Grammar and Vocabulary Starter unit
Grammar
Present simple and present continuous
1 Choose the correct option.
She’s reading / She reads her book at the
moment.
1 Every day I’m getting up / I get up at 7 a.m.
2 We’re learning / We learn Spanish this year.
3 Every year our family is going / goes on holiday
to Lanzarote.
4 What are you doing / do you do today?
5 My dad is cooking / cooks dinner right now.
6 Laura isn’t liking / doesn’t like British food.
Past simple
2 Match questions 1–5 to answers A–E.
1 When did you last feel nervous? C
2 What did your dad cook for dinner? __
3 How did you make your own website? __
4 When did you last go to a great party? __
5 Where did you go for your last holiday? __
A Cairo, in Egypt. We saw the Pyramids.
B We had paella. Delicious!
C Before my piano exam. I couldn’t sleep!
D My sister helped me.
E In June. It was Amy’s sixteenth birthday!
Comparative and superlative adjectives
3 Complete the sentences.
Where’s the hottest place on the planet?
1 I’m be__________r than my sister at maths.
2 This is the be__________t chocolate in the
world!
3 Carrots are he__________r than chips!
4 Is Chinese the mo__________t difficult
language?
5 Indian food is sp___________r than Japanese
food.
6 Going on holiday to Italy is n___ a___ expensive
as going on holiday to America. It’s quite cheap.
7 Is he taller th__________n your teacher?
8 Friends are mo__________e important than
money.
SPECTRUM 3
Vocabulary
Feelings and qualities
4 Match pictures A–D to 1–4.
A C
B D
1 surprised D 3 angry __
2 tired __ 4 relaxed __
Holidays
5 Put the underlined words in the correct
sentences.
book an accident have
1 miss new people __________
2 meet your passport __________
3 have a hostel __________
4 lose a flight __________
6 Choose the correct option.
Let’s buy / meet a souvenir of Big Ben.
1 Did you send / miss me a postcard from Rome?
2 Hire / Book your hotel now and save 20%!
3 Be careful. Don’t have / get sunburned.
4 Do you want to go / lose abroad?
5 I want to explore / meet the island.
Food
7 Complete the words.
This chilli sauce is very spicy.
1 Ana doesn’t eat meat, so she usually has
ch_____e sandwiches.
2 Is there sugar in my coffee? It’s very s_____t.
3 This chicken is really t______y. Delicious!
4 I love cr__________y cereal with lots of nuts!
5 Some burger restaurants put a lot of s_______t
on their chips.