5 Grammar  ★ Name:

Verb be: past simple affirmative there was / there were

and negative 3 Reorder the words to make sentences and
1 Choose the correct words. questions.
1 The first modern Olympic Games was / were 1 my / message / on / there / a / phone / wasn’t
in Athens, Greece.  There wasn’t a message on my phone.
2 Elizabeth Blackwell was / were the first 2 the / a / classroom / there / whiteboard /
woman to become a doctor. was / in
3 The first men to walk on the moon wasn’t /
 
weren’t Russian.
4 Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay was /  
were the first men to climb Mount Everest. 3 town / in / were / today / many / there /
5 Roald Amundsen was / were the first person people / ?
to reach the South Pole in Antarctica.  
6 Tim Peake weren’t / wasn’t the first British  
astronaut to go into space.
4 school / weren’t / trip / there / on / students /
the / many
Verb be: past simple questions  
and answers  

2 Match the questions 1–9 to the answers a–i. 5 first / a / your / was / at / school / there /
computer / ?
1 Was the weather good on holiday? d
 
2 What was your birthday party like?
 
3 Were your friends at the rugby match?
6 the / there / hotel / was / a / pool /
4 Was there a school trip last month?
swimming / at
5 When were you born?
 
6 Was Aylén at school yesterday?
 
7 Were you at football practice yesterday?
8 Were there a lot of people at the concert?
9 Where was Lucas this afternoon? Put it together

a No, they weren’t. 4 Tick (✓) the sentences that are true for you.
b He was at home.
1 I was born in Argentina.
c No, I wasn’t.
2 There was a good film on TV last night.
d Yes, it was.
3 It was fun at school yesterday.
e No, there wasn’t.
4 There were a lot of tourists in town
f It was fantastic.
at the weekend.
g In 2002.
5 My friends and I were noisy in class
h Yes, there were. this morning.
i Yes, she was. 6 There was a school trip to Brazil last year.
7 I was excited on my first day at school.

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5 Grammar  ★ ★ Name:

Verb be: past simple affirmative there was / there were

and negative 3 Complete the affirmative (✓) or negative (✗)
1 Complete the sentences with the correct sentences, questions, short answers with
affirmative (✓) or negative (✗) form of was / were. there was / there were.

1 The first modern Olympic Games  were (✓) 1  Was there a message on your phone?
in Athens, Greece. Yes,  there was  .
2 Elizabeth Blackwell   (✓) the first 2   a big whiteboard in the
woman to become a doctor. classroom. (✓)
3 The first men to walk on the moon 3   many people in
  (✗) Russian. They   (✓) town today?
American. Yes,    .
4 Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay 4   a computer room at
  (✓) the first men to climb your first school?
Mount Everest. No,    .
5 Lewis Clarke   (✗) the first person 5   many students on the
to reach the South Pole in Antarctica. He school trip.  (✗)
  (✓) one of the first teenagers to 6   a swimming pool at
reach the South Pole. the hotel?
6 Tim Peake   (✗) the first British Yes,    .
astronaut to go into space. He   (✓)
the second British astronaut to go into space.
Put it together

Verb be: past simple questions 4 Complete the sentences for you.

2 Rewrite the questions in the past simple. 1 I was born    .

2 There was  
1 Is the weather good on holiday?
on TV last night.
 Was the weather good on holiday?
3 It was  
2 What is your birthday party like?
at school yesterday.
 
4 There were  
 
at the weekend.
3 Are your friends at the rugby match?
5 My friends and I were  
 
this morning.
 
6 There was a school trip to  
4 How long is the film?
last year.
 
7 I   nervous on my first day
5 Is your sister at the jazz concert? at school.
 
 
6 Where are Gonzalo and Melina?
 
 

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5 Grammar  ★ ★ ★ Name:

Verb be: past simple affirmative there was / there were

and negative 3 Complete the affirmative (✓) or negative (✗)
1 Complete the text with the correct affirmative (✓) answers. Then write the questions. Use the
or negative (✗) form of was / were. correct form of there was / there were.
1  Was there a message on your phone?
Lewis Clarke 1  wasn’t (✗) the first person  No, there wasn’t a message on my phone.  (✗)

to reach the South Pole. He 2   (✓)
2  
one of the first teenagers to reach the South
   ?
Pole. He 3   (✓) sixteen years old
  a whiteboard in
at the time. He  4 
(✗) alone on
our classroom. (✓)
the expedition. He   5 
(✓) with
a guide. He and his guide   6 
(✓) 3  
in Antarctica for fifty days. His parents    ?
7 
  (✓) worried about him because   many people in
it  8 
(✓) a very dangerous journey. town today. (✗)
4  
   ?
Verb be: past simple questions   a computer room at my
and answers first school.  (✗)
2 Write the questions and complete the answers 5  
with the correct form of was / were.    ?
1 the weather / good on holiday?   many students on the
 Was the weather good on holiday? school trip.  (✗)
Yes, it  was  .
2 what / your party like? Put it together
   ?
It   fun! 4 Answer the questions for you.
3 your friends / in town? 1 Where were you born?
   ?  
No, they    . 2 Was there a good film on TV last night?
4 when / you born?  
   ? 3 What was school like yesterday?
I   born in 2002.  
5 your sister / at school? 4 Were there any tourists in town last summer?
   ?  
No, she    . 5 How many students were in your English class
6 where / Franco and Zoe this afternoon? last year?
   
   ? 6 Was there a school trip to Brazil last year?
They   at home.  

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5 Vocabulary  ★ Name:

Emotions
Put it together
1 Complete the words for emotions.
1 u p s e t
3 Tick (✓) the sentences that are true for you.
2 w o r ie
I think …
3 s u pr sed
1 the first astronauts were amazing.
4 b re
2 rock music is noisy.
5 c o fi ent
3 computer games are exciting.
6 a gr
4 horror films aren’t scary.
7 e m arra sed
5 maths is confusing.
8 n e r ou
6 all students feel nervous before exams.
9 s a ed
7 hip hop music is amazing.
10 e x i ed

Adjectives to describe objects,

situations, and events
2 Match the word halves 1–9 to a–i. Then find
the words in the wordsearch below ➞ ➞ .
➞

1 ama c a gerous
2 noi b ying
3 dan c zing
4 str d iting
5 worr e sy
6 exc f et
7 sca g sing
8 qui h ange
9 confu i ry

A X A M A Z I N G A B
S W O R P S C O C D I
A C Y S Q T E F S A W
M O A T F U W R Y N O
E W O R R Y I N G G G
X A S A Y C O E G E E
C O L N I T X C T R I
I N I G F R W O D O G
T G X E U V U R L U O
I I I C S S N O I S Y
N C O N F U S I N G E
G N G T Q U B E I A K

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5 Vocabulary  ★ ★ Name:

Emotions
1 Complete the sentences with the words below.

angry  bored  confident  embarrassed  excited  nervous  scared  surprised  upset  worried

1 Mum is  worried because Milagros is ill.

2 Julia is   because she can’t find her phone.
3 The English exam was difficult, but my results were 90%. I was very    !
4 Lucía is   because her friends are all on holiday. She doesn’t know what to do.
5 The test was easy, so I feel   about the results.
6 My teacher was   because I was late for class again!
7 Manuel feels   when his mum walks to school with him.
8 Felipe feels very   because he’s playing in a concert tomorrow. He can’t sleep or eat!
9 Mateo is   because there’s a horror film on TV.
10 I’m   because we’re going on a school trip to Buenos Aires.

Adjectives to describe objects, situations, and events

2 Complete the clues and the crossword with the correct adjectives.
Across
1  2
1 The first astronauts were amazing  . A M A Z I N G
3
5 Lots of people are poor. It’s a   situation. D
4 
7 I hate horror films because they’re too  S I A
 .
8 I sleep well because our house is in a  street. S
5 6 
W R I G E
Down
2 That heavy metal song is very   ! It’s terrible! 7 
N S A R C
3 Swimming in the sea can be    . Be careful!
O I
4 Our car is making a   noise! What’s wrong? 8
E Q I E
6 I love reading thrillers because they’re   .
S I

Put it together G

3 Complete the sentences for you. Use your answers in Exercises 1 and 2.
1 My first day at school was    .
2 I think heavy metal music is really    .
3 When I watch horror films, I feel    .
4 When I do something wrong at school, I feel    .
5 Travelling to a different country is    .
6 When I don’t understand my homework, it’s    .

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5 Vocabulary  ★ ★ ★ Name:

Emotions
1 Complete the sentences with the correct words for emotions.
1 Mum is w  orried about Milagros because she is ill.
2 Julia is u   because she can’t find her phone.
3 The English exam was difficult, but my results were 90%. I was very s   !
4 Ignacio is b   because all his friends are on holiday. He doesn’t know what to do.
5 The maths test was easy, so I feel c   about the results.
6 My teacher was a   because I was 20 minutes late for class.
7 Manuel feels e  when his mum walks to school with him.
8 Felipe feels very n   because he’s playing the piano in the school concert tomorrow.
He can’t sleep or eat!
9 Mateo was s   because there was a a horror film on TV.
10 I’m e  because we’re going on a school trip to Buenos Aires.

Adjectives to describe objects, situations, and events

2 Complete the adjectives in the texts.

I’m at my first concert with my friend, Zak. We’re watching our favourite rock band. It’s really 1e xciting
and very 2n   . I think the singer of the band is 3a   . I love rock music!
Dad is driving us home, but our car is making a 4s  noise! We don’t know what’s wrong.
I don’t like it. It’s very w 
5
 . We’re a long way from home, it’s dark, and we don’t want to
walk home. It’s d  6
to walk home in the dark and 7sc   , too.

We’ve got an important test today in maths. My friend, Zoe, is very nervous about it because she doesn’t
like maths. She says it’s 8c  and she can’t understand it. She’s sitting in the corner and she’s
very q 
9
 .

Put it together

3 Write sentences describing your feelings about these topics. Use your answers in Exercises 1 and 2.
1 my first day at school 4 the day before an exam
   
   
2 holidays 5 watching a horror film
   
   
3 science lessons 6 doing sport
   
   

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5 Skills Name:

Reading
1 Read the text. Then answer the question.

In the 18th century, smallpox was a very dangerous illness.

There weren’t any hospitals and smallpox was a big problem.
Edward Jenner was a British doctor at this time. He was the
first person to develop a vaccine for smallpox. A vaccine stops
people getting ill. Jenner’s first patient was a young boy. His
name was James Phipps. The vaccine for smallpox was an
amazing discovery. This was the only vaccine in the world for
many years.
Later, in the 19th century, Louis Pasteur was the first person
to develop more vaccines for different illnesses. He wasn’t
a doctor. He was a French scientist. His work was very
important and it continues to save millions of lives around the
world today.

What was the name of Edward Jenner’s first 3 Read the text again. Then correct the mistakes
patient? in the sentences.
  1 Smallpox was a new medicine.
 Smallpox was a dangerous illness.
2 Read the text again. Then choose the correct
2 In the 18th century, there weren’t any doctors.
answers.

1 In the 18th century, smallpox was a dangerous

   .
3 Edward Jenner was a French scientist.
a medicine b  illness
 
2 There weren’t any    .
 
a hospitals b doctors
4 A vaccine makes you ill.
3 Edward Jenner was the first person to discover
 
   .
 
a  a vaccine b smallpox
5 Louis Pasteur was alive in the 18th century.
4 Jenner’s first patient was    .
 
a  a young boy b  a doctor
 
5 Louis Pasteur was the first person to
6 Pasteur’s work is not important today.
   .
 
a  develop more vaccines
 
b  be a scientist
6 Louis Pasteur was a French    .
a doctor b scientist

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 5
Writing Speaking
6 Complete the conversation with the
Put it together
phrases below.

4 Write sentences about your first school trip.
Use the past simple and the prompts below to
help you.
how long?   how many students?
what activities?  when?  where?  who with?   Azul: 1  What do you remember about your
 We were in Buenos Aires.
 
 
 
 
Put it together
5 Write sentences to describe the school trip and
your feelings about it. Use (there) was, (there)
wasn’t, (there) were, (there) weren’t, and some of
the words below.
how many students   I was very nervous
there were   what do you remember
what were your feelings   who was your teacher
your school like
first day at school?
Maia: I only remember some parts of it.
2  
 .
Azul: What was    3
 ?
Maia: It was very big and noisy. There were lots
of students. It was confusing.
Azul: 4  
were in your class?
Maia: 5   between
fifteen and twenty students, I think.
Azul: 6    ?
Maia: Mrs Garcia. She was very nice.
Azul: 7     at
the end of the day?
Maia: I was happy and excited about the next day!
Azul: That sounds great!

amazing  confusing  dangerous  exciting
noisy  quiet  scary  strange  worrying Put it together

angry  bored  ​ confident  ​embarrassed  ​ 7 Complete the conversation with your own ideas.

excited  ​nervous  ​scared  ​surprised  ​ Friend: What do you remember about your first
upset  ​worried
day at school?
 Our trip to Mendoza was very exciting. You:   
 I was nervous about the long bus journey. Friend: Was your school big?
  You:   
   
  Friend: How many children were in your class?
  You:   
  Friend: What was the name of your teacher?
  You:   
  Friend: How were you at the end of the day?
  You:   
   

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5 Unit summary Name:

Vocabulary Grammar
Review the vocabulary. Write your own study notes Verb be: Past simple affirmative
(or translation) for each word. Subject pronoun Verb
I / He / She / It was
Emotions
We / You / They were
angry  
bored   Verb be: Past simple negative
confident   Long form Short form
embarrassed   I / He / She / It was not wasn’t
excited   We / You / They were not weren’t
nervous  
scared   Verb be: Past simple questions and short answers
surprised   Questions Short answers
upset   Affirmative Negative
worried   Was I … ? Yes, you were. No, you weren’t.
Were you … ? Yes, I was. No, I wasn’t.
Adjectives to describe objects, situations,
Was he / she /  Yes, he / she / it No, he / she / it
and events it … ? was. wasn’t.
amazing   Were we … ? Yes, you were. No, you weren’t.
confusing   Were you … ? Yes, we were. No, we weren’t.
dangerous   Were they … ? Yes, they were. No, they weren’t.
exciting  
noisy   Verb be: Past simple Wh- questions
quiet   What was it like?
scary   How long was it?
strange   How many people were at the party?
worrying   When were you born?
Why was it scary?
Focus: When we talk about our date of birth, we use the
past simple form of the verb be and born.
‘When were you born?’ ‘I was born in 2004.’

there was / there were

Affirmative Negative
There was a desk. There wasn’t a desk.
There were two desks. There weren’t two desks.
Yes/No questions Short answers
Was there a desk? Yes, there was.
No, there wasn’t.
Were there two desks? Yes, there were.
No, there weren’t.

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5 Unit self-evaluation checklist Name:

1 Complete the self-evaluation. Tick (✓) the box that best matches your ability.

Unit 5 I can do this I can do I can do this I need

very well. this well. with some some more
help. practice.

Talk about our emotions

Page 56: Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Talk about the past
Page 57: Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Page 59: Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Use adjectives to describe objects, situations and events
Page 58: Exercises 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Write about special memories
Page 60: Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4
Page 61: Exercises 1, 2, 3, 4
Read about important people and events in world history
Page 62: Exercises 1, 2, 3, The world around you
Do a survey about about other students’ first day at
secondary school
Page 64

2 Complete the tables.

What I remember
Grammar

Vocabulary

Practical English

Objectives
One thing I
need to improve
To improve,
I can …

I feel about this unit.

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5 Project self-evaluation Name:

A survey about my first day at school

1 Complete the self-evaluation. Tick (✓) the box that best matches how you feel about your project.

Unit 5 Excellent Very good Good Developing

Preparing I read Juan Pablo’s survey of fifteen

students about their first day at school.
I completed a summary about it.
Planning I thought about possible questions and
answers for my survey.
Writing a I wrote three questions for my survey
draft and gave four possible answers. I used
was, were, and there was / there were.
Checking I checked my partner’s work and
he/she checked my work, too.
Finalising and I asked ten students the questions in
presenting my survey. I recorded their answers.
I drew a graph to illustrate my survey
and I wrote a summaryof the results.
I read other surveys and summaries..

I’m proud of For next time, I want to improve

 
2 Write what people say about your project.

Me My classmates My teacher

3 Tick (✓) how you feel about your project.

Before my project, I felt about the unit grammar and vocabulary.

Now I feel about the unit grammar and vocabulary.

I think my project is  ★★★★★

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