Unit 3

Vocabulary
 Weather

1 Label the pictures.

1 f__ 2 s___f___ 3 r__n

4 f__o_ 5 f__s_ 6 h_i_

7 l_______g 8 s___h___

2 Match the columns to form phrases.

1 strong A forecast

2 clear B storm

3 heavy C hot

4 violent D spells

5 scorching E winds

6 cool F sky

7 weather G rain

8 sunny H cold

9 freezing I breeze

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 Clothing

3 Complete the spidergrams using the words in the list: shorts, gloves, trainers, suit, scarf, coat,
tie, leggings, jeans, high-heeled shoes, T-shirt.

…………………………

………………………… formal
formal …………………………

…………………………

………………………… …………………………
casual
casual

………………………… …………………………

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………………………… heavy
heavy …………………………

 Emotions

4 Complete the sentences with the correct word below.

 relieved  excited  scared·  angry · worried · sad

1 I'm so …………………… . I can't wait to go to the 4 We felt so …………………… to be alive after the
concert. terrible flood.
2 Jim was …………………… with Max and didn't 5 I felt …………………… because I was alone in
talk to him for days. my house during the storm.
3 Karen is crying. She's very …………………… 6 He was …………………… about finishing his
about what happened. homework on time.

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 General Revision
5 Fill in: pierce, destroy, come, hang, stretch, light.
1 Did the sun ………………… out after it finished
raining?
2 Those grey clouds ………………… all the way
across the sky.
3 I think it’s beautiful when the suns rays
………………… through the clouds after it rains.
6 Replace the word in bold with its opposite: bright, start, heavy, rise, slowly, beautiful.
1 It’s unusual for the temperature to fall so fast.
2 The rain didn’t stop until after I got home.
3 Freya thinks that rainbows are ugly to look at.
7 Choose the odd word out.
1 huge / giant / big / tiny
2 miserable / relaxed / anxious / unhappy
3 temperature / rain / snow / hail
4 wool / fur / feather / cotton
 Prepositions
8 Choose the correct preposition.
1 We were all surprised at/of the news about the
flooding.
2 My little sister is frightened in/of thunder and
lightning.
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4 The lightning began to ………………… up the
night sky.
5 A drought can ………………… crops because
they need water to survive.
6 The clouds usually ………………… low in the
sky when there is a storm coming.
4 All of a sudden, the sky became very dark.
5 Stop walking so quickly, please.
6 There was a lot of light rain this weekend.
5 heavy / chilly / powerful / strong
6 trainers / shoes / boots / socks
7 shine / pour / fall / drizzle
3 I was tired of/from a long day at work.
4 Are you satisfied at/with your new suit?
5 They were relieved about/from the news that
their village was okay after the storm.
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Grammar
 Past continuous

9 What were Lauren and her family doing last Sunday afternoon? Look at the pictures and
use the prompts to ask and answer questions.

1 Lauren/talk/on the phone?

…………………………….……………….
…………………………….……………….

2 Lauren’s brother/read/a book? (play/guitar)

…………………………….……………….
…………………………….……………….

3 Lauren’s sister/watch/TV? (ride/bike)

…………………………….……………….
…………………………….……………….

4 Lauren’s parents/cook/dinner? (garden)

…………………………….……………….
…………………………….……………….

5 Lauren’s grandparents/shop?
…………………………….……………….
…………………………….……………….

 Past simple vs Past continuous

10 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

It was a cold day in October. A strong wind 1) …………….………. (blow) and rain 2) …………….………. (fall)
heavily. It was 3 o'clock and I 3) …………….………. (wait) for my mum to pick me up from school. After a few
minutes, I saw my mum's car. She 4) …………….………. (drive) down the street when suddenly a tree
5) …………….………. (fall) on the road in front of her car! She 6) …………….………. (stop) very quickly and the
car behind her 7) …………….………. (crash) into her car. I 8) …………….………. (run) to her car and
9) …………….………. (open) the door. Luckily, my mum wasn't hurt. The man in the other car was also okay. I
10) …………….………. (feel) so relieved!

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 Adverbs of manner/time/place

11 Complete the sentences with adverbs formed from the adjectives in brackets.

1 It was ……………………. cold yesterday!. 4 He was going to an informal event so he dressed

(unbelievable)
2 You can ski very ……………………. on this
beautiful fresh snow. (good)
3 The children were playing ……………………. on
the beach in the sunshine. (happy)
……………………. in jeans and a T-shirt.
(casual)
5 The water rose ……………………. and started
flooding the area. (fast)
6 The rain was coming down so …………………. it
was bouncing off the windows. (hard)

12 Complete the sentences with the adverbs below. Then identify the type of adverb in each
sentence.

 carelessly  tomorrow  here  last year  well  outside

1 They went to Italy in May ……………………. .
2 George was driving ……………………. and
nearly caused an accident.
3 We can’t go ……………………. because it’s still
raining.
4 ……………………., James and Lily are taking
their first skiing lesson.
5 This space is for company employees only; we
can’t park ……………………. .
6 Annie can’t run ……………………. because she
hurt her foot.

Everyday English
13 Replace the underlined phrases (1-5) with the phrases from the list (A-E).

A It was frightening. C I'm relieved it's over. E Are you alright?

B That's terrible. D You had a lucky escape.

A: Hi, Bob. 1) How are you? I heard you had an accident in last night's storm.
B: I’m OK now but I wasn’t last night.
A: Why? What happened?
B: I was lying in bed reading a book when a tree branch came crashing through my window from the terrible
storm. There was glass all over the floor. 2) I was scared.
A: Oh no! 3) That’s awful.
B: Yes, it was. Luckily, the glass didn’t hit me.
A: 4) You were very lucky.
B: I know. 5) I'm glad I'm OK now.

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Pairwork Activities Student A
Work with Student B. Ask Student B questions to find out about a clothes shop. Then answer
Student B’s questions about the advert for a new wedding shop.

Grand Opening 15th June!

Everything you need for your big day to hire or buy including:
 wedding dresses
 bridesmaid’s dresses
 suits
 children’s clothes

14 Rosemount St
Open Monday – Saturday 10 till 6

Clothes shop

 what/name/shop?
 where/shop?
 what/shop/sell?
 what/on sale?
 what/opening hours?

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Pairwork Activities Student B
Work with Student A. Answer Student A’s questions about the clothes shop. Then ask
Student A questions about an advert for a new wedding shop.

Wedding shop

 what/name/shop?
 when/opening?
 what/type of clothes/have?
 what/address?
 what/opening hours?

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Portfolio Activities
Name: ………………………………………………… Date: ………………………. Class: ...................

You are writing an article about a weather event for your school magazine. Think about an
unusual weather event that happened in your country. Write notes under the headings. Use
your notes to write your article. Write about where the weather event took place and what
happened. Find a picture to illustrate your work.

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Game
Students play in teams. The teacher gives each team a set of story starter cards and a list of
ten verbs and ten adjectives. A student in team A turns over the story starter card and reads
it to the group. Team A then continue the story by creating a new sentence using either one
of the verbs (in the past simple or past continuous) or one of the adjectives. Once a verb or
adjective has been used it must be crossed off the list and not used again. The sentences
have to be grammatically correct. Each correct sentence gets one point. Then team B
continue the story. If a student makes a mistake or cannot continue, the round ends and the
other team turns over a new story card. The game ends when there are no more cards or
after five minutes. The group with the most points at the end wins the game.

Sample story starter cards:

Late one night, … We were walking home yesterday …

One lovely summer’s day, … We were enjoying a picnic in the park …

Last winter, … I was on holiday with my parents …

Sample verbs and adjectives:

run beautiful
shine golden
pour strong
float happy
freeze worried
sit bright
shout giant
play quick
fall powerful
offer special

e.g. ► Team A, a student turns over the following story starter card:
We were enjoying a picnic in the park …

► Team A: ... one bright sunny day.

► Team B: The sun was shining and a light breeze was blowing.

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