2A VOCABULARY Vacations

Complete the texts. Put one word in each blank. The rst letter is given.

1
I love going 1a for the weekend
with my friends. We usually g
2

by car to a small town and 3s

in a hotel.
We don’t have much money, so we always
4
b the hotel online, as it’s
cheaper that way. We never go 5c
because we want to be comfortable, and we
don’t like sleeping in tents.

2
Last winter, my best friend and I decided to go
1
s in the Rockies. I didn’t have
any skis, so I 2r a pair when
I got there. We decided to stay in a small
apartment near the ski slopes. It was very
3
b , but it was comfortable.
We h4
a very good time there.
We’ll definitely go back there next year.

3
If you like the beach and big cities, you should go
to Barcelona! In the mornings, you can go
1
s and see all the museums
and monuments. In the afternoons, you can go
2
s in the ocean or simply
3
s on the beach. You don’t have
to s
4
a lot of money. Everything is
very cheap. Don’t forget your camera so that you
can 5t a lot of photos!

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2B VOCABULARY Prepositions at, in, on
a Complete each sentence with the correct preposition. Write your answers in the
PREPOSITIONS column.

PREPOSITIONS

The children are playing the park.

I love sunbathing the yard.

He’s studying physics college.

Let’s meet the bus stop.

Look! That’s a Picasso the wall.

The course starts May.

My grandfather died 1984.

I was born October 25th.

We have a coffee machine work.

Do you like skiing winter?

What time will you be work tomorrow?

Do you eat a lot the evenings?

My English classes are Tuesdays and Thursdays.

He usually does his homework night.

The flight is 7:00 a.m.

It’s so romantic! They got married Valentine’s Day.

We usually go to lunch noon.

I think you left your bag the bedroom.

Do you usually go away the weekend?

I live Chicago.

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b Cover the PREPOSITIONS column and look at the sentences. Say them with the
right preposition.

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 3B VOCABULARY What’s the preposition?
Are the prepositions in bold right (✓) or wrong (✗)? Correct the wrong ones.

1 What time does your plane arrive in Madrid? ✓

at
2 When I arrived to the museum, it was closed.

3 He depends of his parents to give him money.

4 I completely agree with you.

5 Can you ask the teacher to a photocopy?

6 It’s your birthday. I’ll pay back dinner tonight.

7 Do you spend a lot of money on clothes?

8 She writes to him every day.

9 My husband’s worried with his job right now.

10 What do you think on my new shoes?

11 I can’t think about anybody except Pete!

12 How often do you speak at your sister on Skype?

13 Maria invited me for a concert, but I don’t want to go.

14 She’s fallen in love to her sister’s boyfriend!

15 Sally waited 30 minutes for the bus.

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4A VOCABULARY Housework, make and do?
a Complete each sentence with a verb in the correct form. Write your answers in the
VERBS column.

VERBS

I don’t like the ironing.

She’s very messy. She never away her clothes.

Shhh, don’t any noise. The baby’s asleep.

My mother the laundry on Mondays.

When I was little, I always my bed before

I went to school.

Can you the shopping for me, please?

Please the table! We’re eating in five minutes.

How often do you yoga?

My children have a lot of friends at their new school.

I broke a glass while I was the dishes.

I the mistake of telling her my secret.

Do you like plans for the future?

Please your room. There are books and clothes

all over the floor.

It’s my job to out the garbage at night.

When was the last time you an exam?

You’ve left your towel on the floor. Please it up.

I don’t have time to lunch. Let’s eat out.

Did you anything exciting on the weekend?

Can you exercise 1 on page 46, please?

Can I borrow your phone? I need to a call.

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b Cover the VERBS column and look at the sentences. Say the sentences with the right verbs.

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 4B VOCABULARY Shopping
Read the de nitions and write the words in the column on the right.

The place where you try on clothes before buying them.

If you’re not happy with something you’ve bought,
you can it . it
Some people call it “plastic money.”
The piece of paper that they give you in a store after you pay
for something.
A person who works, for example, in a store.
It’s the place in a supermarket where you pay for the
things you buy.
Another word for “a thing” you buy.
It has four wheels and you push it in the supermarket.
The verb we use to say that something isn’t too big or too
small for you.
When you buy something on a website,
the thing you have bought goes into your .
If you want something sent to your house, you need
to give a address.
If a pair of jeans is too big or too small for you, they’re
not your .
It’s a verb that we use when clothes look good on you.
eBay is an website.

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5B VOCABULARY Describing a town or city
Complete the missing words in the sentences. The rst letter is given.

The Louvre is a famous m _u _s _e _u m

_ in Paris.

Venice is very c_ _ _ _ _ _ in the tourist season. Thousands of people go there.

Miami is on the south c_ _ _ _ of Florida.

The city is e_ _ _ _ in the summer because everyone goes to the beach.

The first king to live in Windsor C_ _ _ _ _ was Henry I.

There’s a really good shopping m_ _ _ near here. It has a lot of stores

and restaurants.

Don’t go to that part of the city! There’s a lot of crime, and it’s very d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

St. Patrick’s C_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is in the center of New York City.

Richmond, Virginia, is not big and it’s not small. It’s a m_ _ _ _ _-s_ _ _ _ city.

Do you prefer old or m_ _ _ _ _ houses?

Local government officials usually have meetings in the t_ _ _ h_ _ _.

Some cities are very p_ _ _ _ _ _ _ because there are a lot of cars and factories.

We have a nightclub below our apartment. It’s very n_ _ _ _, and we can hear the
music at night.

Montreal is 337 miles to the e_ _ _ of Toronto.

You can buy everything you need in a d_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ s_ _ _ _.

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