My name:
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Grammar
3 Complete the second sentence, b, so it means
the same as the first sentence.
1 Complete with the verbs in the Past simple.
0 a He hates cycling!
b He doesn’t like cycling.
1 a Do your homework! It’s very important!
Gloria’s blog!
b You have
0
The family dinner yesterday was
a
disaster! My mum and I 1___________ (make) a
really, really nice cake for our visitors, my
grandparents. But we 2___________ (not / put)
it in the fridge – and that was a big mistake!
b They’re going
.
3 a We’ve got no time!
b We haven’t got
.
b She swims
.
5 a He’s about 53 or 54.
b He’s in
.
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4 Match the sentence halves.
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the internet
1 There are a lot of bills.
2 The newsagent’s is opposite of the car park.
0 I’m very busy at
work and I feel
a for the train.
1 I check
b a lot of coffee
at work.
2 They want to give
c to the new
album in the car.
3 We can listen
d stressed.
4 You drink
e my emails all
the time.
5 We’re waiting
f Ian a present.
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5 Cross out the odd word out.
3 Sssh! Be quiet. The baby sleeps.
4 How many persons are there in your
English class?
5 Mike’s got a new car.
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Vocabulary
2 Tick () or correct the sentences.
0 Can I use internet?
2 a They finish the project tomorrow.
4 a She’s a really good swimmer.
When my grandparents ___________ (arrive)
at the house for lunch, we 4___________
(give) them a drink, and then my granddad
suddenly 5___________ (say) “The cat! The
cat! What’s wrong with the cat?” Everyone
6
___________ (look) at it – and its face was
red! I 7___________ (not / understand) why,
but then I 8___________ (go) into the kitchen,
... and I 9___________ (see) everything! The
cat 10___________ (have) jam on its face and
there wasn’t a cake! My mum was really angry
and the cat is not very popular in our house at
the moment!
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0 between
grey
opposite
1 brown
purple
skirt
2 fat
fight
slim
3 fish
marmalade
salary
4 borrow
sweater
tights
5 alive
dead
sleep
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6 Complete with one word from the box. There’s
one word you don’t need.
cash
lake
church
discount
dress
petrol station
trainers
Yesterday was the last day of my trip round
the world with my girlfriend Michelle. She
graduated on 1 June, and the next day, we
started travelling! She’s Chinese and I’m
English! It was an incredible adventure and I
had a wonderful time.
0 Take the car to the petrol station.
1 Harriet’s wearing a new ___________ for
the party.
2 Tickets are €10, but there’s a 10%
___________ for teenagers. So it’s €9 for
you.
We started in England in King’s Cross station
for the train under the sea to Paris, and then
across France to Marseilles. That was very
expensive but it was good fun. We met our
friend Louis in Marseilles and we stayed one
night in his flat. Then he drove us to Spain.
3 I want to go for a run but I can’t find my
___________.
4 We don’t accept credit cards or cheques.
You have to pay in ___________.
5 We like swimming in the ___________ in
summer.
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7 Order the letters to make words.
0 We’re going to eat some eggs
(sgeg)
Roger’s blog – Round the world!
.
We sailed from Algeciras (Spain) to Tangiers in
Morocco. The weather was terrible on the boat
and my face was green! We went down Africa
on the bus, from city to city all the time. Then,
in South Africa, we took a plane to Buenos
Aries.
Finally, we travelled all the way to Rio on
bikes! (Really!) It was amazing! My legs were
really strong at the end. Then, we got a plane
to Los Angeles. I’m going to tell you all about
that experience ... next time!
1 My dad always has ___________ for
breakfast. (canob)
2 Let’s get some ___________ water.
(limaner)
3 We need ___________ to make chips.
(spooteta)
4 We can’t cook ___________, because Lucy
doesn’t eat meat. (neckich)
9 Read the text again. Answer the questions.
5 I’m not hungry. I just want a ___________.
(ughorty)
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Reading
8 Read the blog. True or False?
It ended yesterday.
1 What did Michelle finish before the trip began?
2 Where is Michelle from?
False
0 Michelle is Roger’s wife.
1 Roger loved his trip round the world.
3 Which part of the trip was not cheap?
2 They flew to France.
4 How did they get to Spain?
3 They always slept in hotels.
4 They travelled in Africa on public transport.
5 When did Roger feel ill?
5 They visited a total of three continents.
6 Where did they cycle from and to?
6 Roger’s story is going to continue in a future
blog.
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Writing
10 2.5 Listen to a phone conversation. Answer
the questions.
12 Write a description of someone you know:
e.g. a friend or a member of your family.
Write about 60 words. Use these questions
to help you. (You don’t have to answer all the
questions.):
0 What is Ahmed doing?
He’s doing the washing-up.
1 Where’s Dan going to go after the phone call?
2 How many people are there in Dan’s flat
(including him)?
• Where is he/she from? Age, nationality etc.?
• What does/he she look like?
• How/Where did you meet him/her?
• Why do you like him/her?
• When you are together, what kind of things do
you do?
3 What was the problem with the flat this
morning?
I’m going to write about
4 What is Jo doing?
5 Where is Eric hoovering?
6 What is Katie doing in the living room?
7 What does Katie study?
8 What kind of hair does Katie have?
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Speaking
11 In pairs, get a card from your teacher.
Role-play the conversations.
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