Grammar Starter unit

like + -ing / noun Present continuous

1 Are the sentences correct () or incorrect ()?
Correct the mistakes.
Do you like play computer games?  playing
1 Do you like going cycling? 
2 My sister doesn’t likes chocolate. F like
3 Do your friends like dancing? 
4 My parents doesn’t like social
media. F don’t
5 I like swim. F swimming
4 Choose the correct form of be and write
the -ing form of the verbs.
I ’m / ’s watching (watch) TV at the moment.
1 Are / Is you hanging (hang) out with Jo today?
2 Look! Grace am / is dancing (dance)!
3 I aren’t / ’m not walking (walk) to school.
4 We ’s / ’re having (have) lunch right now.
5 What is / are your brother doing (do)?
6 It’s 8.30! Is / Are Paul getting (get) up?

Present simple Present simple and present continuous

2 Rewrite the sentences in the affirmative (), 5 Complete the message with the correct
negative () or question (?) form. present simple or present continuous form of
 Sarah wears boots in the winter. the verbs in the box.
 Sarah doesn't wear boots in the winter. drink eat go have have live
1 ? Do John and Kayla do sport every day? love rain not sit stay not want
 John and Kyla do sport every day.
2  He chats online every evening.
Hi, Katherine,
? Does he chat online every evening?
I’m having a great time in Australia. It’s really
3 ? Do they usually watch a film at 7 p.m.?
cool here – I (1) don’t want to go home!
 They don’t usually watch a film at 7p.m
I (2) am staying with my friend Zac and his
4  We don’t hang out in the park when it’s sunny.
family. They (3) are living near the
 We hang out in the park when it’s sunny.
beach.
5  Pedro and María don’t play the piano.
Zac (4) loves sport and he (5) go
? Do Pedro and Maria play the piano?
surfing every day.
I’m at the beach with Zac right now. We
Question words (6) aren’t sitting on the beach because it’s too
hot. We’re in a café. I (7) amb drinking fruit
3 Read the answers and complete the
questions with suitable question words. juice and Zac
(8) Is drinking an ice cream.
A When is your birthday?
(9) Are you having a nice time in London?
B In March.
(10) Is it raining there today? ;-)
1 A When do they do sport?
Write soon!
B Three times a week.
Hayley
2 A What are you listening to?
B A podcast. It’s very interesting. there was / there were
3 A Where is the shopping centre?
B It’s next to the cinema. 6 Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were
4 A Why are you buying a sandwich? or weren’t.
B Because I’m hungry! There were some books on the table.
5 A Whose is Mrs Anderson? 1 There was a great horror film on TV last night.
B My history teacher. 2 There wasn’t any meat on my pizza.
6 A Which T-shirt do you prefer: the 3 There was a lot of people at the party. It was
red one or the blue one? very noisy.
B I think the blue one is nicer. 4 There was a concert in the park. It was fun!
5 There weren’t any good books in the library.

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Vocabulary Starter unit
Free time activities Clothes

7 Complete the free time activities. 9 Complete the table with the words in the box.
Emma and Tim love riding their bikes. They go boots cap dress hat
cycling in the park every evening. jacket sandals trainers T-shirt
Things we wear Cap Hat
1 It’s sunny! Let’s h o in the park on our head
today.
2 We spend all day together at school, but my
Things we wear Boots Sandals Trainers
friends and I still c o in the evening. on our feet
3 I don’t play an instrument, but I want to learn
the guitar one day.
4 Do you want to come to my house this afternoon
Other things Dress Jacket T-shirt
and play computer games? I’ve got a new
we wear
football game.
5 I sometimes read books, but I never buy
magazines.
6 I often listen to music on my phone. I like 10 Look at the picture. What is the person wearing?
hip-hop and reggaeton. Complete the words.
1 shoes
Likes and opinions 2 socks
3 leggings
8 Complete the sentences with the correct form 4 skirt
of the words and phrases in the box. 5 t-shirt
Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
6 hoodie
be crazy about can't stand hate like love 7 jacket
not like not mind

I like eating in restaurants but I usually eat at

home. It’s cheaper and I (1) don’t mind
cooking. It isn’t my favourite hobby, but it’s OK.
I don’t eat vegetables. Yuck! In fact, I
(2) don’t like vegetables! But I (3) am crazy
about pizza – I want to eat that every day!

I’m in the school cricket team and when I'm not

playing cricket, I'm watching it on TV!
I (4) can’t stand cricket!

My friends (5) hate cycling because they

think it’s boring. I (6) love cycling, but it
isn’t my favourite sport.