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Starter Unit Basic Vocabulary

Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date ________________

1 Circle the correct word.

1 Dad sold / spent his old car because he wanted a new one.
2 I’m buying / saving most of my pocket money to help pay for my school ski trip
next winter.
3 I haven’t got any money. Can I earn / borrow €20? I can pay you back next
Wwek.
4 Ben spends / saves all of his money on video games.
5 I don’t know what to buy / sell Claudia for her birthday. Any ideas?

2 Complete the sentences with the personality adjectives in the box.

stubborn serious cheerful quiet brave

1 Jack’s really brave . He isn’t afraid of anything.

2 Dad’s so _______________________ . He always wants to do things his own way.
3 Clare doesn’t speak very much. She’s always so__________________________ .
4 Tom is so _____________________________________ . I never see him laugh.
5 Lisa’s a really __________________________ person, always smiling and happy.

3 Match the definitions with the TV programmes.

1 a programme on TV every day with information about a documentary
world events
2 a programme that tells a story with the same characters, b the news
usually on several times a week
3 a programme that gives factual information about a topic c comedy show
4 a programme where contestants play in teams, usually for d soap opera
prizes
5 a programme that makes you laugh e game show

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4 Match the adjectives in the box with the pictures.

nervous bored embarrassed angry excited

1 embarrassed

2 ________________________________________________________________

3 ________________________________________________________________

4 ________________________________________________________________

5 ________________________________________________________________

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Unit 1 Basic Vocabulary

Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date ________________

1 Complete the words to describe extreme weather. Use the pictures to

help you.
1 snow storm
2 h __ __ v y r __ __ n
3 h __ __ l
4 h __ __ t w __ v e
5 t h __ n d __ r __ and l __ g h t n __ n g

2 When does this extreme weather happen

in your country?
heat wave hail heavy rain boiling freezing high winds snowstorm

3 Complete the sentences with words to describe basic needs. Use the
words in the box.
money home food education clothes

1 Every child needs a home to live in.

2 Young people think ____________________________ are very important and they
love to go shopping for them.
3 When I was young I thought having lots of_______________ was really important.
4 Many supermarkets throw a lot of__________________________ away every day.
5 _______________________________________ is very important for your future.

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4 Look at the pictures. What basic needs do they provide? Circle the
correct words.

1 health care / education 2 money / transport 3 entertainment /communication

1 money / food and drink 2 education / a home

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Unit 2 Basic Vocabulary

Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date ________________

1 Label the pictures with the words in the box.

flood volcanic eruption tsunami avalanche earthquake forest fire

1 avalanche 2 _________________ 3_________________

4 __________________ 5 ____________________ 6 _________________

1 Circle the correct words.

1 Matt always uses lots of suncream / sunglasses – without it, he burns very
easily.
2 We went camping last weekend. It was very uncomfortable and cold because I
forgot my contact lenses / sleeping bag.
3 I love taking photos so I always take my camera / compass with me.
4 To survive for three days in a forest, you need food, water and a map / camera
to find your way.
5 Jane fell and cut her leg. Luckily, we had our penknife / first aid kit with us.

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3 Tick the survival essentials you need for each trip.

essential camping in a a day’s sightseeing a day’s walking
forest for a night in a city in the mountains
water bottle
sunglasses
compass
map
torch
sleeping bag
suncream
camera

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Unit 3 Basic Vocabulary

Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date ________________

1 Circle the correct words.

1 I miss everyone back home, so it is great that I can check what they are doing
on their video games / social networks.
2 My parents complain because they say my sister and I don’t help around the
house / stay out late at the weekend.
3 John always says he wants to be alone because he needs time for himself /
clothes and fashion.
4 Pam loves clothes and fashion / video games. She loves going shopping!
5 My friends are really boring sometimes. They only want to stay at home and
play video games / compete in sports events.

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2 Look at the pictures and complete the phrases about priorities. Use the
words in the box.

competing / events out enough creative

1 doing something creative 2 ____________ in sports ________

3 getting________________sleep 4 staying ___________late at the weekend

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3 Replace the underlined words with the extreme adjectives in the box.
tiny essential awful exhausted enormous

1 Peter’s dog is really big. enormous. _________________________________

2 When we finished the 15 kilometre walk we were all very tired. _______________
3 It’s really important to do warm-up exercises before doing any sport. __________
4 Your feet are a size 36? That’s very small. _______________________________
5 The weather was horrible! ___________________________________________

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Unit 4 Basic Vocabulary

Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date ________________

1 Match the definitions with the words to describe art.

1 d a person who plays music in a public place a gallery
2 words or drawings in a public place b concert hall
3 when objects or paintings are on display to the public c exhibition
4 a room or building which shows works of art d busker
5 a large building where you can see concerts e graffiti

2 Put the letters in brackets in the correct order to complete the sentences.
The first letter is underlined to help you.
1 A group of students from our school are going to paint a large mural
on the wall in the playground. (rluam)
2 A________________________ can throw and catch eight balls in the air. (gujgrle)
3 There’s a beautiful new________________________ in the park, made of bronze,
I think. I don’t know what it is, but it’s very unusual. (lsuecrutp)
4 I love going to the city centre and seeing ________________________________ .
They can spend hours without moving! (ivnlig tutases)
5 He’s a very good________________________________ . My sister looks just like
that in real life! (rtatpior preatin)

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3 Label the instruments with the words in the box.

trumpet recorder saxophone violin keyboard drums banjo guitar

1 banjo 2 __________ 3 __________ 4 __________

5 ___________ 6 ___________ 7 ___________ 8 __________

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Unit 5 Basic Vocabulary

Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date ________________

1 What are these people doing? Complete the words in the sentences with
types of trips.

1 They’re going to a s u m m e r c a m p. 2 He’s s _ _ l _ n g.

3 They’re on a g _ _ d _ d t _ _ r. 4 He’s c l _ m b _ n g.

5 They’re on a s _ f _ r _ .

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2 Circle the correct word.

1 I didn’t want to come over / back from Paris, it was so fantastic!
2 He needs to find out / on how his new mobile works.
3 They’re always stressed. They don’t know how to chill about / out.
4 We looked around / over the old town and saw some really interesting old
buildings.
5 Go to bed now because we need to set after / off very early tomorrow.
6 My gran has started a computer class and she’s picked out / up some great
skills!

3 Complete the sentences with the phrasal verbs in the box.

chill out set off look around picked up find out come back

1 We set off too late for the station and missed the train.
2 Jenny didn’t come to class yesterday. We have to _________________________
what happened to her.
3 A: What did you do yesterday? B: We went to ____________________________
the shops. I wanted to buy a T-shirt.
4 I ________________________________ lots of new words when I was on holiday
in Germany by watching the TV.
5 My father really needs to ____________________________________________ .
He works too much.
6 Our holiday was so good we didn’t want to _______________________________ .

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Unit 6 Basic Vocabulary

Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date ________________

1 What are these people afraid of? Label the pictures with the words in the
box.
snakes lifts heights clowns flying birds

1 flying 2_________ 3__________ 4_________ 5_________ 6________

2 Circle the correct word.

1 The English class today was really interested / interesting.
2 He says he’s always bored / boring, but he never wants to do anything.
3 The economic situation in some parts of Europe is really worried / worrying.
4 That film last night was really terrified / terrifying. I had to sleep
with the light on!
5 Joe is really excited / exciting about the party.

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3 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

tiring exciting terrified terrifying worried

1 My friends love theme parks. They think they’re really exciting .

2 I don’t like theme parks. I think they’re _________________________________ .
3 Last week I went to a theme park for my friend’s birthday.
I was very ______________________________________ about it but it was OK.
4 I was too _________________________ to go on the big wheel – it was incredibly
high! But I went on the roller coaster!
5 It was a long day and quite __________________ . I fell asleep on the way home!

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Unit 7 Basic Vocabulary

Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date ________________

1 Circle the correct word.

1 A system that allows you to make calls using your computer and the
Internet. Skype / Tweet.
2 Information you add to your social network page or blog.
post / text message
3 A written way to send information from one mobile phone to another.
Tweet / text message
4 A written message sent over the Internet – the same noise a bird makes.
Skype / Tweet
5 Talking face to face. chatting / Skype

2 Find the words in the box in the wordsearch.

text message blog post Tweet phone call chatting Skype call

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3 Label the pictures with the communication verbs in the box.

boast argue joke shout gossip

1 argue 2 __________________ 3 _____________________

4 __________________ 5 _____________________

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Unit 8 Basic Vocabulary

Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date ________________

1 Put the school life words and phrases in the correct column.
getting good marks bullying being punctual getting detention
writing lines cheating getting a prize

Positive negative

getting good marks ____________________________

_________________________ ____________________________
_________________________ ____________________________
_________________________ ____________________________
_________________________ ____________________________
_________________________ ____________________________

2 Circle the correct word.

1 I got good marks / got detention in my last Maths and Biology exams.
2 Cheating / Bullying was a problem for me at school. There was a group of
older girls who were really horrible to me.
3 I don’t mind if people are a bit late - being punctual / getting a prize isn’t so
important to me.
4 It think it’s only teachers with no imagination that give getting detention /
writing lines as a punishment. What good does it do writing out the same
sentence hundreds of times?
5 We have a school sports day every year and the winners of each race get a
prize / get good marks.

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3 Add make to one circle and do to the other to complete the expressions.

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Unit 9 Basic Vocabulary

Name _____________________________ Class __________________ Date ________________

1 Look at the pictures and complete the words for materials.

1 paper 2 l__th_r

3 br_cks 4 gl_ss

5 pl_st_c

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2 Match the objects with the type of material they are usually made of.
1 d clothes a wood / metal
2 knives, forks and spoons b glass
3 furniture c metal
4 books and notebooks d cotton
5 bottles and windows e paper

3 Circle the correct word.

1 In winter, our homes consume / save more energy than in summer.
2 When we go to bed, we shouldn’t leave / reduce appliances on standby.
3 Tom! Reduce / Switch off your computer! It’s very late and you need to go to
sleep.
4 Did you know that you can save / switch off electricity by using LED lights?
5 We need to consume / reduce our heating bill – it was over €500 last month!

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