 
wedding.