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Subject pronouns and Possessive adjectives

Complete the possessive adjectives in the table.

Subject pronouns Possessive adjectives
I my
you (1) y ____
he (2) h ____
she (3) h ____
it (4) i ____
we (5) o ____
they (6) t ____

Choose the correct option.

1 My uncle is Portuguese. He / His lives in Porto.
2 I have got two sisters. Your / Ourdad is English.
3 When do you / she play tennis?
4 I’ve got Mr and Mrs Smith’s address, but what’s his / their phone number?
5 There’s my mother. She’s with her / your best friend, Sue. They go everywhere together.
6 I’ve got a black and white cat. It / Its name is Figaro.
7 We / Our go to church every Sunday.

Complete the sentences with a subject pronoun or a possessive adjective.

Asha is Indian. He lives in Mumbai.
1 Rob and Jess are friends. _____ are in my class.
2 I am fourteen. Today is _____ birthday.
3 I want to call Joe. What’s _____ phone number?
4 Sean has got a laptop. _____ is new.
5 We are in class 3. Mrs Arnold is _____ teacher.

Possessive ’s

Write sentences with the prompts. Use the possessive ’s or’.

Jessica / pencil case
Jessica’s pencil case is yellow and blue.
1 The teacher / desk
________________________________ is big.
2 Grace / cat
________________________ is called Tiddles.
3 The boys / shoes
______________________________ are dirty.
4 James / calculator
______________________ is in his school bag.
5 My parents / bicycles
____________________ are next to my bicycle.
have got

Look at the table and complete the sentences. Use the correct form of have got.
a dog a laptop a guitar
Oliver   
Jack and Emily   
Me   

Oliver hasn't got a dog.

1. Oliver __________ an laptop.
2. Oliver __________ a guitar.
3. Jack and Emily __________ a dog.
4. Jack and Emily __________ a laptop.
5. Jack and Emily __________ a guitar.
6. I _________ a dog.
7. Oliver and I _________ a laptop.
8. Jack, Emily and I _________ a guitar.

Write questions and short answers. Use the correct form of have got.
1 he / laptop
____________________________________ ?
Yes, __________.

2 they / bicycles
____________________________________ ?

No, __________.

3 we / dictionary
____________________________________ ?

Yes, __________.

4 Sophie / cat
____________________________________ ?

No, __________.

5 you / school bag

____________________________________ ?

Yes, __________.

6 I / calculator
____________________________________ ?

No, __________.
be: present simple

Complete the sentences with ’m, ’s,or’re.

I ’m a student.
1 It _____ half past six.
2 You _____ in my class.
3 We _____ from Spain.
4 Laura _____ my friend.
5 I _____ twelve years old.
6 She _____ my mother.

Complete the sentences with the affirmative or negativeform of be.

They aren’tnew. ()
1 We ________ from Portugal. ()
2 My name ________ Julia. ()
3 I ________ at school right now. ()
4 It ________ the same. ()
5 I ________ a student. ()
6 You ________ from Spain. ()
7 Lena ________ here today. ()
8 Jo and May ________ students. ()

Complete the questions and short answers.

Areyou in this class?
Yes, Iam.
1 ________this your pen?
No, it____________ .
2 ________Lucy and Joe at home?
No, they ____________ .
3 ________Iin the right classroom?
Yes, you ____________ .
4 ________we friends?
Yes, we ____________ .
5 ________today Tuesday?
Yes, it ____________ .
6 ________ I Sara’s cousin?
No,you ____________ .
7 ________Ruben from Spain?
No, he ____________ .
8 ________ you thirteen years old?
Yes, I ____________ .
9 ________ she a student?
Yes, she ____________ .
there is / there are + a, an, some and any

Write affirmative and negative sentences. Use There’s, There isn’t, There are or There
aren’tanda, an,someor any.
restaurant ()
There’s a restaurant.
1 stairs ()
_____________________________________
2 balcony ()
_____________________________________
3 windows ()
_____________________________________
4 sofa ()
_____________________________________
5 umbrella ()
_____________________________________
6 shop ()
_____________________________________
7 lifts ()
_____________________________________
8 fireplace ()
_____________________________________
9 garages ()
_____________________________________

5 Complete the questions with Is there or Are there.Look at the prompts in brackets and
write short answers.
Is there a sofa in the room?
() No, there isn’t.
1. __________ any stairs to the top floor?
() _________________
2. __________ a shop in the hotel?
()_________________
3. __________ any pets in your house?
()_________________
4. __________ any chairs in the bedroom?
()_________________
5. __________ a balcony in the room?
()_________________
6. __________ a swimming pool?
()_________________
7. __________ a restaurant in the hotel?
()_________________
8. __________ any showers by the pool?
()_________________
Present simple: affirmative and negative

Complete the sentences with the correct present simple form of one of the verbs.
get go make
We go shopping on Fridays.
9. Maria _____ up early during the week.
10. I _____ my bed in the morning.
11. Paul _____ for a walk most evenings.
12. Jude _____ changed quickly in the morning.
13. My bike _____ a strange noise when I cycle.
14. Ruby and Joe _____to the cinema every month.

Rewrite the sentences from exercise 1 in the negative.

We don’t go shopping on Fridays.
1 _____________________________________
2 _____________________________________
3 _____________________________________
4 _____________________________________
5 _____________________________________
6 _____________________________________

Write affirmative or negative sentences.

I / have a shower / every evening. 
I have a shower every evening.
1 Sabine / go orienteering / every weekend 
_____________________________________
2 Elena / clean her room / every day 
_____________________________________
3 Juan / make breakfast / for his family 
_____________________________________
4 We / feed the animals / every morning 
_____________________________________
5 Sue and Dave / go shopping / on Sundays 
_____________________________________

Present simple: questions and short answers

Complete the questions with the words.

Who What When Where Why How often
When do you do free running?
At the weekend.
1 _________ do you do? We run and jump.
2 _________ do you do it? Every day.
3 _________ do you do it? On the streets in my city.
4 _________ do you do it with? With friends.
5 _________ do you do it? Because it’s fun.
 Write questions and complete the short answers.
Lukas / sing in the choir ?
Does Lukas sing in the choir? Yes, he does.
1 we / have fruit ?
____________________________________ ?
Yes, we ________.
2 Ben / chat online ?
____________________________________ ?
No, he _________.
3 you / go to the beach ?
____________________________________ ?
No, I _________.
4 Amita / play an instrument ?
____________________________________ ?
Yes, she ________.
5 Javier and Dafne / listen to music ?
____________________________________ ?
Yes, they ______.
6 Manuel / play computer games ?
____________________________________ ?
No, he _____.
7 You / watch TV ?
____________________________________ ?
Yes, I _____.

Object pronouns

Complete the sentences.

her him it me them us youthem
‘Do you like apples?’‘I love them.’
15. Jon’s sister helps _____ with his homework.
16. We’re Mr Smith’s favourite students. He likes _____.
17. Miriam wants the answer but I don’t know _____.
18. These books are for my mum. And this DVD is for _____, too.
19. ‘I like you. Do you like _____?’
20. ‘Silvia! Jorge wants to speak to _____. He’s on the phone.’
21. ‘When do you feed your rabbits?’ ‘I feed ______ before school.’
Adverbs of frequency

Tick ( ) the correct sentence in each pair.

aAndy never talks in class. 
b Andy talks never in class.
1 a I go to bed always before 10pm. 
bI always go to bed before 10pm. 
2 a Sean cleans his room never. 
bSean never cleans his room.
3 aI am usually tired at the end of class. 
bI usually am tired at the end of class. 
4 a We often send text messages to friends. 
bWe send text messages often to friends. 
5 aThe children walk usually to school. 
bThe children usually walk to school.
6 aThere is usually snow here in winter. 
b There usually is snow here in winter. 

Complete the table with the adverbs of frequency.

Always never often sometimes usually

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

Write the sentences with the correct adverbs of frequency from exercise 2.
Jacob listens to music. ()
Jacob always listens to music.
1 Carla eats meat. ()
_____________________________________
2 Harry talks in class. ()
_____________________________________
3 Evie listens to classical music. ()
_____________________________________
4 Jack comes to school with Jess. ()
_____________________________________
5 James brushes his hair. ()
_____________________________________
6 I get up late. ()
_____________________________________
7 Angus is tired. ()
______________________________________
like + -ing / noun

Write questions starting with Do you like …?

play / football ?
Do you like playing football?
1 run ?
____________________________________ ?
2 water sports ?
____________________________________ ?
3 chat / online ?
____________________________________ ?
4 Beyonce ?
____________________________________ ?
5 Zac Efron ?
____________________________________ ?
6 buy / clothes ?
____________________________________ ?
7 romantic films ?
____________________________________ ?
8 listen to / classical music ?
____________________________________ ?

Match 1–7 with A–G.

1  C A don’t/doesn’t like
2  ___ B like(s)
3  ___ C am/are/is crazy about
4  ___ D can’t stand
5  ___ E hate(s)
6  ___ F love(s)
7  ___ G don’t/doesn’t mind

Complete the short answers with the correct form of the words in exercise 5.
Do they like running?
Yes, they are crazy about it.()
1 Do you like getting up early?
No, I ________________________ it. ()
2 Does Eva like visiting theme parks?
She ________________________ it. ()
3 Do Hugo and Joe like kitesurfing?
Yes, they ________________________ it. ()
4 Does Dom like swimming?
Yes, he ________________________ it. ()
5 Do they like ice skating?
No, they ________________________ it. ()
Comparative adjectives

Complete the table.

Adjective Comparative

short shorter than

(1) slow __________________

(2) big __________________

(3) good __________________

(4) easy __________________

(5) popular __________________

(6) bad __________________

(7) strange __________________

(8) difficult __________________

Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives.

The rides are faster than (fast) last year.
1 Skydiving is ____________________ (scary) surfing.
2 The rides at Universal Studios are ____________________(exciting) the rides at Disney
World.
3 My English is ____________________ (good) my French.
4 Norway is ____________________ (expensive) England.
5 Driving on small roads is ______________________ (dangerous) driving on big roads.
6 My room is ______________________ (small) my sister’s room.
7 Reading books is ______________________ (interesting) watching TV.
8 Walking the dog is ______________________ (enjoyable) cleaning your room.
9 Playing computer games is ______________________ (boring) playing football.
10 Thunderstorms are ______________________ (frightening) fireworks.

Superlative adjectives

Write the words in the superlative form under the correct heading.
bad big cheap dangerous snowy good hotsurprising low noisy safe

-est -st

the lowest
(1) ___________ (2) ___________

-iest double consonant

+ -est

(3) ___________ (5) ___________

(4) ___________ (6) ___________
 most + adjective irregular

(7) __________________ (9) ___________

(8) __________________ (10) ___________

Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the word in italics.
Luxor is drier than Ica, but Arica in Chile is the driest place.
1 Waialeale in Hawaii is wetter than Quibdo in Colombia, but Cherrapunji in India
is___________________ place.
2 The Amazon is longer than the Mississippi, but the Nile is ___________________ river in
the world.
3 Kebili in Tunisia is hotter than Hamidiyeh in Iran, but Death Valley, in California, is
___________________ place.
4 Northice in Greenland is colder than Snag in Canada, but Oymyakon in Siberia is
___________________place.
5 Ireland is cloudier than Norway, but Scotland is ___________________ place.
6 Sudan is sunnier than Algeria, but Arizona is ___________________ place.
7 Istanbul is more crowded than Mexico City, but Shanghai is ___________________ city.
8 In my country, autumn is better than winter, but spring is ___________________ season.

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

carry come get make sit swim take
Maya is taking a photo of Max.
1 We are _____ breakfast.
2 Kate and Rosie are _____ some big bags.
3 Sam is _____ changed into his uniform.
4 Isobel isn’t _____ in the sea, she’s in the pool.
5 Carla is _____ to my house now.
6 My grandpa is _____ in his favourite chair.

Write affirmative (+) and negative (–) sentences. Use the present continuous.
we / study English
(+) We’re studying English.
(–) We aren’t studying English.
1 you / draw a dog
(+) ___________________________________
(–) __________________________________
2 we/ hang out with friends
(+) ___________________________________
(–) __________________________________
3 Carlos / come to school
(+) ___________________________________
(–) __________________________________
4 it / rain
(+) ___________________________________
(–) __________________________________
5 she / hold her mother’s hand
 (+) ___________________________________
(–) __________________________________
6 Sophie / dive into the pool
(+)

Write the words in the correct order.

you / are / what / doing / ?
What are you doing?
1 climbing / the tree / you / are / ?
_____________________________________
2 the piano / Alba / practising / is / ?
_____________________________________
3 are / their books / closing / they / ?
_____________________________________
4 is / going / Henry / where / ?
_____________________________________
5 she / is / why / crying / ?
______________________________________

Write present continuous questions.

you / get changed ?
Are you getting changed?
1 James / brush his hair ?
_____________________________________
2 Sara / write an essay ?
_____________________________________
3 we / do our homework well ?
_____________________________________
4 they / stay in a hotel ?
_____________________________________
5 you / close the door ?
_____________________________________

Write short answers to the questions in exercise 4.

()Yes I am.
1 () ___________________
2 () ___________________
3 () ___________________
4 () ___________________
5 () ___________________
 Present continuous and Present simple

Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of the
verb in brackets.
My family usually go to Sevilla for our holidays. (go)
1 I __________ English at the moment. (speak)
2 Terry __________ English on Tuesdays. (study)
3 They always __________ to school. (walk)
4 We __________ football right now. (not play)
5 Belen __________ well at the moment. (not feel)

Write sentences. Use the present simple or present continuous.

We / have / lunch / now
We’re having lunch now.
1 I / wear / trainers / today
_____________________________________
2 you / usually / go / to school by bus ?
_____________________________________
3 they / live / in Madrid / at the moment ?
_____________________________________
4 Liz and Phil / sail their boat / every weekend
_____________________________________
5 Look! The baby / wave / to you!
_____________________________________
6 they / always / spend / Saturdays / by the sea ?
______________________________________

Past simple: be

Complete the sentences with was / were ( ) orwasn’t / weren’t ( ).

Genoa was the home of the 'first jeans'. ()
1 Jeans _____ common among rich people. ()
2 In the 1920s, young boys _____ happy to wear dresses. ( )
3 Short hair on European women _____ popularuntil recently. ()
4 Chanel’s real name _____ Coco, it _____ Gabrielle. ()( )

Write questions from the prompts.

1 Carla / at school yesterday?
_____________________________________
2 how many people / at the show?
_____________________________________
3 how much / the tickets?
_____________________________________
4 she my teacher / in 2010?
 _____________________________________
5 where / they yesterday evening?
_____________________________________
6 how / the weather last weekend?
_______________________________________

there was / there were

Write sentences using There wasn’tor There weren’t.

(many people to help us)
There weren’t many people to help us.
1 (a place to eat sandwiches)
_____________________________________
2 (many toilets)
_____________________________________
3 (a place to leave our bags)
_____________________________________
4 (any parking spaces)
_____________________________________
5 (big crowds)
_______________________________________
6 (a good roller coaster)
_______________________________________

Past simple: regular verbs

Complete the table with the verbs.

arrest carry compare cry describe escape enter jump plan practise rob stay stop
tidy travel try

+ -d + -ed y + -ied double

consonant
+ -ed
________ arrest ________ ________
________ ________ ________ ________
________ ________ ________ ________
________ ________ ________ ________

Write the affirmative and negative form of the verbs in the past simple.
ask asked didn't ask
1 brush __________ __________
2 carry __________ __________
3 chat __________ __________
4 rob __________ __________
5 try __________ __________
6 escape __________ __________
 7 cry __________ __________
8 compare __________ __________

Write negative sentences using the past simple.

she / not wash her hair
She didn’t wash her hair.
1 we / not go to the shops
_____________________________________
2 he / not stay the night
_____________________________________
3 they / not open the door
_____________________________________
4 I / not try very hard yesterday
_______________________________________
5 the three suspects / not escape from the police
_______________________________________
6 you / not practise the violin at the weekend
_______________________________________
7 the food / not taste good
_______________________________________

Past simple: irregular and regular verbs

Write the past simple form of the verbs.

Infinitive Past simple
go went
have (1) ________________
help (2)________________
swim (3)________________
cook (4)________________
discover (5)________________
find (6)________________
meet (7)________________
travel (8)________________
win (9)________________

Put the words in the correct order using the verbs in the past simple.
a photo / I / of / yesterday / take / Paul
I took a photo of Paul yesterday.
1 travel / last / they / year / to Italy
_____________________________________
2 we / you / on Monday / not see
_____________________________________
3 two years / Sean / in Chile / live / for
_____________________________________
4 not rain / it / today
_____________________________________
5 make / my test / in / two / I / mistakes
 _____________________________________
6 not watch TV / all evening / we
_____________________________________

Complete the story with the verbs in the past simple.

be buy fall have hit not mind play stay swim throw try not want

Wehad a great day at the beach yesterday. Some people (1) ________ in the sea and
others (2) ________ racket ball on the beach. I (3) ________ surfing for the first time,but I
(4) ________ into the water a lot. It (5) ________ hot, so we (6) ________ some ice cream.
Someone (7) ________ a ball and it (8) ________ me on the head, but I (9) ________. We
(10) ________ there until early evening. We (11) ________ to leave.

Write negative sentences.

We had a party last night.
We didn’t have a party last night.
1 They watched a film.
_____________________________________
2 Sam met Julia’s mother.
_____________________________________
3 I won the lottery.
_____________________________________
4 Maria went to school.
_____________________________________
5 We made our beds this morning.
_____________________________________
6 You saw the bank robbery.
_____________________________________

Past simple: questions

Complete the past simple questions.

Did you see Michael yesterday? (you)
1 __________ leave? (he)
2 Who __________ speak to? (I)
3 Why __________ call you? (she)
4 What __________ do last Saturday? (we)
5 Where __________ meet? (you)
6 __________ wait for us? (they)

Read the answers and complete the questions using the verbs.
do get go playsee travel watch
Did you play any games?
Yes, we played tennis and football.
1 Where _______________________ the match?
We watched the match in Valencia.
2 What ________________________ on holiday?
 We swam in the sea every day.
3 Why __________________________ by train?
We travelled by train because we wanted to see lots of cities.
4 When __________________________ home?
We got home last Saturday.
5 Where ________________________ in Rome?
We went to the Colosseum and the Forum.
6 Who __________________________ in Paris?
We saw my friend Ana.
VOCABULARY.
Countries / Nationalities

Read the capital cities and then complete the information.

Countrythe USA
NationalityAmerican
Capital Washington D.C.
1 Country ______________________________
Nationality ___________________________
Capital London
2 Country ______________________________
Nationality ___________________________
Capital Buenos Aires
3 Country ______________________________
Nationality ___________________________
Capital Rome
4 Country ______________________________
Nationality ___________________________
Capital Ottawa
5 Country ______________________________
Nationality ___________________________
Capital Beijing
6 Country ______________________________
Nationality ___________________________
Capital Tokyo

Classroom objects

Match seven of the words to items 1–7 in the pictures.

bin calculator chair desk dictionary door laptop notebook poster school bag wall
whiteboard window
 1 _______________ 5 _______________
2 _______________ 6 _______________
3 _______________ 7 _______________
4 _______________

Prepositions of place

Look at the picture in exercise 2. Complete the sentences with the words.
behind betweenin in front of next to on under
The school bag is between the chair and the bin.
1 The notebook is ___________ the school bag.
2 The bin is ___________ the school bag.
3 The laptop is ___________ the chair.
4 The chair is ___________ the whiteboard.
5 The whiteboard is ___________ the chair.
6 The poster is ___________ the chair.

School subjects

Match school subjects 1–5 to the pictures A–F.

Art E 3 Science ___

1 Geography ___ 4 Music ___
2 PE ___ 5 Maths ___

Days of the week / Times

Complete the days of the week.

1 M___________ 5 F___________
2 T___________ 6 S___________
3 W___________ 7 S___________
 4 T___________

6 Complete the times with the words.

half past quarter ten to
1 2:15 = __________ past two.
2 12:50 = __________ to one.
3 1:30 = __________ past one.
4 11:35 = twenty-five __________ twelve.
5 9:25 = twenty-five __________ nine.

Classroom language

Choose the correct option.

1 Excuse me, what / how does ‘bin’ mean?
2 How do you write / spell ‘window’?
3 You put / Put your hands up.
4 Don’t / No eat in class.
5 How / What do you say … in English?
Family

Complete the crossword with family words. Then write the word next to each
definition.
1
D

H
2
G
3 4
U B O R
5
H R
6 7
C S N G
S
8
W F A
9
A T
10
S N
H M

11
S S E
H

12
C L E
 1 My mother’s brother is my uncle (3)
2 My father’s sister’s son is my _____________
3 My mother is my father’s _____________
4 My father’s mother is my _____________
5 My sister and I are my parents’ _____________
6 My sister is my mother’s _____________
7 My brother is my mother’s_____________
8 My father is my mother’s _____________
9 My mother’s father is my _____________
10 My mother’s sister is my _____________
11 My father’s son is my _____________
12 My father’s daughter is my _____________

Rooms and homes

Complete the conversation with the words.

balcony bathroom beds bedrooms dining garage kitchen lift living sofa stairs TV
Sue Hi, Rose. How’s the holiday?
Rose It’s great! We’re in a flat. There are three (1) __________, one each for the children
and the big one for us. Ours has got a (2) __________, so we can have a shower
when we want. It’s also got a (3) __________ so we can sit outside and enjoy the
fantastic view. And the (4) __________ are really comfortable. We sleep well.
Sue Can you cook?
Rose Oh, yes, there’s a big (5) __________ and we eat in the (6) __________ room. Then
we sit on the big (7) __________ in the (8) __________ room and watch
(9) __________.
Sue Have you got a car?
Rose Yes, it’s in the (10) __________ under the flat. The only problem is there’s no
(11) __________ and there are a lot of (12) __________ to get to our flat on the top
floor!

Adjectives

Tick ( ) the pairs of adjectives which mean the same. Cross ( ) the pairs which are
opposites.
different / the same 
1 amazing / fantastic __ 4 strange / unusual __
2 beautiful / ugly __ 5 start / end __
3 new / old __

Giving personal information

Read the answers and complete the questions.

What’s your first name?
Sabine.
1 What’s your _______________?
 Rousselet.
2 How do you _______________ that?
R-O-U-S-S-E-L-E-T.
3 What’s your _______________?
French.
4 What’s your _______________?
00567 4340 128.
5 What’s your __________ address?
[email protected]

Daily routines

Find ten verbs in the wordpuzzle.

O Y Q P D M K E I K
B H W Y G H M A K E
P G O G E J G T H F

L E W J T A F N D Z
I T I S M V E Y F G
S U P C L E A N D I
W P K A X U F M X F
A V F D U I H A V E
S E N K S Q P K B E
H Y B R U S H E Z D

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

I (1) get up early, usually at 6.30 a.m., and (2) _____ a shower. Then I (3) _____ changed,
(4) _____ my hair and go downstairs for breakfast. My parents, my brother and I usually sit
down together. Our mum always (5) _____ breakfast. Sometimes we (6) _____ eggs and
sometimes we have cereal. After that, I (7) _____ the animals. They are always hungry!
We’ve got a young cat, called Claws, and an old dog, called Bessie. Then I go to my room. I
don’t (8) _____ my room in the mornings – I do that on Saturdays. After that I (9) _____ to
school.

Free time activities

Complete the sentences with the words.

chatting choir free hangs shopping watch
I like chatting online. I can contact a lot of friends that way.
1 At weekends, Ruben ________ out with his friends.
2 Alison and Grace sing in a ________.
 3 ‘Let’s go ________ this afternoon. I want some new clothes. Do you want to come?’
4 On Saturday afternoons I ________ one or two hours of TV and then I go out.
5 Marina is very fit. She does ________ running and she swims every day.

Extra vocabulary

Read the clues and complete the crossword.

1 2

3 4 5
N O I S E

9 10

11

12

13

Across
4 something we hear, a sound
6 2nd
8 a person who doesn’t get paid for his / her work
9 4th
11 the time of year when the first flowers come out
12 the time of year when the leaves fall
rd
13 3
Down
1 a large area of water
2 funny or traditional clothes
3 The flowers on trees in spring
5 the time of year when it is hot
 7 the time of year when it is cold
9 1st
10 the activity of collecting food from the field

Making arrangements

Match 1–7 with A–G to make sentences.

1 Are you free ___ A it start?
2 Sorry, I’m ___ B go to the cinema?
3 How ___ C can we meet?
4 Do you want to ___ D on Saturday?
5 What time does ___ E good for me.
6 When ___ F about Sunday?
7 That’s ___ G busy.

School

Write the names of the places in a school.

canteen ICT suite library science lab
playing fields staffroom
1 2 1
_______
________ 4
_______
________
2
3 _______
4 ________ 5
_______
________
3
_______
5 ________ 6
_______
6
________
Sports

Find eight items related to sportsin the puzzle. Then complete the sentences.
w e t s u i t c l s
k x c t l b e l t v
c j a r b s t i c k
b i f a h g k o s a
b m h i y o p x k r
f a o n y g z e a a
h e o e x g l r t c
u e p r h l e a e k
b x z s z e y j s e
q w t l r s a t d t

1. You use a racketto play tennis.

2. You wear _____ to go swimming.
3. You throw the ball at the _____ in basketball.
4. You wear a _____ to go scuba diving.
5. You use a _____ to play hockey.
6. You wear _____ to go running.
7. You wear _____ to go ice skating.
8. You wear a _____ to do judo.

Extra vocabulary

Complete the text with the correct words.

can’t stand crazy about meetsmind
ridesspend stay wear

Jessica Dewson-Gower is
different from many girls her
age. She (1) _______
visiting theme parks and
she doesn’t like fashion, but
she loves scuba diving! On
Sundays, Jessica wakes up
very early. She doesn’t
(2) _______ it, in fact, she
likes getting up early. She
(3) _______ her bike to the city centre and
(4) _______ her friend Ben and his father there.
Together, they drive to the coast. They are all
Advanced Open Water Scuba Divers. They all
(5) _______ wetsuits, as the water is quite cold. They
 (6) _______ in the water for about an hour. Every
Sunday is the same. Jessica and her friends
(7) _______ the whole day by the sea and in the sea.
She is always sad to leave the beach. Her dream is to
be an instructor one day! During the week she reads
books about diving too. She is (8) _______ scuba
diving!

Making suggestions / Giving opinions

Choose the correct option.

A: (1) Why / Let’s / How don’t we go swimming?
B: No, thanks. I don’t (2) think / want / go to do that.
A: (3) Why / How / Shall about some rock climbing?
B: That sounds (4) dangerous / boring / fun.
A: It isn’t, it’s very safe.
B: (5) Let’s / Shall / Why we watch a film?
A: That sounds (6) dangerous / boring / fun. What (7) let’s / shall / why we watch?
B: (8) Why / How / Shall about Avatar?
A: That’s a (9) bad / strange / good idea. Where (10) shall / why / let’s we watch it?
B: (11) Why / Let’s / How go to my house.
A: Okay, (12) why / how / let’s go.

Adjectives

Write the opposite adjective.

high low
1 dangerous _________
2 long _________
3 difficult _________
4 good _________
5 exciting _________
6 old _________

2 Choose the correct option.

We live in the city centre in a boring / big flat – it’s got nine rooms. It’s a very (1) noisy /
safe area because there are a lot of motorbikes and (2) enjoyable / fast cars driving by.
There is a park near my flat. It’s very (3) dangerous / quiet there. I sometimes go there to
read or listen to music. It’s a (4) small / crowded park so there are never many people.
The restaurants near our flat are (5) surprising / expensive so I only go there with my
parents. My friends and I usually go to a café called Café Moderno. The food is quite (6)
cheap / frightening and it’s in the city centre, so we meet other friends there.
 Choose the correct option.
I like sitting in the sun / sunny.
1 On icy / ice days, I stay at home.
2 My sister hates storm / stormy weather.
3 There’s some fog / foggy today.
4 Do you like walking in the rain / rainy?
5 In summer, I enjoy the hot / heat.

Asking for travel information

Complete the questions with five of the words.

long much often what when who why
A: (1) _______’s the best way to get to Liverpool?
B: By train.
A: How (2) _______ does the journey take?
B: Around two hours.
A: How (3) _______ do the trains leave?
B: They go every 30 minutes.
A: (4) _______’s the next train?
B: 10.40 a.m.
A: How (5) _______ is a return ticket?
B: £56.00.

Extra vocabulary

Complete the nouns and phrases with the words.

coaster of people park phones
storm ticket trip
a boat trip
1 head________________
2 a queue ________________
3 a roller ________________
4 a theme ________________
5 a thunder________________
6 a single ________________
Action verbs

Look at the pictures. Make sentences using a word or phrase from each box.
Verbs
build climb close dive draw fly practise sail

Noun phrases
a boat the door the piano a house a picture a plane into the sea a tree

4 5 6

7
8

1 She’s climbing a tree.

2 _____________________________________
3 _____________________________________
4 _____________________________________
5 _____________________________________
6 _____________________________________
7 _____________________________________
8 _____________________________________
Adventure equipment

Complete the adventure equipment words.

1 waterproof jacket 5 sun_________
2 back________ 6 bin________
3 com________ 7 sleeping _______
4 first-______ _______ 8 insect _________

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

You wear it to stay dry when it’s raining.
a waterproof jacket
1 You put it on your arms and legs to keep mosquitos away. ____________
2 You use them to see things that are far away. ____________
3 You spend the night in it when you are camping.
____________
4 You put things in it and then wear it on your back. ____________
5 You use this for minor medical emergencies.
____________
6 You use it to find the correct direction. ____________
7 You put this on to protect you from the sun. ____________

Extra vocabulary

Underline the odd word out.

musician photographer cook cooker
22. hip-hop classical charity jazz
23. blog pop internet website
24. tent audition compass torch
25. drums tools flute viola
26. tiny lively huge balloon
Having a phone conversation

The conversation below is not polite. Rewrite it using the phrases.

OK. No problem. It’s … speaking.

Can you ask her to call me when she gets back? She isn’t here at the moment.
Do you want to leave a message? Is … there, please? Who’s calling, please?

A: (1) Eva?
B: (2) No. (3) Who are you?
A: (4) Alf.
B: (5) What do you want me to tell her?
A: (6) Tell her to call me.
B: (7) Yes.
1 _____________________________________
2 _____________________________________
3 _____________________________________
4 _____________________________________
5 _____________________________________
6 _____________________________________
7 _____________________________________

Write adjectives with the opposite meaning.

1 fat ___________
2 tall ___________
3 curly ___________
4 baggy ___________
5 dark ___________
Reading
Read the text. What is the Queen’s first name and surname?

_________________________________________

The British Royal family is very famous all over the world. Their surname is Windsor. The
Queen’s first name is Elizabeth. Her husband is Prince Philip. He is from Greece but he is
now British .He isn’t a king, but he is the Queen’s husband. Prince Philip and Queen
Elizabeth have got four children; Prince Charles, Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince
Edward. The Queen has got eight grandchildren: Prince Harry, Prince William, Princess
Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Peter and Zara Philips, Lady Louise Windsor and James,
Viscount Severn. Prince William and Prince Harry are Prince Charles’ and Diana, Princess of
Wales’ sons. Prince William’s wife is Kate Middleton. The Queen has got many houses.
Buckingham Palace is her house in London. It is very big– there are 775 rooms. The Queen
has other homes– they are Windsor Castle and Balmoral Castle. Windsor Castle is in
Berkshire, England, and Balmoral Castle is in Scotland.

Read the text again and complete the sentences. You can use more than one word.
1 Prince Philip’s nationality is _______________.
2 The Queen and Prince Philip have got _______________ children.
3 Prince Charles’ children are _______________ and _______________.
4 _______________, _______________ and _______________ are the Queen’s homes.

Read the text. Match four of the headings A–F with paragraphs 1–4 in the text.
A Personal details D Hobbies
B Job E Family
C Daily routine F The animals

1 ____Mark Roberts works at a wildlife rescue centre in Australia.

2____Mark gets up early every day at 6.00 a.m. In the morning, he works on his computer
and in the afternoon Mark takes visitors on tours to see all the animals. Mark also collects
information about the animals. He uses this information to write reports about the animals.

3 ____There are lots of animals in the centre but Mark’s favourite are the kangaroos. He
thinks they’re amazing. Some of them are very friendly and visitors feed and play with them.
Many of the animals at the sanctuary are endangered because their homes are under threat.
Mark’s work is very important because he protects animals from danger.
4 ____When he isn’t at work, Mark writes books about the animals for children and listens to
classical music. He also goes orienteering and plays computer games with his son Jake.
Read the text again and answer the questions. Write complete sentences.
1 Where does Mark live?
_____________________________________
2 What does Mark do after he gets up?
_____________________________________
3 What are Mark’s favourite animals in the sanctuary?
_____________________________________
4 What does Jake do with Mark?
_____________________________________

Read the text. Match three of the headings A–E to paragraphs 1–3.
A A school for all children
B A Music School
C Crazy about Football
D A Sports Academy
E A Green School

1 _____________________________________
2 _____________________________________
3 _____________________________________

Unusual schools
1 This school is in Bali, Indonesia. It is five years old. The school is in the middle of a
beautiful forest. The school building hasn’t got any walls; the students learn close to nature.
The students come from all over the world. They study lots of subjects. Students learn a lot
outside the classroom and they do projects about nature. There are after-school activities
like sports, art, drama, and music.
2 River Plate School is in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The school building is in a football
stadium. The students at the school are from 4 to 18 years old. Students study subjects like
Maths, English, Science, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Art, Music and PE.
Football is a big part of the school life. Many of the students want to be footballers. All the
students at River Plate love football!
3 The Door Step School is in the city of Mumbai in India. It is 25 years old. The school has
got a small building in Mumbai. Some children live far from the school. For these children
there is a school bus. Inside the bus is a teacher, a classroom, a whiteboard and a TV. The
bus goes to different places in Mumbai and stops for two hours. Children get on the bus and
have lessons in English and Maths.

Read the text again and complete the sentences. You can use more than one word.
1 The students at the Green School come from many ____________.
2 The River Plate School is ____________ because it’s in a football stadium.
3 The students at River Plate are ____________ football.
4 The school bus at the Door Step School ____________ children in different parts of the
city of Mumbai.

Read the texts. What are the nationalities of the three people?
_________________________________________

An artist

David Gilbert is 15 and he lives in New York in the USA. David is crazy about basketball but
he also loves art. David makes very unusual art. He makes paintings with basketballs! He
always paints with the colour blue because it’s the colour of his favourite basketball team –
The New York Knicks. At the moment, he’s working on a school project – it’s a picture of his
favourite basketball player – Carmelo Anthony.
A musician
Tia is from London in the UK. She is 14 and her hobby is singing. She also plays the piano.
Tia’s favourite kind of music is jazz. Her favourite jazz musicians are Ella Fitzgerald and
Miles Davies. Tia’s love of jazz comes from her mother- Francesca. Francesca is a jazz
singer. Tia is practising for a school concert. She is singing her favourite Ella Fitzgerald song
–‘Cry Me A River’. Tia loves jazz music because it’s lively and fun to listen to.
A pilot

James Nelson is from Australia. He is 22 and he lives in Alice Springs. It’s in Adelaide in
Australia. He is studying Maths. He wants to be a teacher. In his free time, he loves flying.
He has got a plane and at the weekend he flies to different places in Australia. James thinks
flying is amazing and exciting. He loves seeing the world below him. James lives near the
sea and when he isn’t flying he’s surfing. James enjoys surfing with his friends. He also
takes part in surfing competitions.

Read the texts again and answer the questions.

1 David’s favourite sport is ____________.
2 David’s art is very ____________.
3 Tia’s thinks jazz is ____________ and ____________.
4 James wants to be a Maths ____________ in future.
5 James loves ____________ and ____________.
Read the text. What is each person’s job?
David ________________________________
Molly ________________________________
Karen ________________________________

David makes and designs clothes. He lives in London. When David was young, he watched
his mother make clothes. David sometimes helped her. He loved drawing the designs and
thinking of new and interesting designs. When he was at school, David was very good at
drawing so his dream was to be like his hero – Picasso. But his love of clothes and fashion
stayed with him and after he finished university he decided to follow his dream. In 2011, at
the age of 25, David opened his own shop. His clothes are very popular with teenagers
because of their unusual designs.
Molly is 16 and she lives in London. Molly is crazy about fashion. She writes a blog about it.
Molly’s blog is very popular – she’s got over 100,000 hits. Molly takes photographs of herself
wearing different clothes and puts the pictures on her website. Many shops give her free
clothes to show on her website because she is so popular. She loves London street fashion
and often takes photos of what people are wearing in the streets of London. This gives her
ideas about clothes for her website.

Karen is from London. She’s22 and she works in a clothes shop. She loves her job. Karen
likes talking to people and helping them find that perfect item of clothing. Karen loves fashion
and spends a lot of her time reading fashion magazines. She knows what looks good on
people and she can guess a person’s size is before they tell her.

Read the text again and complete the sentences.

1 David learned about ________ from ________.
2 When he was young, David wanted to be an ________.
3 Molly gets a lot of her ________ from London street fashion.
4 Karen gets ideas about fashion from ________.