With answer key for advanced

3. The medical profession’s bigest challenge is to deal with the shortage of nursing staff in rural areas.
4. Ticket sales were much more lower and slowlier than expected.
5. Tennis is the world’s most favourite individual sport.
6. The city hospital is one of the bests in the country.
1. cross
2. cutting 
3. last
4. long
5. record
6. time
a -breaking
b -consuming
c -country
d -edge
e -minute
f -term

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Track 17
 Student A, compare two of the pictures and say how difficult it might be for the 
people to do these different activities, and what benefits people might get from doing these 
activities in groups.
Exam task
Picture 2
Student B, which activity do you think would be the most enjoyable for the people involved?
Student B, compare two of the pictures and say why people might enjoy going to these events, 
and how difficult the events might be to organise.
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In this part, candidates speak without interruption to answer questions about two pictures out of 
a choice of three. They are also asked to comment about their partner’s pictures.
Exam fact
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Student A, which of these events do you think would attract the largest crowd?
Picture 4
Picture 3
Picture 1
Picture 5
Picture 6

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