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Grammar

1 Write questions to ask about the underlined words, phrases and numbers.

0 I was born in Sydney.

Where were you born?
1 Trudy and Janet were at home yesterday.
.Where were Trudy and janet yesterday?...................................
2 Joe met an old friend last weekend.
.When they met with old friends ...................
h Greg’s father was 92 when he died.
How old was he?..........................................................................
4 They got up at 6.30 this morning.
...What time do you get up?.....................................................................................................................
5 My mother was born in 1965.
What was your mom born?
6 Tom’s grandparents had seven children
How many children has Tom’s grandparents got?

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2 Read about William Shakespeare. Fill in the gaps with the correct form of
these verbs.

be born get live leave go be (x3)

become marry write have (x2)

0 A: When was William Shakespeare born?

B: In April 1564.
1 A: Where ...... his parents ..........lived......... ?
B: In a town called Stratford-upon-Avon.
2 A: Where ........was............ Shakespeare ......went.............. to school?
B: In Stratford. He .................... a very good student.
3 A: Who ...........had......... he ........married........... ?
B: Anne Hathaway. They .....get.............. married in 1582.
4 A: .....Was............... he happy in Stratford?
B: No, he wasn’t. He ......leave.............. Stratford and went to London. He ....became........... an actor
and a writer, and he .....write............... 37 plays.
5 A: How much money .....had.......... he at the end of his life?
B: Well, he .......was............. quite rich. He ....had.............. a big house in Stratford.

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3 Make these sentences negative.

0 I went to the cinema last night.

I didn’t go to the cinema last night.
1 They became very rich.
They didn’t become very rich
2 He was late for the lesson.
.He wasn’t late for the lesson............................................
3 We had a good meal at the hotel.................
We didn’t have a good meal at the hotel
4 I bought a new dress for the party.
I didn’t buy a new dress for the party
5 Sarah put her bag under the table.
Sara didn’t put her ban under the table
6 She studied English at university.
She didn’t studied English at university
7 They were at home last night.
The weren’t at home last night

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4 Make questions with these words.

0 the football / he / Did / yesterday / watch / ?

Did he watch the football yesterday?
1 the / morning / this / you / Did / news / see / ?
...Did you see the news this morning.
2 year / conference / Were / at / the / they / last / ?
Were they conference at the last year?
3 weekend / last / Did / play / Harry / tennis / ?
Did Harry play tennis last weekend?
4 last / nice / a / night / time / have / Did / they / ?
Did they have a nice time last night?
5 sister / Was / holiday / on / last / week / your / ?
Was your sister holday on last week?

Write positive and negative short answers for the questions above.
0 Yes, he did.
1 Yes,You did.....................................
2 Yes they did....................
3 Yes, he did...................
4 Yes, they did..............................
5 Yes,Your did............
No, he didn’t.
No, you didn’t.........................................
No ,they didn’t ..................................
No, he didn’t...................................
No, they didn’t.................................
No, You didn’t .......................................

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5 Underline the correct words.

0 Can / Could you download music ten years ago?

1 You can / could buy laptops in the nineties.
2 I can / can’t take photos with my mobile – it’s really easy.
3 People could / couldn’t watch colour TV in the 1920s.
4 I can / can’t send you a text because I can / can’t find my phone!

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6 Write the Past Simple forms of these verbs.

0 die died
1 buy ..bought..................
2 find .found...................
3 save .saved...................
4 put ......put..............
5 say ......said..............
6 crash .......crashed.............
7 tell .....told...............
8 lose .......lost.............
9 sail ...
sailed.................

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7 Write ‘correct’ next to the correct sentences. Change the incorrect

sentences.

0 We’ve got two childs. We’ve got two children.

1 I haven’t got any brothers or sisters.
2 My brother watches a lot of DVDs.
3 What would you like drinking?
4 Where do your parents lives?
5 I went for a run last Sunday.
6 My grandfather don’t like football.
7 Where did your uncle born?
8 I love listen to the radio.
9 What time you did get up today?
10 I always get up early on Sundays.
correct
...correct.............................................................................
.What would you like to drinking?
... ...................
..........................................................................................
....My grandfather doesn’t like football
..........................................................................................
..........................................................................................
..........................................................................................
.....correct...........................................................................
..........

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Vocabulary

8 Write the opposites to these adjectives.

0 happy unhappy
1 interesting b.oring...................
2 safe d.anger...................
3 the same diferent....................
4 terrible f...antastic .................
5 bored e.njoy...................
6 poor r.ich...................
7 quiet n.oisy...................

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9 Underline the correct words.

0 The dress was quite / too expensive so I didn’t buy it.

1 The hotel was great and it was really / too cheap.
2 This burger is too / quite nice.
3 I loved that film. The actors were too / very good.
4 You’re 15. You’re very / too young to get married!
5 The party was quite / too good, but I didn’t like the music very much.

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10 Underline the word/phrase that does not go with these verbs.

0 write
a) a book b) an email c) a party
1 stay
a) with friends b) the house c) at home
2 make
a) a lot of money b) your homework c) a film
3 become
a) a bad cold b) famous c) a film director
4 get
a) married b) divorced c) university
5 go for
a) a run b) a dream c) a walk
6 go to
a) house b) a party c) your parents’ house
7 leave
a) school b) university c) physics
8 move
a) at home b) house c) to a different country
9 clean
a) the car b) a report c) the house

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11 Fill in the gaps with these words.

send charge read have get download use chat

0 I send lots of emails every day.

1 I never .........dowload..................... videos onto my computer.
2 Does that café ..........have.................... WiFi?
3 We often .....chat......................... to our friends online.
4 I .............use................. the internet every day.
5 Do you ......read........................ blogs on the internet?
6 I’m sorry. I didn’t .......get...................... your email.
7 Don’t forget to ..............charge................ your phone before you go to bed.

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12 Underline the correct words.

0 Did you watch a / the news last night?

1 I went to Poland two years last / ago.
2 Mozart was born in / in the eighteenth century.
3 What did you do in / last weekend?
4 My brother got married in / on July.
5 We were at home in / last night.
6 I went to a / the cinema at a / the weekend.
7 My daughter wants a / the new computer.
8 I work in a / the shop in London. A / The shop is in Bond Street.

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Listening

13 Listen to Sheena and Oliver talk about their families. Underline 1

the correct words.

0 Carla is Sheena’s / Oliver’s sister.

1 Carla is 29 on Tuesday / Thursday.
2 Carla’s husband is a lawyer / teacher.
3 They’ve got one son / daughter.
4 Brian is Sheena’s / Oliver’s brother.
5 Brian’s wife is British / Australian.
6 They met on holiday in the UK / USA.
7 They’ve got two / three children.

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14 Listen to a conversation in a restaurant. Underline the things 2

the customer orders.

Margherita pizza £7.95

Burger and chips £6.50
Cheeseburger and chips £8.00
Tuna salad £6.75
Mixed salad £4.00
Apple pie with cream £3.50
Fruit salad with ice cream £4.00
Bottle of beer £3.25
Bottle of still mineral water £2.00
Bottle of sparkling mineral water £2.00
Coffee £2.50

Listen again. Check your answers. How much is the bill?

............18........

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15 Listen to Rick and Patty talk about their weekends. Are these 3
sentences true (T) or false (F)?

0 Patty went to a wedding last T

weekend.
1 The wedding was in France. .f..
2 About 300 people were at the ..f.
wedding.
3 She went to the wedding with her .t..
husband.
4 They stayed with some friends. ..t.
5 Rick went to the cinema on Saturday .f..
evening.
6 He didn’t enjoy the film. .t..
7 On Sunday he went to his parents’ f...
house for lunch.
8 He went for a run on Sunday .t..
afternoon.

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Real World

16 Underline the correct response.

0 A: I slept for 24 hours.

B: Oh, right./ Really?
1 A: I’m really happy – my boyfriend asked me to marry him!
B: Oh, dear. / Oh, great!
2 A: We went to New York for the weekend!
B: Wow! / Oh, right.
3 A: The club was too crowded so we came home.
B: Oh, dear. / Oh, nice.
4 A: I won £750,000 on the lottery last weekend.
B: You’re joking! / Oh, right.
5 A: I had a bad cold and stayed in bed all weekend.
B: What a shame. / Oh, nice.

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17 Fill in the gaps in the conversations with these words.

Did isn’t see good happened joking terrible

0 A: Did you hear about the accident?

B: No, I didn’t. What .........happened........... ?
1 A: Did you .......see the news last night?
B: No, I went to the cinema.
2 A: Sue won the lottery last night.
B: You’re .. joking.................. !
3 A: Did you hear about the railway accident?
B: Yes, ......isn’t.............. it awful?
4 A: Anne and Tom were in a car accident yesterday.
B: Oh no, that’s .....terrible............... .
5 A: They found that missing dog yesterday.
B: Oh, that’s .....good.............. .

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18 Fill in the gaps in this email.

Hi Laura
How are you? Did you go (0) to Steven’s party? (1)Was ........ it good? I stayed (2) ......at.............. home
that weekend because I was ill. I (3) . was a really boring film on TV (4) .......On............. Saturday night
and I went (5) ...to.... bed early. Anyway, I’ve got a new job! I’m a manager in a bookshop and I’ve (6)
....got................ my own office. I usually work six days a week, but I (7) ...also............... work on Sundays
because the bookshop is closed. I really like the job and the people here (8) ........are............ very friendly.
(9) .....My............... boyfriend Richard (10) ........job............ in a bank near my shop, so I often meet (11)
.....go............... for lunch or we go (12) ......for.............. a drink after work.
Write to me soon!
Lots of love, Fiona

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