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CONTENTS Unit 1 ................................................................................................... 2 Affirmative, negative and interrogative forms of BE Personal pronouns and possessive adjectives The possessive with ´s Reading comprehension Vocabulary: the family

Unit 2 .................................................................................................. 11 Present simple Adverbs of frequency Reading comprehension Vocabulary: daily activities

Unit 3 ...................................................................................................22 Have Got / Has Got Articles: a /an – the Reading comprehension Vocabulary: describing people and objects

Unit 4 ...................................................................................................29 Have to / Don’t Have to Can / can´t Reading comprehension Vocabulary: jobs Filling in Application Forms

Unit 5 ...................................................................................................37 There is/There are Articles : a /an – some/any Reading comprehension Vocabulary: the house

Unit 6 ...................................................................................................43 Countable and uncountable Nouns How much/ How many Not + much/ many A lot of Reading comprehension Vocabulary: food

Unit 7 ...................................................................................................53 Simple past of to be Simple past of regular/irregular verbs Reading comprehension Vocabulary: school

Unit 8 ...................................................................................................59 Past simple Indefinite pronouns

Unit 9 ...................................................................................................68 Present Continuous - affirmative, negative and interrogative forms Present Simple vs. Present Continuous Reading comprehension: letters and postcards- texts about fashion Vocabulary: clothes

Unit 10 .................................................................................................75 Comparative and superlative adjectives Possessive Pronouns

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Unit 1 to be affirmative and negative

I We/You/They He/She/It

Affirmative am (´m) on holiday. are (´re) Italian. is (´s) in London.

Negative am not (´m not) at home. are not (aren´t) American. is not (isn´t) in Madrid.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb to be: affirmative (+) or negative (-). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Tom ................... from Paris. (+) We ................... good friends. (-) I ................... an English student. (+) Kevin and Ali ................... on holiday. (+) Anna ................... my best friend. (+) I ................... a doctor. (-) Steve ................... 21. (+) Jenny ................... at school today. (-)

2. Write the sentences. 1. We / not in Spain / France. .................................................................................................... 2. Beyonce Knowles / not British / American. .................................................................................................... 3. David Beckham /not from Manchester / London. .................................................................................................... 4. Penelope Cruz and Antonio Banderas / not English / Spanish .................................................................................................... 5. Pizza / not from France / Italy. ................................................................................................... 6. I / not a teacher / student. ................................................................................................... 3. Correct the sentences. Use the short forms of be. 1. A: We're late. (early)

B: No, .........................................................................

2. A: They're from Italy. (Poland) B: No, ......................................................................... 3. A: You're ill. (fine)

B: No, .........................................................................

4. A: He's a journalist. (doctor)

B: No, .........................................................................

5. A: I'm fat. (thin)

B: No, .........................................................................

6. A: She's Japanese. (Korean)

B: No, .........................................................................

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to be questions Yes/No questions Am I Are

Is

we you Italian? they he she it

Short answers Yes, I am. No, I am not. Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it isn´t. Wh- questions Yes, we/you/they are. What´s our name? No, we/you/they aren´t. Where are you from? How old are your parents? Who´s your teacher?

1. Complete the conversation. Use be and the words in brackets. A: (1) ........................................ (you and Teri) in the same band? B: No, (2) .............................................. A: (3) ................................. (you) the singer in your band? B: No, (4) ......................................... . I'm the drummer. A: (5) .......................................... (Kim) the singer? B: Yes. And Laura's the guitarist. A: Really? (6) ............................ (Laura and Kim) sisters? B: No, (7) ...................................... .They're friends. A: Oh. So, (8) ..................................... (your gig) on Saturday at the KoolKlub? B: No, (9) .............................. . A: Where (10) ................................. (it)? B: It's at the T8, at 9.30. A: And (11) ................................. (you) ready for it? B: Yes, (12) .................................... A: Good luck then! B: Thanks. 2. Match the answers with the questions. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Is Brad Pitt English? Is Jim Carrey from the USA? Is Penelope Cruz Spanish? Is New York the capital of the USA? Are Beijing and Shanghai in China? Is Nicole Kidman from France? is Michael Schumacher? Is Ottawa the capital of Canada? a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

No, it isn´t. It´s Washington DC. No, he isn´t. He´s American. No, she isn´t. She´s Australian. No, he isn´t. He´s from Canada. Yes, he is. Yes, she is. Yes, they are. Yes, it is.

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Subject/object pronouns and possessive adjectives. SUBJECT PRONOUNS I You He She It We You They

OBJECT PRONOUNS me you him her it us you them

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES my your his her its our your their

1. Complete the conversations. Use subject pronouns. 1 A: Who's that man? 2 A: What's this on the radio? 3 A: How old are you? 4 A: Where do you and Sarah live? 5 A: Where's your sister? 6 A: Do you like my new dress? 7 A: Where are my CDs?

B: ............... ´s my neighbour. B: ...............´s a song by Coldplay. B: ............... ´m eighteen. B:................ live near the station. B: ............... ´s in town. B: Yes! ................ look beautiful! B: ........................'re in your bedroom .

2. Complete the sentences. Use object pronouns. 1 Tom and Adam are my friends. I know ................very well. 2 We're going to the cinema. Do you want to come with ................? 3 Come here. I want to tell ................ something. 4 Is your brother here? I want to talk to ................ S My sister sometimes helps ................ with my work. She's very clever. 6 Is this your magazine? Can I look at ................? 7 Hurry up, boys! Your friends are waiting for ................ 8 She's beautiful! Look at ................ 9 Anna goes to my college. I see ................there every day. 3. Complete the conversation. Use possessive adjectives. A: Could I borrow (1) .............. CD player, please? B: I'm sorry. (2) .............. headphones are broken. You can borrow (2) .............. MP3 player if you like. A: No, thanks. I want to listen to this CD. Richard and I are learning a song from it for (3) .............. gig next month. B: Oh, right. How's (4) .............. band? A: It's great, thanks. I like playing with Richard. B: Matt, Dylan and Kimberley have a band now, too. A: Really? Are they good? B: (5) .............. songs are all right. Kimberley sings, and she's great! (6) .............. voice is fabulous! Matt doesn't play brilliantly - or (7) .............. guitar isn't very good. A: (8) .............. guitar isn't very good either, but I can't buy a new one.

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4. Complete the text with possessive adjectives. This is a photo of ............. friend, Jenny. She´s from England, but ................ parents are Russian. This is ............... house in Brighton. It´s very big! She´s with .............. boyfriend. ................. name is Dale. This is me with ............... mum and dad. we´re on holiday. This is ............. house in Spain. This is my brother and ................. girlfriend In Paris. ................ dad is an English teacher. Now you show me .................. photos.

The Possessive Look at the examples in the box: That's Sarah's bag. The students' coffee bar is on the first floor. The children's names are Rose and Tom. Emma and Kate's father is a teacher. • We use the possessive 's to talk about what belongs to people, and sometimes animals, but not things: That's Sarah's bag. • We add 's to all singular nouns, and to plural nouns that do not end in -s: My aunt's house is near here. (aunt is a singular noun) The children's names are Ray and Tom. (children is a plural noun but doesn´t have final –s) • We add an apostrophe (') to plural nouns that end in -s: The students' coffee bar is on the first floor. Emma and Kate's father is a teacher. (Not Emma's and Kate' s father is a teacher.) 1. Complete the phrases. Use 's or ' . 1 the boys ................ names 2 Sarah and John................ aunt 3 the cat ................ basket 4 those ladies ................ bags 5 Ben ................ birthday 6 my friends ................ house 7 Lisa ................ phone number 8 Mr Smith ................ shop 9 my parents ................ bedroom 10 Jo ................ book 11 my cousins ................ dog 12 lan ................ car 13 men ................ clothes 14 my brothers ................ bike 2. Re-write the sentences. Use the words in brackets. o Those are her glasses. (my sister) Those are my sister´s glasses. 1 Where's his wallet? (Andrew) 2 What are their names? (those men) 3 Are these their photos? (your friends) 4 Her name's Jet. (the dog) 5 Where are their CDs? (Amy and Kim) 6 That's their cat. (our neighbours)

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3. Look at the family tree. Then complete the sentences.

1. 2. 3. 4.

Philip is ............................... husband. Elizabeth is .............................. wife. Charles is ................................ brother. Anne is ............................... sister.

4. Circle the possessive s. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

John´s Peter´s brother. John´s wife´s French. Annie´s John´s wife. Annie´s dad´s a doctor. Sophie´s Annie´s mum. John´s mum´s Helen. Helen´s husband´s Mike. Michel´s Annie´s brother.

Vocabulary address age at home/school/a barbecue party aunt Australia (at a) barbecue beautiful big birthday boy boyfriend Brazil brother child (pl. children) China Chinese city class country cousin daughter day doctor Egypt

Egyptian England English family family tree father/dad favourite first name France French friend friendly German Germany girl grandchildren grandfather grandmothe grandparents grandson great house Hungarian Hungary husband

in a classroom/ garden/photo/café in the middle Italian Italy Japan Japanese job language school little local man (pl. men) married month mother/mum name nephew next to niece on holiday on my left/right parents person (pl. people) phone number Poland Polish

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Russia Russian single sister son Spain Spanish stepfather stepmother student surname teacher teenager the USA T-shirt Turkey Turkish uncle university very week what/where/who wife woman young

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1. Complete the crossword with family words ACROSS 1 Your daughter´s children are your ... (13) 3 Your grandparents children are your ... (7) 8 Your father´s brother´s daughter is your ... (6) 9 Your father´s grandchildren are your ... (8) 10 Your father´s mother is your ... (11) DOWN 1 Your mother´s father is your ... (11) 2 Your brother´s son is your ... (6) 4 Your sister´s daughter is your ... (5) 5 Your mother´s brother is your ... (5) 6 Your father´s son is your ... (7) 7 Your mother´s daughter is your ... (6) 11 Your father´s sister is your ... (4)

2. Find the opposite in the word list a. b. c. d. e.

girlfriend married mum wife daughter

3. Find the plurals in the word list a. b. c. d.

man woman child person

4. Circle the “odd one out” (the word that is not part of the group) a. doctor/teacher/teenager/student b. at home/at university/at school/at half past six c. on the right/on holiday/on the eft/in the middle d. women/men/children/family e. in a photo/in London/in a classroom/in a café

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Reading Comprehension Read the article and answer the questions about famous parents.

Read again and circle the correct answers. 1. Cruz is Romeo´s a. sister b. brother c. father 2. Fifi Trixibell is Bob´s a. daugher b. son c. mother 3. Chris is Apple´s a. brother b. son c. father 4. Sage is Sistine´s a sister b. brother c. son 5. Quinn is Patricia´s a. mother b. daughter c. son

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Writing Add capitals and apostrophes to the email: hi annie, how are you? im in prague with jane and her family. heir house is beautiful – its near the university. janes dads english but her mums czech. shes a teacher and hes a doctor. theyre great but her brothers stupid. this is a photo of jane and me. were on charles bridge. im the beautiful one! jane sends her love. see you soon, nuria XXX

Some rules of capitalisation. In English, you must capitalise:     

the first letter at the beginning of the sentence the names of people and animals countries (Britain), nationalities (British) and languages (English) days of the week (Monday) and months of the year (January) geographical features (the River Nile, Mount Everest, the Atlantic Ocean)

Complete the texts with in, at or on. 'This is a great photo. It's me with my sisters. We're ............ the garden ................ home. I'm ........... the middle, Kate's ............ the left and Nicola's ............ the right. Our brother John isn't ............. the photo. He's ............. university ............ Edinburgh. Hello. Is that Jane? Hi Jane. It's me. I'm .............. Amsterdam. Yes. Amsterdam. I´m .............. a café. Yes. A café. I'm ............... holiday. It's great here. Where are you? You're ................ school? Ha ha. Sorry!

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Reading Comprehension Maria is a student in London. Read her blog. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences. 1. Maria is from Spain. T 2. She's in Madrid. F She isn't in Madrid. She's in London. 3. Andrew and Megan have two sons. 4. Maria is in a small school. 5. Her school is in the city centre. 6. The students in her class are all from Europe. 7. Debbie is Maria's teacher. 8. The National Gallery is expensive. 9. The Underground is difficult to use. 10. The food is bad.

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Unit 2 Present Simple: affirmative and negative

I/You/We/They He/She/It

Affirmative live in Prague lives in Prague

Negative do not (don´t) live in Prague does not (doesn´t) live in Prague

We use the Present Simple for:  Facts about your life, eg I work in an office.  Routines, eg I get up at six kirty every day.  Generalisations, eg Australians like barbecues. The spelling rules for he, she, it are:  For most verbs, add an s.  For verbs ending in -o, -ss, -sh, -ch, add es  For verbs ending in a consonant + change y to i and add es.  There is one irregular verb: have becomes has. 1. Complete the box with the third person of the verbs.

2. Complete the text with phrases from the box. finish work get home have dinner live in like American TV read a book start work watch TV work in My name´s Emma. I´m English, but I .......................... in New York. I ......................... in a hospital. I .............................. at nine thirty and .............................. at about seven in the evening. I ............................ late – about eight. I .............................. at home. After dinner I ............................... or ............................. I really ...............................

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3. Write sentences about Emma 1. She .......................................... New York. 2. ................................................. hospital 3. ................................................. nine thirty. 4. ................................................. seven in lhe evening. 5. ................................................. late. 6. ................................................. dinner. 7. ................................................. after dinner. 8. ................................................. American TV. 4. Write sentences about Barney. 1. John lives in Scotland. (London)

Barney doesn´t live in Scotland. He lives in London.

2. John works on a farm. (office)

...........................................................................................

3. John gels up at four in the morning. (seven) ........................................................................................... 4. John has a big breakfasl. (small)

...........................................................................................

5. John works ten hours a day. (eight)

...........................................................................................

6. John goes to bed at nine o'clock. (midnight) ........................................................................................... 5. Circle the correct answer. 1 He don't live / doesn't live in Cambridge. 2 The shop don't open /doesn't open on Saturdays. 3 I don't go /doesn't go to college on Tuesdays. 4 My mum don't like / doesn't like rap music. 5 You don't know / doesn't know her. 6 They don't sell /doesn't sell newspapers. 7 We don't visit / doesn't visit them every week. 8 Josh and Tom don't do /doesn't do much at weekends. 9 We don´t play / doesn't play football every day. 6. Complete the extract from a magazine article. Use the present simple of the verbs in brackets. In Britain, when couples get married, they usually (0) ........................ (invite) their family and friends to the wedding. The bride's father (I) ........................ (bring) the bride to the ceremony. She usually (2) ........................ (wear) a white dress. The 'best man' (3) ........................ (help) the groom before and at the wedding. Usually, he is a very good friend of the groom. After the ceremony, there is a special meal and a party. At the end of the meal, the bride and groom (4) ........................ (cut) their wedding cake together and all the guests (5) ........................ (get) a piece. After the party, the bride and groom (6) ........................ (go) on their honeymoon.

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7. Complete the sentences. Use the present simple of the verbs in brackets. 1 My brothers watch a lot of television. They ............................. any newspapers or magazines. (not read) 2 My sister cycles to college. She ............................. (not walk) 3 My parents stay at home on Sundays. They ............................. . (not go out) 4 My uncle works very hard, but he ............................. the money. (not need) 5 Alice lives in Milan, but she ............................. Italian. (not speak) 6 I like tea. I ............................. a lot of coffee. (not drink) 7 Of course we like parties! But we ............................. to go out tonight.(not want) 8 I understand the question, but I ............................. the answer. (not know) 9 I sometimes play volleyball. I ............................. a lot of exercise. (not do)

Present Simple: interrogative Yes/No questions Do I we you they like music?

Short answers Yes, I/we/you/they do. No, I/we/you/they don´t.

he Does she it

Yes, he/she/it does. No, he7she/it doesn´t.

Wh- questions

Where

do

you live? they work?

does

he she

do your homework? have breakfast? What do you do after school? Who do you sit next to in class? When do you do your homework? Which do you prefer? How do you go to school? 1. Complete the short answers. 1 Do you play sport at the weekend? Yes, I .................... 2 Does he get up early on Sundays? No, .......................... 3 Do they work in an office? No, .......................... 4 Does she often go to parties? Yes, .......................... 5 Do you and Kara chat on the Internet? Yes, ..........................

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2. Write the questions for these answers. 1 What time ............................................? She gets up at seven o'clock. 2 ....................................... a big breakfast? No, she doesn't. She has a small breakfast. 3. ...............................................................? No, she doesn't. She doesn't like tea. She has coffee for breakfast. 4. ...............................................................? She lives near the university. 5. ...............................................................? She goes to school by bus. 6. ...............................................................? She does her homework between seven and eight in the evening. 7. ...............................................................? At the weekend, she does lots of things. She goes out, sees her friends and watches films. 8. ...............................................................? She goes to the beach for her holidays

4. Complete the questions with verbs from the box. go live

play

teach

walk

want

work

A Can I ask you a few questions? B Yes, of course. A Thank you. .................................. you live near here? B Yes, I do. I live in that house there. A Oh, really. It's very nice. B Thank you. A And what about your job? Where ................................................? B I work at the university. I'm a teacher. A A university teacher. What subject ................................................? B Music. A Very interesting. Right. ................................................ sports? B No, not really. A OK. ................................................to a gym? B No ... no, I don't A ................................................ to work? B No, I er ... I drive. A ................................................ to be fit? B Well, yes ... I do. Everybody wants to be fit A So, you want to be fit, but you don't play sports, you don't go to a gyrn and you drive to work. Now, I work for Sportiva Health Centres ... B Oh. I see. Curso de ingreso 2023

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Adverbs of frequency always, usually, often, sometimes, not often, never  With always and usually, we need to add extra information: I always go to the cinema on Saturdays. I usually eat eggs for breakfast.  We put the adverb of frequency before the verb in the Present Simple: l often get up early. I don't often eat in restaurants.  but after the verb with to be: I'm often late for school. I'm not often in bed before 10p.m. 1. Complete the sentences with adverbs of frequency, 1 Jack eats in restaurants three times a week. He ...................... eats in restaurants. 2 My parents eat in restaurants two or three times a year. They ......................... eat in restaurants. 3 Mark and Anna go to Spain for their holidays every year. They ......................... go to Spain for their holidays. 4 Jenny doesn't like beer. She drinks wine. She ..................... drinks beer. 5 We don't often go out on Monday evenings. We ....................... stay at home on Monday evenings. 6 On Saturdays I play tennis or I go to the mall or I stay home. I ............................ play tennis on Saturdays.

2. Re-write the sentences. Put the adverbs in the correct place. 1 Joe and I go swimming. (sometimes) 2 Our street is quiet. (always) 3 My father plays football with me. (sometimes) 4 We go to the beach. (often) 5 My brother gets up at six. (usually) 6 I drink coffee. (never) 7 Our holidays in Spain are wonderful. (always) 8 Jason goes to bed at nine. (usually) 9 I watch TV in the evening. (often) 3. Put the words in the correct order. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

don't / my friends / go home / usually / on the bus Ashley / phone / does / sometimes / you? expensive / aren't / usually / the tickets on Saturdays / doesn't / work / my mum / often your sister / is / funny / always? you / on Saturdays / always / do / go out? often / isn't / the train / crowded they / often / their cousins / do / visit? you / do / sometimes/ to town / walk?

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4. Look at the table and write sentences about Kelly and her brother Mark.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Kelly / do homework Kelly / write for the school magazine Mark / write for the school magazine Kelly / do karate Mark / do karate Kelly / play the piano Mark / play the piano Kelly / be ill Mark / be ill

Vocabulary abroad after always arrive at 8 o´clock/night/the weekend beach bed before breakfast card catch chat Christmas Christmas Day cinema coffee come cook dance different dinner drink early early bird eat enjoy famous finish

flat food free time get get dressed get up go (out) hate have hear holiday hot in January/2004/the morning/the summer indoor late life like listen to live love lunch meat music neighbour never news New Year´s Eve

next door night night owl notebook office on 21 August Monday/ Sunday night open outdoor party popular present quiet radio read relax restaurant rich seafood see shirt shopping shopping centre shorts shower sing singer sleep

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song start strange study summer sun sunny surfboard surfing taxi Thai think TV uniform usually wake up walk want watch wear weather winter work write writer

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1. Complete the sentences with verbs from the Word list. Some verbs are in the third person singular. 1 I live in Oxford, but I w........................... in London. 2 Sometimes I c..................... dinner at home and sometimes I e..................... in a restaurant. 3 Joss Stone is a musician: she w........................... music and she s........................ 4 At the weekends I g.................. o............. with friends and we w.................... in the park. 5 The class s....................... at nine o'clock and f ........................ at ten thirty. 6 I t....................... it's OK, but I w....................... to be sure. 2. Complete the text with verbs from the Word list. Every morning, I ........................... at seven thirty. After five minutes, I ....................... and .................... a shower. Then I ....................... a cup of coffee. I .......................... the eight thirty bus and I ....................... at work at nine. 3. Match the verbs with the phrases.

4. Complete with in, at, or on. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

................. six o'clock ................. 10.30p.m. ................. the morning ................. the afternoon ................. the evening ................. night ................. Monday ................. Saturday

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.

................. the weekend ................. 21 December ................. Christmas Day ................. your birthday ................. August ................. December ................. 2006

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Reading Comprehension Read the advertisement. Tick (✓)TRUE and cross (X) FALSE.

....... 1 Betty is twelve years old. ....... 2 She lives in the south of Zambia. ....... 3 She speaks English and Bemba. ....... 4 She likes football. ....... 5 She goes to school rn Lusaka. ....... 6 She usually starts work at six in the morning. ....... 7 She never works in the afternoon. ....... 8 She sees her father at the weekends. ....... 9 Her father lives in Lusaka. ....... 10 He is a factory worker. ....... 11 He is rich. ....... 12 He sends money to Betty's mother every month.

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Reading Comprehension Two very different jobs Read about James Stuart and Maggie Howell. What are their jobs? Where do they work? Complete the sentences. 1 James is a fireman. Maggie is a zoologist. 2 She comes from the US. He ____________ from Scotland. 3 James lives in England. Maggie ____________ in Connecticut. 4 She works at the Wolf Centre. He ____________ at a fire station. 5 He drives fire engines. She ____________ schools and ____________ children about wolves. 6 Maggie likes her job, and James ____________ his job, too. 7 He goes to the gym in his free time. She ____________ her dog. 8 She plays tennis. He ____________ snooker. 9 Maggie married. Her husband's name is Spencer. James ____________ married, too.

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SELF-ASSESSMENT – UNITS 1 AND 2 Complete the text. Use the correct forms of the words in capital letters. My name's Silvio. I'm from Rome. I'm ____________ (ITALY). My mother's from Madrid. She's _____________ (SPAIN). I'm a student in London. My teacher's name is Stephanie. She isn't _____________ (ENGLAND). She's from Budapest. She's _____________ (HUNGARY). The other students in my class are from France, Italy and Spain and there are _____________ (JAPAN) and _____________ (EGYPT) students. It's great! Complete the sentences with the names of family members. Your mother and father are your parents. 1. Your uncle's son is your _____________ . 2. Your sister's daughter is your _____________ . 3. Your brother's son is _____________ . 4. Your uncle's wife is your _____________ . 5. Your mother's second husband is your _____________ . 6. Your father's mother is your _____________ . Complete the text. Write one word in each gap. My name's Paula, I am a student at a language school in London. I live with a girl from Italy. _______ name is Gina. We _______ always late for school! I get up 7 o'clock and _______ dressed but Gina loves sleeping and she gets up very late. Our teacher is an English man. _______ name is Dan. He _______ a very good teacher. _______ the afternoon we often go for a walk. _______ Saturdays we go to a club and relax. Complete the questions. What's her name? Her name is Paula. 1. Where ________________________________? Gina is from Italy. 2. What time ________________________________? Paula gets up at 7 o'clock. 3. What ________________________________? Their teacher's name is Dan. 4. Where ________________________________? At weekends they go to a club. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Jo doesn't walk (not walk) to school. She always catches ( catch) a bus. 1. We ____________ (not work) at a university. We ____________ (work) at a school. 2. He ____________ (not be) American. He lives in Boston but he ____________ (not come) from Boston. 3. My sister ____________ (study) a lot. She ____________ (not get) home before 9 p.m.

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Choose the correct words or phrases. 1. My friend's / friends like playing computer games. 2. My parent's / parents' names are Bob and Carol. 3. They are always / always are happy at Christmas. 4. I often go / go often for a walk with my friends. 5. We are students. Their / Our names are Mark and Paul. 6. My brother is married. He's / His wife's name is Belinda. 7. My birthday is in / on January. 8. I don't like getting / get up early in the morning. 9. My brother's / brothers house is very big. Read the text and choose the correct answers. 1. Before they go on holiday, Amy and her friends a. have an early night. b. sleep at the same place. c. wake up at the same time. d. stay up all night. 2. Amy hates a. getting up early to go on holiday. b. getting ready for holidays. c. waiting to go on holiday. d. the night before a holiday. 3. They start at a. 5a.m. b. 8a.m. c. 5p.m. d. a different time each year. 4. She enjoys a. watching the people in the street. b. seeing lots of cars. c. eating breakfast before she sets off. d. seeing nothing in the street. 5. At 8 o'clock they a. finish their drive. b. always go for a walk. c. have a short break. d. sleep in the car. 6. What does Amy NOT do on holiday? a. have barbecues b. go swimming c. get up early d. eat much.

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Unit 3 Have Got / Has Got

I/You/We/They He/She/It

Affirmative

Negative

have got (´ve got) a phone. has got (´s got) a phone.

have not (haven´t) got a phone. has not (hasn´t) got a phone.

Yes/No questions Have I/we/you/they got a phone? Has he/she got a phone?

Short answers Yes, we/you/they have. No, we/you/they haven´t. Yes, he/she it has. No, he/she/it hasn´t

We use have/has got to talk about:    

Possessions: I´ve got a new car. My mobile phone´s got a camera. People in your life: I´ve got two brothers and one sister. Physical characteristics: I´ve got blue eyes. Illnesses: I´ve got a headache.

Describing people with have/has got 1. Complete with have got ('ve got) or has got ('s got). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

I............... big blue eyes. My sister .......................... red hair. My children .......................... small feet. Her father ............................ short black hair. His friends ............................. long legs. We ....................................... small hands.

2. Look at the table and write sentences using the correct form of "have got" big eyes Harvey

x

Sasha

x

short hair

long nose

small hands

curly hair x

x

x

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3. Order these questions and answer them. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

got/big/ you/ eyes/ have? Have you got big eyes? he/ long/ hair/ has/ got? short/we/ got/arms/have? x have/ they/hair/spiky/got? x got/he/eyes/grey/has?

4. Tick (✓) when have got is correct in the sentences. Cross (X) when have is correct. ........... 1 I always have got coffee for breakfast. ........... 2 Have you got a dictionary? ........... 3 At weekends, we have got lunch in the garden. ........... 4 My mobile phone has got a video camera and an MP3 player. ........... 5 I haven't got my mobile phone with me. It's at home. ........... 6 I haven't got lunch at home. ........... 7 I have got a shower every morning. ........... 8 I have got my trainers in my bag.

Articles Indefinite article: a/an  We use a or an with singular nouns: a newspaper, a mobile phone.  We use a before consonant sounds: a newspaper, a big apartment, a university.  We use an before vowel sounds: an engineer, an old woman, an MP3 player. Indefinite article or definite article: a/an or the  We use a or an when we mention something for the first time (it is general): I've got a new mobile phone with a camera in it  We use the when we mention it again (it is specific): The phone is very good, but the camera isn't.  We use a or an when we mention one of many things: I live in a house.  We use the when there is only one: The White House is in Washington. 1. Write a, an or – (no word) ............ camera ............ dictionary ............ dictionaries ............ address ............ teacher ............ English teacher ............ English teachers ............ engineer

............ Japanese engineer ............ aunts and uncles ............ cousin ............ office ............ restaurant ............ Italian restaurant ............ people ............ enormous house

2. Add a, an or the to the texts. 1. My cousin´s got house in Spain and apartment in Moscow: house is enormous but apartment is small. 2. I've got mobile phone and camera in my bag. Phone is new but camera is old. 3. We've got guitar and piano in our house. Guitar is very good but piano isn't. 4. Maria's got two cars and motorbike. Cars are German and motorbike is Japanese.

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Reading Comprehension 1. Before your read match the pictures with the words:

2. Read the article. What is the main idea? 1. People love dogs. 2. People spend a lot of money on dogs 3. Dogs are like children. 3. Read the article again and match the sentences with the dogs. Write A for Alette, M for Marcus or S for Squidgie. ........ 1 This dog wears perfume. ........ 2 This dog wears sunscreen. ........ 3 This clog wears sunglasses. ........ 4 This dog eats from a Gucci bowl. ........ 5 This dog has got a Luis Vuitton bag ........ 6 This dog has got a lot of clothes. 4. Tick true and cross false. ........ 1 Alette lives in Oslo. ........ 2 Eloise loves Alette. ........ 3 Mike Offbach lives in Australia. ........ 4 Marcus loves the sun. ........ 5 Heidi is Squidgie's owner. ........ 6 Heidi buys things for Squidgie every month. 5. Complete the sentences with numbers. 1 In America, people spend $ .................. year on their pets. 2 ................... percent of American dogs get presents at Christmas. 3 The writer gives .................. differences between dogs and children.

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Vocabulary and another apartment appearance apple attractive bag bald because bedroom nike bit black blond blue both brown builder but camera cat CD player character clever

cold confident curly dark desk dictionary different disco music dog ears easy-going energetic engineer enormous European exactly expensive eyes face fair fat films flatmate get good marks

good at good-looking green grey hair hand hard-working have (a lot) in common hungry interests lazy lively long look like loud make friends middle-aged nervous newspaper noisy nose old owner personality

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1. Label the picture

2. Complete the sentences with adjectives from the word list. 1 He's got an old Cadillac. It's e.............................. 2 It's lunch time I'm h.................... . 3 $5,000 for a bike. That's e..................... 4 We've got an exam today. I´m a bot n............................ 5 ET is a good film, but it's a bit s ................................ 6 My brother plays the electric guitar. He isn'tvery good, bul he's very l...................... . 3. Complete the sentences with in or on. 1 Annie's .............. the garden. 2 Your keys are .................. the table. 3 Edie's ................ the house. 4 Jack's .................the beach. 5 My phone's ................... my bag. 6 Jo and Rita are ................ America. 7 Joe's .............. the left in the photo. 8 Sylvia's birthday is .............17 April. 4. Complete the sentences with and, so, but and because. 1 She's clever ............. attractive. 2 He's clever ................. lazy. 3 I play tennis a lot .................. I like it. 4 I want to speak good English ................... I practise a lot. 5 I enjoy listening to music ................. I don't play any musical instruments. 6 I love Indian food ................ I really like Thai food too. 7 He has problems with Maths .................. he takes extra classes after school. 8 I often go to nightclubs .................. I love dancing.

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5. Read the descriptions and write the names. Use your dictionary if necessary

Helen has got short, curly, black hair. She's got glasses. She's got brown eyes and freckles. Francine has got short, straight, red hair. She's got green eyes. She hasn’t got glasses or freckles. Alan has got short, straight, brown hair. He hasn't got freckles or glasses. He's got brown eyes. Dan has got short, straight, black hair. He hasn't got freckles or glasses. He's got black eyes. Violet has got long, red, curly hair. She's got freckles and glasses. She's got green eyes. Susan has got short, brown hair. She's got freckles. She hasn’t got glasses. She's got brown eyes. Bob has got short, curly, blond hair. He's got blue eyes. He's got glasses. He hasn't got freckles. Frank has got straight, blond hair. He's got blue eyes. He hasn’t got glasses. He’s got freckles. 6. Write the descriptions

Paul

Valerie

Curt

Bree

Patrick

Louise

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Writing Put the sentences in the email in the correct order

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Unit 4 Have to and don´t have to Have to / Has to = it is necessary or obligatory Don't have to / Doesn't have to = it isn't necessary AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES

SUBJECT

MODAL

affirmative sentences (+)

I you we they

have to

NECESSITY: have to/has to means it is necessary.

he she it

has to

clean get have eat go work

NEGATIVE SENTENCES

SUBJECT

MODAL

VERB

negative sentences (-)

I you we they

LACK OF NECESSITY: don't have to/doesn't have to means it is not necessary. You have a choice. QUESTIONS

he she it

VERB

work do don't have to clean eat work doesn't have to go be

DO

SUBJECT

Do

I you we they

Does

he she it

questions (?)

EXAMPLES I have to clean my room. You have to get a new book. . They have to have a notebook. He has to eat dinner now. She has to go to work now. It has to work. EXAMPLES I don't have to work on Saturday. You don't have to do that. We don't have to clean the car. They don't have to eat pizza. He doesn't have to work tomorrow. She doesn't have to go today. It doesn't have to be that way.

MODAL VERB

EXAMPLES

clean get have have to eat go work

Do I have to clean my room? Do you have to get a new book? Do they have to have a notebook? Does he have to eat dinner now? Does she have to go to work now?

1. Write sentences with have to or don't have to. 1 teachers / pilots - wear a uniform Teachers don't have to wear a uniform. Pilots have lo wear a uniform. 2 vets / doctors - be good with animals 3 shop assistants / dentists – have special qualifications 4 musicians / farmers - get up early 5 fire-fighters / shop assistants - use special equipment

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2. Complete the conversation with Tom's words from the box. early night stand up uniform weekends Tom Hi Lena. Lena Oh, hi. Tom You look sad. What's the matter? Lena It's my job. I hate it. Tom Why? 1 Do you have to work at weekends ? Lena No, I work from Monday to friday. Tom 2....................................................................? Lena Al night? No, I don't Tom 3 ....................................................................? Lena Yes, I do. I start work at seven o'clock, but that's OK. I like getting up early. Tom 4 ....................................................................? Lena No, I don't. I sit down at work. Tom 5 ....................................................................? Lena Yes, but it's OK. I like the uniform. Tom So what's the problem? Lena It's boring. Tom Oh.

Reading Comprehension Read the article below and write the jobs in the spaces. Then decide if the sentences are True or False

1. Lifeguards have to be at least eighteen years old. 2. Waiters have to speak French. 3. Babysitters have to work in the morning. 4. Babysitters don´t have to wear a uniform. 5. Lifeguards have to work at night. 6. Waiters don´t have to wash thier uniforms. 7. Lifeguards have to have special qualifications. 8. Waiters have to be friendly. 9. Babysitters have to work alone. 10. All the people have to work at the weekend.

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Can / Can´t  We use can to talk about 'possibility'. Can you do that? I can't manage to do that. You can leave your car in that parking space. You cannot smoke in here. There are two negative forms: 'can't' and 'cannot'. They have the same meaning. When we are speaking, we usually say 'can't'.  We use can to talk about 'ability'. I can speak French. I can't drive. 

We use can to ask for and give permission. (We also use 'may' for this but is more formal and not so common.) Can I speak to you or are you too busy? You can use my phone. You can't come in.

1. Look at the table and write the names on the picture. 2. Look at the table in exercise 1 again: write sentences about what they can and can´t do. 1. Anna .......................................................................... 2. Etta............................................................................. 3. Marc ........................................................................... 4. Paolo ......................................................................... 3. Write the questions and short answers. 1. Anna / bass guitar Can Anna play the bass guitar? 2. Etta / drums

No, she can´t.

3. Marc / piano 4. Paolo / saxophone 4. Write answers that are true for you. 1 Can you speak English? 2 Can you speak another forergn language? 3 Can you play a musical instrument'? 4 Can you ride a motorbike? 5 Can you cook?

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5. Complete the sentences. Use can or can't and the verbs in brackets. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.

Daniel ............................, but he hasn't got a car. (drive) I ................................. without my glasses. I wear them all the time. (see) What's this film about? I .................................... it. (understand) Lisa ........................................ with us. She's busy. (come) I spent a year in Madrid, so I ........................................ Spanish now. (speak) I need your help. I ....................................... this box. (carry) He has swimming lessons every week and he .................................... very well now. (swim) Kate's only ten months old, but she ........................................ (walk) We ......................................this. We've already spent all our money. (buy) Of course you ...................................this exercise! It's very easy. (do) Mark ...................................... . It´s four in the morning and he´s still watching TV. (sleep)

Vocabulary abilities acrobat ad (advert) adjective adverb all over the world application form artist assistant at the moment author babysitter be afraid (of) be good with animals/ children/money/your hands/people book – bookshop boring boss brilliant carpenter circus clown company cook current employment dangerous date of birth definition dentist dictionary drama student drive driving licence earn (a salary) easy

education employ evening school excellent exiting farmer female film extra fire-fighter first-aid foreign language full name full time gardener hairdresser have special qualifications/special equipment important interesting interview job centre kids lifeguard look after lots of male manager marital status meaning meet (people) near necessary noun nurse occupation

organise own part of speech part time pay rent performer pilot police officer postman preposition pronunciation quick quickly remember require ride a horse save money sex shop assistant simple slowly sports teacher stress swim swimming pool symbol talent scout talented taxi driver traditional training travel unemployed verb vet waiter

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1. Find these jobs in the Word list. They're in alphabetical order. This person: 1 looks after children ........................................... 2 is good with his/her hands ........................................... 3 works in a circus ........................................... 4 prepares food ........................................... 5 uses special equipment, works with your teeth ........................................... 6 wears a uniform, has a dangerous job ........................................... 7 works in the garden ........................................... 8 works with your hair ........................................... 9 works at the beach ........................................... 10 is a boss ........................................... 11 wears a uniform, works in a hospital ........................................... 12 wears a uniform, flies aeroplanes ........................................... 13 brings your letters ........................................... 14 works in a shop ........................................... 15 drives a car ........................................... 16 is a doctor for animals ........................................... 17 works in a restaurant ........................................... 18 cleans windows ........................................... 2. Are these words nouns, adjectives or verbs? Circle the 'odd one out' and give a reason. 1 boring / equipment / excellent / quick 2 drive / organise / travel / world 3 acrobat / afraid / company / first aid 4 boss / male / special / unemployed 5 author / bookshop / employ / example 3. Match the adjectives with the definitions. brilliant important necessary easy exciting traditional necessary talented 1 ................................... adj having a natural ability to do something well: a ... musicia n 2 ................................... adj something that makes you feel happy, not calm; ... news 3 ................................... adj something you need or must have: good food is ... for good health 4 ................................... adj something that has been done in the same way for a long time: a ... family 5 ................................... adj something that has a big effect or influence: It is ... to exercise often. 6 ................................... adj very good or clever: a ... idea 7 ................................... adj likely to harm you: drugs are ... 8 ................................... adj not difficult: some ...homework 4. Complete the sentences with at, for, in, with or -- (no preposition). Sometimes more than one answer is possible. 1 I work ................. the weekend. 2 I work ................. night. 3 I work ................. my hands. 4 I work ................. a hospital. 5 I work ................. my uncle.

6 I work ................. long hours. 7 I work ................. a restaurant. 8 I work ................. animals. 9 I work ................. hard. 10 I work ................. the government.

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Writing Read the description and complete the application form for Tom Doffman Tom Doffman is from Oxford. He's a university student but he wants to work as a lifeguard in the summer. He's twenty years old - his birthday is on 23 October. He isn´t married. He's an excellent swimmer. He's got a gold medal for lifesaving and rescue techniques and also a first aid certificate. He wants to work from 1 June to 30 August.

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SELF-ASSESSMENT – UNITS 3 AND 4 Match the words with the correct definitions. wallet MP3 player purse trainers 1 You can write in it. _____________ 2 You wear them to play tennis. _____________ 3 You listen to music on it. _____________ 4 You check new words in it. _____________ 5 Women often keep money in it. _____________ 6 Men often keep money in it. _____________ 7 You use it to talk to people. _____________

notebook

dictionary

mobile phone

Choose the correct words. 1. My brother doesn't do any work. He's just _____ a lazy b nice c lively 2. Jane is very _____. She knows that she is good at school and she knows that she is good-looking. a lazy b quiet c confident 3. Is this book _____ or yours? a mine b me c my 4. This is my brother's room but not everything in it is _____ a him b he's c his 5. Terry doesn't like playing. He likes reading the newspaper. He's very _____ a hard-working b serious c lively 6. I like your family's car but I like ______ more. a us b our c ours 7. I'm like my mum. We are never nervous. We're both ______ a shy b lively c easy-going Complete the text with one word in each gap. My uncle is a postman and I want to be a postman too. They have ___________ get up early and wear a uniform ___________ they don't have to work in an office. They go to the post office to get the letters and they take ___________ to people's houses. My uncle hasn't ___________ special qualifications and he doesn't have to be good ___________ his hands. He starts work very early ___________he finishes at lunchtime. He's got a bike and he rides ___________ every day. The bike is old but it's very fast and my uncle is very good ___________ riding it! Complete the gaps with the correct forms of have got, have to or can. 1 She's lucky. She _____________ go to school today. It's Sunday 2 I'm very good at music but I _____________dance. 3 It's not fair. My parents say I _____________ come home before 11 o'clock on Saturday. 4 My girlfriend's very attractive. She _______________blonde hair and blue eyes. 5 I've got a cat but I ____________ a dog. 6 My brother _____________ speak three foreign languages. 7 I'm a teacher. I _______________ wear a uniform.

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Complete the questions and short answers. 1 A ________________ (farmers/have to) work outside? B Yes, ________________ 2 A ________________ (your father/can) cook? B No, ________________ 3 A ________________ (they/have got) a car? B No, ________________ 4 A ________________ (your school/have got) a cafe? B Yes, ________________ 5 A ________________ (your sister/have to) work at weekends? B No, ________________ 6 A ________________ (you/can) dance? B Yes, _______________. Read the text on pen pals. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?

1. One person has got a sister. 2. Heidi can speak German and one other language. 3. Heidi has got three pets. 4. Stefan works very hard. 5. Stefan's parents have only got one child 6. Stefan wants to go to university in Britain. 7. Natasha is twenty-four years old. 8. Natasha and Heidi both like sports.

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Unit 5 There is/There are + a/an/some/sny We say: There is / There’s when there is only one thing, e.g. There is / There’s a desk in the room. We say: There are when there is more than one thing, e.g. There are two desks in the room. Negatives There is not / There isn’t a desk in the room There are not / There aren’t two desks in the room.

Questions Is there a desk in the room?

Short answers Yes, there is. / No, there isn’t.

Are there any desks in the room?

Yes, there are. / No, there aren’t.

1. Look at the picture and circle the correct option

1 There are two sofas. TRUE / FALSE 2 There is one big window. TRUE / FALSE 4 There are some books. TRUE / FALSE 5 There are two pictures. TRUE / FALSE 6 There isn’t a television. TRUE / FALSE 2. Look at the same picture and complete the sentences 1 _______________ three windows in the room. 2 _______________ four cushions on the sofa. 3 _______________ a candle on the bookcase. 4 ______________ big plant on the floor behind the sofa. 5 ______________ two pictures on the wall above the bookcase. 6_______________a rug under the coffee table. 7 _______________any plants on the coffee table.

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3. Write the questions and short answers. 1. armchairs? Are there any armchairs? No, there aren’t 2. sofas? ____________________________? ____________________________. 3. windows? ____________________________? ____________________________. 4. plant? ____________________________? ____________________________. 5. rug? ____________________________? ____________________________.

4. Complete the conversation. Use the correct form of there is/there are. A: (1) ........................... any good restaurants near here? B: No, (2) ....................... . (3)....................... a very nice one in Westfield, but that's five kilometres from here. A: (4) ............................ a bus to Westfield? B: Yes, (5) .............................. Do you want to go there? A: Yes. I'd like to have a nice meal and go shopping. B: Well, Westfield's a small town. (6).......................... any big shops – just small ones. A: That's OK. (7) ............................any clothes shops or sports shops? B: (8) ............................. a few clothes shops but (9) ...................... a sports shop. A: OK, never mind. I can go to a sports shop in Brighton. 5. Look at the map and complete the sentences. Use there's/there are or there isn't/ there aren't.

1. In this part of the college, ........................ a sports hall. 2. And ..............................three science labs. 3. ..............................a swimming pool. 4. ..........................any offices. 5. ..........................a cafeteria. 6. .............................any music practice rooms. 7. .............................a business school. 8. .............................two tennis courts. 9. And ..........................a library.

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Reading comprehension 1. The text is part of a story. Choose a cover for the book.

2. Match the sentences with the paragraphs Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 a. gives extra informalion b describes the room c gives the location of the room

3. Read the text again. Tick true and cross false. 1 There's a bed in the room. 2 There are some books in lhe room. 3 The door isn't next to the window. 4 The room is on the third floor 5 The room is in a building behind the hospital. 6 There's nothing on the table.

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Articles: a/an, the, no article  Definite article: the  We use the definite article with things or groups which are 'unique' - there's only one. Look at the sky - it's beautiful, The President of the USA lives in the White House. The teachers at my school are OK.  Indefinite article: a/an  We use an indefinite article when there are many possibilities: it's not important which one. Have you got a mobile phone? Can I have a cup of coffee, please? I want to buy a new computer.  We use an indefinite article with There is ... There's a cat in the garden. There's an ltalian restaurant near the school. ls there a bank near here?  No article  To make general statements, we use no article. English people drink tea. I like coffee. Cats are nice.

1. Complete the sentences with the correct alternative, 1 ................ sun is 150 million kilometres away. a The b A 2 Could I have .............. glass of water, please? a the ba 3 .............. Australians love barbecues. a The b - (no article) 4 There's ............. swimming pool in the college. a a b5 ................ other students in my class are nice. a The b6 I don'l like .......... jazz. a the b7 She's ...........manager of the shop. aa b the 8 ................. cheetahs can run at 112 kilometres per hour. aThe b 2. Complete the conversations with a/an, the or – (no article) Conversation 1

A Excuse me. Is there ............ post office near here? B Yes, there is. Go straight on. At .............end of ............. road, there's .......... supermarket. A OK B .............. post office is behind ............ supermarket. It's next to .............. pizzeria. A Thank you. Conversation 2

A Jim, have you got ......... pen? B Here you are. A This is ............. pencil.

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B Oh. Hang on a minute. Here you are. A Thanks ... Hey! This is my pen. B Oh, is it? Sorry. Conversation 3

A I don't usually like ............ modern art. Do you? B No, I don't. A But ........... paintings in this art gallery are fantastic. B Mm. Who's ......... artist? A Er ... it's my son. B Oh. Conversation 4

A They've got .......... new car. B Again? A Yes. That's ...............third new car this year. B Where do they get .............. money to pay for it? A I don't know. Maybe he's ............ criminal. B That's ridiculous. He can't be ............. criminal. He works at ........... towm hall Conversation 5

A Do you like .............fish? B No, I don't. I hate ............. fish. Yuk. What's for dinner? A Er ... just a minute.

Vocabulary above armchair art gallery atmosphere awful basin bath bathroom beach bed bedroom bus station bus stop by the sea chair chemist´s cooker corner cosy country cover crazy cupboard dining room do homework door downstairs

drawer fantastic fireplace fluent for rent fridge furniture garden gate go past go straight hall harbour housewarming party impossible in the mountains invitation card invite kitchen lighthouse living room lovely map microwave mile modern music shop newsagent´s

old fashioned other perfect picture pizzeria plant position post office private pub shelf (pl shelves) shower single bed sink size sofa spare (room) speaker stairs story stream study sunset supermarket table toilet traffic lights

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1. Write the names of the rooms 1-5. Then list the contents of each room.

2. Find these places in the Word list. They're in alphabetical order. 1 a place to look at paintings ....................................... 2 a place to catch a bus ....................................... 3 a place to buy aspirin ....................................... 4 a place to buy CDs ....................................... 5 a place to buy a newspaper ....................................... 6 a place to eat Italian food ....................................... 7 a place to buy a stamp ....................................... 8 a place to have a drink ....................................... 9 a place to buy food ....................................... 10 a place to catch a train .......................................

3. Complete the sentences with words from the Word list. 1 You want to be p............................, but it's i ............................ 2 I want to i........................... 500 people to my w............................... 3 My brother lives in a v.......................... in the c..................................... 4 There's a beautiful v.......................... of the s........................ from here. 5 He speaks f.......................... German, but his French is a........................... 6 I like m....................... art, but my husband doesn't - he's o.............................. 7 It's very w........................ in here could I open the w............................. ? 8 Turn left at the t............................... It´s about a m.................... from here.

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Unit 6 Countable and uncountable nouns Nouns can be countable (C) or uncountable (U). 1 Singular and plural forms Countable nouns have singular and plural forms. Uncountable nouns do not have plural forms.

C

U

Singular sausage tomato egg water bread

Plural sausages tomatoes eggs X X

2 Numbers We can use numbers with countable nouns: one sausage, two tomatoes, three eggs ... We can't use numbers with uncountable nouns: one water, two breads 3 Articles We can use indefinite articles (a/an) with countable nouns: a sausage, a tomato, an egg We can't use indefinite articles with uncountable nouns: a water, a bread 4 some and any We can use some and any with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns. We use some in affirmative sentences, and any in questions and negative sentences. Affirmative I´ve got some eggs. water. Negative I haven´t got any Questions

Have you got any

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2. Are they countable or uncountable. Write a/an or some.

3. Look at the picture and write sentences. Use There is/isn’t – There are /aren’t – a-some-any

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3. Write questions and answers about the picture above. 1. Is there any milk? Yes, there is. 2. Are there any oranges? No, there aren’t 3. ________________________________________lettuce? __________________________ 4. ________________________________________sugar? __________________________ 5. ________________________________________carrots? __________________________ 6. ________________________________________bread? __________________________ 7. ________________________________________pineapples? _________________________ 8. ________________________________________rice? _________________________

Reading Comprehension 1. Look at the names of the four restaurants from the text. Read the article and match the restaurants with the types of food they serve. 1. 2. 3. 4.

The Beach House Govinda L’Auberge Burger Heaven

a. Indian Food b. fast food c. fish and seafood d. French food.

2. Read the text again and match the sentences with the restaurants 1. This restaurant is by the sea. The Beach House 2. This restaurant is part of a hotel. _________________ 3. This restaurant is next to a cinema. _________________ 4. This restaurant specializes in seafood. _________________ 5. This restaurant doesn’t serve any meat. _________________ 6. This restaurant is good for a quick meal. _________________ 7. This restaurant grows its own vegetables. _________________ 8. This restaurant serves vegetarian and meat dishes. _________________ 9. Some of the dishes in this restaurant are very hot. _________________ 10. This restaurant is good for weddings. _________________

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How Much and How Many?  How much . ..? and How many ...? are questions about quantity  We use How many... ? with plural countable nouns: How many students are there in this class?  We use How much ... ? with uncountable nouns: How much water have we got? not + much/many  ln negative sentences, we can use not + much/many.  We use not + many with countable nouns: There aren't many students in this class.  We use not + much with uncountable nouns: We haven't got much water.  We also use Not many and Not much as short answers to the question How many . ..? and How much ...? a lot (of)  We use a lot of with both countable and uncountable nouns in affirmative sentences to talk about large quantities: I drink a lot of coffee; about ten cups a day.  We can also use not + a lot of with both countable and uncountable nouns: There aren't a lot of female engineers.  We use a lot without of when you don't say the noun: There s a lot./There are a lot. 1. Complete the questions using HOW MUCH or HOW MANY: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i) j)

_____________________________ salt do we need to make rice? _____________________________ eggs are needed for an omelet? _____________________________ water is necessary to make coffee? _____________________________ sugar do you often put in your coffee? _____________________________ fruits do you eat a day? _____________________________ ice cream do you eat when it´s hot? _____________________________ people live in house? _____________________________ money do you have in your pocket? _____________________________ bread do you usually have for breakfast? _____________________________ hours do you often work a day?

2. Underline the correct option: 1. There is/ are some/any coffee in the cup. 2. Is there/ Are there some/any chocolates? 3. How much/ How many bananas is there/ are there in the bowl? 4. There isn’t/ aren’t some/ any ice cream left. 5. How much/ How many people is there/are there in your class? 6. There is/There are some/any special cakes for tea. 7. There is/ There are two pairs of scissors on the table. 8. I don’t drink some / a lot of coffee in the evening.

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3. At the restaurant. Put the conversation in the correct order

Vocabulary allergic (to) apple bag banana bar bill biscuit boil bottle box bread break bring butter cake calories carton cents cereal cheap cheese

cheeseburger chips chocoholic chocolate coffee cola common cookbook corner shop crisps delicious dollars dry egg euros fast food flour fortune cookie fridge fried good/bad for you

greengrocer´s guest ham happy hard healthy invitation jam jar kilo lettuce meal meat message milk oil omelette orange juice order ordinary packet

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Complete the diagram with the words from the word list

2. Complete the sentences with words from the Word list. 1 It isn't h......................... to eat a lot of f........................ food. 2 There are 340 c......................................... in a litre of m.................... 3 That's your o......................... but you're not an e............................. 4 There are some eggs in the f......................; we can make an o.................... 5 This bread is terrible; it´s d................. and h............... 6 I'm a...................... to cheese; it gives me s.............................................

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SELF-ASSESSMENT – UNITS 5 AND 6 Complete the sentences with one word in each gap. The first letter of each word is given. 1. There are three s____________ with books on them in my room. 2. We've got an a___________ to sit on in the living room but there isn't a sofa. 3. There are dirty cups in the s___________ . Please wash them. 4. My desk at work has got a small d__________ in it. I keep my wallet there. 5. Please buy two b__________ of water and a p_____________ of crisps. 6. I'd like a ham s___________ and a glass of fruit j____________ , please. 7. Where's the milk? lt'sin the f____________. Choose the correct prepositions. 1. There is some food in / at the microwave. It's hot now. 2. There is a window above / under the cooker. 3. There is a chair between I next to the bed. 4. There is a spider under / between the sofa. 5. Our teacher always stands in front of / behind the board. He never sits down. 6. There's a clock behind / between the window and the door. 7. What's that in / on the floor? Choose the correct answer: a, b or c. I hate living in a house with three other students. __________ 1 just one bathroom but that's not the only problem. I buy __________2 food every Monday but there isn't ___________3 in the fridge at the weekend. They eat it all. I've got __________4 bread in my room but I can't keep milk there. There _________5 food on the floor in my room because there _________ 6 cupboards. I haven't got __________7 money and I can't buy food for four people every week. But they just don't understand it. I think I need to find a new place.

1. a There are b there is c Is there 2. a lots b much c a lot of 3. a any b many c some 4. a any b many c some 5. a aren't many b is a lot of c are a lot of 6. a aren't any b isn't many c is a lot of 7. a much b many c lots Write questions using the words below and the correct forms of there is, there are, how much and how many. Then complete the answers. 1. money / you spend on pizza? A ____________________________________? B I spend a _______________. I eat pizza for lunch every day. 2. biscuits / you eat / every week? A____________________________________? B Not _____________.

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3. a washing machine / in your kitchen? A ____________________________________? 8 No, ______________. 4. plants / in your bathroom? A ____________________________________? B Yes, _____________ 5. a sofa / in your living room? A ____________________________________? B Yes, ______________. Find mistakes with articles and rewrite the sentences correctly. 1. Do you live in big house? 2. A pizzas in this restaurant are lovely! 3. My sister has got the new purse. 4. The computers are really useful for homework. 5. Where's my book? It's in a living room. 6. Do you like the dogs? Read the advert for a town in England. Match the headings a-i to the paragraphs 1-7. There are two extra headings. a. Where to eat f. Shopping b. Coming by car g. Town history c. Where to stay h. Having fun in Bogner d. Making friends i. A nice place to go e. Coming by train

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Unit 7 Past Simple: was/were I/He/She/It

Affirmative was at school yesterday

You/We/They

were at school yesterday

Negative was not (wasn´t at school) yesterday were not (weren´t)at school yesterday

Wh-questions Where were you last week? Who were you with? Where were you in London? Yes/No questions Short answers Was I/he/she/it at school yesterday? Yes, I/he/she/it was. No, I/he/she/it was not (wasn´t). Were you/we/they at school yesterday? Yes, you/we/they were. No, you/we/they were not (weren´t).

Could/Couldn´t for ability Affirmative I/he/she/it/we/they could swim. Negative I/he/she/it/we/they could not (couldn´t) swim. Questions Short answers Could I/he/she/it/we/they swim? Yes, I/he/she/it/we/they could. No, I/he/she/it/we/they/could not (couldn´t). 1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of was/were. 1. My big brother ………..at home this morning. (+) 2. My parents ……………… on holiday last week. (-) 3. Piotrek and I …………… at the cinema last night. (+) 4. You……………… at home yesterday. (-) 5. My friend ……….. in Wales last week. (+) 6. It …………….very hot last summer. (-) 2. Answer these questions. Use the info below. Vixen European tour 23 January Berlin – 26 January Budapest – 29 January Warsaw – 31 January Moscow – 1 February Rome – 3 February Madrid – 4 February Lisbon 1. When was the concert in Rome? 2. Were they in Warsaw on 23 January? 3. Was the Budapest concert on 29 January? 4. When was the concert in Madrid? 5. Were they in Moscow on 31 January? 6. Was the Lisbon concert on 4 February?

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3. Complete the conversation with can, can't, could or couldn't. Marc: I was a brilliant child, you know. Monika: Really? Marc: Oh, yes. I could speak Chinese when I was six. Monika: Oh no, you ............. Marc: Oh yes, I ……………. Monika: But you………………. speak Chinese now. Marc: No, I ……… It's very strange. And I …………… play the piano when I was six, too. Monika: ………….you play the piano now? Marc: No, I ………….. It's very strange. Monika: ………….. you play chess when you were six? Marc: Yes, yes, I ……... I was very good. Monika: But you ……….. play chess now. Marc: No, I ……. It's ................ 4. Circle the correct answer. 1 These shoes was /were very expensive. 2 That shop was /were shut last week. 3 Joe was /were here last night. 4 I was /were ill yesterday. S We was /were very busy two weeks ago. 6 Our hotel was /were very clean. 7 You was /were brilliant! 8 My parents was /were in Italy in March. 9 I was /were very happy last year. 10 Kate was /were at home yesterday. 11 Helen was/were in hospital yesterday. 5. Complete the sentences. Use was, wasn't, were or weren't. 1 Last year I was at drama school. I ........................... at university. 2 Jo was at drama school, too, but she ....................... at my school in Cardiff. 3 Tim ............................. in Cardiff from january to April. He wasn't there in May. 4 justin and I were at the same school, but we ........................... in the same class. 5 Mark and Amanda were in Cardiff last year, too, but they weren't at drama school. They ............................... at university. 6 The course wasn't easy. Last term ............................very difficult. 7 I .............................happy! I was worried a lot of the time. 6. Write questions. Use was or were. 1 you / at home yesterday? 2 where / you? 3 the museum / open? 4 Sam / with you? 5 why / he / late? 6 you / annoyed? 7 why / the tickets / expensive?

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Past Simple Affirmative We use the Past Simple to talk about things which started and finished in the past. I/he/she/it/we/they watched football on TV yesterday. Regular verbs Past Simple regular verbs end in –ED: e.g. worked. Spelling rules:  For most verbs: add -ed.  For verbs ending in -e add -d, e.g. loved  For verbs ending in a consonant + y, change y to I and add -ed, e.g. studied.  For verbs ending in a consonant + vowel +consonant, double the final consonant and add -ed, e.g. stopped 1. Complete the texts with the Past Simple of the verbs. Be careful! There is one extra verb for each text. A actions come look open see tell The door opened and Boris ………………. in.He ………………… around the room and ………………. James. B situations live love take think work When I was 17 I ……………….. punk music. We ………………... in Birmingham and my dad …………………. in a bank. I ……………… my parents were boring. Now I live in Coventry and I work in a bank. C routines get meet move talk walk write When I was in year eight, Hannah Barker was my best friend. We …………… outside her house at 8.30 every day and ………………… to school together. We …………… about pop music and television and people at school. In year nine, her family , …………………. to Scotland. We ……………….. to each other for a few months, but then we stopped.

Reading Comprehension How many of these questions about The Beatles can you answer? 1. The Beatles were from ... a Liverpool. b London. c New York. d Hamburg. 2. The Beatles were John, Paul, George and ... a Bingo b Dingo c Ringo d Drongo 3. Their first record was ... a Please, Please Me. b Twist and Shout. c Love Me Do d She Loves You. 4. George Harrison played ... a the bass guitar. b the guitar

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b Harrison and Starr. d Lennon and McCartney.

6. The Beatles broke up in ... a 1960. b 1970. c 1980. d 1990. Read the website. Check your answers to exercise 1.

Vocabulary 1. Circle the correct alternative. 1 Sorry I can't come to the party, but I'm really ... a lively b busy c difficult 2 I was in bed all day yesterday. I was really ... a difficult b bad c ill 3 There are a lot of students in the city so it's really .. . a funny b lively c lucky 4 I love Will Smith - he's really ... a funny b lucky c ill 5 I saw Vixen last night. They were really ... a difficult b loud c ill 6 She´s got a new car for her birthday. She's really ... a lucky b busy c mad

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add 'A'/'F' student after that Algebra answer a question apologise Art at the time bad/good mood band Biology borrow busy Chemistry conclusion decide department difficult do a degree explanation factory finally first of all football practice foreign language funny Geography get a certificate/a good-bad grade/a degree get some advuice give good/bad news give reasons glad graduation party have an argument History ill in fact lnformation Technology introduction Languages last night late for school leave

Literature lively lose loud lucky lunchtime mad make a comment Maths miss the bus museum Music news theatre offer a place Physical Education (PE) play an instrument play tennis play the drums/ the piano/the guitar poor primary school punk record player science sign your name speak a foreign language start/go to/leave school or university take a test/a course/ lessons take/pass/fail an exam teenager tell tennis balls tennis shoes the 1940s, 1960s, 1980s travel Trigonometry unhappy use a computer war worry yesterday yesterday morning/ afternoon/evening

2. Find the school subjects in the Word List

Complete the crossword with irregular past simple verbs.

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Writing Label the paragraphs

Write an email of apology to a friend. Follow the plan:

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Unit 8 Past simple: Regular and irregular verbs

I/you/He/She/It/We/They

Affirmative watched football on TV yesterday. went to the cinema on Tuesday.

Yes/No questions watch football on TV yesterday?

Negative did not (didn´t) watch football on TV yesterday. did not (didn´t) go to the cinema on Tuesday. Short answers Yes, I/you/he/she/it/ we/they did

Did I/you/he/she/it/we/they go to the cinema on Tuesday?

No, I/you/he/she/it/ we/they didn´t

1. Complete the table with the past forms of these irregular verbs.

2. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple of the verbs in the box. find

give

have

leave

meet

pay

go

see

sit

1 I ................. Emma last night. 2 I ................. dinner with her. 3 We ................. at 7.30. 4 We ................. a nice restaurant by the river. 5 We ................. outside. 6 It was her birthday, so I ................. her a CD. 7 I ................. for our dinner. 8 We ................. the restaurant at 10.30. 9 I ................. to bed at 11.30.

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3. Complete the extract from an e-mail. Use the past simple of the verbs in brackets. Last year I (1) ................... (learn) how to ride a motorbike. I (2) ................... (buy) an old bike and then I (3) .................... (take) some lessons. My brother (4) ................... (teach) me, too. So, this summer, my brother and I (5) ................... (go) to the south of France on our bikes. We (6) ................... (see) a lot of different places and (7) ................... (meet) some great people. Every night we (8) ................... (sleep) outside and in the morning we (9) ................... (wake up) with the sun. It was fantastic! 4. Complete the sentences. Use the negative form of the verbs in the first part of the sentence. 1. Jessica went to the bookshop but ........................ to the newsagent's. 2. Mark brought some orange juice but he ........................ any food. 3. We spoke to a lot of people but we ........................ to Tom. 4. They asked me about my experience but they ........................ me about my education. 5. You made a cup of coffee for her but you ........................ one for me! 6. I thought about him a lot but he ........................ about me. 7. The hotel had a pool but it ........................ a restaurant. 8. I read the first story but I ........................ the second one. 9. He sent a postcard to Beth but ........................ one to Kirsty. 5. Write the sentences and questions with verbs from the box. come from

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6. Complete the Wh- questions. 1) What did you do at the weekend? On Saturday I went to the cinema and on Sunday I played football. 2) ……………………………………………………… breakfast? Oh, I just had coffee. I wasn't very hungry. 3) …………………………………………………………………… your English exam? I took it last year. I passed with a grade A+. 4) ……………………………………………………… last night? I didn't go anywhere. I stayed at home and watched TV. 5) ……………………………………………………………………… lunch? In a really nice restaurant near the river. It was only 10 euros. 6) ……………………………………………………………………. here? I got here by bike. It's only 20 minutes from my house. 7. Complete the conversation. Use the past simple of the verbs in brackets. A: When (0) ..................................... (you / get) here? B: Last night. A: What time (1) ..................................... (you / leave) London? B: At 7.30. We (2) ....................................... (not stop) on the way, so it only took us four hours. (3) ...................................... (you / come) by car? A: No, I (4)............................ I got the train . B: (5) ........................................... (somebody / meet) you at the station? A: Yes. My friend met me in his car. But then we got lost on our way here. We (6) ........................................ (not have) a map. In the end, we phoned the hotel and asked for directions! B: You had a difficult journey! 8. Which of these things did you do last year? Write short answers that are true for you. 1 Did you start work? 2 Did you make any new friends? 3 Did you learn a new skill? 4 Did you go to a new place? 5 Did you change anything in your life? 6 Did you leave school?

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Reading Comprehension 1. Read Abraham Lincoln´s biography and tick True or cross False. 1) Abraham Lincoln's parents were rich. __________ 2) They had lots of books. __________ 3) Abraham Lincoln was a lawyer. __________ 4) Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd had four daughters. ___________ 5) Abraham Lincoln was the first president of the USA. ___________ 6) The south won the American Civil War. ____________ 7) John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln. ___________ 8) Abraham Lincoln died in a theatre. ____________

2. Answer the questions. 1) When was Lincoln born? 2) When did he become a lawyer? 3) When did he get married? 4) When did he become president of the USA? 5) When did the American Civil War begin? 6) When did the American Civil War end? 7) When did Lincoln die?

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Vocabulary actress agency area at the age of basic education bicycle birth date birthplace blue jeans calculating machine celebrity central heating change the world charity events/project /work/organisation check emails collect money compact disc compute game/ program concerts cool decide design developing countries die

digital camera dining room discovery donate DVD player empty excited factfile famine famous for fashion show film star fire flying machine genius go on a charity walk go online good fun guess guy happen have a big influence on heat home cinema hungry

idea ill imagination Internet search engine invent inventor jacket join laptop computer light bulb make a difference make posters man married to microwave oven mobile phone move peace plastic bag poet poor pop music predict prize raise money

record (v) refugees relative retire rich score sell tickets separate sick sports event starving telephone terrific treat turn on unusual washing machine Well done! well-known wheel win

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2. Find adjective/noun compounds in the Word list to match these meanings. They're in alphabetical order. 1) something to wear: ___________________ 2) something to make your house warm: ___________ 3) something to take pictures with: ______________ 4) somewhere to eat in a house: _______________ 5) something to help you communicate: _______________ 6) somewhere to put your shopping: _________________ 7) something to clean your clothes: ________________

3. Find these words in the Word list. They're in alphabetical order. 1) the opposite of war _________________ 2) the opposite of poor _________________ 3) a word which is similar to ill _________________ 4) a word which is similar to hungry _________________ 5) a word which is similar to famous _________________ 6) the opposite of lose _________________

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Writing 1. Look at the structure of the biography below.

2. Use the information in the time line to complete the short biography of Albert Einstein in Exercise 1. 1914 - becomes a professor at the University of Berlin - goes to live in Germany - also becomes a German citizen again - at the same time, writes the General Theory of Relativity (finishes it in 1916) 1921 - gets the Nobel Prize 1933 - becomes a professor at Princeton University 1940 - becomes a US citizen 1955 - dies in his sleep

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Reading Comprehension Read the article about Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, and match the headings to the paragraphs. 1 Money 4 The website grows 2 The idea 5 Early programs 3 Childhood

The Facebook Story A ______________________ Mark Zuckerberg lived in Dobbs Ferry when he was young, 20 km from the town he was born in, White Plains, in the state of New York. He was born in 1984 and went to Ardsley High School and he was a very good student. Later he went to Phillips Exeter Academy. He was different to most students. He enjoyed Latin and he liked reading Greek literature like Homer's The Iliad. Most students don't! B ______________________ Mark's father worked in an office. Mark enjoyed making computer programs and he built one to help the workers at his father's office. He also developed a computer version of the game Risk and a music player called Synapse. C ______________________ In the USA, lots of schools and colleges have a book with photos of all the students and teachers in it. Students keep it to remember their time at school. It is called a facebook. Mark looked at the Phillips Academy facebook and wanted to make a computer version but he didn't have time. D ______________________ Zuckerberg left school to study at Harvard University and he still had the idea in his head. At university, he met Dustin Moskovitz and they became friends, They worked on Mark's idea together and made a computer facebook for Harvard. Later, they thought that other schools and colleges could use the program. It quickly spread to other colleges like Yale and Stanford. When they finished university, Zuckerberg and Moskovitz moved to California to continue work on their idea. E ______________________ The original Harvard Facebook· started in 2004. In 2006, they decided that anyone could join. lt soon became very popular. In October 2007, Microsoft bought 1.6 percent of Facebook for $240 million. Zuckerberg is now one of the youngest billionaires in the world. He is worth about $4 billion!

Read the article again and answer the questions with a maximum of three words. 1. When was Mark Zuckerberg born? 2. What subject, apart from Latin, did he like at school? 3. Where did his father work? 4. What do you call a college book with photos of all the students and teachers? 5. Which university did he study at? 6. Where did he and his friend move after university? 7. Which company did Zuckerberg sell some of Facebook to? Put the events in the order they happened. _____ a Mark first had the idea for a computer face book. _____ b Mark moved to California. _____ c Mark went to Phillips Exeter Academy. _____ d Mark met Dustin Moskovitz. _____ e Mark was born. _____ f Mark sold some of Facebook to Microsoft. _____ g Mark went to Harvard University. _____ h Mark went to Ardsley High School. _____ i Mark made the first Facebook.

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SELF-ASSESSMENT – UNITS 7 AND 8 Write the correct school subject next to each question. In which subject do you: 1 learn about the past? 2 use numbers? 3 read books and plays? 4 play sports? 5 study Chemistry, Physics and Biology? 6 do drawing and painting? Choose the correct answer. 1 I want to end / leave university and become a musician. 2 David's parents were really angry when he passed / failed his Maths exam. 3 I want to get a university degree /certificate n Geography. 4 If you want to save / send changes, click 'Yes'. 5 I got a good grade / course for my homework. 6 We got / took an English test yesterday. It was very easy. 7 I send text news / messages to my friends every day. 8 Put your dirty jeans into the washing / clothes machine. 9 What time do you have English degrees / lessons? Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs from the box. not like

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When I ___________ at school my favourite subjects ___________ IT and Languages. I loved IT but I ___________ Music. I play any instruments and I was bad at singing but I ___________ football very well. I ___________ to a school in London. We were very busy during the week and we ___________ a lot but we ___________ lessons on Saturday or Sunday. We were free to do what we ___________ for two days! On Saturday evening, I ___________ my friends at the cinema or a cafe. Then on Sundays, I ___________ to do my homework and get ready for school again! Write questions in the Past Simple. 1 How old I you I be I when I you I get your first bike 2 Where I you I spend I your last holiday 3 Can I you I use a computer I when I you I be I ten 4 What I your best friend I do / last night 5 Why I you I miss school / yesterday Choose the correct words to complete the sentences. 1 I want the ________ expensive computer you've got. a more b most c best 2 At my school, French is ________ popular than German. Curso de ingreso 2023

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a most b the most c more 3 I bought ________ smallest phone I could find. a the b a c 4 This bike is ________ than mine. a big b bigger c the biggest 5 I got ________ grades than my friends. a worse b the worst c bad 6 Is this CD player ________ cheaper than the other one? a the b a c7 Computers are more useful ________ TVs. a that b from c than

Read the website. Are the statements true (T), false (F) or is there no information (NI)? _____ 1. The film festival will show all of the films the writer mentions. _____ 2. The writer likes Casablanca because of the technology it uses. _____ 3. Humphrey Bogart doesn't tell Ingrid Bergman about his plans for her and her husband. _____ 4. It wasn't easy to decide on the funniest film. _____ 5. The best part of The Producers is when the two main characters meet. _____ 6. Independence Day was filmed in the summer. _____ 7. There are sadder films than Brassed Qff. _____ 8. Brassed Off is sad at the end.

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Unit 9 Present Continuous The present continuous shows that an action is in progress now, e.g.

“I’M READING”

Present Continuous: affirmative and negative Affirmative am (´m) working are (´re) working is (´s) in working

I We/You/They He/She/It

Negative am not (´m not) working are not (aren´t) working is not (isn´t) working

Questions YES / NO QUESTIONS

SHORT ANSWERS

AM

I

SLEEPING?

YES, I AM NO, I’M NOT.

READING?

YES, YOU,WE,THEY ARE

ARE

YOU WE THEY

IS

NO, YOU,WE,THEY AREN’T

HE SHE IT

WORKING?

YES, HE,SHE,IT IS NO,HE,SHE, IT ISN’T

The spelling rules are: * For most verbs, add -ing: go + ing, going ; walk + ing ; walking * For verbs ending with silent -e, drop the -e and add -ing: take -+ ing :taking come + ing: coming * For verbs ending consonant-vowel-consonant, double the last consonant and add –ing, put + putting, get-+ getting * When the final consonant is -y, do not double it pay - paying, say- saying. 1. Write the ING forms of these verbs DO .............................. HAVE.............................. ENJOY.............................. PLAY.............................. SIT.............................. STAY.............................. READ.............................. STUDY..............................

SWIM.............................. TAKE.............................. TALK.............................. WATCH.............................. WORK.............................. WRITE.............................. COME..............................

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Wh questions What are you doing? Why are you doing that? Where are you going? Who are you talking to?

2. Write questions for these answers using the words in brackets. He’s reading a sports magazine. (what) _________________________________ He’s going to school. (where) _________________________________ I’m talking to my brother. (who) _________________________________ She’s wearing a green dress. (what) _________________________________ They’re playing a computer game. (what) _________________________________ 3. Complete the postcard and part of a letter. Use the Present Continuous form of the verbs below. HAVE PLAY READ SIT SWIM WRITE ENJOY STAY WORK TAKE Dear Giselle, I ............................... to you from Corfu. We’re in a great hotel, it’s got everything! Jack and I …..…..…………………next to the pool.Jack………………………………….the paper. The children …………………………………………..in the pool. There is a piano and somebody ………………… ............................my favourite song. The weather is beautiful. We……………………………………. a wonderful time. See you soon! Sarah We’re home alone this month. Our daughter Carol has got a temporary job. She ………………………………………… at a bank in Edingburgh for three months. Our son Pete ……………………………………with our cousins in Australia. The twins, Luke and Penny, are in Frankfurt; they………………………………….a German course at a language school. We…………………………………………………the peace and quiet!!

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Reading Comprehension

1. Read and answer the questions below 1. Where is she from?

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2. Where is she studying? …………………………………………………… 3. Are her classes in English? ………………………………………………. 4. Does she like her teachers? ……………………………………………… 5. Can she speak Italian? ……………………………………………………….. 6. Is she happy about studying in Italy? ………………………………………. 2. Read the website again, Write J for Judy or E for Eileen. 1 She thinks Italians are passionate. 2 Her classes are in English. 3 She visited a design studio. 4 Her mother's family are from ltaly. 5 She's studying in Italian. 6 She's studying Italian. 7 She's studying with people from all over the world. 8 She's taking extra classes in the evenilg.

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Read the text. Are the sentences true or false? Tonight on TV Are you interested in fashion or sport? Well, Fashion Today is a new TV programme on Channel 8 and the first show is tonight at 6.30 p.m. On the programme Jane Sinden talks to lots of different people about clothes. She interviews people like you and me and she also talks to famous people. Tonight she talks to a very famous singer. This singer is married to a footballer and she has three beautiful children. She always wears amazing clothes. Do you know who she is? She tells Jane about her favourite clothes for women, for men and for children! Also on the programme Jane goes to a new clothes shop in London and a famous designer talks about fashion from the 1960s to today. It’s an excellent programme. There’s also something on TV tonight for people who love sports. There’s a new programme about different sports and where you can watch them. It’s called Watching Sport. Where can you watch rollerblading or gymnastics competitions? When are the national ice-skating competitions? Don’t go out tonight! Stay in and watch Fashion Today and Watching Sport. They’re amazing! 1. There are two new programmes on TV tonight. ___ 2. On the fashion programme there is an interview with a famous footballer. ___ 3. On the fashion programme we can learn about a place where we can buy clothes. ___ 4. The sports programme tells us where we can learn new sports. ___ 5. We can watch football matches on the sports programme. ___

Present Simple or Present Continuous? Use: In general or right now? Do you want to express that something happens in general or that something is happening right now? Simple Present

Present Progressive

in general (regularly, often, never) Colin plays football every Tuesday. present actions happening one after another First Colin plays football, then he watches TV.

right now Look! Colin is playing football now. also for several actions happening at the same time Colin is playing football and Anne is watching.

Expressions of time/frequency always every ... often normally usually

at the moment at this moment today now right now

Note: The following verbs are usually only used in Simple Present: be, have, hear, know, like, love, see, smell, think, want

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1. Put the verbs into the correct tense (simple present or present progressive). 1. Look! He (leave) .............................the house. 2. Quiet please! I (write) .............................a test. 3. She usually (walk).............................to school. 4. But look! Today she (go).............................by bike. 5. Every Sunday we (go).............................to see my grandparents. 6. He often (go) .............................to the cinema. 7. We (play) .............................Monopoly at the moment. 8. The child seldom (cry.............................. 9. I (not / do) .............................anything at the moment. 10. (watch / he) .............................the news regularly? 2. Fill in the blanks with am/is/are/do/don’t/does/doesn’t 1. Excuse me _____ you speak English? 2. Have a cigarette. No, thank you. I _____ smoke. 3. Why ____ you laughing at me? 4. What ____ she do? She’s a dentist. 5. I ____ want to go out. It ____ raining. 6. Where ____ you come from? From Canada. 7. How much ____ it cost to send a letter to Canada? 8. I can’t talk to you at the moment. I ____ working. 9. George is a good tennis player but he _____ play very often. 3. Put the verb in present continuous or present simple 1. Excuse me, ______________ (you/speak) English? 2. Tom _________________ (have/shower) at the moment. 3. They _____________ (not/watch) television very often. 4. Listen! Somebody _______________ (sing) 5. She’s tired. She ____________ (want) to go home. 6. How often ____________________ (you/read) a newspaper? 7. Excuse me, but you __________________ (sit) in my place. Oh I’m sorry. 8. I’m sorry. I ___________________ (not/understand). Please speak more slowly. 9.Where are you Roy? I am in the office. I ___________________ (read) 10. What time __________________ (she/finish) work every day?

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4. Complete the conversations with the Present Continuous or the Present Simple. Conversation A A Hello? B Hi Susie. Is Benny there? A Yes, but ................................... (he / have) a shower. B What about Jasmine? A ................................................ (she / watch) the TV. ...............................................(you / want) to talk to her? B Yes, please. Conversation B A Fiona, this is Luis. He's from Spain. ........................................ (he / stay) with us this month. B Hello Luis. C Hello. Pleased to meet you. B So, what ............................................... (you / do) in Britain? C .................................... (I / study) English. B Really. Where ........................................... (you / study)? C At ELIC. B Oh. .................................. (I / know) somebody at ELIC. ..................................... (you / know) Kate Goodman? C She's my teacher. B Amazing. Tell her we met. And where ..............................(you / live) in Spain? C In Madrid. ...................................................... (I / work) for an American company. B .......................................... (you / learn) English for your job? C Yes. ...................................... (everybody / speak) English in the company. 5. Circle the correct answer 1 A: Who do you talk /are you talking to? B: Lucy. She's in town. 2 A: There are some cheap T-shirts here. B: I don't need I I'm not needing any T-shirts at the moment. 3 A: Is that a nice cafe? B: Yes. We go I We' re going there every day. 4 A: Do you understand I Are you understanding question 6? B: No. 5 A: Is Luke ready? B: No, not yet. He gets I He's getting dressed. 6 A: Is this a good present for Jack? B: No! He hates I He's hating jazz. 7 A: Why are you laughing I do you laugh? B: Read this article in the paper! 8 A: Are they good friends? B: Yes. They do I They' re doing everything together.

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Vocabulary: Clothes 1. Look at the pictures and write the name next to the number below.

1- .............................. 2- ........................................ 3-......................................... 4-................................ 5- ..........................................6- ....................................... 7-................................. 8-..........................................9-......................................... 10-...............................11-........................................12-........................................ 13- ..............................14- .......................................15- ........................................ 2. Choose the correct words. 1 She’s wearing her black trousers and white top / bottom to the party. 2 I usually wear a tracksuit / dress when I go to the gym. 3 When it’s hot I always wear a coat / t-shirt. 4 He sometimes wears a skirt / tie to work. 5 Her trainers / shoes are always dirty when she goes jogging in the park

Writing Write these messages in full 1-NICE TO MEET YOU FRIDAY. PROJECT LOOKS GREAT.

MY MOBILE 0958-555662

E.G. : It was nice to meet you on Friday. The project looks great. My mobile is 0958-555662. 2-SORRY! CAN’T COME TO PARTY SATURDAY! MUM ILL. JANE. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3-VIXEN CONCERT NEXT TUESDAY. WANT TO COME?

LAILA

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Unit 10 Comparative Adjectives 

When we want to compare two things we use comparative adjectives. For example: 'Canada is colder than America.' 'Tokyo is more expensive than Barcelona.' 'Barcelona is less expensive than Tokyo.'

How to make comparative adjectives  To make comparative adjectives count the syllables in the word. Every word is made up of units of speech, usually containing vowel sounds.  For one-syllable words we add –er to the adjective to make it a comparative. The following are all one syllable adjectives: Small becomes smaller Cheap becomes cheaper Quick becomes quicker  Adjectives with two or more syllables take more / less: Beautiful becomes more beautiful Sensitive becomes more sensitive Dangerous becomes more dangerous  Note - If the adjective ends in a consonant-vowel-consonant combination (CVC), double the final consonant before adding –er: Big becomes bigger Hot becomes hotter Wet becomes wetter  For most adjectives that end with a y we change the y to i and add er: Dirty becomes dirtier Smelly becomes smellier Ugly becomes uglier  Some two-syllable adjectives can take either -er or more: Simple becomes simpler or more simple Narrow becomes narrower or more narrow Quiet becomes quieter or more quiet  Irregular forms: Some adjectives don't follow the rules. Here are some of the most common irregular forms: good becomes better bad becomes worse far becomes farther 1. Write the comparative form of each adjective. 1. ugly 2. happy 3. smart 4. friendly 5. beautiful 6. peaceful 7. strange 8. silly

9. dirty 10. wet 11. funny 12. clean 13. filthy 14. crazy 15. intelligent

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2. Complete the sentences with the correct comparative form of the adjectives in the box. good 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

easy

small

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Our house is _______ than yours. The new Pirates film is _______ than the first. England is _______ than Spain. This exercise is _______ than the last one. My English is _______ than last term

Superlative Adjectives 

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If the regular adjective has one syllable, add “-est” to make the superlative form. (Make the second consonant double if you have a short consonant-vowel-consonant word). big biggest small smallest If the adjective ends in y, change the y to i before adding –est. funny funniest silly silliest For many regular adjectives with two or more syllables, use the word most before the adjective, and do not add –est. expensive the most expensive beautiful the most beautiful Irregular adjectives: good best bad worst far farthest

1. Write the superlative form of each adjective. 1. beautiful 2. wet 3. ugly 4. dry 5. clean 6. happy 7. dirty 8. crazy 9. funny 10. sloppy 11. sad

12.dangerous 13. filthy 14. safe 15. neat 16. careful 17. cowardly 18. bright 19. brave 20. dull 21. colorful 22. Sharp

2. Complete the sentences with the correct superlative form of the adjectives in the box. bad

exciting

good

beautiful

cold

That is the _______ show on TV. I love it! Antarctica is the _______ place on earth. He’s the _______ player. He can’t run! Susie is the _______ girl in the school and she’s really nice too! I go to parties on Saturdays. It’s the _______ day of the week!

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3. Write questions using the words. 1. Who/intelligent student/in the class? _________________________________ 2. Which/dangerous animal/in your country? _________________________________ 3. Which/large city/in the world? _________________________________ 4. Which/good clothes shop/in town? _________________________________ 5. Who/fast driver/in your family? _________________________________ 4. Rewrite each sentence, adding –ER for the comparative or -EST for the superlative. 1-He was (tall) than his brother. …………………………………………………………………………………….. 2. Our car is the (fast) of all. …………………………………………………………………………………………… 3. Her lunch is (good) than mine………………………………………………………………………………………. 4. Jennifer is (sleepy) than Mike………………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Our dog is the (fierce) on our street………………………………………………………………………………. 6. The sun is (bright) than the moon…………………………………………………………………………………. 7. Bob has the (big) feet in the classroom………………………………………………………………………… 8. Elizabeth is (silly) than Elona……………………………………………………………………………………….. 9. The kitchen is (dirty) than the bathroom…………………………………………………………………….. 10-The science book is the (heavy) of the texts………………………………………………………………. 11-The kitten is (cute) than the puppy……………………………………………………………………………… 12-Oranges are (sweet) than grapefruits……………………………………………………………………………..

Possessive adjectives and possesive pronouns Possessive adjectives and pronouns tell us who owns something. Possessive adjectives before a noun my your his her its our your their

Possesive pronouns without a noun mine yours his hers its ours yours theirs

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1. Write the correct possessive pronoun for each sentence: Example: That car belongs to me. That car is mine. 1. That book belongs to them. That book is _____________________. 2. That pen belongs to me. That pen is _____________________. 3. This dog belongs to us. This dog is _____________________. 4. This car belongs to him. This car is_____________________ . 5. This house belongs to me and my brother. This house is _____________________. 6. That motorcycle belongs to that man. That motorcycle is _____________________. 7. These books belong to those students. These books are _____________________. 8. This hat belongs to you. This hat is _____________________. 9. This cat belongs to my aunt. This cat is _____________________. 10. This ball belongs to those boys. This ball is _____________________. 2. Choose whether each sentence requires a possessive adjective or a possessive pronoun: Example: That car is not his. It's mine. (possessive pronoun) OR That's my car. (possessive adjective) 1. She's not his friend, she's _______________________ (my/mine). 2. Robert didn't drink his own coffee. He drank _______________________ (her/hers). 3. That is one of _______________________ (hers/her) friends. 4. His neighborhood is safe, while _______________________ (my/mine) neighbourhood isn’t. 5. His neighborhood is safe, while _______________________ (my/mine) isn't. 6. Did _______________________ (your/yours) mother call? 7. I don't know _______________________ (them/their) very well. 8. I don't know _______________________ (them/their) daughter very well. 9. I talked to _______________________ (my/me) grandmother for three hours last night. 10. I think I got my notes mixed up with _______________________ (your/yours).

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Reading Comprehension 1. Read the article. Tick true and cross false. The article tells you about: 1 the world's biggest feet. 2 the world's fastest motorcycle ride. 3 the world's heaviest man. 4 the world's most expensive hotel. 5 the world's most expensive wine. 6 the world's most popular sports team. 7 the world's most successful clothes shop. 8 the world's most successful sports team. 9 the world's oldest hotel. 10 the world's tallest man. 2. Match the sentences with the gaps in the article. a About 50 million people support them. b He rode at 268.8 kph c He weighed more than 635 kg d His shoes were European size 63. e It costs up to $64,000 a bottle. f It opened in 712 AD. g It was the best-selling book of the year. h There are now more than 4,000 in the wor1d. 3. Answer the questions. 1 What year did the Guinness Book of Records start? 2 How many versions are there? 3 What did Matthew McGrory weigh? 4 When did Chateau d'Yquem produce the world's most expensive wine? 5 When did Hoshi Ryokan open? 6 Where is Bonneville Salt flats? 7 Where did Don and Doris Fishel open their first shop? 8 How much weight did John Brower Minnoch lose? 9 What is the value of Manchester United?

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3. Read the text and circle the correct answer below Young children often have arguments to try to show that they are better 1…….......……their friends. “My father is stronger than 2….......….” they say or “I’ve got a 3…........……house”. One of the reasons for having school uniforms is to stop these problems with clothes. When students have to wear a uniform, they can’t laugh at people who haven’t got the 4………........ trainers or 5………………… fashionable shirt. Everybody looks the same. I remember when we bought our children’s uniforms. We didn’t have time to try them 6…….....…….in the shop. When we got home, my son was happy with his uniform but my daughter didn’t like 7….....……. at all. We had to 8……….the skirt back and change it for a 9 …............…….one. 1-a-of 2-a-ours 3-a- bigger 4-a-newest 5-a-more 6-a-in 7-a-hers 8-a-put 9-a-longer

b- than b- your b- biggest b-newer b- the most b-up b-her b-take b-longest

c- to c- yours c-the biggest c- new c- the more c-on c-his c-turn c- the longest

Write superlative questions about the camera phones.

1 heavy

Which is the heaviest?

The Nosan 26.

2 light

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3 expensive

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4 cheap

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5 long battery life

Which has qot the longest battery life? The Motex 43.

6 short battery life

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7 good camera

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LISTENING EXERCISES LISTENING EXERCISE 1 Listen to Part 1 of the phone call. What's Mike's problem? Circle the correct answer. a He hasn't got the map. b He doesn't know the address. c He can't understand the map. Listen to Part 2 of the phone call. Tick the places you hear on the map. Where's Marcela's house?

LISTENING EXERCISE 2 Greg is at home on Saturday morning. Listen to his conversations and number them (1-3). a Greg's mum asks him to prepare food for his brother Jamie's birthday party. b Greg's friend comes to talk about a problem. c Greg's friend invites him to a picnic. Listen again. Tick true and cross false. .......... 1 There are some sausages in the fridge. .......... 2 There's some ham in the fridge. .......... 3 Greg has got a tomato. .......... 4 Greg can find some crisps. .......... 5 Greg has got some bread and butter. .......... 6 Greg can find a birthday cake. .......... 7 There are some biscuits. .......... 8 Greg has got some chocolate.

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LISTENING EXERCISE 3 Listen to three dialogues from the radio show and tick the questions that the people ask. 1 Is it true that chocolate gives you spots? 2 Is it true that lettuce is good for you? 3 Is it OK to eat bread late at night? 4 What can I cook for dinner? 5 Is it possible to be allergic to red food? 6 Why doesn't my daughter eat cheese? Listen again and complete the sentences. Put one word in each gap. 1 Myra says chocolate can make you .......................... but it doesn't give you spots. 2 Stella's mum wants her to eat healthy food, like ......................... 3 Antony can't boil an ........................ but he can make a sandwich. 4 Myra tells Antony to cook and chips for his girlfriend. 5 Jodie's daughter says she is allergic to ....................... food. 6 Two examples of 'red' food are .......................... and red meat. LISTENING EXERCISE 4 What about their schooldays? Listen to two students reading about celebrities and check the correct answers. 1 Kylie was confident / shy at school. 2 She could sing and play two / three instruments when she was 13. 3 Jamie wasn't confident / shy at school. 4 He couldn't do Maths / French but he could play the piano / drums. 5 He could cook when he was 18/8. 6 Venus and Serena weren't poor / rich and couldn't buy tennis shoes / balls. 7 They could play tennis when they were 4 / 14. 8 They were 'A' / 'F' students.

LISTENING EXERCISE 5 Read the extract from the quiz programme What did they do for us? Fill in the blanks with the missing words. Chris OK, the next question is for you, Sarah. Did Thomas Edison ................ the telephone? Sarah No, he didn't invent the telephone. He ............................ the light bulb. Chris Right Sarah I Good. Now John, here's your question. .................. the Aztecs invent chocolate? John Yes, they ................ Chris Well done! Now Sarah's question. ................ did Larry Page and Sergey Brin invent? Sarah Oh, that's easy! They invented ...................- the Internet search engine. Chris Right Sarah. OK, John. Here's an easy ...................... for you. It's ................... Ada Lovelace. What did she ....................? Books or a ................... program? John I don't know. This is a guess ... she .................. books. Chris Sorry John - she ................. write books. She wrote the first computer ..................... OK, so the score now is ...

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Write the questions in the Past Simple. Then listen to the next part of the quiz and circle the correct answers to the questions. 1 When/Thomas Edison/invent the light bulb? a in 1925 b in 1879 2 the Aztecs/live in Peru? a Yes, they did. b No, they didn't. 3 What/the Aztecs/do/with chocolate? a They drank it. b They ate it. 4 When/Google/go online? a in 1988 b in 1998 5 Sergey Brin/leave Russia in 1979? a Yes, he did. b No, he didn't. 6 Where/Ada Lovelace/come from? a England b the USA

LISTENING EXERCISE 6 Listen and circle the correct answers. 1 What do students do for charity in England? a work for Oxfam b do charity walks c give money to old people 2 The students decided to do a fashion show because a they love clothes and want to be models. b they want to go to Africa. c they wanted to raise money. 3 The students came for the fashion show early because a they had to practise walking and dancing. b the boys didn't know how to dance. c they were very excited. 4 Emma didn't spend much money because a she borrowed the jacket. b she bought some jeans in a charity shop. c she made some jeans with plastic bags. 5 Sam enjoyed the fashion show because a he likes working alone. b he learnt about working in a group. c he earned £500. 6 The fashion show was important because a some people from Oxfam went to the show. b they made some cheap clothes. c they all learnt something.

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LISTENING EXERCISE 7 Listen to Helen's conversation about an important person in her life. Tick true and cross false. _____1 Mrs Mariani is Helen's new History teacher. _____2 She moved to England thirteen years ago. _____3 She wrote books about Napoleon and Queen Elizabeth 1. _____4 She didn't treat her students like children. _____5 Helen wanted to be a History teacher when she was a child. _____6 Mrs Mariani retired from her job a year ago.

LISTENING EXERCISE 8 Listen to part of a radio phone-in and circle the correct answers. 1 Peter was Samantha's first love because a she liked the colour of his eyes. b he was very tal]. c he taught her to swim. 2 Samantha didn't see Peter for many years because a he got married. b he moved to Brighton. c he studied History in London. 3 Blake and Jessie a were both very good students at school. b had similar interests. c were both ten years old when they first met. 4 Blake decided to talk to Jessie a when she passed a difficult test. b because she had a very pretty smile. c because she looked at him.

LISTENING EXERCISE 9 You want to phone a college to ask about one of their language courses. Write the questions. 1 What/be/the course dates? 2 What time/the class/start and finish? 3 How many students/be/in the class? 4 What/be/the level of the class? 5 How much/the course/cost? 6 What course book/they/use? Listen to the conversation. Which two things in Exercise 1 does the caller not ask about? Listen again and circle the correct answers. 1 The Japanese course starts / finishes in September. 2 It's on Thursday mornings / evenings. 3 The receptionist knows / doesn't know what course book they use. 4 The class is at a low / high level. 5 The caller would like a website address / brochure. 6 The caller hears / doesn't hear the website address correctly.

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LISTENING EXERCISE 10 You will hear Alan talking to his grandmother. Listen to Part 1 of the phone call. Tick true and cross false. ...........1 Alan phoned his gran because his friend's got a problem. ...........2 Alan forgot to record something for Tom. ...........3 Alan's parents are at home. ...........4 His gran knows how to record a video. Alan told his gran how to record the programme. She wrote some notes, but didn't include everything. Look at her notes. What did she forget to write? Programme: Click ......................... 1 Starts at ...........................2 on Channel ...............................3 What to do:  turn on the video and put in the ..........................4  press the ............................... 5 buton to start recording  turn it off at ...........................6

LISTENING EXERCISE 11 Listen to some facts about the world in 1900. Are these statements TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false statements. In 1900 ... _______ 1 there were only about 9,000 ears in the world. Today there are about 650 million. _______ 2 there weren't any telephones or radios. _______ 3 the journey from New York to Europe by ship was about six days. _______ 4 there were about one and a half million people in the world. Today there are about six billion. _______ 5 most women were housewives - or servants. _______ 6 there weren't any women at university. _______ 7 California and Florida weren't part of the USA. _______ 8 Vienna was a very important city in the world, but Hollywood was only a small village. _______ 9 Moscow wasn't the capital of Russia. _______ 10 Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States.

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LISTENING EXERCISE 12 Listen to a short biography of J.K. Rowling. Fill in the blanks with one word. J.K. Rawling was born in England in ..................... She loved ........................ and wrote her first .................... 'Rabbit'. when she was only ................... years old. She studied ...................... at university, then worked as a ......................... in London. She had the idea for Harry Potter when she was on a ........................... 'Harry just walked into my .............................,' she said later. She started writing the first Harry Potter book the next ......................... In ..................... she went to live in ........................ for ......................... years. She wrote Harry Potter in the ........................ and worked as an English .................. in the afternoon and evening. She got married to a Portuguese TV ......................... and had a .................. called Jessica. Then she returned to Britain and lived in Edinburgh, in ..................... She was unemployed at that time, and wrote in .................. because they were ........................ than her small ...................... After ................... years she finished the first book. 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. The book sold .................... of copies all over the ......................, and Joanne Kathleen Rowling became very ..................... She is now very .................., but she still writes her books in ...........................!

LISTENING EXERCISE 13 Listen to the legend of King Arthur. Match the names (1-7) with the explanations (a-g). 1 Camelot 2 Sir Lancelot 3 Tintagel 4 Excalibur 5 Guinevere 6 Merlin 7 The Round Table

a) where Arthur sat with his knights b) Arthur's sword c) Arthur's castle d) a wizard, Arthur's teacher and friend e) Arthur's wife f) a castle in England g) Arthur's best friend

Listen again. Match and write sentences about the story. 1 Arthur (be born) 2 He (become) 3 The Lady of the Lake (give) 4 King Arthur (live) 5 He (marry) 6 But Guinevere (love) 7 Arthur (die)

(a) in a terrible battle. (b) king when he was fifteen. (c) in Tintagel Castle. (d) Guinevere. (e) a magic sword to Arthur. (f) at Camelot, with his knights. (g) Sir Lancelot.

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LISTENING EXERCISE 14 Listen to Matt talking about his holiday in New York. Did he enjoy it? Listen again. Tick (✓) the things Matt and Claire did in New York, and cross (X) the things they didn't do. a) .............. go for a walk in Manhattan b) .............. go shopping c) .............. go to the Metropolitan Museum d) .............. go to the Statue of Liberty e) .............. go to the Empire State Building f) .............. stay in a hotel g) .............. stay with friends h) .............. go for a walk in Central Park i) .............. go to expensive restaurants

LISTENING EXERCISE 15 Listen and correct the mistakes in these sentences. a) Alison is an engineer and Jeff is a teacher. b) Jeff is younger than his sister Alison. c) They met at a golf club. d) Their dream was to sail across the Atlantic. e) Jeff became unemployed in February 1989. f) Charlotte Rose is their youngest child. g) Their boat was eighteen metres long. h) They went to South America first, then Australia, and then South Africa. i) They took their four children with them. j) No one was waiting for them when they returned to England. k) Alison describes the trip as the best three years of her life. l) Alison didn't enjoy the journey. m) One day the children saw five dolphins near their boat. n) Jeff says that the family argued all the time.

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READING COMPREHENSION 1 What kind of reader are you? Complete the quiz.

The Reading Quiz 1. I like to read ... a at a desk or table b in a comfortable place c on a Journey d anywhere 2. I ... read slowly and carefully. a always b usually c sometimes d never 3. When I read something in English, ... a I check every new word in a dictionary. b I check a few of the new words. c I just read and try to understand. d I only look at the pictures and the headings. Look at the words in the box. Do we usually read these things slowly or quickly? Complete the table and compare answers with a partner. newspaper

poem

textbook

read quickly

novel

report

telephone directory

definition

magazine

read slowly

READING COMPREHENSION 2 How do you read? People read in many different places, for example in a park, on a bus, or in a car. This is because books, newspapers, magazines, and so on, are easy to carry. We also read in many different ways, and at different speeds. Sometimes we read quickly. We just want to get the general idea from a newspaper article, a report, or a book in a bookshop. Perhaps we want to know what it is about, or if it is interesting or important. We call this type of reading 'skimming'. We also read quickly to get a particular piece of information, such as a date, a telephone number, or the name of a restaurant. This is called 'scanning'. We scan timetables, telephone directories, dictionaries, and web pages. At other times we need to read more carefully. For example, we read a textbook, an article, or a report to understand everything. This is called 'intensive reading' or 'study reading'. Then we read slowly and check the meaning. We use our dictionaries a lot to help us. Perhaps we take notes and try to remember things. Sometimes we need to learn things by heart, for example a poem, or a mathematical equation.

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WAYS OF READING A good reader reads in different ways. Sometimes you read slowly and carefully (intensive reading / study reading). At other times you read quickly for the general idea (skimming) or for information (scanning), A good reader chooses the right way to read.

situations

ways of reading

1 reading a chapter of a physics textbook to understand a topic 2 looking for a room number on an exam timetable 3 choosing an interesting book to read

a. study reading b. skimming c. scanning

READING COMPREHENSION 3 What are texts 1 and 2 about? Skim them to get a general idea.

1 My name is Mona Saeed and I am from Manama. It is the capital city of Bahrain. I am a student at Bahrain Training Institute. I am studying computer programming. I hope to work in a bank one day I am 18 years old and I am single. I have two brothers and three sisters. We all live with our parents and grandmother in a large house in the suburbs of Manama. I speak Arabic, and English quite well. I also understand Farsi, but I can't speak it very well. In my free time I like reading novels, watching TV;and playing computer games.

2 Dr Lee is Chinese and comes from Shanghai, in China. He teaches mathematics and computing at Kuala Lumpur University He is an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Science. He is a graduate of Shanghai University and has a PhD from the USA. Dr Lee speaks many languages. As well as Chinese, he speaks very good English, French, and Malay He is 35 years old and he is married with two children. They live in a small flat on the university campus. He likes music very much and he is an excellent pianist. Dr Lee likes teaching at the university; but in the future he wants to return to China to continue his research.

Scan the texts to complete the table with information about Mona Saeed and Dr Lee. Mona Saeed

Dr Lee

you

city country job age flat/house married/single children languages other information Complete the table with information about you. Then use the information from the table to write a paragraph about you for a class journal. Start: My name is ...

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Look at the paragraph about Dr Lee again. Underline the words and and but where they join sentences. Linking ideas Use and or but to join sentences. Look at the examples: • Hasan lives in Izmir. He works in an Internet cafe. Hasan lives in Izmir and he works in an Internet cafe. • I understand Farsi.I don't speak it very well. I understand Farsi,but I don't speak it very well. Linking ideas makes your writing easier to follow.

Join the sentences. Use and or but. 1. I am 18 years old. I am single. 2. I am from Turkey. I live in the capital, Ankara. 3. Joe comes from India. He is working in Germany at the moment. 4. Maria and Jose are married. They have four children. 5. Sam likes computers. He doesn't like computer games. 6. I want to build a big villa near my parents' house. I have no money. Complete the sentences with and, so, but and because. 1 She's clever ............. attractive. 2 He's clever ................. lazy. 3 I play tennis a lot .................. I like it. 4 I want to speak good English ................... I practise a lot. 5 I enjoy listening to music ................. I don't play any musical instruments. 6 I love Indian food ................ I really like Thai food too. 7 He has problems with Maths .................. he takes extra classes after school. 8 I often go to nightclubs .................. I love dancing. READING COMPREHENSION 4 The man with 13 jobs Seumas McSporran is a very busy man. He is 60 years old and he has thirteen jobs. He is a postman, a policeman, a fireman, a taxi driver, a school-bus driver, a boatman, an ambulance man, an accountant, a petrol attendant, a barman, and an undertaker. Also, he and his wife Margaret have a shop and a small hotel. Seumas lives and works on the island of Gigha in the west of Scotland. Only 120 people live on Gigha but in the summer 150 tourists come by boat every day. Every weekday Seumas gets up at 6.00 and makes breakfast for the hotel guests. At 8.00 he drives the island´s children to school. At 9.00 he collects the post from the boat and delivers it to all the houses on the island. He also delivers the beer to the island´s only pub. Then he helps Margaret in the shop. He says: ´Margaret likes being busy, too. We never have holidays and we dont like watching television. In the evenings Margaret makes supper and I do the accounts. At 10.00 we have a glass of wine and then we go to bed. Perhaps our life isn´t very exciting, but we like it´. Answer these questions about Seumas. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Where does Seumas live? How old is he? How many jobs does he have? What´s his wife´s name? What does she do? How many people live on Gigha?

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How many tourists visit Gigha in the summer? What does Seumas do in the morning? Does Seumas like watching TV? What do he and Margaret do in the evening?

Rewrite the questions in the previous exercise using you/your/Cordoba. Use the questions to interview a partner. Then write a paragraph about him/her. VOCABULARY WORK Match the verbs in column A with the nouns in column B A have

A have

B an email

A make

B to music

clear up

the mess

relax

watch

B the news on TV your friends your hair

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text

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your go homework a cup of put on coffee in front of read the TV

wash

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B magazines a meal make-up to the toilet

Where do you usually do the activities in the previous exercise? Write them in the chart. kitchen

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Complete these sentences with the correct words. 1. I never ____________ breakfast on weekdays, only at weekends. 2. I have a hot ____________ every morning and every evening. 3. My sister washes her ____________ at least four times a week. 4. She didn't have time to ____________ any make-up this morning. 5. My brother never reads books or newspapers, he only reads music ____________ 6. I don't often do the ____________ because we've got a dishwasher. 7. I'm going to ____________ a cup of coffee. Does anybody want one? 8. My dad always ____________ the ten o' clock news on TV. 9. My mum says I text my ____________ too much. 10. You made this mess, so you ____________ it up! 11. Can I ____________ an email from your computer? 12. How can you listen to ____________ while you're working? 13. I'm always so tired after work, I just want to ____________ in front of the TV. 14. I cooked a ____________ for ten people last night. 15. I didn't forget to ____________ my homework. I forgot to bring it. 16. Can you wait a minute? I need to ____________ to the toilet.

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READING COMPREHENSION 5: Daily Routine Read the information about Paula and answer the questions. A day in the life of Paula Radcliffe - Marathon Runner 8.30am Sometimes, my daughter Tina wakes me and my husband, Gary, up, or, more often, we wake her up. After I get up, I always check my pulse. It's usually 38-40 beats per minute. If it is too high, I rest for the day. It's so important to listen to my body. I have a drink and a snack while I give Tina her breakfast. 9.30am We take Tina to nursery and then I start my training. I run, and Gary rides his bike next to me and gives me drinks. Four times a week, I have a cold bath or go for a swim in a lake after training. 12.30pm I pick up Tina from nursery and we go home and I eat a big lunch of cereal and fruit. Then I have rice and salmon, or toast and peanut butter. I try to eat as soon as possible after training. After lunch, I play with my daughter. 2pm I have a nap in the afternoon, and Gary usually takes Tina out while I sleep. When I wake up, I have a drink and a snack while Tina has milk. I eat a lot during the day, especially bananas and dark chocolate. 5pm I go running again. In total, I run about 145 miles every week. I write about all my runs in my training journal. I record everything, including how I feel and what the weather is like. I train hard every other day, go on an extra long run every four days and rest every eight days. 7pm In the evening, I do my exercises. These keep me strong during long runs. Tina likes to climb on me while I stretch. Gary gives Tina her tea and cooks mine while I finish my exercises. Then I finish cooking dinner while Gary gives Tina her bath. 7.30pm Gary and I eat our dinner. I have red meat four times a week with rice, pasta or potatoes, and lots of vegetables. We also eat a lot of stir-fries, because they're quick and healthy. 8pm We put Tina to bed and relax. I check my emails and watch TV or chat with Gary. I love police and hospital dramas! 10.30pm Time for bed. As I brush my teeth, I stand on one leg and then the other. This keeps my legs strong. I enjoy reading, but I haven’t read much since Tina was born. 1 Usually,… ........... Paula and Gary wake up Tina. ........... Gary wakes up Paula and Tina. ........... Tina wakes up Paula and Gary. 2 While Paula has her morning run, Gary… ........... takes Tina to nursery. ........... cycles next to her. ........... goes to work. 3 After training, Paula… ........... has lunch, bathes, then collects her daughter. ........... bathes, collects her daughter, then has lunch. ........... collects her daughter, bathes, then has lunch. 4 After lunch, Gary looks after Tina while Paula… ........... trains. ........... sleeps. ........... eats.

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5 Paula… ........... eats large meals but never eats snacks. ........... eats large meals and often eats snacks. ........... eats small meals but often eats snacks. 6 Every two days, Paula ........... goes for a long run. ........... runs 145 miles. ........... trains extra hard. 7 While Paula does her exercises, her daughter… ........... has dinner. ........... climbs on her. ........... plays with Gary. 8 In the evening,… ........... Gary bathes Tina, then Gary and Paula eat, then Tina goes to bed. ........... Gary bathes Tina, then Tina goes to bed, then Gary and Paula eat. ........... Gary and Paul eat, then Gary bathes Tina, then Tina goes to bed. 9 Paula does exercises to strengthen her legs while she… ........... cooks dinner. ........... brushes her teeth. ........... watches TV. 10 Now Paula has a daughter, she rarely… ........... reads. ........... watches TV. ........... spends time with Gary. READING COMPREHENSION 6 Complete the paragraph about Sam's day with the sentences in the box. a. Then he goes to his office. b. First he has a quick breakfast in the hotel coffee shop. c. Finally, at about 4 o'clock Sam leaves work. d. After that, he has a meeting with his manager. e. In the afternoon, he goes back to his office. f. Next, he speaks to the hotel staff. Sam is the assistant manager of a big hotel in Hong Kong. It is a busy hotel and his day starts very early. He gets to work at about 7 o'clock. 1 ____ He usually just has tea and toast. 2 ____ He starts up his computer and checks his emails. There are always a lot of messages. 3____ He asks them about any problems in the kitchens, or with the guests. 4 ____ They find solutions to problems, and discuss improvements and other changes to the hoteL At about 1 o'clock he has lunch. 5 ____ He sends a few more emails and makes some telephone calls. 6 ____ On his way home he collects his children from school, and arrives home at about 5.30.

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READING COMPREHENSION 7 Read the text below and answer these questions. 1. Where is the new research from? 2. Why are open-plan offices good? 3. What are the disadvantages of open-plan offices? 4. Why do people get ill more easily? 5. Do many companies think open-plan offices are good or bad? Open-plan offices: new research The research People all around the world work in offices. Some people work in small offices for one or two people, but a lot of people now work in open-plan offices. In these offices, people work together in one big room. New research from Australia shows that there are advantages and disadvantages to these offices. What’s good? The research shows three reasons to have openplan offices. Firstly, in open-plan offices a lot of people can work in a small area. Secondly, it is easy for people to talk to work colleagues because they are in the same room. Finally, open-plan offices are cheaper for companies because they use less electricity. What’s bad? The research also shows some disadvantages. Some people do not work well in open-plan offices because they are noisy. It is also difficult to talk privately in open-plan offices. Finally, researchers think that people get ill more easily because they work near each other. Open-plan offices - good or bad? The research concludes that there are advantages and disadvantages to open-plan offices, but many companies think that the advantages of having open-plan offices are greater than the disadvantages. READING COMPREHENSION 8 Read about Matt and answer the questions. 1. What is his job? Does he enjoy it? How do you know? 2. What did he do after university? 3. Why does he like being back in London? 4. Where does he go in summer? Why? 5. What does he like doing there? 6. What does he do in London at weekends? 7. Who is his perfect partner? What is most important?

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MATT 29, a climate change scientist from Balham, South London Star sign: CAPRICORN I travel a lot in my job. I go to meetings and conferences all over the world. It's great for me, because I studied oceanography and environmental science at university. After university I spent a lot of time at sea on scientific research ships. Now I'm back in London, it's much better for my social life. I have a lot of friends. But I miss the sea, so, in summer, when I want to relax, I like going to the coast, and sometimes I spend the weekend camping with friends, having barbecues and diving or surfing. It's great to get away from the city and go to a different world. I also enjoy weekends in London. I like meeting friends, having a few beers, going to a football match. I'm an Arsenal fan. I sometimes go clubbing but not very often, and I love Indian food. I go to an Indian restaurant at least once a week. Who is his perfect partner? My perfect partner is outgoing, funny, and good to talk to. She dresses nicely, but isn't too worried about fashion. Someone who enjoys having a good time in the city but also likes travelling, sports, and country life. This is very important to me.

Lives: Camden Town, North London Job: A lawyer, loves her job, but it's hard work so she needs to relax. Interests: Dancing, going to clubs, pubs, and the cinema. Meeting friends to exchange news. ('I have lots of friends.') Visiting art galleries sometimes. Hates: Men who are crazy about football. Clothes: Loves designer clothes. 'I spend too much money on clothes.' Food: Italian, French, and a McDonald's 'but only after a night out clubbing!' Love life: Lots of boyfriends. last relationship ended a few weeks ago. Perfect partner: Good-looking, good fun and good to talk to.

Lives: Clapham, South London Job: Bookstore manager, 'I love working with books.' Interests: Reading, the theatre, art galleries, cycling ('I cycle to work'), and walking. Sometimes I really need to get out of London and walk in the country.' Hates: 'I can't think of anything.' Clothes: Comfortable. 'I like to look nice but I don't think too much about clothes.' Food: Vegetarian. Loves Indian food because 'there are so many delicious 'veggie'dishes'. Love life: One long relationship, ended six months ago. Perfect partner: Someone who's kind and good to talk to, who likes both town and country life.

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Lives: Canary Wharf, by the River Thames Job: Fashion designer. 'I started studying art history, but changed to fashion design.' Interests: Travelling, skiing ('I'm learning to snowboard now'), going out with friends to restaurants, bars, and clubs. Hates: People who smoke. Clothes: 'Of course, I love clothes. I always try to look good, but I like to be casual and comfortable sometimes.' Food: Loves all food. 'It's a problem. I just love going out to restaurants, all kinds.' Love life: Two long relationships. One just finished. Perfect partner: Good-looking and good fun. Someone who likes sports, travel, and adventure. ,

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Reading Read the text. Match the headings (1–5) with the paragraphs (A–E). 1. How they helped their aunt 2. Where they travelled to 3. The village and the woods 4. The evenings 5. How they travelled A ____ Last summer, Claire and her brother Ben travelled to a very small village in Thailand for a holiday. They stayed for two weeks with their aunt. She was an English teacher in the village. B ____ They travelled first by plane and then by bus. Then they walked to the village because there weren’t any roads in the village. C ____ They helped their aunt in her school every day. They played games with the schoolchildren and they talked to them in English. They enjoyed this a lot. D ____ A lot of people in the village watched television in the evenings. There was a TV in their aunt’s house, but Claire and Ben didn’t watch TV. They usually played outside in the park with the village children after school. E ____ In the village there were twenty houses and the school. All the houses were very small. There were woods around the village and there were a lot of wild animals in the woods. The village children showed Claire and Ben the monkeys and parrots in the trees. It was great! Read the text again. Are the sentences true (T), false (F) or is there no nformation in the text (NI)? 1 Claire and Ben stayed in a city.

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2 Their aunt worked in the village. ____ 3 Their aunt was a nurse.

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4 They travelled by plane, bus and car. ____ 5 They liked the food at the school. ____ 6 Claire and Ben texted their friends every day. ____ 7 There weren’t any televisions in the village. ____ 8 They sometimes visited the village children at the weekends. ____ 9 There were some apartments in the village. ____ 10 There were trees near the village. ____ 11 Claire and Ben liked the animals. ____

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Reading Read the story and choose the best title. A The young singer B A good man C An American town Peggy Truman was born on a winter’s day. She lived in a small town in Connecticut, USA. Her family didn’t have much money. Peggy went to school with the other children, but all her clothes were old and at weekends she didn’t play or go shopping with her friends. She was very sad. She stayed at home and cleaned the house with her dad and she cooked with her mum. She often sang songs in their house when she worked. One Saturday Peggy was in the kitchen with her mum. It was summer and all the windows were open. Peggy was singing a song. The song was very sad and very beautiful. A man walked past their house and he heard Peggy. He stopped. ‘That girl is a very good singer,’ he said. He saw Peggy’s mum. ‘Is she your daughter?’ he asked. ‘Yes,’ answered her mum. ‘She can become a famous singer,’ said the man. ‘She is very good.’ That was the beginning of a very different life for Peggy and her family. After six months, she won a singing competition on television and then she became a famous singer in America. Her family moved house and she now plays and goes shopping with her friends at the weekend. She teaches them to sing. Does she help her mum and dad at home now? ‘Of course,’ she says. ‘I love helping Mum and Dad. I help them in the evenings.’ Put the sentences in the correct order (1–8). a The man talked to Peggy’s mum. ____ b Peggy’s family moved house. ____ c Peggy won a competition. ____ d Peggy was born. ____ e Peggy sang a song one Saturday. ____ f Peggy teaches her friends to sing now. ____ g Peggy became famous. ____ h A man heard Peggy. ____

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