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Starter.1 Vocabulary

Feelings
1 * Choose the correct option. 3 *** Complete the text with the correct words.

1 I feel lonely / funny when I don’t see my friends in the school holidays. angry excited funny lonely tired

2 I didn’t sleep much last night, so I’m tired / angry today.

3 She's funny / tired. She tells great jokes and stories. Last week, I was really (1) …………… when I went to visit my grandparents.
4 I’m excited / tired. It’s my birthday today! I don’t usually travel alone, especially by plane. My grandparents live in New
5 My teacher gets angry / lonely when I’m late for school. York and my flight was very late at night so I was really (2) …………….
I wasn’t (3) …………… on the flight because I was sitting next to a lady who
2 ** Match the sentence halves.
was really (4) …………… and told me lots of interesting stories. We laughed a
1 An angry person …… A is unhappy and shouts a lot.
lot and I think the other people on the plane were (5) …………… because they
2 An excited person …… B needs to sleep.
wanted to sleep!
3 A lonely person …… C tells good jokes.
4 A tired person …… D hasn’t got anyone to talk to.
5 A funny person …… E is really happy about something.

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Starter.1 Grammar

Past simple
1 * Complete the sentences with the words. 3 *** Write past simple questions for the underlined information.
did didn’t eat had watch watched She went to Spain on holiday.
Where did she go on holiday?

1 I ………. TV last night.

2 I didn’t ………. a funny film. 1 They played football on Saturday.

3 I was excited. I ………. feel tired. …………………………………………………………………………………..?

4 We ………. a sleepover with our friends. 2 My grandparents lived in that flat.

5 Where ………. you go last Sunday? …………………………………………………………………………………..?

6 What did you ………. for breakfast this morning? 3 I did my homework after school.
……………………………………………………..……………………………?
2 ** Complete the dialogues with the correct past simple form of the verbs 4 I ate a healthy salad for lunch yesterday.
in brackets.
……………………………………………………..…………………………...?
1 A When …..………………………….. (you / go) to Italy?
5 I felt really angry when I heard the news.
B I ….…..…………………………................... (go) to Italy last summer.
…………………………………………………………………………………..?
2 A What ……..………………………. (they / have) for dinner yesterday?
B They ……….…..…………………………....................... (have) pizza.
3 A How ……………..…………………..… (Marc / feel) before his party?
B He …………..…………………………......................... (feel) excited.
4 A Where ………………..……………………….. (you and Tom / meet)?
B We ...........………………............... (meet) on our first day at school.

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Starter.2 Vocabulary

On holiday

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1 * Complete the verbs.
3 *** Complete the text with the correct holiday phrases in the box.
1 b _ _ souvenirs from a shop
booked a hotel get sunburned go abroad hire a car
2 m _ _ _ new people lost his passport missed their flight
3 g _ abroad on holiday
4 h _ _ _ a car on holiday Last month, my parents decided to (1) …………… on holiday.
5 e _ _ _ _ _ _ a new place They (2) …………… in Rome in Italy – it was very expensive! They didn’t
(3) …………… because they didn’t want to drive. Unfortunately, they had
2 ** Match the phrases to the definitions.
a problem on the first day of the holiday because my dad (4) ……………
book a hotel get sunburned hire a car lose your
and you can’t fly without the correct documents. In the end he found it, but
passport miss a flight send a postcard
they (5) …………… to Rome. Fortunately, there was another flight in the
afternoon. They had a great time in Rome, and they didn’t (6) ……………
1 pay to drive a car for a short time …………………………
at all because it wasn’t sunny or hot and it rained all week!
2 arrive too late to catch a plane …………………………
3 write a message on a card and post it to people …………………………
4 stay in the sun too long and go red …………………………
5 reserve a room to stay in …………………………
6 not know where your travel document is …………………………

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Starter.2 Grammar

Present simple and present continuous

1 * Choose the correct option.
3 *** Tick () the sentences with verbs that are in the correct tense.
1 How often do you go / are you going on holiday? Correct the wrong ones.
2 I write / ’m writing an email at the moment. They’re usually hiring a car on holiday. 
3 They don’t swim / aren’t swimming right now. They usually hire a car on holiday.
4 Usually we don’t buy / aren’t buying souvenirs. Does he always buy souvenirs on holiday? 
5 She travels / ’s travelling by bus every day.
6 What do the people do / are the people doing in the photo? Do they go to the beach every day?
….………………………………………………………………………………
2 ** Complete the dialogues with the correct present simple or present
continuous form of the verbs in brackets. How often are you eating in a restaurant?
….………………………………………………………………………………
1 A What …..…………………………............... (he / do) at the moment?
He speaks Spanish right now.
B He …..………………………….............. (buy) souvenirs by the beach.
….………………………………………………………………………………
2 A How often …..…………………………........ (you / go) swimming?
They aren’t having dinner at the moment.
B Not very often. I …..…............................ (not go) every week.
….………………………………………………………………………………
3 A What …..…........................ (your mum / do) from Monday to Friday?
We explore the city now.
B She …..…................................. (work) at a school. She’s a teacher.
…….……………………………………………………………………………
4 A Who …..…................................................ (Jane / talk) to right now?
B She …..…......................................................... (not talk) to anyone.

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Starter.3 Vocabulary and grammar practice

Comparative and superlative adjectives

1 * Choose the correct option. 3 *** Write a sentence for each topic using the words and the
correct comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.
1 I think History is more interesting / interesting than Geography.
month
2 British weather is more worse / worse than Spanish weather.
April August November (good)
3 Your diet is healthier / more healthier than mine.
April is better than August, but November is the best month.
4 That’s the spicier / spiciest dish on the menu.
5 This hotel is very good, but it’s not as expensive as / than the one by
1 subject
the beach.
Maths English ICT (easy)
6 Where’s best / the best beach on the island?
……………………………………………………………………………………

2 ** Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form 2 travel

of the adjectives in brackets. train bus plane (expensive)
1 You’re ………………than me at speaking English. (good) ……………………………………………………………………………………
2 Don’t use those old carrots for the salad. They aren’t ……………… as 3 place to stay
these ones. (crunchy) a 2* hotel a 4* hotel a hostel (cheap)
3 I think curry is the ………………food in the world. (bad) ……………………………………………………………………………………
4 Breakfast is a ………………meal than lunch. (important) 4 food
5 Chocolate is the ………………thing that I eat. (sweet) yoghurt pizza salad (tasty)
6 I think London is one of the ………………cities in the world. (exciting) ……………………………………………………………………………………

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