EXTRA VOCABULARY A1+

EXTENSION UNITS 9 & 10

Unit 9 Unit 10
1 Underline the mistakes in the dates and write 1 Complete the sentences with prepositions from
the correct dates in the spaces. the box. You don’t need to use all of them.

My year so far! above behind between in in front of

near next to on opposite under
by Jake, aged 8
On the 1th January it was New Year’s Day and we had lunch at
my grandparents’ house – steak and chips, my favourite!
(1)
On January the twoth I lost my cat, Sooty!
(2) Laura is Max is swimming
On the 3st January I found her again! (1) (6) the
(3)  a snowboard. Jack is sea.
On fourth January I didn’t feel very well. (2) her.
(4)
On the fith of January we went back to school after the Christmas
holidays. (5)
On January 7 it snowed and there wasn’t any school!
(6)
On January the eight nothing Paddy is Miki has got a football
exciting happened. It was a (3) (7) her
boring day. (7) the sky. He is legs.
On the nineth of January it (4) the
was my mum’s birthday and clouds!
I made her breakfast in bed.
She was very happy!
(8) The players from
On the 10st January I got an one team are
excellent mark for my school The goalkeeper is (8) the
project about the weather! (5) the players from the other
(9) net team.

2 Match the sports to the descriptions.

2 Choose the correct option, a, b or c.
a surfing d horse-riding g sailing
1 I fell asleep in the film because it was ! b volleyball e baseball h skiing
a popular b exciting c boring c golf f cycling
2 There’s a(n) view from the top of the
mountain. 1 Players of this game try to hit a small ball into
a important b amazing c happy holes in the ground.
3 The maths test was and I didn’t pass. 2 You need a bike and a helmet to do this.
a hard b good c excellent 3 In this team sport, players wear helmets and use
4 Buy this app – it’s really ! bats to hit a ball.
a special b friendly c useful 4 You can play this ball game on sand so it’s
5 Amy is very Everyone likes her. popular at the beach.
a strange b popular c good 5 In this water sport you stand on a special board
6 Please call me when you get this message! It’s and ride the waves.
very ! 6 This is fast and dangerous and it usually takes
a difficult b wonderful c important place in the mountains.
7 The sun is shining and I feel ! 7 You can do this on a frozen lake, but you need to
a fantastic b exciting c pretty wear special boots.
8 I saw a(n) light in the sky last night, but 8 Players of this game use a special stick to hit a
nobody else saw it. small, hard ball into a net.
a easy b strange c excellent 7 You need a special kind of boat for this sport.
9 My mum has got a very job.
a beautiful b friendly c interesting 8 You sit on an animal to do this.

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