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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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Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 This is my _______ bike.

A sisters B sister’s C sisters’

2 I have two _______, football and sailing.

A hobbys B hobbies C hobby’s

3 My friend’s _______ is two years old.

A daughter B wife C father

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

A aunt B grandmother C uncle

5 I go _______ every weekend.

A football B school C shopping

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

cook go clean do take

1 My brother doesn’t _______ his room.

2 We _______ to the supermarket on Fridays.

3 I _______ the washing on Sunday morning.

4 My parents _______ us to school after

breakfast.

5 My mum doesn’t _______ dinner at the

weekend. My dad does.

Mark

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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 brother _______ a big car.

2 My friends _______ to school by bus.

3 Jenny _______ medicine at university.

4 My dad _______ football on television every

Saturday.

5 I _______ to music after school every day.

6 My parents _______ at 7.30 a.m.

7 My mum _______ The Simpsons!

Mark

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

1 My cousin lives in France and he _______

(speak) French.

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

3 My classmates _______ (work) hard. The

teacher is very good.

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

bed!

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

boring.

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

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

hates it.

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

Listening

≤

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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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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Reading

Read the text.

What’s 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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Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words in
the box.

athletics chess jogging fashion
photography

1 My brother and I often play _______ in the

evenings.

2 My sister goes _______ every morning before

breakfast.

3 In the summer we do _______ but I hate

running!

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

the new clothes in magazines.

5 I have a fantastic new camera and I learn to

use it at the _______ club on Wednesdays.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

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

very long!

back

B nose C chest

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

eyes

B shoulders C feet

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

_______.

A stomach B neck C head

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

very tired!

toes

B knees C fingers

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

ears

B mouth C eyes

Mark

Grammar

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

1 We usually have toast for breakfast. (what)

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

_________________________________

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

_________________________________

4 She goes to college by car. (how)

_________________________________

5 I usually go shopping with Kathy. (who)

_________________________________

6 We live near the town centre. (where)

_________________________________

Mark

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

1 in always Sundays on dad garden the is my.

_________________________________

2 nights early go bed Friday never on to I.

_________________________________

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

_________________________________

4 sometimes he school is for late.

_________________________________

5 the often together club dance we to go.

_________________________________

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct object
pronouns.

1 Jan and Brian are really good tennis players. I

play with _______ on Saturdays.

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

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

helps _______ in class.

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

week.

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

Mark

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

wait tell come phone

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

2 I want to go to bed early tonight so _______

me after 10.00 p.m.

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

birthday.

4 _______ for us after school. Our class finishes

at 3.30 p.m.

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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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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Read the text.

A school in your home

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.

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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Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

IT biology geography history P.E.

2 In _______ we learn about the past.

4 In _______ we learn about computers.

5 In _______ we learn different sports.

3 In _______ we learn about different countries.

1 In _______ we learn about the human body.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

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

walk there in five minutes.

next to

B near C in front of

2 There’s a poster about the new club _______

the noticeboard.

B on C under

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

the shop.

in front of

B between C behind

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

dictionary.

between

B opposite C under

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

park _______ Mr. Bank’s Toyota.

under

B next to C on

Mark

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Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

is are any a aren’t isn’t

1 There’s _______ dictionary on the shelf in the

classroom.

2 There _______ five English teachers at our

school.

3 Are there _______ English books in the library?

4 _______ there a computer in your classroom?

5 There _______ any students in the canteen.

6 There _______ a DVD player in Room 2. Use

Room 5.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct form of
have to.

1 I _______ clean my bedroom every Saturday!

2 I _______ do homework every day, only on

Mondays and Tuesdays.

3 We _______ wear a uniform at our school. I

usually wear a sweatshirt and jeans.

4 Our swimming coach is very hard! We _______

train for three hours every Saturday morning.

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

to work by bus.

6 My brother _______ come home before

11.00 p.m. but I do!

7 When they’re seventeen, English students only

_______ study three subjects. They’re lucky!

Mark

Make questions from these sentences with
have to.

1 My baby brother has to sleep every afternoon.

_________________________________

2 We have to buy our own books at school.

_________________________________

3 We have to speak English in our English

classes.

_________________________________

4 He has to work until 7.30 p.m.

_________________________________

5 I have to go shopping with my mum every

week.

_________________________________

6 My friends have to go home before I do.

_________________________________

7 My sister has to study French at her school.

_________________________________

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.

It’s party time!

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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Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 Mark’s got a lot of white _______.

skirts

B shirts

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

jacket

B t-shirt

3 When it’s raining I wear long _______.

trainers

B boots

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

socks

B a tie

5 My sister always wears the same pink _______

to parties. It’s horrible!

dress

B tracksuit

Mark

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

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Grammar

Make questions for these answers with the
words in brackets.

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

_________________________________

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

_________________________________

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

_________________________________

4 He’s going to school. (where)

_________________________________

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

_________________________________

6 She’s wearing my skirt! (what)

_________________________________

Mark

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

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

canteen.

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

at the moment.

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

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

his friends.

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

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

Mark

Complete the sentences with can or can’t.

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

very good!

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

swimmer.

3 My grandad _______ use the Internet very

easily. It’s difficult for him.

4 _______ you cook Italian food?

Mark

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

good quick bad slow

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

2 We always walk home _______ because we

chat a lot!

3 The teacher speaks very _______ and I can’t

always understand her.

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

_______.

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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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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Reading

Read the text.

A dream holiday

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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Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 He is sailing round the _______ in a small

boat!

country

B island

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

school.

hills

B mountains

3 Asia is a very large _______.

country

B continent

4 Our hotel is near a beautiful white _______.

waterfall

B beach

5 You can easily swim across the _______ in ten

minutes.

sea

B river

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

elephants snakes eagles sharks
mosquitoes

1 Some _______ are dangerous but some aren’t.

2 _______ sometimes attack people when they

are swimming.

3 _______ can see small animals from high in

the sky.

4 _______ can give people malaria.

5 _______ have very big ears.

Mark

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Grammar

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

bad far cold important exciting
dangerous hot

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

than in England.

2 Football is _______ than chess!

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

_______ than my sister’s!

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

the south.

5 Is your house _______ from the school than

Pete’s?

6 Which is _______? A shark or a giraffe?

7 It’s _______ to do your homework than to

watch TV.

Mark

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

1 Which is the _______ (tall) building in the

world?

2 Who is the _______ student in the class?

(intelligent)

3 This is the _______ (dry) summer people can

remember.

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

_______ (hot) day of the year!

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

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

city!

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

Mark

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

1 _______ rap music? I love it.

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

colour.

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

4 The teacher ______ to see you in the

classroom now.

5 My parents _______ old films from the 1980s.

6 _______ me to help you?

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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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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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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Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 Can you buy me some stamps at the _______

office, please?

2 There are two art _______ in our town.

3 You can get some information about festivals

at the tourist information _______.

4 The police _______ is opposite the

supermarket.

5 They’re opening a big department _______ in

the town centre soon.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

parked explained ordered repaired
watched

1 They _______ their car outside our house.

2 The police officers _______ the situation.

3 The mechanic _______ the dent very quickly.

4 She _______ a good programme on TV last

night.

5 We looked at the menu and then we _______

our meal.

Mark

Grammar

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

1 There _______ any students in the school

before 8.30 a.m. yesterday morning.

2 Is Anna ill? She _______ in class yesterday.

3 My eyes _______ very tired after all that

computer work yesterday.

4 Why _______ you late home last night?

5 _______ your dad at the match on Sunday?

6 We _______ in Ireland on holiday last year.

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7 Frankie _______ the best student at English

last term.

Mark

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

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

She was very ill.

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

last night.

3 My mum _______ (hurry) to work this morning

because she was late.

4 I _______ (watch) an interesting programme

on TV yesterday.

5 My parents _______ (decide) to order a pizza

for dinner last night.

6 We all _______ (pass) the test easily.

7 We _______ (study) at the same school three

years ago.

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

after school.

Mark

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

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

a long way from the stage.

2 The test _______ (be) very difficult yesterday.

I _______ (can) do it.

3 Yesterday I _______ (can) find my homework.

It _______ (be) on the floor!

4 _______ (can) you understand the questions?

I think they _______ (be) very easy.

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

baby.

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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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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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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Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 A person from Sweden is _______.

2 A person from Japan is _______.

3 A person from Britain is _______.

4 A person from Australia is _______.

5 A person from France 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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Complete the sentences with the correct past
form of the verbs in the box.

do win teach go read speak get

1 Our team _______ the school basketball

competition last Saturday.

2 Last month I _______ an interesting book

about Martin Luther King.

3 My cousin _______ a job at the new

supermarket yesterday.

4 Janine _______ to New York for two weeks last

year.

5 I _______ some of my homework before

breakfast this morning.

6 Miss Parker _______ us about some famous

English writers last week.

7 My teacher _______ to my parents about my

schoolwork last night.

Mark

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

1 _______ (you go) to the film club last

Wednesday?

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

night?

3 I don’t want lunch today because I _______

(have) a big breakfast this morning.

4 I _______ (buy) the English-English dictionary

because it was very expensive.

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

restaurant.

6 _______ (Stuart see) Karen yesterday evening?

She wanted to speak to him.

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

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

Listening

≤

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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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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Reading

Read the text.

Food for thought

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.

Choose the best answers.

1 At The Kitchen Cupboard you can

A buy healthy food.

B eat a good meal.

C have a cooking lesson.

2 Tania

A does a lot of exercise.

B loves eating.

C has a lot of cookery books.

3 One of her favourite recipes includes

fruit and vegetables.

fish and vegetables.

C meat and vegetables.

4 Tania thinks people want to be healthy

because

they want to be in the newspapers.

they like healthy food.

C they know it’s dangerous to be heavy.

5 Healthy food

can be delicious.

is often expensive.

C is usually boring.

Mark

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Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

bottle bowl glass slice cup

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

before you go to work.

2 I always have a _______ of coffee when I get

up in the morning.

3 Can you get a _______ of milk when you go

shopping please?

4 Would you like a _______ of toast with your

breakfast?

5 The waiter brought me a _______ of orange

juice with my meal.

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 A cup of hot _______ helps you sleep well at

night.

orange juice

B curry C chocolate

2 My favourite meal is baked _______ on toast.

cabbage

B onions C beans

3 Would you like some _______ potatoes with

your beef?

roast

B eggs C carrots

4 In the summer we often eat _______ and

cream in the garden.

cheese

B bread C strawberries

5 At the Indian restaurant we had a delicious

chicken _______.

pastry

B curry C yoghurt

Mark

Grammar

Complete the sentences with some or any.

1 Are there _______ cafés near here?

2 Is there _______ sugar in the bowl?

3 Please buy _______ apples when you go

shopping.

4 I haven’t got _______ books about South

America.

5 When you went to the zoo did you see _______

lions?

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

bag.

7 There isn’t _______ water in the bottle.

Mark

Complete the sentences with much or many.

1 How _______ cups of tea does your mum drink

a day?

2 How _______ money did you spend on the

new car?

3 How _______ magazines do you buy every

week?

4 How _______ people were there at the party?

5 How _______ milk do you have with your

cereal?

6 How _______ time is there before dinner?

7 How _______ TV programmes do you watch a

week?

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

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≤

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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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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Reading

Read the text.

A lucky escape

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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Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 We _______ everywhere on foot because it’s

good exercise!

2 _______ a taxi from the station to our house.

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

only 12.15 p.m.

4 I always _______ by Underground when I’m in

London.

5 Can you _______ me a lift home, please?

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

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

cloudy

B windy C freezing

2 We couldn’t see because it was _______.

sunny

B windy C foggy

3 Last night it was _______ in my room.

snowy

B freezing C stormy

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

cold

B rainy C icy

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

across the road.

windy

B cloudy C icy

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Grammar

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

write finish hear lose buy drink
read

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

school _______ the exam papers!

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

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

4 You _______ all the milk. Can you buy some

more?

5 She _______ a letter to the newspaper.

6 I _______ that book. Have you got another?

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

Mark

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

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

caféteria for a sandwich.

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

3 _______ (the theatre send) our tickets yet?

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

for you to come round.

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

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

well.

7 My sister _______ (pass) her driving test yet

but she wants to buy a car.

Mark

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

1 heard the yet have results their students?

_________________________________

2 you yet Carly money given the has?

_________________________________

3 his packed already bags he’s

_________________________________

4 just bus we the missed have

_________________________________

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

_________________________________

6 to Max the trip already spoken I about have

_________________________________

Mark

Listening

≤

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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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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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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Vocabulary

Complete the sentences with the correct
answers.

1 My mum is a _______ and she helps lots of

people. It’s a good job.

computer programmer

B nurse C artist

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

repair cars.

mechanic

B builder C chef

3 I wanted to be a _______ when I was young

and work with famous film stars.

hairdresser

B farmer C factory worker

4 My cousin became a _______ last year and he

works in different churches.

A teacher B scientist C priest

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

make difficult decisions.

waiter

B actor C politician

Mark

Complete the sentences with the correct words
in the box.

centre site restaurant salon park

1 They’re always looking for people to work in

the fast-food _______.

2 A builder works on a building _______.

3 Jenny’s a secretary at the sports _______.

4 You can get a good summer job in a theme

_______.

5 My cousin opened her own hair _______ last

year.

Mark

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

1 Who _______ (you invite) to the party?

2 _________ (you watch) the new series on

television this evening?

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

4 My friends and I _______ (travel) across

Europe this summer.

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

new restaurant in the High Street?

6 He _______ (take) a holiday this year because

he has to study for his exams.

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

because I can’t drive yet.

Mark

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

marry be get be pass win be

1 They _______ the competition. They haven’t

trained this month.

2 My dad _______ 45 on his next birthday!

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

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

wake me up at 7.30 a.m.

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

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

7 I _______ at home this evening. Come round

at seven.

Mark

Complete the sentences with should or
shouldn’t.

1 You _______ drink two litres of water every

day.

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

3 You _______ drive when you’re tired.

4 You _______ stay up all night before an exam.

5 You _______ exercise a little every day.

6 You _______ eat a big meal before swimming.

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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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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