UNIT 1

GRAMMAR

Present Simple and Continuous

A. Sandra and Leyla are on the phone. Complete their conversation using either Present
Simple or Present Continuous. Make contractions if possible.

Sandra: (1) __________________________________ (you / work)?

Leyla: Yes. (2) _________________ (I / try) to finish a piece of homework for tomorrow.
Why? What are you doing?

Sandra: Well, (3) ______________ (I / write) my report, but I’m afraid (4)
_______________ (I / not / actually / do) it at the moment. I’m tired and bored. (5)
____________________ (you / want) to go out?

Leyla: No. Look at the weather. (6) _______________ (It / rain). (7) ___________________
(I / never / go out) in the rain. By the way, (8) ________________ (you / know) the new girl
in our class, the one with glasses? (9) ____________________ (she / be) from California.
Anyway, (10) ___________________ (she / stay) with Katy’s family this month.

Sandra: Yes, I know. (11) ____________________ (she / do/ well) at school, isn’t she? Katy
says (12) __________________________ (she / speak) three languages: French, Spanish and
English.

Leyla: Wow! (13) ____________________________ (she / really / do) great. (14)

________________________ (we / still/ not speak) any languages. Let’s take it more serious.

Present Simple and Continuous, Action and Non-action Verbs

B. Circle the correct form, present simple or continuous?

1. They think / are thinking about moving to a new city this year.

2. Pete knows / is knowing Jane. You don’t have to introduce her.

3. It depends / is depending on what the weather is being / is like on the weekend.

4. John owns / is owning a great collection of classic cars.

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5. The roses in your garden smell / are smelling lovely all the time.

6. Sheldon is having / has a difficult time this week.

7. He is thinking / thinks that we are studying now.

8. Benedict understands / is understanding Italian very well.

9. Mum! My friend wants / is wanting to come over now. Is that all right?

10. Please give me that book. It belongs / is belonging to me.

11. I tell / am telling you the truth. Why don’t you believe / aren’t you believing me?

12. My classmates are sitting / sit over there. They are seeming / seem nice.

13. I have / am having some good news. I see / am seeing Ted tomorrow.

14. This idea sounds / is sounding perfect. Let’s send a detailed e-mail to all the colleagues.

15. The coffee tastes / is tasting bitter. I won’t drink it.

Future Forms: Present Continuous, Be going to, Will / Won’t

C. Underline the correct alternatives to complete the conversation.

Josh: Hey Bill. What (1) are you two doing / will you two do on Friday night?

Bill: I don’t know. (2) Shall / Will we go to the Death City concert?

Josh: Actually, I (3) will have / am going to have a bit of party. My parents (4) are going / will
go away for the weekend, so I’ve asked a few people to come over to my place. Jack (5) will
bring / is bringing his DJ equipment round, so we (6) are having / will have music. Ian (7) will
come / is coming with a few friends. Do you think you can make it?

Bill: It sounds great. I (8) am going to text / will text Daphne to ask her what she thinks. Then,
I (9) am calling / will call you back to let you know. Is that Ok?

Josh: That’s fine. I (10) will speak / am going to speak to you later. Take care.

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VOCABULARY

A. Match the words and definitions.

1. crab ______ a. (n) a sweet food made from fruit

2. raw ______ b. (n.) a small tube of skin filled with a mixture of meat,
spices etc.
3. tinned _____ c. (n) a plant with a dark red root that you cook and eat
as a vegetable
d. (adj) cooked in hot oil
4. jam _____ e. (n) a person who prepares food for eating
5. sausages _____ f. (adj.) containing only a small amount of fat
6. beetroot _____ g. (adj) not cooked
7. spicy ________ h. (n) a sea animal with a hard shell, five legs on each
side, and two large claws
8. fried _______ i. (adj) containing strong flavours from spice
9. low-fat_______ j. (adj) preserved in a can
10. cook ________

B. Complete each phrase with a word from exercise A above.

1. _____ tomatoes 6. a good _____
2. _____ salad 7. _____ yogurt
3. _____ sauce 8. ______ vegetables
4. tuna with _____ 9. hot ________
5. a jar of strawberry _____ 10. ________ eggs

C. Use one of the adjectives in the box and a negative prefix (un-, dis-, in-, im-, ir-, il-)
and fill in the blanks in the sentences below. There is ONE extra adjective.

tidy - responsible - secure - imaginative

sociable - patient - sensible- friendly- ambitious - selfish- kind

1. As a chess player, she gets ________________ when it comes to competing with the other
player. She makes her moves in a hurry.

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1. We had been waiting for two hours and we were getting increasingly ___________.
2. It is very _________________ to tell people you don’t like their clothes.
3. If people are extremely generous with their time and money, they are ________.
4. I have a quite _________ sister. She never attends a party or a family gathering.
5. It would be _________________ of their parents to leave the children on their own in the
pool.
6. Children develop _______________ attachment if their needs are not met by their parents.
7. It was the most _________________ and boring movie I’ve ever seen.
8. If the patient seems _________________ to pain, the doctor arranges further treatment.
9. A(n) _________________ person does not have a strong wish to be successful, powerful,
or rich.
10. For now, it is a(n) _________________ room full of rough wood and broken furniture.
We’re still working on it.

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UNIT 2

GRAMMAR

Present Perfect and Past Simple

A. Put the verbs in the correct order to make sentences.

1. and / my / journey / mother / had / last weekend / I / terrible / a.

____________________________________________________

2. before / the champion / team / the league / has / been / of / your ?

_______________________________________________

3. done / research / I / Australian culture / already / a lot of / have /on.

_______________________________________________________

4. has / that old lady’s / done / shopping / Brian / lots of times.

__________________________________________________

5. big / never / a / for the waiter / left / tip / has / she.

__________________________________________

6. to Scotland / enjoy / because / wasn’t / my trip / I / the weather / didn’t / very good.

_____________________________________________________________________

7. money / have / any / you / homeless person / to / given / ever / a ?

______________________________________________________

8. meet / Paris / you / French friends / your / in / did ?

______________________________________________________

9. just / bank account / have / new / they / in / opened / a / France.

____________________________________________________

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10. she / yet / to buy / has / saved / a tablet / enough money ?
____________________________________________________

B. Underline the correct adverbs to complete the sentences

1. Another win! She has already / just / yet won eight tournaments.

2. It’s Mum’s birthday tomorrow. Have you bought her a present already / just / yet ?

3. Look, I’ve just / already / yet bought a new mobile phone. It’s amazing, isn’t it?

4. I can’t go to Spain. I have just / already / yet booked a ticket for Italy. I booked it a few
months ago.

5. A: Why does she look so upset?

B: Because she’s already / just / yet lost her wallet.

6. No, I can’t lend you any more. I’ve already / just / yet lent you all my money.

7. Oh, no! We can’t play tennis now because it’s already / just / yet started raining.

8. She hasn’t read the e-mail from her nephew yet / just / already.

Present Perfect + for / since, Present Perfect Continuous

C. Choose the best answers.

1. What job (a) did you want (b) have you wanted to do when you were a child?

2. How long (a) have you used (b) have you been using this phone?

3. How many e-mails (a) have you written (b) have you been writing today?

4. Have you (a) been visiting (b) ever visited the Palace of Versailles?

5. How long (a) have you known (b) did you know your roommate?

6. (a) Have you been taking (b) Have you taken a driving test yet?

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7. How many times (a) has he arrived (b) has he been arriving late this month?

8. Well, we (a) have been talking (b) have talked about that for weeks, but we (a) haven’t
been deciding (b) haven’t decided anything yet.

9. The world’s first underground electric railway (a) opened (b) has opened in 1890.

10. The roads are very wet; it (a) rained (b) has been raining for hours.

11. How many films (a) have you acted (b) did you act so far?

12. He’s only twenty-two years old, but he (a) traveled (b) has traveled all around the world.

D. Put since or for in the blanks.

1. I have been living here __________ seven years.

2. She has been planning the party __________ the beginning of the month.

3. The guests have been waiting for you ___________ more than two hours.

4. What have you been doing __________ the last time I saw you?

5. You’ve been taking this course __________ 2020.

6. We have been friends ___________ childhood.

7. I haven’t seen my grandparents _____________ ages.

8. I haven’t played volleyball ___________ I graduated from high school.

9. Excuse me. Have you been standing in this queue ___________ a long time?

10. I’m afraid that my son has eaten a lot of sweet ___________ the morning.

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VOCABULARY

A. Complete the sentences with a verb from the list in the correct form. There is ONE
extra.

loan can’t afford mortgage take cost

bill waste owe coin tax inherit

1. I have serious financial problems, so I’m afraid I ___________ to go to a restaurant for

dinner.
2. __________ is the money that you borrow from a bank to buy a house.
3. This is exactly my dream holiday, but it _____________ £2,000 just for a week.
4. If you are not able to buy a new car, why don’t you get a ____________.
5. They are increasing the ___________ on gasoline.
6. If you don’t want to __________ your money, avoid buying unnecessary things from sales.
7. I wish I graduated from university and started working so that I could buy my own food
and pay my own ____________.
8. It ___________ me more than half an hour to get to school every morning.
9. Can you give me some advice on how to manage my budget? I still ___________ the bank
a lot of money.
10. When you go to work, be sure that you have some __________ to put in the parking
meter.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct preposition from the list.

off(x2) up out of out(x2) to

by for in into on(x2)

1. Have you ever given money __________ charity?

1. Have you ever given money ___________ charity?

2. Don’t you ever give him a penny! He has borrowed a lot __________ me.

3. He has already saved __________ a million to buy a brand new car.

4. My company pays my salary ___________ my bank account.

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5. Thank you for lending me this money. I think I can pay it _____________ in two days.

6. He has just spent £300 _____________ a pair of trousers.

7. I don’t have any cash. I will pay __________ credit card.

8. We have just paid ___________ £750 to get the car fixed.

9. Unbelievable! They charged us 100 ₺ ____________ two cups of tea.

10. My boss told me to go to the cash machine and take ___________ €150.

11. Finally, he had to borrow money to pay __________ his gambling debts.

12. Hurry up! We’re going to run _____________ petrol soon! Let’s stop at the petrol station
to get some.

13. It is not unusual to live __________ your parents until you graduate from university.

14. He is looking for a well-paid job. He has to live __________ an extremely low income.

C. Complete definitions 1-8 with one of the strong adjectives in the box.

delighted astonishing terrified disgusting exhausted

fascinating hilarious terrifying

1. very pleased and happy:

Please come over. My family will be __________ to see you.

2. extremely funny:

He always has ___________ stories to tell.

3. very tired:

After the climb, I was absolutely ___________.

4. extremely frightening:

Spending the night camping in the jungle sounds __________.

5. very surprising:

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It’s astonishing that you didn’t know about this.

6. extremely interesting:

Prag is a ___________ city.

7. extremely unpleasant and making you feel sick:

What’s that smell? It’s ___________ !

8. very frightened:

I’m absolutely ___________ of snakes!

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UNIT 3
GRAMMAR
A. Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjective in parentheses, either the
comparative (-er or more/less) or superlative (-est or most/least) form.
1. Oppenheimer is ________________ (exciting) film I’ve seen so far.
2. The weather’s much ________________ (warm) than it was yesterday.
3. Of all the desserts, chocolate cake is my favorite. It's ________________ (delicious) for me.
4. This puzzle is ________________ (difficult) than the one we solved last week.
5. In winter, the nights are ________________ (long) than the days.
6. I find swimming ________________ (relaxing) than running.
7. New York City is one of ________________ (crowded) cities in the United States.
8. This book is ________________ (interesting) than the one I read last week.
9. Among all the students, Sarah is ________________ (organized) and punctual.
10. I think ________________ (quick) way of making decision is not overthinking but it is
rational thinking.

B. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

1. by far / is / luxurious / the / most / I’ve / hotel / stayed in / this / ever
______________________________________________________________________.
2. than / tennis / much / I do / plays / she / better
______________________________________________________________________.
3. most / these / are / ever / jeans / expensive / she’s / the / bought
______________________________________________________________________.
4. cheaper / go to / the restaurant / we / far / normally / this / restaurant / is / than
______________________________________________________________________.
5. got / yesterday / than / usual / earlier / home / she / evening
______________________________________________________________________.

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C. Complete the conversation with the appropriate article (a, an, the).
Customer: Excuse me, can you help me find (1)_____ backpack for my trip?
Shop Assistant: Of course! We have several options. What type of backpack are you looking
for? (2) _____ hiking backpack or (3)_____ everyday backpack?
Customer: I think (4) _____ hiking backpack would be best for my trip. Do you have (5)_____
waterproof one in stock?
Shop Assistant: Yes, we do! Here is (6)_____ waterproof hiking backpack. It's (7) _____
best choice for outdoor adventures.
Customer: Great! How much is it?
Shop Assistant: It's $80 for (8)_____ waterproof model, but we also have (9) _____ non-
waterproof one for $60 if you're on a budget.
Customer: I'll go with (10)_____ waterproof backpack. Can I also get (11)_____ additional
water bottle holder?
Shop Assistant: Sure thing! We have (12)_____ adjustable water bottle holder right here. It
attaches easily to (13)_____ backpack straps.
Customer: Perfect! I'll take (14)_____ waterproof hiking backpack with (15) _____ extra
water bottle holder, please.
Shop Assistant: Wonderful choice! Let me ring that up for you.

VOCABULARY
A. Match the words and definitions.

1. pedestrian_____ a. (n) the time of the day when the roads, buses, etc
are most full

2. rush hour _____ b. (n) a very wide road for travelling fast over
long distances, especially between cities

3. zebra crossing _____ c. (n) a place marked with black and white lines
where people can cross a road safely

4. coach_____ d. (n) a large vehicle for carrying heavy goods

5. lorry_____ e. (n) a bus with comfortable seats used for long

journeys

6. motorway_____ f. (n) someone who is walking, especially along a

street

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B. Match the sentence halves.
1. You need to leave early_____ a. make sure you won’t run out of gas
otherwise you can leave stranded

2. Can you please _____ b. if you want to set off on time for the
concert

3. I didn't plan to spend the whole day

at the beach, _____ c. pick up my sister from the airport
tomorrow

4. Before going on a long road trip_____ d. because we have run out of it

5. Will you buy some milk on the way home e. but I ended up doing just that

C. Read the sentences carefully and complete the blanks with the correct word. BE
CAREFUL there are 2 EXTRAS.

pick up - crashed into - show - try on - prove - argue -

- discover - turn - get stuck - turn round

1. When the car ahead suddenly stopped, I couldn't brake in time and ________________ it.
2. He was so embarrassed by the unexpected compliment that he started to
________________red.
3. Despite our best efforts, the key got jammed in the lock, and we couldn't ________________
it out.
4. The detective worked tirelessly to ________________ the truth behind the mysterious
disappearance.
5. The scientists ________________ that how much gluten and refined sugar increase
inflammation.
6. The scientist conducted several experiments to ________________ that his theory was
correct.
7. As we approached the fork in the road, we had to ________________ and choose the right
direction.
8. The documentary will ________________ how this ancient civilization lived and thrived.

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