Town |
Beach |
Mountains |
cycling |
windsurfing |
walki ng |
shopping |
surfing |
camping |
sunbathing |
climbing |
Exercise 1
1 'm staying 2 lives 3 are studying 4 has 5 go Exercise 2
1 Are there 2 Is it 3 Are they 4 Do you 5 Have you Exercise 3
1 He's working in a caf£ to earn some extra money.
2 l'm living in Penzance to work in a surf shop.
3 She's living with an Italian family to learn Italian.
4 l'm bringing sandwiches for lunch to save money.
5 l'm waiting outside Penzance station to meet my friend.
Exercise 4
1 woke up 2 stepped 3 took 4 didn't catch 5 Did ... sleep Exercise 5
1 She waited three hours because the train was late.
2 It was very late so we didn't watch the video.
3 He telephoned her because he liked her.
4 I didn't know the word so I looked it up in my dictionary.
5 It was hot so we went to the beach.
Exercise 6
1 First 2 after 3 Before 4 Later 5 finally
Exercise 7
1 reporter 2 diver 3 actor 4 conductor 5 manager Exercise 8
1 carpenter 2 hairdresser 3 receptionist 4 waiter 5 plumber Exercise 9
1 afternoon 2 hours 3 in 4 at 5 on Exercise 10
1 boat 2 bicycle 3 motorbike 4 racing car 5 horse
Exercise 11
1 Hard luck! 2 I don't mind. 3 Brilliant!
Exercise 12
1 Do Mel and Jim live near horę?
2 Yes, they live next to me.
3 Do they? And where do you live?
4 In Hurst Street. It's about five minutes on foot.
5 Is it? You're lucky, I live miles away.
Exercise 13
1 went 2 Did 3 How 4 went 5 How long
Exercise 14a)
1 c) 2 c)
Exercise 14b)
1X2X3/ 4X5/ 6X7X8/
Exercise 15
Students' own answers
Exercise 1
1 where ND 2 which D 3 who ND 4 which ND 5 where D
6 which ND Exercise 2
1 'm going to buy 2 'm not going to buy 3 are you doing
m
4 l'll go 5 are you doing 6 'm going 7 are you doing 8 'm cleaning 9'II meet 10 'II see
Exercise 3
1 l've been at this school for four years.
2 He's lived in Cornwall sińce 1999.
3 l’ve known them sińce 2000.
4 Shes had those jeans for two years.
5 We haven’t lived in London for a year.
6 l've been playing the guitar sińce I was nine.
7 They haven't spoken to the doctor for two weeks.
8 She's been working at the hotel sińce June.
Exercise 4
1 much higher than 2 much morę polluted than 3 as famous as
4 as expensive as 5 much bigger than 6 much better than
Exercise 5
1 valley 2 rocks 3 ocean 4 sea 5 lakes Exercise 6
1 unusual 2 irnpossible 3 unmteresting 4 unimportant
5 incorrect 6 unhealthy
Exercise 7
1 successful 2 unpleasant 3 unhappy 4 dependent 5 informal Exercise 8
Exercise 9
1 Have a nice time! 2 to start with 3 Does anyone fancy 4 Good idea!
Exercise 10
1 l'm going to the cinema on Friday evening.
2 Are you free on Saturday evening?
3 l'm going to (a disco). Would you like to come?
4 Yes, please.
Exercise 11
1 long have 2 been here sińce 3 Have ... ever 4 I haven't
Exercise 12a)
1 b) 2 a)
Exercise 12b)
1 Yes, they do. 2 No, it doesn't. 3 No, it isn’t. 4 The north, in Donegal. 5 Yes, they do. 6 Yes, there are. 7 Yes, you can.
8 No, it isrYt.
Exercise 13
Students' own answers
Exercise 1
1 were dimbing; slipped 2 was cycling; hit 3 was standing; fell 4 was running; saw 5 were ... standing; happened
Exercise 2
1 Henry was using his mobile phone when the teacher came in. / While Henry was using his mobile phone, the teacher came in.
2 Neli was eating her sandwiches when the phone rang. / While Neli was eating her sandwiches, the phone rang.
3 Amy was washing her hair when the water stopped. / While Arny was washing her hair, the water stopped.
4 Nigel was cooking when his friends arrived. / While Nigel was cooking, his friends arrived.
5 They were waiting at the bus stop when the rain started. / While they were waiting at the bus stop, the rain started.
Exercise 3
1 through 2 into 3 past 4 up 5 under Exercise 4
1 didn't they 2 did you 3 is she 4 has he 5 aren't there Exercise 5
1 They've just arrived at the beach but they haven’t been swimming yet.
2 We've just finished our homework but the teacher hasn’t marked it yet.
3 He's just borrowed a video but he hasn't watched it yet.
4 l've just got a text message but I haven't read it yet.
5 She's just bought some new jeans but she hasn't worn them yet. Exercise 6
1 Have ... got up 2 Has... bought 3 ate 4 saw 5 Have ... finished
Exercise 7
1 sink 2 swim 3 dive 4 slip 5 fali Exercise 8
1 collar 2 sleeve 3 cuff 4 pocket 5 button Exercise 9
1 situation comedy 2 slapstick 3 stand-up comedy 4 satire 5 spoof
Exercise 10
Exercise 15
(Suggested answer)
SAVED BY FRIENDS
Fifteen-year-old Harry Fletcher was walkmg by the sea when he fell
0 fi Black Rock into the sea. His friends, Clare and James Jenkins, saw him fali in and rescued him. Harry went to hospital but fortunately he was OK and was back home by 6.00 p.m.
Exercise 1
1 shouldn't 2 should 3 should 4 shouldn't 5 shouldn't 6 should Exercise 2
1 You should/ought to save some money.
2 You should/ought to begin training with short runs.
3 You should/ought to tell someone.
4 You shouldn't/ought not to go to bed late.
5 You should/ought to apologise.
Exercise 3
1 b) 2 c) 3 a) 4 a) 5 b)
Exercise 4
People |
Incidents |
Places |
security guard |
accident |
glacier |
paramedic |
arrest |
castle |
lifeguard |
rescue |
cave |
footpath |
Questions |
Positive statements |
Negative statements |
Have you been working? |
1 You have been working |
2 You haven't been working |
3 Has he been |
He's been |
4 He hasn't been |
swimming? |
swimming |
swimming |
5 Has she been helping? |
6 She's been helping. |
She hasn't been helping. |
Have they been fighting? |
7 They've been fighting |
8 They haven't been fighting |
People |
Food |
Body / Mouth |
bully |
meal |
breathe |
friend |
takeaway |
hiccup |
vegetarian |
sneeze | |
victim |
hungry |
Exercise 11
1 Could you 2 where 3 Yes, certainly. 4 the right 5 the way to 6 Walk down 7 Go under 8 lt's on Exercise 12
1 You're in my sister's class, aren’t you?
2 Yes, I am.
3 You've got a sister too, haven't you?
4 No, I haven’t. I've got a brother.
5 You live near here, don't you?
6 Yes, I do. I live in Argyle Street.
7 You're Jim, aren't you?
8 Yes, that's right.
Exercise 13
1 What’s the matter? 2 How's it going? 3 Just a minutę.
Exercise 14a)
1 b) 2 c)
Exercise 14b)
A Family saved |
B Son saved |
C Lifeguards save swimmer | |
Who fell in the water? |
a family |
1 Gavin Hastings |
2 MissCarly Nixon |
What were they doing? |
3 parking their car by the lakę to go for a walk |
4 walking his dog by the side of the lakę |
5 fell from her board when she was surfing |
Who rescued them? |
6 three local students |
7 his father, John Hastings |
8 some lifeguards |
Exercise 5
1 How long have the trains been going between Britain and France? They've been going between Britain and France sińce the 1990s.
2 How long has Madonna been making pop records?
She's been making pop records sińce the 1980s.
3 How long have American presidents been living in the White House? They've been living in the White House sińce 1800.
4 How long has Bill Gates been managing Microsoft?
He's been managing Microsoft sińce 1975.
5 How long have you been living in this town?
I've been living in this town for over four years.
Exercise 6
1 boil 2 grate 3 grill 4 fry 5 burn Exercise 7
1 jealousy 2 happiness 3 nervousness 4 shyness 5 lorieliness Exercise 8
1 loneliness 2 shyness 3 nervousness 4 jealousy 5 happiness Exercise 9
Exercise 10
1 Can I give you a hand? 2 No ... for me 3 If you must know 4 NI be
Exercise 11