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5 2 It’s quarter past twelve.

3 It’s quarter to four.

4 It’s eleven o’clock.

5 It’s ten to six.

6 It’s ten past nine.

Dates

6 2 23rd June

3 15th November

4 31st January

5 3rd February

6 25th December

7 12th March

8 5th August

9 16th May

10 6th July

Personal Information

7 2 What’s your date of

birth?

3 What’s your address?

4 What’s your phone

number?

5 Have you got an email

address?

can

8 2 Can she swim?

No, she can’t.

3 Can he ride a horse?

Yes, he can.

4 Can they sing?

No, they can’t.

5 Can they dance?

Yes, they can.

6 Can she play football?

Yes, she can.

7 Can he ride a bicycle?

No, he can’t.

Unit 1

Grammar present

simple

1 2 lives 

3 go 

4 study 

5 watch 

6 play 

7 doesn’t like 

8 loves 

9 watches 

10 reads 

11 Do 

12 listen

13 don’t like  

14 do
2 2 They go to the same

school.

3 I don’t read magazines

and books all the time.

4 We play tennis.

5 David doesn’t speak

French.

6 You eat fast food.

7 Lucy and I watch TV after

school.

8 My best friend doesn’t

drink a lot of tea.

9 Tom listens to music.

10 Jack sometimes does his

homework.

3 1 She is 14 years old.

2 She lives in Manchester.

3 She likes music and fruit.

4 She doesn’t like TV or fast

food.

5 She plays football and

tennis.

6 She speaks English and

French.

4 2 Does Marta like music?

Yes, she does.

3 Where does Marta live?

She lives in Manchester.

4 Does Marta like sports?

Yes, she does.

5 Does Marta eat fruit? Yes,

she does.

6 Does Marta speak

French? Yes, she does.

Vocabulary family

5 2 Tom 8 Rory

3 Jane, Rory 9 Tracy

4 Mary 10

Rory

5 Sandra 11

Tony

6 John 12

Jane

7 Susan

8 Rory
6

=

=

=

Jack Betty

Jess

Tom

Ben

Ellie

Natalie Sally

Chris

Lucy

Fred

7 2 my uncle 

3 my sister 

4 my brother 

5 my son 

6 my aunt   

7 my nephew 

8 my grandma 

9 my daughter 

10 my cousin 

11 my grandad 

12 my mother

Which family member does

not fit? daughter

Starting out

Personal pronouns

and be

1 2 am

5 are  

3 is

6 are  

4 is

7 are

2 2 He

5 I  

3 We 

6 You 

4 They 7 It

Nouns and have got

3

a

an

dog

elephant

fish

aeroplane

bus

eagle

animal

4 2 Has Sarah got a computer?

Yes, she has.

3 Have Mr and Mrs Smith

got a baby?

Yes, they have.

4 Have you got an

elephant?

No, I haven’t.

5 Has Daniel got a car?

Yes, he has.

6 Have I got an aeroplane?

No, you haven’t.

Plurals and there is

and there are

5

singular

plural

fish

fish

foot

feet

man

men

mouse

mice

person

people

sheep

sheep

tooth

teeth

woman

women

6 2 There are three exercise

books.

3 There are seven boxes.

4 There is one table

5 There is one foot.

6 There are five knives.

7 There is one sheep.

8 There are nine rulers.

9 There is one mouse.

10 There are eight tomatoes.

Colours

7 1 yellow 6 black

2 blue 7 white  

3 pink  8 orange 

4 red

9 purple  

5 grey

10 brown  

Possessive forms

8 2 C  

3 B

4 A
9 2 theirs   5 mine

3 hers

6 his  

4 yours  

Adjectives

1

A B

I

G R

I

N T

S T Y O U N G O

M L A L M I

N R

A S O L O N G S

L H A W L O N

I

L O O N D R E L
F R F A S T W L

A T E S C A R Y

Numbers

2 2 89 

5 5,617 

3 212

6 15,912  

4 764  
3 2 sixty-four

3 one hundred and eleven

4 five hundred and forty-

two

5 two thousand, three

hundred and forty

6 seven thousand, eight

hundred and thirty-one

7 eleven thousand, two

hundred

8 fifteen thousand, six

hundred and forty-three

Telling the time

4

2

3

4

5

6

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Vocabulary days and

school subjects

1 Saturday

Thursday

Friday

Sunday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday
2

G L M A T H S C H C
O E P H

I

N R

I

E H

B

I

O L O G Y C N E

D R M G S C A T G M

R

I

U B R S R E L

I

A S S L F A T D

I

S

M U S

I

C U P R S T

A M F R E N C H H R
G O H

I

S T O R Y Y

A P H Y S

I

C S

I

C

Missing subjects: Biology,

Physics

2 Music  

3 Chemistry 

4 French  

5 English 

6 Art  

7 Drama  

8 History  

9 Geography  

10 ICT
3 2 Maths   7 Music

3 History 8 Art 

4 French 9 PE  

5 ICT 

10 Biology

6 Chemistry

Grammar present

simple and times

4 2 Art  

3 Geography 

4 DT  

5 Drama 

6 Geography  

7 Drama
5 2 Yes, we do.

3 No, he doesn’t.

4 Yes, he does.

5 Yes, he does.

6 No, I don’t.

7 No, they don’t.

8 Yes, she does.

9 Yes, I do.

10 No, he doesn’t.
6 3 I don’t like Chemistry.

4 Do you like football?

5 Yes, I do.

6 We have PE at 2 pm.

7 Do you like Maths?

8 No, I don’t.

9 Does she like Maths?

10 Yes, she does.

11 Well, we have Maths at

2 pm.

12 I really hate Maths.
7 I don’t like school and I

really hate Mondays. I have

Maths at 9.00 am and then

French at 10.00 am. I’m

not very good at Maths or

French. After lunch I have

Maths again at 2.00 pm

and History at 2.50 pm. I

don’t have a free lesson on

Monday but I have two free

lessons on Tuesday at 9.00

am and at 2.50 pm. I really

like Fridays because I have

PE at 2.50 pm on Friday

afternoon.

Vocabulary adjectives

1 exciting, fantastic, great,

interesting, OK

Grammar

like + -ing

2 climbing getting

diving flying

doing

swimming

watching skiing

driving eating

sailing having
3 2 hates  

3 hate  

4 likes  

5 doesn’t like  

6 hates  

7 loves  

8 loves  

9 likes  

10 don’t like

Real English

suggestions

4 2 f  

5 d

3 a 

6 c 

4 g 

7 b 

5 Cath Do you know what

to get Matt for his

birthday?

Fred No, I don’t.

Cath Let’s get him

something exciting.

Fred What about a new

TV?

Cath Hmm. Maybe. I know!

How about a pizza?

Fred That’s a great idea. He

loves eating pizza.

6 Possible answers

2 What about an

experience?

3 It’s a day doing

something exciting.

4 Yes, they are.

5 What about a DVD?

Reading and Writing

1 1 C

4 A

2 D

5 D

3 B

6 B

2 1 D

3 B  

2 A

4 C

3 1 a

4 a  

2 b

5 b  

3 c

6 c  

4 1 Lucy

2 16

3 flat

4 my parents

5 brother

6 don’t like

7 friends

8 Drama

9 Chemistry

10 swimming

11 swimming

12 go to the gym

13 Saturday

14 go shopping

15 Saturday

16 going to discos

17 Saturday
5 1 Because the police think

Hal is a criminal/burglar.

2 They think he is Tim

Hawkins the movie star.

3 Everyone except Tim’s

dog.

Culture Connection

1 1 Stevie 3 Linda 

2 Jack 4 Olivia
2 1 Stevie 4 Olivia 

2 Linda 5 Jack 

3 Linda

6 Jack

3 1 T 

5 T 

2 T

6 F  

3 F

7 T  

4 T

8 F

Can you remember it?

1 2 c 

5 c 

3 a  

6 a

4 b  
2 1 school 6 reads

2 niece 7 shopping  

3 Australia 8 work 

4 cousin  9 stupid 

5 History 10

early 

3 2 do  

8 eat

3 and  9 eating 

4 live 10

have 

5 at  

11

always

6 sometimes  12 On

7 In  
4 2 I usually do my

homework in the

evening.

3 She speaks English.

4 Do you like kitesurfing?

5 We don’t have ICT today.

6 Do you have PE at 3.00?

7 Diana loves listening to

classical music.

8 I know! How about rock

climbing?

9 Lucy usually gets up at

10 o’clock.

10 Robert never goes to

school.

5 2 Does Daniel speak

French?

3 They like (rock) climbing.

4 I hate watching TV.

5 I usually get up at 7.

6 Do we have Maths on

Wednesday?

7 We don’t go to the same

school.

8 We sometimes listen to

classical music.

9 Peter doesn’t have

lessons on Friday.

10 Sandra is Oliver’s niece.

Unit 2

Vocabulary verbs

1 2 drink 6 text  

3 chat 7 carry  

4 ride

8 dance  

5 run  
2 2 ride

6 dances  

3 texts 7 chats  

4 drink 8 runs  

5 carry  

Grammar present

continuous for now

3 2 doing 

3 ’m looking 

4 Are you working 

5 is talking 

6 is lying 

7 are watching 

8 ’m not having
4 2 No, she isn’t.

3 No, he isn’t.

4 No, they aren’t.

5 He’s talking to his friend

on the phone.

6 She’s lying on the sofa

doing nothing.

7 They’re watching TV.

8 She’s looking for

information about

English magazines.

5 2 are running

3 are playing football

4 are chatting

5 is riding her bicycle

6 is smiling

7 is eating

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9 is reading a magazine

10 is lying
6 2 She is reading.

3 He is writing a postcard.

4 Yes, he is.

5 No, they aren’t.

6 They are listening to

music.

7 3 Is Susie dancing? No,

she isn’t. She’s riding her

bicycle.

4 Is Susie’s dad smiling?

Yes, he is.

5 Is Mr Jones reading a

magazine? Yes, he is.

6 Are the men reading?

No, they aren’t. They’re

playing football.

7 Is the dog running?

No, it isn’t. It’s eating a

sandwich.

8 Is Gill phoning her

friend? No, she isn’t. She’s

lying on the grass.

9 Are the children playing

tennis? No, they aren’t.

They’re running.

10 Are the women sleeping?

No, they aren’t. They’re

chatting.

Vocabulary rooms and

furniture

1 2 cooker 

3 sofa 

4 bookcase 

5 wardrobe 

6 fridge 

7 desk 

8 armchair 

9 chest of drawers
2 living room

sofa

bookcase

armchair

DVD player

TV

bedroom

wardrobe

chest of drawers

bookcase

desk

bed

kitchen

cooker

fridge

table

chair

dining room

chest of drawers

table

chair
3 2 hall 

3 garden 

4 study 

5 toilet 

6 bedroom 

7 living room 

8 dining room  

9 garage 

10 attic

Grammar

there is and

there are

4 2 are  

7 aren’t

3 is

8 is 

4 is  

9 are

5 aren’t   10 isn’t

6 are  
5 2 it is  

3 There is  

4 It is  

5 it is  

6 there is  

7 there is  

8 there are  

9 there is  

10 there are  

11 there is  

12 They are

Pronunciaton

6 under

cooker

sofa

chest of drawers

computer

Grammar prepositions

of place

7 2 T 

6 F 

3 F

7 F  

4 F

8 F  

5 T  
8 2 The dog is under the

table.

3 The dog is in the

wardrobe.

4 The dog is next to the

wardrobe.

5 The dog is between the

wardrobes.

9 2 It’s on

3 They’re under

4 It’s between

5 He’s in

6 It’s on

7 They’re in

8 It’s next to

9 It’s between

10 It’s next to

Real English

telephoning 1

1 2 Yes, please. Can you ask

her to call me?

3 I’m shopping in town,

but she can call me on

my mobile, before

12 o’clock.

4 Thanks. Bye.

2 1 called

2 shopping in town

3 call him on his mobile

4 call him before 12 o’clock
3 Possible answer

2 Hi, Katie. It’s Bill. Is Ted

there, please?

3 No, he isn’t. Can I give

him a message?

4 Yes, please. Can you ask

him to call me?

5 Yes, of course.

6 I want to meet him later.

I’m in a café, but he can

call me on my mobile.

7 OK. I’ll tell him.

8 Thanks. Bye.

9 That’s OK. See you.
4 He wants to meet you later.

He’s in a café and he wants

you to call him on his

mobile.

Katie

Grammar present

simple and present

continuous

5 1 ’m waiting

2 always plays

3 is cooking

4 are you talking, don’t

understand

5 cleans

6 Do you like

7 loves, is buying

8 want, is washing
6 2 c  

6 b

3 a 

7 a 

4 c  

8 c

5 b  
7 2 come

3 is reading

4 loves

5 buys

6 isn’t

7 ’s lying

8 gets

9 ’s swimming

10 don’t like

11 ’re listening

Reading and Writing

1 email A – 3, email B – 2
2 2 dolphins

3 Jamie and Jan

4 the fish

5 a big house

6 four other girls

7 dancing

8 Carol  

3 Possible answer

We are having a great time.

We are lying on the beach.

Mark and Sue are playing

with a ball, and Tony is

swimming in the sea. There

is a man standing by a wall.

He is eating an ice cream.

The sun is shining! We are

very happy.

Culture Connection

1 double-decker bus B

houseboat A

windmill D

flat C
2 Lucy – houseboat

Suzie – windmill

Jon – flat

Tim – double-decker bus
3 1 Jon

5 Suzie

2 Tim

6 Jon

3 Suzie

7 Suzie

4 Tim

8 Lucy

Can you remember it?

1 2 c

7 c  

3 a

8 b  

4 b

9 b  

5 a

10 a  

6 b  
2 2 house  

3 cooker  

4 bathroom  

5 text  

6 bookcase
3 2 c

4 c

3 a

5 b

4 2 I’m just lying on the sofa.

3 Dave and Holly are going

to the beach.

4 How are you feeling? /

How do you feel?

5 Is Grandma having fun?

6 You aren’t writing a letter.

7 I don’t understand you.

8 There’s a café next to the

hotel.

9 I never go to the gym.

10 I love swimming in the

sea.

5 2 They are dancing in the

garden.

3 What are you talking

about?

4 There are lots of books in

my room.

5 There aren’t any pictures

on the walls.

6 There is a desk next to

the window.

7 How are you feeling?

8 Kate is taking a shower.

9 There’s a bathroom next

to my bedroom.

10 We are having fun.

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Unit 3

Vocabulary the past

1 2 19th September

3 10th September

4 16/17th September

5 8th September

6 9/10th September

7 14th September

8 18th September
2 2 16th September

3 15th September

4 19th September

5 18th September

Grammar past simple

3 2 B  

6 D

3 A

7 F  

4 H

8 C  

5 G    
4 Across

Down

2 went   1 sang

3 got 2 wrote  

4 met 5 thought  

7 hurt  6 found 

8 drank 8 did  

9 had
5 2 went   7 drank

3 arrived 8 thought  

4 stayed 9 loved  

5 danced 10 had  

6 was  
6 2 They didn’t arrive on

Saturday evening. They

arrived on Monday

evening.

3 They didn’t stay in the

hotel all day on Saturday.

They stayed on the

beach.

4 The food at the hotel

wasn’t terrible. It was

great.

5 The parents didn’t drink

water every day. They

drank fresh orange juice.

6 The children didn’t think

Mallorca was terrible.

They thought it was

great.

7 The children didn’t love

playing in the mountains.

They loved playing on

the beach.

8 The hotel didn’t have a

really good swimming

pool. It had a really good

play area.

7 2 The girls were at a disco

on Saturday.

3 Colin wasn’t happy last

week.

4 We were in Paris last year.

5 You weren’t at the party

last Friday.

6 It was a great holiday.

7 I wasn’t at work

yesterday.

8 You were on TV last

night.

Pronunciation

8

/d/

/Id/

/t/

played

acted

watched

loved

wanted liked

lived

visited

missed

stayed

texted

promised

Vocabulary TV

programmes and

adjectives

1

A C A R T O O N

E B O R

I

N G E

F

I

L M A N

I W

U R U B E R

I

S

N O K A S D A R
N M S C A R Y M

Y

I

N G D U N T

Types of TV

programmes adjectives

cartoon boring

film

scary

comedy funny

news

sad

2 2 a sports programme

3 a documentary

4 the news

5 a soap opera

6 a cartoon

7 a film
3 2 Sad   5 funny

3 romantic

6 scary  

4 exciting 
4 2 the news  

3 documentary  

4 on 

5 at  

6 on  

7 at  

8 on  

9 soap operas  

10 boring  

11 on  

12 at  

13 film  

14 on 

15 romantic 

16 sports programme 

17 on  

18 at

Grammar past simple

questions

5 2 Did Mike go

3 Did you speak

4 Did he have

5 Did you talk

6 Did he say

7 Did you get
6 2 Did Ted and Molly write

an email? No, they didn’t.

3 Did Dan watch TV? No,

he didn’t.

4 Did Ted and Molly have a

bath? No, they didn’t.

5 Did Dan go swimming?

Yes, he did.

6 Did Ted and Molly watch

TV? Yes, they did.

7 Did Dan write an email?

Yes, he did.

8 Did Ted and Molly go

swimming? No, they

didn’t.

9 Did Dan have a bath? No,

he didn’t.

10 Did Ted and Molly cook

dinner? Yes, they did.

7 2 Was  7 Were 

3 Was

8 Did  

4 Did

9 Did  

5 Were

10 Was  

6 Did  

Real English talking

about films

1 2 He really wants to be an

actor.

3 It sounds really scary.

4 Do you really want to go

to the cinema?

5 It was really funny.
2 2 e

5 a  

3 b

6 d  

4 f  
3 2 Yes, we did.

3 What did you see?

4 The new Harry Potter film.

5 Oh! Was it good?

6 Yes, it was. It was really

good.

7 Was it scary?

8 No, it wasn’t really scary.

It was quite funny.

9 I won’t go and see it. I

prefer really scary films.

4 2 Bill Hi Ted. Yes, I did.

3 Ted What did you see?

4 Bill The new Bond film.

5 Ted Was it good?

6 Bill Yes it was. It was

really exciting.

7 Ted Was it funny?

8 Bill No, it wasn’t really

funny.

9 Ted

I won’t go and see

it. I prefer funny

films.

Grammar

contradicting

statements

5 2 f

3 c

4 e

5 a

6 d
6 2 No, it wasn’t. It was really

boring.

3 No, it wasn’t. It was a

horror film.

4 No, it doesn’t. It takes

place in Britain.

5 No, she didn’t. She loved

it.

6 No, she didn’t. She went

with her sister.

Vocabulary TV

1 2 scene

3 opera

4 camera operator

5 show

6 presenter

7 viewers

Reading and Writing

2 A – camera operator

B – actor
3 1 F

6 F

2 T

7 F

3 F

8 T

4 F

9 F

5 F

10 T

4 Possible answer

Yesterday was a bad day.

I woke up late, at eight in

the morning. I left the house

at a quarter past eight and

ran to the train station. Then

I missed the train and got

to the studio late, at ten

past nine. I filmed a chat

show, but the guests were

really boring. I didn’t leave

the studio til a quarter past

seven in the evening and I

was very tired. After that, I

went home and started to

watch TV, but I fell asleep at

twenty past eight.

5 1 Tutankhamun,

Mr Carter’s yellow bird,

Lord Carnarvon, Lord

Carnarvon’s dog and

Karim.

2 Lord Carnarvon.

3 They take them to a

museum in Cairo, Egypt.

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Culture Connection

1 Video 1 – Brooke Brodack

Video 2 – Esmee Denters

Video 3 – Andy McKee

Video 4 – Tay Zonday
2 1 Brooke Brodack

2 Tay Zonday

3 Esmée Denters

4 Andy McKee

5 Esmee Denters

3 1 N

5 T

2 F

6 F

3 F

7 N

4 T

8 T

Can you remember it?

1 2 c 

7 c 

3 b

8 b  

4 a

9 c  

5 a 

10 a 

6 c  
2 2 talked 5 love  

3 actor 6 behind  

4 boring  
3 2 really 6 bet  

3 What  7 sounds 

4 like

8 prefer  

5 great  
4 2 ‘I was quiet.’ ‘No, you

weren’t.’

3 I wrote a letter to Tom

last night.

4 She wasn’t happy.

5

Shrek was a really funny

film.

6 Did you get up late?

7 Gary didn’t go swimming

last Sunday.

8 He didn’t think the lesson

was boring.

9 I went home and then I

went to bed.

10 What did you do

yesterday?

5 2 Last Tuesday we went to

the cinema.

3 We were in Paris last year.

4 This soap opera was

funny.

5 The weather was

horrible.

6 I didn’t like the film

because it was boring.

7 Did David watch the

news?

8 The holiday was

fantastic!

9 I didn’t meet Mark at the

cinema.

10 Did you talk to him?

Unit 4

Vocabulary war verbs

and nouns

1

F D E F E A T L
B

I

C R O

I

P M

U E G Y A N R A

I

I

D H T V U R

L L E U T A

I

R

D R K N A D N Y

T E R P C E D S
E U S R K

I

L L

B P A

I

N T D E

kill – killed

invade – invaded

paint – painted

ruin – ruined

build – built

marry – married

die – died

fight – fought

attack – attacked

burn – burnt
2 soldier, poison, king, rebel,

queen, army

3 2 attacked

3 fought

4 burnt

5 killed

6 died

Grammar past simple

irregular

4 2 went 8 put  

3 got  9 made 

4 became

10

saw  

5 bought 11

drank 

6 met 12

read  

7 said  

Grammar past simple

questions

5 2 What – e  

3 Where – a   

4 Why – h  

5 How – j   

6 Where – b  

7 How long – c   

8 Who – g  

9 What time – i

10 When – f
6 2 How 6 Who

3 Where 7 How long

4 What 8 What time

5 When
7 2 When did you leave?

3 How did you get there?

4 Who did you go with?

5 What did you do in

London?

6 Why did you go there?

7 Where did you go for

lunch?

8 What did you have?

9 When did you come

home?

8 2 Alfred visited Rome

years ago.

3 The Viking Great Army

invaded England

years ago.

4 Alfred married Ealhswith

years ago.

5 Alfred became king of

Wessex

years

ago.

6 King Alfred defeated

the Vikings at Edington

years ago.

7 The Viking king became

Christian

years

ago.

8 King Alfred died

years ago.

9 2 When did Alfred visit

Rome?

3 When did the Viking

Great Army invade

England?

4 When did Alfred marry

Ealhswith?

5 When did Alfred become

King of Wessex?

6 When did Alfred defeat

the Vikings at Edington?

7 When did the Viking king

become Christian?

8 When did King Alfred

die?

Vocabulary countries,

nationalities and

languages

1 2 Spanish 

3 Portugal  

4 Spain   

5 France  

6 French  

7 Germany  

8 German  

9 Italy  

10 Italian  

11 Switzerland  

12 Swiss  

13 Greece  

14 Greek
2 2 Switzerland

3 English / British

4 Japanese

5 Holland

6 Scottish / British

7 Brazilian

8 Germany

9 Egypt

10 Greek

3 2 Hindi

3 Mandarin

4 French

5 German

6 Portuguese

7 Swedish

8 Greek

9 Spanish

10 Dutch

F

P

G E R M A N

O

E

P

R

N

M

O

T

S

C

A

L

U

W

H

I

N D

I

G R E E K

D

S

U

D

A

H

E

I

R

S

S P A N

I

S H

E

H

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The language that does not

fit is Dutch.

4 2 French

3 Brazil

4 Brazilians

5 Spanish

6 Portuguese

7 Australia

8 Britain

9 English

10 Australians

Pronunciation

5

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Poland

Brazil

China

Japan

●

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●

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Germany

Canadian

Canada

Australia

Switzerland

Brazilian

Real English

telephoning 2

1 2 a

5 c  

3 f 

6 b 

4 e  
2 2 Yes, it is. Hi, Tom.

3 I couldn’t get through to

you this morning. Where

were you?

4 Oh, I was on the beach.

I switched off my mobile.

5 On the beach?

6 Yes, I went snorkelling

with Ben and Lucy. We

had a great time.

7 With Ben and Lucy?

What about yesterday?

I couldn’t get through

then.

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8 Yesterday I was in the

mountains. There was no

reception.

9 Oh, I see. Are you doing

anything this evening?

10 No. Listen, the reception

is bad. Can you call me

later or text me?

3 George Yes it is. Hi, Donna.

Donna I couldn’t get

through to you

yesterday. Where

were you?

George I was visiting

my aunt in the

country. There was

no reception at all.

Donna What about this

morning? I couldn’t

get through then.

Where are you

now?

George I’m in a café.

Donna Oh, I see. Are you

doing anything

this evening?

George No. Listen, the

recption is bad.

Can you call me

later or text me?

4 2 GR8

6 2day

3 YRUL8 7 2mrw

4 CUL8R 8 B4

5 How ru
5 2 Speak later.

3 How are you today?

4 Are you OK?

5 Text me later.

Grammar

must

1 2 d

6 a  

3 g

7 c  

4 h

8 f  

5 e  
2 2 I must visit my aunt this

weekend.

3 You must be home by

nine o’clock.

4 I must finish my

homework now.

5 We must go to the

supermarket today.

6 I must phone Sally this

morning.

7 Mum says we must be

good.

8 You must always be

polite to other people.

3 2 You must be quiet.

3 You mustn’t climb trees.

4 You mustn’t eat in class.

5 You mustn’t walk on the

grass.

6 You must turn right.

4 2 must come

3 mustn’t smoke

4 must choose

5 must do

6 must ask

7 mustn’t leave

8 must tell

9 must enjoy

Vocabulary years

1 2 1612

3 two thousand and five

4 nineteen ninety-nine

5 1842

6 1950

7 sixteen sixty-six

8 1412

9 2004

10 seventeen seventy-two
2 the postage stamp
3 2 F

5 T

3 F

6 F

4 T
4 2 In 1863 he became a

music teacher at a boys’

school in England.

3 In 1870 his brother died

and his family moved to

Canada.

4 In 1871 he moved to

Boston and taught in a

school for deaf people.

5 In 1876, at the age of

29, he invented the

telephone.

6 In 1877 he met Thomas

Watson and they started

the Bell Telephone

company.

7 In 1915 he opened the

first Transamerican

telephone line and spoke

from New York to Watson

in San Francisco.

8 In 1922 he died in

Canada.

Culture Connection

1 A Australia

B New Zealand

C Canada
2 2 cricket 5 polar bear

3 kiwi

6 ice hockey

4 rugby
3 1 New Zealand

2 Australia

3 Canada
4 1 the Queen

2 in 1769

3 sheep

4 the Aborigines

5 Sydney

6 the French

7 French and English

Can you remember it?

1 2 a  

6 a

3 b 

7 a 

4 c 

8 c 

5 c   
2 2 Did  

3 Greek  

4 Italy  

5 soldier 

6 Brazil
3 2 a 

4 c

3 b

5 a

4 2 How are you today?

3 Who did you meet

yesterday?

4 When did you get to

work?

5 They left two days ago.

6 Paulo is Brazilian.

7 Why did you take the

train?

8 You mustn’t walk on the

grass.

9 I must finish this work

today.

10 I sent you an email this

morning.

5 2 Why did you say that?

3 They speak German in

Switzerland.

4 You mustn’t swim here.

5 You must help your

friends (classmates).

6 Can you call me later?

7 Who did he speak to?

8 This is a Japanese car.

9 How long did you wait?

10 When did the lesson

finish?

Unit 5

Vocabulary food

1 2 e 

8 l 

3 k

9 f  

4 g

10 m  

5 a

11 j  

6 i

12 h  

7 b

13 d

2 2 butter 4 water  

3 cake 5 cabbage
3 2 beef mince  

3 mushrooms  

4 onion  

5 pasta
4 2 cook 6 fridge  

3 take away 7 eat out  

4 meal   8 dishes

5 cookbooks  

Grammar countable

and uncountable

nouns

5

Countable

Uncountable

apple

cheese  

biscuit 

milk  

chips 

bread  

orange 

water  

banana

butter

cabbage
potato  
cake

6 2 Is 

7 Are

3 is 

8 isn’t 

4 aren’t 9 is  

5 that   10 is

6 doesn’t  
7 2 some 7 some  

3 any

8 any  

4 any

9 any  

5 some 10 any  

6 any  
8 2 There is some mince.

3 There are some

tomatoes.

4 There isn’t any milk.

5 There is some pasta.

6 There are some

mushrooms.

7 There isn’t any bread.

8 There isn’t any cheese.

9 There are some onions.

10 There aren’t any bananas.
9 Possible answers

2 There’s some chicken on

the table but there isn’t

any chicken in the fridge.

3 There are some potatoes

on the table but there

aren’t potatoes any in the

fridge.

4 There’s some pasta on

the table but there isn’t

any pasta in the fridge.

5 There’s a banana in the

fridge but there aren’t

any bananas on the

table.

6 There’s an onion in the

fridge but there isn’t an

onion on the table.

7 There are some tomatoes

in the fridge but there

aren’t any tomatoes on

the table.

8 There are some

mushrooms in the fridge

but there aren’t any

mushrooms on the table.

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fridge but there isn’t any

water on the table.

10 There are some eggs

in the fridge but there

aren’t any eggs on the

table.

Vocabulary units of

measurement

1

S U G A R R

I M T

I

A T F A B R A G

I

C

U L

I M I

A F

I

N E

S U S L E F C A R C

A S H B L Y O O P R
G R U N D W E E N E

E L A B R E A D O A
S C R E M F T T Y M
S C O F F E E T E A

U R C H

I

C K E N R

1 sparkling water  

2 hot chocolate  

3 coffee  

4 tea  

5 still water  

6 chicken  

7 bread  

8 ice cream  

9 fish  

10 sugar  

11 sausages  

12 bacon

Missing words: hot

chocolate, sparkling water

2 2 sparkling water

3 still water

4 coffee

5 tea

6 milk

7 hot chocolate
3

Hot drinks
hot chocolate
coffee
tea
Cold drinks
orange juice
sparkling water
milk

4 A glass of orange juice,

sparkling water,

milk

A cup of

hot chocolate,

coffee, tea

A bottle of sparkling water,

still water, milk

A pot of

coffee, tea

A carton of orange juice,

milk

A mug of hot chocolate,

coffee, tea

5 2 sugar  5 bread 

3 sparkling 6 ice cream  

4 bacon 
6 1 c

4 b  

2 d

5 a  

3 e  
7 2 a loaf of bread

3 a kilo of cheese

4 a slice of toast

5 a packet of butter

Grammar

much and

many

7 2 How many

3 How many

4 How much

5 How much

6 How many

7 How many

8 How much
8 2 How much tea did she

drink?

3 How many videos did

you watch?

4 How many eggs are

there in the fridge?

5 How many cakes would

you like?

6 How much money does

Daniel want?

7 How much cheese did

you buy?

8 How much time do you

need?

9 How many students are

there in your class?

10 How much coffee do you

drink?

Real English

1 Good afternoon 2

Good

morning

1

Good

night

4

Good

evening

3

2 2 sounds  

3 sounds  

4 looks
3 2 Are you ready to order?

3 Yes, of course.

4 I’m sorry, we don’t have

any Italian ham.

5 That sounds great.

6 Anything to drink?

7 And an orange juice for

me, please.

8 Can we have the bill,

please?

8 Would you like some

pudding?

10 We haven’t got much

time.

4 Bill

Yes, can I have fish

soup as a starter?

Waiter Yes, of course.

Bill

And hot chicken

and bacon salad for

the main course.

Waiter Would you like any

pudding?

Bill

No thanks.

Waiter Anything to drink?

Bill

Yes, still mineral

water, please

Reading and Writing

1 Students’ own answers
2 2 chicken feet

3 frogs’ legs

4 fruit and nuts

5 rice
3 1 F

5 T  

2 T

6 F  

3 F

7 T  

4 F

8 T  

4 Students’ own answers
5 1 He gave all the money

back to Ahmet.

2 No, because he thinks

the students are learning

quickly.

3 Because all the glasses

were dirty.

Culture Connection

1 A 3

B 1

C 2
2 1 Christmas pudding  

2 pumpkin pie

3 roast turkey

3 Dave

Country Australia

Festival Christmas

Date of festival 25

th

Dec

Activities family meal,

put up coloured lights, send

Christmas cards

Presents yes, from Santa

Food salads, cold ham, ice

cream Christmas pudding

Jiao

Country China

Festival New Year

Date of festival between

21

st

January and 20

th

February

Activities put up lanterns,

family meal, street parades,

dragon dancing

Presents cards, children

receive red envelopes with

money

Food sticky rice cakes

Mary

Country US

Festival Thanksgiving

Date of festival 4

th

Thursday in November

Activities family meal,

watch Macy’s parade

Presents send cards, small

presents

Food turkey, pumpkin pie

Can you remember it?

1 2 c

7 c  

3 c

8 b  

4 a

9 a  

5 b

10 b  

6 a  
2 2 spaghetti

3 chicken

4 mushroom

5 good pudding

6 loaf
3 2 ready  

3 I’d  

4 course  

5 Anything  

6 cup  

7 Here  

8 much
4 2 Are there any potatoes?

3 Dinner is ready in half an

hour.

4 There is some mince in

the fridge.

5 Have you got any

tomatoes?

6 I need two cartons of

orange juice.

7 There isn’t much

sparkling water.

8 How many people did

you invite?

9 Goodnight. See you

tomorrow.

10 This chicken salad looks

delicious.

5 2 There is some milk for

you.

3 She cooks meals.

4 Are there any eggs in the

fridge?

5 Do you drink much

coffee?

6 She doesn’t eat many

cakes.

7 How much milk do you

want in your coffee?

8 How many students are

there in your class?

9 Do you want some juice?

10 Can I have the bill,

please?

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Vocabulary

1 2 e 

6 g

3 a

7 d  

4 h

8 b  

5 c  
2 2 – 

6 out 

3 to  

7 round

4 with 8 in  

5 –  

Grammar present

continuous for future

arrangements

3

past

present

yesterday

at the

last month

moment

two days ago right now
future
next Thursday
tomorrow
the day after tomorrow

4 3 present 6 future  

4 present 7 present  

5 future 8 future  
5 2 She’s playing tennis on

Saturday morning.

3 She’s buying new shoes

on Wednesday morning.

4 She’s washing her hair on

Saturday afternoon.

5 She’s making a cake on

Friday afternoon.

6 She’s having a party on

Sunday afternoon.

7 She’s painting her room

on Thursday morning.

8 She’s going to the gym

on Friday morning.

6 Students’ own answers
7 2 Is Tim coming to the

cinema? No, he isn’t

3 Are the children going

on holiday with you? Yes,

they are.

4 Are you leaving school

early this afternoon? No,

I’m not.

5 Is your mum helping you

with your homework this

weekend? Yes, she is.

6 Are we inviting Gill to our

party? No, we aren’t.

7 Are Isabel and Matt

having a barbecue next

Saturday? No, they aren’t.

8 Are you going on holiday

next month? Yes, I am.

9 Are you visiting your

grandparents at

Christmas? Yes, I am.

10 Are you and your friends

doing anything exciting

this weekend? Yes, we

are.

8 2 late

5 early

3 early

6 late

4 late
9 1 Mum

I’m meeting Julie at the

supermarket after lunch.

I’m catching the 12.40 bus.

It arrives at the supermarket

at 13.20.

If Julie phones, tell her I’ll be

5 minutes late.

Kelly

2 Ben

I’m meeting Lucy at the

station this morning.

I’m catching the 9.30 bus.

It gets to the station at 10.10.

If Lucy phones, tell her I’ll be

ten minutes late.

Tom

Vocabulary the

weather

1

S D R R S C O L D

N T C A L H U M I
O D O F O G G Y C

W E L R C L U D S

I

S Q B M D R O U

N T U R G Y B

I

N

G H O T U T

I

C N

C

I M W I

N D Y Y

hot, windy, foggy, snowing,

icy, stormy, sunny

2 2 windy 6 hot  

3 cold   7 stormy

4 snowing

8 foggy  

5 icy  

Grammar the future

with

going to

3 2 Mark

3 Sue and Tony

4 Sam and Mary
4 2 No, he isn’t. He’s going to

ride his bike.

3 No they aren’t. They’re

going to visit Italy.

4 No, they aren’t. They’re

going to travel by car.

5 No, he isn’t. He’s going to

go climbing.

6 No, they aren’t. They’re

going to travel by

aeroplane.

5 2 She isn’t going to do a

parachute jump.

3 She’s going to learn to

windsurf.

4 She’s going to ride a

horse.

5 She isn’t going to race

quad bikes.

6 She isn’t going to play

paint-ball games.

7 She’s going to sail in the

lake.

8 She isn’t going to cook

for 50 people.

9 She’s going to run 10km

every morning.

6 2 Is it going to rain?

3 Are you going to get up

early on Saturday?

4 What are you going to do

when you leave school?

5 Who are you going to

meet this weekend?

6 What are you going to do

this summer?

7 What are you going to

have for dinner tonight?

8 Is your teacher going to

give you any homework

tomorrow?

9 Are you going to go to

the cinema soon?

10 What are you going to

watch?

7 Students’ own answers

Real English offers and

requests

1 2 e 

4 c 

3 a

5 b

2 2 What are you doing this

evening?

3 I’m cooking dinner for

my family.

4 I’m going to visit him at

eight o’clock.

5 Yes, I’ll come with you.

6 Can I get him anything?

7 I’ll go to the shop after

dinner.

3 Sandra Oh, hi Chris.

Chris Do you want to

come to a football

match tomorrow

evening?

Sandra Sorry I can’t. I’m

organising a party

tomorrow evening.

Chris Oh. Do you want

to come to the

cinema on Friday

afternoon?

Sandra Yes, OK.

Chris Great. See you on

Friday.

Sandra See you!

Grammar offers and

making requests

4 2 I’ll carry that for you.

3 I’ll get you a drink.

4 I’ll buy them for you.
5 2 Could, bring

3 Could, borrow

4 Could, be
6 1 Could, have, ’ll make

2 ’ll come, Could, come

3 ’ll make, Could, have

4 Could, buy, ’ll go

Reading and Writing

1 You can travel around the

world and visit famous cities.

2 2 4

3 8

4 4

3 2 In a hostel.

3 Hollywood.

4 He hopes to see some

film stars there.

5 He’s going to go surfing.

6 Three months ago.

7 The carnival is starting.

8 She wants to take photos

of the city.

9 She’s going to dance the

samba.

10 On Thursday.

4 Students’ own answers

Culture Connection

1 Horror tour – underground,

scary, tunnels, ghosts,

criminals

Loch Ness experience –

underwater, interesting,

scientists, monster

2 1 T

5 F

2 F

6 F

3 T

7 T

4 F

8 F

Can you remember it?

1 2 b

6 c  

3 c 

7 a 

4 a

8 b  

5 a    
2 2 c

4 b

3 a

5 a

3 1 having 5 visit

2 raining 6 sight-seeing

3 sitting 7 now

4 go
4 2 Are you watching the

football tonight?

3 I’m doing my homework

and going to bed.

4 It isn’t sunny today.

5 I’m not going to go to

the bank this afternoon.

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food?

7 Can I help you, Madam?

8 We’re having a fantastic

time.

5 2 They are not going on

holiday.

3 It is cold and windy

today.

4 It’s going to rain.

5 What are we having for

dinner today?

6 Can you help me?

7 I’ll call you tonight.

8 They are going to travel

by train.

Unit 7

Grammar past

continuous

1 2 Were, was

3 weren’t, were

4 was, was

5 Was, was

6 were

7 was

8 wasn’t
2 2 The cats weren’t fighting.

They were sleeping.

3 Sally wasn’t walking. She

was swimming.

4 The boys weren’t

studying. They were

playing chess.

5 Mr Jones wasn’t having a

shower. He was having a

bath.

6 Mrs Jackson wasn’t

reading. She was writing.

7 The dog wasn’t barking.

It was eating.

8 He wasn’t wearing jeans.

He was wearing shorts.

3 2 wasn’t wearing

3 Were you sleeping

4 was watching

5 were the children doing

6 weren’t listening

7 Was it raining

8 was running

9 was looking

10 were you crying
4 2 was eating

3 were watching

4 was reading

5 was sleeping

6 was playing

7 was listening

8 was getting dressed

9 was having a shower
5 2 Was Jenna eating a

sandwich?

she

was.

3 Were Jeff and Tracey

playing computer

games?

they

weren’t.

4 Was Mr Johns singing in

the dining room?

No, he wasn’t.

5 Was the dog barking in

the hall?

No, it wasn’t.

6 Was Kevin sleeping in his

bedroom?

No, he wasn’t.

7 Was Katrina listening to

music?

Yes, she was.

8 Was Mr Parker getting

dressed in the kitchen?

No, he wasn’t.

9 Was Mrs Johns having a

shower?

Yes, she was.
6 Students’ own answers.

Vocabulary clothes

and adjectives to

describe clothes

1 2 smart 5 awful  

3 casual 6 gorgeous  

4 lovely  
2 2 coat 8 socks  

3 skirt  9 shoes 

4 jeans  10 boots 

5 hoodie 11 tie  

6 trousers 12 scarf  

7 shorts  

S K I R T

S

H

S H O E S

I

H

C

C

R

O

J

K

A

T R O U S E R S

R

D

A

F

T I E

N

C

E

S H O R T S

A

B O O T S

3

a

a pair of

skirt

boots

hoodie

trousers

coat

shorts

tie

socks

scarf

shoes

4 2 socks 5 shorts  

3 tie 

6 T-shirt 

4 jeans  

Vocabulary appearance

5 2 glasses  7 toes 

3 eyes 8 ears  

4 Hair 9 feet  

5 moustache 10 wrist  

6 beard  

6 2 thin, white

3 big, bushy, black

4 little, black

5 long, black

6 short, curly, brown

7 long, white
7 Possible answer

The man is tall and thin.

He has got short, brown,

curly hair. He’s wearing a

T-shirt and a pair of jeans.

He isn’t wearing shoes. The

woman is short and fat. She

has got long, dark hair and

she’s wearing glasses. She’s

wearing a jumper, a skirt

and shoes.

Real English

storytelling

1 2 f

5 a  

3 e

6 d  

4 c  
2 2 Yes, it was really good.

We went on a safari.

3 A safari? That sounds

great.

4 It was. But it was a bit

scary. We were driving

along when a zebra

attacked our car.

5 No!

6 Yes, honestly. And after

that, I saw a zebra kill a

lion!

7 Don’t be silly. A zebra

can’t do that. You’re lying.

8 No, I’m not. It’s really

true!

3 Chris Yes, I did. But it was

a bit scary. I saw a

ghost!

Martin No!

Chris

Yes, honestly. I was

in my bedroom

when it happened.

The room went

cold and I was very

afraid.

Martin Don’t be silly. I

don’t believe in

ghosts. You’re lying.

Chris

No, I’m not. It’s

really true!

Grammar past simple

and past continuous

4 2 went

3 were sleeping

4 broke

5 was sunbathing

6 was working

7 said

8 laughed

9 was shining

10 was wearing

5 2 was shining

3 were singing

4 decided

5 sat

6 were playing

7 took

8 was reading

9 started

10 ran

11 was cooking

12 thought
6 2 She was running when it

started to rain.

3 He was sleeping when

the alarm went off.

Reading and Writing

1 1 E

3 A

2 D

4 C

2 1 When Jenny was alone.

2 The water became icy

cold.

3 She was reading the

newspaper.

4 When she was having

dinner with the family.

5 At 3 am.

6 Because he was sleeping

deeply.

7 The next day.
3 Students’ own answers
4 1 In a goose.

2 James Ryder.

3 Because there were a lot

of police in the street

looking for the diamond.

Culture Connection

1 2 skater

3 ska kid

4 scene kid
2 2 skaters 6 ska kids

3 ska kids 7 indies

4 indies 8 scene kids

5 scene kids

Can you remember it?

1 2 c  

7 a

3 a

8 b  

4 a  

9 c

5 b

10 b  

6 c  
2 2 bushy 5 shirt  

3 glasses 6 hair  

4 blonde  
3 2 true  

3 promise  

4 believe  

5 saw  

6 Honestly  

7 happened  

8 disappeared  

9 Oh, really  

10 lying

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homework now.

3 I crashed my car on my

way home last night.

4 Who was wearing my

shoes this morning?

5 She needs a new pair of

jeans.

6 I like your long, black

coat.

7 He has short, blonde hair.

8 Could you give me some

money, please?

9 I was only joking.

10 She was reading when

she met Tim.

5 2 What were you doing

yesterday evening at 7

o’clock?

3 When I came in, the

children were playing

computer games.

4 He was wearing red

shorts.

5 What did she look like?

6 That man had a long,

black beard.

7 She wasn’t wearing a

coat.

8 Was he lying or joking?

9 Mary was sunbathing all

day.

10 What were you doing

when it happened?

Unit 8

Vocabulary adjectives

1 2 narrow  7 quiet 

3 interesting 8 sensible  

4 boring  9 young 

5 loud   10

slow

6 near  

2 2

interesting   6

young

3 silly  7 short 

4 near 8 slow  

5 wide  
3 2 far  

6 narrow

3 sensible

7 long  

4 quiet 8 loud 

5 fat  

Grammar comparative

adjectives

4 + er: older

+

r: wider, nicer

y + ier: sillier, funnier

double last letter + er: fatter,

thinner

more + adj: more

interesting, more expensive

irregular: worse, better
5 2 better   5 thinner

3 nearer 6 shorter  

4 fatter  

6 2 Our house isn’t as big as

yours.

3 He doesn’t play the

guitar as well as her.

4 That car isn’t as fast as

this one.

5 The post office isn’t as far

as the bank.

6 The film wasn’t as good

as the book.

7 You aren’t as young as

me.

8

The Exorcist isn’t as scary

as The Ring.

9 Your job isn’t as

important as mine.

10 These shoes aren’t as

narrow as those ones.

7 2 Britney is slower than

Christina.

3 Britney is older than

Christina.

4 Christina is newer than

Britney.

5 Britney is cheaper than

Christina.

6 Christina is more

expensive than Britney.

7 Christina is bigger than

Britney.

8 Britney is smaller than

Christina.

9 Christina is more

beautiful than Britney.

Vocabulary buildings

in a town

1 2 bank

3 museum

4 hotel

5 butcher’s

6 railway station

7 greengrocer’s

8 hospital

9 clothes shop

10 bookshop

11 library

12 hairdresser’s

13 chemist’s

14 baker’s

15 swimming pool

16 restaurant
2 2 greengrocer’s

3 hairdresser’s

4 museum

5 hotel

6 newsagent’s

7 baker’s

8 butcher’s

9 restaurant

10 bank

Pronunciation

3

●

●

●

●●

clothes shop

library

baker’s

hairdresser’s

butcher’s

newsagent’s

●

●●●

●

●

railway station hotel

Vocabulary jobs

4 2 nurse

3 firefighter

4 waitress

5 receptionist

6 porter

7 hairdresser

8 postwoman

Grammar directions

5 2 opposite

3 in the middle of

4 in front of

5 behind

6 next to

7 in front of

8 opposite
6 2 E 

4 B 

3 D

5 A

7 1 Go straight on. Take the

second right. Turn left

and then left again. It’s in

front of you.

2 Go straight on and turn

right. Take the third right.

It’s in front of you.

3 Turn left and then turn

right. It’s on the left.

4 Turn right and turn right

again. Take the first right

and the first right again.

It’s in front of you.

Real English shopping

1 2 E 

4 B 

3 D

5 A

2 2 Yes, there are two here.

3 Can I try that one on,

please?

4 Yes, of course.

5 Have you got any bigger

ones?

6 Do you want to try this

grey dress?

7 It fits. How much is it?

8 That’s too expensive.
3 Martin Yes, please. Have

you got any black

jeans?

Shop assistant Yes, we

have a size 32 here.

Martin Do you have them

in size 34?

Shop assistant No, I’m

sorry. But we have

blue jeans in size 34.

Martin How much are

they?

Shop assistant They’re £70.

Martin Oh dear. That’s too

expensive.

Grammar superlatives

4 2 higher

3 the nicest

4 ruder

5 easier

6 the healthiest

7 the hottest

8 wetter

9 more boring

10 the most difficult

11 the best

12 the worst
5 2 the most interesting

3 the fattest

4 the wettest

5 the ugliest

6 the widest

7 the shortest

8 the oldest
6 2 Who’s the heaviest?

3 Who’s the lightest?

4 Who’s the youngest?

5 Who’s the tallest?

6 Who’s the shortest?

Vocabulary numbers

and measurements

1 2 16.4 kg

3 85 km/h

4 21° C

5 $350 million

6 2,110 years

Reading and Writing

2 1 B

3 A

3 2 Las Vegas 6 Las Vegas

3 Las Vegas 7 Monaco

4 Las Vegas 8 Monaco

5 Monaco
4 Students’ own answers

Culture Connection

1 1 E

4 C

2 D

5 A

3 B
2 2 the year the first person

reached the South Pole

3 the height of its highest

mountain

4 the temperature at the

South Pole

5 the number of scientists

who live there in summer

6 the percentage of the

land with no ice or snow

in summer

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3 1 Mount Vinson

2 -89° C

3 Mawson Station

4 1,000

5 Captain James Cook

6 Roald Amundson

7 very small plants

8 the Emperor penguin

Can you remember it?

1 2 c 

7 a 

3 a

8 a  

4 c

9 c  

5 a

10 b  

6 b  
2 2 baker’s  

3 sillier  

4 nearer  

5 supermarket  

6 miles
3 2 looking  6 Great 

3 are   7 cheaper

4 bigger 8 cheapest  

5 biggest  
4 2 James can’t run as fast as

Gary.

3 This is the most boring

film in the world!

4 That ride was (much)

scarier than the last one.

5 There’s an internet café

next to the bank.

6 It’s opposite the

supermarket.

7 Where’s the butcher’s?

8 You’re my best friend.

9 Can I try this on, please?

10 Let’s do it the least

difficult way.

5 2 My shoes are smaller

than yours.

3 You can buy cheap books

in this bookshop.

4 The lamp is behind the

sofa.

5 This dress is too

expensive.

6 Who is the oldest here?

7 Where’s the library?

8 The film is worse than

the book.

9 The bank is opposite the

baker’s.

10 Tom is taller than Fred

but I am the tallest.

Unit 9

Grammar

should

1 2 You should get a bicycle.

3 You shouldn’t shout so

much.

4 You shouldn’t lie in the

sun for so long.

5 You should go to bed.

6 You should buy an

umbrella.

7 You shouldn’t drive so

fast.

8 You should go to the

dentist’s.

2 2 You should see a doctor.

3 You should ask the

teacher for help.

4 You should have a

sandwich.

5 You should get a job.

6 You should phone the

police.

7 You should buy a map.

8 You should take off your

jumper.

Grammar present

perfect

3 2 made  8 bought 

3 had

9 eaten  

4 hurt

10 broken  

5 lost 

11 saw 

6 found  12 thought 

7 spoken 13 won  
4 2 had

7 found  

3 hurt

8 won  

4 spoken 9 made  

5 bought 10 lost  

6 eaten  
5 2 I haven’t sent you a letter.

3 You haven’t worn those

shoes before.

4 Mark hasn’t done the

dishes.

5 She hasn’t finished her

project.

6 I haven’t thought much

about it.

7 We haven’t had much fun

today.

8 It hasn’t rained this

month.

9 You haven’t eaten your

breakfast.

10 I haven’t won anything in

my life.

Vocabulary parts of

the body

1

H S H O U L D E R S O
A A T R E Y E S P E R

I M M O U T H S H L O

R F A R M O N T A B U
S N O W F A E C N O T
P N O O F E C E D W O

W R I S T A K H L E E

A R K N E E E A R T S

B A C K A N K L E G P
E R S O F I N G E R S

Missing word: bottom

2 2 fingers 6 wrist 

3 toes 7 ankle  

4 elbow 8 bottom  

5 knee  

Vocabulary verbs +

prepositions

1 2 off

5 over

3 down 6 over

4 off

Grammar present

perfect and past simple

2 2 Have you read

3 ’ve forgotten

4 met

5 has hurt

6 spoke

7 ’ve never been

8 went

9 ’s cut

10 fell, broke
3 3 Have Dan and Sally ever

been in a car crash?

Yes, they have. They were

in one in 2004.

4 Has Dan ever failed an

exam?

No, he hasn’t.

5 Have Sally and Dan every

flown in a balloon?

No, they haven’t.

6 Has Sally ever worn

glasses?

No, she hasn’t.

7 Has Dan ever worn

glasses?

Yes, he has. He wore

them when he was 8

years old.

8 Has Sally ever broken a

wrist?

Yes, she has. She broke

her wrist yesterday.

9 Has Sally ever failed an

exam?

Yes, she has. She failed

an exam last year.

10 Has Dan ever broken a

wrist?

Yes, he has. He broke his

wrist in March 2004.

4 2 broke

3 did you see

4 haven’t seen, ’ve read

5 fell

6 didn’t hurt

7 have made

8 met

9 lost

10 has Ben lived
5 2 bought

3 did you like

4 ’ve seen

5 haven’t seen

6 enjoyed

7 saw

8 Did you go

9 watched

Vocabulary adjectives

of manner

1 2 friendly 5 caring

3 kind

6 helpful

4 abrupt 7 unfriendly
2 2 abrupt 5 caring

3 practical

6 kind

4 helpful 7 friendly
3 2 flu

3 temperature

4 symptom

5 headache

6 sore throat

Real English at the

doctor’s

1

I feel...

I’ve got...

ill

flu

sick

a temperature

hot

toothache

terrible

backache

2 2 a 

5 c 

3 e

6 d  

4 b  
3 2 Hello, doctor. I feel

terrible.

3 What’s the matter?

4 I’ve got a headache and

a temperature and I feel

tired all the time.

5 Let’s have a look. Open

your mouth and say ‘ah’.

6 AAAH.

7 Oh dear. You’ve got flu.

Take these tablets and go

home to bed.

8 Thanks, doctor.
4 2
5 Chris Hello, doctor. I feel

terrible.

Doctor Smith What’s the

matter?

Chris I’ve got backache,

a sore throat and a

temperature. I’ve got a

basketball match this

afternoon.

Doctor Smith Let’s have

a look. Oh dear. You’ve got

flu. Take these tablets and

get some rest. I’m afraid you

can’t play basketball.

Chris OK. Thanks, doctor.
6 Possible answer

Mum

I feel terrible. I’ve got a

temperature and a sore

throat. I’m going to see

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Dr Smith. Can you phone

the school and tell them I

can’t play basketball this

afternoon?

Thanks

Chris

Reading and Writing

1 Home exercise equipment

with an online keep fit

programme.

2 1 F

3 F

2 F

4 T

3 Students’ own answers
4 Students’ own answers
5 1 Edson Arantes Do

Nascimento, Cassius

Marcellus Clay, George

Herman Ruth

2 Tiger Woods – two years

old, Jennifer Capriati –

three years old, Nadia

Comaneci – six years old.

3 They survived cancer, an

accident or illness and

went back to playing

their sports.

Culture Connection

1 Parts of the body A

Animals C,

F

Plants

D,

G

Food

B, E

2 2 mistletoe 4 clover

3 ladybird

5 bread

3 2 ladybird

3 put bread in the oven

4 wearing a four-leaf clover

in her right shoe

5 salt

6 mistletoe

7 teeth

8 clover

9 making bread

Can you remember it?

1 2 c 

7 a 

3 c 

8 b 

4 a 

9 a 

5 b 

10 c 

6 c  
2 2 back 5 fall  

3 a bit

6 terrible  

4 wrist  
3 2 for 

6 all over 

3 dizzy  7 should 

4 sore

8 shouldn’t  

5 ache  
4 2 Greg’s lived here since

2003.

3 You shouldn’t drink so

much coffee.

4 The doctor said I should

eat more vegetables.

5 I hurt my leg at the

football match.

6 Have you ever spoken to

a famous person?

7 Jenny’s got a headache.

8 I felt sick when I went to

bed.

9 I’ve got a stomach ache.

10 Dan’s got a temperature.
5 2 Have you finished your

homework?

3 You shouldn’t eat so

much.

4 We have just eaten

breakfast and I am not

hungry.

5 I have a stomach ache.

6 How many portions of

fruit and vegetables do

you eat very day?

7 My back aches.

8 I haven’t put on weight

this month.

9 Ouch! I’ve hurt my hand

(arm)!

10 You shouldn’t drive so

fast!

Reading

and Writing

Connection

Unit 1

1 the future
2 There are only two days in

her school week: Monday

and Tuesday.

3 1 Geography 4 History

2 ICT 5 Flying

3 PE

6 Culture

4 Students’ own answers
5 Students’ own answers
6 Students’ own answers

Unit 2

1 b
2 B
3 1 not mentioned

2 paragraph 1

3 paragraph 1

4 not mentioned

5 paragraph 2

6 paragraph 3
4 Students’ own answers
5 Students’ own answers

Unit 3

1 a comedy series

2 Leonard, Sheldon and Penny

3 1 roommates

2 attractive, lovely

3 extremely

4 silly

5 regularly

6 plot
4 a paragraph 4

b paragraph 1

c paragraph 2

d paragraph 3
5 Students’ own answers
6 Students’ own answers

Unit 4

1 Students’ own answers
2 Students’ own answers
3 A 3

C 5

B 1

D 2

4 Rule 2: He left the path.

Rule 4: He didn’t have a

map.

Rule 6: He didn’t tell a guide

he was in the park.

5 1 Because he wanted to

climb a mountain.

2 Because he didn’t have a

map.

3 Because there was no

reception.

4 Because he was very

tired.

5 Because only his mum

knew he was in the park.

6 Because he didn’t come

home for dinner.

6 A no dogs

B no boats

C no swimming

D no diving
7 Students’ own answers

Unit 5

1 Hell Pizza
2 There is a strange

atmosphere. It isn’t

expensive and it’s trendy.

3 1 F

4 NM

2 T

5 T

3 F

6 F

4 1 weird

2 tasty, yummy

3 trendy
5 Students’ own answers
6 Students’ own answers

Unit 6

1 A bike

B boat

C skate
2 1 John O’Groats in the

north of Scotland.

2 28 days

3 Land’s End in the south

of England.

4 To make money for

charity.

3 They’re going to travel by

skateboard, rollerblades,

canoe and unicycle.

4 1 Danny is writing the

letter to Jackie.

2 To tell Jackie about the

journey he’s going on.

3 To make money for the

Help the Children charity.

4 It’s going to take a

month or more.

5 They’re going to sleep

outside.

6 He’s really excited.
5 Students’ own answers
6 Students’ own answers

Unit 7

1 It’s about a robbery.
2 1 It happened last

Saturday.

2 Annette Corby.

3 In a newsagent’s shop.

4 She was reading a

magazine and drinking

some coffee.

5 He asked for a

newspaper but then

pulled out a gun and

pointed it in her face.

6 He took all the money

from the till.

7 She found his wallet on

the counter.

8 The police arrested the

thief.

3 Students’ own answers
4 Students’ own answers

Unit 8

1 Students’ own answers
2 A meeting place for

teenagers. It wants

teenagers to enter a

competition to help design

the meeting place.

3 1 4

4 4

2 4 6

4

4 Students’ own answers
5 1 funkiest

2 smoothies

3 mates

4 trendiest

5 hang out
6 Students’ own answers
7 Students’ own answers

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Unit 9

1 She fell and broke her wrist.
2 didn’t written didn’t write

have

come

came

stoped stopped

her

his

luckily Luckily

uncle

ankle

rist

wrist

3 1 F  

4 T

2 T  

5 F

3 F  
4 Students’ own answers
5 Students’ own answers

Exam

Connection

Exam Connection 1

Prepare

A 1 shopping

2 music

3 tennis

4 cycling

5 skiing

6 reading

7 swimming

M U S

I

C

R E A D

I

N G

S W I M M I

N G

C Y C L

I

N G

S H O P P

I

N G

T E N N

I

S

S K

I

I

N G

1 1 F

4 F

2 T

5 F

3 F
2 1 café

3 shop

2 disco 4 school
3 1 F

3 D

2 A

4 B

4 1 C

4 A

2 A

5 B

3 C
5 Students’ own answers

Exam Connection 2

Prepare
A 1 curtains 4 wardrobe

2 bath 5 fridge

3 sofa 6 sink
B 1 it

5 them

2 She 6 her

3 they 7 he

4 him 8 it

1 1 D

3 E

2 A

4 B

2 Students’ own answers
3 Students’ own answers
4 1 C

4 F

2 E

5 D

3 A
5 Students’ own answers

Exam Connection 3

Prepare

A

D

1

C O M E D Y

2

C A R T O O N

3

Q U

I

Z

4

F

I

L M

5

N E W S

6

T A L

E N T

S H O W

7

C H A T S H O W

8

S O A P

9

S P O R T

Y

B 1 boring

2 funny

3 sad
1 Speaker 1 – B

Speaker 2 – A

Speaker 3 – D

Speaker 4 – C
2 1 B

2 C

3 A

4 C

Exam Connection 4

Prepare

A 1 What did you do last

night?

2 How long did you stay at

school yesterday?

3 When did you use a

computer for the first

time?

4 Where did you meet your

best friend?

5 How did you come to

school this morning?

6 Who did you see on TV

last night?

B Students’ own answers
1 1 E

5 H

2 I

6 A

3 G

7 D

4 C

8 B

2 1 D

3 A

2 E

4 B

3 1 C

3 B

2 E

4 A

Exam Connection 5

Prepare

A 1 cup

4 packet

2 glass

5 kilo

3 slice

6 litre

1

2

3

4

5

6

C

G

L

A

S

S

U

L

P

A

C

K

E

T

I

I

C

L

I

T

R

E

O

B 1 some, some

2 a, some

3 an

4 some, a
1 1 B

4 B

2 C

5 B

3 A
2 1 B

3 C

2 C

4 A

3 Students’ own answers

Exam Connection 6

Prepare

A cloudy, wet, dry, raining,

snowing, windy, stormy,

cold, foggy, humid, icy, hot

1 snowing 5 cloudy

2 icy

6 dry

3 foggy 7 wet

4 raining 8 windy
B 1 b

3 a

2 a

4 c

1 1 C

2 A

3 B
2 Students’ own answers
3 1 A

4 B

2 C

5 C

3 A

Exam Connection 7

Prepare

A Polly has got long dark hair.

She’s wearing a skirt and a

blouse. She has dark shoes

and is wearing a bracelet

and a necklace.

Steve is tall and dark. He’s

got short, dark, straight

hair. He’s wearing a striped

t-shirt and a pair of jeans.

He’s wearing a watch and a

pair of glasses. He’s wearing

trainers.

B Description B is correct.

1 1 T

4 F

2 T

5 F

3 F

6 T

2 1 C

4 A

2 B

5 B

Exam Connection 8

Prepare

A 1 butcher’s

2 post office

3 hotel

4 museum

5 clothes shop

6 railway station

7 grocer’s

8 restaurant
1 1 C

3 E

2 D

4 B

2 1 was drinking tea in

3 is more interesting than

2 am going to be

4 did you visit

5 is the most exciting

3 1 B

4 B

2 C

5 C

3 A

Exam Connection 9

Prepare

A 1 fingers 6 ankle

2 elbow 7 bottom

3 back

8 throat

4 knee

9 wrist

5 mouth 10 teeth
1 back 4 fingers

2 throat 5 teeth

3 ankle
1 1 C

3 E

2 B

4 D

2 1 A

2 B

3 A
3 1 best

2 bought

3 every
4 1 am going to

2 her

3 the most boring

4 buses

5 longer
5 Students’ own answers