Workbook With Key Pre Intermediate

8/3/2019 Workbook With Key Pre Intermediate

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UNIT 1Tenses1 Recognizing tenses 52 Choosing the correct form 63 Correcting mistakes 6Question forms4 Making questions withauxiliaries 65 Making questions withdol doesld id 66 Question words 7

7 Word order 78 Which question word? 79 What + noun, How + adjective oradverb 8

10 Replying with a question 8Vocabulary11 Jobs 8Writing12 Writing an informal letter 9UNIT 2 .Present Simple1 Making negatives 102 M aking questions 103 Short answers 114 Third person singular 115 Adverbs of frequency 11Present Simple or Continuous!6 Spelling of the presentparticiple 127 Choosing the correct form 12

8 W hat does she do? or VVhat i s s h edoing? 12havelhave got9 Making statements andnegatives 13

10 Short answers 13

Vocabulary11 Things in the house 14Writing12 Linking words - bu t, h owev er 1413 Describing a person 15UNIT 3Past Simple

1 Choosing the right verb 162 Making negatives 173 Making questions 174 Short answers 175 Past Simple forms 176 Past time expressions 18Past Continuous7 Forming the Past Continuous 188 Newspaper stories 19Past Simple or Continuous?9 Choosing the correct form 19Vocabulary10 have + noun = activity 20Writing11 Linking words - wh il e, d u rin g , andf o r 2012 Writing a story 1 21UNIT 4Count and uncount nouns1 a or some? 222 chocolate or a chocolate? 22Expressions of quantity3 some or any? 234 H ow m uch? or How many? 235 much, many, or a lot o f? 236 a few or a little? 24Articles7 a/an or the? 248 No articles 249 a, the, or nothing? 25

Vocabulary10 Spelling of plural nouns 2511 Clothes 25Writing12 Filling in forms 26UNIT 5Verb patterns

1 Hopes and ambitions 272 Infinitive or -ing? 283 Asking questions 28

would like (to do) or like (doing)?4 W ou ld yo u ...? or Do yo u ...? 285 Choosing the correct form 296 wou ld lik e or like? 29

will and going to7 Offers and decisions 298 What's going to happen? 309 Choosing the correct form 30Vocabulary10 Words that go together 31Writing11 Writing a postcard 32UNIT 6What ... like?1 What islare ... like? 332 What was/were ... like? 33Comparatives and superlatives3 Forming comparatives andsuperlatives 344 How old am I? 345 Opposite adjectives 356 as or than? 357 a s ... aslnot as ... as 35

8 Making sentences about you 35

Vocabulary9 Adjective formation 36


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Writing - Relative clauses10 wholthatlwhichlwhere 3711 Describing a place 37U N I T 7Present Perfect1 Using the Present Perfect 382 Making positive and negativesentences 38

3 Making questions 394 Short answers 395 Past participles 396 for or since? 4UTense revision7 Using the correct tense 408 Asking questions 40Vocabulary9 Men and women 41Writing10 Relative clauses 4111 Writing a biography 42UNIT 8 .have (got) to1 have got to 432 have to 433 Making questions 434 Short answers 445 Making positive and negativesentences 44

should6 Giving advice 457 A sk ing fo r advice 45

have to or should?8 Using the correct form 46

must9 must for strong obligation 46Vocabulary10 Job descriptions 46Writing11 Writing a formal letter 47UNIT 9 .Present Simple or will

1 Choosing the correct form 48Conditional clauses2 First Conditional 483 Making questions 494 Making negatives 495 if or when? 49

Time clauses6 Present tense or future 507 Joining sentences 508 Choosing the correct conjunction509 Tenses and time expressions 51

Vocabulary10 Preposition + word 51Writing11 Discussing ideas 52UNIT 10Verb patterns1 Infinitive or - ing? 532 Choosing th e correct form 533 Infinitive or -ing? 544 Asking questions 54

used to5 Matching 546 Things used to be different 55Infinitives

7 Infinitives after adjectives 558 Infinitives of purpose 559 How to do it/something to eat 56Vocabulary10 -ed or -ing adjectives? 5611 Rhymes 56Writing12 Formal and informal letters 1 57UNIT 1 1 .The passive

1 Forming the passive 582 Making questions 593 Making negatives 594 Short answers 595 Newspaper stories 60Active andpassive6 Notices 617 Active or passive? 61Vocabulary8 Words with more than one

meaning 62Writing9 Writing a review of a book or afilm 63

UNIT 12Second Conditional1 Jimmy's dreams 64

2 Making questions 643 Laura's dreams 654 Short answers 665 If... 66

might6 might = will + perhaps 667 Choosing the correct form 668 Worries 679 Trying to decide 67Vocabulary10 Phrasal verbs 67Writing11 Adverbs 6812 Writing a story 2 68UNIT 1 3Present Perfect Simple1 What's new? 702 ye t and already 713 Questions and short answers 714 been or gone? 71Present Perfect Continuous5 What has Ann been doing? 726 Making questions 72Tense review7 Choosing the correct tense 738 Forming the correct tense 739 A conversation between old friends 73Vocabulary10 Words that sound the same 74Writing11 Expressions in letter writing 7412 Formal and informal letters 2 75UNIT 14 .

Past Perfect1 Matching 762 What happened first? 763 Past Simple or Past Perfect? 774 Joining sentences 77Reported statements5 What did sh e say? 776 Reported to direct speech 78Vocabulary7 sa y and tell 788 Words that are often confused 79Writing9 Writing a story 3 80


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T e n s e sRe c og n iz in g t en s esUIComplete the texts usingthe verbs in the box.can makeliveswantsdoesn't have

's studyingteachesloves

has 're listeninglike 'm sittingcome 'm going to studylive doesn't work

're playingdidn't like're goinglive

emigratedhavewentwas born

T e n s e s Q u e s t io n sJobs W rit in g an in form al le tte rG etting to kn ow you . .

1 E n rique ( 1 ) in P ue bla , a tow n inM e x ic o. H e 's a s tu de n t. H e ( 2 ) _med ic in e b e ca u se h e ( 3 ) to b e adoctor.H e 'sm a r ri ed , b ut h e ( 4 ) any c h il dr e n .H i sw i fe , S i lv ia , ( 5 ) in a p r imary s chool .Enr ique ( 6 ) c ook in g . H e ( 7 ) _ _an e x c e ll e n t e n c h il ad a !

2 H i! M y n am e 's R u m i a nd I ( l ) - - - fromO s a ka in J a pa n . I ( 2 ) - - - w ith m y p are n ts .M y fa ther ( 3 ) a b us in e s s ,b ut m ymother ( 4 ) - - - . N e xt y ea r I ( 5 ) -economics at un ivers i ty .I ( 6 ) g oin g ou t w ith m y frie n ds . Int he p ic tu re I ( 7 ) - in a ba r w ith N o r i k oand To s hi .We ( 8 ) - - to m us ic .

1 B r uc e i s Au s tr a li a n . H e ( 1 ) i n E n g la n d,bu t he ( 2 ) to A us tra lia w he n h e w as

b ac k t o E n g la n d on c e, b utit b ec a us e i t w a s s o c old a fte r

s ix . H e ( 3 )h e (4 )Aus t ra l ia !H e an d h is b rothe r (5) _ w ith the irpa re n ts i n M elbou rn e . The y 6 ) a b igh ou se n ot fa r from th e be ac h.In the p ic tu re he 's on the beach w ith h is f rie n ds . The y (7) volle yba ll.Ton ig h t h is g oin g ou t w ith h is g irlfr ie nd. The y (8) to th e c in ema .

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2 Choos in g th e c o rre c t fo rmChoose the correct form of the verb.1 I'm speaking I I speak I I 'm speak threelanguages: French, Spanish, and English.2 A Where does Hans come I Hans come Iis H an s c om in g from?B He's Swiss. He comes from Zurich.3 A What you do I do you do / are y ou

doing tonight?B I'm going out.

4 A Where's George?B He has I 's having I have a shower.

S A What m eans this w ord / does m eanthis word/ d oes th is w ord m ea n?B I don't know. Look it up.

6 A Do you want a cigarette?B No, thanks. I don't smoke I no smoke Ism oke n ot.

7 Last year I went I go / was go to Americaon holiday.8 How long you stay I d id yo u sta y / stayedyo u in America?

9 The weekend was boring. I no do / didn't Id id n't d o anything.

lOA I'm going to university next year.B What ar e you going to / you going to I

d o you study?3 C orre c t in g mistakes

Correct the mistakes in these sentences.I At the weekend I'm usually go swimming.2 Are you enjoy the party?3 We can't play tennis because it rains.4 Do you can play chess?5 How many sisters you have?6 I no understand what you're saying.7 What you do tonight?8 What time you get home last night?9 Last weekend I see some friends and wehave a meal.10 I'm loving English food. It's wonderful!

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Q ue s tion form s4 Mak i n g questions with aux i l ia r ies

_ Write YeslNo questions for these sentences.1 She's French. I s sh.f...French?2 It's raining.3 They're at schooL __4 They're learning English.5 You're tired.6 She was at home last night.7 I'm right. __8 He was born in 1960.9 You can speak Danish. ---

5 Mak i n g questions with do/does/didDOWrite YeslNo questions for these sentences.1 You like music.

Do_you l ike music?2 She comes from France.

3 They live in a flat.

4 Youtake sugar in tea.

5 I speak English wel l .

6 She watched a film last night.

7 Itstarted at 8.00.

8 Youwant to go home.

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6 Ques tion w o rd sMatch the questions and answers.

What do you do?2 Who did you go out

with last night?3 Where do you live?4 When's your birthday?5 Why are you wearinga suit?6 How many students

are there in the class?7 How much did you

pay for your shoes?8 How are your9 Whose is this money?

10 Which newspaper doyou read?

a Thirty dollars.b Twenty-five.c Fine. And you?d Maria and Pedro.e I'm a teacher.f The T ime s.g It's today!h I'm sure it's mine.

In a flat in thecentre of town.Because I'm goingto an expensiverestaurant.

7 Wo rd o rd erPut the words in the correct order to make questions.Then answer the questions about you.

buy/you/the/ did/ at/what/ shops/i

2 is/who/teacher/your/English/?

3 parents/mament/where/your/thc/at/arel?

4 cinema/youl go/last/when/ did/the/to!?

5 learning/you/why /Englisb/ are/?

6 yau/how/to/come/school!do/?

7 brothers and sisters/you/many/have/how/do?

8 W hic h que s tion w ord?DBComplete the conversation with question words.

Kate Hi, Dad.Dad Morning, Kate. (1) _ __ are you today?Kate Fine, thanks. A bit tired.Dad Ididn't hear you come home last night.

(2) __ time did you get in?Kate About 11.00.Dad (3) _ did you go?Kate Just round to Beth's house.Dad There's a letter far you on the table.Kate Oh! (4) _ is it from?Dad I don't know. Open it and sec.Kate Oh!Dad (5) 's the matter?Kate Nothing. It's from Luis in Spain.Dad That's interesting.Kate He says he's coming to England soon.Dad (6)Kate Because he's going to study English.Dad (7) is he going to stay?Kate Here in London.Dad (8) school is he going to?Kate He doesn't know yet.Dad (9) is he coming?Kate Next week .Dad You must invite him round. (10) _

don't you write back and invite him to Sundaylunch?

Kate OK, I will . Thanks, Dad.

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9 What + noun , How + a dje c tiv e or a dv erbMatch a question word in A with a word in B and aline in C . Then answer the questions about you.

A B Cshoes do you take?

colour did you get up this morning?far do you read?tall is it from your house to theS O l t town centre?How much are you?Wha t often is your hair?size do you go swimming?long does a hamburger cost innewspaper l your town?time bf music do you like?

:does your English lesson last?12345678 ----910

----.-- . . . ._--

10 R e ply in g w ith a q ue stionDB Write the questions.1 We had a wonderful holiday.

WhereJiid yo 1 1 go?_2 I'm reading a good book at the moment.

3 I bought a new car last week.

4 Nick and I had a great night out on Saturday.

5 Ann's going to China next week.

6 David earns more than 200,000 a year!

7 They have so many children!

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V o c a b u l a r y1 1 Jobs

Add a suffix from the box to the words to make jobs.Change the spelling when necessary. When does thepronunciation change?-er/-r -ian -ist -man/-woman I

1 music m._usman

3 science

2 art

4 journal

5 politics ~--- 6 manage~~\J 1 ' ~ ? p , 1\d' \) )~il~-~7 interpret 8 electric

9 photograph

11 post

10 police

12 reception _


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W r it in g\2 Writing an in fo rma l le tte r. f hi informal letter.1 Look at the organizat~on 0 t .IS our address, and the

b . a ll letters with Dear .. , , yWe egm cdate, but not your name.

38 Clifton GardensLondon NW6 4GT

27 SeptemberI n t r o d u c t i o n Dear Maria

--------~I:m very pleased ~hat we're gOing to be penfriends.WnereyoulilJe~ . I 11 tell you a Li ttLe about myself, and you can;l~ --------. do the same when you write to me.Whoyoulivewitn~ I live in an area of London called Maida Vale.

~ ~ It's quite near the centre, but there are parksWhatyourfamilydoes ~ nearby where I take my dog, Mickey, for a walk.I live with my parents and my younger brother, Paul.~L My father works for the post office and my mother

~ ~ has a part-time job as a nurse.Whatyou ike --- . - = - - - - - -e I go to the local comprehensive school, where I have

-------. a lot of friends. I like most subjects, but not allof them! In the evenings I sometimes visit friends

~or stay at home and listen to music, and at theweekends I like going swimming or horse-riding.

Whatyou'redoingat 1--- .____ At the moment I'm working very hard because I havethemoment ------$ exams soon, so I'm spending a lot of time in the

library!

E J - . - - - - - - - - ~ - - - - - - e I'm looking forward to hearing from you!Best wishes

Write soon!Youa n e n d a letterto afriend withB e st w i s h e s orR e g a r d s , o r L o v e , if youknowhemwell.

}__ ~_~----9" fr~~c.is dotte,s~our signature

f . nd inEngland.Write a similar letter to a pen n :2 nfri d can be male or temale.Your pe nen .'.Write about these things- you where you live what you doIII your hobbies your family Un it 1 Ge tt in g to kn ow you 9


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10 U nit 2 The w ay w e live

P r e s e n t t e n s e s . have /have go tT hin gs in th e h ou seW rit in g -lin kin g w ordsT he way w e live

present S i m p l el_yaking nega t i veslID Correct the sentences.

1 The sun rises in the west.T b s . sun does1J't tisein tn e west. iu ise s in . t he ~_ (J st .

2 The Pope livesin Alaska.

3 Manchester United footballers wear yellow shirts.--

4 Kangaroos come from Canada. . . .- ~

5 The sun shines at night.

6 In Britain people drive on the right.-- --

2 Making ques t i onslIDWrite the questions.1 I get up at

WhaUime do you ge t t I P _ ?2 At the weekend I usually go to _

-- -- -- --3 The bank opens at

4 My mother comes from--

5 My children go to _ schooLWhich -- --

6 My brother works in __Where ?7 My sister drives a _What sort -- - -- -- - ?


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3 Short answ ers\__ Answer the questions about you.

Use short answers.1 Do you smoke?

fu, I do.mo~ Ifl~n't._2 Do you like science fiction?

3 Do you dream a lot?

4 Do you listen to the radio?- -- -- --- ----

5 Do your parents read a lot?

6 Does your teacher give you a lot ofhomework?

7 Does it rain a lot in your country?

4 Th ird pe rson singu la rWrite the third person singular of these verbs.help h e J p _ s _

2 watch watches3 want4 go5 carry6 catch7 think8 crash9 wash10 read11 do12 fly13 study14 kiss15 eat ---16 have17 cry

/ 5 'Adverbs of f requency_/ ~ut the words in the correct order.

1 cinema/youfto/often/go/the/do/?

2 meat/never/eat/I/hecause/don'tlIlit/like

3 listen/eveninglthe/to/parents/radio/the/my/always/in

4 holiday Ihow I do/have/ often/ a/yon/?

5 sometimes/restaurant/we/Iapanese/ go/a/to

6 for/late/never/am/school/I

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7 Choosing th e c orrec t fo rmChoose the form of the verb.1 Igo I am going to work now.Goodbye!

2 Iread I am reading a book aboutastrology.

3 I read I am read ing lots of booksevery year.4 We go I are going to a party onSaturday.S Nurses lo ok I a re lo ok in g after 1people in hospital.6 Annie c om es I is c om in g from 2Ireland. 3

7 She comes I is coming for dinner 4this evening. S8 I speak I am speaking fourlanguages. 69 D o you want I A re you wanting to 7go out tonight? 8

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P re se n t S im ple orCon t i nuous?6 S p ellin g o f th e p rese nt p artic ip leWrite the -ingform of these verbs.

1 read read jng_2 swim swimntitJ.g3 come commg_4 rain5 wear6 think - --7 shine8 smoke - -9 have --10 take11 wait12 get13 stop14 run1 5 begin -- -

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YWha t does sh e do? or Whatis she doing?l1iLook at the picture and answer the questions.

What does Wendy do? She'SJLlljlfSe._Is she working in the hospital now? NQ, she i sn 't ."What's she doing? She's having dinm:r .What does Frank do?Is he working in a restaurant now? _What's he doing? _ .__ __What does Tony do?Is he driving a taxi now?What's he doing?What does Lisa do? _Is she working in the kitchen now?What's she doing? _ _ _


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have/have got9 Making statem ents and negativ es

Look at the picture of Ioely's bedroom. Complete the sentences in twoways, once with has/doe sn 't h ave and once with's got/hasn't got.I S h e h a s a _C D p J 4 y e r . 4 She a television.

a television.h~CD p . l a : y ( r . She2 She a tennis racket. 5 She--

She a tennis racket. She3 She a lot of CDs. 6 She

She a lot of CDs. She----

__ a computer.___ a computer.

a Walkman.aWalkman.

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V o c a b u l a r y11 T hin gs in the house

Match the words and pictures.armchairbookcasewindowchest of drawers

cupboardr u gwardrobemirror

sofacarpetcurtainslamp

1 72 83 9 -- --4 10 ---5 116 1 2

1 4 Un it 2 T he w a y w e live

Writ ing12 L in kin g w ords - but, however1 Complete the sentences with a nd , so , or but.

She can speak French, _ she can't write it.2 He's going to work in Spain, _ he's learningSpanish.

3 I went into town. I bought some food Iwent to the library.

4 I haven't got a car, I've got a motorbike.S She's working late next Friday, she can'tcome to the party.

o But an d however c an contra st idea s, b ut they are u sedd iffe re ntly . C ompa re th es e se nte nc es . Wh at d iffe re nc escan you see? 'I le ar nt F rench eas ily , bu t I d idn't li ke. m y te ac her ., le ar nt F r ench eas ily .However , Id idn't l ik e my t eacher .

2 Join the pairs of sentences in two different ways usingbu t and however.1 We enjoyed the holiday. It rained a lot.

2 He's moving to London next month. He doesn't likeb ig cities.

3 She isn't English. She speaks English perfectly.

So is u sed to ex press the resu lt of the statem ent b efore.Because e xp resses th e re aso n o r c au se o f someth in g,C au se ) Resu ltIt started to ra in, so w e stop ped p laying tennis.Resu lt ( C au seW e stop ped p laying tennis b ecau se it started to ra in.


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3 Join the pairs of sentences in two different ways using so and because.1 She went home . She was tired.a)

2 We didn't enjoy our holiday. The weather was bad.a) b)

3 He worked hard. He passed a ll h is exams.a) b)

13 D e sc rib in g a p ers onComplete the text with a linking word from the box.

b)

I and however Iut so because

M y sister and I are ve r y different, (1) _ ~we get on we l l together. She li ke s s t a yi n g at homein the e v e n i n g (2) _ w a tc h in g te le v is ionwith he r boyfriend, (3 ) I prefer goingou t with m y friends. W e like to go to clubs or thec in e m a . S om e tim e s w e just g o to a c a fe . I haveexams soon, (4) _ I'm not going out ve r ymu c h at th e moment. My s is te r is s ix y e a rs oldert han me, ( 5 ) she works in a bank. She'strying to save some money (6) sh e ' sgoing to get married this year. Her fia nc e 's n am e isF erdin a nd, (7) we all ca l l him Freddy_

P e op le s ay [look like m y S is te r (8) _both have brown e y e s (9) _

wedark hair.

(10 ) _ _ _ , we are very different incharacter. She's very quiet, (11) I'm alo t m o re socIable.

Write a sim ila r sh ort p arag ra ph a bo ut y ou rself and someone in y ou r f am il y.

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P a s t S im p l eC hoos in g th e rig h t v erbComplete the text with a verb fromthe box in the Past Simple.fa ll ~ findlaugh J spend ..;lose . . .J needcelebrate v' save Jcan't (past ecouldn't)

break-leav e "take

P as t S im ple " P as t Con tin uoushave + noun 0 W ritin g a s tory 1

It a ll w en t w rong

A DO N E ,

J U R E Do AN T A I N

Gary Smith yesterday celebrated his On the first night, the weather wastwentieth birthday, but he's lucky to so bad that it tore his new mountainbe alive. ln March this year, he wasclimbing Ben Nevis, Britain's~hrg~estmountain, when he (1) _ M i' t_his way and (2) .~ sixteenhours in sub-zero temperat~}~sJ'My friends (3) _ . J . . . . O J J . K " ' b Y at

tent to pieces, so he moved into aYouth Hostel. He (5)-r thehostel at 10.00 the next morning,but that afternoon he was in trouble.'1 (6) ~(7) V w ~ my left leg. I(8) Urrt,/. Q 0 . 4 ' J move. '

off a rock and

me for having so much survivalequipment, but it (4) ~ Mountain rescue teams went out tomy life.' look for Gary, and (9) ~

him at 9.00 the next morning. Ahelicopter (10) ~ ~ him tohospital, where he (11) h.L


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2 M a k i n g n e g a t i v e slUCorrect the sentences.1 Shakespeare wrote stories.

ShakespeJ1f..e. did..1J'tw r it e s to ri e s.H e w r o te _ _ p l !J J 's .. .

2 Christopher Columbus discovered India.

3 Beethoven came from France.

4 Leonardo da Vinci lived in Mexico.

_-----

5 The Americans landed on the moon in the 19th century.

6 The Buddha came from Australia.

3 M a k in g q u e s t io n slIDrite the questions.1 Iwent to the States in 19

Wherr d id~ )!Jl JJgo to th e S ta tes?2 I went to __ for my last holiday.

Where3 We stayed in __ .Where

4 We stayed there for _ weeks.How long ---

5 We had weather.Did --~-6 We travelled round byHow

7 We had food.Did

---?_ _ _ ?

___ good weather?

_ good food?

4 S h o rt a n s w e r sAnswer the questions about Gary in exercise1 and about you. Use short answers.1 Did Gary get lost?

Yes,_he did._2 Did he have a lot of equipment?

3 Did he go with friends?

4 Did he hurt his hand?

5 Did you do your homework last night?

6 Did you do any sport yesterday?

7 Did it rain yesterday?

5 P a s t S i m p l e f o rm sWrite the Past Simple of these verbs.

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work wor.kedsave savedstop stop~bed_come camearriveplanmakehelpusetravelfeelwashlikerobsendwalksmileclapknow

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6 P as t t im e e xp re ss ion sComplete the sentences with a word fromthe box. Careful! Sometimes no word isnecessary.Iarrived home _at_ six 0'dock last night.Isaw Jane -=-yesterday.

mon forgo lastat whenI was born in Africa 1970.

2 My parents moved back to EnglandIwas five.3 We lived in Bristol __ three years.4 I left college three years __.5 I found a flat on my own lastyear.

6 I usually go home .: __ the weekend.7 I didn't go home weekendbecause some friends came to stay.

8 They arrived __ three o'clockthe afternoon.

9 Saturday evening we went outto a concert.10 we got home we listened tosome music.

11 We got up late __ Sunday morning.12 the afternoon we went for a

walk .13 I bought a car a fewweeks _14 I had an accident __ last night.15 It happened _ seven 0'dock

_ the evening.16 I took my car to the garage _ this

mornmg.17 It will be ready two weeks.

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Pas t Con ti n uou s7 F orm in g th e P as tC on tin uou s

l1li Yesterday you went to a party. This is what you saw whenyou arrived. Make sentences in the Past Continuous.When I arrived at the party ...1 Jenny/talk/to Mick

} en v) L_was ta lk in g to M i ck .2 Annie and Pete/dance

3 Sarah and Bill/sit/on the sofa

4 Katie/choose/a CD5 Max/drink/champagne

6 Beth and Dave/eat/crisps

7 Justin/show/Lucinda a photograph

8 Harry/smoke/a cigar

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8 N ew s pap er storiesLook at the three newspaper stories. Match thephrases with the correct story; Where exactly do they go?1 [J 'I was working in the garden at the time,' she explained.2 D ...because they were wearing masks3 ~I 'I know I was driving fast,'he explained to the court.4 D when he was travelling at 120miles an hour5 D who was coming home from school at the time6 D The bottom of the tree w as slowly moving.

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A Motorist Drivingat 120 mphMotorist Jeremy Pagehad to pay a fine of 330a t D urh am M ag istrates'Court yesterday forspeeding. P olic e s to p p edhim on the motorway.,The speed limit on"

Jere~~ Page motorways is 70 milesan hour':>'This was because I was late forw o rk.' T he ju dge said that th is w a s n o e xc u se .

Yesterday afternoon a 35-year-old housewife narrowlyescaped death when a treeblew over and fell onto herhouse, completely destroyingit. ~ 'It was quite windy. Iheard a strange noise comingfrom our tree.0Suddenly thewind blew a little stronger,and Iwatched it crash ontothe roof.' The Bowles familyare staying with friends whiletheir house is rebuilt.

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P O S T O F F I C E R O B B E R YYesterday afternoon thievesstole 500 from a post officein Preston, Lancashire.Police do not have a gooddescription of the two men,but they know that theyescaped in a red FordCortina. This informationcame from an ll-year-oldboy, Charlie Carrack.

Past S i m p l e orCont inuous?9 C hoosing the correct form

Choose the correct form of the verbs.1 I met I was meeting a friend whileIdid I was doing the shopping.2 I paid I was paying for my thingswhen Iheard Iwas hearingsomeone call my name.

3 I tu rn ed / was turning round andsa w Iw a . s seeing Paula.

4 She wore Iwas wearing a brightred coat.

5 We decided Iwere deciding to havea cup of coffee.

6 While we ha d Iwere having adrink, a waiter d ro pped / w asdropping a pi le of plates.

7 We all g ot / w e re g ett in g a terribleshock.8 While the waiter p ic ked / w aspicking up the broken p la te s, h ec ut / w as c uttin g his finger.

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V o c a b u l a r y10 have + noun = act iv i ty

Have is often used w ith a noun to exp ress a formo f a ct io n.

I h a d a shower and w ent to bed.W here did you have lunch?Have a g oo d w ee ken d!

N otice that, w ith meals, w e do not u se a.I had breakfas t/ lunch.

IiIIComplete the sentences with a form of have and anoun from the box.

SWimdaydrinkbathgame

lookworddinner

argumentbreakfasttime

1 'Would you like to have a . d r i n k . , ?''Yes,please. I'm very thirsty.'

2 'Did you w~tc TV last night?'. ' \ 1 I . l t . . " -'No, I~IOCI .,. and went straight to bed.'3 'Did you _ka.d:,__ a good - .i :: ! f ! t7 4 l M L . of tennis?''Yes.I won 6~0, 6-2.'

4 'Bye, Mum. I'm going to the party now!''Goodbye, darling. _ _ _ _ l j . ~ I . . . - . f . . a nice 4 ? w

5 'Did you \".ct ~ j y i s morning?''No. Igot up too late. just had a cup of coffee:

6 'I'm going to _ '1\(A,v:: ...{ _ a ~~_ and wash myhair. I fe el dirty.

7 I have a swimming pool in the garden, so if you want to~\t"'... a _~ W_I_ ,just come round.- ,8 'Did you ~bJ~ a good ~ at the

office, dear?' l-'No, I didn't. The boss was very angry with me.'

9 Peter and I a lw a ys argue. We don't agree about anything.Yesterdaywe _1/\ a v ' _ _ an ( .1;\ V v . - w . t l . l aboutpolitics.

10 I've got my holiday photographs. Do you want to_ _ _ _ _ 1 . \ \Ji _ a j., \ r . . . . _ ?11 John! Could I 1 t \ J l \ . r . . - a ~~ ~__ with you for

a minute? There's something I want to ta lk to you about.

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Wr i t i n g11 L in kin g w ords - whi le , du r ing , a nd fo r

1 While is a c on ju nctio n, a nd is fo llo w ed b y ac la u se ( su b je ct + v erb ). If yo u sa y 'X h ap p en edw hile Y hap pened', it m eans X and Y hap penedat the same tim e.I m et P eter w hile I w as study in g a t

university.2 During is a p rep osition, and it is f ollow ed b y anou n. It has a sim ilar m eaning to while.

I worked on a fa rm d u rin g th e hol idays .T he nou n after during exp r es se s a n a ct iv it yth at ta kes tim e.

d urin g th e f i fm//esson/af ternoon/fo otb all m a tc hWhile an d during a nsw e r th e q u estio n When?

3 For is a p rep osition, and answ ers the q uestionHow long? It is fo llo w ed b y a tim e e xp ressio n.

ilived there for th re e y e ar S/s ix mo n th s.We 'r e ha vi ng a h olid ay fo r tw o weeks/acouple of days .

Complete the sentences with while, during,or for.1 Ifell and hurt myself Iwas playingtennis.It started to rain ___ the match.We played tennis two hours.

2 I worked in Italy __ _ three years._ the summer Istayed on a farm in

Tuscany.Ilearned Italian ---- Iwas there.3 We went on holiday in Florida __three weeks.____ the day it was very hot, but it wascool at night.Wewent to Disneylandthere.

4 We had a lovely meal yesterday. We: sat at thetable three hours.

we were

_ the meal we exchanged news.__ I was talking to Barbara, I learned

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a or some?Put a/an before the countnouns, and some before theuncount nouns.1 _a_ chair2 some sugar3 __ stamp4 book5 __ petrol6 tree7 an8 __ money9 pound10 music11 __ job12 work13 _ apple14 fruit15 tomato16 __ tomato soup17 __ problem18 information

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Coun t a nd un coun t n oun s E xp re ss ion s of qua ntityA rt ic le s , P lu ra l n oun s C lothe sW ritin g - forms

L e t's g o sh o pp in g!

C o u n t a n d u n c o u n t n o u n s2 chocolate or a chocolate?

Sometimes a noun can be both countable and uncountable. Look at the picturesand complete the sentences with a + noun or just the noun.

1 I don't likec ho co l/ltL __ .

3 I need some

5 I drink a lot of

7 Have

9 It's made of

11 Would you like

2 Would you likea chocolate ?

4 Can you buy----?

6 Let's have

8 Have some

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Expressions of quantity3 some or any?

Complete the sentences with some or any.1 I haven't got __ paper.2 I'llbuy __ paper when I go to the

shops.3 Is there petrol in the car?4 Yes. I put _ in yesterday.S I bought fruit, but they didn't have

__ vegetables.6 Do you have change? Ineed SOp.7 I saw change on the table a minute

ago.8 I need __ help with my homework.Are you free?

9 I don't have _ free time today. Sorry.10 Did you have __ problems with thisexercise?

4 How much? or How ma ny?l1iWrite questions with H ow m uch? orH ow m any?1 We've got some eggs.

B ow m an)'. eggs have w e got?2 We need some flour.

How much flour do we need?3 She has a lot of children.

4 Can you buy some butter?want?

S Their house has a lot of bedrooms.

6 Some people are coming for a meal onSunday.

7 Shakespeare wrote a lot of plays.

8 She earns a fortune!

5 much, many, or a lot of?Look at the picture. Complete the sentences with mu ch , m a ny ,or a lot of

1 There are .....Jl.lot oi__ apples.2 The shop hasn't got much3 There's oil

washing powder.

4 The shop has __S There isn't6 There aren't

bottles of water._ _ _ frozen food.

sweets.7 The shopkeeper has got _ cheese.8 1can see9 But I can't see10 There isn't11 The shop hasn't got _

_ newspapers.bread.

yoghurt.birthday cards.

12 But there are _13 Why aren't there _14 But there is

_ grapes!___ magazines?

rice!

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6 a few or a little?IDJMatch a line in A with a line in B and a line in C.A B C1 Does your tooth hurt? ht takes them about an hour a night.2 Were there many people at the party? ~ I'm trying to lose weight.3 Is there any food left over? 'f You can borrow them if you want4 Have you got any whisky? , ') The children ate most of it.S Do you have any books on French literature? A few. J But Iprefer reading.6 Would you like some cream? L, Do you want some ice in it ?7 Are there many Spanish people in your class? 'I'-- A little. - r . . : But most of them come from France.8 Do you watch much T V? I'llgo to the dentist tomorrow.9 Do you get many letters? 1 But no one that you know10 Do your children get a lot of homework? ~ But most of them are bills.

A r t i c l e s7 a/an or the?DO Complete the sentences with a/an or the.Ibought q hat and _ (l pair of shoes at

_ _ _ 1 h ! L _ shops. Unfortunately shoes are_ wrong size. I'lltake them back tomorrow.

2 A Where are children?B They're in _ garden.3 My sister's teacher in school nearLeicester. She has three children, two girls and

boy. __ girls are in her class at school,but boy isn't old enough for school yet.

4 Jane and Bill are very nice couple. She has___ clothes shop, and he works in __ officeIII centre of town.

S A Where are my shoes?B On floor in kitchen.

6 A How much are the driving lessons?B Fifteen pounds hour .

7 When you come to bed, can you put __ cat outand turn off lights?

8 I went to restaurant last night.9 'What's name of restaurant we wentto last night?

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8 N o articlesWe do not use alan or thewhen we talk about things ingeneral .Match a noun in A with a verb in B and a line in C tomake general statements,

B cai l and petrol.from grapes.

ACowsLeavesWoodCatsWineBirdsChildrenCarsFruit

in trees.~ll of vitamins.

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9 a , the, o r n oth in g ?Complete the sentences with a, the, ornothing.1 I come to - school by - bus .2 This morning bus was late.3 My favourite subject is history,

b u t I'm not very good at maths.4 Ankara is capital of Turkey.5 I work for company that makes___ carpets.

6 M y friend lives in same street asme.

7 I was at horne all day yesterday.8 We had __ lovely holiday in Spain.We're going back there _ next year.

9 Heathrow is busiestairport in Europe.10 Leave early if you want to miss _rush hour.

11 We arrived in Paris onthird of August.

12 Last night we had _ dinner inrestaurant.

13 I went to bed late.14 What time does your plane arrive? I'll

corne to __ airport to meet you.,5

V o c a b u l a r y10 Spe lli ng o f p lu ra l n o u n s

Write the plural form of these nouns.1 boy 9 church2 lady 10 address3 day 11 story ___4 potato 12 sandwich ---5 party ______ 13 key6 watch 14 video7 glass 15 way8 city

2 These nouns are irregular. Write the plural form.1 child 4 tooth2 person 5 sheep_3 woman 6 fish

1 1 ClothesWrite the words.

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Writing1 2 F il l in g in f o rm sIMatch the expressions and questions.

1 First name2 Surname3 Date of birth4 Place of birth5 Permanent address6 Marital status7 Occupation8 Qualifications9 Hobbies/Interests10 Tel. no.

a Are you married or single?h What do you do in your free time?c What's your phone number?d What's your first name?e What do you do?f Where were you born?g 'When were you born?h What's your family name?

What degrees, diplomas, certificates, etc. do you have?Where do you live?

2 Do these things. Write about you.I Write your name in capital letters.2 Write your signature.

3 Complete the form.

3 Deletewhere not applicable.( M r /M r s /M i ss IM s )

4 Write your postcode.

The Oak Tree Schoo of EnglishP LE AS E W RIT E IN C APIT AL L E TT E RS

- Mr/Mrs/Ms*FirstnameNationalityAddress in your country

Family nameDate of birthLanguage(s)

OccupationDate of arrivalDate of departure

Reason for learning English: Business/pleasure/exams/other *(If other, please specify.)How many hours a day do you want to study?How long are you going to stay at the school?

SignatureWhat date do you want to start?

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V e r b p a t t e r n s F u t u r e f o rm sW o r d s t h a t g o t o g e t h e r W r i t in g a p o s t c a r dW hat do you want to do?

V e r b patterns 01 H op es and a m bitionsWrite a sentence abouteach of these people'sambitions.

1 Sheila/teacher/worklwith childrenS heila w ants to be a teacher because s h e likesw ork in g w ith khildren.Shei la hO j l_s_ jg_ lK .aJ .eacber because she lovesWJ)rking wi th ch ildrenSheila wou ld like to be a teacher b e c a u s ~njoysworki ng . w i th children.

2 Jane/vet/work/with animals

3 Malcolm/farmer/he/outside in the fresh air

4 Suzy/stockbroker/wantJearn/a lot of money

5 Gill/do voluntary service/help/children in developingcountries

6 Ianine/accountant/work/with numbers

7 My father/retire next year/want/have more free time

8 My parents/buy/a cottage by the sea/sail

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2 In fin it iv e o r - i n g ?Complete the sentences with the correctform of the verb, the infinitive or - ing.Sometimes both are possible.1 I enjoy w f J 1 k i n g _ (walk) in the rain.2 Would you like tg_bavL. (have)something to eat?

3 I want _ __ (see) a film on TVthis evening.

4 I hope (earn) somemoney soon.

S When did you finish __ _(paint) the kitchen?

6 I began __ ___ (learn) Englishwhen Iwas seven.

7 Some people like __ _ __ (have)breakfast in bed, but Idon't.

S Don't forget __ __. (post) myletter!

9 We've decidedmarried in the spring.

10 When she saw how I was dressed, shestarted (laugh).

_ (get)

11 What do you want _ __ (do)tonight?

12 I'd like _13 I love __ __

(go) to the theatre.(listen) to live

music.14 She continued - -- (talk)

during the whole meal.

3 A sk in g qu es tion s1mWrite B's questions and complete A's answers.A I hope to go to university.B What/want/study!?

_ W h a t d o y o u W~ln.t o $ _ t1 L d x.? _A _l want to S lJJJ1y~ maths.

2 A Carol phoned while you were out.B What/want!talk about/?

A3 A I left my job yesterday.

B Why/decide/do that/?

a problem she's having.

A because it was boring.4 A I'm going to bed early because I have a plane to catch tomorrow.

B What time/want/leave the house!?._--

A __ as early as possible.S A That book you lent me was great!

B When/finish/read/it/?-_-

A ---- last night.6 A I don't want to go out tonight.

B What/would like/dol?

A _______ stay at home and have an early night.

w o u ld l i k e ( t o d o ) or l i k e ( d o i n g ) ?4 Wou ld you ... lor D o you ... ?lIDMatch the questions and answers.

a Yes,especially films and cartoons.b Yes,I'd love to. What time?c No. There's nothing good on tonight.d I'm afraid I don't. I think they're noisy, and there are

usually too many people.e No. I think they're very bad for you.f No, thanks. I'm not hungry.

1 Would you like to watch T V?2 Would you like something to eat?3 Do you like parties?4 Do you like chips?5 Do you like watching TV?6 Would you like to come to a party on Saturday?

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5 Choos in g th e c orre c t formTick (./) the correct form of the verb.1 A I Z J Would you like a drink?

~ Do you like a drink?B Yes,please. I'llhave an orange juice.

2 A 0 Do you like your teacher?o Would you like your teacher?B Yes,she's very nice.

3 A D Do you like going for walks?D Would you like to go for a walk?B Yes,Ioften go walking in Scotland.

4 A lJ Do you like swimming?o Would you like to go for a swim?B What a good idea! It's so hot today!

5 A D What do you like doing at the weekend?D What would you like to do this weekend?B Iike putting my feet up and relaxing.Sometimes I play tennis.

6 A D What do you like to do in the evening?[lWhat would you like to do this evening?B Why don't we pop round and see Pat andPeter?

6 wou ld lik e or like?IDComplete the sentences with w ould like ( todo) or l ik e (doing ) and the correct form of th e verb.1 A What sort of books you

_ (read)?B . biographies and thrillers.

2 A you _ (be) a teacherwhen you grow up?

B No. They don't earn very much and they workvery hard.

3 A It's Sophie's birthday soon.B Is it ? What she ---(have) for a present?A Well, I know she __ __ (cook). Why

don't you buy her a new cook book?4 My daughter has a Lotof pens and pencils. She

(draw).5 My son is a very fast runner. He says that one dayhe _ __ (run) in the Olympic Games.

will a n d going to7 O ffers and decisions

Look at the pictures. What are the people saying?Make sentences with will.

0--

0--

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8 W hat's going to hap pen?Look at the pictures. What's goingto happen? Make sentences withis/are going to + verb.1 I t ' s g o J n g t o r a i n .234S67

9 C hoosing the correct form1mChoose the correct form of the verb.1 A Why are you working so hard these days?

B Because I'll buy / I'm going to bu y a car, so I'm saving as much as I can.2 A What will you buy / are you going to buy J i l l for her birthday?

B A CD.A She hasn't got a CD player.B Oh. I'll buy / I'm going to buy her a book, then.

3 A Dad, can you mend this for me?B I can't, sorry. Ask Mum. She'll do / She's going to do it for you.

4 A Why have you got so many eggs?B Because I'll make / I'm going to make an omelette.

S A What will you do / are you going to do today?B It's John's birthday, so I'll make / I'm going to m ake him a cake.

6 A I have an appointment with the bank manager this morning.B Why will you see / are you going to see him?A Because my husband and I w ill start / are gaingJo start our own business, and we

need some money.7 A I haven't got enough money to get home.

B I'll lend / I'm going to lend you some, if you like. How much do you want?A Two pounds is enough. I'll give / I'm going to give it back tomorrow.

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V o c a b u l a r y1 0 Words that go toge ther1 Match a verb in A with a line in B.

A Bwear a the washing-up

2 tell b a story3 drive c a photograph4 take d a cheque5 do e a van6 make f a suit7 cash g a phone call8 post h a suitcase9 ride 1 a taxi10 pack a meal11 pay k a letter12 order I a film on TV13 watch m a horse14 take n a bill2 Complete the sentences with a preposition from the box.~ __a_t l _ n t_o w_it_.h of~1 I'm waiting the postman to arrive.2 Look that picture! Isn't it beautiful!3 I'm looking Mary. Is she here?4 My brother works IBM.S If you have a problem, ask help.6 Are you interested history?7 Did you know that Helen is getting married __ James?8 Can I speak you for a minute?9 I agree you about most things, but not politics.10 My children are afraid '"dogs.11 Are you good tennis?

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Wr i t i n gn Writin g a p os tc ard1 Read the postcard. What isthe only adjective used by Bill and Sue?

2 Bill and Sue use nice eight times.Complete the sentences below witha better adjective from the box. Useeach adjective once only.Careful! Sometimes more than oneword is possible, but not always!lovely small terriblecomfortable spectacularold long good

1 We're having a _here in Scotland.

2 Bu t the weather is3 We're staying in a __hotel near a town.

time

4 We have _mountains,

5 The castle was really _6 We're hoping to go for a _walk by the lake.

views of the

7 Did you have a _in Italy?

time

J \ear Lal4ra,We.'re Aavi"!J a "i.Ce fi""e aere- i"Sc.t:>fla"d, bwl fhe- weafhe-r i~,,'fVU!) ic-o. We're sfa!)i"!1 i." a"eCe Aofe-I "ear a "i.ce. {ow"c..alled Aber.feld!). We aave "ic.e-vwws t:>ffae fVlt:>l4"fai."S'"dforesf~ .frOM ol4r be.droofVI.Yeshrda!j we. we"f t see BlairCad'le. If was reall!) "ice.r",da!j we. are aopi."!J f", gt:> for a,"iCe.,wa/~ ".'1 fae lak (called alOCh r:" Did !:J..0"lhave a".Ce f,-/VIe. i." Lfal!)' INe'll ri."!J!j0"l "e.x! wee.k.

Love., BUI a,,';:(Sl.1e AA)(:A

Lal.1ra Gree"

CAesswoo,;:(

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3 Where were you on your last holiday? Imagine you are still there. Writea postcard to a British friend, but use the adjective nice once only!Write about these things.the weather the accommodation something you did yesterday something you are going to do today

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What ... like?1 What is/are . .. I ike?1 Your friend is living in Australia for ayear. Ask questions about the country.1 the weather

What's the weather lik~f2 the countryside

3 the people

4 the towns

5 Sydney

6 the beaches

7 the TV programmes

2 l1li Match a question in exercise 1with an answer.a Wb [ JcDdOeOfOgO

There aren't many. They'remainly on the coast.It's hot nearly allyear round.It's a lovely place. The OperaHouse is fantastic.There are millions of sheepand a lot of desert.They have beautiful whitesand, and are miles long.They're really nice andfriendly.They're OK. Pretty similar tohome, really.

What ... l ike?Compa ra tiv e s and supe rla tiv e sAdje c tive s W ritin g - de s c rib in g a p laceT e ll m e! Wh at's it like?

2 Wha t was/we re ...lik e?IDJComplete the questions about Robert's terrible holiday.1 A What was the botd__ like?

B Awful. My room was tiny, and the service was bad.2 A What like?

B It was terrible. I waited over six hours for the plane.3 A What like?----- -_B Awful! It rained every day!4 A What like?B They were crowded and dirty. There was no sand on them, just

stones!5 A What like?B Disgusting! Chips with everything and they didn't cook it very well.

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Compara t i ves and super la t i ves3 F orm in g c om p a ra tiv e s a n d s u pe rla tiv e s

Look at this extract from the Oxford Wordpower Dictionary. It shows whenan adjective with a consonant doubles in the comparative and superlativeforms.Look at your dictionary. Does it give the same information? Write thecomparative and superlative forms of these adjectives.

happy .happier h f l J l 1 . 2 l f - 5 tbeautifulnew -- -- _- -lovely - -- - --hot -- -good --- -handsome - -- ----mean - - --generous -- - --

big /brq/ adj. (bigger, biggest)1 large: Manchester is a big city.2 important: I have some big news!

thin -- - -busy -- -patient -- - -young -- - -bad - -- --comfortable - -rude - - -- -fi t -large - --

4 H ow old am 11Read the text and answer the questions.

U\.J\_.n....n...._Jv~-l)"1_.Jl.J1JlJlJlJI h a \ l e .~ w o .si61e.r51 Abi fA a n d JilL1a n d two broiher61mho.m Qnd Rabe.n A:bi~iS twe.nizt J~ . s ix~ e _ o . r 5 ~~t t h o . n Abier l ! b u i s h e . . i5 ' t w o ~ e _ ar ; io l d e _ y iho.n R ob ~n. Rob en i 5_ fOL\ ! ' ~ e _ o . r . s ~Ql~nft. . .1000m e _ I and h e . - J2. e.r~ht ~ e _ o .r 5 i 1 o ~ y tron 0 m h o . m

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1 How old am I?

2 Who is the youngest in the family?

3 How old is Robert?

4 Is J i l l older than me?

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5 Opposi te adje ctiv esl1iComplete the sentences with anopposite adjective in its comparative orsuperlative form.1 Robert is the oldest in the family.

0, he isn't. He's . t h e X Q I J u g e s t .2 Bob is more polite than his brother.No, he isn't. He's -3 I'm the tallest in this class!No, you aren't. You're

4 My homework was worse than yours.No, it wasn't. It was

5 The weather today is colder thanyesterday.No, it isn't. It's

6 She bought the cheapest watch in theshop.No, she didn't. She bought

7 Jack's meaner than Alan.No, he isn't. He's

8 Janet arrived later than John.No, she didn't. She arrived

9 This is the easiest exercise in this book.No, it isn't. It's _

6 a s or than?Complete the sentences with as or than.Are you as tall __ your brother?

2 She's not as clever her sister.3 Was Joan's party better __Maria's?

4 I'm studying the same subject _Emma.

5 Liz works much harder _ __ John.6 I haven't got as many cousins _~_you.

7 as ...as/not as ... a sIDRewrite the sentences with as ... as or not as ... as.1 Bob's taller than Jack.

lm :k's not as tall as B ob.2 Bob got more presents than Jack.

kJ._(,:kidn't g e t as m any prgg)1ts a~Bob.3 Jill'smore intelligent than Bill.Bill's not

4 The sun's hotter than the moon.The moon isn't ---

5 Are you and your husband the same age?Are you _ _ your husband?

6 You can read more quickly than I can.Ican't _

7 Harry won more money than Bill.Bill didn't win

8 'Is Switzerland bigger than Luxembourg?' 'Yes,it is.''Is Luxembourg'No, it isn't.' "

9 Eva'swork is better than mine.My work isn't _

10 Dogs are friendlier than cats.Cats aren't __ __

8 M aking sentences ab ou t youWrite nine sentences about you and your family. (Threecomparatives, three superlatives, and three with as ... as.)E111JIJOIe har:d-wQrJsing than m)0ister,M y g ra n d r J t.a e r i s th e Q ld ~ ~ t.,I'm1J.JJt a $ _ J l 4 t i e n t as mv .nunhe:

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Vocabulary9 Adjective formation1 Use the suffixes in the box to write the adjectives formed from these nouns. They have all appearedin Unit 6 of the Student's Book.

-y -ed -ing -al -ful

N o u n1 success2 luck3 romance4 wind5 difference6 happiness7 depression8 health9 person

Adjective

2 Complete the sentences with an adjective from 1.

-ate -ial -ous -ent -tic

. N o u n Adjective10 wealth11 generosity12 mess13 noise14 dirt15 pollution1 6 finance17 medicine18 fortune

1 My dad's really _ . He's always buyingpresents for everyone.

2 Before you can get a credit card, you have to provide a lot ofdetails.

lifestyle -lots of exercise,I try to lead a_fruit, and no junk food.

4 The disco was soyourself speak.

S After the earthquake, the country needed a lot of_ equipment to look after the sick and

that you couldn't hear

wounded.6 She had a car crash, but she was __ toescape with no injuries at all.

7 Venice is a very __ city. A lot of people gotheir on honeymoon.

8 Here is the _ news. Share prices on theDow Jones Index have fallen dramatically.

9 After a heart attack, he needed major surgery, butfortunately the operation was __

10 I didn't like that city at all. The streets were soand the air was so

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W rit in g - R e la tive c lause s10 who/ that/which/where

We u se who , th at , w h ic h, an d where tojo in sen tences.Who, t ha t, w h ic h, an d where ar erela tiv e p ro no un s. loo k a t thesesentences.

Imet the man. He works in the b ank .Imet the man who w o rks in thebank .who:= person /peop leI ou ght the coat. Itw as in th e sho pwindow .I b ou ght the coat which/that w asin the shop w indow .wh ich / tha t:= th ing /th ing sT he hotel w as v ery com fortab le. W estayed in it.T h e h ote l where w e stayed w as verycomfortable.w here ( in w hic h) = place

Join the sentences with the correctrelative pronoun.1 There's the boy. He broke the window.

2 That's the palace. The King lives in it.

3 There are the policemen. They caughtthe thief.

4 He gave her a watch. Itstopped aftertwo days.

5 The Red Lion is the pub. We met in itfor a drink.

6 Here are the letters. They arrived thismorning.

7 That's the house. I was born in it.

8 Where is the woman? She ordered thefish.

11 D e sc rib in g a p la ce1 Read the description of a town. Complete it with wh o, w h ic h, or where.

I WAS BORN IN NEWCASTLE, a city in the north-east ofEngland. Newcastle is on the bank of the River Tyne. It isquite big, with a population of about 200,000 people. Thereis a c~thedral and a U!}l~\(e.rty. ~here are five bridges overthe River Tyne, (1) ~. link Newcastle to the nexttown Gateshead, (2) there is one of the biggestshopping centres in the world, the Metro Centre.

A few years ago, the main industries were shipbuildingand coal-mining, but now the chemical and soap industriesare more important.Imoved from Newcastle ten years ago but Ioften return. I

miss the people, (3) wb are so warm and friendly,and I miss the wild, beautiful countryside near the city,(4) w ' h e . : " l . t there are so many hills and streams.

People (5) _~_ are born near the River Tyne have aspecial name. They are called 'Geordies'. I am very pleasedto be a 'Geordie'!

2 Write a similar description of your home town in about 200 words.First write some facts about it.o Where is it?o Is it big or small? What buildings and industries does it have?Next write some personal opinions. Do you like it? Why?

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Present Perfect

P re se n t P e r fe c tM en and w ome nW ritin g a b iog ra ph y

F amo u s c ou p le s

U sin g th e P re s e nt P e rfe c tIIIJIComplete the text with a verb from the boxin the Present Perfect.

M y g r a n q f a t h e r I S c %yea rs old, and he

.a..;~ ......... ..m.....L...JL ( 1 ) - al o n g a n d i n t e r e s t i n g , M e ', a lo t ,especially in the Fa r East H e (3) -- '-- ,--th e Ta]M a h a l in - In dia , a n d the Pyramids in "Egypt : He(4) - ,._ ~, _ ' _ ,. . . . lions i n Af r i c a , and (S ) _ - - '- - ,.- _ _ ac am el a cros s th e Sahq r< ; iD ese rt, H e sa ys th -a t th e mos tb ea utifu l p la ce h e (6 ) to is K ath m an du inNe p a L Ht'd7) th e Queen on s e v e r a loc ca sion s. In 1"959 h e was a sold ie r in N ew Zea l and whens h e ' c am e to v is it , a n d in 1972 he w en t to a g a r d e n par ty, at Buc k i n g ham Palace.

H e (8} _ . ma r r i e d twice. H is firs t w ife diedwhen she w as 3 2 . H e met h is se cond w ife w h ile hew a s travelling round France b y b i k e . He an d h is w ife ,Eleanor, (9J __ m a rrie d for 5D ye a rs , a n dthey ~10) in the s am e co ttage in th ecoun t r y since they go t ma rrie d. H e says th a t h e

(11) never

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The s e cre t o f g ood .h ea tth .acc ording to m y grandfather,i~e xe rc is e. H e g oe s swimmingeve ry day. H e (12) _ _ ~this s ince h~ w as a b oy. Healso has a glass c i f Wh i s k yevery n i gh t ! Perhap s, th a t ish is s e cre t!

havebe (x 4) do

2 M a kin g p os it iv e a nd n eg at ive s en te nc esMake sentences about these people.1 Alice is a journalist.

meet/a lot of famous peopleShe has met a lot offamous people.not be/on televisionShg hasn't been on television.

2 Robert Swan is an explorer.be /North Pole

see/polar bears

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3 Bill and Sophie are unemployed.not have/a jo b for six months

not have/a holiday since Christmas

not be/the cinema for a year

4 Sandra is a tennis player.play/since she was si x

not win/a senior competition

never play/at Wimbledon

3 M a k in g questions1 Ask these people questions about their experiences.

a racing driver - have an accident?H ave you ever had an accident?

2 an explorer - get lost?

3 an actress - forget your words?

4 a mountaineer - climb Mount Everest?

5 awindow deaner - fall off your ladder?

6 a pop singer - have a number one song?

7 an electrician - have an electric shock?

2 IDINow match these answers to the questions in 1.a [ 1b IIc [JdUeOfOg

Yes,Ihave, once! I was so embarrassed!No, I haven't yet, but I reached number 10 with my lastone.No, I haven't. I've always had a good team to help me.Yes, I have, lots of times! But not a serious crash.Yes, I have, unfortunately. I broke my leg.No, I haven't, fortunately. I'm very careful about safety.No, r haven't yet, but I would like to.

4 S hort a n s w e r sIDAnswer the questions about 'Mygrandfather' in exercise 1and about you.Use short answers.1 Has your grandfather been married for along time?fu.,khab_

2 Has he ever met the Queen?

3 Has he often been i l l ?

4 Have he and his wife lived in their house foralong time?

5 Has he had an interesting life?

6 Have you ever been to Mexico?

7 Have you ever tried Chinese food?

8 Has your teacher ever been angry with you?

9 Have you ever forgotten to do yourhomework?

5 P a s t p a r ti c ip l e sWrite the past participle of these verbs.I walk _ _ w f! 1 .k e d2 come3 write4 WIn5 sell6 try7 read8 play9 find10 visit11 stop12 study - --13 die14 do

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6 for o r since?Complete the sentences with fo r or since.1 I haven't seen Keith a while.2 He's been in China January.3 He works for a company called KMP. H e has worked

for them several years.4 He and his wife have lived next to me

5 I have known them .. many years.6 We have been friends we were at

university together.7 His wife, Carrie, is a designer. She has had her own

studio six months.8 I'm looking after Tom today. He's been at my house

8.00 this morning.their son, Tom, was born.

T e n s e rev is ion

Dennis Heal (1) (be) a

7 U sing the correct tensePu t the verb in brackets in the correct tense,Present Perfect, Past Simple, or Present Simple.

( 6) _

politician. He (2) _(go) to Oxford University in 1975,and in 1982he (3) _(become) a Member of Parliament. He (4) __ _ _ (be) an MP sincethen. He (5) (be) Defence Minister from 1989-95, He(write) three books, including his autobiography The Time of my Life, and a

spy story called The Time to Run, He is married to the artist Edna Heel, and they have twochildren. They (7) (live) in Oxford for 10years, then (8) (move) toLondon in 1995.They now (9) __ ~~~_ (live) in a house in Cadogan Square in central London.

8 A sk in g qu es tion sIDWrite the questions about Dennis Heal.1 What d oes fte d o ?2 When -----~~~~~--~~-3 When-

He's a politician,----? In 1975.

? In 1982.? Since 1982.

~~~~~~~-? From 1989 to 1995.? Three,

Yes, he has. It's called T he T im e to Run.? She's an artist.? Two.? For ten years.? In 1995.------? In a house in Cadogan Square in central London.

4 How long5 When6 How many78 \\That9 How many10 How long

11 When12 Where -

---- he ever ---- a spy story?

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Vocabulary9 M e n a n d women

Many nouns refer to both men and women.student doctor teacherSome words refer to one se x only.actress waiter kingPut the words in the correct column.actor musician teenagerchef bridegroom professornephew uncle pilotruece model cousmaunt athlete bridechild SIr flight attendantmadam nurse

Bothe n W om en

2 Complete the sentences with a word from 1.1 He's my sister's son. He's my _2 J run in races. I'm an3 In my job I wear the latest fashions. I'm a4 Iserve you drinks on a plane flight. I'm a __5 Ieach at university. I'm a6 Icook food for a restaurant. I'm a7 The wedding was wonderful. Theand the was very handsome.

looked beautiful,

8 'Good evening,is the menu.'

__ . Good evening, _ . Here

Wr i t i n g10 Relative c lauses

who/which/that as the obj ect1 Who , wh ich , and that can be the su bject ofa re la tiv e c la us e.

S U B J E C TIHe 's th e man I who/th_il l works i n t hebank .

S U B J E C TIThat's t he c oa t l i! !! ch /t ha t I w as in the

w indow .2 Who , wh ich , and that can also b e theob jec t of a r el a tive c l au se .

O B J E C T S U B J E C TI IHe's the m an [iho/that I Anna loves.

S U B J E C T . O B J E C TI ~~!~-.

A nn a b ou gh t the c oat I which/that I sh ewanted .3 We often leav e ou t th e rela tiv e p ronou nw hen it is t he ob je c t .

H e's th e m an Anna l ov e s.A nna b ou ght the coat s he w an te d.

Complete the sentences with who, which,or that. Ifit is possible to leave the relativepronoun out, put brackets around it.I He's the man {whQ/ tha t} Anna loves.2 The film star gave a party _

10,000.3 The man '__ you met at the partywas a famous film star.

cost

4 'What's the name of the womanwas wearing the gold dress?

5 You're reading the book ___Iwanted to read.6 There's someone at the doorwants to speak to George.7 Idon't like food is very spicy.8 That's the dictionary Bill gaveme for my birthday.

9 Those are old cars only takeleaded petrol.

10 Do you like the people Sarahinvited to her party?

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11 W rit in g a b iog ra ph y1 Complete the biography of Chefwith who, wh ic h, or where.

Cher was born in the US on 20 May 1946 in EICentro, (1) ____ is on the California! Mexicoborder. Her full name is Cherilyn Sarkisian and

she is part-Cherokee and part-Armenian,Turkish, and French. She left high

school when she was 16and went to Los Angeles,(21 ' she plannedto take acting lessons.There she met Salvatore

Bono, (3) _ wasworking at the Gold Star

Studios (4) PhilSpector was recording many famous

singers. He discovered that Cher could sing, andthey became the singing duo Sonny and Cher.Their first hit song was 'I got you Babe;(5) topped thecharts in 1965. Cher was stillonly 19. They got marriedand had a daughter,(6) t h e ycalled Chastity. In 1975Sonny and Cher weredivorced, and later that

2 Divide the text into five paragraphsaccording to these headings:introduction early career private lifel a te r c a re e rlife now

year Cher married Greg Allmann, manother famous rock star. They had a son calledElijah Blue But two years later Cherwas divorced for the secondtime because of Allman'sdrink and drugs problems.She decided to turn toacting again. In 1982she appeared in herfirst major film, 'ComeBack to the Five andDime, Jimmy Dean, JimmyDean', (8) waswell received by the critics andpublic. She went on to win Best Actress at th e CannesRim Festival in 1985 for her role in 'Mask', and finallyshe won an Oscar for 'Moonstruck' in 1987. However,in the 1990s she returned to pop music in a big way.

She has had three number one hits from herchart-topping album 'Believe; (9) __ .

has reached a whole new audience. In herlong career, Cher has b e e n extremelysuccessful both as a serious actress and

was

as a pop star, (10)extraordinary achievement.

is an

3 Write a similar biography o f s ome b ody who you think is interesting.

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4 S hort answ ersAnswer the questions about you. Use short answers.1 Do you have to go to work every (week)day?

Y e s , J do .2 Did you have to work hard yesterday?

3 Does your teacher have to correct your homework?

4 Do you have to cook at home?

5 Does your mother have to travel a lot in her job?

6 Did you have to take any exams last year?

7 Do yo u have to get up early?

8 Do you have to look up a lot of words in yourdictionary?

5 M a kin g p os it iv e a nd n e ga tive s en te n ce sMake ten true sentences about you and your family, using thechart. Add a comment if you can.

My g ra nd fa th er d oe sn 't h av e to g o to w o rk . He's retired.2 I have to m ake the bed in the m ornings. I don't mind.3 W e d on't have to do the w ashing-up . We've got a dishwasher.

WeMy parentsMy motherMy fatherMy sisterMy brotherMy grandmotherMy grandfather

have tohas todon't have todoesn't have to

44 Un it 8 D o's a nd don 'ts

do the washing-up.babysit.make the beds in the mornings.do the shopping.do the cooking.do the ironing.work in the garden.get up early in the mornings.g o to work.

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shou ld6 Giving advicel1li Give advice to these people. Use 1 think ... should or I don't think ... should.

7 A sking f or advicel1li Ask for advice in these situations. Use (VVhat) do you think ... should ... ?1 George has asked me to marry him. Do you think I _ s h Q u l d sqy_)'e~f2 Teresa has invited me to a party at her parents' house.3 Hazel still hasn't given me back the money she owes me. _4 I'm having a party, and I have to write a guest list. Who5 Lulu isn't speaking to me today because yesterday 1 said she was stupid. _6 Paulo doesn't know whether to go to university or travel round the world. What _7 This stereo's fantastic, but it's so expensive!

4] Peter's got a very bad cold.I thin~ h e s l 1 t l l i l d go to b g d , _I d o n '1 _ think he S h o 1 1 1 d _ g o ta:W_Qf j : ,

4 Keith wants to drive home, buthe hasn't got his glasses,

7 Ann's phone bill was enormous!300!

2 Jenny and T ony are onlysixteen, but they say they wantto get married,

3 I've lost my cheque book andcredit cards.

5 My tooth hurts. 6 There's a hole in my shoe, Ionly bought them last week!

8 My children spend all theirpocket money on sweets.

9 Kate's crying because I pushedher. It was an accident,

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have to or should?8 Us in g th e c orre c t form

Complete the sentences with a form of have to orshould. Make the verbs negative when necessary.1 Your hair's too long. I think you

get it cut.2 Your clothes smell, and you've got a cough.

You smoke.3 I'm going to bed. I ___ be up early

tomorrow.4 I'd like to meet your boyfriend. You

invite him round.s _ tell my parents where Iam, thenthey don't worry.6 You __ come with me if you don't

want to. I'llgo on myown.7 If you need some help with your homework,

you _ _ go to the library.8 If you've got a ticket, you _

You can go straight in.9 You tell l ies. I t 's wrong.10 Geoff works too much. I think he ----

queue.

take it easy.

must9 must fo r s t ro n g o blig a tio n

Complete the sentences with must and a suitableending.1 It's my mother's birthday tomorrow.

Lmust buy her. a present and.a card.2 There's an excellent film on at the moment.

You _3 My bedroom's a real mess. I __4 Peter's in hospital. 1 __5 Our train leaves in two minutes! We

6 You can borrow my tennis racquet, but you_ . It was very expensive.

7 There's a wonderful new restaurant opened intown. You

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V o c a b u l a r y10 Job de s c ri p tio n s

Match a job in A with a verb in B and a line in C.A 8 CA farmer helps - fires.A receptionist puts out legal advice.An architect repairs medicine for patients.A lawyer works guests.A soldier prescribes buildings.A firefighter welcomes on the land.A decorator fights for the home and children.A mechanic provides rooms in a house.A housewife designs cars.A shop assistant paints customers.A doctor looks after his/her country.


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Writing11 W riting a formal let ter

Match the greetings and endings. Whichare formal? Which are informal?

1 De.o.r H e . l e . f 'I ~ ~ a2 Dear Sir or ~adam \ b3 D o . r \ , n 1 l RosIe..4 Dear Ms McDonald i'-c5 D E : . a r PhIl,? d

2 Look at this outline of a formal letter.Is it the same as inyour country?

Yours faithfullyRobert J FlemingLO\Je. B o bLots O . \ - 1o\J


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P r e s e n t S i m p l e or w i l l ?Choos i n g t h e correct form1mChoose the correct form ofthe verb.1 A There's someone at the door.

B OK. I open / I'll open it.2 A What a beautiful picture!

B I buy l1'lI buy it for you.3 A What newspaper do you

buy?B I .b liy-I I'll b uy T he T im es.

4 A Would you like to order, sir?B I have I I'll have the lamb.S A What time do you eat in the

evening?B W e h ave I We 'll h a ve supper

at about 8.00.6 A The phone's ringing!

B OK. I a n sw er 1 1'1 1a n sw er it.

8 U nit 9 G oing p laces

Con dition al c laus es T im e c laus esPreposi t ion + wordW ritin g - dis cus sin g ide asGo ing p la ce s

Cond itiona l c lauses2 F irst C ond itio na l

People are worried about the greenhouse effect. Make sentences, usingIf." ,...will ...

the earth gets warmer .~

If- th e ea rth g ets warmer: , t h e s e a wi ll ge t.warmer.

the sea gets warmer~

l I t h e s C c C J ~ e t swarmer.the ice.at t h e N 9 r t h @ J L S o _ u .1 .b ._ P _ Q .k Lwill tnels.

the ice at the North and South Poles melts

the sea level rises

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3 Mak ing q uestions1 lID Your friend is going on hol iday .Write the questions.

What/do/miss/plane/?~ h a t wil l yoj J.d o _ _ _ i Y Q u m i s s tbe.plan

2 What/do/plane/late/?

3 Wherc/stay/hotels/fulll?

4 What/do/not like the food/?

5 Where/ go/beaches/crowded!?

6 "What/do/get sunburnt/?

2 Now match the questions above with the correctanswers.a D I'll just eat bread, cheese, and fruit.b [J I won't sunbathe for a few days.c D I won't miss it. I'll get there early.d 0 I'll find somewhere. A youth hostel, maybe.eOI'll sleep in the airport.f D I'llvisit the old town and the mountains.

4 M a k in g negativesMake the sentences negative, but keep the meaning thesame. You wil l need to change some words.1 We'll leave the party before 10.00.

W~wo_n)~taytJ J thg.paf1)'_1Jiter 10.00.2 She'll be late.

S he w on J be ontims;3 He'll lose.

4 I'll fail my exams.

5 She'll tell the truth.

6 We'll eat out.

7 We'll walk to schooL

8 I'll go to bed early tonight.

9 I'll accep t the invitation.

10 We'll go out at the weekend.

5 if or w h e n ?Complete the sentences with if or when.

__ you can't do your homework, ask forhelp .

2 I'll pay you back __ _. I next see you.3 I'll come to bed __ this programme ends.4 __ anyone phones me, tell them I'm out.

we hurry, we'll catch theCome on!bu s !

6 __ I play tennis with Justin, he alwayswins.

7 The shops are full of things to b u yChristmas comes.

8 'I've lost my bag.' '_know . '

I find it, I'll let you

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T ime clauses6 P re se n t te n se or fu tu re ?

Choose the correct form of the verb.1 Bye! I p ho ne I I 'l l p hone you when I get I I'll get home.2 I'm going to bed when this TV programme ends / will end.3 I'm sorry you're leaving. I am glad / I'll be glad when you are

back I yo u will be back.4 'Give me your phone number.' 'Sure. I give / I'll give it to youbefore I'll g o / I g o . '5 The doctor will b e ready in ten minutes. Take a seat while yo uw ill w ait / you're waiting.6 I'm going out before th e sh op s w ill shu t / the sho ps shu t.

7 I wait Il'll wait by the phone until you ring I you'll ring.8 Youmust phone me as soon as you'll get / you get your examresults.9 I hope to see you while I'll be / I'm in London.

7 Join in g s en te n ce sJoin the pairs of sentences using the words in brackets.1 She'll pay me back. She'll get some money. (as soon as)

S he'lL pa y m e back.1J,s $Q i)n as_s._lKget.swme mans2 I'll wait here. You'll get back. (until)

3 Give me a ring. You'll hear some news. (when)4 The TV programme will end. I'll db my homework. (after)

S I'll go to work. I'll have a bath. (before)

6 She'll be in Paris. She'll visit friends. (while)

7 The lesson will end. I'll go home. (as soon as)

8 I won't leave the house. The postman will call. (until)

9 Can you feed the cats? I'll be away. (while)

10 1 , ' 1 1 tell you about the holiday. I'll get back. (when)

11 I'll study English. I'll speak it perfectly. (until)

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8 C ho os in g th e c orre c t c on ju n ct io nChoose the time expression which bestcompletes the sentence. Sometimes two arepossible.1 Ifl As soon as / Until I win a lot of money,I'llbuy you a Ferrari.

2 Please turn out the lights after / b efo re /when you go to bed.3 I like to relax as soon as / w hile / before. I'm on holiday.

4 V V1len / If / W hile you are the first personup in the morning, make me a cup of tea.S I'm going to keep asking you to marry mewh ile / u n til/w h en you say yes.

6 . We can go 1//assoon a s / while you'reready.7 While / If/W hen I'm having my hair cut,you can do the shopping.

8 Stop at a petrol station a fte r / when /before we run out of petrol.9 A fter / V vhen / Until you've read thenewspaper, can I have it?10 I am so worried about lames. As soon as /

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9 T en se s a nd tim e e xp re ss ion slID Put the verb in brackets into the correct tense - PresentSimple, g oin g to future, will future, or the Present Continuous.If there is no verb, use if , when, or as S0011 as .

B rit is h e xp lore r R ob in D ra ke s ays th at th e firs tin t e rn a t io n a l p o la r e x p e dit io n (1) _(s ta rt) n e xt M a rc h . T h ey (2) ( t ry)to re ac h th e N orth P ole on a 55-da y , 480 -m ilejou rney . (3) _ D ra ke

(4)_ __ ( s u c c e ed ), h e (5)__ (be ) th e firs t m an tow alk to both th e N orth a nd S ou th P ole s.D r a k e ( 6 ) _ _ (go) o n th e Ic e w alk E xp e dit ion w ith n a vig a to rA la n W i nt er so n . ( 7 l th e y (8) (a rr iv e ) i nThu l e in n orth e rn G re e nla n d, w a lk ers fro m th e S ov ie t Un ion , th eUS A, Ja pa n, A us tra lia , C an ada , a nd Ita ly (9) Goin )t h em . (10) t hey (11) (g et) to th eir ba sec a m p , E u re k a, in s id e t he Arctic C i rc l e , t h e y (12 ) __ ( haveto) b uild h uts to p ro te c t th e m fro m te m pe ra tu re s a s low as m i n u s 55de g r e e sCe l s i u s .'W e (13) (do) a lot of e xp e rim e n ts to s e e how muc hp ollu tio n th ere is in th e a re a : s a id R o bin . ' T h e r e s ult s ( 14 ) _(h elp ) u s to u n de rs ta n d th e e ffe c ts o f p ollu tio n o n th e p la n et, in c lu din gth e g re en hou se e ffe ct: (15) _( 1 6 ) _ _ ( be ) g o o d e n o u g h , t h e y ( 1 7 )fi lm of th e e xpe dit ion . R ob in s a id, '(18)(19) _ t- __ (g e t) b ac k h om e , w e (20 ) _peop l e a ll o v e r t h e wo r ld :

th e w ea th e r(m a k e) a

w e_ (s how ) it to

V o c a b u l a r y10 Prepos it ion + word

Complete the sentences with apreposition from the box.I~ atfor1 What's _____Qf l_ TV tonight?2 I often go abroad business.3 no you come to school bus?4 I'm very busy the momerit.S I can't understand the instructions.They're I Chinese.

6 Rom eo and Juliet is a play _William Shakespeare.

7 'Is Mr James work this week?''No. He's holiday.'

8 I hate being late. I like to arrivetime.9 Let's go10 I spoke to her

week.11 I read an interesting article __

the paper this morning.12 'Can I ask you something?' 'Not now.

a walk.the phone last

a moment.'13 'Here's a birthday present __

you.' 'Oh, thank you!'14 'Why did you open my letter?' 'I'm

sorry. Idid it _ mistake.'15 I arrived England last month.16 We arrived the station five

minutes late.17 I live the third floor.18 I met my boyfriend a party.19 'Why does Jane look so happy?'

'Because she's love.'

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Writing11 D i sc u s sin g ideasI Read these notes about travelling by train.Advantages- fast- comfortable- 110t stressful

Disadvantages- expenSIve- sometimes crowded- sometimes delayed- not door to door

Y ou ca n:- relax (read and lookout of the window)- work- eat

You must:- travel at certain times- use other transportto get to the station

2 Now read the text.What is the purpose ofeach paragraph?

3 Put the linking words inthe correct place in eachparagraph. The linkingwords arc in the right order.Sometimes you wi l l need tochange the punctuation.

Fir st o f a ll,Also,

for example,4 Make notes about theadvantages anddisadvantages of one ofthese topics. Then write atext similar to the oneabove, giving your ownopinions. Do not usemore than 150 words. Travelling by car Living in a flat (ratherthan a house}

Single sex schools (ratherthan mixed schools withboth boys and girls)

However,Firstly,

Secondly,fo r example,

Despite thedisadvantages,

because ...

S 2 Un it 9 Go in g p la c e s

The advantagesnd disadvantages oftrav. Iling by traln

T ra ve llin g b y tra in h as m an y a dva nta ge s. T he re a re n os tre ss fu l tra ffic ja m s, a nd tra in s a re fa s t a n d c om fo rta ble . Youc a n u se th e t im e in d iffe re n t w ay s . You c an ju st s i t a nd re ad ,or w atc h th e w orld g o by. You c a n w ork , or y ou c a n h a ve am ea l o r a s n a c k in th e bu ffe t c a r.T rave l l i ng by t ra in a ls o h as s om e d is adv an ta ge s. I t ise xp en s iv e a nd th e tra in s a re s om e tim es c row de d a ndde la ye d. You h av e to t ra ve l a t c erta in t im e s a nd t ra in s c an notta k e you from door to door. You n e ed a bu s o r a ta x i to ta k ey ou to th e ra ilw ay s ta tion .

[1 p re fe r t ra ve llin g b y tra in to tra v ellin g by c a r. I fe e l m orere la xe d w h en I re ac h m y de s tin a t ion .


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Verb patternsInf in i t ive or - i n g ?Put the verb in brackets in the correct form, infinitive(with or without to) , or - ing. Sometimes two forms arepossible.I enjoy walking~ (walk) in the rain.Would you like to .h ere _ (have) something to eat?It started to ain/rainin_g (rain) while we were out.

My family is trying __ _' (decide) where togo on holiday.

2 I'd likechange.

3 I enjoybefore.

4 But my children hate' _ (sightsee).5 They prefer (play) in a swimming poolall day.

(go) somewhere different for a

__ (visit) places I've never been to

6 They refusehot.

7 Last year we managed _ (find) a holidaythat suited everyone.

8 We decided (rent) a house with aswimming pool.

9 A woman from a travel agency helped us(choose) a nice house.

(go) out on trips if it's too

10 When we arrived, the people next door invited us(have) a drink with them.

11 We began (talk) about next year'sholiday two months ago.12 Everyone hopes (enjoy) themselves on

holiday, but it isn't always easy.13 My wife and I are starting_

should stay at home.(think) we

2 C hoos in g th e c orre c t formChoose the correct form of the verb.1 He agreed s ta rt / sta rt in g! to s ta rt the job as soon aspossible.

2 I stopped read! to r ea d ! r ea d in g my book and went tobed.

3 My teachers always expected me d oin g! to do !o wellin exams.

4 Let me to p ay! p ayin g! p ay for the meal. You paid lastt ime.

5 The dentist told me b ein g! to be!e more carefulwhen 1brush my teeth.

6 I asked Monica buying! buy! to buy some stamps.7 I never liked go / to go! going to church when I was achild.8 Have you finished writing! write! to write that letteryet? '

9 You can't p arkin g! to p ark! p ark your car outside thehospital.

10 David always enjoyed p la y! p la yin g! to p la y footballat schooL

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3 Infinitive or - i n g ?om Complete the text with the infinitive or -ingform of the verbs in the box._ -

relaxsunbathedecide

liehelpdrinkvisit

stayreadhavesail

My friend and I had a problem about our holiday lastyear. I wanted (1) - r a laz)j seaside holidaybecause' was tired and needed (2) __ _. I love(3) __ in the sun, (4) ice-cold beerand (5) __ a good book. But Natalie likes busy,cultural holidays. She likes (6) museums andgaJleries. She hates (7) __ because she alwaysgoes red, not brown. The travel agent tried(8) u s and suggested Greece. I said I'd love(9) to a quiet island, but of course Nataliesaid she'd like (10) _ in Athens. It was easy(11) what to do - we flew to Athens together,Natalie stayed there and I travelled to the island of Kos!

4 A s kin g q ues tion sIJIiIJ Ask a question with the verb in brackets and do. Use the correct tense.1 A What are "OU try_ing to do? (try) 4 A My mother was so helpful while she was staying

with us.B I'm looking for my contact lens. Can you see it? _2 A I'll help you. What _ me to do? (want)

B Could you do the washing -up while I do the cooking?Thanks.

3 A What you to do? (tell)

B What to do? (help)

B She (the doctor) told me to stay in bed for a fewdays.

A She helped me to paint the kitchen.S A What to do tonight? (would like)B What about going out for a meal?

6 A What to do after university? (hope)B, I'd like to get a job in publishing.

used to5 MatchingMatch a line with A with a line in B. Complete the line in B with a subject and u sed to.

_ freeze on winter mornings.fly Concorde.never .: _ __ tidy it at all.do a lot of exercise.

\ hit the pupils.- We i ' t s e d to go camping all over Europe.

A1 My family had some lovely holidays.2 I was very fit when I was young.3 The teachers at my school were horrible.4 My sister's room was so untidy.5 I had a dog when I was a kid.6 When I was young, we didn't have a car.7 And we didn't have central heating.8 My uncle was a pilot for British Airways.

5 4 Unit10 . Scaredto death

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6 T hings u sed to b e differentIJllIJSentences with used to which showhow things were different.This town's so ugly.It u sed tabe so pret ty ,_

2 There are so many tourists.There did.v'J u se to b e _ J J J 1 J ' tourists,

3 The houses are very expensive.

4 The streets are dirty.

5 There is so much litter on the streets.

6 The car parks are always full.

7 There is a lot of traffic on the roads.

8 It's noisy at night.

9 We don't have a park any more.

10 Now there are blocks of flats.

I n f i n i t i ves7 In fin itiv es a fte r a dje ctiv es

Complete the sentences.1 hard/find a good job

J ( $ _ _ h a r . . r ;1 .t of i n d a g q _ o d jM,_2 l/surprised/see you here

rm..5urpris~d to S f c _ - y _ Q U here.3 This book/easy/read

4 lovely/see you last night

5 easy/make mistakes when you're learning a language

6 important/keep vocabulary records

7 l/pleased/see you've stopped smoking

8 impossible/keep the house tidy with five children

9 unusual/have long, hot summers in England

8 Infinitives of p urp oseMatch a line in A with a verb in B and a line in C .

A ~ B c1 I went for a walk to make the house-smell nice.2 I'm going to the a new car.library ~ to buy some friends.

3 I went to town to get how to get to my4 I phoned the theatre to change house.S I want to borrow some to visit my books.money to explain some fresh air,6 I bought some flowers to do some shopping.7 I'm going to Paris to ask what time the play8 I wrote to John started.

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9 How to do it/something to eatIII!IJMatch a line in A with a word in B and a line in C.A B c1 I'm hungry. Ineed how F to help me.Z I've lost my passport, and [ don't know any money , to phone him.3 Ihave a big problem, but Idon't know where to eat.4 'You're drunk!' 'No, I'm not. I've had somebody to get to the station?5 Ican't do my homework. Ineed who to lend you.'6 Can you tell me nothing to talk to about it.7 'Give me 5, Pete.' 'I'm sorry. I haven't got something to look for it.8 I need to speak to Ben, but I don't know when to drink all night.'

V o c a b u l a r y1 0 -ed or -ing adjectives?

Complete the sentences with a word from the box.Careful! They are not all used.surprised interesting interested surprisingannoyed bored boring annoyingfrightening exciting excited frightenedtiring worrymg worried tired

that IellThe TV programme was so _asleep.

Z Children can't get to sleep on Christmas Eve.They're too

3 A Hi,Mum!B Carol! Thank goodness you rang! Where have

you been? We've been so about you!4 A Hello, darling. I've got a present for you.

B For me?. I often buy youDon't look so

presents.B But it isn't my birthday!

5 The art exhibition was very _ __ . I loved it,but I had to leave after three hours. My feet werekilling me! I find going round art galleries andmuseums very

6 Some people don't go out at night because they'rethat someone will rob them.

7 Our financial situation is veryWe spend more and more, but we're earning lessand less.

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8 A You're yawning. Are you listening to what I'msaying?

B Iam! I'm really .Iwant to knowwhat happened. It's just that Ieel very

__.1went to bed very late last night.9 A I'm going On a three-month holiday to the far

East.B How ! Lucky you!10 A Was your father __ when you told him

your exam results?B He was furious.

1 1 RhymesIn the groups of three words, tWQwords rhyme andone doesn't. Circle the one which is different.

1 boot ~y suit2 wear hair _ear3 lord word bored4 home come some5 sung wrong young6 flower lower flour7 war law far- _8 bu l l fool wool9 niece pres pIece10 food good wood11 cro

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