LANGUAGE FOCUS • Starter unit
Adverbs of frequency
Past simple
1
4 Complete the text using suitable verbs in the
Write true sentences about you, your friends or
family using the words in the box.
always normally often
sometimes usually
1
2
3
4
5
Present simple and present continuous
2 Correct the mistakes. Two sentences are correct.
1 We aren’t getting up early every day.
2 I am never listening to her when she talks.
3 What are you thinking about Jen’s daily
routine?
past simple form.
Last night my friend Cathy
1
me to her house.
We both 2
to watch
the film 10 Things I Hate About You on TV.
When I 3
at her house,
4
the TV
on, but there
5
anybody in front of it.
Cathy and I 6
into the
kitchen. Cathy’s sister 7
there. She 8
an empty
bottle of ketchup in her hand. Cathy’s
brother 9
an empty can
of cola in his hand. They 10
both very angry. We 11
to know what their fight was about so
we 12
the kitchen and
13
to the living room to
watch our film.
4 Who is sitting next to you today?
5 She doesn’t like him because he’s boring.
6 I’m eating in a restaurant about twice a year.
Object and subject questions
5 Correct the mistake in each question.
1 What bought Alex in the grocery shop
yesterday?
3 Order the words and put the verbs in the
correct form to write present simple or present
continuous sentences or questions.
after / bed / mum / often / go / to / midnight /
my / .
My mum often goes to bed after midnight.
2 How much water you drink every day?
3 Who are they coming to the party tomorrow?
1 it / wear / a / I / because / rain / jacket / .
2 big / we / project / this / work / on / a / week
3 tidy / once / my / his / a / week / room /
brother / .
4 not go / they / to / by / every / bus / day /
school / .
4 Where you usually do your homework?
5 What time does school starts?
6 Who did give you these books?
5 book / read / what / you / now / ?
6 not know / all / the / answers / Jamie / .
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VOCABULARY • Starter unit
Routines
Irregular past simple verbs
1
5 Complete the text using past simple verbs.
Use your dictionary to check the meaning of
these phrases.
Hi Leah
chat about your day check your messages
chill out hang up your coat make a snack
pack your school bag
I hope you 1
I enjoyed mine a lot.
a nice weekend.
On Saturday I 2
up late.
I checked my messages and 3
two tickets to a concert on Sunday. They
were on sale online. Then, I took my bike
and 4
to my friend Harry’s
house. I 5
him the other ticket.
6
He
very happy!
2 Write sentences using the new phrases in
exercise 1.
The concert 7
great. We
our favourite band for the
first time and 9
all our
favourite songs. I will never forget
that day!
8
3 Complete each phrase with a verb.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
films
home after school
breakfast
your room
shopping
your homework
to music
Take care,
Miles
4 How is your day different from your mum or dad’s
day? Write sentences to compare your routines.
6 Write sentences about what you and your family
did last month. Use the past simple form of verbs
from the box.
am are buy do eat get give go
have hear is leave make ride see
speak teach
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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LANGUAGE FOCUS • Unit 1
used to
Past continuous
1
3 A police officer is interviewing Jack Stone about
Correct the mistakes. Some sentences are correct.
Put a tick (✓) next to the correct sentences.
1 Harry used to watched football on TV.
2 We didn’t used to played tennis.
3 Did your grandad use to was a bus driver?
4 I didn’t use to like trainers.
5 Isabelle use to live in London.
6 Did Tanya and Leo use to have a blue car?
his friend Tony Adams, who disappeared last
night. Read Jack’s statement about what he
did last night. Then write the police officer’s
questions and Jack’s answers using the past
continuous form.
I left home at 6.45 p.m. and walked to the
café. I arrived at 7.15 p.m. My friend, Tony
Adams, brought his coffee over from another
table and we had a drink together. Then my
other friends arrived and they went to order
their drinks. When I left the café at 10.30 p.m.,
Tony started speaking to the waitress.
I arrived home at 11.00 p.m.
2 Read about Dylan in the past and now. Use
used to to write six sentences about the things
Dylan used to do and didn’t use to do.
Dylan, age 4
Dylan collects football cards. His favourite player
is Wayne Rooney. Every weekend Dylan and his
parents go to the park to play football. Dylan is
very active. He enjoys playing in the playground
and goes to swimming lessons twice a week.
Dylan, age 13 now
Dylan isn’t a football fan any more, but he still
goes to the park to play football with his friends
at the weekends. Now Dylan is into video games.
He often plays on his new games console with
his friends. He doesn’t do any sports, but two
months ago he started to learn to play the guitar.
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2
3
4
5
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1 what / you / do / 7.00 p.m.
Q
A I
2 why / you and Tony / sit / together
Q
A We
3 what / your / other friends / do
Q
A They
4 what / Tony / do / at 10.30 p.m.
Q
A He
?
.
?
.
?
.
?
.
Past simple and past continuous
4 Complete the sentences using the past simple
or past continuous form of the correct verbs in
brackets.
1 My dad
the TV while we
a scary film. (turn off / watch)
2 The teacher
a question when the
lesson
. (ask / end)
3 When we
Carol last week, she
a new blouse. (see / wear)
4 I
some new blog posts, then I
to bed. (read / go)
5 I
Sally the news and she
quite badly. (tell / react)
while the train
6 The incident
through the tunnel. (happen /
travel)
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VOCABULARY • Unit 1
Popular interests
Fashion
1
3 Use the Wordlist pictures in the Workbook,
Complete the dialogue with the words in the box.
app craze followers games console
post social media tweet views
Clarissa Have you checked Twitter today? If so,
I’m sure you’ve seen Mrs Brandon’s
1
.
Matt
Our history teacher? Does she use
2
?
Clarissa Yes, she does! She also uses Instagram
and has a blog.
Matt
What does she 3
on her
blog?
Clarissa School stuff like projects or homework.
The problem is she hasn’t told anyone
about her blog, so she’s only got thirty
4
. Sometimes her blog
doesn’t get any 5
in a week.
Anyway, she wrote about a new school
competition.
Matt
What is it about?
Clarissa Last year there was a 6
for this app which helped you learn
maths. This year Mrs Brandon wants us
to create or find a good 7
for revising important dates before a
history test.
Matt
Good idea!
Clarissa The class which gets the best results
in the history test can play on a
8
like Xbox in their next
history class.
Matt
I’m in!
2 Write sentences using the words in the box.
app comic fad fan gadget
post tweet toy views
I don’t want to post any personal photos on my blog.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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or your dictionary, to check the meaning of
these words.
casual flat high-heeled
sleeveless waterproof
stripy
4 Label the pictures with the styles of clothes.
1 p
2 p
3 b
4 t
5 c
6 s
7 sh
8 sl
5 Complete the sentences about you and your
family. Use the words in the box to help you.
blouse boots colourful cool dress flat
hat high-heeled hoodie jacket jeans
shirt shorts skirt socks stripy top
trainers trousers waterproof
1 When I go for a walk on a cold day I wear
.
2 My dad usually wears
when he goes to work.
3 On a hot summer day I love wearing
.
4 At school I usually wear
.
5 My favourite clothes are
.
6 When my mum goes to a party she usually
wears
.
7 When I go to London I’ll take
.
8 I never wear
.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS • Unit 2
Present perfect: affirmative and negative
1
2 I last saw Archie in December.
Theo has had an awful day at school. Write what
he has or hasn’t done in the present perfect form,
using the phrases in the box.
argue with / chat with a friend
bring / forget his homework
buy a disgusting / delicious lunch
get to school early / late
fail / pass a maths test
1 Theo has
2 He hasn’t
3
4
5
.
.
.
I
3 The last time Lily called me was two hours ago.
Lily
.
4 I last ate something at 8.00 a.m.
I
.
5 Ben knew about our plan. He found out three
weeks ago.
Ben
.
6 We last bought this magazine a year ago.
We
.
Present perfect: questions
4 Order the words to make questions using the
present perfect. Then match questions 1–5 with
answers a–e.
2 Maisie is exhausted. Look at the pictures and write
sentences about the things she’s done today.
1 you / my hoodie / see
2 visit / Emma / Italy / ever
3 he / today / what / eat
4 before / you / this song / hear
1
2
5 they / where / go
a To the cinema. They left an hour ago.
b Yes, yesterday on the radio.
c Only some bread. He wasn’t feeling well.
d No. When did you last wear it?
3
e No, but I know she’d love to go there.
4
Present perfect and past simple
5 Read the dialogue. Correct eight present perfect
and past simple mistakes.
Caz Where have you been on Sunday?
Joe Dylan and I went for a bike ride. We didn’t
ride our bikes since last winter.
3
Caz Where have you ridden to?
4
Joe We cycled in the park. Then we have had
a picnic.
5
Caz What a great day! I love cycling. Did you
ever take part in a bike race?
6
Joe Not yet. How about you?
7
Caz My sister and I did last year. It has been
fun, but we’ve been exhausted by the end.
8
Joe I’m sure you were. On Sunday evening
I was so tired that I have fallen asleep
at 8.00 p.m.!
1
2
5
6
for and since
3 Rewrite the sentences using the present perfect
and for or since.
1 The last time Sam was in Prague was in 2014.
Sam
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VOCABULARY • Unit 2
Senses
Sensations and experiences
1
3 Use the Wordlist pictures in the Workbook,
Write sentences to describe what the people
sense in each picture. Use the words in the box.
feel hear listen look see
sound taste touch watch
smell
or your dictionary, to check the meaning of
these words.
afraid angry anxious jealous
proud surprised
4 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
1 I feel angry when
.
2 The most disgusting food I’ve ever eaten was
1 They can smell the delicious home-cooked meal.
.
3 I’m jealous when
4 I think
.
is really
terrifying.
5 I feel awful when
6 I’m often surprised when
.
.
makes me
7
miserable.
8 The last time I was furious was when
.
2
5 Replace the adjectives in bold with stronger
adjectives.
Hi Marissa
How are you? Our trip to London was nice
wonderful
, but after three days of
walking I was tired 1
.
3
2 Write definitions of the words and phrases.
1 have ‘a good ear’
2 colour-blindness
3 hearing
4 lose sensation
5 sight
6 tone-deafness
7 hold
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At the beginning it was scary
2
walking around a big
city on our own, but I had an app with a
map and there weren’t any problems.
Everyone told us about the bad
weather, but guess
what – it didn’t rain at all! And the food
was tasty 4
, especially
the fish and chips.
3
It was such a good 5
trip!
6
London is an interesting
city. We were a bit sad 7
when we had to leave. I hope I’ll visit it
again soon.
Take care,
Caleb
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LANGUAGE FOCUS • Unit 3
Present perfect simple and present
perfect continuous
Present perfect simple + just, still, yet
and already
1
3 Choose the correct answers.
Imagine the summer holiday is almost over. What
have you and your friends been doing during
the summer? Write sentences using the present
perfect simple and present perfect continuous.
A Ella, you 1
haven’t given me
back my book.
B Sorry! I haven’t finished reading it
2
.
A Have you done your homework
3
? Can I come now?
B Yes! I’ve 4
closed all my books
and I’m free!
A Do you want to see this new film about
Superman?
B I’ve 5
seen it, but I 6
haven’t seen the one about the volcano.
I’ve heard it’s really good.
1 a still
2 a just
3 a yet
4 a yet
5 a already
6 a yet
1
2
3
4
5
6
2 Complete the pairs of sentences. Use the present
perfect simple in one sentence, and the present
perfect continuous in the other.
1 I
tennis for an hour. (play)
five kilometres today. (run)
my room all morning.
I
2 We
(tidy)
We
to this song five times.
(listen)
3 Jamie
a lot of pictures.
(take)
Jamie
pictures for two
hours. (upload)
4 They
around the lake a few
times. (sail)
They
in the lake, so they’re
all wet now. (swim)
5 All the students
history this
term. (study)
All the students
exercise
number 3. (finish)
6
you
the
cave? (see)
you
around the cave? (walk)
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b already
b yet
b still
b already
b yet
b still
c yet
c already
c already
c just
c still
c just
4 Write sentences with similar meanings. Use the
present perfect form of the bold verbs and one of
the words in brackets.
1 Tim did his homework last night. (already / still)
2 You should eat all your breakfast. (already / still)
3 He dived off the cliff ten minutes ago. (just / yet)
4 They hope to visit the dunes soon. (yet / already)
5 We should buy new bikes soon. (already / still)
6 Freya kayaked over the falls when she was 12.
(already / still)
5 Write sentences describing what you’ve done,
and what you’ve been doing, today. Use just, still,
yet and already.
1
2
3
4
5
6
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VOCABULARY • Unit 3
Natural features
Extreme adventures
1
3 Use the Wordlist pictures in the Workbook,
Label each picture with the correct words.
or your dictionary, to check the meaning of
these words.
climb over climb up dive in dive off
jump across jump down jump out of
1
,
,
2
4 Complete the sentences with verbs and
prepositions.
1 There’s a tall wall around the park. Some
3
,
4
or
,
5
,
,
or
6
,
7
8
people
it to get inside when the
park gate is closed.
2 This is the boat we’re going to use to
the world.
3 There were big rocks in the river, so Lucy could
it without getting her trainers
wet.
4 Henry is planning to
a plane and
then
to Earth.
5 We’re spending a weekend in the Alps! We want
to
some of the higher mountains
first and later
the valley.
6 It’s very dangerous to
the cliff into
the sea.
7 When Jake was
down the hill, he
fell off his bike.
8 The lake was deep, so we could
in
from the shore.
5 Answer the questions.
1 What sports can you do in the mountains?
2 Write a new postcard. Replace the words in
brackets with words describing other natural
features and activities.
Hi Grandma,
Greetings from the (seaside)
!
We’re staying in a hotel close to the (beach)
. Every day we (swim in the sea)
. In the evenings we usually
go for a walk (near the dunes)
.
This is such a beautiful place! I especially like
the
(cliffs)
. Tomorrow we’re going on a
trip to see a (cave in a town near us)
.
Love,
2 What extreme sports can you try at the seaside?
3 What do you think is the most dangerous
extreme sport? Why?
4 Which extreme sports would you never try?
Why?
5 Which activity would you recommend to
someone who doesn’t like extreme sports?
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LANGUAGE FOCUS • Unit 4
Quantifiers
1
Order the words to make sentences and
questions. There are two words you don’t need.
1 how / much / people / recycle / enough /
3 Write sentences to describe what you’ve got in
your fridge and kitchen cupboards. Use much,
many, a little, a few and enough.
1
many / their / rubbish / ?
2 I / new / money / a / need / a few / enough /
2
computer / much / for / .
3 there / in / biscuits / much / were / the box /
3
a few / water / .
4 she / cinema / the / time / got / enough / to /
4
to / a few / her / hasn’t / go / .
5 didn’t / my / a few / many / family / rubbish /
produce / much / year / last / too / .
6 I / plastic / a little / much / want / a lot of /
to / use / don’t / bags / .
2 Complete the text using one word in each gap.
Help needed!
At my school there is a problem with rubbish.
There are a 1
of bins for general
2
rubbish, but only a
bins where
you can recycle bottles, cans and paper. The
school says we have 3
bins and
they won’t buy more. The problem is there
are only a 4
people who care how
5
bottles or how 6
paper they recycle, and most people don’t
recycle at all.
In school we do projects which teach us
about recycling. I’m sure everyone knows
7
about protecting the
environment. Unfortunately, there are still
too 8
students who use too
9
plastic or who throw away
too 10
sheets of paper which are
almost unused. They do it because it’s easier
than making a 11
effort to help the
environment.
How can I improve the situation in my school?
Alison
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6
7
8
Question tags
4 Correct the mistake in each question.
1 They’ll arrive at five, will they?
2 Max hasn’t eaten chocolate since he was ten,
was he?
3 I’m wearing smart clothes, am not I?
4 The boys spent a lot of time watching TV,
aren’t they?
5 She shouldn’t throw away these boots,
doesn’t she?
6 You were playing basketball yesterday at 6.00,
were you?
7 You weren’t at home, was you?
5 Complete the questions with your own ideas.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
, doesn’t he?
, won’t you?
, has she?
, is it?
, didn’t you?
, should it?
, can they?
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VOCABULARY • Unit 4
The environment and consumerism
1
Use the Wordlist pictures in the Workbook,
or your dictionary, to check the meaning of
these words.
avalanche earthquake flood
forest fire sandstorm tornado
2 Complete the texts using the correct form of the
nouns from exercise 1 and the verbs in the box.
destroy produce reduce run out
save throw away use waste
3 Write eight things which people can do to protect
the environment.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Adjectives: describing objects
4 Write definitions for the words.
1 waterproof
W h a t w o rr ie s y
ou?
I’m scared of water. When it rains a lot
I’m worried that there will be a
1
. This natural disaster could
2
the whole city in minutes!
Last winter we went skiing and there
was a big 3
close to us. We
weren’t hurt, but because of all the snow
we couldn’t get to our hotel. We were
cold and 4
of food quickly.
I saw a video clip about people who had
to leave their houses because there was
a5
in the 6
near their city. They could feel the heat
in their car and the sky was orange!
How can we 7
the risk of
such disasters?
I work part-time in a cafeteria. It’s
terrifying how much food people can
8
! They put a lot of
things on their plate and then they
9
half of it without even
thinking! Everyone 10
plastic
cups for their water instead of glass.
And these plastic cups 11
tons of rubbish. Our planet will die if we
don’t do something to 12
it!
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2 ecological
3 second-hand
4 recycled
5 automatic
6 useful
7 hi-tech
5 Write two nouns for each adjective.
doors
car
automatic
,
,
1 digital
2 waterproof
3 smart
4 electronic
5 multi-functional
6 home-made
7 natural
8 solar
9 hi-tech
10 ecological
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
,
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LANGUAGE FOCUS • Unit 5
First conditional with if and unless
1
Write sentences with similar meanings. Use the
first conditional.
1 I hope you’ll take some time out in July and
we’ll go abroad.
If
2 I need to practise driving a lot to get a driving
licence.
Unless
3 I might save enough money to start my own
business.
If
4 I know that you’ll be tired tomorrow because
you want to stay up late today.
If
5 I hope you’ll bring some video games so we
can have fun on Saturday.
If
6 You need to buy new hiking boots. Then we’ll
hike across Wales.
Unless
2 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
1 Unless you lend me the money,
.
2 If Lucas wastes time,
.
3 What will you do if
?
4 Unless you start looking after yourself,
.
5 They won’t get to school on time unless
.
6 I’ll get a new phone if
customers find the right colours and
sizes of the clothes they like as well. And here’s the
best news! Anna says that the shop 5
me
to buy some clothes for myself at a lower price. They
don’t offer that to everyone, only to those people who
work hard. I hope I’ll be one of them!
4
.
Of course, I 6
a lot of money at the
beginning, but I guess my earnings 7
after some time. It’s only a summer job, although I
8
working for them at the weekends in
the school year. I guess it’s too early to plan that now.
Keep your fingers crossed for me,
Millie
will and be going to
4 Complete the sentences using the be going to
or will form of the verbs in brackets.
1 ‘Why are you looking for your phone?’
‘I
2 Don’t worry. You
(call) my friend.’
(meet) new
friends soon.
3 I
(change) the colour of the
walls in my room. I’ve decided to paint them
yellow.
4 I’m sure you
(not have) any
problems with this test.
5 I think my sister
(get) rich
before she’s thirty years old.
6 Toby
(not get) a social media
account. He says it’s a waste of time.
might vs. will
Future continuous
3 Complete Millie’s email using will or might with
5 Complete the sentences about you, your friends
the verbs in the box.
allow be continue help
not earn start work
increase
and your family using the future continuous.
1 This time next week, my mum
.
2 At 5.00 p.m. on Monday, I
.
Hi Harrison
How are you? Guess what? I’m not sure, but I
1
my first job soon. It isn’t a hundred per
cent confirmed, but I think I 2
in a clothes
shop! I’ve already been to the job interview and it
went quite well.
My friend, Anna, works at the same shop and she
says that if I get the job, my task 3
to
hang dresses, tops and other clothes. I’m sure that I
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3 This time tomorrow, my best friend
.
4 On Sunday afternoon, my family and I
.
5 Tomorrow at 7.00 p.m. I
.
6 Tonight at 4.00 p.m. my friends and I
.
7 At 10.00 a.m. next Wednesday, my dad
.
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VOCABULARY • Unit 5
Uses of get
1
Use the Wordlist pictures in the Workbook,
or your dictionary, to check the meaning of
these words.
get angry get ill get lost get out
get ready get a shock get a summer job
get wet
4 Answer the questions with your own ideas.
1 Why do you get angry?
2 How long does it take you to get ready for
school?
3 What can we do to stop ourselves getting ill?
4 How do people spend time when they get
2 Write a sentence for each picture. Use a phrase
their pension and retire?
with the verb get from exercise 1.
5 What do you need to do to get a degree?
1
6 Why do people get social media accounts?
7 How can you get rich?
8 Have you ever got lost in a big city?
2
Lifestyle choices
5 Complete the phrases with the correct words.
3
4
1 get
2 take
3
4
5
6 retire
7 take some
8
with a charity
a sport
yourself down
up my own business
a family
out
after yourself
6 Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 My older brother wants to get enough money
3 Complete the sentences. Write about your plans
for the future.
1 When I’m 18 years old, I might
to buy a nice guitar.
2 A lot of people settle up when they get
married.
3 I’m not going to take time learning Latin –
it’s a dead language!
2 When I’m 25,
4 Let’s make fun and go to the cinema.
5 If I work hard, I might waste a million dollars.
3 When I’m 35,
6 My friends were tying themselves at the
concert.
4 When I’m 50,
7 My parents got around Asia when they
5 When I’m 70,
8 I want to spend some time myself. I might
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were young. They saw so many places!
go to the UK to improve my English.
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LANGUAGE FOCUS • Unit 6
can, could, be able to
1
Match 1–6 with a–f. Then complete sentences
1–6 using the affirmative or negative form of can,
could or will be able to.
1 My big brother
attend college in
London next year.
2 Joseph
speak Spanish before he
moved to Barcelona,
3 You
answer all the questions in
the test tomorrow.
4 My grandma
go to a boarding
school.
5 We
sail around the island today
if you like.
6 Molly
hear us.
a Her parents didn’t have enough money.
b She’s listening to music in her room.
c He failed his exams because he wasn’t
studying much.
d but now he has no problems communicating.
e I’ve heard that the beaches are amazing.
f You’ve worked hard and you remember
everything.
3 Complete the sentences about you or your family.
1 I can
2 My mum can
3 I could
4 My dad will be able to
.
.
.
.
5 My grandparents couldn’t
.
6 I won’t be able to
.
have to, need to, must, should
4 Use the ideas to write sentences about rules in
your school. Use the correct form of should, must,
have to or need to.
1 homework in the break between classes
2 mobile phones in class
3 school uniform and clothes at school
4 eating and drinking in the classroom
2 Order the words. Use the correct form of can,
could or will be able to to make sentences or
questions.
5 borrowing books from the school library
yesterday / not talk / us / to / she / .
She couldn’t talk to us yesterday.
1 six / Dave / old / piano / play / years / was /
the / when / he / .
2 with / not kayak / tomorrow / you / I / .
3 journalism / classes / not enrol / the / in / I /
today / .
4 swim / Layla / she / was / when / little / .
5 next / this / you / climb / mountain / up /
week / ?
6 draw / with / his / circle / eyes closed / a /
Sam / .
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5 Read the situation. Then complete the sentences.
Zac is missing school and spending days in
the park because he doesn’t understand
everything in lessons and finds school very
difficult. He wants to be an actor, but his
parents want him to attend university.
1 Zac must
2 He shouldn’t
3 Zac mustn’t
4 Zac doesn’t have to
5 Zac’s parents need to
6 They mustn’t
7 Zac’s teachers should
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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VOCABULARY • Unit 6
School and exams
Courses and careers
1
4 What do you need to do to become an engineer?
Use the Wordlist pictures in the Workbook,
or your dictionary, to check the meaning of
these words.
check answers compare with each other
discuss in pairs research a topic
revise for an exam solve a problem
take notes
Complete the sentences using one word in
each gap.
school and
1
2
3 Get into a
an
4 Do the
2 Complete the sentences using one word in
each gap.
1 During an exam I always
my
answers twice.
2 I don’t like
notes because very
often I can’t read my own handwriting.
3 You’ll
your exam unless you
for it.
4 I love
maths problems, so last
week I
in a summer maths course
in our school.
5 It’s important to
school rules.
6 At school we often
a topic first
and then
it in pairs.
7 Max
a judo class on Wednesday
afternoons.
3 Write the questions for the answers. Use the
School and exams vocabulary you learned in
Unit 6.
What is a boarding school?
It’s a type of school where you study and live.
1
No, I prefer schools with boys and girls
together.
2
My parents and I usually go abroad.
3
My parents get angry with me.
4
I don’t like the fact that your mum is your
teacher and you have no school friends.
5
It’s a white shirt, a blue jacket and blue
trousers.
6
For example, we mustn’t talk in class.
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good
marks.
5 Do an
all your exams.
or college that offers
course.
so that you have the right
.
, or
to be an
engineer.
6 Apply
a position.
7 Congratulations! You have now
a job as an
company.
in a construction
5 Write definitions for the words.
1 physicist
2 journalism
3 entertainment
4 law
5 management
6 degree
7 nursing
8 apprenticeship
6 Answer the questions.
1 What do you want to do in the future?
Discuss your education and job.
2 What should you do to make sure you get the
job you want in the future?
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can / may / might / could;
must / can’t; perhaps
1
3 We only take part in an anti-bullying campaign
because it helps a lot of children.
Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
1 Nora hasn’t eaten anything since morning.
She must
She might
2 William’s parents are very rich.
They can
Perhaps they
3 The phone is ringing.
It can’t
It must
4 Violet is brave. She wants to jump out of a
.
.
.
.
, because
.
, because
.
4 We’re going to London tomorrow.
We could
We may
5 This hotel has got great reviews online.
It must
It can’t
.
.
.
.
the words in the box.
could
may
5 The head teacher doesn’t like our proposal,
so he isn’t going to support it.
6 Jen loves books, so she volunteers in a library.
7 Felix isn’t going to tell the truth, possibly
2 Answer the questions with your own ideas, using
can
plane with a parachute.
might perhaps
1 Why is the school library encouraging students
because he isn’t honest.
4 Correct the mistake in each sentence.
1 If Grace isn’t so organized, she wouldn’t be
able to find all her things.
2 The boys would kayak over the waterfall if
their parents would allow them to.
to read more books over the summer?
3 If I had been you, I would propose some
2 What are you going to do on Sunday if it rains
changes at school.
all day?
4 Cora wouldn’t wait for you all evening if she
3 Why is it important for you to learn English?
was so patient.
5 Everyone believes in you if you worked harder.
Second conditional
3 Write sentences with similar meanings using the
second conditional.
6 If the teacher didn’t ban phones, all the
students brought them to school every day.
1 Ethan wants to go to the cinema tonight,
but he hasn’t got time.
2 Maya isn’t going to donate her clothes to
charity because she isn’t generous.
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VOCABULARY • Unit 7
Verbs: taking action
1
4
Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
1 It’s good to have a fair teacher, because
Complete the table.
Verbs
Nouns
aim
1
2
ban
believe
3
4
boycott
5
campaign
donate
6
7
end
propose
8
9
protest
sign
10
support
11
12
volunteer
2 Imagine the city wants to close your school
because there aren’t enough students. Prepare a
plan to save your school. Write what you could do
using words from exercise 1.
1
2
.
2 Not many people want to have a bossy friend,
because
.
3 Naomi is kind to all her neighbours. Every day
she
.
4 When a generous person wants to help a
charity, they
.
5 I’m reading a book about a heroic person.
She / He
.
6 If an honest person found money, they would
.
7 A patient person is someone who
.
8 I don’t like greedy people, because
.
9 When you’re sad, a sympathetic person
.
5 Read the situations and complete the sentences
with your own ideas.
1 Your brother has got an important exam
next week.
If he’s clever,
If he’s confident,
3
If he’s lazy,
4
2 You’re looking after your little cousin this
5
6
Saturday because your aunt and uncle are
going to a party.
If she’s noisy,
7
If she’s untidy,
8
If she’s naughty,
Talking about personal qualities
3 Use the Wordlist pictures in the Workbook,
or your dictionary, to check the meaning of
these words.
bossy greedy
noisy untidy
lazy
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naughty
3 Your friend is going on a trip to the mountains.
If he’s brave,
If he’s organized,
If he’s thoughtful,
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Present and past passive: affirmative
and negative
1
?
3
No! The man in the shop told me to get a
new one.
Rewrite the sentences using the passive form.
?
4
In this new science fiction film, aliens saved the
boy from the monster.
Between 8.00 a.m. and 10.00 a.m. in the
morning.
In this new science fiction film, the boy was saved
from the monster by aliens.
5
1 Some workmen repaired this road yesterday.
6
?
Usually in the garage.
?
No, but he didn’t feel well, so we called the
doctor last night.
2 Someone usually parks a car in front of our
house.
3 Read the dialogue. Then rewrite it using the
passive form.
3 Cleaners don’t clean the classrooms in our
school every day.
Sally
4 According to the legend, someone hid the
John
Sally
John
Sally
treasure in this castle two hundred years ago.
5 Jane Austen didn’t write Hamlet.
6 In this graphic novel, a group of kids build a
John
Sally
time machine.
7 Students didn’t organize the protest.
John
Sally
8 They used the Tower of London as a prison
until 1952.
John
9 You don’t always use butter to make cakes.
Present and past passive: questions
2 Write questions for the answers. Use the words in
the box and the present or past passive form of
the verbs.
Someone broke into the city museum
last night.
2
Did they steal anything?
Yes, 3the thief took some old photographs.
4
Did someone inform the police?
Yes, 5the museum told the police this
morning.
Were they able to help?
It’s hard to say. 6The police interviewed a
man about two hours ago.
7
Did they arrest him?
No, but when he left, 8the police found the
missing photos on the floor.
That is weird!
1
Sally 1
John 2
Sally Yes, 3
John 4
Sally Yes, 5
morning.
John Were they able to help?
Sally It’s hard to say.
6
the children’s bikes / keep
breakfast / serve / in this café
different languages / teach / at your school
your grandpa / take / to hospital
your phone / repair
your windows / wash
hours ago.
John 7
Sally No, but when he left,
8
last night.
?
.
?
this
about two
?
on the floor.
John That is weird!
?
1
Every three or four weeks. We live on a busy
road, so they get quite dirty.
?
2
Yes, Spanish, German and French, but you can
only choose two.
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VOCABULARY • Unit 8
Film and book genres
Films and books: verbs and nouns
1
3 Use the Wordlist pictures in the Workbook,
Complete the dialogue with the words in the box.
There are three words you don’t need.
action comedy crime drama fantasy
horror musicals mystery romance
science fiction
Harry Do you want to watch a film tonight?
Lisa
Yes, but no 1
films. I hate
violence and fast cars!
Harry OK, but that means no 2
either.
I hate all that singing and dancing!
Lisa
Let’s watch something funny. What about
Freaky Friday? It’s a great 3
about a mother and a daughter who
switch bodies.
Harry I’ve already seen it! What about a
4
? Something really frightening!
Lisa
No, I don’t like to feel scared when I watch
a film. I suppose a 5
is out of
the question.
Harry You know I’m not into love stories.
Lisa
There’s a great new 6
about a
girl whose mum gets very ill. It’s a bit sad
though.
Harry No, thanks. I’m not in the mood. How
about a 7
film? It’s always
interesting to think what the world might
be like in the future.
Lisa
Great idea!
2 Write the plot of a film or a book in two sentences.
You can choose a film or book you know or invent
your own. Make sure the plot is typical of the
genre type.
1
action
2 fantasy
3 adventure
4 mystery
5 thriller
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or your dictionary, to check the meaning of
these words.
actor actress cameraman composer
costume designer director make-up artist
screenwriter
4 Everyone is working hard on a film set today.
Write what each person is doing.
1 Actors and actresses
2 A cameraman
3 A composer
4 A costume designer
5 A director
6 A make-up artist
7 A screenwriter
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5 Complete the text
using one word in
each gap.
Yesterday I watched
Maleficent.
What a great film!
Here are a few things that made it amazing.
❍ Although it’s an 1
of Charles
Perrault’s Sleeping Beauty, it shows the
story from a different perspective. Linda
Woolverton, a 2
, did a great job
rewriting the story for the film.
❍ I thought it was a Steven Spielberg film,
but surprise! It was 3
by
Robert Stromberg. This was the first film
Stromberg made as a 4
.
❍ American film 5
Angelina Jolie
and Elle Fanning are Maleficent and Princess
Aurora. Both 6
were wonderful
and they received nominations for lots of
7
.
❍ Beautiful dresses and other clothes! No
wonder Anna B. Sheppard, a 8
,
was 9
for an Oscar. It’s a shame
she didn’t 10
it.
❍ Finally, music! Have you heard Lana Del
Rey sing Once Upon a Dream? Many
thanks go to James Newton Howard, the
11
.
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