Read the text quickly, ignoring the gaps. Choose the best summary of the text: a, b or c.

a. Parents may find it difficult to understand their adolescent children, but it is a parent's duty to communicate properly with them and avoid arguments.

b. Although teenagers develop new ideas, values and beliefs during adolescence, that is no excuse for bad behaviour. They should listen to their parents.

c. Teenagers experience big physical and emotional changes during adolescence. It's important to communicate with your parents and try to understand their point of view.

HOW TO HANDLE YOUR PARENTS

Adolescence is a difficult time for both parents and teenagers as it is a period of physical, social and emotional changes. Physically, as a dependent pre-teen child, you are being transformed into an independent young adult. ¹____________

First, you want more freedom to choose who to see and when. You used to be most happy in the company of your parents. Now you want to spend some more time on your own. Second, your parents made most decisions before adolescence. But now you want to decide things for yourselves. ²____________. Above all, adolescents have strong opinions and are idealistic. ³____________. You feel you have all the answers while adults don't.

All these perfectly normal changes will affect teenagers' relationship with parents. So what can you, as adolescents, do to stay on good terms with your parents? ⁴____________. Secondly, try to agree rules and boundaries and prove to be dependable. Keep your words and stick to rules.

Thirdly, try to understand why they might be irritated by your behaviour. Show your parents that you are capable of an independent life by taking care of your own school work and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Finally, it's all about communication! ⁵____________. The more disconnected they feel, the more critical, distrustful and controlling they tend to become.

Read the following proposal and match the headings (1-4) with the paragraphs (A-D). 

Title: VIETNAMESE TRADITIONAL CAMES FESTIVAL

To: The Head teacher of Ha Noi High School

Date: 10 January

Prepared by: Youth Union

A. _______________________

Next month, a group of students from ASEAN countries will visit our school. We put out a call for ideas for activities to welcome our guests. One of the best ideas is holding a Vietnamese Traditional Games Festival.

B. _______________________

The event will take place in the school stadium. tt will start at 9 a.m. and will last for three hours. The event will be hosted by grade 11 students, who will make all the arrangements for the activities. These will include Vietnamese traditional games such as bamboo dancing, tug of war, and stilt walking.

C. _______________________

The event will help our guests learn about our culture by watching and playing Vietnamese traditional games. Taking part in fun games is also the best way to break the ice, make friends and create bonds with people.

D. _______________________

We really hope you will consider this proposal as we think that it will be beneficial to both local students and guests.

Read the Listening Strategy. Then try to say the numbers and measurements below. Listen and check.

Read the text. Find the name of the inventor and the invention.

As air travel becomes more and more popular, simply getting to the airport can be a challenging and unpleasant experience. You pay a fortune to park your car, then you have to walk for hours with heavy suitcases to arrive at the terminal. Well, a farmer from China called He Liang has come up with an idea which solves both problems: a suitcase that you can ride like a motorbike. He has called it the City Cab. It is powered by a battery and can travel up to 60 km at a speed of 20 km/h. And, of course, you don't need to find a car park for the City Cab - you just drive into the airport terminal and check it in!

Read paragraph A of the text. Which of the ideas in exercise 3 are mentioned in the reading?

A. Home (2009) is a 90-minute documentary about human threats to the Earth's ecological balance. It is made up of aerial shots of various places across the globe. Aiming to raise people's awareness of the alarming environmental destruction, this French movie shows human huge impacts on the Earth and the consequences of climate change. Viewers of the documentary particularly enjoy the footage of human origins, the Earth's water cycle, population growth, the melting Arctic ice cap and the coral reef.

B. The film was completed in eighteen months and the film crew did their filming of 488-hour raw footage by flying in a helicopter over various regions in more than fifty countries. At a press conference in Paris on March 9, 2009, its director, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, announced that its released versions would include theatre, television, DVD and the internet. About two months later, the film's worldwide release date was confirmed to be June 5.2009. Despite its availability in various forms, Home (2009) had its world festival premiere at the Dawn Breakers International Film Festival in 2012.

C. Home (2009) is available for free access in 14 languages. Director Yann Arthus-Bertrand has insisted that the film has no copyright. He has also stressed the educational benefits of the film over its financial gains. With this aim in mind, the film producer made the film available to as many people as possible. The film can be downloaded to your smart TV or any kind of digital device, with the proceeds all going to the GoodPlanet Foundation.