Vocabulary

1. Complete the sentences with the verbs from the list. There are
two extra words that you do not need to use.

avoid | bite | blink | blush | lick | nod | rub | shake | stare | yawn

1. When I’m tired or bored I yawn.

2. When I get embarrassed I blush.

3. If I want to say no I shake my head.

4. When I don’t want to speak to someone I avoid making eye

contact with them.

5. When I get something in my eye I rub it.

2. Match the sentence halves. Then complete the sentence with one
word.

a. provided __________ you fold

1. __ I’ll put away the towels
them first.
provided that you fold them first.

2. __ I’ll still go swimming in b. even __________ we’ve seen it

the sea before.
even if the water is really cold.

3. __ I’ll let you stay up late c. as long __________ you go to

today bed early tomorrow.
as long as you go to bed early tomorrow.

4. __ I’d like to wander around d. even __________ the water is

the museum really cold.
even if we’ve seen it before.

5. __ I’ll lend you my tablet e. __________ you look after it.

assuming / provided you look after it.

3. Complete the sentences with one of these adjectives.

bizarre | classic | contemporary | controversial | conventional |

powerful | remarkable | unique

1. That picture is just a collection of strange shapes. How bizarre!

2. His ability to play any piece of music having heard it just once is
truly remarkable.

3. That picture is so different from anything else I’ve ever seen. It’s
unique.

4. I love classic films, especially those old thrillers made in black

and white.

4. Complete the sentences with get in the correct form and the
words below.

away with | back | back | into | on with | out of | round to | through

1. We need to get through today and then tomorrow we can relax and
take it easy.

2. I lent my brother some money but I never got it back.

3. When I finish school, I hope to get into university to study
medicine.

4. We handed in our history project to our teacher but we haven’t got

it back.

Grammar

5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in

brackets.

1. My friend had her bag stolen (steal) last week.

2. We’ll get dad to drive (drive) us to the match.

3. I’m going to have my room painted (paint) purple.

4. Your hair looks great. Have you had it cut (cut) in that new
hairdresser?

6. Complete the second sentence with word in brackets. Use

between 2 and 5 words.

1. My mum helped me with my homework.

I ____________________ me with my homework. (got)
got my mum to help

2. Someone cleans our house once a week.

We ____________________ once a week. (have)
have our house cleaned
3. Someone made this dress for me.
I ____________________ for me. (had)
had this dress made

4. They’ve finally published my mum’s book.

My mum has finally ____________________. (had)
had her book published

7. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in

brackets.

1. If I were (be) you, I wouldn’t go near that dog. You might get
bitten.

2. What would you do (do) if you found some money under your desk?

3. If you did (do) a little more exercise, you might feel fitter and
healthier.

4. My sister would be (be) in a rock band if she could play an

instrument.

5. If you didn’t have to (not have to) go to school, what would you
do?

6. I would have my room painted red, if my parents let (let) me.

7. If you didn’t walk (not walk) so slowly, you might not miss the bus.

8. We would hang out together more often, if my friends lived (live)

nearer.
8. Complete the conversations with can’t, could or must.

1. A: I’m really tired.

B: But you’ve just slept for 14 hours. You can’t be tired.

2. A: Someone’s outside.
B: It must be dad. He said he was going to fix his bike in the
garden.

3. A: I haven’t eaten anything since breakfast.

B: You must be hungry. I’ll make you something.

4. A: That girl over there looks a bit like our friend Pete.
B: It could be his sister. Pete said she would be at the party.

9. Rewrite the sentences with can’t, must or might and a verb.

1. Perhaps your brother is in his bedroom.

Your brother ______________________________.
might be in his bedroom

2. I’m sure that’s our teacher’s bag. She was holding it earlier.
That ______________________________.
must be our teacher’s bag

3. It’s 9 pm. I’m sure the shopping centre is closed.

The shopping centre ______________________________.
must be closed

4. Maybe I’m ill. I feel hot and I’ve got a headache.

I ______________________________.
might be ill
10. Complete the third conditional sentences with the verbs below in
the correct form.

come | finish | know | not break | not go | study | tell | win

1. We would have finished tidying up the kitchen sooner if you had

helped us.

2. You would have passed the test if you had studied more.

3. If I had known you were ill, I would have phoned you.

4. We might have enjoyed ourselves more at the party, if you had

come too.

5. I would have taken more photos if you hadn’t broken my camera.

6. If she hadn’t tripped over her shoelace, she would have won the
race.

7. If the weather had been bad, we wouldn’t have gone to the lake.

8. We could have taken you to the match if you had told us before
that you wanted to come.