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Headway Elementary Unit 10
Exercise 1 Exercise 3
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the adjectives in the brackets.
Fill in the blanks with the proper compounds of
some/any: somebody, somewhere,something
anybody, anything, anywhere
1) Planes are…………………….than trains. (dangerous)
2) The weather in Konya is……………………..than the 1. He doesn’t know…………about the story.
weather in Mersin. (dry) 2. She doesn’t tell…………to……………..
3) A gold necklace is………………………….than a silver 3. I haven’t got…………………….in my pocket. It’s empty.
one. (expensive) 4. Roy went into the shop and bought…………………
4) Who was the……………………………. student in the 5. for ………………….
class? (hardworking) 6. Did ………………phone me last night?
5) George feels……………………..than he felt yesterday. (bad) 7. Let’s go ……………………
6) I think Chinese is the…………………………language 8. I don’t want to go………………………tonight.
in the world. (difficult) 9. Where is my book? Did……………….take it from my desk?
7) They are looking for a ………………..flat. (big) 10. I can’t find my dictionary…………………..
8) Helen is the…………………student in our class this 11. There is……………………behind the curtain.
year. (bad) I can see his shoes.
9) Everyone says our daughter is the……………………
girl in town. (pretty) Exercise 4
10) That clown is …………….than the others. (funny)
11) Saudi Arabia is the………………country in the Middle Change the following sentences from positive to negative.
East. (rich)
12) Nothing is………………………than our health. 1) He told us something about his trip.
(important) ____________________________________
13) Olive oil tastes………………….than corn oil. (good)
14) Some people are…………………..than others. (kind) 2) There is someone at the door.
15) Jogging is the…………………….sport that I know. _______________________________________
(tiring)
3) He knows something about it.
____________________________________

Exercise 2 4) She went somewhere last night with her teacher.

Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of have _________________________________________
got.
5) He spoke to somebody about it.
1) I don’t have any brothers or sisters. ______________________________________
_________________________________
Exercise 5
2) Why don’t you have a dictionary? Fill in the blanks with the words below. Make
_________________________________ CHANGES if necessary.

3) They have nothing to wear. famous certainly join factory drive divide
___________________________________ capital rule public transportation population
cross pollution lake
4) She has some problems.
__________________________________
1) The teacher……………the class into two groups.
5) Does he have any money? 2) Be careful when you……………the road.
__________________________________ 3) She usually……………to work.
4) We must stop the…………..of our rivers.
6) Jane has a lot of homework. 5) We went swimming in the…………..
_____________________________ 6) What is the…………….of your country.
7) He works at the automobile…………….
7) Does she have any free time? 8) I travel to to school by……………………..
_______________________________ 9) A tunnel…………………….Britain and France.
10) India was once under British……………………..
8) I have some apples. 11) She is…………………………….the best swimmer on
_________________________________ the team.
12) Ankara is the……………of Turkey.
9) She never has a word to say. 13) Marilyn Monroe was a……………………..actress.
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10) Do they have plans for the future?

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Exercise 6 Try to guess what Mary says.
Match the words with the definition.

medieval end cottage Hello Mary……. Yeah, it’s me John. __(1)____ Fine, and
statue cross transport
you?…… Very good. Listen Mary. Do you have any plans
population wood public transportation
tram view for tomorrow?……. Nice! Would you like to go on a trip
tomorrow? __(2)______No? Why not?…..Well, what about
1) The number of people who live in a place…………………………….. going sightseeing in the city? __(3)______ Really? That’s
2) The shape of a person or an animal that is made of
ok. __(4)_____ Which concert?…….! A heavy metal
stone or metal………………………….
3) Go from one side of something to to the other…………………………… concert! But you know I don’t like loud, noisy music. Are
4) A way of carrying people or things from one place to another……………………..
you interested in visiting a museum or art gallery? There is
5) Buses and trains that everybody can use………………………………..
6) A small house in the country…………………………….. a very good Salvador Dali exhibition in AKM. ___(5)_______
7) What you can see from a high place………………………………..
But I think they are interesting. That’s alright.
8) A big group of trees, smaller than a forest. ……………………………..
9) An electric bus that goes along rails…………… ___(6)_________
10) Stop………………………………..
Great! I like comedies. What time shall we meet?……..
11) Of the years between about 1100 AD and 1500 AD in
Europe…………………………… OK see you then.
This is what Mary says. Write the letters in the gaps in
John’s part of the conversation.
Exercise 7
THE SUPERLATIVES QUIZ
A)____I’ve got two tickets for the concert tomorrow
afternoon.
B)____Thank you, but I wouldn’t like to go out in the city
Everest Italy Japan
nowadays.
the cheetah the barracuda The Sultan of Brunei
C)____How are you?
Jupiter the Pacific Chinese
D)____Sorry, but I went sightseeing with my brother just
the U.S.A. the whale the Nile
last weekend.
E)____Listen…I have a great idea. There is a funny film on at
Movieplex. Would you like to see it with me?
1) Which is the fastest fish in the world?…………………….
F)____I find galleries boring.
2) Which is the largest ocean in the world?………………….
3) Which is the most widely spoken language in the world?…………………………
Exercise 9
4) Which is the biggest planet?…………………………
Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition.
5) Who is the richest man in the world?……………………..
6) Which is the highest mountain in the world?………………..
7) Which river is the longest in the world?…………………….
1) The book is divided………………10 chapters.
8) Which country makes the most cars?…………………..
2) 36 divided…………………….4 is 9.
9) Which country makes the most TVs?………………………
3) Istanbul has a population………….over ten million.
10) Which animal can run the fastest?………………………….
4) I’m the tallest guy……………our class.
11) Which country makes the most wine?……………………….
5) The town is 2km……………… the sea.
12) Which is the largest animal?……………………………
6) My house is nearer…………………the town center……
………..her house.
7) Her house is farthest………………..the sea.
8) My car is the first………………. the left.
Exercise 8
9) It’s cheaper to travel………………..tram than……
READ THE PASSAGE AND DO THE EXERCISE
underground.
John is talking on the telephone to his girlfriend Mary.
You are going to read John’s part of the conversatıon.
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Read the passage and choose the correct alternative.
Read the passage and choose the correct alternative.
BEAUTY
BEAUTY
Is your beauty very important to you? All of us want to be
Is your beauty very important to you? All of us want to be
good-looking, but do beautiful people always feel happier?
good-looking, but do beautiful people always feel happier?
For example, it is sometimes a problem to be a really
For example, it is sometimes a problem to be a really
beautiful woman, ___(1)___ some men are more interested
beautiful woman, ___(1)___ some men are more interested
in looking at you ____(2)____ talking to you. In their eyes,
in looking at you ____(2)____ talking to you. In their eyes,
you are a good picture not a person. And there are also
you are a good picture not a person. And there are also
some people ___(3)___ think that women who are very
some people ___(3)___ think that women who are very
pretty and men who are very handsome are often
pretty and men who are very handsome are often
___(4)___ . They believe that only ugly people can be
___(4)___ . They believe that only ugly people can be
intelligent.
intelligent.

However, ___(5)___ wants to be ugly, or have a face that

However, ___(5)___ wants to be ugly, or have a face that
people can easily forget.
people can easily forget.

To be beautiful is ___(6)___ to be rich—it can help you find

To be beautiful is ___(6)___ to be rich—it can help you find
happiness, but it doesn’t ___(7)___ make you happy. The
happiness, but it doesn’t ___(7)___ make you happy. The
best thing is to try to be a(n) ___(8)___ person because
best thing is to try to be a(n) ___(8)___ person because
such people have interesting faces and they are always
such people have interesting faces and they are always
attractive.
attractive.

1. a) so b) but
1. a) so b) but c) and d) because
c) and d) because
2. a) more b) than
2. a) more b) than c) from d) as
c) from d) as
3. a) who b) which
3. a) who b) which c) when d) where
c) when d) where
4. a) clever b) beautiful
4. a) clever b) beautiful c) stupid d) younger
c) stupid d) younger
5. a) everybody b) somebody
5. a) everybody b) somebody c) anybody d) nobody
c) anybody d) nobody
6. a) like b) as
6. a) like b) as c) until d) however
c) until d) however
7. a) never b) always
7. a) never b) always c) once a week d) twice a week
c) once a week d) twice a week
8. a) boring b) beautiful
8. a) boring b) beautiful c) attractive d) interesting
c) attractive d) interesting