Virginia Evans - Jenny Dooley Acces. Express PublishingPublished by Express Publishing Liberty House, Greenham Business Park, Newbury, Berkst re RG19 GHW, United Kingdom (0044) 1635 817 363 Fax: (0044) 1635 817 463 ‘email: inquiries@expresspublishing.co.uk www.expresspublishing.co.uk © Virginia Evans ~ Jenny Dooley, 2015 Design and Iilustration © Express Publishing, 2015 Illustration: ingela © Express Publishing, 2015 First published 2015 Second impression 2016 Made in EU All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, photocopying or ‘otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publishers This book is not meant to be changed in any way. ISBN 978-1-4715-3808-7Contents Starter Prepositions of place/movement/ time - Quantifiers - Question words - Pronouns/Possessives — ‘The verbs to be’, have got’, ‘can’... Unit 1 Present simple vs Present continuous ~ Adverbs of frequency ~ Stative verbs... p Unit 2 Relatives Eis ea Unit 3 Adjectives - Adverbs ~ Comparisons .. p. Exploring Grammar i (Starter - Unit 3) p. Revision (Starter - Unit 3) p Phrasal verbs i - Prepositions i p. Unit 4 Past simple vs Past continuous - used to/would Unit 5 SubjectiObject questions Exploring Grammar ii (Units 4-5) .. Revision (Units 1-5) Phrasal verbs ii - Prepositions ii Unit 6 Present perfect ~ Present perfect vs Past simple ~ Present perfect continuous ~ Present perfect simple vs Present perfect continuous ...... P. Unit 7 Clauses of result Pp. Exploring Grammar iii (Units 6-7) p. Revision (Units 1-7) p. Phrasal verbs ii - Prepositions iii p. Unit 8 Past perfect ~ Past perfect continuous ~ Past perfect v5 Past perfect continupus p. Unit 9. The infinitive - The ~ing form ~ Verbs with both ~ing and infinitive = too - enough Exploring Grammar iv (Units 8-9) Revision (Units 1-9) Phrasal verbs iv ~ Prepositions iv 4 2 26 34 35 36 38 4s 46 47 48 50 59 60 61 62 70 78 79 80 Unit 10 Future tenses Unit 11 Unit 12 Wishes .... Conditionals Exploring Grammar v (Units 10-12) Revision (Units 1-12) Phrasal verbs v - Prepositions v Unit 13 The passive Unit 14 Reflexive - Emphatic pronouns Unit 15 The causative Exploring Grammar vi (Units 13-15) Revision (Units 1-15) Phrasal verbs vi - Prepositions vi Unit 16 Unit 17 Modal verbs Nouns/Plurals - Countable Uncountable/Plural/Group Nouns. some/anyinavevery & compounds Wan ~ the ~ one/ones Unit 18 Unit 19 Exploring Grammar vii (Units 16-19) .. Revision (Units 1-19) Phrasal verbs vii - Prepositions vii Unit 20 Reported speech Unit 21 Clauses of purpose - Clauses of reason ~ Clauses of concession Unit 22 Question tags Exploring Grammar viii (Units 20-22) jon (Units 1-22) Phrasal verbs viii - Preposi Re\ Further practice material Revision of tenses Multiple choice questions Sentence transformations Irregular verbs 82 86 92 94 95 96 p.102 p.104 p.106 p.107 p.108 p.110 p11 p.122 p.i2s .130 p31 p.132 p.134 p.142 p.146 p.148 pitas p.150 p.154 p.156 psPrepositions of place/movement/time Prepositions of place @ ei % injnsce at a sheen » yy ef PD GeO oppose Infontof behind batween | at ‘We use at: ‘+ when we refer to a particular point or position. ion is at the front door. + to say where an event takes place. There aren’t many people at the theatre. * in the expressions: at school/university/college, at work, at home, at the top of, at the bottom of, at sea (= working on a ship), at the station/airport, at the seaside, etc. * with addresses when we mention the house number. They live at 77 Falcon Road. BUT in Hightield Street «to talk about a person's house or business. at Eiily’s (house), at the butcher's In ‘We use in: in the expressions: in the middle, in the sky, in the shade, in bed, in hospital, in prison, in a newspaper/magazine/book, in a picture/photo, in a street, in the world, in this lesson, in the country, in one’s hand, etc. * with the names of towns, cities, countries and continents. in Henley, in Pars, in Spain, in Asia Note: We use in when we refer to a building itself. However, we use at when we refer to the normal function of the building. There were lots of people in the cinema. (inside the building) There were lots of people at the cinema, (They were watching the film) On We use on in the expressions: on the left/right, on a(n)/the platform/page/screen/island/beach/coast, ‘on a map, on a farm, on a/the menu, on the first/second floor, etc, on the phone. |The sports shop is on the first floor. ‘on a chair BUT in an armchair ‘on/at the commer of a street BUT in the corner of a room, go/run round the comer 7 Gt Prepositions of movement LiF ope Ch ay = onto off into over through along | = if | G@ eoo across up down pest from. towards, + When we talk about a means of transport, we use the preposition by. by car/bus/train/taxi/plane/boot | BUT on foot * We do not use the preposition by when there is an article (a/an/the), a possessive adjective (my, your, etc.) or a possessive case before the means of transport. | on the train (NOT: by-the-teaie), in your car (NOT: by-yourear), on the two o'clock bus, on the plane, | in Trev’s car —ns of place/movement/time € Prepositions of time At In On the time: at three o'clock months: in July/August, ete Friday, on New Year's Day| || holidays: at Christmas, at Easter | seasons: in (the) spring/summer/ | dates: on 23rd August | in the expressions: at the ‘autumn/winter specific part of a certain day: on moment, at presen, at dawn, at | years: in 2012/2013, ete Saturday afternoon ‘noon, at lunchtime, at night, at in the expressions: in the moming/ | adjective + day: on a windy day midnight, at the weekend aftemnoon/evening, in an hour, in a minute, in a week/few days/month/year| | * We use the prepositions from ... to/till/until to show duration. | Vm busy from 6 to/till/until 11 this moming. | # We use the preposition in when we want to say how long it takes to do something. | | ‘Mum usually prepares breakfast in ten minutes, Susan gets to work in twenty minutes. __ © Prepositions of time are not used: _ a) with the words today, tomorrow, tonight and yesterday. Let's go out tonight. |b) with the words this, last, next, every, all, some, each, one and any. |___ Art losses stort this Friday. (NOT: on-ti-Sidy). Oo Look at the picture and fill in @ Fill in the gaps with at, in or on and one of the places the gaps with the correct from the list. preposition from the list. * hospital « the platform * college © an island * bad ‘in front of * behind * next to ‘the airport ‘© on top of * an (x2) * between Steven is in bed with @ cold. 1 2 We're waiting for the train to London. 3 Aunt Mabel is because she's sick. 4 We have to be .. Sa sn by 10 o'clock because our fight leaves at 8:00. 5. Becky is studying French .... . this year. 6 They've got a holiday HOME wsesnneneneneeniee ANS they go there every summer. Choose the correct preposition. 1 Dad drives past/beside the baker's on his way to work. 2. Thera is a poster of Ronakio up/above my desk 3 Walk among/along the street until you get to the post office. Matthew has aot a nice bedroom. There is 2 rug 1) on the floor and a big window 2)... 4 Helen's house is opposite/between the cinema. the bed. Matthew/s desk is, 5. Your shoes are below/under your bed. Ea poche ere 6 Don't lean against/by the wal - the paint is still wet! his wardrobe and there Is a chair 7 My mobile phone doesn’t work when the train goes 4). : through/across a tunnel. the desk. Matthew's bedside table coe | the bed and the wardrobe. There is 2 blue pillow 6) the bed and a football 2) corscoeenseenenees the wardrobe. 8 We live next/near the airport. 9. Your breakfast is on/at the table. 10. Pour your soup into/onto a bigger bow. 11 The dog jumps offfout of his basket and runs to meet me when I get home 12 The boy next door is always throwing his ball over/up our fence.Prepositions of place/movement/time @ Fill in at, in, on where necessary. Ga Choose the correct item. 1. Lusually get up late on Sunday morning, 1 Let’s go for a walk..... the afternoon. 2 We're moving house ...... the spring. A at On con 3. Ryan often reads @ book...... the train 2 In this photo, Ben is standing ..... the 4 ss the moment, Emily is studying Art mountain. 8 Frank goes to the gyin .... every A above B ontopof round Wednesday. 3. I play tennis..... Tuesdays. 6 We'te going shopping ...... today. Ain B at con 7 Look at that kite high up... the sky! ae anne eis 4. There ore alot of cars, so walk... the road | 8 The children get lots of presents .... careful | peels A across —-B around = G among 9 Sally and Dave are getting married .... 2th May. 5 The cat usually jumps ..... the garden chair 10. Laura lives ...... 21 Willow Road. and takes @ nap. 11. My cousins are coming to stay with us Pie beeloli Cee a few days. 6 Icycle..... the post office every morning. 12 On Now Year's Eve, we set off fireworks A along B through © past een 7 Tho gym is...... the new sports centre. 18. The Jones family spend every summer ... A oppostte” B between C against tho seaside. 14. September, Ben is starting secondary 8 Your dinner is .... the table. school. A at Bon Cin 15. I've got a doctor's appointment... Tuesday. 9 The football pitch is...... the bus station. A next B at © near B Choose the correct preposition. 10 Wake me up ..... Six o'clock. A at Bin © on Speaking From: alex98@mail.com To([auraamth@serveroa uk ] Subject:[Verice Hi Laura! How are you? Im having a great time here 1) in/at Venice! I'm staying 2) at/in my cousin Guido's house. W's right 3) beside/inside the Grand Canal and the view is amazing! ‘Today, we're going 4) against/across the canal for a walk 5) through/inside the Rialto Market. Then, 6) at/on lunchtime, we're going to a restaurant called Do Farai. Guido says they always have fresh seafood 7) on/at the menu there. After that, we're going back home for some rest because, 8) in/on the evening, Guido is taking me fora boat ride 9) along/among the Grand Canal. | can't wait to see Venice 10) av/in right - 1 hear its beautifull See you when I get back Alex " Describe the picture to your partner using prepositions and the verbs below. * jump sit © sieep * climb * run * lean ‘A: There's @ puppy jumping aver some flowers. B: There's @ boy leaning against a tree, etcthe nd road heir de inst 9 ers. How many apples has rene has got a few Joan has got (very) How much milk has Abby has got (very) Megan got? She has apples. She can few apples, She can’t Belinda got? She has _ little milk and she ‘got alot offiots of | make an apple pie. make an apple pie. got alittle milk and hasn't gat any flour ‘apples. She can make some flour. She can She can’t make can apple pie. make a cake. acake, Yore/any/no a Tot (of) = (how) much/many ~ (a) few/(a) litle Countable Uncountable Affirmative _| some/a lot (off/ots (of | some/a lot (of)/lots (of)/ (@)few/(to0) many | (a) little/(too) much Negative |no/not any/not many __|no/not any/not much Interrogative | any/(how) many any/(how) much © Some, any and no are used with uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns. Some is normally used in affirmative sentences. Any is used in interrogative and negative sentences. There are some biscuits in the ja. Is there any juice? No, there isn’t any in the fridge. We can use no instead of not any in the negative. There aren't any biscuits. There are no biscuits. Some can also be used in questions when we expect a positive answer, for example when we make a request or an offer. Would you like some tea? Can you make some coffee, please? * We normally use a lot of/lots of in affirmative sentences with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns. We omit of when a lot/lots is not followed by a noun. A lot of can be used in interrogative and negative sentences in informal English. We've got a lot offlots of sweets. There is @ fot of juice in the jug. BUT Have you got many books? Yes, I've got a lot/lots © We normally use much and many in interrogative and negative sentences, Much goes before uncountable nouns and many goes before plural countable nouns. [5 there much mil in the carton? There isn’t much milk left. Have you got many DVDs? | haven't got many DVDs. How much butter do you want? Not much. How many children are there at football practice? Not many. ‘* Too many can be used with plural countable nouns and has a negative meaning. It shows that there is more of something than is wanted or needed. There are too many cars on the road. ‘© Too much can be used with uncountable nouns and has @ negative meaning. It shows that there is more of something than is wanted or needed. There's too much traffic on the motorway. + We use a few/few with plural countable nouns (apples, pears, etc). I've got a few cherries. 1 make a cherry pie. (= not many but enough ~ positive meaning) (ery) few people go to the new restaurant as itis very expensive, (= hardly any/almost no = negative meaning) ‘+ We use a little/little with uncountable nouns (milk, honey, water, etc) ve got a little flour. '! make a cake. (= not much but enough — positive meaning) ve got little time today. We can‘t go to the shops. (= hardly any/almost no ~ negative meaning) ‘© We can use few and little after very. Very is used for emphasis. There are very few tea bags in the box. We've got very little jam. 7) @) Look at the pictures (A-E) and the examples. Underline all the quantifiers. b) How are they used in the sentences?Quaniifiers @ Fill in the gaps with some or any. 1 A: Have we got any strawberries? B: No, but there are .. 2 A: Would you like ...... No, thanks. Have you got ..... tea? . apples. coffee? There aren't ... carrots in the fridge. B: It’s OK. I can buy... onmy way home from school 4 A: We haven't got... . potatoes. B: Never mind. | can make . pasta, 5 A: Is there cola in the house? B: No, but we've got .. orange juice. Choose the correct item. 1 A: How much/How many cereal do you want? B: Not a lot of/much. 2 A: There aren't many/much tomatoes lett. B: Do you want me to buy some more? 3 A: Are there much/many bananas in the ituit bowl? No, but there are a lot of/much pears. 4 A: How much/How many eggs do you need for the cake? 8: Not many/much. Just two or three. 5 A: Is there many/much ice cream in the freezer? B: Yes, there's lots/lot. 9 the gaps with foo much or too many. 11 Don't put foo much sugar in my hot chocolate. 2 You're making burgers for four people! 3 There's salt on these tomatoes. A. Don't 28 vaercininnnnune SWERS before dinner. 5 You always put sauce on the spaghetti! 6 Your wardrobe doesn’t close. It's got clothes in it. 7 I-can’t drink this tea, There's milk in it. 8 There is ... food on my plate, I can't eat it al, @ Fill in the gaps with a few or a little. 1A: Can | invite a few of my friends over for dinner? B: Of course. 2 A: Do you lke the apple pie? B: Yes, but can | have . cream with it? 3. A: What are you eating? B: Just some yoghurt with jam and senseesestseneinses MURS, 4 A: Do you want sugar or honey in your tea? B: Just ...... honey, please. 5 A: What are you putting in the fruit salad? B: Melon, cherries and ....setssses grapes. Fill in many, few, much or iittle, — | Hi Paull There isn’t 1) much food at home. Can you buy | ff 22)... | spaghetti for dinner? | Received 18:24 Le Hi Amy! I'm outside Pizze Fest right now. Do you want me to go in and get a 3) slices of pizza instead Sure! But | don't want 4) mushrooms on mine, or 5) cheese. Received 18:25 OK! It takes very 8). time for them to make the pizza, so see you at homa ina eee minutes! Received 18:381 for ‘ea? w how many, few or ite. A: Let's make a shopping list for the picnic. B: OK. 1) How many people are we making sandwiches for? A: Eight. So we need about two loaves of bread. 8 os ..» butter have we got in the fridge? B: Not 3) Put that on the list. ‘A; There aren't 4) esstessrone QOS either. 6) seeetnneese GO WO MOBO? B: Just a6) We can make some egg sandwiches with a 7) csssneerenrecseees Mayonnaise and SOME with cheese. Is there 8) .. cheese? Az Yes, lots. There isn't 9) lettuce, though, and there aren't 10). tomatoes. B: Wi can buy some now. 11) money have you got? : About £10. @ Choose the correct item. 1 There isn't... rige in the cupboard. A many much Cc few 2. "How much juice have we got " A Alot B Alotot C Lotsof 3. Would you ike... chips with your burger? A any B alittle © some 4 There Is ..... butter left. Ill need to go to the supermarket. A any B no © some 5 There is very... tea in the pot, A litte B few © alittle 6 There are only ..... peaches left, A aiew B aiitle Clots 7 HOW wn. chairs do we need for the dinner party? A few B many © much 8 Avo there .... sweats in the cupboard? A some B much C any i] Fill in the gaps with much, many, how much, FTE) Quantifiers \ ) ‘Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use up to three words. 1 We haven't got much flour. We have got very little flour. 2 Can you tell me the number of cakes you need? Can you tell me cakes you need? 3 This pio is really salty. There is . sall in this pie. 4. These biscuits are really sweet! THeTE 8 onsen seve Sugar in these biscuits! 5. There are no steaks in the freezer. There AFON't en seseennensen BYBAKS ih the freezer. 6 I don't want many potatoes. I'm not very hungry. 1 only want . potatoes. I'm not very hungry. 7 Jan drinks very little water. Jan doesn’t drink water. 8 We've got very few carats We haven't got carrots. Speaking Look at Tony's food diary. Use the key to tell your partner what Tony eats/drinks. “not much/many @avurday 1 glass rile SB sices of toast G sandwiches Beggs {i Bportions of vegetables | |S pieces of chocolate Blices of pleza 2 cupsoftea Aruts Sbiscuits 3 glasses of water 8 glasses of water | A: On Fridays, Tony drintes very little milk. 8: On Saturdays, he doesn't eat much toast. 9( \ } Question words Zz, Question words | * who/whose (people) “Who mons the iawn every week?” | “My dad does.” "Whose skateboard is that?” or “Whose is that skateboard?” “Liam's.” + what/which (things) | What is used alone or before a noun to ask about things. “What is your favourite colour?” “Purple.” What is also used to ask about people, animals and things when there is an unlimited choice of answers. What ims do you lke watching? (unlimited choice of films) Which is used alone or before nouns, one/ones and of, to ask about people, animals and things. | Which is normally used when there is only a | limited choice of answers. “Which T-shirt are you weoring, the blue one or the i red one?” || "The red one.” (Which of the two? - limited choice) Which is also used with the comparative and superlative form. “Which is faster, «cheetah or a panther?” + where (place) “Where are you going in the summer?” “To the south of France.” Notes: The wh-questions begin with a question word such as who, what, where, when, etc. We put the auxiliary (is, are, do, does, etc) or modal verb (can, must, etc) before the subject. “When does the plane leave?” "ALT pin, I think,” “How long does it take you to get to school?” “About 15 minutes.” “How often do you go to the gym?" “Every Monday.” “Winat time do you stort tennis practice?” “Aat6 am." how much (quantity) “How much sugar do we need for the pie?” “Not much.” how many (number) “How many children are coming to your party? “Twenty-five,” show (manner) “How are we getting to the airport?” “By train.” why (reason) “Why is John excited?” “Because he's going on holiday tomorrow.” how old (age) ! “How old are you?” ! “Sixteen.” ! ‘how far (distance) ! “How far is your home from work?” i ! ! ! | } when/how long (ago)/how often/what time (time) | “About five kilometres.” show long/how tall (size) “How long are Bev's boots?” “They go up to her knees.” “How tall is Brad?” "He's 1.90 m tall.” + We use what + be ... like to ask for a description of someone's character. “What's he like?” “He is very friendly and social. He has many friends and loves meeting new people.” + We use what + do ... look like to ask for a description of someone's physical appearance. | “What does your father look like?” “t's tall and has dark curly hair.” @ Choose the correct item. 1 su. people lve in your house? A How much (8) How many © How long 2 ss. Phone is yours? The black one or the purple one? A What B Whose © Which 3 sve. do your lessons start? ‘A What time —B How often G How long 10 4 ss i8 your favourite novel? A Which B Who © What 5... is the train station from your house? A How long B How far © How often 6... are you smiling? A How B What = WhyFill in: where, how jong, how far, how much, what, which, when, how old, how, how many. ‘A: Good afternoon, Evergreen Summer Camp. 1) How can I help you? B: Hollo. I'm interested in this year's camp. Can you tell me 2) it starts? A: On 21st July, And 8) enn For three weeks. B: Excellent. 4) the camp? A: It's in the New Forest, near Lyndhurst. B: OK, 8) . is that from London? ‘A: 140 kllometres, I takes about two hours by car. B: Thanks. 6) w.-nenene does the Camp Cost? AA‘ I's £180 for each chit. 7). ‘ children do you want to book places for? B: Two, please. My son and my daughter. A: And 8)... B: Eleven and thirteen. ‘A: OK. | can send you an information pack by email oF post; 9)... .. d0 you prefer? B: Ema, please. TO) sz It’s michael7@mail.co.uk. ‘Thank you very much. I'm sending the information now. -- do08 it last? .. exactly is Complete questions to find out a few things about Tony. 1. What is Tony tke? Tony is friendly and very funny. He likes playing music in his tree time. 3 ae He can play two Instruments; the guitar and the drums. He practises at the weekends. He rehearses at a music studio. 6 Eo Eee It’s just a twenty-minute drive trom his house. His brother drives him there. ‘They practise twice a week. aes Question words \ Write questions to which the words in bold 19 are the answers. Ivar Vesik Ivar is 1)twenty years old, He's from 2) Tallinn in Estonia, but he lives in the UK 8) because he’s student at Westminster University. He lives 4) in Lambeth. It takes him 85) twenty minutes to walk to his lectures every day. In his spare time, var ikes 6) rowing. He goss to rowing practice 7) five times a week! He enjoys rowing 8) because it helps him to relax. How old is war? fl 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Speaking In pairs, ask and answer questions to complete the questionnaire. Age: under 161] 17-240] 26-40.) over 400) City/Town... Occupation: I buy new clothes: once a week [] once a month] ‘once a year 1) Jusually spend: $10-19) $20-50 0) over $5001 I buy clothes for: family C] friends 2) myself 0) Uke shopping elothes at Macy's because...... ‘A: How old are you? B: I'm... ete WWPronouns/Possessives Ze 7, Personal subject/object pronouns O | samjece pronoun you, he she, Ty we you Tay ‘Object pronouns| me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them Subject pronouns go before verbs as subjects. We use them instead of nouns or names. | This coat is so beautiful! It really suits you! Where's Lucy? She's in the classroom. (NOT: Ley is in the classroom.) ‘Object pronouns go after verbs or prepositions as objects. Maria's got two dogs. She takes them for a walk every moming. Look at him! Possessive adjectives/pronouns | 2 | | Possessive adjectives | Possessive pronouns | my our mine ours your your yours yours his/her/its their his/hers/— theirs * Possessive adjectives show: a) that something belongs to somebody. This is my dog, Jack b) the relationship between two or more people. These ore our daughters. + We put possessive adjectives before nouns. Is that your umbrella? Note: «= its = possessive adjective Look at that bird! Its feathers are beautiful. * it's =itis or it has It’s (itis) a cold windy day. It’s (it has) got a tong flufy tail * Possessive pronouns show that something belongs to someone. Possessive pronouns are not followed by nouns. Compare: This is my tablet. (possessive adjective) It’s mine. (possessive pronoun) Note: ‘+ There is no possessive pronoun for ‘it’. Possessive case ‘s/s’ (people and animals) of (inanimate things and people) singular noun + 'S - the boy’s bal regular plural noun +’ the girs” bikes iegular plural noun +s - the women’s handbags compound noun +'s ~ my mother-in-law’ sister ‘s after the last of two or more names to show common possession. Mary and! Cynihia’s cottage (They share the same cottage.) BUT Mary’s and Kim's cottages (Each one has got theit own cottage.) + of + inanimate thing/abstract noun the price tag of a coat, the circle of life + of + possessive case/possessive pronoun when) there is a determiner or an article (this, any, a, etc) before the noun. Look at this drawing of Da Vinc!'s! (one of Da Vine's paintings) A song of his. (one of his songs) a friend of mine (NOT: of se) + of + people (in longer phrases) That's the brother of one of my classmates. + ‘s/of to talk about places or organisations, Scotiand’s costles/the castles of Scotland + phrases of place + ’s at the butcher's |The Wills’ ore going to Legoland on Saturday. © We can use the possessive case without a noun after it. This skateboard is not mine. It's Peter’. ime/distance expression + 's/' tomorrow's exhibition, two hours’ walk * to singular names ending in -s we can either add ‘s or just an apostrophe. Both options are correct. | However, s is more usual. James's jacket (or james’ jacket) © Plural names ending in -s take an apostrophe, just like with other plurals,pe al Pronouns/Possessives Fi) Fill in the correct subject or QB Fill in its or it’s. object pronoun. ae 1 Let's go fore walk. it's a lovely, sunny day. 1 Beth is my friend. We are in 2 ke my town, ...... got lots of great shops flbsaubdereba betta 3. My parents’ bedroom has got ...... own bathroom. 2 ake my brother fo nursery in 4 The new sports centre is fantastic! got three the memings and pick different swimming pools. up ai & Your puppy is so cute! | love ...... big, brown eyes. 3 My dad and | love it when ei oo. arene ants one aes really enjoy Soience........ my favourite subject. 4 Billy and Bobby are my dogs. Connect the nouns using ’s, (), or of. . Sleep in my bedroom. 5 mgoing shopping, Do 1. Biitain/the prime Minister the Prime Minister of Britain want to come vith 2 dhive/three hours 6 know Penny and Jl. | see 3. shop/Ellen and Mike cv every Tuesday at 4. jungles/Arica : basketball practice. fe Peco aye : 7 Ben fe ty (OCU tien 6 mobile phone/Anna lives in Australia. 7 some cousins/my father 8 This Maths question is dito cant de 8 car/my brother-in-law aeetie 8. cal/Mis Ells 0. the toys/chdren es Fill in the correct possessive adjective/pronoun. Choose the correct item. 1 A: This bag doesn’t belong to 1 Are those Adams'/Adam’s shoes? inatigtaeue earer 2 My sisters 21. She/Her is at university. B: No, it’s not mine. It's my @: This Bioura/our schol, mum’. 4 Look at that tree. l’slts leaves are a lovely colour 2A Can | borrow .. 5 Matias in the women's/womens' changing room. bike, Helen? 6 Is Derek a friend of yours/you? B: Sorry, [need it. Ray's got a 7 [love Luke's and Emma's/Luke and Emma's new flat. bike. Maybe you can 8 This scart is mine/my. pa 9 Those earrings are beautiful. Can | try them/they? 3A; The Jacksons 10 I'm going to the opticians’/optician’s to buy some new street. That's house over there, ee B: Yes, and that red car is Speaking snneniee 100. Write the names of people, places or things you like or 4A Isthis 0... Coat, Nancy? don't like in the boxes below. B: No, it's Emma's, Those aaanespee eee (aaa QIOVES AF oa snsnsens 100, 5 A: Do you share a room with ! sve brother? B: Yes. This big bedroom at the FONE IS wssosessnaeee « 6 A: Is Dad home? oss Now, in pairs, take it in turns to ask your partner: What parte Olas do you think of ...? B: No, he's out shopping with Mum. They're using 4: What do you think of the Kiliors? cx : [ike them, They sing really nice songs. Thelr latest CD is great. 43own The verbs to be, have got, can Affirmative |''m, He/She/lt’s, WerYou/They're Negative Fm not, He/She/t isn’t, WelYou/They aren’t Interrogative | Am P, Is he/she/it?, Are welyou/they? Short ‘Yes, | am., Yes, he/she/its,, Yes, we/you/they are. ‘Answers No, 'm not., No, he/she/it isn’t, No, we/you/they aren’t. In short answers, we do not repeat the whole question. ‘We only use Yes or No, the subject pronoun and the verb form am (‘m not)/is (Isn’t)/are (aren't). Are you Spanish? No, I'm not. 2) to show that something belongs to somebody. She's got a bike b)to describe people, animals or things. He's got short fair hair. 6) to talk about relationships. I've got a tiv sister. 4) in the following expressions: I've got a headache, I've got a temperature, I've got a cough, I've got a toothache, I've got 0 cold, I’ve got a problem. Affirmative |1/We/You/They've got. _| He/She/I’s got. Negative | /e/You/They haven't got.| He/She/lt hasn't got. Interrogative | Have I/we/you/they got? | Has he/she/it got? Short Yes, liwelyou/they have. | Yes, he/she/it has. Answers | No, I/welyou/the haven't. | No, he/she/it hasn’t. In short answers, we only use Yes or No, the subject pronoun and the verb have (haven’t)/has (hasn't). We don't use got. Have you got @ notebook? Yes, | have. (NOT: ¥es-Hrave-got.) ‘We use got more in the present and not so often in the past tense. She had skates when she was younger (NOT: She had get... ~ itis less common) Affirmative | /You/He/She/it/We/You/They can walk. ‘Negative Wou/He/She/it?We/You/They can’t walk. Interrogative _| Can I/you/he/she/it/we/you/they walk? Short Yes, W/you/he/she/it/we/you/they can. Answers No, liyoufhe/she/it/welyou/they can’t. * The verb can is the same in all persons in the singular and in the plural, and is always followed by a verb. * We use can to show ability. can dance. | can’t play the piano.aaa] Circle the correct form of the verb have got, can or be. (BJ Are Michael your irlend? We hasn't / haven't got a pet. 1ean / can't meet you tomorrow. I'm free all day. 4 I’m not /aren’t a very good dancer, 5 Tim have /has got a really bad headache. 6 Jack and Abigail isn't / aren't in Year 10. They're in Year 8, 7 (ean't/can check my emails. My computer isn’t working. 8 Have / Has you got a new Ww? 9 Can’t/ Can Norman play chess? 10. Jenny hasn't / haven't got any homework to do. 11 Raymond aren't /isn’t my cousin. 12 Am// Are we leaving soon? na 126} Fill in the correct form of have got, can or be to find out a few things about James and his family. 1 James is twenty years old. 2 He... brown hair and green eyes. 3 He very friendly and intelligent, 4 James two sisters. 5 They .. twins, Theit names are Jessica and Suzie. 6 They . play the piano but they sing or dance. 7 James and his sisters slucients at Loughborough College. 8 They. . Acar so they take the bus to college. AB The verbs fo be, have got, can \ Complete the exchanges using the correct form of have got, can or be. 1 A: Gan you ride a motorbike? No, | can’t, but | can ride a horse. BAS sessseneee Luca and Sonia from Spain? Yes, they They speak Spanish. BAS ssssestsees YOU se acold? No, |. - But! a fever, 4 AS sescunseee Susio read and write? 1 No, SMe ann She's only three! 5 Matteo from Portugal? NO, Ne sesesesrnee «HO J from Italy. 6 AS vsecnssseee YOU Make me a sandwich? No, | We ae any bread, TAS crecestnses ROBIN opsteseree 8 DIKE? : Yes, he It blue and white, BAS ssesesesees YOU ..a brothor? Br YES, | acatannen « HO 16 years old. Read Emma's personal profile and fill in the gaps with the correct form of have got, can or be. erserraehec tin) eu Hil My name 4)is Emma and | 2)... eighteen years old. 1 Personal Profile | | | 3). . brown hair and blue | eyes. [ive in London with my parents. | They 4).. re both doctors and they 8). an office | any brothers or sisters, 1D) vreernnnees fide @nd 1 8) a horse. His name 9) use Thomas. HE 40) . | black and Me 4) wren FORE tale Thomas 12). run very old, so he 13)... fast, but he 14) still jump over fences. Speaking and Writing Use the words in the list to make true sentences about yourself. Tell the class. Then, write a short paragraph presenting yourself on your personal profile. * short hair © green eyes © tall © 16 years old * History student ° one brother ° a cat * @ laptop + a skateboard * ride a horse * play the piano * sing + speak English * only child» play basketball J naven't got short hair 1516 I work as a teacher, ‘moves around but this summer fam The Moon the Earth. also helping out at my ‘mother's bookshop. Present simple Present simple vs Present continuous ‘always running lane. The band sings brifiantly in this album. When is their rnext single coming out? Lately, its becoming difficult for people to get to work on time due to heavy trafic | They aren't releasing) it until the end of the| month Present continuous Form: main verb (+s in the third person singular) Form: to be + main verb + -ing Treat, He/She/It eats, Fm running, He/She/i’ running, AFFIRMATIVE | We/You/They eat AFFIRMATIVE | Wo/You/They’re running Tdon’t eat, Favnot running, NEGATIVE | He/She/It doesn’t eat, NEGATIVE _He/She/lt isnt running, We/You/They don’t eat We/You/They aren’trunning || ] Do leat? ‘Am T running? | INTERROGATIVE Does he/she/it eat? INTERROGATIVE is he/she/it running? | Do welyoulthey eat? ‘Are welyoulthey running? Yes, iwe/yourthey 40.7 Yes, lam./No, I'm not, SHORT No, Uwelyou/they don't, || | SHORT Yes, he/she/its./No, he/she isnt. ANSWERS | Yes, he/sheyit does./ ANSWERS —_| Yes, welyou/they are./ No, he/she/it doesnt No, wefyoulthey aren't. Spelling Spelling: 3rd person singular + Most verbs take -s in the third person singular. | wath = he walks ‘+ Verbs ending in -ss, -sh, -ch, -x and -o, take -es. 1 kiss —he hisses, | fish — he fishes, {catch — he catches, | mix — he mixes, | go - he goes * Verbs ending in a consonant + y, drop the -y and take -les. | try— he tries Spelling: -ing * Most verbs add -ing to the base form of the main verb. | work - working, drink — drinking, send ~ sending * Verbs ending in -e, drop the -e and add -ing. | dance — dancing, type — typing ‘= Verbs ending in a vowel and a consonant, double the ‘consonant and add -ing. sit sitting, admit — admitting * Verbs ending in a vowel +y take -s only. * Verbs ending in -le change the -le to -y and add -ing. 1 buy — he buys fre — lying Use \We use the present simple for: «permanent states. Jan lives ina two-bedroom cottage in the countryside. + habits and routines (with always, usually, etc). ‘Moll avays brushes her teeth eer every mecl. * timetables and programmes (future reference). Tie charity shop opens at 9 o'clock: + general truths and laws of nature. Water boils at 100°C. | * sporting commentaries, reviews and | narrations. Leonardo i Caprio successfully plays the role of | Frank Abognele in "Catch mei you can”, | ] We use the present continuous: | © for temporary actions and situations. John is working overtime these dys. * for actions taking place at or around the moment of speaking. /e's Istening to music right now. * for fixed arrangements in the near future. We are going on safari next month. * for currently changing and developing situations. Computers are becoming faster every day with adverbs such as always to express anger or irritation at a repeated action You are always calling me late at right!Fill in the third person singular form of the verbs below. 4 walk-— walks 6 match ~ ww 2 Cry = rn 7 listen — 8 fix - 8 wish - 4 say = 9do = 6 kiss ~ 10 take ~ -es in the third person singular is pronounced sf in verbs ending in /f/, /kj, [p/ or /t/ sounds, Fal in verbs ending in /s/, Il, fl, 163/ oF I2/ sounds. [21 io. verbs ending in all other sounds, Write the third person singular of the verbs in the correct box, as in the example. Then, read the verbs aloud. talk *finish * go * teach * drink © enjoy egive * brush + miss + stop * chat run ‘soatch © begin » sit » change talks, ou Ish finishes, i. | GO2S, resents ese a i Complete the exchanges with the present simple of the verbs in brackets. 1. A: Do you leave (you/leave) nome at seven o'clock every day? B: Yes, but the bus (not/arrive) until 7.20. .-». (o/work) in London? (live) in B: Yes, but she Reading. ere (Ben and Ashley/play) football on Tuesdays? B: No, they (go) swimming. 4A WHat cascsseceee nse .. (Alex/do) after class every day? B: He (hang out) with his friends. Present simple vs Present continuous \, i — Look at the pictures (A-E) on p. 16 and underline all the verbs. a) Identify in which tense each verb is. b) How do we form the affirmative, negative and interrogative of these tenses? c) Which uses of these tenses does each verb show? Put the verbs in the correct box adding - ing. ‘open + move *tie *run * tak * stop “give * die + write + buy * begin * make ee opening, ... 7 era moving, eens tying, double consonant + -ing sunning, (5 | Look at the picture and correct the sentences, as in the example. Use the phrases below. + use @ laptop * talk on the phone ‘buy a ticket drink a cup of coffee + stand on the platform 1 Anna is reading the newspaper. No, she isn’t. She's using 2 laptop. 2 Lizzie is eating a sandwich. Pauls sitting on a bench. 4. Louise is sending a text message. 5 Tony is ordering some food. 17ow © Adverbs of frequency ST Z, Adverbs of frequency ‘Adverbs of frequency show us how often something happens. They answer the question: ‘How often ...2". We often use adverbs of frequency with the present simple. “How often does Stella go abroad on holiday?” “Never. She never goes abroad.” ‘We use adverbs of frequency: a) before the main verb, Bob always has breakfast with his children b)after the auxiliary verbs be, have, do and modal verbs such as can, wil, must, etc. Our new neighbour is always so friendly to everyone. Bob doesn’t usually chink coffee in the morning. Note: The adverbs rarely/seldom/hardly ever and never have a negative meaning, and they are never used with the word not. Tom rarely watches TV in the evenings. (NOT: Tom deasa‘:-rarely watch TV in the evenings.) ‘Anna is a vegetarian, She never eats meat. (NOT: .. she dossnvtnever eat meat.) 7] Look at the pictures and the adverbs of frequency. a) What do they show? b) How are they used in a sentence? B Tick the appropriate gap in the sentences below to indicate the correct position of ‘the adverb of frequency. 1 Terry .%, works .... outdoors .... in the summer. (usually) 2 Kelly . late .... for college. (never) 3. My flatmate .... asks .... me ... to Cook dinner. (often) 4 Laura... CAN ons DE on CAFIEES. (sometimes) 5 Annie .... is... at home .... these days. (rarely) 6 Peter .... plays .... hookey .... at the | weekends. (seldom) | 7 Juliette .... has... wanted .... to go scuba ' diving, (always) \ 8 Joseph .... eats ... seafood .... — he can't stand it! (never) | 9 Tracey .... doesn’t .... go to the gym on weekdays, (usually) \ 10. Kim .... hangs out ... with her friends at the mall, (often) 18 You're Peter, aren't you? I never, forget a face. It’s George Where can you] always find happiness? in a dictionary, ‘Adverbs of frequency always (100%) | sometimes (20%) usually (75%) | rarely/seldom/hardly ever (10%) often (50%) [never (094) @ Make sentences, as in the example. Use the adverbs of frequency from the key. KEY always [sometimes usually" __rarely/seldom often" [never a 1 we/watch/TV (*) We sometimes watch TV. 2 Lucinda/wear/casual clothes (*) 3 Joe and Anna/be/lazy (0) 4. youfbuy/clothes/at Topshop? (***) 5 Tievor/be/polite (*****) 6 Andy/start/work/at 8.30 (** 7 Michelle/drive/to college? (**) 8 Vcan/understand/TV programmes/in French. (****) eee aa_ = Adverbs of frequency \ ) oO Identify the tenses in bold, and then match them to the correct description. [if] Ramsey passes the ball to Collins. a atfact or permanent state [ZI] Jackie ts travelling to Paris tomorrow. b a temporary situation [BI] The Sun rises in the east. © a changing or developing [4] My train departs at 4.30. situation More and more people are working in the technology @ ahebli or routine industry. ea general truth or law of nature [61] Tom eats lunch in the canteen every day. fa fixed arrangement in the near ‘Amanda and Sam live in Hampstead. future [B[_]He isn't driving to work this week because his car's at the 9 & timetable garage, ha sporting commentary F]] Put the verbs in brackets into the present simple or the B Put the verbs in brackets into present continuous. the correct form of the present 1. Beth offen opens (open) her shop at the weekends, but == Orne Breet this Saturday she is faking (take) a day off Cilia 2 We rarely «nm (finish) lessons before 3:00 pm, but 1. A: Is Paul going (Paul/go) to today they (close) the college at 1:00, Batlin next weok? 8. My COUSINS wrrn-nnsvnne (@at) dinner at my house once a B: Yes, he . a We0k, DUE LONIQHE WE vn (eet) in a restaurant, (visit) relatives in Munich, 4. David usually «..escnsesen (StOp) Work at 6 pm, but this BUENO an : afternoon he... sense (V0) at 8.30. (not/stay) for long. 5 Most days, we (walk) to the shops, but this BA cess (you/do) Morning WE snssenineannns (SAVE). anything after class today? B: Yes. | seen . - . (take) _ZZ Time words/phrases my dog to the vet. Sr isIleiics Wo i Wi Fe prevenk simple are eaaneT : ‘Time words/phrases we use with the present simple are: usually, BAS srsessrrssernstsserssannee often, always, every day/week/month/year, etc. in the morning/ (Laure usually/sit) here? afternoon/evening, at night/ the weekend, on Fridays, etc. B: Yes, but she ! (not/come) in today. She Time words/phrases we use with the present continuous are: (work) _ now, this week/month, etc. at the moment, at present, these days, from home, nowadays, stil, today, tonight, et. 4& ; co (Wuliay take part) in the concert next week? Choose the correct time expression. Bives. Shas ai excelent 1. Claire is working part-time every week/these days. Miolnust = eho: —, 2 We go skating this Thursday/on Thursdays. any aay 8 Are you playing golf today/every day? 5 A: What time ae 4. Why Is she always/usually talking so loudly? I's so (anna and annoying! Kevin/finish) collage on 5 Is Simon every day/still looking for @ job? Fridays? 6 We dtive to France in August every year/this year. B: Wel, they 7 Dad is working overtime this evening/every evening, Paeeien eel 8 Susan is watching @ DVD at weekends/now. fey eee ease the summer show, 1920 / \ / Stative verbs a Stative verbs Stative Verbs are verbs which describe a state rz tenses. These verbs include: © verbs of the senses (see, hear, smell, taste, feel * verbs of perception (know, belleve, understand, reallse, remember, forget, etc). | don't know what you've talking about. + vetbs which express feelings and emotions (lke, * some other verbs: agree, be, belong, contain, ‘owe, own, require, suppose, weigh, wish, etc. These jeans don’t fit me; I! try on another pait ‘Some of these verbs can be used in continuous tenses when they describe actions and not states, but there is a difference in meaning. rather than an action, and do not normally have continuous 1, look, sound, seem, appear, etc). You seem very tired. love, hate, enjoy, prefer, want, etc). Kim loves this cartoon show. continue, cost, ft, have (= possess), include, mater, need, Present simple I Present continuous ‘She is very friendly. (= character - permanent state) He is being very polite. ( he is behaving - temporary state) think his new house is great. (= I believe) Tm thinking about going to Wales. (= Yam considering) They have a holiday villa, (= they possess) We're having a fantastic time. (= are experiencing) They're having a posty. (= are holding) He's having a pizzo. (wis eating) This dress Tooks very elegant. (= appears) Tim Tooking at same interesting paintings. (= Lam taking a look at) Tsee that you can play ters realy wel. (= ts visible) 1 see wiy you lke ther new CD. (= understand) {'m seeing an old schoo! friend tonight. (=| am meeting) This tie feels lke sik, (= it has the texture of) Ban 1s Teeing Wis forehead to see he's got a temperature. (= 1s touching) This coke tastes very sweet. it has a sweet flavour) Sie’ tasting the oop to see TS OK (= she tesng the favoud) These lilies smell lovely (= they have a nice aroma) [Kim fs smeling the perfume to see she Fes (= she fs sniffing) She appears tobe very ted. («she seems) ‘My son is appearing inthe school play. (he is performing) This skirt fits you perfectly (= itis the right size) Tim is ftng @ bosketbal hoop th the garden. = he is instaling) @ Choose the correct verb tense. 4A: This dress is beautiful and it isn't costing/doesn't cost much. B: | know, but |'m looking/look for something more formal. 2 A: That suit is fitting/fits you perfectly! B: Thanks! It belongs/is belonging to my brother. I'm borrowing it for my job interview. 3A: Are you wanting/Do you want to work. the evening shift this week? 8: | prefer/am preferring working in the mornings. 4 A: I'm not knowing/don’t know where Charlie and John are. B: They have/are having a meeting with Mr Cousins. 5 A: You seem/are seeming nervous. B Yes, | think/am thinking about my fi day of college tomorrow. Fill in the gaps with the present simple or the present continuous of the verb given. 1 have a. Chris has a pet doa b We are having lunch with Aunt Sarah today. 2 look Your new BEdrOOM .sj.jeesn fantastic! bi «at this magazine, 3 appear a My friend ssereseaceee 1A programme on TV. b Joshua .. 10 be very happy today. 4 think a Colin about becoming a pilot, bl paramedics have a difficult job. 5 see ist a Mum --» her brother later today. bl why you like painting i's very creative,