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Unit test 1A

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Pre-Intermediate FOURTH EDITION

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Read Sunila’s answers. Write the questions.

A (1) What’s your name ? B It’s Sunila.

A (2) ______________________ ? B I was born in Mumbai.

A (3) ______________________ ?

B I’m here in Chicago because I’m doing a Master’s degree.

A (4) ______________________ ? B I’m studying art.

A (5) ______________________ ? B In India, I was an English teacher! A (6) ______________________ ? B I go back to India every year.

2 points for each correct answer

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Write the question words, then match 1–6 with a–f.

1 What ’s in this cake? a $25,000.

2 _______ did your car cost? b Dates and raisins. 3 _______ are you going on

holiday for? c Christopher.

4 _______ chopsticks are these? d Mine. 5 _______ reporters are

there here? e It’s in October.

6 _______ is my seat – this one

or that one? f This one.

7 _______ didn’t you shake

his hand? g It’s on Main Street.

8 _______ are you going to the

theatre with? h A week.

9 _______ is your birthday? i Three.

10 _______ is the art gallery? j I don’t like him.

1 point for each correct question word, 1 point for each correct match

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Complete the sentences with who’s or whose.

1 This isn’t my coat. Whose _{is it?}

2 ‘______ this?’ ‘It’s me!’ 3 ______ mum is Turkish?

4 Do you know ______ making that terrible noise?

5 ______ going to swap seats with me? 6 ______ worried about their exams? 7 ______ number is this?

8 Do you know ______ computer this is?

1 point for each correct answer

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Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the verbs in the box.

meet feel talk be (x2) catch swap can run use

1 ‘Where did you meet?’ ‘We met on a blind date.’ 2 ‘What are you doing next week?’ ‘I’m ______ a

marathon!’

3 ‘What was embarrassing?’ ‘I couldn’t ______ chopsticks.’

4 ‘Would you like to meet again?’ ‘Well, we ______ phone numbers.’

5 ‘What’s she like?’ ‘She ______ very tall and attractive.’ 6 ‘What did you do?’ ‘We ______ about lots of things.’ 7 ‘How are you going to get home?’ ‘I’m ______ the bus.’ 8 ‘Are you OK?’ ‘I’m ______ a bit nervous!’

9 ‘Is she learning Turkish?’ ‘Yes, she ______ .’ 10 ‘Could you play the piano when you were four?’

‘No, I ______ .’

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Choose the correct options.

Hi, I (1) ’s / ’m Adam. I’m Polish, I (2) comes / come from Poznań, but now I (3) live / living in a flat in North London with my mum, Wanda. I (4) coming / came to England in 2008 as a student. My mum wanted me to (5) study / studied English, but I didn’t (6) liked / like it. I left the course after two months and (7) get / got a job as a bike messenger. I’m lucky because I (8) has / have been successful and we (9) can / can’t now pay for my father to come to England too. I usually (10) go / went back to Poznań every summer, to see friends and family. But I’m not (11) going / go next year because I (12) meet / met a Turkish girl here in London – and we’re (13) getting / got married!

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Complete the sentences with the -ed or -ing form of the words in the box.

interest embarrass amaze

1 ‘I visited three art galleries yesterday.’ ‘Really? Were they interesting ?’

2 ‘I can’t believe it – I got my Master’s degree!’ ‘Why are you so ______? You worked really hard.’

3 ‘He forgot to buy me a present.’ ‘Oh, how ______ !’ 4 ‘Look at the mountains!’ ‘Wow – they’re ______ !’ 5 ‘Your face is very red!’ ‘I know – I feel really ______ .’ 6 ‘Which pictures do you like best?’ ‘I’m ______ in the

Aboriginal art.’

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Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

pay say do speak play tell buy go make talk

A I’m (1) talking _{to Anna Oblensky today. She loves}

sports. Anna, do you (2) ______ tennis every day? B No, I don’t. But I (3) ______ running every morning. A And how many languages do you (4) ______ ? B Russian and a bit of English.

A Who (5) ______ the cooking in your family, Anna? B Me! I love cooking – Japanese is my favourite. A Do you (6) ______ a lot of sushi?

B Yes – sometimes. Although it’s expensive to (7) ______ fish.

A (8) ______ me who you would like to meet for your perfect blind date?

B Sorry, what did you (9) ______ ?

A What kind of man would you like to meet? B A man who doesn’t want to (10) ______ for

everything!

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Choose the correct words.

1 My grandmother lives in / for Istanbul. 2 She loves talking for / about so many things. 3 I’m doing my shopping on / at the supermarket. 4 They work for / to a big charity in London.

5 We’re listening to / about an interview on the radio. 6 He is nervous for / about his blind date.

7 I like playing games to / on my PlayStation. 8 Shall we go out for / to a meal tonight?

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Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

heavy busy important delicious long high 1 Who’s the most important _{person at this meeting?}

2 I made some ______ cakes yesterday. 3 This is a really ______ journey! I’m bored. 4 You can carry the ______ bags.

5 I haven’t got time to talk. I’m having a very ______ day! 6 I wouldn’t buy anything there. They have very ______

prices.

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Match the sentence with the correct meaning.

1 I left my bag in the train. a I forgot my bag.

b My bag was under the seat. 2 Spaghetti is a kind of pasta.

a Spaghetti is delicious.

b There are different types of pasta. 3 Where’s your flat?

a I don’t know your address. b There are no mountains here. 4 I’m having a rest today.

a I feel tired. b I’m too busy. 5 What did he mean?

a He doesn’t like paying for things. b I didn’t understand what he said. 6 We run a coffee shop in the High Street.

a We like running. b We work together. 7 I train hard every day.

a I don’t drive to work. b I do a lot of practice.

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Choose the correct phrases.

A How do you do?

B (1) Bye. / Cheers! / Pleased to meet you.

A Thanks very much for the flowers.

B (2) Same to you. / My pleasure. / Never mind. A How are you, Mrs Robbins?

B (3) I’m fine, thanks. / I’m just looking. / No, sorry. A Good morning!

B (4) Lovely day today. / Have a good weekend. / I’m fine, thanks.

A Sorry I’m late.

B (5) Of course. / Same to you. / It doesn’t matter. A Can you help me with this?

B (6) What’s the problem? / See you later. / Not at all. A Bye! Have a good holiday!

B (7) Not at all. / Same to you. / Another time.

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Translate the sentences.

1 Is she doing anything special tonight? 2 Can you tell me the time, please? 3 They were both a bit nervous. 4 Why are you embarrassed? 5 He’s training for the marathon. 6 We come from Sofia, in Bulgaria.

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Unit test 2A

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1 We … two laptops.

a ’s got b ’ve got c has 2 They’re … a great time.

a aren’t having b having c have 3 Angel … with his mum and his sister.

a living b don’t live c lives 4 I … young people with lots of enthusiasm.

a am liking b like c likes 5 Do you … an iPad?

a have b have got c has 6 He … a lot of money.

a make b making c makes

7 Does she have her own company?

a Yes, she does. b No, she don’t. c Yes, does. 8 Where do you … from?

a coming b come c comes

9 I … an extraordinary film at the moment. a ’m watching b don’t watch c watch 10 China … a population of over 1.3 billion.

a have b has c having

11 Are you going home now?

a Yes, I’m. b Yes, I go. c Yes, I am. 1 point for each correct answer

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Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of a verb from the box. You can use a verb more than once.

drive shop have make come 1 He drives _{to work every day.}

2 When I ______ for clothes online, I usually pay by credit card.

3 I’m ______ to work because there are no trains today. 4 Apple Inc. ______ electronic products, for example the

iPhone.

5 We’re currently on tour and we ______ a great time. 6 What ______ you ______ ? It smells delicious! 7 She won’t be late. She______ home now. 8 I ______ a daughter and two grandchildren. 9 We ______ a new single at the moment.

10 ‘Where are you now?’ ‘I ______ for clothes with my best friend!’

11 Where ______ Abdul ______ from?

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Complete the short answers.

1 Have you got a holiday home? No, I haven't . 2 Do you like touring festivals? Yes, ______ . 3 Does he have a house near here? Yes, ______ . 4 Does your teacher speak fluent French? No, ______ . 5 Do you come from Australia? Yes, ______ .

6 Are you going to the gig now? Yes, ______ . 7 Are they working today? No, ______ . 8 Has she got any brothers? No, ______ . 9 Do they have any pets? Yes, ______ .

10 Do you go on Facebook every day? Yes, ______ . 11 Have you got a credit card? No, ______ .

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Choose the correct words.

1 He has / has got a shower every day. 2 Have you / Have you got a car? 3 Did you have / got a nice weekend? 4 They never got / never have pizza for dinner. 5 I don’t have / haven’t lots of money.

6 She has / is having a new dictionary.

7 What time have you got / do you have breakfast? 8 I haven’t / don’t have got any pets.

9 I ’ve / have a sister.

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Complete the dialogues with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of a verb from the box. You can use a verb more than once.

be do take earn work practise have do play chill

1 A What does Mike do?

B He (1) plays _{in a band. He (2) ______ the lead}

guitarist.

A What kind of music (3) ______ the band ______ ? B Electro and dance music.

A What’s Mike (4) ______ at the moment? B He (5) ______ out. He (6) ______ his guitar. 2 A What (7) ______ Frauke’s job?

B She’s a photographer. She (8) ______ her own company.

A Where (9) ______ she ______ ? B She usually (10) ______ from home. A What’s she (11) ______ today?

B She (12) ______ photographs at a wedding. A How much money (13) ______ she ______ ? B I don’t know!

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Complete the sentences with the Present Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1 You’ve slept for ten hours – you don't need _{(not need)}

a lie-in!

2 I ______ (love) your hair! Bright red is an amazing colour.

3 Joshua ______ (think) Lily-Rose is jealous.

4 ‘Sorry I’m late.’ ‘Don’t worry. It ______ (not matter).’ 5 Does she really ______ (own) five cars?

6 He ______ (look) stressed! What’s the matter with him?

7 ‘I failed all my exams!’ ‘I ______ (not believe) you.’ 1 point for each correct answer

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Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the words in the box.

online text download play get chat nothing football

1 I never go to the High Street. I always shop for things

online .

2 Wait a minute. I’m just sending a ______ . 3 I ______ music and films from the Internet every

week.

4 Do you want to ______ a takeaway pizza tonight? 5 She’s ______ to her friends on Facebook.

6 I feel like doing ______ this weekend. 7 Shall we watch ______ on TV this afternoon? 8 He ______ games on his PlayStation after school

every day.

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Match the adjectives and definitions.

enthusiastic afraid optimistic passionate depressed envious

1 feeling excited about / interested in something

enthusiastic

2 feeling happy about the future __________

3 wanting something that somebody else has __________

4 feeling very sad __________

5 having strong feelings / belief in something __________

6 feeling worried / fearful about something __________

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Complete the sentences with adjectives from exercise 8.

1 Don’t you think it’s a good idea? You don’t sound very

enthusiastic !

2 He sometimes feels ______ of you. You’re attractive and you earn a lot of money.

3 Mona is incredibly ______ about her music. She spends all her time practising and working on her songs.

4 Don’t be ______ of the dog. He won’t hurt you. 5 I think Nick is ______ . He stays in bed all day and

doesn’t want to see anyone.

6 People usually think that I’m a positive and ______ person. I feel confident about the future.

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Read the answers, then write the questions.

1 What do you do?

I’m a musician.

2 ____________________________ They get up at around midday. 3 ____________________________

My girlfriend’s called Candice. 4 ____________________________

He usually starts work at 8.00 a.m. 5 ____________________________

Yes, we work very hard!

6 ____________________________ She sees her neighbours every day.

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Read 1–6 and match them with a reply and a comment.

1 What a cool suit! 11 f

2 Are you doing anything fun at the weekend? ___ ___ 3 How’s your sister these days? ___ ___ 4 Did you watch the tennis on Saturday? ___ ___ 5 If you need any help, just ask. ___ ___ 6 Did you have good weather on holiday? ___ ___

Reply

7 Yes, it was a great match! 8 Thanks, I will.

9 Well, actually, it wasn’t great. 10 Nothing special.

11 Thanks. Do you like it? 12 She’s doing OK, I think.

Comment

a In fact, it was awful! b Did you see it too? c That’s very kind of you. d I’m staying at home. e How are your parents? f I bought it online.

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1 ‘What are your neighbours called?’ ‘I don’t know.’ 2 Cheer up! You’re too stressed and you need to chill out

a bit.

3 ‘Do you live on your own?’ ‘Yes, I do.’

4 This charity helps the long-term unemployed. 5 ‘Are you feeling depressed?’ ‘No, I’m feeling quite

optimistic!’

6 ‘What’s the secret of your success?’ ‘I have lots of energy and enthusiasm.’

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Unit test 3A

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Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of the verbs in brackets.

1 The journey began (begin) in July 2010. 2 He ______ (leave) England to look for adventure. 3 We ______ (arrive) at the camp late at night. 4 I ______ (walk) 500 miles in three weeks. 5 She ______ (meet) her companion in Peru.

6 She ______ (take) some sleeping pills before going to bed.

7 We ______ (decide) to take guns on the trip. 8 They ______ (want) to meet a local tribe.

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Write the questions for the sentences in exercise 1 with the question words from the box. You can use a question word more than once.

What Where How far Why When Who 1 When did the journey begin?

2 ________________________ 3 ________________________ 4 ________________________ 5 ________________________ 6 ________________________ 7 ________________________ 8 ________________________

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Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 The professor was talking _{(talk) to his companion}

when he ________ (see) a snake on the path. 2 One day I ________ (lie) in my hammock when a

plane ________ (fly) overhead.

3 Sanchez ________ (not go) into the forest because he ________ (be) afraid of the monkeys.

4 She ________ (have) an argument with her husband when they ________ (hear) an enormous explosion. 5 Thieves ________ (steal) my luggage while I ________

(wait) at the airport.

6 The flight attendant ________ (lose) his cool when a passenger ________ (stand up) and ________ (start) to scream.

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A thief (1) stole / was stealing a $200,000 Pablo Picasso picture from a San Francisco gallery yesterday. Then he (2) got / was getting into a taxi and he (3) disappeared / was disappearing. The man, who (4) was / was being

well-dressed and (5) had / was having sunglasses on, (6) took / was taking the drawing without anyone noticing, the San Francisco Chronicle (7) reported / was reporting. It was the weekend and there were lots of people in the gallery. Some (8) looked / were looking at the paintings, and some (9) talked / were talking on their mobiles. But can it really be true that nobody (10) looked / was looking when the thief (11) took / was taking the picture? It seems incredible, but the cameras in the gallery (12) recorded / were recording all day, and (13) didn’t show / were not showing a thing!

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Write the Past Simple form of these regular verbs in the correct group.

record look explode star work appreciate admire refuse stop close laugh watch protest listen walk decide call

/d/ starred _____________________________ /t/ laughed _____________________________ /id/ exploded _____________________________ 1 point for each correct answer

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Read the answers. Then use the notes to write the questions.

1 who / plant / the bomb?

Who planted the bomb?

The terrorists did.

2 what / you / do / yesterday evening? ______________________

I was enjoying myself at a friend’s party. 3 when / they / arrive / at the police station?

______________________ At ten o’clock, I think. 4 what / he / wear?

______________________

He was wearing a ski hat and dark glasses. 5 she / talk / to them?

______________________

Yes, she did. She asked them some questions. 6 where / explosion / take place?

______________________

The bomb exploded in a car park near the city centre. 1 point for each correct answer

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Complete the sentences with the adverb form of the adjectives in the box.

passionate fluent brave bad careful patient 1 She took him in her arms and kissed him

passionately .

2 The flight attendants spoke ______ in French and English.

3 The doctor examined his patient ______ . 4 The footballer fell ______ and injured himself.

5 The cabin crew ______ got all the passengers out of the burning plane before leaving themselves.

6 There was a very long queue outside the shop, but everyone waited ______ in line.

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1 They speak Russian perfect / perfectly . 2 The snake bit me bad / badly on the hand.

3 Please talk clearly / clear. I can’t understand what you’re saying.

4 News of the robbery spread fastly / fast.

5 I took a sleeping pill and then got up very late / lately the next morning.

6 She fell off her bike and hit the ground hardly / hard. 7 He completely / complete lost his temper with the

airport officials.

8 I’d appreciate it if you could answer all the questions honestly / honest.

9 The football team played good / well even though two men were injured.

10 We asked the guide to walk more slow / slowly. 1 point for each correct answer

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Rewrite the sentences with the adverbs in brackets.

1 She spoke. (again, quietly)

She spoke again quietly.

2 Do you see him? (still, often) ________________________

3 I was watching TV at home when I heard a loud explosion. (quietly, really)

________________________ 4 I got back from holiday. (just, tonight)

________________________

5 Check your work for mistakes. (first, carefully) ________________________

6 Does he drive? (ever, fast) ________________________

7 I’m eighteen years old and I earn $100,000 a year. (only, already)

________________________

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Write the dates in two ways.

1 04/07 the fourth of July July the fourth

2 19/09 ________________________ ________________________ 3 03/05 ________________________ ________________________ 4 21/12 ________________________ ________________________ 5 01/04 ________________________ ________________________

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Write the dates in words.

1 What date is Halloween?

the thirty-first of October

2 When’s your birthday? _______________________ 3 What year were you born?

_______________________ 4 What’s the date in one year’s time?

_______________________

5 What’s the date the day after tomorrow? _______________________

6 What year was your mother born? _______________________

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Write the preposition. Some sentences don’t need a preposition.

1 I left the house at six o’clock.

2 We took a trip along the coast __ the weekend. 3 Did we visit New York __ 1967 or 68?

4 What were we doing __ two days ago? 5 My birthday is __ September.

6 I like to watch TV __ the evening.

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1 I designed a new web page yesterday. 2 Where did you go last summer?

3 The plane was taxiing down the runway at midnight. 4 Clouds were gathering overhead.

5 He lost his temper and began shouting furiously. 1 point for each correct answer

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Unit test 4A

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1 How much / many calories are there in this meal? 2 I’d like any / some coffee.

3 How many / much tap water do you drink every day? 4 Can I have some / a few milk?

5 Have you got many / any cheese?

6 There are a few / a little tomatoes in the garden. 7 There isn’t any / some pasta in the cupboard. 8 Would you like some / much salad with your steak? 9 I usually steam some / any rice to eat with grilled fish. 10 Have you got any / not much cooking oil?

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Complete the sentences. some or any?

1 There are some biscuits on the table. Help yourself. 2 Is there ______ tea in the pot?

3 I haven’t seen ______ tropical fish swimming here. 4 We’d like ______ slices of mango for dessert. much or many?

5 How ______ tissues do you need?

6 There aren’t ______ people on the bus today! 7 The teacher didn’t give us too ______ homework. 8 Does she have ______ free time these days?

a little, a few, a lot of?

9 She likes ______ milk in her coffee, but not much. 10 There are ______ people waiting on the platform – the

train is going to be full!

11 It’ll take ______ minutes to download this software. 1 point for each correct answer

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Complete the sentences. no, any, some, or every?

1 The concert was a huge success. _Everyone cheered and clapped.

2 ______body likes getting bad news. 3 I’m bored. There’s ______thing to do.

4 ‘Sorry – did you say ______thing?’ ‘No, ______thing.’ 5 We know ______one who is an important

programmer at Microsoft.

6 I can’t find ______one to give me a lift home. I’ll have to get a taxi.

thing, where, or one/body?

7 Are you going some______ nice for your holidays? 8 Can we meet later? I’ve got some______ important to

tell you.

9 Did you buy any______ at the shops?

10 We’ll have to stay at this hotel as all the others are full. We looked every______!

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Complete the conversations with the words from the box.

a little something anyone everyone (x2) somebody (x2) a few nobody anything anywhere somewhere

1 A I feel shy. I don’t know anyone here.

B Don’t worry – I’ll introduce you to ______ ! This is Lars and his wife Maria…

A Actually, ______ I know just walked in the door. Hello, Angela!

2 A Gerrald’s depressed. He thinks ______ likes him. B That’s crazy – ______ thinks he’s a lovely person.

And he’s got lots of friends.

A I know. But he needs ______ special to say that. You should tell him!

3 A Yuk! ______ in this pasta sauce tastes terrible! B Please don’t say ______ ! Hassan spent ages cooking

it. He’ll be so disappointed!

A OK, OK. I’m going to eat ______ just to be polite. 4 A I don’t like going on holiday.

B But this is our honeymoon! Isn’t there ______ you would like to visit?

A Well, if we really have to go ______ , let’s go to the Maldives. We could spend ______ days there I suppose.

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Write a/an, the or – (nothing).

1 I’m going to have two desserts – an ice cream and ___ slice of carrot cake.

2 Did you know that there’s ___ restaurant in Thailand where all ___ waiters are robots?

3 You can get ___ best latte in Manhattan here! 4 ‘Can I have ___ glass of water, please?’ ‘Of course.

Would you like ___ still or sparkling?’

5 What time are we having ___ lunch? I’m hungry. 6 Did you stay at ___ home in the holidays, or did you go

away somewhere?

7 I usually go food shopping once ___week.

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Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1 She goes to the work by train.

She goes to work by train.

2 Can you give me recipe for this delicious soup? _______________________________

3 I always drink an glass of apple juice at breakfast. _______________________________

4 We live in south of England near the sea. _______________________________ 5 Did they come to work by a bus?

_______________________________

6 Do you ever use internet to do your food shopping? _______________________________

7 I go on holiday three times the year. _______________________________

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Match the sentences with a place. You can match some places with more than one sentence.

1 The check-outs are all so busy! 2 I need something for a headache. 3 I’m looking for a pair of black jeans. 4 Take two pills twice a day.

5 Fruit and vegetables are on aisle six.

6 These two wines are both great with chicken or fish. 7 One espresso and a slice of cake. Is that to eat here? 8 Sorry, there are no more copies of the Evening

Standard.

9 You don’t look eighteen. Do you have ID? 10 I’m afraid these only come in blue.

Chemist Supermarket 1 Clothes shop Off-licence Newsagent Café

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Match the quantities in the box with items 1–9.

a loaf a bottle a kilo a pair a slice a litre a can a piece a packet

1 a loaf of bread 6 _______ of cake 2 _______ of petrol 7 _______ of sunglasses 3 _______ of potatoes 8 _______ of chewing gum 4 _______ of Coke 9 _______ of ham

5 _______ of water

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Order the two conversations. A In a newsagent’s

1 _{Hello, have you got any copies of The Sun?}

__ Thanks. How much is it?

__ Oh, and I’ll have a can of Coke, too. __ OK. That’s 85p altogether.

__ Here you are.

__ Yes, it’s over there, next to The Daily Telegraph. __ 35p.

B In a café

1 _{Hi. Can I have two lattes, please.}

__ That’s £3.00 please.

__ And would you like chocolate on the top? __ One medium and one large.

__ What size? __ Yes please.

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Complete the conversations with sentences a–h.

1 A Please help yourself to the carrot cake. B I will. It looks absolutely delicious.

Did you make it yourself?

A I did. ______________ 2 A ______________

B Have you got any decaf?

A No, sorry, but we’ve got decaf coffee. ______________

3 A ______________

B No thanks, but I’d love a little more wine. ______________

A There’s a bit. Please finish it! 4 A Could you pass the bread, please?

B Yes, of course. ______________ A No, thanks. ______________ a Did you make it yourself?

b I got the recipe from my best friend. c How would you like your tea? d Do you want the butter too? e Is that OK?

f Just the bread.

g Is there any in the bottle?

h Would anybody like some more dessert?

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1 Would you mind helping me carry these bags? They’re really heavy!

2 Can you tell me what’s in this dish? I’m allergic to dairy. 3 Many stations have automated ticket machines – you

use a touch-screen computer to buy your ticket. 4 ‘Would you mind lending me some money?’ ‘No, not at

all.’

5 The beach is spectacular. You can swim with turtles and tropical fish in the crystal-blue sea.

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Stop and check 1 Units 1–4

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Tenses

Correct the underlined mistakes.

1 I listen to the radio last night. listened

2 I prepare for my driving test at the moment. 3 My brother finish work at 6 p.m.

4 I have long hair when I was child. 5 She didn’t born in England. 6 You don’t call me yesterday. 7 They not come to my last party. 8 My sister going to study economics. 9 We going to Bath this weekend.

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Make questions about the missing information. 1 Where does she live?

She lives in … .

2 _______________________________ Laura can speak … languages. (Two? Three?) 3 _______________________________

The gym costs … a month.

4 _______________________________ We drove … car. (Joe’s? Sue’s?)

5 _______________________________

We have German classes … . (Once or twice a week?) 6 _______________________________

She went to the police station because … . 7 _______________________________

I’m going to buy Andy a … for his birthday.

6 Present tenses

Complete the sentences with the Present Simple or Present Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 Are _youenjoying _{(enjoy) your new job?}

2 We ________ (not play) in the World Cup this year. 3 This is Kasia. She _______ (come) from Warsaw. 4 We _______ (have) a barbecue tonight.

5 I ________ (wait) for an important parcel to arrive. 6 He _______ (not like) wearing a tie.

7 ______ she ______ (have) a very busy social life?

8 Why ______ he ______ (wear) sunglasses indoors today?

9 He ______ (study) French for about 15 hours a week. 1 point for each correct answer

8 have/have got

Underline the correct forms.

1 Does she got / Has she got any children? 2 He doesn’t have / doesn’t have got a girlfriend. 3 I have / have got a shower at 7.30 a.m. 4 She hasn’t / hasn’t got a car.

5 Do you have got / Have you got a dog? 6 He often has / has often got breakfast at work. 7 He’s / He has two brothers.

6 Irregular past forms

Write the Past Simple form of these irregular verbs. 1 leave left _{7 make ________}

2 can ________ 8 become ________ 3 tell ________ 9 give ________ 4 begin ________ 10 think ________ 5 take ________ 11 go ________ 6 fall ________

10 Past tenses

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 It wasn’t raining _{(not rain) when we left the house.}

2 When I saw Kevin on Saturday, he _______ (buy) some clothes.

3 When ______ you ________ (get) back from your holiday?

4 She _______ (graduate) from Yale University in 2011. 5 I ______ just ______ (put) in my contact lenses when

you phoned.

6 He _______ (get) excellent marks in his law exam. 7 She _______ (forget) to send me a birthday card. 8 I _______ (work) in New York when I met Tom. 9 We were quiet because the baby ______ (sleep).

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Expressions of quantity

1 Complete the sentences with some or any.

1 We had some _{delicious fish for dinner.}

2 I’d like _____ tea, but I don’t want _____ biscuits. 3 Is there _____ sugar? I can’t see _____ .

4 I bought _____ bread yesterday.

5 I didn’t buy _____ coffee, because I thought we had _____ .

6 We need _____ milk. I’ll get it later.

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2 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it.

1 I’ve got a few of magazines for you. a few

2 How many money have you got? 3 I’ll have only a little potatoes.

4 I don’t have many time, so I can’t help you. Sorry. 5 In the summer there are a lot tourists.

6 We haven’t got many petrol left.

7 It’s a small class, there aren’t some students. 8 Can I have any salad, please?

9 He speaks only little German.

8 something, everywhere, etc.

Choose the correct words.

1 Did you go anywhere / anyone nice on holiday? 2 We couldn’t find a good restaurant nowhere /

anywhere.

3 I’m bored. I want someone / something interesting to talk to.

4 She’s so popular, everybody / everything likes her. 5 I’m a vegetarian and there was anything / nothing I

could eat at the party.

6 Close your eyes. I’ve got anything / something for you. 7 John lives anywhere / somewhere near York.

8 Somebody / Nobody told me you’re getting married. Is it true?

9 The security guard didn’t find nothing / anything unusual in her bag.

8 Articles

Complete the sentences with a, an, the, or nothing (—). 1 My dad’s an optician.

2 Marina is ____ youngest student in _____ class. 3 I usually come to ____ school by _____ bus. 4 Do you like _____ Thai food?

5 She comes from _____ village in _____ south of Italy. 6 The children have _____ breakfast at _____ school. 7 She lives in _____ old apartment block.

10 The right words

Choose the correct words.

1 Does she go / play running every day.

2 How many hours of homework do you make / do? 3 Does he talk / speak Spanish?

4 He’s the highest / tallest child in the class. 5 We’re all crazy for / about rugby in our family. 6 Would you like to go for / to a walk?

7 What subjects is she good with / at? 8 We had very heavy / heavily rain all week. 9 Please be a bit more patient / patiently.

10 She’s always at the office. She works too hard / hardly. 11 My new Internet connection works really faster / fast. 12 Can I have a piece / loaf of bread and butter?

13 Are there any packets / cans of Coke in the fridge? 1 point for each correct answer

12 Verb phrases

Write a phrase from the box with each of the verbs. films a lie-in music online to gigs texts friends for a drink magazines for a meal

1 listen to music 6 meet ____________ 2 shop ____________ 7 send ____________ 3 download ____________ 8 have ____________ 4 read ____________ 9 go ____________ 5 go out ____________

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TRANSLATE

Translate the sentences into your language. Translate the ideas, not word by word.

1 ‘Hi, how are you?’ ‘I’m fine, thanks.’

__________________________________________ __________________________________________ 2 ‘Can I help you?’ ‘No, thank you. I’m just looking.’ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 3 ‘I’m sorry. I can’t come tonight.’ ‘Never mind. Perhaps

another time.’

__________________________________________ __________________________________________ 4 ‘What are you doing tonight?’ ‘Nothing special. What

about you?’

__________________________________________ __________________________________________ 5 ‘Did you watch the football last night?’ ‘No, I didn’t. I

missed it.’

__________________________________________ __________________________________________ 6 ‘What’s the date today?’ ‘It’s the nineteenth of August.’ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 7 ‘When did you last have a holiday?’ ‘About eighteen

months ago.’

__________________________________________ __________________________________________ 8 ‘This is delicious. Would you mind giving me the

recipe?’ ‘No, not at all. I’ll give you the website.’ __________________________________________ __________________________________________ 9 ‘Could you lend me €20, please?’ ‘I can lend you ten,

but not twenty.’

__________________________________________ __________________________________________ 10 ‘Can I have some apple juice, please?’ ‘Sorry, we haven’t

got any apple juice. Will orange juice do?’

__________________________________________ __________________________________________

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1 They like to / like having supper together. 2 I’d like to apply / applying for this job. 3 She’s fed up with cycling / cycle to work.

4 He’s looking forward to celebrate / celebrating his birthday.

5 Do you want to have / having a party?

6 What are we going to doing / do after our exams? 7 They’re good at to learn / learning languages. 8 He hopes / hoping to pass his driving test this year. 9 I don’t want to leave / leaving my job.

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Match the questions with the correct responses.

1 a Do you like surfing? Yes, good idea. b Would you like to go

surfing? Yes, it’s OK.

2 a Do you like being a

lawyer? Yes, I do.

b Would you like to

study law? No, I’d get bored. 3 a Where do you like

going on holiday? I’d love to, but I’m too busy. b Would you like to go

on holiday next month?

Anywhere that’s sunny!

4 a I like computer

games. Can I play too?

b I’d like to play some

games on the Wii. Do you? I hate them. 5 a They’d love to go

travelling next year. Where would they go? b They love travelling. Yes, I do too.

6 a Would she like to earn

lots of money? She’d love to. b Does she like earning

lots of money? She loves it!

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1 A What are you doing this weekend?

B I ’ll meet / ’m meeting some friends for a drink. 2 A We’ve run out of coffee!

B Have we? I ’ll go / ’m going to the shop and buy some.

3 A Have you got any holiday plans?

B Yes, we ’re going / ’ll go to Croatia. We’ve booked the flights.

4 A Do you want to go surfing on Saturday?

B Sorry, I can’t. I ’m working / ’ll work this weekend. 5 A Have you and Philippe fallen out?

B No, we haven’t! We ’re going to / ’ll get married next year!

6 A Are you home yet? I want to chat on Facebook. B Not yet. I ’m coming / ’m going to come back on the

next train.

7 A Shall we go to the gym later?

B Yes, why not? I ’m asking / ’ll ask Fatima to come too. 8 A Which jumper do you like?

B I think I ’ll take / ’m taking the black one. 9 A What does she plan to do after university?

B She ’s going to / ’ll travel around Southeast Asia for six months.

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Complete the email with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

fly love see (x2) take look stay cook go camp buy think surf

Hi Chandra,

I’m (1) flying _{to Australia next week! I love}

(2) __________ , so I’m (3) __________ of spending the first two weeks at the Barrier Reef. I’m also

(4) __________ forward to diving with lots of tropical fish, and maybe some sharks too!

After that, I’m going to (5) __________ a flight to Sydney to (6) __________ my nephews. I have some friends in Perth and I’m going to (7) __________ with them for one night. I’m (8) __________ a Bengali supper for us! I’d like to (9) __________ walking in the Outback. Maybe I’ll (10) __________ some kangaroos if I’m lucky. I really enjoy (11) __________ , so I’d (12) __________ to sleep outside under the stars.

See you soon. I’ll (13) __________ you a boomerang! Ajit

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1 We like to leave now.

We’d like to leave now

2 They enjoy learn foreign languages. ____________________________

3 Don’t worry, I give your boss a warm welcome. ____________________________

4 Do you like to come for a drink with me? ____________________________

5 I think you are going pass your driving test this time. ____________________________

6 Are you do anything interesting this weekend? ____________________________

7 I’m looking forward seeing you. ____________________________

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Complete the sentences with a word from the box.

up out away at on back off down back 1 I’m afraid I can’t pay you back _{until next month.}

2 You look terrible! Lie _______ and I’ll get you an aspirin.

3 Please get _______ your books and we will begin the class.

4 Take _______ your coat and I’ll put it in the cupboard. 5 Are you going to put _______ your gloves? It’s very

cold!

6 Look _______ the clouds – it’s definitely going to rain. 7 I’d love my children to grow _______ speaking two

languages.

8 Do you think you’ll move _______ home after university?

9 The paramedics gave him something to take _______ the pain.

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Complete the sentences with the correct preposition.

1 He is looking for _{a full-time job.}

2 Can I try these sunglasses ____ ?

3 I’m going to throw ____ all these newspapers. 4 Don’t pick ____ those heavy boxes. You’ll hurt

yourself.

5 Don’t turn ____ . I’ll tell you when I’m ready. 6 Will you turn ____ the lights when you leave?

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Rewrite the sentences using a phrasal verb from the box in the correct tense.

pick up look after take off give up run out of get on well with look up fall out with

1 Hospital nurses deal with many patients every day.

Hospital nurses look after many patients every day.

2 When does the plane leave?

___________________________________ 3 I’ll check this word in the dictionary.

___________________________________ 4 We haven’t got any sugar!

___________________________________ 5 I got angry with my brother yesterday.

___________________________________ 6 He’s going to finish his job when he is 55 so he can

spend more time playing golf.

___________________________________ 7 She hopes to learn a bit of Spanish while she’s on

holiday.

___________________________________ 8 You have a good relationship with your boss. ___________________________________

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Complete the conversation with prepositions from the box.

out on away (x2) up (x2) back off

A Marta, tell us what it was like growing up in a little village in Mexico.

B Well, my parents were poor farmers. They didn’t have much money, and in winter we often had no warm clothes to put (1) on _{and very little food to eat.}

We never threw anything (2) _______ ! I had to give (3) _______ my dream of going to college – I spent all day looking after my brothers and sisters. I felt unhappy because having no money took (4) _______ all hope for my future.

A Is that when you decided to leave home?

B Yes, I got a job working here in the USA. I am happy here, and my career has really taken (5) _______ . A Do you think you will move (6) _______ home one

day?

B I hope so. I try and go home every year – but my new life is so busy I sometimes run (7) _______ of time! A I think you’ve picked (8) _______ the US lifestyle of

work, work, work! B Yes, that’s probably true!

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1 ‘Do you think he’ll pass his exams?’ ‘Definitely!’ 2 ‘I don’t think they are going to get married.’

‘Don’t you?’

3 ‘I’m looking forward to working full-time.’ ‘I’m not!’ 4 ‘How’s your job?’ ‘Pretty good, thanks.’

5 ‘Do people speak Russian in Belarus?’ ‘I’m not sure.’ 6 I’m in a terrible traffic jam and I’m going to run out of

petrol.

7 ‘I’m going to join a gym and go on a diet.’ ‘Are you?’ 8 ‘What’s your address?’ ‘I’ll text it to you.’

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Choose the correct expressions.

1 ‘Is Hans good at languages?’ ‘Yes, absolutely. / No chance. He’s fluent in six.’

2 ‘Are they getting divorced? ‘Definitely not. / Perhaps. They don’t get on very well.’

3 ‘Have we run out of milk?’ ‘I think so. / Definitely. I’ll just check.’

4 ‘Will it rain later? ‘I doubt it. / Mmm … maybe. I can see black clouds.’

5 ‘Will you look after the baby? ‘Sorry, no chance. / Of course I will. I’m busy.’

6 ‘Would you like to dance?’ Of course I will. / I don’t think so. This music’s terrible.

7 ‘Is this jumper the right size for me?’ Yes, absolutely. / I don’t think so. It looks a bit small.

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Unit test 6A

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Match the questions and answers.

1 What does she look like? e 2 What’s Francisco like? ____ 3 How’s your brother? ____ 4 What sports do you like? ____ 5 Do you like Dong Liang? ____ 6 Do they like Chinese food? ____ 7 Do you like Mona? ____ 8 What’s the weather like? ____ a Yes, they love it!

b No, I don’t. He’s rude and unfriendly. c Yes, I like her a lot.

d He’s tall, dark and good-looking.

e She’s got long brown hair and she wears glasses. f Beautiful! Blue skies and sunshine.

g He’s fine, thanks.

h I like swimming and cycling.

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Write the questions using the notes.

1 what / Mexico City / like ?

What’s Mexico City like?

2 what / food / like ?

____________________________ 3 what / the children / look like ?

____________________________ 4 what / weather / like ?

____________________________ 5 what / buildings / like ?

____________________________ 6 what / New York taxis / like ?

____________________________

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Match the questions in exercise 2 to the answers.

a It’s much more delicious than the Mexican

you get here! 2

b They are yellow – and there are many of

them in the streets. ___

c They’re both tall and they have beautiful

brown eyes. ___

d It’s big and hectic, and surrounded by

mountains. ___

e When we were there, it was hot with

beautiful blue skies. ___

f They’re a mix of old and new. ___ 1 point for each correct answer

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Complete the sentences using the adjective in brackets. You may need to add other words.

1 She’s (intelligent) more intelligent than her brother, but I don’t think she’s (creative) as creative as him.

2 We think London is (exciting) _____________ city in Europe, and it’s also one of (important)

_____________ financial centres.

3 He’s (good) _____________ student in the class, but he’s also (boring) _____________ !

4 The Taj Mahal serves (good) _____________ food than the Maharani, but it’s also (expensive) _____________ .

5 Paris is usually (hot) _____________ than London in the summer, but it isn’t (hot) _____________ as Madrid.

6 His new job in the city is (hard) _____________ his old one – he works very long hours. But his new salary is (good) _____________ he’s ever had.

7 My sister is (moody) _____________ and more shy than me. But she’s also much (ambitious)

_____________ . She’s going to be very successful! 1 point for each correct answer

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1 I’m a little old than my sister.

I’m a little older than my sister.

2 ‘What are the shops like?’ ‘They are like expensive.’ ___________________________

3 London isn’t as exciting than I hoped. ___________________________ 4 Today is the hotter day of the year.

___________________________

5 Tokyo has a bigger population from Osaka. ___________________________

6 Do you earn the more money in your family? ___________________________

7 Who works longest hours in your company? ___________________________

8 Let’s eat here. It’s most cheaper than the other restaurant.

___________________________

9 ‘What does Heinrich like?’ ‘He’s really lovely.’ ___________________________

10 Today is more warm than yesterday. ___________________________

11 ‘What do the people like?’ ‘They’re very cosmopolitan.’ ___________________________

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Match the adjectives in A with an antonym in B. There is one adjective in B you don’t need.

A B 1 small sad 2 happy big 3 easy poor 4 intelligent stupid 5 rich cheerful 6 awful difficult 7 noisy quiet lovely

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Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.

clever difficult loud terrible tiny well-off pleased

1 A My wife’s parents are rich. B Yes, they’re well-off _.

2 A Are you happy with your new job?

B Actually, I’m not very _______ with the salary. 3 A Our new neighbours are very noisy.

B Yes, they’re much _______ than our old neighbours. 4 A He’s intelligent – he’s going to study medicine at

university.

B I know. He’s the _______ in the family.

5 A We bought a Smart because it’s smaller and easier to park than other cars.

B But it really is _______ . I like bigger cars. 6 A That was the easiest test I’ve ever taken!

B I agree. It wasn’t very_______ .

7 A The weather is awful this summer. The skies are always grey.

B Was it as _______ as this last summer?

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Complete the sentences to agree politely.

1 A I’ve got the messiest children in the world! B Yes, they aren’t very _tidy, are they? 2 A I’m sorry the house is so dirty.

B Don’t worry. My house is never very _______ either. 3 A Shall I turn the TV off? This programme is boring.

B OK. I suppose it isn’t very _______ .

4 A I’m really angry with Max. Sometimes he’s so stupid! B Yes, sometimes he isn’t too _______ .

5 A Cheer up! You look miserable.

B I know. I’m not feeling particularly _______ today. 6 A Bill has no imagination! I don’t think he’s very good

at art.

B Well, you’re right, he’s not very _______ .

7 A The waiters in this restaurant can be rude sometimes. B I agree. They’re not always _______ .

8 A Look at the bill! This restaurant is incredibly expensive.

B Mmm. I suppose it isn’t very _______ .

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Complete the text with an appropriate form of the words in the box.

fed up rude awful good (x3) noisy loud messy exciting friendly

Dear Susanna,

As you can see from my new address, I’m now in Rio de Janeiro!

I arrived two days ago. My plane took off very late so I got (1) fed up waiting at the airport. The people from the airline were (2) _______ and unfriendly too. Anyway, I finally got to Rio and the weather was (3) _______ – not much (4) _______ than the grey clouds and rain in London! But it got better quickly, and soon there were beautiful clear blue skies again.

I’m sharing a flat with two other girls. They’re both lovely, but they can be quite (5) _______ – they play much (6) _______ music than my flatmates back home. And the flat isn’t very tidy – in fact, it’s (7) _______ than my eight-year old brother’s room!

But Rio is the (8) _______ city I know. It’s busier and more hectic than London. But people are more polite and (9) _______ too. I’m studying Portuguese at the university. The classes are going (10) _______ than I expected – but I’m not as (11) _______ some of the other students in the class.

Write soon, and tell me your news. With love

Helena

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Choose the correct options to complete the conversation.

1 A What would you like to do today? B a Never mind.

b I’m not sure.

2 A Do you like art galleries? B a I don’t really feel like painting. b Yes, I’m very interested in art.

3 A So would you like to go to an art exhibition? B a What’s on?

b What films are showing?

4 A It’s a big Picasso exhibition of his most famous work. B a That sounds interesting!

b That sounds like a very big business! 5 B Where’s it on?

A a It’s on every day from ten till six. b It’s at the Museum of Modern Art. 6 B Can we go on the Underground?

A a Green Park station.

b It’s probably quicker to go by bus. 7 B How much is it to get in?

A a That’s very expensive!

b It’s about ten pounds each I think. 8 B OK! Great idea!

A a Let’s go! b Let’s see a film!

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1 ‘She isn’t as good-looking as you.’ ‘That’s kind of you!’ 2 ‘It’s awful weather today, isn’t it?’ ‘Yes, it’s terrible!’ 3 ‘Did you hear what that rude woman said?’ ‘Yes, it

wasn’t very polite.’

4 ‘What’s on at the Odeon tonight?’ ‘I don’t know.’ 5 I love Kenya. I wouldn’t think of living anywhere else. 6 ‘What’s your nationality?’ ‘I’m a British citizen.’ 7 People like herbal medicine now. It’s becoming more

and more popular.

8 Things are very organized in this country. It’s a bit of a culture shock.

9 My wife doesn’t work as long hours as me – but she earns more!

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Exercise 1 Questions and verb forms

Put the words in the correct order to make questions. 1 job learning for English your you are ?

Are you learning English for your job?

2 English you start did learning when ? ________________________________________ 3 tennis often play how does she ?

________________________________________ 4 do doing what at you like weekend the ?

________________________________________ 5 weekend do what you would to this like ?

________________________________________ 6 dictionary why got you haven’t a ?

________________________________________ 7 much put my coffee sugar how did in

you ?

________________________________________ 8 phoned doing John when what you were ?

________________________________________ 9 sandwiches make is who to going the ?

________________________________________ 10 radio listening does enjoy to mother the

your ?

________________________________________ 11 live Anna where was child a did

when she ?

________________________________________ 1 point for each correct answer

10 Exercise 2 Questions and tenses

Here are the answers to some questions. Write the questions. Use the information in the chart.

Name Xavier Mr and Mrs Ramsey

Nationality French Australian

Town London Melbourne

Age 26 in their sixties

Family one younger

brother no children

Occupation chef retired

Holiday last year home to Paris for

two weeks two months in Scotland – visiting relatives

Holiday next year drive to Morocco

with friends tour New Zealand for two weeks

1 Where does Xavier come from? He comes from France.

2 ________________________________________ They come from Australia.

3 ________________________________________ They live in Melbourne.

4 ________________________________________ He’s 26.

5 ________________________________________ Yes, he does. He has one younger brother.

6 ________________________________________ No, they haven’t got any.

7 ________________________________________ He’s a chef.

8 ________________________________________ He went home to Paris for two weeks.

9 ________________________________________ They stayed there for two months.

10 ________________________________________ They’re going to tour New Zealand.

11 ________________________________________ He’s going to drive to Morocco.

10 Exercise 3 Tenses and verb patterns

Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

A Why (1) did _you go _{(go) to the coast last weekend?}

B Because we like (2) sailing _(sail).

A (3) __________ you __________ (know) Brian Bailey? B Yes, I (4) __________ (meet) him two years ago while

I (5) __________ (work) in Germany. (6) __________ he still __________ (live) there?

A Yes, he does. He (7) __________ (live) in Frankfurt.

He (8) __________ (have got) a good job there but at the moment he (9) __________ (work) in London. He’s here for a few days and I’d like (10) __________ (invite) you and Brian for dinner. Can you (11) __________ (come)?

B Yes, I hope so. I’d love (12) __________ (see) Brian

again! When I was in Germany, we (13) __________ (see) each other quite often because his office was near the school where I (14) __________ (teach).We sometimes (15) __________ (have) lunch together. I always enjoyed (16) __________ (talk) to him. I

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wanted (17) __________ (write) to him but he moved and I (18) __________ (not have) his new address.

A Well, what about dinner on Friday? B That’s fine. What time?

A Is eight o’clock OK? I (19) __________ (ring) Brian

yesterday to check the day, and I (20) __________ (ring) him again tomorrow to check the time.

B Well, eight o’clock is fine for me. I (21) __________

(bring) a bottle of wine. And I’m looking forward to (22) __________ (see) Brian again.

A Great! See you on Friday then!

20 Exercise 4 Countable and uncountable nouns

Underline the uncountable noun in the pairs of words. 1 cheese _{/ egg} 2 money / pound 3 rice / potato 4 meat / hamburger 5 loaf / bread 6 job / homework 7 food / meal

6 Exercise 5 Articles

Complete the text with a, an, the or nothing (—). I had (1) — _{dinner with (2)} the _Queen.

My Aunt Vanessa is (3) _______ artist. She lives in (4) _______ beautiful old cottage by (5) _______ sea and she paints (6) _______ small pictures of wild flowers and birds. She doesn’t like leaving (7) _______ cottage, but once (8) _______ year she travels by (9) _______ train to London and has (10) _______ tea with me at (11) _______ Savoy Hotel. At the moment I’m quite worried about her because she’s in (12) _______ hospital, but I’m sure she’ll be better soon. I’m going to visit her next week.

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Exercise 6 Expressions of quantity; someone, etc.

Tick (✓) the correct sentence, a or b. 1 a There was much snow last winter.

b There was some snow last winter, but not much. 2 a Is there any milk? I can’t see one.

b Is there any milk? I can’t see any. 3 a There’s some potatoes, but only few.

b There are some potatoes, but only a few. 4 a There are a lot of cars parked in the street.

b There are lots cars parked in the street. 5 a Is there much unemployment in your town?

b Is there much unemployed people in your town? 6 a Only a little people believe his story.

b Only a few people believe his story.

7 a How much homeworks do you have tonight? b How much homework do you have tonight? 8 a There isn’t much rice and there isn’t any eggs.

b There isn’t much rice and there aren’t any eggs. 9 a How lovely! Somebody gave you some flowers. b How lovely! Anybody gave you some flowers. 10 a I went anywhere interesting for my holiday.

b I didn’t go anywhere interesting for my holiday. 1 point for each correct answer

9 Exercise 7 Descriptions

Complete the conversations with words from the box. worst latest more as (x2) funniest funnier than friendlier tastier like was what the most nice

1 A I started a new job today, working in an office.

B What are the other people (1) like _?

A They’re very (2) __________. They seem

(3) __________ than the people in my old job, and the job is much (4) __________ interesting.

B You worked in a shop before, didn’t you?

A Yes. Working in an office is better (5) __________

working in a shop, I’ll tell you! That was the (6) __________ job I’ve ever had. I hated it.