Unit 1

Vocabulary
 Jobs & job-related activities

1 Label the pictures with the correct job.

1 s_c__t___ 2 l_w___ 3 p_____ o_____r 4 g _ _ d _ _ er

5 c_o_ 6 f__m__ 7 a_c__n____ 8 t___ g__d_

2 Match the jobs (1-5) to the places of work (A-E).

1 waiter A school
2 nurse B office
3 teacher C theatre
4 actor D restaurant
5 accountant E hospital

 Character features

3 Choose the correct item.

1 Karen has very good manners; she is patient/
polite to everyone she meets.
2 Damien is unsociable/unimaginative; he
doesn't like talking to people.
3 Natasha always does the right thing; she’s very
hard-working/responsible.
4 Malcolm is too lazy/impatient to tidy his room;
it's always a mess.
5 Our neighbours are always very sociable/
friendly towards us.
6 Erin always does what she says; she’s a very
reliable/careful friend.

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 Free-time: hobbies, preferences & interests

4 Complete the table.

• swimming • a concert • out with friends • chores • basketball • the guitar • shopping • tennis
• a sleepover • the theatre • aerobics • puzzles

do ... play ... go ... go to ...

 My day: Daily routine

5 Match the columns to form phrases and then write them under the correct picture.

1 do A bed
2 surf B up
3 make C TV
4 go to D home
5 catch E breakfast
6 get F homework
7 have G the bed
8 watch H the Net a .....................................
9 go back I the bus to school

b ............................... c ............................... d ............................... e ...............................

f ............................... g ............................... h ............................... i ...............................

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General Revision
6 Fill in: gain, make, gather, lead, fight, lay, form, survive.

1 Superheroes have got a secret identity
and ..................... double lives.
2 It’s a superhero’s job to ..................... crime.
3 We need to ..................... progress on this
project today.
4 I usually ..................... an opinion about other
people very quickly.
5 At the animal training centre, we learn how
to ..................... the animals’ trust.
6 Remember to ..................... the table before
dinner, Amy.
7 Can you all ..................... around my desk,
please? I have got something to say.
8 It's very difficult to ..................... in the Australian
outback without food or water.

7 Choose the correct item.

1 You can borrow books from a(n) ........... . 5 There are lots of things you can do to make a
A library B office C school good first ........... in an interview.
A contact B opinion C impression
2 My mum is a(n) ...........; she keeps records of
money for her company. 6 Always make ........... contact when you meet
A secretary B accountant C lawyer new people.
A hand B eye C arm
3 Do you want to go to the ........... tonight? There’s
a really good play on. 7 Kevin is a(n) ........... at the riding school. He
A theatre B cinema C concert teaches classes on Saturdays.
A instructor B agent C clerk
4 A farmer works ........... looking after animals and
crops. 8 Regular ..........., like swimming or cycling, is
A indoors B outdoors C outback good for you.
A routine B sports C exercise

 Phrasal Verbs

8 Fill in: on, out, at, around, together.

Hi everyone! 1) ................................. the weekend, I like hanging 2) .................................

with my friends. On Saturday afternoon, we like looking 3) ................................... the shops.
In the evenings, we usually go bowling. We get 4) ................................... and put
5) ................................... matching clothes so that we look like a real team. It’s a lot of fun.
What do you do every weekend?
Post a comment and tell me.

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Grammar
 Present simple
9 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple.
1 .........................................................................
(you/enjoy) going shopping at the weekends?
2 Sue ..................................................................
(go) to her piano lesson at 7 pm every Tuesday.
3 I .......................................................................
(watch) TV in the evenings.
 Present continuous
10 Form questions and answer them using the present continuous.
1 Mum/watch TV/at the moment? – send an email
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
2 Pete/do homework/now? – have a shower
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
3 Joe and Andy/play football/right now? – tennis
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
 Present simple vs present continuous
11 Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the present continuous.
1 What time ........................................................
(you/fly) tomorrow?
2 Carrie ...............................................................
(study) in the library at the moment.
3 This homework is really difficult. I ....................
..................................... (need) help to finish it.
4 .........................................................................
(David/work) from home this week?
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4 The children .....................................................
(not/live) near school.
5 Dave ................................................................
(not/like) playing computer games.
6 .........................................................................
(Jeff/get up) early on Saturdays?
4 Yvonne/have/lunch/right now? – do the
gardening
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
5 Neil and Jennifer/do their chores? – surf the Net
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
6 Gillian/study in her room? – have dinner
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
.........................................................................
5 I .......................................................................
(play) tennis every evening.
6 Dad ..................................................................
(not/drive) to work in the morning; he
................................................. (walk) instead.
7 Today, we ........................................................
(meet) our new Geography teacher.
8 My brother .......................................................
(watch) football on TV every Sunday.
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 Adverbs of frequency

12 Fill in: usually, often, never, hardly ever, always, sometimes in the correct gap in the sentences.

1 I ....................... get up ....................... early on 4 We ....................... stay up ....................... late.

Saturdays. (80%) (5%)
2 Paul ....................... is ....................... late for 5 She ....................... hangs out .......................
work. (0%) with friends at the weekend. (70%)
3 I ....................... listen ....................... to pop 6 They ....................... are ....................... friendly
music. (50%) to new people. (100%)

Everyday English
13 Replace the underlined phrases (1-5) with phrases from the list.

A No, I don’t feel like that C I’m very fond of E Why don’t we
B I’d like that D Do you fancy going

A: Hi, Grace. Are you busy this weekend?

B: No, why?
A: I’m going cycling on Saturday. 1) Do you want to come?
B: 2) I don’t think so. I don’t really like cycling. 3) Let’s go horse riding instead?
A: 4) That sounds great and we can have a picnic while we are there.
B: Great. 5) I really enjoy picnics.

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Pairwork Activities Student A
Work with Student B. Ask questions to find out about a job for a gardener. Then answer
students B's questions about the advert for a cook.

Busy city centre cafι is looking for a creative and responsible

cook to join our team.
A love of cooking French food is necessary!
£10 an hour.
The position is available from 10th July.
Call Natalie on 265 7890 to apply.

Gardener

 where/job?
 what/working hours?
 what/qualities/look for?
 what/experience/they/need?
 how/someone/apply?

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Pairwork Activities Student B
Work with Student A. Answer Student A’s questions about the job advert for a gardener.
Then ask student A questions about a job as a cook.

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

We are looking for someone with two or more years experience who is hard-working
and reliable and likes working outdoors.
Please apply online at
www.christiesgarden.com

Cook

 where/café?
 what/type/food/café/serve?
 how much/money/they/pay?
 when/job/start?
 who/someone/contact?

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Portfolio Activities
Name: ………………………………………………… Date: ………………………. Class: ...................

Which free-time activities does your friend like doing? Choose a friend, ask them about the
activities in the table and mark their answers on the table. Then write a short report with
your findings.

Hardly ever/
Always Usually Often Sometimes Seldom Never
Rarely

go ice skating

play computer
games

do puzzles

go to the
cinema

play the guitar

go shopping

play football

do aerobics

In their free time, my friend always .........................................................................................................................

.................................................................................................................................................................................
They usually ............................................................................................................................................................
.......................................................................... , and they often .............................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
They sometimes ........................................................................... but they seldom ………………………………….
................................................................., and they hardly ever .............................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................
They never ..............................................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................................................................

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Game
Students play against each other in groups of three to four, using a dice and counters.
Students roll the dice and move their counters the same number of squares as the dice
shows. Students have to correctly answer the question, complete the sentence with the
correct form of the verb in brackets, choose the correct word, fill in the correct word or put
the words in the correct order on the square their counter lands on. If a wrong answer is
given, the student loses their turn. The first student to reach FINISH wins.

1 Sarah 2 I teach 3 Becky is 4 They 5

………... people …………; ………….
(not/like) how to she doesn’t (watch) TV
jogging. swim. like doing at the
What am chores. moment.
I?
6 Where does
a doctor
work?

12 What time 11 I drive 10 Where 9 Ella is 8 …………. 7 Miranda

……… (you/ people does a ……….. ; (Ken/do) likes
get up) on where they teacher she doesn’t his chores hanging
weekdays? want to go. work? mind at the out/up with
What am I? waiting. moment? her friends.

13

14 is/Rob/ 15 They catch 16 17 We 18 Where does 19 Ruth ………

never/late. the bus to ………….. a secretary (not/work)
school (play) work? on
on/at 8:00 tennis Mondays.
am. tonight.

20 Gordon is
………; he
makes really
beautiful
things.

25 always/a/ 24 My dad 23 I arrange 22 21 usually/

has/shower …...……. holidays for goes/Ali/to
/ Toby/in (teach) me people. bed at
the how to fish What am I? 10:30 pm.
morning. right now.

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