1st ESO Exercises

Verb To Be

Look at the pictures. Write a sentence, a question and a short answer for each picture.

1) She/ 8 2) He / Chinese
She’s 8 / Is she 8? __________________________________
Yes, she is. __________________________________

3) They / at home 4) It / not / PE

_________________________________ __________________________________
_________________________________ __________________________________

5) They / not / at school 6) She / not at the cinema

__________________________________ __________________________________
__________________________________ __________________________________

Write negative sentences.

1) I’m 15.
I’m not 15.
2) You’re English.
____________________________________________________________________
3) Her favourite subject is Science.
____________________________________________________________________

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4) Jenny and her family are from France.
____________________________________________________________________
5) We’re from Mexico.
____________________________________________________________________
6) He’s a teenager.
____________________________________________________________________

Match the questions to the answers.

1) What’s your name? a. At 10 o’clock.

2) When’s your birthday? b. In Manchester.
3) Where’s your school? c. In May.
4) What0s your favourite subject? d. History.
5) Who is your Art teacher? e. 13.
6) How old are you? f. Victor.
7) What time is Geography? g. Ms Evans.

Pronouns

Change the nouns in the sentences to pronouns.

1) Jenny and Imran are students.

They are students.
2) My sister and I are very tall.
____________________________________________________________________
3) My grandfather is 70 today.
____________________________________________________________________
4) My mum is a doctor.
____________________________________________________________________
5) You and Jenny are friends.
____________________________________________________________________
6) Ms Sing and Mr Ball are teachers.
____________________________________________________________________

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Prepositions

Write in, at or on.

1) on Wednesday
2) _________ 2005
3) _________ autumn
4) _________ 6 o’clock
5) _________ 9th May
6) _________ October
7) _________ midnight
8) _________ Christmas

Look at the pictures. Write the prepositions in the correct spaces.

in

next to

on the corner

on

between

under

1) A: Where’s the shop?

B: The shop is on the corner.
2) A: Where’s Mr Meadows?
B: He’s __________________________ his shop.
3) A: Where’s the dog?
B: It’s _____________________________ two cats.
4) A: Where are my shoes?
B: They’re ____________________________ the desk.
5) A: Where’s my mobile phone?
B: It’s _____________________________ your bag.

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6) A: Where’s my bag?
B: It’s ____________________________ the desk.

Circle the correct word.

In my school in England the school day 1 is / are from 9 o’clock to 4 o’clock. Lunch is 2 at / on 12
o’clock 3 in / on the canteen. After school there are different activities. The theatre club is 4 at / on
Thursday 5 at / on half past four and the tennis club is 6 at / on Saturday 7 on / in the morning. The
science labs 8 is / are new and modern but the computer room 9 isn’t / aren’t very big. The
teachers 10 is / are friendly and I 11 is / am very happy.

Correct the sentences.

1) I have 13 years old.

I am 13 years old.
2) My favourite sports is football and basketball.
_____________________________________________________
3) There is a atlas in the library.
_____________________________________________________
4) He best friend is Daniel.
_____________________________________________________
5) They like they teachers.
_____________________________________________________
6) That’s me dictionary.
_____________________________________________________

Possessive adjectives

Complete the sentences with the correct possessive adjectives.

My Your Her He Our His Their

1) I’m from Scotland.

My name’s Deborah.
2) She’s Australian.
_________________ name’s Jenny.

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3) He’s a nice boy.
_________________ name’s Imrna.
4) You’re new.
_________________ name’s Winston.
5) We’re in love.
_________________ names are Romeo and Juliet.
6) They are brothers.
_________________ names are Paul and Dan.
7) That dog is a Labrador.
_________________ name is Aika.

Adjectives

Write the opposites of these adjectives.

young beautiful quiet short

thin unfriendly unkind generous

1) fat thin
2) tall _____________________________
3) old _____________________________
4) friendly _____________________________
5) mean _____________________________
6) noisy _____________________________
7) ugly _____________________________
8) kind _____________________________

Read the text and underline the adjectives.

My favourite room

I’m going to describe my favourite room. It’s our kitchen! I love it because my family spends a lot
of time here. We eat all our meals here. It’s very big and has lots of windows. You can see our
beautiful garden while you’re eating. We’ve got a square table and six chairs. It’s very modern too:
there’s a microwave, a dishwasher, an enormous fridge, a washing machine and lots of shelves
and cupboards. There’s a digital radio next to the fridge but we haven’t got a TV in the kitchen.
There are some black and white photos on the walls. Our kitchen is a great place to be!
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Have / Has got

Complete the sentences with the correct form of have got.

has got have got haven’t got hasn’t got

1) I have got a new bike.

2) Sally ____________________________ red hair.
3) Philip ____________________________________ two brothers.
4) We ____________________________________ four dogs.
5) My parents _______________________________ a new car.

Write questions using the above sentences.

1) Have I got a new bike?

2) _____________________________________________________________________
3) _____________________________________________________________________
4) _____________________________________________________________________
5) _____________________________________________________________________

Match these short answers to the above questions.

a) No, we haven’t. ⎕
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b) Yes, they have. ⎕

c) Yes, I have. ⎕
d) Yes, he has. ⎕
e) No, she hasn’t. ⎕

There is / isn’t / are / aren’t

1) There aren’t many students in my class. 

2) ________________________________ a tree in my garden. 
3) _________________________________ a bus stop in my street. 
4) _________________________________ many tourists here. 
5) _________________________________ twenty computers. 
6) _________________________________ six girls in my class. 

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Order the words to make questions.

1) People / How many / there / in your family / are

How many people are there in your family?
2) in your house / rooms / are / How many / there
______________________________________________________________________?
3) your house / Is / a bus stop / next to / there
______________________________________________________________________?
4) in your block / Are / flats / there / many
______________________________________________________________________?
5) there / your street / Is / on / a school
______________________________________________________________________?

Match the answers to the questions.

a) There are four people in my family. ⎕

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b) Yes, there is. It’s a secondary school. ⎕
c) There are five rooms. ⎕
d) No, there isn’t. It’s in the next street. ⎕
e) Yes, lots! I’ve got twenty neighbours. ⎕

Plurals

Circle the correct plural

1) babys babies babyes

2) knifes knifves knives
3) kisses kisses kises
4) womans womens women
5) childrens children childs
6) men mens mans
7) cities citys cityes
8) dishs dishes dishses

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Conjunctions

Choose the correct conjunction.

1) I like French and / because it’s easy.

2) I’ve got three brothers but / because no sisters.
3) There’s a bank on the corner and / but a shop next to it.
4) He’s got long hair and / because blue eyes.
5) My aunt is English because / but she lives in Italy.
6) My neighbours are nice because / but they give me sweets.

Complete the text with the words in the box.

friendly neighbour and because neighbours

funny there are blocks of flats but

I live in a 1 block of flats. It’s very big and 2 _________________________ lots of nice 3 __________
______________. My next door 4 __________________________is Ms Jones, she’s very 5 _______
__________________ and she tells good jokes. Opposite there is a family 6 ___________________
they are very 7 __________________________. I really like them. They’ve got three dogs 8 ______
_____________________ I take them for a walk on Sundays. I’m very lucky 9 _________________
my neighbours are not mean and horrible. What are your neighbours like?

Present simple

Complete the third person singular form of these verbs.

1) She goes 6) She eat______

2) She read________ 7) He sing______
3) He ha__________ 8) He finish_____
4) She watch______ 9) He cook______
5) He do_________ 10) She write_____

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Look at the table and write about what the animals eat and don’t eat.

Meat Plants Fruit

Tigers   
Giraffes   
Cows   
Owls   

1) Tigers eat meat. They don’t eat plants or fruit.

2) Giraffes ______________________________________________________________
3) Cows ________________________________________________________________
4) Owls ________________________________________________________________

Choose the correct option.

Polar bears 1live / lives in the Arctic. They 2is / are usually white and their long hair 3protect /
protects them from the cold. Polar Bears 4is / are omnivores. They 5eat / eats fish but they
6
prefer / prefers seals. They sometimes 7hunt / hunts walruses and white whales.

A polar bear 8 make / makes holes in the ice and 9wait / waits for a fish or a seal. In winter they
10
make / makes holes in the snow and hibernate. The baby polar bears only 11weigh / weighs 1
kilo.

Order the questions and answer them.

1) Where / polar bears / live / do / ?

Where do polar bears live?
They live in the Arctic.
2) colour / What / is / their hair/ ?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
3) do / What / eat / polar bears / ?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
4) in the ice / make / they / What / do / ?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

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5) do / What / they / in winter / do / ?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
6) a baby polar bear / How many kilos / weigh / does / ?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

Answer the questions with a short answer.

1) Do polar bears live in the Antarctic?

No, they don’t.
2) Are bears omnivores?
_____________________________________________________________
3) Does a spider eat fruit?
_____________________________________________________________
4) Do owls sleep at night?
_____________________________________________________________
5) Does a penguin live in the Antarctic?
______________________________________________________________
6) Do koala bears come from Australia?
______________________________________________________________

Present continuous

Match the verbs to the pictures.

1) listen to music
2) have a haircut
3) try on clothes
4) play football
5) watch a film
6) read a magazine

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Write questions and answers about the pictures.

1) girls / cook?
Are the girls cooking?
No, they aren’t cooking.
They’re listening to music.
2) boys / play guitar ?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
3) the woman / drive a car?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
4) the boy / write a letter?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
5) the girl / eat a hamburger?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
6) the girls / do homework?
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________

Write the correct form of the verbs.

DAD: Hi Chris, it’s Dad. What 1 are you dong (you / do)?
CHRIS: Hi Dad. I 2 _______________________________________ (finish) my homework.
DAD: I can hear the TV. 3 _______________________________________TV? (you / watch)
TV?
CHRIS: No, I’m not. I 4 __________________________________________ (listen to) the radio.
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DAD: What 5 ___________________________________________________ (Amy and
Lizzie / do)?
CHRIS: They 6 _____________________________________________ (play) on the computer.
DAD: Where’s Mum?
CHRIS: She’s at the supermarket. She 7 ___________________________________ (buy) some
food.
DAD: OK. See you later. Bye.

Circle the word in each group that is NOT correct.

1) sitting getting runing putting

2) paying flying saying marrying
3) eatting going doing wearing
4) leaving liking taking writeing
5) playing doing talking makeing

Write the correct spelling here.

1) running
2) ____________________
3) ____________________
4) ____________________
5) ____________________

Past simple

Complete the text with was, were, wasn’t and weren’t

Captain Robert Scott (1868 – 1912)

He 1 was one of the first people to explore Antarctica by land. Read this extract from his diary.

‘26th December 1911, near the South Pole. Yesterday 2 _________________ Christmas Day, but for
us it 3 _________________ a good day. The weather 4 ____________________ very cold, the snow
5
____________________ very thick and the sun 6 ____________________ visible all day. The men
7
________________ very tired and they 8 _____________________ happy. This is a terrible place
to be in winter.

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Answer the questions.

1) When was Captain Scott born?

In 1868.
2) Where was he on the 26th December 1911?
_______________________________________________________________
3) What day was the day before?
______________________________________________________________
4) Was it a good day?
______________________________________________________________
5) What was the weather like?
______________________________________________________________
6) Were Captain Scott’s men happy?
______________________________________________________________

Write questions using the prompts and answer them.

1) Where / you / 6 o’clock last night?

Where were you at 6 o`clock last night?
2) Who / you with?
___________________________________________________________________
3) Why / you / there?
___________________________________________________________________
4) Where / your / friends?
___________________________________________________________________
5) your parents / at home?
___________________________________________________________________

Write the past tenses of these regular verbs.

1) worked 6) cook_____
2) start______ 7) walk_____
3) travel_____ 8) visit_____
4) chat_____ 9) arrive____
5) play_____
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Correct these sentences

1) The Italians invented spaghetti. (the Chinese)

The Italians didn’t invent spaghetti. The Chinese invented spaghetti.
2) Marco Polo explored Antarctica. (Captain Scott)
_________________________________________________________________________
3) The Americans travelled to Mars. (the Moon)
________________________________________________________________________
4) My uncle sailed to China. (to America)
________________________________________________________________________
5) I crossed the Sahara Desert. (the Gobi Desert)
________________________________________________________________________

Complete the sentences with a verb in the past.

Yesterday was a terrible day. First I 1 got (get) up late. I 2 _________________ (run) to school but I
3
____________________ (forget) to take my homework. The teacher was furious. In Maths class I
4
________________ (do) four exercises and then 1 5 _____________ (sleep) for ten minutes. The
teacher 6 _______________ (see) me and was furious, again! 1 7 ___________ (eat) a horrible
lunch in the canteen and then we 8 _______________ (have) PE. In PE I 9 ______________ (fall) off
the wall bars and 10 ___________ (break) my finger. What a day!

Write the past tense of the following verbs.

1) explore explored 4) decide ______________________

2) marry ____________________ 5) carry ______________________
3) love ____________________ 6) die ______________________

Complete the questions

1) Where did Roger and Sam go last night?

‘They went to a party’.
2) _________________ Sebastian __________________ the guitar at the concert?
‘Yes he played a beautiful song’.
3) What __________________ Ziggy and Polly ___________________ at the cinema?
‘They saw a horror film’.
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4) What ________________ you _____________________ for Alan’s birthday?
‘I bought him a CD and book’.
5) What time ___________________ Frances ____________________ this morning?
‘She got up at 8 am’.
6) ________________ you __________________ a good time in Italy?
‘Yes, I had a great time’.
7) When _____________________ your brother ___________________ that jumper?
‘He bought it on Saturday’.
8) Where ___________________ the Beatles _________________ from?
‘They came from Liverpool’.
9) Who ___________________ you ____________________?
‘We visited my cousin, Angela’

Look at the picture and write sentences using there was / wasn’t / were / weren’t

1) Yesterday (an old man reading)

Yesterday there was an old man reading.
2) Yesterday (football match)
_________________________________________________________________________
3) Yesterday (some / any kangaroos on bikes)
_________________________________________________________________________
4) Yesterday (some / any swimmers in the lake)
_________________________________________________________________________

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5) Yesterday (some / any teenagers on skateboards)
_________________________________________________________________________

Write questions using the prompts

1) do your homework / you / last night

Did you do your homework last night?
2) watch / TV / your parents / yesterday
_________________________________________________________________
3) go on holiday / you / last summer
_________________________________________________________________
4) give you an exam / your teacher / last week
_________________________________________________________________
5) drive to work / your father / yesterday
_________________________________________________________________
6) study French / your class / last year
_________________________________________________________________

Answer the questions using short answers.

1) Yes, I did.
2) _____________________________________________
3) _____________________________________________
4) ______________________________________________
5) ______________________________________________
6) ______________________________________________

Past simple and present continuous

Find seven mistakes.

Hi Sylvia,

We’re haveing a wonderful time here in New York. We arived on Monday. We’re staying in a
hostel. It’s OK but our room is very small. The people here are very friendly. We meet some nice
boys in the hostel. Yesterday the weather was terrible – it rainned all day so we visit the museums.
We’re eatting lots of different food. Last night we goed to a rock concert. It was great. Wish you
were here! Lots of love.
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Linda

1) We’re having a wonderful time here in New York.

2) _________________________________________________________________________
3) _________________________________________________________________________
4) _________________________________________________________________________
5) _________________________________________________________________________
6) _________________________________________________________________________
7) _________________________________________________________________________

Adverbs of frequency

Write the adverbs of frequency in the correct place.

always never often sometimes usually

1) never
2) _______________________
3) _______________________
4) _______________________
5) _______________________

Can / Can’t

Write sentences about the pictures using can / can’t.

1) elephant / jump 2) cow / sing 3) parrot / talk

4) dog / swim 5) worm / fly 6) bear / dance

1) An elephant can’t jump.

2) ___________________________________________________________________
3) ___________________________________________________________________
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4) ___________________________________________________________________
5) ___________________________________________________________________
6) ___________________________________________________________________

Make the sentences into questions.

1) Can an elephant jump?

2) _____________________________________________________________________
3) _____________________________________________________________________
4) _____________________________________________________________________
5) _____________________________________________________________________
6) _____________________________________________________________________

Must / Mustn’t

Complete the text with must / mustn’t.

You 1 must give dogs a lot of attention because they are very loving animals. You 2 ____________
______________ take them for a walk very day because they 3 ___________________ get fat. You
4
_______________________________ train them well. They 5 _____________________________
sit when you say ‘Sit!’ They 6 _________________________ run into the road. You 7 ___________
_________________ always give them good food and you 8 _______________________________
give them chocolate.

Present or Future

Are the sentences about the present (P) or future (F)?

1) Michael is reading a book at the moment. ⎕

P

2) Danny is going to the sports centre on Saturday. ⎕

3) Kelly and Martin aren’t playing basketball next week. ⎕
4) Are you doing your homework now? ⎕
5) Trisha is visiting her grandparents on Sunday. ⎕
6) We’re having a party next month. ⎕

Order the words.

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1) a new car / next week / your parents / buying / Are

Are your parents buying a new car next week?
2) after school / you playing / football / Are
______________________________________________________________________?
3) going on holiday / next month / your teacher / Is
_____________________________________________________________________?
4) your partner / Is / tomorrow / some new shoes / buying
_____________________________________________________________________?
5) this weekend / your friends / Are / having a party
_____________________________________________________________________?
6) Are / tonight / you / doing any homework
_____________________________________________________________________?

Future

Write questions and answers about the future.

1) you / tidy your room / this weekend?

Are you going to tidy your room this weekend? Yes, I am.
2) a friend / sleep at your house / on Saturday?
______________________________________________________________________
3) your family / move to a new house / next year?
______________________________________________________________________
4) your class / travel / to England / next year?
______________________________________________________________________
5) your teachers / give you lots of homework / this summer?
______________________________________________________________________
6) you / lay the table / this evening?
______________________________________________________________________

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Punctuation

Punctuate these sentences with ! ? , .

1) Help!
2) What’s the name of that strange animal
3) I like dogs cats and birds
4) Does it bike
5) What an ugly dog
6) Gorillas don’t eat people
7) Pets especially dogs like a lot of attention.

Find the 14 punctuation mistakes in the text.

Do you know this animal! It’s a sloth. Sloths are very slow and , Very strange animals. They live in
trees and eat sleep and mate upside down. They sleep 15 hours a day? they usually live between
10 and 20 years, Their native habitat is the rain forests of Central and South America! Some sloths
have got two toes and some have got three They cannot walk very well but they can swim, what a
funny animal?

1) animal? 8) _________________________
2) _______________________ 9) _________________________
3) _______________________ 10) _________________________
4) _______________________ 11) _________________________
5) _______________________ 12) _________________________
6) _______________________ 13) _________________________
7) _______________________ 14) _________________________

Read the text again and answer the questions.

1) Where do sloths live?

They live in trees.
2) Are they fast animals?
____________________________________________________
3) What is their natural habitat?
____________________________________________________

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4) How many toes have they got?
____________________________________________________
5) What can’t they do well?
____________________________________________________
6) What can they do?
____________________________________________________

Correct the punctuation in Fiona’s part of the dialogue.

FIONA: hi tom its fiona what are you doing

Hi Tom. It’s Fiona. What are you doing?
TOM: __________
FIONA: what are you listening to
_________________________________________________________
TOM: __________
FIONA: why dont you come to my house and bring the CD
_________________________________________________________
TOM: __________
FIONA: buy
___________________

Put Tom’s replies the correct place.

1) OK, that a good idea. See you in 15 minutes. Bye.

2) Nothing really. I’m listening to some music.
3) I’m listening to my new Jojo CD. It’s really good.

Any and Some

Complete the sentences with some or any.

1) I want some new shoes but I can’t find _________________ shoes I like!
2) Have you got _________________ magazines?
Yes, there are ________________ under the TV.
3) Have you got ________________ brothers or sisters?
4) There are ________________ great films in the DVD shop at the moment.
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5) I’ve got _______________ money in the bank.

Look at the picture and choose the correct word.

A: What is there in the fridge?

B: There are 1 any / some eggs but there aren’t 2 any / some sausages.
A: Is there 3 a / any cheese ?
B: There’s 4 a / some cheese and 5 a / some butter. But there isn’t 6 any / some bread.
A: Are there 7 some / any drinks?
B: There’s 8 any / some milk but there isn’t 9 any / some juice.
A: Is there 10 any / some fruit?
B: Yes, there’s 11 a / an apple and 12 an / a pear.
A: OK. I want 13 an / a egg, 14 some / a milk and 15 an / a apple, please.

Complete the sentences with something or anything.

1) We are hungry! We want something to eat now.

2) I want to buy __________________________ special for my mum.
3) She doesn’t want ___________________________ for dinner.
4) My foot hurts. I think I’ve got _________________________ in my shoe.
5) I don’t like _________________________ in this shop.
6) Luca doesn’t understand __________________________ in English.
7) Is there ________________________ to eat?
8) I’m so tired I can’t do ________________________.

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Countable and Uncountable
Write the words in the word webs.

cinema bread DVD computer music food

bank shop milk water sugar aspirin

DVD music

Countable Uncountable

Correct the mistakes.

1) There is a lot of different species of snakes. are

2) A female panda have a baby every two years. ___________________
3) Polar bears eats fish. ___________________
4) Male lions don’t usually hunts. ___________________
5) My cat don’t like milk. ___________________
6) Frogs can to live on land and in water. ___________________

Correct these sentences

1) I going to describe a room in my house.

I’m going to describe a room in my house.
2) There is a kitchen modern.
____________________________________________________________
3) There aren’t some pictures on the wall.
____________________________________________________________
4) There are also a desk next to the window.
____________________________________________________________
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5) I no like my bedroom.
____________________________________________________________
6) Is a very old house.
____________________________________________________________

Review

Put the words in the correct order.

1) the / near / is / a / school / bus stop / There

There is a bus stop near the school.
2) winter / animals / Many / hibernate / in
________________________________________________________________________
3) makes / usually / dad / on Sundays / My / dinner
________________________________________________________________________
4) highest / in the world / climbed / the / They / mountain
______________________________________________________________________
5) You / doing / ironing / the / are
______________________________________________________________________
6) by plane / We / to / travel / wanted / but / any / weren’t / there / flights
_______________________________________________________________________

Write the negative and interrogative forms.

1) There isn’t a bus stop near the school. Is there a bus stop near the school?
2) ______________________________________________________________________
3) ______________________________________________________________________
4) ______________________________________________________________________
5) ______________________________________________________________________
6) ______________________________________________________________________

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School

Read the text about Ana’s school. Match the names of the places to the pictures.

1) Hi, I’m Ana. This is my school, Bolton Park Secondary School. This is my first year in the
school. It’s a big school. There are 950 students. We do ten subjects: English, Maths, Science,
Design Technology, Information Technology, PE, French, Spanish, History and Geography.

2) These are the sports fields. I love sports. We play football, hockey and rugby in winter and
tennis and cricket in summer. We’ve got a big gym too.

3) This is the library. I read novels, magazines and newspapers here. I also use the reference
books and computers. We come here to study and to do project work.

4) This is the science lab. There is a lot of equipment. We come here to do chemistry and
physics experiments. It's interesting and fun.

5) This is the canteen. You can eat hot or cold food here. The food isn’t bad but the canteen is
very noisy at lunchtime.

A B

C D

Answer the questions.

1) What year is Ana in?

The first year.
2) How many students are in the school?
_________________________________________________________________________

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3) How many subjects are there?
________________________________________________________________________
4) What sports are there?
________________________________________________________________________
5) Where are the reference books?
________________________________________________________________________
6) What is the science lab?
________________________________________________________________________
7) Is the food horrible?
________________________________________________________________________

Family

Unscramble the family words.

1) My mother’s otermh mother is my ganhmrdoter grandmother.

2) My mother and my fehart ___________________ are my naprets _________________.
3) My cluen ___________________ is my father’s botrhre _____________________.
4) My aunt’s uheradgt _______________________ is my uconsi ___________________.
5) My aernrthgdfa __________________________ is my mother’s tafehr ________________.
6) My father is my onragermdth’s _______________________________ nso ______________.
7) My tanu ___________________ is my father’s tersis _____________________.
8) My retrobh _______________________ is my father’s ons _____________.

People

Read the text. What people in the text can you see in the picture? Underline the people.

My Neighbours.

I live with my mum and our cat ‘Tiger’ at number 7. My grandparents live in the same street at
number 4. My dad lives in Spain and I see him in the holidays. We’ve got lots of friends near us and
our neighbours are very nice.

Mr West lives next door, at number 5. He’s a pensioner.

He is 65 years old. In the summer he sits in his garden all
day and talks to everybody. He’s very kind but he’s got a
really horrible noisy dog.
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The Singh family live at number 9. They are from India. They are really friendly. There are four
children, the parents and the grandmother. The children go to my school and Nazreen, their
daughter, is in my class. Her mum makes a delicious curry.

Mr Meadows, the shopkeeper, has got the shop on the corner of our street. The shop is open
every day from 8 am till late. It’s got everything: food, newspapers, sweets. Mr Meadows is
unfriendly. I don’t think he likes teenagers in his shop.

Write the name of the person.

1) She’s got a cat. Dawn

2) He lives in Spain. _________________________
3) He’s 65 years old. _________________________
4) They aren’t English. _________________________
5) He works in a shop. _________________________
6) His dog isn’t very nice. _________________________
7) He’s not very friendly. _________________________
8) She’s in Dawn’s class. _________________________

True or false?

1) Dawn sees her father in the holidays. True

2) Her grandparents live far away. _________________
3) Mr West talks a lot. _________________
4) Nine people live at number nine. _________________
5) Dawn likes Indian food. _________________
6) The shop opens on Sundays. _________________
7) Mr Meadows likes teenagers. _________________

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About town

Complete the names of the places.

1) 2) 3)
I __ t __ __ n __ t C__ __ __ __ __ n __ m __
Hairdresser’s

5) 6)

4)

N __ w __ __ g __ __ __ ‘s Ch __ __ __ __ __ ‘s Cl __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ p

9)
7) 8)
S __ p __ __ m __ __ __ __ t __ a __ k F __ __ __ t s __ __ __ __

10) 12)

11)
D __ __ s __ __ __ B __ k __ __ ‘s __ __ b __ __ ry

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Match each verb (1.7) with a noun (a-g).

1) get a) clothes
2) see b) a haircut
3) rent c) money
4) have d) a book
5) meet e) a film
6) try on f) friends
7) borrow g) a DVD

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Read the adverts and write the names of the places.

A B
Tesco’s
ABC Today’s special offer!
Times: 14.00, 16.00, 18.00, 20.00
Tickets £4.50 Family ticket £15.00
Fresh from
Wednesday – half-price tickets Online chicken
J Only £1.50 a kilo
Incredible prices! E
C Drinks and
All jeans and T-shirts A
N delicious snacks D
reduced. Open 7 days a week
All colours and sizes. M 10.00 am to 8.00 pm
A Surf the net
C 40p for 30 minutes
Jeans T-shirts
H
£15.00 £4.99 I Meet your friends and chat!
N
E
The Place Cut it!
F

Saturdays from 7.00 – 11.00 Shampoo and haircut …….. £10

Tickets £3.50
Haircut only ………….…………….… £7
One free drink Children’s haircut……………….. £3.40
Thursdays – special student prices
E Bring two friends, get in free! Open 9 am – 6.30 pm
Fridays till 9.00 pm

1) Hairdresser’s Cut it!

2) Clothes shop __________________________
3) Internet café __________________________
4) Supermarket __________________________
5) Disco __________________________
6) Cinema __________________________

Answer the questions.

1) What day is the teen disco?

Saturday
2) How much is a family cinema ticket?
________________________________________________________
3) What day can students have a cheap haircut?
________________________________________________________
4) What can you buy in Jean Machine?
________________________________________________________

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5) What meat is cheap today?
________________________________________________________
6) Is the Internet café open on Sundays?
________________________________________________________
7) How much is an hour surfing the Internet?
________________________________________________________
8) How much are children’s haircut?
________________________________________________________

Special Days

Read the descriptions. Match them to the pictures.

A Title: ______________________________
C Title: _______________
Kandy is a beautiful city in Sri Lanka. There is a
big temple and in the temple there is a relic of On 25th January, people in
Buddha – a tooth. It is in a beautiful old box. Scotland celebrate the
People think Buddha’s tooth is magic. In August birthday of a very special
there is a special procession to see it. man. He isn’t a king or a
religious person. He is
B Title: ______________________________ Robert Burns, the great
Scottish poet. On Burns
In Menorca in the summer there are festivals Night, people always eat
with horses. There is lots of music and people haggis, a Scottish
sing and dance in the street. Then the horses speciality. They play lots of
come into the street and jump. Finally, people Scottish music and red the
push the horses and they walk on two legs. It’s poems of Robert Burns.
amazing!

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Write the correct title for each text.

Jaleo Burns Night The Festival of the Tooth

Match the sentences to the festival.

1) They eat special food. ⎕

B

2) It’s a religious festival. ⎕

3) Animals are important. ⎕
4) It’s in the winter. ⎕
5) It’s the festival of a famous man. ⎕
6) It’s not a European festival. ⎕

Find synonyms in the texts.

1) a very old object relic

2) has strange powers _______________________________
3) a type of church _______________________________
4) a royal person _______________________________
5) incredible _______________________________

Animals

head leg foot eye nose ear

mouth tongue horn wing scales tail

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Circle the word that corresponds to each animal.

1) bird fingers scales feathers trunk

2) elephant feathers wings trunk horns
3) fish beak scales toes fingers
4) snake leg horns wing tongue
5) bull horns hands arms trunk

Change the words in italics for one of the following verbs.

hunt hibernate lay build nests mate

1) Bears sleep in the winter. Bears hibernate in the winter.

2) Birds make houses in trees. _______________________________________
3) Snakes look for small animals to eat. _______________________________________
4) Mice and hamsters reproduce very often. _______________________________________
5) Chickens produce eggs. _______________________________________

Explorers

Read and underline the adjectives

On the Silk Road

The year is 741 and my name is Nanivandak. I am an old man and I stay at home but when I was
young I had an exciting life. I was a merchant. I travelled every year to Chang’an in China to buy
and sell things. On the road I met people from many countries but we all spoke the common
language of the Silk Road - Arabic. The first time I travelled to Chang’an I was only thirteen. The
journey was very interesting but it was winter and very cold. It was also difficult for our animals.
We started with horses but then we changed them for camels. Camels were the only animals that
could carry us across the desert. But they were very expensive and if a camel died it was our
responsibility. My uncle and I usually travelled with other merchants but there was often danger
from bandits. They attacked and killed many merchants. We were always very happy when we
arrived in Chang’an. It was a beautiful city with fruit trees and a lake. The market was big and sold
everything. We sold amber and gold and bought strange things to take home. They were good
times.

Answer the questions.

1) Who wrote this diary?

An old man called Nanivandak.
2) What was his job?
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_______________________________________________________________
3) Where were the people on the Sil Road from?
_______________________________________________________________
4) What was the language of the Silk Road?
_______________________________________________________________
5) Was his first journey to Chang’an easy?
_______________________________________________________________
6) Name two animals they used on the Silk Road.
_______________________________________________________________
7) Who attacked and killed merchants?
_______________________________________________________________
8) What was Nanivadak’s opinion of Chang’an?
_______________________________________________________________

Match the adjectives (1-6) to the nouns (a-f) in the text.

1) strange a) journey
2) beautiful b) camels
3) expensive c) winter
4) big d) things
5) interesting e) city
6) cold f) market

Australia

Australia: Strange but True!

The country
Australia is a big country – it is 7.6 million km3. More than 90% of Australia is dry, flat and arid. You
cannot grow things on three quarters of the land. The rocks in Australia are very old – 4,300
million years old. European rocks are only 500 million years old.

Animals
Kangaroos – When a baby kangaroo is born it is two centimetres long! But some adult kangaroos
can be more than two metres tall.
Rabbits – For every person in Australia there are two sheep and more than sixteen rabbits. In 1859
an immigrant took 24 rabbits from England to Australia. The rabbits mated and now there are
more than 300 million rabbits.
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The people
Only 20 million people live in Australia and 7 million live in Sydney and Melbourne. 1.5% of the
people are native Aborigines and the others are immigrants from Europe and Asia.

True or false?

1) Australian rocks are not very old. False

2) Australia is a very fertile country. __________________
3) Baby kangaroos are very small. __________________
4) There are more people in Australia than rabbits. __________________
5) There are more rabbits than sheep. __________________
6) The Aborigine population is small. __________________

Read the text again and complete.

1) The area of Australia is 7.6 million km3.

2) You cannot grow things on ________________ % of the land.
3) Australian rocks are ______________________ years old.
4) Adult kangaroos can grow to ________________ metres.
5) Rabbits arrived in Australia in ___________________.
6) The rabbit population is about __________________.
7) The population of Australia is ___________________.
8) ___________% of the population are not Aborigine.

Find synonyms in the text.

1) stones rocks
2) a person from a different country _____________________________
3) reproduced _____________________________
4) with no water (2 adjectives) _____________________________
5) the original people of a country _____________________________

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At home

Label the rooms. Complete the word webs with the words in the box.

cupboard sofa bath television toilet

armchair
wardrobe bed cooker chair table fridge

1) fridge 2) __________________________

3) __________________________

1) ______________________________ 2) __________________________

3) ______________________________ B

4) _____________________________

C 1) ______________________________

2) ______________________________

1) _____________________________ 3) ______________________________

D
3) _____________________________

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Read the letter. Is the writer happy or angry?

TEENAGERS’ BEDROOMS
Problem

My daughter is a typical teenager. She doesn’t tidy her room. It smells horrible because she leaves
old sandwiches and fruit on the floor and doesn’t take the dirty dishes to the kitchen. She never
does any jobs in the house. She never wishes the dishes or hoovers. And she never takes out the
rubbish! When her grandparents visit she always says she’s going out!
What can I do?

Circle the correct answer.

1) Who is the letter from?

a) A mother.
b) A daughter.
2) What is the problem?
a) The daughter never helps at home.
b) The mother is very strict.
3) When the grandparents visit, the daughter ………
a) goes out.
b) talks to them.

Read the answer to the problem.

Tom’s Answer

Talk seriously to your daughter but don’t say ‘It’s my house and you must do what I say!’ Be strict
but fair.

First tell her she must tidy her room every Saturday morning. If she says ‘No’ say, ‘OK’, but I am
going to tidy your room tomorrow’. Most teenagers don’t want their parents in their bedrooms!

Then say, ‘I do the ironing, your father does the cooking and the shopping and your brother feeds
the dog. What are you going to do? You can’t choose your job but you must do something’.

If her grandparents are coming on Sunday, ask her to spend an hour with them. Tell her they love
her and want to see her and she can go out later.

True or false?

1) Tom thinks the mother is too strict. ⎕

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2) He thinks the parents must tidy the daughter’s room. ⎕
3) He says the daughter must help in the house. ⎕
4) He says the daughter can choose what job she wants to do. ⎕
5) He thinks the daughter can talk to her grandparents when they come and
then go out. ⎕

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