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Vocabulary
1 Choose TWO correct answers.
1. You can be a guest in your home / a hotel / a friend’s home.
2. Fireworks are used on holidays / at weddings / during lessons.
3. Your beliefs may be your values / language / religion.
4. Your manners are shown in the way you sleep / eat / speak.
5. You may want to dress up for a trek / a performance / a fancy dress party.

2 Replace the words in bold with a phrasal verb that begins with get or go. Pay attention to the tenses.
1. We all rose when the teacher entered the room. ……………………
2. For me, time passes quickly in art lesson. ……………………
3. We returned from our trip yesterday morning. ……………………
4. Could you please check my grammar homework? ……………………
5. Do you think this shirt matches my jeans? ……………………
6. The concert lasted longer than we expected. ……………………

3 Match A to B to make logical sentences.

A
1. John got a job and a flat. He’s started to …
2. This custom began thousands of years ago. It has …
3. They want to spend the rest of their lives together. They’ve decided to …
4. There are people from all over the world at our school. It’s a good example of …
5. The beautiful lamps lit up the river like thousands of stars. It was …
6. She’s willing to consider new ideas. She thinks it’s important to …
B
...... a. get married.
...... b. an unforgettable sight.
...... c. have an open mind.
...... d. take on adult responsibilities.
...... e. cultural diversity.
...... f. ancient origins.

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4 Choose the correct continuation for each sentence. Pay attention to the words in bold.
1. We’re having a multicultural music festival.
a. We’ll concentrate on classical music.
b. We’ll hear music from various countries.
2. We should keep these traditions alive.
a. They are part of our culture.
b. They’re not relevant any more.
3. Thailand has some unique customs.
a. They also exist in Cambodia.
b. You won’t see them anywhere else.
4. You were impolite to our new neighbour.
a. He was quite pleased.
b. Don’t behave that way again.
5. I grew up on a farm.
a. That’s why I know all about farm work.
b. We left when I was three.
6. What is the source of this tradition?
a. Where does it come from?
b. What does it mean?

5 Complete the passage with the words below.

ancestors • widespread • traditional dishes • got together • custom • public holiday • parades • get by
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is an annual 1. …………………… that is well loved in North America.

Everyone enjoys the family meal with its 2. ……………………, and millions of people
watch the fabulous Thanksgiving Day 3. …………………… which are held in several
cities. Thanksgiving began in the 17th century, when the 4. …………………… of
today’s Americans arrived from Europe. They had no idea how to 5. ……………………
in the New World. After the local Native Americans showed them how to grow food,
hunt and fish, the Europeans and natives 6. …………………… and had a huge meal.
This became the first Thanksgiving. Today, some people object to the Thanksgiving
7.
…………………… of eating turkey, saying that killing millions of turkeys every year
is cruel to animals. However, this tradition is so 8. …………………… that they’ll have
a hard time putting an end to it.

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Grammar
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the first or second conditional.
1. If you move to Sweden, you …………………… (get) used to the cold weather.
2. What would you do if you …………………… (win) a million dollars?
3. If I were you, I …………………… (learn) Italian.
4. If I …………………… (visit) another country, I’ll learn about the local customs.
5. We’ll miss the train unless we …………………… (leave) now.
6. We could stop for a drink if we …………………… (not be) late.

2 Complete the sentences in a logical way using the verbs in brackets. Use the third conditional.
1. I would have bought you a present if ………………………………………… . (remember)
2. She would have married him if ………………………………………… . (ask)
3. If we had gone to an Italian restaurant, ………………………………………… . (order)
4. If I had had more time, ………………………………………… . (finish)
5. If you hadn’t reminded me, ………………………………………… . (forget)

3 Write sentences with the words below according to the form in brackets. Make any necessary additions or changes.
1. I / say hello / see you (third conditional)
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2. Unless / you / find / job / not earn / money (first conditional)
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3. I / not / take the bus / if / I / live / closer to school (second conditional)
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4. If / the weather / get warmer / I / go / for a walk (first conditional)
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5. If / I / tell you / a secret / you / keep / it? (second conditional)
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6. you / cook / so much / if / not have / guests? (third conditional)
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4 Complete the second sentence to logically follow the first. Use the first, second or third conditional. There may be more than one
possible answer.
1. The Easter holidays are too short. If they ……………………………… longer, we ………………………………
abroad.
2. I hope they invite Theresa to the wedding. I ……………………………… unless they ………………………………
her.
3. I’m hungry! I ……………………………… a pizza if I ……………………………… more money today.
4. It’s lucky Matt played today. If he ……………………………… , our team ……………………………… the match.
5. I couldn’t finish the test. I ……………………………… the test if I ……………………………… more time.
6. You should take your medicine. If you ……………………………… it, you may ……………………………… better.
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5 Complete the passages with the verbs in brackets. Use the first, second or third conditional.

A We took a fantastic photo of the entire family last week. We 1. …………………… (not be)
together if Aunt Lucy 2. …………………… (not invite) us all for Christmas dinner. My
grandparents 3. …………………… (love) it if we 4. …………………… (celebrate) more
holidays together, but it’s difficult because we don’t live near each other. If you
5.
…………………… (want) the photo, I 6. …………………… (send) it to you.

B I don’t drink much coffee, but I 1. …………………… (stay) awake during the test
yesterday if I 2. …………………… (not have) a cup. However, I 3. ……………………
(not drink) it in the future unless I 4. …………………… (have to). I 5. ……………………
(drink) more if I 6. …………………… (like) the taste.

C I love swimming. I 1. …………………… (not do) it if I 2. …………………… (not enjoy) it.

If you 3. …………………… (begin) swimming at the same age as I did, you
4.
…………………… (keep) very fit all these years. But it’s never too late. I’m sure you
5.
…………………… (feel) better if you 6. …………………… (start) soon.