Vocabulary

1. Complete the email with the verbs below.

chill out | cool down | get | go trekking | hire | photograph | stay up |

take selfies | try out | wander around

Hi Jen,

We’ve been arguing all morning about where to go on holiday. Mum

would like to go to a luxury hotel somewhere hot, 1chill out on the
beach and 2get a tan. Dad says we should go to Athens. He’ll make
us put on comfortable shoes and 3wander around the city all day.
He’s just bought a new camera so he’ll want to 4photograph all the
sights too, whereas my brother and I just like to 5take selfies in front
of the main sights. We would prefer something more adventurous.
We’d like to 6try out a new sport, perhaps we could 7hire a jet ski or
8
go trekking in the jungle to see some wild animals. When it gets too
hot, we could 9cool down in the sea. And we could also 10stay up late
to experience the night life. Have you and your family made any
plans?

Hannah

2. Match the sentence halves.

1. __ We won’t be able to a. around the city and showed

check us the sights.
in at the hotel until after 3 pm.

2. __ On the island, we can get b. over at a friend’s house.

around on a scooter.

3. __ When mum or dad travel, c. over in Madrid for a few

we often see them hours.
off at the airport.

4. __ On our way to Mexico, d. in at the hotel until after 3

our plane stops pm.
over in Madrid for a few hours.

5. __ When we got to Rome, a

e. around the shops.
guide took us
around the city and showed us the sights.

6. __ After the party, I’m going

f. off at the airport.
to stay
over at a friend’s house.

7. __ Let’s go in to the town g. away for a few days and

centre and have a look relax.
around the shops.

8. __ After the exams, I

h. around on a scooter.
suggest we get
away for a few days and relax.

3. Read the definitions and write the words. The first letter is given.

1. the amount of money a person or organisation has available to

spend
b__________
budget

2. money that your are given regularly, especially to pay for a

particular thing
a__________
allowance
3. rich
w__________
wealthy

4. to have very little money to spend

s__________ of c__________
short of cash

5. something that is on sale for less than its usual price or its real
value
b__________
bargain

6. the amount of money that you still have to pay, or that you have
left to use
b__________
balance

7. a small piece of plastic that allows you to buy something and pay
for it later
c__________ c__________
credit card

8. a machine that you can get money from, usually in a wall outside
a bank.
c__________
cashpoint

4. Complete the sentences with the correct words. The first letter is
given.

1. More and more people are watching TV online. A g__________

number of families do not have a television set.
growing
2. You need to do a m__________ number of pieces of writing on this
course. You must write at least two articles and two reviews.
minimum

3. I only have three or four very close friends. I’ve got a I__________
number of good friends.
limited

4. You can eat as much as you like here. There’s an u__________

number of times you can take more food.
unlimited

5. The train was full. A c__________ number of people had to stand.

considerable

6. More people passed the exam than ever, around 95% which is a
r__________ number.
record

7. They don’t let many people into the museum. A r__________ number
of visitors can go in at one time.
reduced

8. More and more young people want to take a year off before going
to university. An i__________ number of my friends are planning a gap
year.
increasing

Grammar

5. Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1. We’ve booked the tickets. We ’ll go /’re going to Australia in

December.
’re going
2. You probably aren’t needing / won’t need much money when you
go to India.
won’t need

3. You ’ll definitely see / definitely see tall buildings in New York.
’ll definitely see

4. I don’t meet / ’m not meeting my friends later. They’ve all gone

away.
’m not meeting

5. Our bus ’ll leave / leaves at 6 am tomorrow morning from outside

the school.
leaves

6. I’ve decided. When we get to beach, I ’ll swim / ’m going to swim in

the sea even if it’s freezing.
’m going to swim

7. We aren’t going to / won’t stay in our favourite hotel because it’s

full.
aren’t going to

8. I’m tired. I don’t think I ’ll go / ’m going around that museum today.
’ll go

6. Complete the conversations with the correct future forms. Use

will, be going to, present continuous and present simple. Sometimes
there is more than one possible answer.

1. A: What are your plans for the summer?

B: I’m not sure. We _______________________ (probably / go) to my
grandmother’s house for a week.
’ll probably go
2. A: Have you decided what you’re going to pack?
B: Yes, I _______________________ (take) my new dress and sandals.
’m taking / ’m going to take

3. A: Whose phone is ringing?

B: It’s mine. I _______________________ (answer) it.
’ll answer

4. A: Did you finish your project?

B: Not yet. I _______________________ (meet) my friends in the
library after
school today.
’m meeting / ’m going to meet

5. A: Hurry up. You’ll miss the train.

B: Don’t worry. It _______________________ (not / leave) until 5 pm.
doesn’t leave

6. A: Don’t forget to stay in touch.

B: I _______________________ (definitely / call) you when we get to
the hotel.
’ll definitely call

7. A: Can you look after your cousin tomorrow?

B: Sure. School _______________________ (finish) at 2.30 so I’ll be
free after
then.
finishes

8. A: Has your sister made up her mind about university yet?

B: Yes. She _______________________ (study) chemistry at
Manchester
university.
’s going to study
7. Complete the sentences with will or the future continuous. Use
the verbs below.

chill out | cry | not do | not go off | not have to | not work | watch |
write

1. If it rains later, I _____________________ a film or a TV series online.

’ll watch / will watch

2. This time next week, we _____________________ on the beach in

Tenerife.
’ll be chilling out / will be chilling out

3. That milk _____________________ if you put it in the fridge.

won’t go off

4. You should see that film. It’s so moving that you

_____________________ .
’ll cry / will cry

5. We _____________________ maths at 11 am tomorrow because it’s

Wednesday.
won’t be doing

6. When I leave home, I _____________________ share a room with my

brother.
won’t have to

7. My sister’s passionate about writing. I’m sure she

_____________________ a bestseller one day soon.
’ll write / will write

8. You can phone mum at 4 pm. She _____________________ then.

won’t be working
8. Complete the sentences with will, may or be going to. Use the
verbs in brackets.

1. It ____________________ (not be) too difficult – you don’t know until

you try.
may not be

2. Our teacher’s gone really red. She ____________________ (shout) any

moment!
’s going to shout / is going to shout

3. Before I go to university, I ____________________ (definitely / travel)

around the world.
will definitely travel / ’ll definitely travel

4. It’s boiling already – it ____________________ (be) very hot today!

’s going to be / is going to be

5. We ____________________ (well / have) pizza on Friday. Do you want to

join us?
may well have

6. My brother ____________________ (learn) to drive in the summer but

he isn’t sure.
may learn

7. He’s eaten so much, he looks like he ____________________ (be) sick!

’s going to be / is going to be

8. It’s suddenly gone dark. It ____________________ (rain) soon.

’s going to rain / is going to rain