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2  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   B Pre-intermediate

GRAMMAR 3 Complete the sentences. Put the verb in brackets

in the past simple or the past continuous.
1 Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of
the verb in brackets. Example: I saw Jeremy when I was driving (drive) down
the High Street.
Matt Did you enjoy (you enjoy) your trip to Spain?
Colin I had a great time! 1 __________ you __________ (walk) to work
yesterday?
Matt That’s good. Where 1 __________ (you stay)?
2 Last week they __________ (buy) a new TV.
Colin In a really nice hotel in Malaga.
3 __________ Julie __________ (wear) her new dress
Matt Who 2 __________ (you go) with?
when you saw her?
Colin Ben and Nigel. We had a few problems while
4 Naomi __________ (not study) when I rang.
we were there.
5 We __________ (see) Javier at the sports centre
Matt What 3 __________ (happen)?
yesterday afternoon.
Colin Nigel lost his passport and his wallet.
6 I __________ (not go) to the cinema with them last
Matt Really? What 4 __________ (he do)? night.
Colin We went to the police station. 7 What __________ you __________ (do) at eight
Matt What 5 _________ (they say)? o’clock last night?
Colin Well – Nigel’s things were there! 8 It __________ (not rain) when we got up this
Matt That was lucky! Who __________ (find)
6 morning.
them? 8
Colin Two tourists – at the beach.
Grammar total 20
Matt That was very lucky!
6 VOCABULARY

2 Complete the sentences with so, because, but, or 4 Complete the sentences with the correct word.
although. Example: Did you buy any souvenirs when you were in
Example: We’re learning Portuguese because we want the USA?
to visit Brazil. buy take have

1 It was raining, __________ they stayed at home. 1 Tim and Alice __________ most of their time at the
beach when they’re on holiday.
2 We asked Max to come to the pub with us,
___________ he was too busy. go buy spend

3 __________ we didn’t have a lot of money, we were 2 The weather was awful. It was __________ every
happy. day.
foggy warm sunny
4 Fabian doesn’t eat chocolate _________ he’s on a
diet. 3 You need a passport if you want to go __________.
abroad  by plane  on holiday
5 It was cold, __________ I wore my jumper.
4 Concha and Miguel __________ the flights online.
6 __________ it was late, we weren’t tired.
hired booked rented
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5 We didn’t __________ many photos when we went
to Russia.
do have take
6 They went __________ for a few days over
Christmas.
out away by car
7 The food at the hotel was __________.
crowded delicious comfortable
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2  Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation   B Pre-intermediate

5 Complete the sentences with at, in, or on. PRONUNCIATION

Example: There was nowhere to sit on the bus. 7 Underline the stressed syllable.
1 They had breakfast __________ the balcony. Example: a|part|ment
2 I arrived __________ the station ten minutes before
1 sight|see|ing
the train left.
2 a|broad
3 Martha was born __________ London.
3 in|vite
4 What did you do __________ the weekend?
4 friend|ly
5 They played football __________ the afternoon.
5 com|for|ta|ble
6 We got married __________ 12th October.
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8 Match the words with the past forms which have
6 Underline the correct verb. the same sound.
Example: invite / give / drive someone to dinner could  dog rented said  saw  tie
1 run / wait / invite for a friend
Example: bought  saw
2 play / run / be in a hurry
3 drive / meet / wait along the street 1 argued __________
4 take / give / play a song 2 understood __________
5 leave / have / wait a good time 3 asked __________
6 be / take / have someone to a restaurant 4 started __________
7 have / run / meet across the road 5 read __________
7 5

Vocabulary total 20 Pronunciation total 10

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation total 50

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2  Reading and Writing   B Pre-intermediate

READING
1 Read the article from a travel magazine and
tick (✓) A, B, or C.
My holiday disaster
Although I work in the centre of London now, I like going to
the mountains when I can. Last winter I decided to spend a
week in Scotland. I wanted to go skiing and walking in the
mountains. I looked on the internet and booked a cottage (a
8 At the cottage, the family made pizza for the writer.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
9 Next day, the mountain road was closed because of
the snow.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
10 The writer didn’t go skiing or walking in the
mountains.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
10

small house) for a week. One Friday night last November, I

packed my bags, went to Heathrow airport, and waited to 2 Read the article again and answer the questions.
get on a plane to Inverness. 1 Where does the writer work?
Then the problems started. The plane didn’t leave that ___________________________________________
night. There was a lot of snow in Scotland and they closed 2 How did the writer book the cottage?
Inverness airport. So I spent the night in Heathrow. I drank a
___________________________________________
lot of tea and read a lot of newspapers. I tried to sleep but I
wasn’t comfortable. Next morning, Inverness airport
3 What did the writer drink at the airport?
opened again, and we arrived in Scotland. But my bags ___________________________________________
weren’t there. 4 What didn’t arrive at Inverness airport?
I hired a car and drove to the cottage. It was a twenty- ___________________________________________
minute drive from the airport. When I arrived, there was a 5 How did the writer travel to the cottage?
family with two little children in the cottage! They booked ___________________________________________
on the internet, too – for the same week. The family was
very kind. They said I could sleep in the lounge, and they 5
cooked dinner for me.
Reading total 15
Next day, I got my bags from the airport and decided to go
skiing. But the mountain road was closed because of the
WRITING
snow. I didn’t ski and I didn’t go walking in the mountains. I
spent the week in the cottage waiting to go home – it Write a short essay about a holiday you really
wasn’t my favourite holiday! enjoyed. Answer these questions. (100–150 words)
• Where did you go on holiday?
Example: The writer works in a bank. • Who did you go with?
A  True ■ B False ■ ✓   C  Doesn’t say ■ • How did you travel?
1 The writer decided to spend three weeks in • What did you do?
Scotland. • What was the weather like?
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
2 He wanted to go skiing in the mountains. A holiday I enjoyed
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■ I went to …
3 He went to Heathrow airport on Friday night.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
4 The weather in Scotland was good.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■ Writing total 10
5 The writer spent the night in an airport hotel.
Reading and Writing total 25
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
6 The next day he arrived at Inverness airport before
midday.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
7 There was a family staying at the cottage.
A True ■  B False ■  C  Doesn’t say  ■
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2  Listening and Speaking   B Pre-intermediate

LISTENING SPEAKING
1 Listen to Annette describing a holiday. Tick (✓) 1 Answer your partner’s questions.
A, B, or C to complete the sentences.
Now ask your partner these questions.
1 Annette went on holiday _____.
1 Do you enjoy taking photos when you go on holiday?
A  last spring  ■  B  last winter  ■  Why (not)?
C  last summer  ■
2 What’s your favourite photo from when you were
2 At the beach party, her boyfriend talked to _____. young? Can you describe it?
A  another girl  ■  B Annette ■  3 What’s the best photo you’ve ever seen / taken?
C  the young people  ■ Where were you at the time?
3 On the safari bus, they saw _____ again.
A  the young people  ■  2 Make questions and ask your partner about a
B  the girl from the party  ■  C  their friends  ■ famous photo.
4 On safari, they stayed in a _____. • What / name / photo?
A tent ■  B hotel ■  C hut ■ • Who / take?
• What year / take?
5 When they got home, Annette and her boyfriend
_____. • Can / describe?
A  moved to Manchester  ■  • Why / famous?
B  planned their next holiday  ■  C  broke up  ■
3 Now read the information about a famous photo
5 and answer your partner’s questions.

Name of photo: ‘Lunchtime atop a Skyscraper’

2 Listen to Nicole describing her photos. Match 1–5
Photographer: Charles Ebbets
with A–E.
Year: 1932
1 At 14 …  ■ Description: eleven men having lunch / sitting
2 At 15 …  ■ high above the streets on a metal bar / can see
3 At 24 …  ■ New York streets below
4 At 25 …  ■ Reason it is famous: amazing photo / men
sitting high up in the sky / New York looks very
5 At 28 …  ■
far below them
A she was crying because her brother was leaving.
B she went on holiday to Spain with her family.
Speaking total 15
C she ate in expensive restaurants in Paris.
D she worked in a café in Sydney. Listening and Speaking total 25
E she went skiing in Italy with her school.

Listening total 10

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