Complete the sentences with the correct degree of the in brackets. a. Bob is __________________________ than Ann. (short)
b. Ann is the __________________________ person in the circus. (tall) c. The dogs are the __________________________ animals. (funny) d. Elephants are __________________________ than lions. (strong) e. The Circus’s artists are the __________________________ (amazing)
Where are they? Label the pictures.
adjectives
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Complete the dialogue with the words from the box.
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Ticket seller: Hi, can I ______________ you?
Fred: Yes, ____________. I’d like to buy some ____________ for today’s ___________. Ticket seller: ______________ tickets would you like?
Fred: Three, please. Two for my ______________ and one for ______________. Ticket seller: Do you ______________ the ______________
or the evening show?
Fred: For the afternoon. ______________ are they? Ticket seller: £9.
Fred: ______________ you are. Thanks.
Ticket seller: Bye. ______________ the show.
tickets/help/parents/afternoon/show/how many here/please/me/enjoy/how much/prefer
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Write what they are going to do tomorrow morning.
1 a.______________________ ______________________ b.______________________ ______________________ c. _____________________ _____________________ d.He __________________ _____________________ e.She __________________ ______________________ f.She _________________ _____________________ g.They_________________ ______________________ h.They_________________ _____________________ i.They _________________ ______________________
B
38 •Thirty-eight
WE’RE GOING TO
VISIT CANADA
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Read the information in the table.
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Ask or answer questions.
a. Who is going to travel to Paris? _____________________________________________ b. ___________________________________________? She is going to stay for a week. c. What is she going to do there? _____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ d.Where are Paul and James going to?________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ e. When are they going to travel? _____________________________________________ f. _________________________________________? They are going to travel by plane. g.Are they going to dance samba or tango? ___________________________________ h.What are they going to do there? ___________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________
Now write a short text about Ben’s travelling plan.
____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
What about you? What are you going to do next weekend?
____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________ 1.2 1.1 2
WHO? WHERE? WHEN? HOW? HOW LONG? WHAT?
• dance samba • watch the Carnival • walk along the beach • see the Eiffel Tower • visit the Louvre • eat French food
• eat pizza
• meet Italian friends • visit Venice Paul and James Jane Ben Brazil Paris Italy next week next month tomorrow two weeks a week the weekend
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Complete the table with the missing words.
1 MASCULINE father ____________________ uncle ____________________ son ____________________ nephew ____________________ ____________________ wife ____________________ grandmother ____________________ sister ____________________ cousin ____________________ son + daughter ____________________ daughter ____________________ sister ____________________ cousin parents ____________________ sons ____________________ aunts ____________________ nieces ____________________
FEMININE SINGULAR PLURAL
Complete with the of the .
a. I ____________ a nice child. c.My uncle __________ a famous writer. b.You ___________ late for classes. d.His parents __________ in Spain last week.
Rewrite the previous sentences in the negative form.
a.__________________________________________________________________________. b.__________________________________________________________________________. c.__________________________________________________________________________. d.__________________________________________________________________________.
Now rewrite them in the interrogative form.
a.__________________________________________________________________________. b.__________________________________________________________________________. c.__________________________________________________________________________. d.__________________________________________________________________________. verb (to) be past simple 3.2 3.1 3 a. It was ______________ b. ____________________ c. ____________________ d.____________________
What was the weather like last week?
B
40 •FortyTHIS WAS
MY PRESENT
2
Who is…a.… your father’s father? ___________________________ b.… your mother’s husband?________________________ c. … your mother’s sister? ___________________________ d.… your uncle’s daughter? _________________________ e.… your sister’s son?_______________________________ f. … your brother’s daughter? _______________________
Read the information and answer the questions.
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a.Who was born in Newcastle? _______________________________________________ b.When were Maria and José born?___________________________________________ c. Where were they born? ____________________________________________________ d.Who was born on 7th November?___________________________________________ e.When is Sally’s birthday? ___________________________________________________ f. Where was she born? ______________________________________________________
Complete with the right tense of the verb .
Hi, my name ____________ Helen. I ____________ twelve years old and I live in Bristol. My parents ____________ journalists. They travel a lot.
Last week I ____________ in London with my cousins. We ____________ in Hyde Park where we saw a music concert. It ____________ fantastic!
Last month my parents __________ in Oslo. The weather ____________ very cold and snowy.
Tomorrow I ____________ alone again. My parents ____________ abroad, as usual.
(to) be 3
NAME
Dane
Maria and José Hans Sally DATE OF BIRTH 25th April 2008 3rd May 2000 7th November 1989 28th January 1975 PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle Porto Berlin New York
Forty-one•41 1._______________ a._______________ b. ______________ c. _______________ d. ______________ 2._______________ f. _______________ g. ______________ h. ______________ i. _______________ 3._______________ j. _______________ k._______________ l. _______________ m. ______________ 4._______________ o. ______________ p. ______________ q. ______________ r. _______________ 5._______________ t. _______________ u. ______________ v._______________ w. ______________ e._______________ n. ______________ s. _______________ x._______________
Label the picture.
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Complete the sentences with .
a. __________________ an old sofa.
b.___________________ some pictures on the wall.
Rewrite the sentences in the negative form.
a. __________________________________________________________________________ b. __________________________________________________________________________
Now rewrite them in the interrogative form.
a. _________________________________________________________________________? b. _________________________________________________________________________?
there + (to) be (past simple)
2.2 2.1 2 4 5 3 1 2 w m k l n x r u t v s c a h i g j f d b e o p q
B
42 •Forty-two
IN MY BEDROOM
THERE WAS…
3
Write what there or there in the room and find the seven differences.
wasn’t/weren’t was/were 1 a.__________________________________ a. __________________________________ b.__________________________________ b.__________________________________ c. __________________________________ c. __________________________________ d.__________________________________ d.__________________________________ e.__________________________________ e. __________________________________ f. __________________________________ f.___________________________________ g.__________________________________ g.__________________________________
Complete with the correct adjective or adverb.
2
Complete the sentences with the above or .
a.Tom is always smiling. He is very _______________. b.The tortoise runs _______________.
c. The cheetah is a very _______________ animal.
d.Ann likes helping people. She is very _______________. e.They are good pianists. They play _______________.
f. Jack doesn’t do his homework. He is very _______________.
adverbs adjectives 2.1 ADJECTIVE slow kind lazy ADVERB happily quickly beautifully 1 2
Forty-three•43
Complete the sentences with the correct .
a.He was at home, ___________________?
b.They weren’t at the party, ___________________?
c. There wasn’t a new student in their class, ___________________? d.There were twenty desks in the classroom, ___________________? e.Mary wasn’t his girlfriend, ___________________?
f. Susan and Paul were neighbours, ___________________? g.The lion was dead, ____________________?
h.John and I weren’t late for school, ___________________? i. You and Josh were born in Liverpool, ___________________?
Interview Mrs Carter.
a._________________________________________________? My name is Rose Carter.
b._________________________________________________? I’m 55 years old.
c._________________________________________________? I was born in Boston, USA.
d._________________________________________________? Yes, I was a famous athlete.
e._________________________________________________? No, there weren’t many female athletes at that time. f. _________________________________________________?
I was in Brazil in 1980.
g._________________________________________________? There were 5000 runners in the S. Silvestre marathon. h._________________________________________________?
My last race was in 1982.
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B
44 •Forty-four
FOREVER FRIENDS
(FRIENDS FOREVER)
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Complete the sentences with the correct .
a.Carol wasn’t a good student, ____________________? b.Neil and Simon were cousins, ____________________? c. I am hardworking, ____________________?
d.There are some books on the table, ____________________? e.Fred is eating an ice cream, ____________________?
f. Helen and Rita aren’t your classmates, ____________________? g.There isn’t any sugar, ____________________?
h.They live in New York, ____________________? i. Rick doesn’t play volleyball, ____________________? j. Ruth goes to school on foot, ____________________? k.There was only one bank, ____________________? l. There were lots of markets, ____________________?
Ask questions.
a.______________________________________________________________? Kim lives in Manchester.
b._______________________________________________? She was born on 3rd May 1985.
c. ________________________________________________? John is an architect.
d._________________________________________________________? That man is working.
e.__________________________________________________________? They have got four children.
f. _________________________________________________________? He goes to the gym twice a week.
g._________________________________________________________________________? His shoes are size 4.
h._________________________________________________________________________? This is Jane’s dress.
i. _________________________________________________________________________? We go to school by bus.
question tag
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Forty-five•45
Choose the correct ending.
a. Mr. Harrison is Elvis’s… uncle. father. grandfather.
b. In Bath there were lots of... blocks of flats. trees cinemas.
c. For Elvis living in Bath was… boring. exciting. pleasant.
Answer the questions. a. Who is Elvis?
__________________________________________________________________________
b. Where was Mr Harrison born?
__________________________________________________________________________
c. Were there any blocks of flats in Bath?
__________________________________________________________________________
d. How many shops were there?
__________________________________________________________________________
e. Was the hospital bigger or smaller?
__________________________________________________________________________
f. What’s Bath going to be like in the future?
__________________________________________________________________________
Write the of the given words.
son ________________ brother ________________ uncle ________________ husband ________________ nephew ________________ father ________________
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Read the text.
Mr Harrison is Elvis’s grandfather. They are talking.
Mr Harrison: I was born here in Bath. Look, some years ago there were lots of trees over there. There weren’t any blocks of flats. My house was there, but it was the only one.
Elvis: Weren’t there any cafés, shops, cinemas…? Mr Harrison: Oh no! Just two shops and a small pub.
Elvis: How boring! Was there a hospital?
Mr Harrison: Yes, but it was smaller… The church is the same!
Elvis: OK. What about banks? Now there are three. Granddad, can you imagine what this town is going to be like in the future?
Mr Harrison: It’s going to be very different and you are going to have the same conversation with your grandson!