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Irregular VerbsGrammar 4 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb Vocabulary mae: 1 Mary . from Britain. { see enerpe ses 2 John ... . French, He a .-- Canadian. LIL) Hettot 3 Jane from France? | 4 How old . +» you? 5 They .. my friencs. 1 from Spain. f TT ww + Paul and Kate “LEL] Who fs this? sixteen years old? 8 Mike and | ... ++ brothers. 9 We. .. German, We 2 Write the nationality for each country. . . Polish, 10 London the capital 1 Spain .... 6 Brazil city of England? 2 Britain 7 Canada . 4 © Fiaiee , 5 Read the text below and fill in 4 pond © Germany: the gaps with the verb to be. 5 taly wa. 10. Turkey ... aenung . — My favourite actor 1) oun Gael Garcia Bernal. He 2) from 3 Write as in the example. Mexico. His eyes 3)....... blue and Fis hair 4) aun ark. He 5) . 1 10+11=21 > ten plus eleven equals twenty-one handsome but he 6) very tall. His sisters name 7)... Tamara 2 20+12-32 and his brother's name 8)... Dario. His parents 9) ........ actors 3 30+13=43 too! Gael 10)... very popular because 440+ 14-54 he’s a good actor. The Motoreyele Diaries ts one of 5 50+15=65 his most famous films. “In this film 111)... 6 60+16=7%6 Ernesto Che Guevara," says Gael, His favourite actor TOSS 12) conuns Jevior Bardem and his 8 180+ 18-198 favourite spor 1g 0c 9 1000 + 200 = 1200 footballStarter eiar as Vocabulary Complete the crossword puzzle _ using the words below. Grammar 2 aor an? Write. atlas skirt pencil helmet rubber 1 orange . dictionary coat . apple bike wean Swavo Form the plural of the words below and Dut them in the correct box, Jacket atlas dictionary knife person sharpener helmet dress box baby man child tooth shelf scart Write sentences as in the example. ‘This 1s a ball. m These are balls. Those are bikes. » That isa bike. That isa man. . This is a schoolbag. .... These are chairs, Those are clocks, “Those are scarves. Circle the correct word. This is Jane. She/He is from Britain, ‘Sara/Sara’s sister is Kate. His/Him favourite sport is soccer. This is Jake. He is mine/my pet dog. Look at her/hers. She is very tall! ‘Sue and Jack are cousins. Them/They are ten, Complet or’, the sentences. Use possessive 's ‘This is Mary. Ann is her sister. Ann 1s. Mary's sister. This fs Tony. This ts his bike. This is. Look at the girts, These are their hats. These are .. Look at the men. These are their coats. These are .. e This is Rosa, Ann and Sue are her friends. Rosa is ss.Starter Vocabulary Grammar | Find eight words related to household objects. 3 Answer the questions using the correct, preposition, 4 Ke ST Seee re: OY, WH ob Neen EL Does Paul learn foreign tanguages? Yes, he does, 2 Jane / like / burgers? (x) 3 they / read magazines? (V) 4 Ann / surf the Net ? (v7) 5 Helen and John / play the guitar? (x)Vocabulary { Complete the text with the correct phrase, 2 = We ‘and when we finish, she 9) Complete the sentences with the correct verb. Use the present simple. © clear @ set * cut © cook # take © walk My mum is a busy bea! She never sits stil. nthe maming Grammar Look at Ben’s daily routine. Match the bubbles with the correct adverb of frequency and answer the questions as in the example, How often does BE [TPE wake uplate? (never) 2 50K (2]_| make his bed? (sometimes) p 0% (3]__ have breakfast? (often) [AT walk to school? (usually) —* 1 (51 dohishomework in the 4 25% evening? (always) ae Ben never wokes up late, Fill in the text with the adverbs of frequency that are true for you © never * sometimes ® often * make * tidy usually always ae 4. Jonathan always. ee snow his bod . ee ae ; you ‘he table after dinner? is eo ia 3 Helen never nn othe grass. 3 ae a “ eek 4 His father hardly ever... er wo inner, areca 5 irsterscctcinto cu 9OU AW the dog? » Walk Hie.cgi 6 Stove sometimes ... : _~ the rubbish out 1 Water tte DINE 1 Pate usually... ‘he table before dinner? 12 bs es Mwrlbrary, 8 lalways ... sous MY 88K after | tinisn my homework ue ee 18) play computer games.Vocabulary Writing Put the days of the week in the correct 3 Join the sentences with the connectors in order. brackets. 1 He wakes up late. He watches TV. (and) Gimay wiley He wakes up late and watches TV Th 2. She cooks dinner. She sets the table. (or) a MONDAY, Gina 7 WES 4 They walk to school, They take the bus. (or) 3. We watch a DVD, We go to the cinema. (or) | Gitibry 5. He waters the plants, He walks the dog. (and) i 2 Think ofa typical Tuesday. Complete the Film andor or table with the activities you do, do homework ‘getup early goto school When the weather is bad, | don’t go out. | stay ‘have breakfast have lunch surf the Nat fn 1) vessees my friends often come round. We watch TV) have dinner chat online usually surf the Net 2)........ play computer play sports goto bed games. We never play sports 3) .vsssesne. $0 shopping. —————— When it's sunny, | do a lot of things. | always wee “| meet my friends 4)........ play basketball Ai cimtll iaeai “1 5) .cccsnse football, We sometimes eat out ee 6) .ssoss B0 t0 the cinema, We don’t go to bed sfrernoon arly, | really love sunny weather! ee te in the esciets Complete the sentences to write a short text about how you spend your day. Now write: 4. When the weather is bad, 1 ener \often | usually I never 1 Inthe morning, m/ get up early, | have 2 In the afternoon, | 2 When it’s sunny, rere Valways I sometimes ... 3. Inthe evening, |. 4 | usually go to bed at .. nVocabulary a) Match the words in the two columns. | soap school operas after-school games ‘computer aes moog> free 2 b) Use phrases from above to complete the sentences. Iidon't like watching .. On TV. When school finishes, we sometimes go to Pupils in his country don’t wear a(n) ... Inmy with my friends. ty brother is very good at playing «| 80 to the cinema Grammar Put the words in the correct order. we / soap / like / operas subject / my / Maths / favourite / is / school English / like / do / you? mur / my / work / doesn’t at / finishes / school / club / belongs / a / she / to / karate Listening

Listen to Katherine describing her family trip and mark the statements 1-5 as T (true) or F (false). Katherine is in Italy. She's staying at a big hotel. Her parents are at the pool now. They're going toa parade tonight. Today is her birthday. 5 Put the verbs in brackets into the present Grammar 4 Circle the correct word. 1. We ..... a party in the evening. A have B are having has 2 Rita..... toa concert today. A isgoing —B goes € going 3 teusually ..... in winter. A israining Brains © rain 4 Doyou ..... my new dress? A likes B liking ike 5 We ..... ice skating this afternoon. A goes B aregoing C go 6.1... George doing his homework? Als B Does € Do 7 Mary and Dan ..... to school on foot. A goes. B going € go B He s+ like chocolate cake. A doesn’t B don't C isn’t 9 Where...... she live? A has B does Cis 10 He ..... 16 this Sunday. A isturning B turn C doesn’t tun simple or the present continuous. een ee a {celebrate} my fifteonth birthday this Saturday and ! 9)... (want) to invite you to my patty. 14) sonons (ROpe) you can come. All my classmates 8) se sonnns (OME) 100. We 6) .n.uesn (have) the paity inthe garden, s0 ‘my parents 7) (decorate) tt now. Why 8) eornene (NOVYOU Spend) the right with us? We ‘can share my room, Please come. Love, AnneWriting 2 Read the theory. Rewrite the article using capital letters. (an article describing 0 festival) To describe a festival we write the name of the festival, the place, date and reason pecple = with the pronoun | (first person) Mary and / are sisters. "© with cities /countries/rationalities Paris, Fronce, French celebrate it. Then we write whet et with days/months tuesday, December — Read the article and answer the questions. a A A, The Banana Spit Festival takes piace [| every year in the second weak of dune in Wilmington, Ohio. tt is @ popular event , because many belleve thet this telcious ice cream 5 sundee was fist | made there, It's also lots of fun | as there is so much to do. © The festival has @ 80s and 60s theme and visitors can enjoy the music, vist the classic car show and even make thelr own banana spits. Everyone loves the ovo Think of a festival which takes place in your city/eountry. ‘Complete the table with information about it. 3 Where does tt take place? Name a8 or . | Date ii 4 Why is it a popular event? Place Activities 5. How do people celebrate it? _ [Comments Use the completed table to write a short article describing the festival for an international schcol magazine (40-60 words). 6 How do people feel about it? 7Vocabulary Find ten fruits. Which can you see in the pictures? y ie “ Grammar ‘Match the question words to the correct A P ERVWAP B ie D SMSAVIA w z KEYVONN x taO Ewit (PCE! A H TE TO Riek AT N E ° AN jiace Eo Blea, s Pp A RF AO BILE 0 u ols cya Uy D G Al Pe. Hair Bie Write the fruits in Ex. 4 in the plural. Soai)s Fill in the gaps with the correct word. * contest # celebrate taste # rides # watch In Luling, Texas, USA, people 1). su« tho Watermelon Thump every June. There is @ 2) .neonnn for the largest watermelon Thousands of people COME 10.3) eue.nomew NE contests thal take place at this festival and 4 delicious watermelon products. A.qUEEN 6) srssnnoneuenon in the parade, responses, 1 When? A In southwest Ohio, USA, [2|_| whoi B2 [3[_| What? C Inthe middle of June. 4__| How often? D The people of the town. 5] | How many? E The Banana Split Festival. [6|_| Where? F Every year. Complete the postcard by putting the verbs into the present continuous, Dear Lucy, Greetings from Brazil! |) (relax) on the beach right now. It @ beautiful day today ard very het too How is the weather back home? Dd. "Githrain)? My sister 3) Gounbathe) ond. mur and dad 4) .. (eat) lunch in the hote''s restaurant, What 5) nee Gyoulde)? 6) : (joulstudy) for the exams? It's camivel here, 30 people 7) cevnnenen thawed big parade today. | can’t watt. Good luck with your exams! See you soon. Love, Diana IAI, 6 Rewrite the sentences in the correct order. 1 He/now/isn't/TV/watching 2. live/Does/in/she/ Madrid? 3. party/Are/having/a/they/tonight? 4: starts/She/school/at 8:30Everyday English 1 Complete the dialogue with the appropriate phrases, A I'd love to € Would you like to come B That sounds great D about 8:30 Listening 3 (2) Listen to Ann talking to Peter about a party, Mark the sentences C (Correct) or | (Incorrect). 1 Ann turns 16 this Saturday. 2 Ann wants to have a garden party. 3 Peter is worried about the weather. 4° Ann wants to hire a clown 5 Peter will help with the deco- rations. U Jack: Hi Sue! I'm having a going away party on Friday before 4 Cross the odd word out. | my trip to Australia. [1|_] if you aren't busy? foe ee Yeahli 2 |. streamers ~ snowball Jack: | can pick you up if you don’t know how to get to my 1D. ro house. Let's make it[31_|? paper ait —4 sue: [4] J. 2 Cwatch) | parade —) Jack: OK. T can’t wait to tell you what I"m planning for the pas 3 ape) 2 Mistake —a nap photographs | masks ~ costumes = 2 Replace the phrases in bold with phrases from the list, 4 Corset) decorations That sounds great. * pick youup © Oh, nothing much. 5 kava {una dream ave hate 1 Why don’t you come to the party? OK. - 6 Crake Momework—a cake rf ~abed 2. Are you doing anything this Saturday? No, I'm not doing hi a balloon ~ a candle — anything. oa . 7 TBR 3 fire 3 My dad can take you in his car... Choose five phrases and write sentences using them. 19Vocabulary 1 Write the colours. red e green # yellow # blue ® grey © orange * brown ® purple Pf encecsesgeece Bs 1 He's always c.. and never gets upset. Don’t talk to him, He's very a......... with you. White ts my favourite colour. It makes me feel p. Grey colours suggest that someone is u. wawne person. He's aq......... person and never disturbs the others. He's a great artist, He's very i.. 8 These colours make me feel r... so after a long day. 20 We don't know much about her. She's a very me... Look at the picture and read the descriptions. Which one matches the painting? (A) This painting shows two young women. They are travelling on a train, They are wearing green dresses and they are reading their books, (B) This painting shows two young ‘women, They are travelling in a train. They are wearing green dresses. One woman is reading. ‘The other is sleeping. (© This painting shows two young women in a train, They are wearing green dresses. They are sleeping. 4 ) Listen and write.8 a n Vocabulary Match the two halves to make complete sentences, (1) Spider-Man has super 2/_| He can’t see 3]_| He can climb through walls. strength, fal 51] He's very strong and can 2 ok a Re Irregular a b ¢ walls very fast. He can also spin 4 e webs, Complete the crossword. A 2 N R 5] [¢ People were of the Incredible Hulk. The Hulk changed into a .. when he got angry. The Hulk became @ TV .. Stan Lee was the Hulk's Dr David Banner worked as a «. Lee's .......-... help people who need them. Grammar Write the past simple of the verbs in the list in the correct column, © live © create © become © wear * look * know # leaye # hunt # try ® make help * change ® write * choose gular ® lived & become fight very well. Complete the sentences. Use the verbs in the list tn the past simple. * appear * not watch * change * helo = surf @ motwork @ not go * wear 4 He .. . TV yesterday. 2 Daredevil in 1964. 3 He. with the housework yesterday. 4 Stan Lee . for DC Comics. 5 Stanley Martin his name. 6 He . to the library yesterday. 7 She a blue dress two days ago. BI the Net yesterday afternoon. Look at what Daniel did last Saturday and make sentences as in the example. Daniel | getuplate make breakfast, walk the dog tidy his room 0 shopping surf the Net | meet his Friends ‘eatout 1m Daniel got up tote. 2 & Daniel didn't make breakfost. 6 What did/didn’t you do last Sunday? Write four sentences.Vocabulary 1 Fill in the gaps with the correct word, * ordinary * everyday © shy ® fights grew up ® danger © crime ‘costume © dark @ strength Spider-Man fst appeared in 1962 in Marvel Comics. Peter Parker 1) sane £0 D8 avery intelligent but 2). teenager with shor! 3) vnsnnennee Naif and glasses. Hislife changed ‘when a spider bit him. Peter was not an 4) person any more. Spider-Man has superhuman 5) and has ‘the power to know when 6) ... vu 18 Near. Dressed in a blue and red 7) ... he 8) criminals an ties to save people OM 8) ..-nnsenen and danger. Then, he goas back to his 10) fife, Grammar 2 ‘What did Tom and his family do yesterday afternoon? Ask and answer questions as in the example, Tom/walk the dog ‘Tom's brother/do the shopping 1 Tom’s father/walk the dog? > Did Tom’s father walk he dog? No, he didn’t. Tom walked the dog, 22 2 Tom's sister/make dinner? 3 Tom/cut the grass? 4 Tom's mother/do the shopping? 5. Tom's brother/play basketball? 3 Put the words in the correct order to form questions. Then, answer the questions, 1 read/a/did/your mum/book/ yesterday? > Did your mum read a book yesterday? Yes, she did./No, she didn't. 2. get up/yesterday/you/did/early? 3. this/make/you/bed/did/ your/morning? 4 your dad/ yesterday /cook/dinner/did? 5 watch/you/last/did/a DVD /night? 4 Write sentences about Nick. Use used to/ didn’t use to. When Nick was B years old rave tong hair (x) » He didn’t use to have tong hair. wear glasses (7) send emails (X) . go to a disco (x) play board games (x) . ride a bike (/) . euaun What about you? m / used to have long hair.Vocabulary Match the words in the two columns. Then use the phrases in the correct tense to complete the sentences, MO) car a director ZO win b friends (311 break accident [AT] become da company e awards f box office records 1 Nicole Kidman hada . . While shooting the fim The Invasion. 2 I like films where, in the end, enemies 3 Not all actors for their performances. 4 Spider-Man 3 . in the first two weeks. 5 Pedro Almodovar is a famous Spanish .. 6B eestscsnsnens BY YOUTSLE, youneed tobe very hardworking, Writing (biographies) When we write a biography of a Person who is still alive, we usually write two paragraphs. In the first paragraph, we write the person's name, job, place and date of birth and his/her early years. In the second paragraph, we write what the person did and when (studies, family, achievements). Read the biography. Fill in: # and # too ® because © so @ also ‘Antonio Banderas was torn in 1960 in Malaga, Spain. As a chid, Antonio liked playing football ut his dreams of becoming a professional football player ended quickly 4 ee he hurt his foot very badly. Around that time, Benderas realised that he 2). enjoyed the theatre, In 1974, he went to an acting school in Malaga 3) +» started bis acting career soon after. in 1975, at the age of 19, Banderas wanted to get more acting ‘opportunities for nimsel, 4) he maved to Madrid, 11992, Randeras started working in Hollywood. His frst great film was The Mambo Kings. Some of his most famous films are Phitadetphia, Evita-and The Mask of Zorro. Banderas has won a lot of awards, 5) « In 1996, he married actress Melanie Griffith and they have a daughter: Who is the biography about? ........+ What is he famous for? . When & where was he bora? What did he want to become? .. What did he study? What did he do in 19922 Who did he marry? 3 Answer the following questions about the biography in Ex. 2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Read the table. Use the information to write a short biography of Angelina Jolie (60-80 words). Name: Angelina Jolie Job: Actress Born: 1975, Los Angeles, USA Early years: leamt to act from famous parents, studied at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute at 11 years old, took flim studies, jn mic 1990s appeared in small films Later years: became very popular as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider tilms, leamt kickboxing for role, won Oscar for Girl Interrupted, gat involved in international charity, has adopted children from different countries 2324 Reading Read the text and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements, erlin was a legendary magician who lived et the court of King Arthur, The young king leat a lot from Merlin, who was his advisor. Thanks to the magician’s powers and advice, Arthur grew up to be a great leader, ‘When Merlin became older, people often described him as a tired old man, but he was, infact, vory onergetic. His big mistake came when he fell in love with the Lady ofthe Lake, He taught her all his magice! powers and she beeame very power- fal too, With her own magic spells, she locked Merlin away in 1 glass tower. His fall made it possible for her to become Arthur's new advisor. However, the king could not continue iis reign ‘without Merlin’s help and died soon atthe bate of Camlann. Then, the Lady of the Lake took away Arthur’s magic sword, Excalibur 4 Merlin was a powerful magician, 2. King arthur became a strong leader without Merlin’s help. Asan old man, Merlin was full of energy. 4. The Lady of the Lake didn’t want to become Arthur's advisor. ee 5 king Arthur lost his magic sword before his last battle. w oukuns Underline the correct word. King Arthur was able to pull’ attack the sword from the stone. With Mertin’s help, King Arthur became very surprised/ powerful. King Arthur removed the sword because he had a pure heart/ magician, King Arthur lived in Camelot while he built/ruled England. In Arthurian times, England was a strong country/people. a) Write the past simple forms of the verbs. attack explain win promise meet break b) Use the verbs to complete the sentences. le Lisa's brother at a café today. He... everything very clearly to me. Adog . .. her on her way to work. She sssecseeereesenens to help me with my homework, I'm sorry. | the vase, Doris Lessing the Nobel Prize in 2007.Everyday English { Complete the dialogue with sentences from the list. * Sounds interesting, * Where's it showing? © Who stars in it? © Iwas out of town, © How was your weekend? © What's tt about? Hi Lucy. 1) = | had a great time! | went to the cinema. | called you, but you weren't in, : Yes, 2) What did you see? The Golden Compass. It was briltiant. : Really? 3) It's a fantasy film about a 12-year-old girl who lives in a parallel universe and tries to save her best friend. eee Its. There's lots of action. 5) "Nicole Kidman, Dariel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards and Ben Walker. You should go and see it. $6) ove At the Empire until Friday. 2 Complete the advert with information from the dialogue. mle 41) mye: 2) DIRECTOR: Chris Weitz Starring: 3) .. Showing: 4) .. Replace the underlined phrases with phrases from the list. © brilliant © wasn't in # where it’s showing © stars init 1 It was very good. 2 He wasn’tathome, 3 Do you know which cinema is showing? 4 Who are the main actors? Vocabulary 4 a) Write eight types of films. > western b) Which is your favourite film? What type sit? 226 Listening (Gy Listen to Alex talking to Mark about a famous person from ancient times. Then, choose the correct ftem A, B or C. Nefertiti is a famous Egyptian A Queen. —B Princess. C Empress. The sculpture of Nefertiti’s head is at the ‘A Netropolitan Museum of Art in New York. B Louvre in Paris. © Altes Museum in Berlin. The crown Nefertiti is wearing Is A big. B colourful. broken. Nefertiti had A Ggirls. BB 3boysand 3girls. C 6 boys. Nefertiti reigned for A Tyears. B 17years. C27 years. Replace the underlined words with words in the list. * archaeologist ® reigned © tomb * temple * buried © died © king © curse ‘Mark Lehner is a famous person who studies There might be a negative magic power on him. When we entered the Pharaoh’s grave, we froze. . ‘They put_him_in_the_eround right away. The monarch was at the celebration. Each place where they worshinned their God had its own beauty. No one knows how Nefertit life. really ended her 8 King John ruled his country from 1199 until his death. .. Read the text and put the verbs in brackets in the past simple. How are you? I'm sorry it took me so long to write My trip to Cairo 1) (be) great! Tahu have) a lot of fun and [Bic (meet) a lot of interesting people, The thing that | 4) = (enjoy) the most in Cairo was my visit to the Egyptian Museum, Can you believe that it 5) + (take) us more then one day to’ see the whole thing? On the first day, we 6) sssssssensses (Spend) the whole day looking at the wonderful pieces of art in the King Tutankhamen collection, The next day, we took @ guided tour, The guide was very nice and be 7) .. a (try) to show us everything. At the end of the tour, we 8 (g0) into the mummy room and saw the great pharaohs. We 9) vveewssne (Pay) an |) additionel fee for this, but it was worth ft. The next day, We 10)... « (decide) to go to a cultural festival, where we 11).. (listen) to traditional Egyptian music. We 12) .. (want) to go and see a film a5 well, but we 13)... {aotthave) the time. Naybe nest time! That's all for now. Write back with your news. See you soon, LeenVocabulary Fill in the correct word which shows emotion. He Was Very fosssesee . When he saw the snake. She was s . to find a big box on her desk. Now that the exams were over, he felt Te - ‘The sound of running water makes me feel P She felt s... . to leave the house she grew up in, They were s.. to see the building collapse. He feels n, When people stare at him. She was a. with her friend for being rude, Label the parts of the body. Grammar Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous. In my dream, the sun 1) fiends and I 2) swimming costumes, | 3) the sea, and my best (make) a sand castle. My other friends Le (play) beach volleyball. We 6) ms (enjoy) ourselves very much. This picture was taken yesterday. Look at the picture and correct the statements. 1. Grandpa and dad were reading a book. > No, grandpa and dad weren't reading abook, They were watching TV. 2 Aum was playing computer games. 3. Julie was doing her homework. 4 Grandma was listening to music, 5 Bill was watching TV.Vocabulary | Use the verbs to complete the text, Use past tenses. ® realise * haunt # scream sink © come * disappear © sail People kept telling me about a ship that 1) many years ago and still 2) » the seas, but | didn't believe them until | saw it with my ‘own two eyes! it happened one beautiful summer night while we 3) to a nearby island. | was sitting at the front of the boat, gazing at the sea and the stars Suddenly, | 4) .. that a huge black ship 5) loser and closer to us. | was so scared, | 6)... loudly. The ship suddenly 7)..... and| never saw it again Z Fill in: on, in, at and to. 1 We were board the ship when the storm struck. 2 According .. legend, the Flying Dutchman had a crew of 100 sailors. 3 We were sailing wen a terrible storm when we saw the ghost ship. 4 The ship was travelling full speed when it hit the iceberg. 5 They were looking ......... the sea when they heard a strange noise, 28 4 Join the sentences. Grammar Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tenso, past simple or past continuous. rset June 1947, the Silver Star, an American ship, I n (sail) near the island of Sumatra, Suddenly, 2) (receive) 2 call for help from : ; the Ourang Medan, « Dutch cargo ship. ; When they 3)... (ind) jt, something 4) . (be) strange. The ship 5)... vw (motfhave) any damage. While members of the crew 6) (climb) on board, shivers 7) . (run) down their spines. Some of the men 8). (search) the ship for survivors while others Dib (ie) the two boats together. ‘Then, 2 mysterious fire 10). (break) out and the crew 11) (rush) back to the Silver Star. The ship 12) (explode) and it i quickly 13) .. (sink) Nobody knows what truly 4) . (happen) on the Ourang Medan or even if it really 13) ~ fen), Ne He was studying it started to rain. She was cooking They were playing football ‘we were watching TV. the lights went out. The phone rang Tom and | were walking in the | forest _| tightning struck a tree, he was seiting the table.Writing (stories) © Setting the scene/Ending a story { Read the theory. Look at the picture and the prompts, and write the beginning of the story called Stories can be real or imaginary. eee ‘© In the first paragraph, we set the scene, (outside) i.e. we write when and where our story took place, what the weather was like, _—(last night) who the main characters were, and what happened frst. Inthe main bedy paragraphs, we write the John) events in the order they happened leading ee rene? — ‘to the most important event (climax event). We link the events with appropriate time expressions. In the last paragraph, we write what Now, look at the picture and write an happened at the end and how the charac- ending. Write what happened at the end H and how the main character felt. “John and his family i Read the story. Match the paragraph to the ings. inthe yard |_| what happened at the end/feetings. (happy _ set the scene events in the order they happened leading to the climax event — yy L ssscsi po Tt was a dark and rainy night. I was studying for my Maths test in my room when heard a noise coming from downstairs, | Look at the pictures. Then write a story > While | was going downstairs, I realised called A perfect day (100-120 words). that the noise was coming from the kitchen. T walked in and tured the lights 01. What I saw next shocked me and made me laugh at the same time. It was my cat which was cating its dinner. It was pushing the plate across the floor and making all this noise. B> | was so relieved! In the end, I let the cat finish its dinner and 1 prepared myself a sandwich.Reading { Read the story, then answer the questions. The eC) Forest Haunté Blue Hills ‘There was once a forest near a piace knownas Blue Hils The forest was home tormany people in 1803. It ‘Wasa beautiful forest with tall trees and different plants.The people lived happy and peaceful ives there. However, all that came to an end one sad winter night when a fire broke out in the forest. The pacple who lived there weren't able to put the fire out in time tosave the forest, ther homes or even their ives. Thenext morning, nothing was left. All he houses were bumed down and the forest was full of smoke and ashes, Nobody ved through the tragic fre Many years after the fire, some locals who visited the forest said that they saw people tryingtto puta fre out. However, there were no: fires anywhere in the area. itis said that these people were the ghosts of the haunted forest ‘trying to save ther homes and beautiful land. 1 Where is the haunted forest? 2 What was the forest like in 1803? 3. Why did people lose their homes and lives? 4, What did locals see many years later? 5 Who were these people? 30 Vocabulary 2 Fill in: catch, spill, break, carry, hang, They 1)... i -- 8 FAbbIt’s foot with them, © ce as -~ @ horseshoe over the door, hey 3)... a falling leaf in autumn, f They ty re 4 m : They try not to 5) . -- any mirrors.) any salt Grammar Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous or the past simple. Last Sunday, | 1)... t museum with my friend, Sue. We 2) a6 (walk) by an Egyptian exhibit when we ay (hear) a scratching noise. At first, we 4). « (think) it was a joke, but when we 5) .. ~ (hear) it again, we 6). . (know) there was something strange going on, The noise 2) i (lead) us to a mummy's tomb. Just then, it 8) (start) to open: Before we 9) .. . (realise) tt, we 10)... + (run) as fast as we could to get away from the mummy. One thing is for sure, we aren't going back to that museum ever again. + (visit) aListening 42 Usten to Emily describing her experience In a haunted house. Then, choose the correct item A, B, or C. Emily went to the haunted house with her ‘A dog, Rocky. B friend, Ed. C her dad. When they entered the house, A. the lights went out. B the door closed behind them. € they sawa bat. Emily saw a shadow in the kitchen and ‘A went to see who It was. B went to the living room, © did nothing. When she found Ed, he was A holding a book. B looking at books. C playing the piano. ‘They heard a strange voice and A ran out of the house. B put the book back. © hid in the wardrobe. Everyday English Circle the correct answer. ‘A: What’s wrong? You don’t look well. 8: a |had a strange dream last night. b What did you do? AA: | sawa black cat yesterday. B: a Oh, really? b What was it? ‘A: He came face to face with a ghost. B: a What’s wrong? b What happened next? ‘A: Last night, | saw a film with witches and monsters. B: a That sounds scary. Nothing. | couldn't move. A: Theard a strange noise last night, 8B: a Who told you? b What was it? Replace the phrases in bold with the phrases in the list. © Oh, really? © did nothing # What's wrong? ® take a look Is everything OK? You lock pale. .. ‘Az | met Tony last night B: Did you? .... Iwent in to see. . Ididn’t do anything. | froze. Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or the past continuous. A: HI, Janel Why... (you/now’ come) to the party last night? B: Well, I... (study) for a very important test all night. AL. +» (Watch) TY when something (fall) in the kitchen B: What . (be) it? Ale sees (have) a bad dream last night. B: Really? ‘As What .. .- (yourdo) when you saw the ghost? B: Nothing. I couldn't move. Al - (play) a computer game when all the lights ... : (go) out. B: What . . (happen) next? 31Vocabulary Complete the sentences with love, kill, Punish, took, turn, die, give birth in the past simple. {| The Legend of Medusa Medusa was one of three Gorgon sisters. She was the only one that was mortal. She was extremely beautful and Poseidon 1) . her However, Athena Couldn’caccepe tat $0 she 2)... nine MEGUSA, making her very ugly with hair made of snakes. After that, people 3) 1» to stone when they 4) at her Medusa 5). . to Pegasus the flying horse, Soon after that, Perseus 8) her. Legend says that even after she 7) her head still tured people into stone if they looked at her, 2 a) Fill in the correct verb. bring © break © spill * have * hang .. a mirror, a spell, a promise salt, milk, water good luck, flowers, a gift a picnic, a great time, breakfast +. a horseshoe, a picture b) Use the correct wordis) in the sentences, 1 We had .. at the perty last night. 2. P'm so disappointed. He broke ..... to help me with my homework. 3 1 knew this four-leaf clover would bring 4 Did you spill... + 2 You know it’s bad luck, don’t you? 5 My grandmother always hangs .... over the door for good luck. 32 \ Grammar Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Why tisunlucky ag ey ied ues (start) when Vikings 2). .. decide) to attack a vilage in Scotland along time ago. They 3).......- (agree) to make hooting sounds to mark the start of their attack, The Vikings 4) (watch) the village and when they 5) . (See) that all 6)... it all (be) quiet, they 7) (start) to hoot and the ACK B) ssane (Deg), The Vikings 9) .» (destroy) everything and 7 10). (kill) everybody until there: was nothing left standing. However, a little boy 11) samen (hide) behind some trees aNd 1D) seven | (watch) the aiteck. The next moming the Vi 13 (leave). The boy 14) (walla to the next village and 15) .. (tell) the people the bed news, That is why, to this day, hearing an owl hoot is a sign of bad luck! 4 «» Listen and write,7 As temperatures Vocabulary Look at the pictures and complete the puzzle. Complete the sentences with the appropriate verb from the list below, © hunt © migrate ® survive # feed ® become © cause * lay ® rise Global warming may the disappearance of many takes and rivers. ‘Some animals, such as cheetahs, annwsae other animals for food. Some species will not ...... change. Sea turtles beaches. Swallows .. warm areas, Seals... climate their eggs on the I'l’ become very famous be very rich get married have many children have a big nouse with a garden travel around the world 3334 Fill in the gaps with the correct word from the list below, survive erupted drop explosion earthquakes supervolcanoes blocked out extinct There are only a few 1) in the world and one of them is in Yellawstone Pare in the USA. The Yelowstone Caldera last Bree .. nearly 600,000 years ago and just before it did, there were large 3) in the area. The thick black ash that fell from the huge 4) killed most of the plant life, and many are found it difficult to 5).. tt also 6) sesosesansnenn SUMlight and there was a drastic n in temperature, making it feel like winter across the globe. If scentists are correct, and Yellowstone's supervolcana is ready to wake up, then humans may become 8) too. Grammar 2 Complete the sentences by using the correct verb in the correct form. * plant # save * recycle * be * tum * rise © dry 1 It we . paper and plastic, we'll protect our environment. 2 If we stop cutting down forests, we aoe . the habitat of many animals. 3 If Jane .. off all her tights when she goes out, she will save energy 4 If the glaciers melt, sea levels 5. i everyone stops pouting the planet, the ar . cleaner, lakes and rivers 6 If temperatures increese, -up 7 it we . trees, we will make the world a better and cleaner place. wawn aT Complete the sentences on the poster with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. | RECYCLE! REQUCE THE POLLUTION! — Hf people cared more about the corel the att nen (MOH/DE) 80 polluted He you —..-e» (pour) chemicals and all down the sink, they'l pollute rivers. He. (be) you, !d read magazines and newspapers online. if you buy take away food in plastic containers, you ..- {be able to) reuse them. | Hl were you, | .. _. (notithrow) them away. Hf We sume (NOt/act) now, itil be too latel If you join an environmental organisation, you _- (help) to protect nature Do you know that if YOU wmuencumm (notf recycle) one plastic bottle, itll take fig hundred years to break down? Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. I. . (buy) fresh eggs from the farm (be) you. (be) nice if the hunting of (stop) (have) more recycling animals . If we bins, we .. - (ot have) a problem with waste, If public transport = (be) tree, less people .. . (use) their cars. Complete the sentences in your own words. If it rains, . IF lwere you, IF it gets hot, If we recycled, . IF you like mysteries, .. | E z esWriting (articles suggesting solutions to problems) Articles suggesting solutions to problems usually consist of three paragraphs. in the first paragraph, we state the problem and stress why we take action, In the second paragraph, we explain in detail what the problem és and its effects. In the third paragraph, we write what we can do to help. Read the theory, Now read the rubric and answer the questions: 4. What will you write? 2 Who will read it? You had a class discussion about the hunting {of animals. Write a short articie about what the problems are and how we can help, for the schoat magazine, Read the model. What is the problem? What are its effects? What are the possible solutions? In which paragraph do we read the above? For ages, people hunted animals for food and for their fur_and skin, but now many of them arc in danger of exinetion. If we don't take action, these animals wil cisappear forever. The problem is that some people stil hunt animals just for sport. This harms the animal populations because many of the adull animals die. The smaller animals are | left unprotected and many of the babies do not survive | wstho thei parents. Uniotrataly, people stil buy | goods and souvenirs that are made from these animals: | such as fu, leather and ivory. To penieet endangered species we must ask our governments to ban hunting in our country. We should | also stop buying products mace from these animals and | use other natural materials for clothing or decorative | items. If we all do our part, maybe hunting will stop completely and the animals will no longer ben danger = Read the rubric. Then put the prompts under the correct heading. Global warming Is having a dramatic effect on animals, Many of them are on the endangered ‘Species list and could soon become extinct. Write a short article for your school magazine about what the problems are and how we can help, natural habitat — destroyed by man deserts expand — can’t find tood © create more nature reserves * volunteers — help and provide food floods and fires — nothing left to eat © plant trees and protect forests ‘What's the problem? What can we dotohelp? 4 Use the prompts to write the missing paragraphs in the article below (50-60 words), What can we do to HELP?Reading Read the article and then an questions that follow. he Giant Fanda is Tevsiromarinti is unfortunately one of the most endangered species in the world, These beautiful animals are white with black fur eround their ears, eyes, shoulders and legs. They grow to an average height of § to 6 feet. Mele panda bears weigh around 259, pounds while female panda bears weigh around 220, pounds. Generally, the Giant Panda lives 20-30 years, in captivity. These quiet animals elmast always eat bamboo, and sometimes flowers, grass, carrots, apples, sugar cane and even sinall rodents. Glant Pandas live in forests in the mountains of Central China. they are peaceful and usualy live alone in the wild, They spend most of their day eating bamboo and sleeping or resting. Today, there are only about 1600 pandas living in the wild and about 160 living in 7008. The Giant Pande is currently on the red list of threatened animals, which mears thet it's 4 criticaly | endangered species. If we don't protect it, the Giant | Panda will soon disappear. ‘Tee 1. What does the Giant Pande look tike? 2. How many years does it live in captivity? 3 What does the Giant Panda eat? 4 Where does it live? 5. Vity should we protect 1? 6 How many pandas live today? 36 2 Complete the article with the words in the list: # national symbols @ chemicals government @ inthe wild * extinction * population * pairs The cougar or mountain ion is a large heavy cat that lives in many parts of the world. It is one of the Were of Argentina «andthe Fr _. there tries hard to protect it Like other specie of eat, the cougar preors to hun lone and not in 3) Ht will eat any. animal, even smal insects, bul usualy searches for larger animals such as deer and sheep, Itcan eat up to ton pounds of meat @ day, which is the same as raving forty hamburgers! Cougars live 4)... . where there ae forests and mountains and they are excellent Gimbers. They avoid the dangerous B) sorseavenenmnann that are sprayed on crops because of thei meet-only diet and because they stay away from areas where there are people In some countries, the 6) of the cougar has dropped and in the future, it will be threatened with 7 soso + EWE stop destroying their envionment, we wil give them a better chance of survival Grammar 3 Fill in the correct question tags. Giant Pandas have black fur, 2. They can be 6 feat tall, ..esessecscscesnsee? 3 Male panda bears don’t weigh 220 pouncs, 4 “They ber i 5 They don't eat meat, 6 They will disappear,