Unit 3 Vocabulary
Crime
1 Read the descriptions and complete the puzzle.
Find the mystery crime!
Hacking is when somebody gets into another
person’s computer without permission.
1 A person who steals things from a building
commits … .
2 A person who drives a car too fast is guilty of … .
3 When you take something from a shop and don’t
pay for it, you … .
4 A person who damages someone else’s property
is guilty of … .
1 3 4 everybody does it.
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A 2
C because I’m sure I put it in my bag.
K 7
I 8
N
G adjectives.
The mystery crime is _____________ .
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the
box and the correct crime.
arson killed print sells steal take
When you steal something, it’s theft.
1 If somebody is ____________ by somebody, it’s
_____________ .
2 If you _____________ someone’s car and drive
it very fast, it’s ____________ .
3 If somebody ______________ illegal
substances, it’s __________________ .
4 If you ___________ money that isn’t real, it’s
_____________ .
5 If you set a building alight so that it burns down,
it’s ________________ .
Adjective endings
3 Make adjectives from the nouns in the box. Then
complete the sentences with the adjectives.
beauty care danger dirt fame music
mystery option stress
Miley Cyrus is a famous singer and actor.
1 You must be ____________________ when you
walk home at night.
2 Too much work can be very _______________ .
3 Art is ____________________ at my school. Not
4 She’s very ____________________ . She plays
piano cello and guitar!
5 I can’t find my phone. It’s __________________
6 I love your dress. It’s _____________________ .
Speeding is very ____________________ .
You need to wash your face: it’s ____________ .
4 Complete the sentences with the correct
I need my umbrella because it’s rainy today.
1 When something disappears without a reason
it’s _____________________ .
2 Josie sings and plays the guitar beautifully.
She’s very ____________________ .
3 Blue, pink, orange and red? That sounds very
_____________________ .
4 A bear is a very ___________________ animal.
Don’t try to fight it!
5 My grandmother gives money to poor people.
She’s very _______________________ .
6 I live a ______________________ life. I eat a lot
of fruit and vegetables and do sport.
7 The Prime Minister is a very ________________
person.
8 Before a football match is played between
different countries, the team players sing their
_____________________ song.
9 When the air blows around, it’s ____________ .
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Unit 3 Grammar
Past continuous
1 Complete the sentences with the past
continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
I didn’t answer my mobile because I was
sending a text.  (send)
1 We didn’t hear the phone because we
______________________ TV.  (watch)
2 She said it was cold but she
______________________ a coat.
(wear)
3 They ______________________ ill and didn’t
come to school.  (feel)
4 I thought he was lying but he
____________________ the truth.  (tell)
5 I ______________________ a magazine, not a
newspaper.  (read)
6 He _______________________ for me outside
the cinema. (wait)

7 ______________ you __________________ to
your MP3 player? (listen)
8 _____________ they _____________________
in the sea? (swim)
2 Complete the text with the simple past or past
continuous of the verbs in the box.
chat come give put queue run shout
think wave write
It was a busy day at the bank. People were queuing
in a long line. Some people (1) ________________
cheques. Others (2) __________________ to each
other. Suddenly a man (3) ___________________ ,
‘Get down!’. He (4) ___________________ a gun in
the air. The bankers (5) ___________________ the
man money. He (6) ________________ it into bags.
Then he (7) _________________ away. Somebody
said that the police (8) ______________________ .
Everybody (9) _____________________ the same
thing: ‘We’ll never forget this day.’
3 Write the sentences using the past simple and
the past continuous.
I / have / bath / when / the phone ring
I was having a bath when the phone rang.
1 when / Toby / arrive / his mum / make dinner.
_____________________________________
2 the woman / take / my purse / when / I / chat to a
friend.
_____________________________________
3 Jo / not see / anyone / when / she / walk home.
_____________________________________
4 when / we / get / up / it rain.
_____________________________________
5 we / not expect / visitors / when / the bell ring
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Adverbs
4 Complete the sentences with adverbs.
‘I’m tired, I’m going to bed,’ I said sleepily.
1 Laura hurt herself ________________ and now
she’s in hospital.
2 ‘Don’t stay out ________________ ,’ said Mum.
‘You’ve got school tomorrow.’
3 I lost my purse but __________________ there
wasn’t much money in it.
4 Matthew is working very ______________ . He’s
a good student.
5 ‘Stop that noise!’ said the man _____________ .
6 Some athletes can run very _______________ .
7 In winter, it gets dark ___________________ .
5 Write full sentences in the affirmative or
negative. Use adverbs and the past simple.
on Tuesday / you / cook / good

On Tuesday you didn’t cook well.
1 on Friday / the bird / sing / beautiful 
_____________________________________
2 this morning / David and I / play the guitar /
noisy

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3 yesterday / the students / speak / sad 
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4 last night / my sister / do her homework / quick

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