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Grammar
1 Complete with the verbs in the Past simple.

3 Complete the second sentence, b, so it means

the same as the first sentence.
0 a He hates cycling!
like cycling.
b He doesnt ______________________________
1 a Do your homework! Its very important!

Glorias blog!

b You have ________________________________.

The family dinner yesterday 0_____________

a
was
1
disaster! My mum and I _____________ (make)
a really, really nice cake for our visitors, my
grandparents. But we 2_____________ (not / put)
it in the fridge and that was a big mistake!
When my grandparents 3_____________ (arrive)
at the house for lunch, we 4_____________
(give) them a drink, and then my granddad
suddenly 5_____________ (say) The cat! The
cat! Whats wrong with the cat? Everyone
6
_____________ (look) at it and its face was
red! I 7_____________ (not / understand) why,
but then I 8_____________ (go) into the kitchen,
... and I 9_____________ (see) everything! The
cat 10_____________ (have) jam on its face and
there wasnt a cake! My mum was really angry
and the cat is not very popular in our house at
the moment!

2 a They finish the project tomorrow.

b Theyre going ____________________________.
3 a Weve got no time!
b We havent got __________________________.
4 a Shes a really good swimmer.
b She swims ______________________________.
5 a Hes about 53 or 54.
b Hes in __________________________________.

Vocabulary
4 Match the sentence halves.
0 Im very busy at
work and I feel

2 They want to give

c to the new
album in the car.

2 Tick () or correct the sentences.

0 Can I use internet?

3 We can listen

1 There are a lot of bills. _______________________

_______________________

3 Sssh! Be quiet. The baby sleeps.

5 Were waiting

5 Cross out the odd word out.

_______________________

5 Mikes got a new car. _______________________

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f Ian a present.

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4 How many persons are there in your English

class?
_______________________

d stressed.

4 You drink
e my emails all
the time.

the internet
_______________________

2 The newsagents is opposite of the car park.

a for the train.

1 I check
b a lot of coffee
at work.

Score [____/10]

Score [____/5]

0 between

grey

opposite

1 brown

purple

skirt

2 fat

fight

slim

3 fish

marmalade

salary

4 borrow

sweater

tights

5 alive

dead

sleep

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6 Complete with one word from the box. Theres

one word you dont need.
cash
lake

Rogers blog Round the world!

Yesterday was the last day of my trip round
the world with my girlfriend Michelle. She
graduated on 1 June, and the next day, we
started travelling! Shes Chinese and Im
English! It was an incredible adventure and I
had a wonderful time.

church
discount
dress
petrol station
trainers

petrol station .
0 Take the car to the __________________
1 Harriets wearing a new _______________ for
the party.
2 Tickets are 10, but theres a 10%
_______________ for teenagers. So its 9 for
you.

We started in England in Kings Cross station

for the train under the sea to Paris, and then
across France to Marseilles. That was very
expensive but it was good fun. We met our
friend Louis in Marseilles and we stayed one
night in his flat. Then he drove us to Spain.

3 I want to go for a run but I cant find my

_______________.
4 We dont accept credit cards or cheques.
You have to pay in _______________.

We sailed from Algeciras (Spain) to Tangiers in

Morocco. The weather was terrible on the boat
and my face was green! We went down Africa
on the bus, from city to city all the time. Then,
in South Africa, we took a plane to Buenos
Aries.

5 We like swimming in the _______________ in

summer.

Score [____/5]

7 Order the letters to make words.

eggs
0 Were going to eat some __________________.
(sgeg)

Finally, we travelled all the way to Rio on

bikes! (Really!) It was amazing! My legs were
really strong at the end. Then, we got a plane
to Los Angeles. Im going to tell you all about
that experience ... next time!

1 My dad always has _______________ for

breakfast. (canob)
2 Lets get some _______________ water.
(limaner)
3 We need _______________ to make chips.
(spooteta)
4 We cant cook _______________, because Lucy
doesnt eat meat. (neckich)

9 Read the text again. Answer the questions.

5 Im not hungry. I just want a _______________.

(ughorty)

0 When did the trip end?

It ended yesterday.
____________________________________________

Score [____/5]

1 What did Michelle finish before the trip began?

Reading

____________________________________________

8 Read the blog. True or False?

0 Michelle is Rogers wife.

2 Where is Michelle from?

False
_________

____________________________________________

1 Roger loved his trip round the world. _________

3 Which part of the trip was not cheap?

2 They flew to France.

_________

____________________________________________

3 They always slept in hotels.

_________

4 How did they get to Spain?

4 They travelled in Africa on public transport.

_________

____________________________________________

5 They visited a total of three continents.

_________

____________________________________________

5 When did Roger feel ill?

6 Where did they cycle from and to?

6 Rogers story is going to continue in a future

blog.
________

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Listening

Writing

10 2.5 Listen to a phone conversation. Answer

the questions.

12 Write a description of someone you know:

e.g. a friend or a member of your family.
Write about 60 words. Use these questions
to help you. (You dont have to answer all the
questions.):

0 What is Ahmed doing?

Hes doing the washing-up.
____________________________________________
1 Wheres Dan going to go after the phone call?

Where is he/she from? Age, nationality etc.?

What does/he she look like?
How/Where did you meet him/her?
Why do you like him/her?
When you are together, what kind of things do
you do?

____________________________________________
2 How many people are there in Dans flat
(including him)?
____________________________________________
3 What was the problem with the flat this
morning?
____________________________________________

Im going to write about

4 What is Jo doing?

________________________________________________

____________________________________________

________________________________________________

5 Where is Eric hoovering?

________________________________________________

____________________________________________

________________________________________________

6 What is Katie doing in the living room?

____________________________________________

________________________________________________

7 What does Katie study?

________________________________________________

____________________________________________

________________________________________________

8 What kind of hair does Katie have?

________________________________________________

____________________________________________

________________________________________________

Score [____/8]

________________________________________________

Speaking

________________________________________________

11 In pairs, get a card from your teacher.

Role-play the conversations.

________________________________________________
________________________________________________

Score [____/10]

________________________________________________
________________________________________________
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Score [____/10]
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