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    BLOCKBUSTER Workbook & Grammar Book Jenny Dooley-Virginia Evans SS. eS Ss aN Express Publishing apenas 6 % 8 1" 12 3 14 6 7 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 40 Contents Workbook Stay in or go out? What do you do for @ liVINg? ns. A sense of style. Family activities Everyday activities ma My house Where is ..?. Our world On the map wns My home, my castle... TEE twas greatl... Could you...?.. It really happened Fun ideas.... Itall began 1 ppveeD PPEDD What were you doing? Ithappened to me! .. In the news used to... . Storytime. le 5 | My lucky day! What will happen? Progress .... Witty or silly inventions? Future life. : Te Cities. Fun in the city What a city needs... Eating out in the city Greetings from rina Health matters 7 Rules & regulations... Eco-friendly. Home safety Problem S0NVO wnscnnnn pPprD Music all around. I'm the fun twint.. Mind your manners! ‘Types of intelligence Films and characters. PPPEP PRPEPD POPES pRpPD exons 40 a 42 43 44 . 46 47 48 49 Grammar Book Unit 1 Present Simple, Adverbs of Frequency p. 52 Unit 2 Present Continuous, Stative Verbs, Present Simple vs Present ContinVOUS een oP. 57 Unit 3 Past Simple (regular & irregular veriss), Subject Questions nnn P. 66 Unit 4 Used to. p. 71 Exploring Grammar (Units 1-4) p. 73 Revision Units 1-4 p. 74 Unit 5 Past Continuous, Past Continuous vs Simple Past p. 75 Unit 6 Adjectives, Adverbs, Comparison of Adjectives, Comparative — Superlative forms of Adjectives ..p. 01 Unit 7 be going to Pp. 89 Unit 8 Future Simple, Future Simple vs be going to p. 93 Exploring Grammar (Units 5-8) p. 97 Revision Units 1-8 p. 98 Unit 9 Conditionals Type 1 p. 99 Unit 10 Indefinite Article A/An, Definite Article the p.102 Unit 11. Present Perfect, Present Perfect vs Simple Past p.107 Unit 12 Countable/Uncountable nouns, a lot offmuch/many/How many/ How many/a fewia litte, some/any! no & compounds .. p.115 Exploring Grammar (Units 9-12) p.125 Revision Units 1-12 .ocmnnnn . p.126 Unit 13. Questions with yes/no answers, wh- questions, subject/object questions p.127 Unit 14 Questions tags ...... p.133 Unit 18 have toidon’t have to/needn't, much/mustn't, can/can't, should, shall/will ere P1186 Unit 16 The Infinite, too ~ enough, -ing form soe BAAD Exploring Grammar (Units 13-16). p.148 Revision Units 1-16 errs entsne PT AO, Unit 17 very ~ too — quite — rather an. P.150 p.153 Unit 18 Direct/indirect Speech Unit 19 Passive Voice p.155 Unit 20 Relative Pronouns - p.158 Exploring Grammar (Units 16-20) p.162 Revision Units 1-20 .. a = p.163 Progress Checks 1-5 = p.165 Iregular Verbs .p.172 Glossary ... = p.173 Stay in or go out? eerie Everyday English J a) Look at the pictures. Asking for & expressing opinion ‘Who likes: 2 Use the phrases to complete the exchanges. « playing the drums? © meeting friends? exercising? 5 «cating out? surfing the Net? | A*Areyou enjoying the evening? : B sal It’s always nice to see old friends. going shopping? . 2. A:Do you jog in the mornings? Br Y€5, enn . it very much. 3 A:Do you still play the guitar? Be... !Tdon’t have much time anymore. 4 A;I go to rock concerts sometimes. .... a | B: I don’t really like rock music. © Not really # Yes, it's great How about you * I enjoy 3 _ Put the letters in the correct order to complete the sentences. 1 Tonylikes 2 Kelly vv playing the drums. 1 Don’t be silly! Of course we like your gift. 2. My brother likes to (fusr) 3. The new discman is really . 4 Alot of teenagers like to play ly) online in his free time. - | (ooel) ovens at weekends, (psrtos) 5 The new Steven Spielberg movie is 1 | € (lilbintar) ‘ Te aN 3 Tom&Phil 4 Barbara 4G) Listen to Alex talking to a friend about his free-time activities, What activity does each person enjoy? Listen and match. Three activities do not match, ‘A. Simon = 1 read books 2 watch TV titi oa 43. surf the Net | C Lyn Nh 44 talk on the phone aw . > § paint | 5 Lyn&Sam 6 Andrew& D Mike = »6 gocycling | Laura E Vicky + 7 go jogging | 8 catout b) Which of these activities eee do/don’t you like doing? WB/4 What’ do you do fora living? 2 =Im cm” ] Label the pictures. What do your Present Simple parents do for a living? 3 ‘Put the verbs in brackets into the correct Present Simple form. 1 A: What ~ mum/do) for a living? B: She is a nurse. She sesonscone (take) care of people in hospitals. ene (YOUE 2 Al . (not/like) travelling all the time. . (not/ mind) it. B: Really? I. 2 .-- (Carol/still go) in her last year. . (Alex/live)? live) at 17, Denver Road. ; 2 a) Lookat the texts. What are they: letters, newspaper adverts or invitations? 4 9) Put the verbs in brackets in the present simple. b) Read the text and fill in the jobs. Choose from Ex. 1. She's Jamie. She 1) 's (be) 25 years old and she 2) vesninowrnes (live) in New York City. She anted 1) Secretary wé 2) 3). (work) as a Computer Technician ‘Pigeaetation seyiteded for a big company. Her sister who 4)... sono. fo work with ola (lve) with her 5) cnr. (Be) a dentist. She 1 brclnt se ot Honda cars. Must computers requred. boom 6) (travel) to work by bus tse tend, reliable because she 7) . (nat have) i aetna a car. She 8)... (work) from 9 &il5 pm, Monday to Friday. At the “= Call: 01334. am tear, 3 Send a ae a42ise + weekends, they alWaVS 9) oor Se Monch (invite) friends over to their house. ; Sometimes they 10)... (Watch) Hiring Help Wanted! METNg) (have) dinner Immediately!“ auantisseeking together. AthOUGH, SHE 12)... ne Dlaer man looking for ‘oaiiplgytans (not/ like) it when the weekend is @ kind and coring a eG heen OVE, SME 1B) cc rnennen OVE) ora’ ef Wi work the moming her life in New York Cty. Must be fomilan with shit. Must be Parkinson's disease patients and over attractive, experienced 4 b) Ask and answer Yes/No questions ‘3 years ald, and willing to work : Live-in arrangements Jong hours. about Jamie. can be made, —Gatemale —— | Sl: Does Jamie live in Tokyo? Call: 0178-444654 —_poppies@business.com _-S: No, she doesn't, She lives in New York City WB/5 1 [a short WB/6 y3 Asense of style a) Match the pictures to the descriptions, then label them. ‘Trousers with very short legs that people wear in warm weather, Casual trousers made of strong blue, denim material. Shoes people wear for running and other sports. A piece of clothing that covers the upper part of your body and your arms. A piece of clothing women wear on formal occasions. Strong, heavy shoes people wear in cold weather. A piece of clothing women wear at the waist that hangs down around the legs. b) Tell your partner what clothes you usually take on holiday. Wow, this is a great flat. like? : They're all very 4) .. Yes the View iS 8) ssc > eee : I'm thinking of moving into your building. There isa flat for rent. B: That's great. You can 0) cesses by anytime and see the flat. A: I love sports, especially swimming. B: Do you 7). gym? A: Yes. It’s great. .toa J] Circle the correct word. 2 Places of interest often visited by tourists. A neighbourhoods — B) sights 2 A ciagram that shows a plan of a place. A map B ticket 3 A period of time when people relax away som their home. A holiday B sights 4 Anarea of a town or city. A village B neighbourhood Something that you sense with your nose. A smell B taste © A place people can visit for interest or enjoyment. A train station B attraction An underground railway. A the Tube B the passage ® A building where people pay to stay in a B hotel Princess Street Bruce Avenue i. $ Shopping Centre Blue Moon Restaurant Where is iveryday English Giving directions 2, Look at the map. Read the dialogue. Is. Ann outside the art gallery or the bank? “Ann: Excuse me, how can I get to the train | station? | Bill: Go down Park Lane, past the music hall and the cinema, Turn right into Marble Street, go past Tony's Café and the public library. Turn left into Bruce Avenue. The train station is on your right. 3. In pairs give directions: * from the post office to Park Hotel from the cinema to the Blue Moon Restaurant from the music hall to the post office from Tony’s Café to the park from the publi . library to the art gallery Dg Cd Marble Street WB/1 8 Our world Write the continents. Can you name one country in each? Which continent doesn’t have any countries? Continents Countries (D Listen to the geography quiz about India, and put a tick (/) in the correct box. Which is the largest city in India? A Delhi B Calcutta C Mumbai Most Indians are of which religion? A Hindu B Muslim © Christian India’s population is A larger than China’s population. B smaller than China’s population. € the same as China’s population. IO0 OOO Ooo Which place has India’s heaviest annual rainfall? A New Delhi B Calcutta C Cherrapunji O00 Which is the longest river in the Indian Subcontinent? A Ganges B Indus Comparisons 3 Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct form, Add any necessary words. 1 The Himalayas are ... (high) the Alps 2 The Dead Seais.. area of land in the world. I below sea level. veces (LOW) is 411 metres svonemnne (Bry) place in the world is in Chile. 4. The Vatican City is (small) country in Europe. 5 Brazil is a big country, but it is not big) Russia. (large) 6 Sudan i country in Africa. 7 The Thames is not wn (long) the Nile. 8 Sri Lanka is .. (warm) France. 4 Compare the hotels. Use the adjectives: © cheap ® expensive * spacious © small © helpful © modern * old ® tasty ® close © far ¢ good ‘The Ritz | Park | The Vista Hotel Hotel Hotel Prices *~ a otk Rooms kk kk Staff | a ak hk Facilities took Rated Food *~ wk a Distance from alrport Dk ok * The staff at the Ritz Hotel are as helpful as the staff at the Park Hotel. The facilities at the Vista Hotel are less modern than the facilities at the Ritz Hotel The Ritz Hotel has got the most modern facilities of all three. Jagan is one ofthe most densely populated visit. sao exciing to goto the tp ofthe and clever people, Japan's currency is the Yokohama and Osaka. The official anguage is Japanese. Off the northeast coast of Asia, in the North Pacific Ocean, lies the beautiful country of Japan. Itis made up of four large islands and thousands of smaller ones. With close to 130 milion people living ons islands, ‘The Japanese cal their country Nippon or Nihon, which means ‘source of the sun’. Japan offers a wide range of attractions. It combines past and future, east and west. Magical ancient temples stand side by side with twenty-first century skyscrapers, The Imperial Palace, the Emperor's home in Tokyo, is wonderful to Japan is a land of great natural beauty. Dense forests and high mountains cover large areas. Mount Fuj is the highest mountain and a very famous sight, standing proucly at 3,776m. The longest river is the SShinano and Lake Biwa is the largest ake, The climate is mild and wet most ofthe year round, but there are ‘freezing winters in the north and almost tropical summers in the south ‘The county's economy is largely dependant on industy and technology. The Japanese are hardworking arts and culture are rich in ration andthe malestic chery blossom in pring is just one more thing tis urique country Onthemap 9 ‘courives in the world Tower of Tokyo from where you can see as far as the coast. Yen. Tokyo is the country’s capital and also the biggest city, Look at the picture and the title of the axticle. Where would you read it? What ‘Saformation do you expect to read? > a) Read the text. For questions 1-6, choose the correct answer A, B or C. Japan consists of five main islands. A Right B Wrong —C Doesn't say The Emperor of Japan lives in a palace. A Right B Wrong — C Doesn’t say Tokyo Tower looks like the Eiffel Tower. A Right B Wrong —C Doesn’tsay Mount Fujiis a vole A Right B Wron: ‘The Shinano is Japan's A Right B Wrong The city of Osaka is or island. A Right C Doesn't say c esn't say lest B Wrong b) Imagine you are going on holiday to Japan. Which of the following would you like to do there? Why? C Doesn't say s * relax @ go sightseeing ® go shopping * taste local dishes # meet the local people * coon excursions ® experience the culture 3. Make notes under the headings about your country, then talk about ‘# name ® location * population © sights © physical features @ climate vegetation © currency ® main cities © language cite A lot ~ A bit - Much - Very 4 Fill in the correct form of the adjectives in brackets. Use a lot, a bit, much or very. A: Why do you want to go to Italy? B: Because it’s (warm) England. ‘A: Welcome back. How was your trip? B: It was fantastic, Tokyo is... (big) but quite noisy. A: What's the weather like outside? BES enero (CON) yesterday. ‘A: Where shall we go on holiday this year? B: Somewhere (sun) here! WB/13 a) Fill in the correct word from the list. 1 © quiet © tidy friendly © beautiful © cramped ® dark 1 Your garden is ‘There are so many different kinds of flowers. 2 This area isn’t very because there is a train station nearby. 3 It’s too ... . in here. Why don’t you open the curtains? 4 John’s flat is $0 oes - he hasn’t got anywhere to put his furniture 5 He keeps his office ..... ++ SO he can always find what he needs 6 My neighbour is so Last week she baked me a cake! b) Write the opposite of the adjectives in the list, then make sentences. 1 quiet # noisy My neighbourhood is so noisy, I can’t sleep at night tidy # friendly # beautiful cramped # dark # cote Adjectives we ane 2a) Fillin words to complete the table, noun adjective economy » friend 2 space Bis help 4). brightness 5) noi 6 b) Choose the correct word from above to complete the sentences. 1 Our road is very... .. because of the traffic. I can’t stand it. WB/14 __My home, my castle Our nei they don’t speak to us much. hbours aren’t very 3 We use gas central heating in our house because it’s 4 Jessie's flat is quite nemo « There are three bedrooms and a huge living room. - She 5 The librarian is very ..... always helps me choose good books. cmon Renting a house 3. a) Use the phrases to complete the dialogue. # tell me where exactly the house is? the garage large enough for two cars? ‘can [help you? See you then. # can Tsee it? A: Hello! B: Good morning, I'm calling about the house for rent in Paddington. A: Oh yes. How 1) B: Could you please 2) . Az Yes, it’s in Apple Street, number 14, B: Are there wardrobes in the bedrooms? A: Yes, there are. One in cach room. B: Another question. Is 3) .. “ cco A; I'm afraid not. There’s only room for one car. B: That’s OK. When 4) cease A: How about 7 o'clock tomorrow evening? B: That's fine. 5) . b) In pairs, act out similar dialogues. Use the advert below. FOR RENT 2- BEDROOM FLAT 2-bedroom flat, Paddington. Large living room with fireplace, central heating, Garage, Close to shops. £1200 per month, Contact Mrs Smith tel: 020 3245 8459 cu « spacious @ untidy ® dark © airy * cosy # lovely ateaaiGainNSS * cramped ® expensive ® noisy # small 1 Read the rubric and My flat has a wonderful view of the city centre, underline the key words. ] Then answer the questions. You work for an estate agency. Your boss wants you to write an [ Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582, no gave him a daughter and a set of twins. Some ars later, Shakespeare moved to London. There = worked as a playwright and an actor. A few years he joined “The Lord Chamberlain's Men" nich was one of the most famous acting panies in England, Shakespeare wrote plays é acted in the ‘the Globe Theatre’ which burnt nin 1613. >Shakespeare continued to write and act until he ‘ed from the stage in 1613, Shakespeare died on was believed to be his 52nd birthday in 1616. es bpp © b) Which tense does the writer use? Why? ©) In which order does the writer talk about the events in Shakespeare's life? Use the biographical factfile about Mozart to ask and answer questions, as in the example. Name Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Date of birth: 27/01/1756 Place of birth: Salzburg, Austria 4 years- old-playing music; 5 years- ‘old — writing music — goes on a tour of Europe with his father, playing music; 1778 - moves to Paris with his mother; 1780 - returns to Salzburg after mother's death. Later years: 1781 ~ move to Vienna to teach students and write more music; 1782 — marries Constance Weber (they have two children); 1783 - writes opera, The Marriage of Figaro; 1787 - writes opera, Don Giovanni; 1791 - writes opera, The Magic Flute Date of death: 05/12/1791 Place of death: Vienna, Austria ‘When was Mozart born? He was born in 1756. Where was he born?... Use the factfile in Ex. 3 to write ‘Mozart's biography for your school magazine. (60-80 words). You can use the biography in Ex. 2 as a model. WB/21 1 Fillin the correct word from the li © nightmare * enormous © display ¢ trolley © knocked over ® slipped checkout ® embarrassed A: How was the play last, night? B: It was terrible! I soon On Stage and fell over! A: Oh, no! I bet you were really 2 A:l'm going to get a wee .-ee for the shopping, B; Do you mind if I don’t come with you? T want to look at the CDs. A: OK. I'll meet you at the A: How did your job interview go yesterday? B: It was terrible! I was Nervous and I ...sesssesreecereseese vw my cup of coffee! I don’t think I got the job! A: Wow! What a 1 4) A: Did you see that ecco of flowers in the shop window? B: Yes, it was Past Continuous 2 The following people were at home at :00 pm yesterday afternoon, What were they doing? In pairs, ask and answer questions. Use the verbs: * play © cook * read ® do WB/22 Tony & Steve. 1 Robert / play video games A: Was Robert playing video games? B: N Tony and Steve / do homework Lisa / write a letter Jessie and Rick / listen to music wasn't. He was playing the piano, WO nun In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts, as in the example. at 10 o'clock yesterday evening? A: What were you doing at 10 o'clock yesterday event B: I was watching TV at two o'clock this morning? two hours ago? at half past eight yesterday morning? at 10 pm last Sunday? this time last year? when it started raining? at lunchtime yesterday? Expressing complaint & sympathy ean een 4. Circle the correct response. 1 A: Tlost my wallet, 3. A: How was your day? B: a Itwasa B: a Itgets worse. nightmare b Don’t ask! b That's toobad. 4-4: I studied for the test 2. A: [feel tired. all night and I still B: a You poor thing! failed! b Whatamorning! B: a What’it like? b Oh, dear! It happened to me! 17 ' PoSeLrien 1 Label the y w in the correct word. shake © unbelievable © howling @ shelter ® crack © rumbling © grabbed © trembled © survive © rocking 1 There was a10Ud nn sound and then the wind blew the roof off the house! 2 People were running to try and HIN sree fromm the rain. 3 During the earthquake the side of the building started to 4 The wind was so strong that the car was from side to side. The man . .. the child's hand and pulled her back from the edge of the cliff. 6 As the hurricane passed over our house, the furniture MATTED ED cemnemnsnmeneennny 7 The force of the flood moved cars and animals. It was asic 8 Last night the wind was . <9 loudiv. I couldn’t sleep. 9 The storm completely destroyed the village. The villagers were lucky to ... : 10 The children when they heard the thunder. Past Continuous The people at Shoreham Insurance Company were at work yesterday morning when an earthquake struck. Look at the pictures. In pairs, ask and answer questions, as in the example. © send fax @ have meeting talk on the phone © look at report # work on computer 1A: What was Bill doing? B: He was looking at a report. 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous. It was 7:00 pm and | 4) drive) back home. | 2) (sing) along to the music on the radio. Black clouds 3) (gather) in the sky ang a storm 4) (come). Before | knew it, | was in the middle of the storm. | 5) (not/drive) very fast but suddenly | lost control of the car. | tried to stop but it 6) (move) on its own! Before | realised what 7) (happen), | crashed into a wall. Luckily another car 8) (ass) the other way so it stopped and took me to hospital. | was amazed | wasn't serfously hurt. wB/23 y 18 Inthe news ce <= 1 Underline the words in the Past Simple — headlines that are disasters/ accidents. Which of them are accidents? Which are t Continuous 4 Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple or the Past Continuous. natural disasters? ‘A 6-year-old girl rescued from Dear Elaine, fire yesterday I'm having @ great time in Australia. Something ini Fasthgiake dackroyeevliage BMNAZINg 1) oennnninnnnnen (happen) yesterday! We Byer (walk) down by the sea when we D Penguins escape from 3) wm (966) a huge whale lying on the zoo during flood sand. | 4) on wa» (not know) wnat: to do. Dad 5) (run) to the phone box and E Couple survive plane called the coastquard. The whale 6) ... crash in Alps (Bry) FO MOVE DUE If 7) snwmmnnnnnanen (BE) puck in the and. Quickly, many people 8) F Two men die in factory (arrive), and we all tried to help the whale but explosion it was just too big to movel While we 2 Fillin the correct word, 2) : (talk), the coastguard 10) (exrive) with a huge crane. In © hurt © exercise © fell off no time at all the crane 11) sm (liPE) ‘© unhurt ® scratches ® hit ‘the whale back into the sea. | think the whale 1 He. . his back when understood that we were trying to help it he tripped on the stairs. because it 12) .. 2 You should eat more fruit (not leave) straight: away. tt and vegetables and get plenty ewam up and down, waving ‘i ... to be healthy. its tail. It was an her head amazing experience that | will never forget! 4 She fell into a bush and got it See you soon, those wn n her arms. rar . 5 They both managed to escape See = Linda is from yesterday's _ flood. 6 He.. hisbicycleonthe 5 Complete the sentences. way to work and broke his le y 8 1 While I was walking down the street, I slipped on a cr banana skin, I was sitting at my desk when the .. They were walking along a road when a The girl was skiing when she... He cut his finger while “Tay meeplnpingycin geome ella While Julie was preparing dinner, 3 (Q\Listen and match each Speaker to their problem. Speaker 1 [] a sprained ankle Speaker 2 [] b broken arm Speaker 3 []] ¢ burnt finger WB/24 wankun w 4 1 2) Match the following. ‘A. ballet lessons Tlride | go B plane take € boots play D supper fly E. scuba diving F chess 6 _| wear T_|cook | G motorbike b) Which of these activities did/didn’t you use to do when you were seven? Used to What did/didn’t each person use to do when they were young? Write sentences, as in the example. Mick drive a car ride a motorbike Jim& play tennis George play hockey Chris & live in Birmingham Steve live in Manchester She take the train to work catch the bus Sam g0 scuba diving go skydiving Mick didn’t use to drive a car. He used to ride a motorbike. ewan eun lusedto.. 19 3 _ In pairs, ask and answer questions using the prompts, as in the example, 1 drink milk? A:Did you use to drink milk when you were young? B: Yes, I did./No, I didn’t. spend your Sunday mornings in the park? play games with your friends? go to the circus? play sports? spend your holidays on an island? collect stamps? tidy your room? Seren Reacting to news 4. Use the phrases to respond to these people’s news. © That's great! @ Really? # Oh, no! ‘© How wonderful! ® That's shocking! © A: Ljust passed my driving test! B: 1).. © A: We won the lottery! B: 2) © A: Andrew fell over and broke his ankle this morning. B: 3) wa © A: I went for an interview yesterday and I got the job! B: 4) fats © A: Somebody just stole my handbag with all my money in it. B: 5). © A: Call the fire brigade! The kitchen is on fire! B: 6). wB/25 20 Storytime a an accident 1 Read the first paragraph of the news report. The news report is about: b anatural disaster 2 _ Read the news report and choose the best headline, a bore. ~ NEWS GLOBE © e "| TEENAGERS SURVIVE © (a) CLIFF FALL RESCUER FALLS ¢ as : car crash poes DOWN CLIFF Four teenage girls are recovering in hospital after their car fell 30 metres off a cliff in California, USA, yesterday. It took emergency services. more than four hours to rescue the girl The 17-year-old driver passed her test yesterday afternoon and took her three friends for a drive in her new car. They went round a sharp corner when suddenly the car left the road and fell off the cliff The car rolled over twice and landed on its tyres at the cliff bottom, Policemen, fire fighters, paramedics and a lifeboat crew worked in the dark to save the girls. The girls were taken to hospital. One has a broken ankle and the others have minor injuries. They were all very frightened but very happy to be alive! The chief rescuer says he is surprised no one was seriously hurt. “It was an amazing escape,” he points out. 3. Read again and answer the questions. ‘What kind of accident is the report about? When and where did Who was involved? the accident take place? How were the people rescued? Why were the people lucky? 1 2 3 4 What exactly happened? 5 6 4 _ Imagine you are the 17-year- old driver, Narrate the incident from your point of view. Joining Sentences 5 Use and, so, but or because to join the sentences. 1 He left carly. He wanted to be there on time, 2 She switched off the lights. She left the house. 3 It was late, She decided to take a taxi back home, 4 It was getting darker and darker. They continued to walk through the forest. Subject - Object questions 6 Ask questions where the underlined word is the answer. 1 Kathy had an accident yesterday. 2 A policeman arrested the thief. 3. Two girls reported the 5 They took the injured to the hospital. SLEW 000 1 Read the rubric and underline the key words. What do you have to write? A local newspaper is organising a short story ‘competition. Readers must write a story with the title, “A Day to Remember”. ‘The best story wins a ten-day holiday to Disneyland. | 2 Read the story and put the paragraphs in the right order. [_ Suddenly Julie saw a huge black cat the size of a tiger. It was sitting still on the grass and looking at Julie. “Look at that!” She said to Nicky. Nicky turned to look, but the cat was gone. Julie told Nicky about the cat but Nicky didn’t believe her. “There aren't any wild cats in England, silly!” she said. ‘BY Julie lived on the moor in Cornwall. Her grandmother used to tell her scary stories about the moor because she wanted Julie to be careful when she was riding her horse there. But, Julie never believed her grandmother's stories! (C]_|As soon as they arrived home Julie told her grandmother about the cat. Her grandmother wasn't surprised at all! “That's the Slack Cat of the Moor,” she said, “Nobody knows if it’s for real or not but the first time someone said they saw it was over a hundred ears ago!” Nicky’s face was white, but Julie wasn’t frightened. She hoped to see the strange cst again someday! D)_]Then one day Julie and her friend, Nicky, set, out across the moor on their horses. It was a sunny morning, They were enjoying their ride, shen fog started to move slowly across the grass. Soon the girls couldn’t see anything, but they weren't worried because they knew the way Some. They decided to turn around quickly Secause it was dangerous for the horses. A Day to Remember 3. Inpairs, list the events in the order they happened, then (ell the story as if it happened to you. Opposites 4, Fillin the adjectives used in the story. 1h. cat 4 animal 2 w. wen cats 5S. morning 3s. severe StOTIS: Match them to their opposites. normal # tame @ tiny ¢ cloudy # funny 5 a) Lookat the pictures and answer the questions. 1 Who wasiwere the main character(s)? 2. When and where did the story take place? 3. What wasiwere the character(s) doing? 4 What happened in the end? 5 What were the characters’ feelings? b) In pairs, decide on the plot line. 6 _ Use you answers from Ex. 5 to write your story. (80-100 words) WB/27 21 acre 1 Match the descriptions to the items. ‘Two expressions do not match. atin omp ak [phone] gig 49 Exits 1 A gadget that will be able to talk, walk, and work but will not be able to feel or think. 2 Something that will help people travel y 3 A gadget that you will be able to carry about, talk to people on and also tell the time with. 4 A gadget that will help you look at and talk to people even when they are on another planet 5 Small sources of electricity that need the sun and you never have to throw them or Woman omtb Je the correct response. away. A: Will you please pick me up at 6.00? B: a That would be great. b Sure! 2. A: [can’t find my purse B: a Oh, dear! b Tdon’t think so, 3. A: I missed the school bus B: a Thanks for nothing. b Oh, no! 4A: They cancelled the performance. B: a I promise. b [don’t believe it. My lucky day! 4 Nanew call you later, Pree epe b) Listen and for each question choose A,BorC. 1 Tony is reading a ‘A newspaper. B novel. € school magazine. 2 Tony isa A Gemini, B Virgo. —_C Pisces. 3 Tony will feel better by A Tuesday. B Wednesday. € Thursday. 4 On Friday Tony has a A maths test. B geography test. C history test. 5 At the weekend Tony will be A energetic. B interesting. C lucky. J Fillin: attention, flashing, recorded, mind, guarantees, signals. D0 YOU WANT TO TRAVEL = SAFELY? WELL NOW YOU CAN WITH "TRIBOT’. just £50 you can buy this brand new gadget that 1). your safety from the moment you eave your door, until you reach your destination. The Trbot has a transmitter that sends you 2. telling you what to do. Imagine you ze on the metro, for example. It might tell you to 3)... ..the gap. Or, f you have an accident it wil get everyone's 4) 1 by playing specially 5)... _ sounds and 6) .. +s bright lights So, to feel safe anytime, any place, anywhere, buy the ‘Tribot’ today for your perfect travel companion 2 Replace the words in bold with the opposites below. * abargain © practical @ saves time © good value for money 1 think solar-powered cars are a very silly idea, 2. Those rechargeable batteries were a waste of money. 3. The car I bought was very expensive. 4 Having lessons online is very time consuming, theatres © shops : Cinderwater cities > vrestaurans = (eat food play pills» computer) GAMES “G0 to the cinema to see a science fiction film ” 90 for eee aride on a “eat fruit and flying bikes veers b) Now write the email to your alien pen-friend in Ex. 1, Use the em: in Ex. 2, as well as ideas from Ex. 4a to help you. WB/33 2 Underline the correct adjective to complete the sentences. 1 This dish tastes delicious/ disgusting. Can you give me the recipe? 2 That chocolate cake looks tempting/errible but I'm on a diet. 3 Pm going to an Arabian fancy dress party so 1 need an ordinaryjexotic costume. 4 That actor is unknown/ famous. I've seen him in lots of plays. 5 The fairground ride was horrible/exciting! I feel great! A/An - The 3 Fillin a/an, the, — where necessary. Dear Ann, gs F'm having such a great time in 1)... Paris! There is $0 much to Hex do here We're staying in 2) hotel away frOM 3) oan iy centre but that doesn't matter because 4) ....... Paris Metro is very fast! Ann Pearson Yesterday we visited 5) .... Eiffel Tower, We went right to the top 14 Oxford Road Where there IS 6) cru. amazing view of the city. It 7). Chichester evening We Went 10 8)... att gallery, 9). Louvre. | West Sussex } Today we're going OM 10) aenene BOAE OUP OF TH) ommermm | BEa SH River Seine — United Kingdom "ve got lots of 12)... photos. ll email them to you when | | find 13) . Internet cafe! Lots of love, Paul Fun inthe city 27° 1 a) Look at the text. What is an article? a report? letter? b) Read the title. What is the text about? Read and fill in the gaps with the appropriate sub-headings. © Shopping © Landmarks ¢ Places to Visit © Entertainment European capitals: Madrid idrid is a cosmopolitan city that never sleeps. It's capital of Spain and ideal for a cultural break. here is so much to see and do in Madrid. Prado Gallery is one of the most important in 2 world, Its crown jewels are paintings by the }OuS artists, Goya, Velasquez and El Greco. Another major landmark is the Royal Palace, which aS a royal residence until 1931. With over 3 000 ooms, it’s a must-see! 2 * you fancy an outdoor excursion, visit the Botanical Gardens. There are over 30,000 different, oiants from all over the world! You can see exotic olants and flowers in the enhouses, or take a walk down one of the many 2e-lined avenues in the gardens. 3 after dark you can enjoy the opera, ballet or heatre in one of Madrid's many concert halls - as ang as you don't expect everything to be in English! 4 Before it's time to leave, don't forget to buy owvenirs! The street markets of Madrid is the best lace ta do this. Here you can find sandalsand bags, wellery and other kinds of gifts. Or why not try Rastto, the most famous open-air market in Spain? magnificent 3 Where could you read a text like this one? Suggest another title for it.

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