GRAMMAR 3º ESO (play) basketball?

6 ____________ Fernando ____________

UNIT 1 (come) from Spain?
7 What sport ____________ Nadia
> Consolidation ____________ (like)?
8 She ____________ (have got) a
1. Read the answers. Then write the motorbike but she ____________ (not
questions. ride) it very often.
1 What’s your name? 9 They ____________ (sell) cameras in
My name is Matt. that shop.
2 _________________________________
I come from Edinburgh. 3. Write sentences about the pictures.
3 _________________________________
I live in London.
4 _________________________________
I am 13 years old.
5 _________________________________
I like rock and reggae music.
6 _________________________________
I speak two languages: French and
Spanish.
7 _________________________________
Yes, I have one brother.
8 _________________________________
My brother is 4 years old.

2. Complete the sentences with the correct 1 The sun is shining.

form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Do you speak (speak) German?
2 Chiara ____________ (come) from
Italy.
3 What ____________ your mother
____________ (do)?
4 Fernando and Nadia ____________ (not
live) in Manchester.
5 ____________ you ____________
2 _________________________________
3 _________________________________
4 _________________________________
5 _________________________________
6 _________________________________
4. Write complete sentences.
1 Darrel/not/like/swim
Darrel doesn’t like swimming.
2 Laura/prefer/play/tennis/to/play/chess
 _________________________________
3 Sam/love/paint
_________________________________
4 Alison/enjoy/watch/videos
_________________________________
5 Rick/not/mind/cook
_________________________________
6 Hannah/hate/play/basketball
_________________________________
7 Bethany/like/go/cinema
_________________________________

5. Write the requests in the correct order

and write complete answers.
1 go/can/toilet/I/to/the? – no
Can I go to the toilet? No, you can’t.
2 window/open/can/the/we? – yes

3 Rob/dinner/stay/can/for? – yes

4 disco/to/can/go/I/the? – no

5 they/use/can/car/your? – no

6. Write the sentences in the correct order

using could or couldn’t.
1 could/when/three/not/walk/she/Sally/
was
Sally couldn’t walk when she was three.
2 I/not/the/prize/win/year/last/could

3 He/young/sing/could/was/Tom/very
well/when

4 could/swim/I/was/a/baby/when
UNIT 2
9 We don’t write many letters.
> Consolidation
10 He doesn’t watch TV.
1. What is the past simple of these verbs?
1 am/is/are was/were 11 You don’t phone your uncle.
2 work ________________________
3 kiss ________________________ 12 They don’t have lunch at school.
4 talk ________________________
5 phone ________________________
6 ask ________________________
7 think ________________________ > Extension
8 see ________________________
9 go ________________________ 3. Look at the sentences in exercise 2. Write
10 have ________________________ questions in the past and short answers.
11 take ________________________ 1 Did she live in Rome? Yes, she did.
2 _________________________________
2. Rewrite these sentences in the past. 3 _________________________________
Affirmative: 4 _________________________________
1 She lives in Rome. 5 _________________________________
She lived in Rome. 6 _________________________________
2 We go to the cinema. 7 Did I play tennis? No, I didn’t.
8 _________________________________
3 You talk a lot. 9 _________________________________
10 _________________________________
4 They see their grandmother. 11 _________________________________
12 _________________________________
5 You take the bus to school.

6 He phones his friend.

Negative:
7 I don’t play tennis.
I didn’t play tennis.
8 She doesn’t have a computer at home.
4. Look at the pictures and write sentences in
the past. (√ = affirmative, χ = negative,
? = question).
4 Who? Tony lives in that house.
5 What? Listening to music helps me
study.

6 Where? Heather lives in Cork.

7 Where? Cork is in Ireland.

8 Which team? Liverpool plays at Anfield.

9 Who? Rob likes heavy metal.

6. Choose the correct object pronoun from

the box.
him them it her

1 I never write to (my grandparents) …

1 Did the girl use the Internet? 2 I really like (the film) …
2 _________________________________
3 _________________________________ 3 Tom looks at (Jenny) …
4 _________________________________
5 _________________________________ 4 We don’t trust (Paul) …
6 _________________________________

5. Write subject or object questions based on

the words and answers given.
1 Who? Mr Lafarge teaches French.
Who teaches French?
2 What? Ian eats toast for breakfast.

3 Who? I support Alavés.

UNIT 3
> Consolidation
1. Complete the sentences with some or any.
1 There aren’t any bananas in the fridge.
2 Is there ______ orange juice in the
bottle?
3 There are ______ magazines on the
table.
4 There isn’t ______ money in my purse.
5 There are ______ beautiful toys in my
brother’s room.
6 There isn’t ______ milk in the fridge.
7 Is there ______ chocolate in the shop?
8 There are ______ envelopes on the table.
9 There aren’t ______ pillows on Brenda’s
bed.
10 There aren’t ______ stamps on the
envelope.
11 There isn’t ______ tea. We have to buy
some.
2. Complete the sentences using too much,
too many, enough or not enough.
1 There are 6 chairs and 8 people. There
are too many people.
2 There are 6 chairs and 6 people. There
are ____________ chairs.
3 There is a traffic jam. There are
____________ cars.
4 I must write a thousand words and I’ve
only got 20 minutes. There is
____________ time.
5 There are 5 people and I’ve cooked 15
kilos of rice. There is ___________ rice.
6 There are 22 boys at the party, but only
3 girls. There are ____________ girls.
7 There are 5 people and 5 books. There
are ____________ books.
8 Jamie never sits down, it makes me
tired. He’s got ____________ energy.
3. Complete the sentences with a possessive
adjective.
1 Our school is near where we live.
2 Can I have an aspirin? _____ head hurts.
3 Sandra can’t play tennis because of a
problem with _____ leg.
4 ‘Is that _____ brother?’ ‘My brother?
No.’
5 _____ last girlfriend was really pretty,
don’t you think?
6 They’re lucky. _____ parents aren’t
strict at all.
7 Mike’s got a new mobile – a present
from _____ mum.
8 We’re the best. _____ team always wins.
9 ‘What’s _____ name?’ ‘She’s called
Beatriz.’
4. Rewrite the sentences using possessive
pronouns.
1 It’s my ball.
The ball is mine.
2 It’s his bike.
3 They’re our chocolates.
4 They’re my cassettes.
5 It’s their car.
 6 It’s her CD player.

7 They’re your friends, not my friends.

8 It’s our dog.

4 (money)___________________________
_________________________________
9 Its your problem.

> Extension
5 (homework)________________________
_________________________________
5. Write sentences about the pictures using
the words given.

6 (people)___________________________
_________________________________

6. Complete the sentences with possessive

1 (chips) There aren’t enough chips.
pronouns.
1 ‘Can I look at your magazine?’ ‘Ask
Tanya. It’s hers.’
2 It’s your money and my money. It’s ___
3 That walkman is _____ but you can use it.
2 (goalkeepers)_______________________
4 Rob and Andrea have got a computer.
_________________________________
It’s _____
5 Take it. I don’t want it. It’s _____ now.
6 Do you see that boy there? Well the
magazine is _____
7 Don’t touch it! Lisa doesn’t like people
touching things that are _____
8 We have no homework so the day is
3 (water)____________________________
_____ to enjoy.
_________________________________
9 ‘Is this your mobile?’ ‘No, it’s _____,
that girl there.’
UNIT 4 7 He found his wallet when he (look)
_______________ for his keys.
> Consolidation 8 I did the washing-up while you (sleep)
_______________
1. Past simple or past continuous? Circle the 9 When he was reading the newspaper he
correct answer. (see) _______________ the advert.
1 The wind blew/was blowing.
2 I found/was finding 100 euros in the 4. Write complete sentences using the words
street. given and the correct form of (not) have to.
3 The birds sang/were singing in the trees. 1 Lisa/no/get up/early
4 She broke/was breaking her leg during Lisa doesn’t have to get up early.
the match. 2 Janet/no/help/mum
5 I slept/was sleeping at the time of the
robbery. 3 Stan/do/homework/5.00
6 It rained/was raining so we couldn’t go
out. 4 Tom and Sharon/wear/uniform/school
7 Suddenly I heard/was hearing a gunshot.
8 The fox jumped/was jumping over the
fence. 5. Write pieces of advice using the words
9 She kissed/was kissing me three times. given.
1 have/shower/every/day
2. Complete the sentences with the correct You must have a shower every day.
form of the verb. 2 clean/teeth/after/lunch
1 I (think) was thinking about you when
you called. 3 eat/lot/chocolate
2 We (play) _______________ tennis
when my racket broke.
4 footballers/train/every/day
3 While she was swimming, somebody
(steal) _______________ her towel.
4 I (have) _______________ the idea
while I was lying in bed.
5 He discovered the formula while he
(experiment) _______________ in the
laboratory.
6 When I was shopping I (meet)
_______________ Nigel in the street.
UNIT 5
8 Denise lives in Paris.
> Consolidation
9 Carrie has breakfast.
1. Complete the chart with the past
participle of the verbs.
Verb Past participle 3. Write the words in the correct order to
read read make sentences.
make 1 been/Tom/to/never/China/has
pass Tom has never been to China.
ask 2 had/has/Pete/accident/never/an
shut
hold 3 never/have/met/Pelé/we
let
pay
4 drunk/never/coffee/they/have
know
learn
5 just/been/I/to/doctor’s/’ve/the
leave
lose
6 has/a/seen/just/María/ghost
stand
fly

2. Write the sentences in the present perfect.

> Extension
1 I eat Chinese food.
I’ve eaten Chinese food.
4. Write sentences using the present perfect.
2 I see Star Wars, Episode Two.
1 Mary/break/a window. χ She/break/a
door. √
3 Gary drinks papaya juice.
Mary hasn’t broken a window. She has
broken a door.
4 Neil meets the president.
2 They/start/lunch. χ They/start/dinner. √
_________________________________
5 They are on holiday.
_________________________________
3 I/read/a newspaper. χ
6 You open the box. I/read/a magazine. √
_________________________________
7 We talk to Penélope Cruz. _________________________________
 4 Sarah/lose/her car keys. χ Sarah/lose/her 4 Mary has lost her keys.
house keys. √
_________________________________ 5 Jennifer has broken her arm last Friday.
_________________________________
5 John/break/his leg. χ 6 What did you do last summer?
John/break/his arm. √
_________________________________
_________________________________ 7. Write questions and answers with ever and
6 I/write/to my grandfather. χ I/write/to never. Use the present perfect.
my uncle. √ A: you/drive/a car? Have you ever driven a
_________________________________ car?
_________________________________ B: car χ /motorbike √ I’ve never driven a
car but I’ve driven a motorbike.
5. Complete the sentences using the present 1 A: she/eat/Japanese food?
perfect or past simple form of the verbs in
brackets.
B: Japanese food χ /Chinese food √
1 Have you seen (you/see) the new Star
Wars film?
2 A: Theresa and John/play/hockey?
2 She ______________ (win) four prizes
this year.
B: hockey χ /golf √
3 I ______________ (see) Peter yesterday.
4 Where’s my car? John ______________
3 A: you/lose/your passport?
(take) it. He needed it.
5 ______________ (you/go) to the cinema
yesterday? B: passport χ /credit card √
6 I ______________ (lose) my passport, I
need a new one.

6. Tick the correct sentences. Then correct

the mistakes in the other sentences.
1 I have never played hockey. √
2 I have been to Rome last year. χ
I went to Rome last year.
I have been to Rome.
3 It has been cold last week.
UNIT 6 _________________________________
5 holidays start/I happy
> Consolidation _________________________________
_________________________________
1. Look at the calendar and complete the 6 he buy mobile/talk all day
sentences about Jamie. _________________________________
Monday today _________________________________
Tuesday go to the cinema 7 they have money/travel around the
Wednesday meet some friends world
_________________________________
Thursday play rugby
_________________________________
Friday go to the park
8 winter come/it snow
Saturday have a party
_________________________________
Sunday go to the mountains
_________________________________
1 On Tuesday Jamie is going to go to the
cinema. 3. Complete the sentences with must, may,
2 What is Jamie ____________ do on might or can’t.
Wednesday? 1 Score: 4-0. We can’t lose now!
3 He’s ____________________________ 2 ‘Do you know where Sarah is?’ ‘No
4 On Thursday ______________________ idea. She ____________ be at home.’
5 What ___________________on Friday? 3 Parachuting ____________ be exciting.
6 He’s ____________________________ I’d love to have a go!
7 On Saturday ______________________ 4 You look stressed. Working twelve
8 On Sunday _______________________ hours a day ____________ be good for
your health.
2. Write predictions. 5 Man ____________ be the cause of the
1 she finish university/get good job change in the world’s climate.
When she finishes university she’ll get a 6 I’m not sure, but he ____________ win
good job. the race.
2 I grow up/live in Germany 7 He’s twenty metres in front. He
_________________________________ ____________ be first at the line!
_________________________________ 8 Animals ____________ be at fault for
3 she get motorbike/travel a lot the world’s pollution.
_________________________________ 9 Global warming ____________ cause
_________________________________ other problems that we don’t know
4 he go to beach/have fun about yet.
_________________________________
 _________________________________
4. Match the parts of the sentences. 7 I’ll be sad_________________________
1 If it snows, _________________________________
2 If it rains,
3 If it’s sunny,
4 If it’s cold, > Extension
5 If I take the bus,
6 If I do more exercise, 6. When there is evidence you can make
7 If I eat too much chocolate, predictions with going to. Complete the
8 If I don’t study enough, predictions based on the evidence in the
9 If I ask you nicely, pictures.
10 If I give you the camera, cry fail fall kiss rain win

a I’ll take my umbrella.

b I won’t pass the exam.
c we’ll go to the beach.
d will you lend me your mobile?
e I’ll wear a coat.
f they’ll go skiing.
g I’ll get there quicker. 1 It’s going to rain. 2 Sam’s__________
h my dentist won’t be happy.
i will you take a photo?
j I’ll be fitter.

5. Complete the sentences with your own

ideas.
1 I’ll tell you a secret if you promise not to 3 Elsa’s__________ 4 They’re_________
tell anyone.
2 If I buy a new mobile,________________
_________________________________
3 If I go to the beach,__________________
_________________________________
4 If I fail an exam, my parents___________
_________________________________ 5 The baby’s_______ 6 David’s________
5 I’ll have a birthday party if____________
_________________________________
6 I’ll buy you a present________________

7. Are these predictions based on evidence or
not? (Remember: will = no evidence, going to
= evidence.)
1 ‘Spain is winning 3-1. They’re going to
win.’ (evidence)
2 ‘It’s 0-0, but I think Spain will win.’ (no
evidence)
3 ‘I feel terrible. I think I’m going to be
ill.’ ____________
4 ‘I think the weather will be good at the
weekend.’ ____________
5 ‘He’ll pass the exam easily.’
____________
6 ‘Don’t touch that. You’ll break it.’
____________
7 ‘Can you feel the wind? There’s going to
be a storm.’ ____________
8. Write the sentences again using must/
may/might/can’t + have + past participle.
1 I’m fairly sure he didn’t win.
He can’t have won.
2 She probably left early.
_________________________________
3 They almost definitely bought the house.
_________________________________
4 It’s possible he was tired after working
so much.
_________________________________
5 I’m fairly sure I didn’t pass the exam.
_________________________________
9. Unless means if not. Normally it is used in
the second part of a sentence.
Example: We’ll play tennis unless it rains.
= We’ll play tennis if it doesn’t rain.
Rearrange the words to make complete
sentences.
1 park/cold/unless/it’s/we’ll/to/go/the
We’ll go to the park unless it’s cold.
2 score/celebrate/unless/the/won’t/they/
fans
_________________________________
3 will/unless/die/water/you/them/plants/
the
_________________________________
4 has/problem/he’ll/OK/a/be/unless/he
_________________________________
5 home/I’ll/music/go/improves/the/unless
_________________________________
6 accident/unless/she’ll/careful/have/she’s/
an
_________________________________
10. Rewrite these sentences using unless.
1 He’ll be sad if he doesn’t win.
He’ll be sad unless he wins.
2 I won’t go if you don’t go.
_________________________________
3 We won’t go skiing if it doesn’t snow.
_________________________________
4 She’ll lose if she doesn’t play well.
_________________________________
5 Tom will come if he doesn’t have to
work.
_________________________________
6 Plants will grow if there isn’t too much
pollution.
_________________________________
UNIT 7

> Consolidation
4. Complete the sentences using for or since.
1. Look at the verbs in the box below and 1 How long have you been living in
decide which you should and shouldn’t do England?
and write sentences. I have been living in England since
do your homework help at home 1998.
watch TV all day tidy your room 2 How long have you known Peter?
eat junk food talk to strangers ____________________________ we
were at school together.
3 How long has David had his car?
1 You should do your homework.
____________________________ 2002.
2 _________________________________
4 How long has Paula been learning
3 _________________________________
French?
4 _________________________________
____________________________ two
5 _________________________________
years.
6 _________________________________
5 How long have we been waiting for the
train?
2. Complete the sentences for yourself in two
____________________________ an
different ways using for and since.
hour.
1 I’ve lived in my house
5. Write the questions for these answers.
for five years.
1 How long has it been since you went
since I was ten.
horse-riding?
2 I’ve had my favourite T-shirt
I haven’t been horse-riding since I was
for_______________________________
twelve.
since_____________________________
2 _________________________________
3 I’ve been at my school
I’ve lived in Cordoba for five years.
_________________________________
3 _________________________________
_________________________________
Martin and Sheila have been going out
4 My best friend and I have known each
together since last June.
other
4 _________________________________
_________________________________
I’ve been practising the piano for two
_________________________________
hours.
5 I haven’t been to the cinema
_________________________________
_________________________________
UNIT 8 2. Write sentences about each set of pictures
using the adjectives given in the box.
> Consolidation

1. Write the sentences in the passive.

1 They make those cars in Japan.
Those cars are made in Japan.
2 They sell newspapers in kiosks.
_________________________________
3 People buy thousands of cars every day.
_________________________________ old popular shy happy
4 Bees make honey.
_________________________________ 1 María is older than Liz.
5 They grow bananas in the Canaries. 2 _________________________________
_________________________________ 3 _________________________________
6 They invented the hamburger in 4 _________________________________
Germany.
_________________________________
7 They sold Coca-cola as a medicine at
first.
_________________________________
8 They gave Father Christmas his red and
white clothes in an advert. angry tall young well-
_________________________________ dressed
9 They built the first shopping centres in
the United States. 5 Graham is the angriest.
_________________________________ 6 _________________________________
7 _________________________________
8 _________________________________
> Extension
3. Write sentences about the people and
objects using not as … as and an adjective
from the box.
big heavy hot old
popular tall wide
1 Jane, 16 years old. Tim, 14 years old.
Tim is not as old as Jane.
2 Andy, 1m 78. Colin, 1m 83.
_________________________________
3 Madrid, 38ºC. London 27ºC.
_________________________________
4 River Thames, 96m. River Ebro, 71m.
_________________________________
5 Neil, 68 kg. Mark, 83 kg.
_________________________________
6 An elephant. A horse.
_________________________________
7 John - 28 votes. Sandy - 37 votes.
_________________________________
4. Passive with or without by. Cross out the
phrases which are not necessary.
1 The race was won in record time by an
athlete.
2 The race was won by a Spanish athlete.
3 Rice is grown in Valencia by farmers.
4 English coins are produced at the mint
by workers.
5 Danny was bitten by a big dog.
6 The pictures were painted in 1896 by an
artist.
7 The robbery was committed at night by
a robber.
8 Two men were killed yesterday by
someone.
9 TV programmes are made in studios by
directors.
10 Big Brother is watched by millions.
5. Write complete sentences in the passive
using by only if necessary.
1 story/write/Internet/writer
The story was written on the Internet.
(‘by a writer’ not necessary)
Present:
2 Friends/make/the US/producers
_________________________________
3 videos/buy/fans of the show
_________________________________
4 many/photos/the Friends stars/take/
photographers
_________________________________
Past:
5 the book/write/1998/the writer
_________________________________
6 the story/read/millions
_________________________________
7 the fans/impress/story
_________________________________
VOCABULARY ADJECTIVES OF PERSONALITY AND
EMOTION
ADJECTIVE SUFIXES AND PREFIXES
1. Order the letters to find adjectives to
1. Make adjectives from these nouns by describe emotions.
adding the missing endings. 1 rodpu proud
1 creation creat -ive 2 nrayg _____________
2 impression impress- __________ 3 eken _____________
3 suspicion suspic- __________ 4 reowidr _____________
4 doubt doubt- __________ 5 redti _____________
5 romance romant- __________ 6 riesnttede _____________
6 fantasy fantast- __________ 7 dhietfgern _____________
7 success successf- __________ 8 citxede _____________
8 wit witt- __________
9 fame fam- __________ 2. Complete the sentences using the
10 wealth wealth- __________ adjectives from exercise 1 with a preposition
11 use use- __________ from the box below.
12 elegance eleg- __________ about about by in
of of on with
2. Complete the sentences with the negative
form of an adjective from the box. 1 Julie was very proud of her new car.
comfortable correct formal healthy 2 The players were __________________
interesting pleasant popular possible practising in the rain everyday.
practical usual 3 I’m very ____________________ my
friend. I think he’s got a problem, but he
1 This maths problem is impossible! doesn’t want to speak about it.
2 That answer is _______________ 4 The girls at school are ______________
3 Sam is quite _________________ seeing David Beckham. They think he’s
4 Jane’s shoes are very ______________ wonderful!
5 Andy’s clothes were too _____________ 5 Claire’s only ____________________
6 Paula slept in a very ___________ bed. shopping and fashion. She doesn’t talk
7 Mary’s book is _______________ about anything else.
8 Ann gave Bill a very _________ present. 6 The students were very ______________
9 The smell coming out of the jar was very the idea of going on a school trip to
_______________ Granada.
10 Greg’s lunch is very _______________ 7 When she came home late her parents
 were very ____________________ her. 4. Find 13 more adjectives for describing
8 The baby started crying because he was personality in the word search.
____________________ a dog. E K T F N Q E H A P P Y
V A I D A S O E U T L O
O P C E P T Y F V I R R
D L M C U A O F A M E G
R E L I A B L E Y E O A
I A E S P L T C H S C N
E S I I P E A T W S O I
H A D V S O C I A O M S
O N A E T E R V R C M E
N T N J R D A E F I I D
E L F A O K O I B A T D
S S P G N O R F A B T A
T I U E G H U M B L E U
P R E L A X E D J E D S
H A R D W O R K I N G I

5. Write the positive adjectives from exercise

4 and the corresponding negative adjectives.
Positive Negative
adjectives adjectives
happy depressed
________________ _________________
________________ _________________
________________ _________________
________________ _________________
________________ _________________
________________ _________________
________________ _________________
________________ _________________
________________ _________________
________________ _________________
________________ _________________
________________ _________________
________________ _________________ ADJECTIVES OF SIZE AND
MEASUREMENT

1. Find seven more adjectives of

measurement in the word search and write
them below.
W L O N G D Y I
Y K E S U B E W
A H G B I G M I
S I M K U E T D
F G U D S K A E
A H K Y K Z L U
S K S Z B M L Y
T W E U A O U A
A D H E A V Y M
Y U B O S L O W

1 heavy
2 _________________________________
3 _________________________________
4 _________________________________
5 _________________________________
6 _________________________________
7 _________________________________
8 _________________________________

2. Match the nouns and adjectives.

Noun Adjective
1 height a wide
2 cheapness b high
3 slowness c long
4 width d cheap
5 length e heavy
6 weight f slow
3. Complete the questions with the adjectives CLOTHES
in the box below.
big heavy high high 1. Match the pictures with the words.
long long tall belt boots earrings shorts jackets
jeans sandals sweatshirt skirt suit
1 How long is the River Nile? It is 6,690 dress sweater sunglasses tie trainers
kilometres.
2 How ______ is your house? It has three
bedrooms and two bathrooms.
3 How ______ is Alison’s sister? She’s
1m97.
4 How ______ is the suitcase? It weighs
30 kg.
5 How ______ is the London Eye? It is
140 metres.
6 How ______ does it take from London
to Stratford? About two hours.
7 How ______ do you go on the London
Eye? 135 metres above the London
skyline.

1 sweater 9 ___________
2 ___________ 10 ___________
3 ___________ 11 ___________
4 ___________ 12 ___________
5 ___________ 13 ___________
6 ___________ 14 ___________
7 ___________ 15 ___________
8 ___________
2. Find the opposite adjectives in the box. 4. Match the words in the box below with the
baggy casual uncomfortable short pictures.
small nice unfashionable buckle button collar cuff heel
laces pocket sleeve strap zip
1 big small
2 fashionable/trendy ____________
3 formal ____________
4 comfortable ____________
5 long ____________
6 horrible ____________
7 tight ____________

3. Find nine more items of clothing in the

word search and write them below.
T R O U S E R S E W A T
R A E E S D O H O W B J
U J L O H R Z I V I O I
Y T R A I N E R S C O T
U S S F I F H T N C T X
E B L K J A J J O X S A
A Z P L I M O U H E W O
F U U Y R R F E M H A N
M J A C K E T N A P L L
C U H B T E Y S S R E C
A O F O I J A H U S R R
S U A L I C U O T L X A
S W I T X A Y R E Z J Q
O H O A G X O T A W I T
C B I S H O E S L T A D

1 trousers 6 ___________
1 sleeve 6 ___________
2 ___________ 7 ___________
2 ___________ 7 ___________
3 ___________ 8 ___________
3 ___________ 8 ___________
4 ___________ 9 ___________
4 ___________ 9 ___________
5 ___________ 10 ___________
 5 ___________ 10 ___________ COLOURS AND DESCRIPTIONS
5. Write the words from exercise 3 and the
parts of the clothes from the box below that 1. Describe the objects using the words in the
each can have. box below.
buttons collar cuffs hem checked plain spotted striped
laces pockets sleeves turn ups

1 trousers: turn ups, pockets, buttons, hem

2 _________________________________
3 _________________________________
4 _________________________________ 1 2
5 _________________________________
6 _________________________________
7 _________________________________
8 _________________________________
9 _________________________________
10 _________________________________
4

1 It’s a plain vase.

2 _________________________________
3 _________________________________
4 _________________________________
2. Find nine more colours in the word 3. Look at the pictures. Then write sentences
search. to describe them using the adjectives in the
S B E I G E U O S B correct order.
W L H M A B I X P R
E A F S B X A S E O
X C I L H T B G L W
A K P P U R P L E N
O G U C B I W B H W
C P R M U X G P A S
R O E L T F L I P I
E W D C O R A N G E
A T I F S I B K R T
M O X M W H E M E O
U Y E L L O W A Y S

1 beige 6 ___________
2 ___________ 7 ___________
3 ___________ 8 ___________ 1 (purse) leather, black
4 ___________ 9 ___________ It’s a black leather purse.
5 ___________ 10 ___________ 2 (bag) plastic, red
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3 (hat) woollen, white
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4 (diary) blue, leather
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5 (rucksack) nylon, black and green
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4. Describe the woman in the picture. Follow
the example.
1 _________________________________
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2 _________________________________
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GET
1. Write sentences using the correct form of
the verb get.
1 dark/9 o’clock/in summer
It gets dark at 9 o’clock in summer.
2 very hot/in August
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3 I/tired/after/a long day
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4 eat your food/before/it/cold
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5 without/an umbrella/you/wet
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6 I/bored/in maths class
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7 we/excited/when/Rafael Nadal/plays
tennis
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2. Rewrite the sentences using get or get to.
1 I arrived at the station at 5.30.
I got to the station at 5.30.
2 Denise received a letter this morning.
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3 Sam reached the airport eventually.
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4 My marks in the exam were bad.
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5 Kim arrived at school late.
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6 They gave him a great present.
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 f repay, compensate for
2. Write six sentences about yourself similar g try
to those in exercise 1. Use activities from the h invent
box. i do well financially
play chess swim run paint cook j manage with something even though it
play basketball/tennis/football dance may not be ideal
play the piano/guitar/violin sing

1 I’m interested in playing chess but I’m

bad at it.
2 _________________________________
3 _________________________________
4 _________________________________
5 _________________________________
6 _________________________________
7 _________________________________
MAKE AND DO

1. Match the phrasal verbs and expressions

(1-10) with the definitions (a-j).
1 make an effort
2 make a fuss
3 make up your mind
4 make it
5 make a mistake
6 make money
7 make do
8 make a noise
9 make up for
10 make up

a arrive in time
b complain/show unnecessary excitement
c make a loud sound
d decide
e do something wrong
2. Complete the sentences with the correct
form of a phrasal verb or expression with do
from the box.
do away with do up do with
do something do someone a favour

1 That car could do with a wash!

2 The house is very old, but he’s going to
_____________ it _____________
3 Don’t forget to _____________ your
coat.
4 I wish my school would _____________
homework!
5 Can you _________ me _____________
and find out if he likes me?
6 Karen is _____________ in the garden.
PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD 11 The state of not having a job.
__________
1. Write the mirror words. 12 An illness or serious medical condition.
1 tnemnorivne eht the environment __________
2 raw _______________
3 emirc _______________
4 sdneirf _______________
5 ecnaraeppa _______________
6 tnemyolpmenu _______________
7 esaesid _______________
8 ymonoce eht _______________
9 msicar _______________
10 ytrevop _______________
11 ecnatpecca _______________
12 skram loohcs _______________

2. Match the words from exercise 1 to the

correct definition.
1 People that you know well and enjoy
spending time with. friends
2 Illegal activities. __________
3 The land, water and air that people,
animals and plants live in. __________
4 When someone is allowed to become
part of a group. __________
5 A long period of fighting between
countries. __________
6 The situation or experience of being
poor. __________
7 Violent or unfair treatment against
people because they belong to a
different race. __________
8 The way that you look. __________
9 Numbers or letters that a teacher gives
you for your work. __________
10 The organisation of a country’s money,
business and products. __________
READING AND WRITING

KEVIN’S FRIENDS

1. Read the text and circle the four adjectives which best describe Kevin.
funny generous hard-working lazy
quiet sociable talkative unsociable
Kevin Crowther likes being with other people and he likes telling them about things. He’s very popular
with his friends because he tells a lot of good jokes. Because he likes his friends’ company, he likes team
sports, but that doesn’t mean he’s good at them. For example, he’s interested in playing basketball because
his friends play a lot, but he’s not very tall and also he’s very bad at it. He enjoys football too, but he’s not
exactly Figo. He doesn’t mind playing tennis and he’s quite good at it, but he prefers playing doubles
because there are four people and not just two. He’s also very good at running but he doesn’t like it very
much because it’s a solitary sport. He loves cooking, but only when he does it for his friends. He hates
cooking for himself because there’s no one to talk to! He also hates working and he prefers watching videos
to doing his homework, but obviously, if his friends are watching the video too, he loves it!
_________________________________
2. Read the text again and answer these
questions.
1 Why is he popular with his friends? > Write
Because he tells a lot of good jokes.
2 Why does he like playing team sports? 3. Write a description of a friend or family
_________________________________ member. Think about these things:
3 Is he good at playing basketball? • What is his/her personality?
_________________________________ • What are his/her interests or hobbies?
4 In tennis, does he prefer playing singles • Is he/she good at them?
or doubles tennis?
_________________________________ _________________________________
5 What sport is he very good at? _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
6 When does he like cooking? _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
7 Does he like working? _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
8 Does he prefer watching videos with his _________________________________
friends? _________________________________
_________________________________
WHERE AM I? I’m walking on the grass with my dog. He’s
running between the trees and barking. He
1. Read the texts and decide where each usually barks when we come here. Two old
person is. Write the numbers next to the men are sitting on a bench. They are talking and
correct places. laughing. A girl is running and she’s wearing a
beach cinema 1 city centre walkman, but I don’t know what music she’s
listening to.
Text 1
I’m sitting next to some friends and we’re all Text 3
looking at a big screen. I’m drinking orange I’m standing at a bus stop, waiting for the bus to
juice and my friends are eating popcorn. Some come. Lots of cars are driving past and people
people behind us are talking very quietly. The on the pavement are walking very fast. People
man sitting in front of me is very tall, so I can’t always walk fast here, not like in the country.
see very well. This always happens to me when The shops are open and people are buying
I come here! different things. I can see a man in the shop
across the street. I think he’s buying a watch.
Text 2
2. Read the texts again and answer the 6 What does the dog usually do when they
questions. go there?
Text 1 _________________________________
1 Who is she sitting with? 7 Do we know what kind of music the girl
Some friends. is listening to?
2 What is she drinking? _________________________________
_________________________________
3 What are her friends eating? Text 3
_________________________________ 8 What is she waiting for?
4 What is the problem with the man sitting _________________________________
in front of her? 9 How are the people walking?
_________________________________ _________________________________
10 What does she think the man is buying?
Text 2 _________________________________
5 Where is the dog running?
_________________________________
> Write

3. Think about a place you go sometimes. Close

your eyes and imagine you are there now.
Describe it. Think about these things:
• What are you doing?
• Who are you with? What are they doing?
• What usually happens when you are there?
• What can you see?

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WHICH PLACE?

1. Read the texts and match them with the titles.

a A Train Journey b A Library Visit c The Supermarket

1 My mum says I must go once a week because it’s important for my education and I don’t mind it.
The most important thing is that you should be quiet because people are studying or reading. If you
want to take books home, you have to be a member and you have to show your card, but if you only
want to look at something you don’t have to.

2 Well, obviously, you have to buy a ticket from the machine or the man in the ticket office. Then you
have to find the right platform and wait for it to arrive. When you find a seat, you mustn’t put your
feet on the opposite seat because it makes it dirty. You shouldn’t fall asleep if you’re on your own or
you might miss your stop!

3 First of all, you should make a list of the things you want. When you get there you should get a
trolley or a basket. If you need a lot of things, you should get a trolley and for this, in most places
you have to have a coin.

2. Read the text again and answer these

questions. 6 Why shouldn’t you fall asleep?
Text 1 _________________________________
1 How often must the girl go there?
Once a week. Text 3
2 Why should you be quiet? 7 What’s the first thing you should do?
_________________________________ _________________________________
3 What do you have to show to take a 8 What should you get if you only want a
book home? few things?
_________________________________ _________________________________
9 What do you need to get a trolley?
Text 2 _________________________________
4 How many places can you buy your
ticket from?
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5 Where do you have to wait?
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> Write

3. Choose one of these places and describe a

visit, explaining the rules or obligations.
• the cinema
• a restaurant
• the zoo

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FAMOUS IN CHINA!
1. Read the text and decide which sentence
best describes it.
a Human Taxi are touring and having a
holiday.
b Rick is having a holiday after touring.
c Rick is recording an album before
touring.
My name is Rick Shaw and I’m a singer but
I’m not famous in Europe. I’ve got a band
called Human Taxi, with a keyboard player, a
bass player and a drummer. I play the guitar as
well as sing. I don’t know why, but our records
are big hits in China and we’re always in the
2. Read the text again and answer the
questions.
1 Are Human Taxi famous in Europe?
No, they’re not.
2 How many people are in the band?
_________________________________
3 What does Rick play?
_________________________________
4 Where are their songs in the charts?
_________________________________
5 Where are they playing their first
concert?
_________________________________
6 How long are they touring for?
_________________________________
7 Who is Rick visiting in Australia?
_________________________________
8 Where are they recording the new
album?
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charts there. That’s why next month we’re
touring China and Japan. We’re starting in
Shanghai and finishing in Tokyo. In total we’re
touring for two months and we’re playing in 38
different places! After all that work I’m having
a holiday. I’m visiting relatives in Australia and
I’m not singing or playing my guitar for three
weeks. I’m resting before I come back to
Europe because when I get back to Britain
we’re going into the studio to start recording a
new album. We’re calling it ‘Pull’. I’m
planning to study Chinese too because a couple
of the songs on the new album are in Chinese
and Japanese! Sayonara!
9 What are they calling it?
_________________________________
10 What is Rick planning to study?
_________________________________
> Write
3. Write about your plans for the next few
months. (You can invent them.) Think
about these things:
• Are you doing anything special? What?
• Are you going on holiday? Where are
you going?
• Are you visiting anyone? Who?
Next month I’m visiting my cousins in
France. We’re going by car to Marseille
…
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_________________________________
MISTERY MESSAGE
1. Read Steven’s story and circle the mode of
communication described.
Internet letter mobile phone telephone
One Saturday morning, when I was bored at
home in my bedroom, I received a message. It
said: ‘C U at 2.00 next to the big tree in the
park’.
I thought it was strange because I didn’t
recognise the number. I also didn’t know which
tree, and when I thought about it I also didn’t
know which park, or which city! So I didn’t
2. Read the story again and answer the
questions.
1 Where was Steven when he received the
first text message?
In his bedroom.
2 What did he think about the message?
_________________________________
3 Did he know who sent the message?
_________________________________
4 What did he hear when the second
message arrived?
_________________________________
5 What did he do this time?
_________________________________
6 What was the name of the park?
_________________________________
7 Did he go to the park?
_________________________________
8 Who sent him the messages, a girl or a
boy?
_________________________________
answer. It was obviously a wrong number and I
forgot about it. At about quarter past two I
heard another ‘beep’ and I saw that I had
another text message. This time it said ‘I’m at
the tree. Where R U?’ This time I sent a reply:
‘Which park?’ A minute later the reply came:
‘Finsbury!!’ Incredible! My local park! I made
a decision. I went to the park and looked for a
big tree. I thought, ‘Who sent the message? A
boy or a girl?’ Then I found a very big tree and
next to it was a girl with a mobile in her hand.
She was beautiful. But was it her? I phoned her
number and watched. Her mobile rang! It was
her!
> Write
3. What do you think happened next?
Continue the story. Think about these
things:
• Did Steven talk to the girl?
• If not, what did he do? If he did, what
happened?
• Did she know Steven?
• Who did she want to send the messages
to?
• Where was this person?
Steven didn’t know what to do, so he
waited for five minutes. The girl started to
walk away, so …
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A SUMMER’S DAY
1. Read the story and put the paragraphs in
order.
1 c 2 3 4 go to the park instead of the swimming pool.
a The sisters were wearing only T-shirts and
shorts because it was summer and it wasn’t
cold. Then Beth felt a drop of rain on her
arm. She looked up and she saw that the
clouds were getting darker.
b Hannah started to run. ‘Come on!’ she
shouted to Beth. The rain was falling very
heavily now and the girls were getting
wetter and wetter. When they arrived home
they were completely wet. Their mum said,
‘So you went swimming in the end!’
c On Saturday, Beth and Hannah decided to
The weather was quite good. The sun was
shining at times but there were also some
clouds that were moving across the sky
quickly because the wind was blowing.
d Then Hannah also felt a drop of rain on her
leg, and then another. They decided that it
was time to leave because they didn’t want
to get wet, so they started to walk towards
the park gates. The rain was now falling
much harder.

2. Read the story again and answer the 8 What did Hannah shout?
questions. _________________________________
9 What did their mum think?
1 Where did the girls decide not to go? _________________________________
The swimming pool.
2 Was the sun shining?
_________________________________
3 Why were the clouds moving quickly
across the sky?
_________________________________
4 What were the girls wearing?
_________________________________
5 Who felt the rain first?
_________________________________
6 What did she see when she looked up?
_________________________________

7 Why did they decide to leave the park?

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> Write

3. Write a story about a problem you had

with the weather. Think about these things:
• What were you doing?
• Where were you?
• What were you wearing?
• What was the weather like?

I was playing football with my friends on

the beach. The sun was shining and it was
very hot …
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WHAT’S MY JOB

1. Read the text and decide what Liam’s profession is. Circle the correct answer.
doctor footballer golfer gymnast

The first thing is that I must eat well. I mustn’t eat unhealthy things like chips or hamburgers. I must
eat lots of salad, pasta and fish. This is a bit of a problem because I’m happier eating fast food, but if I
want to win I must follow a strict diet.
Obviously I must train every day but before I start I must make sure I’m ready. I must stretch all my
muscles; in my legs and arms, and also in my neck, my back and my stomach. I must be very flexible
in my sport and stretching stops me from hurting myself.
Also, I must be very strong in all parts of my body, so I must spend a lot of time in the weight room,
lifting weights. The stronger you are, the better you can be at my sport, if you maintain your flexibility.
Finally, I must practise as much as possible. Some of the events in my sport are quite technical and
without practice you can’t win.

2. Read the text again and answer the

questions.
1 What mustn’t Liam eat?
Chips and hamburgers.
2 What kind of food is he happier eating?
_________________________________
3 Does he train every day?
_________________________________
4 What must he do before he starts
training?
_________________________________
5 What five places must he stretch?
_________________________________
6 What must you be in this sport?
_________________________________
7 Where must he spend a lot of time?
_________________________________
8 How does he describe some of the
events in his sport?
_________________________________
> Write
3. Imagine you can decide some of the rules
of your school or at home. Write about what
people must and mustn’t do. Think about
these things:
At school:
• What must the pupils do?
• What must the teachers do?
At home:
• What must your parents do?
• What must your brothers/sisters do?
At school the teachers must make the
classes shorter and the breaks longer and
we must watch more videos …
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SUPERNATURAL?

1. Read the texts and match them with the pictures.

Text 1 ...
Karl’s parents have just received a postcard from their son. Karl says he has been taken to Jupiter by
aliens. Karl’s mother said: ‘It’s not the first time that Karl has told us something like this. He’s got a
lot of imagination and he has just bought a book about extra-terrestrials. I suppose that’s where he got
the idea from.’

Text 2 ...
Martha and Patricia have just come back from a weekend in the country.
‘We’ve been to look for UFOs,’ said Martha, ‘and we’ve had a great time. We’ve seen some strange
lights in the sky and we’ve heard some mysterious noises.’
‘We want to go again,’ added Patricia.

Text 3 ...
‘Chris has a special talent. He’s telepathic – he can read your mind. It’s incredible. For example, he’s
told me that I’ve had pizza for lunch and that I’ve just come home from school.’
‘But Neil, everybody knows we have pizza at school on Thursdays, and it’s five o’clock. Of course
you’ve just come home from school.’
‘Oh. I didn’t think of that.’

2. Read the text again and answer the
questions.
1 Who has just received a postcard from
Karl? His parents.
2 Is Karl’s mother worried?_____________
3 What has Karl just bought?____________
_________________________________
4 Where have Martha and Patricia been
this weekend?______________________
5 Did they have a good time?___________
_________________________________
6 What have they seen and heard?________
_________________________________
7 What is Chris’s talent?_______________
_________________________________
8 What day is it?_____________________
_________________________________
9 Is Chris really telepathic?_____________
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> Write

3. Have you ever experienced anything

strange? Write about it (or invent it). Think
about these things:
• What did you see, hear or experience?
• When did it happen?
• Was it good or bad?
• How do you feel about it now?

I’ve seen a ghost, just once. Last year I

was at my grandmother’s house when I
heard a strange noise …
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MUSIC FESTIVALS

1. Read the text and circle the best title.

a How to Get Tickets to a Music Festival
b A Look at a British Music Festival
c Different Types of Music Festivals

Since the end of the 1960’s, pop music festivals have become very popular all over the world. One of
the largest in England is at Glastonbury in June. It has become very famous and attracts the best British
bands.
This is what Carol says about the festival: ‘I’ve been to Glastonbury for the last four years and I love it!
The music’s brilliant and the atmosphere is really good.’
The Glastonbury festival usually lasts three days, from Friday to Sunday, and you can buy your ticket
at record shops or on the Internet. Many people buy a three-day ticket and stay in tents at the festival
campsite.
One problem at the campsite is keeping clean. Another teenager at the festival, James, has told us why:
‘There are thousands of people here and I haven’t had a shower since I arrived two days ago. It’s
impossible. You just have to accept that you’re going to be dirty.’

2. Read the text again and answer the _________________________________

questions.
1 How long have pop music festivals been
popular?
Since the end of the 1960’s.
2 What is the name of a famous English
festival?
_________________________________
3 How many years has Carol been going
to Glastonbury?
_________________________________
4 How many days is the festival?
_________________________________
5 Where can you buy the tickets?
_________________________________
6 Where do many people stay at the
festival?
7 What is a problem at the campsite?
_________________________________
8 What hasn’t James done at Glastonbury?
_________________________________
> Write
3. Would you like to go to a music festival?
Write your opinion. Include these things:
• Why would/wouldn’t you like to go?
• What do you think are the good things
and bad things about a music festival?
I wouldn’t want to go to a music festival
because I don’t like big crowds …
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SHOPPING

1. Read the text and circle the best title.

a A Day at the Sales b Helen Finds a Bargain c How much?!

Helen was given some money for her birthday, so last Saturday she went shopping with her boyfriend,
Steve, in Oxford Street, where all the popular shops are in London. It wasn’t January, when the big
sales are on, but in some of the shops the prices were reduced. Helen was looking for a new top or
jacket. Steve wasn’t looking for anything in particular, but he was hoping Helen might buy him a
present.
Helen found a blouse she really liked but when she was told the price, she said ‘How much?!’ It was
100 pounds and that was too much for Helen.
They were getting tired but it wasn’t long before they found a small shop with a big sign in the window
saying ‘Special Discount Prices’. They went in and Helen immediately saw a jacket that she liked. ‘I’m
sure it’s too expensive,’ she said to Steve, but when she looked at the price she couldn’t believe it. Only
eight pounds. She bought it and was very happy, and so was Steve, because he was given a CD as a
present by Helen.

2. Read the text again and answer the

questions.
1 Why did Helen have money?
It was given to her for her birthday.
2 Who did she go shopping with?
_________________________________
3 Did they go to the January sales?
_________________________________
4 What kind of clothes was Helen looking for?
_________________________________
5 Did Steve want to buy anything?
_________________________________
6 Was the blouse expensive?
_________________________________
7 Why did they go in the small shop?
_________________________________
8 How much did the jacket cost?
_________________________________
9 Why was Steve happy?
_________________________________
> Write
3. Write about something you bought
recently. Think about these things:
• What did you buy?
• Where did you buy it?
• Why did you buy it?
• How much did it cost?
Last weekend I went shopping with my
friends at a big shopping centre. I wanted
to buy some CDs …
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WHOSE PLANS? Some friends and I are going to the park. We’re
going to play chess. There are special tables
1. Read the texts and decide which plans you and we play against the people who are there. I
like the most. Circle your answer. don’t think I’ll win but it’ll be fun. After that
1 Sam’s 2 Jamie’s 3 Judith’s we’re going to a hamburger restaurant to have
4 nobody’s something to eat. I really hope Judith will be
there.
a) Sam’s plans
I’m going to have a quiet night on Friday. c) Judith’s plans
Some friends are coming round to my house At first the plan was to go to the cinema but
and we’re going to watch a video and eat pizza. now we’re not going. I think we’re going to a
I think there’ll probably be about six of us. On disco.
Saturday I’m going to get up early because I I imagine we’ll have a good time but I’m not
have to study and I want to finish before lunch going to bed late because I want to study with
– I’ve got an exam on Monday. Sam in the morning. Not because I want to
study. I want to be with Sam!
b) Jamie’s plans
2. Read the texts again and answer the 8 Is Judith going to the cinema?
questions. _________________________________
1 What is Sam going to do on Friday 9 Is she going to bed early?
night? _________________________________
_________________________________ 10 Who does she like?
2 How many people will be there? _________________________________
_________________________________
3 Why is he going to get up early on
Saturday?
_________________________________
4 What is Jamie going to do in the park?
_________________________________
5 Is he confident?
_________________________________
6 Does he think he’ll be hungry
afterwards?
_________________________________
7 Who does he like?
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> Write

3. Write about some of your plans and your

expectations. Think about these things:
• What are you going to do? Who are you
going to be with?
• Where are you going to be? Will it be
fun, interesting, boring, dangerous, etc.?

Tonight I’m going to the cinema with my

girlfriend to see a horror film. I think it
will be good …
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PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT

1. Read the texts and decide which person is the most ecological and the least ecological.
a The most ecological is ___________
b The least ecological is ___________

Kim: In my house we do some things to help the environment. We recycle paper because if we don’t,
they’ll cut down more trees, and we recycle plastic and glass because there’ll be more rubbish if we
don’t do it. I sometimes save energy by turning off the lights but I often forget.

Noel: I know the environment is important, but it won’t make much difference if I do things or not.
I sometimes recycle things, but the nearest recycling centre is a long way from my house, so I usually
put everything in the rubbish. If I remember, I turn off the lights, but I don’t save water. It rains a lot
where I live and I don’t think it’s necessary.

Nathalie: I’m a member of Friends of the Planet, a local ecological organisation, and I do as much as
I can to protect nature. I recycle paper, glass, plastic and batteries and I’m very economical with
electricity in my house. I also go on demonstrations to protest against companies that damage the
environment. If we don’t do this, our planet will suffer.

2. Read the texts again and answer the _________________________________

questions.
1 Who lives a long way from a recycling
centre?
Noel.
2 Who is a member of a ‘green’
organisation?
_________________________________
3 Who forgets to turn off the lights?
_________________________________
4 Who lives in an area where it rains a lot?
_________________________________
5 What does Nathalie recycle that Kim
doesn’t?
_________________________________
6 Why does Kim recycle paper?
7 Why does Nathalie go on
demonstrations?
_________________________________
8 Does Noel often recycle things?
_________________________________
> Write
3. Write about what you do in your house to
protect the environment. Think about these
things:
• What do you recycle? Where do you
take it?
• Do you save water? How?
• Do you save energy? How?

In my house we recycle paper. I take it to a

container in the street. We don’t recycle
glass but …
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