Module 1

Vocabulary

 Countries & Nationalities

A Fill in the crossword with the nationalities.

1 A
2 R

3
G
4
E
5 N

6 T
7
I
8 N
9
I
10 A

11 N

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 1 the USA 4 France 7 Peru 10 Germany
2 Brazil 5 England 8 Russia 11 Spain
3 Portugal 6 Italy 9 Ireland

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 Sports & Hobbies

B Complete the sentences with the hobbies you see in the pictures.

1 Bob’s favourite hobby is c........................................ .

2 Laura’s favourite hobby is p........................................ .

3 Mike’s favourite hobby is p .............................................. .

4 Kate’s favourite hobby is h .................... r........................ .

5 Mark’s favourite hobby is p.................... m...................... .

6 Lisa’s favourite hobby is r........................ b........................ .

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 Jobs

C Write the jobs.

1 Hi! I’m Mary and I’m a v………………………………….

2 Hello! My name is Peter and I’m a f………………… f…………………

3 Hi! My name is Matt and I’m an a ……………………………………

4 I’m Kate, I’m 32 and I’m an a ……………………………………

5 My name is Carmen. I’m an a ……………………………………

6 Hello! I’m John and I’m an e ……………………………………

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 Appearance

D Complete the spidergrams with words from the list.

 middle-aged  short  leg  curly  dark  chin  straight  old  arm  fat
 mouth
 beard  of medium height  slim  young  hand  nose  lips  grey  well-
built  feet  wavy  plump  teeth  tall  tongue  eye

hair

face
height

age weight

body

E Write the opposites.

1 dark hair ≠ ................................ 5 young ≠ ................................

2 small eyes ≠ ................................ 6 short hair ≠ ................................
3 short ≠ ................................ 7 big nose ≠ ................................
4 curly hair ≠ ................................ 8 thin lips ≠ ................................

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 Sports

F Label the pictures.

1 m…………. a……….. 2 s………………………

3 c……………………… 4 p……..…. v…………..

5 f………………………. 6 t…………………..

7 h……………………… 8 b……………………

9 s……………………… 10 g…………………….

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G Fill in: medals, awards, club, hero, record, players, athletes, dream.

1 Lionel Messi is one of the most famous football ............................ in the world.
2 He has got three Olympic ............................ .
3 Yelena Isinbayena is one of the best Russian ............................ .
4 My ............................ is to become a famous basketball player.
5 I’m in the school tennis ............................ .
6 Peter is the winner of many ............................ .
7 Yelena Isinbayeva is my ............................ . She is the best pole vaulter in Russia.
8 He’s got the world ............................ in cycling.

 Prepositions

H Choose the best answer.

1 New Year’s Day is ......... 1st January. 5 They are all pilots except ......... James.
A on B in C at A of B for C with

2 He’s very good ......... Maths. 6 I’ve got a tennis lesson ......... Thursday.
A with B at C in A in B on C at

3 The Dayak women are famous ......... their 7 Coelho’s stories are full ......... magic.
heavy earrings. A of B with C in
A of B with C for
8 The Union Flag is ......... display on
4 My birthday is ......... March. Commonwealth Day.
A in B at C on A for B in C on

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Grammar

A Fill in the gaps with am/’m, is/’s, are/’re or are not/aren’t.

Hi!
My name 1) .................. Jane and I 2) .................. from Manchester, England. I 3) .................. 17
years old. My brother’s name 4) .................. Scott. We 5) .................. twins. We 6) .................. tall
and slim and we both have brown eyes and dark hair. My favourite sport 7) .................. tennis. My
brother’s dream 8) .................. to become a famous footballer. His favourite football team
9) ........... Arsenal. 10) .................. you keen on sports? Write back soon.
Love,
Jane

Hi Bob,
My name 11) .................. Giuseppe. I 12) .................. 18 and I’ve got a brother too! We 13) ..........
from Italy. We 14) .................. very keen on sports, but we 15) .................. very good at art. My
father 16) .................. a painter and my mother 17) .................. a sculptor. I 18) .................. very
good at playing the guitar and my brother 19) .................. a talented photographer. I 20) ...............
very busy at the moment rehearsing for the end-of-the-year concert. Keep in touch.
Yours,
Giuseppe

B Replace the word in bold with the correct pronoun.

1 Pedro is from Portugal. .........................

2 My father and I have fair hair. .........................
3 Steve and Peter are fire fighters. .........................
4 Anna is new at school. .........................
5 The blue bag is your bag. .........................
6 This is my ball. The ball is mine. .........................
7 Look at this dog. It’s like Tina’s dog! .........................

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C Choose the correct word.

1 Her/Hers name is Olga and she/her is from 6 Can I/me talk to you?
Russia. 7 Their/Theirs house is big. It’s/They’re
2 I/He have a dog. Hers/Its name is Sally. not small.
3 William and I are 13. Our/We’re twins. 8 She/Her has a new bike. The new bike
Our/Their favourite teacher is Mr Simmons. is her/hers.
4 I have a new camera. The new camera is 9 Are they/their British? Yes.
my/mine. 10 I’m Sandra and his/he is my friend.
5 How old are they/their? They’re/Their 12. His/He name is Mike.

D Fill in the gaps with have/’ve, has/’s, have not/haven’t or has not/hasn’t.

1 I ................... got dark hair and brown eyes.
2 ................... he got a black car?
3 ................... they got two daughters? No,
they ................... .
4 George ................... got a brother. He has
got a sister.
5 ............... she got a dog? Yes,
she ............... .
6 Julie ................... got beautiful fair hair.
7 Tina and John ................... got a big
house in France.
8 ............... you got a brother? Yes,
I ............... .

E Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the comparative or the

superlative form.

1 Michael Phelps is ....................................... 5 Pygmies are .............................. (short)

(successful) swimmer in the world. people in the world.
2 Isn’t he .............................. (good) student 6 Their house is .............................. (big)
in his class? than ours.
3 She’s .............................. (tall) than her 7 The Massai are one of ............................
sister. (old) tribes in Africa.
4 She is one of ................................................ 8 The Taj Mahal is one
(beautiful) models in history. of .......................... ......................
(popular) landmarks in India.

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F Write what Mark can or can’t do.

0  1  2 

3  4  5 

6  7  8 

eg. Mark can’t dive.

1 Mark ..................................................... . 5 Mark .................................................... .
2 Mark .................................................... . 6 Mark .................................................... .
3 Mark ...................................................... 7 Mark .................................................... .
4 Mark ...................................................... 8 Mark .................................................... .

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G Fill in the gaps with where, what, how, who, which or how old.

1 ........................ is your grandma? She’s 93. 4 .........................’s this? It’s a book.

2 ........................ is it going? Not bad, thanks. 5 .........................’s José from? Peru.
3 ........................ is your favourite colour: red 6 .........................’s he? James.
or green? Red.

H Choose the best answer.

1 ........... he Argentinian? No, he’s Brazilian. 6 ........... she dance? Yes.

A Is B Has C Was A Has B Can C Is

2 Georgia and Christine ........... sisters. 7 ........... month is longer: January or

A isn’t B aren’t C haven’t February?
A Which B What C Who
3 Carlos and I ........... friends.
A are B am C is 8 It isn’t your turn. It’s ........... .
A her B hers C him
4 The Emerald Buddha is ........... Thailand.
A in B at C on 9 They ........... got a sister. Her name is
Mary.
5 She is the ........... successful athlete in the
A haven’t B have C are
world.
A most B more C many 10 She is ........... than her brother.
A smarter B smartest C smart

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Reading

Read the text and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false) or DS (doesn’t say).

The Wáura of Brazil

The Wáura is a tribe in Central Brazil. They are in one of the thickest areas of the Amazon
Rainforest. They have got their own language and their own way of life.
The Wáura are very short and have got straight, black hair. The men have got faces with
black patterns on and the women have got red patterns on their bodies. The Wáura are famous
for their necklaces and bracelets. There are many different colours to choose from - red, yellow
and black are the most popular. The paint on their bodies and jewellery are a sign of beauty and
wealth.
They haven’t got TVs or electronic games. So, what sports and hobbies are there? First of
all, the Upper Xingu River is the best place to catch fish, which the Wáura are very good at. On
special days of the year, there are dances and music to celebrate. Also, Brazil is famous for its
beautiful pottery and the best pottery in the area is from the Wáura tribe.

1 The tribe are far away from Brazil’s cities. ………….

2 Children have paint on their bodies. ………….
3 There are many people in the tribe. ………….
4 There are no fish in the Upper Xingu River. ………….
5 They are very good at pottery. ………….

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Listening

Listen to a dialogue between a student and a receptionist and complete the

gaps (1-5).

First Name:
Surname:
Address:
Telephone Number:
Nationality:
Class:

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