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1 Complete the sentences with the correct present 4 Write sentences using the present simple or
continuous form of the verbs.
simple form of the verbs in the box. Then
categorise the sentences.
1 Tim / code / computer programs / free time
Tim codes computer programs in his free time.
be (x2) go (x2) have got play
2 I / take part / swimming competition / tomorrow
1 I go to school every day.
3 Stella / have got / dark / curly / hair
2 He an only child.
3 She ______straight blonde hair.
4 They often to the cinema at 4 My sister / be / usually / cheerful / but today / feel
weekends. / a bit miserable
5 We ____in our late twenties.
6 Sam always ____tennis on Wednesdays. 5 John / practise / guitar / bedroom / moment
Fact Something that
happens regularly
6 Alicia / be / really into / tennis / but / not play /
1 very well

2 Complete the sentences with the correct present

continuous form of the verbs in the box. Then
5 Choose the correct verbs. Then tick () the
categorise the sentences. sentences that use a state verb which describe
what we think or feel.
come do go live start study 1 What does ‘careless’ meaning / mean? 

1 I ’m studying Spanish for a few months. 2 Say the truth! I don’t believe /
’m not believing you.
2 We to the USA on holiday this year.
3 We have / has got PE on Mondays.
3 She to the concert with us tonight.
4 She isn’t knowing / doesn’t know the answer.
4 He his homework at the moment.
5 Do you own / Are you owning a mobile phone?
5 They with their grandparents until the
house renovations are finished. 6 My dad works / working at the city bank.
6 Be quiet please! The film . 6 Decide if the adjectives need a weaker or a
stronger adverb. Then complete the sentences
Something Temporary Future plans with a suitable adverb from the box.
that’s situation
happening
a bit fairly quite really very
now
1 1 My friend Adam is ↑ really sporty. He’s great
at all ball sports, and swims ↑ well,
too.
3 Rewrite the sentences with the correct form of the
verbs.
2 Sonia is ↓ friendly with me, but I
notice that she’s often ↑ unkind to
1 Carla comes shopping with me on Saturday. others.
Carla is coming shopping with me on Saturday. 3 My friends say I can sometimes be ↓
2 When we’re together, we always are having fun. impatient, but luckily it isn’t ↑ often.
4 We went to a ↑ interesting concert at
the weekend. It was ↑ amazing!
3 I want to go to a shop which is having really
5 Our teacher was ↓ impolite about our
lovely clothes.
test results. She said we could do ↑
well if we made more effort.
4 Carla meets me there tomorrow at 6 pm. 6 Poor Tessa is ↑ miserable since her
best friend moved to a town ↓ far
5 After shopping, we join our friends at the café. away.

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5 Did you bought some new clothes
in the sale?
1 Complete the table with the past simple form of the
verbs in the box.

do go hear like
text understand watch
5 Write past simple questions.
Regular Irregular 1 you / go / cinema / last night
Did you go to the cinema last night?
liked
2 where / you / find / necklace I / lose

3 Jenny and Lena / be / at / concert

4 how / you / go / school / this morning

5 Robbie / listen / his / brand new / rap CD

2 Complete the sentences with the past simple 6 Complete the conversation with the correct
positive form of the verbs in the box. form of the verbs in the box in the past simple.

be buy get listen read study be (x3) (not) do know (not) like
perform play sing (x2) (not) be write
1 Tom was really well-dressed at the party.
2 We ten out of ten for effort. Anna: 1 Did you know that my dad
was a musician in his youth?
3 Jake to music on his MP3 player.
Harry: No way?! That’s so cool!
4 She the book quickly.
Anna: I know! He 2 the drums in
5 Zoe hard for the exams.
a rock band.
6 You a trendy pair of boots in the sale.
Harry: 3 they famous?
3 Rewrite the sentences with the negative past Anna: Not really. They 4 in local bars
simple form of the verbs. and clubs in our town, but they 5 big
concerts or anything like that.
1 My dad was a teenager in the 1970s. Harry: It’s still cool though! 6 your dad
My dad wasn’t a teenager in the in the band, too?
1970s.
Anna: No, my uncle Joe, Dad’s brother, 7
2 The youth in the 1980s wore smart suits. the lead singer.
Harry: And 8 the band
3 Adele and Rihanna were famous in the 1960s. their own lyrics?
Anna: I think they mainly 9 cover songs
4 The older generation understood punk music.
of famous bands from the 1960s and 1970s.
Harry: My parents 10 rock music, they
5 My mum listened to boy bands as a teenager. 11
more into classical music!
Anna: Oh, my dad 12 into that kind
6 Singers in the rock ‘n’roll era had long hair.
of music at all!

4 Underline the mistakes and write the correct words.

1 My friend tried on the second-hand dress and I
said that it really suits her.
suited

2 She never buy the skinny jeans.

3 I choosed this CD because I like his music.

4 I lost my brand new watch last night.

I realised I had not it this morning.

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1 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the

box.
5 Rewrite the sentences with the opposite
blonde cheerful dark elderly adjectives in bold and a suitable noun. Then write
good-looking shy two sentences that are true for you using in-, un-
or im- adjectives of your choice.
1 My mum has got curly blonde hair.
1 Julia is very dependent. She’s always determined
2 Katie is a pretty girl who always looks happy. She’s
to do on her own.
really .
3 My brother has got straight hair. Julia is very independent. She’s always determined
to do things on her own.
4 James is a man in his early twenties.
5 I often go to a community centre to help out with 2 You’re so tidy. Your is always a
the mess!
on Saturdays.
6 Sara is a bit and lacks confidence, but she’s a 3 Nick was lucky to fail the English .
lovely friend to have.

4 I couldn’t see a thing when the went out.

Everything was visible.
2 Complete the opposites.
1 Confident shy 4 polite 5 This question is possible to do.
2 careless 5 funny
3 miserable 6 friendly
6 Our teacher is fair giving us extra .
3 Unscramble the words in brackets to complete the
text. 7
Hi! My name’s Corey and I’m a 1 teenage (n e t g e a 8
e) boy. I think I’m quite 2 (m o s h d e a n),
and I’ve got short 3 (i f a r) hair and
blue eyes.
People tell me I’m 4 (r u c h l e e f)
6 Write an online profile for Susie changing the
underlined words to suitable opposites.
because I smile a lot, and that I have good manners. I
think that’s true because I don’t like being 5 ● elderly girl of 15
(d r u e)! ● curly dark hair and brown eyes
● confident and unfriendly
I’m really into technology and enjoy IT the most at
school. I’m also fairly 6 (l u c f a r e) when it ● friends tell me I’m fairly patient at times
comes to my studies because I want to do well in the ● likes music and drama
future. ● dislikes people who are kind and polite
Hi! I’m Susie, and I’m a teenage girl of 15.

4 Write the correct prefix in-, un- or im-. Then match

the adjectives to the correct meanings.
1 un healthy D A ill
2 polite B in a hurry
3 well C wrong
4 expensive D not good for you
5 kind E not seen 7 Write two sentences about yourself that would be
suitable for your own online profile.
6 correct F rude
7 patient G cheap
8 visible H not nice

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1 Write suitable endings to complete the adjectives 5 Complete the sentences with the adjectives in the
relating to fashion. box and the correct form of the adverbs.
1 uncomfort able 5 tren amazing good hard lucky rude serious
2 badly- 6 unfashion
3 skin 7 brand 1 Ryan was very rude to the teacher. He
4 loose- 8 Second- spoke
to her rudely .
2 Write the correct adjectives. 2 My sister is at maths, and she did
1 In the rock ‘n’roll era, young men often wore
in the end-of-year exam!
smart suits like Elvis Presley.
3 I’m not a very tennis player, and I
A skinny B smart C casual
can’t play volleyball either.
2 Young women liked wearing skirts in the
1950s, which were great for dancing. 4 Is Ellie a student? She takes her
schoolwork very .
A loose-fitting B second-hand C skinny
5 We don’t mind a bit of work, but we
3 Teenagers in the 1960s dressed in aren’t prepared to work at weekends.
clothes symbolic of a growing youth culture.
6 , they won the competition by just one
A trendy B unfashionable C comfortable point. It was their day!
4 Fans of the punk era in the 1970s were
often to look more individual.
6 Complete the text with the words in the box.
A brand new B badly-dressed C well-dressed
5 The youth of the 1980s liked to be and amazingly casual clothing hard
trendy like their favourite singers. seriously trendy well
A fashionable B uncomfortable C unfashionable
6 The hip hop music of the 1990s brought a trend for Fashion and Music
more clothing like tracksuits. I admire the American rapper Jay-Z for his hip hop
A casual B well-dressed C second-hand music and his 1 trendy style. I think he performs
really 2 live, and he takes his music very
3 Write sentences with the prompts . 3
. He’s really into fashion too, and even
1 Keira / always / well-dressed
4
Keira is always well-dressed. has his own brand called Rocawear.
It features fashionable 5 clothes for the
2 Skinny jeans / fashionable / moment 6
outh, and it’s become an 7
successful business for Jay-Z since its launch in 1999.
3 Casual clothes / usually / comfortable / than / The music artist is married to the famous singer
smart clothes Beyoncé, who is also a fashion icon, and together they
8
influence the world of both music
4 I / got / brand / dress / wear / party and fashion, and work really 9 to achieve
their goals
5 Marcus / think / loose-fitting / clothing / trendy

4 Write the adverbs. Tick () the ones which are

irregular.
adjective Adverb adjective adverb
fast fast  hard
lazy careful
polite heavy
early good

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