Starter Unit

Basic Grammar

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1 Complete the sentences with the present simple 3 Put the words in the correct order to complete
form of the verbs in brackets. the sentences.
1 book / read / a / sometimes
I sometimes read a book .
2 volleyball / never / plays
James .
3 tired / are / always
You .
4 school uniform / usually / wear
They .
5 letters / never / write
We .
6 magazines / reads / often
Conor .
1 I go (go) to school every day.
7 on Sunday / never / are / at school
2 Rick (not hang) out with his
We .
friends at the weekend.
3 My parents (take) a lot of photos. 4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in
4 Sarah (study) after school. the box.
5 Liam (not go) for a bike ride on chatting hanging listening making
Sunday mornings. taking waiting wearing
6 You (download) a lot of songs.
1 We love taking photos.
7 We (not have) breakfast
in the kitchen. 2 I hate cakes.
3 Will loves out with his cousins.
2 Complete the present simple questions and
4 They don’t mind for you.
short answers.
5 I hate red clothes.
1 A Do you have (you / have)
breakfast in the kitchen? 6 Chris loves to music.

B Yes, I do . 7 Do you like online?

2 A
(your brother / like) football?
5 Circle the correct options.
1 My laptop hasn’t / haven’t got a lot of memory.
B No, he .
2 A Have you got / You’ve got a good laptop?
3 A B No, I ’m not / haven’t .
(Sally and Bethany / listen) to music
3 I don’t / haven’t got any money to buy a laptop.
on headphones?
4 The computer shop in the shopping centre
B No, they .
has / have got very cheap laptops.
4 A
5 A Has / Is the shop got laptops for €200?
(your mum / use) a laptop at work?
B No, it has / hasn’t !
B Yes, she .
6 They hasn’t / haven’t got any good laptops.
5 A
(your friends / chat) online?
B No, they .

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Basic Grammar

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1 Complete the sentences with the present 4 Circle the correct options. Use the underlined
continuous form of the verbs in brackets. verbs to help you.
1 I ’m reading (read) an interesting book.
2 Charlotte (arrive) now.
3 My parents (listen) to music.
4 You (not do) your homework
now.
5 The cat (not drink) milk.
6 I (sit) on the sofa.
7 My team (not win) the match.

2 Write questions and short answers in the

present continuous. Use the verbs in brackets.
1 I’m getting up at eight o’clock today / every day.
1 A Are you going (go) to the shops now?
2 John doesn’t wash his hair every day / right now.
B No, we aren’t .
3 I’m sending Tim a message every evening /
2 A your dad (have) lunch now?
at the moment.
B No, he .
4 We aren’t taking photos right now / every week.
3 A I (write) this correctly?
5 Sophie goes swimming on Tuesdays and Fridays /
B Yes, you . this morning.
4 A you (hang out) with 6 Is Josh coming with us every day / today ?
your friends?
B No, I . 5 Complete the sentences with the present simple or
5 A your school (lose) the match? present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
B Yes, it . 1 Esme never helps (help) me in the kitchen.
6 A those people (buy) jeans? 2 My dad (wake) early every morning.
B No, they . 3 Marlene (not do) her homework
at the moment.
7 A I (speak) clearly?
4 You (chat) online every day.
B Yes, you .
5 Jack and Will (not study)
3 Circle the correct options. Use the underlined technology this year.
time expressions to help you. 6 Tom (not watch) TV
1 I watch / ’m watching a reality show now. very often.
2 We always have / are having football practice 7 I (enjoy) this film right now!
on Thursdays.
3 Ryan always has / is having a lot of friends. 6 Write the adverb form of the adjectives.
4 You aren’t listening / don’t listen to me 1 bad badly
at the moment! 2 slow
5 Max makes / is making dinner right now. 3 good
6 Do you study / Are you studying every evening? 4 careful
7 My dad doesn’t work / isn’t working this week. 5 easy
8 Are your friends chatting / Do your friends chat 6 fast
online now? 7 beautiful
8 happy
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Basic Grammar

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1 Write the past simple form of the verbs. 5 Circle the correct options.
1 arrive arrived 1 They / There were two blankets on the bed.
2 go 2 Was there / There was a mirror in the bedroom?
3 do 3 There was / were three forks on the table.
4 study 4 There weren’t / hadn’t any scissors on the desk.
5 make 5 Was there / it a pillow on the bed?
6 see 6 There wasn’t / weren’t three bowls on the table.
7 read 7 Had / Was there a lamp next to the bed?
8 travel
6 Circle the correct options.
2 Complete the sentences with the past simple 1 There was a / an apple on the table.
form of the verbs in brackets. 2 Were there some / any spoons in the kitchen?
1 I didn’t see (not see) the film. 3 There was some / any sugar in the dining room.
2 you (go) to the cinema? 4 There wasn’t a / any big plate for the meat.
3 We (not eat) lunch at 12. 5 Was there some / any fruit for dessert?
4 Mike (not hear) the phone. 6 There were some / any big trees in that park.
5 your dad (give) you a present? 7 Were there some / any scissors in your room?
6 I (not sleep) well last night.
7 Put the words in the correct order to complete
3 Rewrite the sentences in the past simple. the sentences.
1 I’m at home.
I was at home.
2 My parents aren’t happy with me.

3 Is Jack a good student?

4 It isn’t a good match.

5 Are your friends in the park?

1 ice cream / was / for dessert / some
6 We’re in the park. There was some ice cream for dessert .
2 people / weren’t / in the street / any
There .
4 Circle the correct options.
1 Did / Were you at the gym last night? 3 time / any / to have breakfast / there
2 I went / was to the supermarket yesterday. Was ?
3 Tom’s brother was / were at school this morning. 4 in the kitchen / some / were / plates
4 You left / Did you leave early yesterday? There .
5 Stella hadn’t / didn’t have her ticket. 5 a / on the bed / pillow / was
6 Tom run / ran to the bus stop. There .
7 We didn’t / weren’t at school yesterday. 6 clouds / there / in the sky / any
8 The dog swam / swum in the water. Were ?

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Basic Grammar

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1 Rewrite the sentences in the past continuous. 5 Circle the verb that describes a continuous
1 I am eating. I was eating. action and underline the verb that describes
one single action in each sentence.
2 You are listening.
3 She is living.
4 They are speaking.
5 I’m not working.
6 We aren’t doing.
7 It isn’t raining.

2 Complete the sentences with the past

continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
1 They were sleeping (sleep) at 11 o’clock
last night.
1 I was sitting in a café when you texted me.
2 I (study) all evening.
2 When Ali walked into the room, all his friends
3 It (not rain) all day.
were working.
4 You (not talk) in the library.
3 While I was going along the street, I met an old
5 We (sit) on the grass.
friend.
6 Dave (not eat) in the kitchen.
4 Why were you standing on a chair when I came
into the room?
3 Write questions in the past continuous.
1 you / sleep Were you sleeping? 5 Phoebe started to sleep while she was reading
a book.
2 they / play
3 he / run 6 When the train arrived, a lot of people were waiting
4 I / stand at the station.

5 we / drink
6 Circle the correct options.
6 Sophie / leave 1 It rained / was raining when we arrived.
2 While I walked / was walking along the road,
4 Complete the questions with the past
I started to feel ill.
continuous form of the verbs in brackets and
short answers. 3 I got up / was getting up immediately when
1 A Were you looking (you / look) at me? I heard the doorbell.
B No, I wasn’t . 4 The headteacher came / was coming into
2 A (Josh / swim) in the sea? the gym while we were doing PE.
B Yes, he . 5 Did Liam jump / Was Liam jumping over the wall
when he fell?
3 A (they / have) a drink in
the café? 6 It got / was getting dark when we arrived.
B No, they . 7 You phoned while I read / was reading.
4 A (we / talk) very loudly? 8 Mike was standing outside the shop when
I saw / was seeing him.
B Yes, you .
5 A (it / snow) this morning?
B No, it .
6 A (I / use) your desk?
B No, you .
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Basic Grammar

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1 Circle the correct options. 4 Circle the correct options.

1 It was a clear day and Ella could / couldn’t see 1 I think dramas are more interesting /
very far. most interesting than documentaries.
2 Could you ride / You could ride a bike when you 2 Today it’s sunnier / sunniest than yesterday.
were five? 3 The Prado is one of the more important /
3 I could / couldn’t do my homework because I was most important art museums in the world.
very tired. 4 The food at school is worse / worst than the food
4 Liam could he climb / Could Liam climb the tree? at home.
5 I could / couldn’t answer the question because it 5 Today is the most wet / wettest day of the year.
was very difficult. 6 This year our team is better that / than last year.
6 My dad is great at languages, he could / couldn’t 7 Is a surgeon a / the most difficult job?
speak English and French when he was ten years old.
5 Complete the table with the words in the box.
2 Complete the sentences with the comparative
form of the adjectives in brackets. apples books cloudy homework hot
1 You are better (good) at PE than Nick. money old sugar things
2 My sister isn’t (tall) than me.
3 Your mobile is (expensive) too … too much … too many …
than mine. apples
4 Their school is (bad) than ours.
5 It’s (foggy) today than yesterday.
6 Your project is (interesting)
than mine. 6 Circle the correct second sentence.
1 Your diet is very bad.
3 Complete the sentences with the superlative a You eat enough vegetables!
form of the adjectives in brackets.
b You don’t eat enough vegetables!
2 I can’t pay you.
a I’ve got enough money.
b I haven’t got enough money.
3 Tom can play tennis tonight.
a He’s got enough time.
b He hasn’t got enough time.
4 The weather is wet at the moment.
a We’re getting enough rain.
b We aren’t getting enough rain.
1 This is the oldest (old) building in my town. 5 We have costumes for all the actors.
2 You are (good) player in our team. a We’ve got enough costumes.
3 Shakespeare is (famous) b We haven’t got enough costumes.
British writer. 6 Sally can’t read Don Quixote in Spanish.
4 This is (easy) question in the test. a She knows enough Spanish.
5 Monday is (bad) day of the week. b She doesn’t know enough Spanish.
6 Einstein is one of
(intelligent) people in history.
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1 Circle the correct options. 4 Complete the table with the words in the box.
1 chat / make online
athletics hockey rugby
2 make / do a cake
sailing swimming table tennis
3 read / listen a magazine volleyball windsurfing
4 go for / hang out with friends
5 play / touch the violin You use a ball You don’t use a ball
6 make / take photos athletics
7 listen / listen to music
8 make / go shopping

 VERB AND NOUN PHRASES 5 Match the photos with the words in the box.

2 Circle the correct options. camera headphones keys

1 play rugby / a laptop laptop money portable charger
2 go table tennis / sailing
3 make videos / athletics
4 write a blog / photos
5 read a bus pass / a book
6 play the piano / your keys
7 go gymnastics / for a bike ride 1 money 2

3 Circle six more sports words.

B L O G S P O R K G
A T H L E T I C S Y
S A I L I N G Y W M
K T E N I R E C I N
3 4

E H R U G B Y L M A
T L A M P E R P M S
B O R A N G U A I T
A N H O C K E Y N I
L O O K H O C H G C 5 6
L V O L L P L A I S
6 Circle the correct options.
1 Have you got a bus pass / passport to travel by bus?
2 You travel abroad with your passport / tablet.
3 You communicate with your headphones / phone .
4 I like listening to music on my headphones / keys.
5 You use laptops / keys to open doors.
6 I haven’t got any money / phone to buy this tablet.
7 Emma likes playing video games on her
portable charger / tablet .
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Basic Vocabulary

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1 Circle the correct options. 5 Complete the table with the words in the box.
1 When you see a comedy / drama, you laugh.
actor camera operator costume
2 You can watch football on a chat show /
digital camera director lights
sports show. make-up artist script set sound engineer
3 People prepare food on games shows /
shows.
cookery shows
Jobs Electrical Other
4 When you watch a cartoon / drama, you don’t see equipment
human actors.
actor
5 You see events in your country and around the
world on chat shows / the news.
6 You watch on-demand series / documentaries
when you want.
7 A drama / sports show has got a serious story.
8 You can win a lot of money on a game show /
cartoon. 6 Circle the correct options.

2 Tick ( ) the correct phrases. Put a cross (✗) if

they are incorrect.
1 reality show 5 game show
2 drama show 6 cookery show
3 chat show 7 sports show
4 the news show 8 documentary
show 1 You use a digital camera / costume to take
photos.
2 Your face looks terrible! Go and see the
 USING REAL EXAMPLES sound engineer / make-up artist!
3 I can’t hear anything on the video. Where is the
3 Think of your three favourite TV shows. Write
sound engineer / camera operator?
the name and the type of show.
1 4 All the actors are on the set / script now.
2 5 It’s very dark. We’ve got a problem with the
3 lights / script.
6 Are all the actors wearing their cameras /
4 Circle six more making movie words. costumes?
M D D R I V O N 7 This film’s set / script is excellent, so the
dialogues are very good.
A I I U C S K C
K G R T A O L O
U S E T M M I S
P A C L E D G T
A C T O R O H U
D R O V A R T M
S C R I P T S E

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Basic Vocabulary

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 WORD FAMILIES (1) 4 Circle ten more useful objects.

C H E S L I D R O
1 Write the adjective form of the nouns.
C L O C S P O O N
1 cloud cloudy
O K N I F E L R T
2 snow
C U P S R N A I P
3 storm
4 wind O F F S E P M V I
5 rain C O B O W L P R L
6 fog O R E R H A R B L
7 sun M K A S A T I A O
8 ice B L A N K E T M W

2 Complete the table with weather adjectives

5 Complete the table with the words in the box.
from Exercise 1.
I like this weather I don’t like this blanket bowl comb cup fork hairbrush
weather knife mirror pillow spoon

In the bedroom In the kitchen

blanket

3 Circle the correct options.

6 Circle the correct options.

1 I don’t usually need a blanket / pillow on my bed
in the summer.
2 Do you always look in the bowl / mirror when you
brush your hair?
3 My dentist recommended an electric toothbrush /
1 I hope it’s a nice foggy / sunny day tomorrow. comb.
2 It was dangerous to drive yesterday because 4 I can’t read in bed because I haven’t got a
it was icy / warm on the roads. pillow / lamp.
3 It was a nice, stormy / warm day yesterday. 5 I use a hairbrush to brush my hair, but my dad
4 It wasn’t sunny. It was warm / cloudy
cloudy. uses a fork / comb.
5 The weather wasn’t nice. It was cold and 6 We need bowls for the cereal and spoons / plates
wet / sunny. for the toast.
6 It wasn’t raining. The weather was wet / dry.
dry 7 We had forks and spoons, but we didn’t have any
7 We can’t see very far because it’s foggy / warm. scissors / knives to cut the meat.
8 It wasn’t cold / warm, so we didn’t need a coat. 8 I cut the paper with your comb / scissors.
scissors
9 I slept badly because the pillow / blanket was
hard.

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Basic Vocabulary

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1 Circle five more adjectives of feeling. 4 Circle the correct options.

E L B O R E D
X O T S U R P
A N I W O R R
N E R V O U S
G L E A N G R 1 walk under / across 2 walk between/ along
the road the trees
R Y D T I R E
Y B U P S E T

2 Complete the adjectives of feeling.

1 Oliver is very excited because it’s his birthday
tomorrow. 3 walk into / down 4 go out of / into
2 Azra is feeling tir because it’s very late. the stairs the house
3 Do you feel afr when you watch horror films?
4 Chloe feels ner when she speaks in front
of a lot of people.
5 My friends aren’t talking to me, so I feel lon .
6 I’ve got nothing to do, so I’m bo .
5 walk past / through 6 walk across / along
the window the street

 PERSONALISING 5 Tick ( ) the actions from Exercise 4 that you did

yesterday.
3 Are the sentences T (true) or F (false) for you?
1 I often feel bored at the weekend.
2 I feel worried before I have an exam. 6 Circle the correct options.
3 I feel excited when the summer 1 When I came into / through the living room,
holidays start. my dad was sleeping.
4 I feel surprised when I do well 2 Liam found his phone when he looked
in an exam. along / under the pillow.
5 I feel embarrassed when I can’t 3 I walked past / between you and you didn’t
answer a question in class. see me.
6 I feel tired when I don’t sleep for 4 The horse jumped up / over the small wall.
eight hours. 5 To get to the bus station, go through / off
the shopping centre.
6 Sophie sat across / between me and Jack.
7 Be careful when you walk across / out of
the road.

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 Unit 4
Basic Vocabulary

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1 Circle the correct options. 4 Circle the correct options.

1 You can change/ spend money at the bank.
2 You win / earn money in a job.
3 You spend / lend money at the shops.
4 You save / pay when you buy something.
5 You can sell / borrow something when you
don’t need it. 1 refuse collector / 2 firefighter / vet
paramedic
6 When you don’t have any money, you lend /
borrow it.
7 Expensive things cost / spend a lot of money.

2 Tick ( ) the sentences if the underlined verbs

are correct. Put a cross (✗) if they are incorrect
and correct them. 3 volunteer / lawyer 4 paramedic /
1 Can you pay in euros in Sweden? police officer

2 Did you lend a lot of money on food

on holiday?

3 I haven’t got any money to lend you.

5 firefighter / surgeon 6 volunteer / lawyer

4 Can you save five tens for a 50 euro note? 5 Circle six more jobs.

V O L U N T E E R
5 I don’t like borrowing money from
other people. E F I T E A C H E
T A F F I R E F S
6 How much did that shirt spend? S R E N U R S E U
H M G A R D E N R
7 I’m saving to buy a laptop. O E U P O S T M G
P L A W Y E R O E
C A R E R I D O O

 PERSONALISING A N D R I V E L N

3 Circle the words with a similar meaning. 6 Write the correct jobs from Exercises 4 and 5.
1 borrow owe / earn This person ...
2 spend pay / save 1 works with old people in their homes.
3 lend ask / give carer
4 save not spend / buy 2 works with animals.
5 buy pay / sell 3 doesn’t earn money.
6 cheap expensive / not expensive 4 takes away rubbish and things people don’t
want.
5 drives an ambulance.
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A PERSONAL PROFILE

Name of the person:

Basic information and description: Favourite free-time activity: Other free-time activities:

Description:

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A DESCRIPTION OF A CELEBRITY

Name of the celebrity:

Who the person is: What he/she does: The number of subscribers/viewers:

What the celebrity is doing at the moment:

Body of text:

Why you like this celebrity and their show(s)/channel:

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AN ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY

Journey:

Where? When? Who?

The first part of the The second part of the The third/last part of the
journey: journey: journey:

Back from the journey:

Final outcome:

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A STORY
When was it? Where was it? Who? What was happening
before?

What happened at first?

The main events of the story:

What happened in the end?

Final outcome:

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AN OPINION ESSAY

Topic: introduction
and opinion:

A reason for Another reason

your opinion: for your opinion:

Summary of your
opinion:

Final outcome

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