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B
A Unit 1
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.
Best friends 1 This is my _______ bike.
Beth and Gemma are cousins and they’re the same A sisters B sister’s C sisters’
age. They are also best friends. They live in the 2 I have two _______, football and sailing.
same town and they are in the same class at school.
But the girls are very, very different! Beth loves A hobbys B hobbies C hobby’s
sports and she swims every day. She gets up at 5.00 3 My friend’s _______ is two years old.
a.m. and goes swimming before school. Then, after
A daughter B wife C father
school she goes to the gym and swims again! At
the weekend she goes to different towns with her 4 My _______ works in London. He’s very rich!
swimming team for competitions. On Sundays she A aunt B grandmother C uncle
stays at home and does her homework.
5 I go _______ every weekend.
Gemma hates sports! She stays in bed every
morning until 8.30 a.m. and at the weekend she A football B school C shopping
stays in bed until 12.00! Gemma’s hobbies are Mark /5
shopping and parties! She goes shopping in town
every Saturday afternoon with her friends and 4 Complete the sentences with the correct words
goes to a party on Friday nights. She goes to bed in the box.
very late after the party! On Sundays she visits
her brother and his wife. They have a baby and cook go clean do take
Gemma likes to play with her. Sometimes Gemma
1 My brother doesn’t _______ his room.
doesn’t do her homework and Beth helps her.
‘We’re very different and I don’t see Gemma often 2 We _______ to the supermarket on Fridays.
out of school, but we’re still best friends! We text 3 I _______ the washing on Sunday morning.
and phone a lot,’ says Beth.
4 My parents _______ us to school after
So, there is one thing they BOTH like to do. Talk! breakfast.

2 Are the sentences true or false? 5 My mum doesn’t _______ dinner at the
weekend. My dad does.
1 Beth and Gemma have the same grandmother.
Mark /5
____
2 Beth goes swimming before and after school.
____
3 Gemma gets up early on Saturdays. ____
4 Beth goes shopping with Gemma at the
weekend. ____
5 Gemma has a young niece. ____
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B Unit 1
Grammar 7 Complete the sentences with the correct verbs in
the present simple.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct present
simple affirmative form of the verbs in the box. I 1g______ u______ every morning at 7.00 a.m.

love get up go study drive watch After breakfast I 2g______ to school. My mum
listen d______ me in the car. My brother, Tim, 4d______
3

go to school. He’s a baby. My mum 5s______ at

1 My brother _______ a big car.
home with Tim. She 6d______ g______ to work.
2 My friends _______ to school by bus.
Mark /6
3 Jenny _______ medicine at university.
4 My dad _______ football on television every
Saturday.
Listening
5 I _______ to music after school every day. 8 ≤1.01 Listen to the radio interview. Complete
the sentences with the correct names in the box.
6 My parents _______ at 7.30 a.m.
Barbara Petra Anna Dave Jack
7 My mum _______ The Simpsons!
Mark /7 1 _______ thinks the shops are expensive.
2 _______ likes the cafés.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct present
simple affirmative or negative form of the verbs 3 _______ plays the piano.
in brackets. 4 _______ is related to one of the speakers.
1 My cousin lives in France and he _______ 5 _______ uses the bus.
(speak) French. Mark /10
2 I like football but I _______ (like) basketball.
3 My classmates _______ (work) hard. The Writing
teacher is very good.
9 Imagine you have moved with your family to a
4 On Saturday I _______ (get up) early. I stay in
different town. Write a short letter to a friend at
bed! your old school. Use the writing guide to help
5 My sister _______ (like) sport. She thinks it’s you.
boring.
Paragraph 1: Ask how your friend is. Say where
6 I don’t go to school by bus. I _______ (walk). you are.
7 My brother _______ (listen) to rock music. He Paragraph 2: Write something about your new
hates it.
town or city.
Mark /7
Paragraph 3: Say something about your days
and your weekends.
Mark /10

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B Unit 2
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct words in
the box.
What’s on TV? athletics chess jogging fashion
photography
Are you interested in fashion or sport? Well,
Fashion Today is a new TV programme on Channel
1 My brother and I often play _______ in the
8 and the first show is tonight at 6.30 p.m. On the
evenings.
programme Jane Sinden talks to lots of different
people about clothes. She interviews people like 2 My sister goes _______ every morning before
you and me and she also talks to famous people. breakfast.
Tonight she talks to a very famous singer. This 3 In the summer we do _______ but I hate
singer is married to a footballer and she has three running!
beautiful children. She always wears amazing
clothes. Do you know who she is? She tells Jane 4 I’m interested in _______ and I always look at
about her favourite clothes for women, for men the new clothes in magazines.
and for children! Also on the programme Jane goes 5 I have a fantastic new camera and I learn to
to a new clothes shop in London and a famous use it at the _______ club on Wednesdays.
designer talks about fashion from the 1960s to
Mark /5
today. It’s an excellent programme.
There’s also something on TV tonight for people
4 Complete the sentences with the correct
who love sports. There’s a new programme about
answers.
different sports and where you can watch them.
It’s called Watching Sport. Where can you watch 1 Kirsty doesn’t like her _______. She thinks it’s
rollerblading or gymnastics competitions? When very long!
are the national ice-skating competitions? Don’t
A back B nose C chest
go out tonight! Stay in and watch Fashion Today and
Watching Sport. They’re amazing! 2 He swims a lot and he has very big _______.
A eyes B shoulders C feet
2 Are the sentences true or false? 3 I don’t eat beef burgers. They give me a bad
1 There are two new programmes on TV tonight. _______.
____ A stomach B neck C head
2 On the fashion programme there is an 4 I work on my computer all day. My _______ are
interview with a famous footballer. ____ very tired!
3 On the fashion programme we can learn about A toes B knees C fingers
a place where we can buy clothes. ____
5 Use your _______! It’s your brother, not Jack!
4 The sports programme tells us where we can
A ears B mouth C eyes
learn new sports. ____
Mark /5
5 We can watch football matches on the sports
programme. ____
Mark /10 Grammar
5 Make questions for these answers, using the
words in brackets.
1 We usually have toast for breakfast. (what)
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B Unit 2 8 Complete the sentences with the correct
imperative form of the verbs in the box.
2 I finish school at 3.30 p.m. (when)
wait tell come phone
_________________________________
3 My dad calls me every Friday. (how often) 1 _______ me the answer! I think I know it.
_________________________________ 2 I want to go to bed early tonight so _______
4 She goes to college by car. (how) me after 10.00 p.m.
_________________________________ 3 _______ to my party on Saturday. It’s for my
birthday.
5 I usually go shopping with Kathy. (who)
4 _______ for us after school. Our class finishes
_________________________________
at 3.30 p.m.
6 We live near the town centre. (where)
Mark /4
_________________________________
Mark /6
Listening
6 Put the words into the correct order to make a 9 ≤1.02 Listen to the people talking about
sentence. their hobbies. Complete the sentences with the
correct names in the box.
1 in always Sundays on dad garden the is my.
Steve Jake Maria Julie Chris
_________________________________
2 nights early go bed Friday never on to I. 1 _______ doesn’t spend money on his/her
_________________________________ hobby.
3 am 10.30 p.m. in hardly I before bed ever. 2 _______ likes competitions.
_________________________________ 3 _______ learns about his/her hobby on
television.
4 sometimes he school is for late.
4 _______ reads about his/her hobby.
_________________________________
5 _______ meets other people once a week who
5 the often together club dance we to go.
have the same hobby.
_________________________________
Mark /10
Mark /5

7 Complete the sentences with the correct object Writing

pronouns.
10 Imagine there is an English club at your school.
1 Jan and Brian are really good tennis players. I Write an announcement for the club. Include the
play with _______ on Saturdays. following information:
2 Who’s that girl? I don’t know _______. • when it meets
• where it meets
3 Petra is good at maths. I’m not! She often • what it does
helps _______ in class. • who to phone
4 That’s a good magazine. I buy _______ every • phone number
week. • website
5 My boyfriend’s called Tim. I like _______ a lot. Mark /10

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B Unit 3
Reading 4 Brenda thinks
A parents aren’t good teachers.
1 Read the text.
B children have to work and play.
5 Brenda thinks that home school is
A school in your home
A a good thing.
Some children don’t go to school. Well, they don’t
learn in a classroom with a lot of other children; B a bad thing.
they stay at home and study with their mum or Mark /10
dad. They don’t learn at home because they have
to, but because some parents think their children
don’t learn enough at normal schools. Vocabulary
‘School isn’t good for my son,’ says Miranda Peeler, 3 Complete the sentences with the correct words
who teaches her son, Ben, at home. ‘Ben doesn’t in the box.
work in class. He plays with his friends all the time
IT biology geography history P.E.
and he doesn’t listen to the teacher. There are 30
children in his class, and it’s difficult for the teacher
2 In _______ we learn about the past.
to teach ALL of them. Now I teach him at home.
He learns all the important subjects and he does 4 In _______ we learn about computers.
a lot of work. He has to; he’s the only one in the 5 In _______ we learn different sports.
class! We study on the computer too. At school
there is only one computer for all the children in 3 In _______ we learn about different countries.
the class. Ben likes home school. He’s a clever boy 1 In _______ we learn about the human body.
and he wants to learn. Here he can do that.’ Mark /5
Brenda Masters is a teacher. She doesn’t think it’s a
good idea. ‘Yes, children learn a lot at home school. 4 Complete the sentences with the correct
But they don’t play with their friends. They don’t answers.
learn how to work in a group. Work is important
but play is important too. Friends are important. 1 There’s a park _______ our house. You can
Sport is important. School is important!’ walk there in five minutes.
A next to B near C in front of
2 Choose the best answers.
2 There’s a poster about the new club _______
1 A lot of children study at home because the noticeboard.
A their parents want to teach them at home. A in B on C under
B the teachers don’t want the children at 3 There’s a bus stop in our road. It’s _______
school. the shop.
2 Ben’s mother thinks A in front of B between C behind
A Ben doesn’t study important subjects at 4 There’s your homework! It’s _______ the
school. dictionary.
B the classes are very big. A between B opposite C under
3 At Ben’s school 5 Look at Miss Browne’s new car! It’s in the car
A there are some computers. park _______ Mr. Bank’s Toyota.

B the children don’t use computers. A under B next to C on

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B Unit 3
Grammar 7 Make questions from these sentences with
have to.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box. 1 My baby brother has to sleep every afternoon.
is are any a aren’t isn’t _________________________________
2 We have to buy our own books at school.
1 There’s _______ dictionary on the shelf in the
_________________________________
classroom.
3 We have to speak English in our English
2 There _______ five English teachers at our
classes.
school.
_________________________________
3 Are there _______ English books in the library?
4 He has to work until 7.30 p.m.
4 _______ there a computer in your classroom?
_________________________________
5 There _______ any students in the canteen.
5 I have to go shopping with my mum every
6 There _______ a DVD player in Room 2. Use
week.
Room 5.
_________________________________
Mark /6
6 My friends have to go home before I do.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct form of _________________________________
have to.
7 My sister has to study French at her school.
1 I _______ clean my bedroom every Saturday! _________________________________
2 I _______ do homework every day, only on Mark /7
Mondays and Tuesdays.
3 We _______ wear a uniform at our school. I
usually wear a sweatshirt and jeans.
Listening
4 Our swimming coach is very hard! We _______ 8 ≤1.03 Listen to the interviews. Complete the
train for three hours every Saturday morning. sentences with the correct words in the box.

5 We haven’t got a car and my dad _______ go
to work by bus.
6 My brother _______ come home before
11.00 p.m. but I do!
7 When they’re seventeen, English students only
_______ study three subjects. They’re lucky!
Mark /7
computers the canteen the teachers
the buildings the uniform
1 Speaker 1 talks about _______.
2 Speaker 2 talks about _______.
3 Speaker 3 talks about _______.
4 Speaker 4 talks about _______.
5 Speaker 5 talks about _______.
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B Unit 3
Writing
9 Imagine you are a student at your dream school.
Prepare a note for a new student at your school.
Include three of these points:
• lessons and lesson times
• breaks
• canteen and other facilities
• after-school activities
Mark /10

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B Unit 4
Reading 4 Matt is organising a big party because
A all his daughter’s friends have big parties.
1 Read the text.
B he wants to give his daughter a big party.

It’s party time! 5 Matt’s daughter is

A a teenager.
Children’s parties are getting very expensive in the
UK today. Everyone likes a party, especially when B very young.
it’s a child’s birthday. A birthday is a very important Mark /10
day in the year. Children love the presents, the cards
and the party. The problem is… the money.
It’s like a competition for the children and the Vocabulary
parents. The children want to invite ALL their
3 Complete the sentences with the correct
friends, not only one or two. They want a big cake
answers.
not a small one, new clothes and wonderful games.
They want their party to be special. The parents 1 Mark’s got a lot of white _______.
have to spend a lot of money on all these things. A skirts B shirts
Some parents pay a party planner to organise
their child’s party. That is very expensive. It is very 2 I usually wear a _______ when it’s cold.
popular today to have a special children’s show at A jacket B t-shirt
the party. This is fun and the children love it but 3 When it’s raining I wear long _______.
it is also expensive. There is usually a lot of food
and drink at the party for the children AND their A trainers B boots
parents. And the birthday child often gives presents 4 Bill doesn’t have to wear _______ to work.
to all his/her friends when they go home. A lot
A socks B a tie
of money!
Matt Kelsall and his wife are organising a party for 5 My sister always wears the same pink _______
their daughter, Katy. ‘It’s crazy,’ says Mark. ‘But all to parties. It’s horrible!
her friends have big, expensive parties and we have A dress B tracksuit
to organise a big party too! She’s only three years Mark /5
old. What about when she’s a teenager?!’
4 Complete the text with the correct words in the
2 Choose the best answer. box.
1 Today on their birthday children like audience bands stage festival play
A to go out with a lot of friends.
The Harmer Arts 1_______ is always at the end
B to invite a lot of friends to a party.
of June. And they usually have some excellent
2 Parents pay a party planner to
_______. They 3_______ on a big 4_______ in
2

A give a special show.

Downford Park. The people in the 5_______
B organise the party.
often stay in the park overnight and sleep on the
3 At parties today grass! It’s a great weekend!
A there are lots of children. Mark /5
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B Unit 4
Grammar 8 Complete the sentences with the correct adverbs
from the adjectives in the box.
5 Make questions for these answers with the
words in brackets. good quick bad slow

1 She’s talking to the new student. (who) 1 I don’t play chess very _______. I usually lose!
_________________________________ 2 We always walk home _______ because we
2 I’m reading a fashion magazine. (what) chat a lot!
_________________________________ 3 The teacher speaks very _______ and I can’t
always understand her.
3 He’s sitting at a table with his friends. (where)
4 I have to practise my English. I write it so
_________________________________
_______.
4 He’s going to school. (where)
Mark /4
_________________________________
5 I’m smiling because I’m happy! (why)
Listening
_________________________________
6 She’s wearing my skirt! (what)
9 ≤1.04 Listen to the conversations about a
party. Complete the sentences with the correct
_________________________________ words.
Mark /6
1 Mike can’t go to the party early because he’s
playing _______.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct present
2 Mark is having a party because it’s his
continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
_______.
1 _______ (you wait) for Jackie? She’s in the
3 Pam can’t drive to the party because her
canteen.
_______ is not going very well.
2 He’s busy. He _______ (work) on the computer
4 Fran wants to wear her friend’s _______
at the moment.
blouse to the party.
3 I _______ (go) to school today. I’m ill. 5 Sam has got Mark a _______ for his birthday.
4 He _______ (do) his homework. He’s out with Mark /10
his friends.
5 Do you want the dictionary? I _______ (use) it.
Writing
6 It _______ (rain) again. I hate this weather.
Mark /6
10 Imagine you are organising a party for a club
you go to. Write an invitation. Include this
information:
7 Complete the sentences with can or can’t.
• the time and place
1 My friend _______ play the guitar but he’s not • the type of party
very good! • some extra information about food, clothes or
2 I _______ play tennis very well but I’m a good activities
swimmer. Mark /10

3 My grandad _______ use the Internet very

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easily. It’s difficult for him.
4 _______ you cook Italian food?
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B Unit 5
Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.
A dream holiday 1 He is sailing round the _______ in a small
Are you sitting at home at the moment? Is it boat!
raining? Are you bored? Perhaps you would like to A country B island
be somewhere different, somewhere warmer, more
2 I have to walk up two big _______ when I go to
peaceful, more relaxing. Imagine a house on the
school.
most beautiful white beach in the world. The sun
is shining and it is always hot. It never rains. The A hills B mountains
sea and sky are always blue and you can swim every 3 Asia is a very large _______.
day in clear, warm water. When you swim, brightly
A country B continent
coloured fish swim with you. From your bedroom
window you can see green hills and forests. In the 4 Our hotel is near a beautiful white _______.
forests there are rivers and beautiful waterfalls. A waterfall B beach
Look carefully and you can see an eagle in the sky.
Listen and you can hear the sound of insects. You 5 You can easily swim across the _______ in ten
can’t hear the sound of cars and you can’t see any minutes.
supermarkets or busy shops. It’s perfect. A sea B river
Is this a dream? No. It’s real. A holiday on the Mark /5
tropical island of Carunda is the prize in our new
competition. You can win a holiday in a dream 4 Complete the sentences with the correct words
house on this dream island every year for ten years! in the box.
Visitors to Carunda say it has the best beaches,
the most beautiful scenery and the nicest people elephants snakes eagles sharks
in the world! You can see if they are right! Write mosquitoes
250 words starting with ‘Choose me for Carunda
because …..’. Don’t wait! Do it today! Enter now! 1 Some _______ are dangerous but some aren’t.
2 _______ sometimes attack people when they
2 Are the sentences true or false?
are swimming.
1 The weather on the island is hot and dry. ____ 3 _______ can see small animals from high in
2 The island is quite flat. ____ the sky.
3 There is interesting wildlife on the island. ____ 4 _______ can give people malaria.
4 In the competition you can win a house. ____ 5 _______ have very big ears.
5 For the competition you have to answer some Mark /5
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B Unit 5
Grammar 7 Complete the sentences with the correct form of
like or would like.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct
comparative form of the adjectives in the box. 1 _______ rap music? I love it.
bad far cold important exciting 2 I really _______ your new dress. It’s a lovely
dangerous hot colour.
3 He _______ to come with us. Is that OK?
1 Let’s go to Italy. The weather’s _______ there
4 The teacher ______ to see you in the
than in England.
classroom now.
2 Football is _______ than chess!
5 My parents _______ old films from the 1980s.
3 I’m not very happy. My exam results are
6 _______ me to help you?
_______ than my sister’s!
Mark /6
4 It’s _______ in the north of England than in
the south.
5 Is your house _______ from the school than Listening
Pete’s? 8 ≤1.05 Listen to the radio interview. Complete
6 Which is _______? A shark or a giraffe? the sentences with the correct information.
7 It’s _______ to do your homework than to 1 In the Parkland Safari Park there are animals
watch TV. from every _______.
Mark /7 2 Gina Cliff says that she loves the _______.
3 There’s a _______ in the centre of the park.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct
superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 4 Children love the snake and _______ house.

1 Which is the _______ (tall) building in the 5 Children can play with small animals in the
world? children’s _______.
Mark /10
2 Who is the _______ student in the class?
(intelligent)
3 This is the _______ (dry) summer people can Writing
remember.
9 Imagine you are staying with a friend in another
4 Open the window please. I think it’s the country. Write a postcard to your parents.
_______ (hot) day of the year! Include the following information:
5 Jerry is the _______ (bad) dancer I know! • what the place and the weather are like
• what the house and the family are like
6 That’s the _______ (expensive) hotel in the
• what you do every day
city!
• what is different from your country
7 Mike’s the _______ (fast) runner in the school. Mark /10
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B Unit 6
Reading
1 Read the text.
Two days in Paris
Paris. What a fantastic city! We arrived at the
railway station early on Saturday morning and we
walked to our hotel. It was quite a long way but it
was sunny and warm. The hotel owner was happy
to see us and showed us our room. It was amazing.
From our window we could see the River Seine
and the famous cathedral, Notre Dame. We stayed
at the hotel for one night and ordered real French
food in the restaurant!
Later on Saturday morning we decided to take a
boat trip down the Seine and we passed our hotel!
Then we visited an art gallery and the Musee
D’Orsay, which was once a railway station. There
are a lot of Monet’s paintings there. I love his work.
On Sunday we walked in the park by the Eiffel
Tower and, of course, we looked in some shops!
The clothes weren’t very expensive but you can
buy the same things at home, and anyway we
couldn’t put any more clothes in our bags!
In the afternoon we walked to the Sacre Coeur,
a beautiful white church on a hill. Nearby there
is a place with a lot of artists. One artist painted
a picture of Amy. It’s very good and it wasn’t
expensive. In the evening, sadly it was time to
come home. Paris was lovely and we have some
beautiful photos to remember it. Next time we
want to stay for a week!
2 Are the sentences true or false?
1 The writer travelled to Paris by car. ____
2 The weather was good when they arrived. ____
3 Their hotel was near the River Seine. ____
4 An artist painted a picture of the writer. ____
5 The writer stayed in Paris for three days. ____
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3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 Can you buy me some stamps at the _______
office, please?
2 There are two art _______ in our town.
3 You can get some information about festivals
at the tourist information _______.
4 The police _______ is opposite the
supermarket.
5 They’re opening a big department _______ in
the town centre soon.
Mark /5
4 Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.
parked explained ordered repaired
watched
1 They _______ their car outside our house.
2 The police officers _______ the situation.
3 The mechanic _______ the dent very quickly.
4 She _______ a good programme on TV last
night.
5 We looked at the menu and then we _______
our meal.
Mark /5
Grammar
5 Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verb to be.
1 There _______ any students in the school
before 8.30 a.m. yesterday morning.
2 Is Anna ill? She _______ in class yesterday.
3 My eyes _______ very tired after all that
computer work yesterday.
4 Why _______ you late home last night?
5 _______ your dad at the match on Sunday?
6 We _______ in Ireland on holiday last year.
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7 Frankie _______ the best student at English Listening
last term.
Mark /7
8 ≤1.06 Listen to the people talking about
city holidays. Complete the sentences with the
correct speakers, A, B, C or D.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Speaker _______ wasn’t in a quiet hotel.

1 Tina _______ (stay) in bed all day yesterday. 2 Speaker _______ couldn’t use the buses.
She was very ill. 3 Speaker _______ enjoyed good food on
2 They _______ (close) the shop at 7.30 p.m. holiday.
last night. 4 Speaker _______ didn’t spend a lot of time
3 My mum _______ (hurry) to work this morning with her father.
because she was late. 5 Speaker _______ really liked the hotel.
4 I _______ (watch) an interesting programme Mark /10
on TV yesterday.
5 My parents _______ (decide) to order a pizza Writing
for dinner last night.
9 Imagine someone from work phoned to speak to
6 We all _______ (pass) the test easily.
your father. He’s out. Write a phone message for
7 We _______ (study) at the same school three your father. Include the following information:
years ago. • who phoned?
8 I _______ (wait) for my friends at the bus stop • what’s the message?
after school. • what’s his/her number?
Mark /8 Mark /10

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7 Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verb in brackets.
1 I _______ (can) hear the music. I _______ (be)
a long way from the stage.
2 The test _______ (be) very difficult yesterday.
I _______ (can) do it.
3 Yesterday I _______ (can) find my homework.
It _______ (be) on the floor!
4 _______ (can) you understand the questions?
I think they _______ (be) very easy.
5 I _______ (can) swim when I _______ (be) a
baby.
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Reading
1 Read the text.
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is one of England’s most famous
writers. He lived from 1812 to 1870 and he wrote
fifteen major novels and lots of short stories.
There are over 180 TV and film adaptations of his
books. Some of his most famous books are Oliver
Twist, Great Expectations and David Copperfield.
Dickens was born in Portsmouth in the south of
England, but the family moved to London when
he was ten years old. He had a difficult childhood.
His father spent a long time in prison and Charles
had to work in a factory from the age of twelve.
Later his family received money from his father’s
family and their life became better. Charles studied
law but he hated it and became a journalist. This
was when he started writing his books.
Dickens’s books are wonderful pictures of life in
the big city of London at that time and are full
of amazing characters. These characters are often
very sad and very funny at the same time. Dickens
wrote a lot about poor people and he wanted to
show what life was like for them, so his characters’
lives are not very happy. But Dickens’s way of
writing is very clever and funny and the characters
can make us laugh!
Charles Dickens had ten children but his marriage
wasn’t very happy. He died in 1870 and is buried in
Westminster Abbey. Some people say he was one
of the greatest writers in history. It is certainly true
that his books are as interesting today as they were
when he first wrote them.
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1 When and where was Charles Dickens born?
_____________________________________
2 Why was his childhood difficult?
_____________________________________
3 What was his first job?
_____________________________________
4 What are his books about?
_____________________________________
5 How old was he when he died?
_____________________________________
Mark /10
Vocabulary
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1 A person from Sweden is _______.
2 A person from Japan is _______.
3 A person from Britain is _______.
4 A person from Australia is _______.
5 A person from France is _______.
Mark /5
4 Complete the text with the correct words.
My grandfather was 1_______ in 1935. He
_______ as a teacher when he was 22 and he
2
met my grandmother when he was 25. They got
_______ two years later. My grandfather taught
3
all his life until he 4_______ when he was 65.
Sadly, he 5_______ in 2004.
Mark /5
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Grammar 7 Complete the text with the correct past form of
the verbs in the box.
5 Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verbs in the box. visit be do not have give go

do win teach go read speak get Last Saturday 1_______ my birthday. I 2_______
a party but Anna and I 3_______ to London for
1 Our team _______ the school basketball
competition last Saturday. the weekend. We 4_______ some museums and

2 Last month I _______ an interesting book Anna 5_______ some shopping. She 6_______
about Martin Luther King. me an MP3 player for my birthday!
3 My cousin _______ a job at the new Mark /6
supermarket yesterday.
4 Janine _______ to New York for two weeks last Listening
year.
8 ≤1.07 Listen to the information about five
5 I _______ some of my homework before famous people. Are the sentences true or false?
breakfast this morning.
1 Stephen King published his first book when he
6 Miss Parker _______ us about some famous
was a teenager. _______
English writers last week.
2 David Beckham married an actress. _______
7 My teacher _______ to my parents about my
schoolwork last night. 3 Richard Branson started his first business after
university. _______
Mark /7
4 Ang Lee studied in Taiwan and New York.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct past _______
form of the verbs in brackets. 5 Michael Schumacher is still a racing driver.
1 _______ (you go) to the film club last _______
Wednesday? Mark /10

2 _______ (you write) an e-mail to James last

night? Writing
3 I don’t want lunch today because I _______
9 Write an e-mail to a friend about your week.
(have) a big breakfast this morning. Include the following information:
4 I _______ (buy) the English-English dictionary • what you did at school/college
because it was very expensive. • what you did after school and in the evenings
5 Mum _______ (cook) last night. We went to a Mark /10
restaurant.
Total /60
6 _______ (Stuart see) Karen yesterday evening?
She wanted to speak to him.
7 We _______ (go) to the cinema last Friday.
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B Unit 8
Reading 2 Choose the best answers.

1 Read the text. 1 At The Kitchen Cupboard you can

A buy healthy food.
Food for thought B eat a good meal.
Tania Francis is the owner of a new food store C have a cooking lesson.
called The Kitchen Cupboard. Our reporter, Fran 2 Tania
Peters, asked her about the business.
A does a lot of exercise.
Fran Your food store is very popular Tania. Why
do you think this is? B loves eating.
Tania Well, healthy food is big news these days. C has a lot of cookery books.
Our store sells healthy food and we tell you how to 3 One of her favourite recipes includes
cook it!
A fruit and vegetables.
Fran Do you tell every customer?
B fish and vegetables.
Tania We give recipes every time you buy
something at our store. C meat and vegetables.
Fran And do you eat the food from your store? 4 Tania thinks people want to be healthy
Tania I certainly do! I try to stay healthy. I go to because
the gym, I go jogging every day and I write the A they want to be in the newspapers.
recipes for the store. Of course, I have to cook
B they like healthy food.
them first!
Fran Which is your favourite recipe? C they know it’s dangerous to be heavy.
Tania That’s difficult. I really like the chicken and 5 Healthy food
tomato burgers and, of course, the fish and cheese A can be delicious.
pie. That’s very popular.
B is often expensive.
Fran Do you think people really want to be
healthier these days? C is usually boring.
Tania Yes. There are a lot of reports in the Mark /10
newspapers and magazines about people who are
too heavy. It’s so dangerous. People are learning
to cook and eat healthier food. But healthy
doesn’t mean boring! Come along to The Kitchen
Cupboard and see how many delicious meals you
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Vocabulary Grammar
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words 5 Complete the sentences with some or any.
in the box.
1 Are there _______ cafés near here?
bottle bowl glass slice cup
2 Is there _______ sugar in the bowl?
1 It’s good for you to have a _______ of cereal 3 Please buy _______ apples when you go
before you go to work. shopping.
2 I always have a _______ of coffee when I get 4 I haven’t got _______ books about South
up in the morning. America.
3 Can you get a _______ of milk when you go 5 When you went to the zoo did you see _______
shopping please? lions?
4 Would you like a _______ of toast with your 6 Do you want a pen? There are _______ in my
breakfast? bag.
5 The waiter brought me a _______ of orange 7 There isn’t _______ water in the bottle.
juice with my meal. Mark /7
Mark /5
6 Complete the sentences with much or many.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct 1 How _______ cups of tea does your mum drink
answers.
a day?
1 A cup of hot _______ helps you sleep well at 2 How _______ money did you spend on the
night. new car?
A orange juice B curry C chocolate 3 How _______ magazines do you buy every
2 My favourite meal is baked _______ on toast. week?
A cabbage B onions C beans 4 How _______ people were there at the party?
3 Would you like some _______ potatoes with 5 How _______ milk do you have with your
your beef? cereal?
A roast B eggs C carrots 6 How _______ time is there before dinner?
4 In the summer we often eat _______ and 7 How _______ TV programmes do you watch a
cream in the garden. week?
A cheese B bread C strawberries Mark /7

5 At the Indian restaurant we had a delicious

chicken _______. 7 Complete the text with a, an, the or – (no
article).
A pastry B curry C yoghurt
_______ new restaurant opened in 2_______
1
Mark /5
High Street last week. It’s called The Big Veggie
and it serves 3_______ excellent vegetarian food.
It has 4_______ interesting menu. 5_______
meals on the menu are delicious and not
expensive at all. In my opinion, it’s 6_______
best place to eat vegetarian food in town.
Mark /6
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Listening Writing
8 ≤1.08 Listen to the people talking about their 9 Write a questionnaire with five questions about
favourite restaurants. Complete the sentences people’s favourite places to eat. Ask questions
with the correct restaurants, A, B, C, D or E. about these things:
1 Restaurant _______ opened recently. • name
• type of restaurant
2 Restaurant _______ has a good view. • example of a meal from the menu
3 Restaurant _______ is good for special • cost
occasions. • another reason you like it
4 Restaurant _______ is not expensive. Mark /10

5 Restaurant _______ has a good choice. Total /60

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B Unit 9
Reading 3 Why was it difficult to drive?
_________________________________
1 Read the text.
4 What did Pam see and what did she do?

A lucky escape _________________________________

Pam Tyler has just returned from a winter holiday 5 Why did Steve shout ‘Drive!’?
and has a story to tell about a very near accident. _________________________________
Pam travelled with her husband, Steve, and her
two children, Kev and Lucy. They were very happy Mark /10
when they started the journey. ‘The children were
so excited,’ says Pam. ‘Christmas with lots of snow.
It was the perfect holiday!’ Vocabulary
The Tyler family went by car and took the car
3 Complete the sentences with the correct words.
ferry from England to Norway. ‘It was very cold,’
continues Pam. ‘And the children asked again and 1 We _______ everywhere on foot because it’s
again, “Is it snowing in Norway?” When the boat
arrived it was amazing. The snow was really heavy!’ good exercise!
They arrived at 6.30 in the evening and they had to 2 _______ a taxi from the station to our house.
drive for two hours to get to their holiday home.
3 You can still _______ the 12.30 p.m. bus. It’s
But first they had to drive through the town – on
the right hand side of the road! Pam was the driver only 12.15 p.m.
with Steve beside her and the children were in the 4 I always _______ by Underground when I’m in
back. At that time of the evening it was dark and
snowy and it was difficult to see the road. Pam London.
drove slowly. Suddenly she saw a red light and 5 Can you _______ me a lift home, please?
stopped quickly. She was just past the light.
Mark /5
Steve shouted, ‘Drive!’
‘But it’s red,’ said Pam.
4 Complete the sentences with the correct
‘Just drive!’ Steve shouted. ‘Now!’
answers.
Pam drove and a few seconds later a tram passed
behind them. The red light was there to stop the 1 You can’t see the moon. It’s very _______.
cars when the trams passed. In the snow Pam
stopped the car after the light and she stopped A cloudy B windy C freezing
ON the tram lines. Luckily, Steve saw the tram and 2 We couldn’t see because it was _______.
saved their lives!
‘There aren’t any trams in my town in England,’ A sunny B windy C foggy
says Pam. ‘I didn’t know about the tram lines. We 3 Last night it was _______ in my room.
nearly died. We were very lucky. Of course, Steve
drove for the rest of the holiday!’ A snowy B freezing C stormy
4 It’s hard to walk when the path is _______.
2 Answer the questions.
A cold B rainy C icy
1 Why were the children excited about the 5 It was very _______ last night. There’s a tree
holiday? across the road.
_________________________________ A windy B cloudy C icy
2 What was the weather like when they arrived Mark /5
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Grammar 3 his packed already bags he’s
_________________________________
5 Complete the sentences with the correct present
perfect form of the verbs in the box. 4 just bus we the missed have
write finish hear lose buy drink _________________________________
read 5 but I’m sent yet haven’t sorry e-mail I the
_________________________________
1 We don’t have to take the exam today. The
school _______ the exam papers! 6 to Max the trip already spoken I about have
2 I _______ my work and now I can go out! _________________________________
3 My friend _______ a new car. It’s very fast! Mark /6

4 You _______ all the milk. Can you buy some

more? Listening
5 She _______ a letter to the newspaper. 8 ≤1.09 Listen to the people talking about their
6 I _______ that book. Have you got another? worst journeys. Complete the sentences with the
7 I _______ that the café is closing. Is it true? correct speakers, A, B, C, D or E.

Mark /7 1 Speaker ______ had two problems on the

journey.
6 Complete the sentences with the correct present 2 Speaker ______ has done lots of travelling.
perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
3 Speaker ______ doesn’t like one means of
1 _______ (you have) lunch? We can go to the transport today.
caféteria for a sandwich. 4 Speaker ______ had three problems on the
2 _______ (you listen) to my new CD yet? journey.
3 _______ (the theatre send) our tickets yet? 5 Speaker ______ was ill on the journey.
4 I _______ (open) my present yet. I’m waiting Mark /10
for you to come round.
5 I _______ (speak) to Jenny about the party yet. Writing
6 _______ (you see) Pete today? He’s not very
9 Imagine you are on holiday in a big city. Write an
well.
e-mail to a friend. Write about these things:
7 My sister _______ (pass) her driving test yet • where you are
but she wants to buy a car. • what the weather’s like
Mark /7 • what you have already done
• what you haven’t done yet
7 Put the words in the correct order to make a Mark /10
sentence.
Total /60
1 heard the yet have results their students?
_________________________________
2 you yet Carly money given the has?
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Reading Vocabulary
1 Read the text. 3 Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.
The worst job 1 My mum is a _______ and she helps lots of
We asked several young people, ‘What do you people. It’s a good job.
think is the worst job?’ Here are their answers. Do A computer programmer B nurse C artist
you agree with them?
2 I’m going to be a _______ because I like to
A: This is probably the worst job in the world! I repair cars.
feel sick when I think about it! You’re up so high
and there’s air all around you. Then they pull you A mechanic B builder C chef
up and let you go down. Wow – I’m never going to 3 I wanted to be a _______ when I was young
do anything like that! and work with famous film stars.
B: The hours are terrible. You have to get up really A hairdresser B farmer C factory worker
early when it’s dark and go to bed early. You have
4 My cousin became a _______ last year and he
to go out when it’s cold and rainy and you get very
dirty too. I’m going to get a job indoors. works in different churches.
C: Oh – can you imagine? There are spiders and A teacher B scientist C priest
horrible little things all round you, everywhere! 5 I wouldn’t like to be a _______. They have to
Some of them are really dangerous too and you make difficult decisions.
have to feed them and touch them and clean out
their boxes! No thank you. I think I’ll work in an A waiter B actor C politician
office. Mark /5
D: I’m sure the smell is awful. The food stays in
the bags for days or even weeks and you have to 4 Complete the sentences with the correct words
pick up the bags and carry them. Uggh! Sometimes in the box.
the bags break and you have to clean up all the centre site restaurant salon park
mess. I think the people who do this job should
earn lots and lots of money. 1 They’re always looking for people to work in
E: I like watching plays and films but you’ll never the fast-food _______.
see me on a stage. It’s too frightening and I’m sure
2 A builder works on a building _______.
it’s very hard to learn all the words. Everyone’s
looking at you and waiting for you to make a 3 Jenny’s a secretary at the sports _______.
mistake. But I admire people who can do it. 4 You can get a good summer job in a theme
_______.
2 Match the jobs with the descriptions.
5 My cousin opened her own hair _______ last
1 actor _______ year.
2 high-rise window cleaner _______ Mark /5

3 rubbish collector _______

4 farmer _______
5 insect-house zoo keeper _______
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Grammar 7 Complete the sentences with should or
shouldn’t.
5 Complete the sentences with going to and the
correct form of the verbs in brackets. 1 You _______ drink two litres of water every
day.
1 Who _______ (you invite) to the party?
2 You _______ study hard when you’re at school.
2 _________ (you watch) the new series on
television this evening? 3 You _______ drive when you’re tired.

3 I _______ (stay) out late tonight. I’m tired. 4 You _______ stay up all night before an exam.

4 My friends and I _______ (travel) across 5 You _______ exercise a little every day.
Europe this summer. 6 You _______ eat a big meal before swimming.
5 _______ (your brother apply) for the job at the Mark /6
new restaurant in the High Street?
6 He _______ (take) a holiday this year because Listening
he has to study for his exams.
8 ≤1.10 Listen to the people talking about
7 My parents _______ (buy) me a car this year
what’s important for them in a job. Match the
because I can’t drive yet. speakers with the topics in the box.
Mark /7
money hours teamwork holidays
customers
6 Complete the sentences with the correct will
form of the verbs in the box. 1 Speaker A talks about _______.
marry be get be pass win be 2 Speaker B talks about _______.
3 Speaker C talks about _______.
1 They _______ the competition. They haven’t
trained this month. 4 Speaker D talks about _______.
2 My dad _______ 45 on his next birthday! 5 Speaker E talks about _______.
3 She _______ Paul. She doesn’t love him. Mark /10

4 I _______ late tomorrow. My mum’s going to

wake me up at 7.30 a.m. Writing
5 I’m sure that Ben _______ the job, not Sam. 9 Imagine you have seen an advertisement for a
6 He _______ all his exams. He’s very clever. baby sitter in a local newspaper. Write a letter to
7 I _______ at home this evening. Come round apply for the job. Include information about:
at seven. • your experience
• when you are free
Mark /7
• the names of some people you have worked
for before
Mark /10

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