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