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note to teachers
Topical Grammar Practice is a tailor-made series of six practice books for

primary students learning English as a first language and for junior high students
learning it as a foreign language. The contents closely follow the school syllabus.
Each unit covers a specific grammar point in a clear and relevant way, allowing
the young learner to practise both the use and meaning of the grammar point.
The units follow a familiar pattern of practising at both the sentence and text
levels. This is done through MCQs or choosing the correct word in sentences,
and exercises using cloze texts so that students can focus on the language itself
and not be distracted by varying methods and instructions.
Since each unit deals with a precise grammar item teachers are encouraged to
'dip into' the books at any stage to support the language item being taught in the
classroom. This way, these practice books complement the school English
lessons.
The authors strongly believe that, while the English language is the focus, the
context should be meaningful to the learners. Thus, texts have been chosen:
~~ to be cross-curricular: the texts reinforce and support what is being learnt

in other classes.
~~ to be informative and educational: the texts cover a wide range of topics

of interest to young learners, such as famous people, important places and
events, science and technology, sports, animal life, etc.
~~ to be fun: the texts include especially written stories, traditional folk and
fairy stories, quizzes and dialogues that the students could act out.
~~ to be socially-responsible: the texts include discussions on the

environment and pollution, civic responsibility, etc.
Finally, in the knowledge that teachers are busy people, the series has been
designed to be 'teacher friendly' so it is unambiguous and easy to use.
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at you'll find in this book
UNIT Page
A note to teachers 3
1 Nouns; Noun-Verb Agreement 6
2 Collective Nouns and Classifiers 9
3 Compound Nouns 14
4 Quantifying Determiners 18
5 Zero Article; The Articles: a, an, the 22
6 Subject, Object and Reflexive Pronouns 26
7 Possessive Adjectives; Possessives with 's 30
8 Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives 34
9 Indefinite Pronouns 39
10 Adjective Formation 43
11 Adjectives of Colour, Origin and Material 47
12 Adjectives of Quality, Quantity and Size 50
13 The Order of Adjectives 53
14 Comparative and Superlative Adjectives 58
15 REVIEW (1) 63
16 The Simple Present and Present Continuous Tenses 70
17 The Simple Past Tense 74
18 The Past Continuous Tense 78
19 The Simple Past and Past Continuous Tenses 83
20 The First Conditional 88
21 Indirect Speech 93
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22 Future Events: Using the Simple Present Tense
or 'be going to' 99
23 Future Events: Using the Present Continuous
Tense or 'will' 103
24 Using Modals and 'have to' to Express Obligation 107
25 Modals: Making Polite Requests 112
26 Transitive and Intransitive Verbs 117
27 Verb Patterns with 'to'-infinitive 121
28 Subject-Verb Agreement 125
29 REVIEW(2) 128
30 Prepositions of Place or Time 135
31 Prepositions of Direction 139
32 Adverbs of Frequency 143
33 Adverbials of Manner, Place or Time 147
34 Prepositions Used with Adjectives 151
35 Prepositions Used with Verbs 155
36 Phrasal Verbs 159
37 Types of Sentences: Statements, Questions,
Imperatives and Exclamations 163
38 Conjunctions 169
39 Compound Sentences 173
40 REVIEW(3) 177
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UNIT
Nouns; Noun- Verb Agreement
Circle the correct form of the noun or verb in brackets.
Example
I like playing (
1 I must buy some ( potato I potatoes ) today.
2 Many schools take their pupils on visits to ( zoos I zooes ).
3 I think Maths ( is I are ) easy!
4 Chinese people eat with ( chopstick I chopsticks ).
5 The news ( is I are ) on at 6 pm every evening.
6 Be careful! The stairs ( is I are ) wet!
7 How someone behaves is more important than their ( look I looks ).
8 I always wear ( goggle I goggles ) when I go swimming.
9 Mum, do you know where my clean ( jean I jeans ) are?
10 I need a new pair of ( short I shorts ) for tennis practice.
11 Can you speak ( tamil I Tamil )?
12 We are studying the history of ( asia I Asia ) this year.

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Exercise B
Choose the correct form of the noun in brackets to fill in the gaps.
Good eating habits
lt is important to have a good (1) _ _ _ _ (diet I diets). This means
eating the right amount of the right (2) (food I foods). Many
(3) (government I governments) today advise (4) _ _ __
(persons I people) to eat at least five (5) (portion I portions)
of (6) (vegetable I vegetables) or (7) (fruit I fruits)
every (8) _ _ _ _ (day I days). For example, at breakfast you could
have a banana or apple and drink a glass of fruit (9) _ _ __
Ouice I juices). At lunch, you could have a tomato or some salad. Then for
dinner, you could enjoy some cooked (10) (bean I beans) or
(11) (cabbage I cabbages) with your meat or (12) _ _ __
(fish I fishes). This way we will all be healthier.
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Exercise C
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the noun in brackets.
A clean city
(1) _ _ _ _ _ (Million I Millions) of people live in (2) _ _ __
(city I cities) today. For example, in (3) _ __ _ _ (mumbai I Mumbai)
in (4) (india I India) there are over twelve (5) _ _ _ __
(million I millions) people, and in the city of (6) (singapore I
Singapore) there are over 4 million people. So, it is very important that
we all try to keep our cities nice and clean. The (7) _ _ _ __
(governments I government) of the cities can do a lot to help. For example,
in (8) (paris I Paris) they wash the (9) (street I
streets) twice a week. They use (10) _ _ _ _ _ (water I waters) from
the River Seine. Most cities have street cleaners. These are people who
walk along the streets sweeping up and collecting the (11) _ _ _ __
(rubbish I rubbishes) on the ground. But we can all do something to help.
For example, we should never drop (12) (litter I litters) in the
street. Imagine how our cities would look if no one dropped wrappers and
other pieces of paper!
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UNIT.11 Collective Nouns and Classifiers
Choose the correct answer and write its number in the brackets.
Example
There was a large _ _ _ _ of sheep in the field.

(1) herd (2) flock
(3) group (4) crowd ( 2 )
1 We gave our teacher a beautiful of flowers at

the end of term.
( 1) bundle (2) hand
(3) bunch (4) set ( )
2 He picked up a of cards and started playing

Solitaire.
( 1) pack (2) group
(3) set (4) pile ( )
3 We must buy a new of saucepans. These ones

are very old.
( 1) set (2) group
(3) bunch (4) pack ( )
4 The farmer went out to feed his of cows in

the field.
( 1) flock (2) swarm
(3) pack (4) herd ( )
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5 If I saw a _ __ of bees, I'd be very frightened .
(1) flock (2) swarm
(3) crowd (4) herd ( )
6 Do you see that _ _ _ _ of houses? I live in the last one.

(1) row (2) queue
(3) bunch (4) set ( )
7 There was a _ _ _ _ of papers on the table in the

sitting room.
(1) bunch (2) pile
(3) pack (4) hand ( )
8 Please can I have two _ _ _ _ of shampoo?

(1) lumps (2) bottles
(3) loaves (4) boxes ( )
9 I'd like two _ _ _ _ of chocolates, please.

(1) cartons
(2) boxes
(3) tubes
(4) tins ( )
10 We need two _ _ _ _ of canned drinks.

(1) tubes
(2) jars
(3) bottles
(4) boxes ( )
11 Would you like another _ _ _ of cake?

(1) loaf (2) lump
(3) plate (4) slice ( )
12 Please remember to put the top back on the

_ _ _ _ of toothpaste .
(1) tube (2) box
(3) bottle (4) carton ( )
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,. Exercise ' B
Fill in the gaps with the correct collective noun from the box. Use each
noun only once.
c1ump coils crews crowd fleet

group herd range row stacks
Describing a picture
In the picture we can see a (1) _ __ _ _ of little cottages in front of
a large lake. To the left of the houses there is a large (2) _ _ __ _ of
trees, and to the right there is a field with a (3) _ __ __ of deer in it.
Across the lake, we can see a small (4) - - - -- of mountains.
There is a (5) _ __ __ of birds flying across the sky. We can also
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see a large (6) of people standing by the lake. One little
girl is holding a beautiful (7) of red roses in her hand. They
are waiting for the (8) of fishing boats to return. We can
see the boats and their (9) near a little (1 0) _ _ _ _ _
of islands in the middle of the lake. At the side of the lake there are
(11) _ _ _ __ _ of rope and huge (12) _ __ __ _ of lobster
pots - one on top of the other. They must belong to the fishermen.
- Exercise C ~
Fill in the gaps with the correct singular or plural form of the collective
nouns or classifiers from the box. You will have to use 2 words more than
once. The first one has been done for you.
bar bottle box bunch carton

jar loaf packet tube can
Shopping
Shopkeeper : Good morning, madam. How can I help you?
Customer : Good morning. I'd like two (1) loaves of bread and a
(2) _ _ _ _ of marmalade, please.
Shopkeeper : Certainly. Anything else?
Customer : Yes, I also need two (3) _ _ ___ of cheese biscuits and
a (4) _ __ _ of milk.
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Shopkeeper : Here you are.
Customer : Thank you. And then I want a (5) _ _ __ of tomato
ketchup and six (6) _ _ _ _ of mushroom soup.
Shopkeeper : Is that everything?
Customer : No, I need some things for the bathroom. Can I have two
(7) _ _ __ of sandalwood soap, two (8) _ __ _ of
toothpaste, and a (9) _ _ _ _ of shampoo, please? And
I need two (1 0) _ __ _ of tissues too.
Shopkeeper: Here you are madam. Is that all?
Customer : Yes, thank you. Oh, no, I nearly forgot. I'm visiting a friend in
hospital, so can I have a (11) _ _ _ _ of grapes and a
nice (12) _ _ _ _ of chocolates, please?
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UNIT
Compound Nouns
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Choose the correct word to form a compound noun and write its number
in the brackets.
Example
Many people are waiting at the stop.

(1) train (2) traffic
(3) bus (4) street ( 3 )
5 The exam will finish at mid exactly.
(1) day
(2) morning
(3) night
(4) afternoon ( )
6 There are eleven players in a _ _ ball team .

(1) leg (2) toe
(3) foot (4) knee ( )
7 I don't feel well. I've got a head

(1) pain (2) hurt
(3) ill (4) ache ( )
8 Yesterday I sat on my glasses and broke them .

(1) sunny (2) sun
(3) shiny (4) suns ( )
9 We would rather go to the side than the swimming

pool.
(1) beach (2) pool
(3) river (4) sea ( )
10 We need some more paste.

(1) teeth (2) mouth
(3) tooth (4) mouths ( )
11 Children, please wait quietly in the room until

the teacher arrives.
(1) bed (2) bath
(3) class (4) spare ( )
12 Did you finish all your home ?

(1) job (2) task
(3) work (4) duty ( )
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Fill in the gaps with the correct noun from the box to make a compound
noun.
bed dining book living machine

pans washer table house window
My house
There are five rooms in my apartment. There are three (1) _ ___rooms:
one for my parents, one for my brother and one for me. My room has pretty
yellow (2) _ __ paper. There is a bed, a table and a big cupboard
for my clothes. I like to lie on my bed and listen to my Walkman. In the
(3) _ _ __ room there are three comfortable (4) _ ___.chairs,
a sofa, a coffee table and lots of (5) _ ___ shelves for my parents'
books. In the middle of the kitchen there is the (6) table and six
chairs. The table is covered with a pretty, red and white (7) cloth.
The kitchen is big and light. There is a big window and my mother has
got lots of plants and herbs growing on the (8) _ ____.sill. The
(9) sauce_ ___ are hanging up on the wall. We're lucky because we
have a (10) dish ____ so I don't have to do the washing-up. But I do
help my mother with other (11) _ __ work, like dusting! In the kitchen,
there is also a (12) washing _ _ __ for our weekly laundry. I really like
my home. What's your house like?

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Fill in the gaps with the correct noun from the box to make a compound
noun.
( wind toot goal lines motor

\_surf volley water week basket
Sports and activities
Doing sport or other activities is good for your health. Most people know
how to play (1) _ ___ ball. This is the game with eleven players on
each side. They try to win by kicking or heading the ball into a net between
two (2) _ ___ posts. As well as the players, there is a referee and two
(3) _ ___ men. Another good game is (4) _ ___ ball. lt is called this
because the two teams score points by throwing the ball into baskets at each
end of the court. A lot of people play (5) _ ___ ball too. This is a game
with four to six players on each side. You have to hit the ball over a net with
your hands. You must try to hit it so that the other team cannot get it. This
is a popular game that people play on the beach. But if I'm at the beach, I
prefer to be in the water. I can (6) _ ___ surf and (7) ____ ski. My
uncle has a (8) _ _ __ boat and he takes me and my cousin waterskiing
at the (9) _ ___ends. Sometimes I do ordinary surfing too. My parents
bought me a new (10) _ _ __ board last year. When I don't go to the
beach, I do a lot of sports at school and go swimming in the pool.
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UNIT
Quantifying Determiners
Choose the correct quantifying determiner and write its number in the
brackets.
Example
Have you got _ _ _ stamps?
(1) any (2) a little

(3) much (4) plenty ( 1 )
1 Would you like ketchup with your chips?

( 1) some (2) plenty
(3) much (4) many ( )
2 I haven't got pocket money left.

( 1) some (2) any
(3) a little (4) many ( )
3 How people are there in your family?

( 1) much (2) many
(3) plenty (4) more ( )
4 How does a new mountain bike cost?

( 1) much
(2) many
(3) plenty
(4) more ( )
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5 Henry's very popular. He's got friends.
(1) much (2) a few
(3) - plenty (4) a lot of ( )
6 Jane : Are we going to be late?

_Betty: No, we've got
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of time.
(1) much (2) many
(3) plenty (4) more ( )
7 Mum, you gave her meat than me! lt's not

fair!
(1) much (2) more
(3) a lot of (4) plenty ( )
8 I try and do piano practice every day.

(1) more (2) less
(3) a few (4) a little ( )
9 I can speak Mal ay.

(1) much (2) a little
(3) a few (4) any ( )
10 Don't try to do all your revision at once. lt's better to do

bit each evening.
(1) a lot of (2) a few
(3) a little (4) some ( )
11 I don't want noodles, thank you .

(1) a little (2) any
(3) plenty (4) a few ( )
12 We need extra chairs because there are people

here than I thought.
(1) more (2) less
(3) many (4) much ( )
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Exercise B
Choose the correct quantifying determiner in brackets to fill in the gaps.
Multi-racial life
These days (1) _ __ _ (more I much) people are travelling than ever
before, and (2) (more I much) people are going to different
countries to live and work. (3) (Much I Many) cities have people
from countries from all around the world. In some countries, the local
people are from (4) (much I a lot of) different origins too. This
makes life very interesting. If we live in a city or country with different
people, we can learn (5) (a little I a few) of their language or
about their culture. Even speaking only (6) (a little I a few)
words helps people to get along together. There are (7) _ _ __ (many I
plenty) of ways we can do this. We can learn from our friends or at school.
Or we can find out about different languages and cultures from books or on
the Internet. (8) (Some I Any) people who live in a multi-racial
society are brought up to speak two or even (9) (more I less)
languages. This is very helpful for their education. Life is more interesting
when we have (10) (any I some) idea about how people live. Do
you have (11) (much I some) friends from different countries or
cultures? Can you speak (12) (some I much) words of their
language? If you can, well done!
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Choose the correct quantifying determiner in brackets to fill in the gaps.
Helping others to help themselves
There are (1) (many I much) ways of helping other people. Some
people don't have as (2) (many I much) money as we do. Some
people live in countries where there isn't (3) (many I much)
rain or there is (4) (plenty I a lot of) disease. There are
(5) (plenty I a lot of) of organizations that try to help people
whohave(6) __________
(more I less) than us. And we
can help those organizations.
If we have (7) _ _ _ __
(a few I a little) foreign coins
left after a holiday in another
country, we can put them in a
special collection box in almost
(8) (some I any) international airport. We can go on sponsored
walks or swims with (9) (a few I a little) friends or our family and
raise (10) (any I some) money that way. Even (11) _ _ _ _
(a little I a few) bit of money helps. The (12) (more I less) people
who help, the less other people will be hungry or die from disease.
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UNIT
Zero Article; The Articles: a, an, the
Choose the correct article or the answer 'no article', and write its number
in the brackets .
. - - Example
Would you like cup of coffee?

(1) an (2) a
(3) the (4) no article ( 2 )
1 Linda's got uncle who lives in Hong Kong.

( 1) an
(2) a
(3) the
(4) no article ( )
2 I got new mountain bike for my birthday.

( 1) an (2) a
(3) the (4) no article ( )
3 I am going to post office.

( 1) an (2) a
4 I like shirt you're wearing.

( 1) an (2) a
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5 Where are shoes I bought yesterday?
(1) an (2) a
6 Is there university in your town?

. (1f an (2) a
7 Do you like songs on this CD?

(1) an (2) a
8 Where are your parents?

They're at work.
(1) an (2) a
9 Tomorrow we are visiting Museum of Natural

History.
(1) an (2) a
10 Ann isn't at school today because she is not

very well.
(1) an (2) a
11 Let's go to cinema this weekend.

(1) an (2) a
12 Do you think Science is easy or difficult?

(1) an (2) a
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I Exercise B
Fill in the gaps with a, an, the or leave it empty if it doesn't need an article.
Chickens
(1) _ _ _ chicken is (2) _ __ interesting creature. lt is (3) _ __
bird but it cannot fly. (4) _ _ __ adult female is called (5) _ _ _ hen
and the adult male is (6) _ ___ rooster or cock. There are lots of
different types of chickens. (7) _ ___ Chickens eat (8) _ ___ lot of
different things such as (9) insects, fruit, seeds and worms.
However, they are also eaten by (1 0) other animals, for example
by (11) _ __ foxes, hawks, snakes and, of course, by people. And
everyone always wants to know: which came first (12) _ _ __ chicken
or the egg?
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Fill in the gaps with a, an or the, or leave it empty if it doesn't need an
article.
The place where Mandy lives
Mandy lives in (1) _ _ _ _ very beautiful area about ten kilometres
away from the city centre. lt is only (2) _ _ _ _ small village but it is
(3) _ ___ attractive and peaceful place to live. There is (4) _ _ __
river running through (5) _ ___ middle of it. Mandy likes (6) _ _ __
rivers a lot, especially (7) _ _ _ _ one that runs through her village,
which is very pretty.
Mandy goes to (8) _ _ _ _ local school, and when she is in
(9) _ __ _ classroom she can see (1 0) ____ village green from
the window. There are some shops and (11) _ _ _ _ little cafe, which
sells (12) _ __ wonderful ice-cream. Everyone in her family loves the
village and they all miss it when they are away.
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UNIT
Subject, Object and Reflexive Pronouns
Choose the correct pronoun and write its number in the brackets.
,..____, Example
My aunt is Japanese and _ _ lives in Tokyo.

(1) she (2) he
(3) her (4) they ( 1 )
5 Dolphins live in the sea but _ are really mammals.
( 1) them (2) he
(3) they (4) themselves ( )
6 Here's an important letter for parents. Please give it to

as soon as you get home.
(1) themselves (2) they
(3) you (4) them ( )
7 Engineers are trying to make a car that drives

( 1) myself (2) herself
(3) itself (4) himself ( )
8 Mum, can you pass __ a banana, please?

(1) me (2) I
(3) myself (4) you ( )
9 I like my friends very much but sometimes I like to be

by
( 1) me (2)
(3) myself (4) yourself ( )
10 There's a school trip tomorrow. are going to the

zoo.
( 1) We (2) He
(3) She (4) I ( )
11 David hurt when he was making some

bookshelves.
( 1) myself (2) yourself
(3) herself (4) himself ( )
12 Tell all about your holiday.

( 1) our (2) us
(3) you (4) ourselves ( )
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Exercise B
Fill in the gaps using the correct pronoun from the box. You may use some
pronouns more than once.
he her him it himself she them themselves
Treasure Island (1)
Treasure Island is a great book. (1) _ ___ tells the story about a boy
called Jim Hawkins. (2) _ _ __ lives alone with his mother. Mrs Hawkins
is a busy lady as (3) ____ owns an inn, a place for travellers to stay.
One day, an old sailor, Billy Bones comes to stay. He tells Jim lots of
stories about adventures and tells (4) _ _ _ _ about pirates too! But this
old man has a secret that he keeps to (5) _ __ _ . Billy dies and after
his death pirates arrive at the inn. (6) _ _ _ _ want to know Billy's secret.
But, just before they arrived, Jim had taken some papers from Billy's chest.
Jim and his mother hide (7) _ __ _ _ until the pirates have left and
then (8) ~~- go to see Dr Livesey. Jim gives (9) _ ___ the
papers. Dr Livesey and his friend, Squire Trelawney, open the papers and
discover a map. lt is a map of an island and (1 0) _ __ _ shows where
treasure is buried. Dr Livesey and his friend decide to go to find the
treasure. They buy a ship and hire sailors to sail it. Jim asks his mother if
he can go with (11) _ _ _ _ .Or Livesey promises (12) ____ that
he will look after Jim. So Mrs Hawkins lets Jim go with the men .
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~ Fill in the gaps with the correct pronoun from the box. You may use some
pronouns more than once.
) himself themselves them they she her he it
Treasure Island (2)
Long John Silver is one of the sailors working on Or Livesey's ship.
(1) _ _ _ _ has a wooden leg and carries a parrot around on his
shoulder. Jim and Long John Silver become friends. Then the ship sails for
Treasure Island. One day, Jim hears some sailors whispering about the
treasure. He hides (2) _ _ _ _ in a barrel and listens as Long John
Silver tries to persuade other sailors to take over the ship once the treasure
is on (3) _ _ _ . Jim rushes off to find Dr Livesey and Squire Trelawney
to tell (4) _ ___ .After a long voyage, they arrive at the island. After
many adventures, Jim and his friends find the treasure and (5) _ _ __
hide (6) _ __ _ _ away from the pirates. The pirates want the treasure
for (7) _ ____ and so there is a battle. In the end the pirates are
beaten. Jim and the others get back to the ship. (8) _ __ set sail and
return home. Jim is reunited with his mother. (9) _ _ _ _ is overjoyed to
see Jim safely home again. He promises (1 0) _ ___ that he will never
go to sea again. Treasure Island is a really exciting book. I enjoyed it and
(11) _ _ _ think (12) _ _ _ _ will too!

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UNIT
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Possessive Adjectives; Possessives with
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Choose the correct possessive form or possessive adjective and write

its number in the brackets.
_ _ name is Sally.
(1) His (2) Our
(3) She (4) Her ( 4 )
1 What are you doing?

I'm looking for game.
( 1) Tom (2) Toms
(3) Tom's (4) Toms' ( )
2 This is Sally's bedroom and these are _ books.

( 1) her (2) his
(3) she (4) hers (
3 That is Paul and Daisy's teacher. name is

Mr Afandi.
( 1) Her (2) His
(3) Their (4) Our )
4 This is a picture of the twins and this is

baby sister.
( 1) his (2) her
(3) their (4) its (
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Fill in the gaps with the correct possessive form or possessive adjective
in brackets.
Tutankhamun
Tutankhamun is probably the (1) (worlds' I world's) best known
pharaoh. He began (2) (its I his) rule when he was only nine
years old. (3) _ _ _ _ (Its I His) family background is not very clear.
There is an inscription which calls him a (4) _ _ _ _ (kings' I king's) son,
but nobody knows which king it means. He married a princess, one of
another (5) _ _ _ _ (pharaoh's I pharaohs) daughters. (6) _ _ __
(His I Her) name was Akhesenpaaten. They had two children but sadly
they died. (7) _ _ _ _ (Their I His) preserved bodies were discovered in
Tutankhamun's tomb. Tutankhamun ruled for eight to ten years, helped by
(8) _ _ _ _ (his I their) advisers. He died when he was about nineteen
years old. Tutankhamun's tomb was discovered by the archaeologist
Howard Carter in 1922. He immediately told (9) _ _ __ (their I his)
patron, Lord Carnavon, and together they entered the tomb for the first time
in 3000 years. (10) _ _ _ _ (Carters' I Carter's) team worked carefully,
and in 1923 they entered the inner room of the (11) _ _ _ _ (king's I king)
tomb and found beautiful treasures. This created huge interest in all the
(12) _ _ _ _ (pharaohs' I pharaoh's) tombs. Since then the treasure of
Tutankhamun has been seen by millions of people all over the world.
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Exercise C
~ Fill in the gaps with the correct possessive form or possessive adjective
from the box. You have to use all the possessive adjectives more than once.
brother's Cleopatra's pharaohs' Rome's her his their

n
Queen Cleopatra
Cleopatra was a queen of ancient
Egypt. At first she ruled with
(1) _ _ ___ father. After
(2) _ _ __ _ death, she eo-
ruled with her brother Ptolemy XIII.
(3) _ _ _ __ rule was not very happy as they did not like each
other. Cleopatra wanted to rule alone so she stopped putting her
(4) _ _ _ __ name on official papers and then she took (5) _ _ __
face off the coins. In the end she got the support of Julius Caesar of Rome
and took over the country. After the murder of Julius Caesar, she married
e Mark Antony, one of the greatest soldiers from Rome. But the Romans
did not want Antony to rule Egypt. They sent (6) _ _ ___ navy and
;J) army to fight him. Antony lost the battle and died. After that, Cleopatra
killed herself. With (7) _ _ __ _ _ _ death, the thousands of years
f of the (8) _ __ ___ rule was over. (9) _ _ _ _ _ three children
were taken to Rome. Then Egypt came under (10) _ __ __ rule .

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UNIT
Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
Choose the correct possessive pronoun and write its number in the
brackets.
Example
Whose is this pen?

It's _ _ __
(1) my (2)
(3) me (4) mine ( 4 )
1 The car belongs to my parents. lt's

( 1) their
(2) them
(3) theirs
(4) they ( )
2 The kitten belongs to Sally. lt's

( 1) her (2) she
(3) herself (4) hers (
3 Paul is playing with some friends of

( 1) his (2) he
(3) himself (4) him ( )
4 An uncle of lives in Jakarta.

( 1) me (2)
(3) my (4) mine ( )
5 Tom, are these books ?
(1) yourself (2) yours
(3) you (4) your ( )
6 Those COs belong to Larry, but these are

(1) we (2) us
(3) ours (4) our ( )
7 I'm not sharing my chocolate. lt's all

( 1) mine (2) me
(3) I (4) my ( )
8 My T-shirt is blue but is red.

( 1) she (2) herself
(3) her (4) hers ( )
) 9 Who does this bicycle belong to?

lt's Tom's. I'm sure it's
( 1) him (2) he
(3) his (4) himself ( )
10 Mr Baxter's apartment is big but is bigger.

( 1) ours
'
(2) our
(3) we (4) us ( )
11 No, you can't take the puppy home! lt belongs to Katy

and Sue. lt's
) ( 1) their (2) theirs
(3) they (4) them ( )
12 This isn't my football shirt, Jack. lt must be

) ( 1) your
(2) yourself
(3) yours
(4) you ( )
)
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Exercise B
Fill in the gaps with the correct possessive pronoun or possessive
adjective in brackets.
Our world
(1) _ _ __ (Our I Ours) world is a wonderful place but some people can
be greedy. We must learn to share things and to be responsible. Things
like water don't belong to us. lt's not (2) _ _ _ _ (your I yours) or
(3) _ _ __ (my I mine). We must be responsible. So, remember to turn
the taps off properly and to have a shower rather than a bath. This saves
water. And public spaces: they are not (4) _ _ _ _ (our I ours). They
are not (5) _ _ _ _ (my I mine) or (6) _ _ __ (your I yours). We
must share them and behave responsibly. So, we must remember to throw
(7) _ _ _ _ (our I ours) litter into rubbish bins. When we're walking in the
countryside, we must remember that the flowers and trees belong to
everyone. So, we shouldn't pick big bunches of flowers to take home to
(8) _ _ __ (our I ours) mothers. The flowers are not really (9) _ _ _ _
(her I hers). lt's better to leave them in the ground so all visitors can
enjoy them. And we should never cut words into tree trunks. The trees
aren't (10) _ _ _ _ (our I ours). They belong to everyone. So, we must
all remember that the world belongs to us all. lt's not yours or mine or his or
(11) _ __ _ (her I hers). lt's (12) _ ___ (our I ours) and we all must
look after it.

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Exercise C
Fill in the gaps with the correct possessive pronoun or possessive
adjective in brackets.
Two sisters
1
Once there were two sisters, Katy and Sue, who were always arguing .
Sue : That's (1) _ _ __ (my I mine) book. Give it back! lt's
(2) _ _ _ _ (my I mine).
Katy : No, it isn't (3) _ _ __
(your I yours). lt's
(4) _ _ _ __
(my I mine) book.
e I want it.
Sue : Mum, Katy's got my
book. She says it's
(5) _ _ _ _ _ (her I hers), but it isn't.
The girls' mother didn't know what to do. She told them to stop arguing but
they didn't listen .
Katy : Give me that game. lt's (6) _ ___ (my I mine).
Sue : No, it isn't. lt's my game. Mum, it's not (7) _ _ _ _ (her I hers),
t
is it?
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Mother: Girls! Stop arguing at once.
Sue : (8) (My I Mine) homework is better than
(9) (your I yours). I got 9 out of 10.
Katy : I got 9 out of 10 too, and (10) (my I mine) teacher
wrote 'well done' on it.
Sue : Actually, she's (11) _ _ _ _ (our I ours) teacher and she wrote
'well done' on (12) (my I mine) too.
Then the girls' father came home. He was very angry. He went upstairs and
took all of the books and games out of their bedroom. The girls were very
upset and they promised not to argue ever again.
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UNIT
Indefinite Pronouns
Choose the correct indefinite pronoun and write its number in the
e
brackets.
Example
d I want to get Larry _ _ _ for his birthday.
(1) nothing (2) something
(3) everything (4) somebody ( 2 )
5 Sorry, what did you say?
, I didn't say a word!
( 1) Everything (2) Nobody
(3) Nothing (4) Something ( )
6 - Oh! I've got in my eye. lt hurts!

( 1) someone (2) something
(3) anything (4) nothing (
7 of the answers are correct.

( 1) None (2) Nobody
(3) Something (4) Everything ( )
8 wants to be happy.
( 1) No one (2) Everything
(3) Everyone (4) Nothing ( )
9 Children, make sure you take home with you

this afternoon. Remember to take all your work and
all your other belongings.
( 1) anything (2) nothing
(3) none (4) everything ( )
10 Dad, phoned for you but I don't know who it was.

( 1) no one (2) someone
(3) everyone (4) something ( )
11 is going out to play until you have all finished

the exercise!
( 1) Everybody (2) Somebody
(3) Nobody (4) Nothing ( )
12 Jill : Sh!
Katy: What?
Jill : I thought I heard -
( 1) something (2) nothing

(3) everything (4) anyone ( )
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I _
(j(er.cise B
Choose the correct indefinite pronoun in brackets to fill in the gaps.
)
The rescue attempt
Last year, the town where my aunt and uncle live was flooded. The
)
river had burst its banks and the news said that a lot of the town was
under a metre of water! The news presenter also said, "If you know
) (1) _ __ _ _ _ (no one I someone) who lives in the town, please ring
the special number." I rang the number but (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ (nobody I
somebody) answered . So I decided to do (3) (something I

)
everything) to help. I thought that if (4) (everybody I
everything) did a little (5) _ _ _ _ _ _ (nothing I something) to help, it
would help (6) (someone I everyone). I thought about what
my aunt and uncle would need and put (7) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (everything I

)
nothing) into a big backpack: a torch, food, some bottled water, and a warm
blanket. I also took my mobile phone. I started walking towards the town. lt
) was dark and very quiet, and I saw (8) _ _ __ _ (nobody I everybody)
in the streets. When I got to the outskirts of the town, the police and
ambulances were already there. I started to look for my aunt and uncle and
even asked some people, but (9) _ _ __ _ _ (no one I none) of them
)
seemed to have seen my aunt and uncle. Suddenly my phone rang. lt was
my father and he wanted to know where I was. I told him (1 0) _ __ _ _
(nothing I everything). Then he said, "Well done, son, but you can come
) home now. Your aunt and uncle are safe with us!"
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--
Ex~rci~e C
Choose the correct indefinite pronoun in brackets to fill in the gaps.
A lucky day
One day, Alan Smith the policeman had finished work and was walking
home when he thought he heard (1) _ _ _ __ (something I nothing).
He turned around but could see (2) (something I nothing).
"That's funny!" he thought. He carried on walking and then he heard a
noise again. He turned around quickly. "Yes," he thought. "I did hear
(3) _ _ __ _ (something I nothing). I think (4) _ _ _ _ _
(someone I everyone) is following me." He looked around but he could see
(5) _ __ _ __ (somebody I nobody). He carried on walking and heard
the noise again. "I must do (6) _ _ _ ___ (everything I something),"
he thought. He looked around for a place to wait but there was nowhere to
hide. Then he saw a man walking towards him. "He looks familiar," said the
policeman to himself. "But (7) _ _ _ _ __ (nobody I none) of my friends
would be following me at this time of the night." The man came up to the
policeman and stopped. The policeman looked at him and tried hard to
think which (8) (one I someone) of his friends he was. Then
he asked the man, "Are you (9) (someone I anyone) I've
met before? Do I know you?"
The man replied, "But (1 0) _ __ __ (somebody I everybody)
knows me! I present the 'lt's Your Lucky Day' programme on television. And
today, Inspector Smith, it's your lucky day!"

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Adjective Formation
5 Their house has central heating.
( 1) electrically (2) electricity
(3) electric (4) electrically (
6 My uncle made me a wonderful, model of a ship .

. . ( 1) woody (2) wooden
(3) wood (4) wooded ( )
7 My uncle is 50 today, but he still looks very young. He's

got a very face .
( 1) boyish (2) boy's
(3) boy (4) boys ( )
8 lt's important to keep things like medicine or

cleaning liquids in a safe place.
( 1) harmless (2) harmful
(3) harm (4) harmed ( )
9 You made lots of mistakes in your homework. You were

very
( 1) care (2) careful
(3) careless (4) carelessly ( )
10 Tom, you must be more in class. Try to pay

more attention!
( 1) active (2) action
(3) acting (4) acted ( )
11 London is for Big Ben and Buckingham Palace.

( 1) fame (2) infamous
(3) famous (4) famously ( )
12 Mr Lane's daughter is very . She can play the

piano and the violin.
( 1) music (2) musical
(3) musically (4) musicals ( )
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- - - -
Exercise 8 .
)
Fill in the gaps with the adjective formed from the word in brackets.
Describing animals
)
We had a (1) _ _ _ _ _ (wonder) day at
the zoo yesterday. lt was a school trip and
our class teacher gave us a really

)
(2) _ _ __ _ (interest) task
to do. We had to work in pairs and
find two words to describe each animal

)
we saw. I worked with my best friend, Pam. First, we went to the lions'
enclosure. I thought the lions were really (3) _ _ ____ (majesty) and
Pam thought they were very (4) _ _ ____ (beauty) animals. So we

)
wrote down both words. Then we visited the chimpanzees. We both thought
that they were very (5) _ _ _ _ _ (fun) and very (6) _ _ _ _ _ (live):
they were climbing and running everywhere! The elephants looked very
)
(7) _ _ _ _ _ (power) but also very (8) _ _ _ _ _ (peace) and
calm. Pam and I agreed that the crocodiles looked (9) _ _ _ _ _ (sleep)
) but we knew they were (10) _ _ _ _ __ (danger)! We went around all
the animals and wrote a very long list of words. And, at the end of the day,
we agreed that we were both very (11) _ _ __ _ _ (tire) but also very
) (12) _ _ _ _ _ (please) with our work!
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1- - - -. - -.
~ Exer~i$e C :-
Fill in the gaps with the adjective formed from the word in brackets.
Weather report and news
First the weather report: Today will start (1) _ _ _ _ _ _ (sun) but
cold. lt will become (2) (cloud) later and there might be
some snow tonight. So, drivers be (3) (care)! The roads
may be (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ (ice) and (5) _ __ _ _ _ (slip). lt will
continue to be (6) _ _ __ _ _ (snow) tomorrow morning but later in
the day it will turn grey and (7) _ _ _ _ __ (rain).
Now, today's headlines: The police have announced the
(8) _ _ _ _ _ _ (mystery) disappearance of the statue in front of
the city hall. They said that the public are being very (9) _ _ _ _ __
(help) and they are (10) _ _ _ __ _ (hope) that they will find the
statue very quickly.
Tom Motor, the world-famous actor is expected to arrive in the city today.
His fans are very (11) (excite). He is travelling with his
(12) (attract) wife, Lucy, and their three children. Mr
Motor and his family are visiting our city for a holiday.
That's all the news for now. So, goodbye and have a good day.
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UNIT
Adjectives of Colour, Origin and Material
Underline the adjectives of material. Circle the adjectives of origin.
Example
My mother wears rubber gloves to wash up.
llove ~ food.
1 She is wearing leather shoes.
2 My mother bought me a cotton dress yesterday.
3 Is that a Japanese camera?
4 We spent our holiday in a Malay village near the sea .
5 Here are some photos of the Chinese temples we visited.
6 lt's cold! I'm going to put on a woollen jumper.
7 I like that glass vase!
8 Have you ever tried Thai food?
9 We keep our umbrellas in a big, china pot near the door.
10 Marco Polo was an Italian explorer.
11 Can you make a paper plane that can fly?
12 Curry is a famous Indian meal. Mmm!

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Exercise B
Underline 6 adjectives of colour and circle 6 adjectives of material.
Clothes
During the week I wear my school uniform. lt is
very smart. We wear white cotton shirts with
blue ties. The girls wear black skirts. The boys
wear black shorts. The skirt and shorts are
worn with a smart leather belt. Both boys and
girls wear short, cotton socks.
At weekends I can choose what I want to
wear. Usually I wear my favourite blue cotton
jeans with a pretty blouse. On special
occasions I have a beautiful green silk
dress. My mother bought it for me last
year. My brother hates dressing-up. He
usually wears denim jeans and T-shirts,
but my father makes him wear a smart
shirt and trousers for special days.
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' Exercise
' .
C \
Fill in the gaps with the adjective of origin formed from the word in
brackets.
Food from around the world

5
At school we are studying what we eat and where the food comes from.
Our teacher makes it very interesting. Last week he brought in a mystery
bag. There were twelve things inside it and we had to guess what they
were and where they came from. lt was great fun.
He had brought a bar of (1) _ _ __ (Switzerland) chocolate, a
piece of (2) _ _ _ _ (France) cheese, a packet of (3) _ _ __

0
(Italy) spaghetti and a box of (4) _ _ __ (Turkey) Delight. I like
chocolate and I love spaghetti when my mother cooks it, but I didn't like
the cheese or the sweets from Turkey. Our teacher also brought in some
(5) _ _ _ _ (England) tea, some (6) _ _ __ (Brazil) coffee and
some (7) _ _ _ _ (Spain) wine. Of course, we didn't drink any of
these. Then he showed us some (8) _ __ _ (China) noodles, some
(9) _ _ _ _ (Greece) olives, some (10) _ _ _ _ (India) mangoes,
some (11) _ _ _ _ (Japan) sushi and lastly, an (12) _ _ __
(America) cheesecake that his wife had made for us. lt was the best thing
in the mystery bag! lt was delicious!
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UNIT
Adjectives of Quality, Quantity and Size
Underline the adjectives of quality. Circle the adjectives of quantity or

size.
Example
lt's a lovely day today.
My mum drives a ~ car.
1 Thank you, that was a delicious meal.
2 I saw a fantastic science-fiction movie yesterday.
3 My father is very tall.
4 The sun is high in the sky at midday.
5 Our new neighbours are very friendly.
6 Mr Chen is short and has black hair.
7 If something is square, all its sides are the same length.
8 We have a wonderful view of the city from our apartment.
9 Please can I have a big slice of cake?
10 She was wearing a beautiful red dress.
11 lt was a dreadful day yesterday. lt rained all day.
12 The doctor said I must eat more because I am too thin.

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Underline 6 adjectives of quality. Circle 6 adjectives of quantity or size.
My grandmother
My grandmother is lovely. She is small and has a beautiful, round face with
large, brown eyes. Her eyes sparkle and she is always glad to see you.
She used to be a pianist and she has long, elegant hands. She still plays
the piano, but only at home for us. She has short, grey hair and tiny ears!
But she can still hear
everything we say,
even if we whisper!
She lives alone in a
delightful house in a
village. My sister and
I always love spending
our weekends and
holidays with her. I think she is a
wonderful grandmother.
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Exercise C
Underline 12 adjectives of quantity or size in the questions. Then draw
lines to match the questions with their answers. The first one has been
done for you.
A quiz
1 What is made of metal and is long an elephant

.-."-"'
and thin , and you can write with it?
2 What is round, made of plastic and a bike

you can play games with it?
3 What is usually square, made of a tissue

paper and you use it when you've
got a cold?
4 What is quite small, made of metal a pen

and plastic and you can talk to your
friends with it?
5 What is made of metal and plastic, a mirror

has two round wheels and you can
travel on it?
6 What is made of leather, is thin and a ball

you can wear it round your waist?
7 What is very big, grey and has four a mobile phone

legs and a trunk?
8 What is made of glass and can be a belt

round or rectangular, big or small,
and you can look at yourself in it?
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UNIT
The Order of Adjectives
Choose the correct order of adjectives and write its number in the
brackets.
Example
My grandfather always sits in his _ _ _ armchair.

(1) old, favourite, leather (2) favourite, old, leather
(3) leather, old, favourite (4) leather, favourite, old ( 2 )
1 We all sat around our table.

( 1) wooden, old, dining
(2) old, dining, wooden
(3) old, wooden, dining
(4) wooden, dining, old ( )
2 My father gave my mother a vase for her

birthday.
( 1) beautiful, Venetian, flower
(2) Venetian, beautiful, flower
(3) flower, beautiful, Venetian
(4) beautiful, flower, Venetian ( )
e
3 I put on my shirt.
( 1) cotton, white, new
(2) white, new, cotton
(3) new, cotton, white
(4) new, white, cotton ( )
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4 Our new sports teacher is a man.
( 1) slim, Indian, tall
(2) tall, slim, Indian
(3) Indian, tall, slim
(4) slim, tall, Indian ( )
5 My baby sister has eyes.

( 1) round, black, big
(2) black, round, big
(3) big, round, black
(4) round, big, black ( )
6 My brother gave me an game.

( 1) new, exciting, computer
(2) computer, new, exciting
(3) exciting, computer, new
(4) exciting, new, computer ( )
7 We went to a cafe and had a dish of noodles.

( 1) hot, tasty, Chinese
(2) Chinese, hot, tasty
(3) tasty, hot, Chinese
(4) Chinese, tasty, hot ( )
8 Our neighbour has a motorbike.

( 1) Japanese, red, powerful
(2) powerful, red, Japanese
(3) red, powerful, Japanese
(4) Japanese, powerful, red ( )
9 I need a bag for the new term .

( 1) new, leather, school
(2) leather, new, school
(3) new, school, leather
(4) leather, school, new ( )
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10 I'm wearing a pair of jeans.

( 1) old, blue, denim
(2) blue, old, denim
(3) denim, old, blue
) (4) old, denim, blue ( )
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11 Amy opened her present and it was a blouse.
( 1) green, lovely, foral
(2) green, floral, lovely
(3) lovely, green, floral
(4) floral, lovely, green ( )
)
12 I love the smell of sheets on my bed .
( 1) clean, linen, white
(2) white, linen, clean
(3) white, clean, linen
(4) clean, white, linen ( )
)
) Arrange the adjectives in brackets in the correct order to fill in the gaps.
An example has been done for you.
The Witch in the Wood
This story is about an (1) _ _u....::::g=--l.y:.._,_ o_l_d _ _ (old I ugly) witch. She
)
lived in a (2) _ _ _ _ __ _ (cold I dark) castle in the middle of a
(3) _ _ _ _ _ _ (black I large) forest. Everyday she went out to look
for (4) _ _ __ _ _ (lost I little) children. When she found them, she
) took them back to her (5) _ _ _ _ __ _ (big I frightening) castle and
ss
made them work. They had to wash the witch's (6) _ _ __ _ _ _ __
(china I best I tea) set without breaking a single plate! Then they had to iron
all her (7) (black /long) witch's cloaks. They also had to
scrub the (8) _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ (dirty 1 wooden /long) corridors
until they shone! When all the jobs were finished, she let the children go.
One day she found two brothers, Jack and Tom. They were very
different. Jack was a (9) (dark I tall) boy but Tom was a
(1 0) (short I fair) child. The witch took the boys back to
her castle and made them work. But the boys were terrible. They broke
every (11) (china I precious) plate the witch had. They
burnt all her cloaks with the iron and they spread (12) _ __ _ _ _
(cold I dirty) water all over the floor. The witch was so angry that she
chased them out of her castle and vowed never to look for children again!
Exercise C
Arrange the adjectives in brackets in the correct order to fill in the gaps.
New York City
New York City lies in a (1) _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ (natural/ superb)
harbour. lt is a (2) (modern I busy) city and
has (3) (tall/ concrete) skyscrapers and
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(4) (high 1 steel/ beautiful) bridges. But the
on most famous landmarks are the (5) (elegant I tall)
Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building .
NewYork has a (6) (large I multi-racial)
population and you can hear many
different languages being spoken.
The city also welcomes many
tourists. Many of them come for
the (7) _ _ _ _ __ __
(luxury I famous) shopping on
Fifth Avenue, and they especially like
to visit Macy's- the nation's most
(8) - - - - - - -- -
(department I well-known) store. People also visit New York for its
(9) _ _ _ _ _ __ (exciting I artistic) life. The theatres on Broadway
are world-famous. There's also plenty for children to do. They can play in
(10) (leafy I green) Central Park or take a trip out to
Coney Island for some (11) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (family I traditional) fun .
Of course, in such a huge city, it is important to have a
(12) (transport I good I public) system. And
New York does! Its subways, trains and buses transport 2.4 billion people a
year!
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Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Choose the correct comparative or superlative adjective and write its

number in the brackets.
r-------, Example
He is the _ _ _ _ player in the team.

(1) better (2) good
(3) best (4) more better ( 3 )
1 Did you know that horse-riding can be than

playing football or rugby?
( 1) dangerous
(2) danger
(3) more dangerous
(4) most dangerous ( )
2 Is an elephant than a hippopotamus?

( 1) big (2) more big
(3) biggest (4) bigger ( )
3 Tom won the race. He was than all the others.

( 1) quick (2) more quick
(3) quickest (4) quicker ( )
4 Tomorrow the weather's going to be than today.

( 1) worse (2) bad
(3) worst (4) the worst ( )
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5 Your brother isn't as as my brother.
(1) taller (2) more tall
- (3) tallest (4) tall ( )
6 She is the girl in the class.

( 1) ~ cleverest (2) most clever
(3) clever (4) cleverer ( )
7 This is the book I've read .

( 1) interesting
(2) most interesting
(3) more interesting
(4) most interested ( )
8 Where is the place on Earth?

) ( 1) hotter (2) hot
(3) hottest (4) most hot ( )
9 That ice cream was one of the I've tasted!

( 1) delicious (2) more delicious
(3) most delicious (4) deliciously ( )
10 Do you know the saying that 'your school days are

of your life'?
)
( 1) happiest (2) the happiest
(3) happy (4) happier ( )
11 Mr Clark is teacher in the school.

)
( 1) young (2) younger
(3) the youngest (4) youngest ( )
)
12 I've got a new bike for my birthday. I think I'm
person in the world!
( 1) the luckiest (2) lucky
(3) luckiest (4) luckier ( )
)
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Exercise s So
(m
Choose the correct comparative or superlative adjective in brackets to
fill in the gaps.
Apes
Gorillas, chimpanzees and orang-utans are all members of the same

thr 1
family: the primates. The gorilla is the (1) _ _ _ _ __ (larger I largest)
thr
of the three and can be as tall as 1.75 m.
The orang-utan is smaller. A male
orang-utan only reaches about
1.4 m, but the chimp is
the (2) _ _ _ __
(smaller I smallest) of
the three. Chimps are not
usually (3) _ __ _ _ (tall I taller) than about 1.2 m. Gorillas have very
long arms, which are (4) _ _ _ _ (long I longer) than their legs, but
Ch
they have a short, heavy body. Orang-utans are similar but their bodies are fill
not as (5) _ _ _ _ (heavy I heavier) as gorillas'. Again, the chimpanzee
is the (6) _ _ _ _ _ (littlest I most little). They only weigh between 50
and 70 kg. As gorillas are the (7) _ _ _ _ (bigger I biggest) ape of the Asi
three, they have to eat the (8) - - - - (more I most) food. They eat ap
some people believe that orang-utans are (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(more intelligent I most intelligent) than gorillas because they can
use tools. For example, they use big leaves as umbrellas to keep
_dry when it is raining. But it is also thought that chimps are the
(10) _ _ __ _ _ _ ____ (more intelligent I most intelligent) of the
three apes because they can be taught to communicate with humans. All
;t)
three apes communicate with their own species, of course. An orang-utan
can be heard by other orang-utans up to 1 km away. But chimps have a
much (11) _ _ _ _ (loud I louder) call. Their danger signal can be

t
heard up to 3 km away! Sadly, all three apes are in danger as their
(12) _ _ _ _ (worse I worst) enemy takes over their territory. Do you
know who their enemy is? lt's us - human beings!
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y ~,c:_ercis~ :C
Choose the correct comparative or superlative adjective in brackets to
e fill in the gaps.
3e Three Asian cities
Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Colombo are three busy and important
Asian cities. Jakarta is the (1) _____ (larger I largest) and has
a population of over nine million people. Kuala Lumpur is not as
(2) _ _ __ (big I bigger) as that. Its population is about six million .
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Colombo is the (3) _ _ _ _ _ (smaller 1 smallest) of the three cities .
There are about three million people in Colombo. However, Colombo is the
(4) (older I oldest) of the three. There was a settlement there
over two thousand years ago. Jakarta was founded in the fifth century but
Kuala Lumpur is the (5) (more recent I most recent)
city. lt was founded in 1857.
Each city is special and different. Of course, Kuala Lumpur is known
for the Petronas Twin Towers. These were the (6) (taller I
tallest) twin towers in the world when they were built. Colombo is building
skyscrapers too. When the Celestial Residences are finished in 2008, they
will be the (7) (taller I tallest) buildings on the island of Sri
Lanka and in the whole of South Asia. Jakarta is one of the (8) _ _ __ _
(hotter I hottest) and (9) (more humid I most humid)
capital cities in the world. The (10) _ _ _ __ __ (heavier I heaviest)
rains fall from December to January. During the hot season the temperature
can be (11) (higher I highest) than 35C. Fortunately,
Colombo is a little (12) _ _ _ __ (cool I cooler) with a maximum
temperature of about 30C. Whatever the weather, each city is worth a
visit.
le REVIEW (1)
re
Example
Can you get me a of ketchup, please?

(1) bottle (2) can
(3) tube (4) bag ( 1 )
y
1 The film is about a domestic dog that lives with a

d) of wolves.
(1) group (2) set
t) (3) herd (4) pack ( )
1re of toast?
2 Would you like another
( 1) lump (2) loaf
(3) slice (4) pack ( )
3 I need new phones. I can't hear clearly on

these.
(1) head (2) hearing
(3) ear (4) CD ( )
4 In Holland you can see lots of _ mills.

( 1) fire (2) earth
(3) gas (4) wind ( )
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5 Please hurry, we haven't got time .
( 1) much
(2) many
(3) plenty
.(4) some ( )
6 Ben: I'm hungry. Do you have anything to eat?

Sue: I've got a biscuits. Here, help yourself.
( 1) little
(2) few
(3) some
(4) many ( )
7 children are learning English than ever before.

( 1) More (2) Most
(3) Few (4) Many ( )
8 Miss Ross, I'm sorry, I'll be late to school tomorrow.

I'm going to doctor's.
( 1) no article (2) a
(3) the (4) an )
9 I'd like spoonful of sugar in my tea, please.

(3) the (4) an ( )
10 I want to be a vet when I grow up because I love

animals.
(3) the (4) an ( )
11 When you see Mr and Mrs Lane, please give

my best wishes.
( 1) they (2) them
(3) themselves (4) their ( )
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19 Oh, no! remembered it's Lisa's birthday today!
(1) Nobody (2) Somebody
(3) Everybody (4) Nothing ( )
20 . If is quite to speak English.

( 1) ease (2) easily
(3) easy (4) eased ( )
21 Ouch! Don't touch my hand. lt is very

( 1) painless (2) pain
(3) pained (4) painful ( )
22 Look at that puppy!

(1) lovely, little, brown
(2) little, lovely, brown
(3) brown, little, lovely
(4) little, brown, lovely ( )
23 She looked great in her uniform .

( 1) new, smart, school
(2) smart, school, new
(3) smart, new, school
(4) new, school, smart ( )
24 I love curries .
( 1) hot, Indian, vegetable
(2) Indian, hot, vegetable
(3) Indian, vegetable, hot
(4) vegetable, Indian, hot ( )
25 What's the subject at school?
( 1) difficult
(2) difficulty
(3) more difficult
(4) most difficult ( )
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)
Choose the correct article or noun form in brackets to fill in the gaps.
Badang (1)
)
Once upon a time, there was a (1) (slave I slaves) called
Badang. He lived in (2) (a I the) place called Saluang and spent a

)
lot of his (3) (time I times) working on his master's (4) _ _ __
(land I lands). When he wasn't working he went fishing. He put out traps
for (5) (a I the) fish on the sea-(6) (bed I beds). Every
) time he went to get his (7) _ _ _ _ (fish I fishes), he only found
(8) _ _ _ _ (bone I bones).
Somebody was stealing and eating
them. So Badang decided to hide

)
near(9) (althe)traps. He
watched the (10) _ _ __ _
(trap I traps) very patiently. Then
) one day he saw (11) _ _ __
(an I the) ugliest monster he had ever seen.
lt had long (12) (hair I hairs) and (13) _ _ _ _ (a I the)
very long beard. lt also had a pair of (14) (horn I horns). Its
)
eyes were glowing bright red like (15) _ _ _ _ (fire I fires) .
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Exercise C
Fill in the gaps with the correct pronoun from the box. Some pronouns
may be used more than once.
him he himself his they
Badang (2)
The monster didn't see Badang and he walked towards the traps.
(1) _ _ _ _ were full of fish and so he helped (2) _ _ _ _ _ to the
fish. Badang was very angry with the monster and so (3) _ _ __
jumped out and attacked (4) _ _ _ _ .The monster was very scared
and begged Badang not to hurt (5) _ _ _ _ .He promised Badang
to grant (6) a wish. Badang wanted to be very strong. To do
this, the monster told (7) he would have to do something
horrible. Badang agreed. The monster kept (8) _ _ _ _ word and
(9) _ _ _ _ changed Badang into a very strong man .
The news of (10) _ _ _ _ great strength travelled across the
land and many people wanted to see Badang. (11) _ _ _ _ all told
stories about the things (12) _ _ _ _ could do. Soon the king of
Singapura, Seri Rama Wira Kerma, heard about (13) . The
king wanted to see the strong man for (14) , so Badang was
ordered to present (15) _ _ _ _ at the court.
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Exer.c ise ID
Fill in the gaps with the correct adjective from the box. Use each adjective
only once
-
) (
best
tiny
deep
mighty
famous
peaceful
envious
heavy
strong
exciting
Indian
faithful
prosperous
victorious
wonderful
Badang (3)
The king asked the (1) _ _ _ _ _ Badang to push a boat. lt was an
enormous, (2) _ _ _ _ _ boat that even a thousand (3) _ _ _ __
men couldn't move it. However, Badang just gave it a (4) _ _ _ __
gentle push and the boat moved down into the (5) _ _ _ __ blue sea .
The king was very impressed and made Badang the commander of his army.
Badang had one (6) _ __ _ _ adventure after another and
became very (7) _ _ _ _ _ throughout the region. Once he had to fight
a big, strong, (8) _ _ _ _ _ wrestler that an (9) _ __ _ _ Raja of
India had sent. But, of course, Badang was (1 0) _ _ _ __ and beat
the wrestler. He was the (11) _ _ _ __ fighter there was. Badang had
lots of other (12) _ _ _ __ _ adventures, and all the time he was a
(13) _ _ _ __ and obedient commander for his king.
Badang stayed the rest of his life in Singapura and continued to serve
King Seri Rama Wira Kerma. They say that during this time, Singapura
enjoyed a (14) _ _ _ _ _ and (15) _ _ __ _ time .
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The Simple Present and
Present Continuous Tenses
Choose the correct verb form and write its number in the brackets.
Example
The sun in the east.

(1) rose (2) rises
(3) rise (4) is rising ( 2 )
1 My parents for the government.

( 1) works (2) is working
(3) work (4) am working (
2 your school a swimming pool?

( 1) Does I have (2) Do I have
(3) Does I has (4) Do I has ( )
3 My uncle _ a lot of travelling for his work.

( 1) do (2) doing
(3) to do (4) does ( )
4 The bookshop open today.

( 1) aren't (2) not be
(3) isn't (4) not to (
5 My sister Maths very much.

(1) doesn't likes (2) doesn't like
(3) isn't like (4) don't like ( )
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I - '
I Exerci.se, '! B .
Fill in the gaps with the correct simple present form of the verb in
brackets.
International greetings
People from different countries (1) _ _ _ _ (have) different ways of
greeting each other. In most European countries people (2) _ _ _ _
(shake) hands when they (3) _ __ _ (meet). Sometimes, if they
(4) _ __ _ (know) each other very well, they may kiss on each cheek.
In some Asian countries like Japan, it (5) _ _ _ _ (be) polite to bow
when you (6) _ _ _ __ (be) introduced to someone. The Malays in
Malaysia and Singapore (7) _ _ _ _ (do) something called 'salaam'.
A Malay (8) _ _ __ (extend) his or her hand to
the other person and then brings it to his or her
chest. In India some people (9) _ _ _ _
(put) their hands together in front of their
chest with their fingers pointing upwards.
And they (10) _ __ _ (bow) slightly.
I (11) _ __ _ (be) sure there
are lots of other ways of saying 'hello'.
(12) _ __ you _ _ _ _ (know)
any more ways of greeting people?
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Fill in the gaps with the correct present continuous form of the verb in
brackets.
A project on pollution
1(1) _ _ _ _ _ (do) a school project about pollution. I (2) _ __ __
(find) a lot of information on the Internet. lt's not good news! Everyday
pollution (3) _ _ __ _ _ (get) worse in the big cities around the world .
<.
More and more people (4) (buy) cars and driving them to
work. There are more factories and they (5) (make) more
things for us to buy. So factories (6) _ _ __
also _ _ _ __ (make) more pollution .
Athome,we(7) _ _ __ _ __
(try) to reduce our own pollution. We
(8) _ _ _ __ _ _ (separate) the
rubbish into different sorts: glass, paper,
plastic, so it can be recycled. My parents
have stopped using the car so much.
Now they (9) _ _ __ _ __
(not drive) to work. They (10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (take) the bus instead .
I (11) _ __ _ _ _ _ (cycle) to school with my older brother. What
(12) _ __ _ you _ __ _ _ (do) to reduce pollution?
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UNIT
The Simple Past Tense
Choose the correct simple past form of the verb and write its number in
the brackets.
Example
Paul to school this morning.

(1) runs (2) ran
(3) run (4) running ( 2 )
1 Sorry, Mum, I to post your letter.

( 1) was forgetting
(2) forget
(3) forgot
(4) forgotten ( )
2 Larry his homework very well.

( 1) did (2) does
(3) was doing (4) do ( )
3 top of my class this term.

( 1) was finishing (2) finishes
(3) finish (4) finished ( )
4 We up very early this morning.

( 1) got (2) get
(3) gets (4) were getting ( )
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5 My team the championship.
(1) didn't won
- (2)
(3)
didn't win
doesn't win
(4) doesn't won ( )
6 I_ - much homework last night.

(1) don't have
(2) didn't had
(3) not had
(4) didn't have ( )
7 you Sally yesterday?

( 1) Did I saw (2) Do I saw
(3) Did I see (4) Do I say ( )
)
8 Tom in the match at the weekend?
(1) Did I play (2) Did I played
(3) Do I played (4) Do I plays ( )
9 What _ _ _ you at the weekend?

(1) do I did (2) did I do
(3) did I did (4) do I do ( )
)
10 Where you born?
( 1) are (2) is
(3) were (4) was ( )
)
11 Where the last World Cup played?
( 1) are (2) is
(3) were (4) was ( )
)
12 your parents at the meeting last night?
(1) Are (2) Is
(3) Were (4) Was ( )
)
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Fill in the gaps with the correct simple past form of the verb in brackets.
lbn_Batuta: Traveller and explorer (1)
Beijing
s. J?v- ~,
INDIAN OCEAN
_ _ lbn Batuta's lnlvel routes
lbn Batuta (1) _ _ _ _ (be) one of the greatest Muslim travellers of all
time. He was born in Morocco in 1304. He (2) _ _ _ _ _ (study) the
Koran and he also (3) _ _ _ _ _ (become) an expert in law. At the age
of 21 he (4) _ _ _ _ (set) out on his travels. First, he (5) _ _ _ _ (go)
to Damascus and (6) Uoin) a group of travellers going to
Mecca. After that he (7) (travel) to Persia (Iran today). From
there he (8) (do) a long trip across the Hindu Kush mountains
and (9) _ _ _ _ _ (arrive) in India. There he (10) _ _ _ _ (work) for
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an Indian Sultan for several years. One day, the Sultan (11) _ _ _ __
(decide) to send some people on a trip to China. So he (12) _ _ _ __
(send) lbn Batuta on this trip with some Chinese diplomats.
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Exercise C
Fill in the gaps with the correct simple past form of the verb in brackets.
lbn Batuta: Traveller and explorer (2)
On his first trip to China, lbn Batuta (1) _ _ _ _ _ _ (not get) there
because of a great storm. All the boats (2) _ __ _ _ _ (sink). He
(3) _ __ _ (plan) another trip and managed to get to China in 1344.
After his visit to China, he (4) _ __ _ (return) home to Morocco, but
he (5) _ _ _ _ (not stay) at home long. He (6) _ __ _ (have)
more adventures in Spain, the Sahara Desert and Timbuktu .
During all his travels and adventures, lbn Batuta (7) _ _ __
o) (keep) careful records. He (8) _ __ _ (write) down descriptions of the
places he (9) _ _ _ _ (visit) and (1 0) _ _ ___ (record) the stories
n that people (11) _ __ _ (tell) him. He (12) _ _ _ _ (die) in 1368 at
' the age of 64 .
>r
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UNIT
The Past Continuous Tense
Choose the correct past continuous verb form and write its number in the
brackets.
Example
What _ _ _ you __ _ last night?

(1) was I doing (2) were I doing
(3) were I did (4) was I did ( 2 )
4 I'm sorry, I . What did you say?
weren't listening
-
(1)
(2) wasn't listening
(3) didn't listen
(4) wasn't listen ( )
5 Luckily, it for the match last Saturday.

(1) wasn't rain
e (2) weren't raining
(3) didn't raining
(4) wasn't raining ( )
6 Yesterday for the first time, the twins the

same clothes.
( 1) didn't wearing
) (2) wasn't wearing
(3) weren't wearing
(4) wasn't wear ( )
7 Paul his father's car this morning?

( 1) Was I cleaning
(2) Were I cleaning
(3) Did I cleaning
) (4) Was I clean ( )
8 your uncle last weekend?

( 1) Were I visiting
(2) Was I visit
(3) Was I visiting
) (4) Were I visit ( )
9 I'm sorry, you something?

( 1) was I saying
(2) were I saying
(3) did I saying
) (4) were I say ( )
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10 What tune you on the piano?
( 1) were I playing
(2) did I playing
(3) was I play
(4) was I playing ( )
11 What Tom and Sam about?

( 1) did I arguing
(2) was I arguing
(3) were I argue
(4) were I arguing ( )
12 Why Mary ?
( 1) did I crying
(2) were I crying
(3) was I crying
(4) was I cry ( )
J-' --
! tExe~clse a .- -,.
--=- - , - - ---.
Fill in the gaps with the correct past continuous form of the verb in
brackets.
Suspicion!
Policeman : Well, Mrs Adams, tell us what you saw.
Mrs A dams : I (1) _ __ _ _ _ (walk) home last night. lt was about
10 o'clock. lt (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (rain) and the lights in the
street (3) _ _ __ __ _ (not work), so I couldn't see
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very well. But I did see this man. He (4) _ _ __ __
(act) strangely.
Policeman : What (5) he (do)?

)
Mrs Adams: He (6) _ _ _ __ _ _ _ (walk) around in circles and
he (7) (pick) things up from the
ground. Then he started to whistle. He (8) _ _ __ still

)
_ __ __ __ _ (whistle) when I entered my house.
Policeman : What did he look like?
Mrs Adams: Well, he (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (wear) dark clothes. I
) noticed that he (10) (not carry)
an umbrella. That was strange because it was a very
wet night. But he (11) _ __ _ __ (hold) a
large bag. Anyway, I went in and my husband
(12) _ _ _ __ _ _ (watch) television. I told him
about the man and he went to look but the man wasn't
there anymore.
Policeman : Don't worry, Mrs Adams. We'll watch out for him.
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- -.......;
Exercise C ,,
Fill in the gaps with the correct past continuous form of the verbs from the
box. Use every verb only once.
blow hit . plan tell think talk

fight get feel rain try hope
A bad holiday
Jeffrey : What (1) _ _ _ _ you and Tom _ __ _ _ about?
Andrew: He (2) _ __ _ __ me about his holiday. lt sounded terrible!
The weather was bad. lt (3) _ _ __ _ _ all the time and his
sisters (4) _ __ always _ _ _ __ because they were
bored. His parents (5) _ _ _ desperately _ _ __ __ to
think of things to do. They (6) _ _ __ __ _ to go swimming
and windsurfing but it was impossible. They (7) _ __ _ __
for better weather but, in fact, it (8) _ _ _ __ __ worse and
worse by the day! The wind (9) _ _ __ _ _ strongly and the
waves (10) _ _ _ nearly _ __ __ their cottage! Can you
believe it? Tom (11) _ _ _ ___ more and more fed up.
Andrew: What did they do?
Jeffrey : Well, they (12) _ _ _ _ _ _ of staying for three weeks but
they came home after three days! Poor Tom!
Andrew: Yes, poor Tom!

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The Simple Past and Past Continuous Tenses
the
)
Example
e!
He _ _ _ _ a shower when the telephone _ __
ds (1) had I was ringing
(2) was having I rang
(3) had I rang
(4) was having I was ringing ( 2 )
ng
1d 1 They carefully when the accident

( 1) were driving I happened
he
(2) were driving I was happening
)U (3) drove I was happening
(4) drove I happened ( )
2 He his leg while he football.

( 1) broke I played
(2) was breaking I played
(3) broke I was playing
(4) was breaking I was playing ( )
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3 Lily and Sandy when I them.
( 1) weren't working I was seeing
(2) worked I was seeing
(3) worked I saw
- (4) weren't working I saw ( )
4 The electricity off while he dinner.

( 1) was going I was cooking
(2) went I was cooking
(3) went I cooked
(4) was going I cooked ( )
5 Ann still when the test

( 1) was ... writing I finished
(2) was ... writing I was finishing
(3) were ... writing I finished
(4) were ... writing I was finishing ( )
6 They hard when suddenly the fire bell
( 1) were working I was sounding

(2) worked I was sounding
(3) worked I sounded
(4) were working I sounded ( )
7 What you when I last

night.
(1) did ... do I was phoning
(2) were ... doing I was phoning
(3) were ... doing I phoned
(4) did ... do I phoned ( )
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8 She her teeth when the water suddenly
( 1) was brushing I stopped
(2) brushed I stopped
(3) was brushing I was stopping
) (4) ~ brushed I was stopping ( )
9 a strange noise while I in bed last

night.
( 1) was hearing I was reading
(2) heard I was reading
)
(3) heard I read
(4) was hearing I read ( )
10 My dad his back while he furniture

in the office.
( 1) was hurting I moved
(2) was hurting I was moving
)
(3) hurt I was moving
(4) hurt I moved ( )
11 What that you ?

( 1) was I were saying
(2) was being I were saying
(3) was being I was saying
)
(4) was being I said ( )
12 Sorry, you when I last night?

( 1) were ... sleeping I was ringing
(2) did ... sleep I rang
(3) did ... sleep I was ringing
(4) were ... sleeping I rang ( )
)
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... -
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E~~-r:.~lse- B . :-
Fill in the gaps with the correct simple past or past continuous form of the 1
verb in brackets.
Trouble on the mountain (1)
Last year Roy and his family (1) _ _ __ _
(have) a holiday when something terrible
(2) _ __ _ (happen). They
(3) _ _ _ _ __ (stay) in a
chalet high up in the mountains. Each
day they carefully (4) _ _ __ _ (plan)
a trek in the mountains. They prepared carefully
because Roy's parents knew that mountains could be dangerous.
So they always (5) _ _ _ _ _ (take) four things with them: water, food,
a good map and a mobile phone.
One day, they (6) _ __ (get) everything ready and (7) _ __ _
(set) out on their walk. lt was a beautiful day and the sun (8) _ _ _ __
(shine) brightly. But as they (9) _ _ _ __ _ (walk), it (10) _ __ _
(begin) to get darker and darker. Clouds (11) _ __ _ __ (fill) the sky
and then a fog suddenly (12) _ _ _ _ _ (fall). The fog got thicker and
thicker and in the end they couldn't see the path in front of them.
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the Fill in the gaps with correct simple past or past continuous form of the
verb in brackets.
Trouble on the mountain (2)
Roy's father (1) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (think) what to do when Roy
(2) _ _ _ __ _ (walk) past him. His father said, "Stop! We must turn
around and go to safer ground." As they (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (turn)
round, Ray (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ (slip) and (5) _ _ _ _ _ _ (fall).
"Help!" he cried. His father and mother rushed towards his cry but they
couldn't see him. Ray's father (6) _ _ _ _ _ (tell) the rest of the family
not to move and then he lay flat on the ground and moved towards Ray's
voice. As he (7) _ _ _ _ _ _ (move) slowly, he (8) _ __ _ _
(hear) Ray cry out, "Dad, I'm slipping!" He quickly reached over the edge
)d,
and said, "Ray, reach up your hand to mine!" Ray stretched his hand up
and (9) _ _ _ _ (find) his father's hand. Slowly, his father pulled him up
until he (10) _ _ _ _ _ (be) safely next to him. Then the fog lifted, as
quickly as it had gone down, and suddenly the sun (11) _ _ _ _ __
(shine) brightly again. The whole family (12) _ _ _ _ _ (look) with

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horror over the edge. There was a small rock where Ray was, and below
that a drop of 300 metres to the valley. What a lucky escape!
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The First Conditional
Example
If I to the post office, I some stamps.

(1) will go I buy (2) go I will buy
(3) go I buy (4) will go I will buy ( 2 )
1 If you late, you in trouble with your

teacher.
( 1) will be I will be
(2) are I are
(3) are I will be
(4) will be I are ( )
2 swimming if the weather fine .

( 1) go I is
(2) will go I will be
(3) go I will be
(4) will go I is )
3 You hungry if you more.

( 1) will be I don't eat
(2) will be I will not eat
(3) are I don't eat
(4) are I will not eat )
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4 If you me with my homework, I you
my new CD.
(1} help /lend
(2). :will help /lend
(3) help I will lend
(4) ~.will tlelp FW:ill lend ( )
5 If Mark another goal, they the game.
(1) scores I will win
(2) scores I wins
(3) will score I will win
(4) will score I wins ( )
6 If you to bed early, you tired tomorrow.
) (1) will go I won't be
(2) will go I aren't
(3) go I won't be
(4) go I aren't ( )
7 We late if we now.
(1) won't be I will leave
(2) won't be /leave
(3) aren't I will leave
) (4) aren't /leave ( )
8 Ann shopping if it
(1) won't go I will rain
(2) won't go I rains
(3) don't go I rains
) (4) doesn't go I will rain ( )
9 They _ the test if they harder.
(1) will fail/ won't work
(2) fail/ won't work
(3} will fail/ don't work
) (4) fail/ don't work ( )
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10 What you if your grandparents
?
(1) will ... do I visit
(2) will. .. do I will visit
(3) does ... do I visit
(4) do ... do I will visit ( )
11 you a picnic if the weather

nice?
( 1) Will. .. have I will be
(2) Do ... have I will be
(3) Do ... have I is
(4) Will. .. have I is ( )
12 If I well in the test, you

me a new skateboard?
( 1) do I will ... buy
(2) do I do ... buy
(3) will do I will ... buy
(4) will do I do ... buy (
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Exercise B
Fill in the gaps with the simple present or future form of the verb in
brackets. The first two have been done for you.
Superstitions
Here are some English superstitions. Are they the same in your country?
If you (1) _ _ w
_a
_l_k__ (walk) under a ladder, you (2) will have
(have) bad luck, but if you (3) _ _ _ _ _ (find) a four-leaved clover,
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you (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) lucky! Another superstition says that if
someone (5) _ _ _ _ _ (break) a mirror, then they (6) _ _ _ __ _
(have) bad luck for seven years! To stay friendly with your family and
) friends, be careful how you put the knives on the table. They say that if you
(7) _ _ _ _ __ (cross) knives, you (8) _ _ __ _ (argue) with
a close friend. Another superstition is like a little poem. lt goes:
If you (9) _ _ _ _ _ (see) a pin and pick it up,
All that day you (10) _ _ _ __ _ (have) good luck!

)
My favourite is the one that says that if someone (11) _ _ _ _ _
(meet) a black cat, then something good (12) _ __ _ _ _ (happen).
I like this one because I've got a black cat! Of course, I don't believe
these superstitions, but I never walk under ladders!

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Fill in the gaps with the simple present or future form of the verb in
brackets.
A bank robbery
Robber : Put your hands up. This is a bank robbery! If anyone (1) _ __
(move), I (2) ______ (shoot). Now, give me the money.
There (3) _ _ _ _ (be) trouble if you (4) _ _ _ _ (call)
for help!
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Bank clerk: How would you like the money, sir?
Robber : In old notes. And if you (5) - - - - (mark) them, I
(6) (see).
Bank Cierk: And where shall I put the money, sir?
Robber : In this bag.
Bank clerk: lt's a very old bag, sir. If I (7) (put) the money
in it, it (8) (fall) out. Let me give you one of
our nice bank cases, sir. Then if you (9) _ _ _ __
(drop) the case, the money (10) _ __ _ __ (not fall)
out.
Robber : Just hurry. If you (11) _ _ _ _ _ _ (not hurry), I
(12) (get) very angry.
Bank clerk: Certainly, sir.
Robber : Now, give me the case. Stand back everybody, I'm leaving.
One hour later
Robber : Now, let's open the case. Oh, no! lt's empty! The bank
clerk must have changed cases. If I ever see that bank
clerk, I'll ...
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Indirect Speech
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Exercise A
Example
Mark said, "I come from Germany."

Mark told me that _ from Germany.
(1) he come (2) I come
(3) he came (4) I came ( 3 )
4 Ken and Tom said, "We like basketball very much."
Ken and Tom told the teacher that basketball
very much.
( 1) they liked (2) we liked
(3) he liked (4) he likes )
5 My dad said, "I will take you both to the beach."

This morning my dad told us that us both to
the beach.
( 1) he will take
(2) he would take
(3) he takes
(4) he took (
6 Jack said, "I've got a stomach ache."

Jack told Mrs Lane that a stomach ache.
( 1) I had got
(2) I have got
(3) he had got
(4) he has got ( )
7 Sue said, "I am 12 years old."

Sue told her teacher 12 years old.
( 1) she was
(2) I am
(3) she is
(4) I was ( )
8 Mrs Gill said, 'Tomorrow we will go to the museum."

Mrs Gill told the class go to the museum the
next day.
( 1) they will
(2) they would
(3) we will
(4) we would (
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9 Sam said, "I write emails to my pen-friend every week."
Sam told me emails to his pen-friend every week.
(1) I wrote (2) he write
(3) .I write (4) he wrote ( )
)
10 To.m said, "My parents play tennis on Saturdays."
Tom told the teacher tennis on Saturdays.
(1) her parents played
(2) his parents played
(3) my parents played
(4) my parents play ( )
) 11 My little brother shouted, "I'm hungry."

My little brother shouted that hungry.
( 1) he was (2) lam
(3) I was (4) he is ( )
12 Mr Smith said, "My family has a house by the seaside .."

Mr Smith told us a house by the seaside.
) (1) her family had
(2) my family had
(3) my family have
(4) his family had ( )
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.-----_--;- - - . --
, Exercise B .~
Fill in the gaps with said or told.
A typical day
Sally interviewed a new teacher, Mrs Ross, for the school magazine. This
is what she wrote.
Mrs Ross (1) that she woke up at 6 am everyday. She
(2) she liked to wake up early so she could read the newspaper
over breakfast. Then she (3) _ _ _ _ me she had a light breakfast of a
boiled egg, bread, some fruit and tea. She (4) she usually
walked to school because she liked the exercise. She (5) me
that she tried to arrive at school by 7.00. She (6) it gave her
some quiet time to plan her day. She also (7) ____ me that she really
enjoyed her work and that the days went very quickly. She (8) _ _ __
that after work she sometimes went to the gym or to the swimming pool.
Then she (9) _ _ __ me that she did her shopping on the way home
and often cooked a big dinner for her family. She (10) _ ___ she
usually spent her evenings talking to her family and then marking books
after her children went to bed. She also (11) _ _ _ _ me that her
husband was a teacher too. Finally she (12) _ _ _ _ she was very
happy in her new school and hoped to stay a long time.
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Exercise .C :
Rewrite the pronoun and verb in colour in the correct reported form to fill
in the gaps. The first one has been done for you.
An interview: Mistaken identity

s
The police arrested a man they thought was a robber. They took him to the
police station and questioned him. One policeman wrote down what the
Policeman 1: Exactly, a gang!
Man No, they are just my colleagues!
Policeman 2: He told us they (6) just _ ___ colleagues.
Policeman 1: Oh, yes? And how long have you known your 'colleagues'?
Man I have worked with them for many years.
Policeman 2: He said (7) worked with them for many
years .
Policeman 1: Ah ha! Always at the jewellery shop?
Man Yes, of course. I have always worked in jewellery shops.
Policeman 2: He told us (8) always in
jewellery shops.
Policeman 1: Exactly, you are a jewel robber!
Man I deny that I am a jewel robber!
Policeman 2: (9) that (10) _ _ _ _ _ _ a jewel
robber.
Policeman 1: Oh, no! What do you do then?
Man Well, I go to the jewellery shop every day because I am the
manager there!
Po/iceman2 He told us (11) _ _ _ _ _ to the shop every day because
(12) the shop manager. The shop manager?
Policeman 1: Oh, no! You're the shop manager! We're terribly sorry, sir. A
car will take you home immediately!
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Future Events: Using the Simple Present
Tense or 'be going to'
Choose the correct simple present form or be going to + verb to show

future events, and write its number in the brackets.
Example
The Asian Games ____ next month on 21 December.

(1) ends (2) ended
(3) to end (4) end ( 4 )
1 The film at 7.30 tomorrow evening.

( 1) to start (2) started
(3) starts (4) start ( )
2 My father's plane at 6 am tomorrow morning.

( 1) lands (2) landed
(3) land (4) to land ( )
1e 3 The new shopping mall next month.

( 1) to open (2) opened
(3) opens (4) open ( )
use
4 The President in Beijing tomorrow afternoon.
r? ( 1) arrive
(2} arrives
A
(3) to arrive
(4) arrived ( )
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~~ercise 8 ,
) Fill in the gaps with the correct simple present form of the verbs from the
box to show future events. You may use some verbs more than once.
arrive kick off leave meet be finish start

)
The outing
) OK, everyone, please listen. Here
are the arrangements for tomorrow.
The bus (1) _ _ _ __ at 8 am

)
sharp and we (2) _ _ _ __
at the sports centre at 9 o'clock.
The first activity, swimming,
(3) _ _ _ _ at 9.30 and (4) _ _ _ _ at 11 am .

)
There (5) _ _ _ _ a short break for a soft drink and then at 11.15, there
(6) _____ two possibilities: rowing or cycling . We (7) _ __ __
again for lunch at 1.15. At 2 pm the inter-school competition (8) _ _ __

)
with the traditional tug-of-war! Then at 2.45 the boys' football matches
(9) _ _ _ _ _ and the girls' rounders competition (1 0) _ _ _ __

)
at the same time. The prize-giving ceremony after the matches
(11) _ _ _ _ _ with tea. And the bus home (12) _ _ _ _ _ at 7 pm.
) I hope you all have a happy and successful day!
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- Exerci-
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Fill in the gaps with the correct form of be going to + the verb in brackets
to show future actions.
Everything is going to change!
Next year things (1) _ _ _ __ (change) in our house.
My father has got a new job. He (2) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (work) in
a big office in the capital city. My mother (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
(not go) with him immediately because she has to organize things at home.
She (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (rent) our house out for a year and
she (5) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (find) a school for me and my sister.
I (6) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (attend) a school near my father's office,
and my older sister (7) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (study) at a college.
My mother (8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (not look for) a job yet
because she thinks she will be too busy looking after us. Sometimes I think
that living in a big city (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a bit frightening,
but my dad says that it (10) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) a big
adventure!
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Future Events: Using the Present
Continuous Tense or Will 1 1
Choose the correct present continuous form of the verb or will + verb to
show future actions. Write its number in the brackets.
Example
I think I _ _ _ a cup of tea.

(1) have (2) will to have
(3) to have (4) will have ( 4 )
1 Paul's a great player. I'm sure he the match .

(1) wins (2) will wins
(3) will win (4) will to win (
2 Grandma thinks she better tomorrow.

(1) will feel (2) feels
(3) will to feel (4) will feels ( )
3 Mum, dad phoned. He probably late

home tonight.
( 1) will I to be (2) will I is
(3) is I to be (4) will I be ( )
4 Do you think it tomorrow?

( 1) will to rain (2) will rains
(3) will rain (4) rains ( )
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5 What _ the world ~ like in 2050?
( 1) will I be (2) does I be
(3) is I to be (4) will I is ( )
6 you your mother this letter, please?

..
( 1) Will I gives (2) Will I give
(3) Do I give (4) Will I to give )
7 the recorder in the concert on Saturday.

( 1) do play (2) plays
(3) am playing (4) is playing (
8 We away this weekend.

( 1) are not go (2) are not going
(3) do not go (4) are not to go ( )
9 Peter at the club all day next Saturday.

( 1) is swim (2) is to swim
(3) is swimming (4) swims ( )
10 I'm really excited. My English pen-friend to

stay.
( 1) comes (2) is coming
(3) is come (4) is to come
11 What _ -- you tonight? Anything

interesting?
( 1) do I do (2) do I doing
(3) are I to do (4) are I doing
12 your parents to watch you play

football this afternoon?
( 1) Are I coming
(2) Do I come
(3) Are I to come
(4) Do I coming ( )
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Fill in the gaps with will + the verb in brackets to show future actions and
events.
In the car
Boy :Mum, I'm bored! When (1) _ _ __ we _ _ _ _ (get) there?
Mother: I think we (2) _ _ _ __ _ (arrive) in time for a swim before
tea.
Boy : (3) _ _ __ Uncle Paul and Aunty Lucy _ _ __ (be) there?
Mother: No, I think they (4) _ _ _ _ _ _ (arrive) later this evening.
Boy : (5) _ _ _ _ they _ _ _ _ (bring) the dog?
Mother: No, they (6) _ _ _ _ _ _ (leave) it at the kennels.
Boy : Oh, what a shame. Mum, what (7) _ __ _ we _ _ _ _
(have) for tea?
Mother: I don't know. We (8) _ _ _ _ _ _ (decide) when we get there.
Boy :I think I (9) _ _ _ _ _ _ (have) a burger!
Mother: I don't think the burger cafe (10) _ _ _ _ _ _ (be) open.
Boy :Oh, no! What (11) _ _ _ _ we _ _ _ (eat) then?
Mother: I (12) _ _ __ _ _ (think) of something, don't worry.
Boy :Mum?
Mother : Yes.
Boy : I'm still bored!
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Fill in the gaps with the correct present continuous form of the verb in
brackets to show future events and actions.
Family breakfast
Mother : Ok, everybody, what (1) _ ___ you all _ _ _ (do) today?
Sally : I (2) _ _ _ _ __ (have) my first piano lesson this morning and
then I (3) (see) Anna this afternoon.
Mother: (4) _ _ _ _ Sue _ _ __ (go) with you?
Sally : No, she (5) _ _ (go) shopping with her mother.
Mother: Tom, what (6) _ _ _ _ you ____ (do)?
Tom : I (7) _ _ __ _ (play) football with Jim and some friends after
lunch, and this evening we (8) _ __ _ __ (go) to the cinema.
Mother: Oh yes, I remember. His father (9) (take) you.
Tom : That's right.
Mother: Good. Paul, what are your plans?
Father : I think I'll do some gardening this morning and this afternoon I
(10) _ _ _ _ _ (play) golf with Ted.
Mother: That's fine because I (11) _ __ _ _ (have) tea with our new
neighbour this afternoon. This evening we (12) _ __ __ (have)
dinner with Mr and Mrs Chen, so don't be late home from your golf!
Father : I won't. Now, I'll get started on the garden. Come on Tom, you can
help me.
Tom : Oh, thanks Dad, but... er... I think I'll do my homework instead!
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UNIT
Using Modals and 'have to' to Express
Obligation
Choose the correct modal or 'have to' to show what is the best thing to do,
and write its number in the brackets.
..---, Example
You talk in the library.

(1) must (2) mustn't
(3) must to (4) mustn't to ( 2 )
1 Children, you forget to give this note to your parents.

( 1) must to (2) mustn't to
(3) mustn't (4) must ( )
2 You go to bed early tonight. You look tired.

( 1) should to (2) shouldn't
(3) shouldn't to (4) should ( )
3 you wear a uniform to school?

( 1) Do I have to
(2) Do I have
t) (3) Must I to
(4) Have I to ( )
4 In Europe you drive on the right-hand side of

the road.
( 1) must to (2) ought
(3) have to (4) should to ( )
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5 Sally, hurry! I be late for work this morning.
( 1) must (2) mustn't
(3) mustn't to (4) don't have to ( )
6 . ~ Mum, my teacher says I to take a spare T-shirt

for Sports Day.
( 1) should (2) must
(3) have (4) ought to ( )
7 write a thank-you letter to my aunt.

( 1) ought (2) ought to
(3) ought not to (4) ought not ( )
8 Let's have a look in her diary!

We , really. lt's private.
( 1) ought to (2) have to
(3) ought not to (4) mustn't to ( )
9 You run around the swimming pool. lt's dangerous.

( 1) shouldn't (2) don't have to
(3) mustn't to (4) should ( )
10 lt's Saturday today so we go to school.

( 1) ought not to (2) shouldn't
(3) mustn't (4) don't have to (
11 Where we our bags?

( 1) should I leave
(2) should I to leave
(3) should I left
(4) should I leaving ( )
12 Why to bed earlier than her?

(1) must I to go (2) must I go
(3) must I going (4) must I went (
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)
Fill in the gaps with the correct modal in brackets to show what is the best
thing to do.
Different places (1)
) When you go to another country you (1) _ _ _ _ _ (should I ought)
remember that you are a visitor and you (2) _ _ _ _ _ (should I ought)
to respect their customs and way of life.

)
Eating in different countries can be a puzzle. For example, in most
European countries you (3) _ _ _ _ (should I ought) eat with a knife and
fork, but in the United States many people just use a fork. In some countries,
such as Japan and China, people use chopsticks. You(4) _ _ _ __
(must I mustn't) point at people with your chopsticks because it's considered
rude. You also (5) _ _ _ _ _ (shouldn't I should) cross your chopsticks
on your bowl. In India and many countries in the Middle East and
Southeast Asia, people eat with their hands. lt is important to remember
that you (6) _ _ _ _ _ (ought I must) eat with your right hand. You
(7) _ _ _ _ _ (ought to I should) never use your left.
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There are different ways of showing that you have finished eating too.
In England you (8) _ _ _ _ _ (should I ought) leave your knife and fork
together vertically on the plate. In some countries you (9) _ _ _ __
(should I ought) leave a bit of food on your plate to show you have had
enough. In other countries you (10) _ _ _ _ _ (should I ought) to try to
eat everything on your plate. lt's very complicated!
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C
Fill in the gaps with the correct modal in brackets to show what is the best
thing to do.
Different places (2)
Travelling is another thing that changes from country to country. In most
countries you (1) _ _ _ _ (should I ought} to give up your seat to
older people on public transport. But it is the system of tickets that can
be difficult. For example, in France you (2) _ _ _ _ (ought I must)
remember to keep your ticket when you are on a bus or underground trai
You (3) _ _ _ _ (mustn't I oughtn't) throw it away. In other countries
you can throw your ticket away once you have shown it to the ticket
collector!
Language and greetings are difficult too. You already know that in
Japan you (4) _ _ _ _ (should I ought) bow, and that in Europe you
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(5) (should I ought) shake hands when you meet someone. In
k France you (6) (should I ought) greet people politely when you
enter a shop, but in England it is not necessary. You (7) _ _ __
(should I ought) learn a few simple phrases like 'please' and 'thank you'
before you go to any country. If you don't know the local language, you
(8) (should I ought) try using English because so many
people can speak English these days.
You (9) _ _ _ _ (should I ought) to respect other countries' dress
codes. These are the rules or customs about what clothes you wear in
different places or occasions. They change from country to country but in
every country you (1 0) (must I ought) dress properly when you
enter a religious building.
lt all sounds very complicated, but you (11) _ _ _ _ (shouldn't I
oughtn't) worry. Just look around at how the local people behave and follow
their lead. That way you (12) (shouldn't I oughtn't) have any
problems.
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Modals: Making Polite Requests
--.--~-- .---- =- -- - ....
~. Exer~ise A - -~-
-
Circle the correct modal in brackets to make a polite request.
Example
Excuse me, (
1 ( Will I May ) I go home early today? I have a dentist's appointment.
2 John, ( will I may ) you help me with these books?
3 ( Could I May ) you close the window, please?
4 Excuse me, ( will I would ) you mind passing me the pencil?
5 Mrs Clark, ( may I would ) Tim and I work together again today?
6 Can I Will ) Sally and I use your computer?
7 ( May I Will ) you lend me your dictionary for a moment?
8 Everybody, please ( may I could ) you listen for a moment?
9 Tom, ( may I would ) you turn your music down, please?
10 ( May I Could ) you stand up when the visitors come in?
11 Excuse me, when ( may I will ) I use the library?
12 What time ( may I could ) you see me tomorrow, doctor?
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, E?<ercise s.
- Fill in the gaps with the correct modal in brackets to make a polite request.
Getting ready for a party
Sally : Let's decide who is going to do each job. Anne, (1) _ _ __
(may I could) you make the sandwiches?
Sue : (2) _ _ __ (May I Will) I help An ne with them?
Sally : Good idea. Now, Nadia perhaps you (3) _ _ __ (would I may)
lay the table. And Beth, (4) _ _ __ (may I will) you fold the
napkins and put them on the table?
Larry :What (5) _ _ _ _ (could I would) you like me to do?
Sally : Larry, (6) (may I can) you blow up the balloons and put
them around the room? Tom, (7) _ _ _ _ (could I would) you
mind helping him? There are hundreds of balloons!
Peter : What about me? (8) _ _ _ _ (Could I Would) I help?
Sally : Of course! (9) (May I Could) you put all the fruit juice
and cola in the fridge so that it gets nice and cold?
Mother: Hello, everyone! Do you need any help?
Sally : Oh yes, Mum. (10) _ _ _ _ (Would I May) you cut the cake into
squares for us and (11) (may I could) you help me look
for the candles? I can't find them anywhere. Now I think everything
is ready! No, I forgot the presents. Larry, (12) _ _ _ _ (may I
would) you go upstairs and get the presents and put them on the
table where Kim will see them? Thanks. Now, we really are ready.
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~ ~~ercise. C- -_ '\
Fill in the gaps with the correct modal in brackets to make a polite request.
A stranger in town
Stranger : Excuse me, (1) _ __ (could I may) you tell me the way
to the tourist office, please?
Man 1 : Of course, it's just over there at the corner.
Stranger: Thank you. (2) (Will I May) I ask you a question?
Man 1 : Please do.
Stranger: (3) _ _ __
(Could I Would) you
mind helping me
across the road? My
eyesight isn't very
good.
Man 1 : My pleasure.
Stranger: Excuse me, (4) _ __ _ (can I may) you tell me the time,
please?
Man 2 : Certainly, it's ten past two.
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Stranger: Thank you , and (5) (will I may) I ask you a favour?
Man 2 :Yes.
Stranger: (6) (Will I
May) you show me
where I can buy a
guidebook on the town?
Man 2 : Certainly. You can get
a good guide in this
bookshop here.
Stranger: Thank you so much .
Man 2 : Not at all.
Stranger: Excuse me, (7) (may I could) you help me with
this map? I think I'm lost.
Man 3 : Of course. Look, you're just
here .
Stranger : (8) _ _ _ (May I Will) I
borrow your pen to mark the
spot?
Man 3 : Here you are!
Stranger : Thank you.
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Stranger: Excuse me, (9) _ _ _ _ (could I would) you mind showing
me where the station is on this map?
Man 4 : lt's right here.
Stranger: Oh, yes, of course. (1 0) _ _ _ (Could I May) you tell me
if there are direct trains to the city centre from here?
Man 4 : Yes, there are regular trains to the city but I don't know the
times. (11) (Could I Would) you like me to take
you to the station to find out?
Stranger: That's very kind, but I'll find my way.
Stranger : Excuse me, could you ....
Man 1 : No, (12) (may I could) you tell me why you are
asking all these questions?
Stranger : Yes, of course. I am the
tourist inspector from the
town council. I am doing a
report on how local people
behave with tourists. And
I'm very pleased to say
that this is one of the
friendliest, most polite and helpful towns I have ever visited!
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UNIT
Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
.I -
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, - -.- -
~ E_xercis~: ~A - I

All the words in bold are verbs. Underline the transitive verbs and circle
the intransitive verbs.
Example
_
hear.... music.
1 I only watch television at the

weekend.
I look at the news sometimes.
2 My mother drives her car to

work.
My father walks to work.
3 On an average, a chicken lays

five eggs a week.
My granny was tired so she lay

down for a rest.
4 Mrs Lane speaks three languages.
Kelly talks to her parents in English.

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5 The police are seeking a tall man with a wooden leg and a parrot
on his shoulder.
The town council is looking for the best architect to design the new
sports centre.
6 Children, please concentrate on your schoolwork.
lt is important to study languages.
7 Let's get on with some work in the

school garden.
Tom, will you get the wheelbarrow,

please?
8 Right! Everybody please sit down

quietly.
Open your books at page 72.
9 Mary bumped into Mr Frank in the corridor.
He dropped all the books he was carrying.
10 Hurry up! I'm waiting for you!
My parents are attending the end-of-term

prize-giving day tomorrow.
11 Over one billion people live in India today.
Large families often share one house.
12 His parents used to own two cars.
Does this bicycle belong to you?
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1 Exercase.
....

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B. .
Mark the verbs in colour (T) for transitive verbs or (/) for intransitive
verbs. The first one has been done for you.
Good study habits
If you want to (1) do ( _I__ ) well at school, it is important to (2) work ( _ )
hard. Try to (3) find ( _ )a quiet place to (4) do ( _ )your homework
so that you can (5) concentrate ( _ )
on it properly. lt's also a good idea
to (6) choose ( _ ) a regular
time each day, perhaps when you
get home from school. Some of my
friends like to (7) take ( _ ) some
exercise before they (8) start ( _ )
their homework. One of them
(9) walks ( _ )around the park to
get some fresh air. Another friend (10) jogs ( _ )for thirty minutes or so.
I just (11) relax ( _ )for a little bit when I get home and then start to do
my homework. When I (12) finish ( _ )my work, I (13) check ( _ )it
carefully. Then I (14) put ( _ )it away and (15) enjoy ( _ )the rest of
the evening!
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Exercise C
Mark the verbs in colour (T) for transitive verbs or (/) for intransitive
verbs.
My great grandmother
My great grandmother is over eighty years old. She (1) lives ( _ ) with
me and my family. We (2) call ( _ ) her Granny G! She isn't very strong
anymore so we (3) care ( _ )for her. My mother (4) does ( _ )a lot of
the work, but she also (5) relies ( _ )on me to help, too. I often (6) help
(_ ) my mother to (7) bring ( _ )Granny G from the bedroom into the
kitchen for breakfast. We all (8) have ( _ ) breakfast together. Then my
father (9) goes ( _ )to work, and my brother and I (10) walk ( _ )to
school together. Sometimes a nurse (11) takes care ( _ ) of Granny G if
my mother has to go out. In the evening Granny G (12) sits ( _ )with us
and (13) watches ( _ )television. What I really like about my great
grandmother is that she always (14) smiles ( _ )and (15) laughs ( _ )
with us. I'm very glad she lives with us.
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Verb Patterns with 'to'-infinitive
Choose the correct form of the verb and write its number in the brackets.
Example
My uncle is expected to _ _ _ at 8 o'clock this evening.

(1) arrived (2) arrives
(3) arrive (4) arriving ( 3 )
1 My parents agreed to me to the party.

( 1) take
(2) taken
(3) taking
(4) takes ( )
2 Next year I hope to to Australia with my parents.

( 1) will go (2) going
(3) go (4) goes )
3 Linda decided to the piano.

( 1) learning
(2) learnt
(3) learns
(4) learn ( )
4 He managed to 99% in the end-of-term test!

( 1) getting (2) get
(3) gets (4) got ( )
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Exercise ~8~ ,~
Fill in the gaps with 1fo'-infinitives of the correct verb from the box. Use
every verb only once.
be avoid leave play keep

put reach touch call pay
Accidents in the home
Many accidents happen in the home. Some happen because people
attempt (1) _ _ _ _ for something high up on a shelf and then fall
down. Sometimes people forget (2) _____ away dangerous things
like bleach, and young children drink them. Medicines can be dangerous
too. To very young children, tablets appear (3) _ _ _ _ like sweets and
so they eat them.
If we want (4) _____ accidents at home, we must remember to
be careful. We need (5) _ _ _ _ medicines and cleaning liquids safely
away from children. We should tell our younger brothers and sisters not
(6) _ _ _ _ anything electrical, and warn them not (7) _ _ __
with matches. When someone is hurt in a fire, we can't say, "Sorry, I didn't
mean (8) _ _ _ _ the matches on the table." lt is too late! We must all
learn (9) _____ more attention to all these things and try to be more
'safety aware' at home. That way we won't need (10) _ _ _ __ an
ambulance for someone we love!

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Exercise C
Fill in the gaps with 'to'-infinitives of the correct verb from the box. You
may use some verbs more than once.
practise bring play collect

remember take watch
Weekend plans
Jeff : What do you want (1) _ _ _ _ this weekend, Tom?
Tom : I'm not sure. I think my parents are planning (2) _____ us to
the zoo on Saturday. And in the evening I want (3) _____ the
new science-fiction programme on television.
Jeff : I'm hoping (4) that programme, too. lt sounds great.
Why don't we arrange (5) it together at my house?
Tom : Great idea! I'm sure my parents will agree (6) _____ me come
round.
Jeff : When you come, don't forget (7) _ _ _ _ my photo album back!
lt's been at your house for weeks!
Tom : I promise (8) _ _ _ _ _ it. Oh, Anna told me that you are
learning (9) _____ the piano. You can play for me when I come
to your house.
Jeff : I'm not that good yet. I need (10) _ _ _ _ _ a bit more. I intend
(11) _ _ _ _ the Grade One exam at the end of the year.
Tom: Oh, good luck! I must go. My dad arranged (12) _ _ _ _ me at
4 o'clock. I'm going to be late. Bye!
Jeff : Bye! See you on Saturday!
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UNIT
Subject-Verb Agreement
Circle the correct verb in brackets.
Example
Nothing (G.,) are ) as tasty as chocolate ice cream!
1 George and Larry ( is I are ) good friends.
2 Most people ( like I likes ) swimming.
3 I think Mathematics ( is I are ) difficult.
4 What ( was I were ) you doing last night?
5 My family and I often ( go I goes ) to the beach on Sundays.
6 ( Does I Do ) Mrs Gill and Mr Carter work at the same school?
7 Not everybody ( are I is ) good at art.
8 There are some days when nothing ( go I goes ) right!
9 Everything ( look I looks ) very nice. Thank you!
10 Sh! Someone ( is I are ) coming!
11 Everybody ( know I knows ) the sun rises in the east!
12 Nobody ( live I lives ) in that house now. lt's empty.

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Exercise B
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs from the box. You may
use some verbs more than once.
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Singapore
Most people (1) _ _ _ _ that Singapore is an island, but not everyone
(2) _ _ __ that the name means 'Lion City'. lt (3) _ __ a small
population of about 4.5 million people. The population is a mix of Chinese,
Malay, Indian and Eurasian people. These different people (4) _ _ __
happily together in Southeast Asia's smallest country. There (5) _ _ __
four official languages: English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil. Nearly
everybody (6) two languages, and many Singaporeans
(7) more than two languages.
Singapore (8) ____ a very modern state because of its highly-
educated population. As you can see, good relations between Singapore's
different people and a good education system (9) _ _ _ _ very
important. But something else (1 0) ____ respected in Singapore: the
family. The family (11) _ _ _ _ a very important role in Singaporean
society. So Singapore (12) _ _ _ _ a country that holds on to the best of
its traditions and, at the same time, builds a modern technological society.
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Exercise C
Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the verbs from the box. You may
use some of the verbs more than once.
) be go like look wear
Travelling
In my country, nearly everybody (1) _ _ _ _ to go away for a holiday.
Most people (2) ____ to the beach or the countryside. But my family
and I (3) ____ to travel to more unusual places in different countries
because it is exciting. In a new country, a lot of things (4) _ _ __
different. For example, many plants
(5) _ _ _ _ different and many animals
(6) _ _ _ _ strange. Not everybody in
other countries (7) ____ the same
clothes as we do! For example, in Egypt
many men (8) _ _ __ a long robe
instead of trousers and a shirt, and most
women (9) _ ___ a head scarf. In
some countries in Africa the women
(10) _ _ _ _ brightly-coloured turbans on their heads. Sometimes I think
that nothing (11) _ _ _ the same as at home, but then I realize that
really everybody (12) ____ the same whatever country you are in.
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UNIT
REVIEW(2)
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Exercise A
Choose the correct form of verb and write its number in the brackets.
Example
She a bath at the moment.

(1) has (2) is having
(3) have (4) had ( 2 )
1 Excuse me, what the time, please?

(1) are (2) am
(3) is (4) was ( )
2 We all our new teacher very much.

(1) likes (2) is liking
(3) are liking (4) like ( )
3 Larry and Philip brothers.

(1) isn't
(2) aren't
(3) aren't being
(4) isn't being ( )
4 Where's Mum?
She the shopping.
(1) is doing (2) am doing
(3) does (4) are doing ( )
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5 Listen! What that noise?
( 1) are making (2) makes
(3) is making (4) am making ( )
6 I feeling very well today.

{1) isn't (2) aren't
(3) don't (4) am not ( )
7 Mary _ a good mark in her English test last week.

( 1) got
(2) was getting
(3) gets
(4) to get ( )
8 Where you on holiday last year?

( 1) do I go
(2) does I go
(3) did I go
(4) was I going ( )
9 The film last night very good .

(1) weren't
(2) wasn't
(3) am not
(4) aren't ( )
10 I _ _ _ to some music when my friend arrived.

( 1) is listening
(2) was listening
(3) were listening
(4) are listening )
11 ___ you _ television when I rang yesterday?

( 1) Were I watching
(2) Did I watch
(3) Was I watching
(4) Did I watching ( )
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12 Tom and Roger attention when the teacher
asked them a question.
(1) wasn't paying
(2) aren't paying
(3) ~ weren't paying
(4) isn't paying ( )
13 If you the dishes, I them.

(1) will wash I dry
(2) wash I will dry
(3) will wash I will dry
(4) wash I am drying ( )
14 Roy the exam if he hard.

( 1) will pass I work
(2) passes I will work
(3) will pass I works
(4) will pass I will work ( )
15 Kelly's mother said, "I am going to the shops."

Kelly's mother told her to the shops.
( 1) she went
(2) I was going
(3) I am going
(4) she was going ( )
16 Mr Sanders said, "I have a prize for the best composition."

Mr Sanders told the class a prize for the best
composition.
(1) he was having (2) I have
(3) he had (4) I had ( )
17 I think it tomorrow.
( 1) will rain (2) is raining
(3) rains (4) to rain ( )
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Fill in the gaps with the correct simple present or present continuous
form of the verbs from the box, or with will + the correct verb from the box.
You may f..JSe some verbs more than once.
be beat use leave tear )
C get look fold

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take
Making paper
These days lots of people (1) _______ for ways to help the
environment. One way (2) _____ to recycle more of our rubbish. Here
(3) ____ a great way to use old newspapers: by turning them into new
paper! Firstly, you (4) _ _ ten pages of old newspaper and (5) _ __
them into tiny pieces. Next, you put the paper into a pot and add two large
cups of water. If you (6) _ _ _ _ the pot for a few hours, the pieces of
paper (7) _ _ _ _ nice and soggy. Then, you (8) _____ the mixture
with a wooden spoon to blend it well. If you (9) _____ a food blender, it
(10) _ _ _ _ much easier, but you should ask your mother or father first.
When the mixture (11) _ _ _ smooth, add two tablespoons of starch and
stir the mixture for two or three minutes. Then you pour the mixture onto
half a soft wire screen (12 cm x 25 cm) and spread it out thinly. Now, you
(12) _ _ the screen in half, put it between some newspapers and
squeeze hard to remove the extra water. Lastly, remove the newspapers and
(13) the flat piece of pulp out of the screen. If you (14) _ _ __
it to dry overnight, it (15) _ _ __ ready to write on in the morning!
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Fill in the gaps with the correct simple past or past continuous form of
the verbs from the box. You may use some verbs more than once.
ask live blow spend

tell hunt decide order
How Singapore got its name (1)
In the thirteenth or fourteenth century (nobody is quite sure) there
(1) ____ a young prince called Sang Nila Utama. He (2) _ _ __
at the court in Palembang in Indonesia. The prince (3) ____ a happy
young man. He (4) ____ his time with his friends and going hunting.
One day he (5) _ _ _ bored and so (6) ____ to sail away with his
friends to look for an adventure. He (7) ____ to some nearby islands
and stopped on one of them to go hunting. While he (8) _ _ _ _ __
he saw another island much further away. He (9) an old man
what it was called. The old man (10) him that it was called
Temasek. The prince (11) _ _ _ _ _ to visit the island. They went
back to the ship and (12) _____ towards the island. As they
(13) _ _ _ _ _ a great storm (14) _ _ _ _ up. The ship's captain
(15) _ _ __ _ his men to throw the heavy cargo into the sea to save the
ship. But this didn't work.
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Fill in the gaps with the correct verb from the box. You may use some
verbs more than once.
am going to raised may saw stared

are going to asked must had
was walking to stay can't will
How Singapore got its name (2)
"We (1) drown," thought Sang Nila Uta ma. Then the captain
said, "Prince, please (2) you throw your heavy gold crown into the
sea? That (3) save us." This worked and the storm stopped, so
they reached the island safely. The island was beautiful and the prince
wanted (4) _ ___ there for some time. "I (5) _ __ __ explore
this island," he told the captain. While the prince (6) _ _ _ _ through
the jungle, he (7) _ _ _ _ a strange creature. lt (8) _ _ __
a brown head, a reddish body and a strong, white chest. The prince
(9) his bow and arrow and pointed it at the creature. The
creature (10) at the prince with its big yellow eyes and then
gave an enormous roar before disappearing into the jungle. "What is that
creature?" the prince (11) _ _ __ _ an old man.
"lt (12) _ _ _ _ be a stag. lt's too big. lt (13) _ _ __ be a lion,
sir," the old man replied.
"Then I (14) _ _ _ name this island 'Singa Pura'. And I (15) _ __
be the king of this island!" (Singa Pura means 'lion city' in Malay.)
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Prepositions of Place or Time
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E.~ea:cise A_
Choose the correct preposition of place or time and write its number in
the brackets.
Example
My house is _ _ _ to the post office.

( 1) opposite (2) between
(3) in front of (4) next ( 4 )
1 I have a little table for my books and radio my

bed.
( 1) on (2) between
(3) beside (4) under ( )
2 Where are my slippers?

They are your bed.
( 1) at (2) between
(3) over (4) under ( )
3 Sally, can you sit Tom and Anne?

( 1) at (2) between
(3) over (4) under ( )
4 our house there is a park.

( 1) Opposite (2) Next
(3) In front (4) Between ( )
5 Write your name _ __ the top of the page.
(1) beside (2) in
(3) beneath (4) at ( )
6 The instructions are page 22.

(1) .~ on (2) in
(3) at (4) over ( )
7 I always do my homework I watch television .

(1) for
(2) before
(3) until
(4) by ( )
8 I must go. I have to be home 6 o'clock.

(1) until (2) by
(3) during (4) on ( )
9 We always go to the seaside the school holiday.

(1) while (2) until
(3) during (4) by ( )
10 Linda was born _ 27th February.

(1) at (2) for
(3) on (4) in ( )
11 Children, please wait here quietly _ a few minutes.

(1) by
(2) for
(3) during
(4) before ( )
12 You can have an ice cream lunch.

(1) after (2) until
(3) by (4) on ( )
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Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition of place from the box. You
may use some prepositions more than once.
at between behind over in

on in front under near
Describing a photograph
Here's a photograph that I took (1) _ _ _ _ the seaside. lt was a
beautiful day and we were all (2) _ _ _ _ the beach. Look, that's me
sitting (3) _ _ _ _ my mum and dad. And you can just see Andy's
head (4) _ _ _ _ my dad. I think he was trying to hide from the
camera! We were having a picnic. You can still see the plates and cups
(5) _ _ _ _ the mat (6) _ _ _ _ _ of us. lt was a very hot day.
You can see that there were no clouds (7) _____ the sky at all. And
we had to sit (8) _ _ _ _ that sun umbrella to stay cool. And my
mum rubbed sun cream all (9) _____ me so I wouldn't burn.
Simon, my big brother, isn't (10) _____ the picture. He was
swimming (11) the sea when I took it. You can't see it, but
there was a little cafe (12) the beach, only about 200
metres away across the road. We sometimes went there for ice creams
or cold drinks. lt was a very happy holiday.
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Exercise C
Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition of time from the box. You may
use some prepositions more than once.
Sunrise
I love the dawn. lt's such a beautiful time of day. I like to get up (1) _ _ __
the rest of the family. Sometimes I get up (2) _ _ _ _ 5 o'clock! lt
depends on when the sun comes up. I sit at the window and watch the sun
rise (3) _ _ _ _ it is high in the sky. (4) _ _ _ _ that, I have my
shower and get dressed. I go downstairs and have everything ready for
breakfast (5) _ _ the time my mum comes down. (6) _ _ __
the week, Mum and I have breakfast alone together. I like that. But
(7) weekends the whole family has breakfast together. That's
nice, too! (8) Sundays my mum does a special breakfast with
eggs and toast. Yummy! We always plan our day (9) _ _ _ _ breakfast
and tell each other our news. (10) _ _ _ _ breakfast we clear up and,
if it's Saturday, I often go shopping with my mum . (11) _ _ __
weekdays, of course, we have to go to school. I go to bed early because I
get up so early (12) _ _ _ _ the morning. Then, I look forward to seeing
the next dawn. Do you ever get up to see the sun rise? Try it! lt's wonderful!
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Exer~ise=-~.A:
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Choose the correct preposition of direction and write its number in the
brackets.
Example
We cycled very fast _ _ the hill.

(1) between (2) past
(3) down (4) through ( 3 )
1 The bus goes the National Museum.

( 1) along
(2) across
(3) past
(4) down ( )
2 We went for a lovely long walk the river.

( 1) along (2) from
(3) through (4) out of ( )
3 The cat jumped its box.

( 1) through (2) by
(3) up (4) into ( )
4 I received an email my cousin in Australia.

(1) to (2) from
(3) across (4) along ( )
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5 Charles jogs the park every morning.
( 1) out of (2) into
(3) around (4) along ( )
6 The boy climbed the tree.

{1} up (2) across
(3) along (4) through ( )
7 Trains always whistle before going tunnels .

( 1) between
(2) through
(3) from
(4) across ( )
8 The river flows a very pretty bridge in the village.

(1) out of (2) into
(3) along (4) under ( )
9 Be careful when you go the busy road.

( 1) across
(2) through
(3) from
(4) into ( )
10 Paul, put the milk back the fridge, please.

( 1) from (2) to
(3) into (4) by ( )
11 Children, please remember to take everything

your lockers at the end of term.
( 1) into (2) around
(3) out of (4) to ( )
12 How far is it Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur?

(1) into (2) by
(3) from (4) to ( )
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Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition of direction from the box. You
may use s.qme prepositions more than once.
through across over to

around under down up
A keep-fit course
Okay, listen everybody! This is what you have to do. First, you jump
(1) the wall and then crawl (2) ____ the net. Next, you have
to climb (3) the ladder (4) _ _ __ the top of the wall and then
jump (5) ____ carefully. After that, you have to go (6) ____ the
tunnel and run (7) ____ the bridge to get to a field. Walk (8) _ _ __
the field until you get (9) _ __ the track. Finally, run three times
(10) ____ the track and you will have finished!
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Exercise C
Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition of direction from the box. You
may use some prepositions more than once.
across down past along up

through under from out of to
A long walk
Last weekend, my family and I went for a long walk. We started
(1) _ our house in the middle of the village and took the road
that leads out of the village. We walked (2) ____ the road for about
an hour and went (3) _ _ __ lots of farms and fields with cows and
sheep. Then we took the path that climbed (4) ____ a hill. There
were lots of beautiful trees on the hill and I collected leaves as we walked
(5) ____ the woods. Then we came to a river and had to walk
(6) ____ it for about fifteen minutes before we found a place to jump
(7) _ _ __ to the other side of the river. Suddenly it started to rain! We
ran (8) ____ a big tree and waited (9) ____ it for the rain to stop.
When it stopped we walked (10) ____ the top of the hill. There was a
beautiful view so we decided to have our picnic there. Mum got everything
(11) _ ___ the basket and we all sat (12) ____ on the mat and
had a lovely meal. Then it was time to go home. By the time we got home
we were all very tired but it was a great walk.
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UNIT
Adverbs of Frequency
Choose the correct adverb of frequency and write its number in the
brackets.
Example
I don't like tea so I _ _ _ drink it.

(1) always (2) never
(3) daily (4) usually ( 2 )
1 My mother takes me to school very early so I am

late.
( 1) always (2) usually
(3) never (4} daily (
2 Do you go swimming?
Yes, , but I prefer playing tennis .
( 1) usually (2) sometimes
(3) never (4} rarely ( )
3 My mother told me to look both ways before

crossing a road.
(1) never (2) usually
(3) sometimes (4} always ( )
4 My parents have their newspaper delivered

(1) daily (2) never
(3) monthly (4) yearly ( )
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5 When do you watch television?
I watch it after I finish my homework.
( 1) Daily (2) Never
(3) Usually (4) Always
6 If you- have a dog, you should take it for a walk

( 1) yearly (2) monthly
(3) always (4) daily ( )
7 Luckily, I am not ill very _ _

( 1) usually (2) often
(3) sometimes (4) always ( )
8 My favourite comic comes out

(1) weekly (2) never
(3) usually (4) yearly ( )
9 Tom and Larry are best friends and sit next to

each other in class.
( 1) daily (2) never
(3) always (4) rarely ( )
10 My mum learnt to swim so she doesn't go in the sea!

( 1) always (2) sometimes
(3) often (4) never ( )
11 What time do you go to bed?

( 1) usually (2) never
(3) sometimes (4) daily ( )
12 My older sister is moody! she is happy and

she is sad!
( 1) Sometimes I always
(2) Always I never
(3) Sometimes I sometimes
(4) Always I sometimes ( )
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Exercise B
Fill in the gaps with the correct adverb of frequency from the box. You
may USE! ,some of the adverbs more than once.
always daily never sometimes weekly
Revising for tests
Having an important test is (1) _____ a wonderful thing! But, if you
prepare for it properly, you won't have any problems. (2) _____ try
to do a little revision each day. Twenty minutes of revision (3) _ _ __
is better than many hours the night before the test! (4) _ _ _ _ I make
a timetable for my revision. Then I know when I should be working and
when I can relax. (5) _____ , when I am revising, I make notes and
(6) _ _ _ _ I ask my mother or older brother to test me. The night
before the test I (7) _ _ _ _ go to bed early so that I wake up feeling
wide-awake and ready.
Of course, if it's only a little test, then you don't have to do so much
revision. For example, I (8) _____ revise just the night before the
spelling test which we have (9) _ _ _ _ on Mondays. I don't write
notes for the spelling test but I (10) _ _ _ _ ask someone to test me.
A small test or a big test: the important thing is (11) _ _ _ _ be
well-prepared and (12) _ _ _ _ go to bed late the night before! Good
luck!
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Exercise C
fill in the gaps with the correct adverb of frequency from the box. You
may use some of the adverbs more than once.
never always usually sometimes weekly
The vegetarian
My friend, Linda, is a vegetarian so she (1) _ ____ eats meat. She
(2) _ _ _ eats fruit and vegetables. (3) _ __ _ she has
fruit and cereal for breakfast. (4) _ _ _ _ she has strawberries and
(5) _ __ she has mangoes. Those are her favourite fruit.
(6) _ ___ at lunchtime she has a sandwich and a banana. Everyday
her sandwiches (7) _ __ _ look delicious because her mother puts lots
of lovely roasted vegetables in them! In the evenings her mother cooks a
vegetarian meal for all the family. (8) they eat rice with fried
vegetables or beans and steamed tofu, and (9) they have a
vegetable curry. Because Linda (1 0) eats meat, she takes
some extra vitamins every Saturday. She says they are her (11) _ _ __
medicine! She also told me that it was important to drink lots of water and
she (12) _ __ _ has a bottle of water in her bag when I see her!
Linda is very beautiful, so I think vegetarian food must be very good for
you!
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Adverbials of Manner, Place or Time
Choose the correct adverbial of manner or place or time, and write its
number in the brackets.
Example
My older sister cries _ when she is upset!

(1) as a baby (2) likes a baby
(3) for a baby (4) like a baby ( 4 )
1 Paul had a very sore throat so he spoke ____ .

(1) like a whisper (2) in whisper
(3) in a whisper (4) whispering
2 Larry is a great swimmer. In fact, he swims _ _ __

(1) likes a fish (2) as a fish
(3) for a fish (4) like a fish ( )
3 The fireworks went off _ _ __

( 1) with a loud bang (2) for a loud bang
(3) like a loud bang (4) by a loud bang (
4 Mary is a good student. She works _ _ __

( 1) carelessly and quietly
(2) carefully and quietly
(3) carefully and loudly
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5 What do you do ?
( 1) in your spare time (2) on your spare time
(3) for your spare time (4) at your spare time ( )
6 We have extra English lessons

( 1) on Monday afternoons
(2) in Monday afternoons
(3) for Monday afternoons
(4) at Monday afternoons ( )
7 I brush my teeth
( 1) after every meal (2) during every meal
(3) with every meal (4) before every meal ( )
8 School ends
( 1) for a week's time (2) at a week's time
(3) on a week's time (4) in a week's time ( )
9 She walked and bumped into Tom .

( 1) along the corner
(2) around the corner
(3) through the corner
(4) across the corner ( )
10 Jim wasn't listening to the teacher. He was looking

( 1) on the window (2) into the window
(3) out of the window (4) in the window ( )
11 Please hang your coats

( 1) in the hooks. (2) on the hooks.
(3) at the hooks. (4) for the hooks. ( )
12 I always keep my mobile phone

( 1) by my pocket (2) in my pocket
(3) on my pocket (4) at my pocket ( )
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Fill in the gaps with the correct adverbial of manner or place or time from
the box. Use every adverbial only once.
around their spaceship around tracks in space

into their space rocket on television in the gym
up and down ropes before joining to the moon
well and properly like athletes like puppets
Astronauts
Astronauts have to be very fit and healthy. They have to pass a fitness test
(1) _ _ __ _ _ __ the course to become astronauts. After this, they
train very hard (2) _ __ __ __ preparing for a competition. They run
(3) _ __ __ ,climb (4) _ _ __ _ __ _ _ and do lots of
exercises (5) _ __ ___ and the swimming pool. They also have to eat
(6) _ __ _ _ __ _ . They need lots of energy so they eat plenty of
energy-rich food like pasta. Many astronauts are scientists too. They
become astronauts so that they can do experiments (7) _ _ _ _ __
When the training is over they are ready to go into space. They get
(8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , put on the strong seat belts and wait for
take-off. After take-off, and when they are out of the Earth's atmosphere, the
work and fun can start. You must have seen pictures (9) _ _ _ __ __
of astronauts floating (1 0) . They look
(11) bouncing up and down! I know it's a dangerous
job but it is exciting too. I want to be an astronaut and travel
(12) _ _ __ _ __ _ or Mars!
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Fill ;n the gaps with the correct adverbial of manner or place or time from
the box. Use every adverbial only once.
early in the morning about 10 o 'clock in my pocket

behind the fire fighters into the streets in the sun
for an hour or two with a big bang At the front
through the main roads on national day like soldiers
The parade
On our national day there is a big parade (1) ___ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _
in the city. People of all ages crowd (2) _ __ _ _ _ _ __ to watch
it. My family and I always go (3) _ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ _ so that
we get a good place in the front where we can see well. We usually have to
wait (4) ---~ ___ before the parade begins, but I don't mind.
I always have my mobile phone (5) _ __ __ _ and I spend the time
playing games or talking to my friends. Then, at (6)
fireworks are set off (7) and the parade begins.
(8) _ __ of the parade is the mayor and town officials.
Then come the police and fire fighters. I like them best of all. They march
(9) : left, right, left, right and they look very smart. They
wear swords which shine (1 0) ________ and carry gleaming rifles.
The marching bands come (11) _ _ _ __ .They
play so loudly you can feel the ground shake! lt's a wonderful day. What a
shame the parade only happens (12) _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _
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UNIT
Prepositions Used with Adjectives
Choose the correct preposition goes with the adjective before it, and write
Example
Mr Sanders is very keen _ playing golf.

(1) at (2) in
(3) on (4) for ( 3 )
1 Sandra is very good music. She plays the piano

beautifully.
(1) in (2) on
(3) at (4) for ( )
2 I'm very interested science.

( 1) in (2) on
(3) at (4) for )
3 Tom's parents were very proud him for winning

the prize for best speaker in the debate .
(1) of (2) at
(3) for (4) by ( )
4 My aunt is married an Australian man.

( 1) to (2) with
(3) by (4) for ( )
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5 Are you scared snakes?
(1) for (2) with
(3)- - at' (4) of ( )
6 I'm very sorry being late, Mrs Ross.

(1) - with (2) for
(3) at (4) by ( )
7 Paul was tired working on the computer and

went to bed.
(1) of (2) for
(3) at (4) for ( )
8 The box was full chocolates.

(1) for (2) by
(3) of (4) in ( )
9 I'm fond animals. I want to be a vet when I grow

up.
(1) for (2) of
(3) by (4) at ( )
10 My mother was very pleased the flowers I gave

her.
(1) with (2) for
(3) at (4) of ( )
11 Mary was surprised her good marks. She

thought the Science test was very difficult.
(1) for (2) of
(3) by (4) with ( )
12 China is famous the Great Wall.

(1) by (2) of
(3) for (4) at ( )
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Exercise
-- --
B -
Fill in the gaps with the correct preposition from the box. You may use
some prepositions more than once.
at on to in of for
Steven's life
I go to East Park School and I like school. I'm good (1) _ _ _ English
and art, but I'm quite bad (2) _ _ _ Maths. I'm lucky, my big brother is
brilliant (3) _ _ _ Maths and he is nice (4) _ _ _ me, often helping
me with my homework. In my spare time I play games on my computer. I'm
very interested (5) _ _ _ computer games. In fact, I once sent an idea
for a game to a company that makes them. They wrote me a letter and told
me it was a very good idea! I was very proud (6) _ _ _ that! When I get
tired (7) _ _ _ playing games, I surf the Internet. lt's full (8) _ __
wonderful things and information! You can get information about everything!
Also, I'm keen (9) _ __ sport. I play a lot of football and some tennis.
I'm a bit scared (10) _ _ _ water so I'm not a very good swimmer.
Now I'll tell you about my family. My dad is a businessman and he
travels a lot. My mum is a doctor but she only works two days a week. I've
got two brothers and a sister. My eldest brother is married (11) _ _ _
Susie, who is a nurse. They have a new baby- their first. I'm very happy
(12) them. I'm pleased that I have a nice family and a nice school.
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at in of by with for about
The concert
Ann was getting ready for her first concert. She was very nervous (1) _ __
playing in public for the first time. "What are you worried (2) _ __ , Ann?"
asked her mother. "You know you are good (3) _ _ _ playing the piano."
"I'm scared (4) _ _ _ playing in front of lots of people," replied Ann.
"Don't worry! You'll be fine. And who knows, one day you might be
famous (5) _ _ _ your piano playing!"
Ann went to the side of the stage. She was interested (6) _ __
watching what was happening. The boy before her was just finishing. lt was
her turn! She walked out on stage. The theatre was full (7) people!
They started to clap her. She was a bit surprised (8) the clapping.
"What nice people!" Ann thought. She sat down at the piano and looked
at the piano keys. Suddenly she stopped worrying and started playing. Soon it
was all over! Everybody was clapping even more loudly. She bowed politely
and left the stage. Her mother was waiting for her. "I'm so proud (9) _ __
you," she said. "You did very well. I'm so pleased (10) you."
"Thank you, Mother," said Ann. "lt wasn't as bad as I thought. When is
my next concert?"
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Prepositions Used with Verbs
Choose the correct preposition that goes with the verb before it, and write
Example
Are you playing tennis this afternoon?

lt depends the weather.
(1) on (2) at
(3) in (4) for ( 1 )
1 Tom, can you help me look my dictionary?

I can't find it.
( 1) in (2) on
(3) at (4) for ( )
2 Children, please listen me carefully.

( 1) in (2) to
(3) at (4) for ( )
3 Anne, you must write your aunt and thank her

for your present.
( 1) to (2) at
(3) about (4) for ( )
4 Oh, look that beautiful pony!

( 1) up (2) for
(3) to (4) at ( )
5 Liza, Mrs Gill wants to speak you .
( 1) for (2) at
(3) to (4) of ( )
6 Wait me, Dad!

..
( 1) on (2) for
(3) at (4) to ( )
7 Last night I dreamt being lost in the jungle.

( 1) to (2) for
(3) about (4) at ( )
8 Mary, does this pen belong you?

( 1) for (2) by
(3) of (4) to ( )
9 Does everyone agree me that we buy Mrs Gill

some flowers at the end of term?
( 1) for (2) of
(3) with (4) at ( )
10 Did you walk school this morning?

( 1) to (2) for
(3) at (4) of ( )
11 My father works an international company.

( 1) for (2) of
(3) by (4) about ( )
12 This morning the principal is going to speak

the new end-of-term tests.
( 1) by
(2) of
(3) about
(4) at ( )
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about through at for by into on to
A nature walk
Yesterday my class went on a nature walk. We went (1) ____ coach
and drove (2) _ _ _ a forest about 50 kilometres from the city. When we
arrived our teacher divided the class (3) groups of four. Each group
had a different task to work (4) . Our group had to look (5) _ __
20 different types of leaves. Another group had to look for 10 different wild
flowers. Before we started, a man who worked (6) _ _ _ the Forest
Agency spoke to us (7) _ _ _ the importance of respecting the
countryside. He told us to look (8) _ _ _ the trees and plants carefully
when we walk (9) _ _ _ the forest. He encouraged us to try to learn their
names. He also told us to listen (10) _ __ the birds singing. He said that
sometimes we could see eagles flying in the sky above the forest, but that
depended (11) _ _ _ the weather. When he finished talking, we started to
work in our different groups. lt was great fun! My group quickly found 20
kinds of leaves, and helped another group to look for mushrooms. We then
talked (12) _ _ _ the leaves and mushrooms we collected. At the end of
the afternoon we all went back to the coach with our collections. We were
all tired, but very happy. I slept all the way back to the city!
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, Exercise C
about for to at of
Party games
Do you play games when you have a party? Here are some games that I
like to play. The first one is 'Guess That Tune'. You listen (1) the
first five seconds of a popular song and you have to guess the song title.
Another game that I like is 'Whose Is This?'. Everybody brings something
small that belongs (2) them. All the objects are put in the centre of
the room. Everyone looks (3) the objects and thinks (4) _ _ __
who they could belong (5) . The winner is the person with the
most correct answers. In another game 'Hunt the Thimble', one person
hides a thimble or any small object in the room. Everyone else has to look
(6) ____ it. The winner is the person who finds it first. Another good
game is 'Who Am I Thinking (7) _ _ _ ?'Somebody thinks (8) _ _ __
a famous person and everyone else has to guess who it is. You can ask
(9) ____ information, for example "Is this person a man?" But the only
answers are "Yes" or "No". Sometimes it takes ages to guess the person.
I hope you like these ideas. I can't wait (10) _ _ _ my next party!
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Phrasal Verbs
- -
. Exercise A .-.
Choose the correct phrasal verb and write its number in the brackets.
Example
- - - - working quietly while I speak to the principal.

(1) Carry up (2) Carry with
(3) Carry in (4) Carry on ( 4 )
5 Please with your work quietly!
( 1) get on (2) get up
(3) get over (4) get out (
6 Most .parents try to their children to be polite.

( 1) bring on (2) bring up
(3) bring over (4) bring out ( )
7 If you don't know a word, it _ _ _ in the

dictionary.
( 1) look I on (2) look I up
(3) look I over (4) look I out ( )
8 What time did you this morning?

( 1) wake to (2) wake up
(3) wake for (4) wake out ( )
9 We Mary's cat while she is away on holiday.

( 1) are looking for
(2) are looking at
(3) are looking after
(4) are looking over ( )
10 We used the Internet to more about the

cavemen.
( 1) find out (2) find for
(3) find on (4) find about ( )
11 Tom, your shoelaces or you might

trip!
( 1) tie I on (2) tie I in
(3) tie I up (4) tie I down ( )
12 Kelly, please all your vegetables!

( 1) eat on (2) eat up
(3) eat at (4) eat out ( )
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Exercise B
Fill in the gaps with a suitable phrasal verb from the box. Use every
phrasal verb only once.
put away write down ask for pick up

work out stand up line up sit down
finish off carry on turn to look up
The English Class
Good morning, class! Please (1) _ _____ . Now, get your books
and (2) _ __ _ _ page 26. Read the passage at the top of the page.
If there are any words you don't know, (3) _ _ __ them _ _ __
in a dictionary. If you need some extra rough paper, you may
(4) _ __ _ _ some. As you are reading, try to (5) _ _ _ __
who the text is about. (6) _ _ _ ____ your ideas in your notebooks.
I'd like you to (7) _ _ __ __ reading quietly while I go and
(8) _ _ _ ___ your report cards from the office.
Have you all finished? Good. Any questions? No? Well it's nearly
break time so we'll (9) _ _ ____ this exercise after the break. So,
(10) _ ___ your books _ _ _ _ and (11) _ _ _ _ _ behind your
desks. All right, now (12) _ _ _ _ _ quietly by the door. Now, off you
go and have a good break!
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' Exercise C
Fill in the gaps with the most suitable phrasal verb from the box. Use
every phras?l verb only once .
.r--
breaking out wiped out burnt down turn off
l flooded out
drying up
cut down
turn down
-===~~~==~~==~====~==~~
The environment
find out
die out
Everybody these days is worried about the environment. We know that the
Earth is warming up because the amount of carbon dioxide is building up. Also,
a lot of trees are being (1) and large areas of forest are
being (2) by big fires. So forests are being destroyed
before we can (3) what new plants and animals live there.
Human beings have (4) whole species of animals before. Now
the situation is getting worse. For example, the pandas may (5) _ __ __
in about 50 years' time unless we do something to help save them.
In some places in the world, people have only polluted water to drink.
Drinking dirty water can result in diseases (6) _ _ _ __ __ , and
causing people to become very sick or to die. Elsewhere, the supply of
water is (7) _ _ _ _ __ because there is no rain, while in other places,
people are (8) because there is too much rain! lt is difficult
to know what to do, but here are two simple ways each of us can help:
(9) _ _ _ _ _ all the taps properly and try not to waste water.
(10) air-conditioning or heating- try to use less electricity.
These are simple things, but if we all do them, it might make a difference!
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UNIT
Types of Sentences: Statements,
Questions, Imperatives and Exclamations
- --.
~: Exercise
- . -
A
Put the words in the correct order to form statements, questions,
imperatives or exclamations. Start with a capita/letter and end with a
punctuation mark.
Example
never I Paul I football/ plays .
Paul never plays football.
1 to her parents I the letter I didn't I Mary I give .
2 later I I/ to the cinema I going I am .
3 more rice I would /like I you ?
4 capital I the I is I what I of India ?
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5 the piano I you I do I playing I like?
6 idea I good I a I that's
7 Roger's I that I cousin I is
8 day I beautiful I what I a
9 programme I what I terrible I a
10 I'm I listen I talking /when I carefully !
11 carefully I road I the I cross
12 litter I drop I never I in the street .
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--~
Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets in the correct order. Begin a new
sentence _with a capita/letter. The first one has been done for you.
The King Who Was Afraid to Die (1)
A very long time ago, there was a handsome king called Trisanku. Everyday
the king stood in front of his mirror and said, "(1) How handsome I am !
(handsome I I I am I how) I don't ever want to leave this beautiful body!"
One day King Trisanku went to see Vasistha, a wise old man. The
king said, "(2) _ _ __ __ _ _ _ __ __ __ __ __ __
(me I send I to I heaven I can I you) without dying first?"
Vasistha was very angry with the king. "(3) _ __ _ __ __ __
_ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ !"(out/ and I come back I get/ never) he said .
The king went back to his palace feeling sad. He stood in front of his
mirror and looked at himself. "(4) _ __ _ __ _ __ __ _ _ __ !"
(skin I beautiful /what I have I I) he said. "I can't die and leave it."
Unfortunately, his three sons heard these words. They were angry
because they wanted to be the king one day. They cursed their father. As
the king continued to look at himself in the mirror, his skin dried up, his face
went white and his beautiful robes turned into rags.
"(5) _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ ?" (happening I what lis)
cried the king.

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(6) - - -- - - -- -- - - - - -- - . (servants I his I
heard I the I cry) They rushed into the room and were surprised to see a
beggar. They quickly grabbed hold of him and threw him out of the palace .
"Stop Immediately. I am your king," King Trisanku ordered.
"Huh!" said a servant. "(7) _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ __ _ __
(you I think I what I that's) You're just a common beggar."
The poor king left the palace and he travelled a long, long way.
(8) . (under I slept/ he I trees) He begged
people for food. (9) _ __ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ __ _ _ __
(drank I river /from /water I he /the)
One afternoon, the king was resting
under a tree when some people
went past.
"(10) _ __ _ __ _
_ __ _ _ __ _ _ ,"(that/
beggar I at I look) said one traveller.
"(11) _ _ __ _ __
_ _ _ __ _ __ ?"(our village/
he I is /from) asked another.
A hermit Viswaamitra, who
was travelling with the two men, recognized the king. "No," he said.
"(12) _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ !" (is I that I Trisanku I King)
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Exercise .
Fill in the gaps with the words in brackets in the correct order.
The King Who Was Afraid to Die (2)
The hermit asked King Trisanku what had happened to him. So
(1) _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ _ _ __ (told I Viswaamitra I
king I the I story I his). The hermit listened and promised to help him. He
invited all the wise men in the country and told them he was going to send
the king to heaven without dying. The hermit also invited King Trisanku's
three sons. (2) _ __ _ __ _ __ __ __ __ __ (king's sons I
come I to I the I refused). They were still angry with their father.
On the day of the ceremony, Viswaamitra lit a fire and everybody
prayed. He asked the gods to appear but they didn't. (3) _ __ _ _ __
_ __ __ _ __ __ __ _ (pray I hermit I to I the I continued) .
Suddenly King Trisanku started to rise up into the air. He rose higher and
higher and (4) _ __ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ (of I reached I door
I the I heaven I he).
"(5) _ _ __ _ _ _ _ ?"(there I is I who) asked lndra, the chief of
all the gods. The king told lndra who he was, but lndra did not believe him.
"(6) _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ __ __ _ !"(Earth I return I
immediately /to) lndra ordered the king. The hermit knew what was
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happening, and (7) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (falling I
stopped I the king I he). The king stopped in the middle of the sky, and
(8) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (around I he I looked). He saw many stars.
"(9) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ !" (beautiful I how I are I they)
he exclaimed. He asked Viswaamitra if he could stay in the sky.
(10) (agreed I hermit/the) and promised to
give him some more company. (11) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . (so I stars I many more I created I he) The sky
became bright. The king's skin became beautiful again and gave out a great
light. And he is still there, lighting the night sky for all of us. Look up tonight
and (12) (see I might/you I him)!
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UNIT
Conjunctions
,ro::--= - - = -- -~ - - - "
r~~~Exercls_e 1 A -,~
Choose the correct conjunction and write its number in the brackets.
Example
Would you like to have a chocolate ice cream _

an orange juice?
(1) either (2) nor
(3) neither (4) or ( 4 )
1 You can wear your blue dress your green one

today.
( 1) nor (2) either
(3) or (4) neither ( )
2 We can go to the cinema or the zoo.

( 1) nor (2) either
(3) or (4) neither ( )
3 Andy nor Sam can speak Spanish.

( 1) Neither (2) Nor
(3) Either (4) Or ( )
4 I can't remember the name of the capital of Laos!

can I!
( 1) Than (2) If
(3) Or (4) Neither ( )
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5 I will help you with your homework you like.

(1) than. (2) if
(3) or (4) nor ( )
6 Mary ?tayed up late she was tired.

(1) if (2) or
(3) although (4) than ( )
7 Shanghai is a bigger city Beijing.

(1) if (2) or
8 we work hard today, we'll go fishing together

tomorrow.
(1) If (2) Or
(3) Although (4) Nor ( )
9 Ann Mary was at school today.

They were both sick.
( 1) Either I or (2) Neither I nor
(3) Either I either (4) Nor I neither ( )
10 You can work on the computers in the library

in the classroom.
(1) either I or (2) neither I or
(3) either I nor (4) or I either ( )
11 I'm in the school basketball team I'm not very

tall.
(1) if (2) or
12 A cheetah can run faster a leopard.

(1) if (2) or
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I --
Exercise B
Fill in the gaps with the correct conjunction from the box. You may use
some of the conjunctions more than once.
although either But than if or
Communication
Communication is very important in everyday life, and the best way to
communicate is to speak! We all grow up speaking at least one language -
our mother tongue. (1) ____ you live in a multi-cultural community, you
will probably speak two (2) _ _ _ _ more languages. Even (3) _ _ __
you only speak one language, you will probably learn another one at
school. In European schools this second language is (4) _ _ __
French (5) _ _ __ English. Sometimes it is Spanish (6) _ __ _
German. (7) _ _ _ __ , in the rest of the world, the second language
is usually English. Did you know more people speak the Chinese language
(8) _ ___ speak English! (9) _ _ _ _ more people actually speak
Chinese, English is used for international communication especially on the
Internet. So it is very important to learn English. (1 0) ____ you start
learning when you are young, it will be much easier to learn. Many young
children all over the world are learning English (11) _ _ __ at school
(12) _ ___ in special language schools. So, learn English, enjoy it and
become an international communicator!

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some conjunctions more than once.
although either neither than nor or if
When I grow up
What do you want to do when you grow up? Last year I saw a wonderful
film about whales so I decided I wanted to be (1) _ __ __ a deep-sea
diver (2) _ ___ the captain of a ship. But since I can (3) _ _ __
swim (4) _ ___ sail a boat, I had to change my mind! I thought about
being a doctor (5) _ __ a vet. (6) _ _ __ I became a doctor, I
could help people, but (7) _ _ __ I were a vet, I could help wild animals.
I would like that!
Last week, I saw another great programme. lt was all about exploring
space. So I decided I wanted to be (8) _ ___ an astronaut (9) _ _ _
a pilot. If I became an astronaut, I could go to the Moon. But (10) _ __
I were a pilot, I could visit lots of different countries. And I think it is
more difficult to become an astronaut (11) _ ___ to become a pilot.
(12) _ __ _ I am very young, I still keep thinking about what I want to be
when I grow up. What about you?
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UNIT
Compound Sentences
Choose the correct conjunction and write its number in the brackets.
Example
I can swim _ _ _ I can't dive.

(1) and (2) or
(3) but (4) so ( 3 )
5 Please turn the sound up on the TV stop
talkir1g so loudly!
(1) or (2) so
(3) but (4) and ( )
-.
'6 I went to bed early last night I could get up
early this morning.
(1) but (2) and
(3) so (4) or ( )
7 Remember to buy some juice don't forget that

Roy doesn't like orange.
(1) or (2) so
(3) but (4) because ( )
8 You could ring me send me a short message.

(1) and (2) or
(3) but (4) so ( )
9 Mum was sitting in the garden Dad was cutting

the grass.
(1) and (2) or
(3) because (4) since ( )
10 The team played very well they didn't win the

match.
(1) and (2) because
(3) so (4) but ( )
11 Linda was very hungry she ate two burgers.

(1) and (2) so
(3) because (4) but ( )
12 Please put up your hands say 'present'.

(1) because (2) and
(3) or (4) but ( )
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Exercise 'B
Fill in the gaps with and, but or so to make compound sentences.
Raffles's town plan
When Singapore became a British Free Port, many people went to live
there . These immigrants hoped to find work in Singapore (1) to
make a new life. Lots of new shops and houses were built (2) _ _ __
they were not very organized. Stamford Raffles returned to Singapore in
1822 (3) he realized that the city needed to be organized. He
decided to make a town plan (4) he divided the city into different
areas, one for each group of people. The Europeans lived in the European
Town (5) it was here he built the world-famous Raffles Hotel.
The Singaporean Indians lived in Kampong Chulia (6) _ _ __ the
Singaporean Malays had an area called Kampong Glam. The Singaporean
Chinese lived in an area near the Boat Quay (7) _ _ __ it was called
Chinatown. Raffles made an area for business (8) he made a
separate area for the government buildings. This was the area along the
north bank of the Singapore River. Commercial Square was the place
where the boats landed. lt was a swampy area (9) it was turned
into dry land with soil added on top of it. Many traders and business people
set up offices and companies here and (1 0) _ ___ this area became
the financial centre of Singapore. lt was later renamed Raffles Place.

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Exercise C
Fill in the gaps with and, but or so to make compound sentences.
The Arctic
The Arctic is the area around the North Pole. When you look at a map, it
appears to be a country (1) there isn't any land! lt is just frozen
water with a little soil on top. Usually, it is completely frozen (2) --~-
in the very short summer, the soil thaws a little (3) _ ___ a few plants
grow. There weren't many people in the Arctic before, (4) _ ___ now
there are quite a lot of people because they found oil and minerals there .
Scientists also go there to study the area (5) they also measure
the ice because people are worried it is melting. In the winter, the sun
doesn't rise very high in the sky (6) _ ___ some days it is always dark!
In the summer, the sun is higher (7) on some days you can see
the sun all day and all night! The Arctic can be a great place to see birds.
There are puffins and snow geese (8) _ _ _ _ one of the most famous
Arctic birds is the Arctic Tern. lt spends most of its life at sea (9)
it migrates further than any other bird in the world. In summer there are lots
of 'visiting' birds. These birds come to the Arctic because there is a lot of
food to eat in the sea water. The Arctic is a very important environment for
birds and animals too, (10) we must look after it well.
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UNIT
REVIEW (3)
'I .
;, ~X~_!Ci~~ - A - .
Example
Would you like orange or _ apple?

(1) the I a (2) an I an
(3) aIa (4) a I the ( 2 )
1 There was a of sheep in the field with their

lambs.
(1) swarm (2) pack
(3) flock (4) school ( )
2 I'd like of rice, please! I'm hungry.

(1) a lot (2) many
(3) much (4) more ( )
3 Where did you put book I was reading?

(1) a (2) an
4 What happened to your finger?

I cut on a piece of paper!
(1) me
(2) my
(3) mine
(4) myself ( )
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5 Please give the report card to parents as soon
as yo_
u get home.
(1) you (2) your
(3) yours (4) yourself ( )
-.
6 Don'trUsh, children, There is enough ice cream for
(1) nobody
(2) somebody
(3) anybody
(4) everybody ( )
7 Today is day of the year!

(1) long (2) longer
(3) longest (4) the longest ( )
8 What your mother ? lt smells

delicious.
(1) does I cook
(2) are I cook
(3) is I cooking
(4) does I cooking ( )
9 When you born?

(1) is (2) were
(3) was (4) are ( )
10 your team the match?

(1) Do /win
(2) Do I won
(3) Did I won
(4) Did /win ( )
11 Terry football when he his ankle.

(1) was playing I hurt
(2) was playing I was hurting
(3) played I was hurting
(4) played I hurt ( )
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12 If you to do well in school, you to
work harder.
(1) will want I will have
(2) . will want I have
(3) want I will have
(4) want I are hewing ( )
13 Mrs Ross me that I played the piano well.

(1) told to (2) told
(3) said (4) said at ( )
14 Remember the prize-giving ceremony at 10 am

sharp.
(1) to start (2) starting
(3) start (4) starts ( )
15 Anna's family live in Mumbai next year.

(1) are going to
(2) are living
(3) are going
(4) go to ( )
16 Roy : Come and watch the match with me this afternoon.

Sam : I can't. I my dad to wash his car.
(1) help
(2) am helping
(3) will help
(4) am to help ( )
17 Paul ! Stop it! You push your younger brother

like that!
(1) must
(2) should
(3) mustn't
(4) mustn't to ( )
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18 I need some information about kangaroos.
You try using the Internet.
(1) should to (2) should
(3) must to (4) ought ( )
19 Exciise_ me, . I sit here?

(1) may (2) will
(3) would (4) ought ( )
20 My parents promised me a new bike for my

birthday.
(1) buy (2) buying
(3) to buy (4) buys ( )
21 The bus leaves 9.30 on the dot!

(1) in (2) at
(3) on (4) by ( )
22 Let's go for a walk the beach.

(1) through (2) up
(3) between (4) along ( )
23 I have seen a polar bear. Have you?

(1) always
(2) usually
(3) never
(4) often ( )
24 When I was little, I was afraid the dark.

(1) of (2) at
(3) from (4) by ( )
25 I went to bed early I had a test the next day.

(1) but (2) so
(3) because (4) so that ( )
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I
Exercise B
around near for to

before with up by
about into on of
Sisters Island (1)
Once upon a time, there was an old woman. She lived (1) _ _ _ _ her
two daughters, Lina and Mina, (2) _ _ __ an island (3) _ __ _
Singapore. Her husband had died many years (4) _ _ __ and so the old
woman had to bring (5) _ __ _ her daughters all (6) _ _ __ herself.
Her two daughters grew (7) _ _ __ and turned (8) _ _ _ _ beautiful
young women. They were also the best (9) _ _ _ _ friends. Then one
day, the old woman decided that the two girls should get married. Lina and
Mina were unhappy (1 0) _ _ __ this because they wanted to stay
together. They decided that they would marry two brothers so that they
needn't be afraid (11) being separated. Their mother wasn't very
happy (12) their decision but she agreed to look for two brothers
for her daughters. Many young men came (13) _ _ _ _ to visit and to
ask (14) the girls' hands in marriage. But the girls didn't want to
get married (15) any of them.
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- - --
Exercise C
Fill in the gaps with the correct simple past or past continuous form of
the verbs frqm the box. Use every verb only once.
arrive order start be die

follow open fall go see
knock pass get run feel
Sisters Island (2)
Time (1) _ ___ and the old woman (2) . So Lina and Mina
(3) _ ___ to live with their uncle. One day Lina (4) some
water from the well when a group of strangers
(5) _ ___ . These people were called the
Orang Laut and they (6) ____ pirates.
The chief of the Orang Laut (7) _ _ __
Lina and immediately (8) in
love with her. When he (9) to
walk towards her, Lina (1 0) _ _ __
scared and (11) _ _ _ _ back to the
village. The chief of the Orang Laut
(12) _ _ __ his men to follow her. They (13) _ _ _ _ _ her to her
uncle's house and soon the chief of the pirates (14) _ __ _ __ on the
door. Slowly the girls' uncle (15) _ _ _ _ the door.
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-
. -- -
.
Exercise D
some conjunctions more than once.
because after as so but and
Sisters Island (3)
When the girls' uncle saw the Orang Laut he was very frightened
(1) _ __ __ he knew they were pirates. The chief told him he wanted to
take Lina back to his home (2) _ _ __ _ he wanted to marry her. The
uncle wanted to say 'no' (3) _ _ _ he was too scared to say it.
That night Lina and Mina stayed up to pray for a miracle, (4) _ __ _
nothing had changed the next morning. The chief soon arrived at their
house. (5) _ __ _ he was taking Lina away to his boat, all the villagers
just watched. Nobody helped her (6) _ ___ they were too frightened.
(7) _ __ _ Lina was being taken into the boat, a storm started. Mina
ran through the storm to her sister, (8) the boat was already
out at sea. Mina carried on running into the sea (9) she loved
her sister so much. Suddenly a big wave knocked her over (1 0) _ __ _
she disappeared. (11) _ __ _ seeing what happened to her sister, Lina
fought the pirates and managed to escape. She threw herself into the sea
to join her sister. Nobody saw the girls again .

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The storm got worse and (12) _ _ _ all the villagers went home.
The_next morning the villagers could not believe their eyes. Where the two
beautiful sisters drowned, there were two islands - Sisters Islands.
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Topical Grammar Practice is a tailor-made series of six practice books for

~~ to be cross-curricular: the texts reinforce and support what is being learnt

~~ to be informative and educational: the texts cover a wide range of topics

~~ to be socially-responsible: the texts include discussions on the

Nouns; Noun- Verb Agreement

Circle the correct form of the noun or verb in brackets.

1 I must buy some ( potato I potatoes ) today.

2 Many schools take their pupils on visits to ( zoos I zooes ).

3 I think Maths ( is I are ) easy!

4 Chinese people eat with ( chopstick I chopsticks ).

5 The news ( is I are ) on at 6 pm every evening.

6 Be careful! The stairs ( is I are ) wet!

7 How someone behaves is more important than their ( look I looks ).

8 I always wear ( goggle I goggles ) when I go swimming.

9 Mum, do you know where my clean ( jean I jeans ) are?

10 I need a new pair of ( short I shorts ) for tennis practice.

11 Can you speak ( tamil I Tamil )?

12 We are studying the history of ( asia I Asia ) this year.

Good eating habits

lt is important to have a good (1) _ _ _ _ (diet I diets). This means

(3) (government I governments) today advise (4) _ _ __

(persons I people) to eat at least five (5) (portion I portions)

of (6) (vegetable I vegetables) or (7) (fruit I fruits)

every (8) _ _ _ _ (day I days). For example, at breakfast you could

have a banana or apple and drink a glass of fruit (9) _ _ __

dinner, you could enjoy some cooked (10) (bean I beans) or

(11) (cabbage I cabbages) with your meat or (12) _ _ __

(fish I fishes). This way we will all be healthier.

(1) _ _ _ _ _ (Million I Millions) of people live in (2) _ _ __

(city I cities) today. For example, in (3) _ __ _ _ (mumbai I Mumbai)

in (4) (india I India) there are over twelve (5) _ _ _ __

(million I millions) people, and in the city of (6) (singapore I

(governments I government) of the cities can do a lot to help. For example,

in (8) (paris I Paris) they wash the (9) (street I

streets) twice a week. They use (10) _ _ _ _ _ (water I waters) from

walk along the streets sweeping up and collecting the (11) _ _ _ __

(rubbish I rubbishes) on the ground. But we can all do something to help.

For example, we should never drop (12) (litter I litters) in the

other pieces of paper!

There was a large _ _ _ _ of sheep in the field.

1 We gave our teacher a beautiful of flowers at

2 He picked up a of cards and started playing

3 We must buy a new of saucepans. These ones

4 The farmer went out to feed his of cows in

6 Do you see that _ _ _ _ of houses? I live in the last one.

7 There was a _ _ _ _ of papers on the table in the

8 Please can I have two _ _ _ _ of shampoo?

9 I'd like two _ _ _ _ of chocolates, please.

10 We need two _ _ _ _ of canned drinks.

11 Would you like another _ _ _ of cake?

12 Please remember to put the top back on the

c1ump coils crews crowd fleet

In the picture we can see a (1) _ __ _ _ of little cottages in front of

a large lake. To the left of the houses there is a large (2) _ _ __ _ of

There is a (5) _ of birds flying across the sky. We can also

(11) _ _ _ __ _ of rope and huge (12) _ _ of lobster