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UNIT 1

VOCABULARY

1. What subject is it? Look at the pictures and complete the puzzle.

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Down

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2.Match the school items in A to their subjects in B.

A B

1.calculator a. English

2.paints b. sport

3.laptop computer c. geography

4.tennis racket d. maths

5.dictionary e. computer technology

6.atlas f. art

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3.Complete the sentences with the words below.

textbooks • sport • notebooks • an atlas • a dictionary • literature

1 .…………………… is a book of maps.

2. In …………………… lessons, we read books and poems by famous writers.

3. Students write in their …………………… .

4.We use …………………… when we don’t know a word.

5.Students read …………………… in most school subjects.

6.We sometimes play football and basketball in ……………………

4. What do Jane and Marian do in their free time? Complete the texts with the activities

below. Then look at the pictures and write the name of the correct girl.

go dancing • practises the piano • chat with friends • browses the web • rides a bike

goes to parties • plays the guitar • send text messages • plays volleyball • go ice

skating

In the morning, Jane always 1…………………………… to read the news. Every afternoon, Jane

2…………………………… for an hour. She loves music and she’s got a new guitar. She also likes to

3…………………………… on the phone in the afternoon. In the evening, she always does her

homework. At the weekend, Jane often 4…………………………… at friends’ houses. She doesn’t

usually write e-mails. She prefers to 5…………………………… on her mobile phone.

Marian’s parents haven’t got a car, so she 6…………………………… to school. She loves sport!

She 7…………………………… at school every day. In the winter, she also likes to

8…………………………… . Once a week she’s got music lessons. She

9…………………………… for an hour

every day. At the weekend, she likes to 10

…………………………… at the disco.

a. ………………………

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b. ………………………

GRAMMAR

5.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple affirmative.

1.Connie …………………… (buy) a new schoolbag every year.

2.My father …………………… (wash) the dishes every evening.

3.Len and Dan …………………… (play) football in the park after school.

4.She …………………… (take) her dictionary to school on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

5.I …………………… (use) a calculator to do my maths homework.

6.Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple.

Glen 1…………………… (go) to an alternative school. He

2…………………… (not get) marks and his

teachers 3…………………… (not choose) his lessons. Students at Glen’s school

4……………………

(decide) which subjects to study. They 5…………………… (find) professionals to teach them. Also,

students sometimes 6…………………… (visit) professionals at work and they

7…………………… (learn)

about their jobs. Some students 8…………………… (work), but they

9…………………… (not receive)

money. It’s a learning experience.

7.Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Present Simple.

not see • feed • do • know • not have • put • not like • not watch •

go

1.We …………………… usually …………………… lunch at school because we …………………… the food.

2.Jack always …………………… the dog before he …………………… to school.

3.…………………… you …………………… the name of our new history teacher?

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4.Where …………………… Graham usually …………………… the keys? I …………………… them on the

table.

5.Linda always …………………… her homework after school. She …………………… TV in the

afternoon.

8.Write questions with the words below. Use the Present Simple.

1.when / you / get up / in the morning

2.you / study / English / every day

3.your teacher / give / homework / every lesson

4.what / you / do / after school

5.where / your best friend / live

9.Answer the questions in Exercise 2. Make the answers true for you.

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10.Choose the correct adverb of frequency in brackets. Then use it to rewrite the sentence.

Make any necessary changes.

1.We don’t play football in rainy weather. (never / often)

2.Heather watches the news on TV twice a week. (sometimes / always)

3.My uncle plays golf once a month. (usually / rarely)

4.Janine and Doris go shopping three or four times a week. (often / rarely)

5.Kelly and her sister go to bed late every night. (always / sometimes)

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UN IT 2

VOCABULARY

1.Unscramble the places and write them under the correct pictures.

1.rresdarsieh’s 3.logbiwn yelal 5.scretolneci posh 7.meeth karp

2.cei krin 4.facé 6.rac prak 8.bloatolf lefid

………………………. …………………. …………………… ……………………

…………………… …………………… …………………… ……………………

2.Complete the sentences.

1.We are at the a … … … … … … … . There are amazing fish here.

2.My father likes to meet his friends at the p … … for a drink.

3.My mother buys fruit and vegetables at the local m … … … … … .

4.I want to see the lions at the z … … .

5.You buy medicine at the c … … … … … …’ … .

6.On holiday, people often sleep in a h … … … … .

7.You can buy many different things at a d … … … … … … … … … s … … … … .

3.Look at the pictures of Carol and Tom. What are they doing? Complete the sentences

with the activities below.

taking a nap • taking photos • ordering a pizza • hanging out • buy tickets • getting a

haircut

stay at home • going on a ride • go bowling • waiting in a queue

b d c

e f h g

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Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

1.It’s Monday. Carol and Tom are …………………………… . They want to ……………………………

for a film.

2.It’s Tuesday. Carol and Tom are at the hairdresser’s. Carol is …………………………… and

Tom is …………………………… .

3It’s Wednesday. Carol and Tom are at the theme park. Carol is …………………………… of Tom.

He is …………………………… .

4.It’s Thursday. Carol and Tom are at the bowling alley, but Tom doesn’t want

to …………………………… . He is hungry, so he is …………………………… .

5.It’s Friday. Carol isn’t going out tonight. She wants to …………………………… .

Tom is at Carol’s house and they are …………………………… .

GRAMMAR

4.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous.

1.The football player …………………… (run) with the ball.

2.The children …………………… (not watch) TV right now. They …………………… (take) a nap.

3.Amanda …………………… (wait) in a queue with her friends at the moment.

4.We …………………… (not have) a meal at the café. We …………………… (drink) lemonade.

5.I …………………… (not play) computer games now. I …………………… (write) an e-mail.

6.Phil …………………… (not ride) his bike to the supermarket right now.

5.Write questions with the words below. Use the Present Continuous.

1.you / watch / TV / right no

2.what / Dan / do / at the moment

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Are you watching TV right now?

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3.why / you / order / a pizza

4.it / rain / outside / now

5.where / you and your father / go

6.Complete the answers with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Continuous.

Then match the answers to the questions in Exercise 4.

…… a. No, it isn’t. The sun …………………… (shine).

…… b. Because we …………………… (have) pizza for dinner.

…… c. He …………………… (take) a photo of our family.

…… d. No, I’m not. I …………………… (practise) the piano at the moment.

…… e. We …………………… (walk) to the zoo now.

7.Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present

Continuous.

1.Harry …………………… (eat) a hamburger now.

2.Dean usually …………………… (go) to the bowling alley on Saturday.

3My friends …………………… (watch) the football game right now.

4.My father never …………………… (drive) to work. He often …………………… (take) the train.

5.I’m at the hairdresser’s. I …………………… (get) a haircut at the moment.

8.Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present Simple or Present

Continuous.

Betty and I are at the concert hall right now. We 1…………………… (wait) in a long queue to see

Beyoncé. Betty 2…………………… usually …………………… (not go) to concerts with me, but she

3…………………… (love) Beyoncé. There are thousands of teenagers here and many of them

4…………………… (sing) Beyoncé’s songs. I

5…………………… (not sing) because I

6…………………… (not

know) the words to the songs. Betty 7…………………… (talk) on her mobile phone with our friend,

Lisa. Lisa 8…………………… (come) to the concert, too. I

9…………………… (hope) we can find her!

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9.Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Present Simple or Present

Continuous.

wait • not want • go • skate • hate • not listen •

wear

1.John …………………… to take the dog for a walk because he’s tired.

2.All the children …………………… at the ice rink now.

3.Janet …………………… to the football game on the radio because she …………………… football.

4.…………………… you …………………… in the queue at the moment?

5.I …………………… my new sweater today.

6.…………………… Donny often …………………… to the zoo?

UNIT 3

VOCABULARY

1.Write the family members under the correct category.

son • grandmother • niece • uncle • granddaughter •

husband

Male Female

son

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2.Look at the family tree and complete the sentences with the words below.

cousin • grandson • nephew • grandparents • wife • daughter • grandfather •

aunt

1.Rose is Ken’s …………………… .

2.Ken is Will’s …………………… .

3.Will is Lucy’s …………………… .

4.Ken is Ben’s …………………… .

5.Tina is Dan’s …………………… .

6.Ben is Will’s …………………… .

7.Rose is Dan’s …………………… .

8.Jane and Ben are Tina’s …………………… .

3.Write the events from the life of Marco Polo under the pictures. Use the words below.

had children • fell in love • died • got married • was born • met his

wife

Marco Polo ...

…………………… …………………… ……………………

Jane

Rose Dan Lucy Carl

Will Tina Ken

Ben

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…………………… …………………… ……………………

4.Complete the text with the words below.

got a job • had a child • moved • got married •

met study • got divorced • become • fell in love •

born

Antonio Banderas was 1…………………… in Málaga in 1960. He wanted to

2…………………… an actor,

so he went to the Málaga School of Dramatic Art to 3…………………… drama. After his studies,

Banderas 4…………………… as an actor at the National Theatre of Spain. He later

5…………………… a

beautiful actress called Ana Leza. He 6…………………… with her and they

7…………………… .

Banderas 8…………………… to Hollywood to appear in American films. While in Hollywood,

Banderas became unhappy in his marriage. So, he and Leza 9…………………… . He met his second

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actress Melanie Griffith, while working on a film. Banderas and Griffith 10

…………………… , a

daughter, and they are still married today.

GRAMMAR

5.Write the Past Simple form of the verbs below.

1.stop …………………… 6. lose ……………………

2.cry …………………… 7. make ……………………

3.travel …………………… 8. see ……………………

4.swim …………………… 9. eat ……………………

5.talk …………………… 10. sit ……………………

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6.Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.

Elvis Presley was the King of Rock and Roll. He 1………………… (die) more than 30 years ago, but

his music is still popular today. When he was ten, Elvis 2………………… (win) a singing

competition.

But his singing career 3………………… (not begin) until he was 18. In 1958, when the US Army

4………………… (want) him, he

5………………… (not stay) at home. He

6………………… (become)

a soldier and 7………………… (go) to Europe. While he was away, he

8………………… (meet)

his future wife, Priscilla. Priscilla and Elvis 9………………… (not have) an easy life because Elvis

was often away on tours. Elvis was only 42 when he died. During his life, he 10

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………………… (act) in more than 31 films.

7.Write questions with the words below. Use the Past Simple.

1.when / Elvis / die

2.where / he / meet / Priscilla

3.why / Elvis and Priscilla / have problems

4.Elvis / perform / in films

8. Answer the questions in Exercise 5 according to the text in Exercise 4.

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9. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple.

1.Last year, Jay …………………… (move) to Scotland.

2.…………………… your parents …………………… (give) you money?

3.We …………………… (not go) to the zoo last week.

He died more than 30 years ago.

When did Elvis die?

died

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4.………………… Shelly …………………… (visit) her uncle yesterday?

5.I …………………… (not know) my grandparents.

10.Look at the picture of a kitchen 70 years ago. Complete the sentences with the

affirmative or negative form of There was or There were.

1. …………………… a TV.

2. …………………… an oven.

3. …………………… some cupboards.

4. …………………… two sinks.

11.Write questions with the words below and Was there or Were there.

1.a table

2.any tea

3.any games

4.any mobile phones

12.Answer the questions in Exercise 5 according to the picture in Exercise 4.

1. …………………………… 3. ……………………………

2. …………………………… 4. ……………………………

Yes, there was.

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ANSWER KEY

UNIT 1. VOCABULARY

1.Across :3.literature 6.music 7.French

Down: 1.history 2.drama 4.art 5.Science

2. 1.d 2.f 3.e 4.b 5.a 6.C

3 .1.An atlas 2.literature 3.notebooks 4.a dictionary 5.textbooks 6. Sport

4. 1.browses the web. 2.plays the guitar 3.chat with friends 4.goes to parties 5.send

text messages 6.rides a bik 7.plays volleyball 8.go ice skating. 9.practises the pia

10.go dancing. a.Marian b.Jane

GRAMMAR

5. 1.buys 2.washes 3.play 4.takes 5.use

6. 1.goes 3.don’t choose 5.find 7.learn 9.don’t receive

2.doesn’t get 4.decide 6.visit 8.work

7. 1.don’t ... have, don’t like 3.Do … know 5.does, doesn’t watch

2.feeds, goes 4.does ... put, don’t see

8. 1.When do you get up in the morning? 2.Do you study English every day? 3.Does your

teacher give homework every lesson 4.What do you do after school? 5.Where does your

best friend live?

10.1. never; We never play football in rainy weather. 2.sometimes; Heather sometimes

watches the news on TV.3.rarely; My uncle rarely plays golf. 4.often; Janine and Doris often

go shopping. 5.always; Kelly and her sister always go to bed late.

UNIT 2 .VOCABULARY

1. 1.hairdresser’s; f 2.ice rink; h 3.bowling alley; e 4.café; c 5.electronics shop; g

6.car park;b 7.theme park; d 8.football field; a

2. 1.aquarium 2.pub 3.market 4.zoo 5.chemist’s 6.hotel 7.department store

3. 1.waiting in a queue, buy tickets 2.getting a haircut, taking a nap 3. taking photos, going on

a ride 4.go bowling, ordering a pizza 5.stay at home, hanging out

GRAMMAR

4. 1.is running 2.aren’t watching, are taking 3.is waiting 4.aren’t having, are drinking

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5.am not playing, am writing 6.isn’t riding

5.1.Are you watching TV right now? 2.What is Dan doing at the moment? 3.Why are you

ordering a pizza 4.Is it raining outside now? 5.Where are you and your father going?

6. 1is shining; 4 2.are having; 3 3.is taking; 2 4.am practising; 1 5.are walking; 5

7. 1.is eating 2.goes 3.are watching 4.drives, takes 5.am getting

8. 1.are waiting 2.doesn’t ... go 3.loves 4.are singing 5.am not singing 6.don’t know

7.is talking 8.is coming 9.hope

9.1.doesn’t want 2.are skating 3.isn’t listening, hates 4.Are ... waiting 5.am wearing 6.Does ...

go

UNIT 3 . VOCABULARY

1.Male: son, uncle, husband Female: grandmother, niece, granddaughter

2. 1aunt 2.cousin 3.nephew 4.grandson 5.daughter 6.grandfather 7.wife

8.grandparents

3.1.was born 2.met his wife 3.fell in love 4.got married 5.had children 6.died

4. 1.born 2.become 3.study 4.got a job 5.met 6.fell in love 7.got married 8.moved

9.got divorced 10.had a child

GRAMMAR

5. 1.stopped 2.cried 3.travelled 4.swam 5.talked 6.lost 7.made 8.saw 9.ate

10.sat

6. 1.died 2.won 3.didn’t begin 4.wanted 5.didn’t stay 6.became 7.went 8.met 9.didn’t

have 10sang 11acted

7. 1.When did Elvis die? 2.Where did he meet Priscilla? 3.Why did Elvis and Priscilla have

problems? 4.Did Elvis perform in films

8. 1.He died more than 30 years ago. 2.He met Priscilla in Europe. 3.They had problems

because Elvis was often away on tours. 4.Yes, he did.

9. 1.moved 2.Did … give 3.didn’t go 4.Did … visit 5.didn’t know

10. 1.There wasn’t 2.There was 3.There were 4.There weren’t

11. 1.Was there a table? 2.Was there any tea? 3.Were there any games? 4.Were there any

mobile phones?

12.1. Yes, there was. 2.Yes, there was. 3.Yes, there were. 4.No, there weren’t.

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