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Paper 1 Reading: 2Paper 3 Use of English: 3and 4 Paper 5 Speaking: 3 Words with negative connotationIdioms by key word Paper 4 Listening: 4Paper 3 Use of English: 1and 5 Linking 1 Gerund

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m a p o f o b j e c t i v e p r o f i c i e n c y st u d e n t ’s b o o k 3

Map of Objective Proficiency Student’s Book

Unit 1

Ring the changes 8–13

Talking about change

1.1 Listening and vocabulary1.2 Grammar1.3 Summary skills

Paper 4 Listening: 1Paper 1 Reading: 1Paper 3 Use of English: 5(Summary sentences)

Perfect tenses Introduction to idioms

Phrasal verbsSuffix endings

Paper 1 Reading: 2Paper 3 Use of English: 2Listening for detailsPaper 5 Speaking: 1

Aspects of the futurePrepositional phrases

Listening for true/falsePaper 3 Use of English: 1and 5 (Reformulation 1)

Conditional forms Idioms – order of words

Quite, rather, fairly

Negative adjectives

Paper 3 Use of English: 4 Key word transformations

Unit 4

Sweet rituals 32–37

Food and ritual

1.1 Reading and vocabulary1.2 Grammar and vocabulary1.3 Listening and speaking

Paper 1 Reading: 4Paper 5 Speaking: 2

Compound adjectivesAdjectives and idioms to

Paper 4 Listening: 2Paper 1 Reading: 1Paper 3 Use of English: 5(Working with two texts)

Countable/uncountablenouns

PossessionPreposition reviewSpelling

Idioms with right

Abstract nouns

Comprehension questionsand summary writing task

Paper 1 Reading: 3Paper 3 Use of English: 1and 4

Paper 4 Listening: 2Paper 5 Speaking: 2

Degrees of likelihoodPronunciation:

contrastive stress

Phrases with take

Collocations with adjectives and adverbsIdioms with music words

Paper 3 Use of English: 2

Unit 7

Vision on 58–63

Art and sight

1.1 Listening and vocabulary1.2 Grammar1.3 Summary skills

Paper 4 Listening: 1Paper 3 Use of English: 2and 5 (Questions on thetexts 1)

Participle clauses Idioms with eye

Extended noun phrases

Open clozeWord formation cloze

Essay

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Paper 1 Reading: 2Paper 3 Use of English: 3and 4

Paper 5 Speaking: 3

Words with negative connotationIdioms by key word

Paper 4 Listening: 4Paper 3 Use of English: 1and 5 (Linking 1)

Gerunds and infinitives Idioms with come

PrefixesPersonal appearance,personality

Gapped text

Unit 10

Globalisation 84–89

Language and culture

1.1 Reading and vocabulary1.2 Grammar and vocabulary1.3 Listening and speaking

Reference devicesPaper 1 Reading: 1Paper 3 Use of English: 4and 2

Paper 4 Listening: 1 Paper 5 Speaking: 2

Past verb formsPronunciation:

word stress

Expressions with turn

Paper 4 Listening: 3Paper 3 Use of English: 1, 2and 5 (Reformulation 2)

Gradable and ungradableadjectives

Idioms to do with relationshipsPhrasal verbs

Paper 4 Listening: 1Paper 1 Reading: 1Paper 3 Use of English: 1and 5 (Questions on thetexts 2)

Direct/reported speech Register

Sport and health

1.1 Reading and vocabulary1.2 Grammar and vocabulary1.3 Listening and speaking

Paper 1 Reading: 2Paper 3 Use of English: 1and 4

Listening practicePaper 5 Speaking: 2

Articles reviewPreposition review

Pronunciation:

noun/verb/adjective stress

AlliterationRegister

Expressions with live

Idioms with nouns and noarticle

Paper 1 Reading: 3Paper 3 Use of English: 4Paper 5 Speaking: 3

Passive structuresPronunciation:

stress and emphasis

Idioms with technicalwords

Idioms with set

Themed texts

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m a p o f o b j e c t i v e p r o f i c i e n c y st u d e n t ’s b o o k 5

Unit 15

The daily grind 128–133

The world of work

1.1 Listening and vocabulary1.2 Grammar1.3 Summary skills

Paper 4 Listening: 3Paper 3 Use of English: 1and 5

(Linking 2)

Purpose and reason clauses Topic expressions

Neologisms

Paper 4 Listening: 4 Three-way matching

Paper 1 Reading: 4Paper 5 Speaking: 3Paper 3 Use of English: 2,

3 and 4

Concessive clausesPronunciation:

silent consonants

Adjectives describing character

Set text question

Paper 4 Listening: 4Paper 1 Reading: 1Paper 3 Use of English: 5(Full summary task 1)

Comparison Metaphor

Paper 4 Listening: 3 Multiple-choice questions

Paper 1 Reading: 3Paper 5 Speaking: 2Paper 3 Use of English: 2,

3 and 4

Review of modal verbsPronunciation:

stress and emphasis

Paper 4 Listening: 2Paper 1 Reading: 1Paper 3 Use of English: 1and 5 (Full summary task 2)

Word order and adverbs Adverb or adjective?

Onomatopoeia Word formation

Proposal

Writing folder 10

176–177

Paper 2 Writing: 2Articles and lettersGeneral advice

Paper 1 Reading: 4Paper 3 Use of English: 1and 3

Listening for true/falsePaper 5 Speaking: 3

Have/get smth done

Grammar reviewPronunciation:

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Content of the Proficiency Examination

6 c o n t e n t o f t h e p r o f i c i e n c y e x a m i n at i o n

The Cambridge Proficiency examination consists of five papers, each of which is worth 40 marks It is not necessary to pass all five papers

in order to pass the examination There are five grades: Pass – A, B, C; Fail – D, E

As well as being told your grade, you will also be given a graphical profile of your performance, i.e it will show whether you have doneespecially well or badly on some of the papers

Paper 1 Reading 1 hour 30 minutes

There are four parts to this paper and they are always in the same order Each part contains either one or more texts and a comprehensiontask The texts used are from books (fiction and non-fiction), non-specialist articles from journals, magazines and newspapers,

promotional and informational materials (e.g advertisements, guide books, manuals)

1 Four-option 18 You must choose which word from four answers completes each of 4 (64–65)

multiple choice the gaps in each of the three texts (375–500 words in total)

lexical cloze

2 Four-option 8 You must read four themed texts (600–900 words in total) 6 (98–101)

multiple choice and answer two questions on each

3 Gapped text 7 You must read a text (800–1100 words) with paragraphs removed 5 (82–83)

You need to use the missing paragraphs to complete the text

4 Four-option 7 You must read a text (700–850 words) and answer the questions 7 (118–119)

multiple choice by finding the relevant information in the text

There are two parts to this paper Part 1 is compulsory, you have to answer it In Part 2 there are four questions and you must choose one.Each part carries equal marks and you are expected write between 300–350 words for each task

1 Question 1 1 You are given material in the form of notes or a 1 (22–23)

A contextualised compulsory short text or an extract from a newspaper 3 (56–57)

writing task within the You will have to react to the information, 5 (90–91)

following formats: presenting and developing arguments, expressing 7 (126–127)

●an article and supporting opinions, evaluating ideas, etc 9 (160–161)

●an essay

●a letter

●a proposal

2 Questions 2–4 4 You are given a choice of topics which you have to Article 10 (176–177)

●an article choose one respond to in the way specified Letter 10 (176–177)

on set books: article,

essay, letter, review,

report

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c o n t e n t o f t h e p r o f i c i e n c y e x a m i n at i o n 7

Still to be supplied

Paper 3 Use of English 1 hour 30 minutes

There are five parts to this paper, which test your grammar, vocabulary and summary skills

1 Open cloze mainly testing 15 You must complete a text with 15 gaps 1 (14–15)

grammar

2 Word formation 10 You need to use the right form of a given word to fill 1 (14–15)

each of ten gaps in a text

3 Gapped sentences 6 sets of You must think of a word which would fit into all 3 of 2 (30–31)

3 sentences the given sentences

4 Key word transformations 8 You must complete a sentence with a given word, 2 (30–31)

so that it means the same as the first sentence

5 Comprehension questions 4 questions on You must first of all answer the four questions and then, 3 (48–49)

and summary writing task 2 texts and 1 using information from both texts, write the required

summary summary in your own words

writing task

1 Multiple choice 8 You hear four short, unrelated extracts, with either one or two 9 (152–153)

speakers You must choose an answer from A, B or C

2 Sentence completion 9 You must complete gaps in sentences with information given 8 (134–135)

mainly by one speaker

3 Multiple choice 5 You will hear two speakers interacting You must choose your 9 (152–153)

answer from A, B, C or D

4 Three-way matching 6 You must match statements about a text to either of two 8 (134–135)

speakers or to both when they express agreement

Paper 4 Listening about 40 minutes

There are four parts to this paper Each part is heard twice The texts are a variety of types either with one speaker or more than one

There are three parts to this paper There are usually two of you taking the examination and two examiners This paper tests your accuracy, vocabulary, pronunciation and ability to communicate and complete the tasks

Exam folder

1 The interviewer asks each 3 minutes You will be asked some questions about yourself 10 (168–169)

candidate some questions and asked to express personal opinions

2 Two-way conversation between 4 minutes You will be given visual and spoken prompts and see above

3 A long turn for each candidate 2 minutes You will be given a written question to respond to see above

followed by a discussion on each for the You will then be asked to engage in a discussion on

related topics long turn related topics

8 minutesfollowing the long turns

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I Self-study folder

The following pages contain all the answers tothe exercises,

sample answers for the writing tasks,the tapescripts, and

lots of additional notes, including useful background

informatio o the texts and topics The Map ofObjective

Proficienc Student'~ Book on pages 3-5 gives full details of

the language and exam ski s covered in eachu it The

Content of the Proficiency Examination onpages 6-7

provides information about the exam, with lin s tothe

relevant Exam folder or Writing folder

1 The two idioms are a change for thebetter and a change

of heart Ring the changes,the unit title, is also an idiom

Note that you can also say achange for the worse.

Possible answers

The earliest change I can remember is when my family

moved to a newhouse It was definitely achange for the

better, as I had my own large bedroom and the house had

a much bigger garden

The most unexpected change in my life took place when I

won a substantial amount ofmoney inacompetition,

which allowed me to take a breakfrom work

The biggest change in my lifeinvolving people came

about when my father remarried, and,overnight, the

number of children in ourfamily grew from two to six

When I left home and went to university,Imoved to the

opposite side of the country,which was very different

from where I had grown up

I found some old letters the other day,which I had kept

formore than twenty years - but Ihada sud en change

of heart and burnt the lot!

2 The underlined parts of the tapescript confirm the

answers

Answers

1 gaining media attenton

2 stepping in for someone

3 heading the wrong way

4 being made redundant

5 meeting 'Mr Right'

6 winning a competition

Speaker 1: I'vehad a reallyfantastic year.It allstarted last

November, when I was dragged alo g to a party by a

frien I wasin a terrible mood, I remember, an neary

didn't go.Anyway,Iwas wearing an outfit I'd made myself

- insoft blackleather and antique lace,quite an unusual

combination! KellyTohns, the presenter of abigdaytime

TV show, wasthere and mylittle number cau ht her eye.She came over and we got chatting She asked whether Icould ru her up something to wear on the show and Ijumped at the chance That was a real turning point for

me Iwas soon ableto chuck in my day job andconcentrate on the clothes side full-time Through Kelly'sshow, I've had lots of orders, I've just finished anexclusiverange for a top designer and I've eventaken on anassistant to help me Justthink ifI'd stayedin that night!Speaker 2: People often ask me to describe indetailhow I'vegotto be where Iam today,thinking that I'vespent yearsearning beer money in localclubs,but thetruth is,I'mliterally anovernight sensation! Idon't mean thatarrogantly; it was just one luckybreak, alldown to being inthe right placeatthe right time There Iwas, an absolutenobody, han ing around backstage with Arrowhead, whentheir lead guitarist tripped over a pile of speakers andbroke his arm, five minutes before theywere due on stage.I'dbeen rab iting on about mybrilliant guitar style, sonaturaly, they al turned to me and said'Kid, help us outhere ' and Idid.The place was packed and Icanstillfeel

myhands shaking as I picked out that very first solo Itwent OK th u h, and therest is history

Speaker 3: I was in Milanvisiting friends, tryin to cheermysel up afteradismal fewmonths - mylong-termboyfriend and I had broken up, plusI'dleft a jobwithout

an ther to go to My savings were running low and Iwasplanning toleave a fewdays later Anyway, myfriendssuggested thatIshould take alook atVerona before goinback home and toldme whattime train Icouldget fromMilan Well,for some reason,Iended up on a slow traingoingso th,without realisin my mistake- both tains hadleftat the same time.I fellasleep inthe comparment andwokeupin apanic as the trainwas drawing in to Bologna!Ihad a wander round andfellin love withthe place andk ew

i was whereIwanted to be.Everythin justfell intoplace- Ifound a teaching job, took a room inabeautiful flatansettledin brlliantly I lived there for six years an Igo backreg larly

Speaker 4: It'sfunny how you can hit a vicio s spiral; you'rechugging alo g quite happily in your life and then, bam,something comes out ofthe blue and knocks yousidewaysand then, wham, something else.I'm OKnow,but I'vehad arocky couple of years Myproblem was quie simplythat I'dbeen living beyond mymeans for a good lo gtime and some debts finally caught up with me Eventhen, Ithought I'd be OK; I arranged to paythem offlittle

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b littlefrom mysalary,monthly, youk ow.But then, the

factory where Iwas workin cut backon its workforce,

and they 'let me go' Well,that was it,Iwas in freefall.I

suppose I panicked, Iwasn't thinking straight, you know

So I just walked away,got on atrain and left.Ended up in

London Got inwith abad crowd, one thing led to

another Awful It'samiracle mybrother ever tracked me

down, but he's got me back and sorted, jo , roof over my

head but I'll be paying off that mo ey foryears yet

Speaker 5: Itcould be a story inTrue Romance, but it really

happened just likethis.Almost twenty years agotothe day,

Iwas waitng for abus after another mind-numbingly

awful day atwork, no bus insight, of course Iwasina ru

myjob wasgoing nowhere Anyway, there Iwas, starn

gloomiy at myreflectio in a puddle, feelingutterly sorry

for myselfand thinking: is this reallyall there is to life

Then Isaw two things in that puddle, o e imperceptibly

after the other The firstwas no surprise, huge splashes of

rain, asthehe vens opened yet again,butthen, this

enormo s red umbrella, appe ring behind myhead asif by

magic! A gorgeous gravelyvoice tomy left said did Imind,

i wasbig enough fortwo and he didn't want myhair to get

wet.Veryfortunately, itwas another fifteenminutes before

the busfinallyturned up and hooray, it didn't stop raining!

His name was Terence, though he's be n Terryto me ever

since- and Dadto our three wonderful children

Speaker 6: Tennis was kind of my second choice as a kid- I

suppose I preferred team sp rts like football.I'd had lessons,

and Ialwayswatched thebigchampio ships on TV

-Wimbled n, Roland Garros,the USOpen - but I certainly

wasn't competng myself.Then one Easter, therewas a

talent-sp tting week at theloc lcollege and,having nothing

better tod , Iwent alo g with a friend We were 13- or

maybe 1 Itwas quiteintensive, there werelots of practice

sessions first andthen a series of matches at the en ofthe

week.I came top in myagegroupoutof forty-sixplayers- I

couldn't quite believe it when they presented me with the

cup!With that, I earned myplace inacoaching squadand

I'venever looked backsince!I makea good living from

tennis and Iwouldn't haveitan other way, th u h Istill try

to find timeto playfootballwih mymates, when Ican

4 Be careful with word order when using phrasalverbs The

verb and particle can ot be separated:

• when it is a three-part phrasal verb

I caught up with Jack further down the road.

• if the phrasal verb isused intransitively (without

wake u

Answers

a hung back/drew back b bro e in on/cut in on

c was cut off d looked down on

e ranoffwith/hadrunoffwith f hastaken pwith

Allfour cartoons use aperfect tense: ayou'd been(past

perfect) byou've been at sea (present perfect); cyou ' ve come to(present perfect); dyour h sband's engaged

(present perfect

A quac k (c) is aperson who pretends to beadoctor but

has no actual qualifcations This word is used to show

disapproval ofsomeone

2 Refer to the Grammar folder on pages 180-188 ifyou

areunsure of a point covered in an unit EvenatProficiency level,you need to spend time stu ying

grammar and you sh uld check your written work for

grammatical accuracy Here isachecklst ofthings towatch out for:

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