1.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using no more than three
words.

Do you play football well?

Are you a ....... ...... .............. player?

2 Do watersports interest you?

Are you ........................... watersports?

3 What is your age?

How ....... ... ................. you?

4 Which is your favourite school subject?

Which school subject .. ........ .......... ... .. .. like best?

5 How is your surname spelt?

How do ... .. ...................... your surname?

2. You have decided to join an English-language club on the Internet. Write a brief description of
yourself for the database. You can write up to 100 words.

Remember to include:

your person al details, for example, name and age

what you do/study

the things that you are interested in

3. Match the words in A with the words in B. For example, comb and hair go together. Some words are
used more than once.

Speaking Which of these things do you do regularly, sometimes, occasionally or never? Talk about some of
your habits using the words in the boxes.

Now match the words in C with the words in D. Some words are used more than once.
 4. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using nomore than three
words.

1 Your bedroom is tidier than mine. My bedroom isn't .............. ............ . yours.

2 Gerry doesn't do the washing-up as fast as Paul. Paul does the washing-up ........................... Gerry.

3 The new armchair isn't nearly as comfortable as the old one. The old armchair is much .. ...... .... .. ....... ......
the new one.

4 Every evening, Sally does a lot more homework than Rachel. Every evening, Rachel does a lot ............... ....
........ Sally.

5 This music isn't nearly as bad as the music they play on Radio. The music they play on Radio 2 is far
........................... this music.

5. Read this text and choose the correct word, A, B, C or D for each space?

INVENTIONS OF THE LAST 2,000 YEARS

Recently, hundreds of scientists and philosophers were asked to name the most important invention of the
last 2,000 years. You might (1) .... ........ people to say the Internet, penicillin or the internal combustion
engine, but in (2) ............ nobody did.

One scientist (3) ............ for paper because, long before the Internet, paper allowed ideas to be sent around
the world. ( 4) ........ .... scientists agreed that modern medicine has helped millions of people, but said (S) ..
....... ... inventions, such as soap and pipes for clean and dirty water, have ( 6) ... ......... more lives. One
philosopher said hay was the most important because it's winter food for horses. Without {7) ....... ..... ,
horses couldn't exist in cold climates, {8) .... ........ meant that there couldn't be cities in places colder than
Athens and Rome. So, thanks (9) ....... ..... hay, Vienna, Paris, London and Berlin were built! Someone else
named the mirror because in (10) ............ at our own faces we can learn about human beings in general.

1 A expect B think c believe D guess 10 A seeing B looking c watching D studying

2 A all B fact c particular D detail

3 A suggested B judged c answered D voted

4 A Other B Another c Others D Any

5 A clearer B plainer c simpler D purer

6 A rescued B delivered c saved D recovered

7 A them B it c these D many

8 A what B that c where D which

9 A to B of c by D from