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1 * Choose the correct option.
1 I don’t get nervous before exams. I’m always very tired / relaxed. 2 Jack works hard, so we were nervous / surprised when he didn’t do well in his exams. 3 I feel terrible before a big exam. I’m always very relaxed / nervous. 4 I didn’t sleep a wink last night, so I’m tired / surprised today. 5 I’m excited / tired. It’s my birthday today! 6 My teacher gets angry / lonely when I’m late for school.
2 ** Complete the sentences.
1 An angry person ….. A is calm and happy. 2 An excited person ….. B is unhappy and shouts a lot. 3 A lonely person ….. C needs to go to bed. 4 A tired person ….. D makes people laugh. 5 A relaxed person ….. E hasn’t got anyone to talk to. 6 A funny person ….. F is really happy and enthusiastic about a future event.
3 *** Answer the questions with your own ideas. Give reasons for your ideas. What makes you feel relaxed? I feel relaxed on Saturday mornings. I have a lie-in and listen to music. 1 What makes you feel angry? ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… 2 When did you last feel surprised? ……………………………………………………………………………...…. ………………………………………………………………………………… 3 What do you do when you feel lonely? ………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… 4 What makes you feel nervous? ………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………
1 * Complete the sentences with the words.
1 I ………. TV last night. 2 I didn’t ………. a funny film. 3 I was relaxed. I ………. feel nervous. 4 We ………. a great time last weekend. 5 Where ………. you go last Sunday? 6 What did you ………. for breakfast this morning?
2 ** Complete the dialogues with the correct past simple form of the verbs in brackets. 1 A What time …..…………………………............... (you / go) to bed last night? B I ….…..…………………………................... (go) to bed at 10.30 p.m. 2 A What ……..………………………. (they / have) for dinner yesterday? B They ……….…..…………………………....................... (have) pizza. 3 A How ……………..…………………..… (Marc / feel) before his exam? B He …………..…………………………......................... (feel) nervous. 4 A Where ………………..……………………….. (you and Tom / meet)? B We ...........………………............... (meet) on our first day at school.
3 *** Write past simple questions for the underlined information. She went to Spain last summer. Where did she go last summer? 1 They joined the choir two months ago. ……………………………………………………………………………………? 2 My grandparents lived in London in 1990. ……………………………………………………………………………………? 3 I did my homework after school. ……………………………………………………..…………………………….? 4 I got up at 6.45 a.m. yesterday. ……………………………………………………………………………………? 5 I felt really angry when I heard the news. ……………………………………………………………………………………?
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1 * Choose the correct option.
1 How often do you go / are you going on holiday? 2 I write / ’m writing an email at the moment. 3 They don’t sunbathe / aren’t sunbathing right now. 4 Usually we don’t buy / aren’t buying souvenirs. 5 She travels / ’s travelling by bus every day. 6 What do the people do / are the people doing in the photo?
2 ** Complete the dialogues with the correct present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 A What …..…………………………............... (he / do) at the moment? B He …..…………………………............................ (look) at a website. 2 A How often …..…………………………........ (you / go) to the cinema? B About twice a month. I …..…............................ (not go) every week. 3 A What …..…........................ (your mum / do) from Monday to Friday? B She …..…................................. (work) at a school. She’s a teacher. 4 A Who …..…................................................ (Jane / talk) to right now? B She …..…......................................................... (not talk) to anyone.
3 *** Tick ( ) the sentences with verbs that are in the correct tense. Correct the wrong ones. They’re usually hiring a car on holiday. They usually hire a car on holiday. 1 Do they go to the beach every day? ….…………………………………………………………………………………. 2 How often are you eating in a restaurant? ….…………………………………………………………………………………. 3 He speaks Spanish right now. ….…………………………………………………………………………………. 4 They aren’t having dinner at the moment. ….…………………………………………………………………………………. 5 We explore the old part of the city now. …….……………………………………………………………………………….
1 * Complete sentences 1–3 with the comparative and 4–6 with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1 I think History is …………… than Geography. (interesting) 2 British weather is …………… than Spanish weather. (bad) 3 Your diet is …………… than mine. (healthy) 4 That’s …………… dish on the menu. (hot) 5 This is …………… hotel in the town. (expensive) 6 Where’s …………… beach on the island? (good)
2 ** Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1 You’re …………… than me at English. (good) 2 Carrots are …………… than beans. (crunchy) 3 I think curry is …………… food in the world. (tasty) 4 Eating breakfast is …………… than eating lunch. (important) 5 Chocolate is …………… thing that I eat. (sweet) 6 I think London is one of …………… cities in the world. (exciting)
3 *** Write a comparative and a superlative sentence for each topic using the words. Use the adjective in brackets. month April August November (good) I think April is better than November. August is the best month of the year because we don’t go to school. 1 subject Maths English ICT (easy) ……………………………………………………………………………………... 2 meal breakfast lunch dinner (tasty) ……………………………………………………………………………………... 3 place to stay a 4 hotel a 2 hotel a hostel** (cheap) ……………………………………………………………………………………... 4 food pizza yoghurt salad (healthy) ……………………………………………………………………………………...
You didn’t have to You don’t have to You had to You have to You must You mustn’t
1 * Choose the correct option.
1 School uniform is compulsory. We have to / don’t have to wear it. 2 I mustn’t / must go home now. I can’t stay out late. 3 We don’t have to / didn’t have to stay inside school at lunchtime. We can go outside if we want. 4 Miss Stone had to / must teach us yesterday. Our teacher was sick. 5 You must / mustn’t put milk in her tea. She doesn’t like it. 6 I didn’t have to / mustn’t study when I was five.
2 ** Replace the underlined words with the phrases.
1 It’s necessary to pay to travel on a bus. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 2 It wasn’t compulsory to wear seat belts 50 years ago. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3 It’s necessary to practise to be good at English. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 4 It was compulsory to call male teachers Sir when I was young. …………………………………………………………………………………….
5 It’s important not to wear those slippers outside. ……………………………………………………………………………………... 6 It isn’t compulsory to wear a watch to school. ……………………………………………………………………………………. 3 *** Write sentences about these things. Use modals of obligation and prohibition. Give reasons for your opinions. one thing that isn’t necessary to do at weekends I don’t have to get up early at weekends because I don’t have to go to school. 1 one thing that’s necessary to do every weekend ………………………... ….….………………………………………………………………………………. 2 one thing that’s important not to do in a restaurant ……………………… ……..………………………………………………………………………………. 3 one thing that’s important to do in a restaurant ………………………….. ………..……………………………………………………………………………. 4 one thing that was necessary to do when you were young, but isn’t now …………………………………………………………………………… …...………………………………………………………………………………… 5 one thing that wasn’t necessary to do when you were young, but is now …………………………………………………………………………… …..………………………………………………………………………………….
You didn’t have to You don’t have to You had to You have to You must You mustn’t
1 * Choose the correct option.
1 Tom is so good at sums and equations – he’s very mathematical / sociable. 2 Jenny is really organized / artistic , she can plan our party. 3 That drawing is amazing! You’re so logical / artistic. 4 William always has such exciting, new ideas – he’s very creative / mathematical. 5 I’m quite logical / sociable. I love chatting to people at parties. 6 My mum is excellent at doing things in a clear order – she’s very artistic / logical.
2 ** Complete the text with the adjectives.
My cousin, Jack, is very (1) …..…... He works hard at school and studies a lot for exams. He’s a (2) ………. person who wants to know the answer to everything. His favourite book is an encyclopaedia! Jack is very (3) ……….and spends every weekend doing lots of different activities. He’s also very (4) ………. and loves exploring unfamiliar places. Jack is interested in politics and he’s very (5) ………. about his future – he wants to be the Prime Minister! I’m not sure about that, but Jack is (6) ………. and sure about his abilities.
3 *** Write about you or people you know using the adjectives. Give reasons for your opinions. (organized) I’m not organized. I often forget to bring my homework to school. 1 (ambitious) …………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………... 2 (creative) ……………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………... 3 (sociable) ……………………………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………………………………………... 4 (adventurous) ………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………... 5 (hard-working) ……………………………………………………………….. ……………………………………………………………………………………... 6 (confident) ……………………………………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………………...
active adventurous ambitious confident curious hard-working
1 * Are the adjectives positive ( ) or negative ( )?
1 enjoyable ….. 2 spectacular ….. 3 dull ….. 4 predictable ….. 5 entertaining ….. 6 disappointing …..
2 ** Complete the sentences.
1 That documentary was really .......................... I learned a lot. 2 That comedy is really funny. It’s .........................! 3 That thriller is completely different from other ones. It’s very .......................... 4 That horror film is so scary. It’s .........................! 5 I don’t think that historical drama is very ......................... Life wasn’t like that in the 18th^ century. 6 Action and adventure movies contain lots of ......................... events.
3 *** Give some advice about five films / TV programmes. Use the adjectives to explain your reasons.
You ought to see the latest James Bond film. It’s really entertaining and there’s a spectacular chase at the start.
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dramatic hilarious informative original realistic terrifying
disappointing dramatic dull enjoyable entertaining hilarious informative original predictable realistic spectacular terrifying
1 * Choose the correct option.
1 There aren’t enough / too much eggs to make an omelette. 2 I’m too / too much hot. Can I open the window, please? 3 The film was dull. There were enough / too many boring scenes. 4 That baby isn’t too old / old enough to go to school. 5 Don’t spend too much / enough money when you go shopping!
2 ** Match the pairs of sentences.
1 A ticket costs £4.50 and I’ve got £5.00. ….. 2 A ticket costs £4.50 and I’ve got £4.00. ….. 3 Seven people live in a flat with two rooms. ….. 4 Two people live in a house with six bedrooms. ….. 5 I can’t carry my bag because it’s full of books. ….. 6 I can’t do all my homework tonight. …..
A It isn’t big enough for them. B I haven’t got enough money. C There are too many books in it. D I’ve got enough money. E I’ve got too much work to do. F It’s too big for them.
3 *** Complete the dialogue with too , too much , too many or enough****. Zac How about going to the cinema? Lydia I can’t. I haven’t got (1) ......................... money. Zac Well, why don’t we watch a film here instead? We’ve got lots of films. Lydia Wow! I can’t decide what to watch. There are (2) ......................... films to choose from. Zac How about this one? I love it. It’s about a boy who wants to be an actor, so he goes to Hollywood and … Lydia Stop! If you give me (3) ......................... information, it’ll be (4) ......................... predictable. I don’t like knowing (5) ......................... things about a film before I see it. Let’s put it on. Mum Here’s some popcorn, Zac. Zac Thanks, Mum. Mum It’s very sweet. Don’t eat (6) ......................... or you’ll feel ill!
1 * Look at the verbs in bold. Which are past simple (PS) and which are past continuous (PC)? 1 I was buying (.......) a book when I saw (.......) a famous novelist. 2 It started (.......) to rain while I was waiting (.......) for the bus. 3 An actor had (.......) an accident while he was working (.......) on a film in Hollywood. 4 What was your dog doing (.......) when you found (.......) him? 5 The phone rang (.......) while I was watching (.......) TV. 6 We were studying (.......) when we heard (.......) the news.
2 ** Complete the sentences with the past simple or past continuous form of the verbs. 1 I ......................... (dream) about birds when I ......................... (wake) up suddenly. 2 ......................... you ......................... (become) interested in American history while you ......................... (visit) the USA? 3 He ......................... (ride) to school when he ......................... (fall) off his bike. 4 The Titanic ......................... (sail) in the North Atlantic Ocean when it ......................... (hit) an iceberg. 5 She ......................... (not look) for cars when she ......................... (cross) the road. 6 Archimedes ......................... (have) an amazing idea while he ......................... (have) a bath.
3 *** Complete the text with when or while and the correct form of the verbs. Jenna (1) ......................... (study) at school (2) ......................... she (3) ......................... (start) working as a fashion model in her free time. A well-known fashion photographer (4) ......................... (notice) her (5) ......................... she (6) ......................... (stand) at a bus stop with a friend. They (7) ......................... (chat) about clothes (8) ......................... he (9) ......................... (ask) Jenna if he could take her photo. What (10) ......................... (she / wear) (11) ......................... this (12) ......................... (happen)? Her school uniform!
1 * Choose the correct option.
1 You get better discounts when you … online. A bargain B borrow C shop 2 I can … you my ski jacket for the school trip. A borrow B lend C waste 3 I bought my t-shirt for half price! What a …! A sale B bargain C lend 4 I don’t want to … my money on clothes I don’t need. A waste B discount C borrow 5 Can I … your jacket tonight? A save up B borrow C shop online 6 There’s a £5 … on that bag I like! A bargain B discount C borrow
2 ** Complete the sentences with the words.
1 Those trousers are a bargain, but I can’t ………. them. They ………. £50 and I’ve only got £20. 2 Clothes are much more expensive when they’re a designer ………..
3 People queue for hours in order to get a bargain in the Christmas ……….. 4 ‘Do you think it’ll ………. shopping online for a book?’ ‘Yes, definitely. Books are cheaper online.’ 5 I can’t afford a leather jacket at the moment, but I’m going to ………. for one. 3 *** Complete the text with the correct money and shopping words. I’m really into designer (1) ………. such as Marc Jacobs or Dolce and Gabbana. About six months ago, I fell in love with some Dolce and Gabbana sunglasses. I couldn’t (2) ………. them because they cost £120 and I only had £30! I didn’t want to (3) ………. money from anyone, so I decided to (4) ………. ………. my pocket money instead. Three months later I still only had £80 and that’s when I decided to look on the internet. I don’t usually (5) ………. ………. , but I found the same sunglasses on an Italian website and they (6) ………. only £75. ‘What a (7) ………. !’ I thought. Obviously, I ordered them and they arrived ten days later. I was so excited until suddenly I noticed the name on them – Dolce and Banana! I didn’t want to (8) ………. my money on fake sunglasses, so I returned them immediately.
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afford be worth brand cost sales save up
1 * Choose the correct option.
1 You can try out / miss out a class at the gym before you decide to join. 2 The other runners were much faster than me. I couldn’t catch up / pick up with them. 3 His dream is to be an actor so he’s taken up / caught up drama at school. 4 Look at this website and you can join in / pick up some good tips on archery. 5 I had to try out / miss out on the wakeboarding competition because I was ill. 6 Come and catch up / join in the dance! It’s fun!
2 ** Match comments 1–5 to suggestions A–E.
1 I can’t stand water. ….. A How about taking up archery? 2 I’m not scared of heights ….. B You should go trail biking. 3 I love running. ..… C Don’t take up wakeboarding! 4 I’ve got a fantastic new bike. ….. D What about doing athletics? 5 I can stand still for a long time. ….. E Why don’t you try out rock climbing?
3 *** Complete the text with the words.
join in miss out pick up take it up trail biking try out
1 * Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1 hasn’t / yet / The workshop / started. ……………………………………………………………………………………... 2 yet / done / Have / archery / you? ……………………………………………………………………………………... 3 sailing / I’ve / been / already. ……………………………………………………………………………………... 4 street dance / still / hasn’t / Shelly / done. ……………………………………………………………………………………... 5 finished / Has / yet / the holiday club? ……………………………………………………………………………………... 6 I / haven’t / still / my bike / fallen off. ……………………………………………………………………………………...
2 ** Complete the dialogue with the words.
Mum Have you learned your lines for the play (1) ………….? Carla I can remember most of them, but I (2) …………. haven’t learned my speech at the end. I just can’t pick it up. Mum Why don’t you ask your drama teacher for some help?
Carla I’ve (3) …………. spoken to her. It’s OK because we (4) …………. haven’t finished rehearsals. Mum I haven’t bought a ticket for the performance (5) ………….. Carla You mustn’t forget. We’ve (6) …………. sold 80 tickets. There are only 20 left. 3 *** Complete comments 1–6 with the sentences. Use the words in brackets and the correct present perfect form of the verbs.
1 Ben’s borrowed my top. …………………………………………………….. 2 We can’t leave the hall – ……………………………………………………. 3 We’re going to do lots of activities this summer. …………………………. 4 You’ve got a gift for languages. ……………………………………………. 5 I can’t lend you any more money – ………………………………………... 6 It’s 11.30 a.m. and ……………………………………………………………
I / lend / you / £40 (already) the rehearsal / not finish (yet) he / not return / it (still) we / join / the drama group (already) we / not have / breakfast (still) you / try out / Chinese (yet?)
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already already still still yet yet
1 * Choose the correct option.
1 We lived / ’ve lived in that house ten years ago. 2 The lesson didn’t finish / hasn’t finished yet. 3 ‘When did you start / have you started doing judo?’ ‘In 2011.’ 4 Did you meet / Have you met the new teacher yet? 5 She studied / ’s studied Chinese for six months now. 6 I still didn’t learn / haven’t learned my mobile phone number.
2 ** Complete the dialogue with the correct present perfect or past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Joe (1) …………. (you / hear) Amanda’s news? Ali No, I haven’t. I (2) …………. (not speak) to her for weeks. What’s happened? Joe She (3) …………. (just / win) a photography competition. Ali Really? Joe Yes. She (4) …………. (find) out yesterday. Ali It’s not surprising. She (5) ………. (take) some fantastic photos since she bought that new digital camera last year. Have you seen the photo she (6) …………. (take) in Paris a few months ago? Joe Yes, I have. That’s the one she (7) …………. (enter) into a competition last month. Ali That’s great. What’s her prize? Joe She doesn’t know. They (8) …………. (not tell) her yet!
3 *** Write sentence pairs using the correct present perfect or past simple form of the verbs. 1 I / buy / some new shoes / a week ago. I / not wear / them / yet. ….………………………………………………………………………………..... ….………………………………………………………………………………..... 2 Emma / not live / in the UK / for a while. She / move / to Australia / last year. …………………………………………………………………………... ….…..……………………………………………………………………………... 3 My dad / take up / golf / in 2001. He / still / not win / a competition. …...………………………………………………………………………………... …...………………………………………………………………………………... 4 anyone / see / my sports gear? I / leave / it in the classroom / yesterday. ………………....………………………………………………………………….. …....……………………………………………………………………………….. 5 You / start / reading that book / at 10.30. You / already / read 100 pages. …………….………………………………………………………………………. …....………………………………………………………………………………..
1 * Complete the verbs.
1 T _ _ the message icon to open it. 2 P _ _ _ _ that button to switch it on. 3 T _ _ _ my mobile phone later about the party! 4 P _ _ _ i _ the TV before you turn it on! 5 U _ _ _ _ _ my computer when you finish. 6 C _ _ _ _ _ your phone before you go on a long journey.
2 ** Choose the correct option.
3 *** Complete the text with the words.
First, find a convenient place to (1) switch off / plug in your phone. Then (2) swipe / press the red button at the top for three seconds to (3) switch on / scroll your phone. The phone battery needs to (4) charge / browse for 5 hours initially so don’t (5) unplug / update the phone! You can use the phone during this time, for example, to (6) tap / text your new phone number to your friends.
browse scroll stream swipe switch it on tap update
I couldn’t live without my tablet computer. The first thing I do in the morning is (1) …….... and (2) …..….. my finger on the newspaper icon on the screen. In seconds, I’ve got today’s newspaper in front of me. It’s so convenient to read. You just (3) …..….. your finger across the screen to get each article. I enjoy shopping online and I can (4) …..….. the internet on my tablet too. I (5) ………. down the screen until I find a good website and then I buy some clothes. It’s a quick and easy way to (6) ……….. my wardrobe each season! I also (7) …….... live TV on my tablet. That means I can watch a TV programme in bed if I want to. How relaxing!