Pre-intermediate A2+ Get Ready for ielts

Weather 
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Review 2
Find 12 places in cities below.
Match 1 -5 to a -e to make descriptions of a city.
1
It's a 
a 
the people are 
very friendly.
2
It's near the 
b 
lots of accommodation for tourists.
3
It's got 
c 
airport.
4
It is famous for 
d 
modern city.
5
I really like it because 
e 
its university.
Write sentences with There is, There isn ’t , There are or There a re n 't
There is a harbour.
1
/
a harbour
2
/
lots of people
3
X
much traffic
4
X
any markets
5
/
tw o museums
6
X
a beach
7
X
any shopping malls
8
/
a football stadium
Add the words to the table.
actors 
characters 
contestants 
documentary 
game show 
guests 
news 
participants 
presenter 
reality TV show 
soap opera 
talk show
types of people 
types of programme
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Review 2
Complete the descriptions of programmes with the words in the box below.
about 
best 
good 
presented 
set 
stars j
1
It's ............................a school.
2
It's ............................ in Australia.
3
It's ............................by different people every week.
4
I t .............................lots of great actors.
5
It's ............................entertainment.
6
The thing I lik e .............................is the exciting plots.
Read the table which shows how often Matteo watches TV programmes. Write sentences
with an adverb of frequency.
100%
sports programmes
Matteo always watches sport programmes.
80%
documentaries
(1)
60%
chat shows
Matteo often watches chat shows.
40%
dramas
(2)
10%
reality TV shows
(3)
0%
soap operas
(4)
Find four pairs of opposite words about the weather in the box.
i. cold 
drought 
dry 
hot 
monsoon 
rainy 
sunny 
w et
Choose the correct option for talking about the weather.
1 
My favourite 
season / weather
is summer.
2 W inter lasts 
fo r/fro m
four months.
3 In spring, it's 
rain/rainy.
4 Cold weather makes me 
like /f e e l
sad.
5 In my country, we often 
have / it 's
storms.
Complete the sentences with can
or can’t
1
In cold weather, y o u .............................go to the beach.
2
You............................go to the gym when it's rainy or when it's sunny.
3 The dry season.............................last for months in my country.
4 In the rainy season, y o u .............................go outside because it's very wet.
5 
You............................go skiing when it's snowy.
6
You............................play tennis outside when it's windy.
Review 2

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Studying
AIMS: 
Talking about studying • Using collocations • Pronunciation: Word stress • Present continuous *
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Skills development: Using a range of vocabulary • Exam practice: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3