Unit 1

Vocabulary
 Countries & Nationalities

1 Fill in the crossword with the nationalities.

1 2

4 5

6 7

10

DOWN ACROSS

1 Thailand 3 the USA

2 Turkey 7 Russia
4 the UK 9 Greece
5 Qatar 10 China
6 France
8 Poland

 Abilities

2 Circle the correct item.

1 She can write/surf the Internet. 2 She can do/play martial arts. 3 She can run/ride a horse.

4 She can take/see photos. 5 He can use/play a musical 6 He can fly/drive a plane.
instrument.
 Character adjectives

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3 Look at the pictures and write the correct adjective.

• hardworking • clever • shy • funny • kind • brave

1 ……………………………… 2 ……………………………… 3 ………………………………

4 ……………………………… 5 ……………………………… 6 ………………………………

 School subjects

4 What lessons are the students in? Write from the list. Two are extra.

• Maths • Chemistry • Art • PE • History • Geography • ICT • English

1 ………………………………… 2 ………………………………… 3 …………………………………

4 ………………………………… 5 ………………………………… 6 …………………………………

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 General Revision

5 Match the two columns to form collocations.

1 special a champion
2 football b a goal
3 police c abilities
4 tennis d speed
5 score e pitch
6 gold f officer
7 high g medal

6 Underline the correct item.

1 Bruce Wayne can become/change into the
superhero Batman.
2 Tina can jump fast/high over the hurdles.
3 George can hit/punch the tennis ball well.
4 Captain Britain is also a strong/brilliant
scientist.
5 Lucy is very fast; she can easily run past her
opponents/players.
6 Some super heroes can see/read thoughts.
7 The team’s athlete/coach is very good.
8 The Incredible Hulk’s professional/real name
is Bruce Banner.

7 Fill in: includes, official, map, cities, capital.

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This is a 1) …………………..……
of Australia. Australia
2) ………………………
6 states. Canberra is the
3) …………………… city. Other
big 4) ……………………………
are Sydney, Melbourne and
Brisbane. English is the
5) …………………………
language.

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Grammar in use
8 Look at the table and answer the questions.

Name Country Age 1 Is Dimitris Italian?

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Dimitris Greece 14
2 Is Monica 16 years old?
Maria Brazil 18 .........................................................................
Monica Italy 17 3 Are Dimitris and Petro 17 years old?
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Petro Italy 14
4 Is Maria Greek?
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5 Are Monica and Petro Brazilian?
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6 Is Maria 19 years old?
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9 Fill in the gaps with the correct subject/object pronouns.

1 Look at ………………. . They can play 4 Ahmet and Osman aren’t Polish. ……………….
basketball so well! are from Turkey.
2 Iron Man is my favourite super hero. …………… 5 My favourite school subject is Physics.
is amazing. ………………. is really interesting.
3 Tim, can ………………. help ………………. with 6 Look at ………….. . She can dance very well.
my homework?

10 Fill in the gaps with the correct possessive adjective.

1 …………………… (he) iPod is blue. 5 …………………… (they) house is really big.

2 Is …………………… (you) friend British? 6 …………………… (she) brother can do martial
3 …………………… (I) teacher is funny. arts.
4 …………………… (we) dog can run fast.

11 Write the plural.

Singular Plural Singular Plural

1 bus 6 tooth
2 woman 7 person
3 book 8 boy
4 box 9 tomato
5 baby 10 wife

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12 Look at the table and fill in can or can’t.

Harry Lilly Adam

play basketball   
dance   
ride a horse   
take photos   
play an instrument   

1 Lilly …………………… dance, but she …………………… play an instrument.

2 Harry and Adam …………………… take photos, but they …………………… ride a horse.
3 Adam …………………… dance, but he …………………… play basketball.
4 Harry …………………… take photos, but he …………………… play basketball.
5 Lilly and Harry …………………… play instrument, but they …………………… dance.

13 Fill in the gaps with one of the question words from the list.

1 A: …………………..…..…… is her name? 4 A: …………………..……..…… is your brother?

B: Helen. B: He’s sixteen.

2 A: …………………..…..…… is your birthday? 5 A: …………………..……..…… are Jamie and

B: In May. Robert?
B: They’re at school.
3 A: …………………..……..…… is that?
B: That’s my Maths teacher.

14 Choose the correct item.

1 Art is ……… favourite subject. 6 I ……… dance, but I can do martial arts.
A me B my C I A can B can’t C can not

2 ……… old are you? 7 ……… can play basketball and tennis.
A How B When C What A We B Our C Us

3 I have two favourite super ………; Thor and 8 ……… parents can speak Polish.
Captain America. A They B Their C Them
A heroes B hero C heros
9 ……… is your favourite sport?
4 Freddie can swim really fast. Look at ……… . A Who B What C Where
A he B his C him
10 They ……… Brazilian, they are Argentinean.
5 ‘Are you and Ben Canadian?’ A are B isn’t C aren’t
‘Yes, ……… .’
A we are B you are C we’re

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Prepositions
15 Choose the correct item.

1 Ryan is ………. the USA. 5 She’s very good ………. Chemistry.

A at B from C of A with B at C in

2 Moscow is the capital city ………. Russia. 6 Are you interested ………. sports?
A at B in C of A in B with C for

3 Katie Taylor is the number one woman boxer 7 Tina’s birthday is ………. March.
………. the world. A at B in C on
A in B of C to
8 Green Lantern can travel across the galaxy
4 Gareth Bale’s nickname is ‘The Welsh Wizard’ ………. very high speed.
because he’s great ………. the pitch. A with B in C at
A at B in C on

Everyday English
16 Choose the correct response.

1 A: Hello, how can I help you? 4 A: Where are you from?

B: a Thank you very much. B: a I’m from Glasgow.
b I’d like to join the chess club. b 17 Hill Street.

2 A: What’s your favourite subject? 5 A: What’s your postcode?

B: a I can swim well. B: a 01789 867945.
b I like Physical Education. b CV31 9NG.

3 A: How old are you? 6 A: How do you spell your surname?

B: a I’m fifteen. B: a It’s Campbell.
b My birthday is in April. b C-A-M-P-B-E-L-L.

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Reading
17 Read the text and complete the sentences.

Olivia
Olivia Bee is a nineteen-year-old from America but she is already a professional photographer. Her photos are in
fashion magazines like Vogue. She can also make short films about fashion. Olivia’s photographs are popular all
over the world.

Kaylee
Kaylee Finnegan is a fifteen-year-old Scottish highland dancer. Kaylee is American but she can dance the
traditional Scottish dance very well. In fact, she is a world champion for her age. Kaylee’s mother is from
Scotland and very proud of her champion dancer!

Ryan
Can you fly a plane across fourteen different countries? Ryan Campbell can! Ryan is nineteen years old and he
is from Australia. He is a great pilot and world record holder. Ryan can fly his plane alone for over seventy days.
He is very brave. His father and uncle are pilots too, but they aren’t famous like Ryan!

1 Olivia is already a ……………………………………………….. .

2 Olivia is good at making ……………………………………………….. .
3 Kaylee is from ……………………………………………………….. .
4 Kaylee is a world champion in …………………………………………. .
5 Ryan is very brave because ……………………………………………….. .
6 Ryan’s dad is ……………………………………………………………… .

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Listening skills
18 You are going to hear five short recordings. For questions 1-5, choose the answer
which matches what you have heard by circling the appropriate letter (A, B or C).

1 What is Sarah’s favourite subject?

A B C

2 What is Jake good at?

A B C

3 How old is Tom’s sister?

A B C

4 What can’t Mischa do?

A B C

5 Where is the PE lesson?

A B C

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Writing: An email to your e-friend
19 Read the rubric, then write your email.

Write an email to your English friend (50-100 words). In your email write:
 where you are from and your age
 your favourite school subjects
 which sports you can do

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Pairwork Student A
Work with Student B. Ask questions to complete the class timetable below. Then answer
Student B’s questions about the class timetable.

Ask about the following subjects.

Class Timetable

Time Thursday Friday Room

09:00 - 10:00 Geography R5
10:00 - 11:00 Maths R12
11:00 - 11:15 BREAK BREAK R25
11:15 - 12:15 PE R4
12:15 - 1:00 LUNCH LUNCH R13
1:00 - 2:00 Chemistry R7
2:00 - 3:00 Art R9

Compare your class timetable with your partner’s. Do they match?

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Pairwork Student B
Work with Student A. Answer Student A’s questions about the class timetable below. Then
ask questions to complete the class timetable.

Ask about about the following subjects.

Class Timetable:

Time Thursday Friday Room

09:00 - 10:00 History R5
10:00 - 11:00 English R12
11:00 - 11:15 BREAK BREAK R25
11:15 - 12:15 Biology R4
12:15 - 1:00 LUNCH LUNCH R13
1:00 - 2:00 Physics R7
2:00 - 3:00 ICT R9

Compare your class timetable with your partner’s. Do they match?

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Portfolio Activities
Name: …………………………………………………
Write about you and your best friend. Stick or draw pictures of you and your best friend in
the spaces below.
Picture of you
Name: ................................................................
Age: ...................................................................
Nationality: .........................................................
Favourite school subject: ...................................
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Character adjectives: .........................................
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Picture of your best friend
Name: ................................................................
Age: ...................................................................
Nationality: ........................................................
Favourite school subject: ...................................
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Character adjectives: .........................................
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Game
You need a dice and some counters. Take turns to roll the dice and move your counter the
same number of squares the dice shows. Choose the correct answer or complete the
sentence. If you can’t, you miss a turn. The player who reaches the finish first wins. Good
luck!

She can
…….…..
photos. …….…..
He can She …….….. you ride
…….….. Polish. a horse?
fast.

They can
……….….
the Internet.
I …………..….. Can you
14 years old. Peter and Polly ………...….….
…………..….. a musical
from Italy. instrument?

We can …………. ………………. ……………….

…………..….. can you from he from
English. dance. here? Russia?

He is Can you She can …………....…..

…………..….. …………..….. a ………..….. am Japanese.
Greece. plane? martial
arts.

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