FOR SCHOOL
VOCABULARY WORKSHEETS 1 - 12
Vocabulary Worksheet 1
TARGET
and entertainment
My morning routine
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1
C ulture
Match the clocks to the times.
six o’clock
0
twenty past seven
half past three
six o’clock
4
ten to three
five past four
quarter past five
quarter to seven
twenty to nine
1
2
3
5
6
7
2 Complete Paola’s description of her usual morning routine with the correct times.
I usually get up at (0)
(1)
seven o’clock
. I have breakfast at
. Then at (2)
I have
a shower and get dressed. I leave home at (3)
and get the bus at (4)
. I arrive at school
at (5)
(6)
. I have lessons all morning until
.
3 Write sentences about your usual morning routine.
4 Do a class survey. Ask your classmates about their usual morning routines.
What time do you get up?
What time do you have breakfast?
I get up at...
I have breakfast at...
5 Share your results with the class.
Most people get up at seven o’clock.
Three people leave home at seven thirty.
Only one person doesn’t have breakfast.
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Vocabulary Worksheet 2
TARGET
work vocabulary
Who am I?
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J obs ,
Put the words into the correct groups.
builds
0
A dentist
flies
A builder
1
2
hair
keeps
looks after
houses.
checks
your teeth.
A hairdresser
flowers and vegetables.
cuts
repairs
5
A nurse
7
A painter
8
A pilot
pictures
animals.
grows
6
A mechanic
builds
A farmer
3
4
A gardener
cars.
people.
paints
aeroplanes.
2 Complete the sentences to describe people’s jobs.
0 I am a nurse. I work in
a hospital
.
3 I am a pilot. I wear a
.
1 I am a dentist. I check
people’s
4 I am a farmer. I work on
a
.
.
5 I’m a cook. I work in
a
.
2 I am a teacher. I work in
a
.
6 I’m a journalist. I work
for a
3 Write sentence clues to describe people’s jobs.
I work in a garage.
I repair people’s cars.
Who am I?
4 Read out your clues to your classmates. Can they guess the job?
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Vocabulary Worksheet 3
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1
action verbs
Run, throw, catch!
Match the actions to the verbs.
0
S ports ,
catch
3
catch
hit
jump
1
2
4
5
play
throw
win
2 Complete the dialogues with verbs from Activity 1.
1
A: Simon, you’re tall and you can (1)
really high, can’t you?
B: I suppose so. Why?
A: Do you want to (2)
basketball with my team tomorrow night?
2
the game?
A: I don’t understand cricket. What do you have to do to (3)
B:You have to (4)
the ball as far away as possible, then score
lots of ‘runs’. The team with the most runs wins.
A: Is that it?
B:Well, if you (5)
the ball before it touches the ground, that person is out.
And of course, if someone puts their leg before the wicket...
A: Stop! I’ve decided I don’t want to know about the rules after all.
3
A: Did you play netball at school?
B:Yes, and I was terrible! I tried to (6)
but it would never go where I wanted!
the ball to my teammates,
3 Think of sports that match these action verbs. Write down as many sports as
you can think of. Some sports may match more than one verb.
basketball
1 throw
netball
2 kick
3 hit
volleyball
4 Write a description of how you play a sport. Use the verbs from Activities 1–3.
This is a team sport.
You kick a ball.
To win, you need to score the most goals.
5 Read your description to your partner. Can he / she guess the name of the sport?
Swap roles and try again.
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Vocabulary Worksheet 4
R ooms
What a mess!
E
of the house , household objects
F
D
B
H
C
G
Room B
A
Room A
8 G
F
9 H
living room
A
C
B
D
1
E
Look at the pictures and label the rooms and the items in the rooms.
Use the words in the box.
bookcase
floor
chair
kitchen
living room
shelf
sink
sofa
towel
TV
2 Clara and Leo are getting ready for a party. Look at the pictures again
and complete the dialogues. Use words from Activity 1.
CLARA: Leo, have you seen my shoes?
LEO: They’re on the (1)
in the
living room.
CLARA: And did you buy some balloons?
LEO:Yes, they’re tied to the chair in the
(2)
.
CLARA: What about the music?
LEO:I’ve got some CDs ready. They’re on the
(3)
.
CLARA: Oh! I haven’t washed up!
LEO:It’s OK, I’ve done it. The clean plates are
next to the (4)
.
CLARA: But what about the glasses?
LEO:They’re clean too. They’re on the
(5)
.
CLARA: So we’re ready! You should get changed.
Where’s your suit?
LEO:It’s on the (6)
. Now I’ve done
everything I can put it on.
CLARA: Hurry up then! Why are you being so slow?
3 Look at these pictures from after the party. Help Clara and Leo tidy up. In pairs,
ask and answer questions to help find the items from Activity 2.
Room A
A: Where are the shoes?
B: They’re in the kitchen.
A: Where?
B: On the chair.
Room B
4 Draw a picture of a room in your house. Describe it to
your partner. Your partner should make his / her own
drawing. Compare your drawings. Are they the same?
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Vocabulary Worksheet 5
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F ood
and drink , cooking verbs
I really like cooking
Match the words in bold to the definitions.
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
I love to cook. It’s my favourite hobby!
Slice some cheese as thinly as possible.
Boil the pasta in salted water.
Cut the apple into cubes.
Roast the chicken for two hours at
180 degrees Celsius.
If you’re not careful the cake will burn!
Grill the cheese until it begins to melt.
You should fry the onion gently until
it’s soft.
Mix everything together in a large bowl.
B
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
to heat a liquid so that it bubbles
to prepare food and heat it, ready to eat
to cook in hot oil, usually in a pan
to cook food for too long, so that it becomes
black
to cut food into flat pieces
to cook in an oven
to combine ingredients
to cook something by putting it under a
strong heat
to use a knife to divide food into smaller pieces
2 Complete the instructions for making an English Breakfast. Use six of the verbs from Activity 1.
How to make the perfect
English Breakfast
0
Cook the beans in a
saucepan.
3 Don’t
1
the mushrooms
and tomatoes.
4
the eggs in
butter or oil.
2
the bacon,
mushrooms and tomatoes.
5
some water and
make some tea.
the toast!
3 Write cooking instructions for a meal you like. Use the ideas below to help you.
What are the ingredients?
(carrots, cheese, eggs, milk,
onions, oil, pasta, rice, etc.)
What must you do before you begin
to cook? (wash, cut, mix, etc.)
How do you cook the food?
(boil, roast, grill, fry, etc.)
4 Work in pairs. Read your instructions to your partner. Can he / she guess what your meal is?
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Vocabulary Worksheet 6
TARGET
and entertainment
That’s entertainment!
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C ulture
Complete the spidergrams with these words.
action
adventure
comedy
keyboard
piano
pop
dance
drums
reggae
rock
electric guitar
fantasy
hip hop
romance
thriller
violin
dance
music
films
instruments
2 Complete the questions using words from Activity 1.
1 Can you play a musical
?
2 Think about the last
3 What kind of
you saw. Which actors were in it? How would you describe it?
do you like to listen to?
3 Now write answers to the questions in Activity 2. Share your answers with a partner.
4 Work in pairs. Read the texts and guess the names of the famous people.
A
B
He’s an actor
He’s in action film
s
He’s from Hong
Kong
Jackie Chan
the guitar.
He was a musician and he played
He came from Jamaica.
He was famous for reggae.
D
C
n of pop.
She’s the quee
.
She’s American
Africa.
opted son from
She has an ad
She’s an actress.
She’s very beautiful.
She has been in adventur
e fil
ms like Pirates of the Ca
ribbean.
5 Write some clues for some more famous people. Use the words in Activities 1–4 to help you. Swap
them with another pair. Can you guess the names of the famous people?
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Vocabulary Worksheet 7
TARGET
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colours , shapes and sizes
Design your avatar
A
1
C lothes ,
B
C
D
Read about these people’s computer game avatars, and match the people to their avatars.
1
2
3
4
My avatar’s crazy.
She’s wearing a flight
attendant’s uniform
with trainers and huge
sunglasses. And she’s
holding a pink umbrella.
I want people to
remember her!
I wanted my avatar to
look like me, so he’s
wearing jeans, a black
T-shirt and trainers.
It was really hard to
get his hair to look like
mine, but I’m quite
happy with him.
My avatar is really
fashionable. She’s
wearing black boots,
a red skirt, and a big
woolly sweater. And
she’s got a matching
black belt and bag too.
Isn’t she gorgeous?
I love detective movies,
so I made my avatar
like an old-fashioned
detective. He’s wearing a
suit with a long coat and
a hat. He’s really cool.
2 Complete the list of other clothes you can use
for your avatar.
3 Think of five more things avatars
could wear.
0
a pirate’s hat
1 ________________________
2 ________________________
3 ________________________
4 ________________________
5 ________________________
1 a princess’s
____________
2 a leather
____________
3 a woolly
____________
4 Draw your avatar
and describe it.
Then tell your
partner about it.
Who has the best
avatar?
4 surf
____________
5 clown
____________
6 a soldier’s
____________
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Vocabulary Worksheet 8
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B
1 I fell off my bike and
hit my head.
D
C
2 Ugh! I ate some fried
chicken and now I feel sick!
E
5 I broke my leg
playing tennis.
3 ___
4 ___
5 ___
6 I burnt my arm in a
camp fire.
3 Think of some advice you could offer the
Match the speech bubbles 1–6 with the
pictures A–F.
2 ___
3 I ate some sweets
and broke a tooth.
F
4 I hurt my back
exercising at the gym.
1 ___
verbs
What’s wrong?
A
1
A ccident
people in Activities 1 and 2. Write it down.
6 ___
If you feel like this you should try to drink some
cold milk.
2 Complete the dialogues below. Use the words
4 Read your advice to a partner. Can he / she
in bold from Activity 1.
1 A What’s wrong?
B It’s my finger. I ________ it when I was boiling
some water.
2 A Are you OK?
B Not really. I ate some old bread and now I
________ really sick.
3 A What’s the matter?
B I ________ my head on a door. It hurts a lot!
4 A What happened to your arm?
B I fell off my bike and ________ it. I can’t do
any sport for six more weeks.
guess what health problem you are talking
about?
A If you feel like this you should try to drink
some cold milk.
B Is this advice for someone who has broken a
tooth?
A No.
B Is it advice for someone who feels sick?
A Yes.
5 Swap roles and repeat.
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Vocabulary Worksheet 9
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C ompass
points , geographic terms
Where I live
C Inverness
1
Read the speech bubbles and label the places on
the map.
G Newcastle
1 I live in a small village in the south of England. It’s not on the
coast, but it’s only about 80 kilometres south of London.
F Birmingham
2 I live in a city in the north-east of England. It sits
on a river called the Tyne. I like it because it has
a great nightlife.
D Llangollen
A Bath
3 I live in the UK’s capital city. It’s in the south-east
of England and it sits on the river Thames.
H Padstow
4 My hometown is in the Highlands in the north-east
of Scotland. I like it because I’m near to the coast.
E London
B East Meon
5 I live in a town in Wales, not far from the English
border. The countryside near where I live is
beautiful, with lots of hills and valleys all around.
7 I live in the south-west too, a part of England that is
known as the West Country. The sea is very near so
you can go surfing or enjoy the seafood.
6 I come from the south-west of England, from a city
that is famous for its healing waters. I’m not really
near to the coast, but we have some great shops!
8 I live in a major city in an area known as the Midlands
– basically in the middle of the UK! It’s north-west of
London and the trip takes about two hours by train.
2 Complete the table with the correct compass points.
(0)
north
(1)
____________
It’s in the ...
of
(2)
England / Scotland /
Wales / the UK.
____________
(3)
____________
3 Work in pairs. Look at the map again. Choose a famous place you know about.
Describe its location to your partner. Can he / she guess the name of the place?
4 Write about your hometown. Describe its location and what you like / dislike about it.
Use the vocabulary in Activity 1 to help you.
My hometown is Warsaw. It’s in the east of Poland and it’s the capital city. It sits on the river Vistula.
I like it because there are lots of shops, cinemas and museums.
5 Read your description to the class. Whose towns are the most similar?
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Vocabulary Worksheet 10
TARGET
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T ravel
and transport
Going to the airport
Complete the sentence with these phrases.
at the bus stop
1 Mr Symmonds is
_______________ on his way
to the airport. His flight
leaves in 55 minutes.
in a taxi
on a train
2 Mr and Mrs Sykes are going
on holiday together. They’re
waiting _______________ so
they can get to the airport.
3 Tim is _______________. The
next station is the airport,
where he needs to get off.
2 What problems could the people have? Discuss your ideas.
Mr Symmonds could get stuck in traffic.
The bus might be late.
Tim might not wake up.
He / She might forget her passport.
He / She might lose his / her ticket.
3 Read about what happened to each person. Who arrived first, second and third?
Who is most likely to have missed the flight?
Mr Symmonds’s flight was at 5.45 p.m. He left his office exactly two hours before and got into a
taxi. Then he realised he had forgotten his passport. He had to go back to the office to collect it.
This took 30 minutes. Then the taxi got stuck in traffic, and the journey took 55 minutes. ____
Mr and Mrs Sykes took the number 33 bus to the airport. They were booked on the same flight
as Mr Symmonds. Their bus should have left exactly one hour before Mr Symmonds left his
office, but it was 15 minutes late. The journey took them 50 minutes. ____
Tim was also booked on the same flight. He got onto the train at 3.15 p.m. for the
20-minute trip to the airport. Unfortunately he missed the airport station because he was
asleep. He had to change trains and go back one stop, which took him 15 minutes. ____
4 Work in pairs. You need to catch a flight at 7.00 p.m. this Sunday. Agree on a plan
for getting to the airport. Plan what you will do if things go wrong.
We’ll get the bus at 4.00 p.m, so I’ll meet you at the bus stop at 3.50 p.m. If the bus is late by more than 15
minutes, we’ll get a taxi. We’ll carry our passports and tickets in our handbags so we don’t forget them.
5 Join with two other pairs and tell your group your plan to get to the airport.
Who will get there first?
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Vocabulary Worksheet 11
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P laces
in the countryside ,
prepositions of place
In the countryside
F
E
C
A
D
G
B
1
Read the description of a campsite and label the map with the words in bold.
In the summer, I went camping. It was a very pretty campsite – there was a lake (1) in the middle
of it, and you could walk across a little bridge to an island (2) in the middle. That’s where we had
our picnics. To the west of the campsite there was a canal (3) – we went boating on it – and to the
east there was a farm (4). The farmers were really friendly, and we bought fresh eggs and milk
from them every day. Beyond the farm there was a steep hill (5). It was hard work climbing up it,
but it was worth it because at the top there were the ruins (6) of an old castle. The view from the
top was amazing! We also walked into the local village (7) called Rogginton, which was about 2 km
south of the campsite. It was small but had everything we needed – food, drink and a tea room!
2 What words can you think of to talk about these places? Brainstorm in pairs
and complete the mind maps.
shops
village
campsite
farm
3 Work in pairs. Choose a place from Activity 2. Your partner asks you yes / no
questions to guess which place you chose.
A Does it have lots of tents?
B No.
A Does it have chickens?
B Probably not.
A Is there usually a post office here?
B Yes.
A Is it a village?
B Yes.
4 Design a campsite or other holiday area. Draw a map of it and label the features.
Then describe it to your classmates.
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Vocabulary Worksheet 12
TARGET
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T echnology ,
mobile phones
Which mobile phone?
Put the different features of a mobile phone in order from 1 to 8,
where 1 is not important at all and 8 is very important.
1
2
3
4
You can call your friends.
You can send text messages.
You can receive voicemails.
You can take photos.
____
____
____
____
5
6
7
8
You can record your voice.
You can use the internet.
You can listen to music.
You can check what the time is.
____
____
____
____
2 Label the icons on the mobile phone with these words.
answer a call
camera
clock
message
internet
2
4
C
3 ________________
4 ________________
turn off
3 Read the statements about
1 ________________
2 ________________
volume
6
3
5 ________________
6 ________________
5
7 ________________
1
7
mobile phones. Discuss
whether you agree or disagree
with them.
1 People shouldn’t use mobile
phones on the bus or train.
2 People shouldn’t use mobile
phones in the cinema.
3 Parents should buy mobile
phones for children as soon as
they go to school.
4 Public phone boxes should be
removed because people don’t
use them anymore.
5 People should use mobile
phones for no longer than 10
minutes a day.
4 Read the advertisements for three new mobile phones. Choose which one you would buy.
Explain why.
Make calls under water!
Introducing the BubbleMobile.
With this phone you can
make calls in a swimming
pool and even in the sea!
Totally waterproof, there’s no
worry about dropping this in
a puddle.
Other features include
£100 of free calls, 50 top
ringtones and a choice of black,
pink or silver colours.
The Heal thmo bile!
2 Need to count calories, check how
much exercise you’ve done this week
or measure your blood pressure?
2 The Healthmobile is your own
personal health monitor in a mobile
phone.
2 Simply programme your goals into
this mobile and it will beep to remind
you to eat more fruit or get more
sleep.
2 Healthy living made easy!
2 From £99.
The Bone Phone
Finally, a mobile phone that a dog
can use! Train your pet to press
the extra-large buttons, and he
can call you to let you know he’s
hungry, wants to go for a walk
or needs to go to the toilet. Now
man’s best friend need never be
far from his owner.
Comes with matching collar and lead.
Woof!
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Vocabulary Worksheet 1–12
TARGET
Answer Key
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1 My morning routine
1
1
2
3
4
twenty to nine
half past three
five past four
quarter to seven
6 That’s entertainment!
2 1 ten past seven
4
2 half past seven
5
3 ten to eight
6
eight o’clock
quarter past eight
twelve o’clock /
midday / noon
1
2
3
4
A dentist
keeps
A gardener
hair
5
6
7
8
A mechanic
looks after
pictures
flies
2 1 teeth
4
2 school
5
3 uniform
6
farm
kitchen
TV station /
newspaper
3 Run, throw, catch!
1
1 throw
4 win
2 1 jump
4 hit
3 hit
2 play
5 catch
3 win
6 throw
2 1 floor
4 sink
2 kitchen
5 shelf
1 E
2 A
2 1 Cut
2 Grill
C Madonna
3 music
D Keira Knightley
1
1 D
2 1 dress
2 jacket
2 C
3 B
3 hat
4 shorts
5 shoes
6 uniform
8 What’s wrong?
1
1 F
2 D
2 1 burnt
3 E
2 feel
5 Boil
6 C
3 hit
4 broke
1 B
2 G
3 E
4 C
5 D
6 A
7 H
8 F
2 east
3 north-east
1 in a taxi
2 at the bus stop
3 on a train
11 In the countryside
1
1 C
2 D
3 A
4 G
5 E
6 F
7 B
12 Which mobile phone?
3 bookshelf
6 sofa
3 burn
4 Fry
5 A
3 Mr and Mrs Sykes and Tim arrived at the
same time (3.50 p.m.). Mr Symmonds arrived
last (6.10 p.m.) and is most likely to have
missed the flight.
F sink
H towel
5 D
6 H
4 B
9 Where I live
1
B bookcase
D TV
3 I
4 F
4 A
10 Going to the airport
5 I really like cooking
1
4 B Bob Marley
2 1 south-west
4 What a mess!
Room A – living room
A floor
C sofa
Room B - kitchen
E shelf
G chair
2 film
1
2 jump
5 play
3 Suggested answers:
2 kick = football, rugby
3 hit = cricket, rounders, baseball
1
2 1 instrument
7 Design your avatar
2 Who am I?
1
Music: dance; hip hop; pop; reggae; rock
Films: action; adventure; comedy; fantasy;
romance; thriller
Instruments: drums; electric guitar; keyboard;
piano; violin
5 ten to three
6 twenty past seven
7 quarter past five
7 C
8 G
2 1
2
3
4
5
6
7
answer a call
volume
camera
clock
internet
message
turn off
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