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Complete the sentences with the correct present
simple affirmative form of the verbs in the box.

love get up go study drive watch
listen

1 My friends _______ to school by bus.

2 My dad _______ football on television every

Saturday.

3 My parents _______ at 7.30 a.m.

4 My mum _______ The Simpsons!

5 I _______ to music after school every day.

6 Jenny _______ medicine at university.

7 My brother _______ a big car.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct present
simple affirmative or negative form of the verbs
in brackets.

1 I like football but I _______ (like) basketball.

2 On Saturday I _______ (get up) early. I stay in

bed!

3 I don’t go to school by bus. I _______ (walk).

4 My brother _______ (listen) to rock music. He

hates it.

5 My sister _______ (like) sport. She thinks it’s

boring.

6 My classmates _______ (work) hard. The

teacher is very good.

7 My cousin lives in France and he _______

(speak) French.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct verbs in
the present simple.

g______ u______ every morning at 7.00 a.m.

After breakfast I

g______ to school. My mum

d______ me in the car. My brother, Tim,

d______

go to school. He’s a baby. My mum

s______ at

home with Tim. She

d______ g______ to work.

Mark

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 I have two _______, football and sailing.

A hobbys B hobbies C hobby’s

2 My _______ works in London. He’s very rich!

A aunt B grandmother C uncle

3 I go _______ every weekend.

A football B school C shopping

4 My friend’s _______ is two years old.

A daughter B wife C father

5 This is my _______ bike.

A sisters B sister’s C sisters’

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

cook go clean do take

1 We _______ to the supermarket on Fridays.

2 My parents _______ us to school after

breakfast.

3 My mum doesn’t _______ dinner at the

weekend. My dad does.

4 I _______ the washing on Sunday morning.

5 My brother doesn’t _______ his room.

Mark

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≤

1.01

Listen to the radio interview. Complete

the sentences with the correct names in the box.

Barbara Petra Anna Dave Jack

1 _______ thinks the shops are expensive.

2 _______ likes the cafés.

3 _______ plays the piano.

4 _______ is related to one of the speakers.

5 _______ uses the bus.

Mark

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Reading

Read the text.

Best friends

Beth and Gemma are cousins and they’re the

same age. They are also best friends. They live

in the same town and they are in the same class

at school. But the girls are very, very different!

Beth loves sports and she swims every day. She

gets up at 5.00 a.m. and goes swimming before

school. Then, after school she goes to the gym

and swims again! At the weekend she goes to

different towns with her swimming team for

competitions. On Sundays she stays at home

and does her homework.

Gemma hates sports! She stays in bed every

morning until 8.30 a.m. and at the weekend she

stays in bed until 12.00! Gemma’s hobbies are

shopping and parties! She goes shopping in

town every Saturday afternoon with her friends

and goes to a party on Friday nights. She goes

to bed very late after the party! On Sundays she

visits her brother and his wife. They have a baby

and Gemma likes to play with her. Sometimes

Gemma doesn’t do her homework and Beth

helps her.

‘We’re very different and I don’t see Gemma

often out of school, but we’re still best friends!

We text and phone a lot,’ says Beth.

So, there is one thing they BOTH like to do. Talk!

Are the sentences true or false?

1 Beth and Gemma have the same grandmother.

____

2 Beth goes swimming before and after school.

____

3 Gemma gets up early on Saturdays. ____

4 Beth goes shopping with Gemma at the

weekend. ____

5 Gemma has a young niece. ____

Mark

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Writing

Imagine you have moved with your family to a
different town. Write a short letter to a friend at
your old school. Use the writing guide to help
you.

Paragraph 1: Ask how your friend is. Say where

you are.

Paragraph 2: Write something about your new

town or city.

Paragraph 3: Say something about your days

and your weekends.

Mark

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Grammar

Make questions for these answers, using the
words in brackets.

1 I finish school at 3.30 p.m. (when)

_________________________________

2 She goes to college by car. (how)

_________________________________

3 We live near the town centre. (where)

_________________________________

4 I usually go shopping with Kathy. (who)

_________________________________

5 My dad calls me every Friday. (how often)

_________________________________

6 We usually have toast for breakfast. (what)

_________________________________

Mark

Put the words into the correct order to make a
sentence.

1 nights early go bed Friday never on to I.

_________________________________

2 sometimes he school is for late.

_________________________________

3 the often together club dance we to go.

_________________________________

4 am 10.30 p.m. in hardly I before bed ever.

_________________________________

5 in always Sundays on dad garden the is my.

_________________________________

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct object
pronouns.

1 Who’s that girl? I don’t know _______.

2 That’s a good magazine. I buy _______ every

week.

3 My boyfriend’s called Tim. I like _______ a lot.

4 Petra is good at maths. I’m not! She often

helps _______ in class.

5 Jan and Brian are really good tennis players. I

play with _______ on Saturdays.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct
imperative form of the verbs in the box.

wait tell come phone

1 I want to go to bed early tonight so _______

me after 10.00 p.m.

2 _______ for us after school. Our class finishes

at 3.30 p.m.

3 _______ to my party on Saturday. It’s for my

birthday.

4 _______ me the answer! I think I know it.

Mark

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words in
the box.

athletics chess jogging fashion
photography

1 My sister goes _______ every morning before

breakfast.

2 I’m interested in _______ and I always look at

the new clothes in magazines.

3 I have a fantastic new camera and I learn to

use it at the _______ club on Wednesdays.

4 In the summer we do _______ but I hate

running!

5 My brother and I often play _______ in the

evenings.

Mark

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Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 He swims a lot and he has very big _______.

eyes

B shoulders C feet

2 I work on my computer all day. My _______ are

very tired!

toes

B knees C fingers

3 Use your _______! It’s your brother, not Jack!

ears

B mouth C eyes

4 I don’t eat beef burgers. They give me a bad

_______.

A stomach B neck C head

5 Kirsty doesn’t like her _______. She thinks it’s

very long!

back

B nose C chest

Mark

Listening

≤

1.02

Listen to the people talking about

their hobbies. Complete the sentences with the
correct names in the box.

Steve Jake Maria Julie Chris

1 _______ doesn’t spend money on his/her

hobby.

2 _______ likes competitions.

3 _______ learns about his/her hobby on

television.

4 _______ reads about his/her hobby.

5 _______ meets other people once a week who

have the same hobby.

Mark

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Reading

Read the text.

Tonight on TV

Are you interested in fashion or sport? Well,

Fashion Today is a new TV programme on

Channel 8 and the first show is tonight at

6.30 p.m. On the programme Jane Sinden talks

to lots of different people about clothes. She

interviews people like you and me and she also

talks to famous people. Tonight she talks to a

very famous singer. This singer is married to a

footballer and she has three beautiful children.

She always wears amazing clothes. Do you

know who she is? She tells Jane about her

favourite clothes for women, for men and for

children! Also on the programme Jane goes to

a new clothes shop in London and a famous

designer talks about fashion from the 1960s to

today. It’s an excellent programme.

There’s also something on TV tonight for people

who love sports. There’s a new programme

about different sports and where you can watch

them. It’s called Watching Sport. Where can you

watch rollerblading or gymnastics competitions?

When are the national ice-skating competitions?

Don’t go out tonight! Stay in and watch Fashion

Today and Watching Sport. They’re amazing!

Are the sentences true or false?

1 There are two new programmes on TV tonight.

____

2 On the fashion programme there is an

interview with a famous footballer. ____

3 On the fashion programme we can learn about

a place where we can buy clothes. ____

4 The sports programme tells us where we can

learn new sports. ____

5 We can watch football matches on the sports

programme. ____

Mark

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Writing

Imagine there is an English club at your school.
Write an announcement for the club. Include the
following information:
• when it meets

• where it meets

• what it does

• who to phone

• phone number

• website

Mark

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Grammar

Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

is are any a aren’t isn’t

1 There _______ five English teachers at our

school.

2 _______ there a computer in your classroom?

3 There _______ a DVD player in Room 2. Use

Room 5.

4 There _______ any students in the canteen.

5 Are there _______ English books in the library?

6 There’s _______ dictionary on the shelf in the

classroom.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct form of
have to.

1 I _______ do homework every day, only on

Mondays and Tuesdays.

2 Our swimming coach is very hard! We _______

train for three hours every Saturday morning.

3 My brother _______ come home before

11.00 p.m. but I do!

4 When they’re seventeen, English students only

_______ study three subjects. They’re lucky!

5 We haven’t got a car and my dad _______ go

to work by bus.

6 We _______ wear a uniform at our school. I

usually wear a sweatshirt and jeans.

7 I _______ clean my bedroom every Saturday!

Mark

Make questions from these sentences with
have to.

1 We have to buy our own books at school.

_________________________________

2 He has to work until 7.30 p.m.

_________________________________

3 My friends have to go home before I do.

_________________________________

4 My sister has to study French at her school.

_________________________________

5 I have to go shopping with my mum every

week.

_________________________________

6 We have to speak English in our English

classes.

_________________________________

7 My baby brother has to sleep every afternoon.

_________________________________

Mark

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

IT biology geography history P.E.

1 In _______ we learn about the past.

2 In _______ we learn about computers.

3 In _______ we learn different sports.

4 In _______ we learn about different countries.

5 In _______ we learn about the human body.

Mark

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Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 There’s a poster about the new club _______

the noticeboard.

B on C under

2 There’s your homework! It’s _______ the

dictionary.

between

B opposite C under

3 Look at Miss Browne’s new car! It’s in the car

park _______ Mr. Bank’s Toyota.

under

B next to C on

4 There’s a bus stop in our road. It’s _______

the shop.

in front of

B between C behind

5 There’s a park _______ our house. You can

walk there in five minutes.

next to

B near C in front of

Mark

Listening

≤

1.03

Listen to the interviews. Complete the

sentences with the correct words in the box.

computers the canteen the teachers
the buildings the uniform

1 Speaker 1 talks about _______.

2 Speaker 2 talks about _______.

3 Speaker 3 talks about _______.

4 Speaker 4 talks about _______.

5 Speaker 5 talks about _______.

Mark

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Reading

Read the text.

Home school: a good
thing or a bad thing?

Some children don’t go to school. Well, they

don’t learn in a classroom with a lot of other

children; they stay at home and study with their

mum or dad. They don’t learn at home because

they have to, but because some parents think

their children don’t learn enough at normal

schools.

‘School isn’t good for my son,’ says Miranda

Peeler, who teaches her son, Ben, at home. ‘Ben

doesn’t work in class. He plays with his friends

all the time and he doesn’t listen to the teacher.

There are 30 children in his class, and it’s difficult

for the teacher to teach ALL of them. Now I

teach him at home. He learns all the important

subjects and he does a lot of work. He has to;

he’s the only one in the class! We study on

the computer too. At school there is only one

computer for all the children in the class. Ben

likes home school. He’s a clever boy and he

wants to learn. Here he can do that.’

Brenda Masters is a teacher. She doesn’t think

it’s a good idea. ‘Yes, children learn a lot at home

school. But they don’t play with their friends.

They don’t learn how to work in a group. Work

is important but play is important too. Friends

are important. Sport is important. School is

important!’

Choose the best answers.

1 A lot of children study at home because

their parents want to teach them at home.

the teachers don’t want the children at
school.

2 Ben’s mother thinks

Ben doesn’t study important subjects at
school.

the classes are very big.

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3 At Ben’s school

there are some computers.

the children don’t use computers.

4 Brenda thinks

parents aren’t good teachers.

children have to work and play.

5 Brenda thinks that home school is

a good thing.

a bad thing.

Mark

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Writing

Imagine you are a student at your dream school.
Prepare a note for a new student at your school.
Include three of these points:
• lessons and lesson times

• breaks

• canteen and other facilities

• after-school activities

Mark

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Make questions for these answers with the
words in brackets.

1 I’m reading a fashion magazine. (what)

_________________________________

2 He’s going to school. (where)

_________________________________

3 She’s wearing my skirt! (what)

_________________________________

4 I’m smiling because I’m happy! (why)

_________________________________

5 He’s sitting at a table with his friends. (where)

_________________________________

6 She’s talking to the new student. (who)

_________________________________

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct present
continuous form of the verbs in brackets.

1 He’s busy. He _______ (work) on the computer

at the moment.

2 He _______ (do) his homework. He’s out with

his friends.

3 It _______ (rain) again. I hate this weather.

4 Do you want the dictionary? I _______ (use) it.

5 I _______ (go) to school today. I’m ill.

6 _______ (you wait) for Jackie? She’s in the

canteen.

Mark

Complete the sentences with can or can’t.

1 I _______ play tennis very well but I’m a good

swimmer.

2 _______ you cook Italian food?

3 My grandad _______ use the Internet very

easily. It’s difficult for him.

4 My friend _______ play the guitar but he’s not

very good!

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct adverbs
from the adjectives in the box.

good quick bad slow

1 We always walk home _______ because we

chat a lot!

2 I have to practise my English. I write it so

_______.

3 The teacher speaks very _______ and I can’t

always understand her.

4 I don’t play chess very _______. I usually lose!

Mark

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 I usually wear a _______ when it’s cold.

jacket

B t-shirt

2 Bill doesn’t have to wear _______ to work.

socks

B a tie

3 My sister always wears the same pink _______

to parties. It’s horrible!

dress

B tracksuit

4 When it’s raining I wear long _______.

trainers

B boots

5 Mark’s got a lot of white _______.

skirts

B shirts

Mark

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Complete the text with the correct words in the
box.

audience bands stage festival play

The Harmer Arts

_______ is always at the end

of June. And they usually have some excellent

_______. They

_______ on a big

_______ in

Downford Park. The people in the

_______

often stay in the park overnight and sleep on the

grass! It’s a great weekend!

Mark

Listening

≤

1.04

Listen to the conversations about a

party. Complete the sentences with the correct
words.

1 Mike can’t go to the party early because he’s

playing _______.

2 Mark is having a party because it’s his

_______.

3 Pam can’t drive to the party because her

_______ is not going very well.

4 Fran wants to wear her friend’s _______

blouse to the party.

5 Sam has got Mark a _______ for his birthday.

Mark

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Reading

Read the text.

Children’s parties

Children’s parties are getting very expensive in
the UK today. Everyone likes a party, especially
when it’s a child’s birthday. A birthday is a very
important day in the year. Children love the
presents, the cards and the party. The problem
is… the money.

It’s like a competition for the children and the
parents. The children want to invite ALL their
friends, not only one or two. They want a big
cake not a small one, new clothes and wonderful
games. They want their party to be special. The
parents have to spend a lot of money on all these

things. Some parents pay a party planner to
organise their child’s party. That is very expensive.
It is very popular today to have a special children’s
show at the party. This is fun and the children love
it but it is also expensive. There is usually a lot of
food and drink at the party for the children AND
their parents. And the birthday child often gives
presents to all his/her friends when they go home.
A lot of money!

Matt Kelsall and his wife are organising a party
for their daughter, Katy. ‘It’s crazy,’ says Mark. ‘But
all her friends have big, expensive parties and we
have to organise a big party too! She’s only three
years old. What about when she’s a teenager?!’

Choose the best answer.

1 Today on their birthday children like

to go out with a lot of friends.

to invite a lot of friends to a party.

2 Parents pay a party planner to

give a special show.

organise the party.

3 At parties today

there are lots of children.

there are lots of children and lots of parents.

4 Matt is organising a big party because

all his daughter’s friends have big parties.

he wants to give his daughter a big party.

5 Matt’s daughter is

a teenager.

very young.

Mark

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Writing

Imagine you are organising a party for a club
you go to. Write an invitation. Include this
information:
• the time and place

• the type of party

• some extra information about food, clothes or

activities

Mark

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Complete the sentences with the correct
comparative form of the adjectives in the box.

bad far cold important exciting
dangerous hot

1 Football is _______ than chess!

2 It’s _______ in the north of England than in

the south.

3 Which is _______? A shark or a giraffe?

4 It’s _______ to do your homework than to

watch TV.

5 Is your house _______ from the school than

Pete’s?

6 I’m not very happy. My exam results are

_______ than my sister’s!

7 Let’s go to Italy. The weather’s _______ there

than in England.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct
superlative form of the adjectives in brackets.

1 Who is the _______ student in the class?

(intelligent)

2 Open the window please. I think it’s the

_______ (hot) day of the year!

3 That’s the _______ (expensive) hotel in the

city!

4 Mike’s the _______ (fast) runner in the school.

5 Jerry is the _______ (bad) dancer I know!

6 This is the _______ (dry) summer people can

remember.

7 Which is the _______ (tall) building in the

world?

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct form of
like or would like.

1 I really _______ your new dress. It’s a lovely

colour.

2 The teacher ______ to see you in the

classroom now.

3 _______ me to help you?

4 My parents _______ old films from the 1980s.

5 He _______ to come with us. Is that OK?

6 _______ rap music? I love it.

Mark

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 I have to walk up two big _______ when I go to

school.

hills

B mountains

2 Our hotel is near a beautiful white _______.

waterfall

B beach

3 You can easily swim across the _______ in ten

minutes.

sea

B river

4 Asia is a very large _______.

country

B continent

5 He is sailing round the _______ in a small

boat!

country

B island

Mark

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Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

elephants snakes eagles sharks
mosquitoes

1 _______ sometimes attack people when they

are swimming.

2 _______ can give people malaria.

3 _______ have very big ears.

4 _______ can see small animals from high in

the sky.

5 Some _______ are dangerous but some aren’t.

Mark

Listening

≤

1.05

Listen to the radio interview. Complete

the sentences with the correct information.

1 In the Parkland Safari Park there are animals

from every _______.

2 Gina Cliff says that she loves the _______.

3 There’s a _______ in the centre of the park.

4 Children love the snake and _______ house.

5 Children can play with small animals in the

children’s _______.

Mark

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Reading

Read the text.

Is it a dream?

Are you sitting at home at the moment? Is it

raining? Are you bored? Perhaps you would like

to be somewhere different, somewhere warmer,

more peaceful, more relaxing. Imagine a house

on the most beautiful white beach in the world.

The sun is shining and it is always hot. It never

rains. The sea and sky are always blue and you

can swim every day in clear, warm water. When

you swim, brightly coloured fish swim with

you. From your bedroom window you can see

green hills and forests. In the forests there are

rivers and beautiful waterfalls. Look carefully

and you can see an eagle in the sky. Listen and

you can hear the sound of insects. You can’t

hear the sound of cars and you can’t see any

supermarkets or busy shops. It’s perfect.

Is this a dream? No. It’s real. A holiday on the

tropical island of Carunda is the prize in our

new competition. You can win a holiday in a

dream house on this dream island every year

for ten years! Visitors to Carunda say it has the

best beaches, the most beautiful scenery and the

nicest people in the world! You can see if they

are right! Write 250 words starting with ‘Choose

me for Carunda because …..’. Don’t wait! Do it

today! Enter now!

Are the sentences true or false?

1 The weather on the island is hot and dry. ____

2 The island is quite flat. ____

3 There is interesting wildlife on the island. ____

4 In the competition you can win a house. ____

5 For the competition you have to answer some

questions. ____

Mark

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Writing

Imagine you are staying with a friend in another
country. Write a postcard to your parents.
Include the following information:
• what the place and the weather are like

• what the house and the family are like

• what you do every day

• what is different from your country

Mark

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Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verb to be.

1 Is Anna ill? She _______ in class yesterday.

2 Why _______ you late home last night?

3 We _______ in Ireland on holiday last year.

4 Frankie _______ the best student at English

last term.

5 _______ your dad at the match on Sunday?

6 My eyes _______ very tired after all that

computer work yesterday.

7 There _______ any students in the school

before 8.30 a.m. yesterday morning.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verb in brackets.

1 The test _______ (be) very difficult yesterday.

I _______ (can) do it.

2 _______ (can) you understand the questions?

I think they _______ (be) very easy.

3 I _______ (can) swim when I _______ (be) a

baby.

4 Yesterday I _______ (can) find my homework.

It _______ (be) on the floor!

5 I _______ (can) hear the music. I _______ (be)

a long way from the stage.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verbs in brackets.

1 They _______ (close) the shop at 7.30 p.m.

last night.

2 I _______ (watch) an interesting programme

on TV yesterday.

3 We all _______ (pass) the test easily.

4 I _______ (wait) for my friends at the bus stop

after school.

5 We _______ (study) at the same school three

years ago.

6 My parents _______ (decide) to order a pizza

for dinner last night.

7 My mum _______ (hurry) to work this morning

because she was late.

8 Tina _______ (stay) in bed all day yesterday.

She was very ill.

Mark

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 There are two art _______ in our town.

2 The police _______ is opposite the

supermarket.

3 They’re opening a big department _______ in

the town centre soon.

4 You can get some information about festivals

at the tourist information _______.

5 Can you buy me some stamps at the _______

office, please?

Mark

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Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

parked explained ordered repaired
watched

1 The police officers _______ the situation.

2 She _______ a good programme on TV last

night.

3 We looked at the menu and then we _______

our meal.

4 The mechanic _______ the dent very quickly.

5 They _______ their car outside our house.

Mark

Listening

≤

1.06

Listen to the people talking about

city holidays. Complete the sentences with the
correct speakers, A, B, C or D.

1 Speaker _______ wasn’t in a quiet hotel.

2 Speaker _______ couldn’t use the buses.

3 Speaker _______ enjoyed good food on

holiday.

4 Speaker _______ didn’t spend a lot of time

with her father.

5 Speaker _______ really liked the hotel.

Mark

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Reading

Read the text.

Two days in Paris

Paris. What a fantastic city! We arrived at the

railway station early on Saturday morning and

we walked to our hotel. It was quite a long way

but it was sunny and warm. The hotel owner

was happy to see us and showed us our room.

It was amazing. From our window we could see

the River Seine and the famous cathedral, Notre

Dame. We stayed at the hotel for one night and

ordered real French food in the restaurant!

Later on Saturday morning we decided to take

a boat trip down the Seine and we passed our

hotel! Then we visited an art gallery and the

Musee D’Orsay, which was once a railway

station. There are a lot of Monet’s paintings

there. I love his work.

On Sunday we walked in the park by the Eiffel

Tower and, of course, we looked in some shops!

The clothes weren’t very expensive but you can

buy the same things at home, and anyway we

couldn’t put any more clothes in our bags!

In the afternoon we walked to the Sacre Coeur,

a beautiful white church on a hill. Nearby there

is a place with a lot of artists. One artist painted

a picture of Amy. It’s very good and it wasn’t

expensive. In the evening, sadly it was time to

come home. Paris was lovely and we have some

beautiful photos to remember it. Next time we

want to stay for a week!

Are the sentences true or false?

1 The writer travelled to Paris by car. ____

2 The weather was good when they arrived. ____

3 Their hotel was near the River Seine. ____

4 An artist painted a picture of the writer. ____

5 The writer stayed in Paris for three days. ____

Mark

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Writing

Imagine someone from work phoned to speak to
your father. He’s out. Write a phone message for
your father. Include the following information:

• who phoned?
• what’s the message?
• what’s his/her number?

Mark

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Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verbs in the box.

do win teach go read speak get

1 Last month I _______ an interesting book

about Martin Luther King.

2 Janine _______ to New York for two weeks last

year.

3 Miss Parker _______ us about some famous

English writers last week.

4 My teacher _______ to my parents about my

schoolwork last night.

5 I _______ some of my homework before

breakfast this morning.

6 My cousin _______ a job at the new

supermarket yesterday.

7 Our team _______ the school basketball

competition last Saturday.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verbs in brackets.

1 _______ (you write) an e-mail to James last

night?

2 I _______ (buy) the English-English dictionary

because it was very expensive.

3 _______ (Stuart see) Karen yesterday evening?

She wanted to speak to him.

4 We _______ (go) to the cinema last Friday.

5 Mum _______ (cook) last night. We went to a

restaurant.

6 I don’t want lunch today because I _______

(have) a big breakfast this morning.

7 _______ (you go) to the film club last

Wednesday?

Mark

Complete the text with the correct past form of
the verbs in the box.

visit be do not have give go

Last Saturday

_______ my birthday. I

_______

a party but Anna and I

_______ to London for

the weekend. We

_______ some museums and

Anna

_______ some shopping. She

_______

me an MP3 player for my birthday!

Mark

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 A person from Japan is _______.

2 A person from Australia is _______.

3 A person from France is _______.

4 A person from Britain is _______.

5 A person from Sweden is _______.

Mark

Complete the text with the correct words.

My grandfather was

_______ in 1935. He

_______ as a teacher when he was 22 and he

met my grandmother when he was 25. They got

_______ two years later. My grandfather taught

all his life until he

_______ when he was 65.

Sadly, he

_______ in 2004.

Mark

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≤

1.07

Listen to the information about five

famous people. Are the sentences true or false?

1 Stephen King published his first book when he

was a teenager. _______

2 David Beckham married an actress. _______

3 Richard Branson started his first business after

university. _______

4 Ang Lee studied in Taiwan and New York.

_______

5 Michael Schumacher is still a racing driver.

_______

Mark

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Reading

Read the text.

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens is one of England’s most

famous writers. He lived from 1812 to 1870

and he wrote fifteen major novels and lots

of short stories. There are over 180 TV and

film adaptations of his books. Some of his

most famous books are Oliver Twist, Great

Expectations and David Copperfield.

Dickens was born in Portsmouth in the south

of England, but the family moved to London

when he was ten years old. He had a difficult

childhood. His father spent a long time in prison

and Charles had to work in a factory from the

age of twelve. Later his family received money

from his father’s family and their life became

better. Charles studied law but he hated it and

became a journalist. This was when he started

writing his books.

Dickens’s books are wonderful pictures of life

in the big city of London at that time and are

full of amazing characters. These characters

are often very sad and very funny at the same

time. Dickens wrote a lot about poor people

and he wanted to show what life was like for

them, so his characters’ lives are not very happy.

But Dickens’s way of writing is very clever and

funny and the characters can make us laugh!

Charles Dickens had ten children but his

marriage wasn’t very happy. He died in 1870

and is buried in Westminster Abbey. Some

people say he was one of the greatest writers

in history. It is certainly true that his books are

as interesting today as they were when he first

wrote them.

Answer the questions.

1 When and where was Charles Dickens born?

_____________________________________

2 Why was his childhood difficult?

_____________________________________

3 What was his first job?

_____________________________________

4 What are his books about?

_____________________________________

5 How old was he when he died?

_____________________________________

Mark

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Writing

Write an e-mail to a friend about your week.
Include the following information:

• what you did at school/college
• what you did after school and in the evenings

Mark

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Complete the sentences with some or any.

1 Is there _______ sugar in the bowl?

2 I haven’t got _______ books about South

America.

3 Do you want a pen? There are _______ in my

bag.

4 There isn’t _______ water in the bottle.

5 When you went to the zoo did you see _______

lions?

6 Please buy _______ apples when you go

shopping.

7 Are there _______ cafés near here?

Mark

Complete the sentences with much or many.

1 How _______ money did you spend on the

new car?

2 How _______ people were there at the party?

3 How _______ time is there before dinner?

4 How _______ TV programmes do you watch a

week?

5 How _______ milk do you have with your

cereal?

6 How _______ magazines do you buy every

week?

7 How _______ cups of tea does your mum drink

a day?

Mark

Complete the text with a, an, the or – (no
article).

_______ new restaurant opened in

_______

High Street last week. It’s called The Big Veggie

and it serves

_______ excellent vegetarian food.

It has

_______ interesting menu.

_______

meals on the menu are delicious and not

expensive at all. In my opinion, it’s

_______

best place to eat vegetarian food in town.

Mark

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

bottle bowl glass slice cup

1 I always have a _______ of coffee when I get

up in the morning.

2 Would you like a _______ of toast with your

breakfast?

3 The waiter brought me a _______ of orange

juice with my meal.

4 Can you get a _______ of milk when you go

shopping please?

5 It’s good for you to have a _______ of cereal

before you go to work.

Mark

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Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 My favourite meal is baked _______ on toast.

cabbage

B onions C beans

2 In the summer we often eat _______ and

cream in the garden.

cheese

B bread C strawberries

3 At the Indian restaurant we had a delicious

chicken _______.

pastry

B curry C yoghurt

4 Would you like some _______ potatoes with

your beef?

roast

B eggs C carrots

5 A cup of hot _______ helps you sleep well at

night.

orange juice

B curry C chocolate

Mark

Listening

≤

1.08

Listen to the people talking about their

favourite restaurants. Complete the sentences
with the correct restaurants, A, B, C, D or E.

1 Restaurant _______ opened recently.

2 Restaurant _______ has a good view.

3 Restaurant _______ is good for special

occasions.

4 Restaurant _______ is not expensive.

5 Restaurant _______ has a good choice.

Mark

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Reading

Read the text.

The Kitchen
Cupboard

Tania Francis is the owner of a new food store

called The Kitchen Cupboard. Our reporter, Fran

Peters, asked her about the business.

Fran Your food store is very popular Tania.

Why do you think this is?

Tania Well, healthy food is big news these

days. Our store sells healthy food and we tell

you how to cook it!

Fran Do you tell every customer?

Tania We give recipes every time you buy

something at our store.

Fran And do you eat the food from your store?

Tania I certainly do! I try to stay healthy. I go to

the gym, I go jogging every day and I write the

recipes for the store. Of course, I have to cook

them first!

Fran Which is your favourite recipe?

Tania That’s difficult. I really like the chicken

and tomato burgers and, of course, the fish and

cheese pie. That’s very popular.

Fran Do you think people really want to be

healthier these days?

Tania Yes. There are a lot of reports in the

newspapers and magazines about people who

are too heavy. It’s so dangerous. People are

learning to cook and eat healthier food. But

healthy doesn’t mean boring! Come along to

The Kitchen Cupboard and see how many

delicious meals you can cook with healthy food.

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Choose the best answers.

1 At The Kitchen Cupboard you can

A have a cooking lesson.

B eat a good meal.

C buy healthy food.

2 Tania

A has a lot of cookery books.

B loves eating.

C does a lot of exercise.

3 One of her favourite recipes includes

A meat and vegetables.

fish and vegetables.

fruit and vegetables.

4 Tania thinks people want to be healthy

because

A they know it’s dangerous to be heavy.

they like healthy food.

they want to be in the newspapers.

5 Healthy food

A is usually boring.

is often expensive.

can be delicious.

Mark

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Writing

Write a questionnaire with five questions about
people’s favourite places to eat. Ask questions
about these things:

• name
• type of restaurant
• example of a meal from the menu
• cost
• another reason you like it

Mark

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Complete the sentences with the correct present
perfect form of the verbs in the box.

write finish hear lose buy drink
read

1 I _______ my work and now I can go out!

2 You _______ all the milk. Can you buy some

more?

3 I _______ that book. Have you got another?

4 I _______ that the café is closing. Is it true?

5 She _______ a letter to the newspaper.

6 My friend _______ a new car. It’s very fast!

7 We don’t have to take the exam today. The

school _______ the exam papers!

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct present
perfect form of the verbs in brackets.

1 _______ (you listen) to my new CD yet?

2 I _______ (open) my present yet. I’m waiting

for you to come round.

3 _______ (you see) Pete today? He’s not very

well.

4 My sister _______ (pass) her driving test yet

but she wants to buy a car.

5 I _______ (speak) to Jenny about the party yet.

6 _______ (the theatre send) our tickets yet?

7 _______ (you have) lunch? We can go to the

caféteria for a sandwich.

Mark

Put the words in the correct order to make a
sentence.

1 you yet Carly money given the has?

_________________________________

2 just bus we the missed have

_________________________________

3 to Max the trip already spoken I about have

_________________________________

4 but I’m sent yet haven’t sorry e-mail I the

_________________________________

5 his packed already bags he’s

_________________________________

6 heard the yet have results their students?

_________________________________

Mark

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 _______ a taxi from the station to our house.

2 I always _______ by Underground when I’m in

London.

3 Can you _______ me a lift home, please?

4 You can still _______ the 12.30 p.m. bus. It’s

only 12.15 p.m.

5 We _______ everywhere on foot because it’s

good exercise!

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 We couldn’t see because it was _______.

sunny

B windy C foggy

2 It’s hard to walk when the path is _______.

cold

B rainy C icy

3 It was very _______ last night. There’s a tree

across the road.

windy

B cloudy C icy

4 Last night it was _______ in my room.

snowy

B freezing C stormy

5 You can’t see the moon. It’s very _______.

cloudy

B windy C freezing

Mark

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≤

1.09

Listen to the people talking about their

worst journeys. Complete the sentences with the
correct speakers, A, B, C, D or E.

1 Speaker ______ had two problems on the

journey.

2 Speaker ______ has done lots of travelling.

3 Speaker ______ doesn’t like one means of

transport today.

4 Speaker ______ had three problems on the

journey.

5 Speaker ______ was ill on the journey.

Mark

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Reading

Read the text.

A near accident

Pam Tyler has just returned from a winter
holiday and has a story to tell about a very near
accident.

Pam travelled with her husband, Steve, and
her two children, Kev and Lucy. They were
very happy when they started the journey. ‘The
children were so excited,’ says Pam. ‘Christmas
with lots of snow. It was the perfect holiday!’

The Tyler family went by car and took the car
ferry from England to Norway. ‘It was very cold,’
continues Pam. ‘And the children asked again
and again, “Is it snowing in Norway?” When
the boat arrived it was amazing. The snow was
really heavy!’

They arrived at 6.30 in the evening and they had
to drive for two hours to get to their holiday
home. But first they had to drive through the
town – on the right hand side of the road! Pam
was the driver with Steve beside her and the
children were in the back. At that time of the
evening it was dark and snowy and it was
difficult to see the road. Pam drove slowly.
Suddenly she saw a red light and stopped
quickly. She was just past the light.

Steve shouted, ‘Drive!’

‘But it’s red,’ said Pam.

‘Just drive!’ Steve shouted. ‘Now!’

Pam drove and a few seconds later a tram
passed behind them. The red light was there
to stop the cars when the trams passed. In the
snow Pam stopped the car after the light and
she stopped ON the tram lines. Luckily, Steve
saw the tram and saved their lives!

‘There aren’t any trams in my town in England,’
says Pam. ‘I didn’t know about the tram lines.
We nearly died. We were very lucky. Of course,
Steve drove for the rest of the holiday!’

Answer the questions.

1 Why were the children excited about the

holiday?

_________________________________

2 What was the weather like when they arrived

in Norway?

_________________________________

3 Why was it difficult to drive?

_________________________________

4 What did Pam see and what did she do?

_________________________________

5 Why did Steve shout ‘Drive!’?

_________________________________

Mark

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Writing

Imagine you are on holiday in a big city. Write an
e-mail to a friend. Write about these things:
• where you are

• what the weather’s like

• what you have already done

• what you haven’t done yet

Mark

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Complete the sentences with going to and the
correct form of the verbs in brackets.

1 _________ (you watch) the new series on

television this evening?

2 My friends and I _______ (travel) across

Europe this summer.

3 He _______ (take) a holiday this year because

he has to study for his exams.

4 My parents _______ (buy) me a car this year

because I can’t drive yet.

5 _______ (your brother apply) for the job at the

new restaurant in the High Street?

6 I _______ (stay) out late tonight. I’m tired.

7 Who _______ (you invite) to the party?

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct will
form of the verbs in the box.

marry be get be pass win be

1 My dad _______ 45 on his next birthday!

2 I _______ late tomorrow. My mum’s going to

wake me up at 7.30 a.m.

3 He _______ all his exams. He’s very clever.

4 I _______ at home this evening. Come round

at seven.

5 I’m sure that Ben _______ the job, not Sam.

6 She _______ Paul. She doesn’t love him.

7 They _______ the competition. They haven’t

trained this month.

Mark

Complete the sentences with should or
shouldn’t.

1 You _______ study hard when you’re at school.

2 You _______ stay up all night before an exam.

3 You _______ eat a big meal before swimming.

4 You _______ exercise a little every day.

5 You _______ drive when you’re tired.

6 You _______ drink two litres of water every

day.

Mark

Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 I’m going to be a _______ because I like to

repair cars.

mechanic

B builder C chef

2 My cousin became a _______ last year and he

works in different churches.

A teacher B scientist C priest

3 I wouldn’t like to be a _______. They have to

make difficult decisions.

waiter

B actor C politician

4 I wanted to be a _______ when I was young

and work with famous film stars.

hairdresser

B farmer C factory worker

5 My mum is a _______ and she helps lots of

people. It’s a good job.

computer programmer

B nurse C artist

Mark

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Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

centre site restaurant salon park

1 A builder works on a building _______.

2 You can get a good summer job in a theme

_______.

3 My cousin opened her own hair _______ last

year.

4 Jenny’s a secretary at the sports _______.

5 They’re always looking for people to work in

the fast-food _______.

Mark

Listening

≤

1.10

Listen to the people talking about

what’s important for them in a job. Match the
speakers with the topics in the box.

money hours teamwork holidays
customers

1 Speaker A talks about _______.

2 Speaker B talks about _______.

3 Speaker C talks about _______.

4 Speaker D talks about _______.

5 Speaker E talks about _______.

Mark

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Reading

Read the text.

The worst job

We asked several young people, ‘What do you

think is the worst job?’ Here are their answers.

Do you agree with them?

A: This is probably the worst job in the world! I

feel sick when I think about it! You’re up so high

and there’s air all around you. Then they pull

you up and let you go down. Wow – I’m never

going to do anything like that!

B: The hours are terrible. You have to get up

really early when it’s dark and go to bed early.

You have to go out when it’s cold and rainy and

you get very dirty too. I’m going to get a job

indoors.

C: Oh – can you imagine? There are spiders and

horrible little things all round you, everywhere!

Some of them are really dangerous too and you

have to feed them and touch them and clean out

their boxes! No thank you. I think I’ll work in an

office.

D: I’m sure the smell is awful. The food stays

in the bags for days or even weeks and you

have to pick up the bags and carry them. Uggh!

Sometimes the bags break and you have to clean

up all the mess. I think the people who do this

job should earn lots and lots of money.

E: I like watching plays and films but you’ll

never see me on a stage. It’s too frightening and

I’m sure it’s very hard to learn all the words.

Everyone’s looking at you and waiting for you

to make a mistake. But I admire people who can

do it.

Match the jobs with the descriptions.

1 actor _______

2 high-rise window cleaner _______

3 rubbish collector _______

4 farmer _______

5 insect-house zoo keeper _______

Mark

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Writing

Imagine you have seen an advertisement for a
baby sitter in a local newspaper. Write a letter to
apply for the job. Include information about:

• your experience
• when you are free
• the names of some people you have worked

for before

Mark

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