Grammar Unit 9
Question tags
Reflexive pronouns
1 Complete the reflexive pronouns A–H. Then
match the pronouns 1–8 with the reflexive
pronouns.
1 I H A yourself
2 you (s) __ B our____
3 he __ C he__elf
4 she __ D you___lves
5 it __ E him____
6 you (pl) __ F th__selves
7 we __ G it____
8 they __ H myself
2 Complete the text with the words.
himself itself myself ourselves themselves
Do you know what a fire hydrant is? It's a red metal
object on the street that firefighters use to put out
fires. Some people living in a small town in Canada
thought the hydrants were boring, so they
challenged themselves to make them look more
colourful. One man, a local artist, found (1) ____ in
the situation where he had to paint some of the
hydrants, and he got some school children to help
him. 'I painted the one that looks like a dog,
(2) ____!' said thirteen-year-old Maggie. 'We
designed that one (3) ____,' said two other teens,
Aaron and Connor, pointing to a hydrant that looked
like a fish. When the 'hydrant project' was
completed, the whole community was very proud of
(4) ____ because it had done something to make
the town look more interesting and fun!
3 Write sentences using the prompts and reflexive
pronouns. Use the verbs in the past simple.
Logan / introduce / to his new teacher
Logan introduced himself to his new teacher.
1 I / hurt / skiing at the weekend
______________________________________
2 Olivia and I / build / the new dog house
______________________________________
3 Mum and Dad / enjoy / on their holiday
______________________________________
4 you and your friend / buy / the tickets / ?
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4 Complete the words in the text.
Question tags are short questions that often come
at the (1) e____ of sentences in speech, and
sometimes in informal (2) wr____. We use them to
(3) ch____ something is true or to ask for
(4) ag____.
5 Match the parts of the sentences 1–8 to the
question tags A–H.
1 You haven't seen my designs, D
2 The cat cleans itself, __
3 We've been to Europe, __
4 You can come for the sleepover, __
5 Students aren't always polite, __
6 You don't know how to paint, __
7 It's a nice day today, __
8 They're your photos, __
A are they?
B haven't we?
C can't you?
D have you?
E doesn't it?
F isn't it?
G do you?
H aren't they?
6 Complete the sentences with the words.
are aren't can't do
doesn't have haven't wasn't
That was an expensive meal, wasn't it?
1 The SporKnife and iKettles are cool gadgets,
____ they?
2 You and I have seen some of Picasso's
paintings, ____ we?
3 You can use this plastic yellow 'banana' to store
real bananas in, ____ you?
4 The people we meet aren't always polite, ____
they?
5 You haven't done your history homework, ____
you?
6 The umbrella closes itself, ____ it?
7 You don't have a pen, ____ you?
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Vocabulary Unit 9

Street objects Extra vocabulary

1 Match 1–5 to A–E to form words. 4 Complete the text with the words. There are two
1 bike D A post words you do not need.
2 bus __ B box unwanted humorous lit up massive pack
3 lamp __ C crossing serve transformed unexpected bright
4 pedestrian __ D rack
5 phone __ E stop Last week, I went to a party at a restaurant in
Brighton for my friend Sophia's 30th birthday. I
2 Complete the words in the sentences. couldn't stay until the end because I had to leave
Let's sit down on that bench for a minute – I'm early to pack for my holiday the next day. It was a
tired! great party though! Lots of strange and (1) ____
1 Don't throw your old newspaper in the street; put things happened! Sophia's brother Matt, who she
it in that b____ over there. hasn’t seen for years (he lives in Australia along
2 They're building a new f____ around the school. with Sophia’s sister) came to the party! Sophia was
3 Can you drop this letter in the p____ ___ for me, so surprised to see him! She was a bit sad that her
please? sister couldn’t come though. While the guests were
4 I hurt my foot when I fell down the s____ outside waiting for the waiters to (2) ____ the meal, Matt
the town hall. made everybody laugh by telling (3) ____ stories
about Sophia when she was little. She was a bit
Kitchen gadgets embarrassed. Everybody ate and then it was time
for the birthday cake. It was absolutely (4) ____!
3 Complete the words in the box. Then match the Four waiters carried it to the table! The restaurant
words to the pictures.
was quite dark, but all the candles on the huge cake
fo__ ju_ ke___e k__fe (5) ____ the room and (6) ____ the cake into what it
mu_ p__te to___er spoon really was – a huge present! Can you guess what
happened? Sophia’s sister jumped out from the
cake! We couldn’t stop laughing! Sophia was
shocked but really happy!

5 Choose the correct option.

1 spoon 2 _________
A OK, let's talk about the birthday party! Can /
Do / Could you mind if we use your back
garden for the dinner?
B Of course not.
A Thanks. That’s a (1) bright / vivid / big help!
3 _________ 4 _________ B (2) How's / Who's / What's preparing the
food?
A Nicole is. Can (3) somewhere / anybody /
something help me organize the music?
B I can! I’m happy to be (4) in / on / off charge
of the music.
5 _________ 6 _________
A That’s really (5) kind / mean / rude of you.
(6) Have / Can / Do we forgotten anything?
B What about lights?
A That’s all (7) in / over / under control. We’ve
bought some.
7 _________ 8 _________ B It’s going to be fun. But there’s a lot to (8) go /
do / have!

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