Grammar Unit 9
1 Answer the questions.
What tense do we use to talk about …?
1 actions which are happening at this moment
_______________________________________
2 an action in progress at a certain time in the past
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3 an action or situation which started in the past
and has continued until now
_______________________________________
4 actions that will be happening at a certain time in
the future
_______________________________________
5 an action or situation which started in the past
and is still continuing now
_______________________________________
6 a promise or a spontaneous decision
_______________________________________
7 past habits or situations which are different now
_______________________________________
8 future intentions
_______________________________________
9 an action in the past which happened before
another action in the past
_______________________________________
10 an action completed at a certain time in the past
_______________________________________
2 Correct the mistake in each sentence. Two of
the sentences do not have a mistake.
1 Dad work in the garden for hours now.
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2 Nicole hurt herself while she was playing tennis.
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3 My sisters usually had been walking to school,
but today they’re cycling.
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4 This time next year I will study abroad.
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5 Did you use to enjoy scary films when you used
to be younger?
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6 Freya will complete her designs by next week.
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7 Look! That car has been hitting the tree if it
doesn’t slow down!
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8 At the moment, my friend is downloading music.
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3 What kind of grammar item is in each sentence?
Choose from the items in the box. There are two
you do not need.
specific determiner general determiner
non-defining relative clause verb + -ing / to
question ending in a preposition question tag
second conditional third conditional
reported question reported statement
subject question object question
1 Don’t forget to save some of your pocket money
so that you can get Mum a birthday present.
__________
2 Olivia asked us whether we had ever eaten a
meal in complete darkness. __________
3 I wouldn’t have invited Alex to the party if I had
known that he would complain about the music
all night. __________
4 He likes her, doesn’t he?
5 Mrs Murray, who is my basketball coach, used to
be a professional player. __________
6 I’ve eaten three chocolate biscuits – I don’t think
I can eat another one. __________
7 What did you have for breakfast? __________
8 Look at this jacket. This is the one I want. Will
you buy it for me? __________
9 If I won the lottery, I’d give a lot of money to my
family and I’d spend the rest on myself. _________
10 Hayley explained that she wouldn’t be at the
party because she had to go to her
grandparents’ house. __________
4 Complete the sentences with the correct plural
form of the words in the box.
ability coach crisis fox
half knife medium waitress
1 Daria, you work in a restaurant. Do ________
earn much money?
2 While the football teams warmed up, the two
________ planned how they would win the match.
3 Can anyone tell me how many financial
________ there have been already this century?
4 A person needs lots of different skills and
________ to be a good office manager.
5 I really like _______ – they’re a very clever animal.
6 According to the ________ – newspapers, TV and
the Net – the famous singer is getting married!
7 Cut the apples into ________ before giving them
to little Joey – it makes them easier to eat.
8 Tell me where the forks and ________ are and
I’ll put them on the table.
Vocabulary Unit 9
1 Complete the phrases with the correct
prepositions. Then match 1–10 to definitions
A–J.
1 approve ____ 6 benefit ____
2 comment ____ 7 concentrate ____
3 graduate ____ 8 participate ____
4 prepare ____ 9 search ____
5 specialize ____ 10 succeed at / ___
A get ready __
B give an opinion on something __
C think hard about something __
D think something is good, acceptable or suitable
__
E to become an expert on a particular subject __
F be get help or gain an advantage from
something __
G finish university __
H take part in something __
I to do well at something __
J look in order to find something __
2 Complete the text with the correct form of the
phrases from exercise 1.
Learning languages is really important to me. I think
people (1) __________ speaking several languages
in lots of ways. For example, they can communicate
with people when on holiday. At the moment I’m
(2) __________ my FCE exam, which I’ll sit in June,
by taking English lessons three times a week. If I
(3) __________ passing that, I’m going to
(4) __________ an exchange programme in
England next summer. My mum (5) __________
this plan, and she’s also really pleased that after I
(6) __________ university, I’m going to go on to do
further studies and (7) ________ modern languages
3 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
the bold words.
1 My uncle lived an ________ life. He was happy
studying and teaching others. academy
2 If my job weren’t ________, I’d have to give it up
because I’d get bored. challenge
3 Before the match, the coach gave a ________ talk
about trying our best and winning! motivate
4 He didn’t like working in the factory because the
work was too ________. repeat
5 Josh often has to work nights; he doesn’t like the
________ hours, but he gets paid well. social
6 Her job is ________; she does lots of different
things every day. vary
4 Complete the text with the correct form of the
words. There are three words you do not need.
frontier half intend launch mission
period probe term orbit surface
ultimate
Moon Walk, by Joanne Morley 
This (1) ________ in science class, we’ve been learning 
about the ‘final (2) ________’ – space – and I think the 
topic is extremely thrilling! Our teacher asked us to 
write an essay about it, so during my free (3) ________ 
this morning, I did some research online and found out 
about the Apollo 11 space (4) ________. Back in 1969, 
three astronauts, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins, 
accepted the (5) ________ challenge – they 
(6) ________ to walk on the moon! The (7) ________ 
took place on 16 July and after travelling for three days, 
Apollo 11 landed on the moon on 20 July. Six hours 
later, on 21 July, Armstrong became the first person to 
ever walk on the moon’s (8) ________! This brilliant 
moment was broadcast live back on earth, so people 
saw and heard Armstrong as he said the famous words, 
‘One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.’ 
Can you imagine how cool that would have been … I 
wish I’d been there!  
5 Complete the dialogue with the words. There are
three words you do not need.
essential hey hurry if might mustn’t
no way otherwise ouch panic really
should wow
A (1) ________, Abi! Wait for me. Have you
started preparing for the half-term party yet? I
haven’t, and I need some help!
B Hi, Anna. You’re looking after the food, right? Well,
it’s (2) ________ that you get started right away.
(3) ________ you don’t, the food won’t be ready on
time! But don’t (4) ________. I’ll help you.
A (5) ________? Thanks, Abi.
B No problem. You (6) ________ make a list of
what you’re going to cook and the ingredients
you’ll need, (7) ________ you (8) ________ end
up wasting time.
A (9) ________! I see what you mean! What else?
B Oh, look at the time! The shops are going to
close in half an hour. Come on, Anna.
(10) ________!
A OK, I’m right behind you!

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