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Unit 1 Vocabulary practice

Level 2

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1 Put the words in the box in the correct discoveries when he climbed Mount Ampato,
columns. in Peru. This mountain was very important for

climbing diving mountain an 2................................. civilisation called


ocean submarine waterfall the Incas. They lived in Peru thousands of years
ago. They believed that their gods lived on
Exploring on land Exploring in the sea
Mount Ampato. At the top of the mountain,
climbing Johan found the 3................................. of
a young girl. Her body was
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................................. in ice and very old.
She still had hair, 5................................. and
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2 Write the parts of speech (noun, verb,
adjective, adverb or preposition) for each of
clothes. Source: National Geographic

the underlined words.


1 Kevin Hayes climbs waterfalls. verb
.............
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5 Complete the dialogues with the Everyday
English expressions.
2 It is a dangerous hobby. .............
Actually bloke round here
3 He doesn't climb in summer. .............
Too right
4 In winter, the waterfalls are frozen. .............
5 Every day, he runs for an hour. ............. 1 Sam: I really hate computer games. They're
so boring!
6 He doesn't climb the waterfalls fast. .............
Actually
Laura: .................................... , I think
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3 Circle the word that is different in each list. they're fun, but I don't play them every day.

LEVEL 2 UNIT 1
Why is each one different? 2 Joe: Where did you ®nd Mrs Smith's cat?
1 mountain / dog / river / waterfall / ¯ower Paul: Somewhere .................................... ,
2 climb / run / hobby / swim / live very near the ®sh shop!

3 in / on / at / from / because 3 Ann: The new Art teacher, Mr Jones, is a

4 dangerous / exciting / happy / slowly / crazy really nice .................................... .

5 went / saw / were / wrote / ®nd Claire: .................................... ! He's better


than Mr Dye. He gave us too much
6 fast / well / easily / easy / slowly
homework!

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VOCABULARY PRACTICE

4 Complete the TV review. Use the words in


the box. &
6 Put the letters in the correct order to make
regular verbs from Unit 1.
ancient frozen incredible 1 acaktt attack
....................................
meet remains teeth
2 phoe ....................................
Frozen Treasures of the Incas 3 bciml ....................................
meet
Is it possible to ................................. 4 iinagem ....................................
someone who is a thousand years old? Explorer 5 xerploe ....................................
Johan Reinhard says it is! Last night, on BBC1, 6 edi ....................................
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he talked about his ................................. 7 egermiat ....................................

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Unit 2 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Use the words in the box to complete the sentences.
fashionable baggy France fabric ¯ared denim Gold Rush straight

Gold Rush
1 Levi Strauss made the ®rst jeans for men working in the California ......................... .
2 Strauss called the trouser material ......................... .
3 People think the trouser material came from a place called NõÃmes in ......................... .
4 Strauss made the ®rst denim trousers from a strong ......................... .
5 Later, people wore the trousers at weekends, and jeans became ......................... .
6 There are many different styles of jeans: some jeans are ......................... , some are .........................
and others are ......................... .

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2 Match the inventions with the descriptions.
1 You make these from potatoes. a) wig
2 This is a type of pen. b) traf®c lights
3 These help drivers see the middle of the road. c) crisps
4 People used this machine in of®ces before they had computers. d) cat's eyes
5 You can change the colour of your hair with this. e) typewriter
6 You can watch ®lms and comedy shows on this. f ) biro2
7 Do you have short hair? Wear this and your hair becomes long! g) hair dye

LEVEL 2 UNIT 2
8 When they are red, cars, bikes and buses must stop. h) TV

c
1 ....... 2 ....... 3 ....... 4 ....... 5 ....... 6 ....... 7 ....... 8 .......

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3 Read the situations and complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.
Use the correct form of the verbs.

get angry get the answer get an idea get to school get a surprise get wet

got an idea
1 I didn't know what present to buy my sister for Christmas. But then I ......................... .
2 It started to rain. I didn't have my umbrella so I ......................... .
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

3 For my birthday, I ......................... . My parents bought me a dog!


4 I often borrow my sister's clothes and she sometimes ......................... with me.
5 The bus was late so I didn't ......................... on time.
6 The last question in a quiz is dif®cult, but I often ......................... correct.

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4 Read and answer the question.
Jake was standing on the street. His dog was standing in the park. A river was between Jake and his dog.
``Come here Sammy!'' said Jake. Sammy crossed the river and ran to Jake. But Sammy didn't get wet!
How did Sammy do that?

PHOTOCOPIABLE # Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 2


Unit 3 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Complete the crossword.
Across
1 This word is the opposite of tidy.
3 This word is the opposite of far.
6 This word is the opposite of deep.
8 This word is the opposite of high.
9 This word is the opposite of easy.
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Down
O 2 This word is the opposite of unsuccessful.
O 3 This word is the opposite of quiet.
D 4 This word is the opposite of fast.
5 This word is the opposite of bad.
7 This word is the opposite of fat.

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2 Circle the correct adjective to complete the sentences.
1 My sister wins a lot of sport events. She's a very good / bad runner.
2 I can't ®nd anything in my brother's room. I can't see the ¯oor! He's so messy / tidy.
3 Julia loves adventure and she always has boring / exciting holidays in different places.
4 Mark always gets good marks at school. He's very successful / unsuccessful.
5 I work hard and so I don't feel nervous / con®dent before my exams.
6 I live in a village where there aren't many people and it's very noisy / quiet.
7 My baby brother is learning to swim but he only goes in deep / shallow water.
8 I always wear a watch and I'm never late / early for anything.

LEVEL 2 UNIT 3
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3 Match the words about sport with the descriptions.
1 athlete a) the highest prize an athlete can win at the Olympics
2 free diving b) an event in the Olympics where you jump over a high bar
3 gold medal c) someone who is good at sports like running and jumping
4 gymnastics d) a sport where you stand on a large board and move over snow
5 high jump e) to get points in football
6 score a goal f ) to go a long way underwater without oxygen, on one breath only
7 snowboarding g) a sport where you do physical exercises on the ¯oor or on special equipment
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

c
1 ....... 2 ....... 3 ....... 4 ....... 5 ....... 6 ....... 7 .......

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4 Complete the dialogues with the phrases in the box.
have a go at hold on I'm off stop it

1 Mark: I'm bored. What are you doing now? 3 Mike: Where's my pen? Have you got it
I'm off
Simon: .......................... to my football again, Sam?
practice. You can come and watch. Sam: Don't .......................... me! I haven't
got it!
2 Emma: Are you coming, Jenny? We're late.
Jenny: .......................... ! I can't ®nd my 4 Julia: I think you like Pete! You were looking
keys. at him a lot in the Maths class.
Claire: Oh, .......................... , Julia! He's just
a friend.

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Unit 4 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Complete the puzzle. What's the mystery word? 1 The power that comes from electricity or gas.
2 An extremely strong wind that blows in a
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| | | | | | circle.
3 A line of water that moves across the surface
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2
| | | | | | of the sea or a lake.
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| | | | 4 The weather conditions of an area.
5 To use paper, glass, plastic and metal again
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| | | | | | | and not throw it away.
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|C |Y |C |L |E | 6 When a lot of water covers an area that is
usually dry.
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| | | 7 A forest with a lot of tall trees where it rains a
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| | | | | | | | lot.
8 How hot or cold something is.
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| | | | | | | | | | 9 A large round object in space that moves
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| | | around the sun or another star.
10 A storm that has thunder (a loud noise) and
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| | | | | | | | | | lightning (¯ashes of light in the sky).
11 Pieces of paper and other things that no one
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| | | | | wants, which people leave in public places.
The mystery word is ........................................ .
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2 Match the words with the de®nitions.
1 coal a) energy that is made when an atom is divided
2 hydro-electric dam b) energy from the sea
3 nuclear energy c) a thick black liquid from under the Earth's surface
4 oil d) a hard and black object that comes from underground
5 solar energy e) energy from the sun
6 wave energy f ) a strong wall across a river that stops the water and makes the water

LEVEL 2 UNIT 4
produce electrical energy
d 2 ....... 3 ....... 4 ....... 5 ....... 6 .......
1 .......

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3 Circle the correct spelling of the words to complete the sentences.
1 When you go into the countryside, you breeth / breathe cleaner air than in the cities.
2 In cities and towns, traf®c causes / corses air pollution.
3 If we continue to cut down trees, the rainforests will dissapear / disappear.
4 If ice and snow melt / mellt in the Arctic and Antarctica, there might be ¯oods.
5 Sea levels will also rize / rise.
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

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4 Complete the text with the words in the box. Use the correct form of the verbs.
cause climate change cut down disappear environment fragile increase

Killer Crisps
disappear
Crisps and chocolates are helping to make the world's rainforests 1.......................... , say environmentalists.
Farmers in Indonesia and Malaysia are 2.......................... trees in the forests to make palm-oil farms.
The farmers then sell the palm oil to big food companies. This 3.......................... many problems for the
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.......................... . One problem is 5.......................... . This means we get more storms and ¯oods.
Another problem is that animals are in danger from the 6.......................... in palm-oil farming.
Environmentalists say that governments must stop big companies who destroy the 7..........................
balance of life in rainforests. Source: BBC Newsround March 2004

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Unit 5 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Complete the table with the correct North American or British English from the box.
apartment elevator ¯at holiday lift pants pavement sidewalk subway
trousers underground vacation

British English North American


English
a path next to the road that people walk on pavement
a machine which takes people up and down in tall buildings
a piece of clothing that covers the legs
a system of trains that move underground
rooms which people live in, with all the rooms on one ¯oor
time when you don't go to school or to work

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct words from exercise 1.
pavement
1 `Be careful! The road's very busy! Stay on the (UK) ....................... sidewalk
/ (US) ....................... .'
2 Many people in big cities live in (UK) ....................... / (US) ....................... .
3 In big hotels, there are often two or three (UK) ....................... / (US) ....................... .
4 `Are you going skiing for your winter (UK) ....................... / (US) ....................... ?'
5 In our city, we have a good (UK) ...................... / (US) ....................... system. The trains are never late.
6 I don't know what to wear to the party, my black (UK) ....................... / (US) ....................... or my

LEVEL 2 UNIT 5
red skirt?

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3 Complete the table with the British English
spellings.
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4 Complete the dialogues with the Everyday
English expressions in the box.

British English North American Nice one Off we go Sure Wicked


English
1 Julia: Is this the right train, Sarah?
favourite favorite
Sarah: I hope so ± it's moving!
center Off we go
................................ !
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

2 Hamel: I scored two goals in football this


color
afternoon.
theater Mark: ................................ ! I hope you're
playing in our team at the weekend.
kilometer
3 Paul: I've got the new Star Wars DVD.
traveled Come and watch it at my house.
Lee: ................................ ! I haven't seen
it yet!
4 Kate: Can I use your pen? I've left my pens
at home today.
Laura: ................................ . Here you are.

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Unit 6 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Connect the letters to ®nd six words that Liz: Who's this?
describe a person's age. Maria: This is one of my cousins, Giulia, with
baby
1 ..................... her husband, Luca. They 4...................... last
R S D Y D P
month. This is a picture of their wedding.
2 .....................
G E D L E R Liz: What a beautiful dress! And who's this
3 .....................
A D N O I N girl? She looks friendly.
4 ..................... Maria: This is my other cousin, Luisa. She's
U N E T H S
5 ..................... fourteen, like me, but her parents
L R E B Y C
5
6 ..................... ...................... her to stay out late and go to
A T A B P Q
parties ± my parents always say no!
Liz: Oh, it's the same for me. My parents don't
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2 Now complete the de®nitions with the words
from exercise 1.
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...................... me stay out very late. They say I
won't wake up for school if I go to bed later
baby
1 A ...................... is a very young child who than ten!
hasn't learned to walk yet.
2 A ...................... is someone who has &
4 Use the summary to complete the puzzle.
stopped working because they are old.
3 A ...................... is a small child who has
just learned to walk.
4 An ...................... is someone who has
®nished growing and is not a child or a
teenager.
5 You are a ...................... when you are

LEVEL 2 UNIT 6
between the age of thirteen and nineteen.
6 A ...................... is a young person under
the age of 12.

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3 Complete the dialogue with the words in the
box. Use the correct form of the verbs.
The birth of bungee
On Pentecost Island, a small island in the Paci®c
ceremony
Ocean, an important 8...................... is held
allow baby get married let
pensioners toddler which every boy must complete successfully to
become an 2...................... . The people there
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Liz: Are these photos of your family? build a big bamboo 5...................... and then
Maria: Yes, do you want to have a look? This the boys go into the jungle to ®nd a type of
baby
is my sister, Anna with her 1...................... . strong rope called 6...................... . A boy ties
He's called Paolo and he's just ten months old. one end of the liana to his foot and the other
And this little girl is Sara and she's two ± she's end to the top of the tower. The boy must
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learned to talk and she's a very noisy ...................... from the top of the tower. It is
2
...................... ! dangerous, but on the island, a boy cannot
Liz: How sweet! And are they your become a 1...................... until he has jumped.
grandparents? They look very happy and A few years ago, a group of British
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relaxed. ...................... watched the ceremony, and it
Maria: Yes, they're both sixty-®ve so they don't gave them the idea for a new 3......................
work now. As 3...................... , they go on called bungee jumping.
more holidays than I do!

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Unit 7 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Write the nouns from the box into the correct place in the table.
a drink fun fun of someone a fool of yourself a good time a (good) laugh
a mistake someone laugh someone smile

a drink

have make

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2 Circle have or make to complete the sentences.
1 When I go out with my friends, we always F have / J make a laugh.
2 My Chemistry teacher often N makes / O has us laugh, because he tells jokes.
3 It's not nice when people U have / L make fun of other people.
4 `Where are you? We're at Sam's party. Everyone's E making / R having a good time.'
5 It's OK for clowns to H make / D have fools of themselves. It's their job!
6 I'm really thirsty after all that shopping! Can I A have / S make a glass of water?
7 I haven't V made / Y had any mistakes in this exercise.
What's the mystery sentence? Write the letters in the spaces to ®nd out.
F 3...... 2 ...... !
5...... 6...... 7 ...... 4 ...... 1......

LEVEL 2 UNIT 7
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3 Put the letters in order to complete the Everyday English expressions.
1 Jon: Wait for me!
get a move on
Paul: Come on, (teg a veom no) .................................. , or we'll be late!
2 Lucy: This ®lm looks interesting. What do you (enkorc) .................................. , Sarah?
Sarah: (ot eb nestho) .................................. , I don't really like action ®lms.
3 Mike: I'm sorry, I can't play today. I've got a test tomorrow and I've got to study.
James: ( I ese) .................................. . No problem. Good luck with your test!
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

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4 Find six words in the wordsquare from the interview
with the Clown doctor in your Student's Book.

D N Y H R R U O
E U D O C T O R
X R P S G H R T
A S F P E S V B
M E D I C I N E
I G N T N L A C
N R T A W Q E N
E M L L A U G H

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Unit 8 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Complete the crossword with ®lm words.
Across
S 5 a ®lm which is often about detectives and crime
C 6 a ®lm which makes you feel afraid
I 7 a ®lm which makes you laugh
E 8 a ®lm about love
N Down
C 1 a ®lm about cowboys who lived in the west of
E the US
F 2 a ®lm where the actors do lots of exciting things,
I e.g. have car chases
C 3 a ®lm that imagines the future with aliens, space
T travel and life on other planets
I 4 a ®lm which looks at people's feelings and their
O relationships with family and friends
N

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2 Read the descriptions of the people and their interests and match them to a type of ®lm
from exercise 1.
1 Sally, 18: I like ®lms about real people and their lives. Sometimes the stories are sad, sometimes
drama
they're happy, but that makes a good story. ......................................
2 Zak, 17: I like ®lms about space. The Star Wars ®lms are my favourites ± I've watched them lots of
times! ......................................

LEVEL 2 UNIT 8
3 Laura, 15: I like watching ®lms about ghosts and monsters with my friends ± we all scream together
at the scary bits! ......................................
4 Lee, 9: I like ®lms that make me laugh. Nothing about love, please! ......................................
5 Anne, 16: I like ®lms that have happy endings, where people get married and live in beautiful
houses. ......................................
6 Jon, 14: I like ®lms where you try to work out the answer to a problem. You feel like you're a
detective too! ......................................

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3 Choose the correct words from the box to complete the sentences.
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

actor actress director ®lm set script soundtrack special effects storyline

actor
1 Ewan McGregor is a great ........................ . He was really good in Star Wars.
2 What makes a ®lm interesting? A good ........................ , where you don't always know what's going
to happen next.
3 Who's your favourite ........................ , Cristina Ricci or Mischa Barton?
4 Filmstars have to read the ........................ many times so they know the ®lm well.
5 The person who tells the actors and actresses what to do is the ........................ .
6 Sometimes ®lms are made in exotic places, and the ........................ takes weeks to build.
7 Lots of ®lms have ........................ which are made by computers.
8 If you really like the music in a ®lm, you can buy a CD of the ........................ .

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Unit 9 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Match the words with the de®nitions.
1 avalanche a) a very large wave which causes a lot of damage
2 earthquake b) this is made when an atom is divided
3 disaster c) when a lot of snow falls down the side of a mountain
4 nuclear bomb d) a very bad situation which causes a lot of damage
5 volcano e) a sudden movement of the Earth's surface
6 tsunami f ) a mountain with a large hole at the top which sometimes explodes
c 2 ...... 3 ...... 4 ...... 5 ...... 6 ......
1 ......

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2 Complete the text. Use the words in the box.
knocked earthquake damage buildings police services right injured

earthquake it feels like the ground is pushed up a bit. Then


At the beginning of a big 1........................
2
........................ start to move from left to 3......................... . Old buildings are 4........................ down
®rst, because they are not strong enough. With a Richter Scale of nine, even modern tall apartments
and of®ce blocks move. Windows break and bits of walls fall onto the streets. These cause
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........................ to cars. People can also be 6......................... . If you are out on the streets in an
earthquake, you should try to get away from tall ¯ats and of®ces. If you are inside, get under a strong
table and wait for the 7........................ or the rescue 8........................ to ®nd you.

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3 Use your student's book (page 124) to change the phonetic symbols into Everday English
expressions. Then complete the dialogues.

LEVEL 2 UNIT 9
" " " "
get rId @v sO:t ¡v g¡t @ pOInt w¡ts Ãp wID
% % %
1 Mandy: Your new haircut looks great, Susan. Do you like it?
sort of
Susan: Mmmm, ......................... . I think it looked better before.
2 James: Your dog's eating the newspaper! .................................... it?
Mark: It's only a puppy, that's why it's a bit crazy. Maybe it wants some dinner!
3 Sam: Mum! Why are you .................................... those jeans? They're my favourites!
Mum: You never wear them and they're really old. I'll get you some new ones.
4 Pat: I think you should give Grandad a call. He loves talking to you.
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Olivia: OK, you've .................................... . I haven't called him for a few weeks.

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4 Find ten words in the wordsearch
from the story about sea rescue
O R P O L I O M L N C
H E L I C O P T E R O
from the Student's Book.
O S Q R G T O K L N A
S C L I F F L O S H S
P U U A C C I D E N T
I E I J K B C M A V B
T H J K B L E P V B N
A L I V E H J K L D F
L U C K Y M O F T B N

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Unit 10 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Read the sentences and write True or False. Correct the false sentences.
1 A caravan is a little house with wheels which some people use for holidays. True
..............
2 A bungalow is a house which usually has all its rooms on the ground ¯oor. ..............
3 Terraced houses are not joined together in a row. ..............
4 A roof is something that you ®nd on top of a house. ..............
5 A cottage is a modern house in a new housing estate. ..............
6 A detached house is joined to other houses. ..............
7 A garage is a place where you keep cars, bikes or motorbikes. ..............
8 A chimney is something that you ®nd next to the front door of a house. ..............
9 A fence is a thing made of wood that you ®nd inside a house. ..............

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2 Circle the correct words to complete the text.
In the UK, people's 1 houses / hauses often have two 2 ¯oors / ¯ors and a garden. There are 3 stiars / stairs
that people use to go up and down inside the house. Sometimes the houses are 4 terraced / teraced,
which means they are all joined together in a row on the same street. There are also
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semi-detatched / semi-detached houses, which are joined to one other house on one side, and
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detatched / detached houses which are not joined together at all. In Europe, people often live in
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blocks / blox of ¯ats and 8 apartements / apartments. To move up and down inside these, people often
use 9 lifts / liftes. In other parts of the world, people live in very different houses ± longhouses in Borneo

LEVEL 2 UNIT 10
and 10 tentes / tents in parts of Mongolia.

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3 Complete the email with the correct words from the box.
barbecue friendly outdoor relaxed suntanned swimming pool

Hi Sandra,
How are you? Thanks for your email ± I was happy to hear that you're having a good holiday.
I'm having a great time here in Australia with my uncle and his family. The weather here is really sunny
outdoor
and so it's more of an 1............................ life than we have in London. Everyone wears t-shirts and
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

shorts and is 2............................ all year round! Yesterday was really hot, and we spent lots of time in
the 3............................. . Then in the evening, my aunt cooked a really good 4............................ and we
sat out and ate it in the garden. I think it must be the good weather ± everyone says hello and smiles a
lot. It's much more 5............................ and 6............................ than in London where everyone is
always so busy. I think tomorrow we're going to go to an island by boat. There are lots of beautiful
birds on the island ± and no one who lives there can have a pet cat! I'll send you some photos soon.
Have fun!
Love, Diana

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4 Find and circle the nine words.
cottagetentterracedfloorcaravanbungalowchimneyfenceroof

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Unit 11 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Match the words with the de®nitions.
1 remember a) your ability to remember things
2 memory b) to keep something in your mind, or bring it back into your mind
3 memorable c) to learn something by heart so that you can remember it perfectly
4 forget d) something that is easy to remember
5 memorise e) to make someone remember something
6 remind f ) the opposite of remember
b 2 ...... 3 ...... 4 ...... 5 ...... 6 ......
1 ......

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2 After school on Monday, Claire found this note on the fridge.
She didn't understand the note but then she saw this: t = q.
What does the note say?

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Alkq clodbq ql txih qeb ....................................................................................................


ald. ....................................................................................................
Objbjybo ql al vlro
....................................................................................................
eljbtloh.
Objfka vlro pfpqbo ql ....................................................................................................
melkb doxkajx.
Xka objbjybo fqv vlro
yfoqeaxv qljloolt!

LEVEL 2 UNIT 11
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3 Complete the sentences so that they are true for you.
1 I'm very good at remembering ......................................................................................................... .
2 I've got a very good memory for ....................................................................................................... .
3 I sometimes forget ........................................................................................................................... .
4 My parents always remind me to ...................................................................................................... .
5 I sometimes have to memorise ......................................................................................................... .
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

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4 Complete the dialogues with the Everyday English expressions in the box.
come on mates never mind wonder

mates
1 Kelly: Mum, these are my new .............................. from school.
Mum: Hi, nice to meet you.
2 Kevin: Oh, no, I've forgotten my Student's Book!
Sam: .............................. ! You can look at my book.
3 Leah: Olivia got the worst marks in the test last week, but she studies all the time.
Kim: I .............................. why. Do you think we should talk to her about it?
4 Mike: Look at that car! It's amazing! Watch it take off from the traf®c lights . . . wow . . .
Ben: .............................. , or we'll be late for school!

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Unit 12 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Group the musical instruments.
clarinet drums ¯ute guitar keyboards piano
saxophone trumpet violin

blow air into these to the strings on these hit or press on these to
make a sound make a sound make a sound
clarinet

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2 Circle the different word in each line. Why is
each word different?
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3 Read the sentences and write True or False.
Correct the false sentences.
1 clarinet / ¯ute / drums / saxophone 1 A musician is a person who plays a
True
musical instrument, often as a job. ..............
2 stereo / personal stereo / hi-® / fridge
3 folk / violin / punk / country 2 Your voice is the sound that you
make when you speak or sing. ..............
4 trumpet / album / single / hit
3 A saxophone is a small telephone. ..............
5 synthesiser / piano / voice / guitar
4 Live music is when people are
6 musician / boy band / fan / violinist
watching and listening when
7 disco / reggae / techno / classical the music is happening. ..............
5 Lyrics are the words of a song. ..............

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6 A hit is a song or a piece of music
which no one likes. ..............
7 A single is one or two songs on
a CD or a cassette. ..............

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4 Complete the sentences with words from the box.
album drums fan live musician practise recorded synthesiser voice

album
1 Have you heard Coldplay's new ...................... ? It's great.
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

2 My sister is a really big reggae ...................... ± she loves Bob Marley's songs.
3 I love playing the piano and I'd like to be a famous ...................... one day.
4 We're going to see U2 ...................... in concert next week. I'm so excited!
5 Our school has got a really new ...................... ± you can do all sorts of things on it.
6 Our band ...................... our newest song last night ± it sounds great!
7 I want to play the ......................, but my parents say they're too noisy.
8 My teacher says I don't ...................... the piano enough.
9 I think Shania Twain has got a great ...................... ± she can sing anything.

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Unit 13 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Use your student's book (page 124) to Now complete the sentences with the
change the phonetics to Everday English Everyday English expressions.
expressions.
Only choose 4 expressions.
1 SO:r sure
.................................
1 `Do you want to go to the cinema tonight?'
" Sure
2 nev@r maInd ................................. `.............................. .'
3 meIts ................................. 2 I hate throwing things away. I always
" .............................. my old books and CDs.
4 h{ê ¡n t@ .................................
% "
5 ken"gr{tSU leIS@nz ................................. 3 The band practised for weeks but they still
" didn't .............................. any prizes.
6 wIkId .................................
" 4 You've got the highest score in the quiz.
7 jc:r kIdIê .................................
You're a winner! .............................. !
"
8 end Ãp wID .................................
% 5 That's not possible! You've won a million
pounds! .............................. !

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2 Put the letters in the correct order to complete the sentences.
sore
1 When a part of your body hurts, it's (seor) .............................. .
2 When it hurts inside your head, you have a (hahdaece) .............................. .
3 When you are very hot, you have a (tpereatumre) .............................. .
4 When you travel in a white van to a hospital, you are in an (maulnacbe) ............................... .
5 A common illness when your throat is sore and your nose is red is called a (cldo) .............................. .
6 A common drug used to stop minor illnesses is called (airspin) .............................. .

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7 The front of your body between your neck and stomach is your (csthe) .............................. .
8 This is another way to say that something hurts you: (pfainul) .............................. .
9 This is what doctors give us to stop us being ill: (miciedne) .............................. .

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3 Use the sentences in the box to complete the jokes.
1 A: Doctor, Doctor, I think I need glasses.
You certainly do, Sir, this is a ®sh and chip shop!
B: ...............................................................................
B: Sit on the sofa and we will talk about
2 A: Doctor, Doctor, I think there are two of me.
it.
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

B: ............................................................................... .
3 A: Doctor, Doctor, I think people can't see me. B: When did this happen?

B: ............................................................................... . B: You certainly do, Sir, this is a ®sh and


4 A: Doctor, Doctor, I think I'm a dog. chip shop!
B: ............................................................................... .
B: One at a time, please.
A: But I'm not allowed on the sofa!
5 A: Doctor, Doctor, I've lost my memory! B: Who said that?

B: ............................................................................... .
A: When did what happen?

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Unit 14 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Match the words about computers with the de®nitions.
1 burn a) to copy computer programs onto your computer
2 chat b) when your computer stops working
3 crash c) when you are connected to the Internet
4 download d) a company that gives you an Internet connection
5 log on e) to copy something onto a CD from your computer
6 online f ) you do this to your work before you log off
7 provider g) to talk to someone through a special website
8 save h) software that ®nds web pages with information that you are looking for
9 search engine i) to connect a computer to a system of computers by typing your name, usually to
start working
e 2 ...... 3 ...... 4 ...... 5 ...... 6 ...... 7 ...... 8 ...... 9 ......
1 ......

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2 Complete the summary with the words and phrases in the box.
have your own company hits launch (a) website provide inspiration
success surf the Internet

Ashley Powers got her ®rst computer when she was eight. When she was thirteen, she knew how
surf the Internet . She couldn't ®nd anywhere on the Internet where teenagers could meet and talk,
to 1...........................
so she decided to 2........................... her own ........................... , called Goosehead. It was very popular
with teenagers all over the USA ± the site got 100,000 3........................... a day. Ashley had no idea

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how big a 4........................... the site would be. She wrote a book called The Goosehead Guide to Life
which explains how to 5................................................ . Ashley hopes that her book and website will
6
................................................ to all other teenagers.

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3 Match the two parts of the sentences. &
4 Find ®fteen computer words from
unit 14 in the wordsearch.
1 Some people don't want or need anyone to
help them
F D A A N V H I T S
2 Sarah always helps people.
S S A V E L D T J O
3 Often people who are good at maths.
G I H S T J S U R F
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

4 Some people can't stop playing computer


games B T O O M L C V R T
5 Exams are sometimes K E Y B O A R D H W
6 If you start up a project or a company, G Y E G N P E W K A
a) stressful. R K W H L T E E M R
b) then it is your idea. T M S N I O N B N E
c) You can rely on her. L O G O N P J S L P
d) ± they are very independent.
S U X M E I L I N K
e) like working out dif®cult problems.
D S V K L E I T T H
f ) and they get addicted to them.
S E A R C H O E Y S
d 2 ...... 3 ...... 4 ...... 5 ...... 6 ......
1 ......

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Unit 15 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Circle the correct words to complete the &
2 Underline the suf®x in each word. What part
sentences. How are the circled words similar? of speech is each word, noun, or adjective?
1 My father's a photographer / photograph. 1 explorer noun
.........................
2 Hiram Bingham was the explore / explorer 2 hopeful .........................
who found Macchu Picchu.
3 scientist .........................
3 In summer, there are always a lot of
4 actor .........................
tour / tourists in London.
4 My mother has been a bank 5 lovable .........................
manage / manager for about four years. 6 imagination .........................
5 In a big hotel, the receptionists / reception 7 comfortable .........................
are always very busy.
8 explanation .........................
6 Scientists / Science can discover new
medicines, which help doctors to treat
people.
7 The decorate / decorator who painted our
house did a really good job.
8 An archaeologist / archaeology has to know
a lot about history.

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3 Add a suf®x to each word in the box and write it in the correct column.
art climb inform paint piano relax swim
tour transform violin

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-ation -ist -er
relaxation artist swimmer

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4 Complete the dialogue with the Everyday English expressions in the box.
give it a go good luck stuff though
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

Teresa: Are you playing in the school netball team again this year, Emily?
stuff
Emily: I don't know. I've got so much 1.......................... to do ± homework, exams, plus we're
moving house.
Teresa: You're really good at netball, 2.......................... . We need you in the team!
Emily: And I really like playing too. I don't know what to do.
Teresa: Why don't you 3.......................... for a few weeks? If you really don't have time, you can stop.
Emily: That's a good idea. Thanks.
Teresa: If I were you, I'd write my name on the team list really soon! Lots of people want to be in the
team. 4.......................... !

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Unit 16 Vocabulary practice
Level 2

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1 Match the two parts of the word and then match the words with the de®nitions.
1 calc uip d
....... a) to talk or write to someone in order to share information
2 com municate ....... b) to make something better
3 edu ulate ....... c) to make someone laugh, or to make them enjoy a party
4 en form ....... d) to discover an amount or number using mathematics
5 eq cate ....... e) to tell someone about something
6 im tertain ....... f ) to provide the things that someone needs to do a particular thing
7 in prove ....... g) to be in control in an of®ce, shop or team
8 man age ....... h) to teach someone at a school or college

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2 Complete the crossword with the noun forms of the words.
I N F O R M A T I ON
Across
1 inform
2 communicate
6 calculate
Down
1 improve
3 educate
4 equip
5 manage

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3 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 A good Ieducation / Teducate is important because it helps you get better jobs later on.
2 Our neighbours are very noisy! They're doing a lot of home Wimprove / Eimprovements.
3 People who Hmanagement / Nmanage large companies have to be very organised.
VOCABULARY PRACTICE

4 When I started my new school, I had to learn a lot of Rinformation / Oinform about different lesson
times and clubs.
5 Before email, it was more dif®cult to Lcommunication / Scommunicate quickly with people abroad.
6 I like maths because I like doing quick Ucalculate / Icalculations in my head.
7 My sister is a graphic designer and she has a lot of expensive computer Pequipment / Mequip.
Use the small letters to make a seven letter word. I
1 ....... 3 ....... 5 ....... 7 ....... 6 ....... 4 ....... 2 .......

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4 Find and circle the six words. The words are from Vinicius Olivera's story.
airporteducationtrainersluckyactorfilm

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