1. Replace the words in italics with the correct form of these phrasal verbs.

do up dress up go with put (something) on

take (something) off wrap up wear out

Ace: You know I hate 1) putting on smart

clothes to go out! dressing up

Mum: Well, you can 2) remove those trainers and

swap them for shoes, for a start!

Ace: But my shoes don´t 3) match these jeans.

Mum: Well, 4) wear them anyway.

Your trainers

are 5) getting very old

And 6) fasten some more buttons on your shirt!

Ace: OK. I´m ready. Bye!

Mum: You can´t go out like that! It´s freezing outside!

For goodness sake, 7) wear something warm!

2. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentences.

a. It doesn´t matter/isn´t mattering what you look like,

but what you feel like.

b. Some of my friends don´t care/aren´t caring about

fashion.

c. Suzy appears/is appearing in a TV teen show at the

moment.

d. Most teens hate/are hating stupid fashions.

e. Does your best friend agree/Is your best friend

agreeing with you about your taste in clothes?

f. I feel/I´m feeling that it wouldn´t be a good idea to

change my hairstyle.

3. Complete the conversation with the correct form

(present simple or present continuous) of the verbs in

brackets.

Carol: So, here we are, saying hello to Tess, the lucky

winner of our makeover competition! How are things

Tess?

Tess: Absolutely great! I 1)…………………………………………

(really/enjoy) myself and everyone 2)

………………………………………………… (look after) me really

well.

Carol: You 3)……………………………………………(spend) five

days here at the spa, having your makeover, aren´t

you? What exactly 4)………………………………………..

(happen) every day?

Tess: Well, each day they 5) ………………………………………

(focus) on a different aspect of your appearance and 6)

……………………………………(work) on that: your face, hair,

make-up, diet and your self-image. But the last day is

the best! That´s when they 7)…………………………..

(bring) us loads of different clothes to try on and we 8)

…………………………………..…(have) a fashion makeover!

Carol: It 9)………………………………………….(sound)good,

Tess! And what 10)…………………………………… (you/do)

right now?

Tess: Right now, it´s ´foodie´day and I 11)……………………

………………………..(learn) how to eat all the right foods to

give me all the energy I need. At the moment, as you

see, I 12)……………………………………………(eat) a huge

salad!

Carol: What 13)…………………………………..(the

others/think) of the course?

Tess: Oh, one girl 14)………………………………….(always/

complain) that her friends won´t know her when she

gets out of here, but I 15)…………………………………………

(think) she 16)……………………………………………..(just/joke)!

Carol: Really good talking to you, Tess! Enjoy the rest

of your makeover!

Tess: Thanks so much, Carol.

Name……………………………………… Group …………… Date……………………………

4. Replace the underlines words using the correct form

of these phrasal verbs (can be used more than once).

take in take on take over take off take up

a. It was getting hot so we removed our coats.

…………………………………..

b. The museum café is accepting new waiters if you need

a job. …………………………………..

c. All our shopping filled two seats on the bus.

…………………………………..

d. She started archaeology as a hobby about a year ago.

……………………………………

e. Lisa was listening carefully and absorbing all the

information. ……………………………………………

f. I´m fed up of washing all these dishes. Can you do this

job for a while? ………………………………………

g. Do you feel scared when the plane leaves the ground?

…………………………………….

h. Simon accepted the challenge of learning French in a

month. …………………………………………………..

5. Choose the correct form (past simple or past

continuous) to complete the sentences.

a. The tourists admired/were admiring the castle when it

started/was starting to rain.

b. The artist finished/was finishing his painting and was

showing/showed it to us.

c. We were knowing/knew that tickets for the talk

were/were being on sale at the bookshop.

d. The glassblower worked/was working in his studio

when the students arrived/were arriving at 9a.m.

e. Last summer in Canada, we visited/were visiting

somewhere interesting every day and we were

taking/took lots of photos.

f. At Epidavros, the actors got/were getting ready as all

the people were arriving/arrived.

g. When we were getting/got to the palace, we

went/were going to look at the beautiful gardens.

Comparatives and superlatives

6. Complete the sentences with one missing word.

a. The further we walked around the city, the

……………….exhausted we felt.

b. The local craft centre was disappointing since it was

smaller …………………… we had imagined.

c. He was ……………………. far the most talented illustrator

of children´s books in the country.

d. I wouldn´t say that museums are ………………….

Interesting as leisure centres myself.

e. The Modern Art gallery was …………………………

impressive than the guidebook said. We thought it

was a waste of time.

f. ………………………… most fantastic experience I had last

year was when we went to the Planetarium.

7. Complete the sentences with the superlative form of

the most suitable adjective.

a. Masai men have the ……………………………………..

hairstyles. (boring/interesting)

b. One of the ………………………………………. French artists

was Claude Monet. (famous/bad)

c. The …………………………………… form of music is song.

(late/early)

d. The ………………………………… diamond in the world is the

Millennuium Star, worth £200 million. (valuable/cheap)

e. The Bodleian Library in Oxford is the second

……………………….. library in the UK. It has a copy of

every book that is published. (small/big)

f. Doctor Who is TV´s …………………………………….. – running

sci-fi show. It was first shown in 1963. (short/long)

8. Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar

meaning to the first sentence, using the words given.

a. James did this History project without any help. BY

James did this by himself

.

b. The whole class helped to make this display. ONE

The pupils to make this display.

c. The students wanted to paint the classroom on their

own. BY

The students wanted to paint the classroom

d. I had a great time on the school trip. MYSELF

I really on the school trip.

e. One teacher was talking to another teacher. OTHER

Two teachers ………………………………………………………

f. Nobody taught Kelly to play the guitar. She learned on

her own. HERSELF

Kelly to play the guitar.

9. Complete the text with the past simple, present

perfect or present perfect continuous form of the

verbs in brackets.

The future

10. Choose the correct form to complete the sentences.

a. It´s going to be/being a beautiful day tomorrow.

b. Our club is planning/plans a mountain walk for next

weekend.

c. We´ll have learnt/´ll learn how to water-ski by the end

of next week.

d. The ferry for the island leaves/is leaving at 9 o´clock

every morning. Don´t miss it!

e. I´ll/´m going to carry your sleeping bag for you if you´ll

cook the supper!

f. A: What are your plans for tomorrow?

B: Well, we´ll climb/´re going to climb that mountain.

g. This time next week we´ll be travelling/´ll travel across

Europe.

h. They will swim/´re going to swim in the lake this

evening.

I don´t go to schoolGemma, who is fourteen, 1)…………………………………………..(not/be) in a classroom for two years. Instead, she 2)

…………………………………………..(study) at home. Gemma 3)…………………………………………(leave) school because she had

problems with the lessons and couldn´t concentrate. She 4)………………………………………….(lose) all her self-confidence

and she was fed up of getting bad marks. Eventually, her parents 5)…………………………………………(feel) angry that no-one

was helping Gemma, so her mum 6) ………………………………………..(decide) to leave her part-time job and educate

Gemma at home.

For the last two years, Gemma 7)…………………………………….(follow) the same lessons from the National Curriculum as

most pupils in the UK. At first Gemma´s mum 8)……………………………….(not/know) what to do, but both of Gemma´s

parents 9)…………………………………..(receive) plenty of advice since her mum started teaching.

All of them are happy, because Gemma´s work 10)……………………………………..…….(improve) and she finds things much

easier now. She is even good at Maths now because she 11)………………………………………(have) extra maths lessons from

a tutor for the last two months.

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

or questions.

a. you / will / get / How / the cave system / into

b. have / the end of the week / will / ridden / by / She / a

thousand kilometres

c. the youth hostel / Will / staying / be / at / you

d. we / This time / will / surfing / next week, / in / the

Pacific / be

e. to go / camping / going / with you / I´m / not / again

f. coming / you / Are / on / with us / the adventure

activities

g. after / until / They / be / won´t / returning / dark

12. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the

present simple or the future simple (will).

a. As soon as the rain ……………………..(stop), we´ll

……………………………… (set off).

b. When Jeni………………………………(hear) from the

company, she …………………………….(book) her trip.

c. We …………………….…..(walk) until it …………………..(get)

dark.

d. They…………………………(tell) us what the challenge is

when we …………………….(get) there.

e. After you ………………………..(climb) the hill, the leaders

………………………………(organise) the next stage of the

expedition.

f. We………………………………..(put out) the fire carefully

before we …………………………………(leave) the camp.

13. Match these words with the correct activity.

1. Rally driving

2. Kayaking

3. Hot-air ballooning

4. Circus

5. Ice-skating

basket brakes petrol wheel paddle rink driver trapeze clown headlights track skates juggler river gas tight-rope