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Grammar Unit 2 Present simple: affirmative and negative

1 Complete the sentences with the correct presentsimple form of one of the verbs.

get go make

We go shopping on Fridays.

1 Maria _____ up early during the week.

2 I _____ my bed in the morning.

3 Paul _____ swimming most evenings.

4 Jude _____ dressed quickly in the morning.

5 Ruby and Joe _____to the cinema every month.

2 Rewrite the sentences from exercise 1 in the negative.

We don’t go shopping on Fridays.

1 _______________________________________

2 _______________________________________

3 _______________________________________

4 _______________________________________

5 _______________________________________

6 _______________________________________

3 Write affirmative or negative sentences.

I / have a shower / every evening. I have a shower every evening.

1 Sabine / go running / every weekend _______________________________________

2 Elena / clean her room / every day _______________________________________

3 Juan / eat breakfast / before school _______________________________________

4 We / feed the animals / every morning _______________________________________

5 Sue and Dave / go shopping / on Sundays _______________________________________

_______________________________________

Present simple: questions

4 Complete the questions with the words.

Who What When Where Why

When do you play sport?

At the weekend.

1 _________ do you do?

I run and go swimming.

2 _________ do you do it?

At the sports centre in my town.

3 _________ do you do it with?

With friends.

4 _________ do you do it?

Because it’s fun.

5 Write questions and complete the short answers.

Lukas / sing in a band?

Does Lukas sing in a band? Yes, he does.

1 we / have fruit ?

______________________________________?

Yes, we ________.

2 Ben / chat online ?

______________________________________?

No, he _________.

3 you / go to the cinema ?

______________________________________?

No, I _________.

4 Amita / play an instrument ?

______________________________________?

Yes, she ________.

5 Javier and Dafne / listen to music ?

______________________________________?

Yes, they ______.

6 Manuel / play computer games ?

______________________________________?

No, he _____.

7 You / watch TV ?

______________________________________?

Yes, I _____.

Vocabulary Unit 2Daily routine

1 Find ten verbs in the wordpuzzle.

O Y Q P D M K E I K

B H W Y G H M A K E

P G O G E J G T H F

L E W J T A F N D Z

I T I S M V E Y F G

S U P C L E A N D I

W P K A X U F M X F

A V F D U I H A V E

S E N K S Q P K B E

H Y B R U S H E Z D

2 Complete the text with nine of the verbs from exercise 1 in the correct form.

I (1) get up early, usually at 6.30 a.m., and

(2) _____ a shower. Then I (3) _____ dressed,

(4) _____ my hair and go downstairs for breakfast.

My parents, my brother and I usually sit down

together. Our mum always (5) _____ breakfast.

Sometimes we (6) _____ eggs and sometimes we

have cereal. After that, I (7) _____ the animals.

They are always hungry! We’ve got a young cat,

called Claws, and an old dog, called Bessie. Then I

go to my room. I don’t (8) _____ my room in the

mornings – I do that on Saturdays. After that I

(9) _____ to school.

Free time activities

3 Complete the sentences with the words.

chat band plays hangs shopping watch

I like chat online every day. I can contact a lot of

friends that way.

1 At weekends, Ruben ________ out with his

friends.

2 Alison and Grace sing in a ________.

3 ‘I go ________ every weekend. I love buying

new clothes.’

4 On Saturday afternoons I ________ one or two

hours of TV and then I go out.

5 Marina is very fit. She ________ tennis and she

swims every day.

Festivals and seasons

4 Read the clues and complete the crossword.

Down

1 something we use to travel on water

2 funny or traditional clothes

4 the opposite of boring

5 the flowers on trees in spring

Across

3 the time of year when it is cold

6 the time of year when it is hot

7 the time of year when the first flowers come out

8 noise with coloured lights

1B

2C

3W 4E 5B 6S

7S

8F

Making arrangements

5 Match 1–7 with A–G to make sentences.

1 Are you free ___ A go to the cinema?

2 Sorry, I’m ___ B can we meet?

3 How ___ C on Saturday?

4 Do you want to ___ D good for me.

5 When ___ E about Sunday?

6 That’s ___ F busy.

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Grammar Unit 3 Adverbs of frequency

1 Tick () the correct sentence in each pair.

a Andy never talks in class. b Andy talks never in class.

1 a I go to bed always before 10pm. b I always go to bed before 10pm.

2 a Sean cleans his room never. b Sean never cleans his room.

3 a I am usually tired after school. b I usually am tired after school.

4 a We often chat online to friends. b We chat online often to friends.

5 a The children walk usually to school. b The children usually walk to school.

6 a There is usually snow here in winter. b There usually is snow here in winter.

2 Complete the table with the adverbs of frequency.

always never often sometimes usually

always(1) ______(2) ______(3) ______(4) ______

3 Write the sentences with the correct adverbs of frequency from exercise 2.

Jacob listens to music. ()

Jacob always listens to music.1 Carla eats meat. ()

_______________________________________2 Harry talks in class. ()

_______________________________________3 Evie listens to classical music. ()

_______________________________________4 Jack goes to school with Jess. ()

_______________________________________5 James brushes his hair. ()

_______________________________________6 I get up late. ()

_______________________________________7 Angus is tired. ()

_______________________________________Verb + -ing / noun

4 Write questions starting with Do you like …?

play / football ?Do you like playing football?

1 run ?______________________________________?

2 water sports ?

______________________________________?

3 chat / online ?______________________________________?

4 Beyonce ?

______________________________________?5 Zac Efron ?

______________________________________?

6 buy / clothes ?______________________________________?

7 romantic films ?

______________________________________?8 listen to / classical music ?

______________________________________?

5 Match 1–5 with A–E.

1 _D_ A don’t / doesn’t like

2 ___ B hate(s)3 ___ C like(s)4 ___ D love(s)

5 ___ E don’t / doesn’t mind

6 Complete the short answers with the correct form of the words in exercise 5.

Do they like running? No, they hate it. ()

1 Does Eva like visiting theme parks?She ________________________ it. ()

2 Do Hugo and Joe like athletics?

Yes, they ________________________ it. ()3 Does Dom like swimming?

Yes, he ________________________ it. ()

4 Do they like ice skating?No, they ________________________ it. ()

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Vocabulary Unit 3School

1 Write the names of the places in a school.

canteen ICT room library playing fieldsscience lab staffroom

1 _______________ 4 _______________2 _______________ 5 _______________3 _______________ 6 _______________

Sports

2 Find five sports in the puzzle. Then complete thedefinitions.

F O O T B A L L X J B

A N I E A T E D G U N

F H T N R O R K E D N

G S F N N T A B O O N

L V W I B M O B G N N

M U B S W I M M I N G

G F D A V C F C D Y W

R X T A R U N N I N G

1 You kick a ball into the net. football2 Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer play this sport.

______________3 You do this sport in water. ______________4 This sport is a martial art. ______________

5 You do this sport in winter, when there is a lot of snow. ______________

After-school clubs

3 Complete the gaps in the sentences with words for after-school clubs.

1 At the f__________ d__________ club you can make cool and original clothes!

2 Come to the i__________ h__________ club

and learn a fun winter sport.3 You can sing and play instruments at the

m__________ club on Thursday lunchtimes.

4 Do you like martial arts? Come to the t__________ club on Mondays after school.

5 If you like music and dancing, come to the

s__________ d__________ club on Friday lunchtimes.

Making suggestions

4 Choose the correct option.

A: (1) Why / Let’s / How don’t we go swimming?

B: No, thanks. I don’t (2) think / want / go to do that.

A: (3) Why / How / Shall about going ice skating?

B: That sounds (4) dangerous / boring / fun.A: It isn’t, it’s very safe.B: (5) Let’s / Shall / Why we watch a film?

A: That sounds (6) dangerous / boring / fun. What(7) let’s / shall / why we watch?

B: (8) Why / How / Shall about Avatar?

A: That’s a (9) bad / strange / good idea. (10) Shall / Why / Let’s watch it at my house.

B: Great idea!

1 2

3 4

5

6

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Grammar Unit 4 Comparative adjectives

1 Complete the table.

Adjective Comparative

short shorter than

(1) slow __________________

(2) big __________________

(3) good __________________

(4) easy __________________

(5) exciting __________________

(6) bad __________________

(7) low __________________

(8) difficult __________________

2 Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives.

The rides are faster than (fast) last year.

1 Skydiving is ____________________ (scary) surfing.

2 The rides at Universal Studios are

____________________ (exciting) the rides at Disney World.

3 English is ____________________ (good)

History.4 Norway is ____________________ (expensive)

England.

5 PE is _______________________ (easy) Science.

6 My bedroom is ______________________

(small) my sister’s bedroom.7 Reading books is ______________________

(interesting) watching TV.

8 Watching TV is _________________________ (cheap) going to the cinema.

9 Playing computer games is

______________________ (boring) playing football.

10 Motorbikes are __________________________

(fast) trams.

Superlative adjectives

3 Write the adjectives under the correct headings, short, long or irregular. Then write the superlative forms.

bad big dangerous goodhot low surprising

Short LongAdjective

Superlative

Adjective

Superlative

low the lowest (5) _____ (6) _____(1) _____ (2) _____ (7) _____ (8) _____(3) _____ (4) _____

IrregularAdjective Superlative(9) __________ (10) __________(11) __________ (12) __________

4 Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the word in italics.

Luxor is drier than Ica, but Arica in Chile is the

driest place.1 Waialeale in Hawaii is wetter than Quibdo in

Colombia, but Cherrapunji in India is

___________________ place.2 The Amazon is longer than the Mississippi, but

the Nile is ___________________ river in the

world.3 Kebili in Tunisia is hotter than Hamidiyeh in Iran,

but Death Valley, in California, is

___________________ place.4 Northice in Greenland is colder than Snag in

Canada, but Oymyakon in Siberia is

___________________ place.5 Ireland is cloudier than Norway, but Scotland is

___________________ place.

6 Sudan is sunnier than Algeria, but Arizona is ___________________ place.

7 In my country, autumn is better than winter, but

spring is ___________________ season!

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Vocabulary Unit 4Adjectives

1 Write the opposite adjective.

high low1 dangerous _________

2 long _________3 difficult _________4 good _________

5 exciting _________6 fast _________


We live in the city centre in a boring / big flat – it’s got nine rooms. It’s a very (1) noisy / safe area

because there are a lot of motorbikes and (2) enjoyable / fast cars driving by. There is a park near my flat. It’s very (3) dangerous / quiet there. I

sometimes go there to read or listen to music. It’s a (4) small / crowded park so there are never many people.

The restaurants near our flat are (5) surprising / expensive so I only go there with my parents. My friends and I usually go to a café called Café

Moderno. The food is quite (6) cheap / frightening and it’s in the city centre, so we meet other friends there too.

Weather

3 Write the weather words under the correct picture.

cloudy foggy snowing stormy wet windy

snowing 1 _____________

2 _____________ 3 _____________

4 _____________ 5 _____________

4 Complete the sentences with the words below.

foggy hot icy stormy windy

1 In autumn it’s very __________. The leaves fall

off the trees.2 I don’t like __________ weather because it’s

very cold and sometimes dangerous.

3 My sister thinks __________ weather is noisy and scary.

4 It’s __________ today. It’s difficult to see.

5 Let’s have an ice cream. It’s __________ today.

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Vocabulary Unit 4Transport

5 Fill in the gaps in the sentences with the transport words below.

aeroplane boat bus cable carmotorbike tram

Children often travel to school by bus.

1 A ___________ travels on water.2 A ___________ can travel very fast and some

people think they’re dangerous.

3 The fastest way to travel to other countries is often by ___________.

4 When you travel by ___________, the journey is

slow but the views are great.5 A ___________ runs on tracks but is slower than

a train.

Asking for travel information

6 Complete the questions with five of the words.

long much often What When who why

A: (1) _______’s the best way to get to Liverpool?B: By train.A: How (2) _______ does the journey take?

B: Around two hours.A: How (3) _______ do the trains go?B: They go every 30 minutes.

A: (4) _______’s the next train?B: 10.40 a.m.A: How (5) _______ is a return ticket?

B: £56.00.

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Grammar Unit 4Comparative adjectives

1 Write sentences using the comparative form of the adjectives.

Swimming / ice skating (cheap)

Swimming is cheaper than ice skating.

1 Skydiving / surfing (scary)______________________________________________________________________________

2 English / French (easy)______________________________________________________________________________

3 Aeroplanes / cars (safe)______________________________________________________________________________

4 History / Geography (interesting)______________________________________________________________________________

5 Motorbikes / trams (fast)______________________________________________________________________________

6 Theme parks / the cinema (good)______________________________________________________________________________

2 Look at the table. Write sentences comparing items in columns B and C. Use the comparative form of the adjective.

(dry) Luxor is drier than Ica.

1 (wet ) Waialeale__________________________________________________________________

2 (hot) Kebili _____________________________________________________________________

3 (cold) Northice __________________________________________________________________

4 (cloudy) Ireland _________________________________________________________________

5 (sunny) Sudan __________________________________________________________________


3 Look at the table. Write sentences about the information in column A. Use the superlative form.

Arica is the driest place.

1 Cherrapunji ______________________________

2 Death Valley _____________________________

3 Oymyakon ______________________________

4 Scotland ________________________________

5 Arizona _________________________________

4 Write questions using the prompts, the verb be and the superlative form of the adjectives.

What / big / continent / in the world?

What is the biggest continent in the world?

1 Which / good / restaurant / in the world?_______________________________________

2 Which / windy / city / in the world?_______________________________________

3 Where / bad / weather / in the world?_______________________________________

4 What / dangerous / animal / in the world?_______________________________________

5 Write full answers to the questions in exercise 4 using the information below.

Asia in Antarctica El Celler de Can Rocathe mosquito Wellington, New Zealand

The biggest continent in the world is Asia.

1 _______________________________________

2 _______________________________________

3 _______________________________________

4 _______________________________________

A B C

Annual rainfall (mm)

Arica (Chile) 0.7

Luxor (Egypt) 0.8

Ica (Peru) 2.3

1 Cherrapunji (India) 12,650

Waialeale (Hawaii) 11,455

Quibdo (Colombia) 8,989

Temperatures (ºC)

2 Death Valley (USA) 57

Kebili (Tunisia) 55

Hamidiyeh (Iran) 52

3 Oymyakon (Siberia) -71

Northice (Greenland)-66

Snag (Canada) -63

Annual sunshine (in hours)

4 Scotland 736 Ireland 929 Norway 1,090

5 Arizona (USA) 4,127

Sudan 3,964

Algeria 3,784

Vocabulary Unit 4Adjectives

1 Complete the sentences with the adjectives.

boring cheap dangerous difficult highslow small

We can’t do this exercise. It’s very difficult.

1 Our flat has got one room. It’s really _______.

2 Mount Everest is a very _______ mountain.

3 Eve’s new computer is €99. It’s very _______.

4 A snake is a bad pet. It’s a _______ animal.

5 I don’t like history. The lessons are really

_______.

6 They’re often late. The bus is very _______.

2 Write the opposites of the adjectives in exercise 1.

1 boring _________________________________

2 cheap _________________________________

3 dangerous ______________________________

4 difficult _________________________________

5 high ___________________________________

6 slow ___________________________________

7 small __________________________________

3 Use your answers from exercise 2 to complete the sentences.

We can do this exercise. It’s very easy.

1 Our flat has got eight rooms. It’s very

__________.

2 We can’t travel under this bridge. It’s very

__________.

3 The new computer is €3,200. It’s very

__________.

4 James doesn’t like scary roller coasters. He

prefers slow, __________ rides.

5 I’m reading a really __________ book. I love it!

6 Olympic athletes can run very __________.

Weather

4 Complete the phrases with weather adjectives.

1 2 3

4 5 6

1 It’s icy 4 It’s _________

2 It’s _________ 5 It’s _________

3 It’s _________ 6 It’s _________

5 Complete the text with the words.

hot icy snowing stormy warm

Today the temperature is 43ºC. It’s (1) ________!

Some people love it, but I don’t like it. I like it when

it’s (2) ________, with a light wind. 26ºC is probably

the perfect temperature. I hate (3) ________

weather because it’s noisy and scary. Winter is my

favourite season. When it’s (4) ________, it’s

beautiful and white. When it’s very cold it’s

(5) ________ too. It’s easy to fall over!

Transport

6 Complete the text with transport words.

My brother and I usually go to York every summer

because our grandparents live there. We live in

Manchester so we always travel to York by

(1) c______ with our parents. In York there is a

railway museum and you can see lots of different

(2) t______. There is a river in York too and you can

go on (3) b_____ rides in the summer. My favourite

transport is the (4) t______. It travels on tracks and

is slower than a train but it’s fun! One day I want to

travel by (5) a_____________. It’s the fastest way

to travel to other countries.

Vocabulary Unit 4Asking for travel information

7 You want to go from London to Bristol. Look at the answers and complete the questions with the missing words.

A: What’s the (1) b________ (2) w________ to get

there?

B: By train.

A: How long does the (3) j________ (4)

t________?

B: Around 1 hour 40 minutes.

A: How (5) o________ do the trains go?

B: They go every 30 minutes.

A: When’s the (6) n________ (7) t________?

B: At 10.30 a.m.

A: How (8) m________ is a ticket?

B: A return is £35.

Grammar and Vocabulary Unit 5 Grammar

Present continuous

1 Match 1–6 with A–F.

1 am C A isn’t

2 am not ___ B ’re

3 is ___ C ’m

4 is not ___ D ’s

5 are ___ E ’m not

6 are not ___ F aren’t


I ’m / ’s making breakfast.

1 Mark are / is getting dressed.

2 You aren’t / isn’t holding your pen.

3 They ’m / ’re building a house.

4 I isn’t / ’m not going shopping.

5 Lana aren’t / isn’t drawing a picture.

6 We ’re / ’s carrying some boxes of books.

3 Complete the table with the -ing form of the verbs.

carry close come dive eat get hangmake put sit study swim

+ -ing e + -ing

double

consonant

+ -ing

carrying

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

______

4 Complete the questions with the words.

Am Are Is What are What isWhere are Where is

Are you having lunch? No, I’m not.

1 ________ you doing? I’m studying English.

2 ________ we going? We’re going home.

3 ________ Julian watching TV? No, he isn’t. He’s

doing his homework.

4 ________ I running fast? Yes, you are.

5 ________ Charlie doing? He’s playing

basketball.

6 ________ Sue flying to? She’s flying to Rome.

Present continuous and present simple


I usually jump / am jumping into the pool.

1 We always start / are starting class at 9.00 a.m.

2 ‘Where is John now?’ ‘He sleeps / ’s sleeping.’

3 I don’t play / ’m not playing on Sundays.

4 Jo doesn’t listen / isn’t listening to me today!

5 Paul usually eats / is eating in the canteen.

Vocabulary

Action verbs


fly / practise an instrument

1 carry / dive into a pool

2 draw / jump a picture

3 sail / fly a boat

4 climb / make a tree

5 practise / fly a plane

Adventure equipment

7 Write the name of the adventure equipment.

a compass a first aid kitinsect repellent a map a torch

a sleeping bag

a sleeping bag 1 _______________

2 _______________ 3 _______________

4 _______________ 5 _______________

Phone conversations

8 Put the telephone conversation (a–d) in the correct order.

a Sorry, she isn’t here at the moment. Can I take a

message?

b Hello, it’s Tim. Can I speak to Jane, please?

c Of course. Bye Tim.

d Yes, please. Can you ask her to call me back?

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Grammar Unit 5 Present continuous

1 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the-ing form.

carry come get make sit swim take

Maya is taking a photo of Max.

1 We are _____ breakfast.

2 Kate and Rosie are _____ some big bags.

3 Sam is _____ dressed into his uniform.

4 Isobel isn’t _____ in the sea, she’s in the pool.

5 Carla is _____ to my house now.

6 My grandpa is _____ in his favourite chair.

2 Write affirmative (+) and negative (–) sentences. Use the present continuous.

we / study English

(+) We’re studying English.

(–) We aren’t studying English.

1 you / draw a dog

(+)_____________________________________

(–) _____________________________________

2 we / hang out with friends

(+)_____________________________________

(–) _____________________________________

3 Carlos / go to school

(+)_____________________________________

(–) _____________________________________

4 it / rain

(+)_____________________________________

(–) _____________________________________

5 she / hold her mother’s hand

(+)_____________________________________

(–) _____________________________________

6 Sophie / dive into the pool

(+)_____________________________________

(–) _____________________________________

3 Write the words in the correct order.

you / are / What / doing / ?

What are you doing?

1 climbing / the tree / you / Are / ?_______________________________________

2 the piano / Alba / practising / Is / ?_______________________________________

3 Are / their books / closing / they / ?_______________________________________

4 is / going / Henry / Where / ?_______________________________________

5 she / is / Why / crying / ?_______________________________________

4 Write present continuous questions.

you / get changed ?

Are you getting changed?

1 James / brush his hair?

_______________________________________2 Sara / write an essay?

_______________________________________3 they / do their homework?

_______________________________________4 we / stay in a hotel?

_______________________________________5 you / draw a picture?

_______________________________________

5 Write short answers to the questions in exercise 4.

() Yes I am.

1 () ___________________

2 () ___________________

3 () ___________________

4 () ___________________

5 () ___________________

Present continuous and present simple

6 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the verb in brackets.

My family usually go to Sevilla for our holidays.

(go)

1 I __________ English at the moment. (speak)

2 Terry __________ English on Tuesdays. (study)

3 They always __________ to school. (walk)

4 We __________ football right now. (not play)

5 Belen __________ at the moment. (not sleep)

7 Write sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous.

We / have / lunch / now

We’re having lunch now.

1 I / wear / trainers / today_______________________________________

2 We / usually / go / to school by bus_______________________________________

3 They / live / in Madrid / at the moment_______________________________________

4 Liz and Phil / sail their boat / every weekend_______________________________________

5 Look! He / dive into the water / now_______________________________________

6 They / always / spend / Saturdays / by the sea_______________________________________

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Vocabulary Unit 5Action verbs

1 Look at the pictures. Make sentences using a word or phrase from each box.

Verbs

make climb dive draw fly practise sail

Noun phrases

a boat the piano a model house a picture

a plane into the sea a tree

1

2 3

4 5

6

She’s climbing a tree.

1 _______________________________________

2 _______________________________________

3 _______________________________________

4 _______________________________________

5 _______________________________________

6 _______________________________________

Adventure equipment

2 Complete the adventure equipment words.

guide book 4 sun_________

1 back_________ 5 to_________

2 com_________ 6 sleeping _________

3 first _________ 7 insect _________

_________

3 Write the name of an item from exercise 2 for each definition.

It gives you information about the place you are

visiting. a guidebook

1 You put it on your arms and legs to keep

mosquitoes away. ____________

2 You use it to see things at night. ____________

3 You sleep in it when you are camping.

____________

4 You put your things in it and then wear it on your

back. ____________

5 You use this for minor medical emergencies.

____________

6 You use it to find the correct direction.

____________

7 You put this on to protect you from the sun.

____________

Music and musical instruments

4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

classical flute pop reggae violin

1 A symphony orchestra plays __________ music.

2 One Direction are a band who play __________

music.

3 A __________ is an instrument made from wood

and strings.

4 A __________ is made from metal and you play

it with your mouth.

5 __________ music comes from the Caribbean.

Phone conversations

5 Complete the dialogue below with the words.

ask calling course here please take

A Is Eva there, (1) ________?

B Who’s (2) ________, please?

A It’s Louise.

B She isn’t (3) ________ at the moment. Can I

(4) ________ a message?

A Can you (5) ________ her to call me back?

B Of (6) ________. No problem.

A Thanks. Goodbye!

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Grammar Unit 6 can / can’t for permission and ability

1 Complete the sentences with can or can’t. Write A for ability and P for permission.

I can’t play a musical instrument. A

1 ‘It’s difficult to swim in the sea.’

‘It’s OK, I ____ swim very well.’ ____2 Sorry, my mother says I ____ go out tonight.

I have an exam tomorrow. ____

3 You must work today but tomorrow you ____

have a holiday. ____4 Ario speaks Spanish well but he ____ speak

Russian. ____5 Sssh, you _____ be noisy in here! It’s a

library! ____

6 What is the teacher saying?

I don’t know. I ____ hear her. ____

must / mustn’t for obligation and prohibition

2 Look at the information about a school and write rules with must or mustn’t.

1 run in the corridors 2 do your homework

3 speak when the teacher is talking

4 prepare for exams 5 wear trainers for PE

6 write on the board

1 You mustn’t run in the corridors.______________

2 _______________________________________

3 _______________________________________

4 _______________________________________

5 _______________________________________

6 _______________________________________

3 Write the sentences in the correct order. Usecan, can’t, must and mustn’t.

She / do her homework / before the film

() (obligation)

She must do her homework before the film.

1 Carlos / ride / a bike

() (ability)_______________________________________

2 you / read / the answers to the exercise

() (prohibition)_______________________________________

3 She / sail / a boat

() (ability)_______________________________________

4 I / do / my Maths homework

() (ability)_______________________________________

5 we / have an ice cream

() (permission)_______________________________________

4 Complete the conversation with can, can’t, must and mustn’t.

A: So you’d like a job in this bakery?

B: Yes, that’s right.

A: (1) _________ you make bread?

B: Well, no I (2) _________, but I

(3) _________ cook.

A: OK. Well, here are some important things

you (4) _________ forget. First we start work

very early. You (5) _________ be here at

four o’clock in the morning every day.

B: Oh, OK. (6) _________ I eat my breakfast in

the bakery?

A: No, you (7) _________. You (8) _________

eat while you’re working. The customers

don’t like it.

Countable and uncountable nouns

5 Match 1–4 with A–D.

1 B A (not) much / many

2 ___ B (not) any

3 ___ C a lot of

4 ___ D some

6 Write sentences. Use the key from exercise 5.

We / eat / mushrooms /

We eat a lot of mushrooms.

1 Layla / not drink / milk / _______________________________________

2 Bryn and Will / not buy / sweets / _______________________________________

3 Eva / buy / magazines / _______________________________________

4 I / not like / vegetables / _______________________________________

5 You / eat / cheese / _______________________________________

6 Ben / not eat / chocolate / _______________________________________

7 Write questions with How much / many …? Then write answers.

apples / ? /

How many apples are there? There are a lot

of apples.

1 milk / ? / _______________________________________

2 cheese / ? / _______________________________________

3 magazines / ? / _______________________________________

SPECTRUM 1

Vocabulary Unit 6Food1 Complete Ken’s description of what his family

eats.

beef bread cheese grapes mushrooms onions salmon spices

We all eat different things in my house. Yesterday I

went shopping for the family. First I went to the fruit

shop and bought some (1) ___________. Then I

went to the vegetable market and bought some

(2) ___________ and (3) ___________. I don’t eat

meat, I’m vegetarian, but my parents love meat so I

bought some (4) ___________ for them. My sister

can’t eat fish so I didn’t buy any (5) ___________.

At the supermarket I bought salt and pepper and

(6) ___________ to make all the food tasty. Then I

bought some (7) ___________ from the bakery.

(Oh, there is something we all like in my family. We

love (8) ___________. Manchego is our favourite!)

Everyday objects

2 Complete the conversation at the market.

A: Can I help you?

B: Yes, I need some things for my friend’s birthday

party. I’d like to give her something original but

not clothes.

A: Look, we have some fantastic mobile phone

(1) ________ with really cool designs! Does your

friend have a mobile phone?

B: Yes, she does. I’ll have one mobile phone case,

please. I also want something to make my hair

look good. Have you got anything?

A: We have some hair (2) ________.

B: And do you have something for my keys? I don’t

want to lose them tonight.

A: You need a key (3) ________.

B: I also want something to read on the bus to the

party, but not a book!

A: You need a (4) ________. Yes, we have a lot

about music, films, famous people.

B: OK, thank you. And now I’d like a snack to eat –

something sweet, but not sweets.

A: Here’s some (5) ________. It’s delicious.

B: OK, now can I have something cold to drink –

but not sweet!

A: Here you are. One bottle of cold (6) ________.

B: Thank you!

Adjectives

3 Fill in the gaps in the sentences with adjectives.

1 My sister doesn’t like watching football. She

thinks it’s b_________.

2 My friend Helen writes amazing stories about

fantasy worlds. She’s very c_________ and

i_________.

3 I love watching comedy films. They’re very

f_________.

4 In spring there is lots of pink blossom in our

garden. It’s b_________.

5 My mum doesn’t like fast rides at theme parks.

She says they’re s_________.

6 My cousin plays in a band with some friends.

Their music is really cool and o_________.

7 Disneyland Paris has some amazing,

m_________ rides and shows.

8 I hate snakes. I think they’re h_________.

Ordering in a restaurant

4 Fill in the gaps in the conversation between a waiter (W) and a customer (C).

W: What would you (1) l______ for your (2)

s______?

C: I’d like the (3) s______ of the day, (4) p______.

W: And for your (5) m______ c______?

C: I’ll have the cheese burger please.

W: What would you (6) l______ to (7) d______?

C: Water, please.

C: Can I (8) h______ the bill, please?

W: Of course. It’s £10.90

Grammar Unit 7 Past simple: be

1 Complete the blog about a fashion show with was, were, there was or there were.

I was at a fashion show last week. (1) _________

lots and lots of clothes! They (2) _________

amazing and the people (3) _________ really

fashionable. Fashion designers Stella McCartney

and Victoria Beckham (4) _________ at the show.

(5) _________ TV cameras at the show, too. This

(6) _________ fantastic for me because I

(7) _________ on the TV! My friends (8) _________

very happy for me. It (9) _________ a great day.

2 You were at a terrible fashion show. Write affirmative and negative sentences in the past simple.

the clothes / amazing

The clothes weren’t amazing.

1 room / small and crowded _______________________________________

2 clothes / interesting _______________________________________

3 music / cool _______________________________________

4 people / fashionable _______________________________________

5 Stella McCartney / at the show _______________________________________

6 tickets / expensive _______________________________________

3 Write questions about the sentences in exercise 2 and then answer them.

Were the clothes amazing? No, they weren’t.

1 ______________________________________________________________________________

2 ______________________________________________________________________________

3 ______________________________________________________________________________

4 ______________________________________________________________________________

5 ______________________________________________________________________________

6 ______________________________________________________________________________

there was / there were

4 Write sentences using There was / were or Therewasn’t / weren’t.

Long queues ()There were long queues.

1 exciting rides ()_______________________________________

2 delicious food ()_______________________________________

3 big crowds ()_______________________________________

4 cheap water ()_______________________________________

5 friendly people ()_______________________________________

Past simple: regular verbs

5 Read the timeline. Then complete the sentences using the verbs in bold from the timeline in the past simple.

Key events of the 20th century

1911 The thief Vincent Peruggia takes the Mona

Lisa painting from the Louvre museum.

1926 Coco Chanel creates the ‘Little Black Dress’.

1930 American police arrest Al Capone.

1964 Mary Quant designs the miniskirt.

1965 Train robber Ronald Biggs escapes from

prison in London.

1997 Andrew Cunanan kills the designer Gianni

Versace.

The thief Vincent Peruggia took the Mona Lisa

painting from the Louvre museum in 1911.

1 Coco Chanel ______________________ in 1926.

2 The police ________________________in 1930.

3 Mary Quant _______________________in 1964.

4 Ronald Biggs ______________________in 1965.

5 Andrew Cunanan ___________________in 1997.

6 Correct the information in the sentences.

Al Capone created the 'Little Black Dress'.

No, he didn’t. Coco Channel created the 'Little

Black Dress'.

1 Mary Quant took the Mona Lisa painting from the

Louvre museum._______________________________________

2 The American police arrested Gianni Versace._______________________________________

3 Vincent Peruggia escaped from prison in

London._______________________________________

4 Ronald Biggs designed the miniskirt._______________________________________

5 Andrew Cunanan killed Al Capone._______________________________________

Vocabulary Unit 7Clothes1 Look at the pictures. Label the clothes with

sixteen of the words.

boots cap jacket sandals shoes shorts skirt socks trousers T-shirt

1

4

2

5

3

6 9

7

8

10

1 ________________ 6 ________________

2 ________________ 7 ________________

3 ________________ 8 ________________

4 ________________ 9 ________________

5 ________________ 10 ________________

Appearance

2 Read the example description. Write descriptions for the other people in exercise 1, using appearance adjectives from the topics below. Also describe what they are wearing.

height hair style and hair colour eyes

1 He is a short man with medium-length, brown

hair and big eyes. He is wearing a cap, trousers

and boots.

2 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Space travel

3 Complete the text with the space travel words.

Sometimes astronauts go on a mission to the International Space (1) S_______. They wear heavy(2) b_______ to protect their feet. They also wear a (3) s_______ to keep their body warm and to help them to (4) b_______. They wear special (5) g_______ to protect their hands. When the astronauts are on the space station, they are in (6) o_______ around the Earth. When the astronauts are not in space and are in the office, they often wear a NASA (7) u_______.

Shopping for clothes

4 Complete the conversation between a shop assistant (S) and a customer (C).

S Can I help you?

C Yes. (1) H______ you (2) g______ this skirt in

green?

S No, I’m (3) s______. But we’ve got it in blue.

C How (4) m______ is it?

S £25.

C Can I (5) t______ it on?

S Of course. What (6) s______ are you?

C Medium.

S The (7) c______ rooms are over there.

C I’ll (8) t______ it.

S That’s £25 please.

SPECTRUM 1

Grammar Unit 8 Past simple: regular and irregular verbs

1 Write the past simple form of the verbs.

Infinitive Past simple

go went

have (1) ________________

help (2) ________________

swim (3) ________________

cook (4) ________________

discover (5) ________________

find (6) ________________

meet (7) ________________

travel (8) ________________

2 Put the words in the correct order using the verbs in the past simple.

a photo / I / of / yesterday / take / PaulI took a photo of Paul yesterday.

1 travel / They / last year. / to Italy_______________________________________

2 We / you / on Monday. / not see _______________________________________

3 for two years. / Sean / in Chile / live _______________________________________

4 not rain / It / today._______________________________________

5 make / in the exam. / I / two mistakes _______________________________________

6 not watch TV / yesterday evening. / We _______________________________________

3 Complete the story with the verbs in the past simple.

We had (have) a great day at the beach yesterday. Some people (1) _______ (swim) in the sea and others (2) ________ (play) football on the beach. I

(3) ________ (go) surfing for the first time, but I (4) ________ (fall) into the water a lot.

It (5) ________ (be) hot, so we (6) ________ (buy)

some ice cream. We (7) ________ (stay) there until early evening. We (8) ________ (not want) to leave.

4 Write negative sentences.

We had a party last night.We didn’t have a party last night.

1 They watched a film._______________________________________

2 Sam met Julia’s mother._______________________________________

3 I practised the violin._______________________________________

4 Maria went to school. _______________________________________

5 We made our beds this morning.

_______________________________________6 You saw the bank robbery.

_______________________________________

Past simple: questions

5 Complete the past simple questions.

Did you see Michael yesterday? (you)1 __________ leave? (he)

2 Who __________ speak to? (I)3 Why __________ call you? (she)4 What __________ do last Saturday? (we)

5 Where __________ meet? (you)6 __________ travel by car? (they)

6 Read the answers and look at the verbs in bold. Then complete the questions using the verbs in the box.

do get go play see travel watch

Did you play any games?

Yes, we played tennis and football.1 Where ___________ the match?

We watched the match in Valencia.

2 What ___________ on holiday? We did lots of sports like swimming.

3 Why _________ by train?

We travelled by train because we wanted to seelots of cities.

4 When __________ home?

We got home last Saturday. 5 Where ___________ in Rome?

We went to the Colosseum and the Forum.

6 Who _____________ in Paris?We saw my friend Ana.

SPECTRUM 1

Vocabulary Unit 8Geographical features

1 Read the landscape definitions and choose the correct bold option.

1 For example, The Nile, The Rhine: river / mountain

2 Sand by the sea: desert / beach

3 Area with a lot of trees: forest / coral reef4 Hot, dry area with a lot of sand: desert / valley5 For example, Atlantic, Pacific: waterfall / ocean

6 Land surrounded by water: island / waterfall7 For example, Niagara, Iguassu: mountain /

waterfall

8 For example, Mount Teide, Mont Blanc: mountain / valley

Places in a town

2 Match the items to the places in town. Then find the places in the puzzle. Which place is missing?

1 bread G A cinema2 medicine ___ B sweet shop3 magazine ___ C shopping centre

4 film ___ D chemist's5 chocolate ___ E post office6 clothes ___ F newsagent’s

7 stamps ___ G bakery

History

3 Match the definitions to the history words in the box.

AD BC conquer ruins

1 Dates before year 1. ____________2 Take control of a place or people with force.

____________

3 The remains of an old building. ____________4 Dates from year 1. ____________

Asking for and giving directions

4 Complete the directions with the words.

can corner end excuse first goopposite turn way

Man Excuse me. (1) ________ you tell me the (2) ________ to the RNHT Bank, please?

Woman Yes, sure. (3) ________ to the

(4) ________ of this street and then (5) ________ right. Take the (6) ________left and it’s on the (7) ________,

(8) ________ the park.

I X I F C V C H E M I S T S

D J K S T R V E O D N N C W

S H O P P I N G C E N T R E

E T N G P O S T O F F I C E

B F B S H L R N D W S L G T

B A K E R Y I P K W J N S S

L M K S O C M V C F C D Y H

C I N E M A A R O Y N I N O

L W E I U R T P M N B V K P

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Grammar Unit 8 Past simple: regular and irregular verbs

1 Complete the text with the verbs in the past simple.

Emeli Sandé is a famous singer. In the past, she

(1) ____ (have) a problem with her name. Her real

name is Adele, but there (2) _____ (be) already a

famous singer named Adele, so she (3) _____ (use)

her middle name, Emeli. Her songs Next to Me,

Heaven and Clown (4) _____ (sell) many copies.

She (5) ____________ (peform) at the London

Olympics in 2012 and in 2013 she (6) _____ (went)

to the White House and sang for President Obama.

In the same year, she also (7) _____ (write) songs

for other artists. And she (8) _____ (get) married!

She is an artist with a promising future.

2 Read Grace’s diary page. Then write affirmative and negative sentences.

M T W Th F go to the

gymwrite

emailsbuy aDVD

makea cake

takephotos

go to thecinema

watchTV

meetfriends

playtennis

tidyroom

On Monday,

she went to the gym.

she didn’t go to the cinema.

On Tuesday,

1 _______________________________________

2 _______________________________________

On Wednesday,

3 _______________________________________

4 _______________________________________

On Thursday,

5 _______________________________________

6 _______________________________________

On Friday,

7 _______________________________________

8 _______________________________________3 Write negative sentences with the past simple.

we / visit / any museums

We didn’t visit any museums.

1 she / go / on a boat trip_______________________________________

2 they / do / extreme sports_______________________________________

3 you / see / the ruins_______________________________________

4 he / swim / in the sea in Egypt_______________________________________

5 we / like / the food in the hotel_______________________________________

6 I / want / to come home_______________________________________

Past simple: questions

4 Write questions with the past simple.

you / the door / close / ?

Did you close the door?

1 they / a good time / have / ?_______________________________________

2 do / she / what / on holiday?_______________________________________

3 last year / go / you / where / ?_______________________________________

4 who / visit / he /?_______________________________________

5 get back / they / when / ?_______________________________________

6 travel / in January / why / you / ?_______________________________________

5 Write questions to the answers. Use the words in bold to help you. Use the question words what, why, where and when if necessary.

What did she lose? (she / lose)

She lost her key ring.

1 ___________________(you / see)

We saw a film.

2 ____________________(he / buy a burger)

He bought a burger because he was hungry.

3 _____________________(they / go)

They went to Turkey.

4 ______________________(you / travel by car)

No, we travelled by train.

5 _______________________(you / leave)

I left at eight thirty.

6 _______________________(you / eat for lunch)

We ate a sandwich for lunch.

SPECTRUM 1

Vocabulary Unit 8Geographical features

1 Complete the text with the landscape words.

beaches coral reef desert islandsmountains waterfall

Queensland, in Australia, looks out over the Pacific

Ocean. And in that sea there is the famous

(1) ________ called the Great Barrier Reef. You can

see beautiful fish swimming in the reef. There are a

lot of small (2) ________ in the ocean and you can

visit them if you’re travelling by boat. There are also

beautiful, white, sandy (3) ________. There are lots

of trees in the Daintree forest and you can see the

Millaa Millaa (4) ________ – it’s smaller than the

Niagara Falls, but it is beautiful. Tourists can also

visit the Tanami (5) ________ with its hot, red

sands. Drink lots of water! It’s very hot and dry

there. You can also go skiing in Australia’s

(6) ________. There is lots of snow there.

Australia is a great destination for tourists!

2 Write the names of the geographical features.

A dark place where bears sleep: cave

1 An area of low land between two mountains:

v_________

2 An area with lots of trees: f_________

3 For example, the Nile, the Amazon, the Duero:

r_________

4 An area of water surrounded by land:

l_________

Places in a town

3 Complete the definitions with the name of a place in a town.

A place where you …

… buy bread is a bakery.

1 … put fuel in your car is a _____.

2 … buy sweets is a _____.

3 … send parcels and buy stamps is a _____.

4 … watch a film is a _____.

5 … buy shampoo and medicine is a _____.

6 … can play sport and do fitness training is a

_____.

7 … catch a train is a _____.

8 … go to read and borrow books from is a _____.

History

4 Complete the text with the words.

AD century conquer ruins site

The Romans arrived in Britain in 43 (1) ______. They built lots of roads and moved their armies and goods around the Roman Empire. Aqueducts brought water into the cities. Many Spanish cities have aqueducts. You can see the (2) ______ of Seville’s aqueduct today. In the first (3) ______, the Roman Empire got bigger and the Romans wanted to (4) ______ Britain. In many British cities, you can see Roman ruins and there are often new buildings on the (5) ______ of the original Roman town.

Asking for and giving directions

5 Look at the map at the bottom of the page. Writedirections to the bank. You can use some of the directions phrases in the box to help you.

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SPECTRUM 1

Vocabulary Unit 8____________________________________________________________________________________

4 Extremes Extra practice4.1 Vocabulary

Adjectives

1 * Complete the opposites.

1 fast ≠ sl _ w

2 low ≠ h _ gh

3 short ≠ l _ ng

4 exciting ≠ b _ r _ ng

5 easy ≠ d _ ff _ c _ lt

6 cheap ≠ _ xp _ ns _ v _

2 ** Complete the sentences with the opposites of the words in bold.

1 It’s noisy in the classroom. It isn’t …………… .

2 It isn’t safe to walk here. It’s …………… .

3 Computer games are expensive. They aren’t …………… .

4 This is a fast train. It isn’t a …………… one.

5 Surfing isn’t boring. It’s …………… .

6 I find ice skating difficult. I don’t find it …………… .

3 *** Complete the text with adjectives.

Living in the city is (1) …………… – there are always lots of things to

do and life is never (2) ……………. I live in an apartment in the city and I

love it. It’s a (3) …………… distance to lots of shops and cafés – I walk to

them in three minutes. There are stairs and a lift up to my apartment.

I always use the lift because it’s (4) …………… – it takes 20 seconds to

the tenth floor. I love sitting on my balcony. It’s very (5) ……………, but I

never look down. It’s (6) …………… to do that because I hate heights!

4 Extremes Extra practice4.2 Grammar

Comparative adjectives

1 * Complete the text with the comparative form of the adjectives in bold.

We’ve got a cat called Lisa and a dog called Bart. Bart is (1) ……………

(big) than Lisa and he loves running. Lisa likes running too, but Bart is (2)

…………… (fast) than her. Lisa is (3) …………… (easy) to look after – we

feed her, but we don’t go for a walk with her. We go for a short walk with

Bart in the morning and then we go for a (4) …………… (long) walk in the

evening. I love our pets, but I think Bart is a (5) …………… (good) pet

than Lisa. Dogs are (6) …………… (exciting) than cats.

2 ** Write sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives.

Milly 1.56 m / Josie 1.65 m Milly is shorter than Josie.

1 Mount Everest 8848 m / Mount Kilimanjaro 5895 m

………………………………………………………………………………

2 a Ferrari F12 €274,000 / a Fiat 500 €13,000

………………………………………………………………………………

3 a tiger 80 km per hour / a cheetah 110 km per hour………………………………………………………………………………

4 Dragon Kahn (1995) / Shambhala (2012)

………………………………………………………………………………

5 London 16°C / Madrid 23°C

………………………………………………………………………………

6 Hotel A ***** / Hotel B **

………………………………………………………………………………

3 *** Rewrite the sentences so they mean the same.

A roller coaster is slower than a hypercoaster.

A hypercoaster is faster than a roller coaster.

1 Watching TV is cheaper than going to the cinema.

Going to the cinema ………………………………………………………

2 Jack is better at English than Rob.

Rob …………………………………………………………………………

3 Polar bears are smaller than elephants.

………………………………………………………………………………

4 Maths is more difficult than History.

………………………………………………………………………………

5 Your hair is longer than my hair.

………………………………………………………………………………

4 Extremes Extra practice4.3 Grammar


1 * Match 1–6 to A–F.

1 the old …… A iest

2 the big …… B test

3 the safe …… C est

4 the cloud …… D extreme

5 the hot …… E gest

6 the most …… F st.

2 ** Complete the text with the superlative form of the adjectives in bold.

Antarctica is one of the seven continents in the world. It isn’t

(1) ………………… (big) continent – that’s Asia, but it’s

(2) ………………… (windy) continent in the world. It’s very cold too.

(3) ………………… (cold) temperature on Earth was at Vostock Station in

Antarctica in 1983. It was -89.2°C! It doesn’t often rain in Antarctica so it’s

one of (4) ………………… (dry) places on Earth. In fact, it’s a desert.

Antarctica is (5) ………………… (good) place in the world to find ice.

That’s because over 90% of the world’s ice is there. The continent that is

(6) ………………… (short) distance from Antarctica is South America.

3 *** Write your opinions about your country. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in bold.

month (hot)

I think the hottest month of the year is August.

1 train (fast)

…………………………………………………………………………………

2 theme park (good)

…………………………………………………………………………………

3 season (wet)

…………………………………………………………………………………

4 part of the country (sunny)

…………………………………………………………………………………

5 food (popular)

…………………………………………………………………………………

6 city (big)

…………………………………………………………………………………

expensive good high hot old short slow

4 Extremes Extra practice4.3 Vocabulary

Weather

1 * Choose the correct option.

1 Let’s go to the beach! It’s really cloudy / sunny / cold.

2 It’s scary travelling by plane when it’s very warm / dry / windy.

3 There isn’t any rain – it’s snowing / wet / dry.

4 It’s difficult to see more than 10 m. It’s very foggy / icy / sunny.

5 There’s heavy rain so it’s very hot / dry / wet.

6 Look! It’s stormy / snowing / foggy. Let’s go skiing!

2 ** Complete the words.

1 It’s usually i…………… and snowing in the Alps in winter.

2 There’s a lot of rain today. It isn’t d…………… .

3 We can’t see the sun because it’s c…………… .

4 I wear two warm sweaters when it’s c…………… outside.

5 I love h…………… and sunny weather.

6 Listen to the wind and the rain. It’s very s…………… .

3 *** Write about the weather in each season where you live.

In spring it’s sunny and warm. It isn’t very hot but it’s often windy.

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7 Appearances Extra practice7.1 Vocabulary

Clothes

1 * Complete the clothes.

1 h _ t

2 dr _ ss

3 sh _ rt

4 b _ _ ts

5 j _ mp _ r

6 j _ ck _ t

2 ** Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1 You can’t do PE in shoes. You need …………… .

2 Take your …………… . It’s very cold today.

3 Jonny always wears a blue baseball …………… on his head.

4 In summer, …………… are cooler than trousers.

5 Lisa hates wearing trousers. She always wears a …………… .

6 I never wear boots in summer; I wear …………… .

3 *** Complete the words.

Students at my school must wear school uniform. For girls, it’s blue trousers

or a blue (1) s…………… that must be below our knees, a

white (2) s…………… on top, and a special blue (3) j…………… called

a blazer. There are strict rules about footwear. We must wear low black

(4) s…………… and long blue (5) s……………, and we can only wear

(6) t…………… in PE. After school, I always put on a pair of

(7) j…………… and a casual (8) T-……………. They’re much more

comfortable than my uniform!

7 Appearances Extra practice7.2 Grammar

Past simple: be


1 It was / were sunny yesterday.

2 I wasn’t / weren’t late for school.

3 He was / were a fashion designer.

4 Was / Were it popular in the 1980s?

5 They wasn’t / weren’t hungry.

6 Was / Were you born in 1999?

2 ** Complete the dialogue with the correct past simple form of be.

Sam Where (1) …………… you yesterday?

May I (2) …………… in London.

Sam (3) …………… it sunny?

May No, it (4) …………… .

Sam (5) …………… the shops good?

May Yes, they (6) ……………, but the clothes (7) …………… cheap.

3 *** Complete the text with the correct past simple form of be.

The fashion designer Christian Dior was born in France in 1905. He

(1) …………… one of five children. They (2) …………… all boys. Two

of them (3) …………… girls, Jacqueline and Ginette. (4) ……………

Christian Dior famous as a teenager? No, he (5) …………… . His first

collection of women’s clothes, New Look, (6) …………… in 1947 at the

age of 42. His dresses and jackets (7) …………… beautiful and elegant,

and soon, he (8) …………… famous around the world.

cap coat sandals shorts skirt trainers


there was / there were


There (1) was / were a bag under my desk yesterday. There

(2) was / were a cap in it. There (3) was / were some trainers in it, too.

There (4) wasn’t / weren’t socks in them. There (5) wasn’t / weren’t

a T-shirt, but there (6) was / were some shorts.

2 ** Complete the sentences.

1 There ……………. a fashion show at school.

2 There ……………. some teachers there.

3 There ……………. a lot of girls.

4 There ……………. many boys.

5 There ……………. a problem with the music.

6 There ……………. food after the show.

3 *** Complete the dialogue with was, wasn’t, were or weren’t.

Mia Were there some good shops in London?

Stella Yes, there (1) …………… . There (2) …………… an amazing one

called Paper Dress. There (3) …………… lots of clothes from the

1940s, 50s and 60s in it.

Mia (4) …………… there a Christian Dior dress?

Stella Yes, there (5) …………….. . And there (6) …………… two things

from Dior’s 1947 New Look collection.

Mia Amazing!

7 Appearances Extra practice7.3 Vocabulary

Appearance

1 * Complete the words.

Height:

1 t _ ll

2 sh _ rt

Hair colour:

3 bl _ nd

4 d _ rk

Hair:

5 l _ ng

6 str _ _ ght

2 ** Find the odd one out in each group.

1 wavy / curly / medium-height

2 tall / white / grey

3 blond / long / medium-length

4 bald / short / tall

5 brown / green / short

3 *** Complete the sentences.

1 Your hair isn’t curly. It’s s…………….

2 He hasn’t got any hair. He’s b…………….

3 She isn’t blond. She’s d…………….

4 We aren’t very tall. We’re m……………-h…………….

5 The cat’s eyes aren’t blue or brown. They’re g…………….

6 Toby’s hair isn’t short. It’s m……………-l…………….

was was wasn’t were were weren’t


Past simple: regular verbs

1 * Match verbs 1–6 to past simple forms A–F.

1 walk …… A didn’t walk

2 not walk …… B escaped

3 carry …… C didn’t escape

4 not carry …… D carried

5 escape …… E walked

6 not escape …… F didn’t carry

2 ** Write the correct past simple form of the verbs in bold.

Last night …

1 I ……………. (play) computer games.

2 A friend ……………. (phone) me.

3 My sister ……………. (study) for two hours.

4 We ……………. (not help) her.

5 They ……………. (not watch) TV.

6 I ……………. (carry) my school bag upstairs.

3 *** Write affirmative and negative past simple sentences using the correct verb.

carry clean complete cook listen play walk

the drums / the trumpet (he)

He played the drums. He didn’t play the trumpet.

1 to my MP3 player / to the radio (I)

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

2 breakfast / dinner (we)

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

3 the bathroom / her room (she)

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

4 exercise 4 / exercise 5 (they)

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

5 5 km / 25 km (he)

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

6 Gina’s bag / Emma’s bag (you)

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

8 Unusual lives Extra practice8.1 Vocabulary

Geographical features

1 * Match 1–6 to A–F.

1 mount …… A ert

2 is …… B ey

3 des …… C fall

4 riv …… D ain

5 vall …… E er

6 water …… F land

2 ** Complete the definitions with the words in the box.

Beach Cave Coral reef Forest Lake Ocean

1 ……………….. : An area with lots of trees.

2 ……………….. : A home for exotic fish under the water.

3 ……………….. : This is two thirds of the earth’s surface.

4 ……………….. : An area next to the sea.

5 ……………….. : A large area of water in the mountains, for example.

6 ……………….. : A place in the side of a mountain.

3 *** Complete the sentences.

1 The Tajo is the longest ……………….. in Spain.

2 Banyoles is a large ……………….. in the north-east of Spain.

3 Ibiza is an ……………….. in the Mediterranean.

4 The Sahara is a ……………….. in Africa.

5 Copacabana is a famous ……………….. in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

6 The Niagara Falls is a famous ……………….. .

7 The Pacific is the largest ……………….. in the world.

8 Unusual lives Extra practice8.2 Grammar

Past simple


1 They climb / climbed Mont Blanc.

2 They didn’t climb / climbed the Matterhorn.

3 I didn’t go / went to Spain.

4 I go / went to Portugal.

5 He didn’t / lived live in the UK.

6 He didn’t / lived in the USA.

7 You bought / buy food.

8 You didn’t bought / buy any water.

2 ** Complete the sentences with the correct past simple form of the verb in bold.

1 We ………………… (climb) a mountain last year.

2 They ………………… (not go) to the beach.

3 I ………………… (buy) some trainers.

4 He ………………… (not stop) his adventures.

5 She ………………… (go) home at 9 p.m.

6 It ………………… (stop) raining.

3 *** Complete the text with the past simple form of the verbs in the box.

buy not climb go live stop not stop

Joe (1) ……………… in Australia when he was young, but now he

lives in the UK. Last year, he (2) ……………… back to Australia for a

holiday. First, he (3) ……………… in Sydney. He (4) ……………… a

model of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in a tourist shop there. Then, Joe

visited Uluru, the famous rock in the centre of Australia, but he

(5) ……………… it – it’s a sacred place for native Australians.

At home in the UK after his holiday, Joe (6) ……………… talking about

his adventures!

8 Unusual lives Extra practice8.3 Vocabulary

Places in a town

1 * Complete the words with centre, office, shop or station.

1 petrol ……………

2 sports ……………

3 sweet ……………

4 train ……………

5 shopping ……………

6 post ……………

2 ** Complete the words.

1 b _ nk

2 b _ k _ ry

3 l _ br _ ry

4 ch _ m _ st’s

5 n _ ws _ g _ nt’s

6 p _ tr _ l st _ t _ _ n

3 *** Complete the table with the words in the box.

bakery chemist’s petrol station sports centre sweet shop train station

1 Travel 2 Things toeat

3 Exercise 4 Medicine

8 Unusual lives Extra practice8.3 Grammar

Past simple questions


1 Did you climb / climbed a mountain?

2 No, I did / didn’t.

3 Did they went / go to the cinema?

4 Yes, they did / didn’t.

5 Where did / didn’t you buy that bag?

2 ** Complete the dialogue.

Did did I did I didn’t it did listen Who

Ian Where (1) …………… you go last weekend?

Jo I went to London.

Ian (2) …………… you go by train?

Jo No, (3) …………… . I went by coach.

Ian Did it take a long time?

Jo Yes, (4) …………… .

Ian (5) …………… did you talk to?

Jo Nobody.

Ian Did you (6) …………… to music?

Jo Yes, (7) …………… .

8 Unusual lives Extra practice

3 *** Write past simple questions. Then write answers that are true for you.

1 you / do your homework / last night?

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

2 it / rain / yesterday?

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

3 you and your friends / go to the cinema / on Saturday?

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

4 your parents / buy a newspaper / last week?

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

5 your teacher / catch a train / today?

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

6 what / you / eat / this morning?

……………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………

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